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Regina Relang, Ivy Nicholson en Jacques Griffe, 1953.

Mark Shaw, Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953".

Erwin Blumenfeld, Lisa Fonssagrives en Mainbocher posant sur la Tour Eiffel, Paris, 1939 © Vogue France

Surtout ne pas consommer !

Anonyme, Jean Racine (1639-1699), D’après Jean-Baptiste Santerre (1651–1717), vers 1698-1750, huile sur toile, 63 x 52 cm, Institut de France (MV 2926), dépôt du Château de Versailles

"Quelques crimes toujours précèdent les grands crimes.
Quiconque a pu franchir les bornes légitimes,
Peut violer enfin les droits les plus sacrés.
(Phèdre)

Le 21 avril 1699, il y a 327 ans, meurt Jean Racine, dramaturge du Grand Siècle et académicien français.

Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929), Guerrier casqué vu en buste de profil à gauche (Romulus), copie de détail de la peinture Les Sabines, de Jacques-Louis David, 1876. Dessin. Musée Bourdelle (MBD1444.2)

21 avril 753 av. J.C., Romulus fonde la ville de Rome à l’emplacement du mont Palatin, sur les rives du Tibre.

Presque 3.000 ans plus tard, la capitale de l’Italie est une grande cité cosmopolite, dont l’art, l’architecture et la culture rayonnent dans le monde entier.

Lot 689. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A small silver-backed bronze hexafoil mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 5.7 cm wide, lucite and metal stand. Price realised USD 19,050 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 688. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A small silver-backed bronze octogonal mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 5.1 cm wide, lucite and metal stand. Price realised USD 19,050 (Estimate USD 4,000 – USD 6,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 687. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A very rare large silvery-bronze 'five peaks' circular mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 24.8 cm diam., metal stand. Price realised USD 50,800 (Est. USD 20,000 – USD 30,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 686. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A silvery-bronze lobed 'bird and cloud' mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 15.2 cm diam., metal stand. Price realised USD 16,510 (Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 25,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 685. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A gilt and silver-backed bronze lobed mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 17.8 cm diam. Price realised USD 165,100 (Estimate USD 10,000 – USD 15,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 684. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A silvery-bronze lobed 'lotus' mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 16.8 cm diam., composite stand. Price realised USD 10,795 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 683. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A small silvery-bronze circular 'Chang'e and rabbit' mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 11.4 cm diam., lucite and metal stand, cloth box. Price realised USD 15,240 © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 682. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A very rare large gold and silver-inlaid lacqured bronze mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 23.8 cm diam., lucite stand, cloth box. Price realised USD 215,900 © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Lot 681. Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections. A silvery-bronze circular'zodiac' mirror, Tang dynasty (616-907); 14.9 cm diam., fitted composite stand. Price realised USD 22,860 (Estimate USD 12,000 – USD 18,000) © Christie's Images Ltd 2026

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Dish (Pan) with Dragon Chasing Flaming Pearl. China, Zhejiang Province, Longquan County, Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368, Longquan ware, wheel-thrown stoneware with impressed decoration and green glaze, 9.21 x 36.2 cm. Gift of Miss Bella Mabury (M.54.15) © LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).

Lot 285. A molded and carved Longquan celadon dish, Yuan dynasty, late 13th-early 14th century; .33.3cm diam. Price Realized $7,170  (Estimate $8,000 - $12,000) © Christie's Image 2013

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Lot 286. A large carved Longquan celadon barbed dish, Yuan dynasty, 14th century; 43.1cm across. Price Realized $7,170 (Estimate $10,000 - $15,000) © Christie's Image 2013

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Lot 287. A rare small molded Longquan celadon dish, Yuan dynasty, 14th century; 14.7cm diam., Japanese wood box. Price Realized $33,460 (Estimate $8,000 - $12,000)  © Christie's Image 2013

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Scalloped-Rim Dish with Cranes and Clouds, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Longquan ware; glazed stoneware with molded decoration and biscuit reserve, 2.4 × 17.1 cm. Bequest of Henry C. Schwab, 1941.597 © Art Institute of Chicago

Foliate Dish with Bovine (Xiniu) Gazing at a Crescent Moon, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), late 13th century. Longquan ware; stoneware with underglaze molded decoration, 3.5 × 16.2 cm. Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection, 1924.352 ©Art Institute of Chicago

Scalloped-Rim Dish with Confronted Phoenixes and Floral Stamen, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). Longquan ware, 1.9 × 13.1 cm. Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, 2013.271 © Art Institute of Chicago

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Square Dish with Symbols of Longevity and Immortality, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Longquan ware; stoneware with underglaze molded decoration, 2.1 × 8.4 × 8.4 cm. Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, 2013.270 © Art Institute of Chicago

Square Dish with Symbols of Longevity and Immortality, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Longquan ware; stoneware with underglaze molded decoration, 2.1 × 8.4 × 8.4 cm. Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, 2013.269 © Art Institute of Chicago

Lobed Dish with Lotus Scrolls, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Luanbai (eggshell white) ware; porcelain with underglaze molded decoration, 1.6 × 5.8 cm. Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection, 2013.267 © Art Institute of Chicago

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