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30 avril 2011

"The Way of the Master – The Great Artists of India, 1100–1900" @ Museum Rietberg in Zurich

Self-Portrait and Portraits of Artists (detail) By Daulat, Mughal, c. 1610 © Golestan Palace Library, Tehran. Photo: Davood Sadeghsa 800 years of Indian painting, about 200 masterpieces by more than 40 artists – and all this at a glance. Never before...

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Tags: 17th century, 18th century, Mughal, Abu’l Hasan, Bagta, Daulat, Devidasa, Manaku, Manohar, Mansur, Nainsukh, ‘Abd al-Samad

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20 avril 2011

Victoria & Albert Museum Acquires Spectacular Ottoman Tankard with Help from the Art Fund

The tankard is a spectacular example of how the Ottoman court borrowed forms from everyday life and turned them into luxury items. LONDON.- A rare jade tankard inlaid with gold and studded with rubies and emeralds has been acquired by the V&A. The tankard...

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Tags: Jade, 16th Century, tankard, ruby, Ottoman art

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7 avril 2011

Sotheby’s Sells An Illustrated Folio From The Shahnameh for £7.4 Million Setting Auction Record For An Islamic Work of Art

FARIDUN IN THE GUISE OF A DRAGON TESTS HIS SONS: ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMEH OF SHAH TAHMASP, ATTRIBUTED TO AQA MIRAK, PERSIA, TABRIZ, ROYALATELIER, CIRCA 1525-35. Photo: Sotheby's LONDON, WEDNESDAY, 6 APRIL, 2011 --- Today, Sotheby’s London...

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6 avril 2011

A small Mughal white jade (opium water) Cup. India, 17th Century & A carved jade Bowl. India, 18th century

A small Mughal white jade (opium water) Cup. India, 17th Century. of demi-fruit form with leafy end and curved stem, the underneath with incised lines running the length; 7 cm. long. Sold for £10,800 A carved jade Bowl. India, 18th century. with rounded...

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Tags: 17th century, Jade, 18th century, India, Mughal, white jade, opium water

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6 avril 2011

Mughal Masterpiece: Portrait of Emperor Jahangir Sells for £1.4 Million at Bonhams

Mughal painting of Emperor Jahangir who ruled India from 1605 to 1627. EPA/Bonhams LONDON.- The magnificent portrait the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who reigned from 1605-1627, attributed to Abu'l Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman and dated AH 1026/AD 1617, sold for...

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Tags: Mughal India, 1617, Jahangir, Abu'l Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman, Victorian England, rectangular step-cut emerald

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29 mars 2011

Sotheby's Presents Beautiful and Rare Objects from Its Sale of Arts of the Islamic World

A Highly Important Mamluk Armorial Candlestick made for Sayf al-Din Qushtumur, major-domo of Tuquztamur al-Hamawi, Mamluk viceroy of Egypt (1340-1) and Syria (1342-5) Est: £2,000,000 - 3,000,000. Photo: Sotheby's LONDON.- Sotheby’s sale of the Arts of...

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Tags: Egypt, Mamluk, Syria, Spain, Albarello, Nasrid, Sayf al-Din Qushtumur

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22 mars 2011

Thousand Years of the Persian Book of Kings @ Museum of Islamic Art Berlin

Der Held Sam holt seinen. Sohn Zal vom Berg Alborz zurück. Tabriz, um 1530. Museum für Islamische Kunst, Inv.-Nr. I. 5/82 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Islamische Kunst, Foto: I. Geske BERLIN.- UNESCO has designated the year 2010 as Millennium...

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Tags: Ferdausi, Museum of Islamic Art, Rustam, Shahname

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19 mars 2011

A fine samanide small bowl, East Persia or Transoxania & Iranian slip-painted pottery bowl, probably Nishapur, 9th-10th ct

A fine samanide small bowl, East Persia or Transoxania, 10th ct. photo Nagel white glazed, painted in purplish brown and red, - Several restored breaks, areas with replacements, some chips to the glaze. D. 12,9 cm - Estimate 300 € Iranian slip-painted...

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Tags: 9th-10th century, Persia, Nishapur, 10th Century, Transoxania, samanide

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19 mars 2011

Two Kashan lustre bowls, Persia, 12th-13th ct.

A Kashan lustre bowl, Persia, circa 1200 A.D. photo Nagel conical form, with remnants of lustre painting. Inside Palmettmotifs, outside remnants of a kufic inscription. - The glaze mostly rubbed, one large chip to the rim, otherwise in good condition....

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Tags: Kashan, 12th-13th century

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30 janvier 2011

Coffret en ivoire. Mogol, XVIIIe siècle

Coffret en ivoire. Mogol, XVIIIe siècle. Courtesy SCP ALLEMAND & NGUYEN et ARTUS à décor sculpté de feuillages, anse et ferrures en métal doré.Haut : 5 cm Long : 11 cm Prof : 6 cm - Estimation : 1000/1500€ SCP ALLEMAND & NGUYEN et ARTUS. MERCREDI 9 FéVRIER...

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Tags: ivoire, XVIIIe siècle, Coffret, Mogol

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