Humeur & Humour

Lot 109. A gold-mounted carved pale grey jade powder flask, Mughal India, 17th century with 19th century additions; 7 5/8in. (19.5cm.) long. Estimate GBP 7,000 - GBP 9,000 (USD 8,995 - USD 11,565). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Of curved tapering form with carved wave pattern and foliate terminal, upper suspension ring with attached chain and stopper, with later gold mounts, one in the form of a lion's head, the other a floral bud, box. Note: For an 18th century Mughal gem-set jade powder flask,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 99. An enamelled and gem set gold figure of a female saint, Goa or North India, 1625-1660; 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000 (USD 51,400 - USD 77,100). © Christie's Images Ltd 2019.  Decorated with enamel and set with diamonds in gold on all sides, the figure has a suspension loop on the back above her braided hair. Exhibited: The Miho Museum, Koka 2016, p.56, no,30Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.158, no,119The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.194, no.130The Palace... [Lire la suite]

Dorothee Golz, "Anne van Cleve", Diasec, c-print, 125 x 95 cm, 2007 © Dorothee Golz

Lors d'un lors d'un débat de campagne en décembre 2015 elle affirmait qu'elle "maintiendrait le passe à 70 euros"!!!

Très fier des grecs! N'oublions pas que la démocratie a été inventée en Grèce et non en Allemagne!

Lot 1165. Rare Non-nacreous Orange Pearl--Melo Pearl, Melo melo volutidae, Saltwaters near Vietnam. Weighing approximately 23.78 carats and measuring 15.0 x 14.0 x 14.0mm. Sold for US$ 13,750 (€10,277). © Bonhams Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, "The Book of The Pearl" had no references to the rare orange pearl offered here. So few have been found, it is no wonder. The Melo melo is the marine snail that produces orange pearls the color of a ripe papaya. The... [Lire la suite]

Décembre 2013. Un cabinet d'avocats qui défend le Samu Social, la Fondation Abbé Pierre et qui licencie son comptable après 35 ans de "bons et loyaux services" car "trop vieux et trop cher" (Laurence Garnier dixit), en l'occurrence, moi-même. Le Cabinet CAYOL et Associés dans le 16ème arrondissement. Et hop, un petit coup de pub. C'était trop beau, je n'ai pas pu résister. Voutch!

After a two year loan to the United States, Michelangelo's David is being returned to Italy... And a word of thanks to the proud sponsors that made his visit possible - McDonalds, Starbucks, & Burger King.