octobre 2021

Lot 12. A fine Ming-style blue and white 'floral' dish, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 34.6 cm. Lot sold: 1,197,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 the centre of the interior carefully painted in varying tones of underglaze blue in the ‘heaped and piled’ technique with a composite floral medallion bearing stylised flowerheads borne on narrow stems with twisting leaves, the cavetto and the exterior with a similar floral border below a band of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. A small 'robin's egg'-glazed vase, meiping, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 11.6 cm. Lot sold: 327,600 HKD (Estimate: 260,000 - 350,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 sweeping up to a broad shoulder surmounted by a short neck and lipped rim, applied liberally overall with a brilliant opaque sky-blue glaze heightened with purplish-blue cascades, the recessed base with a four-character seal mark. Provenance: Christie's London, 4th November 2014, lot 230. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A fine and rare pair of blue and white 'bat' dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 11.5 cm. Lot sold: 529,200 HKD (Estimate: 260,000 - 350,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 each delicately potted with shallow curved sides raised on a short foot, meticulously painted with a central medallion of the wufu (The Five Bats), with friezes of further flying bats around the cavetto and the exterior, all above a key-fret border at the foot, the underside with a six-character reign... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. A fine and superb flambé-glazed vase, hu, Seal mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 28.5 cm. Lot sold: 1,890,000 HKD (Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 sturdily potted with a pear-shaped body resting on a splayed foot and tapering towards a gently galleried rim, the exterior unctuously covered with a glossy crushed raspberry-coloured glaze highlighted by lavender-blue streaks, the base incised with a four-character seal mark beneath a pale... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. A finely enamelled pair of doucai 'lotus' dishes, Marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 20.2 cm. Lot sold: 1,890,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 each superbly painted on the interior with four iron-red Indian lotus sprays encircling a larger one in the centre, all wreathed by scrolling leafy foliage, the design echoed on the exterior below a band of 'horse-hoof' motifs, the base inscribed with a six-character reign mark within a double circle. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A fine green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 25 cm. Lot sold: 1,638,000 HKD (Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 the interior vibrantly enamelled with a medallion enclosing a ferocious five-clawed dragon writhing amidst flames and cloud scrolls in pursuit of a flaming pearl, surrounded at the cavetto by a pair of striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the exterior similarly decorated, all above a lotus lappet border at the foot, the... [Lire la suite]

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764), Marriage A-la-Mode: 2, The Tête à Tête, c 1743. The National Gallery, London. Few artists have defined an era as much as William Hogarth (1697-1764), whose vivid, satirical depictions of 18th century England continue to capture the imagination today. Tate Britain’s major exhibition Hogarth and Europe will present his work in a fresh light, seen for the first time alongside works by his continental contemporaries. It will explore the parallels and exchanges that crossed borders and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 84. Bol, Vietnam, dynastie des Lý- Trần, 13°-14° siècle. Grès à décor moulé montrant des enfants jouant au milieu des rinceaux de lotus et à couverte céladon, traces de pernettes, D. 16 cm. Estimation €250 - €350. Résultat 455 EUR. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Une pièce similaire figure dans la collection du musée Cernuchi (MC 11179). (éclats). Provenance : - Ancienne collection du Frère Louis (1860-1920), Visiteur des Ecoles de l’Indochine Française- Vente Cornette de Saint Cyr, 21... [Lire la suite]

Lot 83. Bol, Vietnam, dynastie des Lý- Trần, 12°-14° siècle. Grès à décor moulé montrant des enfants jouant au milieu des rinceaux de lotus et à couverte céladon, traces de pernettes. Estimation €200 - €300. Résultat 260 EUR. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Le motif des enfants jouant au milieu des rinceaux floraux est emprunté à l’iconographie chinoise de la période Song (960-1279) et perceptible sur les céladons de Yaozhou. Si en Chine, le motif est incisé, au Vietnam, il est moulé puis imprimé.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. Coupe, Vietnam, dynastie des Lý- Trần, 12°-14° siècle. Grès à couverte céladon et à couverte céladon, traces de pernettes, 7 x 11,5 cm. Estimation €150 - €250. Résultat 195 EUR. © Cornette de Saint-Cyr. (éclat). Cornette de Saint-Cyr. COLLECTIONS : ARCHÉOLOGIE, ART PRÉCOLOMBIEN ARTS D'ASIE, ARTS D'AFRIQUE ET D'OCÉANIE. Mercredi 17 Novembre 2021 14:30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13 – www.aaoarts.com. Consultant pour le... [Lire la suite]