1801

Chinese animated two-sided bracket clock, one side with a Chinese theme, the other a Western theme, both with 6-inch porcelain dials. Estimate: $50000-$100000.  PITTSFIELD, MASS.- Two Chinese animated bracket clocks – one a rare two-sided model, the other a triple fusee example – are each expected to sell for $50,000-$100,000 each at Fontaine's Auction Gallery's cataloged antique and clock auction scheduled for Saturday, February 27th , in the firm's gallery at 1485 Housatonic Street in Pittsfield, beginning at... [Lire la suite]

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Ambassadors Sent by Agamemnon to Urge Achilles to Fight, 1801. Oil On Canvas. National School of Fine Arts. Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library. NAPLES, FL. - Gods and Heroes: Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris explores the dramatic impact of the École des Beaux-Arts’ curriculum on Western visual culture. Born from the legendary Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, founded in 1648, the École was a highly competitive, government-run school which rigorously trained... [Lire la suite]

A Violin by Joseph & Antonio Gagliano, Naples, 1801 after Alessandro Gagliano. Photo Bonhams. Labelled Conceptione tua ... Maria Immaculata ... Joseph & Antonio Gagliano, Fec. Anno 1801, In Platea dicta Cerriglio Length of back 355mm (14in) a well preserved concerto violin, in immediate playing condition, of an amber brown colour. (1). Estimate £100,000 - 150,000 (€120,000 - 180,000) Bonhams. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. London, Knightsbridge. 12 May 2014... [Lire la suite]

Chôkyôsai Eiri (actif entre 1789 et 1801 ), Oban yoko-e de la série " Fumi no kiyogaki". Vers 1801. Photo Ader modèles de calligraphie, une prostitué oranda-yuki avec un hollandais. On pensait d'abord que l'encens qui brûle sur la table de chevet, était censé couvrir les odeurs des étrangers, mais en réalité il fut acheté dans des boutiques spécialisées dans les aphrodisiaques (Yotsumeya). Cette composition s'inspire d'une estampe d'Utamaro Utamakuro, les poèmes de l'oreiller. (Pliure médiane). Dim. : 25,1 x 36,5... [Lire la suite]

A rare inscribed and dated 'duan' stone screen and stand. Dated by inscriptions to AD1795 and AD1801 and of the period Finely and intricately carved on one side with a group of Immortals and deities on a tree-trunk raft floating down turbulent waters, skilfully depicted by undulating surfaces and incised wavy lines, located within a picturesque lakeside palace landscaped with rockwork and pine trees, the 'eye' of the stone used to depict the moon, with two cranes in flight above clasping arrows in their beaks ready to drop... [Lire la suite]