15 mars 2023

An Early Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Lacquer Commode “De Vernis à Palmes Riches” from The Prince de Ligne Collection at

An Early Louis XV Gilt-Bronze Mounted Chinese Lacquer Commode “De Vernis à Palmes Riches” from The Prince de Ligne Collection at Chateau Beloeil, c. 1733-1735. Oak, Chinese lacquer panels and parisian lacquer, Portor marble top; 99 x 185 x 65 cm (39 x 73 x 26 in.). Courtesy CHRISTOPHE DE QUÉNETAIN at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Collection vicomtesse de Courval, née Mary Ray (1835-1902)Collection duchesse de Mouchy et de Poix, née Madeleine Marie Isabelle Dubois de Courval (1870- 1944)Collection... [Lire la suite]

17 février 2022

A Louis XV silver-mounted Japanese Imari bowl and a silver-mounted inkstand, the porcelain Edo period

Lot 44. A Louis XV silver-mounted Japanese Imari bowl and a silver-mounted inkstand, the silver mounts on the bowl Paris, 1744-1750, the porcelain Edo period; the inkstand mark of Henry et fils, Paris, circa 1900, retailed by Bointaburet; 4 1⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) high. Price Realised GBP 1,250 (Estimate GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500). © Christie's 2022 Tapering cylindrical, the detachable cover with gadrooned rim, the cover with foliage strapwork engraved finial, the rim and... [Lire la suite]
17 février 2022

Louis XV silver-mounted Japanese Imari from the Collection of Baroness Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza sold at Christie's 2019

Lot 120. A Louis XV silver-mounted Japanese Imari écuelle, cover and associated stand, the silver mounts Paris, 1726-1732, the porcelain Edo period; the stand 8 ¾ in. (22.5 cm.) diam. Price Realised GBP 7,500 (Estimate GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000). © Christie's 2022 The écuelle and cover with gadrooned mounts, the bowl applied with two leaf-capped scroll handles, the cover with fruiting finial, the stand with reeded border, the cover restored, the handle, cover and finial with... [Lire la suite]
17 février 2022

A Louis XV silver-mounted Japanese Imari jar and cover, the silver mounts Paris, 1717-1722, the porcelain Edo period

Lot 43. A Louis XV silver-mounted Japanese Imari jar and cover, the silver mounts Paris, 1717-1722, the porcelain Edo period; 4 1⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) high. Price Realised GBP 3,750 (Estimate GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500). © Christie's 2022 Tapering cylindrical, the detachable cover with gadrooned rim, the cover with foliage strapwork engraved finial, the rim and finial with décharge of Étienne de Bouges, Charles Yvon, Armand Pillavoine and Charles Cordier. From the Collection of... [Lire la suite]
06 novembre 2019

'Cent portraits pour un siècle' au Musée Lambinet

Cent portraits pour un siècle au Musée Lambinet VERSAILLES - Parce qu’il est riche de près de cinquante portraits peints et dessinés et qu’il est largement consacré à l’art de vivre au XVIIIe siècle, le musée Lambinet était le lieu idéal pour accueillir Cent portraits pour un siècle. De la cour à la ville sous les règnes de Louis XV et Louis XVI. Cette exposition rassemble une sélection d’œuvres issues de l’exceptionnelle collection privée réunie par le « Conservatoire du portrait du XVIIIe siècle » (CPDHS). Depuis plus de trente... [Lire la suite]
20 octobre 2019

A Louis XV silver tureen to lead Sotheby's October Auctions of Furniture & Decorative Arts in New York

Lot 690. The Tureen “Aux Écrevisses”. A Louis XV silver Pot-à-Oille, Cover, Liner, and Stand, Thomas Germain, Paris, 1740-42;  The arms changed by his son François-Thomas Germain, c. 1764. Estimate: 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s will present their autumn series of furniture & decorative arts auction from 23–25 October 2019 in New York. Spanning three sales, this season’s offering is distinguished by an impressive selection of works from important private... [Lire la suite]

29 juin 2019

Christie's to offer masterpieces from a Rothschild Collection

  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]
17 janvier 2019

A massive pair of French royal armorial dishes, Yongzheng period, circa 1730

Lot 389. A massive pair of French royal armorial dishes, Yongzheng period, circa 1730; 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) diameter, each. Estimate: US$30,000 - US$50,000. Price realised USD 27,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019. Each enameled with the Royal arms of Louis XV within the orders of Saint-Michel and Saint-Esprit, a band of gilt and iron-red scrolling lotus at the well punctuated by cartouches of addorned L's, the rim with Kakiemon style panels of fans and lotus alternate with bowls of finger citrus and other fruit on... [Lire la suite]
12 avril 2018

A pair of gilt-bronze mounted blue enamelled stoneware vases, Chinese, 18th century, the mounts Louis XV, circa 1750

Lot 103. A pair of gilt-bronze mounted blue enamelled stoneware vases, Chinese, 18th century, the mounts Louis XV, circa 1750. Haut. 32 cm. ; Height 12 2/3 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 €. Lot sold 22,500 €. Courtesy Sotheby's. the naturalistic base decorated with reeds. Quantity: 2 Provenance: Accorsi Gallery, Turin Sotheby's. Important Mobilier, Sculptures et Objets d'art, Paris, 11 Apr 2018
16 octobre 2017

BURZIO at TEFAF New York Fall 2017

Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, Pair of Royal Louis XV Pliants, Circa 1755-59. Giltwood, 69 x 71 x 52 cm (27 x 27.9 x 20.5 in.). © BURZIO  Each with a loose cushion upholstered in yellow damask above a turquoise silk damask probably original, on a folding X-form molded and scrolling frame branded with crowned ‘ML’ in a circle, incised respectively with inventory numbers ‘10820’ and ‘10822’, red painted numbers ‘6522’ and '6520', and with black painted inventory number ‘473’, one with an inventory number 'C.... [Lire la suite]