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'Puddingstone', fossiliferous limestone, mammoth tooth, amygdaloidal basalt & hair chrystal snuff bottles

A 'Puddingstone' snuff bottle, 1750-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's very well hollowed, of rounded form supported on a neatly carved oval footrim, below a cylindrical neck, the shoulders with well carved lions-head suspending mock ring-handles, the stone...

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Tags: snuff bottle, limestone, 'Puddingstone', amygdaloidal basalt, fossiliferous, hair chrystal, mammoth tooth

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9 septembre 2010

Two Coral snuff bottles. 1750-1820

A Coral snuff bottle. 1750-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened rectangular form, carved on one face with two birds perched among prunus branches, and on the other with two butterflies amongst peony, the eyes of the birds and other details skillfully...

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Tags: snuff bottle, coral, 1750-1820

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9 septembre 2010

Chinese Coral Carving of a Demon & a Vase, 19th Century

Chinese Coral Carving of a Demon. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Shown standing on billowing clouds, holding a rope and sword, dressed in a long dhoti tied at the waist, the chest exposed with a dragon resting over his shoulders, the intense...

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Tags: 19th century, coral, Demon

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1 septembre 2010

Sotheby's to Offer a Unique Collection of Imperial Porcelain

An Exceptional Floral Medallion Vases Enamelled in the Imperial Workshops. The work is estimated to fetch 60-80 million Hong Kong dollars or about 7.71 -10.2 million US dollars. EPA/YM YIK. HONG KONG.- Sotheby’s Hong Kong will hold an unprecedented sale...

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Tags: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, J. T. Tai Co

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31 août 2010

Asian Works of Art @ Doyle New York

Imperial Chinese Zitan Side Table, 18th Century. The three-sectioned rectangular-form top set within a wide frame and carved along the outer edge with dragons amid swirling clouds, above a narrow plain waist and a band of bats flying amid stylized clouds,...

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Tags: blue and white, zitan, meiping, white jade, Qing dynasty, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, Side Table, pouring vessel

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30 août 2010

The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles @ Sotheby's New York

An Enamel On Copper Snuff Bottle, Imperial, Attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, Qianlong Mark And Period (1736-1795), est. US$250/350,000. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- One of the highlights of Sotheby’s fall 2010 Asia Week sales in New York...

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Tags: Beijing, Palace workshops, snuff bottle, enamel, Qianlong Mark And Period

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30 août 2010

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art @ Sotheby's

A Superb and Rare White Jade Vase and Cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period. Est. $500/700,000. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s September 2010 series of Asia Week auctions in New York will include Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 15...

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Tags: white jade, hu, Qianlong period, Qing dynasty, Qianlong Seal Mark And Period, vase and cover, Tea-Dust Glazed

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29 août 2010

A rare small parcel-gilt silver cup & A small parcel-gilt silver box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 1006. A rare small parcel-gilt silver cup, Tang dynasty (618-907); 2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. Finely incised around the midsection with a continuous band of scrolling grape vine picked out...

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Tags: box and cover, Cup, parcel-gilt silver, Tang Dynasty (618-907)

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25 août 2010

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art at Sotheby's

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30 juillet 2010

"The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City" @ Peabody Essex Museum

Juanquin theater room stage, Palace Museum; Courtesy of WMF and Palace Museum. "An emperor or king should have extensive grounds to stroll in and lovely vistas to enjoy. If he has such a place, he will be able to cultivate his mind and refine his emotions."...

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Tags: Qianlong, Beijing, Palace museum, Peabody Essex Museum, the Forbidden City

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