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Enchères 28 janvier 2021 Bijoux et Montres - Madrid

Enchérissez sur la liste des lots Ansorena : 28 janvier 2021 - <p style="margin-top:15.0pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="text-transform:uppercase"><span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt">HISTORY</span></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin-bottom:22.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif">Ansorena begins its story in 1845, consecrated as one of the most important jewellers of the age and in 1860 is named “Jeweller and diamond merchant to the Royal Household”.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:22.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif">The relationship with the Spanish Royal Household becomes closer still with Queen Victoria Eugenia; Alfonso XIII gave her a gift of a diamond necklace and a high diamond tiara with dynastic fleurs de lis which the English princess would wear on her wedding day, and which we have seen our current Queen wear on numerous occasions. These jewels can be seen in different portraits that were taken of Victoria Eugenia by painters such as Joaquín Sorolla, Fernando Alvarez de Sotomayor or Philip De Laszlo.</span></p> <p style="margin-top:15.0pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:15.0pt; margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif">It is the year 1974 when Ansorena holds its first Auction; business and founding a company of complementary activities as Jewellers and Art Auctioneers – it would be one of the first in this field in Spain.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif">Since then, Ansorena provides a valuation and expert assessment service for paintings, jewellery and works of art. Our specialists, a team of historians with extensive experience, carry out assessments for insurance, division of assets, wills, inheritance or valuations for possible sale at Auction. Ansorena also manages Private Sales if desired: an efficient way of both selling and buying relevant pieces, sales have been made successfully to Museums, Institutions or private collections</span></p> <p style="margin-top:15.0pt; margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:15.0pt; margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif">In 1986, the Gallery of Contemporary Art was inaugurated, where monthly exhibitions of both consecrated painters and new promises are held.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:22.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;,sans-serif">Specialized in realist paintings and figures that contribute to a wider knowledge of contemporary realist painting, they participate in fairs, such as Art Madrid, and also internationally, such as in Miami, Chicago and London in order to promote their artists.</span></p> Madrid - Madrid

Bijoux et Montres

jeudi 28 janvier 2021 - 18:00 (CET) - Live
Madrid, Alcala, 52, 28014 Madrid - 28014 Madrid, Espagne
Ansorena
Bijoux et Montres
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