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#DailyCloseup! 🔍Today we present a strange object called "Inrō", used in Japan to holding small things. Created in the Edo period (1603-1867), it was a very practical element because traditional Japanese robes lacked pockets. The different containers (usually 6), called "sagemono", were created to carry specialized contents as tobacco, pipes, writing brush or ink, depending on its size. The 6 boxes were held together by a cord and in the end they had a "netsuke" (miniature sculpture), to suspend the "Inrō" in a safe way. We can find in different museums around the world pieces like that one, as in the @metmuseum , usually richly made by wood, ivory, bone, and lacquer. - 📌Find this amazing lot in our Online Auction! Check out the lot nr. 1123767 in the link in bio (ONLINE AUCTIONS). (en Balclis) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ghualI6J6/?igshid=17g3d5dor2tey

#dailycloseup 🏵Closing this week with a dazzling cameo brooch from the 19th century! The tradition of carving precious stones was initiated during Ancient Greece and were so popular later in the Roman Empire. It would be in renaissance, neoclassicism and empire eras when this delicated pieces succesely revived, founding examples like this lot. We can find them in the Napoleon Coronation Jewels (he was a great supporter of the glyptic arts) or in the Swedish Cameo Tiara (first owned by Empress Josephine de Beauharnais) being the best illustration of this exquisite trend with a beautiful set of Neoclassical Cameos and pearls. 📌Check the lot NR 1001748 in the link in bio (ONLINE AUCTIONS) to see the full piece! (en Balclis) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwudriZFKgU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sjo47phq03i2

🔎#dailycloseup Today we feature a zoom on a Catalan bureau from the 18th Century. But, what can we appreciate? -First of all, an elegant filleted boxwood patterns. In the Charles III era marquetry was a very typical element in furniture. We can find decorations full of elements and trompe-d'oeils usually made by ebony, boxwood, palisandro, cherry... ⚡️And these amazing bronzes? They were "à la mode" too, coming directly from the France of Louis XV. In this case we find keyholes in a "cornucopia" shape and the shooters are in the typical "rocaille" way. ❤️¿Love it? This bureau is now available in our Online Auction. Check it in the link in bio (ONLINE AUCTIONS), LOT NR. 1022308 (en Balclis) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwpS4obn27G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11b2svtjeg3le

Today our #theonlinequality serie will mix with a new one: a #dailycloseup ! 🔎Which are the most amazing zooms in our online auction? Find out in the following posts! - We start with a delicate French School of the 19th century. Two dancers are the center of an almost divine composition, in which we find infinite details full of elegance: fabrics, jewels, flowers... all together to delight the senses. 📌Check out this magnific oil on canvas in the link in bio (ONLINE AUCTIONS). LOT NR. 1054988 (en Balclis) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwmwZ6qnmXX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9frtfqeht81l

🔎#dailycloseup Today is the turn of this amazing "Thousand faces" fan. Used by men and womens since 1600 B.C. in China, this kind of fans were usually named "of thousand faces", due to its scenes: stories, popular events or historical facts were the main references, appearing multiple characters as emperors, courtiers, soldiers and animals. During 17th century these fans were the favorite items to export to Europe, being absolutely popular from the 19th century. They were usually made by paper, silk, ivory, wood or lacques, and always had a framing with drawn flowers. ❤️¿Love it? Check out all the details of this lot in the link in bio (ONLINE AUCTIONS) LOT NR. 1048349 (en Balclis) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwr2qbglfgg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1na8qca58oksk