Léonard Limosin

Daniel Hopfer (German, 1471–1536). Death and the Devil Surprising two Women, ca. 1500–1510. Etching; first state of two.  Plate: 6 3/16 x 8 7/8 in. (15.7 x 22.6 cm). Sheet: 6 5/16 x 8 15/16 in. (16 x 22.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951 (51.501.383). NEW YORK, NY.- The emergence of etching on paper in Europe in the late 15th and early 16th centuries—when the technique moved out of the workshops of armor decorators and into those of... [Lire la suite]

Lot 28. Léonard Limosin (circa 1505-1575/1577), 1548, Tazza with the coat of arms of Castile and Leon; 7½ in. (19 cm.) diameter; 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high. Estimate GBP 60,000 - GBP 90,000 (USD 75,960 - USD 113,940).Price realised GBP 75,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Parcel-gilt polychrome enamel; signed with initials 'LL' in a gilt cartouche to the underside of the bowl; the bowl with two coats of arms supported by putti and with cartouche below dated '1548'; the underside of the foot with paper labels... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. Léonard Limosin (circa 1505-1575/1577), 1536, Tazza lid with scenes depicting the battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs; Estimate GBP 25,000 - GBP 40,000(USD 31,650 - USD 50,640). Price realised GBP 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Polychrome enamel on copper; the top with a continuous scene of the Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs and inscribed around the rim 'HOSTIBVS EVENIANT COVIVIA TALIA NOSTRI'; signed and dated 'LEONARDVS/ LEMOVICVS/ INVETOR. 1536'; the underside of the lid with two... [Lire la suite]

Lot4. Léonard Limosin (circa 1505-1575/1577), 1567, Charger depicting the Israelites gathering the manna from Heaven; 18¼ x 14½ in. (46.3 x 36.7 cm.). Estimate GBP 120,000 - GBP 180,000 (USD 151,920 - USD 227,880). Price realised GBP 237,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Parcel-gilt polychrome enamel; the central scene surrounded by a frame decorated with cartouches containing profile heads; signed and dated in a gilt cartouche at bottom '1567/ LEONARD/ LIMOSIN'; the reverse with strapwork decoration... [Lire la suite]

  LONDON.- Telling the remarkable story of objects collected across centuries and treasured for generations, Christie’s will offer a landmark collection sale Masterpieces from a Rothschild Collection in London on 4 of July. Comprising approximately 57 lots each with exceptional provenance, this sale includes important European Furniture, Works of Art and Old Master Paintings, collected by members of the prominent Rothschild banking family, particularly by Baron Gustave de Rothschild (1829-1911), and housed in some of the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3. Attributed to Léonard Limosin (circa 1505-1575), French, Limoges, circa 1530-1540, Roundel with a portrait of a noblewoman, probably Louise of Savoy, or Marguerite of Angoulème, Queen of Navarre, and with the Adoration of the Virgin and Child on the reverse. Estimation 100,000 — 150,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's inscribed with a Latin prayer to the Virgin on the reverse: MEDIATRIX OMNIVM ET FONS VIVVS IN DESINEN... ORE COPIOSE FVNDEN... MARIA TE QVESO (D)ULCISSIMA MATER PER ILLAN... [Lire la suite]

Important médaillon en émail peint représentant L'Abondance, Limoges, vers 1540, par Léonard Limosin (1505-1575/77). Estimation  25,000 — 40,000 EUR. Photo Sotheby's. monogrammé L.L. en bas à gauche; dans un cadre en cuivre doré, la prise en forme de tête d'angelot, au dos une étiquette de collection Clumber n°2629. Haut. (totale) 31 cm; diam. 28 cm, height (overall) 12 in., diam. 11 in. AN IMPORTANT, LIMOGES, CIRCA 1540, GRISAILLE PAINTED ENAMEL MEDALLION OF THE GODDESS OPS, PERSONIFYING... [Lire la suite]

Attribué à Léonard Limosin. Plaque: Le Dauphin, futur Francois II. Limoges, vers 1553. Email peint sur cuivre. Musée du Louvre.

Plaque ovale en émail peint polychrome avec rehauts d'or représentant Hippolyte. Limoges, entourage de Léonard Limosin, vers 1560 Contre-émail en fondant. Le jeune fils de Thésée est figuré à l'antique, en buste de trois-quarts, et regarde vers la droite ; il a la tête ceinte d'une couronne de laurier et porte une perle en guise de boucle d'oreille. Inscription or dans le champ sur fond bleu HIPPOLYTE. H.25,2 cm L.21,4 cm. Cadre en bois doré (restaurations importantes au pourtour) - Estimation : 5 000 / 7 000 €Notes: Cette... [Lire la suite]

Portrait de Marie Stuart. François Clouet. miniature sur vélin, 8 cm x 5, 7 cm, vers 1558. Holyroodhouse, Edimbourg (c) The Royal Collection / 2008 Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II Portrait du Dauphin, futur roi François II. Léonard Limosin (attribué à ). vers 1553. émail peint rehauts d'or, 46,4 cm x 31,2 cm. Paris, Musée du Louvre, département des Objets d'art (c) Rmn / Gérard Blot Cette exposition est organisée à l’occasion du 450e anniversaire du mariage de la très jeune reine d’Ecosse, Marie Stuart avec le dauphin... [Lire la suite]