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19 septembre 2010

A pair of 'Huanghuali' horseshoeback armchairs. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th Century

A pair of 'Huangh uali' horseshoeback armchairs. Qing dynasty, 17th-18th Century. photo courtesy Sotheby's. the crestrail terminating in slightly flattened scroll handles, set with a shaped flange towards the undulating front posts with further tapering...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Huanghuali, 17th-18th Century, horseshoeback armchair

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19 septembre 2010

A pair of waitless 'zitan" tables.. Qing dynasty, 19th century. A pair of waitless 'zitan" tables.. Qing dynasty, 19th century.

A pair of waitless 'zitan" tables.. Qing dynasty, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's each with two rectangular top panels set within a rectangular frame, continuing down to fluted legs of rectangular cross-section and ending in scroll-end feet, the...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, zitan, waitless table

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19 septembre 2010

A fine and rare Imperial 'Zitan' 'Dahlia' table (Tiaozhuo). Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A fine and rare Imperial 'Zitan' 'Dahlia' table (Tiaozhuo). Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of long rectangular form constructed of well-figured, tightly-grained zitan wood members, supported by straight legs of square section...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, zitan, Dahlia, Tiaozhuo

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19 septembre 2010

A fine pair of 'HuanghualiI' yokeback armchairs (Guangmao Yi). Qing dynasty, Kangxi period

A fine pair of 'HuanghualiI' yokeback armchairs (Guangmao Yi). Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of unusually spare form, the slender members undulating in subtle 'S'- shape to form the yoke-shaped crestrail with flattened headrest...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, Huanghuali, Guangmao Yi, yokeback armchair

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19 septembre 2010

Drawings Attributed to Francis Bacon @ Werkstattgalerie in Berlin

Francis Bacon, Screaming Pope. Pencil on Paper, 99,5cm*70cm, year not indicated, signed As everyone interested in Bacon’s work knows, Bacon many times, and often vehemently, denied that he made any use of drawing. This is contradicted however by an early...

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Tags: Francis Bacon, Drawing, Werkstattgalerie

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19 septembre 2010

Léonard de Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Château de Cloux, près d'Amboise, 1519), Draperie pour une figure assise. 1470. Musée du Louvre

Léonard de Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Château de Cloux, près d'Amboise, 1519), Draperie pour une figure assise. Année 1470. Musée du Louvre © R.M.N. Pinceau et tempera grise, rehauts de blanc, sur toile de lin préparée grise. H. : 26, 6 cm. ; L. : 23, 3 cm....

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Tags: Musée du Louvre, Léonard de Vinci

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19 septembre 2010

Mario Buccellati jewelry @ Doyles New York

Two-Color Gold and Diamond Bangle Bracelet, Mario Buccellati. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York 18 kt., the openwork bangle centering a continuous vine of leaves set with 50 round diamonds approximately 3.00 cts, edged by textured gold, signed M. Buccellati,...

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Tags: Ivory, bangle bracelet, turquoise, seed pearl, Mario Buccellati, Federico Buccellati

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19 septembre 2010

A rare blue-splashed box and cover. Tang dynasty

A rare blue-splashed box and cover. Tang dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's of circular section with straight sides, the slightly domed cover and base modeled with a groove around the edge, covered overall in mottled blue and ochre splashes (2): diameter...

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Tags: Blue-Splashed Sancai, Tang dynasty, Blue-Splashed, Box and Cover

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19 septembre 2010

Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992), Study for portrait of pope Innocent X.

Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992), Study for portrait of pope Innocent X. photo courtesy Sotheby's Lithograph printed in colours, 1989, signed in pencil, inscribed AP, (an artist's proof aside from the edition of 60), on Arches wove paper; image: 950 by 689mm;...

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Tags: Francis Bacon, Lithograph, print, Innocent XI

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19 septembre 2010

An amber snuff bottle, 1730-1795. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing

An amber snuff bottle, 1730-1795. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's of bulbous rounded form, of transparent dark honey-brown color, superbly hollowed and finely carved with two qilong flying amongst dense...

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Tags: Amber, imperial, snuff bottle, Beijing Palace Workshops, Palace workshops, 1730-1795

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