28 janvier 2018

Lot 4. Gold clip, 'Ying & Yang', Suzanne Belperron, circa 1970. Estimate 9,500 — 14,000 CHF. Lot sold 40,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 Formed of lightly hammered gold, French assay and maker's mark for Darde & Fils. Accompanied by a certificate from Olivier Baroin. COLLECTION OF JEWELS DESIGNED BY SUZANNE BELPERRON FOR CÉCYLE SIMON Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, Genève, 14 mai 2013

Lot 352. Citrine clip, Suzanne Belperron, 1938. Estimate 5,000 — 7,500 CHF. Lot sold 60,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2013 The central domed motif, flanked at either side with a double row of collet-set oval citrines, French assay and partial maker's marks.  Accompanied by a certificate from Olivier Baroin. Formerly in the collection of the Baroness de Renzis Sonnino Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, Genève, 14 mai 2013 

Lot 244A. An Anhua-decorated 'Dragon' bowl, Ming dynasty; 19cm., 7 1/2 in. Estimate 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 7,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2009 the finely potted deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, anhua decorated to the interior with two sinuous dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the exterior incised with a lotus-lappet band and covered overall in a bluish-white glaze. Provenance: Bluett & Sons London. Carl Kempe Collection. Literature: Bo... [Lire la suite]

Lot 243. A Blanc-de-Chine figure of Wen Chang, 17th century; 37.8cm., 14 7/8 in. Estimate 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 46,850 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2009 the figure holding a small scroll in his left hand, wearing a peaked hat and loose-fitting robes, seated on a rockwork base, impressed He Chaozong mark. Note: For a similar example, attributed to circa 1620-50, holding a ruyi sceptre and leaning on a rockwork ledge, see Rose Kerr, Blanc de Chine: Porcelain from Dehua,... [Lire la suite]

Artist Unknown, Makapansgat Pebble, ca. 2.5 million. Jasperite, 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.3 cm). University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Brett Eloff. DALLAS, TX.- The Nasher Sculpture Center opened First Sculpture: Handaxe to Figure Stone, an exhibition exploring prehistoric tools and collected objects as evidence of the beginnings of artistic intention and craft. The show is on view January 27 - April 29, 2018. The exhibition is the product of a unique curatorial collaboration... [Lire la suite]

Unidentified Artist Chinese, 19th century, Portrait of Yongzheng Empress (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Image: 85 3/4 × 37 5/8 in. (217.8 × 95.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 85 3/4 x 37 5/8 in. (217.8 x 95.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 85 3/4 × 41 1/2 in. (217.8 × 105.4 cm). Rogers Fund, 1942, 42.141.4 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Unidentified Artist Chinese, 19th century, Portrait of Yongzheng Emperor (1723–1735), Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Image: 71 1/2 × 41 5/8 in. (181.6 × 105.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 102 1/4 x 47 5/8 in. (259.7 x 121 cm) Overall with knobs: 8 ft. 6 1/4 in. × 51 3/8 in. (259.7 × 130.5 cm). Rogers Fund, 1942, 42.141.3 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Wine Cup with Bamboo (one of a pair), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35). Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). H. 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Diam. of foot 13/16 in. (2 cm). Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965; 65.86.62 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bowl, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723–35). Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels. H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Alfred W. Hoyt Collection, Bequest of Rosina H. Hoppin, 1965; 65.86.12 © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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