18 juillet 2019

Lot 231. A circular enamelled gold box, Mughal India, 1650-1700; 1 1/8 ins. (2.8 cm.) high; 1 3/8 ins. (3.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Enamelled in translucent red, green and orange, with white, yellow and black on a blue ground, inscribed on the base in Persian’ 2 tola, 7 masha’, base and interior are undecorated.  Exhibited: The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p.86, no.56Grand Palais, Paris... [Lire la suite]

Lot 161. A pair of antique diamond, ruby and enamel kadas, late 19th century. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Each bangle designed with opposing makara head terminals, pear and mixed-shaped table-cut diamonds, table-cut rubies, blue, green, red and white enamel, foil, gold on a lac core, each 2 ½ ins.  Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 180, ill. p. 197, no. 83. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert... [Lire la suite]

Lot 55. A pair of antique diamond, enamel and multi-gem kadas, 19th century. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Each bangle set with pear-shaped ruby cabochons, pear and mixed-shape table-cut diamonds, cabochon emeralds, pearls, red, green and white enamel, foil, gold on a lac core, each diameter 1 ¾ ins.  Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 166, ill. p. 195, no. 76. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 52. An imaginary flower, Aurangabad, North Deccan, VS 1726/1669 AD. From a Siddantha-sara, Siddantha-bodha and Aporaksha-siddantha of Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur (r.1629-1678 AD), opaque pigments on a gold ground, the reverse with 15ll. black and red devanagari written by Vyasa Madhava, gold illuminated margins. Painting 7 ¾ x 4 3/8 ins. (19.7 x 11 cm.); folio 12 ¼ x 7 ½ ins. (31 x 19 cm.). Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5. An enamel portrait depicting Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala and gold hunting case minute repeating pocket watch, circa 1930. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 68,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Champlevé enamel portrait depicting Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, enamel coat of arms on the reverse, white enamel dial, 18k gold (British and Swiss hallmarks), 2 ½ ins., case no. 34894, circa 1930. Christie's. Maharajas... [Lire la suite]

Lot 241. Two blue-ground gilt-decorated 'Antiques' vase, Guangxu marks and period (1875-1908). Height 15 in., 38.1 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 46,875 USD. © Sotheby's each globular body rising from a short straight foot to a ribbed shoulder and tall waisted neck with flaring rim, gilt-decorated around the body and neck with precious antique objects and floral medallions, the shoulder with a lotus strapwork and shou-character band, all reserved on a rich... [Lire la suite]

Lot 244. A yellow-glazed 'dragon' seal paste box and cover, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908). Diameter 2 7/8  in., 7.2 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 17,500 USD. © Sotheby's of circular section, the domed cover incised with a pair of five-clawed dragons in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' amidst flames and clouds, the sides of the box carved with waves, six-character mark in aubergine.  Provenance: Simon Kwan Collection.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd... [Lire la suite]

Lot 263. A blue-glazed bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 9 3/4  in., 24.8 cm. Estimate 9,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 11,875 USD. © Sotheby's of ovoid form, tapering to a tall cylindrical neck and supported on a wedge-form unglazed footrim, covered overall in a lustrous deep blue glaze, the interior and base glazed white, four-character seal mark in underglaze blue.  Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York, 19... [Lire la suite]

Caravaggio  (1571-1610), Narcissus, 1598/99. © Photo: Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica di Roma – Bibliotheca Hertziana, Istituto Max Planck per la storia dell’arte / Mauro Coen. Potsdam - From July 13 to October 6, 2019, Germany's Museum Barberini is presenting its first old master exhibition: Baroque Pathways: The National Galleries Barberini Corsini in Rome showcases 54 masterpieces from the collections of the Palazzo Barberini and the Galleria Corsini in Rome, among them an early work by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 290. A carved sapphire Hindu saint of 37.82 carats, 18th century. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 75,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019  Depicting a Hindu saint, carved sapphire of 37.82 carats, 1 1/8 in. Provenance: Maurice de Rothschild, Paris; on deposit at the Banque de Paris, from where it was confiscated by the Devisenschutz-Kommando following the Nazi occupation of Paris; Transferred to the Jeu de Paume (Einsatztab Reichsleiter Rosenberg... [Lire la suite]