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A pair of unusual small straw-glazed pottery earth spirits, Sui dynasty (581-618)

Lot 1110. A pair of unusual small straw-glazed pottery earth spirits, Sui dynasty (581-618), 9¾ and 9½ in. (24.8 and 24 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 15,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 Each shown seated with front feet...

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Tags: earth spirit, straw-glazed pottery, Sui Dynasty (581-618)

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1 août 2017

'Capture the Castle: British Artists and the Castle from Turner to Le Brun' at Southampton City Art Gallery

J.M.W. Turner, Norham Castle, on the River Tweed, 1822-3, Tate Collection , accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 © Tate, London, 2017. SOUTHAMPTON .- Showcasing the finest historic and contemporary castle artists and combining history...

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Tags: J.M.W. Turner, Augustus William Enness, Ludlow Castle, Norham Castle, Peter Jarvis, Sebastian Pether, Wardour Castle

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31 juillet 2017

A rare silver spherical incense burner, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century

Lot 57. A rare silver spherical incense burner, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century, 4.3 cm., 1 5/8 in. Estimate 10,000 — 15 ,000 GBP. Lot sold 46,100 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. comprised of two reticulated hemispheres joined on one side by a hook and a hinge on...

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Tags: silver, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th Century, Spherical incense burner

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31 juillet 2017

A rare silver spherical censer, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century

Lot 56. A rare silver spherical censer, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century, 5cm., 2in. Estimate 15,000 — 20 ,000 GBP. Lot sold 84,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. comprised of two reticulated half-spheres banded and joined at the median by a hook on one side and...

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Tags: silver, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th Century, spherical censer

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31 juillet 2017

Censer, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th–9th century

Censer, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th–9th century. Silver. Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm). Rogers Fund, 1921, 21.146 © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art This spherical censer was originally suspended from a chain. The interior hemispherical bowl for incense...

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Tags: silver, Censer, 8th–9th century, Tang dynasty (618–907)

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31 juillet 2017

Censer, chased silver, Tang dynasty (618-960)

Censer, chased silver, Tang dynasty (618-960). Height: 4.3 cm, Diameter: 7.5 cm. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee, M.98-1938 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London...

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Tags: Censer, chased silver, Tang dynasty (618-960)

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31 juillet 2017

Chased and gilt silver eight-lobed dish, China, Tang dynasty (618-960)

Chased and gilt silver eight-lobed dish, China, Tang dynasty (618-960). Length: 18.8 cm. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee, M.35-1935 © Victoria and Albert Museum,...

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Tags: eight-lobed dish, gilt silver, Tang dynasty (618-960)

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31 juillet 2017

Ladle with goose-shaped finial, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Ladle with goose-shaped finial, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten silver. Length: 19.4 cm. From the Eumorfopoulos collection, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committe, M.101-1938...

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Tags: Silver ladle with long curved handle ending as a duck's head and

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31 juillet 2017

Silver cup with handle, China, Tang dynasty (618-960)

Silver cup with handle, China, Tang dynasty (618-960). Chased and punched silver. Height: 5.1 cm, Diameter: 6.5 cm. From the Eumorfopoulos collection, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities...

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Tags: China, Silver cup with handle, Tang dynasty (618-960)

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31 juillet 2017

A rare begonia-shaped parcel-gilt silver stembowl, Tang dynasty, 8th century

Lot 51. A rare begonia-shaped parcel-gilt silver stembowl, Tang dynasty, 8th century, 15.4cm., 6 1/4 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12 ,000 GBP. Lot sold 78,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the bowl in the shape of a begonia flower rising from a gently spreading quatrefoil...

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Tags: parcel-gilt silver, Tang dynasty, 8th century, begonia-shaped stembowl

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