23 septembre 2013

Diamond bangle. Photo: Sotheby's. The openwork cuff-bangle set with brilliant-cut diamonds, highlighted with pear- and marquise-shaped diamonds, the diamonds together weighing approximately 66.45 carats, mounted in 18 karat white gold, length approximately 160mm. Estimation 500,000 - 600,000 HKD (48,369 - 58,042 EUR) Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 07 oct. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

Blue & White Bowl with Figures, China, Kangxi Period (1662-1722). Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Diameter 23 cm. Price on request Provenance: Private Collection, The Netherlands The scenes around the outside shows scholars in various activities such as chess playing and mediatating. This alludes to the story of the seven sages in the bamboo grove. Vanderven Oriental Art - http://www.vanderven-vanderven.com/

Light yellow diamond necklace. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with sixty-four graduated pear-shaped light yellow diamonds together weighing approximately 67.00 carats, mounted in 18 karat yellow gold, length approximately 410mm. Estimation 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD (96,737 - 145,105 EUR) Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 07 oct. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

Underglaze Blue & White Stemcup, China, Tianqi Period (1605-1627). Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height: 16 cm Diameter Cup: 11,2 cm. Price & condition on request  Provenance: Private Collection, The Netherlands with Vanderven & Vanderven Orietnal Art in the 1970's  The stem of the cup is broader than usual. It therefore resembels a chalice.  Zhu Youxiao became emperor at the age of fifteen, on the death of his father who ruled less than a month. He did not pay much... [Lire la suite]

Fancy deep grayish yellowish green 'Chameleon' diamond, pink diamond and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's. Centring on a heart-shaped fancy deep grayish yellowish green diamond weighing 3.93 carats, surrounded by circular-cut pink diamonds and marquise-shaped diamonds extending to the shoulders, the pink diamonds and diamonds together weighing approximately 2.90 carats, mounted in platinum and 18 karat pink gold. Ring size: 6. Estimation 1,250,000 - 1,400,000 HKD (116,084 - 135,431 EUR) Accompanied... [Lire la suite]

Blue and White Temple Vase, China, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height: 82 cm. Price on request  Provenance: private collection, Savoie, France  The vase is decorated around the neck in underglaze blue with Tibetan Sanskrit characters in a Chinese calligraphic style.   The large central character represents the Buddhist invocation ‘Om’. This is the first character of a mantra - a chanted sound to promote concentration in prayer. The entire mantra - Om... [Lire la suite]

Diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's. Simply set with a pear-shaped diamond weighing 10.40 carats, mounted in 18 karat yellow gold. Ring size: 5½. Estimation 450,000 - 600,000 HKD (43,532 - 58,042 EUR)  Accompanied by GIA report numbered 7111496850, dated 28 September 2010, stating that the 10.40 carat diamond is natural, N (Very Light Brown) colour, VVS2 clarity.    Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 07 oct. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com

Conical Bowl, China, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722), circa 1700. Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height: 9 cm Diameter: 22,5 cm. Price on request Provenance: Private Collection the Netherlands With Vanderven 1970 – ‘s  The chess-playing scene painted on this conical bowl is a frequently seen motif in Chinese art. It is typically composed of two weiqi (Chinese chess) players seated opposite each other under a pine tree; often with a third person watching. An early example of this scene on porcelain... [Lire la suite]

Diamond and mother-of-pearl 'Romantic Flowers' demi-parure, Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo: Sotheby's. The articulated necklace decorated to the front with brilliant-cut diamond-set scrolls extending to the back, highlighted by mother-of-pearl flower heads and pear-shaped diamonds, length approximately 370mm; and pair of earrings and ring en suite; the diamonds altogether weighing approximately 35.00 carats, mounted in 18 karat white gold, signed and numbered JH000647, JH000648 and JH000951... [Lire la suite]

Large Jar with Five Claw Dragons, Wanli Mark and Period (1573-1620). Photo courtesy Vanderven Oriental Art. Height: 52cm Diameter: 46cm - Price & Condition on request Provenance: • Private collection, Northern France until 2013. • Purchased by Leon Bachelier ( 1887 – 1912 ) who was a close and personal friend of George Eurmofopolous.  A massively potted jar with bold and dense decoration in deep underglaze blue. Decorated on the shoulder with flower garlands, the main body depicting... [Lire la suite]