May 22, 2024 10:00 EST
Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Pair Of Marseille (Fauchier) Trompe L'oeil Duck Tureens and Covers
18th century
Estate / Collection: French Faïence from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel sold to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts
Naturalistically modeled and colored as a male and female bird, brown plumage
Height 15 in (38cm), length 14 1/2 in (36.8cm)
Acquired from Lefebvre et Fils, Paris, 1994.
Sidney R. Knafel, New York, no. 139a.
Literature:
Christophe Perles, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection, France, 2016, cat. no. 139.
For a pair of Marseille (Fauchier) duck tureens, cover and stands, the fowl painted with a brighter palette and on their original stands, see Pescheteau-Badin, Paris, 3 June 2021, lot 62.
Doyle is honored to auction French faïence from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel sold to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Over the course of fifty years, Mr. Knafel assembled the most important private collection of 16th through 18th century French faïence. Please note that successful lots will be accompanied by a copy of the landmark 2016 reference book, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection (Éditions Mare & Martin: Paris).
Sold for $6,080
Estimated at $7,000 - $10,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: French Faïence from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel sold to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts
Naturalistically modeled and colored as a male and female bird, brown plumage
Height 15 in (38cm), length 14 1/2 in (36.8cm)
Acquired from Lefebvre et Fils, Paris, 1994.
Sidney R. Knafel, New York, no. 139a.
Literature:
Christophe Perles, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection, France, 2016, cat. no. 139.
For a pair of Marseille (Fauchier) duck tureens, cover and stands, the fowl painted with a brighter palette and on their original stands, see Pescheteau-Badin, Paris, 3 June 2021, lot 62.
Doyle is honored to auction French faïence from the Estate of Sidney R. Knafel sold to benefit the Detroit Institute of Arts. Over the course of fifty years, Mr. Knafel assembled the most important private collection of 16th through 18th century French faïence. Please note that successful lots will be accompanied by a copy of the landmark 2016 reference book, French Faience: The Sidney R. Knafel Collection (Éditions Mare & Martin: Paris).
Lot 680 Duck 1: Restoration to front half of cover mid-back to front of head with spray restoration to underside, large chip to right top edge of base at right side, feet appear to be restruck with evidence of spray restoration and overpainting.
Duck 2: Restoration to right side of cover running full length from tail to head with spray restoration to underside, feet appear to be restruck with evidence of spray restoration and overpainting, cover not flush with base.
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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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