14 avril 2018

Lot 210. An elegant Thailand ruby and diamond 'Camellia' brooch, by Chanel. Estimate USD 70,000 - USD 100,000. Price realised USD 187,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Centering upon a cushion-cut ruby pistil, weighing approximately 3.22 carats, within an overlapping pavé-set ruby petal surround, accented by circular-cut diamond veining, 2 3/4 ins., with French assay mark for 18k gold and jeweler's mark. Signed Chanel, no. 13E 173. Accompanied by report no. CS 68019-D dated 29... [Lire la suite]

Lot 56. An Art Deco Burmese ruby and diamond bracelet, by Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1935. Estimate USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 444,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Designed as a three flexible panels set with oval and cushion-cut rubies and old-cut diamonds, joined by old and baguette-cut diamond links, circa 1935, 7 ins., with French assay mark for platinum. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels, no. 45661. Accompanied by an AGL report stating that the origin... [Lire la suite]

Lot 118. A set of Ceylon sapphire, Ceylon yellow sapphire and diamond jewelry. Estimate USD 150,000 - USD 250,000. Price realised USD 287,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Comprising a necklace, set with alternating cushion and oval-cut sapphires and yellow sapphires, spaced by pairs of circular-cut diamonds, suspending a cushion-cut sapphire and pear-shaped yellow sapphire pendant, weighing approximately 30.18 carats; and a pair of earrings en suite, each suspending a pear-shaped... [Lire la suite]

Lot 84. A Ceylon sapphire, ruby and diamond fringe necklace, by Bulgari. Estimate USD 180,000 - USD 250,000. Price realised USD 212,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Set at the front with oval-cut sapphire and diamond clusters interspersed by circular cabochon rubies and diamond trefoils, suspending oval-cut sapphire and circular-cut diamond fringe, to the circular-cut diamond and cabochon ruby necklace, 16 1/4 ins., mounted in 18k gold, in a Bulgari blue leather case. Signed Bulgari. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 193. A set of sapphire, emerald and diamond jewelry, by David Webb. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 250,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Comprising a necklace, set at the front with a detachable pendant brooch extending a secondary detachable pendant-brooch, the first designed as an openwork plaque, centering upon a circular cabochon star sapphire, set at the top with a pear-shaped diamond, within a cabochon and circular-cut emerald, oval and cushion-cut sapphire and... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- In a landmark show at the National Gallery – the first purely Monet exhibition to be staged in London for more than twenty years – there is a unique and surprising opportunity to discover the artist as we have never seen him before. We typically think of Claude Monet as a painter of landscape, of the sea, and in his later years, of gardens – but until now there has never been an exhibition considering his work in terms of architecture.   Claude Monet, The Saint-Lazare Railway Station... [Lire la suite]

Lot 192. A 25.82 carats fancy deep brownish yellow diamond and diamond ring, by Graff. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 287,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Set with a cushion modified brilliant-cut fancy deep brownish yellow diamond, weighing approximately 25.82 carats, flanked on either side by a triangular-cut diamond, ring size 7 1/4, mounted in platinum and gold. Signed Graff. Accompanied by report no. 16810002 dated 5 March 2018 from the GIA Gemological... [Lire la suite]

Lot 151. A colored diamond and diamond necklace, by Cartier. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 250,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Designed as a graduated line of fifty oval-cut diamonds of various brown, orange and yellow hues, with alternating orientation, centering upon an oval brilliant-cut fancy deep brown-orange diamond, weighing approximately 4.10 carats, suspending a detachable pendant, set with an oval-cut diamond and a pear brilliant-cut fancy brown-orange diamond, weighing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 107. An exquisite diamond necklace, by Paul Flato, circa 1940. Estimate USD 200,000 - USD 300,000. Price realised USD 492,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Designed as an old-cut diamond hinged open collar necklace, enhanced on each end with an old-cut diamond flower blossom, extending a cascade of old-cut diamond lily of the valley blossoms and old-cut diamond buds, with tapered baguette-cut diamond stems, circa 1940, mounted in platinum, in a Flato brown suede case. Signed Flato.  Paul... [Lire la suite]

Lot 190. A 28.57 carats Ceylon sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate USD 300,000 - USD 500,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2018. Set with a cushion-cut sapphire, weighing approximately 28.57 carats, within a circular-cut diamond surround, gallery and half-hoop, the gallery accented by single-cut sapphires, ring size 6 1/2, mounted in platinum. Accompanied by report no. 1090773 dated 27 February 2018 from the AGL American Gemological Laboratories stating that it is the opinion of the Laboratory that the... [Lire la suite]