Vessel in the Form of a Horn, Vietnam (Sa Huỳnh culture?), ca. 500 B.C.–A.D. 100
Vessel in the Form of a Horn, Vietnam (Sa Huỳnh culture?), ca. 500 B.C.–A.D. 100. Stone. H. 2 3/4 (7 cm); Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Purchase, Rogers Fund, Josephine L....
View ArticleFour jars, Sa Huỳnh culture, Southern Central Vietnam, c. 5th-2nd century BCE...
Jar, Sa Huỳnh culture, Southern Central Vietnam, c. 5th-2nd century BCE. Black earthenware with red pigments and impressed decor, 3 x 5 x 5 in. (7.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm). The Alan and Dena Naylor...
View Article"Masséot Abaquesne : L'éclat de la faïence à la Renaissance" au Château...
Masséot Abaquesne : L'éclat de la faïence à la Renaissance. AfficheECOUEN -Le musée national de la Renaissance, en partenariat avec le musée des Beaux-arts et de la Céramique de Rouen, organise en 2016...
View ArticleA Guan-type Longquan tripod censer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Lot 718. A Guan-type Longquan tripod censer, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 60,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.The censer has a cylindrical ribbed body with a...
View ArticleA Longquan celadon ‘twin-phoenix’ mallet vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
Lot 717. A Longquan celadon ‘twin-phoenix’ mallet vase, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.The vase is robustly potted with a...
View ArticleA rare zitan low table, Kangzhuo, Late Ming-Early Qing dynasty
Lot 6014. A rare zitan low table, Kangzhuo, Late Ming-Early Qing dynasty. Estimate US$ 40,000 - 60,000 (€36,000 - 54,000). Photo: Bonhams.The four-board floating panel top set into a mitre,...
View ArticleA rare gold overlay silvered bronze mirror, 9th-13th century
Lot 6019. A rare gold overlay silvered bronze mirror, 9th-13th century. Estimate US$ 30,000 - 50,000 (€27,000 - 45,000). Photo: Bonhams.Cast in high relief against a ring-punched ground with a domed...
View ArticleGrand gobelet couvert en argent et vermeil, par Simon Wickert, Augsburg,...
Lot 5. Grand gobelet couvert en argent et vermeil, par Simon Wickert, Augsburg, 1689-1692. Estimation 7,000 — 10,000 €. Photo: Sotheby's.reposant sur trois pieds boules, le corps et le couvercle ornés...
View ArticleChope couverte en argent et vermeil, Ulm, vers 1660, orfèvre HL.K non...
Lot 6. Chope couverte en argent et vermeil, Ulm, vers 1660, orfèvre HL.K non identifié (Rosenberg, n°4782). Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 €. Photo: Sotheby's.le corps orné de putti dansant et jouant de la...
View ArticleHubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933
Lot 928. Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.oil on canvas. Height 27 1/2 in., 69.9 cm; Width 21 1/4 in., 54 cmProvenance: Gift of the Estate of...
View ArticleHubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933
Lot 929. Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.oil on canvas. Height 21 in., 53.3 cm; Width: 27 1/4 in., 69.2 cmProvenance: Gift of the Estate of...
View ArticleHubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933
Lot 930. Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935), Still Life, 1933. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.oil on canvas. Height 27 1/2 in., 69.9 cm; Width 21 1/4 in., 54 cmProvenance: Gift of the Estate of...
View ArticleHubert Vos, Photograph of the portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi, 1905-1906
Lot 931. Hubert Vos, Photograph of the portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi, 1905-1906. Estimate 1,000 — 2,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.gelatin silver print, mounted for framing. Height: 12 3/8 in., 31.5 cm....
View ArticleGetty announces intention to acquire Renaissance painting by Parmigianino
Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), Virgin with Child, St. John the Baptist, and Mary Magdalene, about 1530-40.LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today its intention to acquire Virgin...
View ArticleInside Nepal's forgotten medieval kingdom
This file photograph taken on June 14, 2016, shows a general view of animals near a stupa (chorten) at Ghemi village in Lo Manthang in Upper Mustang. PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFPLO MANTHANG (AFP).- In Nepal's...
View ArticleA ruby-pink-enameled ovoid vase, 18th century
Lot 965. A ruby-pink-enameled ovoid vase, 18th century. Estimate USD 1,000 - USD 1,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.The vase has a broad body that tapers towards the foot and the slightly flared...
View ArticleParmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), Portrait Of A Man With A Book
Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), Portrait Of A Man With A Book. Oil on canvas, 70 x 52 cm. York Art Gallery, York, UK
View ArticleParmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), Portrait Of A Man With A Book, circa...
Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540), Portrait Of A Man With A Book, circa 1525-1526. Oil on poplar wood, 67,5 x 53 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
View ArticleA rare glazed bowl and cover with cut-out decoration, Qianlong six-character...
Lot 966. A rare glazed bowl and cover with cut-out decoration, Qianlong six-character seal marks in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795). Estimate USD 60,000 - USD 80,000. Photo Christie's...
View ArticleA large yellow-glazed incised vase, meiping, 18th-19th century
Lot 978. A large yellow-glazed incised vase, meiping, 18th-19th century. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.The body is incised with leafy lotus scroll and covered...
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