Venice

Three Rococo carved, painted and gilt armchairs, Italy, Venice, c. 1740. Photo Nagel Auktionen Rest., minor damages. H. 120 cm. Estimate 5500 € Literature: C. Santini, Mille mobili Veneti, Bd. 1, S. 222. Nagel Auktionen. February 21th 2013. www.auction.de

A Rococo polychrome painted encoignure, Venice, mid 18th ct. Photo Nagel Auktionen Rest., signs of aging. H. 74/Sl. 41 cm. Estimate 5000 € Nagel Auktionen. February 21th 2013. www.auction.de

A small Rococo polychrome painted and arte povera decorated cabinet, Italy, Venice, 18th ct. Photo Nagel Auktionen Minor damages, add. 55x40x28 cm. Estimate 8000 € Literature: S. Levy, Lacche Veneziane Settecentesche, Tafel 286. Nagel Auktionen. February 21th 2013. www.auction.de

Rosalba Carriera (Venice 1675 - 1757), Portrait of a gentleman, half length, his hat beneath his arm.  Pastel on paper; 23 1/8  by 18 1/2  in; 58.8 by 46.9 cm. Estimation: 30,000 - 40,000 USD: 30,000 - 40,000 USD PROVENANCE: Sale, London, Christie's, 11 December 1990, lot 47a LITTERATURE: N. Jeffares, Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, London 2006, p. 113, reproduced NOTE DE CATALOGUE: This fine portrait of an unidentified gentleman is characteristic of Rosalba's style, where her... [Lire la suite]

Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Canaletto, 19th Century. Venice, A View of the Piazzetta looking North towards the Piazza San Marco. Photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; 32 1/4 by 50 in.; 82 by 127 cm. Estimation: 100,000 - 150,000 USD PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 3 1996, lot 309 (as Manner of Canaletto). NOTE DE CATALOGUE: The composition follows that of Canaletto's original which was sold at Sotheby's, London, December 8, 2010, lot 39 (W.G. Constable, Canaletto, 2nd revised... [Lire la suite]

Bernardo Canal (Venice 1674 - 1744), Venice, A view of the entrance to the Grand Canal with the Bacino di San Marco. Photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; 27 7/8  by 43 1/2  in.; 70.8 by 110.5 cm. Estimation: 100,000 - 150,000 USD NOTE DE CATALOGUE A beautiful example of Venetian view painting, this unpublished canvas has been identified by Bozena Anna Kowalczyk as the work of Bernardo Canal, father of the famed vedute painter Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto. Bernardo Canal was a celebrated... [Lire la suite]

Bernardo Bellotto (Venice 1722 - 1780 Warsaw Venice), A View of the Molo, looking west, with the Palazzo Ducale and south side of the Piazzetta. Photo Sotheby's oil on canvas. 24 1/8  by 38 1/2  in.; 61.2 by 97.8 cm. Estimation: 800,000 - 1,200,000 USD NOTE DE CATALOGUE: This view of the Molo, from the Bacino di San Marco, extends from the Palazzo delle Prigioni Nuove, built between 1566 and 1614, over to Jacopo Sansovino’s masterpieces, the Libreria and the Zecca; to the right is a modest... [Lire la suite]

Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712 - 1793 Venice), The Punta Della Dogana. Photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; 41.8 by 55.5 cm.; 16 1/8  by 21 7/8  in. Estimation: 200,000 - 300,000 GBP - Lot. Vendu 553,250 GBP.  PROVENANCE: Private collection, Amsterdam;With Galerie Cramer, The Hague;Hans Posse (acquired from the above for hfl. 15,000 for Hitler’s proposed Führermuseum in Linz on 17 July 1940);With Julius Böhler, Munich, 1944;Central Collecting Point, Munich (30 June 1945 - 19 April 1946);Restituted... [Lire la suite]

Bernardo Bellotto (Venice 1722 - 1780 Warsaw), Venice, The Grand Canal: Looking South-West, From The Rialto Bridge To The Palazzo Foscari - Photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; 60 by 91.5 cm.; 23 5/8  by 36 in. Estimation: 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 GBP - Lot. Vendu 3,289,250 GBP PROVENANCE: Edmund Higginson (1802-71), Saltmarshe Castle, Herefordshire;Purchased from the above in 1860 by Col. the Hon. Edward Gordon Douglas-Pennant (1800-1886), later 1st BaronPenrhyn of Llandegai, Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd;Thence... [Lire la suite]

Sugar Bowl. Venice. Circa 1750. Photo Van Ham Silver. Oval, scalloped stepped foot, with matching shaft. On the narrow side of the curved edge is an open-work spoon holder. Height 7cm, Length 13cm. Ca. 212. Condition A/B. Inspected for Venice (Tardy S.291), inspection mark MG. Estimation : 1 500 / 1 800 € Van Ham. Samedi 17 novembre 2012. Schönhauser Str. 10-16, 50968 Cologne. Tel.  +49 221 92 58 62-4.