21 septembre 2013

Platinum and Diamond Ring. Photo: Sotheby's.  The emerald-cut diamond weighing 10.63 carats, size 5½. Estimation 180,000 — 220,000 USD Accompanied by GIA report no. 5111070463 stating that the diamond is J color, VS2 clarity. Accompanied by Forevermark Authenticity Card No. 1010666. Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013.  http://www.sothebys.com

A biscuit-decorated 'Dragon' bowl, Mark and period of Hongzhi. Photo: Sotheby's. with deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapered foot to a gently everted rim, applied overall with a rich transparent glaze, save for a five-clawed dragon incised on the interior writhing among stylised clouds within a central medallion, its head, scaly body and limbs reserved on the biscuit and fired pale orange, the exterior with two five-clawed... [Lire la suite]

Gold, silver and diamond rivière. Photo: Sotheby's.  Set with 30 graduating old mine-cut diamonds weighing approximately 76.00 carats, length 15 inches; fitted with pendant loop. Estimation 300,000 — 400,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013.  http://www.sothebys.com

A fine and rare biscuit-decorated 'Dragon' dish, Mark and period of Hongzhi. Photo: Sotheby's.  incised in fine lines into the biscuit on the interior with a central medallion enclosing a writhing five-clawed dragon suspended amidst clouds, the exterior similarly decorated with two dragons against a ground of tumultuous waves crashing against jagged rocks, the dragons reserved against an unctuous milky-white glazed ground, their unglazed bodies and the clouds burnt russet in the firing, the recessed base... [Lire la suite]

Platinum, 18 karat gold, fancy yellow diamond and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's.  Set with a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut Fancy Yellow diamond weighing 9.01 carats, flanked by two tapered baguette diamonds weighing approximately 1.00 carat and numerous round diamonds of pink. yellow and near colorless hues weighing approximately 1.45 carats, size 5¾. Estimation 125,000 — 175,000 USD  Accompanied by GIA report no. 13811155 stating that the diamond is Fancy Yellow, Natural... [Lire la suite]

A Yellow-Glazed Dish, Mark and period of Hongzhi. Photo: Sotheby's. with shallow rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, applied overall with an attractive yellow glaze of pale even tone, save for the base left white and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark within a double ring; 21.6 cm., 8 1/2  in. Estimation 200,000 — 300,000 HKD (20,120 - 30,180 EUR)  Provenance: Christie's Paris, 15th June 2005, lot 204. A closely related dish... [Lire la suite]

Platinum, sapphire and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's.  The sugarloaf cabochon sapphire weighing approximately 18.20 carats, flanked by two half-moon-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 1.95 carats,size 6. Estimation 50,000 — 75,000 USD  Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013.  http://www.sothebys.com

A fine blue and white barbed 'Flower Scroll' dish, Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period. Photo: Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides divided into twelve bracket foliations, rising from a short circular tapered foot to a barbed everted rim, beautifully painted in graded shades of cobalt accented with 'heaping and piling', the interior with a central peony surrounded by blooms of camellia, rose, lotus and hibiscus, all wreathed by interlocked meandering stems within... [Lire la suite]

Platinum, sapphire and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's. Centered by a cushion-cut sapphire weighing 15.27 carats, flanked by two shield-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 1.50 carats, size 6¾, with maker's mark. Estimation 70,000 — 90,000 USD  Accompanied by GRS report no. GRS2005-010669 stating that the sapphire is of Ceylon origin, with indications of heating. Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 24 sept. 2013.  http://www.sothebys.com

A blue and white 'Rosette' moonflask, bianhu, Ming Dynasty, Yongle Period. Photo: Sotheby's. modelled after a Middle Eastern metal prototype, the flattened spherical body rising to a waisted neck and a small bulb-shaped mouth, set with two elegantly arched strap handles ending in a leaf-shaped terminal, freely painted in deep tones of cobalt accented with 'heaping and piling', the domed circular front and back with a formal rosette centred by a yin-yangmedallion within a ring of... [Lire la suite]