4 août 2016

Lot 44. 1955 LANCIA AURELIA B24S SPIDER AMERICA. Coachwork by Pinin Farina. Chassis no. B24S-1094. Engine no. 1116. Estimate US$ 1.2 million - 1.5 million (€1.1 million - 1.3 million). Photo: Bonhams. 2,451cc OHV All-Alloy V6 EngineSingle Dual-Throat Weber Carburetor118bhp at 5,300rpm 4-Speed Manual Transaxle4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Drum Brakes – Inboard at the Rear *Exquisitely restored example of the legendary Spider America*Just five private owners and less than 63,000 miles from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. 1964 PORSCHE 356C 1600 Coupe. Coachwork by Karmann. Chassis no. 216729. Engine no. 712046. Estimate US$ 70,000 - 90,000 (€63,000 - 81,000). Photo: Bonhams. 1,582cc OHV Flat 4-Cylinder Engine - Twin Carburetors - 75bhp at 5,200rpm - 4-Speed Manual Transaxle - 4-Wheel Independent Suspension - 4-Wheel Disc Brakes*Recent extensive restoration*Matching numbers example*Finished in factory specifications with black over red *Offered with books, jack, tools and Porsche... [Lire la suite]

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise), Sketches for the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child (recto), 1480–85. Silverpoint, partly reworked by the artist with pen and dark brown ink on pink prepared paper; lines ruled with metalpoint (recto); pen and brown ink (verso), 7 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (19.3 x 16.2 cm). Rogers Fund, 1917; 17.142.1 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. These quick sketches of the Virgin, the Christ Child, and the Infant Saint John the Baptist offer insight into... [Lire la suite]

Follower of Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano (Italian, Conegliano ca. 1459–1517/18 Venice or Conegliano),  The Virgin and Child with Saint Andrew and Saint Peter (unfinished), Late 15th or early 16th century. Oil on wood, 21 7/8 × 18 9/16 in. (55.6 × 47.2 cm) Framed: 24 11/16 in. × 21 3/8 in. × 3 3/16 in. (62.7 × 54.3 × 8.1 cm). Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh © National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh The unidentified Venetian artist who painted this panel closely followed Cima da... [Lire la suite]

Lot 410. 7.04 carats sapphire, 4.47 carats ruby and 11.48 carats E Colour, VS2 Clarity diamond pendent necklace. Estimate 260,000 — 325,000 CHF. Lot sold 314,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 The detachable pendant designed as an articulated line set with a cushion-shaped purple sapphire weighing 7.04 carats, a similarly cut ruby weighing 4.47 carats, and a modified kite portrait-cut diamond weighing 11.48 carats, each framed and bordered by a triple row of brilliant-cut stones, to a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 478. Gem set and diamond clip, Cartier, 1930s. Estimate 56,000 — 85,000 CHF. Lot sold 314,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 Suspending fringes of barrel-shaped carved emeralds, ruby beads, seed pearls, single-, circular- and brilliant-cut diamonds, enhanced with black enamel, signed Cartier Paris and numbered, French assay and maker's marks.  Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva, 14 Nov 2012

Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg), Salvator Mundi, ca. 1505. Oil on linden, 22 7/8 x 18 1/2in. (58.1 x 47cm). The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931; 32.100.64 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Following its sale by the artist's sister to a private collector, this great work was described as "the Salvator, not quite finished by Albrecht Dürer." We can see the meticulously worked underdrawing in many areas, including in the unfinished globe or orb... [Lire la suite]

Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish, Maaseik ca. 1390–1441 Bruges), Saint Barbara, 1437. Metalpoint, brush drawing, and oil on wood; 12 3/16 × 7 1/16 in. (31 × 18 cm) Frame: 16 5/16 × 10 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (41.5 × 27.8 × 6 cm). Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen © Lukas Image Bank, Belgium There is an ongoing debate about the nature of this refined work, signed and dated by Jan van Eyck and set within its original frame: Is it an exquisitely drawn preparation for an unfinished painting, or an unusual... [Lire la suite]

Lot 458. 7.46 carats F Colour, VS2 Clarity Diamond ring. Estimate 245,000 — 390,000 CHF. Lot sold 362,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 The brilliant-cut diamond weighing 7.46 carats, claw-set between tapered baguette diamond shoulders, size 53.   Accompanied by GIA report no. 1142788263, stating that the diamond is F Colour, VS2 Clarity.  Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva, 14 Nov 2012

Lot 521. Important diamond necklace, Cartier. Estimate 335,000 — 525,000 CHF. Lot sold 410,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 The front designed as three tiers of brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds brought together at the centre with carré-cut stones, suspending a briolette diamond weighing 20.30 carats, the back designed as a row of brilliant-cut stones, the clasp set with a marquise-shaped diamond, length of shortest row approximately 400mm, signed Cartier Paris and numbered, French assay... [Lire la suite]