May 22, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
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A finely bound and illustrated set of Voltaire's works
[FINE BINDINGS - FRENCH LITERATURE]
VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE. Oeuvres Completes. [Paris]: La Societe Litteraire-typographique, 1785-89. 69 (of 70) volumes. Bound in gilt mottled calf, spines ornately gilt with arabesques and foliate designs, gilt greek-key border to boards, and with three dark green spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red and blue, light blue silk ribbons. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (21.5 x 13 cm); engraved frontispieces, the first eleven volumes with engraved plates after J. M. Moreau le Jeune. Lacking volume 21, general light wear to bindings mostly at extremities, but altogether in very good condition, not collated for completeness, sold as is.
Sold for $960
Estimated at $1,500 - $2,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
[FINE BINDINGS - FRENCH LITERATURE]
VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE. Oeuvres Completes. [Paris]: La Societe Litteraire-typographique, 1785-89. 69 (of 70) volumes. Bound in gilt mottled calf, spines ornately gilt with arabesques and foliate designs, gilt greek-key border to boards, and with three dark green spine labels lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red and blue, light blue silk ribbons. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (21.5 x 13 cm); engraved frontispieces, the first eleven volumes with engraved plates after J. M. Moreau le Jeune. Lacking volume 21, general light wear to bindings mostly at extremities, but altogether in very good condition, not collated for completeness, sold as is.
Auction: Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts, May 22, 2024
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Auction of Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints on May 21, 2024 Surpasses Expectations
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Nautical Painting by Dutch Master Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger Sails to $419,600 Amid Trans-Atlantic Bidding
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Fine Art Section of the May 21 Auction Comprised Lots 1 - 92
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Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on May 21, 2024 saw exceptional results for Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. Bidders on both sides of the Atlantic vied for landscapes, nautical paintings, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger - Sold for $419,600
Highlighting the sale was Dutch artist Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger’s view of A Coastal Landscape with Dutch Frigates Exchanging Salutes that soared past its estimate of $60,000-80,000 to achieve a stunning $419,600. Simon Jacobsz de Vlieger (1601-1653) was one of the most important and influential Dutch marine painters of the 17th century. This sweeping view of ships off the coast of Holland, painted in the late 1640s, is a classic example of his late style, which emphasized the atmospheric effects of water and sky along the North Sea.
Venetian Vedute & the Grand Tour
Another noteworthy offering was A View of the Piazza San Marco, Looking East toward the Basilica attributed to Apollonio Domenichini (The Master of the Langmatt Foundation Views). Read Essay
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