novembre 2021

Lot 17. A small famille rose waterpot, Qing dynasty, 19th century; Width 7.8 cm, 3⅛ in. Lot sold: 630 GBP (Estimate: 200 -300 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's painted to the exterior with a peacock standing on blossoming peony branches. Property from the Ezekiel Collection. Provenance: Collection of Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927). Lot 20. A small famille rose waterpot, Qing dynasty, 19th century; Height 5.8 cm, 2¼ in. Lot sold:... [Lire la suite]

Les oiseaux nous émerveillent. D’une grande diversité de tailles, de couleurs, de chants, de becs ou encore d’œufs et de nids, ils ont conquis le ciel et sont présents dans tous les milieux. Du colibri à l’autruche, on recense plus de 10 000 espèces dans le monde. Malgré leur grande capacité d’adaptation, les oiseaux sont aujourd’hui en grand danger. Victimes collatérales des activités humaines, leur déclin s’accentue d’année en année. Aujourd’hui, 1 espèce sur 8 est menacée d’extinction à l’échelle mondiale. Disposant de la... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. A small Dehua figure of Guanyin, 17th-18th century; Height 8 cm, 3⅛ in. Lot sold: 25,200 GBP (Estimate: 300 -500 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's dressed in a loose robe cascading in voluminous folds, the base with a mark reading Zhang xi within a cartouche. Provenance: Presumably F. E. Wilkinson, 26th September 1919. Collection of Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927). Lot 14. A Dehua figure of Guanyin, 17th century; Height 23.5... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1. A yellow-glazed handled cup, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); Width across handles 7 cm, 2¾ in. Lot sold: 113,400 GBP (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's delicately potted with gently rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly flared rim, set with a pair of upright loop handles to the sides, the exterior finely incised with a narrow band enclosing two pairs of confronting archaistic dragons flanking a central... [Lire la suite]

Lot 346. A gilt copper repoussé Buddhist plaque, Tang dynasty (618-907); Diameter 27.5 cm, 10⅞ in. Lot sold: 56,700 GBP (Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's of circular form, repousse and open work, depicting a moustachioed foreigner standing beside a large rhinoceros, the beast wearing a saddle blanket supporting a large flower-filled double lotus basin, all reserved on a dense foliate scroll ground. Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, Inc. New York, acquired in 1995.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 345. A bronze blade, Shang dynasty; Length 26.4 cm. 10¼ in. Lot sold: 5,040 GBP (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's of elegant tapering form terminating in a point, the metal heavily azurite encrusted. Provenance: Collection Armand Trampitsch (1890-1975).  Ader Picard Tajan auction in Tokyo, Hôtel Okura, 30th May 1985, Lot 75. Sotheby's. Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, London, 4 November 2021

Lot 389. A large mottled green jade cong, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (3400–2250 BC); Height 37.8 cm, 14¾ in. Lot sold: 315,000 GBP (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's of cylindrical form with square projections on four corners, the sides slightly tapering towards the base, each corner carved with stylised mask comprising twin bands of narrow parallel grooves above incised circular ‘eyes’ and a short raised band with rounded ends for the ‘nose’, the dark... [Lire la suite]

Lot 381. A jade 'bird' pendant, Late Shang-early Zhou dynasty; Height 6.6 cm, 2½ in. Lot sold: 5,040 GBP (Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's the flat stone worked in the form of a bird in profile, detailed with incised feathers, pierced at the head with an aperture for suspension, the heavily calcified stone a creamy-green colour. Provenance: Collection Armand Trampitsch (1890-1975). Ader Picard Tajan auction in Tokyo, Hôtel Okura, 30th May 1985, Lot 38. ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 1961. Rare Fancy vivid blue pear modified brilliant-cut diamonds of 3.06 and 2.61 carats and diamonds earrings. Estimate HKD 48,000,000 - HKD 65,000,000 (US$6,000,000-8,000,000). © Christie's 2021 Fancy vivid blue pear modified brilliant-cut diamonds of 3.06 and 2.61 carats, pear, oval and round diamonds, platinum and gold, detachable to wear as cluster earrings, cluster earrings signed DM (David Morris). GIA, 2018, report no. 11993126: 3.06 carats, Fancy Vivid Blue colour, VS2... [Lire la suite]

Lot 309. A rare cinnabar lacquer carved three-tiered double-lozenge-shaped box, cover and stand, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 31cm (12 1/8in) wide. Sold for £ 16,500 (€ 19,599) (Est: £8,000 - £12,000). © Bonhams 2001-2021 The cover meticulously carved with two five-clawed writhing dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl in the form of a stylised Shou character, on a ground of swirling waves, all within key-fret borders, the straight sides of the boxes and cover decorated with six cartouches enclosing... [Lire la suite]