21 janvier 2022

Lot 2083. Fine enamelled gold bracelet, France, ca. 1860. Sold: €4,000 (Est: €800 - €1,200). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. L. 18 cm 750 yellow gold (tested), 7 bouton-shaped cultured pearls (supplemented). White, opaque and blue, tranzlucent enamel. Approx 37.9 g. Case.  Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery - Part I, 15 December 2021

Lot 2001. Magnificent diamond necklace, France, circa 1750. H. 11,5 cm. Sold: €8,500 (Est: €600 - €1,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. L. ca. 31,7 cm Silver (tested). 1 large diamond rose of approx. 1.30 ct., Numerous diamonds in briolette, table and various rose cuts, total approx. 12 ct. Approx. 48 g. Magnificently openwork in the form of flower branches, the loose pendant is crowned with a bow.  Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 66 & 67. Nagel... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2413. A Renaissance "Tear" pattern vermeil beaker, Nürnberg, circa 1570. H. 11,5 cm. Sold: €8,500 (Est: €600 - €1,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Silver, chased, engraved and gilt. Tooled with tears, three later mounted medaillons with putti. Townmark, Tremolierstrich, maker's mark of Paulus I Flindt (1562/1572). Circa 180 gr. Gilding parcially later, worn.  Provenance: The Robert G. Vater Collection of European Ceramics, Glass, Silver and Galanterie. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2615. A South German Late Renaissance Vermeil Tankard, possibly around 1600. H. 13,3 cm. Sold: €10,000 (Est: €12,000 - €15,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Ornamental and fruit tooled embossed and gilt silver, the cover with engraved coat of arms and ILVS. Austrian remarking "CF", indistinctly and probably later marked on footrim. Circa 510 grams.  Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery - Part I, 15 December 2021

Lot 2080. Natural pearl and diamond brooch, Denmark, ca. 1842, present from King Christian VIII of Denmark to Mrs. Consulin Macgregor in Helsingoe. Sold: €22,000 (Est: €8,000 - €10=2,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions 6,7 x 4,9 cm 750 yellow gold and silver (tested). 3 baroque natural pearls, large pearl 19x13x11 mm, medium pearl 13x10x9 mm, small pearl 12x10x11 mm. Approx. 164 diamonds in different old European cut shapes together approx. 9.5 ct. 29.6 g. Naturalistic representation of an oak branch... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2085. An exceptional diamond set tiara, probably Great Britain, circa 1900 . Sold: €47,000 (Est: €6,000 - €10,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions 5,3 x 15 cm 12kt yellow gold and silver (tested). Openwork in lozenge and meander shapes and set with 752 briolette and rose cut diamonds (total approx. 17.7 ct.). Approx. 75.3 g. With original case. Provenance: From the Estate of the jewellery expert Dr. Carl Ludwig Fuchs.  Note: The diadem experienced its greatest heyday in the period of classicism... [Lire la suite]

Lot 567. A fragmentary wood figure of a Bosatsu, Japan, Heian Period (792-1185); H. 94 (114) cm. Sold: €17,000 (Est: €20,000 - €30,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions Standing in slight tribhanga, mounted. Due to damage this figure is difficult to identify. However, a shawl covering the shoulder and a bracelet are recognizable along the right back side of the body. These two features and the wide strand of hair arranged over the ear are characteristics of a Bosatsu. A more accurate... [Lire la suite]

Lot 567. A fine and rare gilt-lacquered wood figure of Nikkô Bosatsu, Japan, Muromachi period, c. 16th century; H. 100 cm. Sold: €33,000 (Est: €40,000 - €60,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions standing in very slight tribhanga pose and wearing the typical skirt and shawls of a Bodhisattva, with chest and arm ornaments of gilt copper with glass beads, inlaid eyes and urna, the hands holding a staff surmounted by a round disc set on a cloud swirl. Provenance: North German private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 566. A rare bronze figure of Kannon Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) in Zenkôji-style, Japan, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century. H. 34,3 cm. Sold: €88,000 (Est: €40,000 - €60,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions The hands held in front of the navel, the left hand covering the right hand, the head adorned by a six-leaved crown with a central Amida Nyorai figure, the hexagonal base of lacquered wood, probably 19th century.  Provenance: German private collection, purchased from Gregg Bake London. An... [Lire la suite]