janvier 2011

Jules-Léopold Boilly (Paris 1796-1874), Trompe l'Oeil of a Bookshelf with a Terracotta Relief . photo Sotheby's signed J s. BOILLY, oil on canvas, 15 15/16 by 12 13/16 in.; 40.5 by 32.5 cm. - Estimate 150,000—200,000 USD. Lot Sold 152,500 USD PROVENANCE: Possibly in the collection of Jules-Léopold Boilly;Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 31 January 1997, lot 95;There purchased by the present collector. NOTE: The terracotta relief of a Triton depicted in this painting once belonged to Jules Boilly and was included in... [Lire la suite]

MONTANA, circa 1990. photo Artcurial ENSEMBLE façon taffetas cuivré comprenant une VESTE-BLOUSON de forme entravée, petit col montant sur fermeture éclair, rappel aux poignets resserrés et sur les deux poches verticales, taille soulignée d'une ceinture à boucle coulissée dans le dos à effet blousant (T 40) et d'une JUPE courte et droite (T 40) - Estimation : 120 / 150 € State of Claude MONTANA. photo Artcurial VESTE cintrée en cuir noir partiellement matelassé sur les côtés, col cranté, un bouton pression, quatre... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Famille Rose Jars with Covers. China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art Height: 63 cm / 24.8 inches - Price on request Exhibited: Rijksmuseum 1936 Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, Nachtegaalslaantje 1, 5211 LE 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. E-mail: info@vanderven-vanderven.com

Giovanni Battista Ruoppolo (Naples 1629 - 1693), Still Life in a Landscape, with Grapes, Watermelons, Figs and Apples. photo Sotheby's oil on canvas, 29 1/2 by 40 1/4 in.; 75 by 102 cm. - Estimate 100,000—150,000 USD. Lot Sold 134,500 USD PROVENANCE: Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies;By whom given to an ancestor of the anonymous consignor inSale ('Collection T.L.'), Monaco, Sotheby's, 21 June 1991, lot 114 (a pair of paintings);There purchased by the present collector. NOTE: At the time of the 1991 sale in Monaco... [Lire la suite]

Thierry MUGLER. photo Artcurial TAILLEUR en cuir coquille d'oeuf, VESTE blouson à col châle légèrement drapé se pressionnant à la taille soulignée d'une basque arrondie, deux poches poitrine, dos et emmanchures agrémentés de revers, JUPE droite (T 36) - Estimation : 200 / 300 € Thierry MUGLER (collection "Amazones", A/H 1996-97), photo Artcurial VESTE cintrée à longueur asymétrique en crêpe de laine noir partiellement appliqué de simili-cuir matelassé à la couleur, encolure ronde sur simple boutonnage... [Lire la suite]

Solar Tree of Life. China, Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art Height: 31 cm, Width: 41 cm  - Price on request TL-tested by Oxford Authentication, ltd. The tree of life is one of the most widespread symbolic motifs throughout the world. Han period trees are rare and often associated with the legend of the immortal archer Houyi. He shoots nine of the ten sun-birds, thus saving the world from drought. This tree has further longevity symbolism, including a dragon which... [Lire la suite]

Balthasar van der Ast (Middlebug 1593/94 - 1657 Delft), Peaches, Plums, Oranges, Apples, Cherries, Grapes, Red Currants, Black Currants, Crab Apples and Other Fruit in a Pewter Vase, with a Red Admiral, a Dragonfly and Other Insects, with Grapes and Other Fruit, Seashells, a Lizard, a Caterpillar and a Wasp on a Ledge. photo Sotheby's signed lower right: B Van der Ast, oil on panel, 23 11/16 by 33 3/4 in.; 60.2 by 85.7 cm. Estimate 800,000—1,200,000 USD. Lot Sold 818,500 USD PROVENANCE: Anonymous Sale ("The Property of... [Lire la suite]

ANONYME. Pardessus pour homme en Murmel. photo Artcurial petit col châle sur simple boutonnage, fente dos (env T 52) - Estimation : 200 / 300 € ANONYME. Manteau pour homme en Murmel et cuir ton sur ton. photo Artcurial col cranté sur double boutonnage, pattes d'épaules, rappel aux poignets, deux poches (T 52) - Estimation : 200 / 250 € J. Varin. Manteau pour homme en Castor et cuir réglisse. photo Artcurial col cranté sur double boutonnage recouvert, pattes d'épaules, rappel aux poignets, deuc poches... [Lire la suite]

Blue and White ‘Bacchus’ Charger. China, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722). Courtesy Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art Diameter: 37,5 cm. Price on request Provenance: private collection, Belgium A rare large charger decorated with a Western mythological scene of Dionysus, or Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine and merriment. Because of these connotations, he was a favoured symbol for the dining room. Further European influence can be seen in the gadrooned rim, which was copied from silver models. Similar chargers are in... [Lire la suite]

Giuseppe Zocchi (Florence 1716/17 - 1767), Elegant Figures Seated in the Picture and Porcelain Cabinet of a Palace. photo Sotheby's oil on canvas; 20 1/4 by 32 1/2 in.; 51.4 by 82.6 cm. Estimate 300,000—500,000 USD. Lot Sold 290,500 USD PROVENANCE: Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 16 May 1996, lot 70 (as Piedmontese School, 18th Century, reproduced on the cover);There purchased by the present collector. LITERATURE AND REFERENCES: S. Bellesi, Catalogo dei Pittori Fiorentini del '600 e '700, Florence 2009, vol. I, p.... [Lire la suite]