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A turquoise-glazed and slip-decorated bottle vase, Daoguang seal mark and period
A turquoise-glazed and slip-decorated bottle vase, Daoguang seal mark and period. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby'sthe compressed body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall...
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A large gilt-decorated blue-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty
A large gilt-decorated blue-glazed bottle vase, Qing dynasty. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby'sof pear shape, covered with a dark blue glaze stopping neatly at the foot, decorated in...
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A pair of incised yellow-glazed bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period
A pair of incised yellow-glazed bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby'seach with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a slightly everted...
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Islamic first half 17th century's jewelry at 'Sultans of Deccan India,...
Quatrefoil Pendant, first quarter 17th century. Fabricated from gold; worked in kundan technique and set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds. H. 1 13/16 in. (4.7 cm) W. 1 13/16 in. (4.5 cm) Wt. 0.5 oz....
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'ZURBARÁN: a new perspective' at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Casilda, ca. 1630-1635, Óleo sobre lienzo, 171 x 107 cm. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.MADRID - This summer, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting the exhibition...
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Dix pièces d'Iznik, Turquie ottomane de la Collection Joseph Soustiel chez...
Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015PARIS - Joseph Soustiel est né le 10 mai 1904 dans une famille d’antiquaires ; son grand-père Moïse Soustiel (1836-1916) fonda un magasind’antiquités à Salonique (Grèce)...
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Diamond bracelet, Bulgari
Diamond bracelet, Bulgari. Estimate 145,000 — 240,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby'sDesigned as a graduated line of step-cut diamonds, within a background of pear-shaped diamonds, length approximately 180mm,...
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Diamond tiara-necklace, 1880s
Formely in the collection of the Earl of Mar & Kellie. Diamond tiara-necklace, 1880s. Estimate 145,000 — 285,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby'sDesigned as a graduated row of lanceolated motifs set with...
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Pair of diamond earrings
From an aristocratic family. Pair of diamond earrings. Estimate 138,000 — 195,000 CHF. Photo: Sotheby's Each millegrain-set with a circular-cut diamond, suspending a larger similarly cut diamond, post...
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A fine pair of blue and yellow 'Dragon' bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period
A fine pair of blue and yellow 'Dragon' bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby'seach with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim,...
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A pair of doucai 'Bajixiang' bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period
A pair of doucai'Bajixiang' bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby'seach body of ogee form rising from a recessed base to a flaring rim, brightly painted...
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A doucai 'Floral' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period
A doucai'Floral' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby'sthe deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently everted rim, finely decorated on the...
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A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' dish, Kangxi mark and period
A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' dish, Kangxi mark and period. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby'sthe rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the interior painted with a pair of...
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A double-gourd vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
A double-gourd vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby'sthe upper gourd painted in underglaze-blue and red with leafy branches bearing six peaches, the lower...
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Two major works by Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet bring more than $120...
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890), L’Allée des Alyscamps. Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 by 28 7/8 in. 91.7 by 73.5 cm. Painted on November 1, 1888. sold for $66,330,000 to an Asian Private Collector. Photo:...
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Oliver Hoare opens exhibition dedicated to objects and works of art from the...
Gandhara grey schist head of the Buddha, Afghanistan, 3rd century AD. Size: 36 cm high. Photo: Oliver Hoare Ltd.LONDON.- Oliver Hoare presents Every Object Tells a Story, a public exhibition that will...
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A rare and finely painted famille rose 'flower spirits' baluster vase,...
A rare and finely painted famille rose 'flower spirits' baluster vase, Daoguang six-character seal mark in iron-red and of the period (1821-1850). Estimate £50,000 – £80,000 ($75,700 - $121,120). Photo...
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Important Chinese imperial spinach-green jade 'Shui Mu Zhan Qing Hua' seal,...
The exceptional seal is recorded in the Imperial archives, published by the Palace Museum, Beijing. Photo: Bonhams.HONG KONG.- The Imperial seal belonging to the fifth Emperor in the Qing dynasty,...
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Exhibition explores the omnipresence of universal proportions in art,...
Sandro Botticelli, "Portrait of a Woman", 1485, Private Collection, Brussels.VENICE.- Proportio, an exhibition organised by the Axel & May Vervoordt Foundation and the Fondazione Musei Civici di...
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Seven rhinoceros horn libation cups, 17th to 19th century, at Bonhams London,...
A large 'Shoulao and Eight Immortals' rhinoceros horn libation cup, 17th-18th century. Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 (€8,100 - 11,000). Photo: Bonhams.The horn of a rich dark tone, deeply and intricately...
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