10 mars 2009

The Pearl Carpet of Baroda, Gujarat, India, circa 1865 The foundation of silk and fine deer hide is densely embroidered overall with a design worked in strings of natural 'Basra' pearls, measuring approximately 1-3mm, and English coloured glass beads. There are on average 78 pearls and beads per vertical dm. (10cm.), and 68 per horizontal dm., equalling a density of c.4,990 pearls and beads per dm2, The total area of the carpet is c.45,670cm.2 Making allowance for the three large diamond filled rosettes (c.440cm2),... [Lire la suite]

Suspension rare, à deux niveaux, constituée de mues et couronnes de cerf. Hauteur : 130 cm. Plus grand diamètre : 143 cm. Estimation : 2 000 / 2 500 € Miroir dont l'entourage est garni de mues de chevreuil et de daim. Hauteur : 148 cm. Largeur : 130 cm. Estimation : 600 / 800 € Console à piétement en mues ou fragments de mues de cerf, élan et daim, avec quelques défenses de sanglier. Hauteur : 102 cm. Largeur : 145 cm. Profondeur : 54 cm. Estimation : 700 / 900 € Vente du Mercredi 11 mars 2009. Armes et... [Lire la suite]

The "Jeziorak" 'vase' carpet, possibly Kirman, Southeast Persia, 17th centuryapproximately 270 by 175cm. Estiimate 600,000—800,000 USD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Warp: cotton, ivory, Z4SWeft: 1st and 3rd shoots wool, brown, grey, blue, light red, green, Z2S, 2nd shoot: silk, ivory, 2ZPile: wool, 2Z, rarely 3Z, asymmetrical knot, open to the leftDensity: 6 horizontal, 6 vertical per linear cm.Sides: not completeEnds: not complete Colours: ivory, tan, light brown, pink, deep red, orange, yellow, orange-yellow, light olive,... [Lire la suite]

199. Corneille mantelée (Corvus corone). Estimation : 100 / 150 € 200. Corbeau à cou blanc (Corvus albicolis). Estimation : 200 / 300 € Vente du Mercredi 11 mars 2009. Armes et Décorations. Beaussant-Lefèvre - Paris

A magnificent Mughal ruby- and emerald-set gold-hilted dagger, Deccan, India, 17th century, with 19th century scabbard curved double-edged blade with central ridge and damascened floral decoration around the forte, the hilt of yellow gold with curved rounded pommel set with rubies and emeralds with rosette and floral motifs, the wood scabbard decorated with open-work gold of all-over vegetal and lotus blossom design terminating in a bud finial; 36cm. Estimzte 80,000—100,000 USD NOTE: This very fine and rare... [Lire la suite]

Faucon hybride gerfaut sacré dévorant un Lagopède. Origine captive. CIC n° FR0504000226 K. N° bague : Z GF 14.0 03 044. Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Vente du Mercredi 11 mars 2009. Armes et Décorations. Beaussant-Lefèvre - Paris

Portrait de Charlotte Duchesne, Philippe de Champaigne. Pierre noire, craie blanche, quelques touches de sanguine sur papier beige, vers 1635-1638, 22,2 x 19,7 cm © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dist. Rmn/ Image of the MMA Artiste majeur du règne de Louis XIII, Philippe de Champaigne, né à Bruxelles en 1602, est resté dans les mémoires comme le peintre de Port-Royal. C’est à lui que la Mère Angélique commande les peintures des abbayes de Paris et des Champs vers 1648. Sa fille Catherine y prend le voile, et lorsque... [Lire la suite]

16th C Pottery Fragment with face. © Museum of London LONDON.- The location of London’s first purpose built playhouse, called The Theatre, built in 1576 by James Burbage, has been confirmed by Museum of London Archaeology following investigation of the site, currently a disused warehouse, in Shoreditch, Hackney. Shakespeare wrote and performed at The Theatre between 1594-7 and Romeo and Juliet was almost certainly premiered there. Findings from the current excavation are the remains of what is believed to be the inner wall of... [Lire la suite]

Un portrait "authentique" de William Shakespeare. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lefteris Pitarakis The Cobbe Portrait of William Shakespeare. Reproduced by agreement between The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the copyright holders Agence France-Presse. Londres - Un portrait de William Shakespeare, considéré comme le seul tableau connu représentant le dramaturge et réalisé de son vivant, a été dévoilé lundi à Londres, après avoir été récemment identifié dans une collection privée. La toile aurait été peinte en 1610,... [Lire la suite]

The jug inscribed with a Persian love poem. Photo: Clara Amit JERUSALEM.- A fragment of a pottery vessel of Persian provenance that dates to the Middle Ages (12th-13th centuries CE) was discovered in an archaeological excavation directed by Dr. Rina Avner, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the Old City of Jerusalem, prior to construction by a private contractor. The fragment is treated with a turquoise glaze and is adorned with floral patterns and a black inscription. While studying the artifact prior to... [Lire la suite]