1860

John Thomson, Island Pagoda. Carbon print from Foochow and the River Min (1873) © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop John Thomsom, Yuen-Fu Monastery Cave, Fuzhou, c.1873. Carbon print. 12 x 8 in (30.3 x 23 cm) © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop Felice Beato, The Great Imperial Palace Yuen Min Yuen before the burning, Peking, Oct. 18, 1860. Albumen silver print © 19th Century Rare Book & Photograph Shop Thomas Child, No. 206, Fountain... [Lire la suite]

Franz X. Winterhalter, Princess Leonilla of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, 1843, oil on canvas, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, opens High Society: The Portraits of Franz X. Winterhalter, an exhibition of some 45 paintings by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873), the most renowned portraitist of the courts of Europe during his day. Throughout the course of his career, Winterhalter captured the elegance of his aristocratic sitters with an unrivaled brilliance of technique and... [Lire la suite]

Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904), Cyclamens, 1860, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904), Autumn Flowers, 1861, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904), Dahlias, Queens Daisies, Roses and Corn Flowers, 1861, oil on canvas. Private Collection. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904), Flowers, 1861, oil on canvas, 47 x 48.9 cm. Private Collection. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904), Camelias and Tulips,... [Lire la suite]

Felice Beato, Portrait of Prince Kung, Brother of the Emperor of China, Who Signed the Treaty, 1860, Albumen silver print, 16.6 x 13 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Felice Beato, View of the Summer Palace. Yuan Ming Yuan Pagoda. Before the Burning, Pekin, October 18, 1860, Albumen silver print, 23 x 27.9 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Felice Beato, Imperial Winter Palace, Pekin, October 29, 1860, Albumen silver print, 22.5 x 29.1 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

“Some lucky person is going to pick up a decorative Easter egg at a car boot sale one day and find they have won the arts lottery when it sells for £20m” says author Cynthia Coleman Sparke, whose book is being launched at Bonhams. LONDON.- With Easter drawing near and the recent discovery of The Third Imperial Easter Egg, thought lost for over 100 years, all eyes are on the legendary Russian designer, Fabergé. Each of the 50 Fabergé eggs created for the Tsar took one year to complete - from the original conception to delivery on... [Lire la suite]

A large Chinese Export porcelain blue and white Dutch silver-mounted teapot and cover porcelain, Kangxi period, early 18th century; Silver, 1860.  Photo Sotheby's. the silver mounts made by J.D. Arnoldi and J.W. Wielick, Amsterdam; height 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimation 3,000 — 5,000 USD Sotheby's. Important Americana. New York | 24 janv. 2014 - www.sothebys.com

A Georgian cornelian inataglio ring - Photo courtesy Bentley & Skinner the oval cornelian measuring 2.1 x 1.8cms, seal-engraved with a classic male head, bearded and in profile, in a yellow gold setting with an open back and tapering gold shoulders, gross weight 7.7 grams, 1820. Price: £3,950.00 A Georgian cornelian intaglio ring - Photo courtesy Bentley & Skinner the oval cornelian plaque carved to depict the profile of a classical male, rubover set within a yellow gold mount with banded detail to the ridge, to a... [Lire la suite]

Antique Gold, Banded Carnelian and Moss Agate Bracelet. Photo Doyle New York Composed of 10 alternating rectangular plaques of banded carnelian and moss agate, within gold frames of conforming shape, flanked by a stylized scroll motif, backed in gold, circa 1860, approximately 45.5 dwt. Length 7 3/8 inches. Estimate $3,000-4,000. Sold for $4,063 Doyle New York. Important Estate Jewelry. Monday, April 16, 2012 -http://www.doylenewyork.com/

Indian, Mana Lalji, ca. 1860. Opaque watercolor and gilt on paper, 13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund. PRINCETON, NJ.- This summer the Princeton University Art Museum features 50 exceptional recent acquisitions in a special installation that underlines both the continuing ambition of the Museum’s collecting activities and the universal scope of its collections. The exhibition, Faces and Facets, includes works by such artists as Jules Olitski, Philip Pearlstein, Bridget Riley, Florian Schmidt,... [Lire la suite]

18 Karat Gold and Micromosaic Pendant, Ernesto Pierret - Sotheby's Featuring a micromosaic plaque depicting the bust of an Egyptian pharaon, within gold surrounds decorated with granulation and wirework, suspended by a garlanded ox head, gross weight approximately 24 dwts, with maker's mark; circa 1860. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Unsold For additional information on Ernesto Pierret, please see Castellani and Giuliano: Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th century by Geoffrey C. Munn, page 159. ... [Lire la suite]