A yellow sapphire, diamond and cultured pearl pendant/necklace, by Cartier
A yellow sapphire, diamond and cultured pearl pendant/necklace, by Cartier. photo courtesy Bonhams
The pendant set with a large cushion-shaped yellow sapphire beneath an articulated buckle-shaped surmount pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, suspended from a slightly graduated single-strand cultured pearl necklace, the 8.0-8.9mm., cultured pearls of aubergine tint, highlighted at intervals with pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond roundels and spheres, diamonds approximately 7.50 carats total, yellow sapphire untested, signed Cartier, numbered, French assay marks, length 44.8cm. Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000
Bonhams. Fine Jewellery, 22 Sep 2010 New Bond Street www.bonhams.com
A yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1795. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing
A yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1795. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's
of slender elongated oval form, with shoulders sloping to a waisted neck with slightly everted mouth, the glass of even rich yellow tone, finely carved in relief as if wrapped with a brocade cloth tied with a trailing ribbon; height 2 1/8 in., 5.4 cm. Estimate 20,000—30,000 USD. Lot Sold 31,250 USD
PROVENANCE: Gerd Lester Collection.
Sotheby's New York, 17th March 1997, lot 21.
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Gerd Lester, 'Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Qing Period: Miniature Masterpieces in Glass', Arts and Antiques, July-August 1983, cover and p. 71.
Vanessa F. Holden, 'The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles', Oriental Art, 2002, Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 65-72, figs. 10 & 11.
NOTE: The artistic conceit of the faux wrapping of an object in brocade appears in other media in Qing works of art, notably on porcelain and cloisonne, as well as on jade and enamel snuff bottles. Glass snuff bottles carved in this style tend to be finely executed and somewhat rare, the majority of them being of a monochrome color. The Crane Collection has an unusual overlay example in milk-white over pink glass, which is given an Imperial attribution, see www.thecranecollection.com, no. 121. For a celadon-green bottle of this type see Robert Kleiner, Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Singapore, 1999, p. 89, no. 72, where the author attributes the carving to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, and notes that the brocade diaper is 'a symbol of an Imperial birthday gift.' A similarly carved yellow glass bottle was sold in our London rooms, 2nd May 1985, lot 377.
Sotheby's. The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 14 Sep 10, New York www.sothebys.com
A pair of diamond earrings
A pair of diamond earrings. photo courtesy Bonhams
Each of foliate design, set to the centre with a brilliant-cut diamond within a surround of smaller brilliant and marquise-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum with yellow gold overlay, diamonds approximately 4.80 carats total, maker's marks, UK hallmark, Kutchinsky velvet pouch - Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000
Bonhams. Fine Jewellery, 22 Sep 2010 New Bond Street www.bonhams.com
A yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1800. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing
A yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1800. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's
well molded and carved in the form of a mallow flower, the glass of a transparent rich yellow-amber color; height 1 7/8 in., 4.8 cm. Estimate 8,000—12,000 USD. Lot Sold 8,125 USD
PROVENANCE: Sotheby's London, 5th December 1983, lot 20.
NOTE: An identical glass bottle, but of a more amber tone, is illustrated in Rachelle R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World, New York, 1994, pp. 64-65, no. 19, where the author notes that the 'mallow, or kui flower is the flower associated with the successful scholar.' Mallow flower bottles are known in a variety of colors; see a ruby-red glass example in The Crane Collection, www.thecranecollection.com, no. 462.
Sotheby's. The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 14 Sep 10, New York www.sothebys.com
An Escada-cut diamond single-stone ring
An Escada-cut diamond single-stone ring. photo courtesy Bonhams
The Escada-cut diamond, weighing 10.01 carats, between rectangular fancy-cut diamond shoulders, ring size N½ - Estimate: £35,000 - 40,000. Unsold
Accompanied by an International Gemological Institute (IGI) certificate stating that the diamond is Fancy Yellow, natural colour, SI1 clarity. Certificate number 2-286-9636, dated 28 May 2010.
Note: The Escada cut, created exclusively for the eponymous luxury fashion house, is a 12 sided cut with 97 facets, designed to maximise fire through the crown and table facets and to emit a star pattern through the culet. The cut is meant to symbolise the 12 months of the year and their ever-renewing cycle.
Bonhams. Fine Jewellery, 22 Sep 2010 New Bond Street www.bonhams.com
A fine and rare yellow glass washer. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
A fine and rare yellow glass washer. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's
the rich yellow metal of compressed globular form, the rounded sides resting on a curled lotus leaf, subtly carved with carp in a lotus pond, moving amidst large lotus leaves and flowers; height 4 in., 10.2 cm - Estimate 30,000—40,000 USD. Unsold
Sotheby's. Fine Ceramics and works of Art. 15 Sept 2010. New York www.sothebys.com
A diamond pendant/necklace
A diamond pendant/necklace. photo courtesy Bonhams
The front designed as a slightly graduated row of cushion-shaped diamonds of yellow tint spaced by brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending a similarly-set articulated drop, to a brilliant-cut diamond backchain, diamonds approximately 32.50 carats total, yellow diamonds untested for natural colour, length 44.0cm - Estimate: £25,000 - 30,000
Bonhams. Fine Jewellery, 22 Sep 2010 New Bond Street www.bonhams.com
A yellow glass bottle vase. Qianlong mark and period.
A yellow glass bottle vase. Qianlong mark and period. photo courtesy Sotheby's
the globular body supported on a splightly splayed foot rising to a tall cylindrical neck, the body of a rich lemon-yellow tone, the base with a wheel-cut four-character Qianlong mark; height 9 in., 22.8 cm. Estimate 50,000—70,000 USD. Unsold
A translucent yellow glass vase of this form from the Andrew K. F. Lee Collection is illustrated bu Humphrey Hui and Peter Lam, Elegance and Radiance. Grandeur in Qing Glass, The Andrew K. F. Lee Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pl. 10.
Sotheby's. Fine Ceramics and works of Art. 15 Sept 2010. New York www.sothebys.com
“Do or Die -The Human Condition in Painting and Photography” @ Wallraf
Bartholomäus Bruyn d.Ä. (Wesel [?] 1493 – 1555 Köln), Bildnis einer jüngeren Frau mit Nelke, um 1537-1539, Eichenholz, 37 x 30 cm, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Köln
Hendrik Kerstens (* 1956 Den Haag lebt in Amsterdam und New York), „Bag“, November 2007, c-print/dibond, Ed./Aufl.: 5/6, 108 x 87 cm
The direct comparison between painting and photography shows how the old picture, composition and pathos formulae have continued into the present day, a fact clearly demonstrated by the specially chosen quotes in the works of Anna and Bernhard Blume and Boris Mikhailov. At the same time the formal and thematic breaks with tradition that characterize, sometimes shockingly, certain photographic works from the Teutloff Collection, also stand out. They lay a trail to existential themes such as “body awareness” and “sexual identity”, which, depicted so explicitly, would have been unthinkable for the painters of past ages.
The Wallraf will contrast around 70 works from the wide-ranging and impressive collection of Lutz Teutloff (photographic and video art of the late 20th and early 21st centuries) with more than 40 rarely shown masterpieces from its own collection (European painting from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century).
Louis Ammy Blanc: Mädchenkopf, 1835, Leinwand, 40,5 x 33,5 cm, auf Pappe, mongrammiert und datiert unten links: L. B. / Df. 35., Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Köln
Daniele Buetti (*1955 Fribourg, Professur für Fotografie in Münster): "Benetton“, 1998/2004, physisch veränderte Fotografie, inkjet print auf gestrichenem Papier, Ed./Aufl.: 15/40+2ap, rückseitig bezeichnet, datiert und signiert, Innenmaß: 43 x 32,2 cm, Rahmenmaß: 65 x 52,3 cm
Meister der hl. Sippe d.J. und Werkstatt: Beweinung Christi, um 1483-1485, Eichenholz, 120 x 78,5 cm, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Köln
Robert Lebeck (*1929 Berlin, lebt ebd.): „Jackie Kennedy und Lee Radziwill am Sarg von Robert Kennedy, New York“ 1968, modern print, Auflage unbekannt, signiert unten rechts „Robert Lebeck“, handschriftliche Betitelung unten links, Bildgröße: 56 x 37,5 cm, Blattgröße: 60 x 50 cm, Rahmenmaß: 76 x 58,5 cm
Wilhelm Leibl: Mädchen am Fenster, 1899, Öl auf Leinwand, 109 x 72,5 cm, bezeichnet unten links: W.Leibl/1899, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Köln
Hussein Chalayan (*1970 Nikosia/Zypern, lebt in London): „The Absent Presence Portrait 1“ / „The Absent Presence Portrait 2“ (Diptychon), 2005, c-Print, Ed./Aufl. 1/6+1AP, rückseitig signiert und betitelt, Blattmaß: 76,2 x 50,8 cm, Rahmenmaß: 80 x 54,5 cm
Hans Canon: Studienkopf eines bärtigen Mannes, um 1873 (?), Leinwand, 40 x 33 cm, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Köln
Osvaldo Salas (Kuba, 1914-1992): „Habana“, ca. 1964/2002, silv. gel. print, unten links handschriftlich betitelt und datiert „Habana, 2002“ sowie Prägestempel „Salas Kuba“, unten rechts geprägt: „SALAS HABANA KUBA“, 61,5 x 51,5 cm
Kölnisch: Heimsuchung, um 1420, Tannenholz, 82 x 81,4 cm, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud, Köln
Towell, Larry-Mennonites: "Ann pragnant with Naomi", Lambton County, O.,C.-1984.98-silv.gel.pr.-40,5x
Blackened White Gold, Green Garnet and Diamond Flower Brooch
Blackened White Gold, Green Garnet and Diamond Flower Brooch. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York
18 kt., 114 diamonds ap. 2.40 cts., 2 diamonds missing, ap. 19.3 dwt. Estimate $2,000-3,000
Round diamonds: I-VS. Marquise-shaped diamond: I-SI, at tip of stem. Green garnets: bright rich lively green, well-matched. Good condition. 2 7/8 x 2".
Doyle New York. Important Estate Jewelry - Wednesday, September 29 at 10am www.doylenewyork.com
