mid-18th century

Lot 116. A pair of Italian polychrome-painted lacca povera console tables, Venice, mid-18th century; 30 in. (76 cm.) high; 37. 1/2 in. (94 cm.) wide; 26. 1/2 in. (67 cm.) deep. Price Realised GBP 52,500 (Estimate GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000). © Christie's 2022  Each with rectangular octagonal moulded top decorated with landscapes, figures in Oriental and European dress, pagodas and genre scenes, above a waved frieze and on scrolling cabriole legs similarly decorated, joined by a waved... [Lire la suite]

Lot 2. An Italian tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl and gold piqué dish, Naples, mid-18th century. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 EUR. Lot sold 4,750 EUR. Photo: Sotheby's of oval scalloped outline, decorated with foliage and shells, with two hunters amongst ruins and a village scene. Long. 19 cm., larg. 15,3 cm. ; Length 7½in., width 6in. Note: Attributed to the Neapolitan jeweller and silversmith, Laurenzini in the mid-17th century, the procedure of the "piqué" involves softening the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 570. Bureau plat, Portugal, mid-18th century. Estimate: € 21000-25000. Photo Hampel 74 x 167 x 81 cm. Black and gold lacquer version in walnut, leather and braid on the plate.  Hampel. Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Lot 3033A. Abel Grimmer, (ca. 1570 Antwerp 1620), Allegory of February. Oil on wood. Diameter 25 cm. Inscribed lower center, signed and dated: MARC 1.1. ABEL GRIMMER FECIT 1609 and inscribed: ABEL GRIMMER 1609 and with a red wax seal. Estimate CHF 90 000/140 000 (€ 83,330 / 129,630). Sold for CHF 126 000. Photo Koller Lot 3033B. Abel Grimmer, (ca. 1570 Antwerp 1620), Allegory of March. Oil on wood. Diameter 25 cm. Lower center called:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 100. A blue and white porcelain faceted bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty, mid-18th century. Estimate $180,000 – $200,000. Unsold. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016 The octagonal form with slightly flared long neck, with circular hollow foot, painted in underglaze-blue with an autumn flower on each side, the body applied with a lustrous transparent overglaze; 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high Provenance: Private collection, Japan Note: Possibly employed as a flower vase, possibly for serving wine, this long-necked... [Lire la suite]

Lot 126. A Chinese Export black and gilt lacquer bureau bookcase, mid-18th century. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. height 93 in.; width 45 in.; depth 22 in., 236 cm; 114.5 cm; 56 cm Note: Exported from China to be sold on the European market, this bureau bookcase mixes an English form with exotic, sumptuous lacquer panels. The present example is almost identical in form to two others: one sold Sotheby's New York, October 26, 2012, lot 241 and another illustrated... [Lire la suite]

Lot 199. A suite of Italian Rococo green-painted and parcel-gilt chairs, mid-18th century. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. comprising four side chairs and two associated armchairs. 6 pieces. height 40 1/2 in., 103 cm Sotheby's. European Decorative Arts from Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, New York, 12 avr. 2016, 10:00 AM

Lot 201. A pair of Venetian Rococo polychrome-painted and parcel-gilt benches, mid-18th century. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. height 31 in.; length 59 in., 79 cm; 150 cm Provenance: Palazzo Donà dalle Rose, Venice;Adolfo Loewi, Venice.       Lot 202. A pair of Venetian Rococo polychrome-painted and parcel-gilt benches, mid-18th century. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. height 31 in.; length 59 in., 79 cm; 150 cm ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 125. A matched pair of Italian Rococo green-painted and parcel-gilt armchairs, probably Rome, mid-18th century. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. height 41 in., 104 cm Provenance: Adolfo Loewi, Venice.  Sotheby's. European Decorative Arts from Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, New York, 12 avr. 2016, 10:00 AM

Lot 193. A German Rococo polychrome-decorated and parcel-gilt commode, Potsdam or Dresden, mid-18th century. Estimate 70,000 — 100,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's. height 32 in.; width 52 in.; depth 32 1/2 in. 81 cm; 132 cm; 82.5 cm Provenance: By repute, Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam;Gifted by Frederick the Great to an officer of his Guards in Spandau;Thence by descent until 1928;Adolfo Loewi, Venice Note: With its silver decoration against a pale ground and its... [Lire la suite]