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A rhinoceros horn 'chilong and flowers' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A rhinoceros horn 'chilong and flowers' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The horn of dark amber tone and carved with one single-horned chilong with a spray of lingzhi fungus in its mouth balancing between a magnolia bud and a lotus leaf...

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Tags: libation cup, rhinoceros horn, 17th-18th century, 'chilong and flowers'

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31 décembre 2013

A 'magnolia and lingzhi fungus' rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th century

A 'magnolia and lingzhi fungus' rhinoceros horn libation cup, 18th century. Photo Bonhams. The exterior smoothly carved with a single branch of magnolia issuing two heavy blossoms beneath the lip beside a smaller bud, the handle formed from two twisting...

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Tags: libation cup, 18th century, rhinoceros horn, 'magnolia and lingzhi fungus'

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31 décembre 2013

New gallery to open at the British Museum: Sutton Hoo and Europe AD 300-1100

The Sutton Hoo helmet. Tin, iron, copper alloy, silver, gold, garnet. Early Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century. Found in the Sutton Hoo Ship-burial Mound: 1, Suffolk, England. © The Trustees of the British Museum. LONDON.- A new display of the British Museum’s...

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Tags: Sutton Hoo

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31 décembre 2013

200 paintings, sculptures, and drawings added to the Moderna Museet Collection in 2013

Ai Weiwei, Fairytale - 1001 Qing Dynasty wooden chairs, 2007© Ai Weiwei. STOCKHOLM.- Moderna Museet has had an unusually successful year. During 2013, thanks to acquisitions and generous donations, its collection grew explosively. It is a long time since...

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Tags: Ai Weiwei, Gabriel Orozco

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31 décembre 2013

Super collection of Northern European Baroque art on view at Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Joachim Wtewael (1566–1638), Venus and Adonis, Oil on panel; 36 x 48 cmHohenbuchau Collection, inv. no. HB 32 © LIECHTENSTEIN MUSEUM. Die Fürstlichen Sammlungen, Wien STUTTGART.- The exhibition at the Staatsgalerie presents approximately eighty Flemish...

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Tags: Peter Paul Rubens, Aelbert Cuyp, Karel Du Jardin, Frans van Mieris, Abraham van Beyeren, Joachim Wtewael

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30 décembre 2013

South German or Flemish, second half 17th century, Sleeve

South German or Flemish, second half 17th century, Sleeve. Photo Sotheby's depicting a Bacchinalian scene, probably the central section of a tall, footed cup. ivory; height 2 5/16 in., 5.9 cm.; diameter 5 1/8 in., 13 cm. Estimation 5,000 — 7,000 USD....

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Tags: second half 17th century, Flemish, South German, Sleeve

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30 décembre 2013

Attributed to Johann Jakob Betzold (1621-1707), South German, second half 17th century, Sleeve

Attributed to Johann Jakob Betzold (1621-1707), South German, second half 17th century, Sleeve. Photo Sotheby's ivory; height 5 1/2 in., 14 cm. Estimation 5,000 — 8,000 USD Johann Jakob Betzold was a student of Leonhard Kern, and worked closely with Kern's...

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Tags: second half 17th century, South German, Sleeve, Johann Jakob Betzold

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30 décembre 2013

A fine Art Deco diamond and aquamarine Necklace-Tiara by Lacloche Frères

A fine Art Deco diamond and aquamarine Necklace-Tiara by Lacloche Frères. Photo Christie's Imge Ltd 2002 The front palmette panel with pavé-set diamond buckle shoulders to a three-row rectangular-cut aquamarine band and diamond and aquamarine backchain,...

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Tags: art deco, Lacloche Frères, Necklace-Tiara

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30 décembre 2013

Embriachi Workshop, North Italian, circa 1500, Casket

Embriachi Workshop, North Italian, circa 1500, Casket. Photo Sotheby's bone and wood; 6 7/16 by 9 7/16 by 4 5/8 in., 16.4 by 24 by 11.7 cm. Estimation 8,000 — 12,000 USD RELATED LITERATURE: Luciana Martini and Leonard Foi, Bottega degli Embriachi: cofanetti...

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Tags: circa 1500, casket, North Italian, Embriachi Workshop

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30 décembre 2013

Embriachi Workshop, North Italian, late 15th century and later, Casket

Embriachi Workshop, North Italian, late 15th century and later, Casket. Photo Sotheby's ivory and wood; 12 by 16 15/16 by 9 in., 30.5 by 43 by 22.9 cm. Estimation 12,000 — 18,000 USD For a similar casket dated to the first quarter of the 15th century,...

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Tags: casket, North Italian, Embriachi Workshop, late 15th century and later

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