21 octobre 2010
Lily Donaldson, Gemma Ward & Caroline Trentini by Steven Meisel

21 octobre 2010
A wucai 'Dragon' dish. Mark and Period of Wanli.
A wucai 'Dragon' dish. Mark and Period of Wanli. photo courtesy Sotheby's
the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly painted and enamelled to the interior with five scaly dragons, one supporting a bowl of peaches below a 'flaming pearl' centred with a shou character and a single wan character, all encircled at the well by an underglaze blue band of four phoenix panels reserved on a trellis-diaper ground, the exterior with eight floral sprays, the base with an underglaze blue... [Lire la suite]
21 octobre 2010
A fine and rare blue and white stemcup, Mark and period of Xuande (1426-1435)

21 octobre 2010
Sapphire and diamond jewelry @ Sotheby's Hong Kong
Unique Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring, circa 1938, Van Cleef & Arpels. photo courtesy Sotheby's
Centring on an invisibly-set cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 7.54 carats, framed by tapered baguette diamonds, the shank accented with brilliant-cut diamonds, the diamonds together weighing approximately 5.40 carats, mounted in platinum plated with 18 karat yellow gold, signed and numbered N.Y. 42059, ring guard fitting.. Estimate 3,200,000—4,000,000 HKD. Lot Sold 4,580,000 HKD
PROVENANCE: The Estate of Cornelius... [Lire la suite]
21 octobre 2010
A fine blue and white bowl with grapewine decoration in cobalt blue , China, Jiajing six-character mark and period

21 octobre 2010
A blue and white 'Flying Horse' porcelain bowl, China, Jiajing six-character mark, 17th ct

21 octobre 2010
A very large Blue and White 'Three Friends' porcelain bowl, China, marked Fu gui jia qi, Jiajing-Longqing period
A very large Blue and White 'Three Friends' porcelain bowl, China, marked Fu gui jia qi, Jiajing-Longqing period. photo courtesy Nagel
Polished chip to rim. D. 37,5 cm - Estimate € 9 000
Property from a South German private collection, former collection Tseng Tung-fa, Stuttgart, until 1982
Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 5th 2010 www.auction.de
21 octobre 2010
An imperial sweet meat porcelain tray, China, Wanli mark and period

21 octobre 2010
An extremly rare dated blue and white bulb bowl, China, marked Ming jing xinhai nian zhi

21 octobre 2010
Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Sale to Be Led by a Major Mark Rothko Painting
Mark Rothko, Untitled, signed and dated 1955 on the reverse, oil on canvas, 91⅝ x 69 in. 232.7 x 175.34 cm. Est. $20/30 million. Photo: Sotheby's.
NEW YORK, NY.- On 9 November 2010 Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale will be led by a major 1955 Untitled painting by Mark Rothko which has been off the market for over 40 years (est. $20/30 million)*. The auction also includes major works by many of the leading artists of the 20th and 21st centuries including Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter, Roy Lichtenstein, and... [Lire la suite]