A yellow ground circular box and cover with famille rose enamel decoration,...
A yellow ground circular box and cover with famille rose enamel decoration, Qianlong mark. Photo Bonhams.The domed cover and curved exterior walls of the box painted in vividly hued enamels and black...
View ArticleA South German turned ivory cup, 17th century
A South German turned ivory cup, 17th century. Photo Sotheby'swith stepped octagonal base below scalloped baluster-form stem with flaring rings rising to a section of inverted pierced foliate openwork...
View ArticleA South German turned ivory cup and cover, 17th century
A South German turned ivory cup and cover, 17th century. Photo Sotheby'sthe stepped domed octolobed base below a gadrooned baluster formed stem, the cup similarly gadrooned, with conforming lid...
View ArticleMerce Cunningham (1919-2009), Untitled (Grasshopper), 1998
Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), Untitled (Grasshopper), 1998. Ink and colored pencil; 9 x 12 in. (230 x 305 mm.). Photo courtesy Sigrid Freundorfer Fine Art, LLC.Sigrid Freundorfer Fine Art, LLC. 'The...
View ArticleMerce Cunningham (1919-2009), Untitled (Grey Bird), 1998.
Merce Cunningham (1919-2009), Untitled (Grey Bird), 1998. Ink and colored pencil on paper; 12 x 9 in (305 x 230 mm.). Signed lower center. Photo courtesy Sigrid Freundorfer Fine Art, LLC.Sigrid...
View ArticleA South German turned ivory cup and cover, 17th century
A South German turned ivory cup and cover, 17th century. Photo Sotheby'sthe stepped, scalloped conical base supporting a gradually flaring cup, the cover surmounted by an urn-form finial, the whole...
View ArticleA German or French turned ivory 'Tour de Force', 18th century and later
A German or French turned ivory 'Tour de Force', 18th century and later. Photo Sotheby'sthe base comprised of six hexagonally divided radiating lobes each rising to a finial within a spiral,...
View ArticleRaffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (1483-1520), Two Putti Supporting a Beam or...
Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (1483-1520), Two Putti Supporting a Beam or a Plaque, circa 1517-18. Pen and brown ink, over black chalk; 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in (114 x 69 mm). Photo courtesy Margot Gordon...
View ArticleA pair of South German turned ivory and bone candlesticks, late 17th century
A pair of South German turned ivory and bone candlesticks, late 17th century. Photo Sotheby'seach with a circular foot surrounded by eight rings interspersed with florettes, the narrow banded stem...
View ArticleJames Ward, RA (1769-1859), Study of two stags’ heads
James Ward, RA (1769-1859), Study of two stags’ heads. Oil over pencil on paper. Signed in monogram ‘JWD. RA’; 10 ⅞ x 17⅜ in (275 x 440 mm). Photo courtesy Martyn Gregory.Martyn Gregory. 'British...
View ArticleJoseph Mallord William Turner, RA (1775-1851), A windmill with cottage and...
Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA (1775-1851), A windmill with cottage and wagons. Pencil and watercolor; 7 x 9 ¼ inches (178 x 235 mm). Photo courtesy Martyn Gregory.Martyn Gregory. 'British...
View ArticleA white jade double goose toggle, 18th-19th century
A white jade double goose toggle, 18th-19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams.The two opposed birds nestled tightly together, one holding a lotus flower in its beak, the stone a pale white color with...
View ArticleA black and white jade parrot, 18th-19th century
A black and white jade parrot, 18th-19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams.The plump bird carved with spindly legs tucked up against a puffed out chest flanked by finely detailed wings and talons, the...
View ArticleA green jade recumbent boar, 18th-19th century
A green jade recumbent boar, 18th-19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams.The double-nostril snout, eyes, ears, mouth, hooves, legs and tail of the swine incised from stone of cylindrical section and dark...
View ArticleIcy Jadeite Bangle
Icy Jadeite Bangle. Photo Sotheby'sThe circular jadeite bangle of highly translucent celadon tone with splashes of emerald green colour, rounded to the outside and flattened to the inside. Inner...
View ArticleIcy Jadeite 'Disc' pendant
Icy Jadeite 'Disc' pendant. Photo Sotheby'sThe highly translucent circular icy jadeite disc of celadon tone with soft green splashes, accompanied by a brown cord. Jadeite disc diameter and thickness...
View ArticleIcy jadeite bead necklace
Icy jadeite bead necklace. Photo Sotheby'sComposed of forty-five graduated highly translucent icy jadeite beads, length approximately 570mm. Jadeite beads approximately 13.43 to 10.77mm. Estimation...
View ArticleTri-colour jadeite bangle
Tri-colour jadeite bangle. Photo Sotheby'sThe translucent circular jadeite bangle of lavender tone suffused with intense apple green with a touch of amber, rounded to the outside and flattened to the...
View ArticleLavender jadeite, jadeite and diamond necklace
Lavender jadeite, jadeite and diamond necklace. Photo Sotheby'sComposed of thirty-eight graduated jadeite beads of translucent lavender colour, spaced by jadeite beads, completed by a clasp centring on...
View ArticleIcy jadeite 'Buddha' and diamond pendant
Icy jadeite 'Buddha' and diamond pendant. Photo Sotheby'sThe highly translucent icy jadeite carved as a laughing Buddha, bordered by circular-cut diamonds extending to the surmount, and decorated by...
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