TEFAF 2016

Tureen, cover and stand, China, Qianlong period, circa 1740-50. © Cohen & Cohen Export porcelain of elaborate baroque shape, decorated in underglaze blue with landscapes and complex borders of flowers and diaper panels, the tureen with lion mask handles, the cover with a coronal knop. Length stand 47 cm. Length tureen 43 cm  Cohen & Cohen (stand 244). TEFAF 2016, 11-20 march, Maastricht Director: Michael Cohen Established in 1973 as a specialist in Chinese Export Porcelain, Cohen &... [Lire la suite]

Georg and Franz Hagenberg Braun, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, circa 1572-1575. Coat-of-arms of Philipp Eduard Fugger (1546-1618) to binding
; Inscription of Paul Graf Fugger-Kirchberg-Weißenhorn (1637-1701) to upper pastedown
; (?) Dr. Werther Munich blind stamp to upper flyleaf; Otto Schäfer Stiftung, Schweinfurt, Germany. Crouch Rare Books at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Literature: Mark Häberlein, The Fuggers of Augsburg: Pursing Wealth and Honour in Renaissance Germany, Virginia,... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Paulin (Paris 1927-2009 Montpellier), Cathedral table, France, 1981. Aluminum and glass, 74 H x 140 x 140 cm. Edition Arcurial. Numbered '2/30'. Only 3 were made. Demisch Danant at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015  Provenance: Madame Dominique Paulin Michel Boyer (1935-2011), Desk, France, 1970. Brushed stainless steel, walnut, 74 H x 240 x 100 cm. Demisch Danant at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015  Provenance: Designed... [Lire la suite]

Hemmerle. Brooch. Aluminium, white gold, sapphires, diamonds. Hemmerle at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Hemmerle. Earrings. Aluminium, bronze, white gold, demantoid garnets. Hemmerle at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Hemmerle (stand 141) - Directors: Christian Hemmerle, Sylveli Hemmerle, Stefan Hemmerle  In today’s world where craftsmanship, individuality and authenticity are increasingly rare, Hemmerle is one of the last pillars protecting a unique family heritage of... [Lire la suite]

Shabti of the sedjem-ash Hesymeref, worker at Deir el-Medineh, Egypt, New Kingdom, end 18th Dynasty, circa 1320 BC. Wood. Height 19 cm. Harmakhis galerie at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Provenance:Provenance: Collection Omar Sultan Pacha, Cairo, early 20th century Literature:Published : Aubert, J.-F., Les statuettes funéraires de la collection Omar Pacha in Chronique d’Egypte 50 (101), 1976, p. 62, n° 283 ; Wiese, A. B., Ägypten. Augenblicke der Ewigkeit, Mainz, 1997, pp. 191-2 Composite head of... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso (Málaga 1881-1973 Mougins), Tête d'homme (Man's head), 1972. Oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm. Inscribed verso upper left in red '19.1.72. III'. Galerie Bastian at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Provenance: The artist's estate; Galerie Boulakia, Paris, 1984; Habsburg, Impressionst and Modern Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Geneva, 12 Nov. 1989, lot 85; Private collection, France; Loudmer, Importants Tableaux et Sculptures Modernes, Paris, 13 June 1994, lot 69 ... [Lire la suite]

Meissen porcelain manufactory. Plate from the 'Yellow Hunting Service', Meissen , circa 1730. Hard paste porcelain. Diameter 24.8 cm. Marked with crossed swords in underglaze-blue, incised and incised Japanese Palace inventory number N-148-/ W. Michele Beiny at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Sèvres porcelain manufactory. Pair of vases (vases griffes de Lyon), 1775. Hard paste porcelain. Height 38.8 and 38.3 cm. Height with base 42.3 and 41.8 cm. Width 22... [Lire la suite]

Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A (Plympton 1723-1792 London), Portrait of Sir Gerard Napier, 6th Bt. (1739-1765), three-quarter-length, in the uniform of the Dorsetshire Militia, in a landscape, his hand resting on a balustrade. Oil on canvas, 127.5 x 101.5 cm. Agnew's at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Sir Gerard Napier, 6th Bt. was a soldier, and the son of Sir Gerard Napier, 5th Bt. (d.1759), and his wife Bridget, daughter of Edward Phelips of Montacute, and a descendant of the prominent royalist of... [Lire la suite]

Alexander Bogomazov (1880-1930), Portrait of Wanda in a coat, Kiev, 1914. Charcoal on paper, 40 x 30 cm. Signed and dated lower right 'AB 1914'. James Butterwick, London at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Provenance: The artist's family, Kiev Exhibitions: Toulouse, Musee d'Art Moderne, Alexander Bogomazov, 21 June-28 Aug. 1991; Kiev, National Museum of Ukrainian Art, Alexander Bogomazov, Dec. 1991-Jan. 1992 Alexander Bogomazov (1880-1930), Bouquet, Kiev,... [Lire la suite]

Hans Wegner (Tønder 1914-2007 Copenhagen), Pair of deck chairs. Oak, halyard, steel and canvas, 73-91 x 187 x 62 cm (adjustable in height). Made by cabinetmaker Johannes Hansen, Denmark, 1958. Galerie Dansk Møbelkunst at TEFAF 2016 © TEFAF Maastricht, 2015 Literature: Christian Holmsted Olesen, Wegner - Just one good chair, Hatje Cantz, 2014, p. 192 Hans Wegner (Tønder 1914-2007 Copenhagen), Architect's desk. Teak, oak and steel, 195 x 89.5 x 72.5 cm. Made by... [Lire la suite]