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Tiny bowl breaks record for Chinese ceramics at auction
LEADIN
A 1000-year-old Chinese porcelain bowl from the Song dynasty has broken the world auction record for Chinese ceramics.
It sold for 37.7 million U.S. Dollars at a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong.
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Curated Video
Tiny bowl breaks record for Chinese ceramics at auction
LEADIN
A 1000-year-old Chinese porcelain bowl from the Song dynasty has broken the world auction record for Chinese ceramics.
It sold for 37.7 million U.S. Dollars at a Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong.
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Bridgeman Arts
Pottery production in Golfe-Juan, Vallauris, France 1952
Potters lay their pots out to dry in the sun. The pots are decorated with paint and fired in a kiln. Filmed in the Golfe-Juan resort in Vallauris, France in 1952
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Curadores salvan el patrimonio cultural de Ucrania a toda costa
A principios de marzo, cuando el avance del ejército ruso en la región ucraniana de Zaporiyia parecía inevitable, Natalia Cherguik se fue hacia el oeste en un camión cargado con una tonelada de cuadros, armas de colección y cerámicas del...
Sky News
Lights Beam from Victoria Tower Gardens to Mark WW1 Centenary
Lights Beam from Victoria Tower Gardens to Mark WW1 Centenary
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Cambodia's ancient pottery industry given a new lease of life
The ancient Kingdom of Angkor once created pottery fit for kings, but the artisan skills have declined through the centuries.
In an effort to revive the ancient craft, a Japanese not-for-profit organisation is working with local...
Curated Video
UK Royalty - Queen Elizabeth II and her husband tour the field of ceramic poppies at the Tower of London / Prince Harry joins teacher training session and rugby festival at Eccles Rugby Football Club / UK Queen sends her first tweet during Science Museum visit / Queen opens Flanders Memorial Garden, Prince Harry visits field of Remembrance / Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit 9/11 memorial / Prince William unveils memorial honouring Christmas truce during World War 1
Queen and husband tour field of poppies at Tower of London
London - 16 Oct 2014
1. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, arrive at Tower of London and walk down to art installation
Prince Harry joins teacher...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Royal wedding boosts British china manufacturers
CLEAN: Royal wedding boosts British china manufacturers
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'Political pottery' sees Brexit egg cups and Donald Trump jugs
LEADIN
Pottery has been used to mark historical moments for centuries - and now UK potters are turning clay into everything from Brexit to Donald Trump
And with the upcoming marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan...
Curated Video
Celebrity photographer Dave Hogan nearly pursued a career in pottery, before spending 40 years snapping the stars
CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHER DAVE HOGAN NEARLY PURSUED A CAREER IN POTTERY, BEFORE SPENDING 40 YEARS SNAPPING THE STARS
Dave Hogan has been photographing celebrities for over 40 years
The British photographer has...
Sky News
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge talking at Tower of London
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge talking at Tower of London
Sky News
Royal Family Photo Opportunity at Tower of London
Royal Family Photo Opportunity at Tower of London
Curated Video
Ukrainian stone masons keep sculpting tradition alive
A small village in western Ukraine is keeping the old tradition of hand carved stone sculpture alive.
The village teems with sculptures at every turn - from statues to ornaments to memorial stones.
It's noisy and dusty in this small...
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Qing dinasty vase sold for a record $9.5 million
1. Various of the Falangcai 'Double-Lotus' bowl from the Chinese Qing Kangxi period on display
2. Pan from media to Nicolas Chow (left), Sotheby's International Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, and successful bidder William...
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Preview of sale of Qianlong Chinese vases, one expected to fetch 15.4m dollars
Hong Kong, 7 September 2011
1. Mid of Tianqiuping, a rare famille-rose nine peaches vase from the Qianlong era
2. Tilt up of the vase
3. Various close shots of details of design on vase
4. Set up of Nicolas Chow, International Head of...
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Preview of reopening of Museum of Gold
1. Wide of exterior of the Gold Museum in Bogota
2. Wide of museum poster showing picture of golden artefacts
3. Pan right of poster showing a gold mask and other golden artifacts
4. Close of indigenous gold piece being exhibited at the...
Curated Video
Five wax versions of One Direction band members unveiled at Madame Tussauds
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AP Entertainment
London, 18 April 2013
1. Various of One Direction display, including red telephone box, at Madame Tussauds
2. Various of One Direction wax figures
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicole Fenner,...
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Small "Chicken Cup" dating from Ming era goes under the hammer
A rare cup that's more than 500 years old fetched 36 (M) million US dollars at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday, smashing the previous world record price for Chinese porcelain.
A mainland Chinese collector was the winning bidder at the...
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Auction house collection raises the curtain on life in Imperial and Soviet Russia
Families crowded by a riverside, waiting for a passing motor ship.
This painting by Vladimir Fedorovich Stozharov is just one of the many artworks now on show before auction at Sotheby's in London.
It's part of a collection of paintings...
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Eco-friendly glass art from southern Africa
Mbabane, Swaziland - 26 October, 2010
1. Close of discarded clear glass bottles
Ngwenya Glass, Swaziland - 25 October, 2010
2. Close of bird pattern glasses
3. Mid tilt down of glass blower at work
4. Exterior mid of factory sign showing...
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Prints and sculptured designs at Peter Pilotto's LFW show
Designing duo Peter Pilotto brought a striking contribution to London Fashion Week Monday (16 SEPT. 2013).
Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos's newest season juxtaposes various textures and shapes to an artisanal effect.
Structured...