29 septembre 2017

Installation view, "Arcadia" at Gagosian Hong Kong, September 26 to November 11, 2017. Courtesy Gagosian. Artworks: All rights reserved. HONG KONG.- Gagosian is presenting “Arcadia,” an exhibition of landscapes, both real and imagined, by modern and contemporary gallery artists. The term "Arcadia" originated in ancient Greece, referring to the inland reaches of the Peloponnese where shepherds lived, far from the sea. The term took on a symbolic meaning during the Hellenistic era, invoking rural life as an escape from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2145. An important 18.30 carat diamond ring. Estimate HKD 5,200,000 - 7,800,000 (USD 665,600 - 998,400). Sold for HKD 6,726,000 (USD 860,928) © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Set with a heart-shaped diamond weighing 18.30 carats, decorated with rosecut diamonds, to the diamond set hoop, mounted in 18K gold, ring size 7 1/2. Accompanied by report no. 5181647082 dated 7 August 2017 from the GIA stating that the 18.30 carat diamond is E color, VS2 clarity. Poly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2147. A pair of 18.12 and 18.22 carat fancy yellow diamond ear pendants. Estimate HKD 5,200,000 - 6,200,000 (USD 665,600 - 793,600). Sold for HKD 6,490,000 (USD 830,720). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Each suspending a rectangular-shaped fancy yellow diamond weighing 18.12 and 18.22 carats, to the 2.01 and 2.01 carat heart-shaped diamond and brilliant-cut diamond surmount, mounted in 18K gold, approximately 2.9 cm long.  Accompanied by report no.1176908560 dated 10 October 2016 from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2040. A very fine and rare carved jadeite and diamond pendant. Estimate HKD 5,500,000 - 7,500,000 (USD 704,000 - 960,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited A jadeite plaque of intense green color, carved to depict landscape scenes, atop set with round brilliant and pear-shaped diamonds weighing altogehter approximately 8.50 carats, to a 1.86 carat square-cut diamond surmount, the 18K white gold back set with approximately 0.25 carats diamond and colored diamonds in Chinese motif symbolizing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2041. An important and rare pair of jadeite and diamond earrings. Estimate HKD 5,800,000 - 8,000,000 (USD 742,400 - 1,024,000). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Each set with a jadeite oval cabochon of brilliant emerald green with high translucency, weighing 13.10 and 11.72 carats, within a brilliant-cut diamond surround, suspended by three marquise-and pear-shaped diamonds, diamond altogether weighing approximately 2.81 carats, mounted in 18K gold, jadeite cabochon approximately 15.87 x 13.73... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2129. An important jadeite and diamond ring. Estimate HKD 5,800,000 - 7,800,000 (USD 742,400 - 998,400). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited Set with a jadeite oval cabochon of bright emerald green and high translucency, weighing 26.64 carats within a brilliant-cut diamond surround, to a marquiseand pear-shaped diamond shoulders, diamond altogether weighing approximately 2.79 carats, mounted in 18K, jadeite cabochon approximately 21.10 x 15.11 x 8.05 mm, ring size 6 3/4.  Accompanied by report no.... [Lire la suite]

Deep bowl with pheasants, peonies, quails, and millet, China, Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Period (1723–30), 1723–25, porcelain with famille rose enamel © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen. BERLIN.- China and Europe are linked by a long tradition of reciprocal cultural exchange. These transactions were particularly intensive during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), which is regarded as one of the key phases of Chinese cultural and political history. Exquisite gifts were... [Lire la suite]

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1968. Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas. Estimate $5/7 million. Photo: courtesy of Sotheby’s. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced that masterworks on paper from the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Collection will lead the November sales of Impressionist & Modern and Contemporary Art in New York. Drawings and works on paper are the most spontaneous and essential of all artworks, often underpinning everything that an artist subsequently applies to other media. And yet, it is... [Lire la suite]