13 décembre 2021

Sotheby’s is honoured to present the collection of a lifetime, assembled by Claude Henri Roger Sorbac, centered on the designs of René Lalique.  This collection explores the work of René Lalique, an Avant-garde artist designer who worked in a variety of fields: jewellery, goldsmithery, illustration, sculpture, and of course glassware. Lalique pioneered the use of innovative materials such as glass, tortoiseshell, ivory and horn, as well as metals such as aluminium, bronze and copper, combined with other rarer materials such as... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2904. A pair of small famille rose ‘peach and bats’ bottle vases, tianqiuping, Daoguang six-character seal marks in iron-red and of the period (1821-1850); 11 1⁄4 in. (28.5 cm) high. Price realised HKD 1,937,500 (Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 800,000). © Christie's 2021 Each vase is decorated to the bulbous body and the long neck with bats in flight amongst large flowering leafy branches bearing nine peaches, all framed by a band of stylised ruyi-heads enclosing the mouth rim and a band of stylised... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2905. A rare ruby-ground famille rose ‘peach’ dish, Yongzheng six-character mark within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 10 1⁄4 in. (26.5 cm.) diam. Price realised HKD 1,375,000 (Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,200,000). © Christie's 2021 The well-potted dish is decorated to the centre of the interior with a large peach depicting the characters Wan Shou Wu Jiang, which can be translated as ‘long life without end'. The exterior is covered in a rich ruby-pink enamel. Provenance: Sold at... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3552. A Pair Of Famille Rose ‘Chicken’ Cups, Marks And Period Of Yongzheng (1723-1735). D 9.2cm. Sold for HKD 4,800,000/USD 615,385 (Estimate HKD 2,500,000 - 3,500,000/USD 320,513 - 448,718). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Each of wide conical form, the almost straight sides rising from a low tapered foot and recessed base, finely painted on the exterior with different scenes of chickens and chicks, and an insect hovering on the back, one cup depicting the cock crowing, with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3551. A Famille-Rose ‘Apricot Blossom’ Month Cup, Mark And Period Of Kangxi (1662-1722). H 33.5cm. Sold for HKD 780,000/USD 100,000 (Estimate HKD 650,000 - 950,000/USD 83,333 - 121,795). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Delicately potted and surmounted on a short foot, the steep sides rising towards a gently everted rim, the exterior intricately painted with an early spring scene and design of apricot, representing the second month, February. The reverse inscribed with a ten-character... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3594. A Longquan Celadon Openwork ‘Felicity And Longevity’ Vase With Handles, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). H 33.5cm. Sold for HKD 288,000/USD 36,923 (Estimate HKD 180,000 - 250,000/USD 23,077 - 32,051). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Vase is potted in a compressed pear-shape form with oval section, rising from a splayed foot to a flared quatrefoil rim, set with two dragon-head loop handles suspending loose rings. The body is carved in openwork revealing a narrow tubular body... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3595. A Pair Of Qingbai-Glazed Cups And Cupstands, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). H 33.5cm. Sold for HKD 240,000/USD 30,769 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - 200,000/USD 19,231 - 25,641). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Each cup is potted with rounded sides and a straight rim supported on a splayed foot. Each stand is potted in the form of an inverted cup surmounting a circular stepped flange supported on a slightly splayed foot and punctuated underside. Both are covered inside and... [Lire la suite]