A very rare small famille verte 'eggshell' wine cup, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
A very rare small famille verte'eggshell' wine cup, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate $12,000 - $18,000. Price Realized $22,500 . Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015The cup is very thinly potted with...
View ArticleAn iron-red and gilt-decorated rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
An iron-red and gilt-decorated rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate $15,000 - $18,000. Price Realized $12,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015The vase is well potted and decorated with...
View ArticleUnique Pair of Emerald and Diamond Earclips, Cartier
Unique Pair of 10.50 carats Colombian Emerald and 9.45 carats Diamond Earclips, Cartier. Estimate 8,500,000 — 10,500,000 HKD (996,176 - 1,230,570 EUR). Photo Sotheby'sOf cluster design, each centring...
View ArticleA fine and very rare famille rose bowl and cover, Daoguang six-character seal...
A fine and very rare famille rose bowl and cover, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850). Estimate $40,000 - $60,000. Price Realized $100,000. Photo...
View ArticleImportant Art Deco Jadeite, Enamel, Gem-Set and Diamond Brooch, Cartier,...
Important Art Deco Jadeite, Enamel, Gem-Set and Diamond Brooch, Cartier, Circa 1927. Estimate 7,000,000 — 8,000,000 HKD (820,380 - 937,577 EUR). Photo Sotheby'sOf modified quatrefoil shape, centring on...
View ArticleA doucai bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the...
A doucai bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1821-1850). Estimate $15,000 - $20,000. Price Realized $32,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015The bowl is potted...
View ArticleThe Dowager Viscountess Harcourt Diamond Necklace. Important Diamond...
The Dowager Viscountess Harcourt Diamond Necklace. Important Diamond Necklace, Circa 1900. Estimate 10,000,000 — 15,000,000 HKD (1,171,972 - 1,757,957 EUR). Photo Sotheby'sMade in part from diamonds...
View Article'Flawless' blue diamond may fetch record $55 million: Sotheby's auction house
A sensational Fancy Vivid Blue diamond, 13.02 carats, Internally Flawless. Est. US$ 35-55 million. Photo: Courtesy of the Gemological Institute of America.GENEVA (AFP).- A blue diamond weighing 12.03...
View ArticleKunsthaus Zürich receives the Knecht Collection of 17th century paintings on...
Adriaen Coorte, Still Life with a Bundle of Asparagus, Red Cherries and a Butterfly, c. 1693 – 1695. Oil on paper on wood, 25.6 x 19.8 cm. Private collection.ZURICH.- The Kunsthaus Zürich announces...
View ArticlePre-Columbian art from the Ligabue Collection on view at the Museo...
Maschera, Cultura Chimù-Lambayeque, 1300 d.C. Maschera funebre in rame ricoperto da lamina d’oro. Altezza 26 cm. Venezia, Collezione Ligabue.FLORENCE.- At the dawn of the 16th century Europe was shaken...
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View ArticleAfter Picasso: 80 contemporary artists examine the master's legacy through...
© 2015 Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University.COLUMBUS, OH.- This fall, the Wexner Center for the Arts presents After Picasso: 80 Contemporary Artists, an expansive show tracing Pablo...
View Article'Breguet: Art and Innovation in Watchmaking' opens at the Fine Arts Museums...
“'Marie-Antoinette' watch. Automatic (perpétuelle) minute-repeating watch." Complete automatic date, equation of time, power reserve, metallic thermometer, platinum oscillating weight, sapphire...
View ArticleKim Kyung Soo, The Full Moon Story
Kim Kyung Soo, The Full Moon Story, 2008. © Kim Kyung SooAprès le vernissage hier de l'exposition "Korea Now!" au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de faire un post sur le reportage...
View ArticleA new, permanent display of Michael Wellby's 2012 bequest, is now open at the...
Lapis lazuli bowl with gold mounts, Prague, c. 1608. Carving by the Miseroni workshop, mounts by Paulus van Vianen. Height: 17 cm. Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012 © Ashmolean Museum, University of...
View ArticleLee Hye-soon
Hanbok designer Lee Hye-soon pose works with the materials in this file photo taken at her shop Damyeon in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. Courtesy of Lee Hye-soonA model wears a hanbok made by Lee Hye-soon....
View ArticleMajor Van Gogh landscape + radical Malevich masterpiece join Sotheby's NY sale
Paysage sous un ciel mouvementé: A stunning landscape by Van Gogh from 1889, estimated at $50/70 Million. Photo: Sotheby's.NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s New York Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern...
View ArticleMan in Korean Costume, about 1617, Peter Paul Rubens. The J. Paul Getty Museum
Man in Korean Costume, about 1617, Peter Paul Rubens. The J. Paul Getty Museum
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