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Asian art auctions at Koller Zurich to offer a number of top quality Buddhist...
Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Tibet, 13th-14th century. Bronze. H 45 cm. CHF 400 000 / 600 000. Photo Koller AuctionsZURICH.- On 7 and 8 May Koller will offer at auction a number of top quality Buddhist...
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Great Blue Sapphire of Louis XIV
Great Blue Sapphire of Louis XIV. During the 17th cent, a Roman prince named Ruspoli sold it to a salesman, who sold it to King Louis XIV before 1691. The Ruspoli jewel escaped confiscation & theft...
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A large Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1575 - Sotheby's
A large Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1575 - Sotheby'sof shallow rounded form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, viridian green and relief red, outlined in black, featuring a vase...
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An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1560
An Iznik polychrome pottery dish, Turkey, circa 1560 - Sotheby'sWith a bracketed rim, decorated in underglaze red, cobalt blue, grey-green and black outline with a near-symmetrical design of...
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An Iznik polychrome pottery tankard, Turkey, circa 1575-80
An Iznik polychrome pottery tankard, Turkey, circa 1575-80 - Sotheby'sof tall cylindrical form with applied with a square-form handle with projecting corners and elongated mounts, decorated in...
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An Iznik Polychrome pottery Dish, Turkey, 16th Century
An Iznik Polychrome pottery Dish, Turkey, 16th Century - Sotheby'sof shallow rounded form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, green and relief red with thin black outlines, featuring tulips and...
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Art Deco Natural Fancy Blue Diamond, Diamond, Platinum Ring, J.E. Caldwell
Art Deco Natural Fancy Blue Diamond, Diamond, Platinum Ring, J.E. Caldwell. Photo Heritage AuctionsThe ring features a natural fancy blue marquise-shaped diamond measuring 17.49 x 7.54 x 4.26 mm and...
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Fancy Deep Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold Ring, Piranesi
Fancy Deep Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold Ring, Piranesi. Photo Heritage AuctionsThe ring features a pear-shaped diamond measuring 15.28 x 10.38 x 6.14 mm and weighing 7.02 carats, enhanced by...
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Rhino horns stolen from Ireland's National Museum by gang of three masked men
Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus 1758), Mounted head of black rhinoceros, East Africa. Photo: Courtesy of Nigel Monaghan: Keeper National Museum of Ireland – Natural HistoryDUBLIN (AFP).- Masked men stole...
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Masterpiece found at Ritz sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for...
Charles Le Brun (1619-1690), The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1647. Oil on canvas, 179x131 cm.PARIS (AFP).- A 400-year-old masterpiece that only came to light during a renovation at Paris's Ritz hotel has...
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United States returns stolen 16th century Virgin Mary and baby Jesus tapestry...
The wool and silk tapestry, depicting the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, had been stolen in December 1979.WASHINGTON (AFP).- A 16th century religious tapestry stolen from a Spanish cathedral in 1979 and...
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Vienne s’expose à Saint-Lazare
L’Office du Tourisme de Vienne allie classicisme et art contemporain avec une exposition audacieuse.Pour la 4ème année consécutive, Vienne propose en plein cœur de Paris un événement mettant en avant...
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Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum Ring, Monture Harry Winston
Sapphire, Diamond, Platinum Ring, Monture Harry Winston. Photo Heritage AuctionsThe ring centers a cushion-shaped sapphire measuring 12.86 x 12.54 x 10.65 mm and weighing 16.11 carats, enhanced by...
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Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold Ring
Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold Ring. Photo Heritage AuctionsThe ring features a radiant-cut yellow diamond measuring 11.50 x 9.60 x 6.77 mm and weighing 7.04 carats, set in 18k...
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A fine and rare shufu-type deep porcelain bowl with carved décor, China, Yuan...
A fine and rare shufu-type deep porcelain bowl with carved décor, China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Photo Nagel AuktionenThe large and deep Shufu-type porcelain bowl has an opaque lightly bluish tin,...
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Diamond, Platinum Ring
Diamond, Platinum Ring. Photo Heritage AuctionsThe ring features a pear-shaped diamond measuring 21.95 x 9.94 x 6.16 mm and weighing 8.10 carats, enhanced by tapered baguette-cut diamonds weighing a...
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Sotheby's to offer Barnett Newman masterpiece at Contemporary Art Evening...
Barnett Newman, Onement VI, 1953© 2013 Barnett Newman Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale on 14 May 2013 will include the most...
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A rare Imperial Ming underglaze-blue 'Double-Dragon' circular box and cover,...
A rare Imperial Ming underglaze-blue 'Double-Dragon' circular box and cover, China, Wanli six-character mark within double-circles and of the period. Photo Nagel AuktionenThe domed cover is painted...
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A very rare relief-moulded blue and white porcelain vase, 'fang gu', China,...
A very rare relief-moulded blue and white porcelain vase, 'fang gu', China, Wanli six-character mark and of the period. Photo Nagel AuktionenThe square vase is moulded in relief and painted in cobalt...
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Kashmir Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold Ring
Kashmir Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold Ring. Photo Heritage AuctionsThe ring features a cushion-shaped sapphire measuring 10.10 x 8.85 x 6.08 mm and weighing 5.09 carats, enhanced by tapered...
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