13 juillet 2013

Erwin Olaf, Vanité. © Erwin Olaf

Antique Bronze Mirror with fine Décor, China, Han Dynasty. ©Auctionata This Chinese mirror was made from bronze and is polished on one side. The other side is decorated with a pattern of geometrical signs in bas-relief. There is a little knob through which the mirror can be attached to clothing.The bronze mirror is in good condition with signs of age and use. There are some minor notches. It shows partially a beautiful malachite coloured patina. The mirror has a diameter of 8 cm. Price € 380 ... [Lire la suite]

Square Mirror with Floral and Coin Motifs, early 10th Century - early 12th Century. China, Liao dynasty (907-1125) - Song dynasty (960-1279), bronze, Overall - h:0.50 w:10.50 l:10.50 cm (h:3/16 w:4 1/8 l:4 1/8 inches) Wt: 100.5 gRim - h:0.25 cm (h:1/16 inches). Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.371 © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art. Square Mirror with Wan Symbol, early 11th century, China, Liao dynasty (907-1125), Taiping period (1020-1030), bronze, Overall - h:0.90 w:12.50 l:12.50 cm... [Lire la suite]

Crown, Northern Song dynasty or Liao dynasty, 10th-11th century (bronze with gilding & repoussé decor), Chinese School / Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri, USA / Funds given by Edith Spink in memory of her husband, C. C. Johnson Spink / The Bridgeman Art Library. © copyright 1972-2013 Bridgeman Art Library Limited Liao dynasty gold crowns with dragon and phoenix imagery to denote the male and female wearers, respectively. Photo courtesy TK Asian Antiquities. This exquisite pair of Liao dynasty gold crowns utilizes dragon... [Lire la suite]

"Bib" necklace, 1965. Gold with emeralds, amethysts, turquoise, and diamonds. 39 x 6 cm. Formerly in the collection of Lyn Revson. Bulgari Heritage Collection, inv. 401 N565. Courtesy of de Young Museum "I always visit Bulgari because it is the most important museum of contemporary art." – Andy Warhol SAN FRANCISCO —The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are pleased to announce The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond 1950–1990, an exhibition of approximately 150 pieces created by the renowned Italian jeweler... [Lire la suite]

Papagoite included in Quartz; Messina Mine, Messina District, South Africa Fluorite under long wave UV; Rogerley Mine, Country Durham, United Kingdom Celestine; Mahajanga Province, Madagascar Opal after Ikaite; White Cliffs, Australia Boulder opal; Australia

Chinese character inscriptions carved into a wall at Kuimen, in Qutang Gorge, in central China, photographed on June 6, 2003. AFP PHOTO.  BEIJING (AFP).- Fierce debate has erupted among experts in China over the discovery of 5,000-year-old inscriptions that some believe represent the earliest record of Chinese characters. Pottery pieces and stone vessels unearthed at the Zhuangqiaofen archaeological site in the eastern province of Zhejiang push "the origin of the written language back 1,000 years", the state-run Global Times... [Lire la suite]

Emperor Qianlong (in hanfu) by European Qing court painter Giuseppe Castiglione.  Imperial Concubine Ling (1727-75),consort of Qianlong and her son future emperor Jiaqing. Later created Empress Xiaoyichun.  Consorts of the Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty.

Last week, Hemmerle launched their new website full of the German jewelry house’s finest works of art, both past and present, with a focus not only on Hemmerle’s exceptional one-of-a-kind jewels but also on the four generation family firm itself. Hemmerle diamonds - cameo - smoky quartz - white gold, 2006. Photo courtesy Hemmerle Hemmerle diamonds - walrus teeth - white gold - copper, 2008. Photo courtesy Hemmerle Hemmerle aquamarine - white gold - copper, 2006. Photo courtesy... [Lire la suite]

Robe with all-weather sleeves, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). © Rossi & Rossi This robe has a length of 119 centimetres, width of 224 centimetres across the sleeves and a width of 105 centimetres in the area of the skirt. It was made of two different fabrics, the exterior of the robe being a silk damask in light brown colour, the lining a light blue silk tabby. It has a cross collar, long and narrow sleeves, comparably narrow waist and a wide skirt. The outer panel of the robes front overlaps the inner panel to the right... [Lire la suite]