28 décembre 2022

Two Ru-type vases from the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead sold at Sotheby's. Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

Lot 221. A very fine Ru-type hexagonal vase, Hu, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Height 34.8 cm., 13¹¹⁄₁₆ in. Lot sold: £277,200 (Estimate: £120,000 - 180,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. Property from the Personal Collection of Robin Woodhead. Provenance: Private Collection, JapanSotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2007, Lot 1526. Note: Covered in a subtle glaze of a misty bluish grey and suffused overall with... [Lire la suite]

28 décembre 2022

A blue-glazed archaistic zun-form vase, Mark and period of Wanli (1579-1620)

Lot 221. A blue-glazed archaistic zun-form vase, Mark and period of Wanli (1579-1620). Height 25 cm, 9⅞ in. Lot sold: £25,200 (Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue. Sotheby's. Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022
28 décembre 2022

Bronzes from the Grasset collection sold at Sotheby's, Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

  Lot 205. A gold and silver-inlaid archaistic bronze censer, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Width 31.5 cm, 12⅜ in. Lot sold: £13,860 (Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. cast beneath the handle with a three-character inscription reading Wo Fu Ji. Property from the Grasset collection. Provenance: Christie's London, 8th December 1986, lot 385. Note: The rise of Neoconfucianism in the Song dynasty (960-1279) led to a revival of interest in archaic bronze vessels,... [Lire la suite]
28 décembre 2022

Neue Galerie showcases rarely seen works from the Ronald S. Lauder Collection

Ronald S. Lauder in his home, 2022. Photo credit: Shahar Azran. NEW YORK, NY.- Neue Galerie New York culminates its twentieth anniversary season with the opening of “The Ronald S. Lauder Collection,” a major exhibition featuring approximately 500 works from the collection of the museum’s co-founder and President, many of which have never been on public display. On view at the Neue Galerie from November 11, 2022, through February 13, 2023, the exhibition provides unique insight into one of the finest private collections in... [Lire la suite]