15 septembre 2013

Sonia Rentsch’s Harm Less (2012). Art direction by Olivia Nichols, Photography by Albert Comper. Australia based designer Sonia Rentsch’s weltanschauung is to find the beauty in all things, and she does exactly that in her recent six piece series, Harm Less (2012). Clearly tapping into the spirit of our time, Rentsch has arranged entirely organic materials into images of botanical weaponry in a way that is as much striking in its beauty as it is in its underlying meaning.

The fairies of Cedric Laquieze.  Composed of bones, plants, feathers, and insect parts, these fairies are the inspired creations of Cedric Laquieze, an Amsterdam based sculptor and recent graduate from the Rietveld academy (class of 2010). (source  Cedric’s blog)

Man’s court robe. Chinese; Manchu, Qing; Qianlong, Man’s court robe, 1736-1795, Silk slit tapestry weave (kesi) with fur trim; Length: 143.5 cm (56 1/2 inches), Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 35.390.  RISD Museum (c) RISD Museum The strict rules of dress for the eighteenth-century Chinese court reserved the color yellow for the emperor and his consort’s use. The design of this man’s court robe features not only the imperial five-clawed dragon but other symbols also restricted to the emperor’s use: the sun, moon,... [Lire la suite]

Banyan, maker unrecorded, c. 1780-90. From the collection of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Photo: RISD Museum. 

Gold, pink sapphire, diamond and enamel bracelet. Photo: Sotheby's. The antique-style bracelet composed of five panels centered by pink sapphires weighing a total of approximately 14.00 carats, further set with single-cut diamonds weighing approximately 4.00 carats, applied with black enamel, length 7 inches, one diamond missing. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 USD  Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

Pair of platinum, pink sapphire and diamond earrings, Bulgari. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with two oval-shaped pink sapphires weighing 14.45 carats, framed and suspended by round diamonds weighing approximately 1.10 carats, signed Bulgari. Estimation40,000 — 60,000 USD  Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

Platinum, 18 karat gold, pink sapphire and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's. Centered by a cushion-cut pink sapphire weighing approximately 6.10 carats, flanked by two half-moon-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 1.95 carats,size 5¾. Estimation 20,000 — 25,000 USD  Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

18 karat white gold, pink star sapphire and diamond ring, Sifen Chang. Photo: Sotheby's. The oval cabochon pink star sapphire weighing 37.02 carats, framed and accented by round diamonds weighing 1.82 carats, size 5¾, with Chinese characters for Sifen Chang. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 USD  Accompanied by Gübelin report no. 12011017 stating that the sapphire is natural, with no indications of heating. Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

18 karat white gold, spinel, moonstone and diamond ring, Michele Della Valle. Photo: Sotheby's. Centered by a cabochon spinel weighing approximately 15.00 carats, the mounting set with 38 cabochon moonstones accented by round diamonds weighing approximately 1.95 carats, size 6, signed MdV. Estimation 5,000 — 7,000 USD  Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

Pair of platinum, orange spinel and diamond earrings. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with two oval-shaped orange spinels weighing 5.93 carats, framed and suspended by round diamonds weighing approximately 1.25 carats. Estimation 8,000 — 12,000 USD  Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com