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A 12.54 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire ring
Lot 233. A 12.54 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire ring. Estimate 979,000 — 1,470,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby'sSet with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 12.54 carats, size 53. Accompanied by SSEF...
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Attractive 16.34 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond ring
Lot 310. Attractive 16.34 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate 690,000 — 985,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby'sSet with a cushion-shaped sapphire weighing 16.34 carats, within a...
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Burmese sapphire and diamond necklace
Lot 304. Burmese sapphire and diamond necklace. Estimate 685,000 — 979,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby'sComposed of a line of cushion-shaped sapphires alternating with similarly shaped diamonds, length...
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Princess Marie von Hatzfeldt's 20.14 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire...
Lot 318. Princess Marie von Hatzfeldt's 20.14 carats Kashmir cushion-shaped sapphire and diamond bangle, 1887. Estimate 500,000 — 800,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby'sSet with a cushion-shaped sapphire...
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9.93 carats Kashmir step-cut sapphire and diamond ring
Lot 261. 9.93 carats Kashmir step-cut sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate 470,000 — 590,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby'sSet with a step-cut sapphire weighing 9.93 carats, between baguette diamond shoulders,...
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23.88 carats Burmese step-cut sapphire and diamond ring
Lot 316. 23.88 carats Burmese step-cut sapphire and diamond ring. Estimate 330,000 — 550,000 CHF. Photo Sotheby'sSet with a step-cut sapphire weighing 23.88 carats, between shield-shaped diamond...
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A rare green-glazed pilgrim flask, Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420)
Lot 191. A rare green-glazed pilgrim flask, Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420). Estimate GBP 8,000 - GBP 10,000 (USD 9,968 - USD 12,460). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The compressed-form vase has a...
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A gilt silver-inlaid box and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Lot 141. A gilt silver-inlaid box and cover, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 25,000 (USD 18,690 - USD 31,150). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The box is in the shape of a ruyi....
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A gilt-bronze circular box and cover, Qianlong four-character mark and...
Lot 138. A gilt-bronze circular box and cover, Qianlong four-character mark and possibly of the period (1736-1795). Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 12,460 - USD 18,690). Photo Christie's Images...
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A gold globular waterpot, 19th century
Lot 139. A gold globular waterpot, 19th century. Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 18,690 - USD 24,920). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The rounded waterpot is moulded to the sides with mythical...
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A rare huanghuali 'southern officials hat' armchair, nanguanmaoyi, Ming...
Lot 200. A rare huanghuali'southern officials hat' armchair, nanguanmaoyi, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Estimate GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000 (USD 62,300 - USD 87,220). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The...
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A rare huanghuali low back chair, meiguiyi, 17th-18th century
Lot 198. A rare huanghuali low back chair, meiguiyi, 17th-18th century. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 37,380 - USD 62,300). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The chair has a straight toprail,...
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A rare huanghuali horseshoe-back armchair, quanyi, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 199. A rare huanghuali horseshoe-back armchair, quanyi, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Estimate GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 37,380 - USD 62,300). Photo Christie's Images Ltd 2016. The sweeping crest...
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Katharine Augusta Carl (1865–1938) in Chinese dress
Katharine Augusta Carl (1865–1938) in Chinese dress. The sister of Francis A. Carl, who worked for Sir Robert Hart at the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs Service, was an American painter and author...
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Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St James
Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St James.
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Hui-lan Oei (Madame Wellington Koo), photographed by E.O. Hoppé, 1921
Hui-lan Oei (Madame Wellington Koo), photographed by E.O. Hoppé, 1921.
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Ivory cup, Bernhard Strauss, Augsburg, c. 1660-1670
Ivory cup, Bernhard Strauss, Augsburg, c. 1660-1670, ivory© Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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