5 décembre 2015

Michelle Dockery dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey" Allen Leech et Michelle Dockery dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey" Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode et Allen Leech dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey" Michelle Dockery et Maggie Smith dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey" Michelle Dockery dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey" Michelle Dockery et Matthew Goode dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey" Matthew Goode dans la saison 6 de "Downton Abbey"  Allen Leech, Brendan Coyle, Hugh Bonneville et Kevin Doyle dans... [Lire la suite]

Romilly Saumarez Smith, Gertrude’s Jewel, 2013. Photo: Lucinda Douglas-Menzies NORWICH.- Newfoundland is an exhibition of work by contemporary jeweller Romilly Saumarez Smith and artist Verdi Yahooda. Each of the 70+ pieces in the exhibition are unique and have at their core Roman, Anglo-Saxon or Medieval metalwork, dropped or discarded hundreds of years ago. In 2011, Romilly became fascinated by the amazing availability of these antique objects, which she discovered on eBay – the finds of metal... [Lire la suite]

Hermès 30cm Matte White Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin Bag with Palladium Hardware. Estimate: $80,000 - $100,000. Photo  Heritage Auctions DALLAS, TX.- An Hermès 30cm Matte White Himalayan Nilo Crocodile Birkin Bag, with Palladium Hardware, considered the pinnacle of Birkin bags, is expected to bring $80,000+ when it crosses the block on Dec. 8. 2015, as the top lot in Heritage Auctions' Holiday Luxury Accessories Signature® Auction. "Known the world over as a Holy Grail handbag, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2824. A Henan russet-splashed twin-handled jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th century. Estimate HK$240,000-400,000 ($32,000-52,000). Unsold. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 spreading foot and towards the collar-like neck with lipped mouth. The exterior is covered with a lustrous black glaze liberally splashed in russet that thins to more of a caramel colour on the pair of loop handles and stops above the foot exposing the greyish-white body. The inside of the neck is glazed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2825. A very rare Jizhou tixi-style painted meiping, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century;8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) high. Estimate HK$1,000,000 - HK$1,500,000 ($129,636 - $194,454). Price Realized HK$2,920,000 ($378,537). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The slender oviform body is painted with an overall pattern of ruyi-shaped panels enclosing connecting spirals in a creamy coffee brown glaze, simulating tixi lacquer. The narrow neck is further decorated with a key-fret... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2823. A large Henan russet-painted black-glazed wine jar, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Estimate HK$300,000 - HK$500,000 ($38,891 - $64,818). Price Realized HK$300,000 ($38,891). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The high shouldered body is surmounted by a ribbed neck below an everted mouth rim. It is decorated in bold brush strokes with three abstract phoenix of russet-brown tone, reserved against a black ground that stops above the narrow foot exposing the buff body. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2821. An 'oil spot' black-glazed shallow bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). EstimateHK$1,000,000 - HK$1,500,000 ($129,636 - $194,454). Price Realized HK$2,440,000 ($316,312). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bowl with wide flared sides is covered inside and out in a lustrous black glaze suffused with a dense pattern of fine silver 'oil spots', ending in an irregular line above the neatly cut foot ring to expose the pale grey stoneware. 4 5/8 in. (11.9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2820. A superb Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate HK$1,000,000 - HK$1,500,000 ($129,636 - $194,454). Price Realized HK$2,440,000 ($316,312). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bowl is heavily potted with deep rounded sides rising to a waisted neck and a vertical mouth, supported on a short straight foot. It is covered inside and out with a lustrous black glaze finely streaked with iridescent 'hare's fur' markings that stops irregularly above the foot exposing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2818. A very rare Jizhou leaf-decorated conical tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate HK$800,000 - HK$1,200,000 ($103,709 - $155,563). Price Realized HK$937,500 ($121,534). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015 The bowl is delicately potted with wide flared sides. The interior is decorated near the centre with the gossamer imprint of a brownish-buff leaf against a dark-brown glaze that thins to an amber colour at the rim and ends above the shallow ring foot exposing the buff body. 6 3/8 in.... [Lire la suite]

Sarah Moon: Fashion 9 Yohji Yamamoto, 1996 © Sarah Moon HAMBURG.- With a special focus on the film works, for the first time ever the oeuvre of the photographer Sarah Moon is being presented as a retrospective in the House of Photography at theDeichtorhallen. Some 350 photographs and five films allow visitors to immerse themselves in Sarah Moon’s magical world.  Sarah Moon: The Birnbaum, 1992 © Sarah Moon Born in 1941, the photographer grew up in England and France. After working in Paris as a model for several years,... [Lire la suite]