Heinrich von Dort

ZURICH.- The Old Master Paintings auction on 26 March features works by an 'all-star' selection of artists, including a powerful painting of St Jerome in the wilderness by Anthony van Dyck (lot 3027, estimate upon request). This small-format work is remarkable for its virtuoso, free-flowing execution. Painted when the young van Dyck was still in Peter Paul Rubens's workshop, the work seems to correspond with one mentioned in the elder artist's estate, and so may have been a part of Rubens's personal collection. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Large beaker, Hamburg, 1688-97, Heinrich von Dort. Photo courtesy Van Ham Silver. Driven and engraved decoration with rich worked out baroque flowers and Akanthusblätterranken. By double line stepped slightly flared lip rim. Approx. 110g. Height 13cm. Inspection Hamburg with C 1688-97 (Scheffler, Lower Saxony, Nr.945), maker's mark with a dog (Heinrich von Dort, 1676-1707, ibid Nr.943). Condition A / B. Estimate(s): 800 - 1,200 € Van Ham. Europäisches Kunstgewerbe. 17/05/2014 - http://www.van-ham.com/