5 août 2016

Aiguière bouddhique bumpa de la famille rose à décor d'emblèmes et de fleurs, Marque sigillée et période Qianlong (1736-1795). Fours de Jingdezhen. Hauteur : 0.195 m; Largeur : 0.152 m; Profondeur : 0.107 m. Collection Ernest Grandidier, G1795. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Gérard Blot Aiguière bouddhique dédiée au culte lamaïque, montée sur un pied élargi, à panse globulaire, col en fût à double renflement... [Lire la suite]

Lot 511. Emerald and diamond brooch, Bulgari, circa 1970. Estimate 190,000 — 280,000 CHF. Lot sold 278,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 Designed as a flower, the centre set with a cabochon emerald, the petals set with brilliant-cut diamonds of near colourless and yellow tint, signed Bulgari, case by Bulgari. Literature: Cf: Amanda Triossi, 'Bulgari: 125 years of Italian Magnificence, Grand Palais', pages 155 and 339 for a similar example of this brooch by Bulgari. ... [Lire la suite]

Vase maillet de la famille verte à décor d'immortels, Chine, règne de Kangxi (1662-1722), fours de Jingdezhen. Hauteur : 0.45 m. Diamètre : 0.189 m. Ancienne collection Ernest Grandidier; G3042. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Gérard Blot Scène, représentant Shoulao et Xi Wangmu assis près d'une table dans les nuages, au-dessus des Huit immortels qui leur offrent une pêche de longévité. 

Lot 403. Fine 24.56 carats Ceylon sapphire and diamond ring, Louis Gérard. Estimate 95,000 — 140,000 CHF. Lot sold 278,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 Set with an oval sapphire weighing 24.56 carats, between shield-shaped diamond shoulders, size 49, sizing band, unsigned, French import and maker's marks. Accompanied by SSEF report no. 65310, stating that the sapphire is of Ceylon origin, with no indications of heating. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva, 14 Nov 2012 

Vase bouteille en porcelaine bleu blanc, Chine, règne de Kangxi (1662-1722). Hauteur : 0.43 m. Ancienne collection Grandidier, G4991. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Gérard Blot

The Majestic Pink Diamond Bracelet. Features 204 superbly cut Natural Argyle Pink Diamonds, from Fancy Intense Pinks and Fancy Vivid Pinks to Fancy Reds. These ravishingly rare stones originated in the legendary Argyle Mine in Western Australia, which is expected to cease production by 2020. Each and every Argyle Pink Diamond is certified by the Gemological Institute of America. Together they form an unerring statement of refinement and taste…and a breathtaking hedge against life's vagaries.

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1540/41–1614 Toledo), The Vision of Saint John, ca. 1609–14. Oil on canvas, 87 1/2 x 76in. (222.3 x 193cm); with added strips 88 1/2 x 78 1/2 in. (224.8 x 199.4 cm) [top truncated]. Rogers Fund, 1956; 56.48 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This now fragmentary canvas was one of three altarpieces commissioned for a hospital outside Toledo that were left unfinished at the artist's death. Two were completed by the artist's son, but... [Lire la suite]

Lot 391. 12.51 carats Ceylon alexandrite and diamond ring. Estimate 115,000 — 170,000 CHF. Lot sold 242,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 The cushion-shaped alexandrite weighing 12.51 carats, set within surrounds of brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds, size 51, images display colour change.  Accompanied by Gübelin report no. 11030227, stating that the alexandrite, is of Ceylon origin, with no indications of heating, with a pronounced colour-change. Together with an appendix... [Lire la suite]

Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, 1528–1530. Oil on panel, 41 15/16 × 30 9/16 in. (106.6 × 77.6 cm) Framed: 55 1/16 × 43 3/4 in. (139.8 × 111.2 cm). © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London. Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund, 1932. Perino del Vaga, one of the most innovative painters to emerge from Raphael’s workshop, rarely painted independent devotional works, and each one was the outcome of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 472. 11.89 carats Burmese ruby and diamond ring. Estimate 115,000 — 170,000 CHF. Lot sold 254,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 Claw-set with a cabochon ruby weighing 11.89 carats, the mount set with brilliant-cut and oval diamonds, size 51.  Accompanied by SSEF report no. 62401, stating that the ruby is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels, Geneva, 14 Nov 2012