VIETNAM, INDOCHINA, ASIAN PAINTERS, VARIA & JAPAN
29 June 2022 - 10:00 am
ADAM’S ARE THRILLED TO PRESENT PRINTEMPS ASIATIQUE #1 & #2, TWO UNIQUE CURATED PREMIUM AUCTIONS WITH ∓1000 LOTS WITH NUMEROUS NAMED PROVENANCES
PRINTEMPS ASIATIQUE #2 - VIETNAM & INDOCHINA, ASIAN PAINTERS & MODERN ART, VARIA & JAPAN]
PREVIEWED IN PARIS AT ‘THE PAGODA FAIR’ AS PART OF ‘PARIS ASIA WEEK’:
- 48, rue de Courcelles / 75008 Paris, France;
- Wednesday 8th to Sunday 12th June, 11AM-7PM, night opening June 9th until 10PM.
An event of Paris Asia Week, the Pagoda Fair will feature masterpieces from a short-listed selection of dealers and auction houses (7 in total). The fair is named after the exceptional venue in which it takes place: the Pagoda of C.T. LOO (Ching Tsai Loo, 1880-1957) (the number 1 Asian art and antiques dealer of the 20th century), an outstanding Chinese-style building overlooking Monceau park in the 17th district.
Introduction:
This sale aims at promoting visual arts and antiques from Vietnam, with an emphasis on the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine and his major students. Amidst the notable consignments in the sale:
#1- A MAJOR SIX-FOLD LACQUER SCREEN BY LÊ QUỐC LỘC (€200,000-€400,000):
Adam’s are proud to unveil a newly discovered masterpiece by a prominent artist of the Ecole des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine: Lê Quốc Lộc (Vietnam, 1918-1987). Born in Tuấn Quang hamlet, a student of Joseph Inguimberty (1896-1971), Lê Quốc Lộc graduated from the above-mentioned school in 1942 (12th class). One of the most-prized Vietnamese lacquer artists of the 20th century, along with Phạm Hậu and Nguyễn Gia Trí, he is also known for having been the deputy director of and a professor at the Gia Đinh (Saigon) School of Applied Arts (1959-1967) and to have been awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Art (in 2000).
#2- A MAJOR LACQUER PANEL BY ALIX AYMÉ (€100,000-€200,000):
ADAM’S are proud to unveil a newly discovered masterpiece by a professor at the ecole des beaux arts de l’indochine: Alix Aymé (1894-1989). This lacquer panel depicts a young melancholic girl with flowers. The gold-lacquered background elevates the young model to the rank of a byzantine icon, while the pastel flowers not only bring freshness but also contribute to the feminine and sensual soul of this portrait.
#3- THREE WORKS BY LÊ PHỔ FROM A SINGLE COLLECTION (€40,000-€60,000, €30,000-40,000 & €20,000-€30,000):
From the heirs of René et Raymonde Altobianchi, antique dealers active in the 1960s-1980s in l’Escarène, near Nice, French Riviera, a selection of three works of art by one of the leading figures of modern Vietnamese art, Lê Phổ (1907-2001). The first one, a Chinese ink on paper, depicts two washing ladies. The second one, an ink and colors on silk, depict a Dova. The third one, a gouache on paper, depicts a bouquet of flowers.
Previews:
Paris: 48, rue de Courcelles, 17th district:
- Wednesday June 8th to Sunday June 12th: 11AM-7PM;
- Thursday June 9th, night opening until 10PM.
Dublin: @ADAM’S
- Friday 24th & Monday 27th: 11AM to 5PM;
- Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th: 1PM to 5PM.
Part 2 Auction:
- Wednesday 29th June: 10AM;
- Lots 300 - 629.
Lot 348 *
*A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘FISH’ SCALLOPED SHALLOW DISH
VIETNAM, LÊ DYNASTY, 15TH OR 16TH CENTURY
A shallow dish of circular form with scalloped...
Hammer Price: €1,100
Full DetailsLot 349
A BLEU DE HUE PORCELAIN ‘FISHERMAN’ DISH
INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK NHÃ THÂM TRÂN TÀNG - 若深珍藏
VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, LATE 19TH...
Lot 350
A BLEU DE HUE PORCELAIN BOWL ‘CRAB AND LOTUS POND’ BOWL
INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK NGOẠN NGỌC 玩玉
VIETNAM, NGUYEN DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lightly...
Hammer Price: €1,200
Full DetailsLot 351
A GROUP OF TWO (2) BLEU DE HUE PORCELAINS INCLUDING ONE ‘WU FU PENG SHOU - 五褔捧壽 - WUFU GIỮ TUỔI THỌ’ BOWL INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK...
Hammer Price: €100
Full DetailsLot 352
A BLEU DE HUE ‘DRAGON - RỒNG’ PORCELAIN PEAR-SHAPED BOTTLE VASE
VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
It rests on a short ring foot and...
Hammer Price: €750
Full DetailsLot 353
A BLEU DE HUE ‘PHOENIX - PHƯỢNG HOÀNG’ PORCELAIN PEAR-SHAPED VASE OR WATER SPRINKLER
INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK NỘI PHỦ 内府
VIETNAM, LATE...
Hammer Price: €1,000
Full DetailsLot 354
A BLEU DE HUE PORCELAIN ‘PHOENIX - PHƯỢNG HOÀNG’ PEAR-SHAPED VASE OR WATER SPRINKLER
INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK THỌ
VIETNAM, NGUYEN DYNASTY,...
Lot 355
A PAIR OF ‘RIVER AND ROCKY LANDSCAPE’ BLEU DE HUE PORCELAIN TWO-HANDLED LIDDED SUGAR POTS OR BOWLS
POSSIBLY VIETNAM, AND LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY
Finely...
Lot 356
A PAIR OF BLEU DE HUE ‘MANDARIN DUCKS AND LOTUS POND’ PORCELAIN LIDDED POTS
VIETNAM, POSSIBLY LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY
Finely painted in underglaze...
Hammer Price: €1,100
Full DetailsLot 357
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘DAOIST IMMORTALS’ PORCELAIN DISH WARMERS
WITH A SEAL MARK
POSSIBLY VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
It has a...
Lot 358
A LARGE BLEU DE HUE TYPE ‘KUI DRAGON’ PORCELAIN TRUMPET-SHAPE VASE, YENYEN
VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY
Adorned in cobalt blue with kui dragons, dragons...
Hammer Price: €1,900
Full DetailsLot 359
A MASSIVE, ENAMELLED AND RELIEF DECORATED CERAMIC ‘RỒNG AND PHƯỢNG HOÀNG – DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ LIME-PASTE POT
VIETNAM, QUẢNG ĐỨC KILNS,...