Throughout late September and October, OMNP will be providing previews and results for the biannual crush of Old Masters auctions, at both the big houses and the lesser known one. We begin with Monday’s sale at Sotheby’s Amsterdam, of “A Distinguished Private Collection from Corsica.”
In OMNP’s opinion, the sales of private estates often produce OM gems that fly under the radar amidst all of the assorted furniture and ephemera that accompany them. While there are no must haves in this particular auction, a few items caught OMNP’s eye.
If the attribution for the stately portrait of an aristocrat in lot 89 holds up, this picture could be a steal. The picture certainly seems to be authentic-the lush pallete of the royal blue, gold, and purple velvet typifies the lush palette of De Largillière, one of the preeminent court painters under the reign of the infamous Sun King, Louis the XIV, whose ornate palace in Versailles recently received a rather peculiar redecoration, as covered by OMNP.
Read below for pictures and listings of each lot of interest.
LOT 13
A FRENCH PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA
19TH CENTURY
96 CM HIGH
ESTIMATE: 2,500—4,500 EUR
LOT 33
FOLLOWER OF DAVID DE CONINCK
A STILL LIFE OF A SUSPENDED DEAD HARE AND TWO MALLARDS, DEAD BIRDS AND A DOG WITH HUNTING GEAR, AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE IN THE BACKGROUND
OIL ON CANVAS, UNLINED
ESTIMATE: 8,000—12,000 EUR
LOT 58
ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLAS DE LARGILLIÈRE
PARIS 1656 – 1746
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, BUST LENGTH, WEARING A BLUE COAT WITH A WHITE CHEMISE AND GOLD EMBROIDERED WAISTCOAT, WITH A CRIMSON SASH
77.1 by 58.9 cm.
OIL ON CANVAS
ESTIMATE: 8,000—12,000 EUR
LOT 79
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH/20TH CENTURY
A COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN LITHOGRAPHS AND ENGRAVINGS OF BIBLICAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL SCENES
ESTIMATE: 5,000—8,000 EUR
LOT 147
AFTER HANS MAKART
AUSTRIAN, 1840-1884
ABUNDANTIA. THE GIFTS OF THE EARTH
162 by 447 cm.
OIL ON CANVAS
ESTIMATE: 20,000—30,000 EUROS
