28 avril 2011
A German silver-gilt ewer and basin, Christoph Wild, Augsburg, 1616-1620.

04 février 2011
A German parcel-gilt silver-mounted carved ivory tankard, apparently unmarked, second half 19th century, of 17th century style
A German parcel-gilt silver-mounted carved ivory tankard, apparently unmarked, second half 19th century, of 17th century style. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2011
The handle modelled as a female figure rising from a grotesque mask and terminating in a dolphin's head, bifurcated scroll thumbpiece, mounts chased with vignettes of St. George slaying the dragon and other figures separated by fruit and flowers, the finial modelled as a knight in chain-mail on rearing horse, a frog by the horse's foot, the sides finely carved in... [Lire la suite]
08 décembre 2010
German ivory, 17th-18th century @ Sotheby's

22 novembre 2010
The Brunswick Armourers @ The Hanoverian Royal Family and Their Collections
The Brunswick Armourers
With its proximity to the Harz mountains and their wealth of metal deposits Brunswick had been an important metalworking centre as early as the 13th Century. The death of Conrad de platenmekere (the armourer) is recorded in 1320. From surviving documents from 1303 onwards there are increasingly frequent mentions in the old city of the crafts of Helmsleger (helm forger), Platenschleger (armour forger), platenmekere (armour maker) and Harneschmeker (harness maker).The Brunswick armourers reached their highest... [Lire la suite]
13 juillet 2010
German or Austrian, 19th century, memento mori skull
German or Austrian, 19th century, memento mori skull. photo Sotheby's
13cm., 5 1/8 in. Est. 8,000—12,000 GBP Lot Sold 13,125 GBP
Sotheby's. Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art. 08 Jul 10. London www.sothebys.com
14 décembre 2009
'Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection' @ Carnegie Museum of Art
Flemish, Brussels. After a design by Pieter Coecke van Aelst (Flemish, 1502–1550) The Defeated Pompey Meeting His Wife at Sea, from The Story of Julius Caesar, designed 1540, woven c. 1640, wool. Gift of George Leary, 54.5.1
PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museum of Art presents the dynamic new exhibition Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection, opening December 19, 2009. Highlighting a selection of six large-scale tapestries dating from the 16th and 17th centuries and 40 prints from Carnegie Museum of Art’s... [Lire la suite]
08 novembre 2009
17th century German silver-gilt cups @ Christie's

02 octobre 2009
Important German Cabinet Leads Christie's Sale of Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art

07 août 2009
A matched pair of center tables mounted with Kraak, Arita and Kangxi porcelain.. Probably German. Circa 1720.

09 juillet 2009
German, two ivory turned cup, 17th century; a jasper goblet, 18th century and four agate bowls, Italian 18th-19th century
Turned cup. German, 17th century
ivory. 23.5cm., 9¼in. Estimate 25,000—35,000 GBP. Sold 79,250 GBP
Turned cup. German, 17th century
ivory. 25cm., 9 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000—30,000 GBP. Sold 49,250 GBP
NOTE: These two intricately turned ivory cups are an excellent example of a noble tradition in European art. The turner's lathe captured the imagination of the aristocracy from the late Renaissance through to the 18th century. The remarkable manipulations of the ivory represented man's conquest over nature. The more... [Lire la suite]