2 juillet 2015

Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1948. Robe de grand soir drapée en satin duchesse midnight blue. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 €. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Garde-robe de Mademoiselle Cécile de Rothschild. Note: Modèle comparable conservé dans les collections du Kyoto Costume Institute, reproduit dans:Marie-Andrée Jouve, Balenciaga, Editions du Regard, Paris, 2011, p. 51. Fashion, une histoire de la Mode au XXème siècle, Taschen, 2012, p. 176. Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1948. A... [Lire la suite]

Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1950. Tailleur "Pont" en ottoman noir. Estimation 4,500 — 5,500 €. Photo: Sotheby's. Balenciaga Haute Couture 1950, A black ottoman suit with curvaceous lines, ‘Pont’ model, owned by Madame Pauline de Rothschild Note: Modèle comparable reproduit dans : Hommage à Balenciaga, Musée historique des tissus de Lyon, Editions Herscher, Lyon, 1985, p. 23.Marie-Andrée Jouve, Balenciaga, Editions du regard, Paris, 2011. Pauline de Rothschild portant un modèle... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white goblet, circa 1690. Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 (€1,400 - 2,100). Photo: Bonhams. A rare goblet and cover, the domed cover with knopped finial on a deep bowl raised on a baluster stem and painted with scrolling chrysanthemum, marked to the recessed base with an artemesia leaf, 25cm high Note: For a similar example see Christies Vung Tau Cargo sale, Amsterdam, 7th April 1992, lot 1. Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A Kraak blue and white saucer dish, 17th century. Estimate £400 - 600 (€560 - 850). Photo: Bonhams. Freely painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a confronting dragon, the broad flaring rim with eight lotus-lappet panels variously enclosing Buddhist emblems and sunflowers, divided by narrow panels of pendant Buddhist emblems reserved on trellis-diaper grounds, the exterior with stylised lotus-lappets, 32.5cm diameter Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A large Arita somestsuke charger, circa 1700. Estimate £300 - 500 (€420 - 710). Photo: Bonhams. The circular dish, influenced by Chinese transitional wares, with central scene of a farmer and cows crossing a bridge within panelled borders featuring figures and stylised foliage, (cracked and repaired), 55cm diameter Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A large Arita somestsuke charger, circa 1700. Estimate £500 - 700 (€710 - 990). Photo: Bonhams. The well depicting birds around a lotus pond within an arcaded border featuring flower designs spaced by a fish scale ground, 53cm diameter Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

The Frederiksen Collection. Photo: Bonhams. EAST JUTLAND.- Bonhams announces the single-owner sale, the Frederiksen Collection. Based in Denmark, the collection consists of 48 rare and iconic motor cars, all offered at an auction taking place at the home of owner, Danish gentleman, Mr. Henrik Frederiksen. The sale features predominantly pre-war motor cars, built by some of the worlds most exclusive manufacturers, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz, Lagonda and Maybach.  The Frederiksen... [Lire la suite]