14 janvier 2016

Portrait of a young Mongolian prince (c) corbisimages.com 

A Mongolian Aristocrat, ca. 1933 - 1937

Mongolian nobility, time of Bogd Khan VIII government (1911-1924)

Harry Winston. The Purple-Pink Sapphire and Diamond Necklace featuring the remarkably rare 65.32 carat Purple-Pink Sapphire.

Bronze mirror with scalloped edge, four birds and arabesques, Warring States Period, 500-200 BCE, d 18.4cm × h 1.0cm. AK-MAK-29. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The patina is pale and livid. Bronze mirror with scalloped edge and rosettes, Warring States Period, 500-200 BCE, d 9.8cm × h 0.5cm. AK-MAK-28. On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1972. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The patina is bright green and brown. ... [Lire la suite]

René Lalique, Brooch in the form of a court jester, Paris, ca. 1897 - ca. 1899, gold, litho stone, and baroque pearl enamel; h 7.2 cm × 5 cm b. BK-1969-25. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. René Lalique, Hairpin in the form of two arms Viburnum, Paris, ca. 1902 - ca. 1903, horn, gold and diamonds; H 15.5 cm × 7.6 cm b. BK-1987-2. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Hair comb horn, gold and diamonds. The crest is inspired by Japanese models and is shaped like two branches of a shrub with flowers... [Lire la suite]

Picasso’s 1931 sculpture Bust of a Woman. NEW YORK - A sculpture of Pablo Picasso’s mistress and model, Marie-Therese Walter, on view in a current exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, has leaped into the limelight with a court battle over ownership. Picasso’s 1931 sculpture Bust of a Woman was purchased by gallery owner Larry Gagosian, according to a court filing, for $106 million last year and he says a new buyer is ready to acquire the work from him. Gagosian's deal is threatened by Pelham... [Lire la suite]