1885

A large bronze bell, maybe Vietnamese, cyclical date of yiyu (1885 or earlier). Photo Lempertz with a handle in shape of two dragons (possibly replaced). The body is devided into rectangular sections partly filled with short inscriptions including the cyclical date of yiyu (1885 or earlier). H 40,5 cm. Estimate 600 € Lempertz. Auction 991 Asian Art. December 9, 2011 www.lempertz-online.de

Atelier Nadar, Madame de Greffulhe, c.1885. photo Damien Leclere Tirage albuminé monté sur carton, signature « Nadar » imprimée sur le montage en bas sous l'épreuve et crédit imprimé de l'atelier du 51, Rue d'Anjou au dos. 30 x 18,1 cm. Estimation : 500 / 600 € Damien Leclere - Marseille. Vente du Samedi 4 décembre 2010. 5 rue Vincent Courdouan 13006 Marseille. Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter la maison de ventes au 04 91 50 00 00. NDB: Elisabeth de Greffulhe, née Caraman-Chimay, a servi de modèle à Marcel... [Lire la suite]

A Hautin Boulenger & Co., Choisy-Le-RoI, majolica vase and cover, circa 1885. photo Sotheby's modelled by Louis-Robert Carrier-Belleuse, signed, with gargoyle handles and supported on a table base by naked children, inscribed on the front and reverse SAUVE qui peut., script H B Choisy mark painted in blue. 50.8 cm - Est. 7,000—10,000 USD - Sold 8,750 USD NOTE: Louis-Robert Carrier Belleuse (1848-1913) studied sculpture under his father Albert-Ernst Carrier-Belleuse (1824-87) and painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He... [Lire la suite]

Alfred Sisley, Le village de Champagne au coucher du soleil - Arvil Painted in 1885. signed Sisley (lower left). oil on canvas. 50 by 73cm. Estimate 350,000—450,000 GBP To be included in the new edition of the Catalogue Raisonné of Alfred Sisley by François Daulte being prepared at Galerie Brame & Lorenceau by the Comité Alfred Sisley. PROVENANCE: Durand-Ruel, Paris & New YorkErwin Davis, New York (acquired from the above)Durand-Ruel, New York (acquired from the above on 7th January 1899)Frank Hadley Ginn... [Lire la suite]