Orientalisme

Lot 104. A pair of Iznik style Porcelain Ewers, possibly by Samson, France, 19th Century; 37 cm. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams. of pyriform with flaring necks and torus mouldings, on splayed feet with strap handles and tapering spouts, domed hinged lids with bud finials, decorated in raised-red, cobalt-blue, green and black outline on a white ground with cypresses flanked by prunus branches, saz leaves and roses to the bodies, the necks and spouts with other floral... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. A Cantagalli Iznik Damascus style water bottle (surahi), Italy, late 19th Century; 28 cm. high. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams. of piriform with long flaring neck on a short foot, decorated underglaze in green, cobalt blue and black on a white ground with tulips issuing from single cintamani motifs, Cantagalli cockerel mark to base and further mark reading 'Firenze/ITALY'. Note: For a similar example sold at Christie's, see Arts & Textiles of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 102. A large Cantagalli Iznik style pottery dish, Italy, 19th Century; 29 cm. diam. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams. of deep form with scallloped rim decorated in cobalt blue, green, raised-red and black on a white ground with a central saz leaf surrounded by tulips and roses, the rim with rock and wave design, Cantagalli cockerel mark to base. Bonhams. Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street, 11 June 2020, 11:00 BST

Lot 10. An impressive Iznik-style pottery vase, Ulisse Cantagalli, Florence, Italy, Late 19th century; 23 ¾in. (60.4cm.) high. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,240 - USD 15,360). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Of baluster form rising from short, slightly splayed foot to waisted neck with flaring mouth, two handles to the body, the decoration consisting of large composite flowerheads under intersecting saz leaves, a wide band of scrolling floral tendrils and swaying leaves above... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- Sotheby’s Orientalist Sale, now in its ninth season and held during Islamic week, brings together paintings representing the landscapes, people, and customs of North Africa, Egypt, Arabia, the Levant, Persia, and the Ottoman world during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Comprising 57 lots, the sale provides a unique window into a realm that has forever changed, capturing in technicolour detail every aspect of life in the region. The auction will take place in London on 31 March at 3pm GMT, to be followed by... [Lire la suite]

John Frederick Lewis, The Bezestein Bazaar of El Khan Khalil, 1872, 115x88cm. Estimate: £3,000,000-5,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. London – Christie’s London dedicated auction of Orientalist Art on 18 June 2020 will be led by John Frederick Lewis’ (1805-1876) masterpiece The Bezestein Bazaar of El Khan Khalil, Cairo (estimate £3 – 5 million). One of the last few important works by the artist remaining in private hands it depicts Cairo’s most desired Bazaar. The painting will be unveiled during... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- On 22 October 2019, thirty-six works from the legendary Najd Collection together sold for a record total of £33.5 million, with nine further records broken for the greatest exponents of the genre. Following this major market-defining moment, Sotheby’s is set to offer a further selection of rigorously-painted historic scenes of the Middle East as it was experienced by intrepid explorers in the nineteenth-century. Over thirty rarely-seen works by leading artists including Jean-Léon Gérôme, Gustav Bauernfeind and... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- Precious records of the history of the Islamic world, Orientalist paintings provide a unique window into a realm that has forever changed, capturing in technicolour detail every aspect of life in the region.This autumn, visitors to Sotheby’s London galleries will experience every facet of daily life in the Arab, Ottoman, and Islamic worlds through the paintings of the renowned Najd Collection. Recorded in a publication that today stands as one of the leading resources for Orientalist art, the Najd Collection... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1805. 5.01 carats Diamond Ring. Estimate 950,000 — 1,600,000 HKD (121,211 - 204,144 USD). © Sotheby's. Set with an emerald-cut diamond weighing 5.01 carats, to the shoulders decorated with princess-cut diamonds, mounted in 18 karat white gold, size 6. Accompanied by GIA report no. 6315677787, dated 21 January 2019, stating that the diamond is F Colour, VVS1 Clarity. Lot 1806. 5.40 carats Colombian Emerald and Diamond Ring, Monture... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. Osman Hamdi Bey (1982-1910), Young Woman Reading, signed and dated 'OHamdy Bey. 1880.' (centre left), oil on canvas, 41.1 x 51cm (16 3/16 x 20 1/16in). Estimate: £600,000-800,000 (€ 670,000 - 900,000). Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A rare work by the 19th century Turkish painter, Osman Hamdi Bey (1982-1910) leads Bonhams 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art in London on Thursday 26 September. Young Woman Reading, painted in 1880, has an... [Lire la suite]