27 octobre 2008

Circle of Pandolfo Reschi (Danzig 1643-1699 Florence). A cavalry battle between Christians and Turks indistinctly signed 'Ro**' (lower right) - oil on canvas - 29.5 x 35cm (11 5/8 x 13 3/4in).- Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000, €1,900 - 2,500 (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved) Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 29 Oct 2008. Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com

A Rare 'Ru-Type' Narcissus Bowl. Yongzheng Mark And Period the octagonally lobed body with rounded sides rising from a slightly concave base to an everted rim, all supported on three short cabriole legs and covered overall in a pale bluish-grey glaze. 21.5cm, 8 1/2 in. Estimate 7,000—9,000 GBP EXHIBITED: Ju and Kuan Wares, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1952, cat. no. 110. LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections, vol. 8, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 274. Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in... [Lire la suite]

German School, 18th Century. A cavalry skirmish oil on panel - 17.2 x 20.8cm (6 3/4 x 8 3/16in).- Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000, €1,900 - 2,500 (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved) Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 29 Oct 2008. Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com

A set of six Nymphenburg polychrome and gilt painted topographical plates with views of the river Rhine, early 19th century depicting castle Pfalzgrafenstein at Kaub, a view of the city of Boppard, a view of the Königstuhl at Rhens, a view of the city of Andernach with Petersberg and Drachenfels, a view of the city of Bonn, and the mosque at the Turkish garden of Schwetzingen castle, each under broad gilt border and a band of grapes and vines to the rim - impressed shield mark and numerals XVI, some plates with rests of titles... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to George William Sartorius (British, 1759-1828). Peaches, apricots, plums, grapes and other fruit on a stone ledge oil on canvas, laid on board. 29.6 x 30.6cm (11 5/8 x 12 1/16in). Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000, €2,500 - 3,800 PROVENANCE: With Anthony Mould, LondonWhere purchased by the present owner (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved) Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 29 Oct 2008. Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com

A Chinese export famille rose polychrome and gilt-painted armorial part tea-service . Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, circa 1745 painted with the crowned coat-of-arms of the Reverhorst, surrounded by the coats-of-arms of Van Reverhorst, Dewinter, Vereyck, Debruyn, Devroede, Van Groenendyr, Van Peenen and Schevelius, under scroll borders, comprising: twelve teacups and saucers, six cake plates and two larger plates, minor restorations and chips. large plates: 23cm. diameter. Estimate 4,000—6,000 EUR NOTE: These pieces are part... [Lire la suite]

Balthasar van der Ast (Middleburg circa 1590-circa 1656). A wan-li-kraak bowl of fruit beside peaches, walnuts, plums and grapes on a wooden table with a caterpillar and a dragonfly oil on panel, a fragment. 38 x 35 cm. (15 x 13 ¾ in.). Estimate: £5,000 - 8,000, €6,300 - 10,000 (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved) Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 29 Oct 2008. Knightsbridge - www.bonhams.com

A set of seventy-one famille rose dishes and chargers . Qing dynasty, Qianlong period each decorated with two birds perched on flowering branches, below shaped floral and foliate borders and café-au-lait glazed rims, comprising: seventy-one dishes and chargers in various sizes together with four other famille rose saucers, with minor rim chips. smallest dishes: 23cm. diameter, largest chargers: 38.5cm. diameter. Estimate 8,000—12,000 EUR Sotheby's. Furniture, Clocks, Silver, Ceramics and Decorative Arts. 29 Oct 08.... [Lire la suite]

Follower of Cristoforo Munari (Reggio Emilia 1667-1720 Pisa). A basket of flowers on a stone ledge, with pomegranates, lemons, apples, strawberries and a fig; and A violin with two porcelain cups on a stone ledge, with lemons, peaches and plums on a stone column a pair, oil on canvas  - 100 x 69.4cm (39 3/8 x 27 5/16in).(2) - Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000, €13,000 - 19,000 Footnote: The latter painting closely follows the still life by Munari now in the collection of Mr and Mrs Robert Newman, Denver, Colorado. ... [Lire la suite]

An extensive collection of blue and white 298 objects. Ming and Qing dynasty, mostly Kangxi period comprising: four chargers with the coats-of-arms of Harck of Amsterdam and (probably) of Van der Does of Holland and Brabant, Qianlong, two 'Klapmuts' bowls, Chenghua six-character-mark, two bowls, four 'Kraakporselein' bowls with everted rims, Wanli, fourteen various dishes, a matched set of three beaker vases, two pairs of ovoid vases, a five-piece garniture, a five-piece miniature garniture, a pair of small ovoid vases, a pair... [Lire la suite]