5 avril 2015

Lot 311. A rare 5.04 carats VS1  circular-cut fancy gray-blue diamond ring. Estimate $1,750,000 – $2,500,000. Price realised USD 2,285,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Set with a circular-cut fancy gray-blue diamond, weighing approximately 5.04 carats, mounted in 18k rose gold With report 17476658 dated 23 October 2014 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is fancy gray-blue, natural color, VS1 clarity Notes: Natural blue diamonds belong to the rare... [Lire la suite]

Lot 159. A 25.49 carats D color, VVS1 pear-shaped Type IIa diamond pendant, by Graff. Estimate $2,700,000 – $3,500,000. Price realised USD 3,413,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Set with a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 25.49 carats, mounted in platinum. Signed Graff With report 14913066 dated 22 December 2014 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is D color, VVS1 clarity; accompanied by a working diagram indicating that the clarity of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 312. A superb 5.29 carats cut-cornered rectangular-cut fancy intense purplish pink Type IIa diamond and diamond ring. Estimate $3,500,000 – $5,000,000. Price realised USD 5,765,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Set with a cut-cornered rectangular-cut fancy intense purplish pink diamond, weighing approximately 5.29 carats, flanked on either side by a half moon-cut diamond, mounted in platinum. With report 5171023436 dated 17 February 2015 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 160. A magnificent and rare natural colored pearl and diamond necklace. Estimate $3,800,000 – $4,500,000. Price realised USD 5,093,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Comprising four strands of eighty-one, seventy-six, sixty-nine and sixty-three natural gray and brown pearls, measuring approximately 12.65 to 4.90 mm, joined by a clasp, set with cushion-cut diamond, weighing approximately 3.03 carats, within an old European-cut diamond surround, mounted in silver-topped gold, 17 ins. With report 78724... [Lire la suite]

An impressive 80.73 carats cushion-cut diamond ring. Estimate $4,000,000 – $5,000,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Set with a cushion-cut diamond, weighing approximately 80.73 carats, mounted in platinum With report 1162934289 dated 9 February 2015 from the Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is K color, VS2 clarity, with excellent polish and excellent symmetry  Christie's. MAGNIFICENT JEWELS, 14 April 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza 

Kintsugi(金継ぎ) technique is a very Japanese concept. It is also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い). Both refer to an ancient method used to repair broken pottery. Whether it is a special gift, an expensive purchase, or something you got on a whim, when we use the vessels for a long time, they develop a character, and we can become quite attached to them. These objects survive regular use, moves, and spring cleanings. The longer we have them, the closer we bond with them. They are the truly loved ones. And when it cracks or... [Lire la suite]

A superb crystal brushwasher and its original maki-e carved lacquer stand, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period. Estimate 5,000,000 — 7,000,000 HKD (570,079 - 798,111 EUR). Unsold. Photo Sotheby's of oval section, the transparent quartz with straight sides tapering towards the base, the rim evenly divided into ten lobes, all supported on a short straight footring, the oval-sectioned reticulated stand lacquered dark brown, after Japanese maki-e lacquer of the period, the flat-top... [Lire la suite]

Lot 118. An exceptional and extremely rare gilt-copper double box and cover, Mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735);  17.9 cm., 7 in. Estimate 12,000,000 — 15,000,000 HKD (1,368,190 - 1,710,238 EUR). Lot sold 14,480,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's superbly cast in the form of two conjoined circular tiered boxes, comprising a bottom tray surmounted by a smaller one and a cover of corresponding form, the sides of the trays decorated in relief with two... [Lire la suite]

Mark Rothko (1903–1970), No. 46 [Black, Ochre, Red Over Red], 1957. Oil on canvas, 252.73 × 207.01 × 4.45 cm Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Panza Collection.  PARIS - L’exposition Les Clefs d’une passion (1er avril – 6 juillet 2015), troisième étape de l’inauguration de la Fondation Louis Vuitton, affirme les principes qui sont à l’origine de son engagement. Elle présente une sélection d’œuvres majeures de la première moitié du XXe siècle qui ont posé les bases de la modernité. Ces œuvres ont en commun... [Lire la suite]

Lot 105. A rare blue glass vase, Wheel-cut mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735);  13.5 cm., 5 1/4  in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD (68,410 - 91,213 EUR). Lot sold 812,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's of archaistic hu form, the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted neck and flared mouthrim, the base of the neck bordered with a raised band, the splayed foot encircled with an indented border, the concave base wheel-cut with a... [Lire la suite]