août 2017

Lot 60. Sapphire and diamond brooch, early 20th century. Estimate £10,000–15,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Of openwork garter design, set with oval and cushion-shaped sapphires, with cushion and circular-cut diamond borders, Russian assay and maker's mark, later brooch fitting to the reverse.  Accompanied by a gemmological report. Sotheby's. Fine Jewels, London, 20 Sep 2017, 10:00 AM

Lot 138. Sapphire and diamond brooch and pair of ear clips, Oscar Heyman & Brothers, 1950s. Estimate £10,000–15,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Each of spray design, set with tapered sapphires of blue, yellow and pink tints and brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds, brooch numbered, maker's mark; ear clips with screw back fittings, maker's mark and signed Birks.  Note: It is likely that the ear clips were retailed by Canadian retailers Birks. Sotheby's. Fine Jewels, London, 20 Sep 2017,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 73. Cabochon star sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate £8,000–12,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Claw-set with a cabochon star sapphire within a surround of brilliant-cut diamonds, size N1/2. Sotheby's. Fine Jewels, London, 20 Sep 2017, 10:00 AM  

Lot296. Step-cut sapphire weighing 30.93 carats and diamond ring. Estimate £40,000–60,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Claw-set with a step-cut sapphire weighing 30.93 carats, the mount accented with single-cut diamonds, size G, indistinctly numbered, French assay mark, three diamonds deficient. Accompanied by a gemmological report. Sotheby's. Fine Jewels, London, 20 Sep 2017, 10:00 AM

Lot 295. Sapphire, ruby and diamond brooch, Cartier, 1960s. Estimate £20,000–30,000. Photo: Sotheby's. Modelled as a cockatoo, the body set with carved sapphires and brilliant-cut diamonds and accented with blue enamel, the eyes set with oval rubies, resting on a perch set with baguette diamonds, signed Cartier, numbered, French assay and maker's marks, fitted case stamped Cartier. Note: Accompanied by a facsimile of the original purchase invoice form Cartier Monte Carlo, dated 24th March 1960.  The... [Lire la suite]

              Liangzhu disc (bi) with bird pattern, Nephrite jade, circa 2500 BC. Diameter: 32.5 cm whole piece, Diameter: 3.8 cm hole, Thickness: 1.5 cm. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee, A.42-1936 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2017. Variegated dark green and brown. Pattern consists of four groups of spirals, four in each group. Between every alternate group of... [Lire la suite]

Notched disc, Nephrite jade, China, circa 2000-1500 BC. Diameter: 13 cm. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee, A.45-1936 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2017.  Disc with severe notches, translucent light and dark green with dark striations. Thin and even, signs of wear on both sides.  In the first few decades of the 20th century a fairly large number of jade rings with notches were excavated from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 89. A purple-splashed 'Jun' tripod censer, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366). Height 7 1/4  in., 18.4 cm. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot Sold 16,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the compressed globular body raised on three short tapering legs, the waisted neck applied with six large flower-shaped studs set below the wide everted rim, the shoulder with a pair of fish-form handles enclosed by upright frames, covered overall save for the feet with a sky-blue glaze accentuated with irregular... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. A lavender-glazed 'Jun' bowl, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368). Diameter 7 1/2  in., 19 cm. Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the flaring sides rising from a spreading foot to an incurved rim, covered overall with a lavender-blue glaze thinning to a mushroom tone around the rim and pooling just above the foot. Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Edwin Sibley Webster (1870-1969), Boston, Massachusetts, and thence by descent.  Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 81. A large 'Jun' bowl, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Diameter 9 1/8  in., 23.2 cm. Estimate 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot Sold 62,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. the deep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a slightly inverted rim, applied overall with a milky lavender-blue bubble-suffused opaque glaze transitioning at the rim to a mushroom color, the glaze terminating unevenly at the foot revealing the dark stoneware body. Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Edwin Sibley Webster (1870-1969),... [Lire la suite]