Auction 225 SUMMERTIME ESTATE SALE
By Converse Auctions
Jul 7, 2023
1 Spring Street Paoli, PA 19301 USA, United States
Summertime Estate Sale Friday, July 7th @Noon ET Online Only Sale - Chinese porcelain, Scholar’s Items, Snuff Bottles, Paintings, Jade Carvings and jewelry, Bronzes - Vintage & Antique Books - Japanese Porcelain - Continental & American China Sets: Royal Hanover, Stangl, Limoges, Spode - Delft & Portugese Tiles, Bordallo Pinheiro Plates - American Pottery: Early Yelloware, Haegar, Shawnee, McCoy - Fine Crystal - Fine Jewelry, Diamond Rings & Pendant, Sterling Jewelry, Vintage Hat Pins - Garden Decor - Rugs - Fine Art Prints: Shepard Fairey, Miss Bugs
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Logo THE WORLDS GREAT TREASURES HC


Book with over 500 photos of objects made by goldsmiths and other metal workers.

10 1/2" X 14 1/2"


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Image 1:



THE WORLD'S
GREAT
TREASURES
Edited by
Gianni Guadalupi
THE
WORLD'S
GREAT
TREASURES
Edited
by
Gianni
Guadalupi

Image 2:



THE WORLD'S
GREAT
TREASURES
STEWART, TABORI & CHANG
NEW YORK
THE
WORLD'S
GREAT
TREASURES
STEWART,
TABORI
&
CHANG
NEW
YORK

Image 3:



embossed on beaten gold and
188 and 189 top These
remarkable feline beads in
gilded copper with teeth of
ritual masks, the feline image
sbell are parts of necklace
is one of the most frequently
encountered mythological
Lord They all have a strong
creatures of Sipán
expressive charge and are
189
188
189 bottom As always
acterized by a particular
expressive charge It is made
embossed
on
beaten
gold
and
188 and
189
top
These
composed
of
two
feline
beads
in
soldered
together.
are
gilded copper
with
teeth
of
ritual
masks,
the
feline
image
parts of
necklace
is
one of the
most
frequently
of the
Old
encountered
mythological
Lord
all
strong
creatures
of
Sipán
expressive
charge
and
are
189
188
189
bottom
As always
in
the
figurative
this
char
acterized
by
a particular
expressive
charge
It is
made
of gold
with
eyes
silver
and
lapis

Image 4:



IHS
210 Details of the
the extremely fine tracery
a golden spider's web that
sheds warm sparkling
light on the colored enamels
In the upper section of
the Pala, a four-lobed
Archangel Michael
repousse panels from the church of St Michael in
the Monastery of Christ the Pantocrator Constan- their metaphysical light take their place in Gothic
gogical light that leads to God The enamels with
211 At the center of the
tinople (the Venetians' podesta between 1204 and
210
Pala, large panel frames
1261) a large upper frieze was added and further
architecture with the same absolute sense of fitness as
OAP
IHS
210
Details
of the
Pala d'Oro
the
splendor
of the
the extremely
fine
tracery
a golden
spider's
web that
sheds
warm
sparkling
light on
the colored
enamels
In the upper
section of
the Pala,
a four-lobed
medallion
frames
Archangel
Michael
repousse
panels
from
the
church
of St
Michael
the
Monastery
of Christ
the
Pantocrator
Constan-
their
metaphysical
light
take
their
place
in
Gothic
gogical
light
that
leads
God
The
enamels
with
211
At the
center
of the
tinople
(the
podesta
between
1204
and
210
Pala,
large
panel
frames
1261)
a large
upper
frieze
was
added
and
further
architecture
with
the
same
absolute
sense
of
fitness as

Image 5:



In the late-eighteenth-century scepter appears a
295 Both the carring
rary pieces made in the
with pendants and the
some of the motifs of the imperial crown and diadem
lence representing Constantinople, the Hapsburgs,
"Anniversary" necklace in
alternate with rosettes
Russian Field Diadem,
can also be seen in Soviet-made jewels which also
platinum gold
brilliants,
and the Mongol khans. The two-headed eagle
to form an extremely
so-called for its delicate ears
use a large quantity of diamonds The scepter and
and rubies are contempo-
of corn traced in diamonds,
elegant composition
was the Russian coat of arms
In
the
late-eighteenth-century
scepter
appears a
295
Both
two-headed
the
imperial
symbol
rary
pieces
made
in the
with
pendants
and the
some
of
the
motifs
of
the
imperial
crown
and
diadem
294-295
The
droplet
lence
representing
the
Hapsburgs,
"Anniversary"
necklace in
alternate
with
rosettes
Russian
Field
Diadem,
can
also
be
seen
in
Soviet-made
which
also
gold
brilliants,
and
the
Mongol
The
two-headed
eagle
to form
extremely
so-called
for its
delicate ears
use a
large
quantity
of
diamonds
The
scepter
and
and
rubies
are
contempo-
of
corn
traced in
diamonds,
elegant
composition
was
the
Russian
coat
of
arms



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