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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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June 22, a painting by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele was sold by
Sotheby's London more than 27 million euros ($ 40 million), multiplying
by almost two the previous record held by Schiele in 2006. An
exceptional work of art by both the subject and by the evidence she left
in history.
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The expertise of an old piece of furniture is an exercise that requires
knowledge of wood and techniques used at different times.
This week, we invite you to take an interest in the expertise of a French
Louis XVI mahogany commode stamped by Charles Krier.
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For the last 20 years, the primitive art market is booming. The auction
sales come and go, particularly since 1990, marked by the sale of a
statue Bangwa (northern Cameroon) belonging to the former Helena
Rubinstein collection for the astronomical price of 3.41 million ... The
good results recorded by Christie's and
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On June the 16th, Sotheby’s London will auction the collection
Evill/Frost. Among the ceramics that will be sold, there is a remarkable
milk jug in Tournai porcelain from the Duke of Orleans Buffon’s service.
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Succeeding to the transition style, which marks the transition between
the styles of Louis XV and Louis XVI, Louis XVI style developed in
France and especially in Paris between 1770 and 1790. Also known as
neoclassicism of the rest of Europe and particularly in Italy and
Germany,
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The 18th century was marked by a strong passion for the exotic. Until
1775-1780, the Far East was the inspiration source in decorative arts.
But with the spread of “Lumieres” in particular with Jean-Jacques
Rousseau and the publication of the novel “Paul et Virginie” by Bernardin
de Saint Pierre,
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During the exhibition "Mois du dessin" in Paris, the gallery Tarantino
presents " Paint in Rome: pictures and drawings from the 17th and 18th
centuries". Among the exposed works, a rare drawing of Giovanni
Guerra uses introduction to the chronological journey.
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Three artists, Edouard Traviès, Leon Danchin and Boris Riabouchinsky
said RIAB, dominate the market of engraving and the lithography with
hunting topic today. Each one, in a distinct style, transmits the art of
hunting to us through his perception of the animal.
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Chez Cax gallery was a former butchery and became a retro flea
market, in Angouleme, where you can find very atypical items and
furniture, from the 20th century and especially from the 50’s to the 70’s.
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Following the French styles Restauration and Louis-Philippe, the
Napoleon III style started in France around 1845 to end with the First
World Ar. For long French collectors didn't have any interest in it. It is
only now that Second Empire furniture and works of art attract interest
from private and dealers.
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