juillet 2019

Lot 371. Jade paan box, Mughal India, circa 1700; 4 ½ ins. (11 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Jade with flowering plants in low relief, the lid with a ruby set in gold, base and interior undecorated. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

Lot 154. A gem set glass-hilted dagger (khanjar), India, circa 1900; 10 5/8 ins. (36.8 cm.) long; 2 ½ ins. (6.2 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Set with diamonds and rubies, locket and chape loose and similarly decorated, watered-steel blade. Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.124, no.95The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.153, no.99The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p.179, no.105. Christie's. Maharajas &... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. Prince Salim riding an escaped elephant, Mughal India, probably Allahabad, circa 1600-1605. Opaque pigments and gold on paper, backed on cream card. Painting 7 ½ x 5 1/8 ins. (19.1 x 13.2 cm.); folio 11 5/8 x 9 ¼ ins. (29.5 x 23.6 cm). Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Provenance: The Khosrovani-Diba Collection; sold, Sotheby’s, London, 19 October 2016, lot 3. Exhibited: The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 133. An Art Deco emerald, ruby, sapphire and diamond brooch, Mauboussin. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Baguette, half moon and single-cut diamonds, pear-shaped carved emeralds, cabochon rubies and sapphires, platinum (French mark), 1 1/8 ins., circa 1930, signed Mauboussin. Provenance: Christie’s, New York, 13 June 2007, lot 69The Estate of a Distinguished New York CollectorSotheby's New York, 18 April 2012, lot 367. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 124. A spinel, 18th century yellow sapphire taveez beads and pearl necklace. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Spinel and yellow sapphire taveez beads, pearls, shortest length 18 ½ ins. (adjustable), 18th century (beads), restrung at a later date. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 381, no. 128. Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2015, p. 57, no. 22. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 62. An antique hexagon-shaped portrait-cut emerald and gold ring, early 20th century. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Hexagon-shaped portrait-cut emerald, foil, gold, ring size 6 ½, early 20th century. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 273, no. 95. Exhibited: The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 137, no. 103. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

Lot 28. An emerald-inlaid and gem set gold push-dagger (katar), India, 18th century; 15 7/8 ins. (40.3 cm.) long. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Inlaid with carved emeralds along each outer edge decorated with flowers in low relief, the entire hilt set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds on gold, steel blade. Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

Lot 13. A pair of jade falcon bracelets, India, early 19th century. Each 1 ½ ins. (4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Each set with leaf shaped rubies. Literature: Jaffer 2013, p. 126, ill. p. 186, no. 49 Exhibited: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014, p. 37The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p. 107, no. 75Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p. 105, no. 73The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p. 128, no. 76The Palace Museum,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3663. A large apple-green jadeite rectangular vase and cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 23.3 cm., 9 1/4  in. Estimate 600,000 — 800,000 HKD. Lot sold 2,120,000 HKD. © Sotheby's of rectangular section, supported on a pedestal foot, the body and neck carved overall in relief with six chilong, the well-fitted cover with four small lingzhi-shaped loop handles suspending loose rings, alternating with four low-relief lingzhi blooms,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3662. An extremely rare white jade pedestalled dish, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 23.5 cm., 9 1/4  in. Estimate 800,000 — 1,200,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,500,000 HKD. © Sotheby's the translucent white stone carved with shallow rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a flared rim, all supported on a domed base well carved in openwork bats soaring amidst clouds between beaded borders, the inner rim engraved and filled in with gilt with a stylised fret... [Lire la suite]