18 juillet 2019

A circular enamelled gold box, Mughal India, 1650-1700

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]
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18 juillet 2019

A pair of antique diamond, ruby and enamel kadas, late 19th century

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]
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18 juillet 2019

A pair of antique diamond, enamel and multi-gem kadas, 19th century

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]
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18 juillet 2019

An imaginary flower, Aurangabad, North Deccan, VS 1726/1669 AD

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]
18 juillet 2019

An enamel and gold hunting case minute repeating pocket watch, circa 1930

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]
18 juillet 2019

Two blue-ground gilt-decorated 'Antiques' vase, Guangxu marks and period (1875-1908)

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]

18 juillet 2019

A yellow-glazed 'dragon' seal paste box and cover, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908)

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]
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18 juillet 2019

A blue-glazed bottle vase, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795)

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]
18 juillet 2019

'Baroque Pathways' Brings Rome to Potsdam

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]
18 juillet 2019

A carved sapphire Hindu saint of 37.82 carats, 18th century

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]
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