19 mars 2023

Jan van Mekeren, The William and Mary Cabinet, Amsterdam, Circa 1687. With M(ary) love W(illiam) initials on each side. Oak cabinet marquetry in Turkish walnut (Juglans regia) on a holly (Ilex aquifolium) font, surrounded by a kingwood (Dalbergia cearensis) border. The interior veneered with plain cedar (probably Cedrus atlantica). H. 209 x W. 178 x D. 67 cm. Price available upon inquiry. Courtesy ZEBREGS&RÖELL FINE ART AND ANTIQUES at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: William &... [Lire la suite]

Manjusri, Nepal, early Malla period, c. 1300 AD. Gilded copper alloy, inlaid with semi-precious stones; 30 x 12.5 x 6 cm (12 x 4.9 x 2.4 in.). Courtesy NIES ORIENTAL ART at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Sotheby’s London, sale: Tibetan, Nepalese, Indian and South-East Asian works of Art, 4 July 1983, lot 72Collection Mr. Jean-Claude Tobailem, from 1983Collection Dr. Jean-Michel Pons, 1980s - 2022. The early Malla kingdom in Nepal produced some of the finest bronzes in Asia, including this striking... [Lire la suite]

Persian inspired writing cabinet, ca. 1580-1620, India, Gujarat. Teak, sissoo, ebony, ivory, green dyed bone, sandalwood, brass, and iron. Brass hardware, 28.4 x 21.0 x 16.0 cm.Courtesy SÃO ROQUE, LISBON at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Private collection, BrusselsEdric van Vredenburgh collection, Brussels

A Highly Important Timurid Voided Velvet, Late 15th century, Herat, Present day Afghanistan. Silk velvet, 140.5 x 198 cm (55 x 78 in.). Price available upon inquiry. Courtesy MULLANY at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Joseph Soustiel, Paris, 1960sPrivate collection, UK, 1969–70. This important late 15th century Timurid voided velvet floor spread comes from Persia at the time of when its most important artist, Kamal al-din Bihzad (c. 1455/60–1535) was creating masterful miniatures with a... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to Urbanino da Surso, Crocifisso, Italy, Lombardy, c. 1450. Poplar, with original polychrome, gilding, and silver; H. 97 x W. 25 x D. 15 cm (38 x 9.8 x 5.9 in.). Courtesy MULLANY at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Private collection, Milan.  We are grateful to Dr. Luca Mor, Università degli Studi di Udine, for confirming the attribution to Urbanino da Surso based on first hand examination of the work.

Francesco Salviati, Portrait of Giovanni da Cepperello, Rome, Circa 1538. Oil on paper, 44 x 34 cm (17.3 x 13.4 in.). Courtesy BENAPPI FINE ART at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Italy, private collection. Literature: June 2021. Published in Salviati: A lost portrait on paper, by Carlo Falciani.

Workshop of Andrea Riccio, Acrobat, Padua - Italy, Early 16th Century. Bronze, 14.5 x 8 x 10 cm (5.7 x 3.1 x 3.9 in.). Courtesy BENJAMIN PROUST FINE ART LTD at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Art market, Paris, 1913Basel, private collection, by 1930.

Attributed to Giovanni Pisano, Head of a Man, Tuscany, End of the 13th century. Marble, H. 10 x W. 9 x D. 11.5 cm (3.9 x 3.5 x 4.5 in.) . Courtesy GALERIE SISMANN at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Art Market, MilanoPrivate collection, Lombardia. 

Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop, Frederick III (the Wise), Elector of Saxony, Dated 1532. Panel painting, oil on hardwood, 20 x 14.7 cm (7.9 x 5.8 in.). Courtesy SENGER BAMBERG KUNSTHANDEL at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: - Edmund Count de Pourtalès (* April 6, 1828 in Paris; † March 23, 1895 in Cannes)- Auction Gallery Fischer, Lucerne, November 23-25, 1932, as part of the inventory of Mauensee Castle, lot 1052- Until 2017 private collection, Switzerland. Catalogue raisonné CORPUS CRANACH No.:... [Lire la suite]

Esaias zur Linden, Important Nuremberg Drinking Ship with Cold Painting, 1609-29. Silver, Height: 21cm, Length: 16.2cm, Width: 6.2cm. Courtesy HELGA MATZKE at TEFAF Maastrich 2023. Provenance: According to the contents inventory of December 1886, the present Nef comes from the collection of Baron Carl von Rothschild in Gunthersburg. It ended up in a European private collection via his daughter, Baroness James de Rothschild. The object is also mentioned by Marc Rosenberg in R3, Vol. 3, 1923 under MZ4135d.