30 décembre 2015

House of Worth, Jean-Philippe Worth, Evening coat, 1901. Silk, fur. Length at CB: 60 in. (152.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Edith Gardiner, 1926 (2009.300.64) © 2000–2015 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  This is an iconic coat of the House of Worth. The construction is meant to emphasize the textile in the most dramatic way and would have been custom made for the House. The House of Worth was founded with an interest in... [Lire la suite]

A Maison Worth cut velvet evening coat, 1901 and altered in the 1920s. Photo Kerry Taylor Auctions. A Maison Worth cut velvet evening coat, 1901 and altered in the 1920s. un-labelled, of deep crimson velvet woven with ribbon scrolls and blooms, edged in white fox and lined in ivory silk, chest 92cm, 36in For a similar Worth mantle in green see 'The Opulent Era' by Elizabeth Ann Coleman colour plate 23, published by Thames & Hudson and the Brooklyn Museum. Jean Philippe Worth was the chief designer at this period. Kerry... [Lire la suite]

Lot 288. A large Chinese 'famille-verte' 'Province' dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. gilt and enamelled at the centre with the coat-of-arms of Luxenburgh, framed by two pairs of birds in flight amidst peony and chrysanthemum blooms, the well and rim with shaped panels variously enclosing scholars in landscapes, pairs of birds and fish, all reserved on an underglaze-blue diaper ground - 47cm., 18 1/2 in. PROPERTY OF THE DIOCESE HAARLEM-AMSTERDAM, REMOVED... [Lire la suite]

Lot 289. A pair of large Chinese 'famille-verte' 'Province' dishes, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. each gilt and enamelled at the centre, one with the coat-of-arms of Vlaanderen, the other with the coat-of-arms of Nameur, framed by two pairs of birds in flight amidst peony and chrysanthemum blooms, the well and rim with shaped panels variously enclosing scholars in landscapes, pairs of birds and fish, all reserved on an underglaze-blue diaper... [Lire la suite]

Lot 290. A matched set of twelve Chinese 'famille-verte' 'Province' plates, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 25,000 — 40,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. each gilt and enamelled at the centre with the coat-of-arms of a Province, framed by two pairs of birds in flight amidst peony and chrysanthemum blooms, the lobed well and foliate rim with lappet-shaped panels variously enclosing figures and vases of flowers, all reserved on a foliate diaper ground, comprising of five medium sized dishes and... [Lire la suite]

Ornement de corsage fabriqué par Boucheron. Lapis, corail, jade et diamants monture en or exécuté pour l'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs de Paris en 1925.

René Boivin. Années 1960. Bracelet "Sao". Photo Pierre Bergé & Associés. Bracelet  rigide ouvert formé de l'iscription "Sao" serti de diamants brillantés. La monture en or jaune 18 kts rehaussée de lignes d'aigues-marines. Signé. Travail français. Le mot Sao signifie "Saint" en brésilien. Lot 85 - Invendu Pierre Bergé & Associés. Bijoux anciens. Mardi 16 décembre 2008

René Lalique. Années 1908-1912. Collier draperie représentant une frise de papillons en pâte de verre bleue montés à fond. Photo Pierre Bergé & Associés. Ils sont retenus par des motifs volutes en or émaillé violet retenant des fruits stylisés en pâte de verre. Il est rehaussé de huit améthystes ovales en sertissure. Monture en or vert et rose 18 kts. Signature et poinçon de Maître. Dans son écrin d'origine marqué Lalique, Place Vendôme 24, Paris. Lot 17. Résultat : 200000 € Pierre Bergé &... [Lire la suite]

Rare Ram’s head cuff bracelet and ring with 18ct yellow gold rams head with carved ebony horns by Van Cleef and Arpels, New York, c.1965 (Hancock’s)

  A finger ring by René Lalique in yellow gold, each side centred by a carved ivory face, the ring is surmounted by a cabochon emerald, the setting of the stone formed and enamelled to resemble a crown, the subject’s hair sensuously tumbles down the deeply engraved shoulders, the top of the shoulders are decorated with overlapping engraved leaves filled with black enamel. (Wartski)