7 octobre 2010

Baptiste Giabiconi (MARILYN). Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com Brad Kroenig (FORD NY). Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com La divine Ines de la Fressange (MARILYN). Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com Baptiste Giabiconi (MARILYN). Photo: Monica Feudi / GoRunway.com

A fine small Ming-style Blue and White leaf. Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong. photo courtesy Sotheby's delicately moulded as a veined leaf furled to form a shallow dish with a short stem at the base, the raised veins creating small segments each decorated with sprigs of flowers including peonies, lotuses, and chrysanthemums, the exterior similarly painted, the underside inscribed with a four-character reign mark straddling the stem, fitted hardwood stand; 13 cm., 5 1/8 in. - Estimate 600,000—800,000 HKD. Lot Sold... [Lire la suite]

Caftan brodé. Turquie. Fin XIXe siècle. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie En velours de soie violet ; opulent décor floral stylisé en guipure or soulignant le col, le plastron fendu, les poignets et couvrant le bas et le dos, (légère usure à la broderie, taille modifiée). Estimation : 650 / 800 € Dessus de coussin, Empire ottoman. Fin XIXe siècle. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie décors de bouquets aux oiseaux entre des rinceaux fleuris brodés en guipure argent. Réappliqués sur un velours de coton bleu marine postérieur, 88... [Lire la suite]

Diamond necklace, bracelet ans pair of matching ear clips, Federico Buccellati. photo courtesy Sotheby's The articulated necklace of openwork design, decorated by brilliant-cut diamonds, length approximately 380mm; a pair of matching earrings, clip fittings, and bracelet en suite; the diamonds altogether weighing approximately 12.20 carats, mounted in 18 karat white and yellow gold; en suie, length approximately 175mm; the diamonds signed. (3) - Estimate 270,000—390,000 HKD. Lot Sold 620,000 HKD Accompanied by fitted... [Lire la suite]

Martin pêcheur bleu naturalisé (Halcyon Cyanoventris, Java) dans un globe. photo courtesy Pierre Bergé & associés  H_33 cm L_32 cm - Estimation : 900 - 1 200 € Perruche Royale d'Amboine (Achterus Amboinensis Buru, Archipel des Moluques). photo courtesy Pierre Bergé & associés  H_54 cm - Estimation : 900 - 1 200 € Perruche Alexandre (Polytelis Alexandrae, Australie). photo courtesy Pierre Bergé & associés  H_58 cm - Estimation : 900 - 1 200 € Dix tangaras naturalisés présentés... [Lire la suite]

A superb and extremely rare Beijing enamel gold teapot and cover. Mark and period of Yongzheng. photo courtesy Sotheby's whimsically designed, the cylindrical body exquisitely enamelled with a pair of fantastic phoenix adorned with lush blooms of peonies scattered on a rich turquoise ground, the birds with outstretched colourful wings and long tail with magnificent plumes, the side set with a gold arched spout rising from a mythical animal-head base, set opposite an archaistic C-shaped handle, further set with a... [Lire la suite]

Robe dragon. Chine, XVIIIe siècle. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie sergé de soie bleu brodé soie polychrome et couchure or de dragons à 4 griffes poursuivant une perle de feu dans des nuées au dessus de pics et flots. Manches sabot, fermé en y par 6 boutons grelot en métal doré (quelques usures). Estimation : 500 / 600 € Robe de femme Han. Chine. Fin XIXe siècle. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie Satin orange brodé de fleurs et papillons en soie polychrome sur le plein. Fermeture en y à boutons grelot et poignets... [Lire la suite]

Michelangelo Buonarroti, Three Men Standing in Wide Coats Turned Towards the Left, around 1492-96. Quill pen in brown © Albertina, Vienna VIENNA - In a major exhibition scheduled for autumn and winter 2010, the Albertina will present around one hundred of the most beautiful drawings by Michelangelo. Precious works from the Graphic Arts Collection of the Albertina, as well as important loans from museums and private collections in Europe and the United States, will offer a hitherto unparalleled overview of the great Florentine’s... [Lire la suite]

Jan Gossaert, Portrait of a Merchant, about 1530. Image courtesy of the Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC NEW YORK, NY.- The first major exhibition in 45 years devoted to Jan Gossart (ca. 1478-1532)— one of the most innovative artists of the Burgundian-Habsburg Netherlands—will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning October 6, 2010. Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossart's Renaissance will bring together the majority of Gossart's paintings, drawings, and prints, and place them in... [Lire la suite]

Déesse (devi) Preah Ko à Roluos, Cambodge, XIe siècle. Grès . Inv.EO.1741. Depuis le 1er octobre 2010, les collections « Sud-Est asiatique » du Musée du Cinquantenaire sont nouveau visibles, aménagées dans cinq salles ayant fait l’objet d’un rafraîchissement (nouveau plancher, nouvelle peinture, nouvel éclairage, nouvelle vitrine, deux grands socles en bambou ainsi qu’une nouvelle scénographie), afin de mettre d’avantage en valeur les œuvres exposées. Cambodge, Thaïlande et Myanmar Dans une première salle, sont... [Lire la suite]