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18 juin 2011

A silhouette agate snuff bottle, 1820-1900

A silhouette agate snuff bottle, 1820-1900
A silhouette agate snuff bottle, 1820-1900. Photo Bonhams Of flattened ovoid form with slightly concave mouth and slightly recessed oval foot surrounded by an short oval footrim, the well hollowed, translucent body with dark brown striations incorporating...
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18 juin 2011

An inscribed agate snuff bottle. 18th Century Style

An inscribed agate snuff bottle. 18th Century Style
An inscribed agate snuff bottle. 18th Century Style. Photo Bonhams Well hollowed and carved in the shape of a ripe squash covered with leafy foliage and a grasshopper surrounding a short ode inscribed in clerical script comparing the olfactory and visual...
19 mai 2011

La collection de tabatières de Lucien Lelong @ ROIS

La collection de tabatières de Lucien Lelong @ ROIS
Flacon tabatière en bronze et émaux cloisonnés Marque Qianlong. Photo ROIS Hauteur : 8,5 cm - Estimation : 1200/1800€ Collection Lucien Lelong Flacon tabatière en porcelaine polychrome. Photo ROIS Hauteur : 7,5 cm - Estimation : 800/12000€ Collection...
19 mai 2011

A fine Mughal-style agate brush washer. Early 18th century

A fine Mughal-style agate brush washer. Early 18th century
A fine Mughal-style agate brush washer. Early 18th century. Photo Bonhams Of deep oval form, the sides finely carved in imitation of a chrysanthemum, each side with chrysanthemum-form handles suspending loose-ring handles, carved wood stand. 14.5cm (5¾in)...
19 mai 2011

An extremely rare translucent banded agate oval dish. Incised Yongzheng horizontal four-character mark and of the period

An extremely rare translucent banded agate oval dish. Incised Yongzheng horizontal four-character mark and of the period
An extremely rare translucent banded agate oval dish. Incised Yongzheng horizontal four-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams Finely and thinly carved as a slender deep bowl, entirely plain, the stone containing natural whorls of banded white...
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9 mai 2011

An enamelled and agate-hilted dagger with bubri decoration and scabbard, possibly from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan

An enamelled and agate-hilted dagger with bubri decoration and scabbard, possibly from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan
An enamelled and agate-hilted dagger with bubri decoration and scabbard, possibly from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam, India, circa 1790. Photo Sotheby's the slender tapering watered wootz steel blade of peshkabz form with broad back...
24 février 2011

Two Chinese Belt Hooks, 19th Century

Two Chinese Belt Hooks, 19th Century
Two Chinese Belt Hooks, 19th Century. photo courtesy Doyle New York Comprising a two-part belt hook with green jade inset into gilt-bronze with a foliate border design; and one with a central shadow agate panel flanked by two green jade panels set on...
2 janvier 2011

Coupe à deux anses en agate & Coupe couverte en cristal de roche, XIXe siècle

Coupe à deux anses en agate & Coupe couverte en cristal de roche, XIXe siècle
Coupe à deux anses en agate à montures d'or de deux tons et pierres précieuses, probablement Allemagne, vers 1850. photo Sotheby's les montures ajourées serties de diamants taillés en rose, apparemment non poinçonnée; long. 17,5 cm ; 7 in. Est. 12,000—18,000...
28 novembre 2010

Chinese amber and jade pendants @ Bonhams

Chinese amber and jade pendants @ Bonhams
A fine and rare carved agate 'birthday' pendant. Suzhou, mid Qing dynasty. photo Bonhams The exquisitely carved pendant of rectangular section, intricately carved on both sides, the pictorial side carved through the chocolate-brown layer to the translucent...
27 novembre 2010

Objets d'art @ Blanchet & Associés

Objets d'art @ Blanchet & Associés
o Paire de cassolettes, formées de sphères en agate. Travail de la fin du XVIIIe siècle. photo Blanchet & Associés Montures de bronze ciselé et doré à décor de quatre montants à têtes de lion, réunis par des chaînettes à glands. Pieds griffes. Prises...
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