1 février 2021

Nardi Moretto 'Albero della Vita' brooch. Made in 18 kt white gold, set with more than 6 ct. of diamonds. GIOIELLERIA NARDI at BRAFA 2021 The most iconic Nardi brooch L'ALBERO DELLA VITA (The Tree Of Life) can also be used as a pendant. Nardi 'Finestre Veneziane' earrings. Made in 18 kt white gold, reminding the shape of the venetian bifore, the shape of the windows of the most important palaces. GIOIELLERIA NARDI at BRAFA 2021. Nardi 'Desdemona' ring, made in 18 kt gold and set with turqouise and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 435. A pair of huanghuali horseshoe armchairs, Qing dynasty, with metal mounted curved rest; H. 99 cm. Estimate: € 30,000 - €50,000. Result: € 45.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: Bavarian private collection, purchased 1995 from Tomlinson Antiques Hongkong. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 267. A rare parcel-gilt bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, 15th-16th century; H. 41,3 cm. Estimate: € 10,000 - €15,000. Result: € 55.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Property from an old German private collection, bought prior 1990. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 361. A very rare large imperial bronze 'dragon' censer, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period (1736-1795); B. 48,5 cm. Estimate: € 30,000 - €50,000. Result: € 55.000. Courtesy Nagel.  Property from the collection of Gustav Detring (1842-1913) and Constantin von Hanneken (1854-1925), assembled in China in the late Qing dynasty. Fine Asian Art Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020  

Geronimo D’Auria (Napoli, active 1573-1616) and Salvatore Caccavello (Napoli, active circa 1535-1578), Società Caccavello-D’Auria, La consegna delle chiavi and La parabola del buon pastore. Carved walnut, Napoli, circa 1570-80,61.5 x 47 cm. Price: € 45,000. CHIALE FINE ART at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: private collection, Paris. The two panels, carved in high relief with scenes from the life of Christ set in suggestive architectural scenarios, were originally part of a vast figurative cycle intended for the... [Lire la suite]

Johannes Hannot (Leiden, 1633-1684), Still life with sweetmeats and drinking, circa 1654. Oil on panel, 50 x 68 cm. Indistincly signed lower left on the table. COSTERMANS & PELGRIMS DE BIGARD at BRAFA 2021 Provenance: Sale Jeronimo de Vries, Amsterdam, 08 mars 1824, lot 64; Kunsthandel Houthakker, Amsterdam, circa 1921-1926; Art dealer M. Wolff, Amsterdam, before 1938; collection of B.J. Dorlas, Bloemendaal, by succession; Sotheby’s, London, 16 December 1999, lot 38; private collection Literature: Fred... [Lire la suite]

Masatoshi Masanobu (Japan, 1911-1995), Work, 1965. Enamel on canvas, 117 x 73 cm. AXEL VERVOORDT at BRAFA 2021. Fragment of a head of the 'large Herculaneum woman' type, Roman after a Greek original, 1st century AD. Marble with traces of polychromy remaining, H 19 x W 20 x D 11 cm. AXEL VERVOORDT at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: acquired on the French art market; private collection, USA; acquired on the Los Angeles art market, 1960. Ryuji Tanaka (Japan, 1927-2014), Shizen (Hana) 20 [Nature (Flower) 20], 1977. Mineral pigment... [Lire la suite]