18th century

Wallpaper Panel, China, 18th century, gouache on paper. Peadody Essex Museum © 2001-2014 The Peabody Essex Museum.

Lotus Sutra, 1420, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Woodblock print on paper. Museum Purchase © 2001-2014 The Peabody Essex Museum. Lotus Sutra, 18th century, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Ink on paper. Museum Purchase © 2001-2014 The Peabody Essex Museum. The Lotus Sutra proclaims itself to be the Buddha’s ultimate teaching. First compiled at the end of the second century, the Lotus Sutra, has been printed and hand copied innumerable times. In these two examples, the brush’s movement and modulation is as apparent in the earlier Imperial... [Lire la suite]

Erotic Miniature Painting, 18th Century. Photo courtesy M.S.Rau Antiques. Signed and dated "FB 11 1782". Price: $7,850 A young woman cavorts with her playful pooches in this delightful 18th-century erotic miniature. Painted after a provocative boudoir scene by Nicolas Lafrensen the Younger, a Swedish artist working in France, this tantalizing scene was meant for private enjoyment, as it is concealed within a folding case of green velvet. Also known as Nicolas Lavreince or Lawrence, Lafrensen was a contemporary of... [Lire la suite]

A fine famille verte brushpot, bitong, 18th century. Photo Bonhams. Finely enamelled around the cylindrical body with a four-clawed dragon elaborately coiling to grasp a small flaming pearl surrounded by clouds in shades of green and red, together with stand, 12.5cm high. Sold for £6,875 (€8,673) Provenance: E.G. KostolanyThe Fiorentini Collection, purchased 26 March 1981, no.AC46Other labels include City of Manchester Art Gallery no.6960, A.J. Martin no.B.123 Bonhams. ASIAN ART INCLUDING PORCELAIN FROM THE FIORENTINI... [Lire la suite]

A small blanc-de-chine figure of a seated Guanyin, 18th century. Photo Bonhams. Potted as Guanyin seated with her robes elaborately folded over her crossed legs and raised right knee, a beaded necklace around her neck, the face with well defined features, potter's mark to back, Ho Ch'ao Ch'un, 8.5cm high. Sold for £4,000 (€5,046) Provenance: Sotheby's, 4 November 1975, lot 186The Fiorentini Collection, no.AC31 Bonhams. ASIAN ART INCLUDING PORCELAIN FROM THE FIORENTINI COLLECTION, 2 Jul 2014,... [Lire la suite]

A pair of blanc-de-chine rectangular seals, 18th century. Photo Bonhams. Each finely potted in the form of a Buddhist lion on rectangular plinth, with its head turned and a paw over a ball, incised seal characters to base, 9cm high. Sold for £3,500 (€4,398) Provenance: E.G.KostolanyThe Fiorentini Collection, purchased 3 August 1978, no.AC39 Bonhams. ASIAN ART INCLUDING PORCELAIN FROM THE FIORENTINI COLLECTION, 2 Jul 2014, Edinburgh - http://www.bonhams.com

A 'tea-dust' glazed vase, hu, 18th century. Photo Bonhams. The lobed baluster body, trumpet neck and two zoomorphic pierced handles all under an even finely-mottled glaze of greenish tone, extending inside the neck and foot, 31cm high. Sold for £3,750 (€4,712). Provenance: Sotheby's, 13 December 1983, lot 311The Fiorentini Collection, no.AC52 Bonhams. ASIAN ART INCLUDING PORCELAIN FROM THE FIORENTINI COLLECTION, 2 Jul 2014, Edinburgh - http://www.bonhams.com

Enea leaving Troy with his brother Anchise and son Ascanio, France, late 17th century. Photo courtesy Brun Fine Arts. A Marble Bust of a Lady, Florence, 18th century. Photo courtesy Brun Fine Arts. Portrait of Bartolomeo Compagni, Oil on panel, Florence, 16th century. Photo courtesy Brun Fine Arts. A Silver Plaque with s Relief of a Young Man, Rome, early 19th century. Photo courtesy Brun Fine Arts. White Marble Busts of Mars and Minerva, on a black portor marble pedestal, Italy, early 19th century; h. 67 cm. Photo... [Lire la suite]

Citrine cluster brooch-pendant by Boucheron, Paris, c.1940.  Invisibly set sapphire and diamond leaf brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris. 18th century topaz pendant earrings. MASTERPIECES London 2014. S.J. PHILLIPS LTD. STAND D8.139 New Bond Street, London, W1S 2TL, United Kingdom,. T +44 20 76 29 62 61 - F +44 20 74 95 61 80. E-mail  nicolas@sjphillips.com - Website http://www.sjphillips.com/

Chinese porcelain blue ewer made for the Islamic market, Jingdezhen, China, 18th century.  MASTERPIECES LONDON 2014. AMIR MOHTASHEMI LTD. STAND C5. 69 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BG, United Kingdom. T +44 20 7937 4422 - F +44 20 7937 4411 - www.amirmohtashemi.com - info@amirmohtashemi.com