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Dutch masterpiece by Jacob van Ruisdael acquired by the Kimbell Art Museum

Jacob van Ruisdael, Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield, c. 1656. Oil on canvas, 41 x 57 ½ in. (103.8 x 146.2 cm). Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. FORT WORTH, TX.- The Kimbell Art Museum announced today the acquisition of Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield,...

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10 mars 2014

A diamond ring

A diamond ring. Photo Bonhams. centering a round brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 5.00 carats, within an undulating baguette-cut diamond surround; remaining diamonds weighing approximately: 2.45 carats; mounted in platinum and fourteen karat white gold;...

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10 mars 2014

A diamond ring

A diamond ring. Photo Bonhams. centering a cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond, weighing 6.67 carats; enhanced by a circular-cut diamond 'X' motif basket and pavé-set diamond mount; signed Tiffany, Schlumberger; estimated total diamond weight: 2.20 carats;...

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Tags: Tiffany, diamond ring, cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond, Schlumberger for Tiffany Co.

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10 mars 2014

A diamond solitaire ring

A diamond solitaire ring. Photo Bonhams. centering a cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond, weighing 10.48 carats, flanked by tapered baguette-cut diamonds; mounted in platinum; size 8. Sold for US$ 293,000 (€211,079) Accompanied by GIA report #5151368890,...

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Tags: diamond solitaire ring, cut-cornered rectangular-cut diamond

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10 mars 2014

A pair of military official's Lion rank badges, Qing Dynasty, 18th century

A pair of military official's Lion rank badges, Qing Dynasty, 18th century. Photo Sotheby's embroidered in knotted stitch with the lion emblem of the second rank, depicted standing on a rock emerging from turbulent waves scattered with emblems of the...

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Tags: 18th century, Qing dynasty, military rank badge, Lion rank badge

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10 mars 2014

A pair of military official's qilin rank badges, Qing Dynasty, 18th century

A pair of military official's qilin rank badges, Qing Dynasty, 18th century. Photo Sotheby's embroidered in satin stitch and couched with gold-wrapped threads and peacock feathers, the qilin emblem of the first rank portrayed standing on a rock surrounded...

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Tags: 18th century, Qilin, Qing dynasty, rank badge, military rank badge

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10 mars 2014

A couched silk Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi), Qing Dynasty, late 19th century

A couched silk Daoist priest's robe (jiangyi), Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. Photo Sotheby's worked in gold-wrapped threads with some knotted stitches to form a depiction of the cosmos, with a three-storied tower enclosed within a flaming nimbus, flanked...

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Tags: late 19th century, Qing dynasty, jiangyi, Daoist priest's robe, couched silk

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10 mars 2014

An embroidered silk Dragon robe, Qing Dynasty, late 18th- early 19th century

An embroidered silk Dragon robe, Qing Dynasty, late 18th- early 19th century. Photo Sotheby's couched in gold-wrapped threads with the decoration of nine five-clawed dragons amid clouds and auspicious emblems, above the terrestrial diagram and lishui...

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Tags: dragon robe, Qing dynasty, embroidered silk robe, late 18th- early 19th century

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10 mars 2014

A child's silk 'Dragon' robe, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

A child's silk 'Dragon' robe, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Photo Sotheby's couched in gold-covered threads with dragons chasing 'flaming pearls', amid clouds and auspicious objects, above terrestrial diagram and lishui border, framed. Length 27 1/2 in.,...

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Tags: 19th century, Qing dynasty, 'dragon' robe, child's silk robe

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10 mars 2014

A lady's informal kesi court robe, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century

A lady's informal kesi court robe, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century. Photo Sotheby's woven with eight medallions containing baskets of peaches and flowers surrounded by clouds and auspicious objects, the design repeated on the collar and sleeve bands,...

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