Archive for the Art Category
After the Masters: Understanding and Collecting Old Master Copies
After the Masters: Understanding and Collecting Old Master Copies Lot 23: Frans Wouters, After Sir Peter Paul Rubens, “The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant,” oil on oak panel. Sotheby’s (October 30) Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes • Last updated: 10.24.17 Copies of famous 16th, 17th and 18th century works are part of the history of influence […]
Lalique mirror saved from dustbin
The bronze pieces produced by Rene Lalique are perhaps less well-known than the master’s jewellery and glass but seldom so under-rated that they are consigned to the dustbin, as was the case with this c.1910 hand mirror, below. In 1971 it was rescued by a dustman on his rounds and […]
Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art
Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes • Last updated: 10.24.17 A cabinet of curiosities, also known as a wunderkammer or “kunstkammer,” is the equivalent of a zoo full of exotic animals in the world of antiquing. A practice that began in the 13th century, a kunstkammer was […]
Viennese fancies: £440,000 for gold-mounted Du Paquier tureen
A lavish Viennese gold-mounted porcelain tureen and stand – the epitome of Habsburg court luxury during the reign of the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI – topped Bonhams’ Fine European Ceramics sale in London on December 6. Estimated at £150,000- 200,000, it took £440,000 (£ 536,700 including 25/20/12% buyer’s premium). […]
