30 septembre 2021

Lot 158. A rare molded 'Ding' 'Buddhist lion' dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty(960-1234). Diameter 8½ in., 21.5 cm. Estimate: 35,000 - 45,000 USD. Lot sold: 47,880 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 finely potted with gently rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the interior incised with a striding Buddhist lion reaching towards a beribboned brocade ball surrounded by dense scrolls, the cavetto decorated with a band of eight repeating sections of leafy scrolls, the rim bound in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 156. A white-glazed stemcup, Sui-Tang dynasty (581-907). Height 3¼ in., 8.3 cm. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold: 842,800 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 the deep U-shaped body rising to a flared rim and supported by a splayed foot molded with a raised band, covered overall with a translucent white glaze with greenish hue save for the hollow interior of the foot. Provenance: Private Collection, acquired prior to 1979. Christie's New York, 19th March 2009, lot 685. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 156. A 'Xing' white-glazed box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 2⅜ in., 6.8 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 4,410 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 of circular form, the box with a short foot rising to a canted lower body and straight upright sides, the cover similarly modeled in reverse, covered overall in a white glaze save for the rims and the base (2). Provenance: Kaikodo, New York, 2003. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21... [Lire la suite]

Lot 155. A 'Ding' box and cover, Late Tang-Five Dynasties. Diameter 2⅞ in., 7.3 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 8,190 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 of circular section, the box with straight sides and a tapered lower body supported on a conforming foot, the wide mouth with a raised and lipped rim, the shallow domed cover topped with a circular knop, covered overall with a clear pale bluish glaze. Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2004. ... [Lire la suite]

Alan Strutt, Yasmin Le Bon (Londres, 1997). Collection La Chimère, haute couture automne-hiver 1997-1998 © Alan Strutt PARIS - The Musée des Arts Décoratifs presents Thierry Mugler, Couturissime, initiated, produced and circulated by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in 2019. This major and unparalleled exhibition will retrace the work of Thierry Mugler, a singular artist who has revolutionized the worlds of fashion, haute couture and perfume throughout his distinguished career. The stage offered by the Musée des... [Lire la suite]

Lot 791. A jade-embellished copper-red-glazed compressed globular jar, 18th-19th century; 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) diam., wood cover with white jade finial, wood stand. Estimate: USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 150,000. © Christie's 2021 The jar is of compressed, globular form, and is covered with a rich glaze of crushed raspberry tone, which thins to a pale cream at the rim. The jar is embellished with white jade masks attached below the neck. Sold by The Yale University Art Gallery for... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 785. A copper-red-glazed 'phoenix-tail' vase, 18th-19th century; 19 in. (48.3 cm.) high. Estimate: USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's 2021 The vase has a bulbous body and a flaring neck, and is covered on the exterior with a glaze of mottled crushed raspberry color which fades to a pale cream color on the rim and the foot. Sold by The Yale University Art Gallery for the benefit of acquisition funds. Provenance: J. Pierpoint Morgan (1837-1913)... [Lire la suite]

Lot 878. A pair of copper-red glazed bowls, Qianlong six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period  (1736-1795); 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) diam. Estimate: USD 7,000 - USD 10,000. Price realised USD 35,000. © Christie's 2021 Each bowl has flaring sides rising from a low foot ring to an everted rim, and is covered on the exterior with an even glaze of deep red color. The interiors are glazed white. Provenance: E. & J. Frankel, New York, 1977.. Christie's. Important... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 873. A flambé-glazed 'pomegranate' vase, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Estimate: USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's 2021 The hexalobed vase with conforming neck and everted rim, is raised on a low spreading foot and covered overall with a glaze of crushed strawberry-red color streaked with purple and milky blue that runs between the lobes. The rim and interior are... [Lire la suite]

Lot 871. A Ge-type faceted pear-shaped fanghu-form vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam. Estimate: USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 93,750. © Christie's 2021 Of faceted pear shape, the vase is molded in low relief on the two broad sides with large peach-shaped panels and the neck with indented corners is flanked by a pair of rectangular lug handles. The vase is covered overall with a pale grey glaze suffused with... [Lire la suite]