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A silk brocade Imperial dragon roundel for a Princess, Jiaqing period

A silk brocade Imperial dragon roundel for a Princess, Jiaqing period. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. finely embroidered in gold and coloured threads with a writhing five clawed dragon circling a flaming pearl, surrounded by scrolling clouds above...

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Tags: Jiaqing period, Imperial Dragon, silk brocade, Princess roundel

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30 avril 2014

A Chinese midnight blue silk surcoat, 19th century

A Chinese midnight blue silk surcoat, 19th century. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. embroidered with woven satin roundels depicting confronting dragons chasing flaming pearls, against a background of scrolling clouds and lotuses, the collar with...

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Tags: 19th century, surcoat, midnight blue silk surcoat

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30 avril 2014

A Chinese blue gauze court ‘dragon robe’, jifu, 19th century

A Chinese blue gauze court ‘dragon robe’, jifu, 19th century. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. finely worked in couched gilt thread depicting nine five-clawed dragons with flaming pearls, amidst lingzhi shaped clouds, auspicious emblems and bats...

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Tags: 19th century, dragon robe, Jifu, blue gauze court robe

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30 avril 2014

A civil official’s cotton blue cotton surcoat, bufu, 19th century

A civil official’s cotton blue cotton surcoat, bufu, 19th century. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. the dark blue ground applied on the front and back with a satin-stitched insignia badge, buzi, of a Paradise Flycatcher, for the official of the...

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Tags: 19th century, bufu, civil official’s surcoat, cotton blue cotton surcoat

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30 avril 2014

Pair of natural pearls auctioned for a record $3.3 million at Doyle New York; surpasses prior record by $900,000

Pair of natural pearls auctioned for a record $3.3 million. Price Achieved on April 28 at Doyle New York Surpassed Prior Record by $900,000. NEW YORK, NY.- On April 28, 2014, Doyle New York auctioned a pair of rare natural pearls for $3,301,000 - a world...

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Tags: natural pearls

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30 avril 2014

Sotheby's New York achieves world auction record price per carat for any sapphire

Exceptional Platinum, Sapphire and Diamond Ring. Estimate $4/5 million. Sold for $5,093,000 / $180,731 per carat. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- A new world auction record price per carat for any sapphire was set tonight at Sotheby’s New York, when...

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Tags: Sapphire and diamond ring, Kashmir Sapphire

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29 avril 2014

A coloured diamond ring

A coloured diamond ring. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014. Centering upon a fancy dark orangy-brown oval-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 27.33 carats, to the pavé-set diamond and pink diamond double frame and triple shoulders, mounted in gold, ring...

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Tags: oval-shaped diamond, Fancy Dark Orangy-Brown diamond, coloured diamond ring

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29 avril 2014

A ruby and diamond ring

A ruby and diamond ring. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014. Set with an oval-shaped ruby, weighing approximately 19.64 carats, to the pavé-set diamond surround and bifurcated shoulders, mounted in gold, ring size 6½. Estimate CHF360,000 – CHF540,000 ($409,479...

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Tags: oval-shaped ruby, Burma ruby, Ruby and diamond ring

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29 avril 2014

A sapphire and diamond ring

A sapphire and diamond ring. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014. Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire, weighing approximately 35.74 carats, to the old-mine brilliant-cut diamond shoulders, weighing approximately 2.36 and 2.31 carats, and plain hoop, mounted...

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Tags: Ceylon sapphire, Sapphire and diamond ring, cushion-shaped sapphire

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29 avril 2014

A sapphire and diamond ring

A sapphire and diamond ring. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014. Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire, weighing approximately 20.20 carats, to the shield-shaped diamond shoulders, mounted in platinum, ring size 4¾. Estimate CHF420,000 – CHF580,000 ($477,725...

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Tags: Sapphire and diamond ring, cushion-shaped sapphire, Kashmir Sapphire

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