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Ewer in the Shape of a Dragon, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam)
Ewer in the Shape of a Dragon, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam), 15th century, stoneware with underglaze blue, Overall - h:28.30 w:15.00 cm (h:11 1/8 w:5 7/8 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin...
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Double Ducks Jar, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam)
Double Ducks Jar, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam), 15th century, stoneware with underglaze blue and iron spots, Overall - h:6.70 cm (h:2 5/8 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.357. Cleveland...
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Miroir italien, fin du XVIIe-début du XVIIIe siècle
Miroir italien, fin du XVIIe-début du XVIIIe siècle. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANEn bois sculpté et doré, le fronton architecturé centré d'un bas-relief représentant Diane chasseresse,...
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Commode d'époque Louis XV, Estampille de Francois Mondon
Commode d'époque Louis XV, Estampille de Francois Mondon. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANEn placage de bois de rose et bois de violette, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré au C couronné,...
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Paire d'armoires basses royales d'époque Louis XV
Paire d'armoires basses royales d'époque Louis XV. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANEn placage de bois de rose, violette, amarante et palissandre à décor de croisillons, ornementation de bronze...
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Underglaze blue tripod waterpot, 9th century, Tang Dynasty
Underglaze blue tripod waterpot, 9th century, Tang Dynasty (618-907). Stoneware. Width 9 cm. Height 7.5 cm. Probably made by a kiln in Gongxian, Henan Province. Purchased in 1953. Collection of the...
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Green-glazed funerary jar with appliqué decoration of musicians and birds,...
Green-glazed funerary jar with appliqué decoration of musicians and birds, 3rd Century; Three Kingdoms(220-265). Zhejiang province. Stoneware. Width 25 cm. Height 32.5 cm. Donated by The University of...
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Pair of wucai (five-colour) dishes with dragon and phoenix designs, Wanli...
Pair of wucai (five-colour) dishes with dragon and phoenix designs, Wanli period (1573-1620), Ming dynasty. Porcelain. Imperial kiln, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. Each D: 11 cm. H: 2.2 cm. Purchased...
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Pair of blue-and-white bell-shaped wine cups with three rams and the sun,...
Pair of blue-and-white bell-shaped wine cups with three rams and the sun, Jiajing period (1522-1566), Ming dynasty. Porcelain, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Width 16.4 cm. Height 10.5 cm. Purchased in...
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Two dishes with fish design in underglaze red, Yongzheng period (1723–1735),...
Two dishes with fish design in underglaze red, Yongzheng period (1723–1735), Qing dynasty. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. Porcelain. Each D: 15 cm H: 3.2 cm. Acquired in 1957. Collection of the...
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Lustre à lacé d'époque Louis XIV
Lustre à lacé d'époque Louis XIV. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANEn cristal de roche en forme de poires, perles et rosace, cuivre doré, bois sculpté et doré, le fût de forme balustre surmonté...
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Lustre cage d'époque Louis XV
Lustre cage d'époque Louis XV. Photo ARTCURIAL - BRIEST-POULAIN-F.TAJANEn bronze doré, cristal et cristal de roche, à six bras de lumière, à décor de balustres, rosaces et pendeloques à facettes ;...
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Bonhams to sell the most important collection of cameo and intaglio rings to...
A sardonyx cameo of a lady. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- “The Ceres Collection”: an important collection of 101 engraved cameo* and intaglio** rings that range in date from as early as the 4th Century BC...
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A coral snuff bottle on a lapis lazuli stand, 19th century
A coral snuff bottle on a lapis lazuli stand, 19th century. Photo Bonhams.Of double gourd shape, handles to each side of the neck, craved to both sides with flowering blossoms under shaped panels with...
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A rose quartz vase and cover, 19th century
A rose quartz vase and cover, 19th century. Photo Bonhams.The exterior densely carved with mythical birds in flight and flowering shrubs, the cover with lotus finial, with carved wooden stand, 9.7cm...
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A Ming bronze qilin mirror stand, Hongwu mark
A Ming bronze qilin mirror stand, Hongwu mark. Photo Bonhams.The recumbent beast issuing an elixir from its mouth which becomes a cloud formation to house the detachable circular mirror decorated in...
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A fine famille verte brushpot, bitong, 18th century
A fine famille verte brushpot, bitong, 18th century. Photo Bonhams.Finely enamelled around the cylindrical body with a four-clawed dragon elaborately coiling to grasp a small flaming pearl surrounded...
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Rare aiguière (huajiao) en porcelaine décorée en bleu sous couverte, Chine,...
Rare aiguière (huajiao) en porcelaine décorée en bleu sous couverte, Chine, Epoque Yongzheng (1723 - 1735). Photo VINCENT WAPLER - SVV MICAsur la panse d'une frise de fleurs de lotus dans leur rinceaux...
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Van Cleef & Arpels, Collection Peau d’Âne
A grand celebration at the Château Chambord fêted the launch of the new collection. Photo: Van Cleef & Arpels.Van Cleef & Arpels, Collection Peau d’Âne. Robe Couleur du Temps, Robe Couleur de...
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Adriaen Verdoel, A plumed helmet, a skull with shells, a candle and an...
Adriaen Verdoel (Vlissingen circa 1620-1695), A plumed helmet, a skull with shells, a candle and an hourglass with other objects on a draped table, signed 'AVerdoel.f.' (on table, lower centre), oil on...
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