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Chinese Emperor's Seal Expected to Make Millions at Bonhams

The history and provenance of this artefact speaks both of a simple and elegant personal aesthetic as well as the stamp of Imperial power. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A stunning piece of China’s Imperial history – a seal personally commissioned by the Qianlong...

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Tags: Qianlong, white jade, seal, Ziqiang Buxi

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11 septembre 2010

Lavender jadeite snuff bottles from the Joe Grimberg Collection @ Sotheby's

A lavender jadeite ringed double-gourd snuff bottle. Possibly Imperial, Attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing, 1770-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's well hollowed, of double-gourd form resting on a small concave base, the gently flared neck culminating...

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Tags: Palace workshops, double-gourd, snuff bottle, lavender jadeite, 1770-1820, 1780-1850, 1800-1900

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10 septembre 2010

The Joe Grimberg Collection's three black jade snuff bottles

A black jade snuff bottle. 1780-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's very well hollowed, of flattened square form with rounded corners, sloping to a cylindrical neck, resting on a carved oval foot, the stone well polished, the white inclusion on one face deeply...

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Tags: snuff bottle, 18th century, black jade, 1750-1820, 1780-1820

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24 juillet 2010

Jade hand-axe. China, Neolithic period, c. 3000 BC

Jade hand-axe. China, Neolithic period, c. 3000 BC. photo Ben Janssens Oriental Art A small jade hand-axe of pebble form. The smoothly rounded stone is carved with a sharp edge to the bottom. The semi-translucent stone is of yellowish green tone with...

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Tags: jade, Neolithic period, hand-axe. China

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1 juillet 2010

A jade belt buckle, 18th/19th century

A jade belt buckle, 18th-19th century. photo Bonhams With dragon head terminal and surmounted with a Chilong dragon, 13cm long. Estimate: £300 - 500 Bonhams. Asian Art including a large single owner collection, European Glass and Ceramics,, 7 Jul 2010...

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Tags: dragon, jade, 18th-19th century, belt buckle, chilong

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1 juillet 2010

Three jade sword slides. Ming

A jade sword slide. Ming. photo Bonhams The stone of pale green hue with russet inclusions, the surface with a dimpled finsh, 7.8cm wide. Estimate: £300 - 400 A jade sword slide. Ming. photo Bonhams The stone of pale green hue with dark russet inclusions,...

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Tags: Ming, jade, sword slide

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30 juin 2010

A white nephrite double-gourd 'lingzhi' snuff bottle. Possibly Imperial, 1730–1800

A white nephrite double-gourd 'lingzhi' snuff bottle. Possibly Imperial, 1730–1800. photo Bonhams sold with accompanying watercolour by Peter Suart, 6.73cm high. Sold for HK$264,000 Treasury 1, no. 63 白玉細腰葫蘆靈芝鼻煙壺或為御製品，1730～1800 The Lingzhi Double Gourd...

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Tags: lingzhi, double-gourd, snuff bottle, imperial, 18th century, white nephrite jade

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27 juin 2010

Une collection de pendentifs en jade sculptés @ Sotheby's Paris

Pendentif en jade blanc sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing. photo Sotheby's 5,5 x 4,1 cm, 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. Est. 6,000—8,000 EUR Lot Sold 46,350 EUR Pendentif en jade blanc sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing. photo Sotheby's 5,3 x 3,6 cm, 2 1/16 x 1 7/16 in. Est....

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Tags: XIXe siècle, pendentif, Dynastie Qing, XXème siècle, jade blanc, jade jaune

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26 juin 2010

An unusual white nephrite jade snuff bottle & a nephrite snuff bottle. 19th Century

An unusual white nephrite jade snuff bottle. photo Bonhams In the form of a bear on his haunches, the bottle has a flat mouth rim, well-hollowed inside, with coral stopper. 2 1/2in (6cm) - Sold for $8,540 Note: This bottle is possibly part of a group...

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Tags: 19th century, nephrite, snuff bottle, white nephrite jade

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26 juin 2010

An emerald green jadeite snuff bottle & a large pale icy green jadeite snuff bottle, 19th Century

An emerald green jadeite snuff bottle. photo Bonhams Taking the form of a gourd, with tendrils and leaves wrapped around the body, a curled branch forming the reticulated foot rim, with a conforming branch-form stopper and a small insect. 2in (5cm) Sold...

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:47 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 19th century, jadeite, snuff bottle, emerald green jadeite

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