25 octobre 2021

A very rare pair of small guan-type bottle vases, Seal marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Lot 3. A very rare pair of small guan-type bottle vases, Seal marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 14.3 cm. Lot sold: 5,015,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 each exquisitely potted with a globular body rising from a short straight foot to a cylindrical neck and an everted rim, covered overall in an even unctuous pale grayish-blue glaze suffused with a fine network of dark and light crackles, the foot pierced to two sides, the footring applied with dark... [Lire la suite]

25 octobre 2021

A fine blue and white 'honeysuckle' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Lot 2. A fine blue and white 'honeysuckle' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 10 cm. Lot sold: 302,400 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 exquisitely potted with rounded sides resting on a short foot, the exterior decorated with stylised flowers rendered in scrollwork, alternating with leafy scrolls suspending trefoils, the base with a six-character seal mark within a double circle. Sotheby's. The Three Emperors: Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi,... [Lire la suite]
25 octobre 2021

A fine copper-red decorated 'sanduo' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735)

Lot 1. A fine copper-red decorated 'sanduo' bowl, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 12.4 cm. Lot sold: 478,800 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 finely potted with deep rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, the exterior painted with the three fruits of abundance, the peach, pomegranate and persimmon evenly spaced, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double circle Note: The present bowl, elegantly... [Lire la suite]
25 octobre 2021

Lot de trois haches en pierre polie, Vietnam, 4000-2000 BCE

Lot 25. Lot de trois haches en pierre polie, Vietnam, 4000-2000 BCE. Pierre, L. 17,3 / 15,5 / 9,5 cm. Estimation €150 - €300. Résultat 390 EUR. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Les haches quadrangulaire (ou herminettes), caractéristiques de la culture aus-tronésienne, figurent dans les sites datant du néolithique supérieur (comme Dậu Dương, 4000 BCE.) jusqu’à la culture de Gò Bông (ou Phùng Nguyên tardif, 2000 BCE). En revanche, les haches à tenon d’emmanchement, propres à la culture austroasiatique,... [Lire la suite]
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25 octobre 2021

Lot de trois haches en pierre polie, Vietnam, 4000-2000 BCE

Lot 24. Lot de trois haches en pierre polie, Vietnam, 4000-2000 BCE. Pierre, L. 16,5 / 13 / 10,5 cm. Estimation €150 - €300. Résultat 520 EUR. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Les haches quadrangulaire (ou herminettes), caractéristiques de la culture aus-tronésienne, figurent dans les sites datant du néolithique supérieur (comme Dậu Dương, 4000 BCE.) jusqu’à la culture de Gò Bông (ou Phùng Nguyên tardif, 2000 BCE). En revanche, les haches à tenon d’emmanchement, propres à la culture austroasiatique, sont... [Lire la suite]
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25 octobre 2021

Musée des Arts Décoratifs opens 'Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity'

PARIS.- From October 21st, 2021 to February 20th, 2022, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris presents ‘Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity’, co-organized by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, and the Dallas Museum of Art, with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre and the support of Cartier. This exhibition shows the influence of Islamic Art on the high jewellery Maison Cartier in its design of jewellery and precious objects from the beginning of the 20th century to the present... [Lire la suite]