Swann Galleries – Old Master Through Modern Prints and Antelier 17: Abstract Expressionism & The New York School
October 10th, 2011 by adminCatalogues now online for both auctions
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Sotheby’s London – Fine Furniture, Tapestries, Ceramics, Clocks, Silver and Carpets
October 7th, 2011 by adminOn November 2nd Sotheby’s will offer a sale of Fine Furniture, Tapestries, Ceramics, Clocks, Silver and Carpets with many pieces from distinguished private collections.
Highlights from this sale include a pair of French gilt-bronze mounted porcelain vases, second half of the 19th century, signed A. Maglia, a rare Spanish Iron-Mounted Bone inlaid painted and parcel-gilt Vargueño on stand, a pair of George III giltwood armchairs, circa 173, attributed to François Hervé, commissioned for the 5th Duke of Devonshire, and The Battle of Zenobia, A Flemish Classical Tapestry, Brussels, possibly the workshop of Gerard Peemans, second half 17th century.
Sotheby’s London – Old Master and British Paintings
October 7th, 2011 by adminSotheby’s Old Master & British Paintings sale this autumn features a diverse group of works including property from the Liechtenstein princely collections. Significant paintings from Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde and Jan Josefsz. Van Goyen are among the highlights.
San Rafael Auction Gallery – Nautical and Maritime Consignments Wanted
October 7th, 2011 by adminSan Raphael Auction Gallery i now accepting consignments for their November 12th Nautical & Maritime Antiques Auction
Sotheby’s London – Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection Video
October 7th, 2011 by adminJoin Sotheby’s specialists for an exclusive insight into the highlights of Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection.
Sotheby’s London – Contemporary Art Evening Auction Videos
October 7th, 2011 by adminOliver Barker introduces the Contemporary Art Evening Auction which will be held in London October 13th.
Phillips de Pury – Evening Editions
October 7th, 2011 by adminThe Editions department at Phillips de Pury & Company offers prints and objects produced in an edition spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. Modern and Contemporary printmakers come together under one artistically integrated catalogue several times a year. Our sophisticated curation of many different styles of works are cogently marketed through our dynamic and scholarly catalogue presentation.
Sotheby’s London – 6 Weeks Until the Victorian & Edwardian Art Auction
October 6th, 2011 by adminFollowing the success of ‘The Cult of Beauty’ exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sotheby’s is delighted to be offering an important example of the work of the Aesthetic Movement’s most sophisticated exponents, Albert Joseph Moore. Waiting to Cross depicts three beautiful women in Grecian robes standing at a riverbank, one of whom glances over her shoulder at the viewer.
The winter sale also offers a striking painting by Edmund Blair Leighton, one of the finest painters of medieval romance. His Stitching the Standard shows a maiden with super-model looks sitting on the battlements of a tower. The Newlyn School is well represented in the sale, with two significant works by Walter Langley and a varied group of watercolours, oil paintings and a bronze by Henry Scott Tuke. Tuke’s Return from Fishing captures the artist’s love of Cornwall, its people and its traditions in a large painting that was owned by the famous Indian cricketer Ranjitsighi.
The sale also includes a wide variety of paintings, drawings and watercolours with pictures by John Atkinson Grimshaw, Archibald Thorburn, John William Godward, Arthur Elsley and William James Blacklock.
Sotheby’s Paris – Orfèvrerie Européenne, Boîtes en Or et Objets de Vitrine – Important European Silver and Objects of Vertu
October 6th, 2011 by adminThe Paris important European Silver and Objects of Vertu sale will include around 50 lots of gold boxes and objects of Vertu and 250 lots of European Silver from 16th to 20th centuries.
The Vertu section will feature a nice selection of fans such as “L’Allégorie de l’Amour”, with Princess Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen monogram by Mr Alexandre, Paris, circa 1880, as well as some Viennese enamelled and crystal silver-mounted pieces and gold boxes.
The silver section includes notable pieces from all over Europe. From Spain there are two 17th century salt-cellars. From France a coffee-pot by Pierre Germain, a pair of three-light candelabras by Pierre-Louis Goguelye, Paris, 1785 and a large Odiot silver-gilt soup tureen embossed with the coat of arms of Prince Borghese. Pieces from Germany include beakers and tankards and from Belgium there is a pair of rare large candlesticks by Philippus Moermans of Antwerp, 1674-1675. Italy is represented by a rare and large holy water-stoup made in Genoa circa 1580, but you will also find pieces from Russia, Austria, Hungary and South America. There is also a nice selection of 19th and 20th century pieces such as tea and coffee sets, jardinière, claret jugs and a wide selection of silver table services.
