13 novembre 2011

Important ruby and diamond ring.. Photo Sotheby's ruby Centring on an oval ruby weighing 10.16 carats, within a border of similarly shaped diamonds, mounted in gold and platinum, size 51½. Estimate 685,000-900,000 CHF Accompanied by Gübelin certificate no. 1005559, GRS certificate no. GRS2010 - 092389 and C. Dunaigre certificate no. CDC 0809309, all stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva | 15 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com

Jean Barthet (1920-2000), Yves Saint Laurent, c. 1965. Photo Ader - Paris Epreuve argentique (c. 1990), signée dans l'image en bas à gauche. Tampon Jean Barthet au verso. 50 x 50 cm avec les marges. Estimation : 500 / 700 € François-Marie Banier (né en 1947), Yves Saint-Laurent, c. 1990. Photo Ader - Paris Epreuve argentique d'époque, signée à l'encre dans la marge inférieure à droite. Dédicace, date et signature à la mine de plomb au verso; 40 x 30 cm avec les marges. Estimation : 1 000 / 1 500 Ader - Paris. Lundi 14 novembre... [Lire la suite]

Coupe en biscuit émaillé de Chine. Début du XVIIe siècle. Photo Piasa à décor de feuillages stylisés turquoises sur fond bleu nuit. Monture de bronze ciselé et doré à godrons et petits pieds à enroulements. Monture du XIXe siècle style Régence. Hauteur : 12 cm - Diamètre : 22 cm. Estimation : 700 / 800 € Piasa - Paris. Vendredi 18 novembre 2011. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10. www.piasa..fr

Turquoise, ruby and diamond brooch, John Rubel, 1940s. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a stylised flower, the petals set with cabochon turquoise, the bombé centre set with circular-cut rubies and a brilliant-cut diamond, smaller flowers around the edge similarly set, signed John Rubel Co, one small turquoise cabochon deficient. Estimate 6,000-9,000 CHF Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva | 15 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com 

Pair of turquoise, amethyst and diamond pendent earrings, Cartier. Photo Sotheby's Photo Sotheby'sEach surmount of cluster design set with circular-cut amethysts, cabochon turquoise and brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending a detachable drop similarly set with turquoise, diamonds and pear-shaped amethysts, mounted in gold and platinum, post and clip fittings, French assay and maker's marks, signed Cartier Paris. Estimate 18,000-26,000 CHF Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva | 15 Nov 2011 www.sothebys.com

A turquoise-glazed rectangular baluster vase, 18th century. The rectangular neck flanked by a pair of lingzhi-fungus handles, supported on a spreading conforming foot, the exterior covered with a vivid turquoise glaze. 24.4cm (9 5/8in) high. Sold for £5,000 Provenance: acquired from Roger Keverne Ltd., London, on 1 October 2007 The Langsdorf Collection of Qing Dynasty Porcelain, Collection no.265 Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com

An unusual turquoise-glazed square baluster vase, 18th-19th century. Photo Bonhams The exterior covered with a bluish-turquoise glaze with a matrix of craquelure pooling to a darker greenish tone around the foot and below the rim. 29.4cm (11 5/8in) high. Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000. Unsold Provenance: acquired from Roger Keverne Ltd., London, in 2005 The Langsdorf Collection of Qing Dynasty Porcelain, Collection no.37 Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com

A turquoise-glazed six-sided flaring vase, gu. 18th century, incised Hao ran tang zhi four-character mark. Photo Bonhams The flat top recessed with an oval aperture, the sides crisply incised with a band of overlapping leaves below the rim, stiff lappets around the waist and long-life symbols above the foot. 10.5cm (4¼in) high. Sold for £5,000 Provenance: an English private collectionCompare an identical flower receptacle, attributed to the Kangxi period, illustrated by Wang Qingzheng in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the... [Lire la suite]

A 'robin's-egg'-glazed vase. Impressed Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams With a tall cylindrical body with two handles moulded in low relief rising to a narrow neck with gently everted rim, all covered in a marbled glaze of bright turquoise and deeper violet, the base with the impressed seal mark, box. 24cm (9½in) high (2). Sold for £301,250 Provenance: H.R.N.Norton Collection, no.85The Inder Rieden Collection'Robin's egg' glaze was used from the Yongzheng period until the 19th century, and is called lu... [Lire la suite]

A Turquoise-Ground grisaille-decorated bowl.  Daya Zhai mark. Guangxu Period, Qing dynasty. Photo Sotheby's the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flaring rim, decorated to the exterior in grisaille with leafy branches bearing large chrysanthemum and mallow blossoms below a songbird in flight, inscribed in iron-red near the rim with the Daya Zhai mark and a seal reading tiandi yijia chun ('heaven and earth enjoying spring as one'), all reserved against a bright turquoise ground, the base inscribed in... [Lire la suite]