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1 octobre 2010

Bonhams to Sell Second Gold Gem-Set Finial From Fabled Throne of Tipu Sultan, The Tiger of Mysore

Bonhams to Sell Second Gold Gem-Set Finial From Fabled Throne of Tipu Sultan, The Tiger of Mysore
An important gem-set gold Finial in the form of a Tiger's Head from the throne of Tipu Sultan (1750-99), Mysore (Seringapatam), made between 1787-93. photo courtesy Bonhams A second gem-encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan,...
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30 septembre 2010

Exceptional gem-set pieces from the family of the Nizam of Hyderabad @ Christie's London

Exceptional gem-set pieces from the family of the Nizam of Hyderabad @ Christie's London
An exceptional emerald, ruby and diamond-inset enamelled gold parrot. Mughal India, late 18th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010. The green enamel body inset with bold floral sprays in diamonds and rubies, the wings with ruby-inset drop-motifs...
24 septembre 2010

A fine white jade rhyton. Qing dynasty, 18th century.

A fine white jade rhyton. Qing dynasty, 18th century.
A fine white jade rhyton. Qing dynasty, 18th century. photo courtesy Sotheby"s of characteristic trumpet form and oval section rising from three short feet, finely carved to the flattened sides with four archaistic zoomorph bearing phoenix heads, with...
18 septembre 2010

A good pair of cloisonné Fu-lion candelabras. Qing dynasty, 18th century.

A good pair of cloisonné Fu-lion candelabras. Qing dynasty, 18th century.
A good pair of cloisonné Fu-lion candelabras. Qing dynasty, 18th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's each powerfully modeled, seated on its haunches with head turned to one side and tail wrapped around over its hind paws, grasping in its jaws a gnarled...
10 septembre 2010

The Joe Grimberg Collection's three black jade snuff bottles

The Joe Grimberg Collection's three black jade snuff bottles
A black jade snuff bottle. 1780-1820. photo courtesy Sotheby's very well hollowed, of flattened square form with rounded corners, sloping to a cylindrical neck, resting on a carved oval foot, the stone well polished, the white inclusion on one face deeply...
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7 septembre 2010

Qing monochromes @ Bonhams, Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 8 Sep 2010, Knightsbridge

Qing monochromes @ Bonhams, Chinese & other Asian Works of Art, 8 Sep 2010, Knightsbridge
A Ge-type mallet vase. 18th century © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd The cylindrical body with high sloping shoulders and a tall cylindrical neck rising to the lipped rim, covered overall with a dense greenish network of pale and dark crackles imitating the...
5 septembre 2010

Plate, "the gathering of dragon and clouds" pattern. China for Vietnam, ordered pattern porcelain, Tây Son dynasty (1778-1802).

Plate, "the gathering of dragon and clouds" pattern. China for Vietnam, ordered pattern porcelain, Tây Son dynasty (1778-1802).
Plate, "the gathering of dragon and clouds" pattern. China for Vietnam, ordered pattern porcelain, Tây Son dynasty (1778-1802). Collection Alain Truong
5 septembre 2010

Chinese Dehua & Blanc de Chine @ Doyle New York

Chinese Dehua & Blanc de Chine @ Doyle New York
Pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine Guanyin. 19th Century. Photo: Courtesy Doyle New York Each standing on a square stylized rockwork base, each figure dressed in long layered robes, holding a lingzhi fungus in one hand, a small deer standing in attendance...
27 juillet 2010

Chinoiserie Meissen 18th century @ Bonhams, Fine European Ceramics including the Collezione Procida Mirabelli di Lauro

Chinoiserie Meissen 18th century @ Bonhams, Fine European Ceramics including the Collezione Procida Mirabelli di Lauro
A rare Meissen pagoda figure. Circa 1720-25. photo Bonhams. After a Chinese example, seated with his right hand resting on his raised knee, wearing a gilt-edged robe, with dark brown hair, moustache and eyebrows and red lips, 9.5cm high (right hand restored,...
25 juillet 2010

Limehouse "chinoiserie" teapot and cover, cups, bottle shaped vase and dishes, 18th century

 Limehouse "chinoiserie" teapot and cover, cups, bottle shaped vase and dishes, 18th century
An important Limehouse teapot and cover, circa 1746-48. photo Bonhams Of octagonal shape with a scrolled handle and a mushroom finial, painted in blue with a Chinaman seated beneath a willow tree, flanked by rockwork and other plants, the same figure...
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