25 janvier 2022

Lot 9. A rare marbled yuhuchunping, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 28.5cm., 11 1/4 in. Sold 7,200 GBP (Estimate 8,000 - 10,000 GBP). © Sotheby's. the elegant pear-shaped body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall flaring neck with everted rim, well-potted from marbled clays of buff and dark brown tone creating an irregular pattern of whorls in imitation of marble, covered overall with a translucent ivory coloured glaze. Large marbled wares of the Song period, such as the present bottle vase,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2005. Brooch in the shape of a bouquet of flowers, France, circa 1730. Sold: €2,600 (Est: €1,000 - €1,500). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Silver (tested), some tendrils with gold plating. 1 large table cut diamond, approx. 0.40 ct. and numerous small diamond roses. 14 beautiful luminous rubies, total approx. 1 ct. Approx 15.9 g. Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 65. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery, Part I, 15 December 2021

Lot 2030. Pair of girandoles, Cordoba, circa 1730. Sold: €3,300 (Est: €300 - €400). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. 5,3 x 3 cm 900 yellow gold (tested and hallmarked for Cordoba). Numerous table cut emeralds, total approx. 2.40 ct., Beautiful bright green. Approx 15.5 g. Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 76. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery, Part I, 15 December 2021  

  Lot 2022. Pendant with pink topazes, France, circa 1760. Sold: €3,300 (Est: €300 - €400). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. 4,5 x 4,1 cm Silver (tested). Richly set with pink topazes. Approx. 14 g.  Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 78. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery, Part I, 15 December 2021

Lot 1. A rhinoceros horn 'lotus' libation cup, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 16.7cm., 6 5/8 in. Sold 19,200 GBP (Estimate 7,000 - 10,000 GBP). © Sotheby's. the cup in the form of a deep widely flaring lotus leaf, the dark reddish-brown horn naturalistically carved around the exterior with lotus buds and flowers borne on leafy tendrils curling up and around the body, forming to one side a large handle and ribbon-tied to the base to form a short foot on which stand two large cranes, the interior... [Lire la suite]

Bhupinder Singh, Maharajah de Patiala (1891-1938). Courtesy Boucheron En 1928, Boucheron réalise pour le Maharajah de Patiala la plus importante commande spéciale de toute l’histoire de la place Vendôme. En 2022, Claire Choisne, Directrice des Créations, rend hommage à ce trésor en créant pour la Maison « New Maharajahs » et écrit ainsi une nouvelle page de son Histoire de Style. Il était une fois le Maharajah de Patiala Le 2 août 1928, la place Vendôme bruisse de l’arrivée de Bhupindar Singh. Le Maharajah de l’état de Patiala... [Lire la suite]