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Lid cup from Martin Luther's estate, Southern Germany, around 1540

Lid cup from Martin Luther's estate, Southern Germany, around 1540. Silver, gilded. H 14.3 cm, diam cover 9.7 cm, diam foot 8.4 cm. Green Vault, IV 313. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden In addition to the Luther cup in the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum...

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Tags: Southern Germany, Martin Luther, around 1540, Lid cup

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29 décembre 2017

Owl as a drinking vessel, Southern Germany, around 1540

Owl as a drinking vessel, Southern Germany, around 1540. Silver, gilded, reverse glass painting, enamel. H 45.0 cm. Green Vault, IV 302. © Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Although the owl is rendered in a very stylized way, the extremely fine chiselling...

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Tags: Southern Germany, Green Vault, Owl as a drinking vessel, around 1540

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29 décembre 2017

Sotheby's: Top 10 Old Masters of 2017

2017 was another impressive year for Old Masters at Sotheby's, with saleroom successes on both sides of the Atlantic including a record-breaking result for Joseph Wright of Derby's arresting An Academy by Lamplight which sold for £7.3 million, more than...

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Tags: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Bernardo Bellotto, Joseph Wright of Derby, John Constable, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Adam de Coster, Willem Drost

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29 décembre 2017

Sotheby's Top 10 Auction Results of 2017

From masterpieces of fine art, to magnificent jewellery and fine Chinese ceramics, Sotheby's 2017 auctions achieved exceptional results. In New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled, the most significant work by the artist to ever appear at auction, sold...

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29 décembre 2017

The Top 20 Diamonds and Jewels of 2017 at Sotheby's

1. “The CTF Pink Star,” Fancy vivid pink diamond ring, weighing 59.60 carats. Sold for $71,175,926 at Sotheby’s Hong Kong. © Sotheby's Totalling more than half a billion dollars, including live and online sales, Sotheby’s 2017 jewellery auctions were...

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29 décembre 2017

Two rare and similar 'famille-verte' bowls, Yongzheng marks and period (1723-1735)

Lot 279. Two rare and similar 'famille-verte' bowls, Yongzheng marks and period (1723-1735); diameter 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Sold 41,250 USD. photo courtesy Sotheby's each of shallow form with gently curved sides, finely enameled...

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Tags: Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735), 'famille-verte' bowl

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29 décembre 2017

A pair of 'doucai' saucer dishes, Yongzheng marks and period (1723-1735)

Lot 210. A pair of 'doucai' saucer dishes, Yongzheng marks and period (1723-1735); diameter 5 7/8 in., 14.9 cm. Estimate 35,000 — 45,000 USD. Sold 43,750 USD. photo courtesy Sotheby's each with rounded flared sides springing from a low tapered footring,...

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Tags: Saucer Dish, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735), 'doucai'

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29 décembre 2017

A 'famille-rose' incense holder, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Lot 287. A 'famille-rose' incense holder, Qing dynasty, 18th century; height 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm. Estimate 10,000—12,000 USD. Sold 60,000 USD. photo courtesy Sotheby's of cylindrical form molded and reticulated to portray a windswept figure holding a fly-whisk,...

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Tags: 18th century, Qing dynasty, Incense Holder, 'Famille-Rose'

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29 décembre 2017

A 'wucai' 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)

Lot 285. A 'wucai' 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735); diameter 5 7/8 in., 14.9 cm. Estimate 8,000—10,000 USD. Sold 60,000 USD. photo courtesy Sotheby's of U-shape rising to a slightly everted rim, painted to the exterior...

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Tags: 'wucai', 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)

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29 décembre 2017

The Light of the Campagna: Exhibition at Hamburger Kunsthalle presents drawings by Claude Lorrain

Claude Lorrain (1604/05–1682), View from Monte Mario; the River Tiber winding into the left foreground, the Tiburtine hills in the distance, c.1640. Brush drawing in brown wash, 185 x 265 mm. London, British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings ©...

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