15 mars 2023

   Two Exceptional Louis XV Period Commodes Stamped by Bernard II Vanrisamburgh and Adorned with Chinoiseries Executed in Red and Gold Martin Varnish., c. 1750-1755, Louis XV period. Oak carcass; red and gold Martin varnish; gilded bronze; red Griotte marble. Commode A: H. 83.7 cm (33 in.); L. 114 cm (45 in.); W. 52.2 cm (20.5 in.) Commode B: H. 84 cm (33 in.); L. 115 cm (45.3 in.); W. 52.5 cm (20.7 in.). Signed: B.V.R.B. repeatedly visible under the marble on the front angles of the two... [Lire la suite]

An Early Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Lacquer Commode “De Vernis à Palmes Riches” from The Prince de Ligne Collection at Chateau Beloeil, c. 1733-1735. Oak, Chinese lacquer panels and parisian lacquer, Portor marble top; 99 x 185 x 65 cm (39 x 73 x 26 in.). Courtesy CHRISTOPHE DE QUÉNETAIN at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Collection vicomtesse de Courval, née Mary Ray (1835-1902)Collection duchesse de Mouchy et de Poix, née Madeleine Marie Isabelle Dubois de Courval (1870- 1944)Collection... [Lire la suite]

Torso of a Male Deity, Baphuon style, Khmer Empire, 11th century. Sandstone. 98 x 29 x 16 cm (38.6 x 11.4 x 6.3 in.). © Jan Liégeois. Courtesy AXEL VERVOORDT at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Bonhams Cornette de Saint-Cyr, 25 October 2022, lot 66;Jean-Pierre Rousset (1936-2021), Paris, by descent;Robert Rousset (1901-1981), Paris, acquired from Peng Seng, Bangkok, 27 April 1965. This elegant male torso represents an unidentified (Hindu) deity. The head, arms and feet are missing. There is a notable... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 58. Coupe libatoire en corne de rhinocéros en forme de feuille de lotus, le pied et l'anse figurant des tiges, Chine, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle. H. 7,5 L. 11 cm; Poids 76g. Résultat : 6 350 EUR (Estimation: 3000 - 4000 EUR). Courtesy Aponem  Socle en bois. Provenance : Hôtel Drouot, Mes Millon Jutheau, 23 novembre 1984, n° 21.  Aponem. DU VIETNAM À LA CHINE : 100 ANS DE COLLECTION - PARTIE 1. Mardi 14 Mars 2023. Hôtel des ventes de Cergy-Pontoise, Génicourt.

Frans Francken the Younger (Antwerp, 1581-1642), The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, Antwerp, oil on panel, 53.6 x 75.2 cm (21 x 30 in.). Signed bottom right: f·franck · iN F fe. Courtesy DE JONCKHEERE at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Duke of Gesso, Naples;Giovanni Andrea de Marinis, Marquis of Genzano, Naples, before 1824;Bequeathed to his son, Giuseppe de Sangro, 3rdPrince of Fondi (1776-1838), Palazzo del Principe di Fondi, Naples;Remained in the collection of the De Sangro family, Naples,... [Lire la suite]

The William Randolph Hearst Dionysos, Greek, c. 300 B.C. Marble, H. max. 152 cm, w. max. 51.5 cm (h. max. 59.8 x w. max. 20.3 in.). Courtesy CAHN at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Brummer Gallery, New York January 3, 1924. Sold to William Randolph Hearst, May 8, 1924. Acquired by Gimbel Bros., Inc., New York, November 1944. Thereafter coll. Horace Richter (1918-2006), New York and Jerusalem, acquired in New York by 1990; thence by descent.  Literature: 1997. Published in Compare: Dionysos... [Lire la suite]

Jusepe de Ribera, Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment, Naples, c. 1621. Etching and engraving, printed on laid paper, 31 x 23.5 cm (12.2 x 9.3 in.). Signed: Monogrammed in the plate. Courtesy KUNSTHANDLUNG HELMUT H. RUMBLER at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Private collection, Germany. Literature: 1973. Published in Jusepe de Ribera Prints and Drawings, by Jonathan Brown, page 67, catalogue 5/I.

Paul Bril, View of an Italian Inner Harbor, c. 1580's. Oil on canvas, 98 x 136 cm (38.6 X 53.5 in.). Courtesy KUNSTHANDEL P. DE BOER B.V. at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Private collection Veneto, Italy.Bernardi Collection, Sienna Italy. Literature: Published in will be published in forthcoming monograph on Paul Bril, by Drs Luuk Pijl, page unknown. NDB: Cf. the one in Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels & in the Galleria Borghese. Paul Bril (b. 1554, Antwerpen, d. 1626, Roma), The... [Lire la suite]

Figure of a Horse with Saddle, Northern Dynasties, late 6th century. Earthenware, traces of pigment, 19 1/2 x 22 x 5 1/2 in. (49.5 x 56.0 x 14.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Peter W. Scheinman, 1999.138a-b. Horses were prized in China not only for their nobility and prowess in war but also because they were believed to be imbued with supernatural qualities. During the Han through Tang dynasties, military expansion to the far western regions was spurred by the quest for heavenly horses, also called “blood-sweating horses,” which... [Lire la suite]

Wine Vessel (Zun) in the Form of a Goose, Han dynasty, 206 B.C.E.-220 C.E. Bronze, 11 1/2 x 6 3/16 x 17 1/2 in. (29.2 x 15.7 x 44.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 54.145a-b.