1 mai 2016

Lot 62. A finely enamelled famille verte baluster vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £700 - 1,000 (€900 - 1,300). Photo Bonhams. With flaring neck, brightly enamelled with water fowl amongst densely flowering, leafy lotus stems, the reverse inscribed with a poem, the shoulder with four blossom sprays on a leafy, whorl pattern ground. 18.5cm (7.1/4in) high.  Provenance: Hancock, 37, Bury Street, St. James's, S.W.1 (label). Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST... [Lire la suite]

Lot 59. A pair of fine famille verte oviform jars, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 (€2,600 - 3,800). Photo Bonhams. Each skilfully enamelled with a terraced garden with a peony tree, bamboo issuing from rockwork, birds in flight and butterflies, with a charming scene of a cat observing a bird on a red perch hanging from a branch, a ruyi head border at the shoulder, hard wood covers and stands. Each: 22cm (8 5/8in) high (6). Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST... [Lire la suite]

Lot 57. Three matched famille verte bottle vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £1,200 - 1,500 (€1,500 - 1,900). Photo Bonhams. Each enamelled with rectangular cartouches enclosing the 'Hundred Antiques', flowers and rockwork arrangements, interspersed with floral sprigs. The largest: 19cm (7 1/2in) high (3).  Provenance: Hancock, 37, Bury Street, St. James's, S.W.1 (label). Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

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Lot 111. A pair of 10.95 and 10.62 carats briolette-cut Colombian emerald and diamond earrings. Estimate CHF230,000 – CHF350,000 ($236,534 - $359,943). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 Each briolette-cut emerald drop, weighing approximately 10.95 and 10.62 carats, to the marquise-cut diamond cluster cap and cluster surmount with baguette-cut diamond ribbon detail, 5.3 cm, mounted in platinum and gold Accompanied by report no. CS1072698 A and B dated 13 January 2016 from the AGL American Gemological Laboratories stating... [Lire la suite]

Lot 74. A 64.18 carats Colombian emerald, diamond and pearl pendant necklace. Estimate CHF300,000 – CHF400,000 ($308,523 - $411,364). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 The emerald detachable pendant, weighing approximately 64.18 carats, with diamond-set cap, to the diamond and pearl flowerhead surmount and cable-link chain, pendant 6.0 cm, chain 46.0 cm, mounted in platinum Accompanied by report no. CS1073386 dated 14 March 2016 from the AGL American Gemological Laboratories stating that the origin of the emerald... [Lire la suite]

Lot 54. A pair of 21.17 and 20.57 carats Burma sapphire and Colombian emerald earrings, by Meister. Estimate CHF330,000 – CHF500,000 ($339,375 - $514,205). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 Each detachable pear-shaped cabochon sapphire drop, weighing approximately 21.17 and 20.57 carats, to the octagonal step-cut emerald surmount, weighing approximately 1.96 and 1.92 carats, 3.0 cm, mounted in gold, in grey Meister case. With maker's mark EM for Meister Accompanied by report no. 74930 dated 11 June 2014... [Lire la suite]

Lot 58. A matched pair of famille verte 'floral roundel' bottle vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £2,000 - 4,000 (€2,600 - 5,100). Photo Bonhams. Each globular bottle with a tall narrow neck, finely enamelled to the exterior with floral roundels amongst a leafy meander, the shoulder with a foliate border, the mouth with a cell diaper band, the bases with an under-glaze blue 'G' mark. The largest: 25cm (9 3/4in) high (2). Provenance: Hancock, 37, Bury Street, St. James's, S.W.1 (label).Heseltine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 50. An associated pair of famille verte bottle vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £1,500 - 1,800 (€1,900 - 2,300). Photo Bonhams. Decorated with panels of precious objects, and flowering plants issuing from pierced rockwork, the flaring necks with bulbous mid-sections, decorated with floral panels, within geometric and ruyi pattern borders. 25.5cm (10in) and 24.7cm (9.3/4in) high. (2). Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Lot 49. A pair of famille verte quatre-lobed vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £2,500 - 3,000 (€3,200 - 3,800). Photo Bonhams. The bodies painted with panels of striding mythical beasts on rocky riverbanks, ducks and birds beneath overhanging flowering branches, the necks flanked by ruyi form handles and painted with peony stems issuing from rockwork and scattered flowerheads, the feet with single lotus stems. 29.2cm (11.1/2in) high. (2). Bonhams. AUCTION 23541: ASIAN ART, 10:30 BST... [Lire la suite]