Samuel Pepys Cockerell collection to be offered for sale
The Arch of Titus at Rome looking towards the capital (lot 56) by Frederick Lee Bridell (1831-1863). Estimate £20,000-£30,000.
LONDON
.-Dreweatts will present a group of works directly from the family of the British artist Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1844-1921). The works are coming to auction for the first time since leaving the artist s family collection and will be offered in Dreweatts upcoming Old Master, British and European Art sale on May 27, 2021.
The collection is led by a stunning portrait of Cockerell, by George Frederick Watts (1817-1904) one of the leading portrait and Symbolist painters of the late 19th Century, known as `Englands Michelangelo.
Michaan s to hold specialty auction of traditional furnishings and Old Masters works of art
Ernst Stache (German 1849-1889) A Venetian Backwater , oil on canvas. Estimate: $2,000 / 4,000.
ALAMEDA, CA
.- A widely anticipated specialty auction is happening at Michaans on March 19: the Traditional Furnishings and Old Masters Auction. Nearly 300 lots of fine furniture, decorations and works of fine art will be offered. Featured in this sale is the property of Arthur Thomson, an inveterate San Francisco collector of English and French paintings, furniture and decorations.
We are delighted to highlight the beauty, history and enduring value of this fine property, says Michaans Furniture and Decorations Specialist, Jill Fenichell, noting that current auction trends include a resurgence of interest in fine period furnishings with traditional lines and intricate details. Adding that demand is also high for statement pieces, Fenichell expects exciting results from the
Enjoy a great breakfast at the Regency Cafe
“LYING in bed,” wrote the writer/philosopher GK Chesterton, “would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.”
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Diary does not yet possess such a wondrous thing, let us shake a leg, don our late-winter weather gear and step out for another instalment of our virtual tour round this magical borough of historical delights.
We parted last week by Lambeth Bridge, so let us turn heel up Horseferry Road and chuck a right into Dean Bradley Street to gaze at the Robert Hooke Science Centre, which is part of Westminster School.
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11:30 AM January 29, 2021
An oil portrait by the 17th century Bury St Edmunds artist Mary Beale, which has sold at auction for £100,000.
- Credit: Reeman Dansie
The work of 17th century Bury St Edmunds artist Mary Beale has received a new record offer after one of her oil portraits sold at auction for £100,000.
The oil portrait, believed to be of her son Batholomew Beale, sold for £100,000 to an internet bidder on Wednesday.
The portrait was the top lot in a two-day auction by Reeman Dansie Auctioneers in Colchester, which exceeded sales of £600,000. The auction was only anticipated to reach £200,000.
Mary Beale was one of only a small number of female artists working professionally in London during her day and she is believed to be England s first professional female painter.
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