10 avril 2009

Jan Davidsz de Heem and Studio. 1606 Utrecht - Antwerpen 1684. Still life. Oil on copper. Signed JddHeem, upper left. Height : 34.20 cm. Width : 43.80 cm. Price on application.  Provenance: collection Count Moltke, Copenhagen; His sale, W & M, Kopenhagen, 1/6/1931, no.96; Collection Nordmark, Sweden; Private Collection, Belgium.The picture will be published in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné by Mr. fred Meier from the RKD Kunsthandel P. de Boer bv info@kunsthandelpdeboer.com

An engaging 14K gold cameo ring with a carved agate portrait of King Arthur. Circa 1900. Price: 2 450 € M.S. RAU ANTIQUES info@rauantiques.com

Vanité en bois argenté. Travail Italie du sud du XVIIème siècle. A l'origine élément de décoration d'une sculpture. Argenture normalement usée. Height : 17.00 cm. Width : 16.00 cm. Depth : 23.00 cm. Prix 11 000 € Florence MARTIN galerieflorencemartin@wanadoo.fr 

A Fine Louis XV Style Coromandel Lacquer Commode with a Rouge de Rance Marble Top by Paul Sormani. 19th century Stamped to the lock plate ‘SORMANI 134 bd Haussmann Paris\'. Height : 155.00 cm. Width : 93.00 cm. Depth : 59.00 cm. Price on application. Note: This exceptional commode is decorated with panels of Coromandel lacquer depicting a courtly scene of stylised gardens, palaces and courtiers, set within fine gilt bronze frames. Coromandel lacquer, named after the Coromandel Coast of India through which it passed on its... [Lire la suite]

Shiva et Parvati. Grès beige. Inde centrale – Madya Pradesh.  Epoque médiévale Xème XIème siècle. Height : 94.00 cm. Prix sur demande. Note : Cette stèle représente le couple fondateur dans la trinité Brahmanique indienne. A droite, Shiva, le destructeur et le régénérateur incarne le principe masculin. Sa main droite supérieure tenait un attribut aujourd'hui disparu, sa main droite inférieure, ramenée contre sa poitrine porte le fruit d'aron. Seul l'un des ses bras gauche est représenté, il enlace tendrement sa... [Lire la suite]

Exceptionnelle "Rondache" (ou bouclier), en fer repoussé et ciselé. Italie, XVIème siècle en "ronde-bosse", à bord ourlé et clouté, à décor allégorique. Son diamètre est de 60 cm. approximativement. Elle est gravée sur toute sa face extérieure. Diameter : 58.20 cm. Prix sur demande.Note: Le motif central représente deux cavaliers et un fantassin romain fuyant honteusement devant un groupe de jeunes femmes aux allures particulièrement provocantes (robes relevées, elles exposent leur intimité dans des poses... [Lire la suite]

Mirabello Cavalori (Firenze 1535 - 1572). Ritratto di bambino con frutto e ramo di giacinto. Olio su tavola. Height : 52.70 cm. Width : 43.50 cm. price on application  Il dipinto, definito con cura e notevole sensibilità interpretativa, illustra, entro uno sfondo brunito apparentemente privo di profondità, un bambino dai corti capelli castani, descritto fin quasi all'altezza dei fianchi. Con lo sguardo fisso rivolto idealmente a uno o più immaginari interlocutori, la figura, dalle tenere carnagioni dolcemente... [Lire la suite]

Pair of square bottles with original covers. Yongzheng period, c. 1730.  Chinese export porcelain. The lavish red and gilt decoration of flowers and branches is done in the Chinese Imari style. (height: 23cm). Condition: one cover restored. Price: on request at the gallery. Galerie Antoine Lebel ant.leb@free.fr 

The Hall of the Muses © Albertina, Vienna (Photo: Alexander Ch. Wulz) The central stateroom, the Hall of the Muses, was used as a dining room and as a glamorous venue for soirées and balls. The grand hall was transformed into a sea of light by five crystal chandeliers and 258 candles set in a rosette frieze that ran around the hall. The opulence is enhanced by precious stucco marble wall panels and pilasters, and gilded doors and decorative elements. The hall derives its name from the life-sized sculptures of Apollo and the... [Lire la suite]

Luciano Ventrone, Il cedro. firmato; firmato e intitolato sul retro. olio su tela. cm 40x60; Estimate 2,000—3,000 EUR. PROVENANCE: Acquisito direttamente dall'artista. Luciano Ventrone, Prima del defilé n. 2. firmato; firmato e intitolato sul retro. olio su tela. cm 50x50. Estimate 2,000—3,000 EUR. PROVENANCE: Acquisito direttamente dall'artista. Luciano Ventrone, Il quarto cesto di Patrizia. firmato e datato '92; firmato, intitolato e datato '92 sul retro. olio su tela. cm 77x100. Estimate 3,000—4,000 EUR ... [Lire la suite]