24 novembre 2009
Magnificent fancy coloured diamond sold @ Sotheby's Geneva

24 novembre 2009
Will McBride (Saint Louis/Missouri 1931), Romy in Paris, 1964

24 novembre 2009
A very rare pair of Meissen turquoise-ground vases from the Japanese Palace, circa 1732-34
A very rare pair of Meissen turquoise-ground vases from the Japanese Palace, circa 1732-34 © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Of square baluster shape, each side reserved with a quatrelobe panel painted with flowering branches of indianische Blumen, insects and birds within a gilt scrollwork border, the necks reserved with gilt scrollwork, 21.5cm high, crossed swords marks in blue enamel, impressed Dreher's mark for Gottfried Seydel, incised Japanese Palace inventory number N=291-/ W (2) - Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000
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24 novembre 2009
Burt Glinn, Elizabeth Taylor auf dem filmset von ‘Suddenly last summer’, 1959.

24 novembre 2009
Meissen Chinoiserie from the Hoffmeister Collection @ Bonhams on november 25

24 novembre 2009
Allen Ginsberg (Newark, New Jersey 1926 – 1997), "Jack Kerouac", 1953

24 novembre 2009
Fashion : "Couture Banquet" by Ruven Afanador

24 novembre 2009
Eddie Adams (1933 – 2004), Moment of execution, Vietnam, 1968.
Eddie Adams (1933 – 2004), Moment of execution, Vietnam, 1968.
Vintage. Gelatin silver print. 16,9 x 21,9 cm (18 x 25,5 cm) (6 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (7 1/8 x 10 in.)) On the reverse typewritten label with caption and photographer's note, agency's stamp, archive stamp and further stamp, inscribed partly in red ballpoint pen and red coloured pencil as well as inscribed in red and blue coloured pencil and numbered in pencil.With handling marks. Est. EUR 3.500 – 4.500
Villa Grisebach Auktionen. Modern and Contemporary Photographs... [Lire la suite]
24 novembre 2009
An early Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1715
An early Meissen teabowl and saucer, circa 1715 © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd
Each applied with three flowering prunus sprigs, the saucer: 10.9cm diam. (2) Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000
Provenance: Korthaus Collection, Frankfurt, sold Christie's London, 1 March 1993, lot 7;Acquired in the above saleLiterature: Hoffmeister 1999, I, no. 4Exhibited: Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, 1999-2009
Bonhams. The Hoffmeister Collection of Meissen Porcelain Part 1, 25 Nov 2009. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com
24 novembre 2009
William Etty’s "Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball' purchased by York Art Gallery
William Etty’s ambitious "Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball" was commissioned in 1833 by MP Charles Watkin Williams–Wynn
YORK- One of the finest portraits ever painted by York ’s most famous artist has been purchased by York Art Gallery. William Etty’s ambitious Preparing for a Fancy Dress Ball was commissioned in 1833 by MP Charles Watkin Williams–Wynn and depicts two of the patron’s five daughters. It is one of only a handful of society portraits painted by the artist. The acquisition was made possible thanks to the... [Lire la suite]