1 août 2009

Charming David Webb Emerald and Diamond Shell Brooch, USA, ca. 1960s width/length: 5.08 cm (2 in.) Price $16,500 The 1960’s was a time of imaginative jewelry designs capturing the beauty of the natural world. This shell brooch by David Webb is a charming example, using an actual shell, with cabochon- cut emeralds - a beautiful accent to the diamond- speckled textured gold leaves representing seaweed. This beautiful brooch was featured in the book "Brooches: Timeless Adornment" by Lori Ettlinger Gross on... [Lire la suite]

Clarence Sinclair Bull, Greta Garbo, 1930 Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches. It is an artist proof. Printed from the original vintage camera negatives. Stamped on the verso. Blind embossed Kobal Collection-Clarence Sinclair Bull, on recto.  Estimate: from $700 to $900 This portrait of Greta Garbo was taken in 1930 for her film "Inspiration" by Clarence Sinclair Bull. Bull was Garbo's exclusive photographer and was to take all of Garbo's portraits for her movies with the exception of one film in 1930. Bull... [Lire la suite]

Tigre blanc et son petit en jade blanc. Fin des Ming ou haute Epoque Qing  Une pièce exceptionnelle par le mouvement des animaux, la finesse des détails anatomiques, le jeu des marbrures de la pierre évoquant la fourrure. La beauté lumineuse du jade cristallise la force Yang du seigneur des animaux de la montagne, qui -en géomancie- symbolise aussi l'ouest et l'automne. (Env. 11x7x6cm). Estimation : 500/700€ Très belle pièce, j'ai une profonde affection pour les tigres. Rameau de... [Lire la suite]

Louise Dahl-Wolfe,  Yves Montand, 1946 Gelatin silver print, executed in 1946 by American photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe [1895 - 1989]. Annotated in pencil, 'Yves Montant,' and crop marks, '3'',' and '4'',' on verso. Estimate: from $1,500 to $1,800Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner. Literature: Louise Dahl-Wolfe, A Photographers Scrapbook, New York, 1984, page 115, another photo of the same session illustrated. Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Josephine Baker, 1935 Gelatin silver print,... [Lire la suite]

Sujet en corail  rouge de lagon à deux digitations principales représentant un souriant Dieu du bonheur et deux princesses impériales . École de Pékin Chine .vers 1920 Pas d'estimation. MERCREDI 5 AOUT à 14 h 00. 6, rue Raymond Poincaré  BP 10120 17206 Royan. GEOFFROY J.R. et BEQUET Yves - Email : contact@royanencheres.com

Ernest Pignon-Ernest, vue de l'installation "Extases", 2008. Courtesy Chapelle Saint Charles d\'Avignon © Ernest Pignon-Ernest Au moment où il subit la vindicte de l'intégrisme catholique à Toulouse, la Chapelle Saint Charles d'Avignon présente une installation in situ d'Ernest Pignon-Ernest sur le thème des mystiques extatiques telles que Marie-Madeleine ou Thérèse d’Avila. L'artiste y a disposé sept grands portraits et une quarantaine de dessins préparatoires. "Ernest Pignon-Ernest était à la recherche d’une... [Lire la suite]

Embarkation of Spanish Troops. Andries van Eertvelt. Oil on canvas. 1493 x 2324mm ©  National Maritime  Museum, Greenwich, UK. The Peabody Essex Museum presents The Golden Age of Dutch Seascapes, 70 works by Dutch masters of maritime art working in the time of Rembrandt and Vermeer. Painted during the peak years of Dutch artistic achievement between 1600 and 1700, these superlative, emotional works are the first in which European artists realistically depicted natural settings, rendering coastal atmospheres with... [Lire la suite]

Vietnam. Bowl with Lid, 13th-14th century, Glazed stoneware, 6 x 7 in. (15.2 x 17.78 cm) The Alan and Dena Naylor Southeast Asian Art Fund. 2000.82.3a,b. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts ©The Minneapolis Institute of Arts While influenced by Chinese models, Vietnamese potters made their own innovations and added new elements to their designs. The domed lid of this bowl, for instance, has a scalloped rim that probably imitates the edge of a lotus leaf. The spontaneously brushed underglaze floral decor is executed with an iron... [Lire la suite]

Miroir, Fin 16e siècle, début 17e siècle, jade, Ruby, Or, Topkapi Palace Museum Byzance, devenue Constantinople puis Istanbul, est depuis sa fondation un lieu de croisements et un point de rencontre des cultures. Sa situation géographique en fait un carrefour continental autant que maritime, comme le confirment les fouilles entreprises en 2004 lors du creusement du tunnel sous-marin du futur métro. Chronologique, l’exposition décrira les différentes phases de l’histoire de la Ville. Occupé depuis la période paléolithique, le... [Lire la suite]

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, French, Roman Fleet Victorious over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, about 1763. Watercolor, gouache, pen and India and brown ink over black chalk, 8 7/16 x 15 9/16 in. 2006.23. The J. Paul Getty Trust © J. Paul Getty Trust The sea teems with a seemingly endless fleet of warships; a vast battle looms, ships crowd closer and closer to one another. Rows of oars froth up the sea, the frenzied water foreshadowing the impending combat. Standing at opposite ends of the two central ships... [Lire la suite]