09 octobre 2020
A small gilt-bronze figure of seated Avalokiteshvara, Late Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century

16 août 2019
An unusual bronze square mirror, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century
Lot 502. An unusual bronze square mirror, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century; 5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) square. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 9,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2008.
One side cast with two confronted lions wildly leaping on either side of the central knop on a ground of tiny bosses within a raised outer border, the reverse plain, the silvery surface with areas of satiny black patina and green encrustation.
Provenance: Acquired at auction,... [Lire la suite]
28 janvier 2019
A fine silk samite fragment with confronted deer and lions, Central Asia, Sogdiana, 8th-9th century

28 janvier 2019
A fine silk samite fragment with deer, Central Asia, Sogdiana, 8th-9th century

08 août 2018
Steelyard, Middle East, 8th-9th century

07 août 2018
Flacon of blue glass with marvered white-thread decoration, Egypt or Syria, 8th-9th century

07 août 2018
Earthenware cup with molded decoration and yellow and green glazes, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century

07 août 2018
Earthenware cup with molded or stamped decoration and a yellow and green glaze, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century

31 juillet 2017
A rare silver spherical censer, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century

31 juillet 2017
A superb and rare parcel-gilt silver leys jar, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century
Lot 73. A superb and rare parcel-gilt silver leys jar, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century, 10.9cm., 4 1/4 in. Estimate 70,000 — 90,000 GBP. Lot sold 264,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.
of compressed globular form resting on a splayed foot and flaring at the dish-shaped mouth divided into four lobes, the body parcel-gilt and finely and delicately chased and engraved with three luscious peony sprays featuring large fully opened blooms and finely-veined feathery leaves, with a... [Lire la suite]