juin 2013

An Italian scagliola table top attributed to Pietro Antonio Paolini, Tuscan, circa 1735. Photo courtesy Sotheby's of rectangular form centred by a cartouche depicting a vignette of an Italian town within a border with a cartouche on either side with a battle scene en grisaille after Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630), flanked by seated female sphinxes with baskets of flowers on their heads on tasselled drapery amongst strapwork, scrolling foliage, flowers and butterflies, each end with a scrolled cartouche... [Lire la suite]

An Italian pietra dura and hardstone inlaid table top, Florence, from the Grand Ducal workshops, circa 1620-1630. Photo courtesy Sotheby's of rectangular form centred by a panel inlaid with a bird on a fruiting branch enclosed by roundels and geometric motifs flanked on either side by a landscape scene, one with Orpheus playing a violin seated amongst animals, the other with a figure playing a flute, each corner inlaid with a baluster vase of amethyst, the whole inlaid with roundels and geometric... [Lire la suite]

A magnificent late Renaissance antique marble inlaid table top, Roman, last quarter 16th century. Photo courtesy Sotheby's an inlaid antique marble table top (commesso) of rectangular form, centred by a lavish oval medallion of rare breccia quintilina, in turn surrounded by an oval border of shields in breccia marina and lapis lazuli, peltae in alabastro fiorito, lozenges in alabastro tartarugato, the symmetrical cartouches inlaid with stylised palmettes of giallo antico and rosso antico, the thin... [Lire la suite]

Vessel with portraits of Pope Clement VII (1478-1534) and Alessandro De' Medici, Duke of Florence (1511-1537). Photo courtesy Sotheby's rock crystal, with possibly French, late 16th/ early 17th century gilt copper mounts; 14.3cm., 5 5/8 in. overall. Estimate 150,000-300,000 GBP PROVENANCE: with Heinz Jürgen Heuser, Hamburg, 1962 LITTERATURE: H. Burns, M. Collareta and D. Gasparotto, Valerio Belli Vicentino (1468c-1546), Vicenza, 2000, no. 25 (there identified as possibly being a work by... [Lire la suite]

A Charles II silver tankard, Arthur Manwaring, London, 1677. Photo courtesy Sotheby's the body engraved with a coat-of-arms, hinged cover, scroll handle; 20cm, 7 7/8 in high; 1288gr, 41oz 8dwt. Estimate 3,000-5,000 GBP Sotheby's. Arts of Europe. London | 10 juil. 2013 - www.sothebys.com

A Continental parcel-gilt silver tankard, marked with initials or Fleur-De-Lis and incuse E, probably Swedish, circa 1671. Photo courtesy Sotheby's pomegranate thumbpiece and supports, base of handle initialled in mirror monogram and date 2.8. 1671, engraved with flowers and foliage around a Pieter van Abeele medal of 1654; 17.2cm, 6 3/4 in high; 841gr, 27oz. Estimate3,000-5,000 GBP NOTE: The medal shows on one side Mary Stuart daughter of Charles I, wife of William II of Orange, and on the other... [Lire la suite]

A German parcel-gilt silver tankard, Hans Polmann, Danzig, circa 1660. Photo courtesy Sotheby's embossed and chased with cherubs symbolizing Autumn, carrying nature's bounty andincluding signs of Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius, marked on body and cover; 20.5cm, 8in high; 890gr, 28oz 12dwt. Estimate 8,000-12,000 GBP NOTE: A large silver basin and a pair of flasks are recorded by this master as gifts to Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich in 1667 by the Polish King John Casimir and the Castellan of Volyhyrnia,... [Lire la suite]

A silver-gilt cup and cover, maker's mark AE conjoined, probably Copenhagen, circa 1574. Photo courtesy Sotheby's engraved, embossed, chased, cast and fitted with strapwork, monsters, putti, maidens and female masks, on heraldic stem of a bird of prey (the device of the Skovgaard arms) repeated three times above three engraved tortoises and scalework on the foot, and with finial supporting the engraved marriage shields of Skovgaard and Parsberg, later engraved on the underside Marten Nermand Anna Erats Datter... [Lire la suite]

A rare and fine pair of Chinese cloisonné caparisoned elephants, Jiaqing 1796-1820. Woolley & Wallis. Photo courtesy Woolley & Wallis Asian Art in London 2013. 31 October - 9 November. Woolley & Wallis, 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3SU. Telephone: +44 (0)1722 424 506 - +44 (0)1722 424 508. Contact: John Axford. E-mail: johnaxford@woolleyandwallis.co.uk. Website: http://www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk . Auctions: Asian Art I, Wednesday, 13... [Lire la suite]

A Chinese carved bamboo figure of seated Shoulao, 18th Century, Estimate £4000-6000. Christie's South Kensington, London. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Asian Art in London 2013. 31 October - 9 November. Christie's South Kensington, 85 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3LD. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7930 6074. Contact: Jeremy Morgan (Chinese Dept) - Anastasia Von Seibold (Japanese Dept) - Mayu Taniguchi (Japanese Dept) - Patricia Frost (Textiles Dept) - Eleonora Mazzeo (Chinese... [Lire la suite]