20 novembre 2009
I18th century talian painted furniture sold @ Sotheby's London

20 novembre 2009
Edito : "Blue Ray" with Fancy by Joseph Saraceno for Fantasticsmag

20 novembre 2009
Cinq plaques en émail peint polychrome avec rehauts d'or, Limoges, XVIème siècle

20 novembre 2009
Four rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th century @ Sotheby's London, 04 Nov 09

20 novembre 2009
Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian Paintings Goes Under the Hammer at Bonhams Hong Kong Autumn Auctions
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) Autumn Lake. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed Lin Fengmian, with one seal of the artist, 67cm x 67cm (26in x 26in).Estimate: HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000, $190,000 - 320,000. Photo Bonhams
LONDON.- Bonhams will offer the Mary and George Bloch Collection of Lin Fengmian paintings at its 2009 Autumn Auction. A foremost collector of fine arts in Hong Kong, George Bloch (12 October 1920 - 27 April 2009) was born into a prominent industrial family in Vienna. He went to school in England, but his... [Lire la suite]
20 novembre 2009
Shopping of yellow diamond @ Sotheby's London
Very impressive Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond ring. Photo Sotheby's
Claw-set with a fancy vivid yellow cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut diamond weighing 74.80 carats, to a plain yellow gold mount, size 52. Est. 2,600,000—3,600,000 CHF - Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 3,162,500 CHF
Accompanied by GIA report no. 11179460 stating that the diamond is Fancy Vivid Yellow, Natural Colour, VS1 Clarity.
Further accompanied by a GIA letter dated 6 June 2000, stating that according to the records of the... [Lire la suite]
20 novembre 2009
"Rhinoceros Horn and Ivory Cup",-Johann Matthias Scheppich,(1652-1705)
"Rhinoceros Horn and Ivory Cup", Johann Matthias Scheppich, (1652-1705)
An important Silver and Silver-Gilt Mounted Rhinoceros Horn and Ivory Cup, the mounts: Augsburg, ca.1675 by Johann Mathias SCHEPPICH (1652 1705), master in 1676, the sculpture by a follower of Georg PFRÜNDT (1603 1663) - Price on applicationThese baroque extravagances, called ‘Objets de vertu’, represented the glory of the Cabinet of Curiosities. Most of them were made in Nuremberg or Augsburg. Emperor Rudolf II of Prague had a large collection,... [Lire la suite]
20 novembre 2009
Crux Vaticana-Golden Cross in Vatican's Collection has been restored to its Byzantine-era glory
