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Pamela Huizenga jewelry, « Florestra de Pedra » collection

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ammonite fossil, fossil trilobite, fossilized coral, fossilized Sequoia, green sapphire, Montana agate, Pamela Huizenga jewelry, rose-cut black diamond

Pamela Huizenga gold pendant with a 111.71ct ammonite fossil in pyrite with an outline of pavé diamonds ($25,000).

Pamela Huizenga gold ring with a 49.70ct Montana agate and diamond pavé ($13,200).

Pamela Huizenga gold pendant with a 152.90ct central diamond conglomerate set with a white diamond pavé frame ($51,600).

Pamela Huizenga gold pendant is designed to be worn on either side, it is set in a refined frame of double pavé white diamonds that flow naturally around the stone: « The delicate pavé contrasts with the roughness of the raw diamond and highlights its natural shape, » she explains.

Pamela Huizenga gold ring with a 34.10ct fossilized coral surrounded by a diamond pavé frame ($10,400).

Pamela Huizenga earrings with 37.45ct of fossilized coral and green sapphires, all surrounded by a diamond pavé frame ($17,200).

Pamela Huizenga gold earrings with fossilized Sequoia, 8.68ct rose-cut black diamonds and full-cut white diamonds ($11,200).

Pamela Huizenga earrings with fossilized coral, sapphires and diamond pavé.

Pamela Huizenga earrings with fossil trilobites and 4.47ct of pink zircon and 23.48ct of xaxim, all surrounded by diamond pavé ($15,600).

Pamela Huizenga gold pendant with 43.51ct of fossilzed coral outlined in a diamond pavé ($12,000).

Pamela Huizenga gold pendant with an 82.70ct triangular Montana agate and a diamond pavé frame and four fancy colored diamonds ($23,500).

Pamela Huizenga gold pendant with a fossilized Sequoia center stone and a diamond pavé frame ($14,000).

Photos courtesy Pamela Huizenga jewelry

A blue and white ‘Fish’ jar and cover, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period

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‘Fish’ jar and cover, Blue-and-White, Fugui jiaqi mark, Jiajing period, Ming Dynasty

A blue and white ‘Fish’ jar and cover, Ming dynasty, Jiajing  period. Estimate 2,500 — 3,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

the ovoid body rising from a short foot to a tapering neck, painted to the exterior with four fish swimming amongst aquatic plants above cresting waves, all between ruyi heads at the shoulder and a lappet band at the foot, the domed cover with matching decoration the base with a four-character mark reading Fugui jiaqi (Beautiful vessel for the rich and honourable), wood stand. Quantité: 3- 19.5cm., 7 ¾in.

PROVENANCE: Acquired by the parents of the current owners in the UK in the early 20th century

PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A small pair of blue and white stemcups, Ming dynasty, Wanli period

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Blue-and-White, Ming Dynasty, stemcup, Wanli period

A small pair of blue and white stemcups, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Estimate 4,000— 6,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

each with rounded sides rising to a gently flared rim, supported on a splayed foot, the exterior painted with overhanging grape vines above a band of three beribboned lingzhi, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a floral spray, inscribed to the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. Quantité: 2 – 6.8cm., 2 5/8 in.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A blue and white ‘Phoenix’ dish, Jiajing mark and period

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‘Phoenix’ dish, Blue-and-White

A blue and white ‘Phoenix’ dish, Jiajing mark and period. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

the curved sides rising from a tapered foot to a flaring rim, painted to the interior with a central medallion enclosing two phoenixes in flight amongst ruyi cloud scrolls, the exterior similarly decorated, inscribed to the base with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle  21.9cm., 8 5/8 in.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A matched pair of blue and white dishes, Ming dynasty, Wanli period

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Blue-and-White, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period

A matched  pair of blue and white dishes, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

each with rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, the interior painted with a central medallion variously enclosing a riverside landscape with steep mountains and pagodas, all encircled by shaped floral cartouches reserved on a diaper band, the exterior with birds perched on overhanging floral branches above a band of swirls. Quantité: 2 – 34.5cm., 13 5/8 in.

PROVENANCE: A French Private Collection.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A pair of blue and white figures of boys, Ming dynasty, Wanli period

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Blue-and-White, figures of boys, Ming Dynasty, Wanli period

A pair of blue and white figures of boys, Ming dynasty, Wanli period. Estimate 8,000 —10,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

each modelled in mirror image and standing with on foot raised on a stand and holding a lotus over his shoulder, the lower part of the tunic painted with lotus and a flower scroll to the base. Quantité: 2 – 21cm., 8¼in.

PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A blue and white washer, Jiajing mark and period

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Blue-and-White, Jiajing Mark and Period

A blue and white washer, Jiajing mark and period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

the shallow flaring sides rising from a concave base to a lobed rim, painted to the interior with a pair of phoenix in flight amidst ruyi clouds, all encircled by a band of eight cranes flying amongst ruyi clouds below a double-line border, the exterior similarly decorated with a pair of dragons striding amongst ruyi clouds, inscribed to the base with a six-character reign mark within a double-circle; 16.6cm., 6 ½ in.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A large blue and white ‘Grape’ dish, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period

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'Grape' dish, Blue-and-White, Jiajing period, Ming Dynasty

A large blue and white ‘Grape’ dish, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

the rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a broad everted rim, the interior painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with a medallion enclosing a large leafy bunch of grapes, encircled at the rim with the beribboned emblems interspersed with flower sprays, the exterior with three fruiting spays beneath a band of prunus branches at the rim; 44.5cm., 17 1/2 in.

Notes: A simlar dish is illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelains, London, 1986, pl. 884.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM

A blue and white ‘Dragon’ meiping, Ming dynasty, Zhengde period

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‘Dragon’ meiping, Blue-and-White, Ming Dynasty, Zhengde period

A blue and white ‘Dragon’ meiping, Ming dynasty, Zhengde period. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s

the waisted lower body rising up to high rounded shoulders and a cut-down neck, boldly painted with a five-clawed scaly dragon striding amongst scrolling clouds in pursuit of a flaming pearl above turbulent crashing waves, all below a wide band of ruyi-shaped lappets enclosing lotus sprays, the neck encircled by ruyi heads and the foot with a lappet band; 28cm., 11in.

Sotheby’s. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Londres | 05 nov. 2014, 10:00 AM