6 mars 2023

Lot 846. A large russet-painted black-glazed jar, guan, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 9 in. (23 cm.) high, cloth box. Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000. Price Realised USD 21, 480. © Christie's 2023 The high-shouldered jar with lipped mouth is covered with a blackish-brown glaze and painted on the sides in russet slip with three flying bird motifs. Provenance: Priestley & Ferraro, London, 2014.J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4835. Note: Typically dark-glazed, Jin-dynasty jars of this... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to William Melville. Portrait of David Sassoon. Oil on canvas; 41 ½ × 33 in. (105.4 × 83.8 cm). Private Collection. NEW YORK, NY.- The Jewish Museum presents The Sassoons, an exhibition that reveals the fascinating story of a remarkable Jewish family, highlighting their pioneering role in trade, art collecting, architectural patronage, and civic engagement from the early 19th century through World War II. On view from March 3 through August 13, 2023, the exhibition follows four generations from Iraq to... [Lire la suite]

Gao Yongxian, Portrait of Gaofeng Yuanmiao, 1590, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period. Ink and color on silk, With mount: 108.3 x 74.6 cm.Signed and dated at lower left: "Painted by the Buddhist disciple Zhao Yongxian, Wanli, cyclical year combination equivalent to 1590". Inscription at upper right: "Sect founder Gaofeng."Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 82.27

Vessel in the Form of a Fantastical Frog, Western Jin dynasty (265–316 AD). Celadon-glazed stoneware with molded decoration, 9.4 × 8.3 cm; Diam.: 8.3 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, Loan of Dorothy Braude Edinburg Art Properties LLC, 271.2010. Frog-Shaped Jarlet, Western Jin dynasty (265–316), late 3rd century. Yue ware; stoneware with underglaze molded decoration, 6.4 × 10.6 cm; Diam.: 10.6 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Russell Tyson, 1964.777. Stand in the Form of a Crouching Lion, Western Jin dynasty,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 120. LEVIEV: A magnificent platinum diamond ring set with an emerald-cut type IIa diamond of D color, VVS1 clarity, weighing approximately 35.00 carats. Estimate US$1,700,000 - US$2,500,000. © Bonhams 2001-2023 New York – Bonhams presents a magnificent private collection of jewelry from a Southern Californian owner featuring 120 lots from leading fine jewelry houses including Mauboussin, Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Chopard, Boucheron, LEVIEV, Bvlgari, De Grisgono and Van Cleef &... [Lire la suite]