21 mars 2021

A russet-painted black-glazed vase, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

Lot 106. A russet-painted black-glazed vase, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Height 9 ⅜ in., 23.9 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 5,040 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of ovoid form, the well rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a short neck set with a flange below the lipped rim, freely painted around the body with russet brushstrokes forming stylized abstract foliate motifs, all against a glossy black glaze stopping above the foot to reveal... [Lire la suite]

21 mars 2021

A rare black-glazed foliate-rimmed jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

Lot 104. A rare black-glazed foliate-rimmed jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 4 in., 10.1 cm. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 USD. Lot sold: 5,292 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. finely potted with the slightly compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to a six-lobed mouth with a furled rim, covered overall with an even lustrous black glaze falling short above the foot to reveal the buff-colored stoneware body. Property from a Boston Private Collection. ... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2021

A russet-splashed black-glazed bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty

Lot 103. A russet-splashed black-glazed bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368). Diameter 6 ⅞ in., 17.5 cm. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 USD. Lot sold: 4,410 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. robustly potted with the deep, widely flaring sides rising from a short splayed foot to a galleried rim, covered overall with a lustrous russet-streaked black glaze decorated to the interior with three boldly executed russet splashes, the glaze falling short of... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2021

A 'Jizhou' 'papercut' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Lot 102. A 'Jizhou' 'papercut' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 5 in., 12.7 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,710 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. robustly potted with the deep, gently rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a slightly indented rim, the interior resist-decorated with two rows of papercut plum blossom florets reserved in a rich dark brown glaze against a variegated buff ground, the exterior covered with a black glaze falling short of the... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2021

A superb russet-splashed black-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234)

Lot 101. A superb russet-splashed black-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 5 ¼ in., 13.5 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot sold: 20,160 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of conical form, superbly potted with the deep sides raised on a short foot, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze accentuated with freely splashed russet streaks powerfully radiating from the interior center towards the rim, the glaze stopping neatly above the finely... [Lire la suite]
21 mars 2021

Rare Bernini drawing fetches record price at French auction

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Académie d'homme. Sanguine avec de légers rehauts de craie blanche, 56 x 42,5 cm. Sold for 1.9 million euros ($2.3 million). Courtesy Acteon. LILLE.- A rare drawing by the Italian 17th century sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini sold for 1.9 million euros ($2.3 million) in France on Saturday, the highest price ever paid for a drawing by the artist, the auction house said.The original estimate price for the sanguine, or red chalk drawing of a male nude dating from somewhere between 1630... [Lire la suite]
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