23 juillet 2010
Two pairs of diamond and black diamond pendant earrings & Two black diamond and diamond rings
A pair of diamond and black diamond pendant earrings. photo Bonhams
estimated total diamond weight: 7.40 carats; mounted in eighteen karat white and blackened gold; length: 1 9/16in. (black diamonds not tested for origin of color) - Estimate: $4,500 - 6,500
A black diamond and diamond ring. photo Bonhams
centering a reverse-set black diamond, weighing approximately 10.85 carats; mounted in eighteen karat white gold; size: 7 (black diamond not tested for origin of color) - Estimate: $3,000 - 4,000
A pair of... [Lire la suite]
23 juillet 2010
Nuit blanche sous le signe de la préhistoire chez Sotheby’s, samedi 2 octobre jusqu’à minuit
Rare squelette complet, long de 10,12 mètres, de dinosaure carnivore Allosaure provenant du Wyoming, Etats-Unis. photo Sotheby's
Sotheby’s organisera pour la première fois à Paris le 5 octobre 2010 une vente entièrement consacrée à l’histoire naturelle soit 86 lots provenant de collections privées en Europe et aux Etats-Unis, sélectionnés pour leur qualité et leur rareté.
Sotheby’s fut l’une des premières maisons de ventes à se consacrer à ce domaine obtenant, en 1997, le record inégalé de 8.4M$ pour Sue, un Tyrannosaurus... [Lire la suite]
23 juillet 2010
"Intérieurs 2010: le style français" @ Artcurial

23 juillet 2010
'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan' @ National Gallery
Leonardo da Vinci, La Belle Ferronière, about 1490. Musée du Louvre, Paris. © RMN / Franck Raux.
LONDON.- 'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan' is the most complete display of Leonardo’s rare surviving paintings ever held. This unprecedented exhibition – the first of its kind anywhere in the world – brings together sensational international loans never before seen in the UK, including 'La Belle Ferronière' (Musée du Louvre, Paris), the 'Madonna Litta' (Hermitage, Saint Petersburg) and 'Saint Jerome' (Pinacoteca... [Lire la suite]
23 juillet 2010
'Conan' Painting by Late Artist Frank Frazetta Goes for $1.5 Million
In this undated photo provided by Frazetta Properties LLC, the painting "Conan the Destroyer" by fantasy artist Frank Frazetta is shown. The 1971 painting by Frazetta has sold for $1.5 million, two months after the Pennsylvania artist's death. AP Photo/Frazetta Properties LLC.
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A 1971 painting by fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has sold for $1.5 million, two months after the Pennsylvania artist's death. Frazetta's managers said this week that a private collector bought "Conan the Destroyer"... [Lire la suite]
23 juillet 2010
"Hitched: Wedding Clothes and Customs" @ Sudley House
Wedding dress, 1853. White silk taffeta, trimmed with floral silk brocade ribbon and silk fringing. Accession number 60.225.19. photo courtesy Sudley House
LIVERPOOL.- This summer, during the height of the UK wedding season, Sudley House opens an exhibition of wedding outfits that reveals the changing face of marriage over the last 150 years. "Hitched: Wedding Clothes and Customs" is on display from 23 July 2010 until Spring 2011. From an elegant 19th century white silk taffeta wedding dress to the sharp suits of a... [Lire la suite]
23 juillet 2010
Le jeu de la séduction chez Boucheron: Coquette Houpette « Se faire une beauté… »

23 juillet 2010
Mario Testino, "Todo o Nada " @ Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
On 21 September the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting for the first time in Spain the work of the Peruvian photographer Mario Testino. The exhibition Todo o Nada brings together 54 photographs that reveal the two opposing concepts to be found in his work, fashion and the nude. These concepts are present both in his better known activities as a fashion photographer, including the images that he has created for Vogue, Vanity Fair, V Magazine, Allure and The Face, as well as in his more personal creations, including a number of... [Lire la suite]
23 juillet 2010
'Wicked Portraits' by Mark Summers
Alexander the GreatHannivalJulius CaesarBismarckAtilla the HunHenry VIIILeopold IIDrakeGenkis KhanVladCatherine the GreatRobespierreGeorge IIITorquemadaNapoleonMary TudorRasputinPizzarroEdward VIICixi(source www.behance.net)