11 octobre 2010

Lot 2626. A rare and finely woven imperial kesi Twelve-Symbol robe, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 141 cm., 55 1/2 in.  Estimate 2,500,000—3,500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,020,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010 the yellow ground worked with eight gold dragons, four in profile clutching 'flaming pearls' amidst five-coloured clouds, and gold shou characters in three different scripts, finely shaded pink and red bats soaring in groups of five at the shoulder blades and the corresponding place in... [Lire la suite]

Amédée Rosier (1831-1898), Le Grand canal à Venise. photo courtesy Aguttes Huile sur panneau, signée en bas à gauche; 35,5 x 58 cm - Estimation : 15 000 / 20 000 € Oil on panel, signed lower left - 14 x 22 7/8 in. Antoine Bouvard ( 1870-1956), Le palais des Doges à Venise. photo courtesy Aguttes Huile sur toile, signée en bas à droite; 50.5 x 65 cm -  Estimation : 15 000 / 20 000 €Oil on canvas, signed lower right - 19 7/8 x 25 1/2 in. Ce tableau est reproduit au catalogue raisonné de l'artiste Eloi... [Lire la suite]

Zhang Zhao, 'Shi Gu Ge' by Han Yu in cursive script. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, Early 18th century.. photo courtesy Sotheby's handscroll, ink on gold-flecked paper with a silk brocade wrapper, signed Zhang Zhao with three seals of the artist, an Imperial frontispiece by the Qianlong Emperor entitled Gui ci shen bi ('A Magnificent Verse Written with a Divine Brush'), dated the gengxu year corresponding to 1790, with 33 seals of the Qianlong Emperor, and one seal by the Xuantong Emperor; 56 by 1203 cm56 by... [Lire la suite]

« PORTIER DE NUIT » (1974) de Liliana Cavani avec Charlotte Rampling, Dirk Bogarde. Affiche de Jouineau Bourduge (entoilée) - United Artists - Estimation : 70 / 100 € Desbenoit Fierfort & Associés - Paris. Vente du Vendredi 15 octobre 2010. Hôtel Warwick - 5, rue de Berri - 75008 Paris. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 42 46 04 27.

« FLESH » (1968) de Andy Warhol avec Joe Dallesandro. Affiche photo de Francesco Scavullo - Estimation : 170 / 230 € Desbenoit Fierfort & Associés - Paris. Vente du Vendredi 15 octobre 2010. Hôtel Warwick - 5, rue de Berri - 75008 Paris. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 01 42 46 04 27.

Lot 614. A superbly embellished and very rare reticulated gold censer and cover in its original fitted leather case, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 12 cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 10,000,000—12,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 23,060,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's 2010. the compressed globular body rising from a short straight foot to an incurved broad mouthrim, finely reticulated and inlaid in lapis lazuli with a beaded band enclosing the bajixiang in lapis lazuli divided by floral sprays in turquoise, each... [Lire la suite]

Philippe Pasqua, Vanité, 1998.  photo courtesy Galerie Vintage, Contact Gallery for Price Galerie Vintage, 8, rue des Saints Pères 75007 Paris, France. Tel: +33 (0)1 42 96 27 47 - www.galerievintage.com

Philippe Pasqua, Vanité, 2008. photo courtesy Galerie LC Crane, peinture et papillons sur socle / skull, paint and butterflies on base; h: 195 x w: 40 x d: 50 cm / h: 76.8 x w: 15.7 x d: 19.7 in - Contact Gallery for Price Galerie LC, 23, rue Jean Mermoz, 75008 Paris, France - Tel: + 33 (0)1 42 25 08 15 - www.galerielc.com

Important and perfectly matched pair of unmounted brilliant-cut diamonds. photo courtesy Sotheby's Two unmounted brilliant-cut diamonds each weighing 10.88 carats. Estimate 25,000,000—30,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 37,620,000 HKD Accompanied by GIA reports numbered 2115479019 and 2116039611, dated 8 December 2009 and 27 July 2010, stating that the 10.88 carat diamonds are D colour, Flawless clarity, with Excellent Cut, Polish and Symmetry; also accompanied by diamond type classification reports stating that both... [Lire la suite]

stylist Andrea Tenerani