16 avril 2017

Lot 77. 18-karat gold, opal, sapphire and garnet brooch, Tiffany & Co., Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1920. Estimate $60,000–80,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Centering a round black opal measuring approximately 18.5 mm, within an openwork plaque set with numerous round sapphires, demantoid garnets and spessartite garnets, the reverse of the opal decorated with scrollwork flourishes, signed Tiffany & Co.; circa 1920. With signed box. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Jewels From the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 69. Gold, peridot and plique-à-jour enamel brooch, Tiffany & Co., Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1910. Estimate $6,000–8,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Centering a cabochon amethyst within a gold wirework mounting accented by gold leaves and clusters of lapis lazuli beads, gross weight approximately 9 dwts, signed Tiffany & Co.; circa 1914-1920. Note: For brooches of similar design see Bejewelled by Tiffany 1837-1987, edited by Claire Phillips, page 241. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels... [Lire la suite]

Lot 75. 18-karat gold, amethyst and lapis lazuli brooch, Tiffany & Co., Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1914–1920. Estimate $10,000–15,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Centering a cabochon amethyst within a gold wirework mounting accented by gold leaves and clusters of lapis lazuli beads, gross weight approximately 9 dwts, signed Tiffany & Co.; circa 1914-1920. Exhibited: Shelburne Museum, Natural Beauties: Jewelry From Art Nouveau to Now, Shelburne, Vermont, 15 November 2014 - 8 March 2015. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 79. Gold and Coloured Diamond Necklace, Tiffany & Co., Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1910. Estimate $40,000–60,000. Photo: Sotheby's. The pear-shaped pendant centering an articulated antique pear-shaped diamond of yellow hue weighing approximately 3.15 carats, the borders decorated with gold wirework and beadwork, topped by a larger openwork gold bead, suspended from a chain spaced at intervals with smaller gold beads, length 16 inches, signed Tiffany & Co.; circa 1910.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 74. Gold, citrine, pearl and enamel pendant-necklace, Tiffany & Co., Designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1915–1920. Estimate $75,000–100,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Supporting an oval-shaped pendant centering a cushion-cut citrine within a pearl frame, bordered by leaves and grape clusters highlighted in autumnal hues of orange, gold, green and purple, the reverse of the pendant designed as a bird's nest decorated with enameled leaves, suspended from a foliate chain of similar design, accented by two additional... [Lire la suite]

A Large Nose Apouema Mask Said To Represent The Deceased High Chief, Kanak, North New Caledonia, Melanesia, Oceania, 19th century. Wood, human hair, bamboo, cane, vegetable fiber and trade cloth, the face of the mask is stained black with a concoction made from the burnt nut of the Bancoul tree (Aleurites moluccana), the Candle Nut. Height 42 cm. Photo courtesy Galerie Meyer Oceanic & Eskimo Art. This type of mask was first recorded by the French botanist and explorer Jacques-J.H. de... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3712. A white jade 'Toad and Crab' brush washer, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 6.5 cm, 2 1/2  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 62,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.   of rectangular section, the shallow flaring sides resting on four bracket-shaped feet, worked to the interior in high relief with a crab confronting a crouching toad, the stone of an even white tone, wood stand Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 1st December 2009, lot 2028 (part lot). Sotheby's. Important... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3711. A white jade 'Double Gourd' ink palette, 17th century, 9.8 cm, 3 7/8  in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Lot sold 100,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.   well worked in the form of a flattened double gourd, the walls of the vessel with shallow incurved sides, depicted borne on gnarled branches issuing leaves and two small double gourds, the branches rendered extending along the sides and reverse of the palette, the stone of a pale greyish-white colour with light beige inclusions... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3715. A white jade figure of a mythical beast, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 7 cm, 2 3/4  in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.   worked recumbent with legs tucked underneath its body and the tail curled alongside its rear haunches, the single-horned head turned sharply backwards looking at its knopped spine, the face detailed with large rounded eyes beneath curled eyebrows, funnel-shaped ears, flaring nostrils and a wide grinning mouth, the stone of an even... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3717. A superb inscribed Suzhou white jade 'Zigang' pendant, Qing dynasty, 18th century, 5.7 cm, 2 1/4  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 250,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.   the oval pebble exquisitely worked in low relief, one face depicting a seated lady playing the flute in a fenced garden with a phoenix dancing on the rocky ledge above, the reverse inscribed with a poetic inscription and signed Zigang, pierced with a small aperture at the top for attachment, the stone of... [Lire la suite]