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Asian Art Week at Bonhams, with special preview of inaugural Hong Kong Auction

Lot 9044. A white and russet jade snuffbottle, 1770-1830, 5cm. Estimate USD 15,000 ~ 20,000. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY .- Bonhams presents a week of Asian Art, Sept. 9-16, with auctions that cover a wide range of Chinese, Japanese and Korean art in...

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Tags: snuff bottle, amber, huanghuali, Late Ming Dynasty, White And Russet Jade, 1770-1830, four-poster bed, Elsa Glickman Collection, John and Celeste Fleming Collection

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19 mars 2015

A rare amber 'Dragon' washer, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century

Lot 308. A rare amber 'Dragon' washer, Qing dynasty, late 18th-early 19th century. Length 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 77,500 USD . Photo Sotheby's carved from a single piece of amber, of octalobed form, raised on a shallow...

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Tags: amber, Qing dynasty, Late 18th-early 19th century, 'dragon' washer

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8 mai 2014

An amber ‘Mythical Beast’ paper weight, Qing dynasty, 18th century

An amber ‘Mythical Beast’ paper weight, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo Sotheby's of rectangular form, carved with a recumbent mythical beast atop, detailed with a long mane and a bifurcated tail, its front left paw clutching a foliate spray, the translucent...

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Tags: amber, 18th century, Qing dynasty, ‘Mythical Beast’ paper weight

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5 mai 2014

An amber Mandarin necklace, Late Qing Dynasty

An amber Mandarin necklace, Late Qing Dynasty. Photo Bonhams The strand of 108 circular amber beads, interspersed every 27 beads with a larger carved jade bead, with further strands of hardstone beads, and a smooth jadeite pendant. Length overall 96cm...

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Tags: amber, Late Qing Dynasty, Mandarin necklace

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22 novembre 2013

An amber ‘Bat and mythical beast’ snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, mid 18th-early 19th century

An amber ‘Bat and mythical beast’ snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, mid 18th-early 19th century. Photo courtesy Sotheby's. 5.8 cm., 2 3/8 in. Estimation 60,000 — 80,000 HKD Provenance: Jade House, Hong Kong, October 2003. Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., 2005. Litterature:...

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Tags: snuff bottle, amber, Qing dynasty, mid 18th-early 19th century, ‘Bat and mythical beast’

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21 mars 2012

Up to snuff: Success at the Chinese snuff bottle auction @ Bonhams in New York

Amber snuff bottles performed extraordinarily well, claiming two spots among the top 10 lots of the sale, including the highest-selling lot. Photo: Bonhams. NEW YORK, NY.- The Bonhams Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles auction took place this morning, selling...

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Tags: Yixing, Palace workshops, snuff bottle, white jade, amber, rock crystal, Qianlong Mark, 1720-1800, 1730-1840

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11 mars 2012

19th Century carved amber snuff bottle 琥珀庭院人物鼻煙壺

19th Century carved amber snuff bottle 琥珀庭院人物鼻煙壺 © I. M. Chait Gallery Antique and very finely hollowed, natural amber snuff bottle: carved with design of various figures in a garden; the amber of fine mottled coloration; 19th Century; lapis lazuli stopper;...

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Tags: 19th century, snuff bottle, amber

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11 mars 2012

A rare large amber figure of a daoist immortal, 17th-18th century

A rare large amber figure of a daoist immortal, 17th-18th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Finely carved standing with right hand raised and left pendent by his side within the long sleeve of his layered, belted robes, with long beard, his hair...

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Tags: amber, 17th-18th century, daoist immortal

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11 mars 2012

A rare amber water pot, 18th-19th century

A rare amber water pot, 18th-19th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Finely carved as a hollowed section of tree trunk from which grow flowering openwork branches that surround the sides and form a handle at one end, with two birds perched on...

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Tags: amber, water pot, 18th-19th century

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18 février 2012

An amber carving of a landscape

An amber carving of a landscape. Photo Bonhams Decorated with an acolyte sounding a large temple bell beside the entrance to a building surrounded by pine and other trees; 8cm (3in) high. Estimate: £3,000 - 3,500, € 3,600 - 4,200, HK$ 37,000 - 43,000...

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