25 janvier 2014

Gold, platinum, demantoid garnet and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby's Centering an oval-shaped demantoid garnet weighing approximately 9.50 carats, framed by old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately .70 carat, size 6¾; circa 1900. Estimation 70,000 — 90,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 06 Feb 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), La cueillette des pommes. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 signed and dated 'C.Pissarro. 81' (lower left), oil on canvas, 25½ x 23.3/8 in. (64.8 x 54.3 cm.). Painted in 1881. Estimate £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($3,324,000 - $4,986,000) Provenance: Julie Pissarro, Eragny, by descent from the artist, in 1904. Galerie Paul Rosenberg, Paris.Galerie Thannhauser, Lucerne.Josef Stransky, New York, by 1933.Wildenstein & Co., Inc., New York, by whom acquired from the above, circa 1936.Robert Wallis, by whom... [Lire la suite]

18 karat white gold and diamond brooch. Photo Sotheby's Designed as an openwork bow, centered by a round diamond weighing approximately 1.40 carats, further set with numerous round, rose and single-cut diamonds weighing approximately 19.45 carats, fitted with retractable pendant bails, three small diamonds missing; together with a cord to allow for wear as a pendant. Estimation 18,000 — 22,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 06 Feb 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Claude Monet (1840-1926), L'Église de Varengeville, soleil couchant. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 signed and dated 'Claude Monet 82' (lower right), oil on canvas, 25½ x 31.7/8 in. (64.8 x 81 cm.).Painted in 1882. Estimate £4,000,000 – £7,000,000 ($6,648,000 - $11,634,000) Provenance: Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1882. Georges Petit, Paris, by whom acquired from the above in 1883.M. Herz, by whom acquired from the above in 1885. Henri Vever, Paris; sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 2... [Lire la suite]

18 karat two-color gold, abalone, star sapphire and diamond clip-brooch, France. Photo Sotheby's Designed as an abalone seashell centered by a purple star sapphire measuring approximately 18.8 by 15.1 mm, decorated with round and rose-cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.35 carats, with French assay and workshop marks. Estimation 7,500 — 10,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Jewels. New York | 06 Feb 2014 - www.sothebys.com

René Magritte (1898-1967), Les chasseurs au bord de la nuit (The hunters at the edge of night). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 signed 'Magritte’ (lower right); titled (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 31 7/8 x 45 5/8 in. (81 x 116 cm.). Painted in 1928. Estimate £6,000,000 – £9,000,000 ($9,972,000 - $14,958,000) Provenance: Galerie L'Epoque (E.L.T. Mesens), Brussels, by August 1928.Galerie Le Centaure (P.G. van Hecke), Brussels, by whom acquired from the above in January 1929.E.L.T. Mesens, Brussels, by whom acquired in 1932 at... [Lire la suite]

18 karat white gold, tanzanite and diamond ring, Sifen Chang. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a cluster of seven tumbled tanzanite beads weighing 80.50 carats, accented by vines set with round diamonds weighing .68 carat, size 6¼, with Chinese characters for Sifen Chang. With signed box. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 USD Tanzanite, the beautiful and rare blue-violet variety of the mineral zoisite, was discovered in the foothills of Mount Kiliminjaro in 1967 and named in tribute of its host country, Tanzania. Sotheby's. Important Jewels.... [Lire la suite]

René Magritte (1898-1967), Le regard intérieur (The inner gaze). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 indistinctly signed 'Magritte’ (lower left); signed 'René Magritte’ and titled (on the reverse); gouache on paper, 18 x 14 in. (45.8 x 35.6 cm.). Executed in 1949. Estimate £500,000 – £700,000 ($831,000 - $1,163,400) Provenance: Mr P. Demaerel and Mrs M.L. Demaerel, Belgium; their Estate Sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1995, lot 36.Acquired at the above sale by Mrs T. S. Eliot.PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MRS. T.S. ELIOT ... [Lire la suite]

Gold, platinum, emerald, pearl and diamond brooch, Marcus & Co. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a heart composed of scrollwork motifs, centering a round emerald weighing 2.82 carats, accented by two old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately 2.00 carats, further set with smaller old European and old mine-cut diamonds weighing approximately 1.00 carat, framed by 12 pearls measuring approximately 4.4 to 4.2 mm, signed Marcus & Co., fitted with retractable pendant loop; circa 1900. Estimation 15,000 — 20,000 USD ... [Lire la suite]

Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Promenade des oliviers. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 signed 'Henri.Matisse' (upper left), oil on canvas, 8¼ x 22 in. (46.2 x 56 cm.). Painted in 1905. Estimate £2,000,000 – £3,000,000 ($3,324,000 - $4,986,000) Provenance: Galerie Druet, Paris.Michael & Sarah Stein, Paris, by whom acquired from the above in Spring 1906 (entrusted to Greta and Oskar Moll, Berlin, 1914 - circa 1917; allegedly confiscated by Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin, 1917 - 1919; reclaimed for the Steins by Hans Purrmann in... [Lire la suite]