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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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Sunday, September 30, SVV Le Floc'h in collaboration of our firm will auction in St. Cloud, prints, drawings, old and modern paintings, sculptures, Asian art and furniture and works of art.
We offer you a small overview of lots which have retained our attention in different specialties.
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July 4, Sotheby's London will auction an exceptional ormolu and patinated bronze ink stand, made circa 1735 and attributed to the silversmith Juste-Aurele Meissonier. This work of art is estimated £200,000 to £300,000.
To better understand this estimation, let's look at the tour de force that represents this ink stand.
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June 14, the SVV Art Valorem, assisted by experts of the cabinet Authenticite, sold an important display cabinet executed by Lexcellent circa 1900 for the record price of 38,000 Euros.
Lot 345 the auction catalogue described our piece of furniture as a "vitrine montée" in mahogany
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June 14, Authenticité expertise in partnership with the SVV Art Valorem will sell in Paris at auction drawings, old and modern paintings, jewellery and silverware and antique furniture and objects of arts. 366 lots will be offered for sale with estimates for some objects from a few tens of Euros. I invite you to
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Neoclassical sculptor of recognized talent in the late eighteenth century, the name of Louis-Simon Boizot is now unknown to the general public. His name appears frequently in the catalogs of auctions leaning against that of Sevres or that of a bronze sculptor.
Rediscovering this talented artist who gave birth to many
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Increasingly rare, the restoration of gilded wood requires great patience and respect for traditional techniques. Authenticite offers you to rediscover these techniques where the use of the aerosol is strictly banned!
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Buy at auction, for the newcomer this may seem complicated and
reserved for the initiated.
Are- there fees? Should I be present? What is a absentee bid? How will I
know if I bought the lot? Is it possible to bid by telephone? And the
internet? are questions we hear frequently in the auction rooms in
London,
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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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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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The manufacture of Boch Frères Kéramis (Belgium, Province of
Hainaut, La Louviere) is now well known through the work of the very
dynamic Charles Catteau . The one of the sculptor Catherine Barjansky
is much less even though her career is international: Rome, Berlin, New
York, Vienna, Paris, Brussels ...
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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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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 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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Of all the great sculptors of the second half of the 19th century, Jean-
Baptiste Carpeaux is probably one of the best known and his name
evokes in the minds of many a sculpture in bronze, marble or terracotta
seen at auction, in a gallery, at Drouot or in a museum.
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Older than 60 years, this buffet-sideboard is part of the French history. It
was produced at the request of the Ministry of War to equip the interiors
of the victims of the 2nd World War. Brief overview of this highly
functional piece of furniture which lays the foundations of design.
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On the 21st and 24th September will be sold at auction major 20th
century ceramics and design furniture by some of the most prestigious
artists.
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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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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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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 Musee de Sevres, opened by Alexandre Brongniard in 1824, owned
a fabulous ceramic collection covering centuries of research and
design. From simple earth ware to the richest porcelain, these works of
art tell us the ceramic history and in particular the Sevres one.
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