Beth Lipman, Pitcher with Vines, 2011. Courtesy Claire Oliver Gallery © Beth Lipman
Spectacular, new, large-scale sculpture by Beth Lipman inspired by Oscar Wilde's quote, "I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china."
Jan 17 - Mar 9, 2013. Claire Oliver Gallery. www.ClaireOliver.com
Beth Lipman, Sideboard with Blue China, 2012. Courtesy Claire Oliver Gallery © Beth Lipman
Rare vase balustre en porcelaine à col en forme d'oignon, Chine, Époque Kangxi (1662-1722). Photo Iegor
Repose sur un pied évasé, de forme balustre, le col en forme d'oignon, le pied à décor incisé sous couverte d'une frise de grecques et d'une frise de ruyi, la panse décorée en bleu cobalt sous couverte d'un dragon volant à quatre griffes, le col de perles flammées en rouge de fer sur couverte. Marque apocryphe Chenghua à quatre caractères en bleu cobalt sous couverte au dessous.
La virtuosité de la méthode utilisée pour l'exécution du décor de ce vase en fait une pièce exceptionnelle. Tout d'abord, le motif du dragon était incisé ; ensuite, de la poudre bleu cobalt était déposée dans ces sillons; ensuite, la pièce était émaillée et cuite. Enfin, le décor en rouge était peint sur la glaçure.
H : 21.5cm - 8.5''. Estimation : 8 000 / 12 000 $
A RARE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE WITH A GARLIC NECK. CHINA, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Resting on a flared rim, of baluster form, with a garlic neck, the foot with an underglaze décor of incisions depicting a frieze of grecques as well as a frieze of ruyi, the belly adorned in underglaze cobalt blue with a flying four-claw dragon, the neck with iron-red flamed pearls above the glaze. Apocryphal four-character Chenghua mark in under glaze cobalt blue on the bottom.
The dexterity and the virtuosity required to execute this décor make this vase an exceptional piece. First, the dragon design had been incised on the piece still unglazed; second, blue powder had been deposed within the cavities; third, the piece had been glazed and cooked. Finally, the iron-red above-glaze motifs were executed.
Iegor. Samedi 26 janvier 2013. Nouvel Hôtel des Encans - 872 rue du Couvent - Angle Saint-Antoine Ouest - Montréal, Canada.www.iegor.net
Rare vase en forme de grenade en porcelaine à glaçure céladon, Chine, Époque Qianlong (1736-1785). Photo Iegor
Reposant sur un pied annulaire, la panse fortement bombée, le col court évasé, orné d'un décor moulé sous glaçure d'un filet constitué d'une corde dont les fils sont détaillés et dont les multiples recoupements forment des boucles façon ruyi, dans ses mailles des chrysanthèmes d'un côté, des crabes de l'autre. Marque impériale Qianlong en bleu sous couverte à six caractères en kaishu au dessous. Étiquette Christie's au dessous : « Mar 96, 181 ». Vient avec une ancienne boîte japonaise en bois.
Les crabes par homophonie sont rattachés à l'idée de réussite aux concours. Ainsi l'association de deux crabes, comme il en est sur ce vase, transcrit l'expression « Er jia chuan lut », c'est-à-dire « ayant deux lauréats du concours impérial dans la famille ». Fruits et fleurs ont servi d'inspiration aux céramistes de la dynastie Qing qui, comme ici, transcrivirent les formes observées dans la nature dans la porcelaine.La grenade est emblème de fertilité.
Pour un vase similaire par la forme et d'époque Qianlong, se reporter au lot 1183 de la vente Christie's New York des 13 et 14 septembre 2012.
Un vase de forme similaire mais d'époque Yongzheng se trouve dans les collections du Musée National du Palais à Taipei.
H : 19.5cm - 7.75''. Estimation : 6 000 / 8 000 $
A FINE AND RARE CELADON-GLAZED POMEGRANATE-FORM VASE. CHINA, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1785)
Rising from a ring foot to a short collar with an everted rim, with a globular body, adorned with an underglaze molded decor of a net whose interlacings depict ruyi fungus, amidst the net are chrysanthemums on one side, and two crabs to the other side. Qianlong imperial mark in cobalt-blue underglaze in kaishu on the base. Christie's label to the bottom : «Mar 96, 181 ». Together with its Japanese cubic wooden case and lid.
Crabs are associated to the idea of success at competitions. Indeed, the combination of two crabs, as illustrated on this vase, means «Er jia chuan lut », i.e. « having two laureates of the imperial competition in the family ». Fruits and flowers served as inspiration to the Qing-dynasty potters, with the natural shapes translated into both porcelain shapes and other decorations laden with hidden meanings. Pomegranate is a well-known emblem of fertility.
For a vase of similar shape and of the Qianlong period, please see Christie's New York, September 13 and 14, 2012, lot 1183. A vase of similar shape but of the Yongzheng period is housed in the collections of the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Iegor. Samedi 26 janvier 2013. Nouvel Hôtel des Encans - 872 rue du Couvent - Angle Saint-Antoine Ouest - Montréal, Canada.www.iegor.net
Diamond Devant De Corsage © Sotheby’s
The design of this mid-19th century brooch was inspired by nature. It sold for 75,400 Swiss francs ($71,835). It is from the estate of Henriette de l'Espine, S.A.S. la Princesse Louis de Croÿ.
Diamond Devant De Corsage © Sotheby's
This piece, signed by Vever, circa 1900, has remained in the same family collection for a century and is one of the most important pieces of French Belle Époque jewelry to come to the market in many years. It sold for 777,000 Swiss francs ($740,263). Designed as an articulated floral branch, it is set with cushion-shaped, circular and rose cut diamonds, the flower heads set en tremblant, mounted in silver, yellow and pink gold. It is from the Estate of Henriette de l'Espine, S.A.S. la Princesse Louis de Croÿ.
Pink topaz and diamond bracelet © Sotheby's
This very fine pink topaz and diamond bracelet sold for 181,000 Swiss francs ($172,442). It was made around 1830. It is from the Estate of Henriette de l'Espine, S.A.S. la Princesse Louis de Croÿ.
A pair of Chinese Export French Royal sugar bowls and covers, circa 1732-38. Photo Christie's ImageLtd 2012
Unusual domed knops and leaf feet, two upright green and two curling yellow; gilt and enamel motifs inside the covers and on the bases 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high (4). Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Provenance: Acquired from Cohen and Pearce, London, 1993.
Property of the late Benjamin F. Edwards III.
A Chinese Export French Royal teapot and cover, circa 1730. Photo Christie's ImageLtd 2012
The globular body raised on a pedestal foot, bird-head spout opposite a loop handle; 7¾ in. (20 cm.) wide (2). Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Provenance: Acquired from Cohen and Pearce, London, 1993.
Property of the late Benjamin F. Edwards III.
A Chinese Export French Royal ecuelle and cover, circa 1730. Photo Christie's ImageLtd 2012
With a pair of blue scallop shell handles; 4¼ in. (11 cm.) high (2). Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
Provenance: Acquired from Cohen and Pearce, London, 1993.
Property of the late Benjamin F. Edwards III.
A Chinese Export large French Royal plate, circa 1730. Photo Christie's ImageLtd 2012
A large coat-of-arms in the center; 11 in. (28 cm.) diameter. Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
Provenance: Acquired from Cohen and Pearce, London, 1993.
Property of the late Benjamin F. Edwards III.
A pair of French Royal boughpots and a French Royal salt, circa 1730. Photo Christie's ImageLtd 2012
En suite with the preceding lots, the boughpots with pierced tops to hold the stems; 7 in. (17.5 cm.) wide, the boughpots (3). Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Provenance: Acquired from Cohen and Pearce, London, 1995.
Property of the late Benjamin F. Edwards III.
Notes: Emblazoned with the arms of the French crown surrounded by the orders of St. Michel and the Saint Esprit, this extraordinary pair of sugar bowls and the four lots that follow are from a service commissioned for Louis XV from the Conseil de direction de Canton probably in two parts, as Antoine Lebel's archival research has shown (see French and Swiss Armorials on Chinese Export Porcelain), now believed by him and other scholars to have been in 1732 and 1738 (with a separate 1733 order for 12 matching bidets). Their rich iron-red, cobalt blue and white detailing recalls Japanese Imari porcelains by which there were, no doubt, inspired, and their forms reflect the very latest European fashion, soon to be made in European porcelain.
Although silver services would most likely have been used for official meals, the King and his private guests would likely have dined on this very grand Chinese porcelain in his newly constructed winter dining room on the third floor of the Château de Versailles. The service was in royal use until 1753, when Louis XV received his first, celebrated service from the Vincennes factory, after which time the Chinese service was first employed by officials in the King's court and then distributed among royal chateaux in Paris and its environs, much eventually descending in the Orleans branch of the royal family. See French historian Stéphane Castelluccio's new work on the royal inventories, including references to the service ("Le service de porcelain de Chine aux armes de Louis XV," L'Objet d'Art, April 2011, pps. 66-72).
These five lots are the last of a magnificent group of French royal Chinese export collected by the late Benjamin F Edwards III. The first part of the group was sold at Christie's, New York over three sales: 22 January 2002, 22 January 2002 and 20 January 2004.
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 2013. New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
Paire de candélabres aux chinois. Époque Louis XV. Photo Europ Auction
en bronze ciselé, laque, doré et vernis européen, à deux bras de lumière figurant des personnages chinois reposant sur une base rocaille. H 37 cm. Estimation : 150 000 / 200 000 €
Nous ne savons pas à quel marchand-mercier inventif nous devons la création de ces chinois en bronze laqué qui furent à la mode, semble-t-il entre 1735 et 1745 et qui ornaient divers types d'objets, subsistant en petit nombre, presse-papiers, écritoire et particulièrement pendules et candélabres parfois assortis. Ces chinois en vernis Martin pourraient avoir été laqués dans l'atelier de Guillaume Martin lui-même (mort en 1749).
Europ Auction. Mercredi 16 janvier 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salles 5 & 6 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris. Tel : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 05 - Fax : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 33
Pendule à l'éléphant en bronze ciselé, laque, doré et vernis européen. Époque Louis XV. Photo Europ Auction
Elle est sommée de deux personnages chinois polychromes vêtus d'un habit traditionnel se protégeant du soleil en tenant chacun une ombrelle. Le cadran qui affiche les heures en chiffres romains prend place sur le dos d'un superbe éléphant en bronze patiné s'apprêtant à barrir. Il est signé ETIENNE LE NOIR à PARIS. L'ensemble repose sur une base rocaille simulant un tertre rocheux. H 50, L 38 cm. Estimation : 150 000 / 180 000 €
Bibliographie J-D. Augarde, «Les Ouvriers du Temps.
La Pendule à Paris de Louis XIV à Napoléon Ier», édition Antiquorum, Londres, 1996.
P. Kjellberg, « Encyclopédie de la Pendule française du Moyen-âge au XX° siècle », éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1997.
“ Etienne Lenoir à Paris ” est la signature utilisée par l'association entre Etienne II Lenoir, reçu maitre le 26 novembre 1717 et son fils Pierre-Etienne, reçu maitre le 26 février 1743. Ce prestigieux atelier collabora avec les meilleurs marchands merciers et les plus célèbres ébénistes de l'époque.
Les pendules à animaux connaissent un grand succès sous le règne de Louis XV et leur aspect pittoresque en fait un des modèles les plus recherches à cette époque friande d'exotisme.
Les animaux " exotiques " fascinent. Ainsi, se développent les pendules au rhinocéros, au dromadaire, au taureau.
La pendule à l'elephant est le modèle le plus en vogue. L'éléphant, présenté aux yeux des européens par les ambassadeurs du roi de Siam en 1686, dont le motif avait déja été utiliséà la Renaissance sur des horloges automates, devient une des figures favorites des bronziers.
Il existe plusieurs modèles de pendules à l'elephant : le mouvement est tantôt surmonté d'un chinois à l'ombrelle, tantot d'un indien avec carquois et flèches, enfin d'un amour.
Europ Auction. Mercredi 16 janvier 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salles 5 & 6 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris. Tel : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 05 - Fax : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 33
Chinese Garden Export Silver Tankard. Circa 1850.
A beautiful mid-19th-century Chinese export silver presentation tankard by Cutching of Canton. This double-skinned vessel features a repoussé exterior of a tranquil garden scene executed in wonderful detail. A dragon, the Chinese symbol of power and good fortune, serves as the handle of this lovely cup. Marked "CU". 4 1/2" wide (with handle) x 4" high. Price: $9,850 www.rauantiques.com
Chinese Export Silver Presentation Tankard. Circa 1890.
This beautiful presentation silver tankard by Wang Hing of Hong Kong is a magnificent example of late 19th-century Chinese export silver. This double-skinned vessel features a repoussé exterior of a battle executed in incredible detail. A dragon, the Chinese symbol of power and good fortune, serves as the handle of this fantastic tankard. Marked "WH". 4 1/2" wide (with handle) x 4 1/2" high. Price: $9,850 www.rauantiques.com
Large Chinese Export Silver Tankard. Circa 1860
A great battle unfolds in wonderful repoussé work upon this beautiful Chinese export silver tankard. Crafted by Lee Ching of Canton, Shanghai and Hong Kong, this doube-skinned form is a fine example of mid-19th century Chinese silver created specifically to meet Western tastes. The addition of a dragon-formed handle, the Chinese symbol of good luck and strength, completes the tankards wonderful design. Marked "LEE CHING". 4 3/4" wide x 5 1/4" high. Price: $9,850 www.rauantiques.com
A pair of Chinese Export armorial plates, circa 1728. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012
Finely enameled with a floral spray border, pink diaper enclosing the arms of Tower, the crest at top inscribed LOVE AND DREAD; 8¾ in. (22.5 cm.) diameter (2). Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
Notes: Christopher Tower of Huntsmore Park and his brother Thomas Tower of Weald Hall, Joint Auditors of 'His Majesty's Revenue', ordered five armorial services in this period. See D.S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vol. II, p. 142.
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 201, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
A pair of Chinese Export armorial soup plates, circa 1735. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012
With the arms, marshaled with 21 coats, of Sandilands Lord Torphichen quarterly impaling Hume Earl of Marchmont, Pepdie, Polwarth and St. Clair, all between two mottos, the Sandilands crest shown twice on the rim between finely drawn flowering boughs in blue enamel, grisaille and gilt; 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diameter (2). Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
Notes: See D.S. Howard, op. cit., vol. I, p. 308 for a description of these arms and of the 7th Baron Torpichen, who married Lady Jean Hume, daughter of the 1st Earl of Marchmont.
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 201, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
A Chinese Export armorial soup tureen, cover and stand; mid 18th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012
With the arms of Brent of Oxfordshire; 14¼ in. (36 cm.) wide, the stand (3). Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 201, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
A Chinese Export armorial coffee pot and cover, circa 1740. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012
The arms of Cranmer impaling Bromfield, 9½ in (24 cm.) high (2). Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 201, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
Three Chinese Export armorial dishes, circa 1720 and 1740. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012
A plate with the arms of Pitt with Ridgeway in pretence and a pair of chargers with the arms of Vernon impaling Purnell within an unusual iron-red, black and gilt border; 11 3/8 in. (28.7 cm.) diameter, the chargers; 8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diameter, the plate (3). Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
Notes: Thomas Pitt, son of the Governor of Fort St George, married in 1717 Lady Frances Ridgeway, daughter and co-heir of the Earl of Londonderry.
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 201, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
A rare Chinese Export 'VOC' armorial plate, circa 1730. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2012
With a very large coat-of-arms of the Dutch East India Company in early famille rose enamels above the V.O.C monogram, all within the inscription CONCORDIA RES PARVA CRESCUNT.1728 (sic); 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diameter. Estimate $20,000 - $30,000
Notes: From a tea service undoubtedly made for officials of the Dutch East India Co., its design likely based on a silver ducatoon issued in 1728 and in circulation at Batavia the following year, the border reflecting the coin's milled edges. The teapot and a teabowl were also in the Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection, sold Christie's, New York, 26 January 2010, lots 13 and 14. Another teabowl and saucer, in the collection of Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Jr., was sold Christie's, New York, 24 January 2012, lot 105.
Christie's. English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, 28 January 201, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
Imperial Russian Diamond Presentation Ring, Russia, circa 1800. Photo by Romanov Russia
An exceptionally rare Russian Imperial Presentation gold ring of museum quality, with a diamond cipher of Empress Maria Feodorovna, consort of Emperor Paul I (ruled 1796-1801). The cipher is set with rose-cut diamonds and placed on a royal blue guilloche enamel shield with a rose diamond border. Ring size 10; height: 5/8 in. (1,6 cm) (12.7 cm). Price on request.
The ring was a personal gift from the Empress what makes it very special.
Romanov Russia. PO Box 14085. Chicago, IL, 60614 - Phone: 312.335.3937 - E-Mail: romanovrussia@aol.com
Empress Maria was born Princess Sophia Dorothea of Wurttemberg (Germany), and took the name of Maria Feodorovna upon her conversion to Orthodoxy. She was mother of two Russian Emperors, Alexander I and Nicholas I, and proved to be one of the most influential women of her time.
