04 mars 2023
Marbled ware from Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234) to be sold at Christie's. J. J. Lally& Co., New York, 23.03.2023
Lot 837. A marbled bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) diam., brocade box. Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000. Price Realised 32,760 USD © Christie's 2023
The bowl is formed from chocolate-brown and milk-white marbled clay forming ‘feather’ patterns beneath a plain white slip band at the rim, all under a clear glaze.
Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4568.
Note: Marbling, known in Chinese as jiao tai (mixed clay), became a popular... [Lire la suite]04 mars 2023
'The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea' at The Queen’s House, Greenwich
Willem van de Velde, The Departure of William of Orange and Princess Mary for Holland, November 1677, After 1677. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection. © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Greenwich - On 2 March 2023, The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea will open at the Queen’s House, the home of the studio granted to Willem van de Velde the Elder and his son, Willem van de Velde the Younger, by Charles II.
The National Maritime Museum holds the largest... [Lire la suite]