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Berthe Morisot: Rococo artist!
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When a dragon is a pearl of great price…
This Qianlong moonflask draws on ancient traditions to celebrate the power of the Emperor of China.
Jean-Paul Riopelle: the elusive "trapper"...
From New York to Paris, Jean-Paul Riopelle proudly flew the colours of his native Canada. His fiery abstraction made him one of the most prominent…
In the footsteps of a queen
Victoria's passion for Scotland revived its traditions and started a new fashion for silver jewellery. An anonymous enthusiast has gathered some fine…
South Africa according to Pierneef
For the first time, a Western and an African auction house are teaming up for a thematic sale. The highlight will be this landscape by South African…
When Léger went back to his roots
The painter of the modern world was inspired by nature in this 1939 work, which attests to a particular period when he returned to the great pictorial…
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A masterpiece by the Master of Spencer 6
Carmontelle, or the moving illusion
Aboard Le Royal Louis
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Choice pieces from an estate
Renoir, Pissarro and Boudin all feature large in this sale, which…
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An Enlightenment fantasy
The 18 th -century spirit dear to French collector Gérard Hugon,…
Pauline Bonaparte, icon of the Empire
This portrait of the young Pauline Bonaparte has belonged to the same American family since 1845. It was painted by a recently rediscovered artist,…
Daumier’s drinkers
Kept in the same private collection since the 19 th century, this drawing by Honoré Daumier is a rediscovery. The two drinkers will enrich the catalogue…
Rome viewed from Nagasaki
When the West meets the Far East, the result is this lacquer panel embellished with a veduta. An example of the exquisite artefacts designed in Japan…
In Brandenburg, indecision on religion
Struck in 1627 under George-William, elector of Brandenburg, this rare five-ducat gold coin recalls power struggles during the Thirty Years’ War.