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24 juin 2011

Huanghuali Chairs Lead Stellar $11.5 Million Fine Asian Works of Art Sale at Bonhams & Butterfields

Huanghuali Chairs Lead Stellar $11.5 Million Fine Asian Works of Art Sale at Bonhams & Butterfields
A pair of huanghuali continuous yoke back armchairs, nanguanmaoyi , 17th/18th Century, 46 1/2in (118.1cm). Sold for $1,498,000. Photo: Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams & Butterfields’ Fine Asian Works of Art auction on June...
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20 juin 2011

The Melikian Collection of chinese amber @ Bonhams

The Melikian Collection of chinese amber @ Bonhams
A carved amber group of playful children. 18th Century. Photo Bonhams Depicting five little boys teasing a cat that sits on a drum while another cat nestles to one side, the amber of dark honey brown hue with some incised details and deep fissure lines....
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...
18 juin 2011

A banded agate snuff bottle, 1800-1920

A banded agate snuff bottle, 1800-1920
A banded agate snuff bottle, 1800-1920. Photo Bonhams Of compressed ovoid form, well-hollowed with concave lip and straight foot enclosed in an oval footrim, the stone a dynamic combination of translucent and opaque ivory, caramel, and russet striations;...
18 juin 2011

A fine yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1850

A fine yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1850
A fine yellow glass snuff bottle, 1750-1850. Photo Bonhams Very well hollowed, the globular bottle with wide mouth, concave and everted lip and resting on a recessed oval footrim, elegantly set off by paired mock lion mask handles suspending a single...
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18 juin 2011

A tortoiseshell snuff bottle. Four-character Qianlong Mark

A tortoiseshell snuff bottle. Four-character Qianlong Mark
A tortoiseshell snuff bottle. Four-character Qianlong Mark. Photo Bonhams Of moon-flask shape, with flat, capped mouth rim and straight oval capped foot, molded from two separate pieces with a stylized shou character enclosed by abstract foliate tendril...
18 juin 2011

A pink tourmaline snuff bottle, 1850-1900.

A pink tourmaline snuff bottle, 1850-1900.
A pink tourmaline snuff bottle, 1850-1900. Of flattened oval shape with straight lip and recessed foot enclosed by an oval footrim, the translucent stone of rose-pink hue carved with a delicate basketweave pattern; 2 in (5cm) high. Estimate: US$1,000...
18 juin 2011

A pink tourmaline snuff bottle, 1800-1940.

A pink tourmaline snuff bottle, 1800-1940.
A pink tourmaline snuff bottle, 1800-1940. Photo Bonhams Of tall, triangular shape resting on a straight foot, carved as a continuous waterscape of a boy, waterfowl and fish on a sea of foaming waves, the scene enclosed by a bank of clouds surrounding...
18 juin 2011

A miniature aquamarine snuff bottle, 1850-1900

A miniature aquamarine snuff bottle, 1850-1900
A miniature aquamarine snuff bottle, 1850-1900. Photo Bonhams Of flattened ovoid form, with straight lip and recessed oval foot enclosing a short footrim, the pale translucent stone carved to the front with a flying bat reversed by a cluster of cloudscrolls...
18 juin 2011

An amber snuff bottle, 19th Century

An amber snuff bottle, 19th Century
An amber snuff bottle, 19th Century. Photo Bonhams Of ovoid form, with flat lip and straight oval foot enclosed by a narrow oval footrim, carved with a continuous scene of sages with attendant and crane under pines, executed in high relief on the even...
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