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A large blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566)

Lot 3161. A large blue and white 'Dragon' bowl, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566); 29.8 cm., 11 3/4 in. Estimate 300,000-400,000 HKD (29,357 — 39,143 EUR). Lot sold 596,000 HKD (58,323 EUR). Photo Sotheby's. well potted with deep rounded...

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Tags: blue and white, Ming Dynasty, 'dragon' bowl, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566)

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27 juin 2018

HANCOCKS, Stand B4 at at Masterpiece London 2018

William Ruser, D iamond, ruby and platinum 'Orchestra' bracelet, attributed to R user, circa 1940. Courtesy Hancocks. Bracelet designed as a row of eight orchestral musicians plus a conductor in the centre, the figures all set with a round cabochon star...

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Tags: Black Starr and Frost, Egyptian Revival, William Ruser, Marcus and Co, 'Orchestra' bracelet, Gold Scarab and Multi Gem Bead Necklace

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27 juin 2018

LES ENLUMINURES, Stand B1 at Masterpiece London 2018

Heart pendant, Spain or Italy, c. 1600. Gold, enamel, glass ; weight 17.2 grams; dimensions 45 × 31.4 × 13.8 mm. Courtesy Les Enleminures With its wonderful openwork structure covered with enamel flowers, strapwork, and “gems,” the magnificent heart captures...

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Tags: 17th century, Germany, heart pendant, c. 1600, Masterpiece London 2018, Spain or Italy, Memento mori skull pendant

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27 juin 2018

Beauty and mystery at Bonhams Antiquities sale

LONDON .- An arresting Roman marble portrait head of a man, possibly a priest, leads Bonhams Antiquities sale in London on Thursday 5 July. It is estimated at £60,000-80,000. The marble portrait dates from between the 1st Century B.C. and the early 1st...

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Tags: roman marble, Western Iran, female idol, André Derain collection, Piravend bronze, male idol, male portrait head

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27 juin 2018

Sandra Conan Ltd at Masterpiece London 2018

SANDRA CRONAN LTD. 17th century cruciform pendant. Courtesy Sandra Conan Ltd. A 17th century pendant in the form of a cross. Carved gold on the reverse, silver on the front, set with petal shaped rose cut diamonds. Each point of the cross is set with...

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Tags: Cartier New York, Paulding Farnham for Tiffany Co., Masterpiece London 2018, East Indian Ink Well, Sandra Conan Ltd

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27 juin 2018

Lucian Freud painting becomes the most valuable work by the artist sold in London

Lot 6. Lucian Freud (1922-2011), Portrait on a White Cover, oil on canvas, 116.5 by 143 cm. 45 7/8 by 56 1/4 in. Executed in 2002-03 . Estimate: £17,000,000-20,000,000. Sold for £22,464,300 . Courtesy Sotheby's. LONDON .- One of Lucian Freud’s last great...

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Tags: Lucian Freud, 2002-3, Portrait on a White Cover

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26 juin 2018

Getty Museum opens major survey of 100 years of fashion photography

Yohji Yamamoto, Autumn/Winter 1995 (detail), 1995. David Sims (British, born 1966). Chromogenic print, 88.9 x 71.1 cm. LOS ANGELES, CA .- At their core, fashion photographs are made for consumption in magazines and advertising. They are intended to arouse...

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Tags: Yohji Yamamoto, Christian Dior, Richard Avedon, Man Ray, Kate Moss, Sarah Moon, Herb Ritts, Guy Bourdin, Hussein Chalayan, Tim Walker, Glen Luchford, David Sims, Augustabernard

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26 juin 2018

'Porcelain and Painting' at Hong Kong Heritage Museum

The Scent of Peony. Painted by Chao Shao-an. Not dated. Dish, enamels on porcelain, Hong Kong Heritage Museum collection. Photo: Courtesy Hong Kong Heritage Museum HONG KONG - Friendship is the close relation between two persons as determined by time...

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Tags: Chao Shao-an, Yang Shanshen

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26 juin 2018

Rare coral necklace sells for £36,830 at Ewbank's Auctions

Formerly the property of Louisa Molyneux-Berry and her husband Henry Blayds Molyneux, grandson of Thomas Molyneux, mayor of Liverpool and gentleman of Newsham House Liverpool. Once reputed to be the largest in the world, a 605.8 gramme coral necklace...

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Tags: 19th century, Georgian, coral and gold brooch, coral cross

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26 juin 2018

Splendid Accessories of Nomadic Peoples: Mongolian, Muslim, and Tibetan Artifacts of the Qing Dynasty from the Museum Collection

Lapis lazuli alms bowl and leather case - possibly Tibetan work, Qianlong imperial inscription dated to 1759, Qing dynasty, 18th century. © National Palace Museum The Mongolian, Tibetan, and western Muslim territories of China are located in the central...

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