14 novembre 2011

A small blue and white 'lotus bouquet' saucer dish. Qianlong seal mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams Brightly painted in the central roundel with a bouquet of lotus tied with flowing ribbons, surrounded by a scroll of blooms and tendrils beneath a decorative band at the rim, the exterior similarly decorated with a leiwen band at the rim. 18.2cm (7 1/8in) diam. Sold for £34,850 Provenance: with a paper label 'Mallie & Co., Paris' Christie's London, 15 November 2000, lot 50The Inder Rieden CollectionThe present lot... [Lire la suite]

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 - 1989), Poppy, 1988. Photo Sotheby's Tirage argentique de 1988. Contrecollé sur carton. Au verso, avec le tampon copyright du photographe signé par le photographe et daté à l'encre, titré, daté, numéroté 3/10 et 1843 d'une main inconnue. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré. Image 48,9 x 49 cm (19 ¼ x 19 ¼ in.), feuille/ sheet 50,2 x 60,5 cm (19 ¾ x 23 ¾ in.). Estimate 18,000-23,000 EUR.Lot Sold: 17,500 EUR LITERATURE: Chorus of Light. Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection,... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare blue and white 'dice' bowl. Yongzheng six-character mark in a line below the rim and of the period. Photo Bonhams Sturdily potted with rounded sides on a short foot and painted on the exterior in varying tones to simulate 'heaping and piling' with a band of flowering lotus scroll amidst curling leaves in the Ming style, above a band of S-shaped scrolls at the foot and below crested waves at the rim enclosing a panel containing the six-character mark.29.2cm (11½in) diam. Sold for £121,250 Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Larry Shaw (1937-2007), Marlon Brando, c. 1960. Photo Ader - Paris Epreuve argentique d'époque. Tampon "Larry Shaw Photo" et annotations manuscrites au verso. 34,8 x 27,2 cm. Estimation : 300 - 400 € Ader - Paris. Lundi 14 novembre 2011. Drouot Richelieu. EMail : contact@ader-paris.fr - Tél. : 01 53 40 77 10

Natural pearl and diamond necklace, five cultured pearls. Photo Sotheby's Composed of three strands of graduated natural pearls and five cultured pearls, measuring from approximately 4.50 to 9.60mm, to a clasp of bow design set with a button-shaped baroque natural pearl, tapered baguette, circular- and single-cut diamonds, length of shortest row approximately 475mm. Estimate 115,000-170,000 CHF Accompanied by SSEF report no. 60990 stating that two hundred (200) pearls are saltwater natural pearls and that five (5) pearls are... [Lire la suite]

Pierluigi Praturlon (1924-1999), Monica Vitti, c. 1960. Photo Ader - Paris Trois épreuves argentiques d'époque. Tampon Pierluigi et annotations manuscrites aux versos. 29,5 x 23,5 cm. Estimation : 600 - 800 € Ader - Paris. Lundi 14 novembre 2011. Drouot Richelieu. EMail : contact@ader-paris.fr - Tél. : 01 53 40 77 10

Impressive ruby and diamond demi-parure, French. Photo Sotheby's The necklace set with oval and cushion-shaped rubies, highlighted with brilliant- and marquise-cut diamonds, inner circumference approximately 395mm; the ear clips similarly-set with detachable drops, all mounted in yellow gold, French assay and indistinct maker's marks. Estimate 275,000-455,000 CHF Accompanied by Gübelin report nos. 11040033 and 11040032, stating that the rubies from the necklace and ear clips are of Burmese origin, with no indications of... [Lire la suite]

Jean-Baptiste Huynh (né en 1966), Inde, 2004. Portrait XVIII. Photo Ader - Paris Epreuve argentique d'époque. Timbre à sec dans la marge inférieure à droite et signature à la mine de plomb au verso. 31 x 30,5 cm avec les marges. Ader - Paris. Lundi 14 novembre 2011. Drouot Richelieu. EMail : contact@ader-paris.fr - Tél. : 01 53 40 77 10

Important Diamond Necklace, Suzanne Belperron, 1930s.  Photo Sotheby's The front of bib design set with step-, single- and circular-cut diamonds, the sides accented with oval loops set with baguette diamonds, the back pavé set with circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, inner circumference approximately 360mm, maker's marks. Estimate 185,000-365,000 CHF This necklace features in the forthcoming monograph "Suzanne Belperron" written by Sylvie Raulet and Olivier Baroin, Antique Collectors' Club, September 2011,... [Lire la suite]

Eva Sereny, Romy Schneider, 1971. Photo Ader - Paris Trois épreuves argentiques d'époque, dont une retouchée en blanc pour publication. Annotations manuscrites et mention de la photographe aux versos. 35,5 x 23,5 cm. Estimation : 800 - 1 000 € Ader - Paris. Lundi 14 novembre 2011. Drouot Richelieu. EMail : contact@ader-paris.fr - Tél. : 01 53 40 77 10