The Majestic Pink Diamond Bracelet.
Features 204 superbly cut Natural Argyle Pink Diamonds, from Fancy Intense Pinks and Fancy Vivid Pinks to Fancy Reds. These ravishingly rare stones originated in the legendary Argyle Mine in Western Australia, which is expected to cease production by 2020. Each and every Argyle Pink Diamond is certified by the Gemological Institute of America. Together they form an unerring statement of refinement and taste…and a breathtaking hedge against life's vagaries.
Vase bouteille en porcelaine bleu blanc, Chine, règne de Kangxi (1662-1722). Hauteur : 0.43 m. Ancienne collection Grandidier, G4991. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Gérard Blot
Lot 403. Fine 24.56 carats Ceylon sapphire and diamond ring, Louis Gérard. Estimate 95,000 — 140,000 CHF. Lot sold 278,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012
Set with an oval sapphire weighing 24.56 carats, between shield-shaped diamond shoulders, size 49, sizing band, unsigned, French import and maker's marks.
Accompanied by SSEF report no. 65310, stating that the sapphire is of Ceylon origin, with no indications of heating.
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Vase maillet de la famille verte à décor d'immortels, Chine, règne de Kangxi (1662-1722), fours de Jingdezhen. Hauteur : 0.45 m. Diamètre : 0.189 m. Ancienne collection Ernest Grandidier; G3042. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Gérard Blot
Scène, représentant Shoulao et Xi Wangmu assis près d'une table dans les nuages, au-dessus des Huit immortels qui leur offrent une pêche de longévité.
Lot 511. Emerald and diamond brooch, Bulgari, circa 1970. Estimate 190,000 — 280,000 CHF. Lot sold 278,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012
Designed as a flower, the centre set with a cabochon emerald, the petals set with brilliant-cut diamonds of near colourless and yellow tint, signed Bulgari, case by Bulgari.
Literature: Cf: Amanda Triossi, 'Bulgari: 125 years of Italian Magnificence, Grand Palais', pages 155 and 339 for a similar example of this brooch by Bulgari.
Note: This is an example of one of the ‘flower’ brooches created by Bulgari between 1968 and 1970. These jewels are remarkable for not only their size and three dimensional quality, but also for their naturalistic rendition.
Aiguière bouddhique bumpa de la famille rose à décor d'emblèmes et de fleurs, Marque sigillée et période Qianlong (1736-1795). Fours de Jingdezhen. Hauteur : 0.195 m; Largeur : 0.152 m; Profondeur : 0.107 m. Collection Ernest Grandidier, G1795. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Gérard Blot
Aiguière bouddhique dédiée au culte lamaïque, montée sur un pied élargi, à panse globulaire, col en fût à double renflement doté d'une ouverture en coupe cylindrique et grand bec verseur en "s" surgissant d'une gueule de makara.
Lot 312. Natural pearl and diamond pendent brooch, 1920s. Estimate 42,000 — 60,000 CHF. Lot sold 242,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012
The surmount of bow design set with a seed pearl and rose diamonds, to a detachable pendant suspending a baroque-shaped natural pearl, the cap set with cushion-shaped, circular-, single-cut and rose diamonds.
Accompanied by SSEF report no. 64896, stating that the pearl was found to be natural, saltwater.
Louis Vuitton Co. (French, founded 1854), Marc Jacobs (American, born 1964) . Dress, spring/summer 2012, Prêt–à–Porter. Dress: machine–sewn blue silk–polyester crinkle organza, hand–embroidered with laser–cut white and blue plastic flowers, grommeted with clear crystals and silver metal studs, hand–finished; slip: machine–sewn white polyester organdy with machine–done broderie anglaise flowers. Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope.
Louis Vuitton Co. (French, founded 1854), Marc Jacobs (American, born 1964) . Dress (detail), spring/summer 2012, Prêt–à–Porter. Dress: machine–sewn blue silk–polyester crinkle organza, hand–embroidered with laser–cut white and blue plastic flowers, grommeted with clear crystals and silver metal studs, hand–finished; slip: machine–sewn white polyester organdy with machine–done broderie anglaise flowers. Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope.
Prada (Italian, founded 1913), Miuccia Prada (Italian, born 1949). Dress, autumn/winter 2011–12, Prêt–à–Porter. Machine–sewn white silk organdy, hand–embroidered with plastic opalescent paillettes and clear beads. Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope.
Prada (Italian, founded 1913), Miuccia Prada (Italian, born 1949). Dress(detail), autumn/winter 2011–12, Prêt–à–Porter. Machine–sewn white silk organdy, hand–embroidered with plastic opalescent paillettes and clear beads. Photo © Nicholas Alan Cope.
Verseuse à encre, fin du 16e siècle, règne de Wanli (1573-1620), porcelaine bleu blanc, fours de Jingdezhen, Hauteur : 0.07 m, Largeur : 0.1 m, Profondeur : 0.07 m, anc. coll. Gasnault ; don A.Dubouché, 1881. Limoges, musée national Adrien Dubouché, ADL479. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Limoges, Cité de la céramique) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
Plat, Kraak Porselein, règne de Wanli (1573-1620), porcelaine bleu blanc, Hauteur : 0.085 m, Diamètre : 0.46 m, anc. coll. Gasnault ; don A.Dubouché, 1881. Limoges, musée national Adrien Dubouché, ADL524. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (Limoges, Cité de la céramique) / Jean-Gilles Berizzi
Lot 473. Gem-set and diamond bracelet-wristwatch, Ostertag, circa 1930. Estimate 95,000 — 140,000 CHF. Lot sold 206,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012
The straps set with meandering vines of carved emeralds, sapphires and rubies, accented with marquise-shaped, circular-, and single-cut diamonds, the square-shaped dial within a cushion-shaped case pavé-set with circular-cut stones and flanked with bands of buff top calibré-cut emeralds, length approximately 165mm, case signed Ostertag made in France, and numbered, French assay mark.
Property of a noble family.
Note: Exclusive Swiss born Parisian jeweller Arnold Ostertag opened his salon in the Place Vendôme in the first half of the twentieth century. Much like the finest jewelers of that era, he too was fascinated by the lavish aesthetic of the Far East, and was particularly taken with Chinese and Indian motifs. The masterpieces in his boutique reflected this interest, and works such as this bangle demonstrate the inspiration he drew from exotic far away lands.
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Lot 484. Diamond bracelet, 1930s. Estimate 60,000 — 90,000 CHF. Lot sold 200,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012
Composed of three open work rectangular plaques, each set at the centre with a step-cut diamond, further embellished by variously cut diamonds, length approximately 188mm, French assay and maker's marks.
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Federico Barocci (Italian, Urbino ca. 1535–1612 Urbino), The Assumption of the Virgin, 1604–1605. Oil on canvas, 94 1/8 × 67 5/16 in. (239 × 171 cm). Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino © Scala / Art Resource, NY
Barocci, perhaps the greatest Italian painter of his generation, was famed for the careful study that went into the design of his altarpieces. This Assumption, in which the Virgin rises to heaven surrounded by the Apostles, was left in the artist’s studio in Urbino at his death and described in an inventory as "almost half done." Painting on a canvas with his characteristically dark ground, Barocci had already worked out the major color harmonies and set down the complex poses of the figures, studied in drawings as well. Despite its incomplete state, the painting was admired by the artist’s contemporaries, one of whom called it "a splendor."
This work is exhibited in the “Unfinished: Thoughts Left Invisible” exhibition, on view through September 4th, 2016. #MetBreuer
Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna), Lucretia, 1640–1642. Oil on canvas, 35 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (91 × 73 cm). Roma, Musei Capitolini, Pinacoteca Capitolina © Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali – Musei Capitolini, Rome
The distinctive character of Reni’s late paintings has led them to be central topics in recent debates about unfinished works from the seventeenth century. Reni’s contemporaries recognized that his later works are more delicate and softer, painted more freely with less finished surfaces, than his earlier output. These works, however, must be differentiated from those he left genuinely unfinished; Lucretia and others appear in the inventory made at his death as abbozzi (sketches) or not yet finished. Remarkably, the incomplete works were readily collected and displayed after the artist died. When Reni’s heir gave patrons a choice of receiving a refund or accepting unfinished paintings, the biographer Malvasia reported that "there were few who did not more willingly accept the sketches than the money." Lucretia was one of the founding works of the Pinacoteca Capitolina.
This work is exhibited in the “Unfinished: Thoughts Left Invisible” exhibition, on view through September 4th, 2016. #MetBreuer
Bol de type "liangzi" (évoquant la capsule à graine du lotus) à décor floral, dynastie Ming (1368-1644), porcelaine bleu blanc, Hauteur : 0.059 m. Diamètre : 0.103 m. Ancienne collection Ernest Grandidier. LiParis, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques, G958. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Thierry Ollivier
Coupe sur piédouche à décor de lotus, règne de Chenghua (1465-1487), porcelaine bleu blanc, Hauteur : 0.115 m, Diamètre : 0.175 m. Ancienne collection Emmanuel Loo, Acquisition 1963. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques, MA2584. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Thierry Ollivier
Lot 396. 8.03 carats H Colour, SI1 Clarity Diamond ring, Van Cleef & Arpels. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 CHF. Lot sold 182,500 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's 2012
Of bombé design, set with a circular-cut diamond weighing 8.03 carats, within a border of pear-shaped and brilliant-cut diamonds, size 52, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, partial maker's mark.
Accompanied by GIA report no. 2155036409, stating that the diamond is H Colour, SI1 Clarity.
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Designed as a series of articulated foliate and floral swags set with single- and circular-cut diamonds, highlighted with yellow gold rope work, length approximately 380mm, French assay marks, fitted case stamped Marchak, 4 rue de la Paix, Paris.
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August 07, 1867. Emil Nolde (7 August 1867 - 13 April 1956) was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and is considered to be one of the great oil painting and watercolour painters of the 20th century. He is known for his vigorous brushwork and expressive choice of colors. Golden yellows and deep reds appear frequently in his work, giving a luminous quality to otherwise somber tones. His watercolors include vivid, brooding storm-scapes and brilliant florals.
