The Rousset Collection of Asian Art 100% sold at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr

The First Art Newspaper on the Net    Established in 1996 Thursday, March 28, 2024


The Rousset Collection of Asian Art 100% sold at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr
The Robert & Jean-Pierre Rousset Collection of Asian Art. The two-day sale made for times its pre-sale estimate.



PARIS.- The two-day sale of the Rousset Collection of Asian Art on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 October at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris made a total of €14.5m in a sale of 371 lots with 98.53% lots sold (100% by value). This collection made four times its pre-sale estimate.

Asaph Hyman, Bonhams Global Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, said: “It is a great honour to have been entrusted with the outstanding Rousset Family Collection. The many fresh-to-the-market objects with exceptional provenance generated strong demand. This, together with attractive estimates, drove spirited competition across the world, with all the top ten lots selling above their high estimates and new auction records established in several categories. The extremely strong prices for Chinese paintings were remarkable. I was delighted that collectors and institutions around the world appreciated the rarity and the quality of the pieces. We now look forward to the series of Asian sales in London next week.”

The Rousset Dynasty

For a century, the name Rousset has been synonymous with scholarship, excellence and taste in the world of Asian Art. In 1920 Robert Rousset visited the Forbidden City in Beijing which sparked his lifelong passion for Asian Art. This led to him acquiring the Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, a gallery which was subsequently run by three generations of the Rousset family. The collection which was sold these past two days constituted both Robert's and Jean-Pierre's private collections.

Exceptional prices were set in many categories including:

·An important and exceptionally rare large wood figure of a Bodhisattva, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234 AD) sold for €3,342,375. The gentle expression, modelled with gently inward-turning gaze, emphasises the Bodhisattva’s powers as a comforter, while the naturalistic modelling of body and dress stress nearness and accessibility.

·A painted album after Southern Song court artists 18th/19th century containing six paintings after Song dynasty artists including Xiao Zhao, Li Song, Yan Ciping, Ma Yuan, Xia Gui, and Fan Long, and six leaves of calligraphy, with apocryphal seals and signatures, inscription dated to 1813 by Mianning, sold for €1,542,375.




·An important and extremely rare large stone head of a Bodhisattva Northern Qi Dynasty (550 – 577 AD) sold for €1,482,375. Elegantly proportioned and delicately carved, the head is a remarkable example of the high standards achieved in Buddhist portraiture during the Northern Qi period.

·An important and exceptionally rare imperial polychrome lacquer thirty-two dragons Guqin table from the Late Ming Dynasty (first half 17th century) from the Adolphe and Edgar Worch collections, established dealers in Chinese art in Paris since 1888,made a record price of €1,482,375.

·An important and exceptionally rare huanghuali inscribed documentary stone-top table. Late Ming Dynasty (16th century) sold for €504,375. As the poetic inscription on the table suggests, it would have been suited for playing the qin, a Chinese musical instrument or for reading, aiding in study and serving the court. The seal may relate to the famous painter, calligrapher and poet, Wen Zhengming (1470-1559).

·A painting of a court lady and lady-attendant, probably from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier is an ink and pigment on silk, with apocryphal seal of Song emperor Huizong sold for €504,375. The painting depicts an elegant court lady holding in her hand a sheng or free reed wind instrument, seated outside beside a gnarled rock issuing peony. Behind her, stands an attendant draped in green robes, the relatively large size of the lady indicates her importance compared to the smaller attendant.

Other highlights included:

·An archaic bronze ritual vessel and cover, Fang Hu. Mid-Western Zhou Dynasty (circa 10th-9th century BC) sold for €403,575. Superbly decorated with a monster mask below stylised birds and elephant-shaped handles, this exceptional ritual vessel was used to store wine for the need of the deceased in the afterlife.

·An exceptionally rare stone figure of a Bodhisattva bridging the aesthetic style of the Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties made €403,575.

·A copper alloy head of Buddha from Thailand, Sukhothai school, 14th century achieved an extraordinary price of €176,775 reflecting the taste of the Rousset family.

·A sandstone head of deity, Bayon style 12th-13th century, published and illustrated by Sherman Lee made a record price at €378,375.

·A schist relief panel with scenes of the birth of Buddha, Ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd century made €138,975.

·A remarkable white stucco head of Bodhisattva circa 4th century was sold for €111,255.





https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/35296/ |





Today's News

October 29, 2022

How colonial artisans dazzled the New World

Smithsonian picks two sites for museums honoring Latinos and women

Xavier Hufkens opens an exhibition of works by Antony Gormley

Warhol's Monroe sells for $137,500, capping Heritage's captivating $2.53 million Prints & Multiples event

Chasing spirits: Mexico City's house museums

Music thwarted by the Holocaust will now be published

MichaeI Kagan: "To The Moon" at the MAKI Gallery in Tennoz II, Tokyo

"Marjolijn de Wit: Sorry for the Damage" on view at Asya Geisberg Gallery

The Wolfsonian-Florida International University spins to the rhythms of Turn the Beat Around

Second Phase Chief's blanket leads Heritage's Ethnographic Art Auction

Cincinnati Art Museum surpasses $65M in fundraising to support its transformative New View

UniX Gallery opens exhibition "In Your Face" by KwangHo Shin

Six young artists awarded 2022 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship

Britain's best known female street artist and LUAP join anonymous art auction for charity

Mike Henderson awarded The Margrit Mondavi Arts Medallion

Exhibition explores how ideas rooted in horror have informed the last 50 years of creative rebellion

New Design Curator appointed at Milwaukee Art Museum

Artium Museum's exhibition program continues with shows by Jutta Koether and Iván Zulueta

The Rousset Collection of Asian Art 100% sold at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr

The art world came to Kosovo. What happens when it leaves?

'Reena Saini Kallat: Common Ground' opens at Compton Verney

P·P·O·W opens 'I'm Not Your Mother', a group exhibition

Luvme Water Wave Wigs: Natural Wavy Hair Style




Museums, Exhibits, Artists, Milestones, Digital Art, Architecture, Photography,
Photographers, Special Photos, Special Reports, Featured Stories, Auctions, Art Fairs,
Anecdotes, Art Quiz, Education, Mythology, 3D Images, Last Week, .

 



Founder:
Ignacio Villarreal
(1941 - 2019)
Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal
Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez

sa gaming free credit
Attorneys
Truck Accident Attorneys
Accident Attorneys

Royalville Communications, Inc
produces:

ignaciovillarreal.org juncodelavega.com facundocabral-elfinal.org
Founder's Site. Hommage
to a Mexican poet.
Hommage
       

The First Art Newspaper on the Net. The Best Versions Of Ave Maria Song Junco de la Vega Site Ignacio Villarreal Site Parroquia Natividad del Señor
Tell a Friend
Dear User, please complete the form below in order to recommend the Artdaily newsletter to someone you know.
Please complete all fields marked *.
Sending Mail
Sending Successful