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Vaqluation of a French ormolu clock in our next auction
Enchères Occitanes auction house in Montauban, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal will auction a French Louis XVI style ormolu and alabaster clock, Friday 14th of February in Montauban.
Valuation of a Louis XVI mahogany stamped commode in our next auction
Valuation of a French marquetry Mazarin desk in our next auction
Valuation of an early 19th cenury snuffbox in our next auction
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Vaqluation of a French ormolu clock in our next auctionEnchères Occitanes auction house in Montauban, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal will auction a French Louis XVI style ormolu and alabaster clock, Friday 14th of February in Montauban.
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From ancient times to today, sexuality and eroticism were important
sources of inspiration for artists, painters, designers, sculptors and
printmakers. In Japan, this issue created significant production of prints,
named Shunga.» Read more
In May 1889, the Eiffel Tower opened its doors to the public, a few days
after the inauguration of the Universal Exhibition of which it was the most
spectacular attraction. 120 years later, the Iron Lady became the most
visited monument in the world and at the same time, the most
photographed.» Read more
Over the past ten years, a new trend emerged in the art market, that
focus on research and provenance.» Read more
Since the 80s, the art market experienced a spectacular boom in
primitive art. The Surrealists and primitivism as Picasso, Brancusi,
Matisse and the Fauves opened the appetite of collectors by giving them
taste for representations out of the ordinary, taking a break with five-
century classicism.» Read more
From the many ceramics centers that emerged in the seventeenth
century in Europe, Delft is the best known and most sought after by
collectors of ancient ceramics. Contrary to Rouen and Nevers, Delft
specialised in porcelain imitation from China and Japan brought back by
the Companie des Indes in Europe.» Read more
From 86 to 16 000 euros for a Gallé lamp, what a gap ! Our fine arts
specialists try to give you some advice on what to look at before to
purchase some Gallé work of art.» Read more
The ancient Chinese furniture are rare on the market. On Wednesday
April the 8th will take place at Sotheby's Hong Kong an exceptionnal
auction. The Biegucang collection consisting of beautiful furniture
lacquer most of Ming period will go under the hammer.» Read more
Over the past ten years the cartoons ' auction became a market
independant of the book with its own specialists and auctions catalogs.
The museums themselves are beginning to look at this art, since 2008
the Centre Georges Pompidou presents an original drawing by Hergé
from the album "The Calculus affair".» Read more
70 000 € for a Louis XIV Boulle cabinet, 40 000 € for a small table from
Marie Antoinette. But those furniture are only copies. How to explain
those prices: the quality, the richness of their materials and their rarity.» Read more
The Art Street, as an art movement from the New York tradition and culture associated with Hip-hop encompasses disciplines as diverse as graffiti, stencil, poster, sticker, mosaic ...» Read more
The Louis XIII style developed in France between 1589 and 1660. It is a
major period between the Renaissance and the furniture style of Louis
the XIVth. During this period, armchairs, chairs, cupboards and cabinets
adopt forms that we know. However, Louis XIII furniture are not popular
among lovers of antique furniture.» Read more
Two men reknown for their taste, a collection of works and objets d'art
unique, five auctions "event, a total of 373.9 million euros, hundreds of
world records ... The so called the Sale of the Century seems to have
kept all its promises ...» Read more
Eugène Galien Laloue (1854-1941) is an impressionist painter
specializing in paintings of Paris during the Belle Epoque. Very prolific
artist, he produced some 5,000 paintings and 1,000 works in oil
representing Paris but also lanscapes.» Read more
The name Artigas is still not very famous from art lovers. It is often
associated with painters and sculptors of Modern Art such as Dufy,
Miró, Marquet, on vases, plates glazed earthenware, or sculptures. Who
was he? What is his own work? What are his contributions to the art of
the twentieth. century? How did he participate in the revival of ceramics'
artist?» Read more
Three hundred years ago, appaeared in Paris a new piece of furniture,
the commode or chest of drawers. It can be en tombeau, sauteuse,
Louis XV or Louis XVI, Empire or Louis-Philippe and usually opened in
front by several drawers occasionnaly hidden behind two doors.» Read more
Organizing an auction following a succession, our specialists dicovered
among several prints, three original watercolors by the famous painter
Charles-Ferdinand de Condamy (1847-1910).» Read more
Whether reading an auction catalog, a book or a specialized article,
amateur frequently meets the word "poincon", mark in english, attached
to a piece of silverware or jewelry. What do they mean ? Do they have
any influence on the price and value of jewelry and silverware on which
they are found ?» Read more
« Attribué à Picasso », « de Picasso », « signé Picasso » « portant une
signature : Picasso »… are expressions that reflect many different
reality. To render these subtleties, it is important to fully understand the
language of auctions catalog.» Read more
Chinese ceramics are probably the most beautiful in the world. Fron the
Tang first pieces to the late eighteenth century, all those works of art can
be regarded as masterpieces, each of which having is own features and
caracteristics.» Read more
£2 036 000 for a cabinet by L'Escalier de Cristal.
Column Furniture and works of art , Appraisal and valuation
On December the 4th, the Bonhams sold at auction in London the lot
number 153 a sumptuous cabinet dating from 1895, for the record sum
of £ 2 036 000. An extraordinary bid for a piece of furniture from the late
nineteenth century.» Read more
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