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Three pairs of Chinese 19th century's rank badges at Nagel, "Asiatische Kunst", 8.5.2014

A pair of paradise flycatcher rank badges of a second rank official, China, 19th century. Photo Nagel. Dense knot stitch embroidery on blue satin, depicting the bird within auspicious flower and fruit on an ocean of eight buddhist symbols. Front badge...

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Tags: 19th century, China, rank badge, Paradise Flycatcher, peacock third-rank official, second rank official

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22 avril 2014

A black lacquer writing box decorated with painted gold lacquer showing an Imperial Dragon en face, China, Qianlong period

A black lacquer writing box decorated with painted gold lacquer showing an Imperial Dragon en face, China, Qianlong period. Photo Nagel. Square box with silk interior. Traces of age, few cracks, edges partly chipped, stains of top of the cover. 30,5x27,5x4,5...

Posté par Alain Truong à 17:02 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Qianlong period, black lacquer, Imperial Dragon, Writing Box

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22 avril 2014

Eight Chinese robes at Nagel, "Asiatische Kunst", 8.5.2014

A finely embroidered blue-ground silk dragon robe, China, 19th century. Photo Nagel. Front discoloured, seams and edges slightly worn. L. 135 cm. Estimate 3000/4000 € A fine red 'kesi' robe with roundels depicting shou characters framed by butterflies,...

Posté par Alain Truong à 16:44 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: 19th century, dragon robe, kesi, Guangxu Period, Late Qing Dynasty, Jifu, gauze robe, changyi

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22 avril 2014

A fine peachnloom-glazed porcelain box and cover, China, underglaze blue Kangxi six-character mark and of the period

A fine peachnloom-glazed porcelain box and cover, China, underglaze blue Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Photo Nagel. Good condition. D. 7,5 cm. Estimate 6 000 - 8 000 €. Former property from an old German private collection Nagel. "Asiatische...

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Tags: box and cover, Underglaze blue Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, peachnloom-glazed

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22 avril 2014

Large South Seas Cultured Pearl, Coastal Waters of Australia

Large South Seas Cultured Pearl, Coastal Waters of Australia . Photo Bonhams. A large and impressive, white South Seas cultured pearl of slightly bouton shape, having good luster to the front, drilled. Weighing approximately 44.22 carats and measuring...

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:48 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: South Seas Cultured Pearl

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22 avril 2014

Extremely Rare Natural Saltwater Pearl, Turban snail, Astraea undosa, Sea of Cortez, near Baja California. Photo Bonhams. A ver

Extremely Rare Natural Saltwater Pearl, Turban snail, Astraea undosa, Sea of Cortez, near Baja California . Photo Bonhams. A very large, nacreous pearl from the saltwater marine mollusk, the Turban snail, prevalent in the waters of the Gulf of California....

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:18 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Astraea undosa, Natural Saltwater Pearl, Turban snail

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22 avril 2014

Large and Rare Non-nacreous Melo Pearl, Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam

Large and Rare Non-nacreous Melo Pearl, Melo melo, Saltwaters near Vietnam . Photo Bonhams. Relatively unknown in the West, even George Kunz's compendium of 1908, The Book of The Pearl, had no references to the rare orange pearl offered here. So few have...

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:16 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: vietnam, Melo pearl, Melo melo

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22 avril 2014

Non-nacreous Natural Pearl--"The Giant Clam Pearl", Tridacna gigas, Coastal waters near the Philippines

Non-nacreous Natural Pearl--"The Giant Clam Pearl", Tridacna gigas, Coastal waters near the Philippines . Photo Bonhams. A slightly baroque drop-shaped, undrilled, non-nacreous natural pearl from a marine mollusk, white with fine flame structure. Weighing...

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:12 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: natural pearl, "The Giant Clam Pearl", Tridacna gigas

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22 avril 2014

Non-nacreous White Pearl, Tridacnidae sp., Saltwaters near the Phillipines

Non-nacreous White Pearl, Tridacnidae sp., Saltwaters near the Phillipines . Photo Bonhams. An unmounted and undrilled natural saltwater pearl from the Tridacna, or "Giant Clam" family of mollusks. The pristine white body color and very fine, minute "flame"...

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:08 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: Tridacnidae sp., White Pearl

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22 avril 2014

Very Fine and Rare Large Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea

Very Fine and Rare Large Conch Pearl, Strombus gigas or "Queen Conch", Caribbean Sea . Photo Bonhams. A conch is one of a number of different species of medium-sized to large saltwater snails and their shells. True conchs are marine gastropod mollusks...

Posté par Alain Truong à 14:04 - Commentaires […] - Permalien [#]

Tags: conch pearl, Strombus gigas

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