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Each week our specialists publish an article about Art and its markets.
Antiques, painting, drawing, sculpture, furniture, fine art, porcelain, ceramic, work of art, carpet, tapestry, silver are among the subject studied.
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May 15, 2012, the auction house Sotheby's will sell at auction in Geneva, a diamond royal, the Beau Sancy, and witnessed four centuries of European history. This exceptional gem weighing 34.98 carats is cut in modified pear double rose is estimated between $2 and $4 million. A particularly low estimate let us remember
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Rendezvous of lovers and collectors of beautiful drawings, the 21st
edition of the Salon du dessin will be held in the Bourse de Paris from
March 28 to April 2. Take a sneak preview, our selection of five
exceptional drawings old masters, modern and contemporary.
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Of all the great sculptors of the second half of the 18th century, Claude Michel said Clodion is probably one of the best known and his name evokes in the minds of many an bacchanal in clay, a bas relief or a bronze cast saw in an auctioneer, a gallery, or at Drouot or in a museum.
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Date, and estimate a Louis XV commode, your dream? Authenticite Partnership revealed to you today some of the "stuff" the expert use for recognizing and assessing the value of a classic furniture.
The model studied here will be auctioned on April 1.
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In a difficult economic environment in 2011, the auction houses in Paris
have shown a remarkable dynamism either Anglo-Saxon auction houses
, Sotheby's or Christie's, or auctioneers in Paris performing at Drouot,
the proceeds from sales of works and objects of art has progressed
significantly.
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Despite its ascending cotation, the tireless hero of 24 albums is always
between two investigations, kidnapping or assassination attempts
which he escapes continuously, at 26 rue du Labrador in Brussels.
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On January the 14th, the auction house Philocale with the assistance of
our cabinet d'expertises auctionned books, old masters and modern
paintings, furniture and objets d'art. The majority of the lots was sold in
their estimation, but there were some noticeable surprises.
Back on the most significant results
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Quality, rarity and high end. This trio sums up the new edition of the
BRAFA - the antiques fair held in Brussels until January 29, in the vast
warehouse of Tour & Taxis - and undermines the discourse surrounding
pessimistic weighed down by the economic crisis.
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Saturday, January 14, the SVV Philocale, in collaboration with our team
of experts in antique furniture and works of art, will auction in Olivet old
books, old masters and modern paintings and drawings, jewelry,
watches, silverware and furniture and works of art.
Let's have a look to some lots.
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The team of experts wishes you a happy new year 2012. Let's have a
look at some results in our December auctions in Paris, with some
modern paintings, silverware, antiques and art objects. Our specialists
collaborate in partnership with the auction house, or as expert for the
auctioneer.
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At the top of the wines of Champagne reigns the "special vintages" of
the great Champagne houses. Some of them are symbol historic
vineyard, such as the vintage "Winston Churchill" with POL ROGER,
which marked the enduring friendship between the Great Man and
Odette Pol Roger, started at a
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While the news and the market have the Street Art on an ascending
wave such as in Paris, London and New York, there is an place where
urban art has simply not right to exist Singapore. Any artist caught in full
realization of a fresco on the walls of the city is sure to get a ticket for a
stay in prison,
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On 7 December, the SVV Valorem Art, in collaboration with our antique
furniture and works of art cabinet d’expertise, will auction modern
paintings and drawings by Picabia, Paul Jouve and Tom Wesselmann,
and jewelry, watches, silverware, and sculptures.
A brief overview of what you can afford with a budget of
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The 4th December, Guillaume Le Floch auctioneer will open his new
saleroom in Saint-Cloud. The inaugural auction will present top lots
valued thousands of Euros next to quality paintings, works of art and
furniture estimated below 1 000 Euros.
Our fine art specialist gives you his wish list.
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Since the creation of the porcelain manufactory of Sevres under Louis
XV with the support of the Marquise de Pompadour, the king passed
large orders.
In 1830, the Duke of Orleans is designated King following the Revolution
named the Trois Glorieuses which had led Charles X to abdicate.
The king has
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The 26 and 27 October, Sotheby's Paris in association with Piasa
organizes the auction of the collection Fabius Frères. Over 400 works
will be sold for an estimation of 9 to 14 million euros.
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Carmontelle was a fine artist specialized in drawings and watercolors.
He organized the Duke of Orleans, future Philippe-Egalite, parties’ and
was an inventor of genius. Very famous in the second part of the 18th
century is fame did not cross the mid 19th century.
Yet fans and collectors, starting with the Duke of
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Medieval Art has done very well her this year. Several pieces have
attracted the interest of French and international collectors in particular
during two auctions by PIASA (Paris) in January and June.
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On July 20, the National Assembly passed a law reforming and
liberalizing public auction in France. The implementing decree came into
force on 1 September and museums are the primary beneficiaries.
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On June 28, Bonhams London organized an auction of pendulums,
clock and regulators of great quality. The lot 81 held our attention. It is an
important French clock dating from the revolutionary period by
François-Joseph Hartmann comprising several dials sold with the buyer
premium for the sum of £322 400
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