16 avril 2014

A pair of Dutch Delft polychrome vases, mid-18th century. Photo Sotheby's of slender lobed baluster form, painted in the 'cashmire' palette with panels of a bird amongst flowers alternating with a bird perched on a vase of flowers beneath a floral lappet border, restoration to one rim. Quantité: 2; 32.5cm., 12 3/4 in. high. Estimation 1,000 — 1,500 GBP Provenance: The Stodel Collection (paper label to base) Sotheby's. The Gustav Leonhardt Collection, Property from the Bartolotti House, Amsterdam. London | 29 avr. 2014 -... [Lire la suite]

A gem-set marine scene brooch, Seaman Schepps. Photo Bonhams. designed as a carved opal fish, with a circular-cut sapphire eye, enhanced by a coral branch and textured gold seaweed, set with circular-cut diamond and emeralds and baroque cultured pearls; signed Seaman Schepps; no. P12111, with maker's mark; mounted in eighteen karat gold; length: 2 1/2in. Sold for US$ 7,500 (€5,419) Bonhams. FINE JEWELLERY. New York, 9 Apr 2014 - www.bonhams.com

Four Dutch Delft polychrome vases and covers, circa 1700-1720. Photo Sotheby's all painted in the 'cashmire' palette with flowers and formal borders to the rims, the large vase of flattened form painted with a scene of a large bird perched upon rockwork, picked out in ochre, the baluster shaped vase with similar pattern, the three largest vases with LVE marks over numerals in underglaze-blue and iron-red for Lambertus van Eenhoorn, some restoration. Quantité: 8: the largest vase: 34cm., 13 3/8 in. high. Estimation 2,000 —... [Lire la suite]

An aquamarine, diamond and sapphire necklace. Photo Bonhams. designed as a series of graduated oval-cut aquamarines, spaced by scrolling square-cut diamond and sapphire links, suspending baguette-cut diamond swags; largest aquamarine weighs approximately 3.00 carats; estimated total diamond weight: 13.60 carats; mounted in eighteen karat white gold; length: 16in. Sold for US$ 25,000 (€18,063)Bonhams. FINE JEWELLERY. New York, 9 Apr 2014 - www.bonhams.com

A pair of tall Dutch Delft polychrome beaker vases, early 18th century. Photo Sotheby's by Pieter Adriaensz Kocx, each ribbed body painted in the 'cashmire' palette with birds on a rock amongst flowering shrubs and insects between lappet borders, iron-red PAK mark for Pieter Adriaensz Kocx, owner of De Grieksche A (The Greek A) factory, one vase restored. Quantité: 2; 43cm., 16 7/8 in. high. Estimation 1,000 — 1,500 GBP Sotheby's. The Gustav Leonhardt Collection, Property from the Bartolotti House, Amsterdam. London | 29 avr. 2014... [Lire la suite]

A multi-colored sapphire necklace, Tony Duquette. Photo Bonhams. designed as a bib of carved leaf and oval faceted sapphires in various sizes and colors; signed Tony Duquette; estimated total sapphire weight: 916.00 carats; mounted in eighteen karat gold; gross weight approximately: 468.4 grams; length: 15 1/2in. Sold for US$ 43,750 (€31,611) A multi-colored sapphire bracelet, Tony Duquette. Photo Bonhams. the wide bracelet set throughout with oval-shaped blue, yellow and pink sapphires, further detailed with pink, yellow, blue... [Lire la suite]

A Dutch Delft doré dish, early 18th century. Photo Sotheby's painted in Japanese Imari style with an Oriental woman and a jumping boy on a fenced terrace with a table and flowering plants with chrysanthemum issuing from blue scrolls and with two exotic birds in flight, together with a tall Dutch Delft doré vase and a matching cover, both with iron-red PAK mark for Pieter Adriaensz Kocx, owner of the De Grieksche A (The Greek A ) factory, and two Dutch Delft polychrome triangular dishes painted in the 'cashmire' palette.... [Lire la suite]

A yellow sapphire and diamond ring. Photo Bonhams. centering a cushion-cut yellow sapphire, weighing 32.85 carats, within an openwork, pavé-set diamond gallery and mount; signed OSJ for Oliver Smith Jeweler, Scottsdale; estimated total diamond weight: 1.18 carats; mounted in eighteen karat white gold; size 6 3/4. Sold for US$ 16,250 (€11,741) Accompanied by AGL report #CS 51371, dated September 10, 2012, stating the sapphire as: Ceylon (Sri Lanka) origin, no evidence of heat or clarity enhancement. Bonhams. FINE JEWELLERY. New... [Lire la suite]

A garniture of three Dutch Delft polychrome vases and covers, early 18th century. Photo Sotheby's of hexagonal form, painted with panels of flowering plants and rocks between moulded leaf and diaper pattern borders, the covers with seated animal finials, blue painted CK monogram, some restoration, Quantité: 6; the tallest 28cm., 11 in. high, Estimation 3,000 — 4,000 GBP Exposition: An Introduction to Dutch Delftware, Earle D. Vandekar, London, 3rd-14th July 1978, pl.5. Sotheby's. The Gustav Leonhardt Collection, Property from the... [Lire la suite]

A fancy colored diamond and diamond ring. Photo Bonhams. centering a pear-shaped fancy vivid yellow diamond, weighing 3.02 carats, with pear-shaped diamond shoulders; mounted in platinum and eighteen karat gold; size 6. Sold for US$ 93,750 (€67,738) Accompanied by GIA report #2155924498, dated February 10, 2014, stating the diamond as: natural fancy vivid yellow color, SI2 clarity. Bonhams. FINE JEWELLERY. New York, 9 Apr 2014 - www.bonhams.com