3 juillet 2015

Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1958. Robe du soir en satin duchesse d'abraham, bustier brodé d'œillets. Estimation 3,500 — 4,500 €. Photo: Sotheby's. Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1958. A Black duchesse satin empire line evening gown embroidered with carnations Sotheby's. Rencontres Couture à Paris de la Collection Didier Ludot, 8 juillet 2015 

Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1965. Manteau en drap de laine noir bordé de vison blanc. Estimation 3,500 — 4,500 €. Photo: Sotheby's. Provenance: Garde-robe de Madame Mona Bismarck. Désespérée à l'annonce de la fermeture de la maison Balenciaga en 1968 Mona Bismarck s’enferma 8 jours dans son hôtel particulier de l’avenue de New York pour pleurer à l'idée que personne ne puisse plus l'habiller. Balenciaga Haute Couture, 1965. A black wool evening coat trimmed in white mink, from the... [Lire la suite]

A Guanyao-type saucer dish, 18th-19th century. Estimate £800 - 1,200 (€1,100 - 1,700). Photo Bonhams. The circular dish with gently curving sides all under a very pale bluish-green glaze exhibiting characteristic dark brown primary and pale brown secondary wide crackle, 27.5cm diameter Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A sang-de-boeuf brush pot, 18th-19th century. Estimate £1,000 - 1,500 (€1,400 - 2,100). Photo Bonhams. Of plain cylindrical form and covered with a thick glaze which pools just above the foot rim, the base unglazed save for a central circular recess, 17.5cm high Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

Hemmerle brown patinated copper ring in white gold, with rubellite and spinels (£POA). Masterpiece London 2015, stand B33 Hemmerle  Earrings crafted out of garnets, copper, white gold - Munich, 2014. Masterpiece London 2015, stand B33 Hemmerle earrings crafted out of natural pearls, diamonds, copper, white gold. Masterpiece London 2015, stand B33  Hemmerle ring crafted out of diamond, bronze, white gold. Masterpiece London 2015, stand B33  Hemmerle earrings crafted out of diamonds,... [Lire la suite]

Raqib Shaw, Trio III, 2014. Bronze with Renaissance Patina, 22.7 kg. 48 x 40 x 29,5 cm. Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg, © Raqib Shaw A première vue, les nouvelles sculptures de Raqib Shaw, scrupuleusement exécutées selon la méthode traditionnelle de la fonte à la cire perdue à la prestigieuse fonderie d'art londonienne AB Foundry, ressemblent aux bronzes du maniérisme tardif. Un examen plus attentif révèle que ces hommes aux formes impeccablement polies, qui dansent, se débattent et se contorsionnent en... [Lire la suite]

A Longquan celadon glazed stoneware jar, Ming Dynasty. Estimate £800 - 1,200 (€1,100 - 1,700). Photo Bonhams. Thickly potted with a short neck, the compressed globular body surrounded by bands of carved peony and leaf scrolls above stylized lotus petals, and with all over translucent olive green glaze the unglazed foot pad burnt a cinnamon brown, 16.2cm high Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A Longquan celadon circular dish, Ming Dynasty. Estimate £600 - 800 (€840 - 1,100). Photo Bonhams. The barbed rim above a lobed cavetto further engraved with foliage around a well with engraved diaper work, the olive green glaze covering all surfaces except a large cinnamon-burnt firing ring within the base, wood display stand, 36.5cm diameter Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A Longquan celadon glazed octagonal dish, Ming Dynasty. Estimate £600 - 800 (€840 - 1,100). Photo Bonhams. Its everted walls carved with flower sprays framed by combed lines and the well with a quatrefoil combed panel around diaper, its exterior walls combed and incised with repeat leaf shapes, the olive green glaze covering all surfaces except a large cinnamon-burnt firing ring within the base, wood display stand, 33cm wide Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 8 Jul 2015 11:00 BST - EDINBURGH

A magnificent neo-classical gold fringe necklace by Eugene Fontenay, Paris, circa 1875. Wartski at Masterpiece London 2015, stand C1. A Pair of Antique Gold Earrings. French. Circa 1880. Wartski at Masterpiece London 2015, stand C1. in the form of pails suspended on movable gold chains from well wheel pulleys, the yellow gold pails finely chased to represent wooden staves, bound by platinum hoops.  A Gold, Enamel and Gem-Set Frame by Carl Fabergé. Workmaster: Johann Victor Aarne, St.... [Lire la suite]