1 août 2013

A 'Robin's Egg' porcelain 'Double-Gourd' snuff bottle probably Imperial, Qing dynasty, Qianlong-early Jiaqing period. Photo Sotheby's of double-gourd form with a convex lip, applied with a mottled turquoise and lavender-blue glaze, the base with spur marks; with a coral stopper; 6.7 cm., 2 5/8  in. Estimation 35,000-45,000 HKD. Lot vendu: 125,000 HKD PROVENANCE: Jade House, Hong Kong, 1985. EXHIBITED: Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from the Collection of George and Mary Bloch, Hong... [Lire la suite]

An emerald-green aventurine-glass snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, Qianlong-early Jiaqing period. Photo Sotheby's of transparent, bluish emerald-green glass with a few scattered air bubbles, and with surface inclusions of aventurine-glass with a flat lip and a concave foot, the foot inscribed in seal script Xuegutang (‘Hall for the Study of Antiquity’) filled with red pigment; the tourmaline stopper with a gilt-silver collar; 4.9 cm., 1 7/8  in. Estimation 60,000-80,000 HKD. Lot vendu: 200,000 HKD... [Lire la suite]

An agate ‘Monk’ snuff bottle possibly Imperial, Official School, Qing dynasty, Late 18th-19th century. Photo Sotheby's well hollowed with a flat lip and a concave foot, carved with a low-relief, partially cameo design of a monk with a bi disc suspended on a cord from his belt, the robes extending under the foot of the bottle; the coral stopper with a silver collar; 5.6 cm., 2½ in. Estimation 140,000 — 200,000. Lot vendu: 250,000 HKD PROVENANCE: Trojan Collection Robert Hall,... [Lire la suite]

A crystal 'Double-gourd' snuff bottle possibly Imperial, Qing dynasty, 18th-early 19th century. Photo Sotheby's of flawless crystal, very well hollowed, with a concave lip and a concave foot; the coral stopper with a turquoise finial and vinyl collar; 6.2 cm., 2½ in. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000. Lot. Vendu 56,250 HKD PROVENANCE: Hugh M. Moss Ltd., 1985. LITTERATURE: Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George... [Lire la suite]

A white jade ‘Goldfish’ snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 18th-early 19th century. Photo Sotheby's well hollowed, carved in the form of a fan-tailed goldfish; the coral stopper with a turquoise finial; 7.1 cm., 2¾ in. Estimation 80,000 — 100,000. Lot vendu: 175,000 HKD PROVENANCE: Robert Hall, 1984. EXHIBITED: Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, The British Museum, London, 1995, cat. no. 90. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1997 LITTERATURE: Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo... [Lire la suite]

JAR. Années 1980. PAIRE de CLIPS d'oreilles en forme de coeur en améthyste. Photo Pierre Bergé et Associés Elles portent en applique un cabochon d'émeraude retenus par des clous sertis de rubis en sertissure. Monture en or 18 kts (un rubis manque, petit choc). Signés. Dimensions : H_2, 8 cm L_2, 5 cm. Résultat : 18000 € Property of a lady SUZANNE BELPERRON. Années 1930. Rare et Important CLIP de revers de forme rouleau en cristal de roche. Photo Pierre Bergé et Associés Au centre un diamant brillanté (TA) en sertissure... [Lire la suite]

German-Netherlandish School, 16th century, Portrait of a Man in Red, c. 1530-50. Oil on panel, 190.2 x 105.7 cm. RCIN 405752. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Provenance: First recorded in the Royal Collection c.1666-7, the portrait was unattributed and described as ‘A young man in a red garment, red bonnet and white feather with his hand on his sworde and a dagger hanging by’.Full-length portrait of a gentleman, standing, facing very slightly to the right, his right hand on his waist, his left clasping the hilt of... [Lire la suite]

Workshop of Anthonis Mor van Dashorst (c. 1518-76), John, Prince of Portugal (1537-54), c.1552-4. Oil on canvas, 99.7 x 81.2 cm. RCIN 403953. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Provenance: Bought by Queen Victoria from the Collection of King Louis Philippe, 6 May 1853.Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901), when Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)John, Prince of Portugal (1537-54),was the only surviving son of King John III and Queen Catherine of Portugal. He married Joanna of Austria, sister of... [Lire la suite]

A Georgian cornelian inataglio ring - Photo courtesy Bentley & Skinner the oval cornelian measuring 2.1 x 1.8cms, seal-engraved with a classic male head, bearded and in profile, in a yellow gold setting with an open back and tapering gold shoulders, gross weight 7.7 grams, 1820. Price: £3,950.00 A Georgian cornelian intaglio ring - Photo courtesy Bentley & Skinner the oval cornelian plaque carved to depict the profile of a classical male, rubover set within a yellow gold mount with banded detail to the ridge, to a... [Lire la suite]

Three Chinese famille rose porcelain plates, c.1730-50, 2.7 x 22.7 x 22.7 cm. RCIN 59717. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II painted at the centre with sprays of peony and plum blossom with other flowers; pink diaper well border with four reserves with pink blossoms; border painted with four pink peony trails within pink line borders. A Chinese famille rose porcelain plate, c.1725-50, 2.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm. RCIN 59719. Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II painted at the centre w ceramic... [Lire la suite]