Un chef-d’oeuvre de l’horlogerie suisse atteint CHF 749.000 ($842.408) chez...
An exceptional and rare gold and enamel musical automaton snuff box with timepiece, Piguet et Capt à Genève, 1801- 1807. Sold for: CHF 749,000 (842,408 USD). Photo: Sotheby'sGENEVE- Hier, chez...
View ArticleBarnett Newman painting sells at Christie's Contemporary art auction for $84...
Barnett Newman (1905-1970), Black Fire I, oil on canvas, painted in 1961. Price Realized: $84,165,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014.NEW YORK (AFP).- A painting by American Barnett Newman, "Black...
View ArticleSales soar as pearls become the new diamonds
LONDON.- For years they have been unfairly regarded as the sole preserve of maiden aunts and respectable ladies of a certain vintage. Now pearls are replacing diamonds as a staple of the fashion set...
View ArticleArtcurial célèbre le design européen: France, Scandinavie, Italie
Jean Prouvé, Table dite « Table Centrale », 1956, piètement en tôle d’acier pliée et laquée noir, plateau en bois (estimation 400 000 – 500 000 € / 550 000 – 690 000 $). Photo ArtcurialParis– Pour sa...
View ArticleVase with two Chinese couples in architectural landscape. Presumably Zerbst,...
Vase with two Chinese couples in architectural landscape. Presumably Zerbst, 1st third of 18th Century. Photo courtesy Van HamBeige body with white glaze and blue decor. Height 30 cm. On the bottom...
View ArticleRichter, un maître pour le XXIe siècle à la Fondation Beyeler
Gerhard Richter, Femme lisant, Huile sur toile (Détail), 72 cm x 102 cm, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art© 2014 Gerhard Richter.BÂLE– La Fondation Beyeler consacre à Gerhard Richter (néà Dresde en...
View ArticleOdilon Redon à la Fondation Beyeler
Odilon Redon, 1901.BÂLE – Odilon Redon (né en 1840 à Bordeaux, mort à Paris en 1916) compte, avec son cosmos chromatique, parmi les artistes les plus surprenants des débuts de l’art moderne. L’œuvre de...
View ArticleCeremonial swords achieve top price in record-breaking Bonhams £1.5 million...
The top lot in the sale was a pair of fine and rare early-19th-century sword covers with metal fittings (lot 196), which were estimated to sell for £35,000 to £45,000 but went to a telephone bidder for...
View ArticleAd Reinhardt Abstract painting highlights Modern & Contemporary art at...
Ad Reinhardt (American, 1913-1967), Untitled (Blue-Purple Painting), 1952. Oil on canvas,36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm). Bears inscription. Includes artist's original painted strip frame. Estimate:...
View ArticleA fine and very rare celadon-glazed bowl , Yongzheng six-character mark...
A fine and very rare celadon-glazed bowl , Yongzheng six-character mark within double circles and of the period (1723-1735). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The bowl is delicately potted with deep...
View ArticlePierre Soulages (né en 1919), Peinture 81 X 60 cm, 20 juin 1956
Pierre Soulages (né en 1919), Peinture 81 X 60 cm, 20 juin 1956. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANHuile sur toile. Signée en bas à droite Soulages, contresignée et titrée au dos Soulages,...
View ArticleA fine and rare Imperial yellow glass octagonal vase , Qianlong incised...
A fine and rare Imperial yellow glass octagonal vase , Qianlong incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The vase is of octagonal...
View ArticleLucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto Spaziale, Teatrino - 1966
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto Spaziale, Teatrino - 1966. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANPeinture sur toile et bois laqué. Signée et titrée au dos L Fontana, Concetto Spaziale; 110 x 110...
View ArticleA fine and very rare Imperial yellow glass censer Qianlong incised...
A fine and very rare Imperial yellow glass censer, Qianlong incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The censer is of compressed...
View ArticleLucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto Spaziale, Teatrino - 1966
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto Spaziale, Teatrino - 1966. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANPeinture sur toile et bois laqué.Signée et titrée au dos L Fontana, Concetto Spaziale; 110 x 110...
View ArticleAn exceptional Imperial Famille Rose 'Peach' dish , Yongzheng six-character...
An exceptional Imperial Famille Rose 'Peach' dish , Yongzheng six-character mark within double squares and of the period (1723-1735). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The dish is finely potted with thin...
View ArticleZao Wou-ki (1920-2013), 20.01.64 - 1964
Zao Wou-ki (1920-2013), 20.01.64 - 1964. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANHuile sur toile.Signée en chinois et en Pinyin vers le bas à droite Wou-ki Zao, contresignée en Pinyin et datée au dos...
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A fine and rare Imperial green glass vase, Yongzheng incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1723-1735). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The bottle vase with flaring sides...
View ArticleChu Teh-Chun (1920-2014), Chemins Faciles - 2005
Chu Teh-Chun (1920-2014), Chemins Faciles - 2005. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANHuile sur toile. Signée en chinois et en Pinyin et datée en bas à droite Chu Teh-Chun, 05, contresignée en...
View ArticleStatuette d'Amitayus en bronze doré, Chine, Epoque Qianlong (1736 - 1795)
Statuette d'Amitayus en bronze doré, Chine, Epoque Qianlong (1736 - 1795). Photo MILLON ET ASSOCIÉSassis en padmasana sur une base rectangulaire, les mains en dhyana mudra, devant une mandorle. (Manque...
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