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Enormous 'lightning bolt' gold nugget - rarer than any diamond - to bring...
Lot 72036. Gold Nugget "Lightning Bolt", Victoria, Australia; 10.63 x 2.36 x 1.43 inches (27.00 x 6.00 x 3.64 cm), 1,241 grams (39.9 oz t). Estimate: $70,000 - $100,000. DALLAS, TX.- An enormous,...
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A small russet-glazed bowl, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century
Lot 857. A small russet-glazed bowl, Song dynasty, 11th-12th century; 4 in. (10.4 cm.) diameter. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000. Price Realized $6,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015The interior decorated in...
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A huanghuali side table (Tiaozhuo), Ming dynasty, 17th century
Lot 199. A huanghuali side table (Tiaozhuo), Ming dynasty, 17th century. Height 34 1/4 in., 87.1 cm; Width 50 3/4 in., 129 cm; Depth 19 in., 48.3 cm. Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 USD. Lot sold 281,000...
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A huanghuali side table (Xiaotiaozhuo), 17th century
Lot 191. A huanghuali side table (Xiaotiaozhuo), 17th century. Height 34 in., 86.4 cm; Width 39 1/8 in., 99.3 cm; Depth 19 1/4 in., 49 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 161,000 USD. Photo:...
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A gilt-splashed bronze censer, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Lot 590. A gilt-splashed bronze censer, Ming dynasty(1368-1644). Width across handles 9 1/2 in., 24.1 cm. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 209,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.of compressed globular...
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A large gilt-splashed bronze censer, 17th-18th century
Lot 589. A large gilt-splashed bronze censer, 17th-18th century. Width 14 in., 35.5 cm. Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 USD. Lot sold 23,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.of compressed globular form below a short...
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A small lobed gilt-splashed bronze censer, 17th-18th century
Lot 587. A small lobed gilt-splashed bronze censer, 17th-18th century. Length 3 1/8 in., 8 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 10,000 USD. Lot sold 23,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.of quatrefoil section, the lobes...
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A pale celadon reticulated jade 'dragon' plaque, Ming dynasty
Lot 570. A pale celadon reticulated jade 'dragon' plaque, Ming dynasty. Length 5 1/8 in., 13 cm. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 16,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.of rectangular form slightly rounded...
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A pale celadon jade brush washer, 17th century
Lot 254. A pale celadon jade brush washer, 17th century. Length 5 3/4 in., 14.6 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 10,625 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.the deep rounded sides encircled by five variously...
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Parchment leaf from a Koran written in early Kufi, Syria, 1st half of 8th...
Parchment leaf from a Koran written in early Kufi, Syria, 1st half of 8th century, 46.5 × 39.9 cm, Inv. no. 26/2003© The David Collection.The script on this leaf from an early Koran with a vertical...
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Earthenware storage jar with a turquoise glaze, Western Iran or Iraq, 8th...
Earthenware storage jar with a turquoise glaze, Western Iran or Iraq, 8th century. H: 40; Diam: c. 34 cm, Inv. no. 27/2003. © The David Collection.Green-glazed jars like this one are among the oldest...
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Earthenware cup with molded or stamped decoration and a yellow and green...
Earthenware cup with molded or stamped decoration and a yellow and green glaze, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century. H: 7.8; Diam. at top: 12 cm, Inv. no. 26/1995© The David Collection.Both the shape and...
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Earthenware cup with molded decoration and yellow and green glazes, Iraq or...
Earthenware cup with molded decoration and yellow and green glazes, Iraq or Syria, 8th-9th century. H: 7; Diam without handle: 13.9 cm, Inv. no. 4/2006. © The David Collection.The cup was given...
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Flacon, yellowish and blue-green glass, Syria?, 7th-9th century
Flacon, yellowish and blue-green glass, Syria?, 7th-9th century, H: 10 cm, Inv. no. 49/1979. © The David Collection.This blown flacon was mounted so that it became part of a horse-like animal made of...
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Flacon of blue glass with marvered white-thread decoration, Egypt or Syria,...
Flacon of blue glass with marvered white-thread decoration, Egypt or Syria, 8th-9th century, H: 5.5 cm, Inv. no. 31/2003. © The David Collection.This little flacon, which was used for fragrant oil or...
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Spherical bottle, green glass with red threads, Iran or Syria, 8th-10th century
Spherical bottle, green glass with red threads, Iran or Syria, 8th-10th century, H: 15.8; Maximum diam: 17 cm, Inv. no. 37/2001. © The David Collection.The bottle has a simple but elegant decoration....
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A rare coloured diamond and diamond ring
Lot 1963. A rare 9.50 carats rectangular-shaped fancy vivid orangy yellow diamond and diamond ring. Estimate HK$12,000,000 – HK$18,000,000 (US$1,500,000-2,300,000). Price realised HKD 14,440,000. ©...
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A two-coloured jade spoon, Mughal, 18th century
Lot 228. A two-coloured jade spoon, Mughal, 18th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 22,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s.The spinach green bowl of scalloped form tapering to a neck carved with a...
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A carved jade bowl, Mughal or Deccan, circa 17th century
Lot 224. A carved jade bowl, Mughal or Deccan, circa 17th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 23,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s.the nephrite jade carved as a stylised petalled foot leading to a...
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3000-year-old Egyptian beauty to be star attraction at TEFAF New York Fall fair
Egyptian sarcophagus mask, Thebes, c.943-716 BC, wooden carving, 20.3cm high.LONDON.- At almost 3000 years old, this Egyptian sarcophagus mask of a woman has a 19th century provenance to the...
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