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Ardea alba Grande Aigrette Ardeidae 148 -.Estimation : 400/600€ Provenance: Collection Elie-Lefebvre  VENTE AUX ENCHèRES LE MERCREDI 1  DECEMBRE à PARIS PAR HOTEL DES VENTES DE SENLIS SARL. Email : lecoent@senlisencheres.com

Butterfly. White and coloured paste, close set in silver. French, 18th century. Width: 50 mm A glittering exhibition of paste and other jewellery dating from the golden years of the 18th and 19th centuries will be staged by S.J. Phillips Ltd., 139 New Bond Street, London, from Tuesday 15 to Tuesday 29 June 2010. Founded in 1869, S.J. Phillips is a leading dealer in antique and modern silver, jewellery and objets de vertu and one of the oldest family-owned antiques shops in the world, run by Nicolas, Jonathan and Francis Norton,... [Lire la suite]

Flamant du Chili Phoenicopterus chinensis - II/B Estimation : 800 / 1 000 € Flamant nain Phoenicopterus minor - II/B Estimation : 600 / 800 € Ibis rouge Eudocimus ruber - II/B/CE Estimation : 600 / 800 € Ibis blanc Eudocimus albus Estimation : 500 / 600 € Spatule rose Platalea ajaja - CE Estimation : 400 / 600 € Aigrette intermédiaire mesophoyx intermedia Estimation : 400 / 500 € Héron pourpré Ardea purpurea - CE Estimation : 400 / 500 € Héron à front... [Lire la suite]

A diamond and multi-gem sarpech. Indian, mid 20th century The rose-cut diamond centre measuring 17.0 mm diameter to the vari-cut diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald trophy of arms with similarly set aigrette suspending five emerald drops, 14.5 cm long. Estimate £20,000 - £30,000 ($31,660 - $47,490) Christie's. Jewellery. 10 June 2009. London, King Street www.christies.com

Fine and Important Aquamarine and diamond aigrette tiara, Cartier, 1912 Centring on a cushion-shaped aquamarine within an arched surround of interlaced open work scrolls millegrain set with circular- and rose-cut diamonds, surmounted by a pear-shaped aquamarine, signed Cartier Paris, Londres, New York.. Est. 120,000—170,000 CHF Provenance: From a European collection - formerly in the collection of Olga, princess Paley, countess Hohenfelsen (continued) Note: Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Cartier no.... [Lire la suite]