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A twelve-leaf Coromandel lacquer screen. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Sothebys
A twelve-leaf Coromandel lacquer screen. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Sothebys the principal side decorated with boys engaged in various activities gathering in front of elaborate pavilions with...
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A blue and white cup, Kangxi mark and period - Sothebys
A blue and white cup, Kangxi mark and period - Sothebysthe conical sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, painted to the exterior with linked foliate scrolls above the foot, the base inscribed...
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Grue couronnée immature (II/B-bagué) Balearica pavonina
Grue couronnée immature (II/B-bagué) Balearica pavonina. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.TajanEstimation : 600 / 800 €Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu -...
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A blue and white quatrelobed tripod censer and a cover. Ming dynasty, Wanli...
A blue and white quatrelobed tripod censer and a cover. Ming dynasty, Wanli period - Sothebysthe quatrelobed body rising from three legs to a straight rim, flanked by a pair of animal mask handles, the...
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Goura victoria (II/B bagué) Goura victoriae
Goura victoria (II/B bagué) Goura victoriae. Photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.TajanEstimation : 500 / 600 €Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. Vendredi 17 mai 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salle 10 - 9,...
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A pair of blue and white Three friends of winter dishes. Qing dynasty, Kangxi...
A pair of blue and white Three friends of winter dishes. Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Sothebyseach with rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot, the interior painted in rich cobalt-blue tones...
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The Medici gem collectors of the Italian Renaissance come to Bowers Museum
Florentine Manufacture, Vase with Cover Lapis lazuli, Gold, Enamels Florence, Museo degli Argenti.SANTA ANA, CA.- Gems of the Medici, an acclaimed international exhibition, highlights some of the...
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Rare Renaissance bust by sculptor Benedetto da Rovezzano acquired by...
Benedetto da Rovezzano, Saint John the Baptist, c. 1505, terracotta, 19 2/3 x 15 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (50 x 40 x 25 cm).MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts approved yesterday...
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Discovered painting of Elizabeth I to go on display as National Portrait...
Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth I and the Three Goddesses) c. 1590. attrib. Isaac Oliver © National Portrait Gallery, London.LONDON.- A previously unknown painting of Elizabeth I attributed to the famous...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston reopens renovated Art of the Netherlands in the...
Jan de Bray (Dutch, 1627–1697), Portrait of a Boy holding a Basket of Fruit, 1658. Oil on panel. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund and other funds. Photo: ©...
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Rare handscroll from the Qing Dynasty of China goes on display at Chester...
Handscroll of flowers and birds from the Chinese Qing dynasty (detail) (1644-1911). © Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin.DUBLIN.- Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, has been described as the...
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A pale celadon-glazed ‘lotus’ dish, Yongzheng mark and period - Sothebys
A pale celadon-glazed ‘lotus’ dish, Yongzheng mark and period - Sothebysof ogee-form rising from a short foot, delicately moulded to the interior with curved petal lappets radiating from a lotus pod...
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Sapphire and diamond devant de corsage, late 19th century - Sothebys
Sapphire and diamond devant de corsage, late 19th century - SothebysOf foliate and scroll design, set with an oval sapphire, cushion-shaped and circular-cut diamonds, pendent loops to reverse....
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A rare Clair-de-lune glazed jardinière, Qianlong seal mark and period
A rare Clair-de-lune glazed jardinière, Qianlong seal mark and period - Sothebysof rectangular form with canted corners, the flared sides rising to an everted rim and supported on four ruyi feet joined...
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Seed pearl and diamond choker, late 19th century - Sothebys
Seed pearl and diamond choker, late 19th century - SothebysComposed of seventeen rows of seed pearls, highlighted at intervals with spacers set with circular- and single-cut diamonds, length...
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A celadon-glazed ‘Melon’ wall vase, Qianlong seal mark and period - Sothebys
A celadon-glazed ‘Melon’ wall vase, Qianlong seal mark and period - Sothebysmodelled in the form of a large lobed melon with an adjacent smaller melon, borne on curling tendrils issuing vine leaves,...
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Diamond brooch, 1890s - Sothebys
Diamond brooch, 1890s - SothebysDesigned as a foliate spray, the flower head en tremblant, set with cushion-shaped, circular-cut, and rose diamonds, French assay marks. Estimation: 9,500 - 14,000...
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Getty Museum acquires a Rembrandt self-portrait and a Venice painting by...
Rembrandt Laughing, about 1628. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Oil on copper. 8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.LOS ANGELES, CA.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced...
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