5 février 2021

Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606-1684 Antwerp), Still life. Oil on canvas, 88 x 120.5 cm. Signed, right of centre J. De heem. f, circa 1645. DOUWES FINE ART BV at BRAFA 2021. Fred Meijer, in a letter of 18 October 2004: ‘the signature, the quality of the composition, and the certitude with which the objects are placed do not leave any doubt about the authorship. This painting can be dated ca. 1645’. This work is included in the catalogue raisonné by Fred G. Meijer, 2016. Provenance: collection Sir Richard... [Lire la suite]

Marino Marini (Pistoia 1901-1980 Viareggio), Cavaliere (Cavallo e Cavaliere), 1947. Plaster, polychrome. H 100 x W 66 x D 37 cm. Price upon request. DIE GALERIE at BRAFA 2021 Provenance: Galerie Toninelli, Roma (rescued from the artist's studio in the mid-1970s and expertly restored with his consent); private collection, Milan Literature: Raffaele Carrieri, M. Marini, Edizioni II Milione, Milano 1948, p. 77,78,79; Umbro Apollonio, Marini, Edizioni Il Milione, Miliano 1952, p. 78, 79; Umbro Apollonio,... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Fontana (Argentina, Rosario de Santa Fé 1899-1968 Comabbio, Italy), Concetto spaziale 62 O 25, 1962. Oil, perforation and graffiti on canvas, 101 x 81 cm. Signed lower right: l. fontana. Price upon request. DIE GALERIE at BRAFA 2021 Provenance: Mc. Roberts & Tunnard Gallery, London; M.-F. Toninelli Art Moderne, Milan Literature: Enrico Crispolti: Catalogue raisonné des peintures, sculptures et environnements spatiaux rédigé par Enrico Crispolti, Vol. II, Brussels, 1974, p. 116-117; Enrico... [Lire la suite]

Lot 526. A Fahua lotos and duck jar, Ming dynasty, ca. 1500; D. 16,7 cm. Estimate: € 900 - €1,200. Result: € 1,000. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: Old Berlin private collection, bought May 1983 from Gallery Ruth Schmidt in Berlin (DM 2200.-). Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 518. A rare Arabic-inscribed Swatow plate, 16th century; D. 37 cm. Estimate: € 4,000 - €6,000. Result: € 8,500. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: European private collection, acquired prior to 2007. Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 521. A rare celadon-glazed Yueyao vase with five spouts, 10th-11th century; H. 25,2 cm. Estimate: € 1,500 - €2,000. Result: € 1,500. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: Old Berlin private collection, bought 13.10.1979 from Dr. Werner Schmidt in Berlin. Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 521. A good green-glazed Junyao deep bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); D. 19,8 cm. Estimate: € 900 - €1,200. Result: € 2,200. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: Old Berlin private collection, bought 13.10.1979 from Dr. Werner Schmidt in Berlin. Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 516. A fine deep lavender-glazed Junyao bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); D. 11,1 cm, box. Estimate: € 6,000 - €10,000. Result: € 9,000. Courtesy Nagel.  Former property from the collection of Konrad Lang (1933-2014), who inherited it from his father Erwin Lang, who was in China before 1914. Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 515. A good moulded Shufu ware bowl, marked, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); D. 13 cm. Estimate: € 900 - €1,200. Result: € 1,200. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: From the estate of the famous museum director of the Staatlichen Museen Berlin, Leopold Reidemeister (1900-1987). Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020

Lot 513. A lavender-glazed Junyao plate, Song dynasty (960-1279); D. 18,8 cm. Estimate: € 1,500 - €2,000. Result: € 4,000. Courtesy Nagel.  Provenance: Old Berlin private collection, bought December 1972 from China Bohlken, Mr. Peters in Berlin. Fine Asian Art, Stuttgart - Part I by Nagel Auction, December 8, 2020