janvier 2023

Sotheby's Specialist and Auctioneer David Pollack with Bronzino's Portrait of a young man with a quill and a sheet of paper. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s hotly-anticipated marquee Old Master Paintings sales, held in New York this morning, together realized a total of $86.6 million, surpassing their combined $74.1 million pre-sale low estimate, and bringing the running total for Master Week sales thus far to $95m, with a further four sales still to come.The morning opened with the white-glove sale of works... [Lire la suite]

Lot 318. An inscribed famille-verte brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); h. 12.4 cm. Lot sold: 75,600 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's the inscribed poem may be translated as follows, Do you not realise the peaches of the Queen Mother of the West take a thousand years to ripen, For the time being let us amuse ourselves like Liu Lang.題詩： 未知王母千年熟 且共劉郎一咲同 Property from the Alleyne Collection. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1978. Lot... [Lire la suite]

  A SUPERB DIAMOND BRACELET BY HARRY WINSTON Comprising 141.00 carats of emerald-cut diamonds, created in 1975. © Christie's Images Ltd   Dubai - Christie’s Middle East is proud to be partnering with A2Z, an art advisory service for private clients in the Gulf States who wish to expand their jewellery collections. Together we present ‘Garden of Wonders: A Selling Exhibition of Exceptional Jewels’ taking place at Christie’s Dubai, DIFC from 30 January to 3 A SUPERB DIAMOND BRACELET BY HARRY WINSTON Comprising 141.00... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3135. An anhua decorated white-glazed mantoubowl, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 4 13⁄16 in. (12.2 cm.) diam. Price Realised: HKD 35,280 (Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000). © Christie's 2022 The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Jiajing six-character mark. Property from the collection of Quincy Chuang. Christie's. PAVILION ONLINE – CHINESE ART, 22 Nov - 6 Dec 2022

Lot 315. A black-glazed brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); h. 12.6 cm. Lot sold: 50,400 HKD (Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 HKD). © 2022 Sotheby's. Property from the Alleyne Collection. Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26th November 1981, lot 688.   Lot 316. A powder-blue ground gilt-decorated 'Four Accomplishments' brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); d. 18.1 cm. Lot sold: 327,600 HKD (Estimate: 120,000 - 150,000... [Lire la suite]

DRESDEN.- An initial inspection of the jewels stolen from the Historisches Grünes Gewölbe (Historic Green Vault) and now handed over to Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) has shown that despite some damage to individual pieces, this has not diminished either their important place in art history or their international appeal. As the items of jewellery are still being used as evidence in the criminal proceedings, they may not yet be exhibited in public.As an SKD restorer testified at the main hearing on Tuesday,... [Lire la suite]

Buckle, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Gilt-silver inlaid with semiprecious stones. Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.610.   Buckle, China, 20th century. Brass with veneer of white jade, set with three stones of jade and quartz, 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner, 1947.612. Buckle, 1900s, China. Brass, engraved and set with quartz and jade, 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum... [Lire la suite]

The Fisch Davidson Collection is one of the most important collections of Baroque art ever to appear on the market. Ten extraordinary works from the collection will be offered in a dedicated single owner sale at Sotheby’s, New York, in January 2023, during Masters Week. Including several masterpieces, the Fisch Davidson collection constitutes a spectacular ensemble that traces the development of the Baroque. Acquired over the course of almost thirty years, the collection’s profound quality reflects the rare combination of passion,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 91. A Greco-Persian violet chalcedony scaraboid with a lion-griffin, Classical court style, circa 5th century B.C.; 15⁄16 in. (2.4 cm.) wide. Lot sold: GBP 100,800 (Estimate: GBP 20,000 – GBP 30,000). © Christie's 2022 Provenance: Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner. Literature: A.U. Pope, A Survey of Persian Art, Vol. I, London, 1938, p. 392, fig. 90b.J. Boardman, Greek Gems and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3218. A blue and white 'Chrysanthemum' jar, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1662-1722); 9 in. (23 cm.) high. Price Realised: HKD 100,800 (Estimate: HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000). © Christie's 2022 Christie's. PAVILION ONLINE – CHINESE ART, 22 Nov - 6 Dec 2022