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Chinese bowl bought for $35 at a yard sale sold for over $721,800

An exceptionally rare 15th-century Chinese antique that wound up at a yard sale has sold for $721,800 at auction by Sotheby's, exceeding its top estimated sale price of half a million dollars.

Bought for just $35 near New Haven, Connecticut, last year, the small blue-and-white floral bowl is now worth nearly 29,000 times that price. It features motifs of lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate blossoms, and was originally commissioned by China's imperial court during the Ming dynasty.
While Sotheby's is not disclosing the seller's identity, the head of its Chinese art department, Angela McAteer, revealed in a phone interview ahead of the sale that the man who found the bowl at the yard sale "didn't haggle over the $35 asking price."....

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/chinese-bowl-yard-sale-sothebys-auction/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1jN7JYzUVJauveIHa2L9iwx1Oo9nkkBRrGqL-QMOhTZt0II4MM1yC3RZ0


An Album Page: A Youth Lying in a Landscape, Safavid Persia, 17th Century

SOLD for €35,080 in Live Auction: March 16, 2021 • 14:00 CET

An exceptional Khurasan silver-inlaid bronze inkwell, probably Herat, circa 1200

Sold for 277,200GBP on Live Auction: 31 March 2021 • 10:30 BST • London,

Estimate:
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
VAT applies to buyers outside the UK

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/arts-of-the-islamic-world-india-including-fine-rugs-and-carpets/?fbclid=IwAR0-3L0tiKXYcBwItU4UHbWxkiWvH-7EpnM_p4j4D70ELnNjuy3RL4OQJaE


A FINE RUSSET-IRON UCHIDASHI (REPOUSSÉ) ARMOR

17 Mar 2021, 10:00 EDT New York

LOT 681

The do (cuirass) by Katsumasa
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Estimate US$ 40,000 - 50,000, Fine Japanese and Korean Art , Bonhams

https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26734/lot/681/?fbclid=IwAR0nQsrNgumVRd0mplASJLaLABcUJwQflujQC2jXHm6vrC4D31I2R_kdqF0


JOAN MIRÓ (SPAIN, 1893 - 1983) 'L'OUSTACHI (THE USTACHI)

SOLD for R240,000 5th Session: Sunday 14 March @3pm, Lot 1550 - 1940, Fine Art, Sculpture and Prints. approx. 50 lots an hour

Estimate:
R200,000 - R300,000 ( $14000-$20000)

Joan Miró (Spain, 1893 - 1983), L'Oustachi (The Ustachi), aquatint in colours with carborundum, on Arches paper watermark Maeght, signed, numbered 21/50, 124 x 87 cm (image size, excluding frame), minor creasing to paper.

https://bidlive.rkauctioneers.co.za/lots/view/4-1Y3M4Q/joan-mir-spain-1893-1983-loustachi-the-ustachi?fbclid=IwAR2fJqou5AFRHzS4EUqDJHIM6BZIVfNQ_Enm-pU9IefvZsCBUm1odE76zT4


Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des deux frères, le moulin à poivre) - Vincent van Gogh's exceptional 1887 painting

SOLD for €13,091,250 on 25 March, Sotheby's and Parisian auction house Mirabaud-Mercier

Estimate €5M-8M

On 25 March, Sotheby's and Parisian auction house Mirabaud-Mercier will offer Vincent van Gogh's exceptional 1887 painting, Scène de rue à Montmartre (Impasse des deux frères, le moulin à poivre). Kept for nearly a century in the same private collection, hidden from public view, the reappearance of this painting on the market is a rare event.
THE TWO YEARS that Vincent van Gogh spent in Paris, beginning in 1886, marked one of the most transformative periods in his career. Arriving from Antwerp, he soon encountered the work of the Impressionists and the Parisian avant-garde. “What people demand in art nowadays is something very much alive, with strong colour and great intensity,” he wrote to his sister in the summer of 1887.


Van Gogh lived with his brother Theo in Montmartre, a bohemian quarter being colonised by artists’ studios and entertainment venues. The peculiar urban yet rural atmosphere of the Montmartre “maquis” – a side of the district filled with vegetable gardens, abandoned quarries and grassy wasteland – fascinated the artist and he was especially drawn to the quaint windmills, some now repurposed into cabarets and other places of leisure popular with artists.


In Scène de rue à Montmartre, van Gogh depicts the famous Pepper Mill, also known as the “Moulin Debray”, located within the enclosure of the Moulin de la Galette. He uses this subject, which he includes in two more works from this time, not only to capture a vibrant and original view of the areas but also to further the plastic revolution spurred on by his artistic encounters. Emboldened by the new artistic styles of artists such as Paul Signac and Claude Monet, van Gogh was transforming his own painting through a mastery of colour, light and composition. It was in Montmartre, during the spring of 1887, that he finally lay the foundations of his inimitable style.

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/art-impressionniste-et-moderne-evening-sale?locale=en&fbclid=IwAR1rvXOi28qSs2y2qMqUP9SoBU3ritzFuizzDMms_McUDlJ6ds522ESQYlk


Impressive 19th century French Oak and Glass Cave a Liqueur

Sold for $3,400 on Sat, Mar 27, 2021 5:00 PM GMT+2 New Orleans, LA, USA

LOT 0085
Estimate
$1,200-1,800 , March Major Estates Auction: Day 1 of 2
New Orleans Auction Galleries
New Orleans, LA, USA,

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/99432608_impressive-french-oak-and-glass-cave-a-liqueur?fbclid=IwAR0nQsrNgumVRd0mplASJLaLABcUJwQflujQC2jXHm6vrC4D31I2R_kdqF0


ROYAL CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL SIGNED MUHAMMAD KAZIM, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, DATED AH 1093/1682-83 AD

Sold for GBP 1,625 on 17 Mar 11AM (GMT) - 7 Apr 2PM (BST) | Online 19742

Dagestan Gendje Caucasian Carpet

Sold for Sold for $2,800 on Sat, Mar 27, 2021 5:00 PM GMT+2 New Orleans, LA, USA,

LOT 0464
Estimate
$1,000-1,500
Starting bid:$800
New Orleans Auction Galleries
New Orleans, LA, USA, March Major Estates Auction: Day 1 of 2
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/99432988_dagestan-gendje-caucasian-carpet?fbclid=IwAR07Gw3S586S-P0YJUbYN9isqt3ptK23eQ8gGkttd8bmqVy8CdFt1Ct4bVg


Northwest Persian fragmentary rug, 18th Century

Sold for 15,120GBP on Live Auction: 31 March 2021 • 10:30 BST • London

A Caucasian 'Dragon' carpet fragment, 17th century

Passed: Live Auction: 31 March 2021 • 10:30 BST • London ,

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse
Estimate:
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/arts-of-the-islamic-world-india-including-fine-rugs-and-carpets?fbclid=IwAR2MfD-3vBnWnYRhF1jQ1XSFTniRs0syJbKHAH47Vn3zO3fe_7Qp32N97ck


An Ouchak carpet fragment, Western Anatolia, probably late 16th century

Sold for 6,048EUR on Live Auction: March 16, 2021 • 14:00 CET,

Sarouk Farahan, 1'10" x 2'9"

Sold: $1900 on April 4, 2021, 2:00 PM EST Bethesda, MD, US,

MINA'I BOWL FRAGMENT CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200

April 1 | Live Auction 19777 Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets Lot 3

A PRIVATE PASSION, STONE COLLECTION AND SOULE STONE KOTA-OBAMBA JANUS RELIQUAR FIGURE, MBULU NGULU GABON

Sold for EUR 18,750 on 25 Feb 2PM - 11 Mar 3PM (CET) | Online 19972

Starting Bid
EUR 50,000
Estimate
EUR 60,000 - EUR 80,000

Living with African and Oceanic Arts
Paris

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/living-african-oceanic-arts/lots/2012?fbclid=iwar3qpow6jaqe8pbq1btc_fu4iiujhdeu35ff32r1r6r892otwh1rqxvnkqs


A FINE CHINESE DRAGON ROBE

SOLD for $20,000 on Sun, Mar 14, 2021 3:00 AM GMT+2 Waldwick, NJ, USA

Large Carved and Painted Rocking Horse.

PASSED on Auction on Sat, Mar 13, 2021 6:00 PM GMT+2 Freeport, ME, USA, Casco Bay Auctions

LOT 0144
Estimate
$2,000-3,000
Starting bid:
$1,000


Purportedly from the Salem Willows Park, circa 1890. Height 54 inches, length 64 inches. Possibly the work of Joseph Brown, circa 1895.
March Americana & More

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/98754542_large-carved-and-painted-rocking-horse?fbclid=IwAR3JpJkcmW-azrtxRYX1aECRLcb1kWECU5Q35RS1yderIpzm9jxNmTPsOYA


SILK BROCADE FRAGMENT SAFAVID IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY

Sold for GBP 7,500 on April 1st, Christie’s

Estimate
GBP 7,000 - GBP 10,000, Woven with a repeated design of paired pheasants with dotted plumage and long tails in green, white and yellow alternating with a large spray of carnations, smaller grass tufts scattered between, wear to lower part, mounted on cloth on a stretcher
17 x 4 3/8in. (43.3 x 11cm.)

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-silk-brocade-fragment-safavid-iran-second-6308172/?from=salesummary&intObjectID=6308172&lid=1&ldp_breadcrumb=back&fbclid=IwAR2BEFChhpeI7zAFCPUcNMRW9GFmvdHgbDZGbVZFekjHAqTrMFQTkPINz34


AN IMPORTANT KIRMAN 'VASE' CARPET FRAGMENT SOUTH EAST PERSIA, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY

Sold for £562,500 on 1 April 11:00 AM BST | Live auction 19777

Estimate
GBP 400,000 - GBP 600,000 , AN IMPORTANT KIRMAN 'VASE' CARPET FRAGMENT


SOUTH EAST PERSIA, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
Touches of light wear, minor loss and repair, a few spots of old moth damage, overall excellent condition for its age
8ft.8in. x 5ft.5in. (267cm. x 168cm.)


Provenance
Purchased in Europe during the 1920s by a British collector ( name?) who lived in Europe between 1920-1939 before returning to live in the UK
Acquired by the present owner in 2017 from his descendants (?) , Christie’s 
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets

https://www.christies.com/en/auction/art-of-the-islamic-and-indian-worlds-including-oriental-rugs-and-carpets-29002/?fbclid=IwAR2mIOe70akmFhsK9ZgesfOw-QIar6R6r1prCRkEK-EHNYKQta0Bf5LnKwI


THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR A HIGHLY IMPORTANT SAFAVID SILK AND METAL-THREAD 'POLONAISE' CARPET CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Sold for GBP 2,062,500 on April 1 | Live Auction 19777 Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets Lot 129

Estimate
GBP 1,500,000 - GBP 2,000,000 , Considerable silk pile, corroded and oxidised silver and gold metal-thread, no restoration, original selvages, each end with complete braided and metal embroidered kilims, stretchered on a frame, overall very good condition
6ft.9in. x 4ft.5in. (211cm. x 140cm.), Collection of Prince Pio Falcó, Rome
1973, acquired by the renowned art dealer Pietro Accorsi, Turin
Purchased that same year by the present owner, Exhibited
Galleria Battilossi, Turin, 1988

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-highly-important-safavid-silk-and-metal-thread-6308278/?from=salesummary&intObjectID=6308278&lid=1&ldp_breadcrumb=back&fbclid=IwAR0zNS-CJKcbzikWlwUkh-nDHojYS3NQnxeJHvSi4O0nuymXqJFDh1IYyiE


PART-SILK SALOR MAIN CARPET WEST TURKMENISTAN, CIRCA 1800

Sold for GBP 25,000 on April 1 | Live Auction 19777 Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets Lot 144

LOT 144

Estimate
GBP 20,000 - GBP 25,000, Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets 1st April

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-a-part-silk-salor-main-carpet-west-turkmenistan-6308293/?from=searchresults&intObjectID=6308293&fbclid=IwAR26TdChl3iiBAn1KWWdCG7SbZwDTXqxiIgRjh4G4PH9j3c7ai8PQwsg05A


Navajo "Chief Blanket"

Sold for €5,500 on Sat, Mar 27, 2021 5:00 PM GMT+2 Vienna, AT

148 x 204 cm (4' 10" x 6' 8")
USA (New Mexico), ca. 1900
Transitional Phase
Condition: very good, minor signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool
Provenance: Odo Weiss collection, LOT 0126
Estimate
€2,500-3,500, Austria auction company, FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS XXIV

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/98709974_navajo-chief-blanket?fbclid=IwAR26TdChl3iiBAn1KWWdCG7SbZwDTXqxiIgRjh4G4PH9j3c7ai8PQwsg05A


Shahrisabz Suzani

Sold for €15,000 on Sat, Mar 27, 2021 5:00 PM GMT+2 Vienna, AT

LOT 0212

Estimate
€7,000-9,000
Starting bid:
€3,400

Austria Auction Company: FINE ANTIQUE ORIENTAL RUGS XXIV
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/98710060_shahrisabz-suzani?fbclid=IwAR3DSAkJUkJwTNYAGMEe2l9AeS5QhetiKxqAhMirOeNWTePhm4uvSloBC8s