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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, opens landmark exhibition of William Merritt Chase

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916), Self-Portrait, about 1884. Pastel on laminated paperboard with a sand coating. An MFA Honorary Trustee and Her Spouse. Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. BOSTON, MASS .- William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)...

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Tags: self-portrait, 1895, 1884, 1888, 1889, 1892, William Merritt Chase, The Young Orphan (An Idle Moment), Studio Interior, about 1882, The Open Air Breakfast, Lydia Field Emmet, The Big Bayberry Bush, Spring Flowers (Peonies), At the Seaside

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12 octobre 2016

Mossgreen auction specialists discover a rare 700-year-old Ming Dynasty banknote inside sculpture

Ming Dynasty banknote inscribed "Da Ming Tong Xing Bao Chao", "Yi Guan" and the lower section is inscribed, ‘Authorized by the Department of Finance, this bank note has the same function of coins, those who use counterfeit bank note will be beheaded,...

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Tags: Luohan, Jin-Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th century, wooden sculpture

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12 octobre 2016

Sotheby's to offer a mesmerising and rare Fancy Vivid Blue diamond

‘The Sky Blue Diamond’, an outstanding and extremely rare Fancy Vivid Blue diamond ring by Cartier weighing 8.01 carats. Estimate GBP 12-20 million (USD 15-25 million, Euro 14-23 million). Photo: Sotheby's. GENEVA .- The centrepiece of Sotheby’s November...

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Tags: Cartier, Fancy Vivid Blue Diamond, ‘The Sky Blue Diamond’

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11 octobre 2016

A lobed spinach-green jade plaque, Turkey or Persia, 17th-18th century

Loot 283. A lobed spinach-green jade plaque, Turkey or Persia, 17th-18th century. Estimate 3,000 — 4,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the spinach-green jade carved as a poly-lobed arch with vertical drill hole for hanging; 8.3 by 8cm. Sotheby's. Arts of the...

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Tags: Turkey, spinach-green jade, Persia, 17th-18th century, lobed plaque

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11 octobre 2016

A Mughal jade-hilted dagger (khanjar) with scabbard, India, 18th century

Lot 254. A Mughal jade-hilted dagger (khanjar) with scabbard, India, 18th century; 43cm . Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 GBP. Lot sold 15,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2016. the jade hilt carved with five large mulberries at pommel, the external one with a diamond...

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Tags: India, 18th century, Mughal, Khanjar, jade-hilted dagger and scabbard

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11 octobre 2016

A Mughal inscribed gem-set jade belt buckle, India, 17th century

Lot 276. A Mughal inscribed gem-set jade belt buckle, India, 17th century. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the light green nephrite jade carved in circular form with central band, set with four inscribed gemstones; 7.2cm. diam. Inscriptions:...

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Tags: India, 17th century, Mughal, belt buckle, inscribed gem-set jade

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11 octobre 2016

A Mughal horse head-hilted jade dagger, India, 18th century

Lot 253. A Mughal horse head-hilted jade dagger, India, 18th century. Estimate 18,000 — 25,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. the pale-green jade pommel with areas of darker inclusions, carved in the form of a horse's head with mane flowing to one side, flowerhead...

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Tags: India, 18th century, Mughal, horse head-hilted jade dagger

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11 octobre 2016

A large gem-set carved jade pandan, India, 19th century

Lot 256. A large gem-set carved jade pandan, India, 19th century; 6cm. height. 14cm. max. diam. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP. Lot sold 50,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's. of octagonal form with slightly domed lid, carved with eight faceted sides and raised chevron...

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Tags: 19th century, India, pandan, gem-set carved jade

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11 octobre 2016

A large Mughal diamond and emerald-set jade hilt, India, 18th-19th century

Lot 257. A large Mughal diamond and emerald-set jade hilt, India, 18th-19th century; 14.5cm. height. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP. Lot sold 50,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2016. the pale green jade of pistol-grip form with rounded pommel and scroll quillons,...

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Tags: India, Mughal, 18th-19th century, diamond and emerald-set jade hilt

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11 octobre 2016

A fine tea-dust bottle vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795)

Lot 3644. A fine tea-dust bottle vase, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's. potted with a compressed globular body with a tall slightly attenuated neck surmounted by a everted rim, all...

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