25 mai 2016

Lot 2065. An important 10.58 carats, D colour, VVS2 clarity circular-cut diamond ring. Estimate HK$6,500,000 – HK$8,500,000 (US$800,000-1,100,000) & Lot 2066. An important pair of 6.31 and 6.05 carats, D colour, internally flawless clarity, Type IIa oval-shaped diamond ear pendants. Estimate HK$6,200,000 – HK$8,000,000 (US$785,000-1,000,000). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Lot 2065. An important 10.58 carats, D colour, VVS2... [Lire la suite]

Lot 647. A brown-glazed bowl and a 'Jian' 'hare's fur' teabowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD (3,434 - 5,723 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  each with steep sides rising to a rim indented with a thin concave groove, one covered with a brown glaze, the other with a lustrous brown glaze accentuated with 'hare's fur' streaks and pooling unctuously around the foot; 13.5 and 12 cm, 5 1/4  and 4 3/4  in.  Property from the collection of Alberto Giuganino... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 663. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' bowl, Song Dynasty. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD (4,578 - 6,867 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  the well potted deep sides rising to an indented groove below the rim, the bluish-black glaze with bold streaks of reddish-brown ‘hare’s fur’ pulling at the rim to reveal the dark brown stoneware body, the glaze cascading to numerous lustrous pools above the neatly knife-pared foot; 12.6 cm, 4 7/8  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 647. A 'Jian' black-glazed 'temmoku' tea bowl, Song Dynasty. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD (17,169 - 22,892EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  with deep conical sides rising to an indented border below the rim, applied with a lustrous black glaze stopping well before the short foot to reveal the grey body; 12 cm, 4 3/4  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 juin 2016, 02:00 PM

Lot 617. A 'Jian' 'temmoku' tea bowl, Song Dynasty. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD (4,578 - 6,867 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  covered overall with a lustrous black glaze suffused with russet 'hare's fur' streaks extending from the rim down the interior and exterior, the glaze pulling at the rim and stopping short of the foot to reveal the brown stoneware body; 15.9 cm, 6 1/4  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 juin 2016, 02:00 PM

Lot 604. A 'Jian' 'temmoku' tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty. Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 HKD (2,861 - 3,434 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  the conical body with a slightly flared rim, applied on the exterior and interior with a black glaze suffused with russet streaks drizzling from the rim and stopping around the unglazed footring revealing a dark grey body; 13 cm, 5 1/8  in Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 juin 2016, 02:00 PM

Lot 1993. An unusual 40.62 carats, VS2 clarity pear-shaped fancy yellow-brown diamond and diamond pendant necklace, by G. Estimate HK$6,800,000 – HK$8,800,000 (US$880,000-1,200,000). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Set with a pear-shaped fancy yellow-brown diamond, weighing approximately 40.62 carats, the gallery and prongs pavé-set with circular-cut diamonds, suspending a diamond bead tassel, terminating in brown briolette diamonds, to the briolette diamond neckchain, mounted in gold, 57.0 cm (length... [Lire la suite]

Lot 640. A black-glazed 'oil-spot' bowl, Song–Jin dynasty. Estimate 100,000 — 120,000 HKD (11,446 - 13,735 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  with rounded sides and an indented groove below the rim, applied with a dark brown glazed mottled with iridescent silver-red 'oil spots', the glaze falling short above the foot revealing a buff-coloured ware; width 10.1 cm, 4 in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 juin 2016, 02:00 PM

Lot 603. A black-glazed 'oil-spot' bowl, Song–Jin dynasty. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD (9,157 - 13,735 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.  finely potted with a slightly incurved rim, covered with a shiny black-brown glaze stopping neatly above the unglazed short footring, the shiny glaze with lustrous metallic purplish 'oil-spots'; 9.8 cm, 3 7/8  in.  Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 juin 2016, 02:00 PM

Lot 1987. An important diamond choker, by Marina B. Estimate HK$7,200,000 – HK$10,000,000 (US$900,000-1,250,000). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Designed as a line of sixteen graduated circular-cut diamonds, suspending a fringe of similarly-cut diamonds, 1979, mounted in gold, 32.0 cm. Signed Marina B Literature: V. Jutheau de Witt, Marina B: L’Art de la joaillerie et son design, Skira, 2003, p146-147 Christie's. HONG KONG MAGNIFICENT JEWELS, 31 May 2016, Convention Hall