11 avril 2022

Lot 66. Belperron. Gold and Sapphire Flower Clip, France. Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000. © 2022 William Doyle Galleries, Inc. 18 kt., the bombé flower inset with vari-sized round and oval sapphires, with polished flared petals and curved stem, signed St. N. Herz Belperron, with maker's mark and French assay mark, ap. 21.3 dwts. Note: The singular jewelry designer Suzanne Belperron established her iconic style first working under the Boivin house. She moved to Herz in the early 1930s, and following... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 131. Cartier Art Deco Gold, Platinum, Black Onyx, Carved Jade and Coral, Cabochon Colored Stone, Diamond and Enamel Desk Clock, France. Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000. © 2022 William Doyle Galleries, Inc. 18 kt., mechanical, centering a circular yellow and black enamel numberless dial of overlapping circle and square motif with platinum and rose-cut diamond stylized hands, within a mother-of-pearl chapter ring applied with raised red enamel Roman numerals, flanked by carved light green jade dragons... [Lire la suite]

Lot 132. A highly rare polychrome Iznik tile with confronted birds, Turkey, circa 1575; 25 by 25cm. Lot sold: 655,200 GBP (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 of square form painted in underglaze cobalt blue, green and relief red, outlined in black, decorated with two birds perched either side of a fountain dispensing a hyacinth bouquet, surrounded with arabesques of scrolling saz leaves and flowers. Provenance: Private collection, England, first half 20th century-2015. Acquired by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 131. A gem-set and enamelled turban ornament (sarpech), India, late 19th-early 20th century; 13.5 by 9.5cm. Lot sold: 88,200 GBP (Estimate: 50,000 - 80,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 the openwork hinged body set with foiled diamonds and a large central carved emerald, topped with a curling jigha and hanging emeralds, a row of pearls running along the upper border, the reverse with polychrome enamelled floral details, suspension cords with seed pearls. Provenance: Ex-Patiala Collection, by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. A rare large Arabic-inscribed blue and white jar with Zhengde six-character mark within double-circle, China, Zhengde period, 1506-21; 31.5cm. height. Lot sold: 75,600 GBP (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 of rounded shape on short flaring foot with high rim, the main body decorated with four rhomboid cartouches containing Arabic inscriptions within a square with ‘ruyi’ heads to each corner, against a ground with scrolling vines and lotus flowers, the underside with... [Lire la suite]