11 janvier 2009

A Very Rare Set Of "South Sea Bubble" Plates, circa 1725 Each painted with a hatted Harlequin standing on a checquered tile floor beside a tented, arched roof portico, in some a small table nearby holds a pipe and tobacco jar, in others a gameboard and cards lie on a square table, all within an inner iron-red and gilt tasseled border and on the rim cell diaper dotted with flower-heads and interrupted by four cartouches of bats. 8½ in. (21.6 cm.) diameter (6). Estimate $40,000 - $60,000 Notes: This pattern is the... [Lire la suite]

An Extensive Famille Rose Dinner Service, circa 1775-80 Brightly enameled in a rich famille rose palette with pink and purple roses clustered with smaller blossoms and fruit, the intricate borders iron-red whorl lappets with varying leaves in sepia, iron-red and purple issuing berried vine and connected by purple lattice enclosed by pink leaves, the tureen and butter tub cover knobs in the form of large flower buds on leafy stems, the candlesticks of European silver form, comprising:A pair of large round soup tureens, covers... [Lire la suite]

A Pair Of Famille Rose 'Soldier' Vases And Covers, Early Qianlong Peruiod Enameled in a bright famille rose palette with leaf-shaped panels of birds perched on blossoming boughs, fruit-shaped panels of landscape and square panels of waterbirds, all on a noir ground of vine strewn with auspicious objects and blossoms, biscuit Buddhist lion knops, with later Western carved giltwood stands. 50 in. (127 cm.) high (4). Estimate $100,000 - $150,000 Provenance: Mrs. H.K. Gosling, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.Mrs. Anna Thomson Dodge,... [Lire la suite]

A "Basculante" wristwatch, by Cartier The rectangular dial with Roman numerals, within a stepped case to maker's straps. Case signed Cartier. Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 Christie's. Jewels At South Kensington. 20 January 2009. London, South Kensington. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2009 

A fine mid 18th century silver, diamond and cultured pearl brooch Designed as a double bow closed-set with table and rose-cut diamonds the centre with single table-cut diamond within rose-cut diamond surround, suspending a large baroque cultured pearl drop to a rose-cut diamond cupola mount, bow circa 1750, cultured pearl drop later added, later brooch fitting.. Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 Christie's. Jewels At South Kensington. 20 January 2009. London, South Kensington. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2009

An Art Deco jadeite, diamond, emerald and onyx ring and a pair of jade and diamond earstuds The ring with raised carved oblong jadeite plaque to single cut diamond terminals and calibré emerald and old brilliant-cut diamond border to a broad band with onyx line detail, circa 1925, finger size P; the circular jadeite panel earstuds with engraved disc detail and brilliant-cut diamond collet surmount in horn shaped mount with circular-cut diamond accents. Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 Christie's. Jewels At South Kensington. 20... [Lire la suite]

Frans Hals (Antwerp 1581/5 - 1666 Haarlem), Portrait of a man holding a pair of gloves Inscribed: AETAT. SVAE 37-/ANO 1637- oil on canvas. 36½ by 26½ in.; 93 by 67 cm. Estimate 8,000,000—12,000,000 USD PROVENANCE: Comte de Thiènnes, Kasteel Rumbeke, Belgium, acquired in the 19th century;His granddaughter, Comtesse de Limburg-Stirum, Warmond, The Netherlands;M.E. van Gelder, Château Zeecrabbe, Uccle, Belgium, by 1911;Sir William van Horne, Montreal, by 1912;Miss Adaline van Horne, by 1936;Gifted to Mrs. William van Horne,... [Lire la suite]

Frans Hals (Antwerp 1581/5 - 1666 Haarlem), Portrait of a woman holding a handkerchief Inscribed: AETAT. SVAE.36./ANo.1637. oil on canvas. 36½ by 26½ in.; 93 by 67 cm. Estimate 7,000,000—9,000,000 USD PROVENANCE: Comte de Thiènnes, Kasteel Rumbeke, Belgium, acquired in the 19th century;His granddaughter, Comtesse de Limburg-Stirum, Warmond, The Netherlands;M.E. van Gelder, Château Zeecrabbe, Uccle, Belgium, by 1911;Sir William van Horne, Montreal, by 1912;Miss Adaline van Horne, by 1936;Gifted to Mrs. William van Horne, June... [Lire la suite]

Osias Beert the Elder (Antwerp(?) circa 1580 (?) - 1624), Still life on a Plain Wooden Table:  A Large Wanli Porcelain Dish of Fruit, a Pewter Dish of Fruit, Medlars and Nuts, a Moth, Two Venetian-Style Glasses of Wine, One White and the other Red, a Knife with an Ornamental Handle, White Grapes, a Roll of Bread and Half a Peach oil on panel. 21 ¼ by 29 ½ in.; 54 x 75 cm. Estimate 300,000—400,000 USD NOTE: Osias Beert was registered as a pupil in the Antwerp painters' guild in 1596 and enrolled as a master in 1602.... [Lire la suite]

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