9 février 2014

  Esterel - La Vigne Thunderegg Agates from the Esterel Plateau near Frejus, South of France. tsource: http://www.thundereggs.co.uk/)

Sakae culture, Belt plaque, 5th-4th BC. Siberian collection of Peter I, Russia, Siberia. The State Hermitage Museum.

Sakae culture, Plaque: Panther curved round, 7th-6th BC. Siberian collection of Peter I, Russia, Siberia. The State Hermitage Museum.

Scythian culture, Plaque in the shape of a panther, 7th century BC. The State Hermitage Museum

Scythian culture, Comb with battle scene, 490-390 BC. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NewYork

Pendant, Portugal, c.1750. Part of a stomacher, citrines and yellow topazes set in silver. Victoria & Albert Museum, London © V&A Images.

Pendant with Christ, Spain, 17th century © 2000-2012, The Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK. Collections Gold, set with emeralds and two diamonds and a carved mother-of-pearl figure of Christ on a background of gold, engraved and enamelled in translucent green (basse-taille enamelling). The back enamelled in opaque white, pink and black and set with an enamelled plaque in blue pink and grey-black of the virgin and child. Circular with a bow at the top.

Hunt & Roskell, Tiara with oak leaves and acorns, c. 1855.

Tiara in the form of a wreath, made in England, c.1850.

Commode Mazarine. Attribuée à Thomas Hache (1710 - 1715). Photo BEAUVAIS ENCHERES en placage de bois fruitiers, marqueterie florale au naturel et au jasmin d ivoire sur fonds de loupe dans des encadrements géométriques ; le plateau richement marqueté de vase et bouquets dans des réserves à encadrements mouvementés, les côtés ornés de bouquets dans des réserves losangées à encadrements de filets, quatre montants saillants à pans découpés. Elle ouvre à trois rangs de tiroirs bombés en cabochon marquetés de bouquets.... [Lire la suite]