late 19th century

  Lot 218. Diamond Tiara, Late 19th Century. Estimate 300,000 - 500,000 HKD. © 2021 Sotheby's Designed as a floral wreath embellished with old European-, old-mine-, single- and rose-cut diamonds, mounted in silver-topped-gold, tiara frame inner circumference approximately 420mm. Sotheby's. Important Jewels, Hong Kong, 18 February 2022  

Lot 109. Natural pearl and diamond earrings, late 19th century. Sold for £ 94,000 (€ 109,633) (Est: £20,000 - £30,000). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Each drop-shaped pearl suspended from a line of old brilliant-cut diamonds, length 3.1cm. Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that each pearl is natural, saltwater. Report number 20767, dated 16th November 2021. Bonhams. London Jewels, London, 2 Dec 2021

  Lot 119. Sapphire, diamond and natural pearl pendant, late 19th century. Sold for £ 206,500 (€ 240,844) (Est: £65,000 - £85,000). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Oval, with central quatrefoil motif composed of four cushion-shaped sapphires, set throughout with cushion-shaped and old brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending an 11.9mm x 10.1mm natural pearl drop, with rose-cut diamond cap, mounted in silver and gold, one sapphire stated to weigh 7.52 carats, cushion-shaped and old brilliant-cut diamonds approximately 5.70... [Lire la suite]

Lot 103. A Cantagalli Iznik Damascus style water bottle (surahi), Italy, late 19th Century; 28 cm. high. Estimate: £ 2,000 - 3,000 (€ 2,200 - 3,300). Courtesy Bonhams. of piriform with long flaring neck on a short foot, decorated underglaze in green, cobalt blue and black on a white ground with tulips issuing from single cintamani motifs, Cantagalli cockerel mark to base and further mark reading 'Firenze/ITALY'. Note: For a similar example sold at Christie's, see Arts & Textiles of the... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 291. An uncut silk 'Twelve Symbols' apricot yellow-ground robe, Late 19th century; 305.5cm x 151.5cm (120 7/8in x 59 5/8in). Estimate £ 7,000-10,000. Sold for £ 47,500 (€ 53,063). Photo: Bonhams. The bright apricot-yellow silk finely embroidered in gold-wrapped thread to the front, back and inside flap with nine variously coiling five-clawed dragons, full-faced beneath the collar, all amidst red bats and cloud-constellations interspersed with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial... [Lire la suite]

Lot 88. An underglaze blue and copper-red decorated ‘lion’ bottle vase, Qing dynasty, late 19th century; 15 in. (38.5 cm.) high. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 40,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 4,092). Price Realised: HKD 93,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The base is inscribed with an apocryphal Qianlong six-character mark. Provenance: Acquired in Camperdown. Christie's. Pavilion Online: Chinese Art. Online, 21 - 28 April 2020

Lot 4027. An imperial noblewoman's kesi surcoat, longgua, Qing dynasty, late 19th century; 54 3/4 in. (139.1 cm.) long. Estimate 400,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012.   Made entirely of double-sided kesi finished with original banding. The front-opening coat, decorated with eight symmetrically arranged dragon roundels placed above a striped hem laden with rolling waves and a terrestrial diagram from which issue various... [Lire la suite]

Lot 10. An impressive Iznik-style pottery vase, Ulisse Cantagalli, Florence, Italy, Late 19th century; 23 ¾in. (60.4cm.) high. Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 12,000 (USD 10,240 - USD 15,360). © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. Of baluster form rising from short, slightly splayed foot to waisted neck with flaring mouth, two handles to the body, the decoration consisting of large composite flowerheads under intersecting saz leaves, a wide band of scrolling floral tendrils and swaying leaves above... [Lire la suite]

Male figure, Baule people, Ivory Coast, late 19th century. Wood, glass beads and brass. H 48 cm. © Dalton Somaré. Provenance: René Rasmussen collection, Paris; Countess de Marotte collection, France; Galerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris; Allan Stone collection, New York. Janus guardian figure, Kota-Obamba, Gabon, mid 19th century. Wood, brass, copper and iron. H 62 cm. © Dalton Somaré.   Provenance: private collection, Corsica; Galerie Bernard Dulon; private collection, Paris.

Two zoomorphic masks, Bamana people, Mali, late 19th century. Wood. H 38 cm and 45 cm. © Charles-Wesley Hourdé. Fatoumata Diabaté (Bakamo, 1980), Le vieux, 2013. Pigment print on Museum natural silk 300g paper, mounted on aluminium, 100 x 66.5 cm. Edition of 5. © Charles-Wesley Hourdé. Helm mask, Senufo people, Ivory Coast, late 19th century. Wood. L 40 cm. © Charles-Wesley Hourdé.