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19 octobre 2010

A fine carved rhinoceros horn Libation Cup with stem. China, 17th-18th ct.

A fine carved rhinoceros horn Libation Cup with stem. China, 17th-18th ct. photo courtesy Nagel Fine openwork and relief carving of a leaf surrounded by buds, leafy and fruit stems - Libation cups with openwork stems are rather rare as these carvings...

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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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17 juillet 2010

A pair of north Italian giltwood and polychrome-painted console tables. Late 17th/early 18th century

A pair of north Italian giltwood and polychrome-painted console tables. Late 17th-early 18th century, the painted tops first half 18th century, in the manner of Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Each with shaped tops painted...

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Tags: 17th-18th Century, giltwood, console table, North Italian, Antonio Tempesta, polychrome-painted

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13 juillet 2010

English, 17th/ early 18th century, memento mori skull

English, 17th/ early 18th century, memento mori skull. photo Sotheby's 12.5 by 21.5cm., 4 7/8 by 8½in. Est. 6,000—8,000 GBP Lot Sold 7,500 GBP Sotheby's. Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art. 08 Jul 10. London www.sothebys.com

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Tags: Skull, 17th-18th Century, Memento Mori, English

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7 juillet 2010

A Spanish late 17th / early 18th century carved wood, polychrome and al estofado decorated hand reliquary

A Spanish late 17th / early 18th century carved wood, polychrome and al estofado decorated hand reliquary. photo Bonhams the blessing hand with a central oval recess, the interior now with scrolling wirework, raised on an octagonal stepped plinth base,...

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7 juillet 2010

An Italian late 17th/ early 18th century ivory inlaid and pietre paesina mounted rosewood, ebony and ebonised table-cabinet

An Italian late 17th/ early 18th century ivory inlaid and pietre paesina mounted rosewood, ebony and ebonised table-cabinet. photo Bonhams the rectangular top and sides inlaid with ivory cartouches, centred to the front by an architectural pediment above...

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Tags: Ivory, Italian, rosewood, 17th-18th Century, ebony, pietre paesina, table-cabinet

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7 juin 2010

Rhinoceros Horn Raft Cup, libation cup & scepter, 17th-18th19th Century -

A Rare Rhinoceros Horn Raft Cup. 18th-19th Century Carved in the form of a log boat, the well-hollowed out vessel fashioned with bird-form awnings on either side sheltering a wizened Zhang Qian piloting his pine-bough raft through the waters, the honey-colored...

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Tags: rhinoceros horn, Libation Cup, 17th-18th Century, scepter, 18th-19th century, Raft Cup

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30 mai 2010

A fine and rare rhyton-form 'dragon' rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th-18th century

A fine and rare rhyton-form 'dragon' rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th-18th century. photo Bonhams The hollowed horn of archaistic form, tapering from a wide heart-shaped mouth, folding over and terminating in a scroll work handle, all supported by the...

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8 mai 2010

A rare large grey and brown jade 'duck' brushwasher, 17th-18th century

A rare large grey and brown jade 'duck' brushwasher, 17th-18th century. photo Bonhams The unusual waterpot carved as a duck standing on its webbed feet, with its head turned towards the left holding a millet sprig in its beak, with the wings spread over...

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4 mai 2010

Two rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century & a small silver-mounted rhinoceros horn cup, 17th century

A fine rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century. photo Bonhams Well carved as a large open flower with overlapping petals, the exterior carved with high relief with prunus and magnolia blossoms borne on intertwining branches rising from the openwork...

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