gold

Gold Tea Bowl with Characters for Longevity and Happiness, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Gold, height: 6 cm, mouth diameter: 9.5 cm, foot diameter: 5.1 cm © The Palace Museum.  The tea bowl is made of a metal alloy that is eighty percent pure gold. Both the exterior lip and the foot ring are rimmed with meandering patterns. The stomach is incised with four medallion characters for longevity (shou) and four double happiness (xi) characters. The area above the foot ring is decorated with a circle of lotus. The foot bears... [Lire la suite]

Lot 139. A gold globular waterpot, 19th century. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 18,690 - USD 24,920). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016.  The rounded waterpot is moulded to the sides with mythical winged animals amongst crashing waves and rocks. The base has an incised Kangxi four-character mark. 2 7/8 in.( 7.3 cm.) wide.  Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8 November 2016, London, King Street

Lot 115. A Greek gold olive wreath, late Classical period to early Hellenistic period, circa 4th century B.C. Estimate USD 250,000 - USD 350,000. Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) wide  Provenance: Jan Mitchell, New York, acquired in 1966 or prior.The Estate of Jan Mitchell; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 7 June 2012, lot 24. Literature: L. Kronenberger and M. Lee, Quality: Its Image in the Arts, New York, 1969, cover. Exhibited: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-2011. ... [Lire la suite]

Cup. Gold, 20 cm high, Portugal, ca. 1730-50 © Pedro Lobo Table cabinet. Exotic wood, tortoiseshell, ivory, and silver, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Late 16th century, 24.2 x 47.6 x 32.6 cm © Pedro Lobo Tazza. Gilded silver, 21 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm, Lisbon, 1548. Provenance: Royal Collections – D Fernando II of Portugal © Pedro Lobo Tazza. Gilded silver, 21 x 29.5 x 29.5 cm, Lisbon, 1548. Provenance: Royal Collections – D Fernando II of Portugal © Pedro Lobo Biennale des Antiquaires 2016. ARPAB / Álvaro Roquette - Pedro Aguiar... [Lire la suite]

Gold and pearl pendant jewel of the Lamb of God, Spanish, 1600-1650, ruby, pearl, gold, enamel. Bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild, 1898. Ex-collection Baron Anselm von Rothschild (1866 cat. no. 339). WB.164. British Museum collection. © Trustees of the British Museum Pendant jewel; gold; lamb in white enamel, back formed of baroque pearl, seated on closed book; back of book with three bands, panels enamelled blue; underside is open-work with scrolls; clasps jewelled with rubies;... [Lire la suite]

Gold pendant jewel of a hippocamp, perhaps Italian, late 16th century, with later additions. Bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild, 1898. Ex-collection: Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough . WB.157. British Museum collection. © Trustees of the British Museum Pendant jewel; gold; set with rubies and emeralds; form of hippocamp, body of baroque pearl set in gold enamelled green; head in gold with white enamel; collar of rubies; three star-shaped settings with stone below; four pendant pearls;... [Lire la suite]

Rock crystal barrel in the shape of a dragon, Italy, ca. 1625 - ca. 1650, rock crystal, rhinestone, gold, émail, ruby, h 19,0cm × W × D 14,5cm 60,5cm. BK-17 121. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.  Image of rock crystal with a frame of gold with rubies and enamel, depicting a dragon. The animal lies on its four legs with gaping mouths. The wings are missing. The dragon shape of the barrel says something about the special power which was attributed to rock crystal, if it came in contact with poison, it will discolor... [Lire la suite]

Rock crystal ewer, Milan, ca. 1600 - ca. 1615, rock crystal, rhinestone, gold, émail, 17.8 cm H × W × D 7,1cm 9,0cm. BK-17 195. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Ewer of rock crystal in a frame of gold and translucent enamel. On the egg-shaped container are palmettes and tendrils cut. The senior ear is formed by a female winged Herm.

An unusual high karat gold 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qianlong mark.  Sold for US$ 185,000 (€165,119). Photo: Bonhams. The oval bottle finely cast with an energetic five-clawed dragon encircling the side walls striding through dense, layered cloud scrolls pursuing a flaming pearl, all against a stippled ground, the underside designed with scrolling waves, the matching cap sided with swastika symbols on blue enamel, and topped with another dragon and a pearl, hinged to the shoulder and open to reveal... [Lire la suite]

Portrait of a Woman. Mosaic; limestone, MANN 124666 © The Superintendence for the Archaeological Heritage of Naples (SAHN) TORONTO.- The Royal Ontario Museum hosts the Canadian premiere of Pompeii: In the Shadow of the Volcano from Saturday, June 13, 2015 to Sunday, January 3, 2016. On display in the Garfield Weston Exhibition Hall, the exhibition includes approximately 200 evocative objects that tell the dramatic story of Pompeii, an ancient Roman city captured in time by ash and debris that buried it during a volcanic... [Lire la suite]