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20 mai 2009

Six grisaille and gilt 'European-subject' plates, Qianlong

Six grisaille and gilt 'European-subject' plates, Qianlong Each dish finely painted en grisaille with details heightened in gilt, the rims with a Viennese (Du Pacquier-style) border enclosing a central depiction of a scene from the life of Christ, two...

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Tags: Qianlong, plate, grisaille and gilt, 'European-subject'

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20 mai 2009

A rare grisaille and gilt 'European subject' punch bowl. Mid Qianlong

A rare grisaille and gilt 'European subject' punch bowl. Mid Qianlong Finely painted on both sides with a shaped cartouche enclosing a knight slaying a horse and its rider on a beach, with a fort, ships and observant figures in the background, with smaller...

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Tags: Qianlong, punch bowl, 'European subject', grisaille and gilt

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20 mai 2009

"Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective" @ Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Triptych Inspired by T. S. Eliot’s Poem “Sweeney Agonistes” Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm. 1967. New York, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation 1972. NEW YORK, NY.- The first major...

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Tags: Francis Bacon, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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20 mai 2009

Quote : Ezra Pound

Art is news that stays news. Ezra Pound

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20 mai 2009

Two pairs of diamond earrings

Two pairs of diamond earrings Comprising: a pair of pendent diamond earrings, each surmount collet-set with a cushion-shaped diamond suspending a pair of similarly set stones to a brilliant-cut diamond connection, post and butterfly fittings; together...

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Tags: diamond, Earrings

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19 mai 2009

A blanc-de-chine 'hunting party' figure group. Circa 1690

A blanc-de-chine 'hunting party' figure group. Circa 1690 The hollow form moulded as a hillside with a winding trail leading to a pavilion amidst pine trees and grottoes, with two hunters aiming their rifles at a deer, followed behind by a horseman holding...

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Tags: 1690, Blanc-de-chine, export porcelain, 'hunting party', figure group

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19 mai 2009

Sapphire and diamond brooch, circa 1930

Sapphire and diamond brooch, circa 1930 Of open work geometric design, millegrain-set at the centre with a cushion-shaped sapphire, within surrounds of circular- and single-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, French assay marks. Accompanied by SSEF report...

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Tags: 1930, diamond, brooch, sapphire

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19 mai 2009

A pair of ormolu-mounted verte-Imari square bottles and covers. The porcelain Kangxi

A pair of ormolu-mounted verte-Imari square bottles and covers. The porcelain Kangxi Each richly enamelled and gilt on each face with a panel enclosing chrysanthemums emerging from behind a garden fence, surrounded by stylised floral sprays on an iron-red...

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Tags: Kangxi, Ormolu-mounted, export porcelain, square bottle and cover, verte-Imari

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19 mai 2009

Pair of diamond pendent ear clips

Pair of diamond pendent ear clips Each surmount of stylised arrow's head design millegrain-set with single-cut diamonds, suspending a line of square-cut and fancy-shaped stones, terminating with a briolette drop, mounted in platinum, both with indistinct...

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Tags: diamond, pendent ear clips

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19 mai 2009

A famille verte hexagonal bottle and cover, Kangxi

A famille verte hexagonal bottle and cover, Kangxi Each facet alternately painted with elegant ladies within a garden, flowers amidst rockwork, and collections of scholar's objects, all below a meandering floral scroll on the flat shoulder, the cover...

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Tags: Kangxi, famille verte, export porcelain, hexagonal bottle and cover

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