13 mars 2023

Cornelis de Heem, A Still Life of Fruit with a Melon, Grapes and Celery together with Oranges and Peaches, an Artichoke, Walnuts and Corn on a Ledge with Butterflies and Snails, a Stone Grotto and a Landscape beyond, Antwerp, c. 1657. Oil on canvas, 64.4 x 78 cm (25.4 x 30.7 in.). Signed 'C. DE. HEEM. f.'. Courtesy RAFAEL VALLS LIMITED at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Probably Mr J. Kneppelhout (1814–1885), Hemelsche Berg, Oosterbeek;Probably by descent to the grandparents of the present owner in... [Lire la suite]

Jacob Van Walscapelle (1644-1727), A Still Life of Fruit on a Stone Ledge. Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 61 cm (18.3 x 24 in.). Signed lower right: “Jacob.Walscapel./ Fecit”. Courtesy BIJL-VAN URK MASTERPAINTINGS at TEFAF Maastrich Provenance: With Frost and Reed, LondonWith Richard Green, London, 1970Private collection, AustriaSale Vienna (Im Kinsky), 26 November 2015, lot 1311With Bijl-Van Urk, Alkmaar, acquired at the abovePrivate collection, Netherlands, acquired from the above.

Giovanni Boldini, Portrait of Cléo de Mérode, 1901. Oil on canvas, 97.8 x 81.3 cm (38.5 x 32 in.). Courtesy WILDENSTEIN & CO. INC. Provenance: Commissioned in 1901 by Sigismond Bardac (1856-1919), Paris; acquired sometime after his death byBaron Maurice de Rothschild (1881-1957), ParisGeorges Wildenstein (1892-1963), Paris, by 1925, until 1942; sold under duress in December 1942 (during the liquidation of Wildenstein property in Paris by the Commissariat Général aux Questions Juives), toCount Renato... [Lire la suite]

Joachim Tielke (Königsberg 1641- 1719 Hamburg), A showpiece cabinet, Hamburg, c. 1700. Ivory, tortoiseshell, gold leaf, silver, semi-precious stones and glass, and veneered wood. 90 x 103 x 46 cm (35.4 x 40.6 x 18.1 in.). Courtesy KOLLENBURG ANTIQUAIRS at TEFAF Maastricht 2023  A two-door cabinet standing on four turned feet of solid ivory. The entire cabinet is veneered with tortoiseshell and ivory in première-partie and contre-partie. The cabinet has two large doors, the inner sides of which are... [Lire la suite]

Automaton Renaissance Turmuhr, Nuremberg, c. 1585. Gilt brass, silver; 40 x 20 x 20 cm. Signed HANE CREI COERVORSTEN. Courtesy MENTINK & ROEST at TEFAF Maastricht 2023 Provenance: Mentink & Roest Collection. Literature: Published in Von Uhren und Automaten, by Klaus Maurice. 

Lacloche. An Art Deco Chinoiserie Bracelet by Lacloche Frères, Paris, c. 1927. Platinum, Diamond, Coral, Onyx, and Enamel 18.4 x 3.8 cm (7.25 x 1.5 in.). Courtesy SIMON TEAKLE FINE JEWELRY & OBJECTS at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 An Art Deco Chinoiserie Bracelet, of narrative style depicting a garden scene with two court women chaperoned by an oarsman on a river, set with diamonds, black onyx and enamel mounted in platinum. Bvlgari "Monete" Necklace, 18 ct yellow gold and antique silver... [Lire la suite]

André-Charles Boulle (1642 – 1732), Chest in Boulle marquetry, Circa 1685-1700. Tortoiseshell, brass, pewter, ebony, chased and gilt bronze, 31.5 cm x 57.5 cm x 38.5 cm. Galerie Leage at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 MAASTRICHT.- The bottom right-hand corner of the jack of hearts, a playing card associated with good fortune and happiness, has been carefully cut away. The back is inscribed, in Dutch, “My burden is heavy, goodbye my dear Femke, Born 1st September 1795,” by a mother who, two centuries ago, abandoned her baby as a... [Lire la suite]