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23 mai 2009

Gold and Renaissance cameo ring

Gold and Renaissance cameo ring Gold ring, the irregular oval shaped bezel set with a nice onyx cameo. The elegant lady, in profile to the right, is richly dressed. The hairstyle points to a french origin. Good condition with a chip on the nose. Probably...

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Tags: Renaissance, gold, cameo ring

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23 mai 2009

A blue-glazed dish. Incised Wanli mark and period

A blue-glazed dish. Incised Wanli mark and period the broad rounded sides rising to a slightly flared rim, covered with an even blue glaze. 21.3cm., 8 3/8 in. Est. 3,000—5,000 GBP. Lot Sold 8,125 GBP PROVENANCE: Sotheby's London, 11th December 1984, lot...

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Tags: blue-glazed, dish, Incised Wanli mark and period

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23 mai 2009

Sir Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). A Portrait of Peter Beckford (1672/3-1735).

Sir Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). A Portrait of Peter Beckford (1672/3-1735). Oil on canvas. Signed and Dated 'B. West/ 1797'. Price on application. Provenance: Commissioned by William Beckford, Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire;By descent to Susan Euphemia,...

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Tags: 18th century, oil on canvas, 1797, Peter Beckford, Sir Benjamin West

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23 mai 2009

A rare ru-type vase. Qianlong seal mark and period

A rare ru-type vase. Qianlong seal mark and period of baluster form, the flared rim rising from a waisted neck, covered in an even pale bluish-grey glaze, suffuzed with a network of golden-coloured crackle, the unglazed foot ring with a dark purplish-brown...

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Tags: Qianlong Seal Mark and Period, ru-type vase

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23 mai 2009

Victorian diamond butterfly tremblant brooch

Victorian diamond butterfly tremblant brooch Sparkling diamonds aren’t the only eye-catching features of this dazzling Victorian swallowtail butterfly brooch. The 220 Old Mine cut diamonds, weighing approximately 8.00 carats, ruby eyes and glistening...

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Tags: Butterfly, diamond, ruby, Victorian, red enamel, tremblant brooch

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23 mai 2009

A rare blue and white 'crane' vase. Ming dynasty, Jiajing period

A rare blue and white 'crane' vase. Ming dynasty, Jiajing period the body of pear shape rising from a high spreading foot to a tall elegant waisted neck and flaring rim, painted around the exterior in rich cobalt-blue tones with geese in flight above...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Blue and White, Jiajing period, 'crane' vase

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23 mai 2009

Lacquered gesso figure of the bodhisattva Manjushri. Tibeto-Chinese, late 17th or early 18th century.

Lacquered gesso figure of the bodhisattva Manjushri. Tibeto-Chinese, late 17th or early 18th century. A lacquered gesso figure of Manjushri, the bodhisattva seated on a double lotus base, his legs folded with the soles of his feet turned up. He wears...

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Tags: Bodhisattva, manjushri, Tibeto-Chinese, Lacquered gesso, late 17th-early 18th century

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23 mai 2009

A gilt-metal mounted blue and white inkwell. The porcelain Ming dynasty, 16th century, the mounts later

A gilt-metal mounted blue and white inkwell. The porcelain Ming dynasty, 16th century, the mounts later of compressed barrel form, painted around the exterior in brilliant cobalt-blue tones with a leafy lotus scroll between geometric dot bands, the flat...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, 16th Century, gilt-metal mounted, inkwell

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23 mai 2009

Grand prêtre debout en terre cuite polychrome. Mexique, Veracruz. Circa 200-850 après JC.

Grand prêtre debout en terre cuite polychrome. Mexique, Veracruz. Circa 200-850 après JC. Hauteur 82cm, Largeur 39 cm. Price: 32 000 € Galerie Furstenberg - info@galerie-furstenberg.fr - http://www.galerie-furstenberg.fr

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Tags: Veracruz, 200-850 après JC, Grand prêtre, Mexique, terre cuite polychrome

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23 mai 2009

A rare blue and white ewer. Ming dynasty, early 16th century

A rare blue and white ewer. Ming dynasty, early 16th century of Islamic metalware form, the lobed octagonal globular body rising from a short straight foot to a short flaring neck with everted straight rim, set to one side with an elegant S-shaped spout...

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Tags: ewer, Ming Dynasty, 16th Century, Blue and White

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