19 février 2010

A Chinese export black and gilt lacquer cabinet, early 18th century, the stand later. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 The panel doors decorated with water scenes, enclosing a fitted interior on later sand with slender cabriole legs terminating in pad feet - 60 in. (153 cm.) high; 38 in. (97 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep - Est. £3,000 - £5,000 A Victorian chinoiserie decorated cabinet on stand. The cabinet mid-19th century, the stand later. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Decorated throughout with Chinese... [Lire la suite]

photos Milan Vukmirovic  - models AJ Abualrub, Jason Morgan & Dennis Johnson

An Edwardian mounted rhinoceros horn, circa 1910, mounted by Rowland Ward, London. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 The shield-shaped backplate with paper label to reverse 'ROWLAND WARD, LIMITED/NATURALISTS/THE JUNGLE, 167 PICCADILLY, LONDON W1'. The shield 16¼ in. (41.3 cm.) high; 20 in. (50.8 cm.) protrudence. Est. £7,000 - £10,000 A taxidermy mounted tiger skin mounted by Van Ingen and Van Ingen, Mysore, circa 1930. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 With label 'VAN INGEN & VAN INGEN, MYSORE' - 118 in.... [Lire la suite]

Photographer: Gregoire Alexandre - Model: Irina Lazareanu |Unique, Marilyn, Why Not| - Styled by June Nakamoto - Set Design: Jean-Michel Bertin - Hair: Mehdi R'Guiba - Make Up: Tatsu Yamanka - Fashion: Viktor & Rolf - Website: www.surfacemag.com

Qingbai porcelain bowl with phoenixes. China, Southern Song dynasty, 1127 - 1279 A very thinly potted qingbai porcelain bowl, the deeply rounded sides rising from a tiny foot and terminating in a straight rim. The interior is impress-moulded with a design of two phoenixes in flight, separated by floral sprays, all below a border of key-frets. The bowl is covered inside and out in a transparent glaze of pale blue hue, leaving just the rim unglazed. A few traces of metal band that once protected the porcelain remain on the rim.... [Lire la suite]

Qingbai miniature porcelain dish. China, Northern Song dynasty, 960 – 1127 A miniature porcelain deep dish, its rounded sides rising from the slightly convex base to terminate in a serrated, undulating rim. The dish is entirely undecorated and almost completely covered in a transparent glaze of pale blue hue, leaving only the base unglazed, showing the fine-grained white porcelain body, and characteristic brown firing marks. Diameter: 4 inches, 10 cm. Price on application Note: There appears to be no published qingbai... [Lire la suite]

Erró, Rock and Role, 1996, Paris, Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Cabinet d'art graphique, Don de l'artiste, 2009 © ADAGP, Paris 2010 © Collection Centre Pompidou/MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN (photo Philippe Migeat) Du 15 février au 24 mai 2010 à la Galerie d'art graphique, le Centre Pompidou célèbre l'artiste islandais Erró par une exposition consacrée à ses collages. «Erró, 50 ans de collages» présente pour la première fois cet aspect peu connu mais prolifique et original de l'oeuvre de l'artiste.Le Musée national d'art... [Lire la suite]

photographer David Sims - fashion editor Grace Coddington - model Daria Werbowy - fashion Balenciaga, Givenchy & Alexander McQueen

David Bailey (British, born 1938), Michael Caine, 1965. Gelatin silver print, edition of 10 A selling exhibition of David Bailey's iconic images of the 1960s - the 50th anniversary of a decade that changed our cultural history - will be hosted by Bonhams in New Bond Street. The 'Pure Sixties. Pure Bailey.' exhibition will be on view at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, from 7th March – 7th April, 2010. David Bailey's name is an integral part of the 1960s, that dynamic period which created a melting pot of talent drawn from music,... [Lire la suite]

BUCCELLATI. Paire de boutons de manchette de forme ovale pavés de saphirs, rubis et émeraudes. Monture en or guilloché. Signés. Estimation : 1 000 - 1 200 € BUCCELLATI. Paire de boutons de manchette de forme ronde en or finement guilloché, au centre un nacre burgau. Estimation : 700 - 1 000 € Pierre Bergé & associés. EMail : contact@pba-auctions.com - Tél. : Paris +33 (0)1 49 49 90 00 - Tél. : Bruxelles +32 (0)2 504 80 30