14 juillet 2021

Lot 2100. A celadon and russet jade disc, bi, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC); d. 21 cm. Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD. Lot sold: 189,000HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Eclectic. Hong Kong, 14 July 2021

Lot 2023. A white jade archaistic incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); l. 14 cm. Estimate: 500,000 - 700,000 HKD. Lot sold: 630,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of rectangular section, the straight sides with tubular corners rising on four round feet, flanked by a pair of animal mask loop handles suspending loose rings, the exterior worked in low relief with abstract archaistic dragon scrolls between cicada lappets and chevron bands, the domed cover of corresponding shape... [Lire la suite]

Lot 61. Philippe Brueghel (1564 - 1638), Hunting Still Life, oil on canvas, 91 x 107 cm. Signed lower centre: Philippe Brueghel Fe. Estimate: €70,000 - €90,000. Courtesy Kunsthaus Lempertz Certificate Dr. Klaus Ertz, Lingen, May 2021. Note: The little that we know about the painter Philippe Brueghel can be briefly summarized. He was baptized on 24 February 1635 in Antwerp as the son of Jan Brueghel the Younger and thus descended from the famous Flemish dynasty of artists founded by Pieter Brueghel in the 16th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 60. Carl Borromäus Andreas Ruthart (1630 - 1703), Stag Hunt, oil on canvas, 75 x 111 cm. Estimate: €60,000 - €70,000. Courtesy Kunsthaus Lempertz The piece depicts hunting dogs attempting to wrestle down a stag. They bite into the neck and hind legs of the defenceless animal as another stag hurls one of the hunting dogs into the air, and a third tries to escape the pack by a courageous leap. Carl Borromeo Ruthart shows the heroic struggle of the stags against the pack of unleashed hunting dogs. The animals are the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 58. Elias van den Broeck (1651 - 1708), Forest Floor Still Life with Roses, a Bird's Nest, Lizards, Grasshoppers and Snails, oil on canvas, 35 x 28 cm. Signed centre left: Elias v den Broeck. Estimate: €15,000 - €20,000. Courtesy Kunsthaus Lempertz We would like to thank Dr. Fred G. Meijer for confirming the authenticity of this work on the basis of photographs. Elias van den Broeck did not date his pictures, with a few early exceptions. Dr. Fred G. Meijer suggests that this piece may have been painted in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5066. A green-glazed meiping and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); h. 33.5 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 60,480 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

Lot 5065. A Longquan celadon bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 18 cm, with Japanese wood box. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 60,480 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021  

Lot 5064. An archaic bronze wine vessel and cover, he, Spring and Autumn period  (771-476 BC); h. 20.5 cm, with two X-rays. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD. Lot sold: 107,100 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Muwen Tang collection. Sotheby's. Chinese Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

Lot 5063. A sancai-glazed 'mandarin duck' dish, Tang dynasty (618-907); 14.9 cm. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold: 100,800 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021

Lot 5062. A Longquan celadon barbed 'peony' charger, Yuan-early Ming dynasty; 39 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD. Lot sold: 163,800 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online, including a Private Hong Kong Collection, Hong Kong, 2 July 2021