10 décembre 2016

Cuprite, Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia

Cuprite, Red Dome Mine, Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia © Keys Mineral Collection.
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10 décembre 2016

Vanadinite, Pure Potential Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA

Vanadinite, Pure Potential Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
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10 décembre 2016

Quartz cluster with Augelite crystals, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru

Quartz cluster with Augelite crystals, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Sanchez Carrion, La Libertad, Peru
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10 décembre 2016

Fluorite from Denton Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, USA.

Fluorite from Denton Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, USA. 
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10 décembre 2016

Dutch School, 17th century, Portrait of a moor, half-length, smoking a churchwarden pipe, with his left arm akimbo

Lot 118. Dutch School, 17th century, Portrait of a moor, half-length, smoking a churchwarden pipe, with his left arm akimbo, oil on canvas, 27 7/8 x 22 ½ in. (76 x 57.4 cm.). Estimate GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 25,280 - USD 37,920). Price Realised GBP 56,250 (USD 70,650). © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Note: In the Dutch Golden Age, at a time when trade in the Dutch Republic and its outposts was flourishing, portraits of Moors and African figures were scarce. When they did feature in... [Lire la suite]
10 décembre 2016

Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black velvet cloak and white lace collar and

Lot 122. Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam), Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a black velvet cloak and white lace collar and cuffs, oil on canvas, 39 ¾ x 29 ¼ in. (101 x 74.3 cm). Estimate GBP 15,000 - GBP 20,000 (USD 18,960 - USD 25,280). Price Realised GBP 137,000 (USD 172,072). © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Provenance: (Probably) Acquired by Sir Richard Neave, 1st Bt. (1731-1814), or his son, Sir Thomas Neave, 2nd Bt. (1761-1848), Dagnam... [Lire la suite]

10 décembre 2016

Christiaen Jansz. Striep, A roemer and other glassware, with fruit in Wan-li and pewter dishes, on a partially draped table

Lot 119. Christiaen Jansz. Striep ('s-Hertogenbosch c. 1633-1673 Amsterdam), A roemer and other glassware, with fruit in Wan-li and pewter dishes, on a partially draped table, oil on canvas, 17 ¼ x 13 7/8 in. (43.8 x 35.4 cm). Estimate GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000 (USD 12,640 - USD 18,960). Price Realised GBP 20,000 (USD 25,120). © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Provenance: Martin Aufhäuser (1875-1944), Munich, Confiscated from the above, 18 November... [Lire la suite]
10 décembre 2016

Ambrosius Bosschaert II (Arnemuiden 1609-1645 Utrecht), Fruit in a Wan-li kraak dish and shells on a led

Lot 117. Ambrosius Bosschaert II (Arnemuiden 1609-1645 Utrecht), Fruit in a Wan-li kraak dish and shells on a ledge with a lizard, oil on panel, 15 x 18 ¼ in. (38.2 x 46.2 cm). Estimate GBP 70,000 - GBP 100,000 (USD 88,480 - USD 126,400). Price Realised GBP 87,500 (USD 109,900). © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Provenance: Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1989, lot 36, as 'Bartolomeus Assteyn' (£88,000).Anonymous sale [The Property of a Private Collector];... [Lire la suite]
10 décembre 2016

Corneille de La Haye, called Corneille de Lyon, Portrait of a merchant, traditionally identified as Theodore Beza (1519-1605)

Lot 19. Corneille de La Haye, called Corneille de Lyon (The Hague 1500/10-1575 Lyon), Portrait of a merchant, traditionally identified as Theodore Beza (1519-1605), oil on panel, 6 7/8 x 6 ¼ in. (17.4 x 15.7 cm). Estimate GBP 300,000 - GBP 400,000 (USD 380,400 - USD 507,200). Price Realised GBP 665,000 (USD 840,560). © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Provenance: Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), Fonthill House, Tisbury, Wiltshire, and by descent to the present owner. Property of... [Lire la suite]
10 décembre 2016

François Clouet (?Tours c. 1516-1572 Paris), Portrait of King Charles IX of France (1550-1574)

Lot 11. François Clouet (?Tours c. 1516-1572 Paris), Portrait of King Charles IX of France (1550-1574), dated '1561' (upper right), oil on panel, 12 5/8 x 9 in. (33.8 x 22.8 cm.). Estimate GBP 400,000 - GBP 600,000 (USD 505,200 - USD 757,800). Price Realised GBP 749,000 (USD 946,736). © Christie's Images Ltd 2016. Provenance: (Probably) John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1769-1859), Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham, and by descent to his son,George Rushout-Bowles, 3rd... [Lire la suite]