8 janvier 2014

A Mughal style nephrite bowl. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Of irregular shape retaining some contours of the original boulder, the flat rim flanges or handles reticulated as floral sprays and leaves, the thinly sectioned walls of the deep, curving well carved on the exterior with registers of chrysanthemum petals and the underside of the elliptical foot similarly finished; the pale greenish-white matrix displaying cloudy white inclusions and some natural surface fissure lines. 6 7/8in (17.5cm) long. Sold for US$ 5,000 (€3,678) Bonhams.... [Lire la suite]

A mottled green hardstone chrysanthemum bowl. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Thin and carved in relief with scalloped depressions imitating chrysanthemum petals that repeat in high relief to the floor of the wide well, the exterior, walls, foot ring and the recessed base; the brightly polished matrix displaying some natural surface fissures and ranging in color from white through olive green to dark gray. 6 1/4in (16cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€740 - 1,100). Unsold Provenance: Sotheby's, Los Angeles, early 1970's, by repute... [Lire la suite]

  A spinach jade deep dish, Qianlong mark. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Carefully carved with a wide curving well and a flared rim supported on a well-cut foot ring bearing the six-character mark engraved in seal script to the recessed base, the pale leaf-green matrix displaying some cloudy white inclusions and natural hairline fissures. 6 3/4in (17cm) diameter. Sold for US$ 2,750 (€2,022)Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. San Francisco. 18 Dec 2013 -www.bonhams.com

A pale greenish-white jade Eight Immortals bowl. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Thinly sectioned with a flared rim to the wide, curving well raised on a neatly cut foot ring, the exterior walls carved in very shallow relief with ribboned symbols of the Eight Immortals; the translucent matrix displaying some cloudy white veins and numerous pin-point black inclusions. 5 1/8in (13cm) diameter. Sold for US$ 1,500 (€1,103) Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. San Francisco. 18 Dec 2013 - www.bonhams.com

A carved jadeite bangle. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The exterior edges shallowly incised in a detailed ground of floral and other auspicious motifs, carved in stone of mottled apple green and icy white hues surrounding a prominent russet patch. 3in (7.6cm) diameter. Sold for US$ 18,750 (€13,792) Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. San Francisco. 18 Dec 2013 -www.bonhams.com

THE ROMANOVS JEWELRY COLLECTION: this jewelry for the hair, belonged to Catherine II The Great, 1764. She and Elizabeth I, the daughter of Peter The Great, were fond of jewelry. Elizabeth preferred colorful flora theme, Catherine enjoyed bow-knots from diamonds and silver.

  Elizabeth Taylor' s Belle Epoque diamond brooch from Gillot

Queen Mary's Stomacher.  8 inches long, given to the Queen by Queen Mary in 1947 as a wedding gift. These were popular when women wore corsets, but now the Queen only wears one of the 3 sections of this piece.

  A superb antique diamond brooch. Photo Christies Image Ltd 2009 Of naturalistic design, the pavé-set old-cut diamond leaf canopy suspending a graduated fringe of diamond trails with six pear-shaped diamond drops, mounted in silver and gold, brooch circa 1860, diamond drops late 18th century, 12.7 cm long. Price Realized £229,250 ($374,824) Accompanied by six reports dated 3 April 2009 from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA)Report No. Colour Clarity Weight1102648876 E SI1 2.702105648281 E SI2 2.685101649322 E I2... [Lire la suite]

"Heart of Glass"- Anatomical glass sculpture by Gary Farlow