28 juin 2010

Bague "Serengeti" by Fred Perey Or Jaune - Pierre Centrale Quartz Fumé 33 carats (Brésil) - Pavage diamants blancs et diamants couleur champagne. Prix sur demande/price on application @ www.fredperey.com

Yves Klein (1928 - 1962), F 124. photo Sotheby's 130 by 97cm. Estimate 800,000—1,200,000 GBP Lot Sold 914,850 GBP Sotheby's. Contemporary Art Evening Auction. 28 Jun 10. London www.sothebys.com

Elephant with Driver, Vietnam, 1300-1499. Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Pratap and Chitra Pal. P.2003.01.01 © 2010 Norton Simon Museum Bronze, 6-3/4 x 7-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. (17.1 x 18.4 x 8.3 cm)

Yves Klein (1928 - 1962), RE 49. photo Sotheby's 122.5 by 98cm. Estimate 4,500,000—6,500,000 GBP Lot Sold 6,201,250 GBP "RE 49, Relief Eponge Bleu", which was executed in 1961, has been exhibited in the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt and is directly comparable to examples housed in esteemed museum collection such as Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and The Menil Collection in Houston. Struck by the beauty of a natural sponge soaked in his trademark... [Lire la suite]

Celestial Female, c.1100. Vietnam: ancient Champa kingdom, 1075-1125. M.1977.20.2.S. Norton Simon Art Foundation © 2010 Norton Simon Art Foundation Sandstone, 28 x 13-1/4 x 9 in. (71.1 x 33.7 x 22.9 cm) [upper right] This "Celestial Female" may represent the river goddess Ganga, who is always personified as a beautiful woman.[lower left] Shown in profile, a "Mythical Animal (Makara)" is about to swallow a male figure who holds a sword.

Yves Klein (1928 - 1962), MG 42. photo Sotheby's 21 by 12.1cm. Estimate 200,000—300,000 GBP Lot Sold 481,250 GBP Sotheby's. Contemporary Art Evening Auction. 28 Jun 10. London www.sothebys.com

Ding Shallow Lotus Dish. Northern 宋代 Song Dynasty (1127-1279) photos Vermeer & Griggs A fine Song Dingyao shallow dish raised on a short ring foot decorated with incised design of lotus flowers covered entirely in a creamy ivory colored glaze with typical tear drops in the glaze. The dish likely made at the Quyang kilns in Hebei province. Diameter:  6 3/4" (17.2cm). Condition: Excellent, minor filled rim nick. - Price on application Provenance: Private Richmond, Virginia collection Vermeer &... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana  (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, New York 21. photo Sotheby's 117 by 57cm. Estimate 800,000—1,200,000 GBP Lot Sold 914,850 GBP Sotheby's. Contemporary Art Evening Auction. 28 Jun 10. London www.sothebys.com

Celadon Lotus Form Vase. 清代 Qing Dynasty, 雍正 Yongzheng Period (1723-1735).  photos Vermeer & Griggs A fine and elegant fluted and foliated lotus form vase covered in a thick rich blue-green celadon glaze. The form reminiscent of a Song shape and the glaze in imitation of the famous Song  Kinuta glaze, the term used by the Japanese to describe the hue of blue-green celadon that covered a Longquan mallet vase. The pear-shaped fluted body sits atop a high fluted foot-rim, the interior foot-rim scalloped... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, La Fine di Dio. photo Sotheby's 176 by 122cm. Estimate 4,500,000—5,500,000 GBP Lot Sold 4,745,250 GBP PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION Sotheby's. Contemporary Art Evening Auction. 28 Jun 10. London www.sothebys.com