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30 janvier 2010

Disputed Da Vinci Portrait Sells for $1.5 Million at Sotheby's

Disputed Da Vinci Portrait Sells for $1.5 Million at Sotheby's
Follower of Leonardo da Vinci, probably before 1750, "Portrait of a Woman", called "La Belle Ferronnière". (55 x 43.5 cm) 21 5/8 x 17 1/8 inches. Est. $300/500,000. Sold for more than $1.5 million. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY (REUTERS).- A portrait...
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29 janvier 2010

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Study of a Merchant Vessel & An Architectural Capriccio with a Pavilion

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Study of a Merchant Vessel & An Architectural Capriccio with a Pavilion
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Venice 1697 - 1768), Study of a Merchant Vessel. photo Sotheby's Pen and brown ink and gray and brown wash over black chalk; bears inscription in brown ink: Canaleto. 9 5/8 by 7 1/2 in; 244 by 191 mm. Estimate...
28 janvier 2010

An Austrian ivory group of Pluto and Proserpina, attributed to Matthias Steinl (circa 1644-1727), circa 1700

An Austrian ivory group of Pluto and Proserpina, attributed to Matthias Steinl (circa 1644-1727), circa 1700
An Austrian ivory group of Pluto and Proserpina, attributed to Matthias Steinl (circa 1644-1727), circa 1700. photo Sotheby's upon original ivory-inlaid and ebony-veneered socle. height without socle 10 1/4 in.; 26 cm. Est. 120,000—150,000 USD. Lot Sold...
27 janvier 2010

An important commode, possibly by Giles Grendey. England, circa 1735.

An important commode, possibly by Giles Grendey. England, circa 1735.
An important commode, possibly by Giles Grendey. England, circa 1735. Of black lacquer. The serpentine fronted top with moulded edge with stylized foliate decoration centred by an oriental scene inside a decorative border flanked by oriental figures,...
25 janvier 2010

Christie's to Offer One of the Largest Old Master Paintings Ever at Sale This Week

Christie's to Offer One of the Largest Old Master Paintings Ever at Sale This Week
Simon Parkes, third from left, owner of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, and his associates lift the oil painting "Le Pont Sur Le Torrent," by Hubert Robert ís off the ground, in New York. The 20 feet wide and 13 feet tall painting originally commissioned...
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24 janvier 2010

Chinese export animals from the Private Collection of Elinor Gordon @ Sotheby's New York

Chinese export animals from the Private Collection of Elinor Gordon @ Sotheby's New York
A very rare Chinese export figure of a reclining stag. Second half 18th century. photo Sotheby's its coat thickly enamelled in yellow, the white enamelled spots with an incised whorl pattern, its head fitted with detachable antlers. length 8 in., 20.3...
20 janvier 2010

Fine English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts for Sale at Freeman's

Fine English & Continental Furniture, Silver & Decorative Arts for Sale at Freeman's
Fine George II Chinese Chippendale mahogany silver table, circa 1755. Estimate $5,000-7,000. Photo: Freeman's PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Freeman's two-day Fine English & Continental Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts sale, scheduled for January 26 & 27, includes...
3 janvier 2010

Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702-1785). The Painter's Studio.

Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702-1785). The Painter's Studio.
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702-1785). The Painter's Studio. Oil on canvas. Height : 23.80 cm - Width : 19.50 cm. Price on application Formerly in the Kress Collection. This examination unequivocally confirmed the traditional attribution to Pietro Longhi...
13 décembre 2009

Three views of Venice sold @ Bonhams

Three views of Venice sold @ Bonhams
Venetian School, circa 1800, The Grand Canal, Venice, with the Palazzo Pisani, Palazzo Grimani and the Rialto Bridge in the distance © 2002-2009 Bonhams 1793 Ltd oil on canvas - 47.3 x 74.4cm (18 5/8 x 29 5/16in).- Sold for £23,400 NOTE: The present composition...
4 décembre 2009

'The Beauty of Mended Ceramics' @ BachmannEckenstein

'The Beauty of Mended Ceramics' @ BachmannEckenstein
Pottery is amazingly strong, yet vulnerable to breakage. Japanese artists invented a distinctive way of mending ceramics. They drew on the ancient tradition of using the plant resin lacquer as a glue to rejoin broken ceramics but transformed the appearance...
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