11 septembre 2010
Justine Reyes "Vanitas" @ Rosier Gallery
Justine Reyes, Still Life With Agelgel & Lemons. photo courtesy Rosier Gallery
Rosier Gallery is pleased to present the color photographs of Justine Reyes' series "Vanitas" from September 9 - November 30, 2010. This body of work originated in 2008, continues to be developed, and now contains over twenty images. The current exhibition marks the first time Rosier Gallery has presented Ms. Reyes' work.
Justine Reyes, Still Life With Banana, Purse & Change. photo courtesy Rosier Gallery
Dutch vanitas... [Lire la suite]
11 septembre 2010
19th century sapphire and diamond tiara-necklace combination & gold, enamel and gem-set Holbeinesque pendant

11 septembre 2010
Fine and large Chinese hongmu framed kingfisher feather & Chinese applied kingfisher feather headdress

11 septembre 2010
Qianlong lacquer-imitation bowl, simulated fossilized stone peach-form box and cover & 'Faux bois' bowl

11 septembre 2010
Lavender jadeite snuff bottles from the Joe Grimberg Collection @ Sotheby's

11 septembre 2010
Art Deco Platinum, Lavender Jade, Jade and Diamond Pendant-Necklace.

11 septembre 2010
Scholars's objects @ Doyle New York
Large and fine Chinese carved bamboo mountain. 18-19th century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York
Typical form, deeply carved and undercut to show hilltop pagoda among pine and blossoming trees flanking a procession of approximately sixty-three immortals and attendants, over scrolling sea and well-worked rock work, good patina. H: 13 W: 5 1/4 in.. Estimate $20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection of a Princeton Gentleman Purchased Jade Dragon 2002
Chinese White Jade Brushpot . 19th Century. Photo:... [Lire la suite]
11 septembre 2010
Chinese Gold Inlaid Bronze Camel. Warring Stated Period (475-221BC).

11 septembre 2010
Ming Dynasty 'Longquan' celadon & celadon @ Sotheby'sMing Dynasty 'Longquan' celadon & celadon @ Sotheby's
A large carved 'Longquan' celadon-glazed bowl. Ming Dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's
with steeply rounded sides radially fluted to form petal-shaped panels, the exterior crisply carved with lotus blossoms growing leafy stems beneath a keyfret border at the rim, the interior further carved with a central petal-lobed medallion enclosing a lotus spray within radiating petal-form panels of lotus florets, all under a rich green glaze; diameter 13 in., 33 cm - Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 USD
NOTE: A similar bowl but with different... [Lire la suite]
11 septembre 2010
Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375
Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375 © Trustees of the British Museum
After seizing power from the Mongol rulers of China in 1368, the rulers of the Ming dynasty tried to reinstate bronze coins. However, there was not enough metal available for this, and paper money, made of mulberry bark, was produced.
These banknotes continued to be issued by the Board of Revenue throughout the Ming dynasty, but inflation quickly eroded their value. The effect of inflation was so devastating that state-issued banknotes were regarded with... [Lire la suite]