15 septembre 2015

Lot 1742. Rare 10.62 carats Burmese Mogok Ruby, Diamond and Onyx 'Panthère' Ring, Monture Cartier. Estimate 18,000,000 — 25,000,000 HKD (2,109,549 - 2,929,929 EUR). Lot sold 20,480,000 HKD (2,354,298 EUR). Photo Sotheby's Designed as a panther with a head that swivels, the body pavé-set with numerous circular-cut diamonds together weighing approximately 2.00 carats, flecked by onyx, highlighted by a cushion-shaped ruby weighing 10.62 carats, accented by... [Lire la suite]

A pair of doucai 'Carp' bowls, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 10,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's each rising from a short foot to rounded sides, painted to the exterior with two  carp amongst swirling waves below a band of clouds and radiating sun, a flowering peach tree with iron-red blooms growing beside a rock amid swirling waves, all between double line borders, the interior of each with peach blossoms amid waves, apocryphal Chenghua marks in underglaze blue (2) - Diameter 7... [Lire la suite]

Lot 289. A large pair of famille-verte 'Phoenix' jars and covers, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period.  Height 23 1/2  in., 59.7 cm. Estimate 35,000 — 55,000 USD. Lot sold 47,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's 2015 each stoutly potted of baluster form, well-painted with a pair of phoenix perched on rockwork issuing lavish leafy peony blooms, the fitted domed cover with pointed knop and painted with a pair of sparrows and further flowers emerging from rockwork, all boldly rendered in underglaze blue with... [Lire la suite]

Important Pair of Natural Pearl and Diamond Pendent Earrings. Estimate 18,000,000 — 22,000,000 HKD (2,109,549 - 2,578,337 EUR). Photo Sotheby's Each suspending a natural pearl drop measuring approximately 13.84 – 15.28 x 22.00mm and 13.25 – 14.20 x 23.10mm respectively, surmounted by a button shaped natural pearl measuring approximately 10.55 – 10.60 x 9.00mm and 11.00 – 11.05 x 8.80mm respectively, decorated with millegrain-set rose-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum and white gold. ... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white Ming-style 'Lianzi' bowl, Qing dynasty, early 18th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's with high rounded sides, standing on a small slightly tapering foot enclosing a convex conical base, the exterior painted with upright lappets interlinked with delicate pomegranate silhouettes, between key-fret borders, the interior with a central quatrefoil within key-fret and interlinked trefoil, the rim with a classic scroll - Diameter 4 1/8  in., 10.5 cm ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 297. A rare famille-rose 'Peony' moonflask, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century.  Height 12 1/4  in., 31.5 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 118,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's  well potted with gently rounded sides, the flattened circular body rising from an unglazed footrim to a cylindrical neck flanked by a pair of ridged handles, painted in thick enamels with a central peony head on each side radiating leafy stems bearing further blossoms, the enamels incised to... [Lire la suite]

Rare 5.24 carats Fancy Intense Pink Diamond and Diamond Ring. Estimate 25,500,000 — 30,000,000 HKD (2,988,527 - 3,515,915 EUR). Photo Sotheby's Centring on a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut fancy intense pink diamond weighing 5.24 carats, flanked by two trapeze-shaped diamonds, mounted in 18 karat white gold. Ring size: 5½ Accompanied by GIA report numbered 2173049775, dated 4 March 2015, stating that the 5.24 carat diamond is natural, Fancy Intense Pink colour,... [Lire la suite]

A blue and white 'soft-paste' 'cong' vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 12,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's the square-sectioned archaic form with each corner of molded square panels enclosing a horizontal rib, reserved on a underglaze blue floral scroll ground, divided by vertical rectangular panels painted with three central flowerheads against further foliate scroll, supported on a short circular foot with a narrow diaper border, the tapering neck with a spearhead band - Height 15... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. A large blue and white 'Landscape' vase, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Height 16 1/2  in., 42 cm. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Photo Sotheby's 2015 sturdily potted of ovoid form, vividly painted in underglaze-blue in the finely stippled and penciled 'Master of the Rocks' style, depicting a central pavilion surrounded by weeping willow trees and towering mountains with scholars wandering along paths, nearby a farmer laboring in a field, and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1862. Impressive and Rare 27.91 carats Mogok, Burmese Ruby, Diamond and Natural Pearl Bracelet. Estimate 32,000,000 — 45,000,000 HKD (3,678,590 — 5,173,017 EUR). Lot sold 29,880,000 HKD (3,434,884 EUR).  Photo Sotheby's Centring on an antique cushion-shaped ruby weighing 27.91 carats, surrounded by twelve old mine-cut diamonds together weighing approximately 11.50 carats, completed by five strands of graduated natural pearls measuring... [Lire la suite]