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Silver medal celebrating Jacobite defeat emerges at Munich auction
02 March 2020A silver medal on offer at Gorny & Mosch in Munich on March 9-10 commemorates the last pitched battle fought on the British mainland.
Raphael in beaker form
02 March 2020Raphael’s painting 'Madonna della sedia' is one of the most familiar images of Western art and has been copied by artists since its inception in 1513.
Swiss painter Marius Borgeaud offers paws for thought
02 March 2020Marius Borgeaud (1861-1924) was one of several Swiss painters working in Paris around the turn of the 20th century.
Rare version of Meissen's modern coffee service emerges Dusseldorf
02 March 2020Having been heavily criticised for its antiquated designs at the World Exhibition of 1900 in Paris, the Meissen porcelain factory commissioned avant-garde designers to produce more vibrant pieces.
Picture that moves with the times
02 March 2020Throughout the 19th century, picture clocks were popular in many German-speaking parts of Europe.
Example of silver Shekel which became symbol of revolt offered in Germany
02 March 2020Just under 600 lots in the extensive March 16-20 auction at Künker in Osnabrück come from the Samel collection. This highly important collection was put together by Josef Samel and his sister Angela Arluk, who were born in Poland, but settled in Munich after the war.
Jean Arp works headline Christie's sale of Greta Stroeh collection
24 February 2020Works by the French artist Jean Arp (1886-1966) form the main constituent of the 81-lot sale of the Greta Stroeh collection to be offered by Christie’s Paris rooms on Mar 26.
Newly discovered 16th century French bronze emerges at Paris sale
24 February 2020A rare example of newly discovered bronze by a French Renaissance sculptor will be making an appearance at the rostrum on April 1 in Paris.
Gallé crocus vase offered in Kansas
24 February 2020This 17¾in (45cm) high, Gallé glass vase from c.1900 in marqueterie sur verre technique with a carved crocus design is one of the highlights of a sale to be held by Woody auction in Douglass, Kansas, on Mar 14.
Royal towel emerges at Versailles auction
24 February 2020This damask towel measuring 3ft 5in x 2ft 5in (1m x 75cm) and decorated with wreaths of fleur de lys and a central bouquet of roses will feature in Osenat’s La Royauté à Versailles auction, to be held in Versailles on April 5.
Chinese imperial silk painting sells in Bruges
24 February 2020This Ming ink and colour on silk painting of Shakyamuni Buddha, offered for sale by Rob Michiels (27.5% buyer’s premium) in Bruges on February 15, is thought to be part of an imperial order made in the short reign of Emperor Jingtai (1449-57).
Curious man as the moon automaton shows his face in Pennsylvania
24 February 2020The antique toys sale at Morphy in Denver, Pennsylvania, on Mar 10-11 includes an array of French automata with creations by makers Leopold Lambert, Gustav Vichy and Jean Roullet.
Betty Seeler’s botanical wares sold in New Jersey auction
17 February 2020The collection of the late Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Seeler comprising the contents of her home in Forest Hill Gardens went under the hammer at Millea Bros (25% buyer’s premium) in New Jersey on January 30.
French sculptor Louis Hottot's bronze of an exotic musician triples estimate
17 February 2020A sale at Oise Enchères yielded a strong price for a bronze by the French sculptor Louis Hottot (1829-1905).
A toast to claret and beer drinking vessels at New York sale
17 February 2020Beer was the preferred beverage of all classes in 16th century England and much of it was drunk from imported Rhenish salt-glazed stoneware.
Armour from Susquehanna collection draws international demand to Pennsylvania sale
17 February 2020A 16th century composite suit of armour that had been assembled by a specialist curator in this field at the Metropolitan Museum of Art proved to be the toast of a sale held by Morphy.
Moving promotion as automaton advertising panels head to auction
17 February 2020A collection of automaton advertising panels formed by two dedicated enthusiasts over a 20-year period will go under the hammer on March 12 at Drouot in Paris in a sale mounted by Auction Art Rémy le Fur.
Stieglitz’s African spoons emerge at Sotheby's
17 February 2020In 1914 Western interest in African art was in its infancy. When these two wooden anthropomorphic spoons were shown as part of an exhibition of African wood statuary at the photographer Alfred Stieglitz’s New York gallery in that year it represented a key moment.
Pre-revolutionary provincial French silver offered in the Biron collection shine at auction
10 February 2020Rare 18th century French silver from the golden age of production was a feature of the collection of Renée and Louis Biron offered by Ader (28% buyer’s premium) at Drouot in Paris.
Boudin down on the farm
10 February 2020This 14 x 10¾in (35.5 x 27cm) oil on canvas by Eugène Boudin (1824-98) will feature in Freeman’s sale of European Art and Old Masters in Philadelphia on February 18.
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