Serpent

A black diamond and diamond snake bangle. Photo Philips de Pury & Co The flexible coiled body of the snake pavé-set with black diamonds to a similarly set diamond tail tip and head, and black diamond detail to head and eyes, total diamond weight approximately 85.00 carats. ESTIMATE £45,000-55,000 - Unsold An enamel and emerald snake bangle. Photo Philips de Pury & Co The coiled body designed as bevelled sprung sections in white enamel and polished highlights, the head set with marquise-shaped emerald eyes, inner... [Lire la suite]

A diamond and coloured diamond serpent necklace, by A Cooagnato. Photo Philips de Pury & Co Designed as a serpent grasping its tail in its jaws, the long body articulated and engraved as snake scales and decorated with a line of collect-set diamonds, the head and tail pavé-set with diamonds and coloured diamonds to pear-shape diamond eyes, length approximately 57 cm, c. 1960s, signed ‘A. Codagnato’. ESTIMATE £55,000-65,000 - Unsold. Philips de Pury & Co. Jewels. 1 june 2011. London www.phillipsdepury.com

Elégant collier torque rigide. Photo Thierry De Maigret ouvrant en argent noirci martelé et vermeil, figurant un serpent au corps ponctué de cabochons de rubis dans un pavage de pierres précieuses et fines, la gueule retenant en pampille une perle de culture baroquée amovible. Poids brut: 153.30 g. Tour de cou: 40 cm env. Estimation : 1 500 - 2 000 € Bracelet rigide ouvrant en argent noirci et vermeil, Photo Thierry De Maigret stylisant un serpent, le corps ponctué d'une chute de cabochons de rubis en serti clos dans... [Lire la suite]

Christophe Fratin (attribue à) (1800 - 1864) , Paire de coupes à la tortue et serpent Epreuves en bronze à patine doré. Fontes d’édition ancienne de Soyer et Ingé, non signées. Marque de fondeur. Haut. : 23,5 cm. Estimation : 1200 / 1500 € SVV Alain Schmitz-Frédéric Laurent commissaires-priseurs. Messieurs Turquin et Pinta  Expert : Cabinet Turquin : 01 47 03 48 78. Vente du dimanche 28 novembre 2010 à 14h30 à Saint-Germain-en-Laye. e-mail : contact@sgl-encheres.com

Boucheron. Elégant collier serpent. photo Tajan en or gris, serti de 823 diamants ronds pesant ensemble 25,80 cts. Les yeux piqués de petites émeraudes calibrées. Signé, numéroté. Dans un très bel écrin et boîte d'origine. (état neuf). Poids : 86,8 g - Long. 39 cm environ - Estimation : € 45,000-50,000 TAJAN SVV. BIJOUX, 27 juil. 2010, Monaco www.tajan.com

CARTIER PARIS Superb Carved Coral Diamond and Emerald Turtle Pin. France, 1950c. photo by Macklowe Gallery A superb rare Cartier Paris pin of a nineteenth century carved coral serpent resting upon a rock adapted by Cartier into a mythological serpent wrapped around a turtle and mounted in gold set with diamonds and emeralds. Signed Cartier Paris and numbered. Price $97,000 An exceptional example of Cartier jewels illustrated in 'Amazing Cartier' Flammarion, chapter 'Chimeras, Crocodiles and other Reptiles'. Macklowe... [Lire la suite]

Bulgari, A Rare Serpent Bracelet-Watch, 1970. photo Phillips de Pury & Company The flexible bracelet designed as a coiled snake, the scales applied with gold, orange and red enamel, accented by marquise-cut diamond eyes, the hinged head opening to reveal a watch, of mechanical movement, the circular cream dial, with gold tone baton numerals and hands.   Signed 'Bulgari', dial signed 'Vacheron Constantin'.  A similar watch from this series is illustrated in Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi, Bulgari,... [Lire la suite]

Pair of rubellite and diamond pendant-earrings. Photo Sotheby's The faceted rubellite pendants weighing approximately 93.65 carats, rose-cut and round diamonds weighing approximately 2.45 carats, mounted in platinum. Est. 10,000—15,000 USD. Lot Sold 27,500 USD Pink tourmaline and diamond necklace. Photo Sotheby's Oval pink tourmalines weighing approximately 69.20 carats, round and pear-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 10.75 carats, mounted in white gold, length 17 inches. Est. 12,000—15,000 USD. Lot Sold 23,750... [Lire la suite]

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Venice 1696 - 1770 Madrid) The Brazen Serpent Black chalk; on the verso a tracing of the woman and child to the left of the composition; bears old attribution in pen and ink: Tita Tiepolo. 347 by 250 mm. Est. 5,000—7,000 USD. Lot Sold 6,250 USD We are grateful to Bernard Aikema who confirms the attribution to Giambattista Tiepolo, identifying it as a very early drawing of around 1715. PROVENANCE: G. Vallardi (L.1223) NOTE: The attribution was confirmed by Knox in a letter to a previous... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Jahan (1909-2003) Squelette de serpent, vers 1939 Épreuve gélatino-argentique des années 1960. Cachet du photographe et mentions manuscrites au dos.  29,5 x 23 cm. Estimation : 800 / 1 200 €Lit : Jean ROUBIER, "La photographie et le cinéma d'amateur", Paris, Larousse, 1956, image reproduite. Vente du Vendredi 5 juin 2009. Photographies Anciennes, Modernes et Contemporaines. Piasa - Paris