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25 juin 2011

A tixi lacquer foliate-form tray. 16th/17th Century

A tixi lacquer foliate-form tray. 16th-17th Century. Photo Bonhams Its shallow well and both sides of the curving walls carved in deep relief with a design of spirals and scrolls that reveal alternating layers of black and red lacquer above a pale colored...

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Tags: 16th-17th century, foliate-form tray, tixi lacquer

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17 juin 2011

A blue and white porcelain dish with phoenix and floral spray decoration. Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th Century

A blue and white porcelain dish with phoenix and floral spray decoration. Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th Century. Photo Bonhams The deep dish surrounded on the exterior and interior walls with a band of lotus blossoms and leaf scrolls that repeat across the...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Blue and White, phoenix, 16th-17th century

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1 juin 2011

An important and extremely rare rhinoceros horn deer-form libation cup. Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century.

An important and extremely rare rhinoceros horn deer-form libation cup. Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 The hollowed cup superbly carved as a powerful full-bodied recumbent deer, its front talon-like feet contentedly...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, rhinoceros horn, Libation Cup, deer, 16th-17th century

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9 mars 2011

Sotheby's Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Spring Sale Series Announced

Imperial Rhinoceros Horn 'Dragon' Bowl Ming dynasty, 16th /17th Century. Photo: Sotheby's HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Spring Sale Series 2011 will be held on 7 and 8 April, 2011 at the Hong Kong Convention and...

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Tags: rhinoceros horn, 'Dragon' Bowl, imperial, 16th-17th century, 'Ming dynasty

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14 décembre 2010

Five rhinoceros horn libation cup @ Bonhams

A fine and rare carved rhinoceros horn libation cup. 17th-18th Century. photo Bonhams Superbly carved in the form of an archaic bronze wine cup (jue), carved from one piece supported on three flared feet carved as the tongue and mask of mythical beasts...

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Tags: rhinoceros horn, Libation Cup, 17th-18th Century, 16th-17th century, tripod libation cup, 18th-early 19th century, Wanli Mark

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6 novembre 2010

A late 16th/early 17th century Dutch silver-gilt mounted "turban" shell nautilus cup and associated cover,

A late 16th-early 17th century Dutch silver-gilt mounted "turban" shell nautilus cup and associated cover © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd Utrecht, date letter "K", possibly 1605, maker's mark three lozenges in a shield, for Eersten (Ernst) Jansz van Vianen,...

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Tags: 16th-17th century, Nautilus, Utrecht, Dutch silver-gilt, Eersten (Ernst) Jansz van Vianen

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19 octobre 2010

A rare and very fine carved rhinoceros horn Lotos-shaped water dropper, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th ct

A rare and very fine carved rhinoceros horn Lotos-shaped water dropper, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th ct, photo courtesy Nagel of dark honey colour, naturalistically carved as an inverted lotus leaf, on the outside with delicately executed veins in relief...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, rhinoceros horn, 16th-17th century, Water Dropper, Lotos-shaped

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16 octobre 2010

A rhinoceros horn seal. Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century.

A rhinoceros horn seal. Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's carved in the form of a recumbent xiezhi crouched on top of an oval-sectioned seal, its head raised and eyes gazing upwards, the body finely incised with stylized whorls...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, rhinoceros horn, 16th-17th century, seal

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14 juillet 2010

Probably South German, late 16th-17th century, pendant with the Nativity

Probably South German, late 16th-17th century, pendant with the Nativity. photo Sotheby's 94mm., 3 5/8 in. Est. ,000—8,000 GBP Lot Sold 9,375 GBP Sotheby's. Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art. 08 Jul 10. London www.sothebys.com

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Tags: 16th-17th century, South German, Nativity

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7 mai 2010

Champlevé enamel, cloisonné enamels & Canton enamels @ Bonhams

A fine champlevé enamel and gilt-bronze baluster wall vase. Late Qianlong. photo Bonhams Set to each side with applied archaistic gui dragon handles, the body of the vase decorated with raised archaistic champlevé enamel panels depicting confronted kui...

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Tags: ewer, Qianlong, Jiaqing, 'Bajixiang', jardinière, champlevé enamel, cloisonné enamel, 16th-17th century, canton enamel, scroll ends

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