14 mai 2011
Chinese Textiles @ Christie's. Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles, 13 May 2011
A Chao Fu or festive robe. Qing dynasty, Mid 19th century. Photo 2911 Christie's Ltd
the summer weave silk embroidered in counted stitch with silk and gilt thread dragons, bound in bright blue kinran; mounted in plexi glass box Estimate £3,000 - £5,000. Price Realized £20,000
A formal court robe or chifu. Qing dynasty, circa 1840-1850. Photo 2911 Christie's Ltd
kesi woven with a fretwork ground with apple green swastikas, with cuffs and bindings en suite, with nine gilt dragons. Estimate £8,000 - £15,000. Price Realized... [Lire la suite]
09 novembre 2010
An embroidered blue ground dragon robe & An embroidered blue gauze summer dragon robe, 19th Century

24 mars 2010
Chinese textiles @ Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 23 Mar 2010, New York
A fine and rare gold 'kesi' 'one hundred birds' jacket. Qing dynasty, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's
finely woven depicting 'one hundred birds' in a landscape with trees flowers including pomegranates, finger citrons, nandina berries, crab apples, and peaches - width 63 in., 160 cm. Est. 20,000—30,000 USD. Lot Sold 50,000 USD
NOTE: Compare a 'one hundred boys' informal robe in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, illustrated by Robert Jacobsen, Imperial Silks: Ch'ing Dynasty Textiles in The... [Lire la suite]
16 juin 2009
Passion for Fashion: Six Mariano Fortuny @ Kerry Taylor Auctions
A Mariano Fortuny stencilled white gauze tabard, early 20th century
printed with Near Eastern motifs of black scrolls and edging lines, side slits, chest approx 101cm, 40in. Estimate £600 - £800
Note : cf. Mariano Fortuny His Life & Work, Guillermo de Osma, p.214 for a photograph of an identical tunic in the Museo Fortuny, photograph archive Venice
A Mariano Fortuny raspberry-pink silk Delphos gown, circa 1935,
the stencilled tie belt marked to the reverse `Fortuny', the shoulders threaded... [Lire la suite]