1 mars 2011

Pierre Dieulefils (1862-1937), Hanoï après le cyclone du 7 juin 1903.  photo courtesy Tajan Ensemble de 11 épreuves argentiques sur papier citrate, montées sur carton, légendées et signées dans le négatif, 120 x 173 mm - Estimation : 600 / 800 € Tajan - 75008 Paris. Vente aux enchères du Vendredi 4 mars 2011. Espace Tajan - 37 rue des Mathurins - 75008 Paris. Tel: 01 53 30 30 30

Willem Claesz. Heda (1594-1680), Still Life with Glasses and Tobacco, 1633. Oil on panel, 20 x 29 ¾ inches (50.8 x 75.6 cm). The Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection. Image courtesy Peabody Essex Museum  SALEM, MA.-One of the world's best private collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, including masterworks by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jan Steen and others, were unveiled this winter at the Peabody Essex Museum(PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts. Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the... [Lire la suite]

FIAT 600D MULTIPLA -1965 Châssis # 127582. Courtesy Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris Moteur # 100 008 / 2219492. Estimation : 26 000 / 30 000 €La Multipla est la première voiture dite Monospace de grande série, quelques constructeurs eurent cette idée avant la seconde guère mondiale mais leurs essais restèrent à l'état de prototype ou de très petites productions. La base est celle de la Fiat 600, sortie en 1955, grande sœur de la célèbre Fiat 500. Elle se différencie par un moteur à quatre cylindres en ligne à... [Lire la suite]

The quality and size of these carvings are comparable to a set of 12 similar leaves in the Qing court collection at the Palace Museum, Beijing. Estimate: £800,000 to £1.2 M. Photo: Bonhams LONDON.- A unique set of Chinese erotic ivory panels mounted in zitan wood screens, possibly from the court of the Qianlong Emperor, is estimated to sell at Bonhams next fine Chinese Art Sale in London on May 12th for an estimated £800,000 to £1.2 m. The exquisite 18th-century ivory scenes show couples enjoying amorous embraces in a variety of... [Lire la suite]

Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779), Ray also called Kitchen Interior (1725-1726). Oil on canvas, 114 x 146 cm. Paris, Musée du Louvre. MADRID.- The Museo del Prado presents the exhibition Chardin, a comprehensive survey of the work of Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779). Chardin is one of the leading names in 18th-century French painting but has never been the subject of an exhibition in Spain, which only houses three of his paintings, all in the Museo Thyssen. After being shown at the Palazzo dei Diamante in Ferrara, the exhibition is... [Lire la suite]