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Cartier Preview of the Biennale Des Antiquaires Collection
The suite of jewels Cartier is presenting at the 27th Biennale de Paris. The 30.21-carat, absolute pure, Golconda-type diamond.The 29.06-carat, cushion-shaped, cornflower-blue sapphire from Kashmir.The...
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Cairo Under Wraps: Exhibition of early Islamic textiles features nearly 80...
Qasab fragment with ducks and parrots Gauzy linen tabby with silk and gold tapestry Egypt Mid-11th century 980.78.111.A Wilkinson Collection, Gift of Albert and Federico Friedberg.TORONTO.- Cairo...
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Kendi, late 15th century, Ming dynasty
Kendi, late 15th century, Ming dynasty. Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear, colorless glaze. H: 17.0 W: 12.7 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1976.40. Freer/Sackler© 2014 Smithsonian...
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Bowl, late 15th-16th century, Ming dynasty
Bowl, late 15th-16th century, Ming dynasty. Porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze. H: 7.3 W: 14.7 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Gift of Dorothy M. Slak F1986.34. Freer/Sackler© 2014 Smithsonian...
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Dish, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign
Dish, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign. Porcelain with cobalt under colorless glaze. H: 4.3 W: 20.1 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1951.10. Freer/Sackler© 2014 Smithsonian InstitutionTo some...
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Bowl, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign
Bowl, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign. Porcelain with cobalt decoration under clear colorless glaze. H: 7.0 W: 15.1 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1952.18. Freer/Sackler© 2014 Smithsonian...
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Stem cup, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign
Stem cup, 1465-1487, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign. Porcelain with cobalt under the glaze and enamels over the glaze. H: 8.0 W: 6.3 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1951.16a-b. Freer/Sackler© 2014...
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Two sake bottles with underglaze blue décor and chinoiseries by Johann...
Two sake bottles with underglaze blue décor and chinoiseries by Johann Ehrenfried Stadler (1701-1741), Meissen, c. 1728. Photo courtesy RÖBBIG MÜNCHENUnderglaze blue crossed sword marks, one bottle...
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A carved and gilt-wood console table, France, Louis XIV period, c. 1700-1720
A carved and gilt-wood console table, France, Louis XIV period, c. 1700-1720. Walnut, carved and gilt, Sarrancolin marble top in Duc d'Antin. H. 82,5 cm, w. 104 cm, d. 52 cm. Photo courtesy RÖBBIG MÜNCHEN
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Pair of lacquered wooden lions, Venice, XVIII century
Pair of lacquered wooden lions, Venice, XVIII century, 25x40x10 cm. Photo courtesy Chiale Antiquariato SAS.MASTERPIECES LONDON 2014. CHIALE ANTIQUARIATO SAS. STAND D25. Via S. Tempia 22, 12035...
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Antonio del Pollaiolo, Portrait of young woman, Vespucci Family?, around 1465...
Antonio del Pollaiolo, Portrait of young woman, Vespucci Family?, around 1465 - 70. Photo courtesy Chiale Antiquariato SAS.Bust in painted and gilded wood Cm. 45 x 41 x 23MASTERPIECES LONDON 2014....
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Magot, Anonyme
Magot, Anonyme. Photo courtesy Chiale Antiquariato SAS.MASTERPIECES LONDON 2014. CHIALE ANTIQUARIATO SAS. STAND D25. Via S. Tempia 22, 12035 Racconigi, Italy. T +39 0172 85284 - E-mail...
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Jar with building, praying human figure, and animals of the four directions,...
Jar with building, praying human figure, and animals of the four directions, 12th-13th century, Southern Song dynasty, Porcelain with areas of qingbai glaze, H: 14.3 W: 16.1 D: 15.8 cm; Southeastern,...
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The Goess Apartment at Schloss Schonbrunn in Austria
The Goess Apartment, Crown Prince Rudolph's Room (KronPrinz Rudolf Zimmer), or Bergl Zimmer (after the artist who painted them, Johann Bergl) at Schloss Schonbrunn in Austria.Details of the mural...
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Vietnamese Akoya Pearls.
Baroque Vietnamese Akoya Pearls. Photo courtesy http://blog.pearlparadise.com/Baroque Vietnamese Akoya Pearls. Photo courtesy http://blog.pearlparadise.com/ Baroque Vietnamese Akoya Pearls. Photo...
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"The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden" at Portland Art Museum
Victor Chavet (French, 1822-1906), Le Louvre de Napoléon III, 1857, Oil on canvas. Musée du Louvre, Paris, Inv. 20048. Photo: Alfredo Dagli Orti / The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY.PORTLAND - Paris...
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Phoenix-shaped Vessel, Annamese, c. 1500
Phoenix-shaped Vessel, Annamese, c. 1500. Clay, cobalt, glaze; height x width x diameter: 11 3/8 x 4 x 6 5/8 in. (28.9 x 10.2 x 16.8 cm). Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams. 73.325....
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Deep Plate, Annamese, c. 1435-1500
Deep Plate, Annamese, c. 1435-1500. Clay, cobalt, glaze; object (dia. x depth): 15 x 2 7/8 in. (38.1 x 7.3 cm) object with mount: 14 3/4 x 15 x 7 3/4 in. (37.5 x 38.1 x 19.7 cm) 38.1 cm. Gift of the...
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Bird-Shaped Jar, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam), 15th century
Bird-Shaped Jar, 1400s Vietnam (Annam), 15th century, stoneware with underglaze blue, Overall - h:5.40 cm (h:2 1/8 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.358. The Cleveland Museum of Art ©...
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Stem Cup with Dragon Decoration, 1300s, Vietnam (Annam)
Stem Cup with Dragon Decoration, 1300s, Vietnam (Annam), 14th century, stoneware with underglaze blue, Diameter - w:15.70 cm (w:6 1/8 inches) Overall - h:12.70 cm (h:5 inches). Bequest of Mrs....
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