Venice

Antonietta Brandeis (Czechoslovakian, 1849-1910), The Dogana, Venice; San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. photo Bonhams a pair, both signed 'ABrandeis' (one lower left, the other lower right), oil on panel, each, 15 x 25cm (5 7/8 x 9 13/16in). (2) - Sold for £20,400 PROVENANCE: with Fine Art of Oakham, Ltd Antonietta Brandeis (Czechoslovakian, 1849-1910), Piazza St. Marco, Venice; Palazzo Labia, Venice. photo Bonhams A pair, both signed 'ABrandeis' (lower right), oil on board, each, 16 x 23.5cm (6 5/16 x 9... [Lire la suite]

MariaMariano Fortuny y Madrazo, Stecnciled Cotton Panel, Italy, Circa 1920. photo The Lotus Collection in a Renaissance style design with a mottled grey background. height: 92"; width/length: 45". Price on application Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Venice, Italy), Stenciled Cotton Panel, Italy, c.1920's. photo The Lotus Collection pale indigo cotton stenciled in silver flowers set inside a repeated diamond shape; height: 23"; width/length: 28". Price on application The Lotus... [Lire la suite]

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Venice 1697 - 1768), Venice, A View of the Piazzetta looking north. photo oil on canvas; 81.7 by 128.2 cm.; 32 1/4 by 50 1/2 in. Estimate 2,000,000—3,000,000 GBP. Lot Sold 2,225,250 GBP PROVENANCE: Maximilien-Joseph Hurtault (1765-1824), his deceased sale, Paris, Bohain, Leroux, & Pérignon, 7 February 1825, lot 2 (probably one of a set of four views of Venice);Parent collection;Acquired in 1868 by Comte Henri Greffulhe (1848-1932);His deceased sale ("Sold by Order of the... [Lire la suite]

Scuola veneta, secolo XIX / XX, Venezia, Veduta di piazza San Marco. Photo: Sotheby's. olio su tela; 71.5 x 118.5 cm. Est. 8,000—12,000 EUR. Lot Sold 12,500 EUR Sotheby's. Old Master Paintings, 19th Century Paintings, Furniture, Works of Art and Rare Books, 16 Nov 10, Milan. www.sothebys.com

Mathys Schoevaerdts (Brussels circa 1665 - 1694 or 1723), Venice, a capriccio view of Saint Mark's Square. photo courtesy Sotheby's 61.5 by 82.9 cm.; 24 1/4 by 32 5/8 in. Estimate 25,000—35,000 GBP. Lot Sold 31,250 GBP Sotheby's. Old Master and British Paintings, 28 Oct 10, London www.sothebys.com

A Venice, Cozzi factory plate, Circa 1770-80. photo Bonhams Decorated with a Chinese famille verte pattern of a stylised landscape with a flowering prune tree and peonies sprouting from the rocks, , the rim set with four flower sprays, the hatched gilt band on the rim alternated with oval cartouches enclosing flowers, 22cm - Estimate: £500 - 700 Unsold. Provenance: With Don Peppino Giglio; Acquired from the above in 1985;Collezione Procida Mirabelli di Lauro, Naples, no. 176 Bonhams. Fine European Ceramics including the... [Lire la suite]

Attributed to Leandro da Ponte, called Leandro Bassano (Bassano 1557-1622 Venice), Portrait of a cardinal, half-length, seated, studying the scriptures. photo Bonhams oil on canvas, 81 x 66.8cm (31 7/8 x 26 5/16in). unframed - Sold for £22,800 Bonhams. Old Master Paintings, 7 Jul 2010. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com

Rosalba Carriera (Venice 1675-1757) Portrait of a young woman, bust-length, with a pearl necklace and earrings and orange blossom in her hair. photo Bonhams pastel on paper, 29.8 x 26.2cm (11 3/4 x 10 5/16in). Sold for £20,400 PROVENANCE: Sale, Dennett Sons, Dublin, 1925Where purchased by H. S. George Dee (according to a label on the reverse)Sale, Christie's, London, 6 July 1991With Roy Fisher, New York, 1995EXHIBITED: Mostra Internazionale dell'Antiquariato, Omaggio a Rosalba Carriera: Miniature e pastelli nelle collezioni... [Lire la suite]

Luca Carlevarijs (Udine 1663-1730 Venice) The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and the Grand Canal, Venice. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010 signed 'L.C.' (lower left, on the box) oil on canvas, 25¼ x 36¾ in. (64.1 x 93.3 cm.) Estimate $500,000 - $700,000 Price Realized $602,500 Provenance: Stefano Conti (1654-1739) and by descent to his grandsonCarlo Giuseppe Innocenzo, by 1750, and (probably) to his beneficiary Filippo Fatinelli, in 1794, and (probably) by descent toAngela Massoni (née Fatinelli) and Gasparo Massoni, and by... [Lire la suite]

Luigi Querena (1820 - 1890) The Doge's Palace, Venice. oil on canvas, signed, dated and inscribed Luigi Querena 1882 / Venezia lower right, 54.7 by 74.5cm., 21½ by 29¼in. Est. 40,000—60,000 GBP Lot Sold 49,250 GBP PROVENANCE: Sale: Chassaing-Rivet & Fournié, Toulouse, 2 December 1997, lot 6Purchased at the above sale by the present owner Luigi Querena  (1820 - 1890) View of the Lagoon, Venice. oil on canvas, signed L Querena lower right, 34 by 65.5cm., 13¼ by 25¾in. Est. 25,000—35,000 GBP Lot Sold... [Lire la suite]