23 juillet 2010

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]

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]

Tristan Auer / Buttazzoni & Associés / François Catroux / Joseph Dirand / François-Joseph Graf / India Mahdavi / Chahan Minassian / Alberto Pinto / Olivia Putman / Pierre Yovanovitch Artcurial et le magazine AD, à l’occasion de son 10e anniversaire, ont imaginé un projet inédit et original dédié aux décorateurs, avec lesquels la maison de vente et le magazine entretiennent des relations privilégiées. Pour cette première édition, carte blanche est donnée à 10 créateurs contemporains pour mettre en scène leur vision du... [Lire la suite]

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]

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]

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]

Boucheron. Collier Coquette Houpette. Serti d’un saphir ovale, pavé de diamants, de saphirs bleus, roses et violets, et de plumes, sur or blanc. Les motifs sont détachables pour être portés séparément en broche, ou ajustés selon l’envie sur le tour de cou. Séduire les femmes et les aider à séduire autour d’elles est un dogme de la Maison Boucheron depuis sa création en 1858.La parure de Haute Joaillerie « Coquette Houppette » embrasse avec enthousiasme cette philosophie. Boucheron a exploré la trousse de maquillage des femmes... [Lire la suite]

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]

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