20 juin 2011
The Melikian Collection of chinese amber @ Bonhams
A carved amber group of playful children. 18th Century. Photo Bonhams
Depicting five little boys teasing a cat that sits on a drum while another cat nestles to one side, the amber of dark honey brown hue with some incised details and deep fissure lines. 3 1/3in (8.5cm) long - Estimate: US$6,000 - 9,000
Property from the Melikian Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
A carved amber figure of a Chinese gentleman. Photo Bonhams
With his chest and belly exposed, his face with a grimace, his long queue extending down his back. 4 3/8in... [Lire la suite]25 juin 2009
A collection of jade brush washer, brush rest, brush pot, cups, water coupes and carvings
A carved white jade brush pot. Qing Dynasty
Finely carved to resemble a plum tree trunk, a magpie perched on one of its blooming branches, all rendered in high relief and some deep undercutting; the evenly hued stone polished to a soft luster marked with pinpoint icy-white inclusions and a few dark spots. 4 1/4in (10.8cm) high. Estimate: $7,000 - 10,000
A mottled greenish white jade water coupe. 17th/18th Century
The ovoid contours of the boulder ingeniously retained to create a shallow basin shaped as two... [Lire la suite]