28 mars 2023
'Hugo van der Goes. Between Pain and Bliss' at Gemäldegalerie, 31.3. – 16.7.2023
Hugo van der Goes, The Fall of Man, ca. 1477-1479 © Kunsthistorisches Museum mit MVK und ÖTM
BERLIN- Hugo van der Goes (c. 1440–1482/83) was the most important Netherlandish artist of the second half of the 15th century. His works impress with their monumentality and intense colours as well as with their astonishing closeness to life and emotional expressivity. 540 years after the artist’s death, Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie will celebrate a premiere: for the first time, almost all of the artist’s surviving paintings and... [Lire la suite]28 mars 2023
An eight panel red and gilt lacquer screen, weiping, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Lot 100. An eight panel red and gilt lacquer screen, weiping, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 82 x 132 x 1 1/8in (208.3 x 335.3 x 2.8cm). Sold for US$10,837.50 (Estimate: US$10,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023
Decorated in raised gilt lacquer on a red ground, each panel composed of three vertical sections of landscape waterways dotted with pavilions, rocky promontories and bridges with figures engaged in leisurely pursuits, al reserved on a ground of lotus and floral scrolls and set into vertical frames above a... [Lire la suite]28 mars 2023
A pair of tall red lacquered incense stands, xiangji, Late Ming-Early Qing, 17th century
Lot 99. A pair of tall red lacquered incense stands, xiangji, Late Ming-Early Qing, 17th century; 36 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 18 1/4in (92 x 46.3 x 46.3cm) (2). Sold for US$28,050 (Estimate: US$10,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023
Each constructed with a delicately shaped beaded top of square shape with a small single panel set into a flush frame under chamfered corners over a double cut-out waist and hipped shoulder bisected by curved beaded rails set into a double cushion molded square framed base.
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A large huanghuali brushpot, bihai, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Lot 97. A large huanghuali brushpot, bihai, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 9 5/16in (24cm) diam; 9in (22.5cm) high. Sold for US$11,475 (Estimate: US$12,000 - 15,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023
The Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection
The powerful, cylindrical vessel finely figured with an undulating grain of swirling cloud-like configurations surrounding multiple 'ghost faces', the surface bearing a lustrous sheen and elegant patina, the concave base fitted with a central plug.
Note: During the late 16th and... [Lire la suite]28 mars 2023
Celestial Colors. The Cadle Family Collection of Chinese Monochromes at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2023
Lot 1. A fine Ru-type washer, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Diameter 5¾ in., 14.6 cm. Estimate 50,000 - 70,000 USD. Lot Sold 88,900 USD. © 2023 Sotheby's
the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.
The Cadle Family Collection of Chinese Monochromes
Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th November 1979, lot 296.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1987, lot 492.Marchant, London, 15th December 1987. J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1988.
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Han dynasty Bronze sold at sold Bonhams. J. J. Lally & Co. Fine Chinese Works of Art, New York, March 20, 2023
Lot 26. A pair of archaic bronze square wine vessels, fang hu, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 16 1/2in (41.8cm) high; 8 7/16in (21.5cm) wide (2). Sold for US$15,300 (Estimate US$2,000 - 3,000). © Bonhams 2001-2023
Each in pear-shaped silhouette raised on square high foot, the mouth flaring slightly with a raised border, cast on the shoulders a pair of taotie masks and suspended ring handles, the surface showing golden-tan colors of uncorroded bronze interspersed with malachite and... [Lire la suite]28 mars 2023
Qingbai Ceramics sold at Christie's. J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 23 march 2023
Lot 875. A carved Qingbai tixi-style vase, meiping, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century; 10 5/8 in. (27 cm.) high, brocade box. Price realised USD 441,000 (Estimate USD 60,000 – USD 80,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023
The tall, high-shouldered vase is carved overall with scrolling tendrils between double line borders, all under a crackled glaze of pale aquamarine tone that continues over the mouth and ends just above the foot.
Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4630.
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A Baishe 'Moon and Prunus’ conical tea bowl, Song dynasty (AD 960-1279)
Lot 877. A Baishe 'Moon and Prunus’ conical tea bowl, Song dynasty (AD 960-1279); 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) diam., cloth box. Price realised USD 50,400 (Estimate USD 8,000 – USD 12,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023
The bowl is carved through the pale milky-blue glaze on the interior with a blossoming prunus spray and a crescent moon. The details and the interior rim edge are painted in a reddish-brown slip and the recessed unglazed base is inscribed in black ink with the character hai (sea).
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