5 septembre 2010

Plate, "dragons and pearl" pattern. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; inscription "Nôi phu thi trung" (Made for the Central Palace), 3,2 x 15cm. Lê-Trinh period, Trinh Doanh government, 1740-1767). Gilft of John D. Constable 2007.401. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Plate. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; inscription "Nôi phu thi doai" (Made for the Western Palace), 3,4 x 14,5cm. Lê-Trinh period, Trinh Sâm government, 1767-1782). Gilft of John D. Constable 2007.402. Museum of Fine Arts,... [Lire la suite]

Georges de LA TOUR (Vic-sur-Seille, 1593 - Lunéville, 1652), Saint Joseph charpentier. Vers 1640. Huile sur toile. H. : 1,37 m. ; L. : 1,02 m. Donation Percy Moore Turner, 1948. R.F. 1948-27. Musée du Louvre © R.M.N./G. Blot Saint Joseph, patron des charpentiers, travaille une poutre devant l'Enfant Jésus qui semble déjà y voir le bois de sa croix. De Londres à Paris : l'histoire d'un don Le tableau apparaît en 1938, peu de temps après la redécouverte spectaculaire de l’œuvre de Georges de La Tour. Il appartient alors à... [Lire la suite]

Pot à chaux, Chine, Bleu de Huê, XIXe siècle. Collection Duong-Hà, Hô Chi Minh Ville, Vietnam.En porcelaine blanche à décor peint en bleu de cobalt sous couverte. Pot à Chaux, Chine, Bleu de Huê, XIXe siècle. Collection Duong-Hà, Hô Chi Minh Ville, Vietnam.En porcelaine blanche à décor peint en bleu de cobalt sous couverte. Pot à Chaux, Chine, Bleu de Huê, XIXe siècle. Collection Duong-Hà, Hô Chi Minh Ville, Vietnam.En porcelaine blanche à décor peint en bleu de cobalt sous couverte. Pot à Chaux, Chine, Bleu... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Chinese Rank Badges. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Each of square form, depicting a pheasant and the pearl of wisdom before clouds and above waves, couched in gold, silver, green and lavender threads, worn by a civilian official, later silk floral borders, framed. 14 1/4 x 15 Inches. Estimate $700-900 Property of a Lady Three Pairs of Chinese Rank Badges. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Comprising a pair worked in gold and colored silk with a... [Lire la suite]

Plate, "the gathering of dragon and clouds" pattern. China for Vietnam, ordered pattern porcelain, Tây Son dynasty (1778-1802). Collection Alain Truong

An Exceptional Pair of Finely Carved Chippendale Director Style Chinoiserie Pier Glasses. English, Circa 1860. Each mirror is divided into two main sections by 'C'-scrolls, 'S'-scrolls and rockwork. The upper sections are further divided by a temple folly and foliate tendrils and flanked by twelve further mirrored panels. The frame is richly carved with fleshy acanthus, 'C' and 'S'-scrolls and perching Ho-Ho Birds on rocaille, water-work bases, the whole surmounted by a rustic Chinese figure within a fanciful pagoda.... [Lire la suite]

A Large Blue and White Porcelain Water Dropper in the form of a Mythical Lion (Haetae). Joseon dynasty (19th century). Photo: Christie´s Images Ltd 2010Modelled as a seated lion supporting a large double-gourd bottle balanced on a tasseled saddle, the lion's mane, eye pupils, beard and tail accented by lines and dabs of underglaze blue as well as blue decorative florets and cord of the neck bell, the base of the double-gourd flask moulded with a band of lappets picked out in underglaze blue; the vessel also applied with a glossy,... [Lire la suite]

David Bailly (Leiden 1584 - Leiden 1657), Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols, 1651. Oil on wood, 65 x 97,5 cm. Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden The son of a Flemish calligrapher and fencing master, David Bailly first apprenticed to a local painter in Leiden and then to a portrait painter in Amsterdam. He worked for a short time as a journeyman in Hamburg before traveling to Venice and Rome at the age of twenty-five. On his return voyage, Bailly probably worked for several German princes. Back in the Netherlands in 1613, he... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine Guanyin. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Each standing on a square stylized rockwork base, each figure dressed in long layered robes, holding a lingzhi fungus in one hand, a small deer standing in attendance dressed with a collar hung with bells, plumes and lingzhi fungus, a vase of flowers balanced on his back, impressed seal mark. Height 15 1/2 inches. Estimate $8,000-10,000 Chinese Blanc de Chine Seated Guanyin. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York ... [Lire la suite]

Gabriël Metsu (Dutch, 1629–1667), The Artist as the Prodigal Son, 1661. Oil on panel, 35.5 x 30.5cm © Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden Photographer DUBLIN.- An exhibition of some 40 of the finest and most celebrated masterpieces by the Dutch 17th-century artist Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) was formally opened in the National Gallery of Ireland yesterday by Mary Hanafin, T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. The exhibition, Gabriel Metsu: Rediscovered Master of the Dutch Golden Age features... [Lire la suite]