16 mai 2015

Sautoir perles fines, perles de culture et diamants, vers 1870. Estimate €100,000 – €150,000 ($68,373 - $91,164). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Formé d'un rang de perles fines, de perles de culture et de perles de semence, 73 cm., le fermoir ponctué de deux diamants taille ancienne, monture en argent et or, poids brut: 43.70 gr., vers 1870 Accompagné d'un certificat du Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie (LFG) no. 309633 en date du 13 avril 2015 attestant que 45 perles sur 59 sont d'origine... [Lire la suite]

Broche Art Déco émeraudes de Colombie et diamants, par Van Cleef & Arpels, vers 1920. Estimate €100,000 – €150,000 ($113,955 - $170,933). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Ornée d'une émeraude octogonale pesant environ 5.7 carats épaulée de chaque côté d'un diamant rectangulaire à pans coupés pesant environ 3.14 et 3.37 carats, d'une émeraude rectangulaire pesant environ 0.60 carat et d'un diamant triangulaire, monture en platine, poinçons français, poids brut: 13.40 gr., vers 1920. Signée... [Lire la suite]

Bague 7.86 carats diamant rectangulaire à pans coupés. Estimate €100,000 – €150,000 ($113,955 - $170,933). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Ornée d'un diamant rectangulaire à pans coupés pesant environ 7.86 carats épaulé de chaque côté d'un diamant baguette, monture en platine, poinçon français, poids brut: 5.20 gr. Accompagnée d'un certificat du Gemological Institute of America (GIA) no. 5172075139 en date du 17 mars 2015 attestant que le diamant est de couleur G, pureté VVS2 Christie's. PARIS... [Lire la suite]

Broche perle fine et diamants, travail de la fin du XIXème siècle. Estimate €200,000 – €300,000  ($227,910 - $341,866). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Formée d'un motif de feuilles stylisées serti de diamants taille ancienne dont deux plus important de forme coussin et marquise retenant en pampille une perle fine baroque mesurant environ 15.27-15.49 x 18.06, mm. et pesant environ 124.87 grains, monture en argent et or 9K, poids brut: 15.50 gr., travail de la fin du XIXème siècle  Accompagnée d'un... [Lire la suite]

Bague 8.20 carats Type IIa diamant, par Harry Winston. Estimate €300,000 – €500,000 ($341,866 - $569,776). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Ornée d'un diamant rectangulaire à pans coupés pesant environ 8.20 carats épaulé de chaque côté d'un diamant baguette, monture en platine, poids brut: 6.65 gr. Porte le poinçon de Jacques Timey pour Harry Winston Accompagnée d'un certificat et d'une lettre du Gemological Institute of America (GIA) no. 5172084828 en date du 27 mars 2015 attestant que le diamant est de... [Lire la suite]

An extremely rare junyao lavender blue glazed teabowl with cover, Northern Song Dynasty (AD960-1127). Estimate HKD200,000 - 280,000 (TWD810,000 - 1,134,000) (USD25,800 - 36,100). Photo courtesy Ravenel. The entire teabowl is covered with lavender blue glaze of a particularly bright color, and comes with a snugly fitting cover. The round foot has a finish of protective glaze typically seen in top-grade Junyao ware. At the rims of the bowl and cover, the opaque glaze is slightly thinner, revealing the ocher body underneath.... [Lire la suite]

A very rare yueyao celadon box with cover, Five Dynasties (AD907-960). Estimate HKD150,000 - 200,000 (TWD607,000 - 810,000) (USD19,300 - 25,800). Photo courtesy Ravenel. The cover of this box, which fits snugly onto the bottom part, is very slightly arched. Below the edge of the cover's flat top a protruding decorative line runs all around. Box and lid have a smooth surface without any decorative designs. At the rims and the bottom of the foot the yellow-brown ceramic body is visible, but the rest of the object is covered... [Lire la suite]

A very rare dingyao bowl, Northern Sony Dynasty (AD 960-1127). Estimate HKD250,000 - 350,000 (TWD1,012,000 - 1,417,000) (USD32,200 - 45,100) Photo Ravenel. This bowl has a wide, slightly flaring mouth, curved belly, and round foot. The faintly visible lines wrapping around the outer wall are not decorations, but traces of the casting process. The vessel is completely covered with white glaze, except for the round foot, where the ceramic body is visible, also of a pure white color and smoothly worked. This bowl is... [Lire la suite]

A rare junyao censor with lavender blue glaze, Song or Jin Dynasty (AD960-1234). Estimate HKD400,000 - 500,000 (TWD1,619,000 - 2,024,000) (USD51,600 - 64,500). Photo courtesy Ravenel. This censor has a thick body, a mouth with a lipped edge, a short neck, and a round belly. It is completely covered in a sky blue glaze, with the exception of the three feet on which the vessel rests. The glaze shows fine crackling from rim to base, and the finish is thinner on top of the mouth, revealing the brown color of the ceramic... [Lire la suite]

A very rare and small yaozhou black glazed censor, Jin Dynasty (AD1115-1234). Estimate HKD120,000 - 160,000 (TWD486,000 - 648,000) (USD15,500 - 20,600) Photo Ravenel. This censor has a lipped rim, a straight neck, and a rounded belly, and it rests on three feet. The entire vessel has a black glaze finish, inside and out. The finish is thinner at the edges, partly revealing the russet colored body. The glaze was allowed to run during the manufacturing process, and is therefore somewhat thinner around the rim and neck, and... [Lire la suite]