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Koppchen and bowl with landscapes and turquoise fond, Meissen, 1735-40
Koppchen and bowl with landscapes and turquoise fond, Meissen, 1735-40. Photo courtesy Van HamPorcelain, colored and gold decorated. In oval-passigen reserves landscapes with decorative figures. The...
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Cup and saucer with yellow and fond Watteau scenes. Meissen, 1750-60
Cup and saucer with yellow and fond Watteau scenes. Meissen, 1750-60. Photo courtesy Van HamPorcelain, colored and gold decorated. Height 7 cm / Ø 13.5 cm. swords, purple number 45, Saucer 64th with...
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Small pot with yellow and fond Watteau reserven, Meissen, 1750-60
Small pot with yellow and fond Watteau reserven, Meissen, 1750-60. Photo courtesy Van HamPorcelain, colored and gold decorated. Height 15.5 cm. swords, gold painter's mark with three points on inside...
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Gold, platinum and diamond clip, 'Spire', Suzanne Belperron, 1943
Gold, platinum and diamond clip, 'Spire', Suzanne Belperron, 1943. Photo Sotheby'sOf scroll design, collet-set with circular-cut diamonds, the top decorated with a line of cushion-shaped diamonds,...
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Pair of gold, platinum and diamond ear clips, 'Spire', Suzanne Belperron, 1943
Pair of gold, platinum and diamond ear clips, 'Spire', Suzanne Belperron, 1943. Photo Sotheby'sEach of scroll design, set with circular- and single-cut diamonds, post and clip fittings, French assay...
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Lady's gold and diamond cocktail watch, Suzanne Belperron, 1943
Lady's gold and diamond cocktail watch, Suzanne Belperron, 1943. Photo Sotheby'sSet at the centre with a tonneau shaped dial applied with Arabic numerals, within a gold cuff highlighted with circular-...
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A green and pink tourmaline double-gourd-shaped snuff bottle, 19th century
A green and pink tourmaline double-gourd-shaped snuff bottle, 19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The bottle is carved in the form of a double-gourd with nine bats amongst ruyi heads and...
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A green and pink tourmaline figure of Guanyin, 19th-20th century
A green and pink tourmaline figure of Guanyin, 19th-20th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The bodhisattva is carved seated on a lotus base with her hands held together to the front. She is...
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A large and rare famille rose baluster 'Pronk' jar, circa 1738
A large and rare famille rose baluster 'Pronk' jar, circa 1738. Photo courtesy BonhamsWith two large cartouches depicting European men in Chinese robes, one smoking an opium pipe, the other holding a...
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A famille rose globular teapot and cover, Qianlong
A famille rose globular teapot and cover, Qianlong. Photo courtesy Bonhams.The body finely enamelled with a mildly erotic scene, a husband and wife on one side watching an amorous chicken and cockerel...
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A green and pink tourmaline 'Qilin and Bat' pendant, 19th century
A green and pink tourmaline 'Qilin and Bat' pendant, 19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The pink section of the pendant is carved in the form of a recumbent bearded beast with a ruyi upon...
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A green and pink tourmaline 'Three-legged toad' carving, 19th century
A green and pink tourmaline 'Three-legged toad' carving, 19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The stone is carved in the form of a three-legged toad holding a string with two coins in its...
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Mangeuse de pastèque et homme écrivant
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Mangeuse de pastèque et homme écrivant. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.signed 'Picasso' (lower left); dated '13.5.65.' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 51 1/8 x 63 5/8 in....
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Tête d'homme
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Tête d'homme. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.dated and inscribed 'Vendredi 21.1.72.' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 28¾ x 23¾ in. (73 x 60.2 cm.). Painted on 21 January...
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A pink tourmaline 'Three rams' carving, 19th-20th century
A pink tourmaline 'Three rams' carving, 19th-20th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The carving depicts three recumbent rams beneath a circular orb emerging from scrolling clouds, inscribed with...
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A pink tourmaline 'Double-gourd' pendant, 18th-19th century
A pink tourmaline 'Double-gourd' pendant, 18th-19th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The pendant is carved in the form of two double-gourds growing from a vine with three monkeys clambering on...
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Sapphire and diamond ring
Sapphire and diamond ring. Photo Sotheby's.The cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 8.18 carats, claw-set between step-cut diamonds, size 53, French import mark. Estimation 50,000 — 68,000 CHFSotheby's....
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A blue and white 'Three friends of winter' dish, Daoguang six-character seal...
A blue and white 'Three friends of winter' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The dish is potted with shallow...
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A blue and white Eight Immortals' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in...
A blue and white Eight Immortals' bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The bowl is potted with deep sides raised on a...
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A blue and white quatrefoil tray, Daoguang six-character seal mark in...
A blue and white quatrefoil tray, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1821-1850). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014.The interior of the tray is delicately painted with...
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