16 mai 2021

Lot 152. Alexander Calder (1898-1976), Necklace, brass and nickel silver wire, 10 ½ x 10 ¾ in. (26.7 x 27.3 cm.) Executed circa 1930. Estimate USD 250,000 - USD 350,000. Price realised USD 275,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Provenance: Private collection, gift of the artist, circa 1930Gallery Fifty/50, New YorkPrivate collection, New YorkJames Goodman Gallery, New YorkAcquired from the above by the present owner, 2014. This work is registered in the archives of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3435. A Huanghuali ‘Chilong’ Corner-Leg Table, 17th Century. L 113cm W 54.5cm H 89cm. Estimate HKD 450,000 - 550,000 (USD 57,692 - 70,513). Sold Price: HKD 432,000 (USD 55,385). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: A Hong Kong private collection. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 3434. A Pair Of Huanghuali Stools, 18th Century. L 113cm W 54.5cm H 89cm. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 (USD 153,846 - 230,769). Sold Price: HKD 1,440,000 (USD 184,615). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: A Hong Kong private collection. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 3433. A Pair Of Huanghuali Horseshoe-Back Armchairs, 18th Century. L 61cm W 65cm H 98cm. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - 1,500,000 (USD 153,846 - 192,308). Sold Price: HKD 1,344,000 (USD 172,308). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: A Hong Kong private collection. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 3430. A Pair Of Huanghuali Chairs, 17th Century. L 57cm W 46.5cm H 53cm. Estimate HKD 700,000 - 900,000 (USD 89,744 - 115,385). Sold Price: HKD 1,320,000 (USD 169,231). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from Eskenazi, no.EK123. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong Kong, 21 April 2021

Lot 3429. A Pair Of Zitan Horseshoe-Back Armchairs, 17th-18th Century. L 62.5cm W 68cm H 100cm. Estimate HKD 300,000 - 400,000 (USD 38,462 - 51,282). Sold Price: HKD 900,000 (USD 115,385). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. Christie’s New York, 16 September 1998, lot 562. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from Eskenazi, no.EK25. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 3428. A Pair Of Zitan Horseshoe-Back Armchairs, 17th-18th Century. L 67.5cm W 43cm H 100cm. Estimate HKD 300,000 - 400,000 (USD 38,462 - 51,282). Sold Price: HKD 840,000 (USD 107,692). Copyright 2021 © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Provenance: 1. Collection of Mia Faber, Copenhagen2. The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, purchased from Eskenazi, no.EK205.A and EK205.B. Poly Auctions. Scholarly Delights: Furnishings from the Literati’s Studio and Buddhist Art, Hong... [Lire la suite]

Wassily Kandinsky, Tensions calmées, 1937. Estimate $25-35 million (£18-25 million).  Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- No artist played a greater role in the development and emergence of abstraction than Wassily Kandinsky. Tensions calmées, a modern masterpiece from 1937 encapsulates the artist’s extraordinary vision which continues to have a profound influence on generations of artists that have followed.In 1964, Sotheby’s held a historic auction of 50 paintings by Kandinsky from the Solomon R. Guggenheim... [Lire la suite]