5 janvier 2016

“In Full Flower” by Irving Penn, Vogue US, April 1995

Yohji Yamamoto straw hat with clear plastic overlay, Vogue 2004. Photographed by Irving Penn

A Heritage in Bloom diamond necklace by Wallace Chan. Price about $ 200,000,000. Designed by Chinese jeweller Wallace Chan, A Heritage in Bloom became the most expensive diamond necklace in the world when it was unveiled in September 2015. Set with an incredible 11,551 diamonds weighing a total of 383.40cts, the design is inspired by Chinese culture and features symbolic figures such as bats and butterflies. Chan was asked to create the necklace by Hong Kong-based jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook, who bought the famous Cullinan... [Lire la suite]

Waistcoat, 1785. Brown silk satin, embroidered with floral motifs and figurative scenes in white and green, fabric-covered and embroidered buttons.

Waistcoat, France, 1775-1780. Cream silk embroidered with floral motifs and floral sprays in red.

Waistcoat, 1781. Cream silk satin embroidered with floral sprays and naturalistic floral motifs in multicoloured silk thread.

Waistcoat, 1774-1789. Cream silk satin embroidered with floral motifs and leafs in gold and silver metal thread.

Waistcoat, 1787. Green silk satin embroidered with floral motifs and figurative scenes in beige tones.

Waistcoat, 1780-1800. Gold figured silk satin with green silk thread embroidery, fabric-covered buttons.

Lot 2472. An underglaze blue and iron-decorated water dropper in the form of the Geumgang Mountains, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Sold for US$ 10,000 (€9,305). Photo Bonhams Of irregular oval silhouette displaying two opposing Buddhist shrines nestled amid finger-like peaks that also disguise an air hole at the top and a tiny water spot to one side, the surfaces colored with iron and cobalt washes beneath a glaze of pale blue-green hue that intensifies in color where thickly pooled, the glaze also covering the recessed... [Lire la suite]