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Key artifacts from ISIS-endangered Palmyra, Syria on view at the Freer and...
A limestone funerary relief bust of Haliphat, a fashionable bejeweled woman of Palmyra's prosperous merchant class who died in 231 CE., which is a part of the Smithsonian collection.WASHINGTON, DC.- An...
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Rijksmuseum presents new acquisition: Italian ensemble of 46 watercolours by...
The Airelian Wall in Rome, Josephus Augustus Knip, c. 1809-1812. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Purchased with the support of the Gerhards Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds, the Vereniging Rembrandt, the VSBfonds and...
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Rare et important repose-coupe en laque rouge sculpté, Marque et époque Yongle
Rare et important repose-coupe en laque rouge sculpté, Marque et époque Yongle. Estimation 200,000 — 300,000 €. Photo Sotheby's.de forme globulaire aux côtés arrondis se prolongeant vers le bord...
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Rare plat en laque rouge sculpté, Marque et époque Yongle
Rare plat en laque rouge sculpté, Marque et époque Yongle. Estimation 70,000 — 90,000 €. Photo Sotheby's.finement et densément sculptéà travers les épaisses couches de laque rouge sur un fond couleur...
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Grande boîte en laque burgauté, XVIIe siècle
Grande boîte en laque burgauté, XVIIe siècle. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 €. Photo Sotheby's.de forme octogonale, le dessus et chaque pan du couvercle et de la boîte à décor incrusté de scènes animées,...
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Plateau octogonal en laque burgauté, Dynastie Ming, XVIIe siècle
Plateau octogonal en laque burgauté, Dynastie Ming, XVIIe siècle. Estimation 1,500 — 2,500 €. Photo Sotheby's.l'intérieur orné de quatre gerbes de fleurs de thé, chrysanthèmes, lychnides et camélias...
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After eight years of research, Mauritshuis attributes 'Saul and David'...
Rembrandt, Saul and David, Mauritshuis © 2015 MauritshuisTHE HAGUE.- The Mauritshuis has one of its most famous Rembrandts back. The (full) attribution of the painting Saul and David to Rembrandt is...
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Boîte en laque bicolore sculpté, Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong
Boîte en laque bicolore sculpté, Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 €. Photo Sotheby's.de forme polylobée comme une corolle à huit pétales, le couvercle finement sculpté au...
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Painting by Bacon will lead the highest valued auction of Contemporary art...
Francis Bacon, Study For a Pope I, 1961. Estimate: £25-35 million. Photo: Sotheby's.LONDON.- On July 1 Sotheby's in London will offer Francis Bacon's famed painting, Study for a Pope I, 1961, estimated...
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Boîte couverte en laque rouge sculpté, Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong
Boîte couverte en laque rouge sculpté, Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong. Estimation 15,000 — 25,000 €. Photo Sotheby's.de forme quadrilobée, le couvercle plat finement sculpté de trois dragons à cinq...
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Diamonds & designers: Dreweatts announces Fine Jewellery Auction
A sapphire and diamond collar. Estimate £25,000-35,000. Photo DreweattsDONNINGTON PRIORY.- The Fine Jewellery auction at Dreweatts, Donnington Priory on Thursday 9th July has been carefully curated...
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A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl, Persia, 10th Century
A Samanid slip-painted pottery Bowl, Persia, 10th Century. Sold for £2,750 (€3,775). Photo: Bonhams.decorated in cream and brown slip with pseudo inscriptions - 27 cm. diam.Bonhams. ISLAMIC AND INDIAN...
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A Samanid slip-painted calligraphic pottery Bowl, Persia, 10th Century
A Samanid slip-painted calligraphic pottery Bowl, Persia, 10th Century. Sold for £3,125 (€4,290). Photo: Bonhams.decorated in cream and brown slip with inscriptions - 24.5 cm. diam.Note: Inscriptions:...
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A Timurid inscribed jade Amulet, Persia, 15th Century
A Timurid inscribed jade Amulet, Persia, 15th Century. Sold for £1,500 (€2,059). Photo: Bonhams.of cusped drop-shape, with flattened top edge, one side carved with floral design, the other side...
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A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery Vase, Persia, 17th Century
A Safavid underglaze-painted pottery Vase, Persia, 17th Century. Estimate £400 - 600 (€550 - 820). Unsold. Photo: Bonhams.decorated in cobalt blue on a white ground with Chinese style designs...
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A Kubachi underglaze-painted pottery Dish, Persia, 17th Century
A Kubachi underglaze-painted pottery Dish, Persia, 17th Century. Sold for £2,125 (€2,917). Photo: Bonhams.decorated in blue, white and black with Chinese style decoration consisting of cranes in an...
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An Ottoman gold-mounted jade Pendant, Turkey, 17th Century
An Ottoman gold-mounted jade Pendant, Turkey, 17th Century. Sold for £1,000 (€1,372). Photo: Bonhams.of cusped form, with glass insets in raised floral gold mounts surrounded by engraved scrolling...
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"Home and Abroad. Landscape Drawings from the John and Marine van Vlissingen...
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Rampart near the Bulwark beside the St. Anthonispoort in Amsterdam, c. 1648 – 1652. John and Marine van Vlissingen Art Foundation. AMSTERDAM - John and Marine Fentener van...
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Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros, Chine, Fin XVIIème-Début XVIIIème siècle
Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros, Chine, Fin XVIIème-Début XVIIIème siècle. Estimation : 20 000 € / 25 000 €. Photo Aguttesen forme de fleur à cinq pétales à décor en relief et détaché de...
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Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros blonde, Chine, Fin XVIIème-Début...
Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros blonde, Chine, Fin XVIIème-Début XVIIIème siècle. Estimation : 15 000 € / 20 000 €. Photo Aguttesà décor sculpté en relief et détaché d'un personnage sous un...
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