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Painting. Tax collectors or Publicans. Follower of Marinus van Reymerswaele. Turn of the 17th18th century.

The painting, executed in the manner of Marinus van Reymerswaele, depicts two tax collectors with grotesque faces, sitting at a table in clothes typical of the 15th century. The character closest to the viewer, dressed in a black turban and pince-nez, with a concentrated expression on his face, writes text in a book reminding tax evaders of their obligations before the law. The second collector, in a dark blue turban and red caftan, looking meaningfully at the viewer, points his hand to this text, clutching an empty coin purse in the other hand, emphasizing the need to replenish the treasury. The collectors` clothes stand out against the background of the interior, indicating the status and class of the characters . The faces depicted by the author emphasize the satirical meaning of the picture, hinting at human greed and stinginess. In this plot, the master created a grandiose satirical image of predatory financial capitalism, which arose in the light of the economic and cultural boom in Antwerp in the 16th century, which actually turned the once small Flemish city into the financial center of the world. According to experts, the recognizable scene of two misers was borrowed and recreated in many variations by the artist Marinus van Reimerswaele from the great Flemish author Quentin Massys. This plot was one of the most popular and recognizable in Europe during the period of the 16th - 17th centuries. Similar works adorned royal collections as well as collections of aristocrats and nobility of the time. Nowadays, Marinus van Reimerswaele`s works on the theme of Tax Collectors are part of the exhibition of museums around the world, including the Louvre in Paris, the National Gallery in London and the Prado Museum in Madrid. The recognizable plot is located in Windsor Castle, in the king’s personal chambers, as well as in the Royal Collection of Liechtenstein. One of the paintings of Tax Collector attributed to Marinus van Reimerswaal is included in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, acquired from the heirs of the first Prime Minister of England Sir Robert Walpole at the end of the 18th century by the Russian Empress Catherine II. Follower of Marinus van Reymerswaele (Marinus van Reymerswaele) 1493-1567 Period: Turn of the 17th-18th century. Material: Canvas, oil, duplicated canvas. Canvas dimensions: 117 x 97 cm.

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Earrings with opals and diamonds.

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Gold earrings with garnets and diamonds in the Pomellato Sheherazade style. Italy

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Vase in Art Nouveau style. Imperial Porcelain Factory. 1910.

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Antique image of the Lord Almighty in a silver gilded frame. Russian Empire, Moscow, 1859.

Begins 30.11.2024 12:00:00

Pair of fireplace heating elements. France 19th century.

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Game chess table in Boulle style complete with bone pieces. France. 19th century.

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Moscow icon in gilded silver with enamels. John the Warrior. 1899-1908.

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Painting Spring. I. Pokhitonov.

Painting Spring from the series Alder has blossomed. At the bottom right is the signature in Cyrillic and Latin I. Pokhitonov. I.Pohitonow. Presumably 1890s. The painting depicts early spring with puddles and snow that has not yet melted. In the center of the landscape is a tree that has just blossomed. Together with the grove in the distance, it forms the triangular frame of the work. In it, diagonally, following the puddles to the elevation on the right, a damp field stretches. On the contrary, the snow patch forms a cross line and almost touches the mournful procession of rural work. The state of indefinite sadness and hope, so famous in Russian life, appears in this work. Painting size: 20 x 27 cm. Expert opinion: State Tretyakov Gallery. Provenance: From a private collection, purchased at Russian Auction, Lot No. 77 Stockholms Auktionsverket, October 2, 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.

13603 USD

Janis Pauluks. Lielupe. 1953

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20 franc gold coin from 1809.

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Testovine Marc Parrod, Dijon.

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Rococo console. End of the 19th century.

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Music box REGINA. NICOLE FRÈRES circa 1900.

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Saber of a Swedish naval officer, second half of the 19th century.

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Icon of Christ the Almighty in a silver frame. Semyon Galkin. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Oval coffee table in Louis XVI style, model Adam Weisweiler. France 19th century

Oval coffee table in mahogany and gilded bronze in the Louis XVI style. Late nineteenth century based on the model of Adam Weisweiler. The table top has a shape close to an oval with four semicircular protrusions, to which figured elegant table legs with gilded mascarons are attached in the lower part. Bronze overlays and linear edging of the edge of the lid and its wooden sides (table waist) are made with high quality casting, embossing and gilding. The table top is decorated over the entire surface with a geometric marquetry pattern, which contrasts beautifully with the gilded edging of the table. The decor uses motifs traditional for the era of classicism, made in the antique spirit - ribbon and floral patterns, flower heads, cornucopia, figurines of lying rams, maiden heads. The table legs are completed at the bottom with bronze shoe-shaped plates with a relief foliage pattern. In the front part of the table (at the waist) there is a drawer lid. It, due to the decor, similar to the decor repeating the gilded bronze decor of other sides of the table waist, is carefully hidden. Material: wood, mahogany veneer, carving, polishing, bronze, casting, embossing, Dimensions: 99 x 64 x 72 cm.

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Five-part icon of the Mother of God of the Sign. Russia. 19th century.

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Triptych with three parts Deesis tier. 19th century.

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Bronze cross Crucifixion. 19th century.

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