Nicolas Mignard (1606-1668) – Portrait of Scipion du Roure (1628-1696) at Tomasso Brothers.
Over 90 leading dealers representing the best of European and global antiques haved converge on the Park Avenue Armoury in New York for the for the fall edition of TEFAF (the European fine art fair) which runs until November 1. The finest and rarest objects across a broad range of disciplines from ancient art to portrait miniatures to the arts of Oceania, Old Master paintings, furniture, silver, European ceramics, porcelain and glass are on offer.
Since last year TEFAF runs three fairs internationally, at Maastricht in The Netherlands and at New York in spring and fall. The fall fair at the Park Avenue Armory will feature a cultural programme with institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick and Neue Galerie. An exhibition of new photographs by Vera Lutter is on loan from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The fair runs until November 1.
A c1770-1780 Sevres Bleu Celeste Vase a Perles at Christophe de Quenetain.
George I green japanned bureau cabinet almost certainly by John Belchier (active in London from 1687-1753) at Ronald Phillips.