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Lot 1857. Very Rare and Impressive 13.26 carats Burmese 'pigeon blood red' Ruby and Diamond Ring, Designed and Mounted by BHAGAT. Estimation 68,000,000 — 88,000,000 HKD. © Sotheby’s Set with an oval ruby weighing 13.26 carats, embellished with two rose-cut diamonds on the side and diamond-set prongs, to the graduated open sprung hoop set with calibrated faceted diamond beads, highlighted by two ruby bead terminals, the diamonds weighing approximately 10.50 carats in total, mounted in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1844. Important 6.01 carats Burmese Ruby and 4.25 carats Type IIa Diamond Ring. Estimation on request. © Sotheby’s Of toi et moi design, set with a cushion-shaped ruby and diamond weighing 6.01 and 4.25 carats respectively, to the circular-cut diamond gallery and shoulders, mounted in 18 karat white gold. Ring size: 5½  Accompanied by AGL report numbered CS 69608, dated 11 August 2015, stating that the 6.01 carat ruby is natural, of Burmese (Myanmar) origin, with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1030. Maison des Beaux Arts de L’Indochine, An important Coromandel lacquer screen, engraved with a seal of the school, lacquer on wood panel, in 10 parts; each: 160.5 by 27.5 cm; 63 1/4  by 10 3/4  in (10); overall: 160.5 by 279 cm; 63 1/4  by 109 3/4  in.  Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. © Sotheby’s Provenance: Private Collection, France. Note: With the founding contributions of the French painters Joseph Inguimberty, Victor... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1029. Nguyễn Gia Trí (Chương Mỹ, Hà Tây 1909 - 1993), Paysage (Landscape), signed and dated 40, lacquer on wood, in 6 parts; each: 97.5 by 33 cm; 38 1/4  by 13 in. (6); overall: 97.5 by 198 cm; 38 1/4  by 78 in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. © Sotheby’s Provenance: Private Collection, France. Note: Revered as a master of modern Vietnamese painting, Nguyễn Gia Trí is best known for his lacquer works. Born in 1908 in Hà Tây province (North Vietnam) to a... [Lire la suite]

Vietnamese Dreamscapes by David Schermann, Vienna, Austria

Lot 1207. A blue and white 'Phoenix tail' vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 13 7/8 in. (35.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 8,125. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The baluster body and tall trumpet-shaped neck are decorated with continuous riverside landscape scenes each incorporating a solitary figure.  Provenance: Collection of Ambassador Ti-Tsun Li (1901-1981), and thence by descent to the present owner. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1206. A blue and white baluster jar, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 2,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The high-shouldered, tapering body is decorated in shades of blue with two leafy flowering trees amidst rock formations, birds, and insects.  Provenance: Collection of Ambassador Ti-Tsun Li (1901-1981), and thence by descent to the present owner. Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 -... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1205. A blue and white jardinière, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 12 ½ in. (31.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 4,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017 The heavily potted jardinière is decorated on the sides with a continuous river landscape in which figures are shown engaging in various pursuits including resting in pavilions nestled amidst forested mountains and against a waterfall.  Provenance: J. T. Bradbury Collection, Charlotte, North... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1201. A blue and white mallet vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 7 ½ in. (19.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  The vase has a domed body and a tall cylindrical neck rising to a lipped rim, and is decorated with two stylized phoenixes grasping a ring in their beaks. The base is inscribed with an artemisia leaf.  Note: A related Kangxi-period mallet-form blue and white vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1199. A pair of blue and white bowls, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 7,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017  Each bowl is decorated on the exterior with two blossoming prunus trees against a washed background, all between bands of 'cracked ice and prunus' pattern, which is repeated in a medallion in the center and at the rim of the interior. An apocryphal Chenghua mark is inscribed on each base.  ... [Lire la suite]