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6 avril 2009

An Indian gem-set enamelled gold Choker (guluband). Jaipur, 19th Century

An Indian gem-set enamelled gold Choker (guluband). Jaipur, 19th Century composed of thirteen interlinking square elements, set with rubies and white sapphires, fringed with seed pearls, verso enamelled in polychrome. 25 cm. wide. Sold for £3,360 Bonhams....

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Tags: 19th century, gem-set, Indian, enamelled gold, Jaipur, Choker, guluband

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4 avril 2009

A large imperial gilt-bronze archaistic temple bell, bianzhong. Mark and period of Qianlong

A large imperial gilt-bronze archaistic temple bell, bianzhong. Mark and period of Qianlong, dated to the tenth year of the reign of emperor Qianlong (corresponding to 1746) the large rounded bell heavily cast, the flat top suspended from a powerfully...

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Tags: Archaistic, Gilt-Bronze, 1746, Mark and period of Qianlong, bianzhong, imperial, temple bell

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30 mars 2009

A group of six chinese porcelain copper red-glazed tablewares, 18th-early 20th century

A group of six chinese porcelain copper red-glazed tablewares, 18th-early 20th century comprising a small double gourd vase; a dish; a circular seal paste box and cover, with six character apocryphal Kangxi mark; a small water pot; a censer; and an ink...

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Tags: Double Gourd Vase, porcelaine de Chine, water pot, dish, copper red-glazed, ink palette, seal paste box and cover

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23 mars 2009

An Iznik Blue and White Pottery Dish, Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1530

An Iznik Blue and White Pottery Dish, Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1530 With sloping rim on short foot, the white interior painted in three shades of blue, with central roundel containing a table top emerging from one side, with two vases and a large jug on...

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Tags: Blue and White, Iznik, Turkey, Ottoman, Pottery, dish, 1530

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22 mars 2009

A European porcelain covered jug (Asurelik) for the Ottoman market with Tughra of Abdülmecid (r.1839-1861)

A European porcelain covered jug (Asurelik) for the Ottoman market with Tughra of Abdülmecid (r.1839-1861) of baluster form, with elaborate gilt-scroll handle, finely painted with summer flowers within two roundels, rose-pink ground between gilt rims,...

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Tags: porcelaine, 19th century, Ottoman market, Abdülmecid, Asurelik, Tughra, covered jug

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23 mars 2009

An Iznik Blue and White Pottery Bottle Vase, Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1510

An Iznik Blue and White Pottery Bottle Vase, Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1510 Rising from short foot through drop-shaped body to tapering neck, the body decorated with a white strapwork lattice terminating at the neck with vertical points, around the body the...

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Tags: Blue and White, bottle vase, Iznik, Turkey, Ottoman, Pottery, 1510

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23 mars 2009

A Mamluk Enamelled Glass Flask, Egypt or Syria, Mid-14th Century

A Mamluk Enamelled Glass Flask, Egypt or Syria, Mid-14th Century The rounded body with flatter underside and short foot, rising to a slowly widening tubular mouth, the broad rounded shoulder with a main band of three large roundels each containing a small...

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Tags: 14th Century, Egypt, Mamluk, Syria, enamelled, Flask, Glass

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17 mai 2011

Created by senior Fabergé workmaster August Holmström circa 1900, the flexible bracelet is composed of twelve diamond-set sectio

Created by senior Fabergé workmaster August Holmström circa 1900, the flexible bracelet is composed of twelve diamond-set sections, mounted with brilliant-cut diamonds. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A stunning diamond Fabergé bracelet is one of the highlights...

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Tags: 1900, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Feodor Rückert, Fabergé, August Holmström, 1908-1917

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16 mai 2011

Porcelaines de Chine montées, XVIIIème siècle @ Kohn - Paris

Paire de vases coiuverts. Epoque Louis XV, vers 1745-1749. Photo Kohn - Paris Matériaux: Porcelaine et bronzes dorés. L. 34,5 cm, H. 30 cm - Estimation : 300 000 / 500 000 € Rarissime paire de vases avec leurs couvercles en porcelaine de Chine à fond...

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Tags: famille rose, Qianlong, Kangxi, Epoque Louis XVI, Brûle-parfum, vases couverts, cache-pot

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16 mars 2009

Blue Glazed Pottery Tripod Jar and Cover (Fu). Tang dynasty, late 7th – early 8th century. Gongxian, Henan Province.

Blue Glazed Pottery Tripod Jar and Cover (Fu). Tang dynasty, late 7th – early 8th century. Gongxian, Henan Province. Height: 9 ½ in, 24 cm. Note: This remarkable jar, still retaining its original cover, represents the highest achievement of the Tang potters...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, Jar and cover, Blue Glazed, Fu, Gongxian, Henan Province, Pottery

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16 mars 2009

Sancai and Blue Glazed Candlestick. Tang Dynasty, first half of the 8th century. Gongxian, Henan Province. Glazed Earthenware

Sancai and Blue Glazed Candlestick. Tang Dynasty, first half of the 8th century. Gongxian, Henan Province. Glazed Earthenware Height: 12 ¼ in, 32 cm Note: This example is particularly noteworthy for its large size and for the careful and exact application...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, candlestick, Blue Glazed, Gongxian, Henan Province, Glazed Earthenware, Sancai

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16 mars 2009

Teabowl with lacquer repair (hakeme), Japan/Korea, 18th century, Edo Period

Teabowl with lacquer repair ( hakeme) , Japan/Korea, 18th century, Edo Period Glazed ceramic (Korea), Lacquer. H: 4.1 cm (1 3/5 inch), D: 11.2 cm (4 1/2 inch) On mended ceramics, see: Flickwerk. The Aesthetics of Mended Japanese Ceramics, Exhibition Catalogue,...

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Tags: Japan, Lacquer, 18th century, Korean, Edo Period, Teabowl, hakeme

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11 mars 2009

Mould Blown Cameo Vase, Circa 1925

Newson’s Orgone Chair, 1999 (estimate: £200,000-300,000). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2009 LONDON.- Showcasing a century of visionary creativity and experimentation full of character and charm, through to the cutting edge chic of contemporary works,...

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Tags: design, Demetre Chiparus, Frederick Gordon Crosby, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Giò Ponti, Humberto Fernando Campana, Marc Newson

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10 mars 2009

Suspension, miroir et console en mues et fragments de cerf, élan daim, chevreuil et couronnes de cerf

Suspension rare, à deux niveaux, constituée de mues et couronnes de cerf. Hauteur : 130 cm. Plus grand diamètre : 143 cm. Estimation : 2 000 / 2 500 € Miroir dont l'entourage est garni de mues de chevreuil et de daim. Hauteur : 148 cm. Largeur : 130 cm....

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Tags: Console, Miroir, Suspension, cerf, chevreuil, daim, élan

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6 mars 2009

A fine selection of photographs @ Sotheby's NY on March 30th

Robert Mapplethorpe, Calla Lily, est. $60/80,000. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- On March 30th Sotheby's will offer a fine selection of photographs ranging from one of the earliest images of New York City, to a modernist work by László Moholy-Nagy, to...

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Tags: Robert Frank, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Irving Penn, László Moholy-Nagy, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Eggleston

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6 mars 2009

Camée ovale en sardoine sculptée représentant Athéna et Hadès, XVIIIème ou début XIXème siècle

Camée ovale en sardoine sculptée représentant Athéna et Hadès, XVIIIème ou début XIXème siècle Athéna casquée, portant l'égide et le masque de Méduse sur une étoffe, tenant une lance et assise sur un rocher offrant une libation sur un autel en flammes...

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Tags: Yves Saint Laurent, XIXème siècle, camée, sardoine, XVIIIème siècle, Athéna, Hadès

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6 mars 2009

"The Golden Journey" @ the Art Gallery of South Australia

Jakugen, Japan, active early 18th century. Zao Gongen, 1704, Edo (Tokyo) wood, inlaid glass, traces of pigment 136.0 x 70.8 x 50.5 cm Gift of Andrew and Hiroko Gwinnett through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2007. Art Gallery of South Australia,...

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Tags: Buddha, Japan, 18th century, Edo Period, Jakugen, Toshikatsu Endo, Zao Gongen

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2 mars 2009

"Old Master Prints from the Sparling Family Collection" @ The Hyde

Hendrik Goltzius, (Dutch, 1558-1616), Publius Horatius, 1586. Engraving on laid paper 14 1/2 x 9 5/16 inches. The Hyde Collection, Gift in memory of Leon H. and Marie Buttlar Sparling by their family, 2008.20.6 GLEN FALLS, NY.- The Hyde opened an exhibition...

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Tags: Albrecht Altdorfer, Albrecht Durer, François Boucher, Hendrik Goltzius, Jacques Callot, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Nicolaes Berchem

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28 février 2009

The Antonio and Liliane Mariani Collection at Bonhams & Butterfields in March

A fine Louis XIV gilt bronze mounted tortoiseshell, brass, pewter and shell marquetry commode, early 18th century Estimate: $70,000 - 100,000 The rectangular top over two short and two long drawers flanked by scrolled stiles ending in gilt sabots cast...

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Tags: Baroque, Faenza, George III, Louis XIV, Neoclassical, Renaissance, Rococo

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23 février 2009

Vivat Rex! An Exhibition Commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII @ The Grolier Club, NY

Thomas More, lord chancellor of England, in a 1793 color stipple engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi after a (1525-26) drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (cat. 88). Photo credit: Robert Lorenzson for The Grolier Club NEW YORK, NY.- The magisterial and...

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Tags: Book of Hours, Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII, Prayer Book, Shakespeare, Thomas More

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24 février 2009

Camée ovale en agate sculptée représentant Persée et Andromède par Bernard Hildebrand, 1893

Camée ovale en agate sculptée représentant Persée et Andromède par Bernard Hildebrand, 1893 Persée à gauche, tenant la tête de Méduse dans une main, son épée dans l'autre, Andromède à droite, et le dragon entre eux, signé 'HB' dans une monture ovale en...

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Tags: Yves Saint Laurent, camée, agate, 1893, Andromède, Bernard Hildebrand, Persée

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25 février 2009

"Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution" @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), Winter 1787. Bronze; H. 57 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Kate Trubee Davison, 1962 (62.55) NEW YORK, NY.- Beginning in the 16th century, a tradition of bronze sculpture developed in France that was influenced...

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Tags: Barthélemy Prieur, François Dumont, François Girardon, Hubert Le Sueur, Jacques Sarazin, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Louis Garnier

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4 mai 2011

Sotheby's Presents Its Spring London Sale of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

An extremely important and rare "Guanyao" Hu-shaped vase, Southern Song Dynasty, 12th century. Estimate: £2,500,000-£3,000,000. Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- Sotheby’s presents the first of its 2011 London Sales of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art....

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Tags: Qianlong, doucai, Southern Song Dynasty, moonflask, guanyao, Altar Garniture, "magpie and prunus"

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17 mai 2011

Coloured diamonds @ Heritage Auctions, 2 may 2011

Colored Diamond, Diamond, Platinum Ring, Linz. Photo Heritage Auctions The ring features a pear-shaped yellow diamond weighing approximately 1.05 carats, enhanced by a pear-shaped brown diamond weighing approximately 1.00 carat, further enhanced by two...

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Tags: Linz, fancy yellow diamond, pear-shaped diamond, pink diamond, yellow diamond, Brown diamond, blue diamond

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26 avril 2011

Époque Ming (1368-1644). Jarre de forme "guan" en grès émaillé bleu turquoise et aubergine. Chine, Fahua, XVIIe siècle.

Époque Ming (1368-1644). Jarre de forme "guan" en grès émaillé bleu turquoise et aubergine. Chine, Fahua, XVIIe siècle. Photo Beaussant Lefèvre à décor imitant les cloisonnés d'oiseaux et rochers fleuris de pivoines, l'épaulement décoré de frises en forme...

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Tags: XVIème siècle, époque Ming, Guan, Fahua, XVIIe siècle, grès émaillé bleu turquoise et aubergine, grès émaillé bleu turquoise et bleu foncé

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