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A group of First Day Covers.

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A group of First Day Covers.

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Estim. 650 - 700 GBP

Decorative tray of the artist J. Perez Fernandez. Madrid Villa y Corte, ca. 1926. "Invasion of the barbarians". Silver. With punches. Presents restoration. Weight: 1.22 kgr Measurements: 42 x 60 cm. It is a silver plated decorative plate, worked with the technique of "schiacciato", a system of modeling in the sculptural relief used by the Romans and perfected in the fifteenth century by Donatello, which is to proportionally reduce the bulk of the relief according to the depth to be represented. This sculptural technique makes it possible to create a bas-relief with a minimal variation (sometimes referred to as millimeters) with respect to the background. To give the viewer the illusion of depth, the gradual decrease in the depth of the thickness is complemented by the rigorous application of the laws of perspective, which enhances the visual effect. Thus, while the characters in the foreground protrude far out of the foreground, worked in high relief, the stairs and the cobblestones in the background rise much less, and their details are defined with a softer, shallower chiseling. In this relief, the level of detail achieved by the author is impressive, who manages to precisely define the anatomy of the horses and even the folds of the fabrics. The central scene depicts the moment in which a group of barbarians, led by the first one who is ahead of the rest of the group, violently enters an important classical building, as indicated by the majestic stairs in the background. Most probably, the events take place between the fourth and sixteenth centuries, a historical period characterized by the migration of barbarian peoples, so called by the Europeans because they were foreigners and did not speak the common language, i.e. Latin or Greek. The protagonists have been made with great detail, presenting their bodies only covered by tunics that hang down, allowing us to see their naked torso. The violent posture of the barbarians stands out, who raise their spears showing their anger and bravery, and turn around in varied and contorted positions, thus configuring a dynamic scene full of vitality that transmits to the viewer the tension of the moment. The artist of the piece chooses not to frame the event, making a wink to the viewer, as horses are presented cut by the frame of the plate, which are approaching from behind and allude to the large dimensions that the barbarian armies presented in his day, thus hinting at the force that they meant. Around the central scene there is decoration in three registers. The first of them shows a molding configured from the repetition of small spheres, which divide the central event of a border in which a series of bas-reliefs made from scrolls and acanthus are represented. This same pattern is repeated in the third of the registers, of greater width, which presents a central medallion with the title of the scene. Presents restoration.

Estim. 1 000 GBP

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Starting price 450 EUR

Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. Apollo 11 mission. Historic photograph of the first human footprint on extraterrestrial soil. Marked forever in the history of mankind on July 20, 1969 by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on lunar soil. In addition to symbolizing the most fabulous human feat of all time, this imprint also represents the "initial" mark left on everything by mankind, from the cave paintings of the first human groups to the present day. Later chromogenic print. Numbering on front. Legend on back label. 40.6 x 40.6CM with margins.

Estim. 300 - 400 GBP

AI WEIWEI (Beijing, 1957). "Nude woman". Photograph on Fuji paper. Open edition. Signed in the lower right area. Measurements: 12,5 x 18 cm. Ai Weiwei is an activist and contemporary artist. Ai collaborated with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron as an artistic advisor on the Beijing National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games. As an activist, he has consistently criticized the Chinese government for its stance on democracy and human rights. He has also investigated government corruption and cover-ups in China, particularly the case of the collapse of schools in Sichuan after the 2008 earthquake. On April 3, 2011, he was detained at Beijing International Airport, held for 81 days without official charges, and officials alluded all to "economic crimes." In 1978, Ai enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy and studied animation. In 1978, he was one of the founders of the avant-garde group "Stars" with avant garde influences, along with Ma Desheng, Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, Zhong Acheng and Qu Leilei. The group disbanded in 1983, however Ai participated regularly in exhibitions held by the group, such as The Stars: Ten Years in 1989 (Hanart Gallery, Hong Kong and Taipei) and a retrospective exhibition in Beijing in 2007: Origin Point (now Beijing Museum of Art). In 2014, Ai Weiwei made an installation called Illumination set in a former prison hospital, intended to look and feel like a horror movie. For this work, In 1993, Ai returned to China after his father became ill. He helped establish the experimental artists' group "Beijing East Village" and co-published a series of three books on this new generation with Chinese curator Feng Boyi: Black Cover Book (1994), White Cover Book (1995) and Gray Cover Book (1999). In 1999 he moved to Caochangdi, northeast of Beijing, and built a studio house, his first architectural project. Due to his interest in architecture, he founded FALSA Design Studio in 2003. In 2000, he co-curated the art exhibition "Fuck Off" with curator Feng Boyi in Shanghai, China.

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