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11 septembre 2010

19th century sapphire and diamond tiara-necklace combination & gold, enamel and gem-set Holbeinesque pendant

A late 19th century sapphire and diamond tiara-necklace combination, circa 1890 The tiara designed as a graduating knifewire spray of old brilliant-cut diamond dart motifs, surmounted by cushion-shaped sapphire and old brilliant-cut diamond clusters alternating...

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Tags: 1875, sapphire, Holbeinesque, 1890, tiara-necklace

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11 septembre 2010

Fine and large Chinese hongmu framed kingfisher feather & Chinese applied kingfisher feather headdress

Fine and large Chinese hongmu framed kingfisher feather, ivory, metallic thread and velvet panel. 19th century. Photo courtesy Freeman & Co Of tall rectangular form, heavy scroll and bat carved hongmu frame enclosing a detailed and fine feather and ivory...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, Ivory, hongmu, headdress, kingfisher feather, metallic thread

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11 septembre 2010

Qianlong lacquer-imitation bowl, simulated fossilized stone peach-form box and cover & 'Faux bois' bowl

A fine and rare lacquer-imitation bowl. Qianlong Seal Mark and Period. photo courtesy Sotheby's the rounded sides supported by a short straight foot rising to an everted rim, the exterior finely painted with two butterflies melons and flowers on leafy...

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Tags: Qianlong Seal Mark and Period, Faux bois, lacquer-imitation, peach-form

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11 septembre 2010

Lavender jadeite snuff bottles from the Joe Grimberg Collection @ Sotheby's

A lavender jadeite ringed double-gourd snuff bottle. Possibly Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing, 1770-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's well hollowed, of double-gourd form resting on a small concave base, the gently flared neck culminating...

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Tags: snuff bottle, lavender jadeite, Palace workshops, double-gourd, 1770-1820, 1780-1850, 1800-1900

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11 septembre 2010

Art Deco Platinum, Lavender Jade, Jade and Diamond Pendant-Necklace.

Art Deco Platinum, Lavender Jade, Jade and Diamond Pendant-Necklace. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York One oval lavender jade ap. 41.0 x 25.0 x 7.8 mm., c. 1920. Length 18 1/4 inches. Estimate $1,000-1,500 Doyle New York. Important Estate Jewelry - Wednesday,...

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Tags: Jade, diamond, 1920, art deco, lavender jade

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11 septembre 2010

Scholars's objects @ Doyle New York

Large and fine Chinese carved bamboo mountain. 18-19th century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Typical form, deeply carved and undercut to show hilltop pagoda among pine and blossoming trees flanking a procession of approximately sixty-three immortals...

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Tags: Qianlong, Bamboo, Jiaqing, Brushpot, Yixing, water pot, soapstone, cricket cage and cover, seal, zitan, ink stone, boxwood, Mala

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11 septembre 2010

Chinese Gold Inlaid Bronze Camel. Warring Stated Period (475-221BC).

Chinese Gold Inlaid Bronze Camel. Warring Stated Period (475-221BC). Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York In a recumbent position, the legs tucked below the body, the head turned over the back and resting between the double humps. Height 2 3/4 inches, width...

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Tags: Gold Inlaid Bronze, Warring Stated Period, camel

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11 septembre 2010

Ming Dynasty 'Longquan' celadon & celadon @ Sotheby'sMing Dynasty 'Longquan' celadon & celadon @ Sotheby's

A large carved 'Longquan' celadon-glazed bowl. Ming Dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's with steeply rounded sides radially fluted to form petal-shaped panels, the exterior crisply carved with lotus blossoms growing leafy stems beneath a keyfret border...

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Tags: Celadon, Ming Dynasty, Longquan Celadon, Yuan-Ming Dynasty

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11 septembre 2010

Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375

Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375 © Trustees of the British Museum After seizing power from the Mongol rulers of China in 1368, the rulers of the Ming dynasty tried to reinstate bronze coins. However, there was not enough metal available for this,...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Hongwu, British Museum, Board of Revenue, banknote

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11 septembre 2010

Cyrus the Great Artifact to Be Displayed in Iran's National Museum

The Cyrus Cylinder (detail) is a sixth century B.C. clay object inscribed with an account in cuneiform of the conquest of Babylon by the Persian King Cyrus the Great. TEHRAN (AP).- A Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world's first human rights...

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Tags: Babylonian, Cyrus Cylinder, Cyrus the Great

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