Sapphire and diamond ring
Sapphire and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby'sCentring on an oval sapphire weighing 25.69 carats, surrounded by oval diamonds together weighing approximately 5.50 carats, mounted in platinum, signed A....
View ArticlePink sapphire and diamond ring
Pink sapphire and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby'sCentring on a cushion-shaped pink sapphire weighing 20.41 carats, flanked on each side by a cushion-shaped diamond together weighing 4.03 carats, mounted...
View ArticleEmerald and diamond ring
Emerald and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby'sCentring on a step-cut emerald weighing 8.79 carats, to a stylised mount set with step- and circular-cut diamonds together weighing approximately 1.20 carats,...
View ArticlePair of pink sapphire, sapphire and diamond brooches, Cartier, Paris, circa 1950
Pair of pink sapphire, sapphire and diamond brooches, Cartier, Paris, circa 1950. Photo Sotheby'sOf curved form, each set with a row of graduating cabochon sapphires, bordered by oval and...
View ArticleDemantoid garnet and diamond ring
Demantoid garnet and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby'sCentring on an oval demantoid garnet weighing 6.47 carats, to a double-frame set with brilliant-cut diamonds together weighing approximately 2.00...
View ArticleA huanghuali display stand, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A huanghuali display stand, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo: Sotheby'smodelled after a standard-size altar table, the flush top flanked by a pair of everted ends on the narrow sides, above a slightly...
View ArticleA diamond single-stone ring
A diamond single-stone ring. Photo Bonhams.The pear-shaped diamond, weighing 2.77 carats, on a chevron-shaped single-cut diamond hoop, with a square-cut diamond highlight, mounted in platinum, maker's...
View ArticleA lacquered nanmu burlwood tree trunk brushpot, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
A lacquered nanmu burlwood tree trunk brushpot, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Photo: Sotheby's.formed from multiple sections of wood creating a free-form shape and naturalistic uneven surface of...
View ArticleA diamond "Raindance" bracelet, by Boodles, 2010
A diamond "Raindance" bracelet, by Boodles, 2010. Photo Bonhams.The highly articulated bracelet designed as a series of cascading brilliant-cut diamond "raindrops" of varying size, mounted in platinum,...
View ArticleCai Xiaosong (B.1964), Royal Garden Series: Scholar's Rock
Cai Xiaosong (B.1964), Royal Garden Series: Scholar's Rock. Photo: Sotheby's.with one seal of the artist; ink on silk mounted on paper; 95 by 51 cm., 37 1/2 by 20 in. Executed in 2008. Estimation...
View ArticleA diamond "Raindance" necklace, by Boodles
A diamond "Raindance" necklace, by Boodles. Photo Bonhams.Designed as a double-row of collet-set brilliant-cut diamond "raindrops" of varying size, diamonds approximately 12.00 carats total, signed...
View ArticleA carved marble architectural frieze, Ming dynasty
A carved marble architectural frieze, Ming dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's.the thin fragment carved in low relief with a broad register containing an elaborate dragon anthropomorphising into a foliate scroll...
View ArticleA diamond single-stone ring
A diamond single-stone ring. Photo Bonhams.The old brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 10.14 carats, within a six double-claw setting, to a pierced gallery and engraved shoulders, ring size M½....
View ArticleA root wood sculpture, Qing dynasty, 18th century
A root wood sculpture, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo: Sotheby's.oriented vertically, one side with a dense array of irregular gnarled knots and nodes forming deep crevices and ridges, the...
View ArticleA diamond necklace and earring suite
A diamond necklace and earring suite. Photo Bonhams.The necklace designed as a series of graduated floral clusters, set with marquise-cut and pear-shaped diamonds throughout, the earrings en suite,...
View ArticleWorld record price for Jan Gossaert’s painting “Madonna and Child” at the...
ZURICH.- The focus of Koller's Spring Auctions was on Old Art. Among the Old Master Paintings, Koller auctioned off the painting «Mary and Child» by the Flemish painter Jan Gossaert to an international...
View ArticleImperial items and extraordinary Buddhist sculptures at Koller Zurich,...
ZURICH - For its Asian Art Auctions from 6th to 7th May 2014, Koller Auctions is focusing on the Chinese market. An exclusive selection of Buddhist figures and several treasures from the Forbidden City...
View ArticleSilver, Objets de Vertu, Porcelain & Faience at Koller‘s Spring Auctions, 24...
Nervousness on the market... againOn 24 March, Koller‘s Spring Auctions started with an extraordinary auction for Silver, Porcelain and Faience, reaching a total of CHF 2.1 million for the day. Out of...
View ArticleFurniture and Sculptures at Koller, 27 March 2014
ZURICH - Top bids covering the Renaissance up to Historicism. The large auction for Furniture and Sculptures on 27 March brought several surprises over the course of the day. Already shortly after the...
View ArticleA large wucai dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
A large wucai dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period. Photo Sotheby'sDiameter 20 3/8 in., 51.8 cmProvenance: Robert Rousset, Compagnie de la Chine de des Indes, Paris, 1950s.European Collection.Christie’s...
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