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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
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8 mai 2011

Mughal gem-set gold and jade objects and jewelry, India, 17th,18th & 19th century

Mughal gem-set gold and jade objects and jewelry, India, 17th,18th & 19th century
A rare Mughal gem-set gold spoon, India, 17th-18th century. Photo Sotheby's the shallow bowl delicately inlaid on the reverse with a lotus rosette comprised of radiating foil-backed diamond petals and rubies, the faceted tapering shaft inlaid with emeralds...
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19 septembre 2009

A collection of rhinoceros horn sold @ Sotheby"s New York

A collection of rhinoceros horn sold @ Sotheby"s New York
A large rhinoceros horn libation cup. Qing dynasty, 18th century of dark brownish-black tone, the horn finely carved to the exterior with a lone boatman on a rolling stream, beneath a mountain landscape with towering pine trees and swirling clouds, a...
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