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A pair of German silver candlesticks by Johann Balthasar Heckenauer, Augsburg, 1759-61. In Rococo form, with shaped circular domed bases& knopped baluster stems. The last image is the Rococo ballroom dating from 1765-1770, in the Schaezlerpalais, Augsburg. #rococo

Happy international Women’s Day from across the continents & disciplines we sell. Pictured: an Italian cameo of a vine wreathed woman, a Persian gouache of an Indian lady, a Majapahit fragmentary terracotta bust, & a Chinese coral group of a maiden & boy.
#internationalwomensday

Welcome to month of March. To mark its arrival, pictured some hares we have sold; sketched, modelled, painted on porcelain, inlaid and in silver-gilt, some more ‘mad’ than others. Starting with ‘The Buck Hare’ by Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) dated '8.8.79' #1stMarch #March2021

Follow the story - head to Instagram for the new General Object Quiz on ‘stories’ & see you if can appear on our Wall of Fame if you get all five questions correct 😎🤓🤩#thursdayquiz

We are open until this Wednesday 23rd December and close until 3rd January 2021. Please do get in touch if you would like to before before we go. Otherwise, we wish everyone a happy healthy Christmas and New Year. We hope for a much improved 2021, slowly but surely.
#Christmas

A Damascus tile, Ottoman Syria, circa 1570-90 sold earlier for £2,200 hammer.
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#auction #ongoing

Thomas Del Mar Ltd is publishing ‘Tournaments: A Thousand Years of Chivalry’, edited by Stefan Krause, Curator of the Imperial Armoury, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, in association with Kunsthistorisches Museum in 2021. Read more: olympiaauctions/publications

There is a wonderful selection of costume designs for theatre & ballet, 1920s to 1960s, in the forthcoming Pictures Auction. Do peruse lots 98-110 on our website. Among the works is this design for ‘Les Ballet Ida Rubinstein’ by Alexandre Benois (1870-1960). #costumedesigns

A fine large German sporting crossbow (ganze rüstung), mid 18th century. The trellis design on the bow and the tiller is reminiscent of contemporary hunt enclosures. Flick through the following images of a print depicting a hunt enclosure with this trellis.
#crossbow #hunting

From Félix Vallotton to Otto Dix, Jean Jansem to Fortuny y Carbo, European masters jostle to compete at the British & Continental Pictures sale. Tom Mendel is giving a Talk about the auction highlights on 21st October at 6.45pm. Free tickets are on our website under ‘Events’