2 juillet 2022

Manchu Imperial Consort's Semiformal Court Robe with Design of Nine Five-Clawed Dragons Chasing Pearls and Five Symbols of Imperial Authority, detail, late 18th–early 19th century; Chinese, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period; silk in tapestry weave (kesi) with metallic threads, sleeve extensions in silk faille; 56 1/2 x 93 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase 30:1918. ST. LOUIS—The Saint Louis Art Museum will present “Chinese Silk Textiles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties,” an exhibition showcasing rare examples of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. A Böttger Stoneware Polished Figure of a Pagod, 1713-15; 3 7/8 in.; 9.8 cm high. Lot sold: 23,940 EUR (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 EUR). © Sotheby's the seated robed figure resting his right hand on his knee, the other hand tucked beneath his robes. Literature: Ulrich Pietsch, Frühes Meissener Porzellanaus einer Privatsammlung, exhibition catalogue, Lübeck, 1993, pp. 26-7, no. 13. Exhibited: Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte der Hansestadt Lübeck St.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A Rare Böttger Stoneware Polished Small Teapot and Cover, Circa 1718; 3 3/4 in., 9.5 cm. high. Lot sold: 30,240 EUR (Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 EUR). © Sotheby's of squat baluster form, the upper section moulded with tasseled drapery above a polished section, the gadrooned domed cover part polished, the short spout issuing from the top of a gaping mask. Provenance: Christie's Geneva, 16 November 1981, lot 58. Note: Few examples of this form appear to have survived... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. A Böttger Stoneware Polished Cover, Circa 1712; 3 1/2 in., 9 cm. high. Lot sold: 2,934 EUR (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR). © Sotheby's probably modelled by Irminger, partially polished, the domed form moulded in relief with a band of acanthus leaves encircling a knop finial. Literature: Hermann Jedding, Meissner Porzellan des 18. Jahrhunderts in Hamburger Privatbesitz, Hamburg, 1982, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, no. 7. Exhibited: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. Two Böttger 'Marbled' Stoneware Hafts, 1711; 3 3/8 in., 9.2 cm. long. Lot sold: 3,528 EUR (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 EUR). © Sotheby's the pistol-shaped grips with red and white clay. Note: Böttger stoneware handles are recorded in the 1711 inventories of the Meissen factory, see Claus Boltz, 'Formen des Böttgersteinzeugs im Jahre 1711', Mitteilungstblatt der Keramikfreunde der Schweitz, No. 97, 1982, p. 28. A pair of polished examples of a different form is in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. A Böttger Stoneware Large Bowl, 1708-10; 7 in., 18 cm diameter; 3 1/8 in., 8.1 cm. high. Lot sold: 4,788 EUR (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 EUR). © Sotheby's the deep bowl of flared circular form. Note: An unpolished stoneware bowl of this form and size, catalogued as Eisenporzellan was sold at Christie's London, 28 November 2011, lot 16, formerly in the family collection of Dr. Andreina Torre. A further bowl is in the Germansiches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2. A Plaue-an-der-Havel Stoneware Dish, Early 18th century; 10 1/8 in., 26.3 cm diameter. Lot sold: 2,394 EUR (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Sotheby's. Transformed by Fire A Private Collection of Early Meissen, Cologne, 1 July 2022

Lot 1. A Rare Böttger Stoneware Polished and Engraved “Augustus Rex” Plate or Stand, 1710-13; 9 in., 22.8 cm. diameter. Lot sold: 52,920 EUR (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 EUR). © Sotheby's circular with a reeded rim, engraved with the crowned monogram AR to the centre, the border with the initial E. and NŌ:28:. Provenance: Annemarie Röver Collection, Berlin. Literature: Claus Boltz, 'Steinzeug und Porzellan der Böttgerperiode - Die Inventare und die... [Lire la suite]

LACOSTE, FRANCE — Le Savannah College of Art and Design a l’honneur de présenter Azzedine Alaïa : L’Art de la Mode au musée SCAD FASH Lacoste de l’université en Provence, France. Commençant le lundi 27 juin, L’Art de la Mode est l’un des temps forts de la programmation des expositions estivales du SCAD, qui célèbre le 20e anniversaire de l’implantation mondiale de l’université, le SCAD Lacoste. L’exposition mise en place par des experts est organisée en collaboration avec Olivier Saillard, directeur de la Fondation Azzedine Alaïa, à... [Lire la suite]