21 novembre 2017

Lot 531. A Cultured Pearl and Diamond Choker and Earclip Suite, by Van Cleef and Arpels, Circa 1990. Estimate HK$ 700,000 - 900,000 (€76,000 - 98,000). Unsold. Photo: Bonhams. The choker composed of three rows of undulating brilliant-cut diamonds, interspaced by cultured pearls, measuring approximately 8.1-6.7mm; the pair of earclips en suite, diamonds approximately 25.00 carats total, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, numbered, French assay marks, choker inner circumference 30.1cm, earring length... [Lire la suite]

Lot 520. A Highly Translucent Intense Emerald Green Jadeite and Diamond Pendant. Estimate HK$ 550,000 - 650,000 (€60,000 - 71,000). Unsold. Photo: Bonhams. The highly translucent jadeite of intense emerald green colour, carved as a 'peapod', accented by pear, marquise and brilliant-cut diamonds, diamonds approximately 2.30 carats total, jadeite measuring 37.2 x 14.5 x 6.5mm, length 5.0cm Accompanied by a Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory report stating that the natural colour fei cui (jadeite... [Lire la suite]

Lot 515. A Fine 10.49 carats Burmese Sapphire and Diamond Ring. Estimate HK$ 1,500,000 - 1,800,000 (€160,000 - 200,000). Sold for HK$ 1,625,000 (€175,213) Photo: Bonhams. The cushion-shaped sapphire, weighing 10.49 carats, within a double-claw setting, between brilliant-cut diamond shoulders, ring size 6½ Accompanied by a SSEF report stating that the natural sapphire has no indications of heat treatment and originates from Burma (Myanmar). Report number 91799, dated 2 May 2017. Accompanied by a... [Lire la suite]

Lot 514. A Fine 9.13 carats Ceylon Chrysoberyl Alexandrite and Diamond Ring. Estimate HK$ 570,000 - 670,000 (€62,000 - 73,000). Sold for HK$ 1,125,000 (€121,301). Photo: Bonhams. The cushion-shaped alexandrite, weighing 9.13 carats, between triangular-cut diamond shoulders, diamonds approximately 1.80 carats total, ring size 4¾ Accompanied by a SSEF report stating that the natural alexandrite changes from Green (daylight) to Purple (incandescent light), has no indications of clarity enhancement... [Lire la suite]

Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, Opium Smoker, 1869. Watercolour on paper, 384 x 498 mm. Saint Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum, 2017. MADRID.- Continuing the Museo del Prado’s strategy, launched some years ago, of reassessing the great masters of 19th-century Spanish painting, the Museum is now presenting the major exhibition Fortuny (1838-1874), sponsored by Fundación AXA and with the special collaboration of the Museo Fortuny in Venice and the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Devoted to one of the... [Lire la suite]

Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem), Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff, 1625. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm). The Jules Bache Collection, 1949; 49.7.34 © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art As the original inscription indicates, the sitter was thirty-six when portrayed by Hals. The portrait's immediacy is enhanced by vivid brushwork, strong modeling, and a glance and heartfelt gesture which respond to the viewer. The oval framing device was adapted from Dutch... [Lire la suite]

Frans Hals (Dutch, Antwerp 1582/83–1666 Haarlem), Portrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650), ca. 1636–38. Oil on canvas, 31 3/4 x 26 in. (80.6 x 66 cm). The Jules Bache Collection, 1949, 49.7.33 © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art This brilliantly painted portrait can be dated on the basis of the stylish costume. Duyst van Voorhout was a Haarlem brewer, one of the most lucrative professions of the period. He had forty-seven pictures at the... [Lire la suite]