14 avril 2014

18 karat gold, platinum, invisibly-set ruby and diamond flower brooch, Oscar Heyman & Brothers. Photo Sotheby's Of floral design, the petals set with numerous invisibly-set rubies weighing approximately 109.80 carats, centering round diamonds weighing 3.88 carats, the stem set with baguette and trapeze-cut diamonds weighing 1.55 carats, numbered 200671, with maker's mark; stem is removable. Estimation 150,000 — 200,000 USD Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, New York | 29 avr. 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Lot 42. A copper-red 'Three fish' bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1723-1735); 22.8cm (8 7/8in) diam. Estimate £20,000 - 30,000 (€24,000 - 36,000). Sold for £56,250 (€63,652). Photo Bonhams The exterior decorated with three evenly-spaced fish in rich copper-red thinning at the top and pooling at the bottom, the interior glazed white.  Provenance: Sotheby's London, 17 December 1996, lot 90The Inder Rieden Collection. Note: It is particularly rare to find bowls of this design in... [Lire la suite]

Pair of platinum, 18 karat white gold, amethyst, pink sapphire and diamond earrings. Photo Sotheby's Anchored by two pear-shaped cabochon amethyst drops weighing 67.45 carats, topped by two lozenge-shaped diamonds weighing .76 carat, suspended from two cushion-cut pink sapphires weighing 3.14 carats, accented by round diamonds weighing 1.80 carats. Estimation 7,500 — 10,000 USD Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, New York | 29 avr. 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Lot 41. A rare flambé-glazed rectangular pear-shaped vase, hu, Incised Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); 30.5cm (12in) high. Estimate £60,000 - 80,000 (€73,000 - 97,000). Sold for £ 68,500 (€ 76,885). Photo Bonhams The pear-shaped vessel covered in a rich purple transmutation glaze streaked with mottled sky-blue, thinning to a light beige at the mouth rim, the edges of the square tubular handles and the moulded channels on the neck, all running down to a neatly ground footrim, the glaze... [Lire la suite]

18 karat white gold, fancy dark orangy brown diamond and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby's Set with a cushion modified brilliant-cut Fancy Dark Orangy Brown diamond weighing 6.06 carats, the mounting set with round diamonds weighing .90 carat, size 6½. Estimation 30,000 — 50,000 USD Accompanied by GIA report no. 1149163851 stating that the diamond is Fancy Dark Orangy Brown, Natural Color. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, New York | 29 avr. 2014 - www.sothebys.com

Lot 40. A sang-de-boeuf-glazed stem bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period  (1723-1735); 16cm (6 1/4in) diam. Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 (€18,000 - 24,000). Sold for £ 21,250 (€ 23,851). © Bonhams Rising from a tall, slightly spreading stem, all under a rich red glaze, thinning slightly around the base of the bowl and the gently flaring rim.  Provenance: a distinguished European private collection Note: A similar stem cup with a Yongzheng mark and of the period in the... [Lire la suite]

18 karat gold, sapphire and diamond clip-brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a Maltese cross set with 25 emerald-cut sapphires, accented by round diamonds weighing approximately 9.50 carats, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered N.Y.1590 SO; circa 1965. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 USD Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, New York | 29 avr. 2014 - www.sothebys.com

A powder-blue and gilt 'medallion' bottle vase, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams All covered with an even-bright powder-blue glaze, the bulbous body and flaring neck painted in gold with scattered medallions of different design including those from nature such as birds, insects and plants such as iris and double gourds and other more geometric patterns including shou characters, the Eight Trigrams or stylised flowers, the shoulder with a decorative band containing shou characters amid lotus scrolls.... [Lire la suite]

Pair of 18 karat white gold, aquamarine and diamond earclips, Margherita Burgener. Photo Sotheby's Set with two pear-shaped aquamarines weighing 93.19 carats, framed by round diamonds weighing 1.71 carats, signed Margherita Burgener. With signed pouch. Estimation 15,000 — 20,000 USD Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, New York | 29 avr. 2014 - www.sothebys.com

A clair-de-lune carved archaistic bottle vase, 18th-19th century. Photo Bonhams The rounded body carved with a central band with four pairs of stylised phoenix issuing from archaistic squared scrolls between two narrow bands of incised key-fret, the straight neck with stiff upward-pointing lappets and stylised taotie masks at the mouth, the exterior all covered with a delicate pale blue glaze pooling at the recesses and reaching into the interior of the neck, 41.8cm (16 1/2in) high. Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 (€12,000 - 18,000) ... [Lire la suite]