FD Gallery at moda operandi

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18th century, 19th Century, Arrow brooch, Bhagat, Boivin, Bulgari, Catalan garnet earrings, circa 1935, diamond and platinum necklace, diamond bangle, Diamond ring, FD Gallery, Helene Propper de Callejón, Lucien Goubet, yellow gold bangle

FD Gallery’s Catalan garnet earrings with a floral motif that date from the late 19th century. $24,000 at Moda Operandi.

FD Gallery’s antique Arrow brooch with diamonds in white gold. $20,000 at Moda Operandi.

FD Gallery’s 19th century antique necklace featuring a series of graduated green paste with a gold foiled back setting. $15,000 at Moda Operandi.

FD Gallery’s 18th-century diamond ring featuring rose-cut diamonds in silver and gold $37,800.

FD Gallery’s Bulgari diamond and platinum necklace was commissioned in 1958. Designed rivière-style to appear like a single flowing stream of diamonds about the neck, it was made for Helene Propper de Callejón. $750,000 at Moda Operandi.

FD Gallery’s Boivin yellow gold bangle circa 1935, featuring a hidden lock closure and black scallop detailing. $78,571 at Moda Operandi.

Pair of diamond bangles by famed Indian jeweller Bhagat set with 50.66ct diamonds and an additional 21.12ct of carré-cut diamonds. $480,000 at Moda Operandi.

FD Gallery’s Lucien Goubet bracelet from 1935 set with sapphires, rubies, emeralds and diamonds. $280,000 at Moda Operandi.

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A flambé-glazed bottle vase, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period (1723-1735)

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bottle vase, flambé-glazed, flambé-glazed bottle vase, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period

A flambé-glazed bottle vase, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,791 – $7,985). Price Realized  £23,750 ($37,929). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The vase is sturdily potted with a long slender neck and bulbous body and is covered in a vibrant pinkish-purple glaze streaked with cream and suffused with a subtle web of crackles. 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION AMASSED IN THE 1970s

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

A copper-red-glazed globular vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722)

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copper-red glazed, globular vase

A copper-red-glazed globular vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate £1,200 – £1,800 ($1,916 – $2,875). Unsold. Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The vase is potted with a compressed globular body rising to a long slender waisted neck. It is covered in a copper-red glaze suffused with a network of crackles, thinning to cream at the body and mouth. 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

A pair of ormolu-mounted flambé-glazed bottle vases, 18th century

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18th century, bottle vase, flambé-glazed, flambé-glazed bottle vase, Ormolu mounted

A pair of ormolu-mounted flambé-glazed bottle vases, 18th century. Estimate £2,000 – £4,000 ($3,194 – $6,388). Price Realized  £2,750 ($4,392). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The vases are covered in a crackled deep red and lavender streaked glaze thinning to a mushroom tone at the rims. Each vase fixed on an ormolu base. 8¼ in. (20.8 cm.) high overall

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

A flambé-glazed vase, 18th century

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18th century, flambé-glazed, flambé-glazed vase

A flambé-glazed vase, 18th century. Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,791 – $7,985). Price Realized  £8,125 ($12,976). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The vase is covered in a streaked dark strawberry-red glaze infused with purple splashes thinning to a mushroom colour at the mouth rim and dripping over the foot. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) high

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

A flambé-glazed water pot, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period (1723-1735)

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flambé-glazed, water pot, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period

A flambé-glazed water pot, Yongzheng four-character seal mark and of the period (1723-1735). Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,791 – $7,985). Price Realized  £13,750 ($21,959). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The globular water pot is covered in a pinkish-purple glaze with creamy streaks emanating from the mouth rim and a faint network of dark crackles. 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION AMASSED IN THE 1970s

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

de GRISOGONO Crazy Skull high jewellery watches

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Crazy Skull high jewellery watch, De Grisogono

The cavernous eye wells of de GRISOGONO’s new Crazy Skull high jewellery watch are set with a hypnotic spiral of black and white diamonds, which draw the eye to the two separate dials – a clever way to display the dual time zones.

The de GRISOGONO Crazy Skull watch features a snow-set skull with 890 white or black diamonds or rubies, while the nose is represented by a heart-cut white diamond.

The new de GRISOGONO Crazy Skull watch features a snow-set skull with 890 black diamonds and 7.70ct of baguette-cut teeth, which smile to reveal either a ruby or pink sapphire encrusted tongue.

A ‘faux bamboo’ brush pot, 19th century

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'faux bamboo', 19th Century, brush pot

A ‘faux bamboo’ brush pot, 19th century. Estimate £1,000 – £1,500 ($1,597 – $2,396). Price Realized  £3,750 ($5,989). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The brush pot is moulded in the form of a bamboo stem and is decorated to the exterior with three bands of archaistic dragons. It is covered in an ochre wash and is painted with dark lines and small dots to simulate the natural fibres of bamboo. There is an apocryphal six-character Qianlong seal mark to the base. 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

A faux ‘archaic bronze’ porcelain censer and cover of gui shape, 18th-19th century

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18th-19th Century, censer and cover, faux 'archaic bronze' porcelain, gui shape

A faux ‘archaic bronze’ porcelain censer and cover of gui shape, 18th-19th century. Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,791 – $7,985). Price Realized  £3,750 ($5,989). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The censer is modelled in the archaic style with a pair of dragon-head handles and the sides with two pairs of confronting stylised dragons on a geometrical ground. The censer is fitted with a white-glazed bowl. The slightly domed cover has a band of classical scroll, is surmounted by a flower-bud finial and is incised with a three-character mark. The interior of the censer is covered in a white glaze and the interior of the cover in a turquoise glaze. 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high

Provenance: A European Private Collection, assembled between 1960s and 1990s.

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington

A moulded faux cinnabar lacquer’ bowl, 18th-19th century

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18th-19th Century, moulded faux cinnabar lacquer

A moulded faux cinnabar lacquer’ bowl, 18th-19th century. Estimate £2,500 – £4,000 ($3,993 – $6,388). Price Realized  £3,250 ($5,190).Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The exterior is decorated with four shou characters against a stylised diaper ground, and the rim and foot with a key-fret border. All covered in a coral red glaze in imitation of cinnabar lacquer. The interior is decorated in gilt. 4½ in. (11.6 cm.) diam.

Christie’s. CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND TEXTILES PART I, 4 November 2014, London, South Kensington