05 juillet 2011
Etonnant bestiaire Joaillerie @ Delorme & Collin du Bocage
Important bracelet rigide ouvrant en argent noirci ciselé et partiellement vermeillé, figurant un crocodile. Photo Delorme & Collin du Bocage
le corps pavé de saphirs orange et de 5 pierres orange, la gueule enserrant une pierre fine ronde facettée.Poids brut: 132.80 g. Long: 16.5 cm. Estimation : 2500/3000€
Bracelet jonc rigide ouvrant. en argent ciselé, stylisant un dragon enroulé. Photo Delorme & Collin du Bocage
le corps rehaussé d'émail polychrome, ponctué de pierres précieuses et fines. Il est agrémenté d'un... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
A Flemish 17th century gilt-metal and brass-mounted, ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell, rosewood, ebony and ebonised cabinet on stand
A Flemish 17th century gilt-metal and brass-mounted, ivory-inlaid tortoiseshell, rosewood, ebony and ebonised cabinet on stand. Photo Bonhams
the rectangular moulded top above a central drawer with balustrade balcony, the architectural façade with ten drawers arranged around a central pair of cupboard doors with tapering square columns each surmounted by female bust capitals, enclosing a fitted arcaded interior of twelve drawers, with trompe l'oeil parquetry and mirrors, above a further drawer and stepped plinth, the stand with... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
Lydia Courteille, ''Collection Catacombes". Étonnante bague en or gris rhodié noir.
Lydia Courteille, ''Collection Catacombes". Étonnante bague en or gris rhodié noir. Photo Delorme & Collin du Bocage
composée de 4 têtes de mort émaillées blanc, posées sur un feuillage pavé de grenats tsavorites en serti grain. Une tête articulée faisant boîte à poison. Corps de bague constitué de tibias ponctués de diamants bruns. Signée. Poids des diamants: 3.80 cts env. Poids brut: 42.70 g. TDD: 54. Estimation : 8 000/10 000 €
DELORME & COLLIN DU BOCAGE. MERCREDI 3 AOUT à 19H15. HOTEL MAJESTIC BARRIERE 06400... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
A Flemish late 17th century pewter and ivory-inlaid and silvered mounted tortoiseshell, ebony and rosewood cabinet on stand
A Flemish late 17th century pewter and ivory-inlaid and silvered mounted tortoiseshell, ebony and rosewood cabinet on stand. Photo Bonhams
the spreading top above a pair of cabinet doors mounted to each corner by a silvered plaque depicting a female bust flanked by monkeys and scrolling foliage, the fitted architectural interior with trompe l'oeil parquetry floor and mirrored back, flanked by twelve drawers, the two fluted columns hiding secret drawers, the doors inset with verre églomisé painted scenes, above a pull-out... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
Bague en argent partiellement doré, stylisant le ''coeur saint de Jésus''.

05 juillet 2011
Cy Twombly (1928-2011), Nine discourses on Commodus & Study for Triumph of Love
Cy Twombly (1928-2011), Nine discourses on Commodus. Photo Sotheby's
signed, titled and dated 1964, pencil and coloured crayon on paper, 70 by 50cm.; 27 3/8 by 19 5/8 in. ESTIMATE 80,000-120,000 GBP - Lot Sold: 97,250 GBP
AUTHENTICATION: The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Twombly Foundation, who have noted that this work is a "Proof for Poster" and as such will not be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné for Works on Paper.
NOTE: Now housed in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao after its... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
Lydia Courteille, ''Collection Bravery". Étonnante bague en or gris.
Lydia Courteille, ''Collection Bravery". Étonnante bague en or gris. Photo Delorme & Collin du Bocage
stylisant une tête de mort pavée de grenats tsavorites, de diamants brillantés et de rubis en serti grain. Ces 3 couleurs représentant le drapeau italien. Corps de bague composé de 2 tibias entrecroisés. Signée.P oids des diamants: 2.30 cts env.Poids des rubis: 2.40 cts env. Poids brut: 31.20 g. TDD: 54 - Estimation : 10 000 / 12 000€
DELORME & COLLIN DU BOCAGE. MERCREDI 3 AOUT à 19H15. HOTEL MAJESTIC BARRIERE 06400... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
A Meissen silver-gilt-mounted snuff box with portrait of the Electress Elisabeth Auguste of the Palatinate, circa 1746-47
A documentary Meissen silver-gilt-mounted snuff box with portrait of the Electress Elisabeth Auguste of the Palatinate, circa 1746-47. Photo Bonhams
Of lobed tapering form, painted by Johann Jacob Wagner, the front with a scenes of Harlequin attending two ladies seated below drapery above a pedestal with an oval portrait, the back with a scene depicting a soldier standing on a military trophy enclosing a half-length portrait of a figure in armour, with a cannonball exploding overhead, the base with a harbour scene... [Lire la suite]
05 juillet 2011
A.Codognato Venise. Superbe et rare sautoir en or.

05 juillet 2011
A rare Du Paquier gilt-metal-mounted snuff box, circa 1730-40
A rare Du Paquier gilt-metal-mounted snuff box, circa 1730-40. Photo Bonhams
Of canted rectangular form, the cover painted with a bird above a flower basket within an iron-red quatrelobe cartouche enclosed by trellis ground with trefoil motifs, the inside cover with a bird amidst flowers within a similar iron-red and gilt trellis border edged in blue, the rims of the box edged in blue, the interior with a flower spray, the curved exterior moulded with gadroons painted with flowers, alternating with a gilt ground all... [Lire la suite]