19 mars 2022

Portrait of a Lady by Rubens Becomes Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold at Auction in Poland

  Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a Lady, around 1626 was sold for PLN 14,4 million (EUR 3,1 million/USD $3.4 million including auction fee) at DESA Unicum. Portrait of a Lady by Peter Paul Rubens was sold for PLN 14,4 million (EUR 3,1 million/USD $3.4 million including auction fee) at Thursday’s auction of Old Masters, 19th-Century and Modern Art at DESA Unicum, becoming the most expensive work of art ever sold on the Polish market. The result well exceeded the Warsaw auction house’s previous record for Two... [Lire la suite]
Posté par Alain Truong à 21:42 - - Commentaires [0] - Permalien [#]
Tags :

19 mars 2022

Doyle to present two auctions of Asian art during Asia Week New York

Lot 157. A Large Chinese Celadon Glazed Porcelain 'Dragon' Charger, Yongzheng Seal Mark and of the Period (1723-1735). Diameter 19 1/2 inches. Est. $80,000-120,000. © 2022 William Doyle Galleries, Inc.  NEW YORK, NY.- In celebration of Asia Week New York, Doyle will hold two auctions showcasing Asian Works of Art. The sales will present the arts of China, Japan and elsewhere in Asia dating from the Neolithic Period through the 20th century. Among the 700 lots to be offered are porcelains,... [Lire la suite]
Posté par Alain Truong à 21:30 - - Commentaires [0] - Permalien [#]
19 mars 2022

A rare inscribed 'Huanghuashi' limestone Buddhist stele, Northern Zhou dynasty, dated Jiande 2nd year, corresponding to 573

  Lot 51. A rare inscribed 'Huanghuashi' limestone Buddhist stele, Northern Zhou dynasty, dated Jiande 2nd year, corresponding to 573. Height 5¾ in., 14.8 cm. Lot sold: 17,640 USD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD). © Sothebys. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 28th January 1958, lot 10.  Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. H.5.1.  Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection.... [Lire la suite]