19 juin 2021

Lot 22. A Qingbai moulded 'deer' pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hauteur: 32 cm. (12 5/8 in.). Estimate EUR 8,000 - EUR 12,000. Price Realised EUR 5,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Reposant sur un petit pied et au col élégamment évasé, la panse est à décor moulé en bas relief de daims dans un jardin. Note: The dating is consistent with the Oxford Authentification thermoluminescence test no. P205f93, 14 November 2005.Qingbai vases of this form... [Lire la suite]

Lot 509. A rare black-glazed 'dragon' cup, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); 8.5cm (3 2/8in) long. Est: £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ 4,845 (€ 5,647). © Bonhams The shallow vessel finely potted with rounded sides raised on a gently-flared foot, rising to a slightly-flaring lipped mouth, the handle shaped as a dragon head, covered overall in black glaze. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2010, no.26. The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence... [Lire la suite]

Lot 506. Two rare pottery 'sanskrit' jars and covers, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1271). The taller, 31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. Est: £1,200 - £1,500. Sold for £ 1,147 (€ 1,337). © Bonhams The taller baluster jar incised around the exterior with Sanskrit inscriptions, the base with a talismanic inscription, the domed cover with lotus-petal lappets and further Sanskrit letters surmounted by a pagoda-roof finial, the grey jar similarly inscribed with Sanskrit letters, the domed cover surmounted with a pointed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 503. A cream-glazed foliate-rim 'floral' dish, 12th-13th century; 22.7cm (9in) diam. Est: £800 - £1,200. Sold for £ 3,825 (€ 4,458). © Bonhams Finely potted with thin sides tapering to the petal-shaped rim, the interior moulded with a composite floral scroll including lotus and chrysanthemums, amidst scrolling acanthus leaves, covered with a creamy, ivory-white glaze. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2012, no.26. Note: Compare with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3228. A Shufu carved deep bowl, lianziwan, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 8,000 - HKD 10,000. Price Realised HKD 23,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, 27 May-11 June 2021

Lot 3227. A Longquan celadon vase, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1271); 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000. Price Realised HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2021. Christie's. Pavilion Online – Chinese Art, 27 May-11 June 2021

Opening June 26, The Medici: Portraits and Politics, 1512–1570 will feature more than 90 works of art by some of the most celebrated artists of the Italian Renaissance, including Bronzino, Pontormo, Cellini, and many othersSome of the greatest portraits of Western art were painted in Florence during the tumultuous years from 1512 to 1570, when the city was transformed from a republic with elected officials into a duchy ruled by the Medici family. The key figure in this transformation was Cosimo I de’ Medici,... [Lire la suite]