4 janvier 2019

Dan ritual mask, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Dan culture, 19th century. Carved wood, thick dark brown patina, reddish brown shine. H 24.5 cm. © Yann Ferrandin at BRAFA 2019, Stand 88d. Provenance: collection of Henri Hoppenot (1891-1977), French diplomat and senior civil servant, and Hélène Hoppenot (née Delacour, 1894-1990), diarist, author and photographer; private collection, France. Maternity Dondo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dondo culture, 19th century. Carved wood, thick inlaid patina... [Lire la suite]

Statue of an armed warrior ancestor Wipong, Nigeria, Jukun Kingdom, from 14th to 18th century. Wood. H 70 cm. © Pierre Dartevelle at BRAFA 2019, Stand 21c. Provenance: collection Durant-Dessert, France Representation of a female heiress, Mali, Bandiagara escarpment, Tellem people, 17th century. Wood. H 29.8 cm. © Pierre Dartevelle at BRAFA 2019, Stand 21c. Provenance: private collection Monzino, Milan. Songye, Kalewbe group, figure of power, Democratic Republic of the... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Scabello, Turin, circa 1740-1750. Gilded carved wood. H 60 x W 56 x D 47 cm. © Theunissen & de Ghellinck at BRAFA 2019, Stand 140a. Similar model in the Palazzo Reale, Turin Pair of consoles, Rome, mid 18th century. Polychrome, silver and gold carved wood. H 91 x W 51 x D 30 cm. © Theunissen & de Ghellinck at BRAFA 2019, Stand 140a. Small cabinet, Florence, late 17th century. Ebony and blackened wood with hard stone and gilded bronze. H 49 x W 48... [Lire la suite]

Console table, England, late 17th-early 18th century, circa 1695-1705. Carved and gilt wood, marble. H 87 x W 132 x D 72 cm. © Steinitz at BRAFA 2019, Stand 6c. Lucas Faydherbe (Mechelen, 1617-1697), Bust of Omphale, queen of Lydia, circa 1645. Terracotta. H 80 cm. © Steinitz at BRAFA 2019, Stand 6c. Lucas Faydherbe (Mechelen, 1617-1697), Bust of Bacchus, circa 1645. Terracotta. H 78 cm. © Steinitz at BRAFA 2019, Stand 6c. Provenance: from the artist's... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio), Concetto Spaziale, Attese, 1960. Watercolour on canvas, 27 x 19 cm. Signed and titled on the back: l. Fontana. © Samuel Vanhoegaerden Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 143a. Provenance: private collection, Paris; private collection, Milan; Sotheby’s, London, 27 June 1996, lot n° 175; private collection, Sweden, acquired from the above. Literature: E. Crispolti, ‘Catalogo Ragionato di sculpture, dipinti, ambientazioni Tomo II’, 1974, n° 60 T 101, p. 98-99, ill.;... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (Rosario 1899-1969 Comabbio), Guerrieri, 1957. Painted terracotta, Ø 47. Signed and dated: 57. © Repetto Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 80c. Fausto Melotti (Rovereto 1901-1986 Milan), Untitled, 1959-1960. Brass and glazed ceramic, 34 x 15 x 13 cm. © Repetto Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 80c. Michelangelo Pistoletto (Biella, 1933), Cucitrice, 1981. Silkscreen on polished stainless steel mirror, 120 x 100 cm. Artist’s proof II of X, the edition... [Lire la suite]

The Kunstkammer as a work of art. The four domains of a late renaissance or Baroque Kunstkammer - Preciosia, Naturalia, Scientifica and Exotica- © Porfirius Kunstkammer at BRAFA 2019, Stand 47a. merge in this eclectic artwork and new interactions arise. The focus on rare and surprising objects, meant to impress visitors, is strikingly contemporary. Johann Ernst Wichmann, Fine silver cup with inset coins, Germany, Lübeck, circa 1720. City’s hallmark: a double eagle for Lübeck, 18th century (Rosenberg... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to Nicolas Neufchâtel (Mons, 1527-1573), Portrait of Emperor Maximilian II of Austria, circa 1566. Tondo, oil on panel, Ø 21 cm. © Klaas Muller at BRAFA 2019, Stand 106c. Guiseppe Piamontini (Florence, 1663-1744), Saint Mark, circa 1693. Terracotta. H 47 cm. © Klaas Muller at BRAFA 2019, Stand 106c. Attributed to Lodewijk Wilemsens (Antwerp, 1630-1702), Bacchus as a child, Flemish school, late 17th century. Marble. H 75.5 cm. © Klaas Muller at BRAFA 2019, Stand 106c. Klaas Muller a ouvert sa galerie en 2000 au... [Lire la suite]

Torso of Herakles, Roman, 1st-2nd century AD. Marble, 80 x 70 x 33 cm (31.5 x 27.6 x 13 in.). © Galerie Chenel at TEFAF 2019, Stand 212. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Wright S. Ludington (1900-1992), Montecito, California, acquired on June 3rd 1965 from the Fallani gallery in Rome, Italy; Santa Barbara museum of Art, gifted from the above in 1993 (inv. no. 1993.1.87); Sold at Sotheby's New York, 'Antiquities: Santa Barbara Museum of Art', June 14th, 2000, lot 63. Portrait... [Lire la suite]

Silver dekadrachm by Kimon, Syracuse, Sicily, circa 405 - 400 BC. Silver. Diameter 3.6 cm Weight 43.5 g. © ArtAncient at TEFAF 2019, Stand 2. Provenance: Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, coin 1361, acquired prior to 1878; Münzen und Medaillen XXV, 17th November 1962, lot 419. Literature: J. Foville, Revue Numismatique, Choix des monnaies grecques du Cabinet de France, Paris, 1913, cat. no. 173, p. 12 J.H. Jongkees, The Kimonian Dekadrachms, a contribution to sicilian numismatics,... [Lire la suite]