Jacob Sigisbert Adam (1670-1747)

With this Susanna, the 16th-century painter mingles Flemish realism with Italian elegance.

In Lorraine, the contents of a very fine residence set off to new lives. An opportunity to discover some rare Dutch marquetry and a spirited 18th-century bust.

This accomplished watercolor by Antwerp master Jacob Jordaens, a preliminary sketch for a major work, reaped a rich reward.

Who says antique furniture isn’t popular anymore? This secretary desk with an Adam Weisweiler (c. 1750-c.1810) stamp could be the most contested item in a classic sale.

Who said furniture was out of fashion? A cabinet secretary stamped Adam Weisweiler, announced by the Gazette as the star of the May 24 sale by Daguerre, has just won €65,000. It can be compared to a model delivered to the Duchess of Polignac in 1789.

After four years of hesitation and negotiations, Brexit is now a reality. Georgina Adam, an international art specialist, analyses the initial effects.

Dating from around 1660, this painting features a subject from the Acts of the Apostles, painted several times by Jacob Jordaens, with an iconography very popular at the time.

This tiny boxwood miniature, a specialty at the beginning of the 16th century, is the work of Adam Dircksz's workshop in the County of Holland. Intended for devotional use, these micro-sculptures set a trend aimed at the very wealthy.

Recently rediscovered, the chairs by Georges Jacob (1739-1814) were preempted by the Museum of the History of Paris this past Friday. They come from the former Parisian pavilion of Beaumarchais. The Greco-Roman-inspired design, a hallmark of the cabinetmaker, features two swans flanking a stylized urn.

"The Egyptian visual arts scene has lost a genius," the Egyptian culture minister said, announcing the death of sculptor Adam Henein at the age of 91. The granite specialist had participated in the restoration of the Great Sphinx of Giza, after having lived in Paris for 20 years.