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Today sold out "Meubles regionnaux datés" is a book by Suzanne Tardieu published in 1950. 60 years after its release, it remains a reference to learn how to date the French Regional furniture.
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On 11 November in Ruislip near London, a Qianlong Chinese vase circa 1740 was auctioned for a staggering £43 million, £51.6 M including buyer premium. Besides price, this vase is the first work of art that is neither a painting nor a sculpture to enter into the top ten most expensive works of art sold at auction in the world. This includes paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh, Renoir, Klimt and Rubens, a sculpture by Giacometti and ninth position our vase.
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Le samedi 11 décembre 2010, l’hôtel particulier situé au 31 de la rue
Giraudoux Paris 16e, accueillera une vente aux enchères d’exception.
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On the occasion of Paris-Photo , from 18 to 21 November 2010, at the Carrousel du Louvre, with a panorama photograph of the XIXth s to today, we will focus on this fragile heritage. Initially scientific objects and family memorabilia, photography became a real work of art with galleries and auction houses and renowned artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau and, more recently, Marc Riboux. However, the sale of a photograph implies a virtually flawless quality and therefore specific storage conditions to prevent cracking, pitting, washes ...
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On the 18th, Art-Valorem auctionneer will offer a wide range of lot including drawings, paintings, jewellery, Hermes and Vuitton goods and furniture.
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Furniture in the eighteenth century required the intervention of a large number of artisans for the marquetry and the bronzes. According to the rules of the corporation, the tabletiers were in charge of providing cabinet boxes, boxes for play, necessary pawns lady and backgammon tables.
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Beyond the image, eighteenth century portraits reveal a unknown world
in which we can then discover a gorgeous life. In the background, we
can see some great works of art and furniture, they are sometimes
identifiable.
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Heritage conservation is everyone's business, especially when it comes to his family heritage and its collections in its most diverse forms (old papers, furniture, art objects, paintings ...).
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Lehman Brothers is back but this time at auction. Sotheby's New York on the 25th and Christie's South Kensington in London on the 29th sold their old masters, modern and contemporary paintings, bronzes, works of art, books, porcelain and souvenirs.
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In your business, art can be expressed through traditionnal works of art:
painting, photography, sculpture, but also furniture. These objects,
choosen by you director or manager, have many advantages.
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On September 28 will be sold in London by Chiswick Auctions a picture by Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966) who is one of the greatest German expressionist painters.
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You may have seen it reproduced in famous design magazine. Its pure
and geometric lines fully agree with contemporary interiors. But have
you ever wondered how old is this chair and who is its author?
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This week, we will look at three important results in Italian ceramics in particular Urbino majolica. Two in Paris and one in London, in all cases these lots attracted lot of interest and many bidders participate in order for the auctioneers to sell each of those lot for several hundred thousand Euros.
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The 25
th Biennale des Antiquaires will be the major September event in Paris. On this occasion, the most famous antique dealers and jewelers will present their finest masterpieces in the Grand Palais. Discover in preview, our selection of five works of art of exceptional archaeological to modern paintings.
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Niderviller is one of the many ceramic factories in the East of France during the 18th century. It distinguishes from the other by the originality of the paintings and the shapes of the pieces. Niderviller produced ceramics from 1735 to 1824 after that the production became industrial.
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Explore the world of auctions through a selection of 4 videos. Discover auctioneers worldwide in the heat of the action. Good viewing.
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The Regency was the second phase of the classical revival in England after the Chippendale style. The style is popular in the decorative arts around 1795 to 1820, although historically Regency covers the years 1811-1820, which corresponds to the period of Regency of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV.
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To achieve the most lavish gifts of their time, Alexander III and Nicolas II, last Tsar of Russia, involve illustrious silversmith houses in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Often, colorful enamel, precious art objects from the workshops of Faberge or Ovchinnikov: kovsh, table service, vodka, cigarette, easter egg, are offered to the relatives and guests of prestige. For 10 years, these symbols of the splendor of the former Russian empire fetch record prices at auctions.
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In Paris eighteenth century decorative arts, artisans and artists, especially clockmakers, had to constantly renew the forms and decorations. The Louis XVI period was very rich in models of clocks and sources of influence were varied with the discovery of the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. One of the most popular features in Louis XVI style is undoubtedly the skeleton clock usually in ormolu on an oval white marble base.
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Some jewels are made of non-precious metal. Are they therefore not precious jewels? To answer this question the creator of unique jewelry, Salome Osorio, wants to remind us how this gem has established itself over the centuries against his older brother, the high jewelry.
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