I Kept Finding Beautiful Antiques at This Auction

I was in doubt if I should post this video or not, but the fact is that when I visited this auction preview, I really saw so many beautiful objects that I really wanted to share them with because they are very, very special. And we start by these very opulent pieces of furniture all together, including those chairs, the table, and that beautiful, magnificent jardinière on the top of the table. And this is a really, really beautiful and very special with a lot of influence, French Rococo. It's an incredible set. Look to the top of the marble. The white marble on the table is absolutely beautiful with all those veins, with all those gray veins. It's really special. And this piece of porcelain, which is called the jardinière, it's absolutely stunning. I think it's a very beautiful object. It's quite big, imponent, because it's almost 72 centimeters from one side to the other. And it's made in porcelain. And what is quite interesting is the fact that all the ornaments are in gold. And in the front and also in the back, there are two painted areas. Here we can see several musical instruments and a background that is connected to the nature. And it's all framed by that disc of gold, which is very, very beautiful. On the chairs, this fabric is called, we call it the blue damask. And what is quite interesting is the fact that all the wood, that these pieces are carved in wood, and they are so well done, so much work. It's really a work of labor and love, because it's those curves. It's really, really beautiful pieces, a magnificent set, I think. I always like to make some little views around what I see around. And it's quite interesting, because in this auction room, especially on this exhibition, there were a lot of sofas. And what is even more curious is the fact that a lot of them were Chesterfield. So for the Chesterfield lovers, this was a very good auction to acquire an exemplar. For example, this green one that we are seeing here, it's a Chesterfield. Here, I think it's another beautiful set, you see. And look to this precious clock. This is a garniture with those two chandeliers for the candles. But look to the detail that you can find in this clock. It's absolutely, absolutely stunning. On the top of the clock, it's seated over the clock, this female figure, and the little boy is the Cupid. And I think that the lady is an allegory to the music or to the arts. Because here on the base, we can see a lyre. And the lyre is always connected with the arts and with the music. So I think that this is the meaning of the presence of the lady and the Cupid. Obviously must be related also with love because Cupid is there. But look to the details on the base. You can stay looking for hours. These two candelabra are also very beautiful. There is a lot of detail on the way they are sculpted. And they totally make just a great set together, both chandelier and the clock. The white dial is with Roman numerals. And all of this is above this beautiful comet that has a beautiful marquetry. Look to the veins of the wood, the way it was applied to make all those effects. And look to the bronze mountain, mountains that in the detail that everything is done. It's really, really very special. There were always a very big careful with the marquetry on the more antique times. There is so many different objects always to see and to watch and to go around. It's always so fun to come to these auction previews. There is always beautiful, beautiful objects to look for and to see and to have an opinion over it. It's really, really special. Also, there is always a lot of crystals and glasses and pieces made by with glass. A lot of very important houses and manufacturers of glass pieces are always present. Normally, those here are which is a very famous glass maker in Belgium. They could make beautiful pieces with a lot of detail. It's really, really special and beautiful. And I thought that suddenly we just jumped so many years after. This part of the exhibition, I was quite curious about it because of the form of the design of the sofas. I love the color and this olive green color. But I also love the shape of the sofas. I think they are very special because they are totally different. The table in the center is also quite beautiful because it has a beautiful marble top. And this is a very beautiful decoration for a living room. This beautiful clock is also a very, very special piece. I think you see the lady that is seated. I think it's probably also an allegory or the image of victory or Nike. Because if you look with attention, she's holding this red crown on her arm to crown the winner. And also here on the base, we can see a winged figure that is also with a trumpet, which is normally associated with the victory and with the fame. So I think what makes this clock so special is the conjunction of the beauty and also the lady that is an allegory to the victory. The feet of the candelabra are also very special because they are in the form of animal legs. It's quite interesting. But they are over a base of marble. There are always beautiful paintings also, but they are always very high. We cannot see so much detail. But all this clock and the both candelabra are over this beautiful piece of furniture in Mahogany. I think that this console is also amazing. Another beautiful cabinet. This is a beautiful table that I also found quite interesting because look again to the mark tree that is applied. The curves also on the legs and the way they are sculpted is also very, very beautiful. But the details on the mark tree on the top of the table are really, really amazing. The chairs need a little bit of restoration. But look now to the mark tree, to the details of the different inlays of wood that were applied to create all these shadows, all these different colors so it could make this beautiful design. This gives a lot of value to this table. Very beautiful. A lot of people were curious about it also. This is a quite interesting clock. It's a portic clock because of this architectural way that it's done. When I was looking at it, I had the feeling that it has a lot of Chinese influence. It's decorated with a lot of figures and although it's not oriental, I think that the way it was crafted and it was made took a lot of influence of the oriental pieces. Because all these details, the way it's painted, it's quite, quite special. I'm more used to see that in pieces that are with an oriental provenance. Now we can see here better the details on the base. The small figures are so well painted with so much detail. And what is quite interesting, this is the pendulum. So I believe that the pendulum was free from the clock and now needs to be restored. But it's a quite special and quite interesting piece also. Going around this exhibition is always very, very special and I was going to say fun, but it is. I love it. I love to come to this exhibition and have all the pleasure to discover the pieces and to see this area also which has a lot of more contemporary pieces. It's always so very special. I love to go to this area too. We find here all kind of different objects and this is what I wanted to show you this week. So I hope you enjoyed the video and the different objects that I put in this selection and I want to wish you a wonderful weekend and I hope I can see you very soon on the next video about another auction that I may go. Thank you for watching. Stay well and see you soon. Bye-bye.