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VIVIANO CODAZZI (c. 1603-1672) A Pair of Architectural Cappriccios Oil on Canvas 24 x 28 7/8 inches (60.8 x 73.2 cms) Provenance: Collection Pérez d...

An unusual Chinese archaic style script carved lidded stone vessel probably dating from the Qing dynasty or later. The heavily made vessel is made, we believe, from soapstone and com...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable suite of twelve original Copper plate engravings dating to 1643 by Ioachimus Sandrart after the original by Joachim Von Sandrart the Elder depicting the months of the year These are a suite that will never come up for sale again, dating to 1643 they are 381 years old, the copper engraving print outlines clearly visible, each piece signed to the bottom left Ioachimus Sandart Pinxit and to the bottom right what looks like I Suijderhoef jculjit These are a highly coveted and important suite of mid 17th century prints, they wouldn’t look out of place in the finest library or museums The condition is perfect, they are mounted with full margins, on museum board with golf leaf slips and hand made 22ct gold leaf side edges Dimensions each Height:- 53.5cm Width:- 43.5cm Depth:- 2cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the Teutsche Academie,[1] published between 1675 and 1680. Sandrart was born in Frankfurt am Main, but the family originated from Mons.[2][3] According to his dictionary of art called the Teutsche Academie, he learned to read and write from the son of Theodor de Bry, Johann Theodoor de Brie and his associate Matthäus Merian, but at age 15 was so eager to learn more of the art of engraving, that he walked from Frankfurt to Prague to become a pupil of Aegidius Sadeler of the Sadeler family. Sadeler in turn urged him to paint, whereupon he travelled to Utrecht in 1625 to become a pupil of Gerrit van Honthorst, and through him he met Rubens when he brought a visit to Honthorst in 1627, to recruit him for collaboration on part of his Marie de' Medici cycle. Honthorst took Sandrart along with him when he travelled to London. There he worked with Honthorst and spent time making copies of Holbein portraits for the portrait gallery of Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel. Making all of those copies only served to arouse more curiosity in the young adventurer, and in 1627 Sandrart booked a passage on a ship from London to Venice, where he was welcomed by Jan Lis (whose Bentvueghels bent name was "Pan"), and Nicolas Régnier.[4] He then set out for Bologna, where he was met by his uncle on his mother's side Michael le Blond, a celebrated engraver. With him, he crossed the mountains to Florence, and from there on to Rome, where they met Pieter van Laer (whose bent name was "Bamboccio"). After a few years he undertook a tour of Italy, traveling to Naples, where he drew studies of Mount Vesuvius, believed to be the entrance to the Elysian fields described by Virgil. From there he traveled to Malta and beyond, searching for literary sights to see and paint, and wherever he went he paid his way by selling portraits. Only when he was done traveling did he finally return to Frankfurt, where he married Johanna de Milkau in 1637. Afraid of political unrest and plague, he moved to Amsterdam with his wife in 1637. In Amsterdam he worked as a painter of genre works, and portraits. He won a very good following as a painter, winning a lucrative commission for a large commemorative piece for the state visit by Maria of Medici in 1638, which hangs in the Rijksmuseum. This piece was commissioned by the Bicker Company of the Amsterdam schutterij, and shows the members posing around a bust of Maria of Medici, with a poem by Joost van den Vondel hanging below it. The state visit was a big deal for Amsterdam, as it meant the first formal recognition of the Dutch Republic of the seven provinces by France. However, Maria herself was fleeing Richelieu at the time and never returned to France. This piece cemented his reputation as a leading painter, and in 1645 Sandrart decided to cash in and go home when he received an inheritance in Stockau, outside Ingolstadt, he sold his things and moved there. He received 3000 guilders for 2 books of his Italian drawings, that according to Houbraken were resold in his lifetime for 4555 guilders. Though he rebuilt the old homestead...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare pair of totally original 17th century circa 1640-1680 French Caquetoire armchairs with ornat...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare suite of four totally original 17th century circa 1640-1680 French Caquetoire armchairs with...

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Model In Montego Bay 1946 Fashion model bein rowed across Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1946. by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print unframed ...

Home / Stock / 18th Century Irish Carved Giltwood Mirror PrevNext A good quality George III carved giltwood Irish wall mirror, the scallop crest with foliate swags above a shaped fr...

Exceptionally rare, Italian, 17th century, green and ivory, damask, linen, woven bedcover - Made as a luxury item in the mid-17th century, woven with a damask pattern characteristic...

Four magnificent copper engraved plates with hand-colour from "Hortus Eystettensis", one of the earliest and most famous works in the field. [Nuremberg and Eichstatt, 1640]. The Hortus Eystettensis is a pictorial record of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, that of Prince Bishop of Eichstatt, Johann Conrad von Gemmingen. The garden was begun by Joachim Camerarius in 1596 and, after his death in 1598, completed by Basil Besler...

A stunning vintage 1940s 1.87 carat diamond and 18 karat white gold, platinum set floral cluster ring; part of our diverse diamond jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive vintage diamond ring has been crafted in 18k white gold with a platinum setting. The platinum set floral cluster design is ornamented with a central feature 0.82 Ct transitional modern brilliant round cut diamond, eight claw set in subtle relief. The feature diamond is surrounded by eight 'petals', each ornamented with a pavé set transitional modern brilliant round cut diamond. The pierced decorated, elevated and tapering ring shoulders integrate with the main setting and blend seamlessly with the plain ring shank. The ring is hallmarked to the interior with the marks for 18k gold and platinum (18CT PLAT). This vintage floral cluster ring...