Online Magazine No.317

In remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Ann and Gordon Getty, Art of India and Tibet, Herman Melville, Galerie Steinitz, Antiquities through dance, and more | [View in browser]( [Christie's]( [BUY]( [SELL]( [STORIES]( [Christie's] [In remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022): portraits from her 70-year reign]( [‘Everything is intellectually stimulating’: the San Francisco house of Ann and Gordon Getty]( ‘ [From Marie Antoinette to Yves Saint Laurent: decorative arts with exceptional provenance]( [Art of India and Tibet: collected by two of the most important scholars to have graced the field]( [Inspired by antiquities: dancer Botis Seva on ‘a conversation between image and movement’]( [Making a splash: the finest collection of Herman Melville artefacts in private hands]( [More stories]( Editor’s picks [Picasso’s Profil de Jacqueline, a ceramic plaque dating from 1956, is a portrait of Jacqueline Roque, the woman who would become his second wife. The two met at the Madoura Pottery studio in the south of France in 1953 and married in 1961, remaining together for 12 years until Picasso’s death]( [Estimate: £4,000-6,000 until 20 September, Online]( [This limited-edition Constance 24 handbag is one of Hermès’s most colourful creations. The brand’s vivid Rose Mexico shade is visible in the strap, sides and interior of the Swift leather bag, while the exterior is covered in marbled silk — a riot of pinks, blues, yellows and greens]( [Estimate: HK$100,000-160,000 until 14 September, Online]( [The Japanese artist Hokusai is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, a woodblock print from 1831. Also taking a body of water as its subject is The Kirifuri Waterfall at Mount Kurokami from about the same time, with human figures included to show the scale of the torrent]( [Estimate: $8,000-12,000 20 September, New York]( [With oversized scallop shells at one end and putti clutching apples and grapes at the other, there’s nothing understated about this pair of bedsteads. They may have lavish royal connections to match their grandeur, reputedly having belonged to the extravagant King Ludwig I of Bavaria]( [Estimate: £8,000-12,000 until 22 September, Online](   © [Christie’s 2022]( [Web version]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe from Online Magazine]( Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: Portrait by Annigoni, Camera Press London