2 décembre 2008

Fashion, so often clairvoyant with clothing, has woven a different image for this season - a period when no young banker wants to wear knitwear the color of a pink "you're laid off" slip, or when hanging around a bar, hugging a glass of bubbly against a sleek sweater, is a bad fit with a credit crunch. There is something rugged and comforting about the new knits that envelop and embrace the body, as with this D&G cardigan, left. Cardigans are often hefty enough to be worn as jackets - the thick texture bumped... [Lire la suite]

Asger Jorn, Ohne Titel (Sommerreise), 1970, farbiger Holzschnitt, mit Passepartout 44 x 35 cm. Galerie van de Loo München © Donation Jorn, Silkeborg / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008 MUNICH.- In 1967 the first international art fair for modern and contemporary art took place in Cologne. Only 18 galleries took part, but with 15,000 visitors and a turnover of one million German mark the starting shot for a lively contemporary art market was given. Everybody was able to look at and buy art, and for the first time galleries were... [Lire la suite]

An Important Unmounted Diamond Weighing 10.98 carats Estimate HK$13,000,000 - HK$18,000,000 ($1,685,717 - $2,334,069) - Price Realized HK$14,660,000 ($1,900,970) Accompanied by report no. 14797475 dated 2 October 2008 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 10.98 carat diamond is D colour, flawless clarity, with excellent cut, polish and symmetry Also accompanied by a supplemental letter stating the 10.98 carat diamond has been determined to be a type IIa. Type IIa diamonds are the most chemically pure... [Lire la suite]

An Elegant 17.97 carats Diamond And 3.03 carats Ruby Necklace Suspending a pear-shaped diamond weighing 17.97 carats, spaced by a cushion-shaped ruby weighing 3.03 carats, enhanced by brilliant-cut pink and colourless diamonds, joined to the length adjustable diamond collet neckchain, mounted in 18k white and rose gold, 40.5 to 43.0 cm long - Estimate HK$14,500,000 to 22,000,000 (US$1,800,000 to 2,800,000 ) - Price Realized HK$18,580,000 ($2,409,278) Accompanied by report no. 16886777 dated 27 March 2008 from the Gemological... [Lire la suite]

A Rare Pair Of 16.11 and 16.08 carats  Unmounted Diamonds Weighing 16.11 and 16.08 carats - Estimate HK$40,000,000 - HK$60,000,000 ($5,186,820 - $7,780,230) - Price Realized HK$43,780,000 ($5,676,974)Accompanied by two reports nos. 14807633 dated 16 September and 14805946 dated 11 September 2008 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the 16.11 and 16.08 carat diamonds are D colour, flawless clarity, with excellent cut, polish and symmetryAlso accompanied by two supplemental letters stating the 16.11 and... [Lire la suite]

"Cette prestigieuse collection, offerte dans un climat économique pourtant incertain, a su attirer de nombreux collectionneurs, ravis de pouvoir découvrir des œuvres restées jusqu'alors dans la même famille. Les oeuvres invendues, sont le reflet d'estimations jugées trop hautes par le marché actuel tandis que les tableaux raisonnablement estimés ont suscité un grand intérêt de la part des collectionneurs internationaux,  tel Au Théâtre de Jean-Louis Forain (lot 13) qui a plus que doublé son estimation pour atteindre €65.800.... [Lire la suite]

Un couple de légende dorée ! Marguerite, princesse adorée de sa mère Jeanne Lanvin, devient princesse de Polignac, noblesse de la plus ancienne lignée, et se prénomme désormais Marie-Blanche. Selon Francis Poulenc : "Si l’on jouait au jeu des portraits, je dirais que Marie-Blanche était, qu’elle est à jamais, un Vuillard : toute de délicatesse et de nuances françaises." Élevée dans un cadre somptueux - Jeanne Lanvin avait fait appel à Rateau pour décorer l’hôtel de la rue Barbet-de-Jouy -, elle est aussi une... [Lire la suite]

Stefan Sagmeister (American, born Austria 1962), AIGA Detroit. 1999.Lithograph, 39 x 27 1/2" (99.1 x 69.9 cm). Gift of the designer. (c)2008 The Museum of Modern Art Design is not always pretty. Sometimes it is blunt and aggressive, especially when it is meant to deliver a clear message or depart from tradition and express new ideas. Rough Cut presents a selection of bold designs from MoMA's collection, ranging from striking posters to fierce chairs, and from incisive videos to vehicles designed for harsh terrains and... [Lire la suite]