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- 31 AUGUST 2009 Dark Fantasies - Francisco de Goya y Lucientes Francisco de Goya y Lucientes embodied the rational thought and progressive ideas fostered during the Enlightenment. One of the greatest printmakers of all time, his talent is matched only by Dürer and Rembrandt. CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHS & PRINTS
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- 27 AUGUST 2009 25 Cats Named Sam and One Blue Pussy - Andy Warhol 25 Cats Named Sam and One Blue Pussy was made during the 1950s when Warhol was still working as a commercial illustrator and self-published books and portfolios, which he then sent to prospective clients as samples of his work. CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHS & PRINTS
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- 27 AUGUST 2009 Décors de Théâtre - Alexandra Exter A highly gifted artist, Alexandra Exter turned her hand to many different projects including theatre and costume design. Her works have various influences including Cubism, Futurism, Suprematism, Constructivism and she is also credited as one of the founders of the Art Deco movement. CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHS & PRINTS
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- 14 AUGUST 2009 Finely Decorated Mallet-Form Vase Michael Bass, Specialist in Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art in New York selects this superb, finely decorated mallet-form vase inscribed with the reign mark of the Kangxi Emperor, the longest reigning emperor in Chinese history. CATEGORY: FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
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- 15 JUNE 2009 A Bronze Figure of Cupid by Corneille van Cleve Andreas Pampoulides, Director of Sculpture in London selects this newly discovered masterpiece by one of the greatest French baroque sculptors active during the reign of Louis XIV. CATEGORY: FINE ART
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- 4 JUNE 2009 Cavalry and an elegant lady on a bridge, The Hague by George Hendrik Breitner Sarah de Clercq, Department Head of the Impressionist and Modern Art Department in Amsterdam selects George Hendrik Breitner’s Cavalry and an elegant lady on a bridge, The Hague, a key painting in the artist’s development towards the iconic, Amsterdam city views for which he became so famous. CATEGORY: FINE ART
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- 19 MAY 2009 A Massive Roman Red Marble Labrum Molly Morse Limmer, Head of Sale in the Antiquities Department in New York selects a Roman red marble labrum made of cottanello antico, a rare variety of marl limestone commonly referred to as scaglia in Italy. CATEGORY: ANTIQUITIES
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- 1 MAY 2009 Elément Historié by Jean Dubuffet Laetitia Bauduin, Specialist Head of Sale in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Department in Paris selects Jean Dubuffet’s Elément Historié, a very important work commissioned by Claude Renard and painted in 1974. CATEGORY: FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
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- 30 MARCH 2009 A South German or Tyrolean Metal-Mounted Stained Field Maple and Carved Pine Cabinet Christiaan van Rechteren, Co-Head of the European Furniture Department in Amsterdam selects this stained field maple and carved pine cabinet, over 500 years old, as a rare example of Late Gothic furniture from South Germany. CATEGORY: FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
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- 18 MARCH 2009 An Exceptional Bottle of La Tâche Burgundy from Romanée-Conti Oliver Wiseman, Specialist in the Wine Department in Paris selects a La Tâche Burgundy from Romanée-Conti and discusses the key characteristics that make this an exceptional bottle. CATEGORY: WINE
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- 18 MARCH 2009 A Monumental Italian Enamel, Silver, Gilt and Patinated Bronze Centrepiece from the Paris 1900 International Exhibition Giles Forster, Junior Specialist in the 19th Century Furniture and Decorative Art Department in London selects a monumental centerpiece which “perfectly encapsulates the principals of the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris...” CATEGORY: FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
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- 18 MARCH 2009 A Magnificent White Jade Carved Brushpot, Bitong Joe-Hynn Yang, Department Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Department in New York selects an extraordinary 18th century white jade brushpot, an example of jade carving at its finest. CATEGORY: FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
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- 22 JANUARY 2009 A Fine and Impressive George II Brass-Mounted Walnut Four-Train Musical Longcase Eight Day Clock Jamie Collingridge, Department Head of the Clocks Department in London selects this magnificent Thomas Eayre musical longcase clock which stands over nine feet tall. CATEGORY: FURNITURE & DECORATIVE ARTS
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