- The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens "Jerusalem 1000-1400: Every People Under Heaven"
- "Spectaculaire Second Empire 1852 – 1870" au musée d’Orsay
- 'Glory of Venice: Masterworks of the Renaissance' at the Denver Art Museum (DAM)
- Kunsthaus Zürich presents 'Images of Architecture'
- Online catalog of objects from Stone Age to Han Dynasty launches
- "Geste baroque - Collections de Salzbourg" au musée du Louvre
- "Real Time and the Time of Reality" at Galleria d'arte moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence
- Asia Society Museum in New York presents "No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki"
- Exhibition of forty new works by Kondo Takahiro opens at Joan B Mirviss Ltd
- Exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel presents the image of Christ in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
- Spectacular discovery of 17th century drawings by Frans Post
- Powerful color unites a rare dish and a Rothko painting at the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery
- "Bouchardon (1698 - 1762) Une idée du beau" au Musée du Louvre
- "Masséot Abaquesne : L'éclat de la faïence à la Renaissance" au Château d'Écouen - Musée de la Renaissance
- Four jars, Sa Huỳnh culture, Southern Central Vietnam, c. 5th-2nd century BCE at Minneapolis Institute of Art
- "Balzac et les artistes : entre mythe et réalité" à La Maison de Balzac
- Highlights from the Merzbacher Collection on view at the Van Gogh Museum
- Rijksmuseum hosts Lucas van Leyden's masterpiece "The Last Judgement "
- Dorothee Golz Digital Paintings
- Art Gallery of New South Wales exhibits Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's final masterpiece for the first time
- Zurbarán's "Saint Serapion" returns to galleries at Wadsworth Atheneum
- Jardins du monde – une exposition exceptionnelle au Musée Rietberg
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Presents the First Major US Exhibition of Della Robbia Sculpture
- Gold and the Gods: Jewels of Ancient Nubia on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Exhibition explores the paintings, sculpture, furniture, ivories and silverworks of the Altiplano
- 'Sin and Secession, Franz Stuck in Vienna' at the Lower Belvedere
- First exhibition devoted to the greatest French follower of Caravaggio to open at The Met in October
- Kunsthistorisches Museum presents an important exhibition on "the art of celebration"
- 17th-century Chinese paintings from the Tsao Family Collection on view at LACMA
- Exhibition celebrates the garden in works of art from the Royal Collection
- North Carolina Museum of Art presents exhibition of Old Master paintings
- “Murano.Milano. Venezia.Glass” at The Design Museum
- Paolo Venini and his Furnace at Le Stanze del Vetro
- Centennial exhibition celebrates landmark acquisition of Benkaim collection of imperial Mughal paintings
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen to stage a spectacular tribute to Fra Bartolommeo
- Bowes Museum acquires "St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child"
- Britain in the World: New display of the collections at the Yale Center for British Art
- Paul Holberton Publishing announces "Hans Memmling: Portraiture, Piety, and a Reunited Altarpiece"
- Roman portraits and their Baroque appropriation on view in Dresden
- Bagatti Valsecchi Museum presents the restoration of the Marinoni Polyptych
- Exhibition in Madrid reveals Gustave Caillebotte's thematic and stylistic evolution
- Nelson-Atkins to unveil renovated Bloch Galleries of European Art in winter 2017
- Power, passion and the palace: Versailles at the NGA this summer
- Self-portraits from Rembrandt to Ai Weiwei explored at Scottish National Portrait Gallery
- Flowers Photography by Kari Herer
- La Crypte archéologique du parvis Notre-Dame présente l'exposition "L’Or du Pouvoir, de Jules César à Marianne"
- The Hyde opens "Dürer & Rembrandt: Master Prints from the Collection of Dr. Dorrance Kelly"
- Francis Bacon, Monaco and French culture is focus of exhibition at Grimaldi Forum
- The Maya: A transcendent exhibition at Peyton Wright Gallery highlights the late Classic Period
- Exhibitions take centre stage in the galleries of Mayfair and St. James's from 1 to 8 July
- The Art Institute of Chicago acquires newly discovered High Renaissance painting
- Nationalmuseum acquires and repatriates a piece of Sweden's cultural heritage
- Berlin's Gemäldegalerie exhibits paintings from the Golden Age of Spanish art
- "Made in Japan: Kakiemon and 400 years of porcelain" on view at the British Museum
- Rijksmuseum pays tribute to young died of the Netherlands landscape master
- Heaven on display: The Altenberg Altar and its imagery on view in Frankfurt
- 'Drawings from the Age of Bruegel, Rubens, and Rembrandt' at Harvard Art Museums
- Exhibition at Mart Rovereto illustrates the origins and development of Divisionism
- Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery Presents First Major U.S. Exhibition of Qur'ans
- The National Gallery explores great paintings from a unique perspective
- Derby Museums acquires two paintings by Joseph Wright
- "Zao Wou-Ki une donation exceptionnelle" au musée Cernuschi
- Drawings by Gilles-Marie Oppenord and Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier on view at Waddesdon Manor
- Sharing a table with an exceptional woman artist from the seventeenth century
- Best contemporary portrait photography from around the world in Edinburgh show
- Nearly 100 masterful paintings from the Indian subcontinent on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Heong Gallery presents Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's first exhibition in Cambridge
- "Venice, Jews and Europe 1516-2016" opens at Doge's Palace in Venice
- Exhibition focuses on sculpture from the Second World War to the present
- Cincinnati Art Museum presents "Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt"
- Photo basel 2016
- Artworks fit for kings make their North American debut at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
- "Inspiration Photography: From Makart to Klimt" opens at the Orangery in Vienna
- The Phillips presents a landmark retrospective of American artist William Merritt Chase
- 'Caravaggio and the Painters of the North' at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Clark Art Institute brings masterpieces from Spain's Prado Museum to United States
- "Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation and Change" opens at the Columbus Museum of Art
- Getty Museum displays ancient Greek and Roman sculptures From The Santa Barbara Museum Of Art
- Luxurious treasures at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offer glimpse into Roman lifestyle
- Italian artist Giuseppe Penone installs new sculptures in Rijksmuseum gardens
- Van Cleef & Arpels: The Art and Science of Gems at ArtScience Museum, Singapore
- Paul Mellon's Most Treasured Works on Paper Celebrated in Exhibition at National Gallery of Art in Honor of Gallery's 75th Anniv
- Clay artworks of Ishiguro Munemaro and Tanaka Sajirō on view at Joan B. Mirviss, LTD
- Rembrandt's first masterpiece exhibited for the first time in the U.S. at The Morgan
- Unique survey of Cy Twombly's work opens at Museum Brandhorst
- 'Electric Paris' at Bruce Museum
- First Canadian exhibition for renowned photographer Steve McCurry at Galerie Got Montréal
- Christie's announces the Magnificent Jewels and the Cullinan Dream New York Live Auction
- Exhibition at the Prado marks 5th centenary of the death of Jheronimus Bosch
- Exhibition explores the extravagant and innovative style displayed at King Francis I's château at Fontainebleau
- First exhibition in Australia to focus on the art of the Tang Empire on view in Sydney
- "Van Gogh en Provence : la tradition modernisée" à la Fondation Van Gogh, Arles
- "Buffoons, villains, and players at the court of the Medici" at Palazzo Pitti, Florence
- Largest exhibition ever staged in the north of England of Francis Bacon's work opens at Tate Liverpool
- Edwynn Houk Gallery opens its first exhibition of Lillian Bassman's photographs
- Art and Photography from the Pre-Raphaelites to the Modern Age on view at Tate Britain
- The Morgan mounts exhibition of extremely rare copper figures from ancient Mesopotamia
- "Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road" opens in L.A.
- "Anatomie d'une collection" au Palais Galliéra
- World Auction Record for Maurizio Cattelan at Christie's New York yesterday
- Exhibition offers a new understanding of the art and spiritual traditions in the Kathmandu Valley
- Exhibition explores issues of gender and tells a pivotal story of sexuality in Japan's Edo period
- « L’or des Akan. Un peuple africain au coeur du commerce mondial. 15e – 19e siècle » au musée d’Aquitaine
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston restores late masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh from the museum's collection
- Costume Institute’s Spring 2016 Exhibition Focuses on the Hand and the Machine in Fashion
- Yang Yongliang, "Il en fait des montagnes !"
- "Turner et la couleur" à l’Hôtel de Caumont Centre d’Art à Aix-en-Provence à partir du 4 mai
- Magnificent Jewels Including Superb Jewels from the Collection of H.S.H. Gabriela Princess zu Leiningen at Christie's Geneva
- "La Terre, le Feu, l'Esprit". Chefs-d’œuvre de la céramique coréenne au Grand Palais du 27 avril au 20 juin 2016
- Collection de pièces « en pique » napolitaines d'une famille aristocratique européenne
- British Museum explores over 4000 years of history on the island of Sicily
- "The Brothers Le Nain: Painters of Seventeenth-Century France" at Kimbell Art Museum from May 22, 2016 to September 11, 2016
- 'Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World' opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Les Émaux de Limoges à décor profane au musée de Cluny
- Christie's New York announces Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on May 12
- Araki au musée Guimet
- A brief history of underwear exposed at London's Victoria & Albert Museum
- "Orient/Asie — Aller/Retour" au musée Guimet
- Major survey of renowned 19th-century European aristocratic portraitist opens at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- 'Eckersberg ∙ Fascination with Reality. The Golden Age of Danish Painting' at Hamburger Kunsthalle, to 30 May 2016
- 1930s fashion exhibition opens at Sudley House
- Jannis Kounellis, BRUT(E) à La Monnaie de Paris jusqu'au 30 avril 2016
- "Le Goût Français" chez Christie's, à Paris les 3 & 4 mai 2016
- "Un musée révolutionnaire. Le musée des Monuments français d’Alexandre Lenoir" au Louvre
- Paul Klee, L'ironie à l'œuvre au Centre Pompidou du 6 avril au 1er août 2016
- "Jean Genet, l’échappée belle" au Mucem du 16 avril au 18 juillet 2016
- Louis XV à Fontainebleau, "la demeure des rois" au temps des Lumières
- Exhibition exploring the evolution of Dutch flower painting over the course of two centuries opens in London
- Seydou Keïta au Grand Palais, 31 mars – 11 juillet 2016
- Sotheby's annual Orientalist Sale to take place as part of Orientalist & Middle Eastern Week: 15-21 April 2016
- Marty de Cambiaire exhibits works ranging from the 16th to the 19th century at Salon du Dessin 2016
- The San Diego Museum of Art opens exhibition of European masterpieces from the Grasset Collection
- Fashion Forward - Trois siècles de mode (1715-2015) au musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Getty Villa highlights mosaics from archeological sites across the Roman Empire
- Les deux derniers pleurants en marbre provenant du tombeau du duc de Berry en vente à Paris, le 15 juin 2016
- Christie's Geneva to offer jewels from the collection of H.S.H Gabriela Princess zu Leiningen
- Exhibition of drawings and watercolors by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner opens at Galerie St. Etienne
- Balthus at the Bank Austria Kunstforum
- "Amedeo Modigliani, l'oeil intérieur" au LaM
- ‘The Glass of the Architects. Vienna 1900-1937’ at Venice, Island of San Giorgio Maggiore
- Rubens House exhibits recently discovered self-portrait by Anthony van Dyck
- Miquel Barceló, "Sol y sombra" à la BnF I François Mitterrand & au Musée national Picasso-Paris
- "August Kopisch: Painter, Poet, Discoverer, Inventor" on view at Alte Nationalgalerie
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art exhibits first full exploration of Romantic era fashion
- Major exhibition at Palazzo Fava in Bologna retraces Edward Hopper's career
- Historic collection of early Chess pieces to be offered at Sotheby's London
- Nationally recognized Mummies of the World: The Exhibition will make its debut at the Bowers Museum
- "We're Off Then: Travel Pictures from Albrecht Dürer to Olafur Eliasson" on view at the Kupferstichkabinett
- The Jubilee Ruby at Christie's New York, 20 april 2016
- 2016 AGTA Spectrum Awards™. Best Ofs
- Exhibition at Saint Louis Art Museum highlights carpets and tents from the Ballard collection
- Christie's London to offer the first four folios of William Shakespeare's collected works
- Sotheby’s to Offer The Shirley Temple Blue Diamond
- Asia Week results underscore Bonhams' position as a market leader in Asian art
- Miki Kubo, Glass Hair Dresses
- George Gund III bequeaths significant collection of Japanese art to Cleveland Museum of Art and Asian Art Museum
- #techstyle at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- "Conversations" - Exposition d'une sélection des oeuvres des ventes du printemps 2016 - 14-18 mars chez Sotheby's Paris
- Architectural drawings from the Albertina opens at Tchoban Foundation
- Exhibition examines the myths and realities of the Egyptian kings' power through extraordinary ancient objects
- Royal Academy of Arts in London presents a focused survey of the Venetian Renaissance
- "Chefs-d'oeuvre de Budapest. Dürer, Greco, Tiepolo, Manet, Rippl-Rónai" au Musée du Luxembourg
- "Serpentiform". Art, jewelry, design at Museo di Roma, 10/03 - 10/04/2016
- Asia Week New York opens with Ancient/and or Contemporary Japanese Art
- Hubert Robert (1733-1808) Un peintre visionnaire au Louvre
- Jan Fabre. Spiritual Guards at Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio & Forte Belvedere
- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Presents The Seal of the Mandate of Heaven
- Sotheby’s Hong Kong présente le « De Beers Millennium Jewel 4 »
- Asia Week New York opens with Ancient/and or Contemporary Chinese Art
- Asia Week New York opens with Ancient/and or Contemporary Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art
- REMBRANDT EN NOIR & BLANC: Exposition de 85 gravures originales au BOZAR Bruxelles
- "Off the Wall: Gardner and Her Masterpieces" highlights museum's most notable works in new light
- Must-See Gallery Exhibitions During Asia Week New York
- Sotheby's to present second offering of Indian miniature paintings from the Estate of Dr. Claus Virch
- Louis-Auguste Brun, peintre de Marie-Antoinette. De Prangins à Versailles (4.03.-10.07.2016)
- Display of approximately 680 ancient artifacts illustrates untold story of exchange
- 18th-century paintings go on display in new exhibition celebrating Scotland's enduring love affair with Italy
- Andrew GN Autumn Winter 2016. An hommage to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his children
- First major U.S. exhibition on Anthony van Dyck in twenty years opens at the Frick
- "Wonders of the State of Chu" at the National Museum Atestino Este and at the National Archaeological Museum of Adria
- Throckmorton Fine Art presents early Chinese Buddhist sculpture from the Northern Dynasties
- Chinese Textiles: Ten Centuries of Masterpieces from the Met Collection
- Gustave Moreau - Georges Rouault : Souvenirs d'atelier
- "Picasso - Sculptures" au Musée national Picasso-Paris du 8 mars au 28 août 2016
- National Gallery of Victoria exhibits collection of eighteenth-century porcelain sculpture
- Early Ming Dynasty porcelain vessel expected to sell for $600K-$800K in I.M. Chait sale
- Asian Art Museum presents striking works from three influential Islamic empires
- Chagall to Malevich: 130 masterpieces of the Russian avant-garde on view at the Albertina
- Rare 19th c. prints by outstanding German artist go on display at the Scottish National Gallery
- Dresden's Old Masters Picture Gallery completes redevelopment of the east wing
- Qianlong mark and period Chinese Glass at Freeman's March 12 2016
- Carambolages au Grand Palais
- Special display at Spencer House sheds new light on the American Raphael
- 3,000 years of history, 1 week of sales: Sotheby's announces Asia Week New York sales
- USC Pacific Asia Museum showcases the art of imperial China
- Tony Cragg, Sculptures à la galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
- Bonhams announces an exceptional lineup of works for Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art Sale
- Andrew Gn Pre Fall 2016: my favourites
- "Sopranos" star Castelluccio showing Guercino and now Francesco de Mura
- Fitzwilliam Museum's remarkable collection of Egyptian coffins on view in new exhibition
- Sotheby's Hong Kong to offer Ming furniture from an Asian Private Collection
- Large-scale exhibition of Florentine Mannerism opens at the Stadel Museum in Frankfurt
- One of the world's most desirable collector cars comes to Bonhams auction
- Most important exhibition to be held in Spain on Georges de La Tour opens at the Prado
- The Barnes Foundation opens "Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation and Change"
- "Andy Warhol: Ombres" au Musée Guggenheim Bilbao
- Tokyo Chuo Auction Spring Sales feature imperial treasures and rare Chinese paintings
- Marc Ricourt at Sarah Myerscough Gallery
- Arts of Islamic Lands: Selections from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Archaic jade carvings from the world’s greatest collections
- Sculpted in Steel: Art Deco Automobiles and Motorcycles, 1929–1940 at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
- Exhibition at the Holburne Museum, Bath brings together 28 masterpieces from British public collections
- Designer handbags in pristine condition available at Leslie Hindman single owner auction
- The Weiss Gallery announces highlights to be presented at the European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht
- Exhibition at Bilbao Fine Arts Museum explores the work of the Master Luis de Morales
- Ugo Rondinone reveals the beauty of solitude at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Ancient treasures from the Republic of Turkey on view at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia
- A rare doucai and iron-red floral vase seal, Mark and period of Qianlong
- Pre-Raphaelite beauty stars in first public display at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool
- Newark Museum exhibition showcases extraordinary holdings of Islamic art
- Museum makes public centuries of secret glassmaking techniques through new online resource
- Bas Meeuws, Vanitas and other still life
- Extraordinary private collection of 16th-century works on view for the first time to the public
- Maîtres du Design: Exposition inédite de dessins couvrant près d'un siècle de création joaillière à Sotheby's Londres
- For the first time the Rijksmuseum presents a large selection of its fashion collection designed by world-renowned Erwin Olaf
- Fantin-Latour set free in Bonhams' 19th Century Paintings Sale
- The Phillips Collection offers a rare opportunity to experience 39 paintings from the Paul G. Allen Collection
- Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum reveals the life of its mysterious founder
- Le Musée Ephémère de Chaumet présente "Une Education Sentimentale"
- Exhibition of abstract works by Gerhard Richter on view at Museum Frieder Burda
- Rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder steals the show at RM Sotheby's Paris sale
- Bas Meeuws, Floral Still Life Photography
- European master paintings, decorative arts, Columbus documents, and more at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
- Conch Pearls at Christie's, Important Jewellery, 6 December 2006, London, King Street
- In and out of storage: Mauritshuis exhibits rarely seen works from its collection
- Ashmolean Museum displays over one hundred unseen Warhols from the Hall Collection
- Sotheby's Hong Kong to offer major single-owner collection of contemporary ink art
- Christie's Impressionist, Modern & Surreal Art Evening Sales in London total $138,024,707
- "Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745-1811), Le plaisir de la nature" au musée Cognacq-Jay
- Exhibition provides a rare insight into the development of Alberto Giacometti's practice
- Two Temple Place reopens with exhibition of the ancient Egyptians at their most spectacular
- Paul Signac, "Une vie au fil de l'eau" à la Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne
- The Fondation Beyeler presents Jean Dubuffet's work in a major retrospective
- "The Power of Prints: The Legacy of William M. Ivins and A. Hyatt Mayor" opens at the Metropolitan
- Made in China: New ceramic works by Keiko Fukazawa on view at the Craft & Folk Art Museum
- Sotheby's Paris to auction works of art from Bernard Boutet de Monvel's Paris residence
- Leading London silver dealers Koopman Rare Art announce highlights to be presented at TEFAF
- Jewelry exhibitors at the 62nd annual Winter Antiques Show
- Sotheby's to offer property from the personal collection of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire
- Harry Winston unveils an incredible ring showcase for the holiday season
- Picasso, Matisse & Monet to lead Sotheby's London Impressionist, Modern & Surrealist Art Evening Sales
- "L'asie rêvée" à la Fondation Baur
- Chinese Export paintings dealer Martin Gregory holds first exhibition in New York
- Sotheby's to hold annual Masters Week auctions in New York from 27-30 January
- Phillips presents highlights from February 20th Century & Contemporary Art Auctions
- Sotheby's to offer one of the most celebrated ancient collections of Chinese porcelain
- Dulwich Picture Gallery kick off a year of discoveries around its Dutch and Flemish Collection
- Javanese Jewellery in The Asian Pavilion, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Visually Stunning display of fashion and art created by Italian style icon Gianfranco Ferré on view in Phoenix
- Exhibition brings together only surviving bronze portraits of the Emperor Hadrian
- 'Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age' at Hermitage Amsterdam
- Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective to Premiere at de Young
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art debuts new exhibition: Samuel F.B. Morse’s Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention
- 'Dürer and the German Renaissance' at Milwaukee Art Museum
- Exhibition presents more than thirty important works of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo periods
- Exhibition of painting & sculpture by Cy Twombly on view at Kunstmuseum Basel
- Exhibition at the Frans Hals Museum zooms in on the details, the hidden to the eye
- Auction Review 2015: Strong contemporaries and record auctions at Dorotheum
- 'Active Blur' with Tsherin Sherpa and Tulku Jamyang at Rossi & Rossi London
- Meant to Be Shared: Selections from the Arthur Ross Collection of European Prints at the Yale University Art Gallery
- "Precious as the Morning Star: 12th-14th Century Celadons in the Qing Court Collection" at National Palace Museum, Taipei
- Getty exhibition is the first major tapestry show in the Western U.S. in four decades
- Exhibition revives the splendour of the Palace of Versailles through drawings made by Charles Le Brun
- "Van Cleef & Arpels, 45 Years in Beverly Hills. A Celebration of Style & Design"
- "Carlo Portelli. An eccentric painter between Rosso Fiorentino and Vasari" at Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
- Three parts of recently conserved masterpiece reunited after untold centuries for special exhibition
- Metropolitan Museum signs memorandum of understanding with Korea's Ministry of Culture
- Exceptional stones & historic designs drive Sotheby's $52.3 million Auction of Magnificent Jewels
- Constable's celebrated composition The Lock sells for $13.7 million at Sotheby's London
- Record Breaking Fashion Auction for a Balenciaga couture ivory slubbed silk gazar bridal gown and veil
- "Drawn from Courtly India: The Conley Harris and Howard Truelove Collection" on view in Philadelphia
- Victoria & Albert Museum's Europe 1600-1815 galleries open to the public today
- Chez le designer André Dubreuil, une partie de campagne
- Tiancheng International Jewellery and Jadeite Autumn Auction 2015 realises over US$31.4 million
- Royal jewels and rare gems achieve top prices at Bonhams Fine Jewellery Sale
- Hermès rarities = Holiday Luxury at Heritage Auctions' accessories signature auction
- Sarah Moon's most comprehensive exhibition to date on view at Deichtorhallen in Hamburg
- Rare Meissen goes home as German museum snaps up treasure at Bonhams European Ceramics Sale
- A fine and important falangcai sepia-enamelled ‘prunus and bamboo’ bowl, Yongzheng four-character mark and of the period
- Queen's University receives Rembrandt masterpiece from Alfred and Isabel Bader
- The world of El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo & Goya on view in Amsterdam
- "Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection" on view at the Victoria & Albert Museum
- First monographic exhibition in Spain on the work of Ingres opens at the Museo del Prado
- Imperial Splendour at Bonham's Hong Kong
- Robbers make off with masterpieces by Rubens and Tintoretto from museum in Verona
- Royal Pearls. Queen Isabella II of Spain's natural coloured pearl necklace
- Largest diamond in over century found in Botswana
- Bosch's monsters get new life for 500th anniversary exhibition in the Netherlands
- Deux pièces exceptionnelles de René Lalique en vente le 24 novembre prochain chez Artcurial
- Bright Orange Non-Nacreous Melo Pearl, Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam
- #JESUISPARIS
26 septembre 2016
Collection Les Blés de Chanel: Fête des Moissons
Collier Fête des Moissons de Chanel en or blanc et jaune, sertis d'un diamant fancy intense yellow taille rectangulaire à pans coupés de 25 carats, 121 diamants multicolores taille fancy pour un poids total de 46.7 carats, 932 diamants jaunes taille brillant pour un poids total de 40,4 carats, 10 diamants taille marquise pour un poids total de 3,1 carats, 4 diamants taille fancy pour un poids total de 1,4 carat et 151 diamants taille brillant pour un poids total de 3,3 carats.fancy (46.7 carats). © Photos - Chanel
Collection... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
A large carved cinnabar lacquer 'dragon' box and cover, Jiajing incised and gilt six-character mark and of the period (1522-1566
Lot 56. A large carved cinnabar lacquer 'dragon' box and cover, Jiajing incised and gilt six-character mark and of the period (1522-1566). Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000 (USD 12,951 - USD 25,902). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The sides of both the cover and box are carved with floral scrolls. The base is incised and gilt with a Jiajing six-character mark in a vertical line; 12 1/2 in. (32 cm.) diam., wood stand, box.
Provenance: A. & J. Speelman, Ltd., LondonSold at Christie's... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
A carved cinnabar lacquer 'lychee' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century
Lot 55. A carved cinnabar lacquer 'lychee' box and cover, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 12,951 - USD 25,902). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
Both the box and cover are carved through thick layers of cinnabar lacquer with fruiting branches bearing lychee; together with a Qianlong period carved cinnabar lacquer handle; 2 3/4 in. (7.1 cm.) diam.
Provenance: The box and cover: Acquired by the present family in Germany in 1993
The handle: Spink &... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
A carved cinnabar lacquer square box and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Lot 54. A carved cinnabar lacquer square box and cover, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 200,000 (USD 19,426 - USD 25,902). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.
The sides of the box and cover are carved with flower branches within shaped panels and the corners are carved with eight treasures; 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) square, box
Property of a German family collection.
Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong
26 septembre 2016
Orange-yellow Diamond, Diamond and Emerald Ring, Harry Winston
Lot 1604. Orange-yellow Diamond, Diamond and Emerald Ring, Harry Winston. Estimate 320,000 — 480,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Centring a step-cut diamond of orange-yellow tint weighing approximately 2.65 carats, to the surround set with tapered baguette emeralds and diamonds, flanked by two tapered baguette diamonds, signed Winston, with maker's mark for Jacques Timey. Ring size: 4¼, case stamped Harry Winston.
The coloured diamond has not been tested for natural... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
Pair of Diamond Ear Clips, Harry Winston
Lot 1786. Pair of Diamond Ear Clips, Harry Winston. Estimate 460,000 — 700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Of cluster design, each set with pear- and marquise-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 9.50 carats in total, mounted in platinum, signed HW and numbered, case stamped Harry Winston.
Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite Hong Kong, 04 Oct 2016, 02:00 PM
26 septembre 2016
Sapphire and Diamond Demi-Parure, Harry Winston
Lot 1758. Sapphire and Diamond Demi-Parure, Harry Winston. Estimate 620,000 — 950,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Comprising: a necklace of scroll design, set with numerous circular-cut sapphires and baguette diamonds; and a pair of earrings of matching design; the sapphires and diamonds weighing approximately 56.00 and 33.00 carats in total respectively, mounted in platinum, signed HW and Winston and numbered, length approximately 400mm, case stamped Harry... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
16.57 carats Sri Lankan Sapphire and Diamond Ring, Harry Winston
Lot 1772. 16.57 carats Sri Lankan Sapphire and Diamond Ring, Harry Winston. Estimate 1,300,000 — 1,700,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 16.57 carats, decorated with calf-head-cut diamond weighing approximately 1.20 carats, mounted in platinum, signed Winston. Ring size: 7½.
Accompanied by Gübelin report numbered 16075112, dated 11 August 2016, stating that the 16.57 carat sapphire is natural, of Sri Lankan (Ceylon) origin, with no... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
Pair of Kashmir Sapphire and Diamond Earrings, Harry Winston
Lot 1692. Pair of Sapphire and Diamond Earrings, Harry Winston. Estimate 1,500,000 — 2,500,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Each set with an oval sapphire weighing 3.11 and 3.01 carats, within a border of oval diamonds weighing approximately 8.00 carats in total, mounted in platinum and 18 karat white gold, signed HW and numbered, case stamped Harry Winston.
Accompanied by Gübelin report numbered 16081007/ 1 and 2 and two AGL reports numbered CS 37367 and CS 37368, dated 11 August 2016... [Lire la suite]26 septembre 2016
4.13 carats Type IIa Diamond Ring, Harry Winston
Lot 1689. 4.13 carats Type IIa Diamond Ring, Harry Winston. Estimate 1,600,000 — 2,000,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
Set with a brilliant-cut diamond weighing 4.13 carats, flanked by two tapered baguette diamonds, mounted in platinum, signed Winston and with maker's mark for Jacques Timey. Ring size: 6¾.
Accompanied by GIA report numbered 5171540391, dated 25 March 2016, stating that the 4.13 carat diamond is D Colour, Internally Flawless; further accompanied by diamond type... [Lire la suite]