13 mai 2009

Diamond and tsavorite garnet pendant, Gübelin Set with a pear-shaped diamond weighing 4.81 carats, suspending a tsavorite garnet of similar shape, mounted in white and yellow gold, maker's marks for Güibelin. Accompanied by GIA report no. 2105642753 stating that the diamond is D Colour, VVS2 Clarity, together with a GIA worksheet stating that the diamond may be Potentially Flawless after repolishing. Est. 55,000—75,000 CHF - Lot Sold.  170,500 CHF Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels And A Celebration of... [Lire la suite]

A small yellow glass fluted bottle vase. Qianlong incised four-character mark and of the period (1736-95) The fluted slightly compressed globular body with a tall neck, all supported on a high, straight foot, the glass of a rich opaque yellow tone. 6 in. (15 cm.) high. Est. £3,000 - £5,000 - Lot sold £20,000 Notes: Compare an identical fluted yellow glass bottle, also dating to the Qianlong period, in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated by Claudia Brown & Donald Rabiner, Clear as Crystal, Red as Flame -... [Lire la suite]

Gerhard Richter, Mirror Painting (Blood Red) signed, numbered 736-1 and dated 1991 on the reverse, pigment on glass, 82 5/8 x 68 7/8 in. 210 x 175 cm. Est. 600,000—800,000 USD. Lot Sold 1,314,500 USD PROVENANCE: Anthony d'Offay Gallery, LondonAcquired by the present owner from the above EXHIBITED: London, Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Gerhard Richter Paintings, Sculptures and Mirrors, April - June 1991, cat. no. 30, p. 30, illustrated in color LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Angelika Thill, et. al., Gerhard Richter Catalogue... [Lire la suite]

Coral, lacquer and diamond clip, Cartier, late 1930s Designed as a ladybird, the coral body studded with eight circular-cut diamonds, the head and feet set with black lacquer and single-cut diamonds, signed Cartier Paris, French assay and maker's marks, pochette. Est. 10,000—15,000 CHF. Lot Sold 45,000 CHF LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Cf: Catalogue for the exhibition at the Petit Palais Museum, The Art of Cartier Jewellery, Paris, 1989-1990, page 157, plate 469 for an illustration of a very similar brooch dated 1936. ... [Lire la suite]

A famille rose 'lotus' dish. Qianlong underglaze-blue six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-95) The shallow rounded sides flaring out to an everted rim, decorated on the exterior with finely detailed bands of lotus petals. 6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) diam. Est. £4,000 - £6,000 - Lot sold £20,000 Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Export Art. 12 May 2009. London, King Street www.christies.com

Andy Warhol, Mona Lisa acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas. 25 x 20 in. 63.5 x 50.8 cm. Executed in 1979, this work is stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the overlap and the reverse; also initialed by Vincent Fremont and numbered by the foundation PA63.005 on the overlap. 25 x 20 in. 63.5 x 50.8 cm. Est. 1,500,000—2,000,000 USD - Lot Sold 1,762,500 USD PROVENANCE: Estate of the ArtistThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New YorkStellan Holm Gallery, New... [Lire la suite]

Coral and diamond clip, Cartier, circa 1960 Designed as a rosebud, set with coral, brilliant- and circular-cut diamonds, mounted in yellow gold and platinum, signed Cartier Paris and indistinctly numbered, French assay and maker's marks, case. Est. 20,000—30,000 CHF. Lot Sold.  37,500 CHF LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Cf: Franco Cologni and Eric Nussbaum, Cartier, Le Joaillier du Platine, Paris 1995, page 189 for an illustration of a similar 'rose' clip, created in 1955 and sold to Mrs. Daisy Fellowes. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

A flambé-glazed vase, hu. Qianlong incised six-character sealmark and of the period (1736-95) The wide tapering body ending on a quatrefoil mouth rim and supported on a short straight foot, each main side moulded with a peach-shaped cartouche, the neck applied on either side with lug handles, covered all over with an unctuous lavender-tone glaze streaked with red and beige. 12 in. (31 cm.) high. Est. £3,000 - £5,000 - Lot sold £21,250  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Export Art. 12 May... [Lire la suite]

Mark Rothko, Black, Red-Brown on Violet Painted in 1969, acrylic on paper mounted on panel, 39 x 25 1/2 in. 99 x 64.7 cm. Est. 1,500,000—2,000,000 USD - Lot Sold. 1,650,500 USD PROVENANCE: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New YorkSotheby's, New York, November 11, 1988, Lot 122Acquired by the present owner from the above EXHIBITED: Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Collects, February - April 1993 NOTE: Black, Red-Brown on Violet is a subtly dramatic example of Rothko's intuitive talent in reducing his... [Lire la suite]

Black diamond and diamond brooch, Michele della Valle Designed as a feather, set with brilliant-cut black and near-colourless diamonds, mounted in white gold and titanium, signed Michele della Valle and numbered, pochette. Est. 23,000—33,000 CHF. Lot Sold.  30,000 CHF Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels And A Celebration of Taste and , Magnificent Jewels from a Private Collection. 12 May 09. Geneva www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's