12 juin 2013

Coupe ronde sur pied en argent partiellement doré,  probablement Venise ou ses territoires, XVI e siècle, poinçon de maître ZL, une croix - Sotheby's le pied à bord orné d'une frise de godrons et d'une frise de perles dorés, le centre de la coupe finement gravé d'un cartouche doré gravé d'armoiries entouré de deux tritons et de deux sphynx, sur fond finement amati, dans un cadre rond en couronne de pampres et de quatre rosettes, le bord de la coupe doré. Diam. 23,6 cm , Haut. 10,2 cm , 456 g ; 9 1/4 in diam, 4 in... [Lire la suite]

'Caquesseitao' en argent, Portugal ou Indes Portugaises, vers 1700 - Sotheby's le corps creusé d'un compartiment tout du long se terminant en une queue de poisson dévissable, surmonté d'un couvercle repercé détachable, la prise en forme de lion, couvrant un plus petit compartiment également percé de chaque côté et orné d'une grille repercée, cachée sous chacune des ailes, l'anse pivotante, la langue cachant un bec verseur; 47 cm, 5049.3 gr ; 18 ½ in, 162oz 6dwt. Estimation: 200,000 - 300,000 EUR An... [Lire la suite]

Cranberry-red Tourmaline with Albite.  From the Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia. Measures 4.7 cm by 3.2 cm by 2.5 cm in total size. Price $785 http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/ Ex. R. R. Stoddard Mineral Collection

Botryoidal specimen of deep blue and green Chrysocolla.  From the Star of Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Province, Dem. Rep. of Congo. Measures 8.4 cm by 9.4 cm by 10 cm in total size. Price $1850 http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/ Ex. Webb Mineral Collection

Azurite.  From the Liufengshan Mine, Guichi District, Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China. Measures 21.5 cm by 19.5 cm by 12 cm in total size. Price $7500 http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/ Ex. Lawrence Mineral Collection

Large Fluorite cube covered by Galena and Sphalerite crystals. From Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois. Measures 9.2 cm by 11.7 cm by 6.1 cm in total size. Price $785 http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/ Ex. McLoughlin Mineral Collection

Sharp crystals of Azurite with Malachite accents. From the New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona. Measures 6.1 cm by 4.8 cm by 3 cm in total size. Price $2450 http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/

Tanzinite with green Zoisite zoning.   From the Merelani Hills, Lelaterna Mts., Arusha Region, Tanzania. Measures 4.3 cm by 2.7 cm by 1.8 cm in total size. Price $6500 http://www.exceptionalminerals.com/

Anish Kapoor, Untitled, 1996. Midnight blue pigment on aluminium, 200.7 x 200.7 x 25.4 cm. (79 x 79 x 10 in.). Estimate £1,000,000 - 1,500,000. Image courtesy of Phillips LONDON.- Phillips announced highlights from the upcoming June Contemporary Art auctions, featuring 176 lots with a combined pre-sale low estimate of £15,364,000 / $23,930,000 and a pre-sale high estimate of £23,007,000 / $35,840,000.  “We are pleased to present our June Contemporary Art Evening Sale, headlining an important work by Glenn Brown entitled... [Lire la suite]