Deauville – 05/12/2015 – ARQANA – Vente d’Elevage de DÈcembre – Lot 177 – EMBELLISHMENT – Acheteur : BRIDLEWOOD FARM
EnchËres : 900 000 euros –     Arqana Mares sales started off with the American buyer John Malone very active thru his Agent John Connor buying 5 mares for a total of 2.420.000. euro. Destined for Ballylinch Stud in Ireland, and Bridlewood Farm in America.They bought top Lot 177 Embellishment, in foal,  900.000 euro . Presented by the well known French stud farm Etreham. Embellishment is a daughter of Galileo & Sophisticat (winner of the Coronation Stakes.Gr.1), the stallion was Kingman.  Infos & photo courtesy & with thanks Arqana.

We are pleased to invite you to De Buck Gallery’s installation at the gallery space of Miami-based luxury magazine Toys for Boys. Artwork by Alberto Biasi, Joseph Cohen, Tahnee Lonsdale, Rashaad Newsome, Kelly Reemtsen, Shozo Shimamoto, Turi Simeti, Cindy Wright and Zevs will be on view at the space.
Join us at Toys for Boys tomorrow night for a special “meet and greet” happy hour with gallery artists Kelly Reemtsen and Joseph Cohen. If you haven’t already done so, please RSVP below.
Toys for Boys. Image & info with thanks courtesy De Buck Gallery
1924 N. Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
Thursday, December 3, 2015
6-8 PM
DE BUCK GALLERY | NEW YORK
545 W 23RD STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10011
212-255-5735

VACHERIN & CONSTANTIN ref: 57260 Amazing Swiss watch with a phenomenal 57 Complications

Auktionshaus Dr. Fischer
Dr. Fischer – Fine Art Auctions
Trappensee-Schlösschen
74074 Heilbronn
Germany
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301 – BEDEUTENDE PORZELLANGRUPPE ”DER STÜRMISCHE LIEBHABER”Meissen, um 1743 – nach einem Modell von Johann Joachim Kaendler
Fischer Catalogueprice:estimate  25.000 – 35.000 €

Ascot star Jane Taylor, Milliner. Flattering & elegant couture hats, in exquisite colours.  For recent official occasions Jane Taylor’s  stunning creations have been chosen by the Countess of Wessex. Duchess of Cambridge. Zara Tindall. A modern light  boutique has opened 253 Kings Road, London SW3.

Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels 1564/5-1637/8 Antwerp), The Birdtrap. Oil on oak panel. Estimate: £1,000,000–1,500,000.
Conceived by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, The Birdtrap became one of the most enduringly popular compositions in Netherlandish landscape tradition, with no fewer than 127 versions having survived from the Brueghel family studio.
Thought to have been inspired by one of his father’s works — Hunters in the Snow — The Birdtrap similarly depicts a winter scene, though in considerably less somber terms. Here, the purposeful group of men in Brueghel the Elder’s composition are replaced by figures that skate, curl and play skittles and hockey on a frozen river — flashes of red clothing bringing life to an otherwise muted winter palette.With thanks, courtesy Christies. Christies evening auction 8th December 2015. 

Romantic Istanbul

Ancient Ways
A fascinating new series on Radio 4 in which Bettany investigates the story of the Roman road that connected east to west and that ran from Italy to Istanbul – the Via Egnatia.
Built as a means of military control this quickly became a vital artery spanning the Ancient, Byzantine,…
Read More. Radio 4 December 4th, 2015. Bettany Hughes follows the ancient Roman road to Istanbul. Tracing its route through Albania, Macedonia and Greece, she explores how the Egnatian Way helped to shape Europe and the Middle East.

Four Top Million at Tattersalls December Mare Sale
HANKY PANKY was the star turn on the second day of the Tattersalls December Mare Sale, selling for 2,700,000 guineas on a day that also included the sale of Champion two-year-old TIGGY WIGGY for 2,100,000 guineas and the Oaks winner QUALIFY for 1,600,000 guineas. The second day of the sale saw a total of 162 lots sell for 27,657,000 guineas, at an average of 170,722 guineas and a median of 79,000 guineas.
The GALILEO mare HANKY PANKY always looked one of the standout lots of the Tattersalls December Mare catalogue as the half-sister to Champion racehorse and sire GIANT’S CAUSEWAY as well as to YOU’RESOTHRILLING, the dam of the dual Guineas winner GLENEAGLES and Irish 1,000 Guineas winner MARVELLOUS. The daughter of MARIAH’S STORM was offered by Lady Carolyn Warren’s Highclere Stud, in foal to DUBAWI on behalf of John Sikura. The Group placed five-year-old mare caught the attention of US agent Justin Casse, Turkish owner/breeder Ibrahim Araci as well as Fernando Diaz Valdez and John Warren, but it was Darley’s John Ferguson who secured the mare with his bid of 2,700,000 guineas.
“It is a huge privilege to sell a mare such as this,” said Lady Carolyn Warren, “and we thank John Sikura for entrusting us with her. She is a beautiful mare and ticked every box.
“There were a lot of different parties interested, and a lot of different people bidding. We are very pleased that Sheikh Mohammed bought her, he is such a huge supporter of the industry.”
Lot 2011: Hanky Panky (IRE)
Lot 2011: Hanky Panky (IRE)
Last year’s Joint European Champion two-year-old filly TIGGY WIGGY was the second highest price for the day when knocked down to MV Magnier for 2,100,000 guineas. The filly lit up the racecourse with her blinding speed, recording successes in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and Group 2 Lowther Stakes amongst her six victories in her freshman year. The daughter of KODIAC out of the KHELEYF mare KHELEYF’S SISTER, was also placed in the Group 1 1,000 Guineas earlier this year for trainer Richard Hannon.
“She was a great race filly, and she will go to Galileo,” said MV Magnier. “She is a lovely mare and the Hannons have done a very good job with her.”
MV Magnier secured the filly after seeing off Anthony Stroud and John Ferguson as well as Mandore International’s Nicholas de Watrigant and Japan’s Northern Farm. Info & image with thanks & courtesy Tattersalls. copyright Tattersalls.

New Year, New Art
Online Advent Calendar, 1st – 25th December 2015
The Nutcracker, oil on panel, 25.5 x 25.5cm, by Melissa Launay – £800
PRIVATE VIEW
Wednesday 20th January 2016, 6 – 8.30pm
EXHIBITION
21st – 30th January 2016
Jonathan Cooper will be beginning 2016 with a mixed exhibition of new, affordable artworks. Priced between £450 and £5,000, each painting, drawing, ceramic or sculpture has been specially produced for the exhibition.
From 1st – 25th December we will be releasing one artwork from New Year, New Art at 12pm each day. You can follow the advent calendar on  website, and via our Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter accounts. Works are immediately available for purchase once released, making this the ideal opportunity to buy the perfect Christmas present!
Today’s artwork is The Nutcracker, oil on panel, 25.5 x 25.5cm, by Melissa Launay – £800. Melissa Launay’s exhibition, Curious Tales, also opens in the Park Walk  gallery today.
 copyright Melissa Launay. With thanks & courtesy Jonathan Cooper  Park Walk Gallery, London.