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Accademia Fine Art Auction

2011-07-27 18:15

What: Accademia Fine Art Auction
Where: Salon Beaumarchais, Hôtel de Paris
When: Saturday 6 August (auction at 5.30pm)
Showing from Wed 3 to Fri 5 August from 10am to 8pm

A total of 300 lots - including many paintings by well-known artists, items of jewellery, fine wines and objets d'art - are to be auctioned at the Hôtel de Paris on Saturday 6 August.

An allegorical statue in Carrara marble, 'Innocence' (Lot 101) by Florentine artist Luigi Bienaime - who made his name working for Tsar Nicholas I -  is one of the most highly-valued items, expected to fetch between €250,000 and €265,000; while a Madonna and Child (Lot 91) painted by the celebrated Bernardo Strozzi in the early 1600s will most likely realise its top price of €300,000.

A number of drawings by Gustav Klimt and Jean Cocteau are in the catalogue, as is a pencil and crayon work by Joan Miró, 'Femme et oiseaux dans la nuit' (Lot 81) valued at €120,000.



Among the rare objets d'art, as well as several notable pieces by Hermès and Cartier, is a pair of silver candlesticks from Birmingham dated 1874, with a high-end estimate of €36,000, and an exceptional diamond and ruby necklace, bracelet and ear-rings (lot 251), estimated at €200,000.

There are many good wines, including a 1998 Mouton Rothschild, and a case of 2000 Château Cheval Blanc 1er Grand Cru Classé A, valued at €10-12,000.

For those with an eye on local interest, the best-looking buy is a dramatic view of the port of Monaco by the Belgian painter Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) (Lot 2). This colourful oil on canvas has a catalogue value of between €6000 and €7000.