- Jean-Baptiste Huynh, WOMAN, Portrait de la beauté à la Galerie Lelong & Cie
- Van Gogh survey opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Kunsthaus Zürich presents 'Fashion Drive. Extreme Clothing in the Visual Arts'
- Exhibition offers a glimpse into the variety and opulence of Spanish still life paintings
- 'Art of the Mountain: Through the Chinese Photographer's Lens' at China Institute Gallery
- Exhibition at Luhring Augustine presents Late Medieval painting, sculpture, and stained glass
- Masterpieces in focus at the Upper Belvedere: Rueland Frueauf the Elder and his Circle
- 'Mirroring China’s Past: Emperors and Their Bronzes' at Art Institute of Chicago
- Glittering treasures from the Indian Subcontinent go on display in Scotland
- Jade and gold burial suit, finest to survive ancient China, featured in Nelson-Atkins exhibition
- First ever Dutch show of Cartier Collection Art Deco jewellery at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
- ART DECO at the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
- Tate Modern opens the most comprehensive Modigliani exhibition ever held in the UK
- Barnes Foundation is sole U.S. venue for major exhibition exploring works of Anselm Kiefer and Auguste Rodin
- Bacon portrait of Freud to be shown for the first time since 1965
- "Treasures of the Earth: Mineral Masterpieces from the Robert R. Wiener Collection" opens at the Bruce Museum
- Major exhibition of Dutch masters opens at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Le Kunsthaus Zürich présente «Acclamée et brocardée. La peinture française 1820–1880»
- Animals: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg opens new exhibition
- The Crown of Kerch and Other Treasures at Neues Museum
- 'Andres Serrano: An American Perspective' at Red Brick Art Museum, Beijing
- Royal Scottish Academy opens largest exhibition of its hugely significant collection
- Frick Collection marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
- GURLITT: STATUS REPORT. Nazi Art Theft and its Consequences
- Exhibition explores the practice and expression of religious beliefs in the lives of individuals
- Exhibition tells the story of the artists who fled to Britain to escape war in France
- 'Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese' to Open in California
- Bode-Museum presents over 70 major works of African sculpture
- Exhibition presents ancient sculpture to audiences as never before: In vibrant color
- Crocker Art Museum shows drawings by exceptional 18th-century Venetian masters Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo
- Exhibition reveals insights into the use of colour as a choice rather than a necessity
- The Oklahoma City Museum of Art exhibits 90 Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Golden Age
- "Portrait of the Artist" offers rare look at images of artists from the British Royal Collection
- Self portraits by Cézanne go on public display for the first time in the UK
- Cai Guo-Qiang Solo Painting Exhibition at the Prado Museum: Exploring the Spirit of Painting
- Major exhibition of prints, paintings and drawings by Rembrandt opens in Norwich
- Zeng Fanzhi | Van Gogh. A Contemporary Chinese Artist Reflects on Van Gogh
- First exhibition devoted to comparing Picasso and Lautrec opens in Madrid
- The Dali Museum introduces first-ever retrospective exhibition of designer Elsa Schiaparelli and artist Salvador Dali
- Kunsthistorisches Museum opens a major exhibition entitled “Rubens: The Power of Transformation”
- Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art opens extensive exhibition of works by Gerhard Richter
- Major Klimt exhibition opens in San Francisco
- Leopold Museum opens the most comprehensive retrospective in Austria of the oeuvre of Ferdinand Hodler
- The Cleveland Museum of Art opens Beyond Angkor: Cambodian Sculpture from Banteay Chhmar
- 'Bruegel. Drawing the World' at the Albertina
- 'François Ier et l'art des Pays-Bas' au Musée du Louvre
- Harn Museum of Art displays French art featuring women in the 18th - early 19th centuries
- Exhibition focuses on the power structures, god-worship and everyday life in Ancient Egypt
- Philadelphia Museum to Present Centenary Exhibition Dedicated to Renowned Collection of European Old Master Art
- 'Rubens, Royal Portraits' at Musée du Luxembourg
- Exhibition includes masterpieces by one of the most celebrated painters of the Italian Renaissance
- First Exhibition to Explore the Art of Five Major World Religions Includes One of the Earliest Depictions of Christ
- Rijksmuseum stages first show of Johan Maelwael
- Jean Honoré Fragonard exhibition unites fantasy figures and newly discovered drawing
- Exhibition presenting the art of Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dalí opens in London
- Oscar de la Renta exhibition opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Rare Netherlandish drawings unveiled at National Gallery of Art
- 63 Dutch Masters return home to Holland for an exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam until 27 May 2018
- RISD Museum exhibits seventy works on paper from the British Museum's collection
- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art presents 'Lines of Inquiry: Learning from Rembrandt's Etchings'
- Major exhibition of 150 paintings and drawings by Raphael opens in Vienna
- "Fortuny : un espagnol à Venise" au Palais Galliéra
- First major U.S. exhibition on Teotihuacan in over twenty years opens in San Francisco
- "Dentro Caravaggio", technology sheds new light on master of shade
- Hubert de Givenchy à la Cité de la dentelle et de la mode
- 'Costumes espagnols : entre ombre et lumière' à Maison de Victor Hugo
- Exhibition marks the 450th anniversary of the accession of the Habsburg Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol
- Museo del Prado opens new permanent collection itinerary on same-sex relationships
- Giovanni da Rimini: A 14th-century masterpiece unveiled at the National Gallery
- Renaissance Venice. The Triumph of Beauty and the Destruction of Painting at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
- 'Adorning the Inner Court: Jun Ware for the Chinese Palace' at Harvard Art Museums
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts showcases art, innovation of haute couture design
- Desire, love, identity: British Museum explores LGBTQ histories
- The MET Costume Institute presents 'Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between'
- "Past Is Present: Revival Jewelry" at MFA Boston
- V&A to stage the first ever UK exhibition on fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga
22 mars 2019
An Important 10.01 Carat, D Colour Diamond and Diamond Ring
Lot 2023. An Important 10.01 Carat, D Colour Diamond and Diamond Ring. Estimate HKD 5,500,000 - 6,800,000 (USD 700,838 - 866,490). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited
Centering upon an emerald-cut diamond weighing 10.01 carats, flanked by fancy-shaped diamonds, mounted in platinum, ring size 5.
Please note that the GIA report is over 5 years old and may require an update.
Accompanied by report no. 2145897025 dated 01 August 2012 from GIA stating that the 10.01 carat diamond is D color, VS1 clarity.
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A Jadeite and Diamond Earrings
Lot 2208. A Jadeite and Diamond Earrings. Estimate HKD 4,500,000 - 6,500,000 (USD 573,413 - 828,263). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited
Set with an oval-shaped intense green jadeite cabochon of very good translucency, within a brilliant-cut diamond surround, highlighted with marquise-and pear-shaped diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, cabochon approximately 16.63x13.67x7.28 mm, earrings 3.4cm long
Accompanied by report no. EXSJ 7785 dated 28 February 2019 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A Suite of Colombian Emerald and Diamond Necklace and Ear Pendant
Lot 2142. A Suite of Colombian Emerald and Diamond Necklace and Ear Pendant. Estimate HKD 5,800,000 - 7,800,000 (USD 739,065 - 993,915). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited
Composed of a neckace, designed as a graduated fringe of eleven heart-shaped Colombian emeralds weighing from 8.47 carats to 1.43 carats, suspended from articulated neckchain set with three lines of vari-shaped diamonds; a pair of ear pendants en suite of similar design, a total of fifteen emeralds in the suite weighing 51.96 carats,... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A Jadeite and Diamond Ring
Lot 2158. A Jadeite and Diamond Ring. Estimate HKD 6,500,000 - 8,500,000 (USD 828,263 - 1,083,113). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited
Set with an intense green jadeite cabochon of very goold translucency, to the circular-cut diamond gallery and half-hoop, mounted in 18K gold, cabochon approximately 22.05x17.15x9.13 mm, ring size 6 1/4.
Accompanied by report no. SJ 181067 dated 22 February 2019 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the jadeite tested is natural, known in the trade as “A Jade”.
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A Suite of Emerald and Diamond Jewellery, By Bvlgari
Lot 2013. A Suite of Emerald and Diamond Jewellery, By Bvlgari. Estimate HKD 6,500,000 - 9,800,000 (USD 828,263 - 1,248,765). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited
Comprising: a necklace designed as a snake, set throughout with emerlads and diamonds, a matching bracelet watch en suite, emeralds and diamonds weighing 43.98 and 118.93 carats in total respectively, and a pair of earrings suspending two Zambian pear-shaped emeralds weighing 7.97 carats in total, all mounted in 18K gold; a ring set with a square-shaped... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A fine blue and white Ming-style bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795)
Lot 528. A fine blue and white Ming-style bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 15 1/8 in., 38.4 cm. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot sold 168,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the globular body and tall, waisted neck, finely painted in rich 'heaped and piled' cobalt-blue tones with a composite floral scroll band, all between lotus-lappet and classic scroll borders at the foot and a ruyi band and floral scroll divided by molded fillets at the shoulder,... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A fine famille-verte 'Hibiscus' month cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)
Lot 517. A fine famille-verte 'Hibiscus' month cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Height 2 1/2 in., 6.5 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. Lot sold 200,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior delicately enameled with red hibiscus buds, the reverse inscribed in underglaze blue with a poem reading qing xiang he su yu, jia se chu qing yan ('the fragrance blends with the... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A fine famille-rose 'Boy and Chicken' cup, Qianlong fanggu seal mark and period (1736-1795)
Lot 525. A fine famille-rose 'Boy and Chicken' cup, Qianlong fanggu seal mark and period (1736-1795). Diameter 2 3/8 in., 6 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. Lot sold 237,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
finely potted with steep rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a slightly everted rim, painted on the exterior with a boy approaching a rooster, a hen tending four small chicks behind the rocks, the scene further decorated with blooming peonies and roses, inscribed with... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A fine Ming-style blue and white bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795)
Lot 527. A fine Ming-style blue and white bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 14 3/4 in., 37.5 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. Lot sold 325,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
the globular body rising from a spreading foot to a tall, elegant waisted neck, finely painted in rich 'heaped and piled' cobalt-blue tones with a composite flower scroll band, all between lotus-lappet and classic scroll bands at the base and a ruyi band at the... [Lire la suite]22 mars 2019
A fine pair of famille-verte wine cups, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722)
Lot 513. A fine pair of famille-verte wine cups, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722).Diameter 2 3/8 in., 6 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. Lot sold 375,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.
each finely potted, of U-form, the gently rounded sides rising steeply from a recessed base, the exterior beautifully enameled with a continuous scene depicting inspirational scholarly themes; one in a wintry landscape with the Tang dynasty poet Meng Haoran in heavy robes, riding a donkey followed by an... [Lire la suite]