18 octobre 2013

Verdura’s Holiday 2013 Collection. Byzantine Bead Necklace. Amethyst, emerald, ruby, diamond and gold.

Verdura’s Holiday 2013 Collection. Byzantine Bead Necklace. Blue-green Mozambique tourmaline, diamond and gold.

Lot 10. A blue and white ‘mandarin duck and lotus’ dish, Yongzheng Mark And Period (1723-1735); 17.5cm., 6 7/8 in. Estimate 15,000-20,000 GBP. Lot sold 50,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing two mandarin ducks swimming amidst a lotus pond, the exterior similarly decorated with further ducks in a lotus pond below a frieze of dragons chasing flaming pearls, the recessed base inscribed with a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9. A blue and white ‘lotus’ double-gourd vase, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); 24cm., 9 1/2 in. Estimate 15,000-20,000 GBP. Lot sold 43,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. well-potted with a broader lower bulb supporting a smaller bulb, each painted with a wide band of blooming lotus borne on undulating foliate stems, the waist encircled with a band of florets and the shoulder with lappets, the foot skirted with a band of ruyi-shaped lappets, all divided by line borders, the rim inscribed with a... [Lire la suite]

Verdura’s Holiday 2013 Collection. Shell Brooch. Noble Scallop shell, ruby and gold.

Verdura’s Holiday 2013 Collection. Vintage Ribbon Pendant Earclips. Vintage diamond and platinum earclips with peridot, diamond and platinum drops.

Lot 8. A blue and white ‘Three Star Gods’ censer, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 21.7cm., 8 1/2 in. Estimate 8,000-12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the bombé body rising from a spreading foot to an everted lipped rim, painted to the exterior with the Three Star Gods divided by the characters fu, lu and shou, all above a ruyi band and below a chevron border at the rim, the base with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a double-circle. Sotheby's. Fine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 7. A blue and white stemcup, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795); 15cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate  6,000-8,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep flaring sides supported on a tall spreading foot, decorated to the exterior with Tibetan lança characters supported on stylised lotus blooms borne on thin stems issuing curling leaves, the foot with jewelled tassels below stylised floral bands and lotus lappets, the interior similarly decorated with a floral medallion,... [Lire la suite]

Verdura’s Holiday 2013 Collection. Byzantine Bead Necklace. Apatite, amethyst, ruby, emerald, diamond and gold.

Verdura’s Holiday 2013 Collection. Honeybee Earstuds. Enamel and gold.