17 janvier 2022

A large blue and white lotos gourd-shaped vase, Jiajing-Wanli period (1522-1620)

Lot 805. A large blue and white lotos gourd-shaped vase with silver mount to rim, Jiajing-Wanli period (1522-1620). H. 52,5 cm. Sold: €2,700 (Est: €2,500 - €3,500). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Provenance: South German private collection, bought from Christie's Amsterdam, 27.10.1994. Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part II, Stuttgart, 24 June 2021

17 janvier 2022

A blue and white dragon box and cover, Underglaze blue six-character mark Wanli and period (1573-1620)

  Lot 804. A blue and white dragon box and cover with five dragons amidst waves, clouds and flames, Underglaze blue six-character mark Wanli and period (1573-1620). D. 11,5 cm, H. 6,4 cm. Sold: €6,500 (Est: €8,000 - €12,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Provenance: Berlin private collection, bought from an Hamburg private collection assembled prior 2007. Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part II, Stuttgart, 24 June 2021
17 janvier 2022

An anhua and iron-red decorated dragon meiping, probably 16th-17th century

Lot 797. An anhua and iron-red decorated dragon meiping, probably 16th-17th century. H. 43,8 cm. Sold: €15,000 (Est: €10,000 - €15,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Provenance: European private collection, assembled according to the present owner prior 2007. Nagel Auction. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part II, Stuttgart, 24 June 2021
17 janvier 2022

A rare tianbai-glazed meiping, Ming dynasty, possibly Jingtai period (1450-1456)

Lot 797. A rare tianbai-glazed meiping, Ming dynasty, possibly Jingtai period (1450-1456). H. 43,5 cm. Sold: €36,000 (Est: €40,000 - €60,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions The vase is elegantly potted with high rounded shoulders supported on a gently flaring foot encircling the recessed base. It is finely incised on the body. The stand is unglazed. Provenance: European private collection, acquired by repute with the French Antique market in the mid 1950’s and kept in the same family in Cannes until recent times, ... [Lire la suite]
17 janvier 2022

Sotheby's Masters Week spans millennia of art history with $40 million Botticelli masterpiece

Property from a Family Collection. Lot 14. Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, called Sandro Botticelli (Florence 1444/5 - 1510), The Man of Sorrows, inscribed along the neckline of Christ's robe: [CHR]ISTO/ JESVNAZAR/ ENOR[...], tempera and oil on panel; panel: 27 1/8 by 20 1/4 in.; 69 by 51.4 cm; framed: 45 3/4 by 39 1/4 in.; 116.2 by 100 cm. Estimate Upon Request. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- This January, Sotheby’s will offer a rich... [Lire la suite]