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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, La Ghirlandata, 1873, Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London LONDON - Tate Britain presents a major exhibition charting the romance and radicalism of the Rossetti generation – Dante Gabriel, Christina and Elizabeth (neé Siddal) – showcasing their revolutionary approach to life, love and art. Moving through and beyond the Pre-Raphaelite years, the exhibition features over 150 paintings and drawings as well as photography, design, poetry and more. Tate Britain presents a major... [Lire la suite]

LONDON - This major exhibition at the British Museum will explore the relationship between luxury and power in the Middle East and southeast Europe between 550-30 BC. This was a period when the Persian empire of ancient Iran clashed with the cities and kingdoms of Greece before it was conquered by Alexander, king of Macedon, known to history as ‘Alexander the Great’. Luxury and power: Persia to Greece moves beyond ancient Greek spin to delve into a more complex story of luxury and power in ancient Iran, Athens, and the world of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1050. A blue and white 'bats and peaches' moon flask, Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 24.5 cm high. Price realised USD 119,700 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Lot 1051. A blue and white 'phoenix tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 42.3 cm diam., cloth box. Price realised USD 11,340 (Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 8. A Samanid pottery bowl, Central Asia or North East Iran, 9th-10th century;  20.7cm diam. Price realised GBP 15,120 (Estimate GBP 12,000 – GBP 18,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 The white interior with a band of dark brown floriated kufic in the cavetto, bands of geometric decoration towards around the rim, repaired breaks. Provenance: With Nakashiba Shoji co. ltd., Tokyo, Japan, since early 1970s,With Gallery N. Osaka, Japan, by 1981 ... [Lire la suite]

Left to right: Ritual wine pouring vessel (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals, Anyang or middle Yangzi region, ca. 1100 B.C., bronze, Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, F1961.33a–b; Ritual wine-pouring vessel (gong) with masks (taotie) and dragons, middle or late Anyang period, ca. 1100 B.C., bronze, Gift of Arthur M. Sackler, S1987.279a–b; Ritual wine-pouring vessel (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals, middle Anyang period, ca. 1150–1100 B.C., bronze, Purchase—Charles Lang Freer Endowment,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1049. A superb wucai 'phoenix' sleeve vase, Chongzhen-Shunzhi period (1628-1661); 42 cm high. Price realised USD 119,700 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection.Important Chinese Ceramics from the J. M. Hu Family Collection; Sotheby’s New York, 4 June 1985, lot 51.Bluett & Sons, London.Michael B. Weisbrod, Inc.The Fayerman Collection, Pennsylvania.Weisbrod Chinese Art Ltd., New York. ... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 1048. A Dehua cylindrical tripod censer, 17th century; 12.1 cm diam. Price realised USD 8,820 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 1994. Literature: The Chinese Porcelain Company, Chinese Works of Art and Snuff Bottles, New York, 1994, p. 72, no. 76. Exhibited: New York, The Chinese Porcelain Company, Chinese Works of Art and Snuff Bottles, 1-24 June 1994. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1047. A rare white-glazed jue-form wine vessel, 17th-18th century; 18 cm wide. Price realised USD 5,292 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 Provenance: The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection. Note: A nearly identical jue, dated to the Kangxi period, is in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, and is illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan cang gu taoci ziliao xuan cui (Selected Collection of Ancient Ceramics in the... [Lire la suite]

Balthasar van der Ast (Middelburg, 1593/1594) , Vase with a Single Tulip, c.1625, oil on oak panel, 26.5 x 20 cm. The Mauritshuis THE HAGUE.- The Mauritshuis has acquired a new flower still life by Balthasar van der Ast. Vase with a Single Tulip from c. 1625 is a rare painting (26.5 x 20 cm) showing only one flowering tulip. Watercolour drawings with the same scene have been preserved in full, such as in tulip albums for bulb growers. In contrast, only two Dutch paintings with a single tulip are known from the 17th... [Lire la suite]

Lot 59. A large Annamese blue and white dish, 15-16th century; 35cm diameter. Sold: £200 GBP (Est: £100 GBP - £200 GBP). © Olympia Auctions  robustly potted, the rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a flaring rim, freely painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a deer bending down to lick its rear hoof, all encircled by stylized floral sprays. Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent. Lot 60. Two celadon bowls,... [Lire la suite]