01 juillet 2014
Cairo Under Wraps: Exhibition of early Islamic textiles features nearly 80 rare and delicate fabrics
Qasab fragment with ducks and parrots Gauzy linen tabby with silk and gold tapestry Egypt Mid-11th century 980.78.111.A Wilkinson Collection, Gift of Albert and Federico Friedberg.
TORONTO.- Cairo Under Wraps: Early Islamic Textiles, a Centennial exhibition on view at the Royal Ontario Museum, highlights the ROM’s collection of early Islamic textiles, dating largely from the 8th to 12th centuries. More than half of the exhibition’s approximately 80 fabrics are on public display for the first time and many of the oldest were... [Lire la suite]01 juillet 2014
Cartier Preview of the Biennale Des Antiquaires Collection
The suite of jewels Cartier is presenting at the 27th Biennale de Paris.
The 30.21-carat, absolute pure, Golconda-type diamond.
The 29.06-carat, cushion-shaped, cornflower-blue sapphire from Kashmir.
The Andes emerald, weighing 17.38 carats, in an elegant step-cut rectangular shape.
Weighing 26.6 carats, this Colombian emerald is distinguished by the uniqueness of its cushion shape.
A suite of Colombian emeralds, the largest of which weighs 9.04 carats.
A 10.17-carat pigeon's blood ruby from the Burmese... [Lire la suite]