Art Islamique/Islamic art

Pair of Mughal celadon jade chrysanthemum dishes, 18th-19th century. Photo Freeman's. The oblong dishes thinly and delicately carved with four concentric bands of petals radiating from the center, the sides flanked by a pair of floral form handles. L: 7 1/4 inches. Estimate $10,000-15,000 Freeman's. ASIAN ARTS.Saturday, March 15 at 10am - www.freemansauction.com

Kundan Jade Archer’s Ring, Mughal Empire, India, 17th Century. Photo courtesy Auctionata. A beautiful translucent jade ring with tendril decor. Pale green jade. Floral decor in kundan technique. Inlaid emeralds and spinels. Height: 4.2 cm. Ring size: 67. Very good state of preservation. The ring is in a very good state of preservation according to its age. There are only minor chips along the edge and some tiny nicks on the gems. Estimate €6,400 – €8,000 Provenance: ex-collection F.R. Martin, thence Austrian private collection... [Lire la suite]

White jade Qur’an box from the Mughal Empire, India, 18th Century. Photo courtesy Auctionata. Miniature Qur’an box with finely works flower ornaments. Elegant carving. Fine polish and oily surface. Octagonal form. Floral decor. Diameter: 4 cm. Good state of preservation. The Qur’an box is in a good state of preservation according to its age. There are minor chips along the edges. The jade has a shiny and slightly oily surface – a sign of authenticity – which brings to bear the exceptional polish of the stone. Estimate... [Lire la suite]

The Topkapi Emerald Dagger. The Topkapi Emerald Dagger is the renowned jewel-studded dagger of mid-18th century origin, preserved and displayed for public viewing at the treasury of the Topkapi Palace Museum, in Istanbul, Turkey. One side of the handle of the dagger is set with three large Colombian emeralds of good color and clarity whose size and prominence undoubtedly gave the dagger its popular name. The exquisitely crafted jewel-studded dagger was actually one of several other valuable gifts that was carried by an embassy of... [Lire la suite]

  A 10th-century rock crystal ewer from Egypt. The Keir Collection of Islamic Art via Dallas Museum of Art. DALLAS, TX.- The Dallas Museum of Art announced today that it will receive a long-term loan of one of the world’s largest private holdings of Islamic art, transforming the Museum’s Islamic art collection into the third largest of its kind in North America. Assembled over the course of five decades by the noted art collector Edmund de Unger (1918–2011), the Keir Collection is recognized by scholars as one of the... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Homme et enfant. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014 signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated '4.7.69' (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 76.5/8 x 51.1/8 in. (194.6 x 129.8 cm.). Painted in 1969. Estimate £3,200,000 – £4,200,000 ($5,299,200 - $6,955,200) Provenance: Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 16536). Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich. Julian Schnabel, New York. Acquired from the above by the present owner.THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR Literature: 'Pablo Picasso: 1969-1970', in Cahiers... [Lire la suite]

A prince seated on a palace terrace. Mughal India, circa 1750-1800. Photo courtesy Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd. Reverse-painted on mirrored glass. 31 x 19.1 inches (79 x 48.5 cm). Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd. 'Indian Painting 1590–1840'. 9 East 82nd Street, Suite 1A, New York 10028. T (212) 327 2479 - M +44 773 322 4531 - brendan@forgelynch.com - www.forgelynch.com. Asia Week New York. A Celebration of Asian Art. MARCH 14–22, 2014

Layla and Majnun in the Wilderness with the Animals, c. 1590–1600. Attributed to Sanwalah (Indian, active Mughal court, mid- to late 1500s). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; 24.7 x 16.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of an anonymous donor; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.301.  CLEVELAND, OH.- The Cleveland Museum of Art announces the acquisition of the Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim... [Lire la suite]

  Safavid Blue & White Pottery Bowl © Copyright Anavian Gallery.Blue & White Pottery Bowl © Copyright Anavian Gallery. A deep finely potted blue and white pottery bowl decorated on the exterior with two registers of a repeating pseudo-chinese character. The interior decorated with bands of intertwined zig-zag pattern and a fine blue line around the inner wall midway down. Late Safavid or early 18th century. Diameter: 10 5/8" (26.7 cm) Anavian Gallery. Phone: 212-319-5030. New York Ceramics Fair. January 21, 2014. The... [Lire la suite]

  A Safavid Blue & White Pottery Bowl. © Copyright Anavian Gallery. An early 17th century Safavid pottery bowl. Meshad, Iran. Unusually large size for a bowl of this period. Finely potted with scalloped rim. Strong Chinese influence. Repaired. Size: 13.5 inches (34 cm) Diam. Anavian Gallery. Phone: 212-319-5030. New York Ceramics Fair. January 21, 2014. The Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street.