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Valuation of a French Louis XVI style display cabinet, sold
Le Floc'h auction house, in Saint-Cloud, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal sold at auction a Louis XVI style parquetry and ormolu French display cabinet, Sunday 8th October in Saint-Cloud.
Valuation of a French Louis XVI period marquetry drop-front desk
Valuation of a pair of Barbedienne candelabra, sold
Valuation of a François-Leon Benouville portrait of a lady, sold
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Valuation of a French Louis XVI style display cabinet, soldLe Floc'h auction house, in Saint-Cloud, in collaboration with our experts specialized in free valuation and free appraisal sold at auction a Louis XVI style parquetry and ormolu French display cabinet, Sunday 8th October in Saint-Cloud.
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Born under the Italian heavens where the words are music where gestures are theatre and where colours are always lively, Aldo, graduate of the Fine arts School of Fine Arts) of Naples settles down in Paris in 1961.» Read more
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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Son of the famous Italian creator of furniture Carlo Bugatti, and brother of the car manufacturer Ettore Bugatti, Rembrandt Bugatti is one of the most important animals sculptors of every time(weather). Disappeared prematurely at the age of 33, its sculptures are rare and always so looked for by the big European and American collectors.» Read more
Symbol of elegance, refinement, luxury and smoothness, the porcelain was in the centre of all covetousness’s during the 18th century. Jealously envied by Europeans Eastern, the porcelain exerted an immense fascination lasting of the centuries.
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Chez Cax, French Vintage Gallery
Column Modern and contemporary art, Design, Appraisal and valuation
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.» Read more
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. » Read more
Very Important auction : Les collections du château de Gourdon
Column Appraisal and valuation, Modern and contemporary art, Design
One of the most important early XXth century Decorative Arts private collections will be on sale, at the end of March, at Christie’s. Estimated between €40 and 60 million, the Chateau de Gourdon collection contains the most wonderful pieces of Art Nouveau and Art Deco. » Read more
Friday, February 11, Art Valorem will auction the collection of Mrs. R. This sale includes a large collection of silverware of the 18, 19 and 20th centuries. We draw your attention to estimates that are particularly reasonable. Lets have a look on some lots that we spoted through the catalogue.
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The story of this ceramic pot takes us back to the French late 17th century under Louis XIV. With its curious shape, it looks like a gravy boat. However, makes no mistake, the Bourdaloue is nothing else than a chamber pot exclusively design for women.» Read more
Saturday, January 15, Philocale auctioneer sold 198 lots including paintings, jewellery, furniture and works of art. Authenticite appraised the latest. Very good prices were achieved in each field, have a look on some of them.» Read more
Good news: the French art market is in great shape! In 2010, the product sold by the 139 Drouot's auctioneers has jump by nearly 6% to 440 M €. When, in the meantime, Sotheby's France saw an increase of 78% with just over € 175 million!» Read more
The months of November and December are traditionally marked by strong activity in the world of auctions. We invite you to discover the latest market trends in relation to the results of lots that we had the pleasure of organizing the sale or recently appraised. » Read more
Today sold out "Meubles regionnaux datés" is a book by Suzanne Tardieu published in 1950. 60 years after its release, it remains a reference to learn how to date the French Regional furniture.» Read more
On 11 November in Ruislip near London, a Qianlong Chinese vase circa 1740 was auctioned for a staggering £43 million, £51.6 M including buyer premium. Besides price, this vase is the first work of art that is neither a painting nor a sculpture to enter into the top ten most expensive works of art sold at auction in the world. This includes paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh, Renoir, Klimt and Rubens, a sculpture by Giacometti and ninth position our vase. » Read more
Sale of the content of a Parisian hotel particulier near the Champs Elysee
Column Appraisal and valuation
Le samedi 11 décembre 2010, l’hôtel particulier situé au 31 de la rue Giraudoux Paris 16e, accueillera une vente aux enchères d’exception.» Read more
On the occasion of Paris-Photo , from 18 to 21 November 2010, at the Carrousel du Louvre, with a panorama photograph of the XIXth s to today, we will focus on this fragile heritage. Initially scientific objects and family memorabilia, photography became a real work of art with galleries and auction houses and renowned artists such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau and, more recently, Marc Riboux. However, the sale of a photograph implies a virtually flawless quality and therefore specific storage conditions to prevent cracking, pitting, washes ... » Read more
On the 18th, Art-Valorem auctionneer will offer a wide range of lot including drawings, paintings, jewellery, Hermes and Vuitton goods and furniture.» Read more
Furniture in the eighteenth century required the intervention of a large number of artisans for the marquetry and the bronzes. According to the rules of the corporation, the tabletiers were in charge of providing cabinet boxes, boxes for play, necessary pawns lady and backgammon tables. » Read more
Beyond the image, eighteenth century portraits reveal a unknown world in which we can then discover a gorgeous life. In the background, we can see some great works of art and furniture, they are sometimes identifiable.» Read more
Heritage conservation is everyone's business, especially when it comes to his family heritage and its collections in its most diverse forms (old papers, furniture, art objects, paintings ...). » Read more
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