12 mai 2023

A large painted pottery horse, Tang dynasty

Lot 124. Property from a French Private Collection. A large painted pottery horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)41.5 cm. Lot Sold 4,445 EUR (Estimate 2,000 - 4,000 EUR). © Sotheby's Provenance: Galerie Christian Deydier, Paris, 5th December 1998.  Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023
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13 avril 2023

A cast silver miniature figure of a horse, Qing dynasty

 Lot 56. A cast silver miniature figure of a horse, Qing dynasty; 10.9cm length. Sold for US$20,400 (Estimate US$2.000 - 3.000). © Bonhams 2001-2023 Realistically modeled and heavily cast, the horse standing four-square looking straight ahead with ears pricked in alert, the eyes and snout well-defined, the mane and tail with finely incised lines, the under belly with a small aperture and unpolished patch, the surface tarnished to a silvery grey showing patches of malachite incrustations. ... [Lire la suite]
30 mars 2023

Chinese Ceramics sold at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2023

Lot 527. Property from the Collection of Robin Bradley Martin. The Guennol 'Jun' blue-glazed small dish, Northern Song- Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 4½ in., 11.5 cm. Lot Sold 50,800 USD (Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © 2023 Sotheby's Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London, 17th April 1979.The Guennol Collection (collection of Alastair Bradley Martin and Edith Martin), and thence by descent. Literature: Amy G. Poster, 'Chun-yao Glazed Stoneware Dish', The Guennol Collection, vol.... [Lire la suite]
08 février 2023

Tang dynasty bronze sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 January 2023

Lot 3013. A pair of bronze figures of horses, Tang dynasty (618-907); l. 22.2 cm; h. 14.6 cm. Lot sold: 1,008,000 HKD (Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. with 3 X-rays. Provenance: Acquired in Japan, 1990s, by repute. Lot 3045. A small gilt-bronze 'lion' support, Tang dynasty (618-907); w. 9.7 cm. Lot sold: 81,900 HKD (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 HKD). © 2023 Sotheby's. Provenance: Mandala Fine Arts, Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]
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19 décembre 2022

A pair of painted pottery horses, Six Dynasties (265-589)

Lot 295. A pair of painted pottery horses, Six Dynasties (265-589). Length 20.3 cm, 8 in. (2). Lot sold: 44,100 GBP (Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. the animals standing four-square on a rectangular base, caparisoned and draped in blankets billowing in the wind. Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth, New York, 21st December 1987. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December 2022
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19 décembre 2022

A pair of painted pottery horses, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Lot 231. A pair of painted pottery horses, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Length 48 cm, 18⅞ in. Lot sold: 8,820 GBP (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. teach horse modelled in two sections comprising a naturalistic head and a rounded body, the grey pottery body painted with polychrome details. Provenance: Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 25th February 1988. Sotheby's. HOTUNG | 何東 The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung | Part II: Day. London, 8 December... [Lire la suite]

11 décembre 2022

A small white jade carving of a horse, 18th-19th century

Lot 58. A small white jade carving of a horse, 18th-19th century; 5.3cm (2 1/8in) wide. Sold for HKD 95,625 (Estimate HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Skilfully worked as a recumbent horse with its front legs gently bent and its head turned over its back, the body rendered with taut haunches terminating in a long tail swept to its right, the narrow and long head detailed with a pair of wide and alert eyes, below its finely incised bifurcated mane, the stone of an even pale celadon-tinged... [Lire la suite]
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01 octobre 2022

A painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)

  Lot 717. A painted pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). Height 14⅜ in., 36.5 cm. Lot sold: 3,528 USD (Estimate: 1,500 - 2,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property of a Private Collector, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Provenance: Schoeni Fine Oriental Art, Hong Kong, 19th December 1998. Sotheby's. China 5000 Years, New York, 27 september 2022
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28 août 2022

A small mottled grey jade carving of a horse, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Lot 637. A small mottled grey jade carving of a horse, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); Longueur : 5,6 cm. (2 1⁄4 in.). Price Realised EUR 3,780 (Estimate EUR 3,000 - EUR 5,000). © Christie's 2022 Christie's. Five Private Collections. London, 5 July - 19 July 2022
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04 août 2022

Han dynasty bronzes sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 July 2022

Lot 3015. A gilt and silvered bronze 'dragon' basin, Western Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 9); 17 cm, original Japanese wood box with a label dated 14th November 1947. Lot sold: 126,000 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: Collection of Kinpei Takeuchi (1873-1960).Collection of Ryuichi Sano (1889-1977), acquired in Tokyo, 1950s.Collection of the Sano Art Museum, Mishima, Japan.Christie's New York, 22nd March 2013, lot 1252 (US$6,250). Literature: Sano... [Lire la suite]