31 mars 2011
Cougar jeune naturalisé entier sur une branche, puma concolor

31 mars 2011
Ours blanc naturalisé entier, ursus maritimus.

31 mars 2011
Tigre femelle naturalisé entier position assise, panthera grisis

31 mars 2011
Record for Any Paul Gauguin Print Sold at Auction Established Today at Sotheby's
Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903), Crouching Tahitian woman seen from the back (Field 75).
LONDON.- This morning at Sotheby’s in London , ten prints by Paul Gauguin from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, sold for £1.54 million ($2.47 million), almost four times the pre-sale low estimate for the group. A new auction record for a print by Paul Gauguin was achieved when Crouching Tahitian Woman Seen From The Back sold for £577,250 ($924,466), over three times the estimate (£180,000-220,000). The traced monotype, or ‘printed drawing’, was... [Lire la suite]
30 mars 2011
Crânes en noyer, marbre, météorite, jais, os, ébèbe, septaria de Madagascar, bronze, pierre reconstituée, corne noire, pyrite,.

30 mars 2011
Christie's to Sell Giant Pearl in Dubai, Expected to Sell for as Much as $250,000
The baroque drop-shaped natural pearl weighing 239.7 grains (59.92 carats). Estimate: US$180,000-250,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2011.
DUBAI (REUTERS).- Auction house Christie's will put one of the world's largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate's pearl diving past. The auction house is showcasing an array of pearls, diamonds, gems and gold jewelry ahead of the sale. Pearls are especially unique to Dubai, as pearl hunting was a major source of income a... [Lire la suite]
30 mars 2011
Enough is enough: Dior s’affiche sur le Palais de justice !
Palais de Justice côté Seine, Paris, France - Photo Pline - 2008 - Licence CC BY-SA 3.0
PARIS [30.03.11] – Une bannière publicitaire pour le parfum « J’adore » de Dior installée sur la façade du Palais de Justice provoque le mécontentement des magistrats, alors que le procès de Galliano aura lieu prochainement.
Cette campagne de publicité permet de financer les travaux de restauration de la façade, estimés à 2 millions d’euros. Une affiche publicitaire pour le parfum « J’adore » de Dior a été installée lundi sur la façade en... [Lire la suite]
30 mars 2011
Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector Brings $8.4 Million at Sotheby's New York
A Rare Chinese ‘Famille-Rose’ ‘Millefleurs’ Altar Garniture, Qianlong Seal Marks and Period (detail). Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, N.Y.- Following the success of last week’s Asia Week sales series at Sotheby’s New York, which brought an incredible $71.3 million for Chinese porcelain and works of art, today’s auction of Property of a Palm Beach Private Collector achieved $8,397,649, almost double the pre-sale high estimate*. The auction was led by a strong group of over 80 pieces of Chinese porcelain and works of art,... [Lire la suite]
30 mars 2011
La gestion des grands musées nationaux est tancée par la Cour des comptes, qui prône un changement de cap
Entrée de la cour des comptes dans le 1er arrdt à Paris - Photo TouN - 2005 - Licence CC BY SA 3.0
Un rapport très fouillé de la Cour des comptes passe au crible dix ans de gestion des musées nationaux. La juridiction financière conteste notamment les orientations prises par les grands établissements publics comme Versailles, le Louvre ou Orsay, ainsi que le laxisme stratégique du ministère de la Culture. Au détriment des comptes publics et de la conquête de visiteurs jeunes ou défavorisés.
PARIS - Si les magistrats de la Cour... [Lire la suite]
29 mars 2011
Chinese bronze mirrors @ Christie's. Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
Two silvery-grey bronze circular mirrors. Tang dynasty (618-907). photo Christie's Ltd 2011
The first cast in relief with the four divine beasts, dragon, phoenix, tiger and black tortoise, surrounding the knob which rises from a flower head encircled by stamen; the knob of the other flanked by a seated Daoist immortal and a phoenix in flight, with bamboo above and rocks amidst waves below; 5 and 5 1/8 in. (12.7 and 13 cm.) diam. (2). Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $52,500
Provenance: Both: J.T. Tai & Co., New York,... [Lire la suite]