18 avril 2022

Lot 221. A calcified jade cicada, Han dynasty (206BC-220 AD); Length 2 in., 5.1 cm. Lot sold: 7,560 USD (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance:- Christie's New York, 2nd December 1989, lot 15.  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.12). Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 222. A celadon jade 'mythical bird' disc (Bi), Warring States period-Han dynasty (475 BC-220 AD); Diameter 5¾ in., 14.6 cm. Lot sold: 27,720 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance:- Sotheby's New York, 6th December 1989, lot 10.  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.17). ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 223. A celadon jade bird-form pendant, Western Zhou dynasty (1050-771 BC); Length 2¼ in., 5.7 cm. Lot sold: 7,560 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance: - Sotheby's New York, 6th December 1989, lot 3.  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.16). Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 224. A black jade bird-form pendant, Shang-Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1500-771 BC); Length 1¼ in., 3.3 cm. Lot sold: 5,040 USD (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance: - Collection of Christian Humann (1929-1981), the Pan-Asian Collection. - Sotheby's New York, 6th December 1989, lot 1.  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 226. A black stone slit disc (Jue), Neolithic period-Shang dynasty; Diameter 2⅛ in., 5.4 cm. Lot sold: 1,134 USD (Estimate: 800 - 1,200 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance: - Christie's New York, 1st June 1990, lot 3 (part lot).  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.25). Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 225. A calcified jade slit disc (Jue), Neolithic period-Shang dynasty; Diameter 1⅛ in., 2.9 cm. Lot sold: 2,016 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Speed Art Museum. Provenance: - Christie's New York, 1st June 1990, lot 3 (part lot).  - Collection of William H. and Sophia H. Harrison. - Gifted to the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, in 2000 (acc. no. 2000.13.24). Sotheby's. Important Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 229. An extremely rare green and russet jade bird-form hair ornament, Neolithic period, Late Shijiahe Culture; Height 3⅛ in., 8 cm. Lot sold: 40,320 USD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Christie's New York, 4th June 1992, lot 177. Note: Hair ornaments, such as the present example, are believed to have been used to secure a Shamen’s hair and likely further served a ritualistic function in facilitating the Shamen’s dialogue with the heavens. Similar... [Lire la suite]

Vue de l'exposition Hommage à un poète, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac © Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac, London · Paris · Salzburg · Seoul © Charles Duprat © Anselm Kiefer PANTIN - La Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac accueille le géant Anselm Kiefer. Une exposition gratuite hors du commun, vous proposant des toiles monumentales et absolument incroyables. Quelques semaines après son triomphe au Grand Palais Éphémère, Anselm Kiefer récidive pour rendre une nouvelle fois hommage aux poètes qui l’ont inspiré : Paul Celan, mais aussi Bachmann,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 670. A pair of painted pottery figures of horses, Tang dynasty (618-907); Height of taller 28 in., 71 cm. Lot sold: 23,940 USD (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a New York Private Collection. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence tests nos C122a11 and C122a12. Provenance: China House of Arts, New York, prior to 2000. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New York, 29... [Lire la suite]

Lot 669. A straw and amber-glazed pottery figure of an official, Tang dynasty (618-907); Height 17¾ in., 45 cm; wood stand. Lot sold: 1,890 USD (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a New York Private Collection. The dating of this lot is consistent with the results of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C122c98. Provenance: The House of Sung, San Francisco, 17th May 1975. Sotheby's. China / 5000 Years, New... [Lire la suite]