décembre 2022

Lot 253. A superbly carved and extremely rare celadon jade 'dragon' foliate cup, Song dynasty (960-1279). Length 14.5 cm, 5¾ in. Lot sold: £126,000 (Estimate: £100,000 - 150,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base incised with two characters in seal script reading Xuanhe. Note: Elongated silver and gold vessels with foliate lobes, taking inspiration from the form of bowls imported from Central Asia and Iran, first became popular in China during the Tang dynasty (618-907). Highly tactile and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 251. A Qingbai alms bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Width 9.2 cm, 3⅝ in. Lot sold: £27,720 (Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. Sotheby's. Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

  Anselm Kiefer, Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead, 2020. Emulsion,oil, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf, metal and straw on canvas, 8.4 x 9.5 m © Anselm Kiefer. Photo Georges Poncet I have been a stranger in a strange land.—Exodus 2:22 Exodus, an exhibition of new work by Anselm Kiefer in New York and Los Angeles. The large-scale paintings on view in New York and Los Angeles employ a wide range of materials including paint, terra-cotta, fabric, rope, wire, found objects, sediment of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 250. A small white glazed rabbit, Tang Dynasty (618-907). Width 2.6 cm, 1 in. Lot sold: £2,520   (Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from a Private Collection. Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries Inc., New York.H. H. Pao Collection.   Lot 298. Two monumental pottery figures, Tang Dynasty (618-907). Height of taller 97 cm, 38⅛ in. Lot sold: £30,240 (Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 20. Osias Beert the Elder (Antwerp (?) circa 1580 (?) - 1624), Still life of tulips and an apothecary's rose in a stoneware vase, irises and lilies in a glass vase, together with roses, lilies, anemones, pansies, larkspur, borage and love-in-a-mist in a wicker basket and an oriental lacquer basket, all upon a table-top with cabbage white and red admiral butterflies and a dragonfly, oil on oak panel, 95.7 x 119.7 cm.; 37⅝ x 47⅛ in. Lot sold: 882,000 GBP (Estimate: 400,000 -... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. Jacob van Hulsdonck (Antwerp 1582 - 1647), Still life of plums and peaches on a pewter plate, with plums, a peach and cherries, all on a table, signed lower left: IVHULSDONCK.FE (IVH in ligature), oil on copper, 27.8 x 35.1 cm.; 10⅞ x 13⅞ in. Lot sold: 315,000 GBP (Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland;Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'),... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. Osias Beert the Elder (Antwerp (?) circa 1580 (?) - 1624), Still life of roses in an oriental lacquer and canework bowl, on a ledge with a butterfly and dragonfly, oil on oak panel, 43.1 x 57.6 cm.; 17 x 22¾ in. (including vertical strips of 2.7 and 5 cm. on the left and right margins, respectively); 46.3 x 65.9 cm.; 18¼ x 26 in. Lot sold: 630,600 GBP (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. Peter Binoit (Cologne circa 1590 - 1632 Hanau), Still life of a citron, grapes, an apple and other fruits in a porcelain bowl with a sparrow, with plums and apricots in a gilt tazza and a sliced lemon, olives and capers on a salver, with hazelnuts, flowers and a quail, all upon a ledge, oil on beechwood panel, 46.3 x 65.9 cm.; 18¼ x 26 in. Lot sold: 50,400 GBP (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9861. Chinese Yingde limestone scholar's rock, Northern style wood stand, overall height 16.25". Sold for $1,100 (Estimate: $800 - $1,200). © Clars Auction Gallery. Lot 9862. Three Chinese beige limestone scholar's rocks, each arranged horizontally resembling a mountain range, Northern style wood stands, widest 10.25". Sold for $325 (Estimate: $600 - $800). © Clars Auction Gallery. Lot 9863. Chinese yellow wax stone scholar's rock, the top... [Lire la suite]

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]