19 novembre 2013

An inscribed red lacquer 'chrysanthemum' tea bowl and cover, Qianlong four-character seal marks and of the period, the inscription dated spring 1776. Photo Bonhams.  Supported on a splayed circular foot, the wide body curved upwards to a flared rim, the domed cover with a circular knop, decorated with raised vertical petals, all lacquered in brilliant red, the tip of the cover and the base of the bowl each with a gilt four-character Imperial zhuanshu seal mark, the central cartouches within lacquered black,... [Lire la suite]

Magnificent platinum, 18 karat gold, emerald and diamond bracelet. Photo Sotheby's. Set with eight cushion-cut emeralds weighing 14.72, 14.01, 11.82, 11.53, 8.61, 6.72, 6.37 and 5.73 carats, together weighing 79.51 carats, spaced by round, marquise and pear-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 15.72 carats, length 7½ inches.  Accompanied by 8 Gübelin reports stating that the emeralds are of Colombian origin, clarity enhancement: minor.  Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels. New York | 11 Dec 2013, 10:00... [Lire la suite]

  Pair of platinum, emerald and diamond earrings. Photo Sotheby's. Of flexible design, anchored by two round emeralds weighing 16.97 carats, framed and suspended by round and baguette diamonds weighing approximately 7.90 carats. Estimate:  $400,000 – $600,000 Accompanied by Gübelin report no. 13097005 1 and 2 stating that the emeralds are of Colombian origin, with indications of minor clarity enhancement. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels. New York | 11 Dec 2013, 10:00... [Lire la suite]

An important 18 karat gold, emerald and diamond necklace, Cartier, London. Photo Sotheby's.  The fringe necklace of Indian inspiration, set with 30 oval, cushion, emerald and step-cut emeralds weighing approximately 105.00 carats, accented by round, old European, old mine-cut and pear-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 46.50 carats, internal circumference 13 inches, signed Cartier, London; special order, 1947. With signed and fitted box. Estimate:  $600,000 – $800,000 Accompanied by AGL report no. CS... [Lire la suite]

Magnificent platinum, 18 karat gold, emerald and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby's.  Centering a square emerald-cut emerald weighing 61.35 carats, within a mounting accented by marquise and pear-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 17.00 carats, size 6¾. Estimate:  $1,000,000 – $1,500,000 Accompanied by AGL report no. CS 57163 stating that the emerald is of Classic Colombian origin, clarity enhancement: minor, type: traditional.  Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels. New York | 11 Dec 2013, 10:00... [Lire la suite]

An Yixing stoneware 'hanwa' teapot and cover, Jiaqing-Daoguang, Chen fu mark, possibly Yang Pengnian. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  The slightly bulging cylindrical body with lipped mouth and footrim, raised on a recessed base and flanked by a short spout and a 'C'-shaped handle, the gently domed cover with a central arched knop decorated with a sunken four-lobed haitang engraving, the exterior lightly incised with a continuous riverscape scene of a figure laying in rest on a sampan by willow trees, the main facade of the cover... [Lire la suite]

An inscribed Yixing stoneware 'paogua' teapot, Jiaqing-Daoguang, signed Yang Baonian. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  Potted in the form of a compressed peach fruit, rising from a recessed circular foot with a bulging epicentre, the curvaceous body tapering towards a short neck, flanked by a short stump spout and a 'C'-shaped handle on opposing sides, the exterior incised with a series of kaishu inscriptions on one side, the base impressed with a three-character zhuanshu potter's seal mark, with another two-character zhuanshu seal... [Lire la suite]

A Mansheng-type Yixing stoneware 'straw-hat' teapot and cover. Signed Shi Dabin. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  Uniquely potted to resemble a straw hat, the wide body rising from a flattened base with a semi-spherical dome stacked on top of another similar but larger dome, the sides flanked by a curved spout and a 'C'-shaped handle with a thumb rest, both barbed cross-sections finely fashioned in quatrelobed haitang shape, the cover surmounted by a compressed globular knop with a pointed tip, the circular recession at the base... [Lire la suite]

An Yixing stoneware 'archaic' teapot and cover. Signed Xu Youquan. Photo courtesy Bonhams.  Of elongated melon-like form, the fluted body of alternating inward and outward vertical ribs joining upwards to a triangular barbed rim, the cover with similar design further surmounted by a rounded knop in the form of a bean, flanked on the sides with a cylindrical pointed spout and the 'C'-shaped handle protruding from the head of a mythical beast, all raised atop three cylindrical feet, the base carved with a two-character kaishu... [Lire la suite]

An Yixing stoneware 'auspicious' 'stone-spoon' teapot and cover, Jiaqing-Daoguang, signed Yang Pengnian, incised by Qu Yingshao. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Of a classical inverted conical shape raised on three flattened circular feet, the sloping shoulders flanked by a pointed spout and a right-angled 'V'-shaped handle at the opposing ends, the raised flattened cover set with a semi-circular looped knop, the exterior lightly carved in relief with leafy bamboo on one side, the other side with a series of incised kaishu... [Lire la suite]