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1,300+ Lots Celebrating 3,500 Years of Asian Art at Sotheby's New York | On View From 15 March 2018
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Auktion19.03.2018
INSPIRED: CHINESE ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF GERSON AND JUDITH LEIBER Auction: 20 March 2018, 2pm
The artistic vision of celebrated handbag designer Judith Leiber and her artistic husband Gerson are encapsulated in this dedicated auction of Chinese art titled Inspired. Thoughtfully and lovingly collected over the course of seven decades, the collection features pieces purchased by the couple from major American and European galleries including Ralph M. Chait. An Impressive and Large Pair of Famille-Rose ‘Soldier’ Vases and Covers from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty is particularly striking (estimate $250/400,000). Notable for their size, these 52 ¼ inch baluster vases are also significant for their design and provenance. Enameled with pheasants, exotically emphasized by their vibrant and long flowing feathers, these large vases were formerly in the celebrated Fonthill Collection, collected by Alfred Morrison. Chinese Ceramics And The Art Of The Leiber Handbag
IMPORTANT CHINESE ART Auction: 21 March 2018, 10am & 2pm
Chinese Works of Art continues on Wednesday morning and afternoon with nearly 230 lots of ceramics, sculpture, textiles and jades. Highlighted by property from distinguished private collections, the sale is led by an Extremely Rare and Important Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel and Cover (You) (estimate $1.5/2.5 million). From the Shang Dynasty, this 1,500-year-old masterpiece of magnificent presence and patina is a testament to skills of its artisans as well as the care of its previous owners. Previously published in Beijing in the 1930s, the work was offered once before on 30 March 1978 in our London salesroom.
The seasonal sale of Chinese Works of Art also features a Rare Pair of Famile-Verte ‘Western Chamber’ Cups, Kangxi Marks and Period from the Cook Family Collection, a group of Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain purchased primary from respected dealer John Sparks in the 1950s and 60s (estimate $100/150,000). Finely potted in a beaker form, this exceptional pair is flawlessly enameled with a scene from the play Xixiangji/Romance of the Western Chamber. On the first, the central figure of Huiming is illustrated running alongside General Du, in pursuit of the fleeing rebel Sun Feihu, while on the second, scholar Zhang Sheng, Yingying and her attendant Hongnian bid adieu to Huiman as he rushes off to battle. Cups of similar form can be found in distinguished institutional collections including the Palace Museum, Beijing, the Shanghai Museum, and the British Museum, London.
THE RICHARD R. & MAGDALENA ERNST COLLECTION OF HIMALAYAN ART Auction: 22 March 2018, 10am
Sotheby’s Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Department is delighted to announce the sale of the Richard R. & Magdalena Ernst collection. Spanning six centuries of Himalayan Art – from the 13th through 19th centuries – this unrivaled collection captures the aesthetic beauty of the region in rare and superb religious paintings. The undisputable highlight of this dedicated auction is a Thangka Depicting An Early Buddhist Master from circa 1200 or 13th century Tibet. Measuring 36 5/8 by 28 3/8 inches, this portrait painting is one of the largest and earliest examples known, and is remarkable for its condition, color and quality. Formerly exhibited at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., and appearing in numerous publications, the work carries an estimate of $800/1,200,000 The Enlightened Journeys Of Tibetan Buddhism
INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART Auction: 22 March 2018, 2pm
The afternoon session of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art shines a light on Buddhist, Hindu and Jain ritual, devotional and decorative art. Amongst the offerings is a stunning selection of Himalayan bronzes from the Collection of Edwin and Cherie Silver. A Fine Gilt-Bronze Figure Depicting Nairatmya pays tribute to the refined tastes of the Silvers (estimate $80/120,000). Measuring 10 5/8 inches in height, this circa 14th century Tibetan sculpture depicts the consort of Hevajra, one of the principal meditational deities of the Sakya order of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism.
A Magnificent and Monumental Grey Schist Figure of Standing Buddha from the ancient region of Gandhara is another highlight of the auction. Dating from the Kushan Period, 2nd/3rd century, this important sculpture is an artistic amalgamation of the region’s Greek, Roman, Scythian and Iranian traditions. With its beautifully carved yet monumental proportions, the powerful sculpture returns to Sotheby’s after fourteen years with a pre-sale estimate of $1/1.5 million.
THE CHEW FAMILY COLLECTION OF CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY Auction: 22 March 2018, 5pm
In the 1970s, Ms. Frances Chew and her parents Thomas and Joan Chew began assembling a collection of classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy in their hometown of Carmel, California. The result, being auctioned at Sotheby’s on 22 March in a dedicated evening sale, is a fantastic selection of nearly 80 paintings and calligraphy by both classical and acclaimed modern masters. Water and Sky Gazing After Rain in Splashed Color headlines the offerings. Painted by Zhang Daqian, one of the foremost modern ink painters and a friend of the Chews, the radiant horizontal scroll cleverly straddles the line between reality and abstraction (estimate $1.2/1.8 million).
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