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Empress Dowager

Chinese Reverse Painting on Glass Empress Dowager Cixi 1st Half of 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A CHINESE REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS OF Empress Dowager Cixi 1st Half of 20th Century. Fine
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

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Glass

Large Chinese Qing Yellow Glazed Black Floral Porcelain Jardiniere
Located in Danville, CA
Empress Dowager Cixi in Forbidden City. Empress Dowager Cixi, of the Manchu Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Ceramic Vase Qing Dynasty Tung Chih Period (1862 - 1875)
Located in Milano, MI
mother, the powerful Empress Dowager Cixi, played a significant role in these efforts.
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Antique 1870s Chinese Qing Vases

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Ceramic

Massive Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Figures of Attendants, Qing Dynasty
Located in New York, NY
large size of the present pair is consistent with the grand taste of the Empress Dowager Cixi. She
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

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Enamel

Chinese Path Marker, c. 1908
Located in Chicago, IL
engaged in vigorous reforms, he was a victim of a palace coup by the empress dowager and kept under house
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Garden Ornaments

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Limestone

Chinese Path Marker, c. 1908
Chinese Path Marker, c. 1908
H 69 in W 8 in D 11 in
Antique Chinese Late Qing Carved Pink Tourmaline Art Deco Diamond Earrings
Located in New York, NY
. Pink tourmalines were favorites of the Empress Dowager Cixi during the Qing Dynasty with a number of
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Art Deco Drop Earrings

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Diamond, Tourmaline, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold

Pair of 19th Century Qing Dynasty Faux Bamboo Chinese Vases
Located in Ixelles, BE
adolescence and was largly overshadowed by the rule of his mother, Empress Dowager Cixi. Although he had
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Blossom and Tree Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Araki Kanpo
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager. Later Kanpo returned to Nihonga and continued to receive
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk

Fragment of the Antique Tiffany Chinese Carpet with Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
columns of an unknown hall, and was reportedly last used in China in the private temple of the Empress
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Print of various Medals of Austria by G.L. de Rochemont, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Order; German: Sternkreuz-Orden) was founded by Eleanora Gonzaga of Mantua, dowager empress of the Holy
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Antique Mid-19th Century Prints

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Paper

Water Melon Tourmaline 32.66 Carat Green And Red Natural Maginificient Loose Gem
By Malpani Jewels
Located in Hung Hom, HK
because the Chinese Dowager Empress Tz'u Hsi was especially fond of the color. There, craftsmen carved the
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2010s Hong Kong Arts and Crafts Loose Gemstones

Materials

Tourmaline

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, and Smoky Quartz Carved Horse
By Mellerio
Located in New York, NY
family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the
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20th Century French Mounted Objects

Materials

Rock Crystal, Jade, Quartz, Gold, Silver

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, & Lapis Horse
By Mellerio
Located in New York, NY
names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and
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20th Century French Mounted Objects

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver

Mellerio Paris, French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, Lapis, and Obsidian Polo Player
By Mellerio dits Meller
Located in New York, NY
names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and
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20th Century French Art Deco Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver

Mellerio Paris, a French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, & Lapis Horse
By Mellerio Paris
Located in New York, NY
Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the
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21st Century and Contemporary French Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver

Mellerio Paris, a French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, and Smoky Quartz Carved Horse
By Mellerio dits Meller
Located in New York, NY
Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the
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20th Century French Figurines and Sculptures

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, Jade, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, Si...

"San Anton Palace Malta" Early 20th Cent. Garden and Fountain Watercolor Russian
Located in Soquel, CA
the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna, sister of Queen Alexandra, and over 600 members of the Russian
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1920s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Boin-Taburet & Faberge, - 8pc. 950 Sterling Tea Set + 6 Faberge Espresso Cups
By Boin-Taburet
Located in Wilmington, DE
in 1906 by Tsar Nicholas II, the egg was presented to the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on Easter
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Tea Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Rare Important Statues Signed Faberge 1912 Russian Kamer Kazak Bodyguard
By Fabergé
Located in GB
bodyguards of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna A little history, the
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Vintage 1910s European Edwardian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Fabergé Oval Cut Aquamarine Diamond Platinum Gold Pendant Necklace
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
surmount and chain, Purchased by dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna of Russia 28/7/12 for 260 roubles. Was a
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, Platinum

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Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious and rare table clock is the essence of Art Deco style. Retailed at the renowned J. E. Caldwell & Co., this exceptional timepiece is comprised of a French clock movemen...
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20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Enamel

Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
Art Deco J.E. Caldwell Table Clock
H 3.25 in W 2.5 in D 2.13 in
Regina Upright Music Box
By Regina Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
An extraordinary and rare coin-operated Regina Sublima upright music box crafted by the Regina music box company, one of the most recognized music box manufacturers in the world, com...
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Antique 19th Century American Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Regina Upright Music Box
Regina Upright Music Box
H 64.75 in W 28 in D 14.5 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Glass takes the place of canvas in this Qing Dynasty reverse glass painting dating to the 19th century. Chinese painters and calligraphers began the practice of painting in oil on gl...
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19th Century Qing Paintings

Materials

Oil, Glass

18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...
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Antique 18th Century German Rococo Wine Coolers

Materials

Tin

Antique Blue Chinese Porcelain Octagonal Shaped Fishbowls with Cartouches, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and unusual pair of antique blue Chinese porcelain octagonal shaped fishbowls/ jardeniers painted with cartouches of flowers, birds, and fruit. Each of the bowls have beau...
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Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

THANGKA OF WHITE TARA First half of 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A THANGKA OF WHITE TARA First half of 20th century. Opaque pigments and gold on cloth. Image: 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" in. (24.1 x 19.7 cm) Frame: 18 3/4" x 14 3/4" in. (47.6 x 37.5 cm) No...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Art

Materials

Fabric

Magnificent Grand Bureau / Writing Desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke, Paris
Located in Berlin, DE
Magnificent grand bureau/writing desk Louis XV, After Francois Linke The desk has an estimated total weight of approx. 450 kg, bronze weight approx. 250 kg. Solid beech wood and ...
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Late 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Very Decorative Vizagapatam Box INDIA 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VERY DECORATIVE VIZAGAPATAM BOX Vizagapatam, India, 19th Century. Rustic workmanship will only add to the decorative appeal of this Anglo-Indian footed domed casket in ebonized woo...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Tibetan Thangka Depicting the Bhavacakra, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Tibetan Thangka Depicting The Bhavacakra Early 20th century, Color on cloth. A thangka showing the bhavacakra with the ancient five cyclic realms of samsara in Buddhi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Linen

19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Copper, Gold

Large Chinese Export Reverse Paintings on Glass, the Beauty
Located in Norton, MA
Large charming 19th-century Chinese export reverse glass painting, depicting the beauty of traditional Chinese customs and clothing decorations on the noblewomen. The paintings come ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ancestor Portraits, Large Size, Framed
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice pair of Chinese ancestor family group portraits, 19th century, on paper, framed in teak frames under glass. Twelve characters total in period attire with hats and crowns signi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

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Paper

19th Century Meissen Porcelain 'Elements' Ewer Emblematic of Water
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Meissen porcelain 'Elements' ewer emblematic of water. Blue crossed swords mark. The present ewer, representing water, is after the set modelled by Johann Joachim Ka¨n...
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Antique 1870s German Rococo Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
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Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
H 2.37 in W 20.67 in D 14.77 in
Antique Large Chinese Export Reverse Painting on Mirror
Located in Norton, MA
A large charming late 19th-century to early 20th-century, Chinese export reverse mirror painting, depicting a lady setting in her library. The painting comes with its original hardwo...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

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Glass, Wood

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Chinese Porcelain Vase
Located in Chamblee, GA
the Republic Period of China, 1912-1949 Vase depicts multiple scenes of the Empress Dowager Cixi with
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Chinese Porcelain Vase
Chinese Porcelain Vase
H 18 in Dm 8 in
Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi
Located in Chicago, IL
around. This finely painted example dates to the early 20th century and depicts the Empress Dowager Cixi
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Early 20th Century Qing Portrait Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Painted Bronze Figures of the Kamer-Kazaks Pustynnikov and Kudinov Faberge, Pair
Located in Dublin, Ireland
and are of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov, personal Kamer-Kazak bodyguards of Dowager Empress Maria
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rare Bronze Portrait Sculpture Bust Bronze by HRM Queen of Belgium
Located in Surfside, FL
, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sisi. Her mother was Maria Josepha of Portugal, daughter of
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Chinese Reverse Glass Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi
Located in Chicago, IL
around. This finely painted example dates to the early 20th century and depicts the Empress Dowager Cixi
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Glass, Wood

19th Century Tongzhi Dynasty Stackable Bowls with Lid
Located in Dallas, TX
, Empress Dowager Cixi. Although he had little influence over state affairs, the events of his reign gave
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jar Vases
Located in New York, NY
of the last Empress Dowager of China, Cixi, elegant antique and modern aspect. China, circa 1880s
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Vases

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Pottery

Samurai Walking in Snow — Forty-seven Ronin Memorial Series, 1920
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
recognition as an oil painter and was awarded the honor of painting a portrait of the Empress Dowager. Later
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1920s Showa Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Wu Zetian, first female Chinese Emperor from The Empresses H10-01 NEW in Box
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
and then as an empress dowager, through her sons Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, from 665 to 690, not
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2010s Pop Art Mixed Media

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Metal

Silver and 14 Karat Yellow Gold Fabergé Diamond Snowflake Brooch
By Fabergé
Located in Orimattila, FI
present from Emperor Nicholas II to his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna for Easter 1913 (sold
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Antique Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Brooches

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Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Chinese large porcelain vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
Empress Dowager Longyu abdicated on behalf of the last emperor, Puyi, on February 12, 1912.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases

Pigskin Lady's Trunk with Painted Vignettes and Silk Lining, China, 1885
Located in Quechee, VT
is a piece of Chinese material culture typical of the late Qing dynasty during the Regency of Empress
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

Chinese Late Q'ing Pair of Fine Yellow Ground Double Gourd-Form Vases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
dominos, each of which has various numbers to the surface. Unmarked. The Empress Dowager Cixi
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

George IV Lacquered Brass Twenty-Four-Light Chandelier, circa 1830
By Messenger and Sons
Located in New York, NY
Montferrard designed for the apartments of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, Tsar Nicholas I's mother, at
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Antique 1820s English Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

1912 Tsarevich Faberge Egg
By Peter Carl Fabergé
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
, the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna. Records have shown that of the 50 imperial Easter eggs, 20 were
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Early 20th Century Russian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel

1900s Cartier Platinum Diamond Enamel Bell form Pendant Watch with Necklace
By Cartier
Located in New york, NY
would set the stage for Faberge and Cartier. The Tsar and Tsarina, along with the Dowager Empress, Maria
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Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum

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