5 août 2022

Affiche de l'exposition Tentation à la Galerie-Musée Baccarat © DR PARIS - L’exposition met en lumière une rencontre : celle du savoir-faire unique des artisans de la manufacture et le talent d’artistes, d'architectes et de designers de renommée internationale. De nombreux créateurs ont cédé à la tentation de Baccarat : de Georges Chevalier à Virgil Abloh, en passant par Salvador Dalí ou Patrica Urquiola. Plus de 300 chefs-d'œuvre de la collection patrimoniale Baccarat sont ici à découvrir. Un voyage à travers un siècle de... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 3081. A sancai 'tiger' pillow, Liao dynasty (907-1125) and a carved Cizhou green-glazed 'floral' pillow, Song dynasty (960-1279); 32.5 and 31 cm. Lot sold: 69,300 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan in the 2000s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 3060. A pair of gilt-bronze 'lotus' belt plaques, Liao dynasty (907–1125); 10.5 and 11.5 cm. Lot sold: 15,120 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Note: See a similar pair from the collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, sold in our New York rooms, 19th March 2002, lot 152. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 3078. Two jade ornaments, Neolithic period, Qijia culture (c. 2250-1900 BC); 7 and 15.8 cm. Lot sold: 32,760 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 3077. A stone phallus, Tang dynasty or later; 30 cm. Lot sold: 4,410 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 3070. An engraved silver lobed 'floral' stem cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); w. 8.4 cm, h. 6 cm. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong, 1999. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 3064. Two metal 'cicada' locking mechanisms, Tang dynasty (618-907); 10.5 and 21.2 cm. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Sze Yuan Tang Collection, 1980s.Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th November 2013, lot 575 (HK$37,500). Note: The earliest known locking mechanism is first attributed to the Han dynasty. The current examples are more advanced and intricate than their predecessors. See a similar Tang example from the Palace Museum Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3028. An archaistic silvery bronze 'dragon' mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907); 17 cm. Lot sold: 119,700 HKD (Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Note: See a similar example from the collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, sold at Christie's New York, 22nd March 2012, lot 1460. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

Lot 3036. An inscribed black stone Buddhist votive stele, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534); inscriptions may be later added, 58 by 58 by h. 30 cm, weight approx. 263 kg. Lot sold: 163,800 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 100,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1990s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.

  Lot 3025. A black stone Buddhist votive stele, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534); 48 by 48 by h. 67 cm, weight approx. 192 kg. Lot sold: 25,200 HKD (Estimate: 50,000 - 100,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1990s. Sotheby's. Chinese Art Online: A Private Asian Collection, Hong Kong, 28 July 2022.