23 juin 2022
CAVAGNIS LACERENZA FINE ART at BRAFA Art Fair 2022
Figure of Aphrodite, Bronze, Roman Empire, circa 2nd Century A.D. H 20.5 cm (25 cm with stand). Courtesy Cavagnis Lacerenza Fine Art.
Provenance: Georges Manolakos, 10 rue Buffault, Paris; Charles Gillot (1853-1903), Paris, acquired from the above on October 5th, 1899; Christie's, Paris, Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot (1853-1903), March 5th, 2008, n° 150, ill.
Attributed to Giuseppe Piamontini (Florence, 1664-1742), Bacchus and Ariadne, circa 1710. Terracotta, H 27 x W 15.8 x D 15.5... [Lire la suite]21 mai 2022
A bronze 'erotica' mirror, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 3671. A bronze 'erotica' mirror, Song dynasty (960-1279); 9.7 by 9.7 cm. Lot sold 88,200 HKD (Estimate : 70,000 - 90,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022
Property from the Bertholet Collection.
Literature: Ferry M. Bertholet, Concubines and Courtesans: Women in Chinese Erotic Art, Brussels, 2010, pl. 65.
Exhibited: The Chinese Pleasure Garden: Erotic Art from the Bertholet Collection, Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin, 2011.
Gardens of Pleasure: Sex in Ancient China. An Exhibition... [Lire la suite]01 avril 2022
A bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, you, Early Western Zhou dynasty, 10th-9th century BC
Lot 718. A bronze ritual wine vessel and cover, you, Early Western Zhou dynasty, 10th-9th century BC; The vessel 6 1⁄4 in. (16 cm.) high. Price realised USD 163,800 (Estimate USD 60,000 – USD 80,000). © Christie's 2022
The bulbous body is cast on either side with a small ram's-head in relief between double lines, and the swing handle terminates at either side with an animal-head. The plain cover is cast with a circular finial. The interior of the vessel and cover are both cast with an... [Lire la suite]01 avril 2022
A very finely cast bronze ritual food vessel and cover, gui, Late Shang dynasty, 11th century BC
Lot 717. A very finely cast bronze ritual food vessel and cover, gui, Late Shang dynasty, 11th century BC; 11 1⁄8 in. (28.1 cm.) wide across handles, cloth box. Price realised USD 226,800 (Estimate USD 200,000 – USD 300,000). © Christie's 2022
The vessel is raised on a tall foot encircled by a band comprised of kui dragons centered on narrow flanges. The body is decorated with a diamond-and-boss pattern below a band with panels of diamond frets centered on two sides by a small... [Lire la suite]31 mars 2022
A rare bronze ritual tripod pouring vessel and cover, he, Late Shang dynasty-early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BC
Lot 714. A rare bronze ritual tripod pouring vessel and cover, he, Late Shang dynasty-early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th century BC; 12 1⁄4 in. (31.1 cm.) high. Price realised USD 107,100 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's 2022
The pear-shaped body is subtly lobed and cast with a double-line border above the three legs. The neck is cast with taotie masks between the top of the handle and the diagonally upright spout. The domed cover is cast below the... [Lire la suite]31 mars 2022
A superbly cast bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC
Lot 713. A superbly cast bronze ritual tripod food vessel, liding, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 7 3⁄4 in. (19.7 cm.) high, hardwood stand, Japanese double wood box. Price realised USD 819,000 (Estimate USD 100,000 – USD 150,000). © Christie's 2022
The lobed body is raised on three undecorated legs and is cast in relief with three large taotie masks divided by flanges reserved on a leiwen ground, all beneath a cicada border. The interior is cast with a... [Lire la suite]31 mars 2022
A bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC
Lot 712. A bronze ritual tripod wine vessel, jue, Late Shang dynasty, 12th-11th century BC; 8 3⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) high. Price realised USD 22,680 (Estimate USD 20,000 – USD 30,000). © Christie's 2022
The deep body is raised on three blade-shaped supports and is flat-cast on the sides with a band of stylized dragons below a band of cruciform motifs all on a leiwen ground. The posts that rise from the rim have conical caps cast with whorl motifs. An inscription, nan (son) is cast... [Lire la suite]30 mars 2022
A rare bronze dagger, 7th-6th Century BC
Lot 135. A rare bronze dagger, 7th-6th Century BC. Length 12⅝ in., 32.2 cm. Lot sold: 11,340 USD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD). © Sothebys.
Provenance: Christie's London, 12th May 1975, lot 7.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1975-present, coll. no. E.8.2.
Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 16.
Note: Compare a similar bronze dagger from the... [Lire la suite]29 mars 2022
An inscribed bronze ram-form lamp, Song - Qing dynasty
Lot 110. An inscribed bronze ram-form lamp, Song-Qing dynasty. Length 6¼ in., 16 cm. Lot sold: 15,120 USD (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the base inscribed with a fourteen-character inscription in two different seal scripts reading Jianchu liunian wuyue zao zizi sunsun yongbaoyong, translating to 'made in the 5th month of Jianchu 6th year (corresponding to 81 AD), to be treasured and for the eternal use of the sons and grandsons', wood stand.
... [Lire la suite]27 mars 2022
A rare bronze cylindrical box and cover, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Lot 39. A rare bronze cylindrical box and cover, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Height 3⅞ in., 9.9 cm. Lot sold: 16,380 USD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sothebys.
the interior cast with a sixteen-character inscription reading bo X X zuo X qi wannian zizi sunsun yongbaoyongxiang.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 13th December 1960, lot 122.
Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997).
Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.8.3.
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