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"Jewels of the Connoisseur", rare gemstones at Bowers Museum
SANTA ANA, CA.- In the Bowers’ tradition of bringing fine jewels and rare gems to the Southern California community, the Museum hosts Jewels of the Connoisseur, which exhibits some gemstones so rare...
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The James A. Rose collection of netsuke and sagemono comes to auction at...
An ivory netsuke of a recumbent kirin by Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (late 18th-early 19th century). The mythical animal shown reclining, looking back over its right haunch with its mouth open in a...
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Ai Weiwei, 'According to What?' at Art Gallery of Ontario, Mixed-media,...
TORONTO.- One of the world’s most provocative contemporary artists, Ai Weiwei, will join Art Gallery of Ontario visitors for a live video chat with the AGO’s director and CEO, Matthew Teitelbaum,...
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Fabergé. Les Danses Fantasques collection.
Fabergé Luda necklace with round and pear cut diamonds and an emerald set in white gold, from Les Danses Fantasques collection.Fabergé Luda earrings with round and pear cut diamonds, egg-shaped...
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Pendentif : L'Enfant-Jésus, Espagne, Seconde moitié du 16e siècle
Pendentif : L'Enfant-Jésus, Espagne, Seconde moitié du 16e siècle, cristal de roche, émail sur ronde-bosse d'or, perle, verre. Hauteur : 0.055 m. Legs Adolphe de Rothschild, 1901. OA5606. Paris, musée...
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Tableau-reliquaire de la Trinité, Londres, avant 1412
Tableau-reliquaire de la Trinité, Londres, avant 1412, ciselé, émail sur ronde-bosse d'or, or, perle, rubis, saphir. Hauteur : 0.445 m. Longueur : 0.150 m. Don de Jeanne de Navarre, reine d'Angleterre...
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A rare pair of doucai 'Cranes' dishes, Qianlong marks and period
A rare pair of doucai'Cranes' dishes, Qianlong marks and period. Photo Sotheby'seach decorated in the center with an iron-red floret encircled by a wreath of stylized lotus leaves with pale yellow...
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A doucai 'medallion' jar, Qianlong Seal Mark And Period
A doucai'medallion' jar, Qianlong Seal Mark And Period. Photo Sotheby'sof ovoid form, painted and enameled with two registers of eight roundels, each containing iron-red chrysanthemums, interspersed...
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A Ming-style doucai 'Chicken' cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
A Ming-style doucai 'Chicken' cup, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby'swith deeply rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the exterior painted with chicken and chicks separated by blue...
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A small doucai 'Scholar and geese' cup , Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
A small doucai'Scholar and geese' cup , Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby'sdelicately potted with a slightly everted rim, the exterior painted with a continuous scene depicting Wang Xizhi,...
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Orchid brooch, rubies, emeralds and conch pearl.
Orchid brooch, rubies, emeralds and conch pearl.
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Diamonds with natural Conch Pearl in brooch by Moussaieff.
Diamonds with natural Conch Pearl in brooch by Moussaieff.
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A Conch Pearl and Diamond Ring
A Conch Pearl and Diamond Ring. Photo Christies Image Ltd 2009Designed as a flower head, centering upon a conch pearl pistil within a sculpted rose gold petal surround enhanced by pavé-set pink and...
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A rare conch pearl, coloured diamond and diamond brooch, by Etcetera
A rare conch pearl, coloured diamond and diamond brooch, by Etcetera. Photo Christies Image Ltd 2011Designed as a blossoming flower centering upon a conch pearl pistil, within a conch pearl shell...
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A large copper-repoussé figure of Yama, late 18th-early 19th ct
A large copper-repoussé figure of Yama, late 18th-early 19th ct. Photo Nagel AuktionenProperty from an important South German private collectionNagel Auktionen. October 30th 2013 - China -...
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"Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California...
Sam Francis, Untitled, 1980. Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 142 in. The Doris and Donald Fisher Collection. Artwork© Sam Francis Foundation, California/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.Pasadena, CA –...
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John Vanderbank the Younger, Portrait of John Bourchier, circa 1732
John Vanderbank the Younger ( London 9 September 1694 – 23 December 1739), Portrait of John Bourchier (1710–1759), circa 1732. National Trust, Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire, England. photo credit:...
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John Vanderbank the Younger, A Youth of the Lee Family, Probably William Lee...
John Vanderbank the Younger ( London 9 September 1694 – 23 December 1739), A Youth of the Lee Family, Probably William Lee of Totteridge Park, 1738. Oil on canvas, 167.9 x 106.8 cm. Purchased 1982....
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John Vanderbank the Younger, Algernon Seymour (1684–1750), Earl of Hertford,...
John Vanderbank the Younger ( London 9 September 1694 – 23 December 1739), Algernon Seymour (1684–1750), Earl of Hertford, Later 7th Duke of Somerset, 1690s. Oil on canvas, 122 x 99 cm. On loan from...
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