18 juin 2013

Large Double-Sided Jade Carving. Photo © 2001-2013 Lang Antiques A splendid double-sided jadeite carving measuring 2 7/8 inch by 2 5/8 inches. This elaborately carved, mainly mutton colored jade with a large splash of bright green on one side depicts, on the front: a Shishi - a legendary Chinese Guardian Lion with her cub at lower left. Upper right is a dog-like creature. On the reverse we find a spectacular ferocious fire-breathing dragon. A superb multi-dimensional and substantial jade carving. Price:... [Lire la suite]

22 Karat Gold Chinese Dragon. Photo © 2001-2013 Lang Antiques A gleaming golden 22 karat gold pet for your purse, pocket, vitrine or desk. This very cheerful and lovable Chinese dragon is 'realistically' rendered in three dimensions and stands up on a flat surface. Of course there is also a tiny loop on the end of his snout so he may be shown off at the end of a neckchain. 2 and 13/16 inch from toenail to tail. Price: $3,950.00 Lang Antiques - 323 Sutter Street - San Francisco, CA 94108 - (415) 982-2213... [Lire la suite]

A solid gold Byzantine solidus of Emperor Constans II, struck 651 - 654 A.D. at the Constantinople mint.  The obverse with the facing bust of Constans with long beard and moustache, wearing cross topped crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger. The legend reading: D[ominvs] N[oster] CONSTANTINVS P[ater] P[atriae] AV[gvstvs] - "Our Lord Constantinus, Father of the People, Augustus". The reverse shows cross potent on three steps. The legend reads: VICTORIA AVG ЧΘ - "[To the] Victory of the... [Lire la suite]

A rare Byzantine gold solidus of the Empress Irene and her son, Emperor Constantine VI,  struck 793 - 797 A.D. Minted in Constantinople. The obverse shows the crowned, half length bust of Irene. She wears the Imperial loros (a highly ornate and heavily jeweled toga worn by Emperors), modiolos (a spiked crown) and holds the cross topped scepter and globus cruciger (symbol of Christ's rule on Earth). The legend reads: IRInH AΓΟVSTI - "Irene, Augusta" The reverse with the facing, half length bust of Emperor... [Lire la suite]

A late art deco sapphire and diamond double clip brooch, Raymond Yard, circa 1935. Photo courtesy Bonhams Each of openwork geometric design, the transitional-cut diamond shield-shaped plaques decorated with variously-cut sapphires, enhanced by baguette, square and kite-shaped diamonds; signed Yard for Raymond Yard, with signed box; estimated total diamond weight: 6.55 carats; mounted in platinum; length: 2 1/4in. Estimate:  $20,000 – 30,000 Bonhams. 19 Jun 2013. New York. Fine Jewelry

An emerald and diamond necklace, Harry Winston. Photo courtesy Bonhams Designed as cut-cornered rectangular-cut emerald, weighing 13.45 carats, within a pear and marquise-cut diamond cluster surround, completed by a similarly designed necklace; necklace signed Winston, pendant signed HW for Harry Winston; with signed box; estimated total diamond weight: 32.00 carats; mounted in platinum and eighteen karat white gold; length: 16in. Estimate:  $180,000 – 280,000 Accompanied by AGL report #CS 39043, dated July 17,... [Lire la suite]

Christian Dior Haute Couture (P/E 1957) (modèle Zerline). Photo Artcurial Robe d'après-midi habillée en taffetas de soie noir entièrement drapé, celui-ci retenu au niveau de la fermeture éclair située sur le devant, décolleté légèrement en pointe souligné d'un col pélerine et orné d'un noeud à longs pans flottants rehaussé d'une fleur, jupons de tulle et crin (manque griffe). Estimation : 6 000 / 8 000 €Bibliographie : Robe identique reproduite p.108, fiche technique et illustration p.206,... [Lire la suite]

Madeleine Vionnet n°65493 (probablement été 1937), Robe du soir. Photo Artcurial en dentelle de Chantilly et tulle noir, encolure bateau, effet de manches ballon se prolongeant sur les avant-bras et se terminant par deux pans flottants asymétriques, découpe à la taille, jupe travaillée en biais ornée d'un travail d'inscrustations à décor de losanges, fond de robe en crêpe de soie chair, petit boutonnage pressions sur le côté gauche (griffe blanche, graphisme rose). Estimation : 7 000 /... [Lire la suite]

Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992), Head III - Sotheby's oil on canvas; 81 by 66cm.32 by 26in. Executed in 1949. Estimation: 5,000,000 - 7,000,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Hanover Gallery, LondonWright S. Ludington, CaliforniaGalerie Beyler, BaselSir Edward & Lady Hulton, London (acquired from the above in 1976)Private Collection, EuropeThomas Gibson Fine Art, LondonAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1997 EXHIBITED: London, Hanover Gallery, Francis Bacon Paintings. Robert Ironiside... [Lire la suite]

Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992), Three studies of Isabel Rawsthorne. Photo Sotheby's signed, titled and dated 1966 on the reverse of the left canvas, oil on canvas, each: 35.5 by 30.5cm.; 14 by 12in. Estimation: 10,000,000 - 15,000,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Galerie Claude Bernard, ParisPrivate Collection, France (acquired from the above in 1971)Sale: Christie's, London, Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale, 4 June 2004, Lot 26Acquired directly from the above by the present owner ... [Lire la suite]