4 avril 2013

Platinum and diamond bracelet, Lacloche Frères, France. Photo Sotheby's The articulated strap centered by a row of 11 old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately 13.80 carats, accented by numerous smaller old European and single-cut diamonds weighing approximately 14.20 carats, further set with half-moon-shaped, square-cut and baguette diamonds weighing approximately 19.20 carats, length 7¼ inches, signed Lacloche F, numbered 75490, with French assay and workshop marks; circa 1930. Estimation: 125,000 - 175,000 USD... [Lire la suite]

A diamond bow brooch. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Designed as a circular and baguette-cut diamond bow suspending two articulated ribbons, mounted in platinum, with French importation marks. Estimate $20,000 – $30,000 Christie's. NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND THE PRINCIE DIAMOND. 16 April 2013. New York, Rockefeller Plaza.

A huanghuali  horseshoe-back armchair. Early Qing Period, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo China Guardian 98×59×45 cm. Estimate: HKD 800,000-1,500,000 (USD: 103,200-193,500) Reference: Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, 2 vols, Joint Publishing(HK)Ltd, Hong Kong, January, 1989,p53.Wang Shixiang and Evarts Curtis, Masterpiece from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Tenth Union International Inc, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p.38. China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring... [Lire la suite]

  A pair of huanghuali lowback armchairs. Early Qing Period, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo China Guardian 85.5×55×42.5 cm. Estimate: HKD 2,400,000-3,600,000 (USD: 309,700-464,500) Reference: Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, 2 vols, Joint Publishing(HK)Ltd, Hong Kong, January, 1989, p.40.Splendor of Style: Classical Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, National Museum of History,1999, p.93. Provenance: Christie’s New York. China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring... [Lire la suite]

A pair of diamond ear pendants, by Oscar Heyman & Brothers. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Each designed as a circular and single-cut diamond articulated tassel, mounted in platinum, with French importation marks With maker's marks for Oscar Heyman & Brothers, no. 504085. Estimate $3,000 – $5,000 Christie's. NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND THE PRINCIE DIAMOND. 16 April 2013. New York, Rockefeller Plaza.

A diamond brooch. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The undulating baguette-cut diamond ribbon, gathered by a circular, pear and marquise-cut diamond floral spray, mounted in platinum. Estimate $10,000 – $15,000 Christie's. NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND THE PRINCIE DIAMOND. 16 April 2013. New York, Rockefeller Plaza.

A large huanghuali square-corner display cabinet. Early Qing Period, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo China Guardian 190.5×106×55.8 cm. Estimate: HKD 3,800,000-5,800,000 (USD: 490,300-748,400) Reference: Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, 2 vols, Joint Publishing(HK)Ltd, Hong Kong, January, 1989, p.147.Wang Shixiang and Evarts Curtis, Masterpiece from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Tenth Union International Inc, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p.122. Provenance: Christie’s... [Lire la suite]

A huanghuali waisted side table. Early Qing Period, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo China Guardian 89×105×46 cm. Estimate: HKD 750,000-1,300,000 (USD: 96,800-167,800) Reference: Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, 2 vols, Joint Publishing(HK)Ltd, Hong Kong, January, 1989, p.93. China Guardian Hong Kong 2013 Spring Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. April 4-5 2013. Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Chinese Furniture from Hung's... [Lire la suite]

A diamond bracelet. Set with a rectangular-cut diamond, within a circular, pear and baguette-cut diamond openwork plaque, joined by circular and baguette-cut diamond links to the collet-set diamond band, mounted in platinum, 7¼ ins. Estimate $20,000 – $30,000 Christie's. NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND THE PRINCIE DIAMOND. 16 April 2013. New York, Rockefeller Plaza

A diamond brooch, by Cartier. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Designed as a circular-cut diamond plaque with baguette-cut diamond detail, extending a circular and baguette-cut diamond spray, mounted in platinum, with French assay marks Signed Cartier, no. 21316. Estimate $10,000 – $15,000 Christie's. NEW YORK MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND THE PRINCIE DIAMOND. 16 April 2013. New York, Rockefeller Plaza.