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Each week our specialists publish a research paper 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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 You find that your saving account is not giving you a good return. You wish to invest in art. We selected three objects on sale soon, the rarity and quality make them very good investments.
1 / An English embroidery, "Paradise on Earth"
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 Saturday, January 30, the auctioneer Philocale will auction old masters, Orientalist and modern paintings, furniture, clocks and works of art. Discover some favourites from our specialist.
Lot 20, an Orientalist painting by Yvonne Thivet, « L’oasis ».
Our oil on panel was painted by Yvonne Thivet (1888-1972), one of the few women from the Orientalist movement. Sold with an important Orientalist frame and measuring 60 cm high by 80 cm wide, our modern painting is estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 Euros.
Lot 76, an old master painting « Le pont du Rialto à Venise », from the studio of William James.
Our painting, an oil on canvas was painted in the studio of William James (1730-1780), sold with a beautiful molded , carved and gilded frame, it is estimated between 5,000 and 8,000 Euros. Note especially its large dimensions, 61 cm high and 97 cm wide.
Main illustration
Lot 112, an Empire clock estimated between 800 and 1,200 Euros.
Our clock in ormolu is an allegory of fidelity with putto and dog. From the Consulat period just before the Empire style, it is an unusual model.
Lot 119, an important pair of marble carved feet table.
In the Italian Renaissance style, they are estimated between 5,000 and 7,000 Euros. Our bases are inspired directly from marble tables produced in Italy during the sixteenth century and especially the Farnese table today in the Metropolitan Museum in New York which was realized after the drawings of Giacomo Barozzi da architect Vignola (1507-1573).
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Man Ray
Published : November, 10 2015
 The inventiveness in the photo does not date Instagram or Photoshop. In the 20s and 30s, the artist Man Ray, close to André Breton and Marcel Duchamp took part in revolutionizing photography as art. His most famous pictures as Le Violon d'Ingres, or Black and White is now grub up at hundreds of thousands of pounds!
A diaphanous face, a mask of ebony, one horizontal and one vertical, one stylized serenity. Photo Black and White, was published in Vogue magazine in 1926. This perfect oval, like an object posed, these large eyes closed and this small well-shaped mouth, the Kiki de Montparnasse face, artist, muse and lover of Man Ray. Echoing him, an African mask, and a culture which fascinates the avant-garde of that time. An inventive portrait making it a particularly sought after work.
Black and white. Courtesy of Christie's
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 At the dawn of the 20s, the production of Limoges enamels, fallen into abeyance in the late nineteenth century, is experiencing a new boom in the person of Camille Faure (1874-1956). Brilliant entrepreneur, he was able to grab spirit of the times in its active workshops from 1920 to 1980.
His beginnings
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 On October 31 at Le Raincy (near Paris), Touati-Duffaud auctioneer, assisted by our specialists, will auction a rare set of tapestries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, one of Brussels and two woven in Aubusson. One of these tapestries covers a highly symbolic theme since the late Middle Ages: the bear hunting.
For years the king of the animals was not the lion. Since prehistoric times, this is the bear which was the subject of all admiration. In the middle Ages, however, the beast is humiliated and hunted.
In Europe, the bear hunt was long encouraged by the Church who saw the brown bear as a rival of Christ. In France, the last official track took place in 1963.
This hunt was the subject of many representations.
This is precisely one of the main themes of the tapestry, woven in Aubusson in the seventeenth century, which will be offered for sale in late October.
Measuring 2m90 high by 2m27 wide and in good condition, it is reasonably estimated at between £1,000 and £1,500.
If you like the subject and that you have the required height under ceiling, this tapestry could be proven to be a very good investment for two reasons: » More
 On October 11 in Saint-Cloud, Le Floc'h auctioneer assisted by our experts in furniture and fine art will auction drawings, paintings, antique furniture and objects d'art. » More
 Having a secretary does not seem given to everyone. It is however now possible to get one for less than £1,000, and for an indefinite term...
It was at the time of Louis the 14th that the secretaire is born. This is the Age of Enlightenment that it reached its peak. "brisé", "slope", "cylinder", "drawer" shape fits all purposes. Its great advantage over the desk is that it locks. It allows keeping its precious documents safe from prying eyes.
Of all the secretaries, the most famous is called "à abattant". It is the one that will be the most products until today. Its top panel falls horizontally to serve as a writing desk and give access to numerous drawers or lockers. Warning! This piece of furniture often has a bonus drawer, a "secret" as they say. This is where the "old" hid their gold. Own one, may well reveal some great surprises!
Like many antique furniture, secretaires do fall out of favor, except to when they are exceptional. It is indeed very unfair as the furniture is very functional and often small dimensions. » More
Jewelry, modern paintings, signed ceramics, antique furniture ... this week we offer you a small selection of works auctioned in recent months by our firm. Reasonable estimates in the art market with changing moods allowed these works to sell all above their high estimate and in some cases a surprise. Review.
Jewelry
Lalique, best known for its works in glass and crystal vases and especially the famous and popular car mascots was also a great jewelry designer. The lorgnette sold by SVV Aguttes with our collaboration is a perfect example. Executed in 18 K yellow gold, it has a horn carved decor accented with purple enamel and two amethysts. It is characteristic of the Art Nouveau era, the most sought time for jewelry collectors of Lalique. Conservatively estimated between 4,500 Euros and 6,500 Euros, he found a buyer at 45,900 Euros inclusive buyer premium.
Modern painting
Eugène de Kermadec (1899-1976) was a French abstract artist who made out the Cubist movement in 1918. "La Navigation”, an oil on canvas signed and dated 1947, was sold at auction by Aguttes auction house with the collaboration of our consultants firm. Measuring 60cm high by 81 cm wide, it came from the Simon Gallery according to a label on the back. Estimated between 3,000 and 4,000 Euros, our painting was sold with the buyer premium for 8,798 Euros. That bid confirms the appetite of collectors for great abstract painters whose prices remains affordable. (Main picture)
Ceramics
From ceramics, emphasize two vases, sold by SVV Aguttes and the specialists of Authenticité, signed Josep Llorens Artigas (1892-1980) in brown glazed ceramic for the first one and a nuanced white for the second (shown) signed and dated respectively 1950 for the first and 1937 for the second. Estimated EUR 1 500 to 2 000 for the first, it sold in the estimate to 2,168 Euros premium included when the second estimated 1,200/1,500 Euros was sold for 2,423 Euros with premium despite some accidents reported in catalog. For the record, these two vases had been offered by the artist to the family of the seller.
Furniture
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