24 octobre 2021

Lot 876. A pair of famille rose dishes, Tongzhi four-character marks in iron red and of the period (1862-1875); 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high. Price realised USD 27,500 (Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000). © Christie's 2021 The vase is decorated on the exterior with lotus sprays and four of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang) on the trumpet-shaped mouth, all above a key-fret band interrupted by the reign mark. The remaining four emblems are on the bell-shaped foot above a band of blue key... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 876. A famille rose pink-ground gu-form vase, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1796-1820); 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) high. Price realised USD 27,500 (Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000). © Christie's 2021 The vase is decorated on the exterior with lotus sprays and four of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang) on the trumpet-shaped mouth, all above a key-fret band interrupted by the reign mark. The remaining four emblems are on the bell-shaped foot above a band... [Lire la suite]

Lot 876. A rare small famille rose green-ground meiping, Jiaqing six-character seal mark in iron red and of the period (1796-1820); 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high. Price realised USD 68,750 (Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000). © Christie's 2021 The high-shouldered vase is elaborately enameled with scroll four larger lotus blossoms, each supporting a peach, admist foliate, all reserved on a lime-green ground between a band of upright lappets encircling the foot and a band of ruyi heads around the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 874. A very rare yellow and green-enameled dragon vase, Jiaqing incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm.). Price realised USD 200,000 (Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 200,000). © Christie's 2021 The vase is decorated with three incised and green-enameled five-clawed dragons writhing amidst clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls on a yellow ground, all between bands of waves and stylized jewels. Provenance: Estate of Count Federico Zichy Thyssen... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 872. A rare small teadust-glazed bottle vase, Qianlong incised six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high. Price realised USD 137,500 (Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000). © Christie's 2021 The bulbous body is raised on a short splayed foot and tapers to a long neck below the galleried rim. The vase is covered overall with a speckled glaze of dark olive-green color. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, (according to label).In the United States prior to... [Lire la suite]

Lot 865. A copper-red and underglaze-blue-decorated bottle vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm.) high. Price realised USD 37,500 (Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000). © Christie's 2021 The bulbous body is molded with vertical ribs and decorated with three roundels, two roundels with a phoenix and one roundel with a signature Qingyunju ya wan (elegant plaything of the dewlling place of blue sky) and two seals. The neck is encircled by a scaly three-clawed dragon, and the spreading... [Lire la suite]

Cette exposition réunit une sélection d’une centaine de feuilles provenant de l’un des plus importants fonds de dessins d’habits de spectacle, celui des volumes de Costumes de fêtes, de ballets et de théâtre au temps de Louis XIV offerts par le baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934) au musée du Louvre. Leur richesse permet de dévoiler la diversité d’invention des artistes qui habillèrent les divertissements montés à la Cour de France et de Lorraine du milieu du XVIe siècle à l’aube du XVIIIe siècle : le Primatice,... [Lire la suite]