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Lot 12 Details
Decorative Arts. 20-29 July 2017
PAIR OF ORMOLU...
France, 19th CenturyInterlaced L's...
View Dimensions Sèvres porcelain, one of the most luxurious brands of ceramics, was a favourite among European royalty, aristocracy and collectors of the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally founded at Chateau de Vincennes, France, in 1738, it relocated to Sèvres in 1756 under the direction of Madame de Pompadour. It was the official porcelain manufacturer to the crown, and Louis XV, the king of France, became its sole owner three years later. Under his and Madame de Pompadour's patronage, it became the preeminent porcelain company in Europe in the second half of the 18th century. Over time, Sèvres produced both soft-paste and hard-paste porcelain, with exquisite designs and decorations. It also introduced the delicate "biscuit porcelain," a natural-toned, unglazed form of porcelain, often moulded as sculptures portraying scenes from classic mythologies or pastoral life. Sèvres was known for producing dinner sets and coffee and tea services, extravagant vases decorated with exotic flowers and birds on brilliantly coloured backgrounds, embellished with fine detail of curls, scrolls, and trellis patterns in gold."The range of Sèvres creations is extensive, varying in shape, historical styles, motifs, and ornamentation. Vases typically feature double round, oval, or elliptical finely painted scenes edged in white, against pastel backgrounds. One side portrays figures, while the other features flower bouquets. Their lavish gilding, a royal touch reserved especially for Sèvres creations, is often embellished with engraved detail, like flowers or geometric motifs." ((Melody Amsel-Arieli, "How Sèvres survived the French Revolution and why it's so hard to avoid fakes and pastiches," Antique Trader, 10 August 2011, online) The company also developed unique colours such as the rose Pompadour, created by chemist Jean Hellot and characterised by its rose-pink ground colour, and bleu de roi, a cobalt-blue enamel. During the French Revolution (1789-1799), the company suffered financial setbacks and it was no longer a royal enterprise. With the appointment of Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) as its director in the beginning of the 19th century, and later Napolean Bonaparte, the industry revived. "Sèvres porcelain regained its former glory under Napoleon Bonaparte, who assumed power in 1804. He promoted elaborately ornamented pieces in the classical style. The Empire's richly decorated, themed dinner sets, for example, were enjoyed by distinguished guests, visiting rulers, and Napoleon himself. These pieces typically feature florals, landscapes, or cameo portraits, framed by solid gold edging accented with stylized palm fronds, the ancient Greek symbol of victory." (Amsel-Arieli, online) As of today, Sèvres produces both traditional and contemporary porcelain on commission, and continues to hold a prestigious place in the porcelain industry.
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Lot 29 Details
Works on Paper: Apparao Art for Education. 15-28 September 2023
India...My India
Digital print on archival paper
View Dimensions Print size: 15.25 x 29.75 in (38.7 x 75.5 cm) Sheet size: 18.25 x 32.25 in (46.5 x 82 cm)
Lot 70 Details
Untitled
Mixed media on paper
21.75 x 14.75 in
Lot 39 Details
Ink and felt tip pen on paper
30 x 22 in
Lot 18 Details
An Exhibition of Colombian and Zambian Emerald ... 18 Jul-1 Aug 2014
AN EMERALD AND...
Centering on an round-shaped emerald,...
View Dimensions Emerald: 2.64 carats Coloured Stone: 2.53 carats Diamond: 0.19 carats Gold: 8.49 grams (18 kt) Size: US-7, UK-N 1/2, Metric-54
Lot 14 Details
Select Indian Antiquities & Collectibles. 18 Apr-1 May 2013
Wooden Carved Panel
Wood20th Century...
View Dimensions This is an exquisitely carved wooden panel from Kerala. It is part of a running frieze that depicts a very unique subject. A barren (childless) lady, probably a queen, along with her husband takes advice from a learned sage who helps them by preparing a potent medicine and offers it to the lady. The lady, after gratefully accepting and consuming the potion, begets a child. The carving on this panel being a running narrative makes it all the more unique and interesting, as a progressive picture enfolds before us. A figure showed repeatedly gives a clear understanding of the subject. Beginning from the left side of this panel, the first four figures are those of the old, wise, bearded sage. He is shown sitting with a pestle and preparing the herbal potion and thereafter giving it to the lady in her hand. The eighth figure is her husband who folds his hands in veneration as he is grateful to the sage. The lady consumes the medicine and thereafter she is portrayed nine times, each successive figure showing her with a larger belly, beautifully ending with a full-term pregnancy. Thereafter, she is shown in a semi-reclining position as she goes into labour. Helped by a mid-wife, she gives birth to a child. Interestingly, her husband bows before her as a gesture of his gratefulness to her for having borne him a child to be his heir. This gesture of the man prompts us to assume that he was a king, in need of an heir. However, the specific entities cannot be identified. The panel ends with the mid-wife bathing the child in warm water brought in pots, and finally the mother holding the baby. It is a wonderful narrative depicting motherhood and the joys that go with it. Besides, it was a painstaking job for a clever artisan to portray the lady nine times as she goes into pregnancy, each time with a more prominent belly. The artisan has also maintained perfect proportions of each figure within a limited space, and has done a commendable job of creating several figures within this length of wood.
Lot 7 Details
Indian Period Jewelry. 11-30 April 2013
A MAGNIFICIENT...
This beautiful pair of rectangular...
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Lot 10 Details
Jewels from South India. 12 Apr-1 May 2014
A GOLD 'JASMINE...
This variant of a jasmine flower bud...
View Dimensions Gross Weight: 81.00 grams
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