12 octobre 2017

Lot 9203. 4.00 carats Cushion-shaped Diamond Ring. Estimate 900,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,125,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  Set with a cushion-shaped diamond weighing 4.00 carats, flanked on each side by a half-moon-shaped diamond, mounted in platinum. Ring size: 6¼. Note: Accompanied by GIA report numbered 5171962900, dated 3 January 2017, stating that the 4.00 carat diamond is D Colour, Flawless, with Excellent Polish and Symmetry. Sotheby's. Important Jewels... [Lire la suite]

Lot 9140. Jadeite Bead and Diamond Necklace. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,062,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.  Composed of forty-nine graduated jadeite beads of intense green colour and very good translucency, to the step-cut and triangular diamond-set clasp, mounted in platinum and white gold, length approximately 430mm. Beads approximately 10.15 to 5.71mm. Note: Acompanied by Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory certificate numbered SJ 154020, dated 20 July... [Lire la suite]

Lot 119. Lot composé de deux jarres cylindriques, Vietnam, Dynastie des Lý (1110-1225). Estimation: 150 € / 300 €. Photo Cornette de Saint-Cyr Grès à couverte crème. H. 16 – 17,5 cm. D. 17 – 18 cm. Arts d’Asie chez Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris, 75008 Paris, le 31 Octobre 2017 à 14h30. Expert : Cabinet Daffos-Estournel. Tel. : +33 6 09 22 55 13. Consultant pour le Vietnam : Monsieur Philippe Truong. Tel. : +33 6 31 34 40 59

Lot 156. Vũ Cao Đàm (1908-2000), Rituel animiste, vers 1930. Estimation: 15 000 € / 20 000 €. Courtesy FFAP Encre et gouache sur soie. Signée, marquée du sceau de l'artiste et datée en bas à gauche, 55 x 46 cm. - 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.  Ink and gouache on silk, signed, marqued with the artist' stamp and dated lower leftL'authenticité de cette oeuvre a été confirmée par Mme Yannick VU-JAKOBER fille et ayant-droit de l'artiste. 120 Tableaux de l'Ancienne Collection Bernasconi - 25 sculptures de Lucien... [Lire la suite]

Lot 249. Très rare tigre blanc. Estimation: 15 000 € / 20 000 €. Courtesy Artcurial taxidermisé en entier en position de marche, monté sur un socle naturaliste (sur roulettes). Dimensions du spécimen : Long. : 227 cm, Haut. : 110 cm. Socle : Long. : 220 cm, Prof. : 60 cm, Haut. : 21 cm. I/A Panthera tigris, Cites délivré le 28 avril 2017.  Note : Le tigre blanc, parfois aussi appelé tigre blanc royal, est une mutation colorée du tigre (Panthera tigris), un mammifère carnivore de la famille des Félidés. Son pelage est blanc... [Lire la suite]

COPENHAGEN.- In an impressive special exhibition the Glyptotek gives a glimpse into the power structures, god-worship and everyday life in Ancient Egypt when Pharaoh reigned as a personified god and undisputed authority. Ancient Egypt has always fascinated us. Not least the legendary pharaohs – the kings who ruled over them all, who were more gods than human beings – were the subject of many tales through the ages. In the exhibition, “Pharaoh – the Face of Power” we examine the period 2000-1700 BC, known as the... [Lire la suite]

‘The Raj Pink’, the world’s largest known Fancy Intense Pink diamond, weighing 37.30 carats. Estimate US$ 20 – 30 million. Courtesy Sotheby’s. GENEVA.- Sotheby’s will present ‘The Raj Pink’, the world’s largest known Fancy Intense Pink diamond, weighing 37.30 carats. This superb and exceptionally rare diamond will take centre stage during Sotheby’s sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels in Geneva, on 15 November 2017. “The discovery of any pink diamond is exceptional, but the Raj Pink’s remarkable size and... [Lire la suite]

Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston BOSTON, MASS.- Today, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, announces that Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo and Susan and Matthew Weatherbie have made a commitment to give their exceptional collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art to the Museum—a donation that will constitute the largest gift of European paintings in MFA history. The Boston-area collectors plan to give the MFA not only their art collections, but also a major research library and funding to establish a Center for... [Lire la suite]