14 décembre 2008

A cut-cornered rectangular-cut 15.81 carats diamond ring by Harry Winston Set with a cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond, weighing approximately 15.81 carats, flanked on either side by a tapered baguette-cut diamond, mounted in platinum, circa 1960. Signed Winston for Harry Winston - Price Realized $266,500 Christie's. New York Jewels. 11 December 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza - www.christie's.com - Image 2008 Christie's Ltd

A cut-cornered rectangular-cut 7.42 carats Diamond ring, by Oscar Heyman & Brothers Centering upon a cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond, weighing approximately 7.42 carats, within a multi-tiered tapered baguette-cut diamond surround, to the tapered baguette-cut diamond shoulders and platinum hoop, mounted in platinum - Price Realized $266,500 With report 1102318140 dated 20 October 2008 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is F color, VVS2 clarity; accompanied by a working diagram... [Lire la suite]

An Art Deco Multi-Gem And Diamond "Tutti Frutti" Bracelet, By Cartier Designed as an undulating circular-cut diamond vine, accented by black enamel detail, set with alternating carved emerald bead leaves and cabochon rubies, with ruby and sapphire bead berries topped by collet-set diamonds, to the pavé and baguette-cut diamond rectangular openwork buckle, mounted in platinum, circa 1930, 7¼ ins. Signed Cartier, no. 919258 - Price Realized $290,500 Christie's. New York Jewels. 11 December 2008. New York, Rockefeller... [Lire la suite]

Giambattista TIEPOLO (Venise 1696 - Madrid 1770). La Vierge à l'Enfant à la grenade dans un ovale peint Toile. 74, 5 x 57 cm. Estimation : € 80,000-100,000 Provenance : Collection Heinz Kisters, Kreuzlingen ; Vente Sotheby''s, Londres, 9 décembre 1992, n° 198 (Francesco Zugno) ; Collection privée, New-York ; Vente Sotheby''s, New-York, 28 janvier 2005, n° 348. Bibliographie : B. Aikema, Tiepolo e la sua cerchia L''opera grafica, Disegni dalle collezioni americane, Venise, 1996, pp. 54-55, fig. 2, note 9, pp. 100-101. Notes: En... [Lire la suite]

Attribué à Giuseppe Bernardino BISON (1762 - 1844). Vue du Grand Canal avec le pont du Rialto Toile. 84 x 126,5 cm.  Estimation : € 30,000-40,000 Tajan. Tableaux Anciens. 16 décembre 2008. Drouot. www.tajan.com

Giacomo GUARDI (Venise 1764 - 1835). Capriccio : Vue de la lagune vénitienne Toile. 25,5 x 34 cm  Estimation : € 12,000-15,000 Provenance : Collection Galerie A. Tooth. Galerie Cailleux, d''après une étiquette au revers. Exposition : Eighteenth century Italy and the grand Tour, Norwich Castle Museum, 1958, n° 76. Bibliographie : A. Morassi, Guardi l''Opera completa di Antonio e Françesco Guardi, Venise, nd, t.1, p. 289, repr. t. 2, fig. 930. Tajan. Tableaux Anciens. 16 décembre 2008. Drouot. www.tajan.com

An Art Deco diamond bracelet, by Cartier Designed as a series of openwork old European-cut diamond geometric plaques, each centering upon a larger old European-cut diamond, spaced by diamond links, joined by an openwork diamond clasp, set with a pear-shaped diamond, mounted in platinum, circa 1930, 7 1/8 ins.. Signed Cartier, nos. 860452 and 2915183  -  Price Realized $296,500 Christie's. New York Jewels. 11 December 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza - www.christie's.com - Image 2008 Christie's Ltd

A pear-shaped 10.36 carats diamond ring Set with a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 10.36 carats, to the baguette-cut diamond shoulders and hoop, mounted in platinumWith report 17493026 dated 25 September 2008 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is G color, VVS2 clarity; accompanied by a working diagram indicating that the clarity may be potentially internally flawless Christie's. New York Jewels. 11 December 2008. New York, Rockefeller Plaza - www.christie's.com - Image 2008... [Lire la suite]

Pair of diamond earclips, by Harry Winston Each designed as a pear and marquise-cut diamond cluster, mounted in platinum, (with pendant hoops for suspension). Signed Winston for Harry Winston  -  Price Realized $302,500 With twelve reports dated from October 2008 stating that the diamonds, ranging from 1.10 to 3.23 carats, are all D color, internally flawless to VS1 clarityThe total weight of the certified diamonds is approximately 18.24 carats Christie's. New York Jewels. 11 December 2008. New York,... [Lire la suite]

Théodore Géricault (Rouen 1791 - Paris 1824). Etude de peau de panthère Panneau parqueté. 48 x 58 cm. Porte vers le haut et vers la gauche un n° 164. Au revers du panneau, un cachet de cire de la collection Harcourt - Estimation : € 200,000-300,000 Provenance : Collection du comte Jean d''Harcourt ; Collection Alain Delon ; Vente Alain Delon, Paris, Palais Galliera, 28 novembre 1971 (Mes Loudmer, Poulain, Cornette de Saint-Cyr), n° 15 (Géricault), vente annulée ; Collection Claude Aubry (d''après Philippe Grunchec) ;... [Lire la suite]