2 avril 2011

Verseuse couverte en grès émaillé beige craquelé, Vietnam, Thanh Hoa, XIIe-XIIIe siècles. photo Piasa - Paris le bec verseur en forme d'animal, la prise du couvercle en forme de lotus stylisé. (Petites restaurations). Hauteur : 19 cm - Estimation : 200 / 300 € Pot couvert en grès émaillé beige à décor en réserve brune de fleurs stylisées. Style Cizhou (?), Vietnam. photo Piasa - Paris (Manque d'émail). Hauteur : 24 cm - Estimation : 180 / 200 € Boîte en porcelaine blanche décorée en bleu sous couverte d'un paysage lacustre.... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white sleeve vase. Transitional period. photo Sotheby's of slender cylindrical form, painted with a scene of an official receiving a scholar and his acolyte while holding a sprig of flowers in his hand, two attendants stand closely behind bearing wrapped gifts, all within a garden landscape with craggy rockwork and various trees including pine, willow, and plantain, the waisted neck further painted with four leafy sprigs of blossoming tulips; height 16 1/2 in., 42 cm. Estimate 35,000—45,000 USD.. Lot Sold  68,500... [Lire la suite]

Grand pendentif orné d'un motif en forme de fruit de la longévité (?) en corail sculpté.  Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Il est retenu par une bélière ronde à décor d'idéogramme chinois sur fond d'onyx et rehaussé de diamants brillantés. Cordon noir à coulant et fermoir en or gris et diamants. Collier composé de boules de corail, perles et cabochon d'émeraude.  Photo Pierre Bergé & associés Pierre Bergé & associés. Mercredi 30 mars à 14h00. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 3 - Paris. EMail :... [Lire la suite]

A Blue and White 'Dragon' Bowl. Jiajing mark and period. photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapering foot, the exterior painted in shades of bright cobalt-blue with two dragons striding amidst wisps of clouds, dividied by lingzhi issuing from rockwork, framing a single fu and shou character, the interior with a circular medallion enclosing a sinuous dragon amidst ruyi clouds: diameter 7 1/8 in., 18.2 cm. Estimate 30,000—40,000 USD. Lot Sold 92,500 USD A Fine Blue and White 'Dragon'... [Lire la suite]

François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770) et Atelier, Femme dans un parc tournée vers la droite, autrefois dit 'Madame de Pompadour'. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2011 signé et daté 'f. Boucher 1752'; pierre noire, sanuine, craie blanche, rehaussé de pastel, sur papier brun, 523 x 398 mm. Estimate €100,000 - €150,000  Price Realized  €325,000 Provenance: Marquis de Cypièrre; sa vente, Paris, 10 mars 1845, lot 165 (comme François Boucher).Paris, Arthur Georges Veil-Picard; par descendance au propriétaire actuel. Literature: P.... [Lire la suite]

GENEVA.- A Christies employee displays a Rolex, an extremely rare oversized steel split second chronograph wristwatch during a press preview in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, 01 April 2011. The Rolex is estimated to fetch from 600.000 to 1.000.000 Swiss Francs (461.000 to 770.000 Euro) at the Christies jewels sale on 16 May 2011 in Geneva. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUN. GENEVA.- A silver openface keyless lever chronograph watch (L) and an oversized silver hour angle aviators wristwatch with indirect sweep centre seconds are pictured during... [Lire la suite]

GENEVA.- A Christies employee presents an unmounted heart-shaped diamond, D colour, internally flawless, type IIa diamond, weighing 56.15 carats, polished and symmetrical, during a press preview in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 April 2011. The gemstone is estimated to fetch between 9.000.000 and 12.000.000 Swiss Francs (6.920.000 and 9.230.000 Euro) at the Christies jewels sale on 18 May 2011 in Geneva. EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUN. GENEVA.- A Christies member of staff displays an unmounted heart-shaped D colour, Internally Flawless, Type IIa... [Lire la suite]

GENEVA.- An Imperial Mughal spinel necklace with eleven polished baroque spinels for a total weight of 1.136,63 carats, during a press preview in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 April 2011. Three of the spinels are engraved with the name of its owner, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (1569-1627), successor of Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great Akba Shah Jahangir Shah. The necklace is estimated to fetch between 1.500.000 and 2.500.000 Swiss Francs (1.150.000 and 1.920.000 Euro) at the Christies jewels sale on 18 May 2011 in Geneva. EPA/CHRISTIAN... [Lire la suite]

GENEVA.- A Christies employee displays two unmounted rectangular-cut emeralds, weighing 17.97 and 15.99 carats, with diamond set ring and pendant fitting by Meister in fitted case, formerly the property of French Empress Eugenie (1826 - 1920), are presented during a press preview in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 April 2011. The two rectangular-cut emeralds, weighing 17.97 and 15.99 carats, with diamond set ring and pendant fitting by Meister in fitted case are presented during a press preview in Geneva, Switzerland, 01 April 2011. The... [Lire la suite]