16th century

Kunzang Ahkor. Nepal, 13th Century. Gilt Bronze. Height: 18.4 inches (46.7 cm). Photo courtesy Walter Arader Himalayan Art. Vajradhara. Tibet, 16th Century. 10.5 inches (26.7 cm). Photo courtesy Walter Arader Himalayan Art.   Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra. Tibet, 18th Century. Gilt Bronze. 13.6 Inches (35.5 cm). Photo courtesy Walter Arader Himalayan Art. Walter Arader Himalayan Art. 1016 Madison Avenue, New York 10075. T (212) 628 7625 - walter.arader@gmail.com -www.walterarader.comAsia Week in New York. A... [Lire la suite]

Italian, 16th century, Pectoral cross set with intaglios with signs of the zodiac. Photo courtesy Sotheby's inscribed: DVM SPERO VNICVM CRVCIS HAC IN IMAGINE STELLA \ SANGVINE SIC RVBEAT SPES MEA CHRISTE TVO \ AVREA CEV RVBET HAEC CHRISTIVM SPERO \ DOMINI FVGITE PARIES ADVERSA ECCE \ VICIT LEA DE TRIBV IVDA; the upper gem on the lower arm possibly earlier; gold, set with heliotrope intaglios; 84mm., 3 5/16 in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP Provenance: private collection, the Netherlands;and thence by descent to the present owners... [Lire la suite]

Italian, 16th century, Double-sided cameo with a profile of a male saint and Pyrrhus of Epirus. Photo courtesy Sotheby's  the ring with a French import mark (1838-1864); sardonyx, mounted in an early-19th century gold swivel ring; cameo: 24mm., 15/16 in. ring size Z. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 GBP Provenance: John Crewe, 2nd Baron Crewe, Crewe Hall, Cheshire;his sale, Hotel des Ventes Mobilières, Paris, 5-6 February 1851, lot 14;Robertson Davies, Toronto, until 1995 The colours of the stone and the style of dress of the... [Lire la suite]

Italian, Venice, 16th century, Incense boat. Photo courtesy Sotheby's  painted and partially gilt enamel on copper; 11 by 31 by 11cm., 4¼ by 12 1/8 by 4¼in. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 GBP Provenance: Sotheby's London, 7 July 1988, lot 9 Sotheby's. European Sculpture & Works of Art. London | 04 déc. 2013, 11:00 AM -www.sothebys.com

Italian or German, 16th century, Finger ring with Saint George and the dragon. Photo courtesy Sotheby's enamelled gold, the circular bezel set with an emerald cut intaglio - bezel: 16mm.,  10/16 in. ring size N. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 GBP  The arabesques adorning the hoop of this attractive gold ring, together with the frieze pattern encircling the bezel, indicate that it dates to the 16th century. Similar motifs are found on a German or Italian late 16th-century ring and a German mid- 16th-century ring in the... [Lire la suite]

A carved red lacquer circular incense box and cover, 16th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Of compressed globular shape with a recessed circular foot, carved through a thick layer of red lacquer with a gnarled tree issuing flowering prunus on a geometric ground, the base and interior lacquered black. 7.7cm diam. (2). Estimate HK$ 50,000 - 80,000 (€4,800 - 7,700) Compare other circular lacquer boxes and covers dated to the Yongle period, in the Qing Court collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white meiping, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Photo Sotheby's the tapering body rising to curved shoulders surmounted by a flaring neck, painted in broad cobalt-blue strokes with large peony and chrysanthemum blooms issuing from rocks in a garden landscape, all above a band of horses galloping on cresting waves, the shoulder encircled by a diaper band with quatrefoil cartouches enclosing peach sprays, the neck with stiff leaves; together with a pair of smaller blue and white meiping decorated with lotus... [Lire la suite]

A pair of blue and white bowls, Ming dynasty, 16th century. Photo Sotheby's each with rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a figure, the exterior with further figures, a deer and a horse, the base inscribed with a two-character mark reading Zhenyi. Quantité: 2 - 11.9cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimation 5,000 - 7,000 GBP  Provenance: One: Sotheby's London, 14th December 1976, lot 112.The other: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28th/29th... [Lire la suite]

A celadon-glazed peony meiping with old wood box, China, 16th century.  Small chip to mouth rim. H. 29,6 cm. Estimate 3000/5000 € Provenance: Christie's London, May 2005, Lot 172 Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de

A celadon-glazed meiping with lion mask handles, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century.  Small chip under the mouth rim, glaze frits to lion mask handles. H. 26,3 cm. Estimate 1800/2500 € Provenance: Private collection Rhineland  Nagel Auktionen. 2013/10/30. http://www.auction.de