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Lot 1001. Canopic jar, Egypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BC. Estimate CHF 6 000 / 10 000 (€ 5 560 / 9 260). Lot sold CHF 6 000. Photo Koller Alabaster. Old inscription mentioning the monkey-headed Hapi, Son of Horus. H 31.5 cm. Provenance: - formerly part of a private collection, Southern Baden.- Auction Gorny & Mosch, 19 June 2013 (Lot No. 35).- from a private collection, Switzerland. Koller. Furniture, Sculptures, Porcelain & Silver - Thursday 30 March 2017, 10.00 AM

Lot 72. A German silver ewer-flagon, maker's mark HL conjoined, Augsburg, circa 1681-85. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. of tapering cylindrical form with beaded handle, hinged cover applied with armorials and inscribed Johann Bernhardt v. Tuppau Obrister 1686 denzo zebr., marked on body and cover; 25.5cm., 10in. high; 1246gr., 40oz.  Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire, London, 04 May 2017, 10:30 AM

Lot 71. A German parcel-gilt silver cup, Oswald Haussner, Nuremberg, circa 1650-57. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. shell bowl surmounted by cherub with falcon and victory wreath showing traces of cold painted enamel, similar figure forming the stem above domed foot embossed with shells and lobate ornament, marked on body and foot; 31.5cm, 12 1/2in high; 273gr, 8oz 15dwt Exhibition: Klaus Pechstein et al., Deutsche Goldschmiedekunst vom 15.bis zum 20.Jahrhundert Aus Dem... [Lire la suite]

Lot 214. 5.38 carats Diamond ring, Sterlé, 1960s. Estimate 105,000 — 155,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby's. Set with a marquise-shaped diamond weighing 5.38 carats, within a frame set with similarly shaped diamonds, signed Sterlé, numbered.  Accompanied by GIA report no. 2173042031, stating that the diamond is G Colour, VVS2 Clarity, together with a working diagram stating that the diamond may be internally flawless after minor repolishing.  Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 231. 4.29 carats Diamond and onyx ring, ESG. Estimate 105,000 — 205,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby's. Collet-set with a cushion-shaped diamond weighing 4.29 carats, within a frame of brilliant-cut diamonds, the mount composed of carved onyx pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, size 511/2, signed ESG, maker's mark. Accompanied by GIA report no. 10877081, dated 2 November 1999, stating that the diamond is D Colour, VS1 Clarity. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels, Sessions 1 and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 70. A German parcel-gilt silver beaker, Jonas Silber, Nuremberg, circa 1572-1576. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. fitted with male and female portrait medallions enclosed by engraved hatched arabesques, embossed with lobes above leaf chased foot; 8.5cm., 3 1/4 in. high; 180gr., 5oz. 16dwt. Note: An identical beaker, probably the example here, is illustrated by Karin Tebbe et al. Nürnberger Goldschmiedekunst 1541-1868, Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Nuremberg, 2007, no.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 69. A German parcel-gilt silver apple-form cup and cover, Marx Merzenbach, Augsburg, 1665-69. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. with triform leaf base, similarly leaf applied at the foliate stem, detachable cover, underside of the foot initialled GA.N.V.I.D, dated 1672 and with coronet, marked on body and foot; 15.5cm., 6in. high; 147gr., 4oz. 14dwt. Note: A very similar example, Melchior Bay(e)r, with differing finial, was sold Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, Geneva, 12 November... [Lire la suite]

Lot 241. 24.18 carats Burmese sapphire and diamond ring, Bulgari. Estimate 92,000 — 162,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby's. Of bombé design, set with an oval sapphire weighing 24.18 carats, the mount highlighted with brilliant-cut and baguette diamonds, size 55, signed Bulgari, Italian assay and maker's marks, case stamped Bulgari. Accompanied by SSEF report no. 83021, stating that the sapphire is of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating. Sotheby's. Magnificent Jewels and Noble... [Lire la suite]

Lot 269. Burmese sapphire and diamond necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate 130,000 — 180,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby's. Designed as a line of slightly graduated brilliant-cut diamonds, the front set with cushion-shaped sapphires highlighted with brilliant-cut diamonds, supporting five detachable motifs similarly set, length approximately 380mm, unsigned, numbered, French assay marks, French maker's mark for Van Cleef & Arpels, . Accompanied by SSEF report no. 91547, stating that the four... [Lire la suite]

Lot 66. A German parcel-gilt silver cup and cover, maker' mark PS conjoined (Tebbe no. 1085) probably Philipp Scheurer, Nuremberg, 1609-1629. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. of spirally fluted lobed form, the cover fitted with a disc dated 1729 recording the cup as a wedding gift, bracketed stem and sheet scrollwork finial, marked on body; 28cm, 11 1/2in high; 349gr, 11oz 5dwt Sotheby's. From Earth to Fire, London, 04 May 2017, 10:30 AM