26 avril 2010

Platinum and Diamond Bangle-Bracelet, David Webb. photo Sotheby's Round diamonds weighing approximately 25.00 carats, baguette diamonds weighing approximately 10.80 carats, internal circumference 6½ inches, unsigned. With signed box. Est. 30,000—40,000 USD. Lot Sold 71,500 USD 18 Karat Gold, Coral and Diamond Bracelet, David Webb. photo Sotheby's Composed of carved branch coral segments, set with old European-cut, old mine and round diamonds weighing approximately 5.10 carats, internal circumference 6½ inches, signed... [Lire la suite]

Théodore DECK (1823-1891), Paire de vases chinoisants à panse bulbeuse et base talon en faïence. à décor d'un dragon stylisé en léger relief émaillé vert. Col à deux prises cylindre reprises d'un semis de spirales losangées. Monture en laiton doré. Petites égrenures. Cachet-signature "Th.Deck" estampé en creux. Hauteur : 20 cm. Estimation : 900 - 1 000 € Théodore DECK (1823-1891), Paire de vases chinoisants à haut col en faïence. à décor de fleurs, de moineaux et de papillons émaillé polychrome. Infime... [Lire la suite]

Théodore DECK (1823-1891), Vase pansu et col à anneau renflé en faïence émaillée bleue et blanc. à décor d'inspiration islamique de personnages stylisés et calligraphie sur fond d'arabesques et de rinceaux. Cachet-signature "Th.Deck" estampé en creux. Hauteur : 33,5 cm. Estimation : 1 000 - 1 200 € Théodore DECK (1823-1891), Flacon à panse boule et haut col en faïence. à décor d'inspiration islamique émaillée "bleu Deck". Bouchon en laiton doré. Une toute petite bulle d'émail éclatée en surface.... [Lire la suite]

A Hellenistic gold oak wreath, Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C. Estimate: £100,000 - 120,000. photo Bonhams A delicate wreath made of fine gold oak leaves with acorns, of the type worn by Alexander the Great's father, Philip II of Macedon, is one of the highlights of Bonhams sale of Antiquities on April 28 in New Bond Street. This stunning artefact, estimate £100,000-120,000, may once have graced the head of a ruler or dignitary over 2,000 years ago. "The fact that this delicate collection of fine gold leaves and acorns formed... [Lire la suite]

A picture provided by the Chateau de Versailles on 22 April 2010 on occasion of an exhibition organized to celebrate de 300th anniversary of the Royal Chapel. It shows 'Louis XIV receiving the oath of the Marquis de Dangeau', a painting by Antoine Pezey (known from 1695 to 1710). Completed in 1710 by Robert de Cotte, after a project designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart in 1687, the Royal Chapel of Versailles is probably the most accomplished monument of the Chateau de Versailles complex, and in any case one of the most expensive, in... [Lire la suite]