1680

Silver Tankard, Late 16th century. Silversmith: Hans auff der Burg, Nuremberg. Nuremberg town mark, assayer's mark ('Tremulierstich') on the inner brim of the lid and maker's mark (HA/DB). H circa 19 cm. Courtesy Porfirius Kunstkammer Provenance: private collection, north Germany Baroque table casket, Danzig (most probably) or south Germany, 1680. Ivory. 14 x 18.5 x 15 cm. Courtesy Porfirius Kunstkammer Provenance: Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich Ex Voto plate with Hymiarite... [Lire la suite]

Jug with mythological figures, Johann Michael Maucher (1645-1701), 1680, Schwabisch Gmund. Carved ivory. Height x Width x Depth: 29 x 8 x 13 cm. Ident.Nr. K 3137. Kunstgewerbemuseum © Foto: Kunstgewerbemuseum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Foto Karen Bartsch The voluptuous figure jewelry from ancient mythology has a deeper meaning: Diana and Actaeon on the shaft relating to hunting; the love goddess Venus on the front of the vessel body, perched on... [Lire la suite]

An inscribed gilt bronze seated figure of Shadakshari Lokeshvara, Kangxi period, dated to 1680. Sold for US$ 185,000 (€165,119). Photo: Bonhams. Cast with his two principal hands in namaskaramudra, the raised left hand holding the remains of a lotus stalk and the right hand a single drilled jewel as he sits dhyanasana on a double lotus plinth trimmed with pearl bands and fronted by the lower edges of his shoulder scarf, his slender body draped in princely jewelry, his head encircled by a five-peaked... [Lire la suite]

Communion cup, Amsterdam, 1680, Sigismund Zschammer (attributed). Photo courtesy Van Ham Silver. Curved circular foot with beaten flower and fruit relief. Above the foliage strong knop with corresponding decor. The cup-shaped cuppa with continous acanthus relief in the lower area. Ca. 302 g. Height 17 cm. Inspection mark Amsterdam with year letter S for 1680 (Voet, Amsterdam, p.117), maker's mark SZ (attributed to Sigismund Zschammer, 1661-1693, ib. no.113). Condition B/C. Estimate(s): 2,000 - 3,000 € A plate by Sigismund... [Lire la suite]

A Late 17th Century German Carved Boxwood 'Memento Mori' Skull. Circa 1680. Photo courtesy Finch & Co Size: 3.5cm high, 5cm deep, 3.5cm wide - 1¼ ins high, 2 ins deep, 1¼ ins wide. FOR SALE Provenance: Ex English Private collection http://www.finch-and-co.co.uk

A pewter, brass, fruitwood and stained sycamore inlaid marquetry, ebony and ebonised cabinet on stand attributed to Pierre Gole (1620-1684), Louis XIV, circa 1680. Photo courtesy Sotheby's the upper section of breakfront form with three frieze drawers inlaid with lunettes and bellflowers above a cupboard door inlaid with a vase of flowers on a plinth opening to reveal a fitted interior with four drawers and a parquetry floor above a further drawer flanked by panels with a ribbon-tied floral bouquet above a... [Lire la suite]

Coupe noix de coco montée en vermeil, Allemagne, vers 1680 - Sotheby's a prise en soldat tenant un écusson gravé d'une lune et d'une étoile, portant le poinçon de l'orfèvre HB; (les jambes du personnage à ressouder). Quantité: 1. Haut. 27 cm. Height 10 2/3 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 EUR. Lot. Vendu 7,750 EUR A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED COCONUT CUP Sotheby's. Collection de Nicolas Landau et Jacqueline Goldman. Paris | 08 avr. 2013 - www.sothebys.com

Ensemble de deux flambeaux en laiton doré, probablement Allemagne, vers 1680 - Sotheby's la base repoussée de six panneaux à larges fleurs, le fût formé d'un lion debout tenant un binet ; (accidents). Quantité: 2. Haut. 32 cm. Height 12 2/3 in. Estimation: 6,000 - 8,000 EUR. Lot. Vendu 27,500 EUR A PAIR OF GERMAN GILT-BRASS CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1680 Sotheby's. Collection de Nicolas Landau et Jacqueline Goldman. Paris | 08 avr. 2013 - www.sothebys.com

Petite chope en cristal de roche montée en vermeil, vers 1680 - Sotheby's apparemment non poinçonnée, l'anse en double console appliquée d'un buste de sphinge, la prise du couvercle sertie d'un grenat. Quantité: 1. Haut. 10,5 cm. Height 4 in. Estimation: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR. Lot. Vendu 13,125 EUR Sotheby's. Collection de Nicolas Landau et Jacqueline Goldman. Paris | 08 avr. 2013 - www.sothebys.com

Tapisserie en laine et soie de la tenture de l'Histoire d'Alexandre. Felletin, probablement atelier de Pierre Vergne, vers 1680. Photo Beaussant-Lefèvre d'après les cartons de Charles LEBRUN : "Le passage du Granique". Bordures à trophées d'armes et trophées de musique. (Quelques accidents). 280 x 310 cm. Estimation : 2 500 / 3 500 € Beaussant-Lefèvre. Vendredi 5 avril 2013. Drouot Richelieu - Salles 5 & 6 - 9, rue Drouot - 75009... [Lire la suite]