5 mai 2021

Lot 38. A rare carved cinnabar lacquer 'phoenix' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 25.8 cm. Estimate: 1,200,000 - 1,500,000 HKD. Lot sold: 3,024,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. finely carved through the cinnabar lacquer with a pair of phoenix striding through a continuous leafy scroll of peony, all within a hexafoil bloom, the underside similarly decorated with a peony scroll, the base lacquered black, Japanese wood box. Note: The present lacquer dish is unusual for its decoration, which... [Lire la suite]

Lot 34. A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, quanyi, Late Ming–early Qing dynasty; seat area 60 by 46.7 cm,  overall 69.8 by 46.7 by h. 98 cm. Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD. Lot sold: 2,520,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. each with a curving crest rail terminating in outscrolled handgrips, supported by a gently curved S-shaped back splat flanked by shaped flanges and carved with a ruyi-shaped cartouche enclosing a pair of chilong, the mat seat set within... [Lire la suite]

Lot 34. Two jade ornaments, Eastern Zhou–Western Han dynasty; 5.1 and 4.9 cm. Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD. Lot sold: 1,008,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the first of a hollow tapering form and incised on each side with double-line interlocking scrollwork, the other with a shaped tapering form and worked on two sides with taotie masks and scrollwork, the flat top surmounted by a rounded finial. Property from the Kuan Yi Ju Collection. Provenance: C.T. Loo & Co., New York... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 33. A yellow jade 'parrot' plaque, Late Shang dynasty; 12.7 cm. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold: 277,200 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the warm yellow stone of flat arc form and rendered in openwork, depicted with a tall double-crest above a protruding beak, each side of the body worked in low relief with scrollwork. Property from the Kuan Yi Ju Collection. Provenance: The Hei-Chi Collection. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8th April 2010, lot 2012. Literature: Jiang Tao and... [Lire la suite]

Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780), View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi, circa 1745-47. Estimate £12,000,000-18,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021 LONDON.- Christie’s announced Bernardo Bellotto’s majestic View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi as one of the leading highlights in the forthcoming Old Masters Evening Sale, taking place live on 8 July at Christie’s King Street. This is part of a marquee series of sales comprising this season’s Classic Week calendar.Bernardo Bellotto painted View of Verona with the Ponte... [Lire la suite]