3 novembre 2017

Lot 9. A turquoise-ground famille-rose 'Boys' jar, Daoguang seal mark and period (1821-1850). 19.5 cm, 7 11/16  in. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the ovoid body surmounted by a short slightly waisted neck, superbly painted around the exterior with five lavishly dressed boys situated in a blooming garden of pine trees and craggy rocks, the taller boy with his arm raised holding a red and gold helmet surrounded by four others eagerly reaching for it, their faces... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. Albrecht Bouts (Leuven 1451/60-1549), The head of Saint John the Baptist on a charger, oil on panel, circular, 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 300,000 - USD 500,000. Price realised USD 516,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017. Provenance: Noble private collection, Belgium, since the end of the 18th century, and by descent to the present owner. Exhibited: Luxembourg, Musée national d'histoire et d'art; Aachen, Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen, Blut und Tränen :... [Lire la suite]

Lot 206. A rimless Iznik pottery dish, Ottoman Turkey, circa 1575. 11 ¼in. (28.5cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000. Price realised GBP 43,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  The rimless dish decorated with an elegant floral spray around a centralsaz leaf in bole-red, green, black and white reserved against a cobalt-blue ground, the exterior with alternating paired tulips and flower-heads, areas of restoration, drilled rim and foot. Note: This fine Iznik dish is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 492. A diamond and lapis lazuli ring, mounted by JAR. Estimate CHF 30,000 - CHF 50,000 (USD 30,113 - USD 50,189). Price realised CHF 35,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  Centering an old cushion-shaped diamond, inset within a lapis lazuli hoop, ring size 7, with French assay mark for gold. Unsigned. Christie's. Magnificent Jewels, 14 November 2017, Geneva

Lot 491. A ruby and diamond ring, by JAR. Estimate CHF 50,000 - CHF 80,000 (USD 50,189 - USD 80,303). Price realised CHF 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  Centering an oval-cut ruby between two circular-cut rubies, within a pavé-set ruby surround, to the pavé-set diamond accents, 1992, ring size 4 ¼, mounted in platinum, silver and gold, in red fitted JAR'S case. Unsigned. Christie's. Magnificent Jewels, 14 November 2017, Geneva

Lot 473. A pair of gem-set 'shield' earrings, by JAR. Estimate CHF 180,000 - CHF 220,000 (USD 180,681 - USD 220,832). Price realised CHF 324,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  Of bombé oval design, each centering a circular-cut sapphire to the paraiba tourmaline, sapphire, tsavorite garnet, amethyst, grossular garnet, emerald and peridot surround, within a circular-cut diamond frame, 1992, 3.8 cm, with French assay marks for silver and gold, in pink JAR'S case. Signed JAR Paris.  ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 776. A Sèvres porcelain tea service, Déjeuner des peintres Flamands, 1818-19. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 GBP. Lot sold 37,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. painted with titled Flemish Master portraits from works in the collection of the Louvre, reserved on a platinum ground, comprising: a teapot and cover (théière 'Pestum') of the first size; a milk jug (pot à lait 'Pestum') of the second size; a sugar bowl and cover (pot à sucre 'Pestum'); and six cups... [Lire la suite]

Lot 711. A German parcel-gilt silver standing salt, maker's mark probably VG conjoined, Guillaume or Gabriel van den Velden, Frankenthal, circa 1600. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP. Lot sold 50,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. hexagonal central salt depression, engraved on the panels with Apollo slaughtering the Python, Apollo chasing Daphne, Daphne turning into a tree, Jupiter chasing Io, Neptune and Triton, Deucalion and Pyrrha leaving the oracle, enclosed by foliate strapwork including monsters,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. Two archaic bronze 'taotie' masks, Late Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties. Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€3,400 - 5,600). Sold for £6,250 (€7,051). Photo: Bonhams. The first modelled in the form of a taotie mask detailed with pierced bulging eyes, prominent nostril and horns; the second cast with twisted robe borders framing the reticulated eyes, ears and nostril, the reverse set with two pairs of rings for fitting. The larger 19.3cm (7 5/8in) wide (2). Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection,... [Lire la suite]

Egyptian Limestone Relief. Photo: Charles Ede. NEW YORK, NY.- The second edition of TEFAF New York Fall came to a close yesterday, November 1, 2017, at the historic Park Avenue Armory, following six days of steady, strong sales and attendance from international artworld and academic leaders, collectors, and the public. The Fair presented 95 of the world’s top art and antiques dealers, including a dozen new participants, with museum-caliber fine and decorative arts ranging from antiquity to the early 20thcentury,... [Lire la suite]