19 février 2023

COLUMBIA, SC.- The Columbia Museum of Art announces featured spring exhibition Reverent Ornament: Art from the Islamic World, on view Saturday, February 18, through Sunday, May 14, 2023. Organized by the Huntington Museum of Art and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C., the exhibition offers some 45 works with which to explore the arts and crafts traditions and scientific innovations of Iran, Egypt, India, Syria, and Turkey from the 10th to the 19th centuries.What was in Western culture historically... [Lire la suite]

Property from a Private American Collection. Lot 112. Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Abstraktes Bild, signed Richter, dated 1986, numbered 596 and inscribed Teil A (on the reverse of left panel); numbered 596 and inscribed Teil B (on the reverse of right panel), oil on canvas, in two parts, overall: 260 by 400 cm. 102⅜ by 157½ in. Executed in 1986. Estimate Upon Request. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- A monumental masterpiece from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 811. A very rare large and finely chased silver shell-form box, Tang dynasty (618-907); 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide, cloth box. Estimate USD 150,000 – USD 180,000. © Christie's 2023 Realistically formed as a clam shell with silver hinge at one side, the box is decorated on the exterior of each half with birds amidst exotic blooms and lush foliage borne on scrolling stems, all reserved on a fine ring-punched ground. Provenance: Acquired in Macau, 1985.J. J. Lally & Co., New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 810. A small bronze jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 5,000 – USD 7,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023 The ovoid jar has a flat base and the high shoulders are cast with three double lines. The slightly domed cover has matching double line bands and is surmounted by a bud finial. Both have a scattered reddish-brown patina with areas of malachite encrustation. Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4623. Note: A similar small... [Lire la suite]

Lot 809. A group of five bronze coins, Xin dynasty (9-24) and Tang dynasty (618-907); Knife coin: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long, cloth box; Each circular coin: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 1,500 – USD 2,000. Price realised USD 10,710. © Christie's 2023 The knife coin, Xin dynasty (AD 9-24), is inscribed on one side with an inscription that reads yi dao ping wu qian (one knife is worth five thousand), with the first two characters inlaid in gold on the circular ring and the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 808. A set of six small gilt-bronze votive vessels, Northern Qi-Sui dynasty (550-618); Stem cups: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) high; 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, fitted softwood stand Covered stem cup: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high; Funnel: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high; Covered hu: 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high; Tuohu: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 – USD 40,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023 The set comprises two miniature stem cups, a larger stem cup with fitted cover, a miniature funnel, a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 807. A rare crystal-inlaid red and black lacquered ritual spoon, bi, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9); 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) long, composite stand, plexiglass case. Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000. Unsold. © Christie's 2023 The spoon has a long slender handle and a flat ovoid bowl centered with a faceted rock crystal insert. It is decorated on the handle and on the reverse of the bowl with red scrollwork painted on a dark brownish-black lacquer ground. Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 806. A red and black lacquered-wood 'ear cup’, er bei, Warring States period, circa 4th–3rd century BC; 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000. Price realised USD 10,710. © Christie's 2023 The elliptical cup rests on a flat base, with the deep rounded sides rising to a thin lip and flanked by a pair of ‘butterfly-wing' shaped ears decorated with zig-zag patterns on top and spiral motifs on the sides. The decorations are painted in red and black, the lower... [Lire la suite]