15 octobre 2015

A 7.11 carats fancy intense yellowish green diamond and diamond ring (Estimate $250,000 – $350,000) & A 6.33 carats diamond ring (Estimate $160,000 – $220,000). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 A 7.11 carats fancy intense yellowish green diamond and diamond ring. Estimate $250,000 – $350,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Set with a pear modified brilliant-cut fancy intense yellowish green diamond, weighing approximately 7.11 carats, within a circular-cut pink... [Lire la suite]

Two diamond and colored diamond flower brooches, by David Webb. Estimate $60,000 – $80,000.Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each designed as a circular-cut diamond and yellow diamond calla lily, to the interchangeable circular and marquise-cut diamond and yellow diamond pistils, 4 3/4 ins., mounted in platinum and 18k gold. Signed David Webb (diamond brooch); signed Webb for David Webb (yellow diamond brooch)With Certificate of Authenticity from David Webb Christie's. IMPORTANT JEWELS, 20 October... [Lire la suite]

An enamel and diamond 'serpenti' watch bracelet, by Bulgari. Estimate $100,000 – $150,000.Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Designed as a burgundy and green enamel scaled coiling serpent bracelet, the head with pear-shaped diamond eyes, opening to reveal a watch, with mechanical movement and circular dial, mounted in 18k gold, in a Bulgari black leather pouch. Signed Bulgari, dial signed Vacheron-Constantin Geneve and Bulgari Christie's. IMPORTANT JEWELS, 20 October 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

A diamond necklace, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate $150,000 – $250,000.Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Designed as a marquise, circular and pear-shaped diamond cluster tapered band, with pendant hoop, 14 ins., mounted in platinum, in a Van Cleef & Arpels brown suede envelope case. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 54540 Christie's. IMPORTANT JEWELS, 20 October 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

A pair of diamond ear pendants, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate $100,000 – $150,000.Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each detachable pendant suspending a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 3.31 carats and 2.85 carats, enhanced by circular and pear-shaped diamonds, to the circular, pear and marquise-cut cluster surmount, 2 1/8 ins., mounted in platinum. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, N.Y., no. 47299 Christie's. IMPORTANT JEWELS, 20 October 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

A diamond and kunzite spider brooch, by David Webb. Estimate $30,000 – $50,000.Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Designed as a circular and baguette-cut diamond flexible spider, centering upon a cushion-cut kunzite, 4 1/2 ins., mounted in platinum. Signed Webb for David WebbWith Certificate of Authenticity from David Webb Christie's. IMPORTANT JEWELS, 20 October 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza

A pair of Burma and Ceylon sapphire and diamond ear pendants, by David Webb. Estimate $125,000 – $170,000.Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Each suspending a detachable circular-cut diamond and graduated sapphire bead triple tassel, to the surmount set with an oval-cut cabochon sapphire, weighing approximately 30.43 and 28.42 carats, within a two-row circular-cut diamond surround, 3 1/2 ins., mounted in platinum and 18k white gold. Signed Webb for David Webb With Certificate of Authenticity from David Webb ... [Lire la suite]

A 6.46 carats Type IIa diamond ring, by Van Cleef & Arpels (Estimate $350,000 – $450,000) and A 20.97 carats Burma sapphire and diamond ring Estimate $150,000 – $200,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 A 6.46 carats Type IIa diamond ring, by Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate $350,000 – $450,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 Set with an oval brilliant-cut diamond, weighing approximately 6.46 carats, flanked on either side by a pear-shaped diamond, ring size 6 1/2,... [Lire la suite]

Kim Jungman, Pillars of East, 260 cm X 468 cm, Zhangjiajie, China, 2013.  KIM JUNG-MAN 김중만, 金重晩. Né en 1954 à Ch'ŏrwŏn (Cheorwon) La jeunesse de Kim Jung-Man est marquée très tôt par le dépaysement et un déplacement du regard. Adolescent, il suit en effet son père médecin jusque dans les banlieues rurales du Burkina Faso. Dans cette ancienne colonie française, il commence à apprendre en autodidacte la langue de Molière, ce qui lui permet peu après de rejoindre l'Hexagone. Il étudie la peinture à l'Ecole nationale... [Lire la suite]

Paris in the fog, 1948. Yale Joel photography, 1940s-60s