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Lot 114. A rare and exceptional underglaze-red and famille-verte 'rose' vase, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); Height 3½ in., 8.9 cm. Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 USD. © 2020 Sotheby's finely potted, the globular body rising to a short waisted neck and lipped rim, delicately painted with a pair of lush flowering rose branches rising from the base, each bearing two copper-red blossoms in rich strawberry-red tones, one partially open and the other in full bloom, the aubergine stems and... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 30: Bracelet, Chine, Probablement d’époque Han, ca 2° siècle BCE – 2° siècle CE. Néphrite / Jade. D. 8,5 cm. Est: 800 € - 1 500 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A jade bracelet, probably Han dynasty. Pour des pièces de même typologie, cf. Metropolitan Museum - New-York / inv. n° 13.40.27 Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset- Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981)- Porte une étiquette d’ancien inventaire de la collection Robert Rousset antérieur à... [Lire la suite]

Lot 29: Pendentif en forme de disque yuan, Chine, Dynastie des Han occidentaux, 2°-1° siècles BCE. Néphrite / Jade. L. 9 cm. Est: 800 € - 1 500 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A Western Han dynasty jade ring, yuan. Une perforation au niveau des mains jointes du personnage a dû servir à fixer un élément aujourd’hui disparu. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Acquis avant 1935. Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Arts... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27: Cigale, Chine, Dynastie Han, 2° siècle BCE - 2° siècle CE. Néphrite / Jade. L. ,55 cm. Est: 250 € - 500 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A Han dynasty jade cicada. Une perforation au niveau des mains jointes du personnage a dû servir à fixer un élément aujourd’hui disparu. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Porte deux étiquettes d’anciens inventaires de la collection Robert Rousset antérieurs à... [Lire la suite]

Lot 22: Personnage debout, Chine, Dynastie Han, ca 2° siècle BCE – 2° siècle CE. Néphrite / Jade. L. 7,5 cm. Est: 1 000 € - 2 000 €. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A Han dynasty jade standing figure. Une perforation au niveau des mains jointes du personnage a dû servir à fixer un élément aujourd’hui disparu. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Porte deux étiquettes d’anciens inventaires de la... [Lire la suite]

Property from the Brooklyn Museum, sold to support museum collections. Lot 11. Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar), Lucretia, signed with the artist’s winged-serpent device (lower right), oil on panel, transferred to board24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm.). Estimate USD 1,200,000 - USD 1,800,000. © Christie's Images Limited It is the kind of sale that once would have engendered criticism, perhaps even sanctions: The Brooklyn Museum is putting 12 works up for auction at Christie’s next month — including paintings by Cranach,... [Lire la suite]

Ren Renfa (1255-1327), Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback, ink and colour on paper, handscroll, 35.2 x 210.7 cm. Estimate: HK$80,000,000 - 120,000,000 (US$10,340,000 – 15,510,000). © Sotheby's. This October in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s will present two highly rare and important handscrolls formerly in the Qing Imperial Collection, as the centrepieces of its Fine Classical Chinese Paintings pre-sale exhibition. Made during the Yuan and Qing dynasties, these extremely precious and prized... [Lire la suite]

Lot 328. An impressive gold 'longevity' hairpin, tongzan, Late Ming dynasty; 9in (22.9cm) long. Estimate US$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€ 6,800 - 10,000). © Bonhams 2001-2020 Made by rolling a beaten gold sheet into a tapering shaft with an openwork lotus reserve between repoussé bands, the shaft slightly curved toward the top and terminated in a mushroom head with a pierced shou character between two additional shou roundels. Note : According to Yang Zhishui, the distinctive shape of this hairpin, characterized by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 327. A pair of gemstone-inlaid gold earrings, zan, Late Ming-early Qing dynasty; 5 1/2in (14cm) long (2). Estimate US$ 6,000 - 8,000 (€ 5,100 - 6,800). © Bonhams 2001-2020 Each single-tined hairpin decorated with bamboo stalk pattern to the flattened shaft, branching into large filigree lotus blossoms and buds inset with red cabochon rubies and sapphires interspersed with lively leaves. Note : Gold hairpins with branched flowers and embellished with inset gemstones were fashionable in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18: Pendentif en forme de dragon, Chine, Époque des Royaumes-Combattants, ca 475 – 221 BCE. Néphrite / Jade. L. 8,2cm. Est: €200 - €400. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. A Warring States period jade silhouette'dragon'pendant. Accidents et manques visibles. Provenance : - Succession de Madame Anne-Marie Rousset - Ancienne collection Robert Rousset (1901-1981) - Porte deux étiquettes d’anciens inventaires de la collection Robert Rousset antérieurs à 1935. Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Arts... [Lire la suite]