25 avril 2013

An Art Deco diamond bracelet, by Bulgari. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Designed as a wide mesh band of alternated circular-cut diamonds and rectangular-shaped diamond-set links, enhanced by three pavé-set diamond bombé spacers, centering upon two cushion-shaped and one circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, late 1930s, 19.4 cm. Signed Bulgari. Estimate:  $161,831 – $269,718 Note: This bracelet was a present from Prince Alessandro Torlonia to his wife Beatriz of Borbon y Battenberg. Christie's.... [Lire la suite]

A rare famille-verte ‘Birthday’ dish, Kangxi mark and period - Sotheby's the shallow sides rising from a tapering foot to an everted rim, delicately enamelled to the interior with a goose gliding over a small gaggle of three geese feeding and squawking among bamboo and waterweeds beside a pond, encircled at the rim in iron-red with lotus florets and roundels enclosing the charactersWanshou wujiang (Limitless longevity) on a honeycomb diaper ground, the base with a six-character mark within a double-circle, Japanese wood... [Lire la suite]

A set of diamond ‘casino’ jewellery, by Cartier. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The necklace designed as graduated fringes of alternated brilliant and baguette-cut diamonds, a bracelet and a pair of earrings en suite, mounted in gold, 2005, necklace 35.8 cm, bracelet 18.0 cm, earrings 2.5 cm, in red leather Cartier case. All signed Cartier, nos. 847307 (necklace), HSS-462 (bracelet) and 50306A (earrings). Estimate:  $183,408 – $226,563 Accompanied by report no. 14136341 dated 3 January 2003 from the GIA... [Lire la suite]

Lot 167. A fine and rare coral-ground famille-verte bowl, Kangxi Yuzhi mark and period (1662-1722); 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimation: 150,000 - 200,000 GBP. Lot sold 446,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's finely potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior richly and freely decorated with flowering blooms, including peony, lily, camellia, and crabapple, the luscious blooms picked out in shaded tones of blue, pale-yellow, lime-green and lavender, and encompassed by... [Lire la suite]

A natural pearl, sapphire and diamond sautoir. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The single-strand comprising one hundred and nineteen graduated natural pearls, measuring approximately 11.3 to 6.4 mm, interspersed by seed pearls and small imitation pearls, to the cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond cluster clasp, mounted in gold, 107.5 cm. Estimate:  $258,930 – $356,028 Accompanied by report no. 67348 dated 21 March 2013 from the SSEF Swiss Gemmological Institute stating that 118 pearls are natural saltwater... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. A rare blue and white cupstand, Ming Dynasty, Hongwu period; 19.5cm., 7 5/8 in. Estimation: 150,000 - 250,000 GBP. Lot sold 182,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2013 of lobed octafoil form, the shallow rounded sides rising to a barbed everted rim divided into eight bracket foliations, moulded on the interior with a central raised ring and around the exterior with crisp radiating ridges dividing the lobes, finely decorated overall in shaded tones of cobalt... [Lire la suite]

An emerald and diamond necklace. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The pendant designed as a diamond-set hexagonal-shaped frame centering upon a carved emerald, weighing approximately 57.24 carats, suspending a carved emerald weighing approximately 28.04 carats, to the detachable spectacle-set diamond chain, mounted in platinum and gold, emeralds late 18th-early 19th Century, remounted early 20th Century, chain 54.0 cm, pendant 9.1 cm. Estimate:  $302,084 – $517,859 Accompanied by report no. CS 50059 A & B... [Lire la suite]

A pair of lime-green ground famille-rose vases, Jiaqing seal marks and period - Sotheby's each with a globular body rising from a spreading foot to a tall waisted neck, brightly enamelled against a lime-green ground with pairs of confronting butterflies, bats, peaches and endless knots interspersed amongst lotus blooms borne on meandering foliate sprays, all above a lappet band, the rim and foot encircled with ruyi and keyfret bands, glazed turquoise to the interior and base, the base inscribed with a... [Lire la suite]

 A superb sapphire and diamond flower necklace, by Bulgari. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Designed as a series of graduated flowerheads, some with circular-cut sapphire petals and oval-shaped diamond pistils, some with pear-shaped diamond petals and circular-cut sapphire pistils, mounted in platinum, 1961, 39.0 cm, in black leather Bulgari pouch. Signed Bulgari. Estimate:  $312,873 – $409,972 Literature: Cf. A. Triossi and D. Mascetti, Bulgari, Leonardo Arte srl, 1996, Milan, page 79 for... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white vase, yuhuchunping, Qianlong seal mark and period - Sotheby's elegantly potted, the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck flaring at the rim, painted to the exterior with bamboo and plantain in a fenced garden above a lappet band, the neck encircled with stiff leaves, floral scroll and ruyi bands, the foot with demi florets, inscribed with a six-character seal mark; 28.5cm., 11 1/4 in. Estimation: 250,000 - 350,000 GBP PROVENANCE: A Philadelphia Private... [Lire la suite]