29 janvier 2013

Art Nouveau dragonfly brooch, circa 1900.

A gold and enamelled brooch in the form of a cicada by René Lalique, c.1902

Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown).  Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 acrylic, oilstick and paper collage on canvas; 84 x 84 in. (213.4 x 213.4 cm.). Painted in 1983 (14). Estimate £7,000,000 - £9,000,000 Provenance: Larry Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles.Kamran Diba, Paris (acquired from the above in 1983).Private Collection, London. Literature: M. Enrici, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Paris 1989 (illustrated in colour, p. 81).Jean-Michel Basquiat, exh. cat.,... [Lire la suite]

Gerhard Richter (b. 1932), Abstraktes Bild.  Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 signed, numbered and dated '889-14 Richter 2004' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 88 5/8 x 78¾in. (225 x 200cm.). Painted in 2004. Estimate on request Provenance: Wako Works of Art, Tokyo.Private Collection, Japan.Acquired from the above by the present owner. Exhibited: Dusseldorf, K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gerhard Richter, 2005, no. 889-14, p. 85 (illustrated in colour, pp. 225 and 305). This... [Lire la suite]

Boucheron Pansy watch, 1890-95, silver-gilt, sapphires, demantoid, spessartine, and hessonite garnets, amethysts and diamonds.

Belle Epoque Platinum, Gold, Pinkish Orange Tourmaline, Diamond and Pearl Pendant with Chain. 1905

Lilacs brooch by René Lalique (Christie's Images).

Lalique horn and diamond diadem. (Christie's Images)

Alberto Burri (1915-1995), Cretto. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 signed twice and dedicated 'BURRI in occasione di un anniversario significativo con stima e simpatia a Fiorella ed Emilio. Alberto Burri Roma 31-3-1978' (on the reverse); acrovinyl on cellotex; 27 7/8 x 39 3/8in. (70.5 x 100cm.). Executed in 1975. Estimate £400,000 - £600,000 Provenance: Private Collection, Rome (acquired directly from the artist in 1978).Acquired from the above by the present owner in the early 1980s. ... [Lire la suite]

Yves Klein (1928-1962) , IKB 217.  Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 stamped with the artist's monogram (on the reverse), dry pigment and synthetic resin on gauze laid down on panel, 30¾ x 22in. (78 x 56cm.). Executed circa 1960-1962. Estimate £800,000 - £1,200,000 Provenance: Galleria Apollinaire, Milan.Gallery Yves Arman, New York.Marie-Christophe de Menil, New York.Private Collection, Stockholm.Kukje Gallery, Seoul.Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006. ... [Lire la suite]