24 novembre 2012

Buccellati. A Diamond and Gold Cuff Bracelet. Photo Philips de Pury & Company Designed as a textured yellow gold hinged cuff, centering on three openwork plaques, within an engraved yellow gold border, accented by circular-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K yellow gold, diameter 2 1/4 inches. Signed 'Buccellati'. ESTIMATE $9,500 - 11,000 Philips de Pury & Company. Jewels. 6 december 2012. http://www.phillipsdepury.com

A Louis XV ormolu and corne verte musical table clock, Saint Germain and Dauthiau, Paris, circa 1760 - Photo Sotheby's 4¼-inch enamel dial signed L Dauthiau, Hger Du Roy, A Paris, finely pierced and engraved gilt hands, bell striking movement with star-cut outsdie count wheel and flat-bottomed plates, the waisted case cast with rococo scrolls, on a rocaille plinth signed St Germain, the bombé base containing the fusee musical movement playing one of ten tunes played on a carrillon of ten bells with nineteen... [Lire la suite]

Buccellati. A Pair of Gold and Diamond Earclips. Photo Philips de Pury & Company Each designed as a textured gold leaf, accented by a pavé-set diamond stem, mounted in platinum and 18K yellow gold, length 1 inch. Signed 'M.Buccellati' 'Italy'. ESTIMATE $3,500 - 5,000 Philips de Pury & Company. Jewels. 6 december 2012. http://www.phillipsdepury.com

An Italian engraved ivory inlaid rosewood, ebony and marquetry commode by Giuseppe Maria Galbiati, depicting the ancient kings of Naples and the story of Romulus and Remus, Turin early 18th century - Photo Sotheby's  of gentle bowed form, the top inlaid with intersecting scrolls and stylised ogee motifs above eight drawers each centered by a panel depicting the legend of Romulus and Remus flanked by sixteen portraits of the ancient kings of Naples within strapwork, the drawers and stiles with... [Lire la suite]

Unmounted Emerald-cut Diamond, Type IIa. Photo Heritage Auction The diamond measures 13.45 x 11.11 x 6.96 mm and weighs 9.26 carats. A GIA Laboratory report # 11707311, dated October 9, 2012, statingD color, Internally Flawless clarity, and a GIA Classification report, accompany the diamond. Estimate: $850,000 - $950,000. Condition Report: Diamond Average Color: D-E-FDiamond Certification No: 11707311Diamond Lab: GIADiamond Average Clarity: IFDiamond Shapes: Emerald-cutDiamond Count: 1 - 25Overall Condition:... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso, La Famille, 1956. Est. €2,800,000-3,500,000 / $3,570,000-4,460,000. Photo: Sotheby’s/ArtDigital Studio. PARIS.- Sotheby’s announced a highly selective sale of Impressionist & Modern Art to be held in Paris on 5th December 2012. This prestigious auction will pay tribute to two great 20th-Century Masters: Picasso and Matisse. Wifredo Lam will also be honoured with a monumental and emblematic masterpiece, from the Joyce & Samir Mansour Collection. The sale also features Surrealism and top-quality works from the... [Lire la suite]

Bernard II van Risenburgh (BVRB), A magnificent ormolu-mounted Japanese lacquer secretaire-à-abattant, circa 1755. Estimate: GBP3,000,000–5,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012. LONDON.- Ahead of the sale of Masterpieces Formerly in the Collection of Monsieur and Madame Riahi in London on Thursday 6 December, Christie’s shares remarkable family insights into Djahanguir Riahi, an impassioned collector whose focused commitment over 50 years to collect world class 18th century furniture and works of art provides inspiration for... [Lire la suite]

Francis Bacon, Portrait of Michel Leiris, 1976. Oil on canvas, 35.5 x 30.5. Louise and Michel Leiris Collection. Pompidou Centre, Paris. ©The Estate of Francis Bacon, DACS/Licensed by Viscopy. SYDNEY.- Surveying Francis Bacon’s life and work, this is the first major exhibition in Australia of rare works by the master of post-war British art. With over 50 paintings as well as archival material from his studio, films and photographs, the exhibition covers every decade of his career, from the pensive and shocking works of the 1940s... [Lire la suite]

Buccellati. An Impressive Cultured Pearl and Diamond Necklace. Photo Philips de Pury & Company Designed as a graduated line of engraved pavé-set diamond leaf links, interspersed with five cultured pearls, each suspending a baroque cultured pearl, from a pavé-set yellow diamond cap, to the collet-set yellow diamond spacer, mounted in 18K white and yellow gold, length 16 1/2 inches. Signed 'Buccellati' 'Italy', with a Buccellati blue leather box. ESTIMATE $55,000 - 70,000 Philips de Pury & Company.... [Lire la suite]