17 octobre 2010

Very light pink diamond and pink diamond ring. photo courtesy Sotheby's Centring on an cut-cornered rectangular step-cut very light pink diamond weighing 6.12 carats, flanked on each side by a pear-shaped pink diamond, mounted in 18 karat pink gold. Estimate 1,400,000—2,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 3,140,000 HKD Ring size: 7 Accompanied by GIA report numbered 2121444627, dated 6 August 2010, stating that the 6.12 carat diamond is natural, Very Light Pink colour, VVS1 (potential) clarity. Fancy light pink diamond, light... [Lire la suite]

Yves Klein (1928-1962) Table monochrome bleu. photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Table en verre, plexiglas, métal et pigment pur IKB. Mention “this table to Yves Klein's patent-R.Moquay” sur une étiquette. Signée par Rotraut Klein-Moquay. Porte la référence OO-A1-6; 36 x 124,5 x 100 cm (141/4 x 481/2 x 391/4 in.) - Estimation : 10 000 / 15 000 € Yves Klein (1928-1962) Deux timbres bleus, 1957-1959. photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Pigment IKB sur timbres postaux; 5 x 2 cm (2 x 1 in.) - Estimation : 3 000 / 4 000... [Lire la suite]

Fancy Orangy Pink diamond and diamond ring. photo courtesy Sotheby's Centring on a heart-shaped fancy orangy pink diamond weighing 2.00 carats, framed by brilliant-cut diamonds, extending to the shoulders, mounted in platinum and 18 karat pink gold, ring guard fitting. Estimate 720,000—880,000 HKD. Lot Sold 878,000 HKD Ring size: 5 Accompanied by GIA report numbered 15160805, dated 18 August 2006, stating that the 2.00 carat diamond is Fancy Orangy Pink colour, VS2 clarity. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite,... [Lire la suite]

Important and exquisite fancy intense purplish pink diamond and diamond ring. photo courtesy Sotheby's Centring on an emerald-cut fancy intense purplish pink diamond weighing 4.10 carats, to a pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond shank, mounted in 18 karat white gold. Estimate 20,000,000—24,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 20,260,000 HKD Ring size: 5½ Accompanied by GIA report numbered 5101193457, dated 26 March 2010, stating that the 4.10 carat diamond is natural, Fancy Intense Purplish Pink colour, VS1 clarity. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

Yves Klein (1928-1962) S9 (LA VICTOIRE DE SAMOTHRACE), 1962. photo Cornette de Saint Cyr - Paris Pigment IKB et résine synthétique sur un socle en pierre. Tirage à 175 exemplaires. Numéroté EA XV/XXV. Edition réalisée en 1973 par la Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris; 52 x 25 x 30 cm (201/4 x 93/4 x 113/4 in.) - Estimation : 50 000 / 60 000 € Bibliographie : - Yves Klein, Paul Wember, Verlay M. Dumont, Cologne 1969, œuvre reproduite en page 97 sous le numéro 59- Yves Klein, Catalogue des Editions et des sculptures éditées,... [Lire la suite]

Emerald, sapphire and diamond 'Bird' brooch, Aletto Brothers. photo courtesy Sotheby's Designed as a bird perching on a branch set with brilliant-cut diamonds, the body set with step-cut emeralds together weighing approximately 15.00 carats and brilliant-cut diamonds, the head embellished by brilliant-cut diamonds, accented by a cabochon sapphire-set eye, mounted in 18 karat yellow gold, signed. Estimate 70,000—90,000 HKD. Lot Sold 93,750 HKD Pair of ruby and diamond cufflinks, Aletto Brothers. photo courtesy Sotheby's ... [Lire la suite]

Etui à cigarettes en argent gainé en crocodile. Travail viennois par l'orfèvre Auguste Klein. Circa 1900. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie Charnière à ressort. Il découvre un compartiment à allumettes en vermeil. Armoiries comtales et initiales PS latérales. Intérieur à double volets en soie brune.  Signé du revendeur Bernhard Shäfer à Dresde. Dim : 10 x 7 cm. Estimation : 50 / 80 € Coutau-Begarie - Paris. Vente du Mercredi 20 octobre 2010. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 6 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris. Pour tout renseignement,... [Lire la suite]

Diptyque Scène de la vie du Christ. Paris second quart du XIV siècle. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie - Paris Ivoire. Accidents, sans ferrures. 13,9 x 10,4 cm - Estimation : 12 000 / 15 000 € Médaillon double face. Milieu du XVe siècle. photo courtesy Coutau-Begarie - ParisIvoire sculpté polychrome et doré. Usures. Estimation : 4 000 / 6 000 € Coutau-Begarie - Paris. Vente du Mercredi 20 octobre 2010. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 6 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris.  Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968), Concetto Spaziale, Natura. terracotta; 29 by 15 by 10cm. Executed in 1959. Estimate 80,000—120,000 GBP. Lot Sold 181,250 GBP PROVENANCE: Studio Casoli, MilanLuca Scacchi Gracco, MilanGrossetti Arte Contemporanea, MilanAcquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1990s LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Enrico Crispolti, Lucio Fontana Catalogo Ragionato, Milan 2006, Vol. I, p. 527, no. 59 N 46, illustrated Sotheby's. 20th Century Italian Art, 15 Oct 10, London www.sothebys.com