22 juillet 2011

A Chinese late 19th century dragon robe. Photo Bonhams Of bright blue silk, embroidered in polychrome silk and couched golden threads with nine dragons holding flaming pearls amongst clouds and bats, with (damaged) horseshoe cuffs and black edging bands. Estimate: £600 - 1,000 A Chinese early 20th century blue silk jacket. Photo Bonhams A sky-blue front-opening three-quarter length jacket decorated with eight roundels with ruyi-head borders, the front and back central medallions with Peking knots appliquéd gold dragons, bats... [Lire la suite]

Vanité ou memento mori. Espagne, XVIIe siècle. photo Kohn Jais. H. 7 cm, L. 5 cm, P. 6 cm - Estimation : 10 000 - 15 000 €Cet objet en jais sculpté représente un crâne humain, renvoyant au thème très en vogue depuis le Moyen-âge des vanités, de la fugacité de la vie et de la prise de conscience que chaque individu est mortel. Malgré le sujet macabre, l'artiste a apporté un grand soin à la sculpture pour lui donner un aspect effroyable, accentué par la noirceur du jais, ce gemme fossile qui a la particularité d'avoir... [Lire la suite]

An Uchidashi-Do Tosei Gusoku. Edo Period, The Kogake Signed Myochin Muneharu, Dated 1839. Photo Bonhams Comprising five plate russet iron kabuto overlaid with iron shinodari, the front plate boldly embossed with eyebrows, the small mabisashi gilded and with roped rim laced to the front plate, four lame shikoro with large fukigayeshi applied with an Ugeta mon, maedate in the form of a sheaf of leaves and wakidate in the form of holly leaves, well modelled russet iron mempo with deep wrinkles and protruding chin, detachable nose with... [Lire la suite]

René Boivin. Importante bague de genre chevalière dite "Bandes". Exécutée vers 1930. Photo Artcurial en platine, rectangulaire à deux pentes, ornée d'un large bandeau central serti d'un diamant demi taille dans un pavage de diamants taillés en brillant entre deux bandeaux unis. Poids de la pierre : env. 10.30 ct. Poids brut : 21.2g. Tour de doigt : 58 - Estimation : 140 000 / 160 000 € Nous remercions Mme Françoise Cailles pour son aimable collaboration.AN IMPORTANT DIAMOND AND GOLD RING BY RENE BOIVIN René Boivin.... [Lire la suite]

A Cuirassier Three-Quarter Armour. Circa 1620-30, Probably French Or German. Bonhams LONDON.- Bonhams sale of Fine Antique Arms and Armour on July 20th at Knightbridge included the life’s work of a medical doctor, Peter Parsons, whose passion was armour. Proof of the good doctor’s eye for armour was evident in brisk bidding that saw some very strong prices achieved in some cases making many multiples of their pre-sale estimates. By the end of the 192 item sale just four lots remained unsold, but went in after auction sales. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Paul Rebeyrolle (1926-2005), D'oeuf et de chair, Photo : © Galerie Lelong, Paris Du 9 juillet au 6 novembre 2011, la fondation rend hommage à Paul Rebeyrolle (1926-2005), un des plus grands artistes français du XXe siècle. A l'image du sanglier qu'il a souvent dépeint, son pinceau et son couteau semblent fouir la matière grasse et colorée pour faire surgir les personnages et de puissantes évocations de la nature. Profondément engagé dans la vie politique de son temps, Paul Rebeyrolle nous laisse une oeuvre figurative, un regard à... [Lire la suite]

Models: Jonathan Marquez, Rob Evans, Natalia Vodianova, Mariacarla Boscono, Naomi Campbell and Kristen McMenamy - Style: Carine Roitfeld &Panos Yiapanis (source via TFS)

Lucian Freud in his studio in the photograph entitled Working at Night.  Photograph: David Dawson Lucian Freud en décembre 2008. Richard Young / Rex Fea/REX/SIPA I Lucian Freud. photo AFP A portrait of British painter Lucian Freud taken circa 1990. "When I look at a body it gives me choice of what to put in a painting, what will suit me and what won’t. There is a distinction between fact and truth. Truth has an element of revelation about it. If something is true, it does more than strike one as merely being... [Lire la suite]