16 novembre 2017

Lot 233. A 21.41 carats, H Colour, VVS1 Clarity, Type IIa Diamond ring, William Goldberg. Estimate 540,000 — 835,000 CHF. Lot Sold 951,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with a round-cornered rectangular modified brilliant-cut diamond weighing 21.41 carats, size 51, maker's mark for William Goldberg, inscribed Ashoka, numbered. Accompanied by GIA report no. 2165611523, stating that the diamond is H Colour, VVS1 Clarity, together with a type IIa classification letter and a GIA... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8003. A rare massive carved Longquan celadon jardiniere, Ming dynasty, early 15th century. 24 in. (61 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000 (USD 193,037 - USD 321,729). Price realised HKD 2,250,000. © Christies Images Ltd 2017 The thickly potted jardiniere is well carved with a wide frieze of dense peonies bearing large blossoms arranged in two rows, all below a flat, everted rim lightly incised with floral sprays, and above the lower body carved in imitation of a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 334. Very fine 7.59 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate 735,000 — 980,000 CHF. Lot sold 1,275,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 7.59 carats between half-moon diamond shoulders, size 511/2, French assay and indistinct maker's marks.  Accompanied by SSEF report no. 76097 and Gübelin report no. 14100024, each stating that the sapphire is of Kashmir origin, with no indications of heating,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 279. Important 45.74 carats 'royal blue' Burmese sapphire and diamond ring, Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate 685,000 — 885,000 CHF. Lot sold 1,455,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with a step-cut sapphire weighing 45.74 carats, between tapered baguette diamond shoulders, size 49, sizing band, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, assay mark.  Accompanied by SSEF report no. 90968 and Gübelin report no. 17080185, both stating that the sapphire is of Burmese... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 8002. An important and extremely rare blue and white basin, Yongle period (1402-1425). 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 12,000,000 - HKD 18,000,000 (USD 1,544,299 - USD 2,316,449). Price realised HKD 14,500,000. © Christies Images Ltd 2017 The basin is well potted with deep, slightly tapered sides rising to a flared rim, and finely painted in brilliant cobalt-blue with extensive ‘heaping and piling’ on the flat base of the interior with a central florette enclosed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 358. From the Collection of Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1798–1870), Duchess of Berry (1816). Colombian emerald and diamond necklace and a pair of earrings, first half of the 19th century. Estimate 585,000 — 785,000 CHF. Lot sold 1,635,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's. The necklace set with rose diamonds, highlighted with cushion-shaped stones supporting detachable pendants set with rose diamonds and pear-shaped emeralds, the central emerald weighing 14.03... [Lire la suite]

Lot 314. Important 22.76 carats D Colour, VS1 Clarity type IIa diamond ring. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 CHF. Lot sold 2,535,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with a step-cut diamond weighing 22.76 carats between bullet-shaped diamond shoulders, size 53.  Accompanied by GIA report no. 11928868, stating that the diamond is D Colour, VS1 Clarity, together with a working diagram stating that the diamond may be internally flawless after repolishing, also accompanied by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 356. Superb 33.63 carats VVS1 Clarity type IIa fancy light pink diamond ring, Harry Winston, circa 1970. Estimate 7,900,000 — 13,700,000 CHF. Lot sold 12,647,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's. Set with a step-cut fancy light pink diamond weighing 33.63 carats, between tapered baguette diamond shoulders, size 51, signed Winston.  Accompanied by GIA report no. 5182581381, stating that the diamond is Fancy Light Pink, Natural Colour, VVS1 Clarity, together with a type IIa classification... [Lire la suite]

  Dragon head bridge money, China, 5th–3rd century BCE. Acquired from the Howard F. Bowker Family. © Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is displaying selected numismatic objects recently acquired from the collection of Howard F. Bowker. The New Acquisitions case within the “Value of Money” exhibition shows 19 items ranging from fifth-century B.C. Chinese bridge and knife money to 20th-century Chinese money minted in... [Lire la suite]

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Salvator Mundi, painted circa 1500. 25⅞ x 18 in (65.7 x 45.7 cm). Sold for $450,312,500 in the Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 15 November 2017 at Christie’s in New York. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 NEW YORK - On a historic night at Christie’s in New York, Salvator Mundi, a depiction of Christ as ‘Saviour of the World’ by one of history’s greatest and most renowned artists, sold for $450,312,500 / £342,182,751 (including buyer’s premium), becoming the most expensive painting ever... [Lire la suite]