Poppy

A Tourmaline and Diamond Flower Brooch, by JAR. photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Designed as two green and pink tourmaline poppy flowerhead and bud, linked by a green tourmaline scrolling stem centering upon a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 37.23 carats, mounted in gold, 1982, 9.9 cm. Signed JAR - Estimate CHF460,000 - CHF650,000 ($505,874 - $714,822) Literature: JAR, Exhibition at Somerset House, London, November 2002 to January 2003, no.46  Christie's. Jewels for Hope: The... [Lire la suite]

Robert Mapplethorpe (1946 - 1989), Poppy, 1988. Photo Sotheby's Tirage argentique de 1988. Contrecollé sur carton. Au verso, avec le tampon copyright du photographe signé par le photographe et daté à l'encre, titré, daté, numéroté 3/10 et 1843 d'une main inconnue. Monté sous passe-partout et encadré. Image 48,9 x 49 cm (19 ¼ x 19 ¼ in.), feuille/ sheet 50,2 x 60,5 cm (19 ¾ x 23 ¾ in.). Estimate 18,000-23,000 EUR.Lot Sold: 17,500 EUR LITERATURE: Chorus of Light. Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection,... [Lire la suite]