20 octobre 2010

964 Aston Martin DB5.  photo courtesy RM Auctions Chassis No.DB5/1486/R - Estimate: Available Upon Request 282 bhp, 4.0-litre DOHC “Vantage” inline six-cylinder engine, triple SU HD8 carburettors, ZF five-speed manual gearbox, rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel twin-servo Girling disc brakes, independent front suspension, with double wishbones, coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers, rear suspension by live hypoid axle mounted on parallel trailing links, transversely located by Watt's linkage. Wheelbase:... [Lire la suite]

Marc Chadourne. Vision de l'Indochine. 20 planches en couleur signées par Mme A. BOULARD-DEVE. Estimation : 600/800€ Sarl Hôtel des Ventes de Coutances.  Samedi 23 Octobre 2010. HOTEL DES VENTES - 62, rue Gambetta (50200) COUTANCES. Email : eboureau@wanadoo.fr

A "mystery set" ruby and diamond "Pavot" flower brooch, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Designed as a calibré-cut ruby flower, centering upon a circular-cut diamond cluster pistil, extending a baguette-cut diamond stem and marquise-cut diamond leaves, mounted in platinum, 1974, in a Van Cleef & Arpels navy blue suede case. Signed V.C.A. for Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 44480 - Estimate $200,000 - $300,000. Price Realized $350,500 Notes: Cf. Paris Galleria, Van Cleef... [Lire la suite]

Barbie, by Stefano Canturi, featuring a colored diamond. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Her blonde hair styled in an updo, wearing an openwork variously-cut diamond collar necklace, centering upon a cut-cornered modified square-cut  fancy vivid purplish pink diamond, weighing approximately 1.00 carat, and a diamond ring, to her black strapless party dress and pink peep-toe stilettos. Designed by Stefano Canturi - Estimate $300,000 - $500,000 With report 15724773 dated 21 March 2007 from the Gemological Institute... [Lire la suite]

A large and rare bronze mirror with mythical animals and long inscription, China, Sui dynasty (581-618 AD). photo courtesy Nagel the very well cast silvery grey, very heavy mirror is decorated in high relief in the centre with a large knob with a hole to pass the silk cord. D. 24,1 cm - Estimate € 15 000 / 25 000 An excellent large and heavy "Lion and grapevine" mirror, Tang dynasty (618-907). photo courtesy Nagel carefully and crisply cast in high relief with nine lion- or better marten-like... [Lire la suite]

Maquette du musée Soulages exposée à la Cité de l'Architeture et du Patrimoine à Paris. Copyright © 2010 AFP Le peintre de "l'outrenoir" Pierre Soulages a posé mercredi la première pierre d'un musée ambitieux qui portera son nom à Rodez, sa ville natale, et devrait ouvrir au printemps 2013. Pierre Soulages, 90 ans, a symboliquement placé un cylindre en cuivre renfermant un parchemin signé par lui et quelques élus dans une pierre blanche gravée. Auparavant, il a dévoilé une plaque sur la façade de la maison où... [Lire la suite]

A Marble Portrait Bust Of The Deified Antinous, Roman Imperial, Reign of Hadrian, Cira AD 130-138 (est. $2/3 million). Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced a single owner sale of important Antiquities from the Collection of the late Clarence Day to be held on the evening of 7 December 2010. The sale will include approximately 40 lots and is expected to raise $5/8 million.* Proceeds from the sale will benefit The Day Foundation. Among the highlights will be A Marble Portrait Bust of the Deified Antinous, Roman... [Lire la suite]

Cy Twombly, Untitled (Bacchus 1st Version I), 2004. Acrylic on wood, 104 3/8 x 78 3/4 inches (265 x 200 cm). Private Collection © 2010 Cy Twombly. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. «La vie de bohème ne s’affiche pas. Elle survit grâce à la discrétion.»-- Tennessee WilliamsPour l’inauguration de l’ouverture de sa galerie parisienne, Larry Gagosian est heureux de présenter «Camino Real,» une série de cinq nouvelles peintures de Cy Twombly. Chaque tableau reprend le geste pictural inimitable et exubérant propre à l’artiste ainsi qu’une... [Lire la suite]

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