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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
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6 février 2010

Chinese jade @ THROCKMORTON FINE ART

Chinese jade @ THROCKMORTON FINE ART
Bi disc, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture, 3400-2200 BCE Green/yellow jade. Diameter: 17 in. - Price on application Zhulong “Pig Dragon”, Neolithic Period, Hongshan Culture, 3500-2250 BCE Green/white jade. H: 4 ¼ in. - Price on application Tiger, Tang...
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5 juin 2011

Baroque silver (2) @ Nagel Auktionen

Baroque silver (2) @ Nagel Auktionen
A silvergilt footed beaker and cover to match, Leipzig, dated 1695. Maker's mark: Peter Tripto. Photo Nagel Auktionen H. 17,5 cm. 257g. - Very minor restoration, minor dents and minor wear. Estimate 3400 € A silvergilt beaker, Augsburg, 1747/49. Johann...
22 juin 2011

Chinese robes and surcoats @ Bonhams, San Francisco

Chinese robes and surcoats @ Bonhams, San Francisco
A Manchu noblewoman's embroidered midnight blue surcoat (longgua). Late 19th Century. Photo Bonhams Intricately embroidered in white, polychrome and gilt-wrapped threads with eight roundels of five-clawed dragons grasping a precious pearl surrounded by...
3 janvier 2010

Masterpieces of Neues Museum, Berlin

Masterpieces of Neues Museum, Berlin
The bust of Nefertiti - Nordkuppelsaal. Neues Museum, Berlin. Armoured cavalryman. Silver, from the hacksilver find at the Lisów mill, formally Leissow, (Lisów, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland), 10th century AD. Museum of Prehistory and Early History / SMB....
14 décembre 2009

Emeralds sold @ Sotheby's New York. Magnificent Jewels. 09 Dec 09

Emeralds sold @ Sotheby's New York. Magnificent Jewels. 09 Dec 09
Pair of emerald and diamond pendant-earrings. photo Sotheby's Pear-shaped emeralds weighing 17.07 and 15.15 carats, cushion-shaped diamonds weighing 4.75 carats, mounted in platinum. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 758,500 USD Accompanied by Gübelin...
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4 décembre 2009

WEBB : une broche, un collier et trois bagues @ Tajan

WEBB : une broche, un collier et trois bagues @ Tajan
Webb. Broche ruban stylisé en platine et or jaune, sertie de cabochons de saphirs gravés dans un entourage de diamants ronds. Signée. Poids : 42,4 g - Estimation : € 14,000-15,000 Webb. Collier pendentif tête de lion en or jaune ciselé, les yeux et le...
5 juin 2011

'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts' @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

'Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts' @  Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Shah Jahan Receives the Persian Ambassador, Muhammad Ali Beg. Folio from the Windsor Padshahnama, India, c. 1633. Ink, colors, and gold on paper. 12 5/8 x 8 5/8. The Royal Collection, Windsor. ©2011 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. LOS ANGELES, CA.- The...
24 juillet 2009

Belle collection de sculptures religieuses du XVe au XVIIe siècle chez Kohn - Cannes

Belle collection de sculptures religieuses du XVe au XVIIe siècle chez Kohn - Cannes
Vierge à l'enfant et Sainte Anne. Vallée du Rhin, vers 1530 Sculpture polychrome. H. : 101 cm, L. : 65 cm. Estimation : 100 000 / 120 000 € La vierge voilée et portant une guimpe présente l'enfant Jésus, à sainte Anne couronnée agenouillé prés d'elle....
27 juin 2009

Meuble étagère de tyoe kazari-dana. Période Edo, XIXe siècle

Meuble étagère de tyoe kazari-dana. Période Edo, XIXe siècle
Meuble étagère de tyoe kazari-dana. Période Edo, XIXe siècle ouvrant à deux portes et deux tiroirs en laque ro-iro, décoré en hiramaki-e de laque or et kirigane, d'oiseaux, paysages lacustres et pavillons au pieds du Mont Fuji, en médaillons sur fond...
2 juin 2011

Christie's Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Sales Achieve a Combined Total US$106,700,995

Christie's Hong Kong Chinese Works of Art Sales Achieve a Combined Total US$106,700,995
A fine and extremely rare falangcai ‘kui dragons’ bowl . Qianlong blue enamel four-character mark and of the period (1736-1795). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 HONG KONG.- Christie’s Spring 2011 Chinese Ceramics Works of Art Sale in Hong Kong achieved...
11 juin 2009

'Raphael to Renoir, Master Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna' @ The National Gallery Complex in Edinburgh

'Raphael to Renoir, Master Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna' @ The National Gallery Complex in Edinburgh
Vincent Van Gogh (Zundert, 1853 – Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890), Recto: Houses in a Landscape, 1890. Conté crayon and stumping, 9 1/4 x 12 5/16 in. Collection of Jean Bonna, Geneva EDINBURGH.- This exceptional exhibition consists of 120 European master drawings,...
6 juin 2009

Vente Haute Epoque chez Claude Aguttes SVV à Lyon

Vente Haute Epoque chez Claude Aguttes SVV à Lyon
France, Bourgogne, Dijon, vers 1560. Deux termes d’entrée royale, bois de noyer, 196 x 38 cm. Estimation : 200 000/300 000 €. Margelle de puits médiéval. France méridionale des XIIe-XIIIe siècles à décor de scènes historiées. H. : 67 cm - diam. : 111...
31 août 2009

Highlights of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property From the Arthur M. Sackler Collections @ Christi'es

Highlights of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property From the Arthur M. Sackler Collections @ Christi'es
This September, Christie’s is pleased to offer over 350 lots of fine Chinese porcelain, jade, furniture and works of art from diverse collections. Following on the heels of the record setting March sales in New York, Christie’s once again looks forward...
15 juin 2009

'Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam' @ the Brooklyn Museum

'Light of the Sufis: The Mystical Arts of Islam' @ the Brooklyn Museum
Sample of Persian Calligraphy from a Mughal Album. Calligraphy: Iran, Safavid, 16th century; margins: India, Mughal, 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by anonymous donors and the Helen...
27 mai 2011

Noble diamonds @ Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, 17 May 11, Geneva

Noble diamonds @ Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, 17 May 11, Geneva
Diamond rivière, late 19th century. Photo: Sotheby's Designed as a graduated row of thirty eight circular-cut and cushion-shaped diamonds, the largest one weighing 10.10 carats, mounted in silver and gold, length approximately 400mm, case. Estimate 300,000—500,000...
26 mai 2011

Chinese 18th century's monochromes @ Czerny's

Chinese 18th century's monochromes @ Czerny's
An important white porcelain vase. Qianlong six-character seal mark. Qing dynasty, 18th Century.. Photo Czerny's Globular body on a ring-shaped foot; long, cylindrical neck slightly flared at the border, decorated with relieved and engraved palm leaves;...
12 avril 2009

A jade-hilted dagger with gold-inlaid inscribed blade and diamond-set silver scabbard. Ottoman Turkey, circa 18th century

A jade-hilted dagger with gold-inlaid inscribed blade and diamond-set silver scabbard. Ottoman Turkey, circa 18th century
A jade-hilted dagger with gold-inlaid inscribed blade and diamond-set silver scabbard. Ottoman Turkey, circa 18th century The watered steel blade with a double band of inscription on either side, floral interlace on the forte, the spinach jade hilt carved...
12 avril 2011

Ten best of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art @ Sotheby's Hong Kong

Ten best of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art @ Sotheby's Hong Kong
An Extremely Rare And Magnificent Robin’s Egg And Famille-Rose Revolving Vase. Seal Mark And Period of Qianlong. Photo Sotheby's ingeniously crafted from three separate pieces fitted together, the freely turning body of globular form covered allover in...
27 décembre 2010

Squelettes d'orang-outang, de tigre mâle, de bébé hippopotame, de raies, de tortue molle, de lionceau, de renard et de lapin

Squelettes d'orang-outang, de tigre mâle, de bébé hippopotame, de raies, de tortue molle, de lionceau, de renard et de lapin
Squelette d'orang-outang, Pongo pygmaeus abelii. photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Annexe I/A n° CIC 288064/02. Estimation : 12 000 / 15 000 €. Adjudication : 18 750 € L'espèce est menacée par la perte de son habitat naturel.Le spécimen présenté est...
27 décembre 2010

Yuan Metalware & Lacquer in "The world of Kubilai Khan" @ Metropolitan Museum, New York

Yuan Metalware & Lacquer in "The world of Kubilai Khan" @ Metropolitan Museum, New York
Dish in the Shape of Four Ruyi with Floral Design, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), China. Gold with repoussé and chased decoration; Diam. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm). Lent by Nanjing Museum This gold dish is exemplary of gold work from South China. Its form and decoration...
25 décembre 2010

Shopping of David Webb jewelry @ Philips de Pury & Co

Shopping of David Webb jewelry @ Philips de Pury & Co
David Webb, A Diamond, Ruby, Enamel and Gold 'Centaur' Brooch. photo Philips de Pury & Co The textured body accented by black enamel armor, and pavé-set diamond tail, with a circular-cut diamond belt suspending a pear-shaped ruby, holding a pavé-set diamond...
6 décembre 2010

Mauboussin 'Jaipur' & 'Bolero' @ Sotheby's Geneva

Mauboussin  'Jaipur' & 'Bolero' @ Sotheby's Geneva
o Gem-set, cultured pearl and diamond necklace and a pair of ear clips, 'Jaipur', Mauboussin. photo Sotheby"s. Comprising: a necklace set with cultured pearls of black tint enhanced with cabochon and fluted carved sapphires, buff-top amethyst, pink tourmaline...
31 mars 2011

Record for Any Paul Gauguin Print Sold at Auction Established Today at Sotheby's

Record for Any Paul Gauguin Print Sold at Auction Established Today at Sotheby's
Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903), Crouching Tahitian woman seen from the back (Field 75). LONDON.- This morning at Sotheby’s in London , ten prints by Paul Gauguin from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, sold for £1.54 million ($2.47 million), almost four...
12 décembre 2010

Ancient Roman Jewelry @ Christie's New Yok

Ancient Roman Jewelry @ Christie's New Yok
Three Roman gold-mounted sardonyx cameos. Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and 3rd century A.D. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2010 All once serving as the central element of an elaborate necklace of the 3rd century, each cameo mounted in an oval bezel with...
14 décembre 2010

Objets de lettrés chinois @ Tajan

Objets de lettrés chinois @ Tajan
Important rocher de lettré. Chine, période Qing. photo Tajan évoquant la forme d'une montagne ou d'un canidé couché, en pierre de Lingbi, de couleur rehaussée d'une veine de quartz blanc. Sur un socle en hongmu dans le style du sud, avec guéridon assorti....
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