1949

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta. Photo Credit: Hugh Hamilton ©2010 Courtesy of RM Auctions. BLENHEIM, ON.- With preparations well underway for the 2011 collector car auction season, RM announced today the consignment of a rare, race-bred 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, chassis number 0024 M, as the latest star attraction for its Arizona sale, returning January 20 – 21, 2011. Originally commissioned for the 1949 Paris Motor Show, for which it was painted in the Argentinean racing colors of yellow and blue,... [Lire la suite]

A Highly Important Platinum and Diamond Pendant-Necklace, Harry Winston. photo courtesy Sotheby's The pear-shaped diamond weighing 10.02 carats, completed by a necklace set with pear-shaped and round diamonds weighing a total of approximately 30.00 carats, length 16 inches, signed HW for Harry Winston, numbered 65522 and 64108. With signed pouch.- Estimate 1,000,000—1,500,000 USD. Lot Sold 1,286,500 USD Accompanied by GIA report no. 16183096 stating that the diamond is D color, Internally Flawless. Together with a... [Lire la suite]

Jean Dieuzaide (1921-2003), El Cordobès, Toulouse 1965. photo courtesy Damien Leclere Tirage postérieur sur papier argentique. Tampon au dos. 40,5 x 30,5 cm. Avec marges. Image : 26,5 x 26,5 cm. Estimation : 500 / 600 € Jean Dieuzaide (1921-2003), El Cordobès, Toulouse 1967. photo courtesy Damien Leclere Tirage postérieur sur papier argentique. Tampon au dos. 30,5 x 24 cm. Avec marges. Estimation : 500 / 600 € Jean Dieuzaide (1921-2003), Luis Miguel Dominguin, arènes de Pampelune 1949. photo courtesy Damien... [Lire la suite]

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) Singapour, 1949. photo Tajan Epreuve argentique originale, tampon du photographe au dos, 252 x 170 mm - Un prêtre taoïste interprète de la musique funèbre dans la Chambre de la mort. Il est important qu'il y ait un hommage approprié à la mort. Les gens qui la sentent venir viennent ici pour l'attendre. Les cérémonies des funérailles prennent place en bas, et en haut dans les dortoirs se trouvent ceux qui attendent. Tajan - 75008 Paris. Vente du Mardi 20 avril 2010. Espace Tajan - 37, rue des... [Lire la suite]

Lillian Bassman, Fantasy on the dance floor, Barbara Mullen, dress by Christian Dior, Paris, 1949. photo courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company Gelatin silver print, printed later. 21 5/8 x 17 1/2 in. (54.9 x 44.5 cm).  Signed in pencil on the verso. Number 6 from an edition of 25. ESTIMATE $3,000-4,000 PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist LITERATURE Abrams, Lillian Bassman: Women, p. 47 Phillips de Pury & Company. Photographs. 16 April 2010. New York

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare wristwatch with cloisonné enamel dial in an 18k pink gold french case, 1949 mvt 9638761949  'Les Armes de Paris' * cal. 12-120 manual wind movement, 18 jewels * polychrome cloisonné enamel dial depicting a boat tossing amidst a stormy sea, applied gold Roman numerals at the quarters and applied dots * French case with snap back * dial and movement signed, case stamped with French goldmarks * Extract from the Archives confirming production of movement and sale on 11 July 1949 -... [Lire la suite]

Patek Philippe. An 18k yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon-phases, 1949 ref 1526J mvt 964564 case 659431. * cal. 12-120 manual wind movement, 18 jewels * silvered dial, applied gold Arabic and dot numerals, apertures for day and month, subsidiary dial for constant seconds combined with moon-phases * concave bezel, snap back * case, dial and movement signed * modern 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle * Extract from the Archives confirming sale on 7 June 1951. diameter 34 mm - Est. 70,000—90,000 USD -... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Affiche pour l'exposition de céramique de Vallauris, 1959 Linogravure signée et datée en bas à gauche, signature à l'envers de la planche. 49 x 33,5. Pas d'estimation Pablo Picasso 1881-1973. Edition Madoura. Le picador, 1955 Coupelle ronde en terre de faïence émail blanc à décor rouge et noir. Diam. : 12 cm. Tirage à 500 exemplaires. Pas d'estimationBibliographie : A Ramié 289 Vente du Dimanche 19 juillet 2009. Art Impressionniste et Moderne, Art Contemporain, Tableaux du XXe siècle. Besch... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso: Le Corsage Rayé, 1949 Print. height - 20.6 in, width - 15.75 in. signed, Signed in pencil and printed by Mourlot. Edition: Ed. 300. Estimate: from $3,500 to $5,500 Note: This print, hand-signed by Picassos lithographer, Fernand Murlot, is gestural in nature. The work demonstrates the artist's lively use of line and vibrant color, sense of spontaneity, and raw energy of its execution. Picasso's production in the period between the Second World War and his death was marked by independence. In his diverse... [Lire la suite]