20 septembre 2010
A molded and enamelled porcelain figural snuff bottle, 1796-1820.
A molded and enamelled porcelain figural snuff bottle, 1796-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's
molded and decorated in famille-rose enamels as Liu Hai stepping forward with one leg raised and wearing an iron-red gilt-decorated robe over turquoise enamelled trousers, strings of cash in his hands, and with his three-legged toad perched on his shoulder; height 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm. Estimate 8,000—12,000 USD. Lot Sold 10,000 USD
PROVENANCE: Nelly Davies.
NOTE: Lui Hai appears to have been a popular subject for... [Lire la suite]
20 septembre 2010
An enamelled porcelain reclining lady snuff bottle, 1795-1820. Attributed to Jingdezhen.
An enamelled porcelain reclining lady snuff bottle, 1795-1820. Attributed to Jingdezhen. photo courtesy Sotheby's
painted in famille-rose enamels, the bottle molded in the form of a reclining lady, her head resting on her right hand, while her left arm extends to reach her upraised left leg, both wrists with gilt bangles, her pale face gazing upward, her hair pulled high into a chignon and accessorized with two flowers, dressed in a yellow-ground robe decorated with floral medallions, over loose white pants cascading... [Lire la suite]
20 septembre 2010
“Titian and the Golden Age of Venetian Painting: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland” @ The High Museum of Art

20 septembre 2010
Topaz jewelry by Boucheron, Stern & mid 19th century

20 septembre 2010
A large 'HuanglashiI' Scholars' Rock

20 septembre 2010
A large carved coral vase. Qing dynasty, 19th century

20 septembre 2010
"Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy" @ National Gallery of Art, Washington

20 septembre 2010
A white jade snuff bottle, 1750-1850. Suzhou School
A white jade snuff bottle, 1750-1850. Suzhou School. photo courtesy Sotheby's
superbly hollowed, of rounded bulbous form resting on a small flat base, below a slightly tapered neck, well carved in low relief with a continuous scene of a figure seated by a double-gourd and a trigram-decorated censer emitting vapors spiraling upward and filling the grotto, the reverse carved with dramatic cliffs and rockwork issuing lingzhi, pine and wutong, the stone of a even white color with a russet inclusion incorporated into the... [Lire la suite]
20 septembre 2010
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