HIGHLIGHTS
“ One stand I was particularly taken with was Galerie Flore from Brussels,
which had this extraordinary operation of a grotto.
And inside the grotto were all of these ceramics…”
A TRIBUTE TO BERNARD PALISSY
Circa 1600 – 1650
H 8.5 x L 19 x l 11 cm — Ht 3 ¼ x L 7 ½ x Wd 4 ¼ in.
Provenance
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905)
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905)
Baron Edouard de Rothschild (1868-1949)
Confiscated from the above by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg following the Nazi occupation of Paris in May 1940 (ERR no. R 4173)
Recovered by the Monuments Fine Arts and Archives Section and transferred to the Munich Central Collecting Point (MCCP no. 340/8)
Returned to France on 9 January 1946 and restituted to the Rothschild familBaron Guy de Rothschild (1909-2007), Hôtel Lambert, Paris, and by descent
Manerbe or Pré-d’Auge (Normandy)
Maître au pied ocre workshop
Manerbe or Pré-d’Auge (Normandy)
Probably Fontainebleau or Paris
TEFAF MAASTRICHT
Founded in 1998, FLORE gallery has consistently mastered the art of bridging different eras and styles, bringing together the finest creations from the Renaissance to the 1800’s highlighting French and Italian excellence, and artworks by international artists from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Each year, for over 20 years
FLORE gallery dedicates its annual presence at TEFAF Maastricht — an unparalleled world-leading art event for collectors worldwide, renowned for its scholarly rigor and diversity — to presenting a renewed and curated selection of furniture and artworks, reflecting a unique taste and expertise, striking a subtile balance between tradition and innovation.
MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS
LOUVRE MUSEUM — PARIS
PAIR OF 19th CENTURY PORCELAINE VASES
Portraits of August and Livie, details of cameo
Circa 1815
H 44 x l 19,5 x P 14 cm
(Galerie Flore donation)
© RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Hervé Lewandowski
