4 janvier 2010

Simon Bond Photography

photo Thuy Linh Trinh Thuy Linh vit et travaille à Hanoi (Vietnam) Thuy Linh Trinh's Portfolio

A pair of Chinese Imperial porcelain fencai quatrefoil lobed tea trays. Six-character sealmark of Qianlong in iron-red and of the period, 1736-1795.each painted in the centre with a stylised flowerhead encircled by camellia and lotus amongst foliage beneath a band of flowerheads and scrolls on the upright rim finished in gilt, the reverse similarly decorated, all on four short bracket feet. 5 7/8 inches, 15cm across. Price on application • Formerly in a private American collection. • A related famille rose tea tray with... [Lire la suite]

Lit de repos d'époque Louis XV. Estampille de Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, vers 1750 En bois mouluré, sculpté, laqué crème et rechampi bleu pâle, à décor de bouquets de fleurs noués, le dossier à la Reine flanqué d'un accoudoir, la ceinture mouvementée reposant sur des pieds légèrement galbés, estampillé TILLIARD, garniture de lampas bleu pâle à motif floral ton sur ton. Hauteur: 103 cm. (40½ in.), Largeur: 188 cm. (74 in.), Profondeur: 77 cm. (30¼ in.). Estimate €10,000 - €15,000 - Price Realized €53,800 Note: Jean Baptiste I... [Lire la suite]

"Lillian Bassman: Barbara Mullen", New York, ca. 1958. Reinterpreted 1994. Platinum print. ©Lillian Bassman HAMBURG.- Deichtorhallen Hamburg presents the first comprehensive exhibition in Europe by Lillian Bassman and Paul Himmel. Lillian Bassman and Paul Himmel count among the masters of photography. The House of Photography of Deichtorhallen Hamburg prepares the first comprehensive retrospective of the artist couple. Besides the well-known photographs, published in “Vogue” and “Harper’s Bazaar”, yet unpublished... [Lire la suite]

Delfina Delettrez. Collier "skeletor hand" en or et ongles bleus en émail 4950 euros, www.delfinadelettrez.com

Pablo Picasso, "Femme lisant" (Woman Reading), January 9, 1935, Paris. Oil on canvas, (162 x 113 cm). HELSINKI.- An exhibition space on the third floor of Ateneum has been transformed into Picasso's Living Room, which was created by the Company design office of Helsinki, consisting of the designer couple Aamu Song and Johan Olin. This interactive space invites you into the world of the master – Picasso was always an inspiration for this space and the objects placed in it. Try out the furniture, read the newspapers and... [Lire la suite]

PARIS [04.01.10] – Selon Libération, le ministre de la Culture s'apprête à nommer Philippe Bélaval à la tête de la nouvelle direction des patrimoines, qui regroupera désormais la direction de l’architecture et du patrimoine, la direction des musées de France et les Archives de France. Depuis quelques semaines, le nom de Philippe Bélaval circule dans les couloirs de la rue de Valois pour diriger la nouvelle direction générale des patrimoines. C'est désormais presque officiel, selon le journal Libération.Philippe Bélaval, ancien... [Lire la suite]

Luis Meléndez (Spanish, 1715 - 1780), Still Life with Melon and Pears, c.1772, oil on canvas, overall: 63.8 x 85.1 cm (25 1/8 x 33 1/2 in.) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Margaret Curry Wyman Fund BOSTON, MA.- Delights of the Spanish table depicted by 18th-century painter Luis Meléndez (1715-1780) will be presented to American audiences for the first time in nearly 25 years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, February 1 through May 9, 2009. In a rare opportunity to explore the artist’s working method, "Luis Meléndez: Master... [Lire la suite]