01 décembre 2010
$16.7 Million Cranes Lift Christie's Chinese Art and Ceramics Sale in Hong Kong
One of a pair of Cloisonne enamel double crane censers of Yongzheng reign. EPA/YM YIK.
HONG KONG (REUTERS).- A Hong Kong tycoon paid $16.7 million on Wednesday for a quartet of Chinese cloisonne cranes at a Christie's sale in Hong Kong that also saw strong prices paid for high-end Chinese ceramics amid a white-hot streak in the market. While parts of Europe have plunged into a debt crisis and the U.S. economy remains stagnant, China's antique-loving millionaires are splashing out on rare Chinese antiques and ceramics, driven by... [Lire la suite]
01 décembre 2010
Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906), Meuble-vitrine

01 décembre 2010
Sotheby's to Offer Important Old Master and 19th Century Paintings From the Collection of J. E. Safra
Luca Carlevarijs, Piazzetta, Venice (detail). Estimate: $2/3 million. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will offer old master and 19th century paintings from the extraordinary private collection of J. E. Safra in a single-owner evening sale on 26 January 2011 in New York. The auction offers a wide range of styles and genres including Dutch, Italian and French pictures, and is highlighted by significant works from Luca Carlevarijs, Giovanni Paolo Panini and Jacopo Amigoni. The evening sale will open for exhibition on 22... [Lire la suite]
01 décembre 2010
Quatre vues de Venise, XIXe et XXe siècles

01 décembre 2010
Christie's to Present Important Auctions of Antiquities and Ancient Jewelry in December
A Roman Marble Torso of a God or an Athlete, Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D. Estimate: $300,000 - 500,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s will offer two sales of ancient art that will take place on December 9- Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky and Ancient Jewelry. The sales will feature over 300 lots that range from Predynastic Egypt through to the Byzantine period, including a highly important Cycladic marble reclining female figure. Highlights comprise an... [Lire la suite]
01 décembre 2010
Exceptionnel vase de lettré en spathfluor vert . Chine, XIXe siècle.

01 décembre 2010
Verseuse en jade néphrite céladon s'inspirant d'une forme tibétaine. Chine, période Quianlong.

01 décembre 2010
"The First Emperor, China's entombed warriors" @ the Art Gallery of New South Wales
A security man, in silhouette, stands guard at the exhibition of "The First Emperor, China's entombed warriors" at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Discovered by villagers in 1974, the underground army was created to protect the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC) in readiness for the afterlife. AP Photo / Jeremy Piper. .
SYDNEY.- The First Emperor: China’s entombed warriors brings to Sydney one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of our time. Australia... [Lire la suite]