1900

Lot 180. An inscribed Yixing teapot, signed Wu Changshuo, dated to gengzi cyclical year, corresponding to 1900; 7 in. (17.8 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000. Price realised HKD 562,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Well potted with an ovoid body and a c-shaped handle, the exterior is decorated with a scholar seated under a pine tree. The reverse is incised with a poetic inscription, signed Wu Changshuo. Literature: Shahu xuancui, Shanghai, 2008, p. 182. Christie's. THE... [Lire la suite]

Josef Hoffmann, Beaker, 1912, clear glass, etching, corroding, gilding, J & L Lobmeyr, Dm: 6,7 cm, H: 10 cm, MAK © MAK-Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art. VENICE - With over 300 works, mostly from the collection of the MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art in Vienna and from private collections, the exhibition The Glass of the Architects. Vienna 1900-1937, curated by Rainald Franz, will run from April 18th to July 31st, 2016 on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, in Venice. The... [Lire la suite]

Floral and greenery tiara, Child & Child, 1900 - Tadema Gallery

Alphonse Mucha shown with posters for Sarah Bernhardt in his studio, c. 1901. Gelatin silver print © Mucha Trust 2015 NORWICH.- The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, Norwich announces a new exhibition Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty. The Sainsbury Centre is one of the UK’s principal places for the study and display of Art Nouveau. Following on from the 2012 exhibition, The First Moderns: Art Nouveau from Nature to Abstraction and 2014 Sense and Sensuality: Art Nouveau... [Lire la suite]

Lucy KEMP-WELCH, Horses bathing in the sea, 1900, oil on canvas, 152.9 x 306.5 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased, 1900, 93-2 © Estate of Lucy Kemp-Welch  MELBOURNE.- From the mythical winged horse Pegasus to Phar Lap’s victorious Melbourne Cup, three thousand years of the horse in art is displayed in the NGV Collection exhibition The Horse, opening on 14 August. Tony Ellwood, Director, NGV, said, ‘The horse has been a constant source of inspiration to artists throughout the world and... [Lire la suite]

  Tiffany & Co. An Art Nouveau Black Opal, Diamond and Enamel Necklace, 1900. Photo PHILLIPS The front suspending an oval cabochon black opal, within an enamel and circular-cut diamond frame, to the collet-set peridot and white opal gold chain, mounted in 14K yellow gold, length 23 inches. Signed 'Tiffany & Co.'. Estimate $15,000 - 20,000. SOLD FOR $32,500. PHILLIPS; JEWELS 6 DECEMBER 2012 NEW YORK

A rare and unusual jade pierced scholar's rock, China, around 1900. Photo Auktionshaus Stahl. Carved celadon-green jade. Naturalistically shaped rock, ressembling bumpy and weathered stones in nature. At the front a relief with 5 bats. On an exceptional hardwood stand (add.). Overall h. 30,5 cm. Estimation : 6 500 €  Auktionshaus Stahl. Vendredi 27 septembre 2013. Graumannsweg 54 - 22087 Hamburg. Tel.: +49 (0) 40 34 34 71.

Deux sentences parallèles en bois naturel à décor marqueté de nacre, Tonkin, Nam Dinh (Vietnam), vers 1900. Photo courtesy Expertissim. de calligraphies, d'oiseaux et d'arbres en fleurs. L'un des panneaux fendus dans la longueur. Prix vendu 312,50 € (Commissions et TVA incluses) Expertissim. http://www.expertissim.com

Antique Peridot, Diamond and Pearl Necklace. Image courtesy of Lang Antiques. A unique and alluring Edwardian necklace, circa 1900, showcasing a glistening pair of lime green emerald-cut peridots, one of which surmounts, and one of which dangles from a twinkling platinum and rose-cut diamond wreath enlivened with four lustrous natural pearls. This wonderful and ravishing antique jewel measures 1 5/16 inch by 1 1/8 inch. Price: $2,950.00 http://www.langantiques.com

Broche émail, saphir, améthyste, perles et diamants. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2008 En forme de papillon, le corps composé d'un saphir rose et d'une améthyste, la tête formée d'une perle (non testée), les ailes en émail bleu et vert en plique-à-jour souligné de petits diamants ronds taillés en rose, les pattes en or jaune, montures en argent et or jaune, vers 1900. Estimate €6,000 - €8,000. Price Realized €20,900 AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ENAMEL, SAPPHIRE, AMETHYST, PEARL, DIAMOND, SILVER AND GOLD BUTTERFLY BROOCH ... [Lire la suite]