1959

Lot 512. Property from the Estate of Dolores Sherwood Bosshard. Magnificent emerald and diamond necklace, Harry Winston, 1959. Estimate 1,950,000 — 3,890,000 CHF. Lot sold 3,834,000 CHF. Courtesy Sotheby's. Composed of a line of step-cut emeralds framed with brilliant-cut diamonds, alternating with similarly cut diamond motifs, the central step-cut emerald stated to weigh 20.61 carats; the front highlighted with a detachable line of variously shaped emeralds and brilliant-cut diamonds, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 900. A Platinum, 18 Karat Gold, Emerald and Diamond Necklace, Bulgari, 1959. Estimate 250,000 — 350,000 USD. Lot sold 686,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2012 centering a flexible composition of 13 emerald drops weighing approximately 71.00 carats, further enhanced with 14 cabochon emeralds weighing approximately 41.00 carats accented by 14 marquise-shaped diamonds weighing approximately 8.50 carats, and set throughout with numerous round diamonds weighing approximately... [Lire la suite]

Ramkinkar Baij (b. 1922), The Poet (The Head of Rabindranath Tagore), 1938. Cement, 19.0 x 12.0 x 10.0 in (48.2 x 30.5 x 25.5 cm) © DAG Modern Kshitindranath Majumdar, Expectation, India, 1925. Watercolor wash and gold on mount board. 13.2 x 5.7 in (33.5 x 14.5 cm) © DAG Modern Sunil Das, Horses IV, India, 1959. Charcoal on paper. 18.7 x 28.7 in © DAG Modern Jamini Roy, Untitled (Musicians), India, 20th Century. Gouache on cardboard. 16 x... [Lire la suite]

Lot 11. Yves Klein (1928 - 1962), Untitled Monogold (MG 47), gold leaf on wood panel, 21.5 by 17.3 cm. 8 1/2 by 6 7/8 in. Executed in 1959. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 GBP. Lot Sold   908,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. This work is registered in the Yves Klein Archives under number MG 47.  Provenance: Gift from the artist to the family of the present owner in 1961  Note: Gold was hugely important to Yves Klein. As a formal element, the shimmering and resplendent hue... [Lire la suite]

Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1959. Photo Philippe Pottier pour L'Officiel.

China Machado wearing Balenciaga, 1959

Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1959

Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1959

Slim Aarons, Jacqueline Kennedy at the April in Paris Ball, 1959. NEW YORK, NY.- Slim Aarons made a career, in his words, “photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.” His subjects were the beautiful and the celebrated, the rich and the powerful, high society and aristocracy. Slim Aarons captured their image for the picture magazines throughout the second half of the twentieth century. In doing so he defined the image of the Beautiful People, the international Jet Set who strode the... [Lire la suite]

Rolex Steline Yellow Gold 18K. Référence : 6062. Année : 1959. ©thebeautifulwatch.com Rolex Jean Claude Killy Steel. Référence : 6236. Année : 1961. ©thebeautifulwatch.com Biennale des Antiquaires 2016. The Beautiful Watch / STAND MS01. 29 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris - France. +33 1 46 34 32 92 - www.thebeautifulwatch.com/ - contact@thebeautifulwatch.com