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Largest diamond in over century found in Botswana

A picture from the Lucara Diamond Corporation of the 1,111 carat gem quality, Type IIa diamond. File photo/AFP. JOHANNESBURG (AFP) .- A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" has been discovered at a mine in Botswana, said to be the biggest find in more than...

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Tags: Type IIa diamond, Botswana, Lucara Diamond Corporation

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20 novembre 2015

The address of Johannes Vermeer's the Little Street discovered by Rijksmuseum curator

Johannes Vermeer, View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’, c. 1658. Rijksmuseum AMSTERDAM .- New research in the archives has made it possible to pinpoint the exact location of Johannes Vermeer’s world-famous The Little Street. Frans Grijzenhout,...

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Tags: Johannes Vermeer, "View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’", c. 1658

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20 novembre 2015

Jadeite and diamond pendent necklace; and pair of matching pendent earrings

Jadeite and diamond pendent necklace; and pair of matching pendent earrings. Estimate HK$5,000,000 - 8,000,000 ' US$640,000 - 1,030,000). Photo Tiancheng International The necklace suspending two jadeite plaques of very good translucent intense emerald...

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Tags: jadeite and diamond pendent necklace, jadeite and diamond pendent earrings, very good translucent intense emerald green jadeite

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20 novembre 2015

A Chinese famille-noire square vase, 19th century

A Chinese famille-noire square vase, 19th century. Estimate 1,000 — 2,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the tapering sides divided into four facets, variously decorated with birds in a lotus pond, pheasant and peonies, birds on prunus, and cicada with chrysanthemum,...

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Tags: 19th century, Square Vase, famille-noire

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20 novembre 2015

A pair of Chinese famille-noire rouleau vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

A pair of Chinese famille-noire rouleau vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. Estimate 1,500 — 2,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. each decorated with birds amongst gnarled prunus trees in a garden with rocks and lingzhi , all reserved on a lustrous black ground,...

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Tags: 19th century, Rouleau Vase, Qing dynasty, famille-noire

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20 novembre 2015

Bosch's monsters get new life for 500th anniversary exhibition in the Netherlands

Jheronimus Bosch, Haywain Triptych, c. 1515-1549, oil on panel. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Photograph: Rik Klein Gotink for the Bosch Research and Conservation Project. DEN BOSCH .- Seven years ago, the director of a small museum in the Netherlands...

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Tags: Hieronymus Bosch, "Death and the Miser", c. 1485-1490, "The Hay Wagon", "The Ship of Fools"

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19 novembre 2015

Fortuny stenciled velvet jacket, c.1930

Fortuny stenciled velvet jacket, c.1930. Sold at Vintage Textile Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo created some of the most remarkable textiles of the 20th century. In his brilliant, multifarious output, Fortuny often drew inspiration from antique textiles. He...

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Tags: Fortuny, c.1930, stenciled velvet jacket

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19 novembre 2015

Fortuny stenciled velvet jacket, 1930s

Fortuny stenciled velvet jacket, 1930s. $9,950 at Vintage Textile "Faithfully antique but powerfully original..." Marcel Proust In his brilliant, multifarious output, Fortuny often drew inspiration from antique textiles. He did not simply copy the old...

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Tags: 1930s, Fortuny, stenciled velvet jacket

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19 novembre 2015

Fortuny Peplos tea gown, c.1920

Fortuny Peplos tea gown, c.1920. $7,800 at Vintage Textile Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo created his signature Delphos gown in 1907, repeating the design with minor changes until his death in 1949. The Peplos version features a tunic attached at the neckline,...

Posté par Alain Truong à 22:47 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Mariano Fortuny, Peplos, Fortuny, c.1920, Peplos tea gown, Lady Bonham-Carter

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19 novembre 2015

Fortuny stenciled silk gauze wrap, c.1920

Fortuny stenciled silk gauze wrap, c.1920. Sold. Courtesy Vintage Textile Mariano Fortuny created his stenciled silk gauze wraps to add ornamentation to the plain pleated Delphos gowns. I love the way the caftan-style wrap allows the body-clinging, sexy...

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Tags: Mariano Fortuny, Fortuny, c.1920, stenciled silk gauze wrap

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