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The Christies Sale Of Comte And Comtesse Niel - A Shared Passion.
Christie’s is proud to announce the sale of Comte and Comtesse Niel, a shared passion which will take place in Paris on 16 April 2012. Featuring nearly 130 lots the collection includes furniture, silver, arms, prints, books, old master paintings and sculpture. The collection is a testimony to the Comte and Comtesse Niel as passionate collectors of French art with royal provenance from the second half of the 18th century and is expected to realise €1.5m. http://www.luxuriousmagazine.com/?p=12358
Malplaquet House
Londra si conferma come la patria delle stravaganze illogiche. Malplaquet House è un perfetto esempio di quello che può essere una wunderkammer moderna. La casa, formata da più di 20 stanze e datata al 1740, si trova nella zona di London's East End. Quando i due odierni proprietari Tim Knox, direttore del Sir John Soane’s Museum, e Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, disegnatore di giardini, la acquistarono nel 1998, non era abitata da più di un secolo e alcuni spazi erano stati occupati da negozi. I ...
Vintage An Italian Studio Plaster Bust of the Emperor Trajan c.1950
An Italian Studio Plaster Bust of the Emperor Trajan c.1950 finds himself nestled between a collection of Italian Grand Tour vases all dated around c.1900. The Mahogany shelves also hold a collection of Leather and Vellum bound books. #antique #vintage #plaster #interiors #interiordesign
Grand Tour table with all sorts of busts, bronzes, etc... All cluttered against a huge obelisk placed in the middle... Nice !