21 septembre 2023

Porcelain from Barbara and Lester Levy Collection to be sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2023

Mrs. Barbara Jean and Mr. Lester A. Levy  Barbara and Lester Levy were the quintessential ‘collector’ couple. She, bright and always cheerful, with a sharp eye for beauty and a love of surrounding them both with objects of fascination; he, quiet and yet acutely observant, missing nothing. Lester’s business, based in Dallas, Texas, took him around the world and Barbara often travelled with him opening his eyes to the cultural side of the exotic places they visited. In Hong Kong they visited the gallery of Patrick and Ellen Wang... [Lire la suite]

15 janvier 2023

Kangxi porcelain sold at Sotheby's, Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022

  Lot 236. A wucai 'month' cup, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); Height 5.3 cm, 2¼ in. Lot sold: 63,000 GBP (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the base with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue. Provenance: Collection of Carl Gustav Kjellin (1910-1990), acquired in Shanghai in the 1940s. Note: Month cups depicting seasonal flowers accompanied by pertinent two-line poems represent a classic design of the Kangxi period (r.... [Lire la suite]
01 décembre 2022

A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521)

Lot 134. A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Zhengde (1506-1521); 19.6 cm. Lot sold: 1,638,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 well potted with shallow rounded sides resting on a slightly tapered foot, brilliantly painted in the centre with a dragon writhing among a flowering lotus scroll, with scaly body and powerful claws, white horns and a bushy mane, the cavetto and exterior similarly decorated with two dragons pacing among lotus, one... [Lire la suite]
29 août 2022

A blue and white 'windswept' jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century and blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qing dynasty

Lot 637. A blue and white 'windswept' jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century and blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century. The dish with an apocryphal Xuande mark; Hauteur de la jarre : 22,3 cm. (8 3⁄4 in.). Diamètre du plat : 20,7 cm. (81⁄8 in.). Price Realised EUR 32,760 (Estimate EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000). © Christie's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013). Christie's. Five Private Collections. London, 5 July - 19... [Lire la suite]
23 avril 2022

Kangxi Blue and white porcelains sold at Sotheby's, China / 5000 Years, New York, 29 March 2022

Lot 512. A blue and white 'qilin' yenyen vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 18½ in., 47 cm. Lot sold: 22,680 USD (Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Lot 520. A blue and white 'phoenix' jar, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Height 7⅝ in., 19.4 cm, wood cover and stand. Lot sold: 4,410 USD (Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from the Collection of Anthony G.... [Lire la suite]
16 janvier 2022

A blue and white 'windswept' jar and blue and white 'dragon' dish jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century; dish, Qing dynasty, 18th cent

Lot 675. A blue and white 'windswept' jar and blue and white 'dragon' dish; jar, Ming dynasty, 16th century; dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century, Apocryphal Xuande mark under the dish; Hauteur de la jarre: 22,3 cm. (8 3⁄4 in.), Diamètre du plat: 20,7 cm. (8 1⁄8 in.). Price Realised USD 5,250 (Estimate USD 4,000 - EUR 6,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020 Provenance: Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013). Christie's. Art of Asia, 25Nov - 10 Dec 2021

04 janvier 2022

A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795)

Lot 68. A blue and white 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 6 7⁄8 in. (17.4 cm.) diam., fitted cloth box. Price Realised USD 16,250 (Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000). © Christie's 2021 Provenance: Acquired in Virginia, 1988. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021
03 janvier 2022

A small yellow-ground aubergine and green-enameled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

Lot 65. A small yellow-ground aubergine and green-enameled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in aubergine enamel within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 41⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) diam. Price Realised USD 5,000 (Estimate USD 2,000 - USD 3,000). © Christie's 2021 Provenance: Acquired in Ireland, 1999. Christie's. Art of China and Japan, New York, 1 Dec - 14 Dec 2021
17 novembre 2021

A large Longquan celadon 'dragon' dish, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)

Lot 336.  A large Longquan celadon 'dragon' dish, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368); Diameter 35 cm, 13¾ in. Lot sold: 44,100 GBP (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP). (C) 2021 Sotheby's with rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim, the interior carved with a coiling dragon, covered overall with a sea-green glaze. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 6th November 2013, lot 262. Literature: Jean-Paul Desroches, Two Americans in Paris, A Quest for Asian Art, 2016, Paris, no.... [Lire la suite]
31 octobre 2021

A fine green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722)

Lot 7. A fine green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 25 cm. Lot sold: 1,638,000 HKD (Estimate: 600,000 - 800,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 the interior vibrantly enamelled with a medallion enclosing a ferocious five-clawed dragon writhing amidst flames and cloud scrolls in pursuit of a flaming pearl, surrounded at the cavetto by a pair of striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the exterior similarly decorated, all above a lotus lappet border at the foot, the... [Lire la suite]