Coloured diamonds @ Bonhams Hong Kong
A coloured diamond and diamond ring. photo Bonhams
The heart-shaped fancy brown-pink diamond, weighing 10.63 carats, within a brilliant-cut diamond surround and bifurcated shoulders, mounted in 18k white gold and platinum, ring size 5¼. - Sold for HK$3,120,000
Accompanied by a certificate from GIA, stating that the 10.63 carats diamond is fancy brown-pink, natural colour and VS2 clarity. Report number 5111412116, dated 23rd November 2009
A coloured diamond and diamond ring. photo Bonhams
The cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut fancy intense yellow diamond, weighing 13.52 carats, flanked by emerald-cut diamonds, weighing 0.91 and 0.93 carat, mounted in platinum, ring size 5¼. - Sold for HK$3,000,000
Accompanied by three certificates from the GIA, stating that the 13.52 carats diamond is fancy intense yellow, natural colour and VVS1 clarity, the 0.91 carat diamond is G colour and VVS2 clarity and the 0.93 carat diamond is G colour and VVS2 clarity. Report numbers 17235602, dated 23 May 2008, report number 16842349, dated 12th February 2008 and report number 16842341, dated 12th February 2008.
A pair of coloured diamond and diamond earrings. photo Bonhams
Each half-hoop earring decorated with a series of floral motifs, set with brilliant-cut diamonds and diamonds of pink hue, mounted in 18k yellow gold, diamonds (excluding pink) approximately 2.20 carats total, diamonds of pink hue approximately 2.40 carats total, earring length 2.0cm. Sold for HK$36,000
Bonhams. Fine Jewellery and Jadeite and Modern Wristwatches, 28 May 2010 to 29 May 2010. JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong www.bonhams.com
Chine. Beau vase double gourde. Dynastie des Ming. Début de la periode Wanli (1573-1619)
Chine. Beau vase double gourde. Dynastie des Ming. Début de la periode Wanli (1573-1619). photo Aguttes
décoré en bleu sous couverte de deux frises représentant des oiseaux encadrés de bambous, pins parasols et prunus (symbolisant les trois amis de l'hiver) séparées par des ruyis et des pêches de longévité dans des réserves sur fond d'écailles. H. 47 cm - Estimation : 8 000 / 10 000 €
Aguttes - Neuilly/Seine. Vente du Lundi 7 juin 2010. Hôtel des Ventes de Neuilly - 164bis, avenue Charles de Gaulle - Neuilly/Seine. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 47 45 55 55
Kangxi blue and white porcelains @ 3,750 GBP
A large blue and white 'soldier' vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo Sotheby's
of tapering oviform with waisted neck and flaring rim, painted with a central band of dragons in reserve with stylised scrolling ruyi on a blue ground, between bands of stylised lotus scrollwork, with a band of ascending leaves at the neck and further band of stylised scrolling lotus at the foot - 92cm., 36 1/8 in. Est. 50,000—70,000 GBP Lot Sold 133,250 GBP
PROVENANCE: A Private Austrian Collection.
A blue and white brushpot. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period.
painted with a continuous scene of scholars standing on a hill below a rocky outcrop, in a mountainous river landscape with a sampan, a pavilion and retreats - 18cm., 7 1/8 in. Est. 5,000—7,000 GBP Lot Sold 8,750 GBP
Two blue and white tapering cylindrical vases. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period.
the flared foot of each rising to a rounded body, tapering neck and flaring rim, painted with vertical panels of birds amongst flowering peony below a band of pomegranate and flowers - 47 and 46.3cm., 18 1/2 and 18 1/4 in. respectively. Est. 6,000—8,000 GBP Lot Sold 7,500 GBP
A large blue and white beaker vase. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period.
the tall slightly knopped cylindrical body rising from a spreading flat base to a flaring neck, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with a floral spray and rockwork band between pendant stiff leaves to the lower body and a broad river landscape band to the upper body - 44.5cm., 17 1/2 in. Est. 3,000—5,000 GBP Lot Sold 3,750 GBP
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 12 May 10. London www.sothebys.com
Albert Brenet : Un tour du Monde en 80 gouaches, morceaux choisis.
Albert Brenet, Étude de tigres. Circa 1930. photo Audap & Mirabaud
Huile sur papier marouflé sur toile, signée en bas à droite. 53,2 x 71 cm - Estimation : 4 000 / 6 000 €
Bibliographie : « Albert Brenet, voyages et marine». R. Le Bihan, page 46.
Exposition : « Centenaire d'Albert Brenet ». Perros-Guirec, 2003.
Albert Brenet, Basilique Saint-Marc de Venise. Circa 1960. photo Audap & Mirabaud
Gouache sur papier, signée en bas à droite. 60,5 x 78 cm - Estimation : 3 000 / 4 000 €
Bibliographie : « Albert Brenet, voyages et marine». R. Le Bihan, page 26.
Exposition : Paimpol, 1998.
« Centenaire d'Albert Brenet ». Perros-Guirec, 2003.
Albert Brenet, Combat de Sumos. 1952-53. photo Audap & Mirabaud
Gouache sur papier, signée en bas à gauche., 53 x 76 cm - Estimation : 2 500 / 3 500 €
Bibliographie : « Images du Japon ». Jean de la Varende, planche n°26. 1956.
Exposition : Le Havre, octobre 2008.
Albert Brenet, Istanbul - Maisons à pans de bois, les Yalis. photo Audap & Mirabaud
Gouache sur papier, signée en bas à droite. 78 x 53 cm - Estimation : 2 000 / 3 000 €
Bibliographie : « Albert Brenet, voyages et marine». R. Le Bihan, page 21.
Exposition :« Centenaire d'Albert Brenet ». Perros-Guirec, 2003.
Audap & Mirabaud - Paris. Vente Albert Brenet : Un tour du Monde en 80 gouaches. Vente du Lundi 7 juin 2010. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 4 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris. Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, veuillez contacter la Maison de Ventes au 01 53 30 90 30 et au 01 48 00 20 04 pendant la vente et les expositions. Consultant, détenteur des droits moraux : Jean-Paul Dubois
A wucai 'hundred deer' vase. Wanli mark and period & A large wucai baluster vase. 17th century
A wucai 'hundred deer' vase. Wanli mark and period. photo Sotheby's
brightly enamelled around the body in green, yellow, iron-red and brown enamels with auspicious 'hundred deer' design, the animals depicted resting, grazing and at playful leisure in landscape scenes, between a band of stylised lappets to the foot rim and hanging motifs suspended from a scrollwork border to the shoulder, the neck with floral sprays - 34cm., 13 3/8 in. Est. 30,000—40,000 GBP
Lot Sold 51,650 GBP
NOTE: A related Wanli 'Hundred Deer' vase, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Minji meihin zuroku, vol. II, Tokyo, 1978, pl. 101; one formerly in the collection of Tamisuke Yokogawa is included in the Illustrated Catalogue of Tokyo National Museum. Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, Tokyo, 1990, pl. 330; another is published in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 14, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 218; and a fourth example from the collection of Ernest Gandidier in the Musee Guimet, Paris, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections, vol. 7, Tokyo, 1981, col. pl. 26. See also one sold in these rooms, 10th November 2004, lot 564; and another, but without a reign mark, sold at Christie's London, 7th November 2006, lot 184.
The design on this vase is rich with auspicious meaning; in Chinese tradition the deer is symbolic of longevity due to being the only animal capable of finding the lingzhi fungus of immortality, and is thus often depicted with Shoulao, the God of Longevity. 'Hundred deer' (bai lu) is homophonous with hundred emoluments and represents the wish, 'May you receive the hundred emoluments from heaven'.
A large wucai baluster vase. 17th century. photo Sotheby's
the elegantly potted long tapering cylindrical body rising from a short spreading foot to a short waisted neck with everted rim, brightly enamelled around the exterior with three large phoenix amidst leafy scrolling peony - 53.5cm., 21 1/8 in. Est. 15,000—25,000 GBP Lot Sold 20,000 GBP
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 12 May 10. London www.sothebys.com
Iznik (Anatolie-Turquie). Deux plats ronds, XVIIe siècle
Iznik (Anatolie-Turquie). Plat rond. Début du XVIIe siècle, circa 1600/1620. photo Aguttes
en céramique siliceuse décoré de vagues en vert et brun encadrant des palmes et des rinceaux en rouge et bleu sur fond vert. Vague brune sur l'aile. (une fêlure et éclats) - Diam. 31 cm - Estimation : 3 000 / 4 000 €
Iznik (Anatolie-Turquie). Plat rond. Premier quart du XVIIe siècle. photo Aguttes
en céramique siliceuse décoré en polychromie d'une palme entourée de tulipes et d'oeillets, vague brune en bordure, (éclats en bordure) - Diam. 26 cm - Estimation : 1 500 / 2 000 €
Aguttes - Neuilly/Seine. Vente du Lundi 7 juin 2010. Hôtel des Ventes de Neuilly - 164bis, avenue Charles de Gaulle - Neuilly/Seine. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 47 45 55 55.
A Qianlong pair of 'famille-rose' 'soldier' vases and covers & a fine 'famille-rose' 'sanduo' bowl.
A pair of 'famille-rose' 'soldier' vases and covers. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo Sotheby's
each baluster body brightly enamelled with pairs of birds perched amidst rockwork issuing flowers, all between lotus-lappets at the base and an elaborate lambrequin collar, the waisted neck with quatrefoil landscape panels reserved on a prunus and cracked-ice ground, the domed cover similarly decorated with panels within lotus and ruyi bands - 122 cm. Est. 40,000—60,000 GBP Lot Sold 163,250 GBP
Property of a titled Spanish family.
NOTE: A high level of craftsmanship was vital to produce such large vases, not only in the potting itself but also in managing the firing of the wood-fuelled kiln. These vases are notable for their finely composed and detailed designs that successfully occupy and enhance the elegant form. A vase of this size and related form and design, but with a lotus scroll band at the foot and flowering branches decorating the neck and cover which is surmounted by a Buddhist lion, from the Mrs. Dick Fitzgerald Collection, was sold in these rooms, 11th May 1965, lot 65. Compare also a similarly composed and enamelled vase depicting flowering peony branches issuing from rockwork, from the Sir Phillip Sassoon Collection, illustrated in George C. Williamson, The Book of Famille-Rose, London, 1927, pl. LV11 (right).
A fine 'famille-rose' 'sanduo' bowl. Qianlong mark and period. photo Sotheby's
the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, finely enamelled around the exterior with leafy fruiting sprays of peach, lychee and pomegranate 15.5cm., 6 1/8 in. Est. 30,000—50,000 GBP Lot Sold 82,850 GBP
PROVENANCE: S Marchant & Son, London (according to label).
NOTE: A Qianlong bowl of this pattern was included in the exhibition Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collections, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 106; another was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong exhibition Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, Fung Ping Shan Museum, 1977, cat. no. 86; and a third is illustrated in Gordon Lang, The Powell-Cotton Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Birchington, 1988, col. pl. 16. See also a closely related bowl sold twice in our Hong Kong rooms, 18th May 1988, lot 285, and again 27th April 2003, lot 197.
The three fruit painted on this bowl endow it with auspicious meaning; the lychee represents the wish for a son to continue the family name, the pomegranate the wish for many sons, while the peaches symbolise longevity.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 12 May 10. London www.sothebys.com
Samson à Paris. Deux grands plats ronds. Fin du XIXe siècle dans le style du XVIIIe siècle.
Samson à Paris. Grand plat rond. Fin du XIXe siècle dans le style du XVIIIe siècle.
Très grand plat rond décoré dans le style chinois des émaux de la famille rose d'une scène dans un jardin animé de personnages de qualité avec nombreux enfants et perroquet sur un perchoir encadré de rinceaux de fleurs et de quadrillages sur l'aile - Estimation : 700 / 900 €
Samson à Paris. Grand plat rond. Fin du XIXe siècle dans le style du XVIIIe siècle.
décoré dans le style chinois des émaux de la famille rose d'une femme et d'un enfant avec un daim dans un parc arboré encadré de rinceaux de fleurs et de quadrillages sur l'aile. Diam. 44.5 cm - Estimation : 400 / 600 €
Aguttes - Neuilly/Seine. Vente du Lundi 7 juin 2010. Hôtel des Ventes de Neuilly - 164bis, avenue Charles de Gaulle - Neuilly/Seine. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 47 45 55 55.
Ecole française du XVIIIe siècle. « C'est pour Vous que je montre un si brillant visage »
Ecole française du XVIIIe siècle. « C'est pour Vous que je montre un si brillant visage »
Hommage au Roi-Soleil. Enluminure d'époque Louis XIV, présentée dans un cadre doré du XVII° siècle. 17 x 23 cm - Estimation : 3 000 / 3 500 €
Le superbe paysage au soleil levant qui paraît à travers les nuages est évidemment une allusion à Louis XIV, lequel avait encouragé l'art de l'enluminure, pratiqué dans l'atelier des Invalides. (catalogue « Louis XIV, l'homme et le roi - l'enluminure tardive à Versailles).
Comme le soulignent Emilie HAMILKA et Marie-Pierre LAFFITTE, « l'émulation créée autour de ce nouvel intérêt du roi pousse les courtisans à faire enluminer des manuscrits en son honneur… C'est sans doute le cas de ce cartouche dont la chape (fascée dentée d'or sur champ de sable) évoque les armes des Cossé-Brissac. Quant au paysage, il évoque la manière de Jacques BAILLY (1629-1679).
Versailles Enchères Perrin-Royère-Lajeunesse - 78000 Versailles. Vente du Dimanche 6 juin 2010. Hôtel des Chevau-Légers - 3, impasse des Chevau-Légers. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 39 50 69 82.
Sid Avery, Elizabeth Taylor on the set of “Giant”, Marfa, Texas, 1955
Sid Avery, Elizabeth Taylor on the set of “Giant”, Marfa, Texas, 1955. photo Phillips de Pury & Company
Gelatin silver print, printed later. 10 1/8 x 10 in. (25.7 x 25.4 cm). Signed in pencil and copyright credit stamp on the verso. ESTIMATE $1,000-1,500
Phillips de Pury & Company. Film. 24 June 2010. New York www.phillipsdepury.com
