8 août 2022

Lot 3319. A Copper-Red Vase, Yuhuchunping, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 30.3cm. Sold for HKD 264,000 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - 100,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022   Provenance: 1. Collection of Mr. Bazin, Paris, France, 19782. Collection of the Duchamp family, Paris, France. Note: The vase has an open mouth and a narrow neck, with a rounded, pendulous belly and a high, flared footrim, of beautiful and elegant form. The mouth, interior... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3317. A Ruby-Ground Famille-Rose ‘Floral’ Wall Vase, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 20.8cm. Sold for HKD 816,000 (Estimate HKD 700,000 - 900,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022  Provenance: 1. Collection of Mr Luigi Anton Laura, Bordigera, Italy, 19782. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 October 2016, no. 1023. Collection of the Duchamp family, Paris, France Note: The back of the vase is flat, with a skewed mouth, the interior glazed in turquoise.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3316. A Rare Yellow Ground Green and Aubergine-Glazed Enamelled Vase, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong (1736-1795). H 32.2cm. Sold for HKD 720,000 (Estimate HKD 600,000 - 800,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022  Provenance: 1. Private collection of Mr. P, Nice, France, 19962. Duchamp Family Collection, Paris, France. Note: The vase has a skewed mouth, long neck and sloping shoulders, tapering below the shoulders to the foot, with a flat footrim. The... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3314. A Pair of Famille-Rose ‘Ministers’ Altar Ornaments, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). H 11.5cm H 12cm. Sold for HKD 132,000 (Estimate HKD 80,000 - 150,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited 2022  Provenance: 1. Private collection, Nice, France, 19882. Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 October 2016, no. 1043. Duchamp Family Collection, Paris, France. Note: This pair of famille-rose figures is one of the seven treasures of Tibetan Buddhism, with a seated civil... [Lire la suite]

Mithra portant le taureau. Marbre. Vers 389. Saïda (Liban) – Sidon, province de Syrie-Phénicie. Musée du Louvre, Département des antiquités orientales. RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Franck Raux Les plus anciennes représentations de Mithra apparaissent en Orient. Le dieu porte une tunique plissée, un pantalon bouffant et un haut bonnet de feutre, traditionnellement associés aux peuples de cavaliers d’Iran et d’Asie centrale.Dans l’Empire romain, l’image de Mithra associe à ces éléments orientaux un visage imberbe et... [Lire la suite]