Leisure & Arts (pdf) - DJReprints.com · off attacks by cavalry). Also in the sale will be...

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What the Queen Likes to Quaff SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006 from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL D URING THE 1990s, Buckingham Palace was plagued by unwanted visitors. Twice in one week in 1992, the same man was caught inside the palace gates. In 1994, paraglider James Miller painted his naked self green and landed on the roof. In 1997, an escapee from an asylum found his way onto the grounds. These and other intrusions led Daily Mirror reporter Ryan Parry to test the supposedly improved state of the queen’s security three years ago. He presented himself for employment at the palace with phony references and was promptly hired as a footman. Soon he was delivering the queen her mail, newspapers and drinks. Her Majesty’s cocktail of choice? Gin and Dubonnet. The Dubonnet Cocktail was also the favorite of the queen’s late mother. But does anyone outside the palace drink Dubonnet anymore? Someone must—it is the best- selling aperitif (admittedly not the most robust spirits category) in the U.S. Dubonnet is, like port, a fortified wine. It is flavored with various herbs and botanicals, the most prominent being the bitter bark of the cinchona tree—the source of quinine—which is why Dubonnet and other cinchona- flavored aperitifs are called quinquinas. I like Dubonnet on its own, poured over well-cracked ice, but it is also a versatile cocktail ingredient, and was used liberally in the golden age of mixology. Take a Dubonnet Cocktail and add a few dashes of orange bitters and you get what was known as a ZaZa. Another terrific drink, the Dandy Cocktail, is a sort of Dubonnet Manhattan with Coin- treau. By the 1930s Dubonnet was a favorite of the Social Register set, served straight or mixed. Stephen Birmingham, in his 1968 book “The Right People: A Portrait of the American Social Establishment,” recalled his embarrassment when—at his first society dance, decades before—he spilled a glass of sauterne all over himself. Mortified, the next day he lamented his faux pas to a friendly dowager. She too was mortified, but for a different reason: “Do you mean they served sauterne and not Dubonnet?” she replied. “How dreadful!” Dubonnet is no longer an upper-crusty necessity. Nor is it as relentlessly advertised as it once was in the Francophone world. In “Brideshead Revisited,” Evelyn Waugh took note of the Dubonnet and Michelin billboards in Morocco and declared them the “staples of THE PUBLISHERS SALE OF THIS REPRINT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY ANY ENDORSEMENT OR SPONSORSHIP OF ANY PRODUCT,SERVICE,COMPANY OR ORGANIZATION. Custom Reprints (609)520-4331 P.O. Box300 Princeton, N.J. 08543-0300. DO NOT EDIT OR ALTER REPRINT• / REPRODUCTIONS NOT PERMITTED (over please) ! THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL. HOW’S YOUR DRINK? by Eric Felten LEISURE & ARTS Dubonnet Cocktail 1µ oz gin 1µ oz Dubonnet (red) n Shake with ice, and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon peel. Or, build it on the rocks, which is how the Queen Mother liked hers. Dandy Cocktail 1µ oz rye whiskey or bourbon 1µ oz Dubonnet (red) µ oz Cointreau 1 dash Angostura bitters Lemon and orange peel n Shake with ice (extra vigorous shaking will bring out the flavorful oils in the citrus peel) and strain into a cocktail glass. video link T T h h i i s s l l i i n n k k w w i i l l l l t t a a k k e e y y o o u u t t o o a a n n e e w w a a n n d d i i n n t t e e r r e e s s t t i i n n g g a a r r e e a a f f o o r r i i n n v v e e s s t t m me e n n t t . . T T a a k k e e a a m mo o m me e n n t t t t o o e e n n j j o o y y . .

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What the QueenLikes to QuaffSATURDAY JULY 15 2006from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

D URING THE 1990s BuckinghamPalace was plagued by unwantedvisitors Twice in one week in 1992

the same man was caught inside the palacegates In 1994 paraglider James Millerpainted his naked self green and landed onthe roof In 1997 an escapee from an asylumfound his way onto the grounds These andother intrusions led Daily Mirror reporterRyan Parry to test the supposedly improvedstate of the queenrsquos security three years agoHe presented himself for employment at thepalace with phony references and waspromptly hired as a footman Soon he wasdelivering the queen her mail newspapersand drinks Her Majestyrsquos cocktail of choiceGin and Dubonnet

The Dubonnet Cocktail was also thefavorite of the queenrsquos late mother But doesanyone outside the palace drink Dubonnetanymore Someone mustmdashit is the best-selling aperitif (admittedly not the mostrobust spirits category) in the US Dubonnetis like port a fortified wine It is flavoredwith various herbs and botanicals the mostprominent being the bitter bark of thecinchona treemdashthe source of quininemdashwhichis why Dubonnet and other cinchona-flavored aperitifs are called quinquinas

I like Dubonnet on its own poured overwell-cracked ice but it is also a versatilecocktail ingredient and was used liberally inthe golden age of mixology Take a DubonnetCocktail and add a few dashes of orangebitters and you get what was known as aZaZa

Another terrific drink the Dandy Cocktailis a sort of Dubonnet Manhattan with Coin-treau

By the 1930s Dubonnet was a favorite ofthe Social Register set served straight ormixed Stephen Birmingham in his 1968book ldquoThe Right People A Portrait of theAmerican Social Establishmentrdquo recalled hisembarrassment whenmdashat his first societydance decades beforemdashhe spilled a glass ofsauterne all over himself Mortified the nextday he lamented his faux pas to a friendlydowager She too was mortified but for adifferent reason ldquoDo you mean they servedsauterne and not Dubonnetrdquo she repliedldquoHow dreadfulrdquo

Dubonnet is no longer an upper-crustynecessity Nor is it as relentlessly advertisedas it once was in the Francophone world InldquoBrideshead Revisitedrdquo Evelyn Waugh tooknote of the Dubonnet and Michelin billboardsin Morocco and declared them the ldquostaples of

THE PUBLISHERrsquoS SALE OF THIS REPRINT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY ANY ENDORSEMENT OR SPONSORSHIP OF ANY PRODUCT SERVICE COMPANY OR ORGANIZATIONCustom Reprints (609)520-4331 PO Box300 Princeton NJ 08543-0300 DO NOT EDIT OR ALTER REPRINTbullbullbullREPRODUCTIONS NOT PERMITTED

(over please)

THEWALLSTREETJOURNAL

HOWrsquoS YOURDRINKby Eric FeltenLEISURE amp ARTS

Dubonnet Cocktail1micro oz gin1micro oz Dubonnet (red)n Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glassGarnish with lemon peel Or build it on the rockswhich is how the Queen Mother liked hers

Dandy Cocktail1micro oz rye whiskey or bourbon1micro oz Dubonnet (red)micro oz Cointreau1 dash Angostura bittersLemon and orange peeln Shake with ice (extra vigorous shaking will bringout theflavorfuloils in thecitruspeel)andstrain intoa cocktail glass

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MERRILL LYNCH FOR ALL FACETS OF YOUR LIFE

Francerdquo Dubonnet isnrsquot the staple it oncewasmdashand as it turns out it isnrsquot even neces-sarily from France Though bottles ofDubonnet sold in the US proudly readldquoGrand Aperitif de Francerdquo the wine is actu-ally produced in Bardstown Ky Were GeorgeW Bush a drinking man he might rename itldquoFreedom Aperitifrdquo

Brands often fall into different hands indifferent countries Take the crocodile-cladtennis shirts For decades they were madeby the French firm Lacoste for sale every-where but the States where the trademarkwas held by Izod After the Izod brandbounced around a succession of conglomer-ates each of which made the shirts cheaperthan the last Lacoste finally managed to buyback the US rights So how did a Frenchproduct as iconic as Dubonnet find its way tothe land of bourbon

Paul Dubonnet was one of four siblingswho together inherited the drinks fortunebuilt by their grandfather An internationalplayboy with a striking resemblance to FredAstaire Paul had a falling out with his familyin 1926 when he married Jean Nash known

as ldquothe best- dressed woman in the worldrdquoNash had earned that title by handing thefortunes of some four previous husbands overto the couturiers of Paris Paul not onlymarried her but failed to get a prenuplimiting her claim on his part of the familybusiness

One furious brother race-car driver Andreran the happy couple off the road in the Boisde Boulogne Paul climbed out of the ditch-mired limo and gave his brother a thrashingldquoAndre weighs 20 pounds more than Paul butPaul blacked his eyes cut his lip and noseeasyrdquo the new Madame Dubonnet proudlytold the Chicago Tribune Paul then hired awashed-up prizefighter ldquoBlinkrdquo McCluskeyas a bodyguard and bought Jean ldquoa hand-some jewel-inlaid automatic pistol as aChristmas presentrdquo

The marriage lasted and come World WarII Paul Dubonnet was with his American wifein New York Imports from Nazi-controlledFrance were out of the question and so inMarch 1942 Dubonnet began bottling thefamily aperitif in Philadelphia using Cali-fornia wines Paul insisted that the US-

made wine was every bit the equal of theoriginal ldquoThe only reason our product wasnot made here many years agordquo he told theNew York Times ldquowas a sentimental onerdquo

The arrangement lasted past the war andby the 1950s the aperitifrsquos US distributorSchenley had acquired all the stock ofDubonnetrsquos US company Several corporatereshufflings and takeovers later BardstownrsquosHeaven-Hill Distilleriesmdashmakers of EvanWilliams bourbonmdashacquired the brand in1993

How does the original Dubonnet comparewith its New World cousin The two are notthe same Recently when I was out of thecountry I bought a bottle of non-USDubonnet which is now made by the Frenchspirits giant Pernod-Ricard I preferred itstaste which is deeper and more portlike thanthe Dubonnet we know in the states But itsappearance was not at all up to snuff Thewine was muddy and so heavily oxidized thatthe color was more brown than red And so Idonrsquot mind sticking with Kentucky DubonnetJust donrsquot ask me to drink any ldquobourbonrdquofrom Marseille

FRIDAY JULY 14 2006the Wall Street Journal Europe

COLLECTING ANTIQUE arms andarmor may sound like the domain ofhistory buffs and museums but the

appeal is wider It stretches to those inter-ested in the fine workmanship of earlier timesand to those looking for a decorative piece full

of romance to liven their homesmdashitems bringto mind images of medieval knights joustingto earn the love of a beautiful maiden orgentlemen of later centuries duelling withpistols in defense of their honor

ldquoAn antique helmet or sword can look greatbeside a contemporary painting They aresculptures in steelrdquo says Peter Finer aleading antique arms and armor dealer inLondon David Williams who heads theantique arms and armor department atauction house Bonhams in London says thiscollecting field is not just about weapons butthe applied arts ldquoPieces are often richly deco-ratedrdquo he says

As a result Mr Williams notes there is aninteresting mix of buyers at auctions as wellas a steady group of global collectors whosepassion is centered on antique arms andarmor ldquoThis is not a speculative marketPeople collect because they love the subjectrdquoMr Williams says

There are regular specialized sales at Euro-pean auction houses arms and armor arealso included in nonspecialized auctions suchas house sales

Christiersquos will hold a two-day house sale onMonday and Tuesday at Gyrn Castle in NorthWales a sale that brings together over 800pieces of furniture paintings and silver

CollectingMARGARET STUDER

The quest for arms and armorvMoney matters

dieval pieces have a marketmdashandtherewere a lot ofVictorian copiesmdashthis is a market for interior decora-tors not for bona fide collectorsSuits of armor Suits are a favor-ite at the moment says Mr FinerAn example coming up at Bonhamsspecialized sale of arms and armoron July 27 is a German 17th-centuryblackened steel three-quarter suitthat looks menacing but would adddrama to a large entrance hall (esti-mate pound25000-pound28000)Helmets Helmets have a strong

sculptural quality that appeals to-day saysMrMcCullough And theydonrsquot have to be perfect to sell Hel-

lieved to be the only weapon givenby an Englishman to Napoleonfetched pound38400 at Bonhams spe-cialist antique arms and armor salein April against an estimate ofpound25000-pound30000Guns Bonhams sale on July 27

will also include early 20th centuryhunting guns In this category a toplot is a decorative 12-bore pigeongun made by famous gun manufac-turer J Purdey in 1931 estimated atpound6000-pound9000

Going going goneTopping a series of Old Master

painting and drawing sales in Lon-

st for arms and armorPh

otos

Christie

sBon

hams

Above a gold-inlaid pistol (circa 1800)given to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802which sold for pound38400 in April below aSinhalese Kastana 19th centuryestimated at pound1500-pound1800

An English pikemanrsquos armor circa 1640 estimated at pound3000-pound4000

TThhiiss vviiddeeoo lliinnkk wwiillll ttaakkee yyoouu ttoo aa nneeww aanndd iinntteerreessttiinngg aarreeaaffoorr iinnvveessttmmeenntt TTaakkee aa mmoommeenntt ttoo eennjjooyy

video link

objects with arms and armor from fourhistoric houses in Wales and EnglandrsquosCheshire A top lot of the sale will be anEnglish pikemanrsquos armor from about 1640estimated at between GBP 3000-GBP 4000(Pikemen were soldiers who carried longspears called pikes with which they wardedoff attacks by cavalry) Also in the sale willbe individual pieces of armor and malicious-looking antique daggers and swords

At Christiersquos auction of fine antique armsand armor in London on May 24 81 ofpieces were sold according to number of lotsand 89 according to estimated value a highsuccess rate for any sale Nicholas McCul-lough Christiersquos senior arms and armordepartment specialist said that there wasparticularly strong bidding from privatecollectors

Pieces should be rare have a reliableprovenance and be in good conditionldquoOne accepts a little battle damagebut the pieces must be purerdquo saysMr McCullough That means that itis essential that pieces are authenticand true to the years in which theywere made

Although Victorian copies ofmedieval pieces have a marketmdashandthere were a lot of Victorian copiesmdashthis is a market for interior decoratorsnot for bona fide collectors

Suits of Armor Suits are a favoriteat the moment says Mr Finer Anexample coming up at Bonhams special-ized sale of arms and armor on July 27 isa German 17th-century blackened steelthree-quarter suit that looks menacingbut would add drama to a large entrancehall (estimate GBP 25000-GBP 28000)

Helmets Helmets have a strong sculp-tural quality that appeals today says MrMcCullough And they donrsquot have to beperfect to sell Helmets from the ancientworld for example can be a glimpse into aheroic and mythological world that we nolonger know Two battered helmets feature at

Rupert Wace Ancient Artrsquos continuingLondon show of ancient art and minimalistcontemporary art (until July 28) Dating fromthe first century BC to first century ADthe Etruscan-Roman helmets were probablycrushed in battle and one shudders to thinkwhat happened to the fighters wearing themldquoI usually only have helmets and weaponry invery good conditionrdquo says Rupert Wace Buthe adds that when he saw these he couldnrsquotresist them ldquoThey have a memento moriquality You can still see the sword slashes onthe siderdquo (price GBP 12000 for the pair)

Swords and daggers Swords can rangefrom heavy medieval weapons to elegantrapiers and hunting swords In Bonhamscoming sale is a late 13th-14th century double-edged blade which one would rather notencounter in the dark estimated at GBP3500-GBP 4500 an elegant German rapierfrom the late 16th-early 17th centuriescarrying the same estimate and an elabo-rate 19th century Sinhalese sword decoratedwith a dragonrsquos head (estimate GBP 1500-GBP 1800)

Pistols These sales always include anextensive range of pistols often highlydecorated In the July Bonhams sale is anextremely rare pair of cased Russian 54-borepocket pistols from around 1840 estimated atGBP 6000-GBP 8000 A gold-inlaid 120-borepistol presented in 1802 to Napoleon Bona-parte by English Lieutenant-Colonel ThomasThornton believed to be the only weapongiven by an Englishman to Napoleon fetchedGBP 38400 at Bonhams specialist antiquearms and armor sale in April against anestimate of GBP 25000-GBP 30000

Guns Bonhams sale on July 27 will alsoinclude early 20th century hunting guns Inthis category a top lot is a decorative 12-bore pigeon gun made by famous gun manu-

facturer J Purdey in 1931 estimated atGBP 6000-GBP 9000

Going going goneTopping a series of Old Master

painting and drawing sales in London

last week was ldquoSalmacis and Hermaphro-ditisrdquo a luscious painting at Christiersquosdepicting the water nymph Salmacis fallingin love with Hermaphroditus son of Hermesand Aphrodite by Italian artist LudovicoCarracci (1555-1619) The painting was esti-mated at GBP 800000-GBP 12 million butafter fierce bidding it fetched a whoppingGBP 74 million a record for the artist

The Carracci painting illustrates whatmakes a painting hot in the Old Master sectortoday The image was striking conditionexceptional provenance hard to beat (itcame from Knole in Kent one of Englandrsquosgreat historic houses) and it was fresh to themarket having been at Knole since the 17thcentury

The top lot at Sothebyrsquos brought anotherrecord for an artist when Pieter Brueghel theYoungerrsquos painting ldquoChrist on the Road toCalvaryrdquo (1607) sold for GBP 516 millionabove its estimate of GBP 25-GBP 35million

Specialists said last weekrsquos sales showedthe continued strength of the Old Mastermarket Nevertheless far from everythingsold One of Sothebyrsquos most-prominent lotsfailed to find a buyer a portrait of the youngEnglish aristocrat Sir Thomas Wyatt whichwas only recently attributed to Hans Holbeinthe Younger (14978-1543) It was estimated atGBP 2 million to GBP 3 million

Gyrn Castle SaleChristiersquos Gyrn Castle Llanasa FlintshireNorth Wales UK (off A55)July 17 and 18 1030 am44-20-7839-9060wwwchristiescom

Antique Arms and Armour and ModernSporting GunsBonhams Montpellier St KnightsbridgeLondonJuly 27 1030 am and 1 pm44-20-7447-7447wwwbonhamscom

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MERRILL LYNCH FOR ALL FACETS OF YOUR LIFE

Page 2: Leisure & Arts (pdf) - DJReprints.com · off attacks by cavalry). Also in the sale will be individual pieces of armor and malicious-looking antique daggers and swords. At Christie’s

MERRILL LYNCH FOR ALL FACETS OF YOUR LIFE

Francerdquo Dubonnet isnrsquot the staple it oncewasmdashand as it turns out it isnrsquot even neces-sarily from France Though bottles ofDubonnet sold in the US proudly readldquoGrand Aperitif de Francerdquo the wine is actu-ally produced in Bardstown Ky Were GeorgeW Bush a drinking man he might rename itldquoFreedom Aperitifrdquo

Brands often fall into different hands indifferent countries Take the crocodile-cladtennis shirts For decades they were madeby the French firm Lacoste for sale every-where but the States where the trademarkwas held by Izod After the Izod brandbounced around a succession of conglomer-ates each of which made the shirts cheaperthan the last Lacoste finally managed to buyback the US rights So how did a Frenchproduct as iconic as Dubonnet find its way tothe land of bourbon

Paul Dubonnet was one of four siblingswho together inherited the drinks fortunebuilt by their grandfather An internationalplayboy with a striking resemblance to FredAstaire Paul had a falling out with his familyin 1926 when he married Jean Nash known

as ldquothe best- dressed woman in the worldrdquoNash had earned that title by handing thefortunes of some four previous husbands overto the couturiers of Paris Paul not onlymarried her but failed to get a prenuplimiting her claim on his part of the familybusiness

One furious brother race-car driver Andreran the happy couple off the road in the Boisde Boulogne Paul climbed out of the ditch-mired limo and gave his brother a thrashingldquoAndre weighs 20 pounds more than Paul butPaul blacked his eyes cut his lip and noseeasyrdquo the new Madame Dubonnet proudlytold the Chicago Tribune Paul then hired awashed-up prizefighter ldquoBlinkrdquo McCluskeyas a bodyguard and bought Jean ldquoa hand-some jewel-inlaid automatic pistol as aChristmas presentrdquo

The marriage lasted and come World WarII Paul Dubonnet was with his American wifein New York Imports from Nazi-controlledFrance were out of the question and so inMarch 1942 Dubonnet began bottling thefamily aperitif in Philadelphia using Cali-fornia wines Paul insisted that the US-

made wine was every bit the equal of theoriginal ldquoThe only reason our product wasnot made here many years agordquo he told theNew York Times ldquowas a sentimental onerdquo

The arrangement lasted past the war andby the 1950s the aperitifrsquos US distributorSchenley had acquired all the stock ofDubonnetrsquos US company Several corporatereshufflings and takeovers later BardstownrsquosHeaven-Hill Distilleriesmdashmakers of EvanWilliams bourbonmdashacquired the brand in1993

How does the original Dubonnet comparewith its New World cousin The two are notthe same Recently when I was out of thecountry I bought a bottle of non-USDubonnet which is now made by the Frenchspirits giant Pernod-Ricard I preferred itstaste which is deeper and more portlike thanthe Dubonnet we know in the states But itsappearance was not at all up to snuff Thewine was muddy and so heavily oxidized thatthe color was more brown than red And so Idonrsquot mind sticking with Kentucky DubonnetJust donrsquot ask me to drink any ldquobourbonrdquofrom Marseille

FRIDAY JULY 14 2006the Wall Street Journal Europe

COLLECTING ANTIQUE arms andarmor may sound like the domain ofhistory buffs and museums but the

appeal is wider It stretches to those inter-ested in the fine workmanship of earlier timesand to those looking for a decorative piece full

of romance to liven their homesmdashitems bringto mind images of medieval knights joustingto earn the love of a beautiful maiden orgentlemen of later centuries duelling withpistols in defense of their honor

ldquoAn antique helmet or sword can look greatbeside a contemporary painting They aresculptures in steelrdquo says Peter Finer aleading antique arms and armor dealer inLondon David Williams who heads theantique arms and armor department atauction house Bonhams in London says thiscollecting field is not just about weapons butthe applied arts ldquoPieces are often richly deco-ratedrdquo he says

As a result Mr Williams notes there is aninteresting mix of buyers at auctions as wellas a steady group of global collectors whosepassion is centered on antique arms andarmor ldquoThis is not a speculative marketPeople collect because they love the subjectrdquoMr Williams says

There are regular specialized sales at Euro-pean auction houses arms and armor arealso included in nonspecialized auctions suchas house sales

Christiersquos will hold a two-day house sale onMonday and Tuesday at Gyrn Castle in NorthWales a sale that brings together over 800pieces of furniture paintings and silver

CollectingMARGARET STUDER

The quest for arms and armorvMoney matters

dieval pieces have a marketmdashandtherewere a lot ofVictorian copiesmdashthis is a market for interior decora-tors not for bona fide collectorsSuits of armor Suits are a favor-ite at the moment says Mr FinerAn example coming up at Bonhamsspecialized sale of arms and armoron July 27 is a German 17th-centuryblackened steel three-quarter suitthat looks menacing but would adddrama to a large entrance hall (esti-mate pound25000-pound28000)Helmets Helmets have a strong

sculptural quality that appeals to-day saysMrMcCullough And theydonrsquot have to be perfect to sell Hel-

lieved to be the only weapon givenby an Englishman to Napoleonfetched pound38400 at Bonhams spe-cialist antique arms and armor salein April against an estimate ofpound25000-pound30000Guns Bonhams sale on July 27

will also include early 20th centuryhunting guns In this category a toplot is a decorative 12-bore pigeongun made by famous gun manufac-turer J Purdey in 1931 estimated atpound6000-pound9000

Going going goneTopping a series of Old Master

painting and drawing sales in Lon-

st for arms and armorPh

otos

Christie

sBon

hams

Above a gold-inlaid pistol (circa 1800)given to Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802which sold for pound38400 in April below aSinhalese Kastana 19th centuryestimated at pound1500-pound1800

An English pikemanrsquos armor circa 1640 estimated at pound3000-pound4000

TThhiiss vviiddeeoo lliinnkk wwiillll ttaakkee yyoouu ttoo aa nneeww aanndd iinntteerreessttiinngg aarreeaaffoorr iinnvveessttmmeenntt TTaakkee aa mmoommeenntt ttoo eennjjooyy

video link

objects with arms and armor from fourhistoric houses in Wales and EnglandrsquosCheshire A top lot of the sale will be anEnglish pikemanrsquos armor from about 1640estimated at between GBP 3000-GBP 4000(Pikemen were soldiers who carried longspears called pikes with which they wardedoff attacks by cavalry) Also in the sale willbe individual pieces of armor and malicious-looking antique daggers and swords

At Christiersquos auction of fine antique armsand armor in London on May 24 81 ofpieces were sold according to number of lotsand 89 according to estimated value a highsuccess rate for any sale Nicholas McCul-lough Christiersquos senior arms and armordepartment specialist said that there wasparticularly strong bidding from privatecollectors

Pieces should be rare have a reliableprovenance and be in good conditionldquoOne accepts a little battle damagebut the pieces must be purerdquo saysMr McCullough That means that itis essential that pieces are authenticand true to the years in which theywere made

Although Victorian copies ofmedieval pieces have a marketmdashandthere were a lot of Victorian copiesmdashthis is a market for interior decoratorsnot for bona fide collectors

Suits of Armor Suits are a favoriteat the moment says Mr Finer Anexample coming up at Bonhams special-ized sale of arms and armor on July 27 isa German 17th-century blackened steelthree-quarter suit that looks menacingbut would add drama to a large entrancehall (estimate GBP 25000-GBP 28000)

Helmets Helmets have a strong sculp-tural quality that appeals today says MrMcCullough And they donrsquot have to beperfect to sell Helmets from the ancientworld for example can be a glimpse into aheroic and mythological world that we nolonger know Two battered helmets feature at

Rupert Wace Ancient Artrsquos continuingLondon show of ancient art and minimalistcontemporary art (until July 28) Dating fromthe first century BC to first century ADthe Etruscan-Roman helmets were probablycrushed in battle and one shudders to thinkwhat happened to the fighters wearing themldquoI usually only have helmets and weaponry invery good conditionrdquo says Rupert Wace Buthe adds that when he saw these he couldnrsquotresist them ldquoThey have a memento moriquality You can still see the sword slashes onthe siderdquo (price GBP 12000 for the pair)

Swords and daggers Swords can rangefrom heavy medieval weapons to elegantrapiers and hunting swords In Bonhamscoming sale is a late 13th-14th century double-edged blade which one would rather notencounter in the dark estimated at GBP3500-GBP 4500 an elegant German rapierfrom the late 16th-early 17th centuriescarrying the same estimate and an elabo-rate 19th century Sinhalese sword decoratedwith a dragonrsquos head (estimate GBP 1500-GBP 1800)

Pistols These sales always include anextensive range of pistols often highlydecorated In the July Bonhams sale is anextremely rare pair of cased Russian 54-borepocket pistols from around 1840 estimated atGBP 6000-GBP 8000 A gold-inlaid 120-borepistol presented in 1802 to Napoleon Bona-parte by English Lieutenant-Colonel ThomasThornton believed to be the only weapongiven by an Englishman to Napoleon fetchedGBP 38400 at Bonhams specialist antiquearms and armor sale in April against anestimate of GBP 25000-GBP 30000

Guns Bonhams sale on July 27 will alsoinclude early 20th century hunting guns Inthis category a top lot is a decorative 12-bore pigeon gun made by famous gun manu-

facturer J Purdey in 1931 estimated atGBP 6000-GBP 9000

Going going goneTopping a series of Old Master

painting and drawing sales in London

last week was ldquoSalmacis and Hermaphro-ditisrdquo a luscious painting at Christiersquosdepicting the water nymph Salmacis fallingin love with Hermaphroditus son of Hermesand Aphrodite by Italian artist LudovicoCarracci (1555-1619) The painting was esti-mated at GBP 800000-GBP 12 million butafter fierce bidding it fetched a whoppingGBP 74 million a record for the artist

The Carracci painting illustrates whatmakes a painting hot in the Old Master sectortoday The image was striking conditionexceptional provenance hard to beat (itcame from Knole in Kent one of Englandrsquosgreat historic houses) and it was fresh to themarket having been at Knole since the 17thcentury

The top lot at Sothebyrsquos brought anotherrecord for an artist when Pieter Brueghel theYoungerrsquos painting ldquoChrist on the Road toCalvaryrdquo (1607) sold for GBP 516 millionabove its estimate of GBP 25-GBP 35million

Specialists said last weekrsquos sales showedthe continued strength of the Old Mastermarket Nevertheless far from everythingsold One of Sothebyrsquos most-prominent lotsfailed to find a buyer a portrait of the youngEnglish aristocrat Sir Thomas Wyatt whichwas only recently attributed to Hans Holbeinthe Younger (14978-1543) It was estimated atGBP 2 million to GBP 3 million

Gyrn Castle SaleChristiersquos Gyrn Castle Llanasa FlintshireNorth Wales UK (off A55)July 17 and 18 1030 am44-20-7839-9060wwwchristiescom

Antique Arms and Armour and ModernSporting GunsBonhams Montpellier St KnightsbridgeLondonJuly 27 1030 am and 1 pm44-20-7447-7447wwwbonhamscom

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objects with arms and armor from fourhistoric houses in Wales and EnglandrsquosCheshire A top lot of the sale will be anEnglish pikemanrsquos armor from about 1640estimated at between GBP 3000-GBP 4000(Pikemen were soldiers who carried longspears called pikes with which they wardedoff attacks by cavalry) Also in the sale willbe individual pieces of armor and malicious-looking antique daggers and swords

At Christiersquos auction of fine antique armsand armor in London on May 24 81 ofpieces were sold according to number of lotsand 89 according to estimated value a highsuccess rate for any sale Nicholas McCul-lough Christiersquos senior arms and armordepartment specialist said that there wasparticularly strong bidding from privatecollectors

Pieces should be rare have a reliableprovenance and be in good conditionldquoOne accepts a little battle damagebut the pieces must be purerdquo saysMr McCullough That means that itis essential that pieces are authenticand true to the years in which theywere made

Although Victorian copies ofmedieval pieces have a marketmdashandthere were a lot of Victorian copiesmdashthis is a market for interior decoratorsnot for bona fide collectors

Suits of Armor Suits are a favoriteat the moment says Mr Finer Anexample coming up at Bonhams special-ized sale of arms and armor on July 27 isa German 17th-century blackened steelthree-quarter suit that looks menacingbut would add drama to a large entrancehall (estimate GBP 25000-GBP 28000)

Helmets Helmets have a strong sculp-tural quality that appeals today says MrMcCullough And they donrsquot have to beperfect to sell Helmets from the ancientworld for example can be a glimpse into aheroic and mythological world that we nolonger know Two battered helmets feature at

Rupert Wace Ancient Artrsquos continuingLondon show of ancient art and minimalistcontemporary art (until July 28) Dating fromthe first century BC to first century ADthe Etruscan-Roman helmets were probablycrushed in battle and one shudders to thinkwhat happened to the fighters wearing themldquoI usually only have helmets and weaponry invery good conditionrdquo says Rupert Wace Buthe adds that when he saw these he couldnrsquotresist them ldquoThey have a memento moriquality You can still see the sword slashes onthe siderdquo (price GBP 12000 for the pair)

Swords and daggers Swords can rangefrom heavy medieval weapons to elegantrapiers and hunting swords In Bonhamscoming sale is a late 13th-14th century double-edged blade which one would rather notencounter in the dark estimated at GBP3500-GBP 4500 an elegant German rapierfrom the late 16th-early 17th centuriescarrying the same estimate and an elabo-rate 19th century Sinhalese sword decoratedwith a dragonrsquos head (estimate GBP 1500-GBP 1800)

Pistols These sales always include anextensive range of pistols often highlydecorated In the July Bonhams sale is anextremely rare pair of cased Russian 54-borepocket pistols from around 1840 estimated atGBP 6000-GBP 8000 A gold-inlaid 120-borepistol presented in 1802 to Napoleon Bona-parte by English Lieutenant-Colonel ThomasThornton believed to be the only weapongiven by an Englishman to Napoleon fetchedGBP 38400 at Bonhams specialist antiquearms and armor sale in April against anestimate of GBP 25000-GBP 30000

Guns Bonhams sale on July 27 will alsoinclude early 20th century hunting guns Inthis category a top lot is a decorative 12-bore pigeon gun made by famous gun manu-

facturer J Purdey in 1931 estimated atGBP 6000-GBP 9000

Going going goneTopping a series of Old Master

painting and drawing sales in London

last week was ldquoSalmacis and Hermaphro-ditisrdquo a luscious painting at Christiersquosdepicting the water nymph Salmacis fallingin love with Hermaphroditus son of Hermesand Aphrodite by Italian artist LudovicoCarracci (1555-1619) The painting was esti-mated at GBP 800000-GBP 12 million butafter fierce bidding it fetched a whoppingGBP 74 million a record for the artist

The Carracci painting illustrates whatmakes a painting hot in the Old Master sectortoday The image was striking conditionexceptional provenance hard to beat (itcame from Knole in Kent one of Englandrsquosgreat historic houses) and it was fresh to themarket having been at Knole since the 17thcentury

The top lot at Sothebyrsquos brought anotherrecord for an artist when Pieter Brueghel theYoungerrsquos painting ldquoChrist on the Road toCalvaryrdquo (1607) sold for GBP 516 millionabove its estimate of GBP 25-GBP 35million

Specialists said last weekrsquos sales showedthe continued strength of the Old Mastermarket Nevertheless far from everythingsold One of Sothebyrsquos most-prominent lotsfailed to find a buyer a portrait of the youngEnglish aristocrat Sir Thomas Wyatt whichwas only recently attributed to Hans Holbeinthe Younger (14978-1543) It was estimated atGBP 2 million to GBP 3 million

Gyrn Castle SaleChristiersquos Gyrn Castle Llanasa FlintshireNorth Wales UK (off A55)July 17 and 18 1030 am44-20-7839-9060wwwchristiescom

Antique Arms and Armour and ModernSporting GunsBonhams Montpellier St KnightsbridgeLondonJuly 27 1030 am and 1 pm44-20-7447-7447wwwbonhamscom

auctionmoron-s

-dmshis-andtop

nEn-moresti-weenemenrriedpikesed offAlso invidualmali-

e dag-

ion ofarmor81 ofording89 ac-value any saleulloughand ar-

pecialistparticu-from pri-

re have aand be inccepts a lit-t the piecesMcCulloughessential thatnd true to theere made

mets from thample can broic and mywe no longhelmets feAncient Arshow of anist contem28) Datintury BCthe Etruwere protle andwhat hapwearinghave helmvery goopert Wacwhen heresist themento mosee the ssiderdquo (priceSwords a

can rangeweapons thunting swing sale istury doubone wouldin thepound3500-pound4man rapieearly 17thsame estim19th centdecorated(estimatePistols Tclude an etols oftenthe JulytremelRussitolsmA

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