Art du XIIe siècle - 12th century Art

Lot 114. Lions et phénix, Asie Centrale, c. 1200 ou antérieur, 56 x 32 cm. Tapisserie de soie et fil d'or, kesi. Résultat : 49 400 EUR (Estimation 10 000 - 15 000 EUR). Courtesy Giquello & Associés Une suite de félins sont représentés juxtaposés, allant deux par deux dans la même direction et les suivants dans la direction opposée. Ils sont disposés au milieu de rinceaux et de grandes fleurs. Sur un fond brun, les corps des félins sont tissés de fil d'or et soulignés de fil rouge. Les... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1702. A Fine Unmounted 10.88 carats Type IIa Diamond. Estimate 10,200,000 — 14,000,000 HKD (1,301,418 - 1,786,260 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's. The brilliant-cut diamond weighing 10.88 carats. Accompanied by GIA report no. 6204033658, dated 1 May 2019, stating that the diamond is D Colour, Flawless, Excellent Cut, Polish and Symmetry; further accompanied by a diamond type classification report stating that the diamond is determined to be a Type IIa diamond.... [Lire la suite]

Probably Norwegian, Trondheim, A Lewis Chessman, A Warder, walrus ivory, 8.8cm., 3½in. Estimate £600,000-1,000,000. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Rightly regarded as the most famous chess pieces to have survived from the medieval world, the Lewis Chessmen secured their place in history when they were found in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The remarkable hoard constituted the greatest ever discovery of medieval chess pieces, and from the moment they were unearthed, the Lewis Chessmen evoked their own... [Lire la suite]

Master Mateo in the Museo del Prado. MADRID.- The Museo del Prado, the Real Academia Gallega de Bellas Artes and the Fundación Catedral de Santiago are the joint organisers of this monographic exhibition of works by Master Mateo for the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, offering visitors an in-depth focus on a golden period in the history of the building, spanning the years 1168 to 1211.  The exhibition features the nine known sculptures that have survived from the lost façade of the Portico of Glory, including a... [Lire la suite]