18 juillet 2015
Roses
Rose "Cardinal de Richelieu", créee par Jean Laffay en 1840
Rose "Félicité et Perpétue". Variété créée par le rosiériste français Jacques en 1827
Rose "New Dawn". Mutation de Docteur Van Fleet fixée par Dreer en 1930
Rose "Veilchenblau", créée par le rosiériste allemand J. C. Schmidt en 1909
Rose "Ghislaine de Feligonde", créée par le rosiériste français Eugène Turbat en 1916
"Rosa Mundi" (Prior to 1600)
Rose "Henri Martin", créée par Jean Laffay en 1862
Rose "Variegata di Bologna".18 juillet 2015
French, late 18th century, After a model attributed to Antoine Coysevox, Pacing horse.
Lot 29. French, late 18th century, After a model attributed to Antoine Coysevox, Pacing horse. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP. Lot sold 245,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
bronze; 83 by 87 by 31cm., 32 5/8 by 34¼ by 12¼in.
Provenance: probably Joseph Depestre, Count of Seneffe and Turnhout, Château de Seneffe, Hainaut, Belgium, by 1791;thence by descent to his heirs;probably their sale, 24 October to 17 November 1825;probably Viscount Mathieu Denis Claire Talon, Marquis of Boulay,... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
A German renaissance gilt-copper and gilt-brass 'reiter uhr' automaton table clock, Nikolaus Schmidt, Augsburg, circa 1580
Lot 10. A German renaissance gilt-copper and gilt-brass 'reiter uhr' automaton table clock, Nikolaus Schmidt, Augsburg, circa 1580. Estimate 180,000 — 250,000 GBP. Unsold. Photo Sotheby's.
the two train fuse and chain movement with pinned barrel caps, oval brass plates stamped NS for Nikolaus Schmidt, plain steel pillars, verge and plain brass balance escapement with later hairspring and regulator, locking plate striking on a bell, the richly gilded case surmounted by an... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
A German parcel-gilt silver equestrian figure of St. George, most probably Melchior Gelb I, Augsburg, circa 1640
Lot 13. A German parcel-gilt silver equestrian figure of St. George, most probably Melchior Gelb I, Augsburg, circa 1640. Estimate 150,000 — 250,000 GBP. Lot. Sold 161,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
the detachable figure on a rearing horse and domed base chased to simulate a rocky forest floor, corrugated rim, marked on base; 23cm., 9in. high overall, 16cm., 6 1/4 in. long; 734gr., 23oz. 11dwt.
Provenance: Galerie J. Kugel, ParisYves Saint Laurent, ParisCollection Yves Saint Laurent... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
A Louis XV gilt-bronze-mounted jasper ewer, circa 1740
Lot 15. A Louis XV gilt-bronze-mounted jasper ewer, circa 1740; 33.5cm. high, 18cm. wide; 1ft. 1 1/4in., 7in.. Estimate 150,000 — 300,000 GBP. Lot. Sold 185,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
the pear-shaped body with gilt-bronze hinged lid with putto feeding a lamb, with a pawed and serpentine bodied goat over the handle from which wreaths of garlands join those hanging from the neck of the ewer, on a c-scroll mounted base
Provenance: Baron E. de Rothschild, Paris;With Arnold... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
A blue and white kendi, Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period, with German silver-gilt mounts, Augsburg or Nuremberg, early 17th century
Lot 7. A blue and white kendi with German silver-gilt mounts, the porcelain Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1572-1620), the mounts unmarked, probably Augsburg or Nuremberg, early 17th century. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP. Lot Sold 245,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
the lobed compressed spherical body rising from a flat base, to a tall cylindrical neck, painted with roundels of a horse, crane and lion below a wide band of peony and chrysanthemum at the shoulder, the ribbed domed spout with various diaper... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
A German parcel-gilt silver and enamelled cup and cover, Caspar Widman, Nuremberg, 1559-70
Lot 2. A German parcel-gilt silver and enamelled cup and cover, Caspar Widman, Nuremberg, 1559-70. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 GBP. Lot. Sold 281,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
of hexafoil columbine form, fitted inside the cover with a 1526 medal of Friedrich Behaim VII of Nuremberg, the body, cover and foot fitted with blue, green and red enamelled discs, red enamel also at the finial, cast, chased and engraved with stippled arabesque strapwork, foliage and fruit, marked on body, cover and foot; 28cm.,... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
The Siberian Mouse. A pearl, gold and enamel automaton mouse, attributed to Henri Maillardet, circa 1805
Lot 47. The Siberian Mouse. A pearl, gold and enamel automaton mouse, attributed to Henri Maillardet, circa 1805. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 GBP. Lot Sold 365,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
modelled as a lifesize white mouse with enamelled fur set with irregularly-shaped baroque pearls, chased gold ears and paws, round ruby cabochon eyes, the underside chased with diapered texturing, when a button below the perky mesh tail is pressed the mouse skitters, twirls and pauses to sniff the air and nibble in a most... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
A selection of museum quality paintings amongst which two stunning blue compositions from the 50’s by Pierre Soulages
Pierre SOULAGES (born 1919), Peinture 130 x 97 cm, 5 mai 1959. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, 130 x 97 cm. Courtesy Galerie Applicat-Prazan, Paris. Photos Art Digital Studio © Adagp, Paris 2015
For the second consecutive year, Applicat-Prazan is pleased to participate in Frieze Masters in London from 14th to 18th October 2015. The organisers of this event, which is one of the most discerning art fairs in the world, say that Frieze Masters “offers a contemporary focus... [Lire la suite]18 juillet 2015
Exhibition traces the effects of three synthetic blue pigments on French artists
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun (French, 1755–1842), Portrait of Theresa, Countess Kinsky, 1793. Oil on canvas, 54-1/8 x 39-3/8 in. (137.5 x 100.0 cm). The Norton Simon Foundation . © The Norton Simon Foundation
PASADENA, CA.- The Norton Simon Museum presents an exhibition that traces the effects of three synthetic blue pigments on French artists. The accidental discovery of Prussian blue in an alchemist’s laboratory around 1704 helped open up new possibilities for artistic expression at the dawn of the... [Lire la suite]