France

Lot 66. Belperron. Gold and Sapphire Flower Clip, France. Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000. © 2022 William Doyle Galleries, Inc. 18 kt., the bombé flower inset with vari-sized round and oval sapphires, with polished flared petals and curved stem, signed St. N. Herz Belperron, with maker's mark and French assay mark, ap. 21.3 dwts. Note: The singular jewelry designer Suzanne Belperron established her iconic style first working under the Boivin house. She moved to Herz in the early 1930s, and following... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2005. Brooch in the shape of a bouquet of flowers, France, circa 1730. Sold: €2,600 (Est: €1,000 - €1,500). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Silver (tested), some tendrils with gold plating. 1 large table cut diamond, approx. 0.40 ct. and numerous small diamond roses. 14 beautiful luminous rubies, total approx. 1 ct. Approx 15.9 g. Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 65. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery, Part I, 15 December 2021

  Lot 2022. Pendant with pink topazes, France, circa 1760. Sold: €3,300 (Est: €300 - €400). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. 4,5 x 4,1 cm Silver (tested). Richly set with pink topazes. Approx. 14 g.  Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 78. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery, Part I, 15 December 2021

Lot 2022. Brooch (aigrette) with diamonds, France, circa 1750. Sold: €3,600 (Est: €1,000 - €1,500). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. Silver (tested). 3 large rose and briolette cut diamonds, total approx. 1.90 ct., Richly set with further small diamonds. Approx. 10.2 g.  Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 51. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery, Part I, 15 December 2021 

Lot 2083. Fine enamelled gold bracelet, France, ca. 1860. Sold: €4,000 (Est: €800 - €1,200). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. L. 18 cm 750 yellow gold (tested), 7 bouton-shaped cultured pearls (supplemented). White, opaque and blue, tranzlucent enamel. Approx 37.9 g. Case.  Provenance: Private collection, Rhineland. Nagel Auction. Fine Arts, Antiques & Jewellery - Part I, 15 December 2021

Lot 2001. Magnificent diamond necklace, France, circa 1750. H. 11,5 cm. Sold: €8,500 (Est: €600 - €1,000). © 2021 Nagel Auctions. L. ca. 31,7 cm Silver (tested). 1 large diamond rose of approx. 1.30 ct., Numerous diamonds in briolette, table and various rose cuts, total approx. 12 ct. Approx. 48 g. Magnificently openwork in the form of flower branches, the loose pendant is crowned with a bow.  Provenance: Prof. Ingrid Stahmer Collection, Berlin Catalogue Gera: see p. 66 & 67. Nagel... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2002. A phallic gogotte, Fontainebleau, France, Oligocene (30 million years old), and a coco de mer, Seychelles; gogotte h. 28 cm, overall h. 36.2 cm; coco de mer h. 29 cm, overall h. 33 cm. Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000 HKD. Lot sold: 17,640 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., P121b1 Provenance: gogotte: Acquired in Hong Kong. coco der mer: Paleomoove Laboratory, Marseille, 2015. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5109. A Gogotte, Oligocene (30 Million Years Old), Fontainebleau, France; with stand 38 cm, 14 7/8  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Sold for 25,000 HKD (2,958 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. Note: A gogotte is a millions-of-years old naturally shaped mineral rarity consisting of tiny quartz fragments held together by calcium carbonate and the present gogotte is a beautiful concretion made of sandstone with a sublime grain. These bizarre sandstone formations from... [Lire la suite]

Lot 104. A pair of Iznik style Porcelain Ewers, possibly by Samson, France, 19th Century; 37 cm. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams. of pyriform with flaring necks and torus mouldings, on splayed feet with strap handles and tapering spouts, domed hinged lids with bud finials, decorated in raised-red, cobalt-blue, green and black outline on a white ground with cypresses flanked by prunus branches, saz leaves and roses to the bodies, the necks and spouts with other floral... [Lire la suite]

Diptych with Scenes of the Life of Christ, France, circa 1360. Ivory, 17.3 x 10.2 cm. © Bruil & Bruil Works of Art. The left leaf depicting the Visitation, Annunciation, and Nativity. The right leaf with the Kiss of Judas, Crucifixion, and Resurrection. Corneille de La Haye dit Corneille de Lyon (The Hague 1500/1501-1575 Lyon), Portrait of Dauphin François, circa 1536. Oil on panel, 15.4 x 13.5 cm. Original 16th century tabernacle frame. © Bruil & Bruil Works of Art. Provenance: At Duveau (?) listing in Dubois de Groër;... [Lire la suite]