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6 juillet 2010

Cinq Saint Sébastien @ Delorme & Collin du Bocage

Cinq Saint Sébastien @ Delorme & Collin du Bocage
Saint Sébastien. Bas relief en marbre. Fin XVIe-début XVIIe siècle.photo Delorme & Collin du Bocage Haut. : 17,5 cm Encadrement en marbre rose ).- Estimation : 1 000 - 1 500 € Saint Sébastien. Figure en ivoire. Allemagne, XVIIIe siècle. photo Delorme...
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5 mai 2010

Colnaghi Celebrates 250th Anniversary with Commemorative Publication

Colnaghi Celebrates 250th Anniversary with Commemorative Publication
To mark its 250th anniversary, Colnaghi is publishing Colnaghi – The History, an illustrated commemorative survey of the world’s oldest commercial art gallery and the only survivor of the grand Old Master galleries in London’s Old Bond Street. During...
3 mai 2010

Sotheby's Prints Sale 30 Apr 10 Highlights Results

Sotheby's Prints Sale 30 Apr 10 Highlights Results
Sotheby's Prints sale 30 Apr 10 10:00 AM in New York made a total of $7,776,888 (£5,125,478). Mary Bartow, Director of Prints, commented, “We are very happy with the results of our two-day sale. While we did not see the volume of bids on each lot that...
24 avril 2010

Artist Jeff Koons Presents His Cracked Egg Sculpture at the Pinchuk Art Center in Kiev

Artist Jeff Koons Presents His Cracked Egg Sculpture at the Pinchuk Art Center in Kiev
Jeff Koons - Cracked Egg, 1994-2006. Courtesy PinchukArtCentre. Photo by Markus Tretter KIEV.- The PinchukArtCentre presents a major international group exhibition with 19 leading artists of our time, devoted to Sexuality and Transcendence as a central...
5 avril 2010

Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Highlights from Its New York Photographs Sale

Phillips de Pury & Company Announces Highlights from Its New York Photographs Sale
Diane Arbus, Identical Twins, Roselle, NJ, 1967. Gelatin silver print from A Box of Ten Photographs, printed later by Neil Selkirk. 14 3/4 x 15 in. (37.5 x 38.1 cm). Stamped 'A Diane Arbus photograph', signed, titled, dated, numbered 19/50 by Doon Arbus,...
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24 mars 2010

Qing 'dragon' bowl, 'wine cups. saucer dishes, dragon and phoenix' bowl @ Sotheby's

Qing 'dragon' bowl, 'wine cups. saucer dishes, dragon and phoenix' bowl @ Sotheby's
A fine green and aubergine enameled 'dragon' bowl. Jiaqing seal mark and period. photo courtesy Sotheby's incised around the exterior with two dragons in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', the decoration in aubergine on a translucent green ground - diameter...
26 mars 2010

Yuan dynasty's 'qingbai' & 'longquan' celadon @ Sotheby's

Yuan dynasty's 'qingbai' & 'longquan' celadon @ Sotheby's
A carved 'qingbai' 'dragon' vase (meiping). Yuan dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's the baluster body boldly carved with a large dragon amidst foaming waves, all between a lotus lappet band at the base and a floral scroll encircling the shoulder - height...
19 mars 2010

Curiosités: tabatières et flacon à sel @ Fraysse & Associés

Curiosités: tabatières et flacon à sel @ Fraysse & Associés
Carapace de tortue montée en argent formant tabatière. Travail du XVIIIe siècle. photo courtesy Fraysse & Associés L'intérieur est en vermeil et le couvercle est agrémenté d'une agate sertie dans un entourage d'argent gravé de fleurs, d'enroulements et...
28 février 2010

“Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” @ The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia

“Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” @ The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia
Colossal Head of Caesarion, Alexandria, 1st century BCE, Granodiorite. H. 2.6 ft / W. 1.9 ft / D. 1.6 ft. © Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation. Photo: Christoph Gerigk. PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The world of Cleopatra, which has been lost to the sea and sand for...
19 octobre 2010

Andrew Grima, six rings from the Collection of Laura Speiser

Andrew Grima, six rings from the Collection of Laura Speiser
A ruby and diamond ring, Andrew Grima © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 the oval-shaped ruby within a surround of square-cut diamonds further accented with square and baguette-cut diamonds down the sides, completed by a broad bark-textured mount; signed Grima;...
12 mars 2010

Gold Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections @ Christie's NY

Gold Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections @ Christie's NY
An important and very rare gold 'winged' cup. Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2010 The deep oval cup raised on a flat foot of conforming outline, with a pair of everted flange handles of shaped outline flaring slightly...
16 octobre 2010

Nephrite, enamel, mother of pearl and diamond table clock, circa 1925, Lacloche Frères, Paris.

Nephrite, enamel, mother of pearl and diamond table clock, circa 1925, Lacloche Frères, Paris.
Nephrite, enamel, mother of pearl and diamond table clock, circa 1925, Lacloche Frères, Paris. photo courtesy Sotheby's The carved nephrite frame, housing a black lacquer dial inlaid with mother of pearl, framed by patterned white enamel, the hands set...
10 octobre 2010

Mughal jade-hilted daggers @ Bonhams

Mughal jade-hilted daggers @ Bonhams
A Mughal gem-set jade hilted steel Dagger. India, 17th Century. © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd with slightly curving tapering blade, the jade hilt with curved pommel and scroll-shaped quillons, carved and inlaid with gold and set with precious stones including...
2 octobre 2010

Harry Winston jewelry @ Sotheby's, Important Jewels, New York

Harry Winston jewelry @ Sotheby's, Important Jewels, New York
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,...
23 septembre 2010

Indian jewelry @ Doyle New York

Indian jewelry @ Doyle New York
Pair of Indian High Karat Gold, Ruby, Diamond and Enamel Pendant-Earrings. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York The flower tops centering 2 round faceted rubies approximately 7.75 cts., encircled by 20 modified pear-shaped and circular table-cut diamonds, suspending...
1 août 2010

Petochi, Rome. Pendentif baroque. Vers 1970.

Petochi, Rome. Pendentif baroque. Vers 1970.
Petochi, Rome. Pendentif baroque. Vers 1970. photo Kohn - Cannes Or, diamants, turquoises, rubellite et saphirs cabochons. P. B : 46,7 gr - Estimation : 4 500 / 6 000 € Kohn - Cannes. Vente du Mardi 3 août 2010. Mme Valérie GABARD, Expert. Hotel Intercontinental...
30 juillet 2010

Istanbul's Pera Palace to Reopen and Seek Return to Glory Era

Istanbul's Pera Palace to Reopen and Seek Return to Glory Era
The main hall of Pera Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo/Pera Palace. ISTANBUL (AP).- It was the last stop on the Orient Express, a grand hotel with Istanbul's first electric elevator where artists and aristocrats sipped champagne beneath chandeliers...
12 novembre 2010

Table à café. Par Bernard Van Risen Burgh dit BVRB (après 1696-1766). Reçu Maître vers 1735. Fin de l'époque Louis XV

Table à café. Par Bernard Van Risen Burgh dit BVRB (après 1696-1766). Reçu Maître vers 1735. Fin de l'époque Louis XV
Table à café. Par Bernard Van Risen Burgh dit BVRB (après 1696-1766). Reçu Maître vers 1735. Fin de l'époque Louis XV. photo courtesy Kohn - Paris Bâti de chêne et sapin, bois de rose, bronzes dorés et marbre d'Afrique du Nord. Estampillée BVRB. H. 65...
4 octobre 2010

Animaux Naturalisés @ Beaussant-Lefèvre

Animaux Naturalisés @ Beaussant-Lefèvre
Lion Panthera leo (II/B. photo courtesy Beaussant-Lefèvre) Lion entier naturalisé debout, gueule fermée, sur socle. Estimation : 6 000 / 8 000 € Puma Puma concolor (II/B/CE). photo courtesy Beaussant-Lefèvre Entier. Origine: Canada. Estimation : 5 000...
17 juillet 2010

18 kt Yellow Gold & Gem-Set Brooch, 'Blackamoor', Nardi. Italy, circa 1960s

18 kt Yellow Gold & Gem-Set Brooch, 'Blackamoor', Nardi. Italy, circa 1960s
18 kt Yellow Gold & Gem-Set Brooch, 'Blackamoor', Nardi. Italy, circa 1960s . photo Bernardo Antichita' The carved jet head wearing a turban and a pair of earrings, with a jacket, all of textured yellow gold decorated with rubies and cultured pearls....
20 juillet 2010

Angleterre, Belgique, Italie, Suisse, Pays-Bas... Une forte participation internationale à SHOW OFF 2010

Angleterre, Belgique, Italie, Suisse, Pays-Bas... Une forte participation internationale à SHOW OFF 2010
Vincent Bizien, Ne vois-tu rien venir?, 2010, Aquarelle et encre de Chine sur papier, 140 x 200 cm. Courtesy de l'artiste et Ladiray Gallery Cette cinquième édition marque le retour de la scène internationale à SHOW OFF avec une forte présence de galeries...
30 juillet 2010

Cuillère liturgique. Byzance, XVIIIe siècle & Rares instruments liturgiques. Byzance, IVe-VIe siècles

 Cuillère liturgique. Byzance, XVIIIe siècle & Rares instruments liturgiques. Byzance, IVe-VIe siècles
Cuillère liturgique. Byzance, XVIIIe siècle. photo Kohn - Cannes Or. H. 11,5 cm. Cuillère à manche torsadé, cuilleron gravé d'une croix. Estimation : 2 600 / 3 000 € Rares instruments liturgiques. Byzance, IVe-VIe siècles. photo Kohn - Cannes Argent....
16 juillet 2010

Five records for "An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection" sale @ Sotheby's

Five records for "An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection" sale @ Sotheby's
John Robert Cozens (1752 - 1797), The Lake of Albano and Castel Gandolfo. photo Sotheby's watercolour over pencil, 43.3 by 62 cm.; 17 by 24 1/2 in. Est. 500,000—700,000 GBP. Lot Sold 2,393,250 GBP to Private Collector. RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION....
19 juin 2010

Très bel ensemble de mobiliers dans le goût de Gabriel Viardot

Très bel ensemble de mobiliers dans le goût de Gabriel Viardot
Buffet vitrine en bois exotique mouluré, sculpté et partiellement patiné rouge. Fin XIXe-début XXe. La partie supérieure, foncée de glaces et de velours moutarde, ouvre par trois vantaux vitrés et biseautés surmontant un casier entre quatre tiroirs. Le...
3 juin 2010

"Dreamtime 2 - Fantasmagoria, le monde mythique" @ Grotte du Mas-D’Azil, Le Mas-D’Azil

"Dreamtime 2 - Fantasmagoria, le monde mythique" @ Grotte du Mas-D’Azil, Le Mas-D’Azil
Jan Fabre, Sanguis sum II, 2001. Bronze. 60 x 70 x 30 cm. Courtesy, Guy Pieters Gallery Belgique, © Jan Fabre. Le sous-titre "Fanstasmagoria" met l'accent sur le potentiel fantasmatique qu'offre l'espace souterrain et préhistorique de la grotte. C'est...
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