23 juin 2022

Statuette of a recumbent dog, Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2050-1780 BC. Blue faience with black details. H 5.5 x W 9.7 cm. Courtesy Galerie Eberwein Accompanied by Art Loss Register certificate S00127419 Provenance: former private collection, France circa 1987 Literature: F. Dunn Friedman, Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience –Thames and Hudson, London, 1998, p. 160, 149; W. C. Hayes, Sceptre of Egypt I, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1959; J. Bourriau, Pharaohs and Mortals : Egyptian Art in The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. An exceptionally large famille-verte 'Lintong dou bao' charger, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 55.5 cm, 21 7/8 in. Lot sold: 163,800 EUR (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a European private collection. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 12th June 2003, lot 222; Christie’s, London, 7th November 2006, lot 189; Galerie 41, Monaco, 31st March 2007. Note: This awe-inspiring charger, superbly painted with vivid enamels of... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 201. Two blue and white octagonal baluster vases and covers and a powder blue 'hundred antiques' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); H. 29.3 cm ; 29.7 cm, 11 1/2 in. ; 11 3/4 in. (baluster vases); H. 19.2 cm, 7 1/2 in. (powder blue vase). Lot sold: 4,788 EUR (Estimate: 3,500 - 4,500 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the personal collection of Sam and Myrna Myers in France. Lot 201. A blue and white 'scholars' garlic-head vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi... [Lire la suite]

Lot 199. A blue and white 'rocky tree and auspicious items' dish and a 'lotus' bowl, Ming-Early Qing dynasty, 15th-17th century; Diam. 20.5, 8 1/8 in. (dish) ; 16 cm, 6 1/4 in. (bowl). Lot sold: 4,032 EUR (Estimate: 3,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the personal collection of Sam and Myrna Myers in France. Sotheby's, Art d'Asie, Paris, 16 June 2022

Figure of Aphrodite, Bronze, Roman Empire, circa 2nd Century A.D. H 20.5 cm (25 cm with stand). Courtesy Cavagnis Lacerenza Fine Art. Provenance: Georges Manolakos, 10 rue Buffault, Paris; Charles Gillot (1853-1903), Paris, acquired from the above on October 5th, 1899; Christie's, Paris, Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot (1853-1903), March 5th, 2008, n° 150, ill. Attributed to Giuseppe Piamontini (Florence, 1664-1742), Bacchus and Ariadne, circa 1710. Terracotta, H 27 x W 15.8 x D 15.5... [Lire la suite]

René Boivin, Sapphire and diamond cocktail ring, France, circa 1965-1970. Courtesy Epoque Fine Jewels Composed of a large emerald cut sapphire weighing approx. 17.04 cts., surrounded by 12 cullet set diamonds and 12 pear shaped sapphires to the circular cut diamond double band, mounted in 18 karat gold. Sapphire weight: approx. 17.04 cts. Total diamond weight: approx. 1.74 cts. Total weight pear shaped sapphires: approx. 4.80 ctsAccompanied by the gemological report of the Laboratoire Français de... [Lire la suite]

Sophia Vari (Vari, 1940), Candle holders 'Feu fugitif', 1992. Silver and black marble base. H 37.3 cm. Limited edition of 9, signed and numbered. 70.000€ for the pair. Courtesy Collectors Gallery. Provenance: from the artist's studio. Pol Bury (La Louvière 1922-2005 Paris),'Sphères' bracelet, 1985. Yellow gold bracelet decorated with mobile spheres and designed for Editions Artcurial Paris. Gold 18k, Ø 6 cm. Limited edition, signed and numbered. Courtesy Collectors Gallery. ... [Lire la suite]