20 mai 2009

Attribué à Carle van Loo (1705 - 1765) Académie d'homme Sanguine, 35,5 x 22 cm. Estimation : 300 / 400 € Vente du Mercredi 27 mai 2009. Dessins & Tableaux Anciens. Pescheteau-Badin - Paris

A pale green jade 'dragon' vase and cover, Kangxi Finely carved with a well hollowed ovoid vase surmounted by an oval domed cover with a chilong finial, flanked by a ferocious dragon rising from the crashing waves and cloud scrolls and by a chilong dragon, all raised on crested waves spiralling to a whirlpool at the underside, the stone of an even pale green tone with minor pale russet inclusions and a russet streak, wood stand. 12.7cm (5in) wide. (3). Sold for £6,000 Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 14 May 2009. New Bond... [Lire la suite]

Yellow gold, platinum and diamond bracelet, Cartier The sprung bracelet designed as a coiled serpent, decorated with stylised chevron scales set with cushion- and pear-shaped, single- and circular-cut diamonds, signed Cartier Paris and numbered, French assay marks, 1938, the detachable serpent head, not by Cartier, is a later addition and may be worn as a clip brooch. Est. 30,000—45,000 CHF. Lot Sold 80,500 CHF PEOVENANCE: Formerly in the collection of Diane Benvenuti, née Rothschild NOTE: Throughout the ages, the... [Lire la suite]

A very fine pale green jade mountain carved with Shoulao, 17th/18th century The impressive stone skillfully carved with a young acolyte bowing down in reverence, offering a tray laid with the Three Abundances, peach, pomegranate and finger citron, to Shoulao, God of Longevity, standing before a spotted deer, the Immortal holding in his right hand a gnarled staff with a scroll tied at its end and supporting a ruyi sceptre in his left hand, his head carved with a prominent cranium and incised beard, wearing long... [Lire la suite]

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A fine and rare Mughal-style white jade goat-shaped water dropper and stopper. Late 18th/early 19th century The skilfully-hollowed vessel carved in the form of a recumbent goat looking forward, the curved horns resting on its shoulders, the leaf-shaped tail incised at the edges, the legs tucked underneath, with a circular opening at the top carved with a lappet border, the hollow cylindrical stopper with a lotus finial, all resting on a green-stained ivory and wood stand carved with flowers growing amidst rockwork.. 6cm... [Lire la suite]

Christoph Ludwig Agrigola (Ratisbonne 1667 - 1719), Branche de fleurs et papillons Gouache 27,5 x 16 cm. Estimation : 1 500 / 2 000 € Christoph Ludwig Agrigola (Ratisbonne 1667 - 1719) Rose Gouache 27,5 x 19,5 cm. Estimation : 1 500 / 2 000 € Christoph Ludwig Agrigola (Ratisbonne 1667 - 1719) Tulipe et papillon Gouache 27,5 x 19,5 cm. Estimation : 1 500 / 2 000 € Vente du Mercredi 27 mai 2009. Dessins & Tableaux Anciens. Pescheteau-Badin - Paris

A rare yellow hardstone pear-shaped vase, Qianlong The flattened pear-shaped vase rising to the galleried rim carved with a key-fret border, flanked by a pair of elephant-loop handles, raised on a splayed foot, finely carved with the 'Three Friends of Winter', pine, prunus and bamboo, and a gushing waterfall, below ruyi and lappet borders around the shoulders and neck, the stone of honey-amber tone. 10.8cm (4¼in) high. Sold for £15,360 Provenance: R.H.R.Palmer, collection label no.123Palmer Inventory no.123, where... [Lire la suite]

Diamond bracelet, Cartier, 1927 The articulated bracelet pierced with geometric patterns, set at the centre with three circular-cut diamonds, within millegrain surrounds of circular-, single-cut, cushion- and pear-shaped diamonds, length approximately 200mm, numbered. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Cartier no. GE2009-47. Est. 60,000—90,000 CHF. Lot Sold 170,500 CHF Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Diane Benvenuti, née Rothschild Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels And A Celebration... [Lire la suite]

A fine yellow hardstone carving of a lion and cub. Qianlong Carved with a recumbent lion playfully engaged with a cub, the details well carved conveying the bulging eyes and pronounced nose, the thick tail with finely incised lines, the stone of honey-amber tone. 5.8cm (2¼in) wide. Sold for £13,200 Provenance: R.H.R.Palmer, collection label no.128. Palmer Inventory no.128, where it is stated that the 'lion of Buddha' and cub carving was purchased in July 1936 for £50 and was reputedly obtained in 1860 from the... [Lire la suite]