11 février 2022
A white-glazed flaring cylindrical bruspot carved with a broad lingzhi scroll, Qing dynasty, 17th century
Lot 11. A white-glazed flaring cylindrical bruspot carved with a broad lingzhi scroll, Qing dynasty, 17th century. Height 15.8 cm, 6¼ in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. © Sotheby's
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 14 February 202211 février 2022
A wucai 'Budai' dish, 17th century
Lot 9. A wucai 'Budai' dish, 17th century. Diameter 20.6 cm, 8⅛ in. Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP. © Sotheby's
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 14 February 202211 février 2022
Two wucai 'figural' baluster jars, 17th century
Lot 9. Two wucai 'figural' baluster jars, 17th century. The tallest 26.6 cm, 10½ in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. © Sotheby's
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 14 February 202211 février 2022
A blue and white 'deer' baluster jar, 17th Century
Lot 18. A blue and white 'deer' baluster jar, 17th Century. Height 23.5 cm, 9¼ in. Estimate: 1,000 - 2,000 GBP. © Sotheby's
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 14 February 202211 février 2022
A pair of Ko-sometsuke blue and white 'tiger' saucer dishes, Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-1627)
Lot 17. A pair of Ko-sometsuke blue and white 'tiger' saucer dishes, Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-1627). Diameter 14.8 cm, 5¾ in. Estimate: 800 - 1,200 GBP. © Sotheby's
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 14 February 202211 février 2022
A blue and white square bottle vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period
Lot 16. A blue and white square bottle vase, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1619). Height 26 cm, 10¼ in. Estimate: 1,000 - 2,000 GBP. © Sotheby's
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, 14 February 202211 février 2022
A bronze ewer, he, Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC)
Lot 168. A bronze ewer, he, Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC), length 26.5 cm. Sold: CHF160,000 (Est: CHF60,000 - CHF80,000). © Koller
Bronze with russet and green patina, copper inlays in the shape of dragons and geometric patterns and small turquoise inlays. Chain between cover and handle is lost. Minor restorations.
Provenance: G. F. Reber collection, Lugano. Purchased with Yamanaka 1927 (Original invoice is at the Central Archive of German and International Art trade, Cologne).
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Francis Bacon's powerful painting 'Triptych 1986-7' to be offered at auction for the first time
Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Triptych 1986-7. Signed, titled and dated (on the reverse). Oil, pastel, aerosol paint and dry transfer lettering on canvas, each: 78 x 58in. (198 x 147.5cm) Executed in 1986-1987. © Christie's Images Ltd 2022.
LONDON.- Francis Bacon’s Triptych 1986-7 (estimate: £35,000,000-55,000,000) will be offered at auction for the first time in Christie’s 20th / 21st Century: London Evening Sale, a key auction within the 20/21 Shanghai to London sale series, which will take place on 1 March 2022. An... [Lire la suite]11 février 2022
Sotheby's to auction $40M+ Dr. Wou Kiuan Collection
NEW YORK, NY.- Coinciding with the return of New York Asia Week this March, Sotheby’s will present the first of a series of four single-owner sales to held globally throughout 2022 from one of the last great collections of Chinese art remaining in private hands, The Dr Wou Kiuan Collection. Celebrating 4,000 years of Chinese culture and art history, the Dr Wou Kiuan Collection spans pottery, porcelain, jades, bronzes, paintings, calligraphy and more, the extraordinary scope of the collection sets it apart from all... [Lire la suite]