3 juillet 2013

Isaak Soreau (Frankfurt-Am-Main 1604 - in or after 1645), Still life of fruit in a basket on a ledge. Photo Sotheby's oil on oak panel, prepared reverse; 57 by 79.5 cm.; 22 1/2 by 31 1/4 in. Estimate 100,000-150,000 GBP. Lot sold 110,500 GBP PROVENANCE: With J.O. Leegenhoeck, Paris, 1972;Acquired by the late father of the present owner, probably from the above. LITTERATURE: E. Greindl, Les Peintres Flamands de Nature Morte au XVIIe Siècle, Brussels 1983, p. 383, cat. no. 22, reproduced, p. 310, fig.... [Lire la suite]

Jan Brueghel the Elder (Brussels 1568 - 1625 Antwerp), Still life with irises, tulips, roses, narcissi and fritillary in a ceramic vase. Photo Sotheby's oil on panel; 66 by 49 cm.; 26 by 19 1/4 in. Estimate 600,000-800,000 GBP. Lot sold 722,500 GBP PROVENANCE: Miss Emily Charlotte Mansel Talbot of Margham (d. 1918);By inheritance via her niece until anonymously sold ('The Property of a Gentleman of Title'), London, Sotheby's, 6 December 1989, lot 20, for £550,000 (as Jan Brueghel the Younger). NOTE: This... [Lire la suite]

Jacob Van Hulsdonck (Antwerp 1582 – 1647), Still life of tulips, carnations, a rose and other flowers in a glass beaker resting on a wooden ledge. Photo Sotheby's oil on oak panel, prepared reverse; 40 by 28 cm.; 15 3/4 by 11 in. Estimate 150,000-250,000 GBP. Lot sold 182,500 GBP. PROVENANCE: J.E.H. Ball;By whom anonymously sold (`The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 30 June 1971, lot 101, as Anthony Claesz. I, for £12,500 to Richard Green;With J.O. Leegenhoek, Paris, 1971 (as Jan van... [Lire la suite]

Balthasar Van Der Ast (Middelburg 1593/94 - 1657 Delft), Still life of tulips, roses, an iris and lily of the valley in an ornate glass jug on a stone ledge with a lizard and a shell. Photo Sotheby's signed lower right: Bvander. Ast.; oil on oak panel; 38.5 by 25.8 cm.; 15 1/8 by 10 1/8 in. Estimate 200,000-300,000 GBP. Lot sold 362,500 GBP PROVENANCE: Mrs A.R. Sinclaire, London;By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 25 April 1956, lot 155, for £1,400 to Edward Speelman;With William... [Lire la suite]

  Jan Van Kessel (Antwerp 1626 – 1679), Study of insects, butterflies and a snail with a sprig of forget-menots & Study of butterflies and other insects with a sprig of apple blossom. Photo Sotheby's a pair, the latter signed and dated: j.v.kessel fecit/anno 1659; both oil on copper, each: 12 by 18 cm.; 4 3/8 by 7 1/8 in. Estimate 250,000-350,000 GBP. Lot sold 302,500 GBP PROVENANCE: Charlotte Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry (1811-1895);By descent to her... [Lire la suite]

Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Antwerp 1573 - 1621 The Hague), Still life of roses, marigolds, aquilegia, violets, convolvulus, hollyhocks, peonies, cornflowers, forget-me-nots, jacob's ladders, lily of the valley and carnations in a Wan-Li Kraak porcelain vase with a butterfly and a snail on a ledge. Photo  Sotheby's oil on oak panel; 43.5 by 32.3 cm.; 17 1/8 by 12 3/4 in. Estimate 400,000-600,000 GBP. Lot sold 482,500 GBP PROVENANCE: Bears an old label on the reverse: Nr. 774, Stilleben auf... [Lire la suite]

Christoffel Van Den Berghe (Active in Middelburg circa 1617-1628), Tulips, roses, narcissi, daffodils, crocuses, an iris, a poppy and other flowers in a gilt mounted porcelain vase on a ledge, with a queen of Spain fritillary, a white ermine and a magpie butterfly. Photo courtesy Sotheby's oil on copper; 30.7 by 20.5 cm.; 12 1/8 by 8 1/8 in. Estimate 250,000-350,000 GBP. Lot sold: 626,500 GBP PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 17 December 1999, lot 9 (as Circle of Ambrosius Bosschaert the... [Lire la suite]

Corneille de Lyon (The Hague 1500/10 - 1575 Lyon), Portrait of a Lady, said to be Marie de Batarny, half length, wearing black with white sleeves and a black bonnet. Photo courtesy Sotheby's oil on panel, in a tabernacle frame; 19.4 by 14.7 cm.; 7 5/8 by 5 3/4 in. Estimate: 100,000-150,000 GBP. Lot sold 110,500 GBP PROVENANCE: The Hon. Mr. Irby, Florence, 1836 (his collector's label affixed to the reverse, no. 84), as by Hans Holbein;Thence by descent to George Irby, 6th Baron Boston (1860-1941), Hedsor... [Lire la suite]

Master of the Brandon Portrait (Active in Bruges and England circa 1510 – 1530), Portrait of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (c. 1484-1545). Photo courtesy Sotheby's oil on panel; 57.8 by 46.4 cm.; 22 3/4 by 18 1/4 in. Estimate 100,000-150,000 GBP PROVENANCE: Henry Rawdon-Hastings, 4th Marquess of Hastings (1842-1868), Donington Hall, Leicestershire, who lent the picture to the National Portraits exhibition in 1866;By inheritance to his sister, Edith Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of... [Lire la suite]

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS. Important bracelet souple. Photo courtesy Artcurial en or jaune formé d'un large ruban bombé, orné d'une ligne de 14 rubis entourés de diamants taillés en brillant entre deux rangées de motifs ornés chacun, en serti clos, de 4 diamants ou de quatre rubis ronds. Signé Van Cleef et Arpels. Poinçon du joaillier 23720. Long. : 21,5 cm. Poids brut : 106,9 g. Poids de chacun des 14 rubis : env. 1.60 ct - Estimation 70 000 - 90 000 €AN IMPORTANT RUBY, DIAMOND AND YELLOW GOLD... [Lire la suite]