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Pair of silver mounted rhinoceros foot wine coolers. Early 20th century

Pair of silver mounted rhinoceros foot wine coolers. Early 20th century. Photo Lyon & Turnbull each specimen with an unmarked silver mounted collar with a scalloped edge, and fitted with a removable green painted zinc liner (2); 20cm high - Estimate £500-700....

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Tags: 20th Century, rhinoceros, wine cooler

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1 décembre 2011

Victorian silver mounted tortoise shell. Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, 1897

Victorian silver mounted tortoise shell. Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, 1897. Photo Lyon & Turnbull the carapace outlined with silver band mounts; 77cm long - Estimate £800-1,200 Lyon & Turnbull. Fine Antiques. 7 Dec 2011 11:00. Edinburgh www.lyonandt...

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Tags: Victorian, 1897, tortoise shell, Edinburgh, Hamilton Inches

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1 décembre 2011

Good French gilt metal and Japanese porcelain casket, 19th century

Good French gilt metal and Japanese porcelain casket, 19th century. Photo Lyon & Turnbull the hinged lid and sides set with porcelain panels painted with exotic birds, chrysanthemum, vases, scrolling foliage and pagodas, with side carrying handles and...

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Tags: 19th century, casket, Japanese porcelain

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1 décembre 2011

Impressive lacquer and gilt bronze mounted floor vase, 19th century

Impressive lacquer and gilt bronze mounted floor vase, 19th century. Photo Lyon & Turnbull the domed lid and slender ovoid sides with chinoiserie decoration throughout, surmounted by a gilt bronze flowering branch finial and raised on an ornate rococo...

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Tags: 19th century, gilt bronze, lacquer, chinoiserie

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1 décembre 2011

Renaissance masterpiece by Francesco Xanto Avelli discovered by Lyon & Turnbull

Important Italian 'Istoriato' maiolica dish by Francesco Xanto Avelli. Urbino, dated 1537. Photo Lyon & Turnbull EDINBURGH.- A rare and previously unrecorded plate by the important Maiolica artist Francesco Xanto Avelli, dated 1537, has been uncovered...

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Tags: maiolica, Urbino, 1537, 'Istoriato', Francesco Xanto Avelli

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1 décembre 2011

Baroque masterpiece The Medusa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini @ the Legion of Honor in San Francisco

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Medusa, 1640s. Carrara marble. Musei Capitolini, Rome. Photo: Andrew Fox/FAMSF SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Musei Capitolini in Rome are lending San Francisco one of their greatest treasures, the Baroque masterpiece The Medusa by...

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Tags: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Legion of Honor San Francisco, Medusa, Musei Capitolini

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1 décembre 2011

Antoine Watteau’s magnificent picture La Surprise on loan to The Frick Collection

Jean-Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes 1684-1721), La Surprise, oil on panel, 14.1/2 x 11.1/2 in. (36.3 x 28.2 cm.) Estimate: £3,000,000 - £5,000,000. Christie's Images Ltd 2008. NEW YORK, N.Y.- Antoine Watteau’s magnificent picture La Surprise has long been...

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Tags: The Frick Collection, Jean-Antoine Watteau, La Surprise

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1 décembre 2011

Nationalmuseum in Stockholm acquires Clodion's terracotta sculpture "Satyr and Nymph"

Claude Michel, known as Clodion, Satyr and Nymph. Terracotta. Photo: Linn Ahlgren/Nationalmuseum STOCKHOLM.- At an ordinary public auction this past April, Nationalmuseum purchased a magnificent terracotta sculpture by French artist Claude Michel, known...

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Tags: Clodion, Nationalmuseum

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