3 mai 2013

Cultured pearl, ruby and diamond bracelet, Bulgari, 1980s. Photo Sotheby's The front set with three oval cabochon rubies, surrounded with undulating lines of brilliant-cut diamonds, framed at either side with calibré-cut rubies, and embellished with rows of cultured pearls, length approximately 177mm, signed Bulgari, Italian assay and maker’s marks. Estimate:  38,000 – 58,000 CHF PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 14 mai 2013,... [Lire la suite]

A Rare Pair of Nishapur or Samarqand pottery bowls with inscriptions, Eastern Persia or Transoxiana, 10th century - Sothebys comprising two bowls, each of truncated conical form with flared, straight edges, composed of earthenware painted in manganese-black slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze, each with four lines of inscription near the rim, the exterior plain. Quantity: 2. Each: 21cm. diam. 7.4 and 7.3cm. height. Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 GBP. Unsold PROPERTY FROM THE HARVEY B.... [Lire la suite]

Ruby and diamond demi-parure, Cartier, circa 1925. Photo Sotheby's Comprising: a necklace millegrain-set with brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds, accented with carved rubies, length approximately 395mm; and a pair of pendent ear clips similarly set, pendants detachable; each signed Cartier Paris. Estimate:  40,000 – 60,000 CHF Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 14 mai 2013, www.sothebys.com

A fine and large Nishapur or Samarqand Jug with Kufic inscription, Eastern Persia or Central Asia, 10th century - Sotheby's the body of cylindrical form with a tall, flaring neck and mouth, curved handle, earthenware painted in manganese black on a white slip ground with a foliated Kufic inscription around the body; 23.4cm. Lot Sold: 25,000 GBP inscriptions: Repetition of possibly: :itiqq ‘Fear God!’ Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World. London | 03 Oct 2012 www.sothebys.com

Ruby and diamond necklace, circa 1935. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a graduated series of scroll motifs set with circular-cut and baguette diamonds, highlighted with cabochon rubies, length approximately 400mm, detachable links, may be shortened to approximately 365mm, French assay marks, one small diamond deficient. Estimate:  48,000 – 78,000 CHF PROVENANCE: By family tradition, this necklace was formally in the collection of Queen Nazli of Egypt (b.1894-1978). Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and... [Lire la suite]

Jug with Kufic Inscription, Samanid period, Nishapur or Samarkand, 819-1005. 2002.50.91. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art © 2009 President and Fellows of Harvard College  Reddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze with handle: H. 10.6 x W. 12.2 x D. 9.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.). Diam. of rim: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.).   Among the most impressive... [Lire la suite]

Ruby and diamond brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1989. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a flower, the petals composed of calibré-cut rubies en serti mystérieux, the centre set with a brilliant-cut diamond, the stem with baguette diamonds, signed Van Cleef & Arpels and numbered, French assay and maker’s marks, case by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate:  57,000 – 75,000 CHF Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels. Genève | 14 mai 2013, www.sothebys.com

Bowl with epigraphic decoration, Iran, 10th century. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford earthenware, with slip decoration in white on black, under a transparent glaze; 8.7 cm (height), 16 cm (diameter).   

Pair of ruby and diamond ear clips, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1988. Photo Sotheby's Each designed as a leaf composed of calibré-cut rubies en serti mystérieux, and tapered baguette diamonds, signed Van Cleef Arpels and numbered, French assay and maker’s marks, pouch by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate:  75,000 – 115,000 CHF LITTERATURE: Cf: Sarah Coffin, Set in Style: The Jewellery of Van Cleef & Arpels, 2011, page 32 for a pair of similar ear clips by Van Cleef & Arpels. NOTE: A... [Lire la suite]

 Bowl. Probably Samarkand, Central Asia, 4th century AH/10th century CE Slip-painted earthenware with Arabic inscription reading “If ignorance turns the heart of a man it will destroy his wealth and his health”; 20.9 cm diameter; 6.3 cm high