10 janvier 2018

A 17+ carat flawless emerald-cut diamond ring, by the House of Moussaieff. © Moussaieff Jewellers Diamond earrings featuring 8 carat pear drops, by the House of Moussaieff. © Moussaieff Jewellers An exceptional 20+ carat heart-shape diamond ring flanked with vivid pink diamonds, by the House of Moussaieff. © Moussaieff Jewellers A 30+ carat internally flawless pear-shape diamond, from the House of Moussaieff. © Moussaieff Jewellers 11+ carat pear-shape diamond ring from... [Lire la suite]

Né en 1925 dans un petit village toscan, Paolo Boni entre au « Liceo Artistico » de Florence, où son professeur Corrado Vigni, sculpteur, prend sous son aile ce fils de paysan aussi talentueux que travailleur. Il l’accueille dans son atelier. C’est là, à vingt-quatre ans, qu’il rencontre sa future femme, la jeune photographe américaine Katherine White, dix-neuf ans, de passage en Europe. Ils se marient en 1953 et s’installent définitivement en 1954 à Paris. Il travaille en « artiste italien de Paris » à... [Lire la suite]

Buddha, Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439), late 4th–early 5th century. Gilt bronze; piece-mold cast. H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm). Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974; 1974.268.8a–c. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Representations of the Buddha wearing a thick shawl over both shoulders and sitting atop a throne with lions on either side are Chinese adaptations of images derived from the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent, particularly from areas in present-day Pakistan (known as... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1601. A rare small gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439); 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 245,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a slightly trapezoidal "lion" throne cast with two snarling lions flanking a stylized vase of lotus. The hands are held in dhyanamudra, and the palms are detailed by simple criss-crossed lines. The Buddha wears a large square... [Lire la suite]

Lot 803. A small gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439); 3 ½ in. (9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 40,000. Price realised USD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lion throne cast in relief with two lions, with hands held in dyanasanamudra, and wears a square shawl that is draped around the body in parallel folds. The face is cast with a contemplative expression. A small pierced... [Lire la suite]

Lot 801. A small early gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439); 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 17,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The figure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lion throne, and wears a square shawl that is draped around the body. A small attachment tab projects from the back of the head, wood stand. Provenance: Private collection, Japan, acquired prior to 1930. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 4. A gilt bronze figure of seated Buddha, China, Sixteen Kingdoms period, first half of the 5th century. Height: 5 1/2  in. (14 cm). Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2013 Provenance: Private Japanese collection, early 20th century Literature: Y. Murata, "New examples of the early Chinese bronze Buddha”, Ars Buddhica 305, 2009. Note: Portable religious icons provide evidence of the early transmission of Buddhism from Central Asia into China. Gilt-bronze figures of Buddha were particularly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 19. A gilt bronze figure of a boddhisatva, Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439); 7.5cm., 3in. Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2015 cast seated on a rectangular pedestal, the hands folded in dhyanamudra, wearing long robes falling into voluminous folds, the face with a meditative expression and the hair piled up into a high chignon, wood stand and Japanese wood box . Quantité: 3. Provenance: Mayuyama & Co. Ltd, Tokyo. Note: This figure of... [Lire la suite]