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 If today New York is the capital of the auctions of modern and contemporary paintings, London remains the temple of Old Masters painting as just illustrate by the auction house Sotheby's at its vacation on 3 December which saw an oil on canvas by Turner sold for £30,3 million with an estimated 15 to 20 million pounds.
Roma from Mount Aventine
Our oil painting was commissioned from William Turner (1775-1851) by one of its patrons, Hugh Munro of Novar in 1828 and asked for 7 years of work to the artist. The picture was painted in 1835 and exhibited in 1836 at the Royal Academy where it was regarded then as the most beautiful painting of Turner and the most beautiful view of Rome.
In 1878, our painting sold for record sum at the time of £6.142, to the fifth Earl of Rosebery, and then was passed by descent to the present.
Never restored on its original canvas, our oil is in a conservation status quite exceptional, according to Sotheby's, Turner brush hairs are still present.
Our painting is part of the ten major works by Turner still in private hands, which explains the appetite of bidders who doubled the estimate of the auction house.
Turner
Joseph William Turner (1775-1851) was an English painter of the Romantic period. He specialized in landscape paintings and history painting. It is often called "the painter of light" and is often considered as the precursor of Impressionism. It was also a great watercolorist.
The Earl de Rosebery and Mentmore Towers
Our painting was preserved until the mid-70s to Mentmore Towers castle built for the Baron Mayer de Rothschild, whose only daughter brought the fabulous collections of the castle to the fifth Earl of Rosebery, who was later Prime Minister of Great Britain. Aficionados of auctions know Mentmore following the sale of a large part of the collections of ancient paintings, French royal furniture, sculptures, silver and porcelain preceding the sale of Mentmore to pay inheritance tax.
It faced then with another work by Turner now in the Getty Museum. Since the 80sit was on loan to the National Gallery of Scotland.
Legendary work with a perfect history, the price of our painting may seem astronomical, but it is justified in terms of its quality and the importance of Turner. » More
 At the time in the history of the market, prices of contemporary art have never been as high and those of ancient arts have never been lower. An update on the situation.
Historic records in New York
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 The 5th and 25th October, the auction houses Le Floc'h and Philocale sold with the expertise of our specialists, fine furniture, sculptures, and works of art. During its auctions, individuals and antiques dealers were many to bid either in room, on the phone or internet. Result of this duel particular duel / professional: often confirmed high estimates.
€5,000: a Regence Boulle cartel clock
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 Roberto Matta-Echaurren (1911-2002) said Matta is one of the leading painters of the surrealist movement. His production was exceptional in the link he established between his paintings, his personal history and history.
His debut
Matta studied architecture at Santiago. In 1933, he worked in the studio of Le Corbusier in Marseille. He continues his European tour throughout Spain, Scandinavia and England, where he met the major figures of the art of the first half of the 20 th century as Henry Moore and Rene Magritte.
Courtesy of SARL Francois Léopold Touati
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 Many deities have metamorphosed to achieve their ends. In all, the prize certainly return to Zeus. To win Danae, the god turns into a golden rain. It is precisely the story that tells a sculpture that will be offered for sale on October 25th. » More
 On October 5, 2014, auctioneers Guillaume Le Floch, in collaboration with our specialists organizes, in St. Cloud, a important auction of old masters and modern drawings and paintings, objects art and furniture with a particular highlight on five lots by or in the style of Gabriel Viardot (Lots 208, 209, 210, 211 and 212).
Let's look at this talented artist.
Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906) is alongside Edouard Lievre, one of the most creative in French furniture with Far Eastern inspiration from the late nineteenth century.
He began a career as a woodcarver in 1849 at the age of 19, and sends some furniture for an exhibition of horticulture.
In 1853 he opened his first factory and a furniture store. He works with his brother, Louis Gustave, as the "Viardot Frères et Cie".
In 1860, Viardot created his own workshop, "G. Viardot," at 5 rue du Grand-Chantier, and took charge of the family business that he held until 1872.
At that time, he decided to devote himself exclusively to "furniture in Chinese-Japanese style" he observed especially at the Universal Exhibition of 1867.
Viardot received numerous awards during his participation in the Universal Exhibitions of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the silver medal at the 1878 and the gold medal to those of 1885, 1889 and 1900.
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 Rendez-vous of the antiques and fine jewelry since 1956 amateurs', the Biennale is a real ephemeral museum bringing together masterpieces of the world's top 81 antiques dealers. Browse a preview of our selection in images of works of art of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century .
David Teniers Le Jeune (1610-1690)
La fête des singes
Huile sur cuivre
Signé sur une bûchette en bas à gauche : D. TENIER. F
Daté sur l’écusson 1633
33 x 41,5 cm
Galerie Florence de Voldere. STAND N° NA 11
Claude 1er Du Grand-Mesnil
Pendule régence au magot assis
Bronze ciselé et doré : cuivre doré, émail, métal, verre et soie. Porcelaine Kutani et Imari du Japon, époque Edo, fin du XVIIème siècle.
H59 cm (23¼ in) L26cm (10¼ in) Pr24cm (9½ in)
Paris, époque Régence, début du XVIIIème siècle, vers 1725-1730
Signature : C.D.G MESNIL A PARIS visible au revers du mouvement
Marques et inscriptions : C611/6n6, lettres et numéro gravés sous la figure du Hoteï
Galerie Steinitz. Stand N° ND 8
Paire de chenets en bronze ciselé, ajouré et doré
Les feux aux Tritons
Époque Louis XV
Galerie Kraemer. STAND N° SA 1
Christofle & Cie, Paris et Emilie Reiber (1826-1893)
Jardinière Cigognes
1874
Vase en émaux cloisonnés opaques représentant selon le catalogue de 1874 « un vol de cigognes au-dessus de la mer ». Monture, anses et pied en bronze patiné et doré.
Hauteur : 157,5 cm
Chadelaud. STAND N° NC 4
Edmond Georges Grandjean (1844-1908)
Vue de la rue de Rivoli et la Tour Saint-Jacques à Paris
Huile sur toile 38,5 x 61,5 cm
Signée et datée « 1878 » en bas à gauche
Berko Fine Paintings. STAND N° NA 7
INFORMATIONS
When: from Thursday 11 to Sunday 21 September 2014
Opening hours: every day from 11' to 8' PM (until 11' PM on Thursday 11, Tuesday 16 and Thursday 18 September)
Where: Grand Palais - Avenue Winston Churchill Paris 8ème
Direction: Métro Lignes 1 & 13 / Champs Elysées-Clémenceau » More
 Patek Philippe, the last independent Geneva Manufacture
Since its founding in 1839, Patek Philippe continues to perpetuate the traditional Geneva watchmaking.
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