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21 juin 2011

Recently discovered masterpiece of Islamic art: a treasure from Cairo. The thousand year-old Fatimid rock crystal ewer

Recently discovered masterpiece of Islamic art: a treasure from Cairo. The thousand year-old Fatimid rock crystal ewer
Bergkristallkrug aus der Keir Collection. Ägypten – wahrscheinlich Kairo, fatimidisch, spätes 10. bis frühes 11. Jh. Fassung in Gold durch Jean–Valentin Morel, 1854 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Sammlung Edmund de Unger, Foto: Andy Smart BERLIN.- The...
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7 juin 2011

Pair of Wedgwood Neoclassical Style Black Basaltes Figural Wine and Water Ewers. Date cipher for 1884

Pair of Wedgwood Neoclassical Style Black Basaltes Figural Wine and Water Ewers. Date cipher for 1884
Pair of Wedgwood Neoclassical Style Black Basaltes Figural Wine and Water Ewers. Date cipher for 1884. Photo Doyle New York Comprising a merman and a satyr representing Neptune and Bacchus, respectively, each seated on the shoulder and clinging to a dolphin...
28 mars 2011

A Qingbai-type phoenix-head ewer, 10th century.

A Qingbai-type phoenix-head ewer, 10th century.
A Qingbai-type phoenix-head ewer, 10th century. photo Sotheby's the plain ovoid body rising to a tall tapering neck surmounted by the head of a phoenix, pierced to form the spout, the crest now missing, applied overall with a translucent glaze of pale...
28 mars 2011

A white-glazed pottery ewer. Tang dynasty

A white-glazed pottery ewer. Tang dynasty
A white-glazed pottery ewer. Tang dynasty. photo Sotheby's the bulbous body rising to a trumpet neck, the rounded shoulders with a tapering cylindrical spout opposite a three-stranded strap handle terminating in a stylized lion's head biting the rim of...
14 janvier 2011

A large pair of iron-red ewers. Kangxi period & rare "clobbered" copper red vase, 18th century

A large pair of iron-red ewers. Kangxi period &  rare "clobbered" copper red vase, 18th century
A large pair of iron-red ewers. Kangxi period. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011 Decorated with an overall pattern of scrolling chrysanthemum vine on the washy iron-red ground, a row of overlapping white petals around the bases and flowers at the molded...
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30 décembre 2010

Blue & White porcelains from the Lady Lever Art Gallery (1)

Blue & White porcelains from the Lady Lever Art Gallery (1)
Ewer. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. H. 18.7 cm. Jingdezhen, China. Transitional period, Shunzhi (1644-1661 AD).. LL 25. Lady Lever Art Gallery. Ewer with depressed globular body, straight slender neck, and star-shaped mouth. Long spout with...
26 octobre 2010

A blue and white ewer from the Hoi An cargo, Vietnam, 15th/16th century

A blue and white ewer from the Hoi An cargo, Vietnam, 15th/16th century
A blue and white ewer from the Hoi An cargo, Vietnam, 15th/16th century. photo courtesy Nagel H. 23,5 cm - Estimate €900 Nagel Auktionen. Asian Art. November 4th 2010 www.auction.de
25 octobre 2010

A very fine and extremely rare Imperial blue and white porcelain ewer, Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period

A very fine and extremely rare Imperial blue and white porcelain ewer, Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period
A very fine and extremely rare Imperial blue and white porcelain ewer, China, Yongzheng six-character seal mark and of the period. photo courtesy Nagel H. 25,5 cm - Estimate € 300 000 Provenance: Former property of an American private collection - From...
9 octobre 2010

Two exceptionally rare imperial embellished gold ewer & jue and stand. Mark and Period of Wanli

Two exceptionally rare imperial embellished gold ewer & jue and stand. Mark and Period of Wanli
An exceptionally rare imperial embellished gold ewer. Mark and Period of Wanli. photo courtesy Sotheby's inspired from a Persian metal form, the flattened pear-shaped body rising from an oval spreading foot to an elegant tall-waisted flaring neck, set...
17 juillet 2010

A pair of French ormolu-mounted porphyry ewers. Circa 1870, in the manner of Pierre Gouthière

A pair of French ormolu-mounted porphyry ewers. Circa 1870, in the manner of Pierre Gouthière
A pair of French ormolu-mounted porphyry ewers. Circa 1870, in the manner of Pierre Gouthière. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Each of slender ovoid form with dolphin handle and mask spout, on a circular base, 26¾ in. (68 cm.) high (2). Estimate £25,000...
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