24 juillet 2021

Lot 311. Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (1609-1645), Fruit still life with shells and insects. Oil on wood, 37.5 x 49.5 cm. Monogrammed “AB” in ligature lower left and dated “fecit 163 (0)”.  Estimate: € 200,000 - € 300,000. Lot sold: € 220,000. Courtesy Hampel On a stone slab a brightly lit straw basket, bulging with grapes, cherries, pears, plums and peaches. In front of the basket partially overlapping mussels, snail shells and insects along with hazelnuts. The hitherto unpublished... [Lire la suite]

Lot 8. A Roman amber glass 'Victory' beaker, Circa early-mid 1st Century A.D.; 6.5cm high. Estimate £20,000 - £30,000. Sold for £ 25,250 (€ 29,517). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Blown in a two-part mould, of cylindrical form with a narrow everted rim, with three registers of decoration divided by horizontal ribs, the upper and lower with six stylised victory wreaths, a pair of opposing palm branches concealing the vertical mould seams, the central register with Greek inscription: ɅABE THИ NEIKHN ('Seize the... [Lire la suite]