24 août 2012
"Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery" opens at the Chazen Museum of Art
Sandro Botticelli, The Madonna and Child, ca. 1466-1467. Oil on panel, 72 x 50 cm. Uffizi Gallery, Repositories inv. no. 8.
MADISON, WI.- Forty-five works by Renaissance old masters will be on view in the Midwest for the first time. The exhibition of paintings and two tapestries was curated by Uffizi Gallery Director Antonio Natali around the theme of the Eucharist, and offers recently restored works by masters such as Botticelli, Tintoretto, Titian, and il Parmigianino. Spanning approximately three centuries from the late... [Lire la suite]
Agate24 août 2012
Sotheby's announces "Collections": An auction of important private collections of fine & decorative art
Suite of rare 18th century Chinese wall paper panels. Photo: Sotheby's
LONDON.- Sotheby's London presents its inaugural “Collections” auction on Thursday, 27th September 2012. Sourced from distinguished and aristocratic private collections, the sale will offer clients the opportunity to acquire a wealth of fine and decorative arts dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth Century. Assembled from a diverse array of locations ranging from the grand state rooms of a Roman Palazzo, to a Lutyens-designed manor house in England... [Lire la suite]
Tube Agate from Madras, Oregon (LostSierra)23 août 2012
Fine Chinese open-work ivory 'gourd' perfumer, Qianlong-Jiaqing period
Fine Chinese open-work ivory 'gourd' perfumer, Qianlong-Jiaqing period. 2012 © Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Gourd form, carved with lattice wall and blossoms, no back. H: 5 in. Estimate $1,000-2,000
PROVENANCE: Property from a Philadelphia Estate
Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers. ASIAN ARTS. Sep 09 2012 10:00 http://www.freemansauction.com23 août 2012
Pair of Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin
Pair of Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin. 2012 © Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers
The standing figures dressed in standard attire, one holds a basket in her arms. H: 26 in. Estimate $10,000-15,000
Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers. ASIAN ARTS. Sep 09 2012 10:00 http://www.freemansauction.com
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Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin
Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin. 2012 © Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers
The standing figure holding flowering branches at chest. H: 29 in. The flower spriggs broken at chest. Estimate $10,000-15,000
Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers. ASIAN ARTS. Sep 09 2012 10:00 http://www.freemansauction.com23 août 2012
Large Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin
Large Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin. 2012 © Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers
A crowned standing figure with compassionate facial expressions. H of ivory: 31in. Estimate $10,000-15,000
Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers. ASIAN ARTS. Sep 09 2012 10:00 http://www.freemansauction.com
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