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2 mai 2011

Tang dynasty parcel-gilt silver, silver and gilt-bronze @ Christie's London

A magnificent rare parcel-gilt silver lobed bowl and cover. Tang dynasty (618-907). Photo Christies 2011 Ltd The bowl divided into five lobes by raised ridges, each lobe superbly engraved and gilt with floral and fruit clusters amidst luscious foliage,...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, Box and Cover, Gilt-Bronze, Silver, stem cup, parcel-gilt silver

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24 février 2011

Two Chinese Belt Hooks, 19th Century

Two Chinese Belt Hooks, 19th Century. photo courtesy Doyle New York Comprising a two-part belt hook with green jade inset into gilt-bronze with a foliate border design; and one with a central shadow agate panel flanked by two green jade panels set on...

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Tags: agate, 19th century, Jade, Gilt-Bronze, Belt Hook

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24 février 2011

Chinese Gilt-Bronze Brush Rest . Possibly Ming.

Chinese Gilt-Bronze Brush Rest . Possibly Ming. photo courtesy Doyle New York Cast as a dragon, the sinuous body incised with long hair and mane detailing, split tail. Length 5 1/2 inches. average gilt wear. Two small holes under neck where the piece...

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Tags: Gilt-Bronze, Brush Rest, dragon, Ming

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8 décembre 2010

The Louis XV Vincennes Service & Louis XV gilt-bronze and rock crystal chandeliers and ormolu and patinated bronze cartel clock

A pair of gilt-bronze and rock crystal chandeliers, Louis XV. photo Sotheby's each of cage form with nine scrolled candlearms hung with faceted pear and diamond shaped drops, beads and flowerheads, one drop with the printed paper label Pietro Accorsi...

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Tags: Louis XV, Gilt-Bronze, Rock Crystal, chandelier, Vincennes, Julien Le Roy, cartel clock Jacques Caffieri, saladier à mortier

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2 décembre 2010

Imperial Russian Table from the Winter Palace Sells for £916,000 @ Bonhams

Winter Palace Table est £150,000 - £200,000. Sold for: £916,000. Photo: Bonhams. NEW BOND STREET.- A striking, circular table originally placed in the Golden Drawing Room in the Winter Palace, the main residence of the Russian Imperial family in St. Petersburg,...

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Tags: Gilt-Bronze, St. Petersburg, Golden Drawing Room, Winter Palace, Imperial Lapidary Factory, Imperial Russian, Joseph August Satory

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29 novembre 2010

Two Exceptional Gilt Bronze Figures from a Private European Collection Offered @ Sotheby's

A rare and important gilt-bronze figure of Cudapanthaka, Sino-Tibetan, 15th and 16th Century, 51 cm. Estimate: 350 000-500 000 €. Photo: Sotheby's PARIS.- A tour through the highlights of the Asian Art sale on 16th December at Sotheby’s in Paris gives...

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Tags: Gilt-Bronze, 15th and 16th Century, Cudapanthaka, Sino-Tibetan

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25 novembre 2010

'Eggplant'and "pumpkin" snuff bottles @ Bonhams Hong Kong

An inscribed coconut-shell and green lacquer 'eggplant' snuff bottle. Deng Erpi, 1900-1954. photo Bonhams (the bottle probably Imperial, attributed to the palace workshops, Beijing, 1723–1800), 7cm high (including original stopper). Sold for HK$72,000...

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Tags: Ivory, Gilt-Bronze, Imperial Workshops, snuff bottle, Pumpkin, 'eggplant, 1720–1800, Deng Erpi, coconut-shell, green lacquer

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11 novembre 2010

A pair of rare Imperial zitan-framed gilt-bronze and lacquer Ning-xi panels. Late Qianlong period (1736-95)

A pair of rare Imperial zitan-framed gilt-bronze and lacquer Ning-xi panels. Late Qianlong period (1736-95) Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Each rectangular panel embossed with the characters ning xi written in xingshu and picked out in red lacquer,...

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Tags: Lacquer, Gilt-Bronze, imperial, Qianlong period, zitan, Ning-xi

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31 octobre 2010

A fine gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Samantabhadra, China, Ming dynasty

A fine gilt-bronze figure of a bodhisattva, possibly Samantabhadra, China, Ming dynasty. photo courtesy Nagel inscribed at the reverse side on the shoulder: tianxia emei shengjing and on the robe chaoyangmen nanxiaojie sun lian zao zhu. H. 47,5 cm - Estimate...

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Tags: Ming Dynasty, Gilt-Bronze, Bodhisattva, China, Samantabhadra

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26 octobre 2010

A rare most likely Imperial rock crystal and gilt-bronze and silver kapala on stand and cover, Tibeto-Chinese, Qianlong period.

A rare most likely Imperial rock crystal and gilt-bronze and silver kapala on stand and cover, Tibeto-Chinese, Qianlong period. photo courtesy Nagel The crystal kapala is decorated with a silver rim set with cut-emeralds, the inside with supporting strut...

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Tags: Gilt-Bronze, Silver, imperial, Qianlong period, Rock Crystal, Tibeto-Chinese, kapala

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