Boucles d'oreilles Cascade de Chanel Joaillerie pour le film Anna Karenine
Boucles d'oreilles Cascade de Chanel Joaillerie pour le film Anna Karenine. Photo courtesy Chanel.Boucles d'oreilles en or blanc 18 carats serti de deux diamants taille poire de 0,7 carat chacun et 38...
View ArticleThe Marie Mancini Pearl and Diamond Ear Pendants
The Marie Mancini Pearl and Diamond Ear Pendants . Pair of antique pearl and diamond ear pendants © Christie's The Marie Mancini Pearl and Diamond Ear Pendants with larger pearls weighing almost 200...
View ArticleA White Jade Shaped Rectangular Pendant Plaque, 18th century
A White Jade Shaped Rectangular Pendant Plaque, 18th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013One side is well carved with a scene of the Northern Song poet, Mi Fu, accompanied by an attendant, bowing...
View ArticleA White Jade Rectangular Pendant Plaque, 18th century
A White Jade Rectangular Pendant Plaque, 18th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013One side is well carved with Zhang Qian floating in a log boat amidst rolling, wind-tossed waves below clouds and...
View ArticleA Pair of White Jade Fittings, 19th century
A Pair of White Jade Fittings, 19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 The ruyi-shaped upper section of each is carved on the front with peony, the sides have slits to fit onto a belt, and the...
View ArticleA Pale Greyish-White and Brown Agate Snuff Bottle, Official School, 1730-1850
A Pale Greyish-White and Brown Agate Snuff Bottle, Official School, 1730-1850. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of rounded square shape, and raised on an oval foot ring, the pale greyish-white body has...
View ArticlePlatinum, jadeite and diamond ring
Platinum, jadeite and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's.The oval-shaped jadeite cabochon measuring approximately 17.0 by 11.9 by 5.3 mm, framed by round diamonds weighing approximately 1.60 carats, size...
View ArticlePlatinum, jade and diamond pendant-brooch
Platinum, jade and diamond pendant-brooch. Photo: Sotheby's.The jade tablet carved with foliate motifs accented by round, baguette and old European-cut diamonds weighing approximately .65 carat, fitted...
View ArticlePlatinum, jadeite and diamond pendant
Platinum, jadeite and diamond pendant/ Photo: Sotheby's.The lozenge-shaped jadeite measuring approximately 31.5 by 13.3 by 2.64 mm, accented by round diamonds weighing approximately 1.25 carats....
View ArticlePlatinum, jade and diamond ring
Platinum, jade and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's.Centering a jade double cabochon measuring approximately 19.2 by 14.0 by 7.6 mm, flanked by two trapezoid and two bullet-shaped diamonds weighing...
View ArticlePair of white gold, jadeite, onyx and diamond pendant-earrings
Pair of white gold, jadeite, onyx and diamond pendant-earrings. Photo: Sotheby's.The two jadeite discs suspended by six onyx rings, topped by two faceted onyx beads, accented by round diamonds weighing...
View ArticlePlatinum, 18 karat gold, pink sapphire and diamond ring
Platinum, 18 karat gold, pink sapphire and diamond ring. Photo: Sotheby's.Centered by a cushion-cut pink sapphire weighing approximately 6.10 carats, flanked by two half-moon-shaped diamonds weighing...
View ArticlePair of platinum, pink sapphire and diamond earrings, Bulgari
Pair of platinum, pink sapphire and diamond earrings, Bulgari. Photo: Sotheby's.Set with two oval-shaped pink sapphires weighing 14.45 carats, framed and suspended by round diamonds weighing...
View ArticleGold, pink sapphire, diamond and enamel bracelet
Gold, pink sapphire, diamond and enamel bracelet. Photo: Sotheby's.The antique-style bracelet composed of five panels centered by pink sapphires weighing a total of approximately 14.00 carats, further...
View ArticleBanyan, maker unrecorded, c. 1780-90
Banyan, maker unrecorded, c. 1780-90. From the collection of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Photo: RISD Museum.
View ArticleQianlong, Man’s court robe, 1736-1795
Man’s court robe. Chinese; Manchu, Qing; Qianlong, Man’s court robe, 1736-1795, Silk slit tapestry weave (kesi) with fur trim; Length: 143.5 cm (56 1/2 inches), Gift of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich 35.390....
View ArticleThe fairies of Cedric Laquieze
The fairies of Cedric Laquieze. Composed of bones, plants, feathers, and insect parts, these fairies are the inspired creations of Cedric Laquieze, an Amsterdam based sculptor and recent graduate from...
View ArticleSonia Rentsch’s Harm Less (2012)
Sonia Rentsch’s Harm Less (2012). Art direction by Olivia Nichols, Photography by Albert Comper.Australia based designer Sonia Rentsch’s weltanschauung is to find the beauty in all things, and she does...
View ArticleMore images from 'Francis Bacon Henry Moore: Flesh and Bone' at the Ashmolean
OXFORD.- Francis Bacon Henry Moore: Flesh and Bone begins at the Ashmolean (12 September). But the exhibition's origins lie more than 40 years ago in the Oxford of the early 1970s. Photo: Ashmolean...
View ArticleChristie's New York announces Auction of Magnificent Jewels to be held on...
A Cushion-Cut Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond Ring of 3.81ct – Estimate: $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 and A Rectangular-Cut Fancy Intense Pink Diamond Ring of 8.77ct – Estimate: $5,500,000 – $6,500,000. Photo:...
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