30 mai 2009
XVIIIe siècle. Grand miroir dans un encadrement surmonté d'un fronton en bois doré à décor d'Apollon avec d' amours musiciens.

30 mai 2009
A pale green jade inscribed snuff bottle, mid Qing dynasty
A pale green jade inscribed snuff bottle, mid Qing dynasty
Of flattened rounded form, tapering from the narrow foot and rising gently at the shoulders, the pale green stone with white striations, skilfully worked and incised on one side with a branch of blossoming flowers extending round to the other side on which is inscribed a five column inscription in clerical script, stopper. 6.3cm (2½in) high. (2). Sold for HK$38,400
Note: A related jade snuff bottle from the J & J Collection, with a clerical inscription... [Lire la suite]
30 mai 2009
Atelier parisien des galeries du Louvre, entourage de Pierre Gole, fin du XVIIe siècle. Importante paire de miroirs biseautés

30 mai 2009
A jadeite snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty
A jadeite snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty
Of flattened circular form rising from a slightly recessed oval base, the translucent green stone with two areas of russet inclusions, stopper. 5.2cm (2in) high. (2). Sold for HK$33,600;
Provenance: Bukowskis, SwedenThe Guo'an Collection (inventory number 250)Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 558
Bonhams. Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings, 21 May 2009. Island Shangri-La Hong Kong Hotel, Admiralty, Hong Kong www.bonhams.com
30 mai 2009
Hollande, XVIIe siècle. Miroir dans un double encadrement

30 mai 2009
A fine jadeite 'basket weave' snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty
A fine jadeite 'basket weave' snuff bottle, late Qing dynasty
Of compressed and flattened globular form, the fine stone of brilliant dark green colour mottled with patches of apple-green and white, skilfully worked in varying levels of relief to simulate a vessel wrapped for protection in a basket weave casing, stopper. 5cm (2in) high. (2). Sold for HK$74,400
Bonhams. Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings, 21 May 2009. Island Shangri-La Hong Kong Hotel, Admiralty, Hong Kong www.bonhams.com
30 mai 2009
London jewellery designer Hannah Martin

30 mai 2009
An inlaid huanghuali brushpot. Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century
An inlaid huanghuali brushpot. Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century
of cylindrical form supported on three low bracket feet, the sides finely inlaid with wood, stained ivory, hardstones and mother-of-pearl depicting a large prunus branch in full blossom entwined with a leafy stem of flowering peony. 14.5cm., 5 3/4 in. Est. 5,000—7,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,250 GBP
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 13 May 09. London www.sothebys.com
30 mai 2009
Exceptionnel rostre de narval (Monodon monoceros). XVIIIe ou XIXe siècle
Exceptionnel rostre de narval (Monodon monoceros). XVIIIe ou XIXe siècle
(Deux fentes sérieuses). Longueur : 275 cm II /A/CE . CIC n° FR0901700086-K. Estimation : 12 000 - 15 000 €
Note: Le narval : Mammifère marin pacifique vivant le long des côtes de l'Arctique, le narval doit sa célébrité à une anomalie dentaire. Il ne possède en effet que deux dents à la mâchoire supérieure : la droite perce rarement la gencive et donc reste invisible ; par contre la droite, chez le mâle, très exceptionnellement la femelle, prend la... [Lire la suite]