01 décembre 2017
Cartier. Pendulette borne cubique en argent doré, vers 1925
Lot 215. Cartier. Pendulette borne cubique en argent doré, vers 1925. Estimation: 4000 / 6000 €. Photo Fraysse & Associés OVV.
à décor de bandes émaillées blanc à répétition, actionnée par un poussoir en pierre de Lune, le cadran à chiffres arabes, les aiguilles en platine serties de diamants taillés en rose, le tour de la lunette perlée, la base ceinturée de perles, pose sur un socle à doucines en agate beige, le revers à trois guichets. Exécutée vers 1925. Signé Cartier n°3812. Dans son... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
Boîte rectangulaire, signée Cartier, Paris, Londres, New York, vers 1920.
Lot 214. Boîte rectangulaire, signée Cartier, Paris, Londres, New York, vers 1920. Estimation: 3000 / 4000 €. Photo Fraysse & Associés OVV.
En or jaune 18K (750) guilloché, cernée de filets et culots émaillés bleu et blanc, le pourtour, d’une frise poste stylisée, le couvercle appliqué au centre d’un motif carré émaillé polychrome en champlevée d’un décor persan, cernée de diamants taillés en rose. Le poussoir serti d’un saphir taillé en goutte de suif (accidents et manques). Longueur : 8 cm – Largeur :... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
Grande chope en ivoire et vermeil, probablement Francfort, vers 1670-1680
Lot 241. Grande chope en ivoire et vermeil, probablement Francfort, vers 1670-1680. Estimation: 6000 / 10000 €. Photo Fraysse & Associés OVV.
De forme ovale posant sur un piédouche en vermeil uni comme le couvercle à charnière et l’intérieur. L’anse à double enroulements. Le cylindre d’ivoire d’éléphant est sculpté de douze personnages dont onze nymphes dénudées ou partiellement dénudées et un homme. Cette scène est sculptée avec des arbres en fond. Sur le couvercle, deux femmes assises sur un tronc se tiennent... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
13 tiaras sold at Christie's
The Poltimore Tiara. Designed as a graduated line of cushion-shaped and old-cut diamond clusters alternating with diamond-set scroll motifs, each surmounted by old-cut diamond terminals, to the collet-set diamond line, mounted in silver and gold, circa 1870, 19.2 cm maximum diameter, convertible to a necklace and eleven brooches, with screwdriver and brooch fittings, in fitted blue leather case. Sold for £926,400 on 13 June 2006 at Christie’s in London. © Christie's Images Ltd 2006
A late 19th-century diamond... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
A very rare blue and white 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619)
Lot 2814. A very rare blue and white 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 8 1/4 in. (21.1 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 500,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
The deep bowl is painted in cobalt of deep sapphire-blue tones with a pair of sinuous five-clawed dragons striding amid clouds in pursuit of flaming pearls, above a band of linked ruyi-heads.... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
A rare small wucai ‘Lantern festival’ dish, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619)
Lot 2813. A rare small wucai ‘Lantern festival’ dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 280,000. Price realised HKD 350,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
The centre of the dish is painted with two figures carrying lanterns through a garden, enclosed within a band of lotus scroll on the cavetto. The exterior is further decorated with four lanterns alternating with... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
A rare small wucai ‘Abundance’ dish, Wanli mark and period (1573-1619)
Lot 2812. A rare small wucai ‘Abundance’ dish, Wanli six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1573-1619); 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 260,000. Price realised HKD 400,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
The central medallion is finely painted in underglaze blue with a shallow bowl overflowing with a melon, peaches, bamboo shoots, radish, lotus roots, flowers and grapes rendered in the wucai palette, supported... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
A finely cast parcel-gilt bronze figure of Damo, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Lot 8119. A finely cast parcel-gilt bronze figure of Damo, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 19 1/4 in. (48.7 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 1,200,000 - HKD 1,500,000. Price realised HKD 6,700,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
The attenuated figure is modelled standing barefoot, wearing loose robes gilt and finely chased with floral scrolls against a fish-roe ground, partially revealing his chest, his face with a serene expression, framed with bushy eyebrows, curly beard and moustache.
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A very rare and finely carved huanghuali ‘chilong’ floral-form brush pot, Late Ming-Early Qing dynasty
Lot 8107. A very rare and finely carved huanghuali ‘chilong’ floral-form brush pot, Late Ming-Early Qing dynasty; 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm.) high. Estimate HKD 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price realised HKD 687,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
The brush pot is crisply carved to the exterior depicting four large petals with elegantly downturned tips, enclosing chilong dragons with bifurcated tails engaged in various pursuits, the first one grasping a branch of prunus, the second chasing... [Lire la suite]01 décembre 2017
Lan Ying (1585-After 1664), Gathering in a Pavilion
Lot 8116. Lan Ying (1585-After 1664), Gathering in a Pavilion. Hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 198 x 49.5 cm. (78 x 19 ½ in.) Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist. One collector’s seal of Ha Lin (1856-1936). Titleslip by Ha Lin, signed with two seals. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 3,700,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
Note: A seasoned connoisseur of painting and calligraphy, Ha Lin (1856-1936)... [Lire la suite]