2 janvier 2014

Important and fine natural pearl and diamond necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1956. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. Composed of twenty-five graduated natural pearls measuring approximately 13.75 to 7.05mm, each spaced by facetted diamond rondelles and smaller natural pearls measuring approximately 5.25 to 4.75mm, completed by a clasp set with circular-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, length approximately 465mm, signed and numbered 27495. Estimation 9,000,000 — 12,000,000 HKD.. Unsold. Litterature: Françoise Cailles,... [Lire la suite]

Circle of Jacques Hupin (French, ?-1680), A plumed helmet with a shield and a cuirass on a draped table before a curtain. Photo courtesy Bonhams. oil on canvas; 63.5 x 48.5cm (25 x 19 1/8in). Sold for £3,125 (€3,773) Bonhams. FINE EUROPEAN FURNITURE, SCULPTURE & WORKS OF ART. London, New Bond Street. 12 Dec 2013 - www.bonhams.com

Enamel, gem-set and diamond 'Snake' bangle, Bulgari, circa 1960. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. Modelled as a whimsical snake, the flexible body applied throughout with blue, gold and yellow enamel, highlighted by a cabochon sapphire and circular-cut diamonds on the head, accented by eyes set with marquise-shaped rubies, mounted in 18 karat yellow gold, inner diameter approximately 40 to 44mm, signed. Estimation 320,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot. Vendu 875,000 HKD Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite. Hong Kong | 08 avr. 2013 -... [Lire la suite]

A Florentine early 18th century pietre dure panel, The Annunciation, possibly by Baccio Cappelli, of the Grand Ducal Workshops, Florence. Photo courtesy Bonhams. showing the Angel Gabriel and the Virgin seated facing each other, the Virgin on a throne and looking heavenward, the Angel surrounded by rays of light and beneath a dove, rays of light shining through a rose window above the door, an open book by the Virgin's side bearing the words ECCE VIRGO CONCIPIET ET PARIET FILIUM [Behold! A Virgin shall conceive, and bring... [Lire la suite]

Icy jadeite bead and lavender jadeite necklace. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. Composed of ninety-one graduated highly translucent icy jadeite beads, completed by a clasp set with an oval jadeite cabochon of intense lavender tone, mounted in 18 karat white gold, length approximately 880mm. Icy jadeite beads approximately 11.46mm to 7.39mm; lavender jadeite cabochon approximately 14.33 x 10.80 x 6.56mm. Estimation 120,000 — 160,000 HKD. Lot. Vendu 162,500 HKD Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificates... [Lire la suite]

Icy jadeite 'peapod' and diamond pendant. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. The highly translucent icy jadeite, carved as a peapod, to a stylised surmount, decorated with brilliant-cut diamonds, strung on a black cord, mounted in 18 karat pink gold, length approximately 670mm, pendant detachable. Peapod approximately 43.00 x 17.99 x 10.28mm. Estimation 120,000 — 160,000 HKD. Lot. Vendu 200,000 HKD Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered SJ 31175, dated 20 July 2011, stating that the jadeite is natural,... [Lire la suite]

Pair of jadeite bangles. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. Each circular bangle of translucent celadon tone with yellowish brown patches﹙壽星斑﹚symbolising longevity. Inner diameter and thickness approximately 57.99 x 11.06mm and 57.96 x 11.29mm respectively. Estimation 180,000 — 280,000 HKD. Lot. Vendu 300,000 HKD Accompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificates numbered SJ 23336 and SJ 23337, dated 25 February 2011, stating that the jadeite is natural, known in the trade as “A jade”. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and... [Lire la suite]

A wucai barrel-shaped chess box and cover, Wanli six-character mark and of the period. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Vividly painted in bright underglaze blue and enamelled in green, yellow and iron-red with a continuous scene of four mythical beasts with wild manes and tails issuing fire scrolls in a landscape of pines and rockwork, between a band of floral scroll at the foot and a geometric four-petalled floral band at the rim, the cover with a blue qilin, a green mythical beast and an elephant outlined in iron-red prancing in a pine... [Lire la suite]

A wucai sweetmeat dish, Wanli six-character mark and of the period. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The heavily-potted dish divided in the interior with a central lobed section surrounded by six curving sections radiating to the rim, all painted in underglaze blue and enamelled in iron-red, green and ochre with birds perching on flowering and fruiting branches issuing from rockwork, the exterior similarly decorated with six groups of birds and flowers, the rim and base fitted with white metal bands. 23.4cm (9¼in) diam. Estimate £20,000 -... [Lire la suite]

A wucai 'Buddhist lion' jar for the Japanese market, Wanli. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Thickly potted and painted in underglaze blue at the foot with a band containing four horses galloping over waves and at the neck with a dense floral scroll, the central band decorated in iron-red, green, turquoise and ochre enamels with four lobed cartouches each containing a Buddhist lion playing with flowing ribbons. 19cm (7½in) high. Estimate £5,000 - 8,000 (€6,000 - 9,700). Unsold. Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART. London, New Bond Street. 7 Nov 2013... [Lire la suite]