28 décembre 2022
Bronzes from the Grasset collection sold at Sotheby's, Monochrome, London, 2 November 2022
Lot 205. A gold and silver-inlaid archaistic bronze censer, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Width 31.5 cm, 12⅜ in. Lot sold: £13,860 (Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000). © 2022 Sotheby's.
cast beneath the handle with a three-character inscription reading Wo Fu Ji.
Property from the Grasset collection.
Provenance: Christie's London, 8th December 1986, lot 385.
Note: The rise of Neoconfucianism in the Song dynasty (960-1279) led to a revival of interest in archaic bronze vessels,... [Lire la suite]27 décembre 2022
An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty
Lot 203. An inscribed archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Jue, Late Shang-early Western Zhou dynasty. Height 19 cm, 7½ in. Lot sold: £32,760 (Estimate: £15,000 - 25,000). © 2022 Sotheby's.
cast beneath the handle with a three-character inscription reading Wo Fu Ji.
Property from an English Private Collection.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 14th July 1970, lot 50.
Literature : Liu Yu and Lu Yan (eds.), Jin chu Yin Zhou jinwen jilu [Compilation of Recently... [Lire la suite]27 décembre 2022
An inscribed archaic bronze tripod food vessel, Ding, Shang dynasty
Lot 202. An inscribed archaic bronze tripod food vessel, Ding, Shang dynasty. Height 15.3 cm, 6 in. Lot sold: £88,200 (Estimate: £70,000 - 90,000). © 2022 Sotheby's.
the interior with an inscription who may read Zi and Long.
Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 19th-20th February 1958, lot 251.Collection of Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987).Collection of Else Sackler (1913-2000), thence by decsent.Christie's New York, 17th March 2017, lot 1001.
Literature : Robert Poor,... [Lire la suite]15 octobre 2022
An important and very rare huanghuali inscribed stone-top table, Late Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
Lot 52. An important and very rare huanghuali inscribed stone-top table, Late Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century; 89cm (35in) high x 150cm (59in) wide x 58.7cm (23in) deep. The stone 98.2cm (38 5/8in) wide x 42.5cm (16 5/8in) long. Estimate 120 000 € - 150 000 €. Sold for €504,375. Photo Fabrice Gousset.
Of rectangular form with a single floating purplish-grey and green stone panel, likely duan stone, inscbied with a calligraphic inscription, set in a mitred frame of mortise and tenon construction... [Lire la suite]04 septembre 2021
Western Zhou Dynasty Ritual Bronzes at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 August 2021
Lot 1035. A bronze chariot fitting, Western Zhou dynasty (1046 - 771 BC); h. 24.5 cm. Estimate: 30,000 - 40,000 HKD. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (C) 2021 Sotheby's
Provenance: Collection of Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), acquired prior to 1978.Christie's New York, 18th March 2009, lot 212 (USD8,125).
Literature: Jessica Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. IIA, Washington D.C., 1990, p. 82, fig. 112.
Lot... [Lire la suite]17 septembre 2017
An inscribed imitation-bronze wall vase, Qing dynasty
Lot 254. An inscribed imitation-bronze wall vase, Qing dynasty. Height 9 3/8 in., 23.9 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. © Sotheby's.
the flat-back vase well potted with the rectangular body modeled with indented corners, rising from a short splayed foot to a waisted neck flanked by a pair of dragon handles below an everted rim, carved and gilded to the front and sides with archaistic angular kuilong, reserved on a... [Lire la suite]