27 juin 2018

Royal Jewel. From Princess Mary Althea Beatrix Doria Pamphilj, Princess Emily Augusta Doria Pamphilj. A magnificent faint pink Golconda diamond pendant, approximately 22.50 carats. Courtesy Simon Teakle. The Ivy Necklace. An antique diamond necklace by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany, New York, circa 1900. Courtesy Simon Teakle. Cartier London. Art Deco Diamond Bracelet, circa 1928. Courtesy Simon Teakle René Boivin. Diamond Hoop Earrings. Courtesy Simon Teakle. Victorian gold and banded agate bangle, circa 1870. Courtesy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3161.  A large blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); 29.8 cm., 11 3/4 in. Estimate 300,000-400,000 HKD (29,357 — 39,143 EUR). Lot sold 596,000 HKD (58,323 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. well potted with deep rounded sides and everted rim raised on a slightly tapered foot, the interior centred with an en face five-clawed dragon leaping amidst lotus scrolls within double circles, the exterior similarly decorated with a pair of sinuous dragons amongst a lotus... [Lire la suite]

William Ruser, Diamond, ruby and platinum 'Orchestra' bracelet, attributed to Ruser, circa 1940. Courtesy Hancocks. Bracelet designed as a row of eight orchestral musicians plus a conductor in the centre, the figures all set with a round cabochon star ruby forming the body with diamond set head, arms and legs and feet accented with black onyx, each musician plays a different instrument including timpani, cello, grand piano and harp and is joined by baguette diamond-set links. Provenance: Previously in the personal jewellery... [Lire la suite]

Heart pendant, Spain or Italy, c. 1600. Gold, enamel, glass ; weight 17.2 grams; dimensions 45 × 31.4 × 13.8 mm. Courtesy Les Enleminures With its wonderful openwork structure covered with enamel flowers, strapwork, and “gems,” the magnificent heart captures the gaze and its shape moves effortlessly between secular and religious meanings — human or divine love, romantic or religious devotion. Double-sided heart-shaped pendant in gold and enamel openwork. A blue enameled frame surrounds an oval capsule with convex glass... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- An arresting Roman marble portrait head of a man, possibly a priest, leads Bonhams Antiquities sale in London on Thursday 5 July. It is estimated at £60,000-80,000.  The marble portrait dates from between the 1st Century B.C. and the early 1st Century A.D. The subject is completely bald – a rarity in sculptures of this period – and the reason for that may lie in his vocation. The scalp gives the appearance of having been shaved, which suggests the man might have been a priest of the cult of Isis, which... [Lire la suite]

SANDRA CRONAN LTD. 17th century cruciform pendant. Courtesy Sandra Conan Ltd. A 17th century pendant in the form of a cross. Carved gold on the reverse, silver on the front, set with petal shaped rose cut diamonds. Each point of the cross is set with a garnet engraved with a different devotional scene, and enamelled. From below upwards and across the settings represent: 1. The winged bull of St. Luke with scroll ( signifying writing) 2. The dove of the Holy Spirit or as there is a flowering wand it could be the symbol of St. Joseph... [Lire la suite]

Lot 6. Lucian Freud (1922-2011), Portrait on a White Cover, oil on canvas, 116.5 by 143 cm. 45 7/8 by 56 1/4 in. Executed in 2002-03. Estimate: £17,000,000-20,000,000. Sold for £22,464,300. Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON.- One of Lucian Freud’s last great nudes, Portrait on a White Cover sold hours ago in Sotheby’s London’s saleroom for £22.5million / $29.8 million, making it the most valuable painting by the artist ever sold in London. The previous highest price for a London auction of the artist’s work... [Lire la suite]