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23 août 2017

Achaemenid Gold Bowl with Lid. Gold, 6th-5th century B.C.E.

Achaemenid Gold Bowl with Lid. Gold, 6th-5th century B.C.E.
Achaemenid Gold Bowl with Lid. Gold, 6th-5th century B.C.E. D. 10 cm. © Miho Museum. This bowl has a flat base and its cylindrical form is slightly puckered at the top. The bowl has a lid with a central, hammered, disk-shaped protruding handle.
23 août 2017

Pre-Achaemenid Silver Compound Zoomorphic Vessel. Silver, 8th-6th century B.C.E.

Pre-Achaemenid Silver Compound Zoomorphic Vessel. Silver, 8th-6th century B.C.E.
Pre-Achaemenid Silver Compound Zoomorphic Vessel. Silver, 8th-6th century B.C.E. H. 24.2 cm. © Miho Museum. This unusual vessel features a pair of rampant lions, interlocked forelegs on each other's shoulders, standing on a prone bull. The lions are identical,...
23 août 2017

Marchant's Rare Longquan Celadons from the 14th and Early 15th Century at Christie's New York, 14 September 2017

Marchant's Rare Longquan Celadons from the 14th and Early 15th Century at Christie's New York, 14 September 2017
The current sale includes a particularly interesting group of Yuan and early Ming celadon wares from the Longquan kilns, which includes some pieces which are extremely rare. Yuan and early Ming Longquan celadons have come to prominence in recent years...
23 août 2017

A Vietnamese white-glazed jar, circa 11th-13th century

A Vietnamese white-glazed jar, circa 11th-13th century
Lot 172: A Vietnamese white-glazed jar, circa 11th-13th century; H: 10 3/8 in., 26.3cm. Estimate $2,000 – $3,000. Lot sold $6,175. Freeman’s Of tall ovoid form, slight spreading foot, rolled lip and four sinuous lug handles at the shoulder. Provenance:...
23 août 2017

A La Vieille Russie moves to new 5th Ave. showroom

A La Vieille Russie moves to new 5th Ave. showroom
Late 18th century natural pearl and diamond spray brooch, with four drop pearls and diamond swags, mounted in silver. Probably from the Russian Crown Jewels. © A La Vieille Russie, New York NEW YORK, NY .- A La Vieille Russie , the renowned art and antiques...
23 août 2017

Bellotto's The Fortress of Königstein from the North acquired by the National Gallery

Bellotto's The Fortress of Königstein from the North acquired by the National Gallery
Bernardo Bellotto, The Fortress of Königstein from the North, About 1756-8. Oil on canvas, 132.1 x 236.2 cm © The National Gallery, London. LONDON .- The Fortress of Königstein from the North by Bellotto, which was due to be exported from Britain, has...
23 août 2017

Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents an important rare ru guanyao brush washer, Northern Song dynasty from the Le Cong Tang collection

Sotheby’s Hong Kong presents an important rare ru guanyao brush washer, Northern Song dynasty from the Le Cong Tang collection
An important and extremely rare Ru guanyao brush washer, Northern Song dynasty from the Le Cong Tang collection, “…today it is very difficult to obtain…” Zhou Hui, 3rd year of the Shaoxi period, Southern Song Dynasty (corresponding to 1192), estimated...
22 août 2017

'The Presence of Absence: Medieval Art and Artifacts' opens at the Williams College Museum of Art

'The Presence of Absence: Medieval Art and Artifacts' opens at the Williams College Museum of Art
Attributed to Pedro García de Benabarre (Spanish, active 1455-1480), St. Anthony Abbot, ca. 1460-70. Tempera on panel, 72 1/16 x 36 1/4 in. Museum purchase, with funds provided by George Alfred Cluett, Class of 1896. Courtesy Williams College Museum of...
22 août 2017

Sotheby's Hong Kong to show the MQJ Collection of Ming furniture

Sotheby's Hong Kong to show the MQJ Collection of Ming furniture
HONG KONG .- During its autumn sale week, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will present an exhibition of the private collection of the world’s foremost expert in and leading dealer of Ming furniture, Grace Wu Bruce. Perhaps the greatest collection of Ming furniture...
22 août 2017

Exhibition devoted to environmentally-conscious artists on view at Florence Griswold Museum

Exhibition devoted to environmentally-conscious artists on view at Florence Griswold Museum
Martin Johnson Heade, Jungle Orchids and Hummingbirds, 1872. Oil On Canvas, 18 1/4 x 23 in., 46.4 x 58.4 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, Christian A. Zabriskie and Francis P. Garvan, B.A. 1897, M.A.(Hon.) 1922, Funds, 1971.80. Courtesy Florence Griswold...