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9 février 2011

Indian Ringnecked Parrot, Blue Fronted Parrot, African Grey Parrot & Senegal Parrot

Indian Ringnecked Parrot, Psittacula krameri The male Indian Ring-Necked Parrot is easily recognizable by the black band that encircles his throat. Females of the species are almost identical, but they lack this distinctive trait. Although beautiful to...

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Tags: parrot, Amazona aestiva, Paicephalus senegalus, Psittacula krameri, Psittacus erithacus, Senegal, South Africa, South America

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5 février 2011

Jewellery Owned by Last Link to World of Proust and Monet for Sale at Bonhams, Edinburgh

Born in Paris in 1904, Paulette Howard-Johnston (née Helleu), who died in 2009 aged 104, was one of the 21st Century’s last links to the Belle Époque. Photo: Bonhams EDINBURGH.- Jewellery and silver belonging to the daughter of the famous French society...

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Tags: parrot, Cartier, art deco, 1950s, ladybird, Paul César Helleu, Consuelo Vanderbilt

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30 septembre 2010

Exceptional gem-set pieces from the family of the Nizam of Hyderabad @ Christie's London

An exceptional emerald, ruby and diamond-inset enamelled gold parrot. Mughal India, late 18th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010. The green enamel body inset with bold floral sprays in diamonds and rubies, the wings with ruby-inset drop-motifs...

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Tags: 18th century, Deccan, parrot, Mughal India, rosewater sprinkler, Nizam of Hyderabad, jambiyya

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25 juillet 2010

Vietnamese ceramics @ the Art Institute of Chicago

Miniature Water Dropper in the Shape of a Blowfish, 15th century. Vietnam. The Art Institute of Chicago Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, 5.5 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.). Gift of Cheney Cowles, 2006.5 Bowl with relief parrot, 15th...

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Tags: Box and Cover, Vietnam, 15th century, parrot, Art Institute of Chicago, Lidded Box, Water Dropper

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13 mai 2010

The Owston Collection of taxidermy birds

An extinct passenger pigeon. photo Bonhams on an L-shaped perch on a grassy base, the five glass case containing an ivorine museum label, 44cm high - Estimate: AUD 8,000 - 12,000, GBP 4,800 - 7,200, USD 7,200 - 11,000 Footnote: Whilst numerous specimens...

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Tags: parrot, African bustard, Eurasian bittern, lyrebird, passenger pigeon, penguin, tawny frogmouth, bird of paradise, owl

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12 novembre 2009

Vietnamese cobalt glazed pottery trade jar, 19th Century & blue and white ceramics, Late 15th/Early 16th Century

A Vietnamese cobalt glazed pottery trade jar, 19th Century © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Of baluster form with dragon-headed loops to the shoulder and a continuous frieze of dragons, flaming pearls and auspicious cranes molded in shallow raised relief,...

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Tags: 19th century, Blue and White, Vietnamese, parrot, Late 15th-Early 16th Century, cobalt glazed

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2 mai 2009

Follower of Frans Snijders, A parrot perched on an abundance of fruit, including oranges, pears, grapes, prunes and a pomegranat

Follower of Frans Snijders, A parrot perched on an abundance of fruit, including oranges, pears, grapes, prunes and a pomegranate oil on canvas, a fragment. 48.4 by 31.5 cm. Est. 5,000—7,000 EUR Sotheby's. Old Master paintings. 05 May 09. Amsterdam www.sothebys.com...

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Tags: parrot, oil on canvas, Frans Snijders

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