15th century

A gilt bronze image of a bodhisattva. Tibeto-Chinese, Ming Dynasty, 15th Century. Height: 5.25 inches (13.3 cm).. Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Phurbu. China/Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, circa 12th Century. Copper alloy with remains of lacquer gilding. Length: 7.5 inches (19.1 cm). Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler   Vaishravana (Duowentian). Tibeto-Chinese, Yuan, circa 14th Century. Copper alloy. Height: 10.2 inches (26 cm).. Photo courtesy Dr. Robert R. Bigler Dr. Robert R.... [Lire la suite]

Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Betrothal casket. Photo courtesy Sotheby's certosina wood, horn and bone, lined with velvet; 15.6 by 20.5 by 11.9cm., 6 1/8  by 8 by 4 5/8 in. Estimation  6,000 — 8,000 GBP RELATED LITERATURE: P. Lorenzelli and A. Veca, Tra/e. Teche, pissidi, cofani e forzieri dall'Alto Medioevo al Barocco, exh. cat. Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo and Antiquaria Ltd., London, 1984, Bergamo, 1984, p. 270, no. 344 Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013,... [Lire la suite]

Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Games box with backgammon and chess. Photo courtesy Sotheby's certosina wood, horn and bone; 6 by 15 by 18cm., 2 3/8  by 5 7/8  by 7 1/8 in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com

  German, 15th century, Decade ring. Photo courtesy Sotheby's gold; ring size M½. Estimation  2,500 — 3,500 GBP RELATED LITERATURE: A. B. Chadour, Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch collection, Leeds, 1994, vol. 1, p. 177, no. 581 Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com  

  Embriachi Workshop, Italian, Venice, 15th century, Games box. Photo courtesy Sotheby's certosina wood, horn and bone, lined with floral paper; 6.7 by 10.5 by 17.9cm., 2 5/8  by 4 1/8  by 7in. Estimation  3,000 — 5,000 GBP Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com

A Longquan celadon-glazed 'Eight Immortals' bowl, 15th century. Photo courtesy Bonham's he heavily potted bowl moulded on the interior with the Eight Daoist Immortals standing around the well and variously holding their attributes including a flute, a sword, a leafy fan, a crutch and other objects all beneath a band of keyfret below the rim, the interior, exterior and foot covered with a thick green celadon glaze. 18cm (7in) diam. Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 (€14,000 - 18,000) - Unsold Compare a very similar bowl... [Lire la suite]

A rare large Longquan celadon-glazed yenyen vase, 15th century. Photo courtesy Bonham's Finely moulded on the body with vertical narrow ribs above the foot, the central band with floral scrolls beneath a horizontal rib, the shoulder with further densely scrolling foliate scrolls, the neck with stiff foliate lappets beneath four ribs below the flaring rim, all covered with a rich green glaze pooling attractively in the recesses, the deeply recessed foot with a loose base and sagger inside the vase. 61cm (24 3/8in)... [Lire la suite]

An unusual Longquan double-gourd vase, 15th century. Photo courtesy Bonham's The vase sturdily potted and decorated on the lower part with three applied figures of the Buddha seated on a double lotus pedestal, each beneath a cloud scroll on the upper part, the vase covered with a thick green glaze with fine diagonal crackle lines. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) high. Estimate £2,500 - 4,000 (€3,000 - 4,800)- Unsold Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street. 7 Nov 2013

Hispano-Moresque Albarello, Spain, 15th century. Photo courtesy Amir Mohtashemi Ltd Dimensions (height): 18 x 11cm.  ASIAN ART IN LONDON. 31st October - 9th November 2013. Amir Mohtashemi Ltd. Amir Mohtashemi. Phone +44 (0)20 7937 4422 - Email info@amirmohtashemi.com - Website www.amirmohtashemi.com

A mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer ‘prunus’ tray, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Photo Sotheby's.  the curved sides rising from a recessed base to an eight-lobed foliate rim, decorated with mother-of-pearl to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a scholar seated at a sampan boat admiring a riverside scenery with willow and birds, an attendant standing near the rear of the boat paddling along the lotus pond, the well encircled by an undulating composite floral scroll, all reserved on a black ground, the... [Lire la suite]