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Valuation of a Gae Aulenti desk in our next auction
Le Floc'h auction house in Saint-Cloud, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal will auction a Gaetano desk by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta, Sunday 30th of March in Saint-Cloud.
Valuation of a tulip table by Saarinen for Knoll in our next auction
Valuation of a Christian Liaigre Ecume armchair in our next auction
Valuation of a set of tulip chairs by Saarinen for Knoll in our next auction
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Valuation of a Gae Aulenti desk in our next auctionLe Floc'h auction house in Saint-Cloud, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal will auction a Gaetano desk by Gae Aulenti for Zanotta, Sunday 30th of March in Saint-Cloud.
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f the auctioneer is a familiar figure from auctions, the fine art specialist
for its part does not enjoy the same popularity and its missions and roles
within the auction process may appear obscure.» Read more
Many visitors to the art museum Roger Quilliot in Clermont-Ferrand
notice this masterpiece. Painted by the famous artist Gustave Dore
Satimbanques is a work interesting from many points of view ... » Read more
At the beginning of each tapestry, there is first the command of a
subject, but then many talented artists and artisans interact.» Read more
In all the cutlery, spoon is the first to emerge from the Paleolithic, it is
made of bone or wood. It is not until the fifteenth century that silver
spoon develops coincident with the appearance of the fork with which
they form what is called a couvert, a fork and a spoon of the same
model, the same silversmith and made on the same date. » Read more
The mirrors produced in Venice reflect the elegance and sophistication
that reigned in the city of the Doges. The most fantastic exemples are
sought after by collectors, dealers and museums.» Read more
January auctions are usually quiet without any important lot. They were
sold in December. Despite that two lots caught our attention in the past
few weeks, one at Chiswick Auction and the second at Donnington
Priory.» Read more
For over 200 years, the city of Dieppe was one of the greatest
European centers for ivory. Statuettes, chess, model boats, snuff
boxes, fans in carved ivory were produced by Dieppe workshops.
These works of art, sometimes of very high quality, are now the delight
of collectors of sculptures and objects de vertu.» Read more
Following the Regence style, transitional style between the styles Louis
XIV and Louis XV, Louis XV style develops in France and especially in
Paris between 1715 and 1770. » Read more
The second half of the 19th century was the golden age of the liquor
caskets, work of art dedicated to men.» Read more
2009 was a year a spectacular bid for French commode. Let us have a
look on some of the top result.» Read more
Appreciated by art lovers of the Ancien Regime, sought after by the
Emperor Napoleon's generals, the French portico clock is today one of
the "must have" for collectors of old clocks.» Read more
Sold, auction, specialist, reserve, viewing, auctioneer, withdrawn, bid,
commission bid are some of the words you can hear in an auction room.
What do they mean? And how to sell at auction?» Read more
Born in the Middle Age, games tables facing many changes
until their virtual disappearance in the twentieth th century. Sometimes
dedicated to
one set, sometimes several, tables games are often ingenious objects
full of refinement.» Read more
After the golden age of Brussels tapestry in the XVI th
century, Flanders will be gradually overtaken by France and the spirit of
the tapestry will evolve, becoming closer of painting ...» Read more
Jean-Baptiste Olive (1848-1936) was a French painter of the second
half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth specializing in
landscape and marine frequently representing his native Provence.
Unknown to the general public, it is celebrated on the Cote d'Azur, and in
particular in Marseilles he painted many times for his pictures full of
sunshine and light.» Read more
Art Deco : Jean-Michel Franck
Column Modern and contemporary art, Design, Furniture and works of art
Jean-Michel Frank is one of the greatest designers of the early twentieth
century. He created a style called "luxe pauvre" and his creation are still
very successfull at auctions.» Read more
François-Désiré Froment-Meurice is one of the most important French
Romantic artists. Leader of a famous nineteenth century dynasty of
Parisian goldsmiths and jewelers it was nicknamed the "Cellini" in
reference to the great Florentine sculptor of the Renaissance.» Read more
This week newsletter is about a fantastic discovery: an unknown
Leonardo da Vinci old master drawing. This drawing appreared at first at
Christie's New York in 1998.» Read more
The Nabis are a group of young independant artist in the late 19th
century with Paul Serusier as main figure. Their paintings lead to the
early 20th century artsitic movement.» Read more
Victorian Furniture can be define as a mix of tradition with many artist
revisiting previous styles and revolutionary with many new style such as
Art and Craft or Liberty and Co furniture.» Read more
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