6 août 2009

Tenue de torero ou matador composé d'une veste, gilet, pantalon et montera en passementerie brodée. Espagne, vers 1880 Height : 145.00 cm. Price on application leylaahi@hotmail.com Galerie Leyla. 140, rue des Rosiers - Stand 55, 93400 Saint-Ouen - France - Tel : +33 6 13 40 31 10 L'habit de lumière La tenue des toreros est appelée « habit de lumières », traduction - trop - littérale de l’espagnol « traje de luces ». Une meilleure traduction serait « habit de paillettes », car si « luz » signifie « lumière », «... [Lire la suite]

A pair of 'Sang-de-boeuf' vases. Six-character Kangxi marks Both about 22cm (nearly 9in) high. (2). A 'Sang-de-boeuf' glazed vase of yu hu chun ping form Together with a mottled brown/sang-de-boeuf glazed vase of bi qi zun form; a sang-de-boeuf glazed vase of double gourd form with underglaze blue four-character mark; and a celadon vase of duo guan ping form (damage). The tallest 24cm (9.5in) high. (4). A 'Sang-de-boeuf' glazed saucer dish. Xuande six-character mark 17cm... [Lire la suite]

Sapphire and Diamond Stag Beetle, Austro-Hungarian, circa 1890 Sapphire and diamond stag beetle brooch, mounted in gold and silver, width/length: 2-3/4. Price $48,000 A La Vieille Russie, 781 Fifth Ave. New York NY, 10022 - Phone: 212-752-1727 - E-Mail: rebecca@alvr.com White and Green Jade Beetle Brooch by Iradj Moini, United States, 1980's Wonderful Beetle brooch designed and made by master jeweler Iradj Moini. As with all his work he has used semi precious stones, in this case both white and green Jade.... [Lire la suite]

Zinc Cooling Bottle with Silver & Gilt Mounts, Mughal India, 18th century silver, gilt & zinc. height: 32.5cm, diameter: 22cm, weight: 1.546kg. Price On Request This rare bottle comprises a bulbous base fashioned from plain zinc sheets shaped and soldered together and a neck and lid in high grade cast and chased silver. The faceted neck rises to an acanthus leaf border. The lid, in the form of an architectural Mughal-like dome, rises to a gilded bud like finial above a petal flourish. The silver mounts and chain... [Lire la suite]

Avec Kamel Mennour, son galeriste, Daniel Buren avait montré sa "Pergola" à la 2006 Miami Art Basel. Elle est maintenant à Paris, dans un nouvel endroit artistique : L'Hôtel de Monnaie. L'installation, toujours aussi colorée, sera visible jusqu'au 27 Septembre. photo Archéologie du Future - Catherine-Alice Palagret Hôtel de la Monnaie. du lundi au vendredi, 11h-5h30, Samedi et dimanche AM midi-5h30. Fermé le lundi.

Monumental & Extremely Rare Parsee Muktad Silver Bowl, Burma/India, 19th century silver. diameter: 34cm, height: 20.2cm, weight: 2.533kg. Price On Request This extraordinary ceremonial bowl, commissioned by the Alpaiwalla family, a wealthy Bombay-based Parsee family of bullion dealers, is decorated in unusually high relief with Parsee/Zoroastrian themes. A near identical bowl (there are slight differences) is in Mumbai's F.D. Alpaiwalla Museum and illustrated in Godrej & Mistree (2002) on page. 696 and also... [Lire la suite]

Importante bague en or noirci sertie d'un rubis (environ 17 cts) dans un pavage de diamants et diamants noirs rehaussé de gouttes en pavage. 25,10 g. Estimation : 8 500 / 9 000 € Importante bague marguerite en or blanc sertie d'un saphir entouré de tanzanites. 16,8 g. Estimation : 5 000 / 6 000 € CHAUMET. Bague en or gris sertie d'une tourmaline rehaussée de diamants. Estimation : 3 500 / 4 000 € Bague en or gris sertie d'un rubis cabochon épaulé de diamants. 9 g. Estimation : 2 500 / 3 000 € ... [Lire la suite]

Engraved Brass Tea Pot, Khanate of Kokand, 17th-18th century, Kokand (Silk Road) - Uzbekistan, 17th-18th century brass, height: 29cm. Price on request. The slender brass tea pot sits on a flared foot; has a prominently curved handle; an elegant, thin spout; and a hinged, open-work lid topped with a lotus-bud finial. The body which comprises six tapering sides is densely engraved all over with fine Safavid-influenced scrolling, entwined arabesques and tendrils that possibly have been darkened with asphalt. Each of the six... [Lire la suite]

Pour mon recensement de peintures sur Venise, deux oeuvres mineures... HOBI ( Horst Billstein 1939-1998), Le palais des doges à Venise. HST SBG. Contresignée titrée et datée au dos 1990. 46 x 61 cm. Estimation : 1 000 / 1 200 € Henri d'Anty  (1910-1998), Venise-La promenade. HST SBD. Contresignée titrée au dos et cachet d'atelier. 46 x 55 cm. Estimation : 1 000 / 1 500 € Vente du Jeudi 6 août 2009. Tableaux, Sculptures Modernes et Contemporains, Objets d'Art, Bijoux. Etude de Provence - 06000 Nice. Pour... [Lire la suite]

Giambologna (1529-1608) Florentine, mid 16th century Prometheus bringing fire to Mankind Gilt bronze, 9 x 2 x 2¼ ins (23 x 5.2 x 5.5 cm) NEW YORK, NY. - Following the success of their debut show in New York last year, UK dealer Tomasso Brothers is returning to stage a second Scultura exhibition at the Williams Moretti Irving Gallery, 24 East 80th Street, New York , from Thursday 15 to Saturday 24 October 2009. The exhibition, which is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, presents European sculpture from the 14th to the... [Lire la suite]