A very rare Jun bottle vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
A very rare Jun bottle vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The vase is finely potted with a pear-shaped body rising from a short splayed foot to a long slightly...
View ArticleA Large Northern 'Oil Spot' Black-Glazed Bowl, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
A Large Northern 'Oil Spot' Black-Glazed Bowl, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The large bowl with rounded walls rising from a short splayed foot is covered inside and out with...
View ArticleA Longquan Celadon Twin-Fish Dish, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
A Longquan Celadon Twin-Fish Dish, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The circular dish has deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim. It is applied...
View ArticleA Longquan Celadon 'Lotus Petal' Bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
A Longquan Celadon 'Lotus Petal' Bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014With gently rounded sides standing on a small short foot ring, the bowl is carved and moulded...
View ArticleA rare large carved Qingbai vase, meiping, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
A rare large carved Qingbai vase, meiping, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The vase is well potted with a long slender body rising from the countersunk base to rounded...
View ArticleEwbank's to sell The Michael Compton Collection of Post War and Contemporary Art
Marcel Broodthaers, Poêle De Moules’, c1965. Estimate: £40,000-60,000. SURREY.- Tate Director Sir Nicholas Serota described Michael Compton as “arguably the first curator working in England to command...
View ArticleUne authentique relique de Vasco de Gama mise en vente à Paris
Rare relique de Vasco de Gama, 10 000 / 15 000 €, lot 43.Grand plat en argent, signé Xavier Lisboa, 3 000 / 5 000 €, lot 42.Deux assiettes en faïence fine, Lisbonne, XIXe siècle, 300 / 500 €, lot...
View ArticleDe Maeght à Vallauris, Chefs-d’œuvre de céramique
Joan MIRÓ. Plat enfant noir, 1956. Céramique. Diamètre 37 cm. Exemplaire Unique. © Collection Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, Saint-Paul. © Successio Miro Adagp Paris 2014. VALLAURIS - Pour...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi accueille une œuvre de Dali grâce au spectacle « La Verità»
PARIS – Du 20 au 30 août prochain, grâce au spectacle « La Verità» de la compagnie Finzi Pasca en représentation exceptionnelle à Abu Dhabi, une œuvre du peintre surréaliste Salvador Dali foulera pour...
View ArticleA "new" Rembrandt at Joslyn Art Museum; Conserved portrait of Dirck van Os...
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1699), Portrait of Dirck van Os, ca. 1658, oil on canvas, Museum Purchase, 1942.30. Photograph by René Gerritsen.OMAHA, NE.- The Joslyn Art Museum unveiled its newly...
View ArticleBacon's 'Study For The Head of Lucian Freud' included in Christie's Post-War...
Francis Bacon, Study for Head of Lucian Freud, 1967. Oil on canvas, 14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.). Estimate: in the region of £8,000,000 - 12,000,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014.LONDON.- One of...
View ArticleIMPRESSION, SOLEIL LEVANT L’histoire vraie du chef-d’œuvre de Claude Monet
© Claude Monet, Impression, soleil levant, Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris © Christian BarajaImpression, soleil levant, la toile qui a donné son nom à l’impressionnisme et qui est le fleuron des...
View ArticleA fine Imperial Mughal-style white jade bowl, Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
A fine Imperial Mughal-style white jade bowl, Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The bowl is finely carved with deep rounded sides below a short everted rim and flanked by two...
View ArticleA rare Imperial transparent olive-green glass vase, Qianlong incised...
A rare Imperial transparent olive-green glass vase, Qianlong incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The vase with a globular...
View ArticleA very rare Imperial cloisonne enamel oval bowl and cover, Qianlong incised...
A very rare Imperial cloisonne enamel oval bowl and cover, Qianlong incised four-character mark within double squares and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014Of oval section, the...
View ArticleA very rare Imperial large lacquer-lined bamboo-weave three-tiered...
A very rare Imperial large lacquer-lined bamboo-weave three-tiered double-gourd box, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The box is composed of three parts, all lined with...
View ArticleA fine Imperial small cloisonne enamel 'Lotus' dish, Qianlong incised...
A fine Imperial small cloisonne enamel 'Lotus' dish, Qianlong incised six-character mark within double rectangles and of the period (1736-1795). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The dish is cast with...
View ArticleRare alexandrite crystal, 41.11 cts from Tanzania.
Rare alexandrite crystal, 41.11 cts from Tanzania.
View ArticlePaire de vases en verre de Pékin jaune, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIe-XIXe siècle
Paire de vases en verre de Pékin jaune, Dynastie Qing, XVIIIe-XIXe siècle. Photo Sotheby'sle pourtour sculpté en bas-relief d'un décor continu de personnages marchant le long d'un chemin planté...
View ArticleA sapphire and diamond necklace, by Kern
A sapphire and diamond necklace, by Kern. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014The rectangular cut-cornered sapphire weighing approximately 16.22 carats, to a marquise-cut diamond three stone surmount,...
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