Going Once No. 394

Online Magazine: A Metsys masterpiece, Vivienne Westwood, LGBTQ+ art jewellery, Icons of Pomerol, Marc Quinn, and more [Christie's]( [Christie's]( [Going Once] [Going Once] 15 June 2024 This week’s stories Rediscovered: this Quentin Metsys masterpiece [ ]( Revered in its day by Rubens and Van Dyck, The Madonna of the Cherries surfaced at auction in 1920 — but altered unrecognisably [Read more]( [ ]( 10 iconic Vivienne Westwood looks — showing how ‘her art, activism and style are embedded in every piece she created’ [Read more]( [ ]( ‘Provocative and brave’ — the art jewellery by LGBTQ+ makers addressing social issues and unconventional narratives [Read more]( [ ]( Icons of Pomerol: the subtle differences between Petrus and Lafleur, close neighbours on Bordeaux’s Right Bank [Read more]( [ ]( From outsized orchids to a colossal bonsai: Marc Quinn on his ‘Alice in Wonderland’ sculptures for Kew Gardens [Read more]( [More Stories]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Editor’s picks [ ]( Two very different subjects appear on this 2,500-year-old [Attic black-figured amphora]( (a two-handled Greek jar). On one side is the hero Herakles, in fierce battle with the three-headed, triple-bodied monster Geryon; and on the other is Dionysos, the god of wine and merriment, carrying a drinking vessel and surrounded by satyrs [View Lot]( Estimate: £200,000-300,000 3 July , London [ ]( The American painter N.C. Wyeth provided illustrations for a 1911 edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, which was reissued 70 years later. This [copy of the 1981 edition]( has a watercolour on the half-title page by the artist Andrew Wyeth, the illustrator’s son, which he painted as a gift to a family friend [View Lot]( Estimate: $6,000-8,000 until 27 June , Online [ ]( [Cuvée Charles III]( was created by Château Smith Haut Lafitte to celebrate the visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the winery in September 2023 . Six bottles of this unique, secret blend of red Bordeaux are being auctioned (in three lots of two), with the proceeds of the sale going to The King’s Trust Group charity [View Lot]( Estimate: £4,000-12,000 until 20 June , Online [ ]( In this [waterside landscape]( by the 18th-century German artist Jacob Philipp Hackert, a crowd has gathered to watch dancers outside a customs house, with boats moored nearby. The painter shows his skill at depicting contrasting sources of illumination: the cold, clear moonlight on the still water, and the raging flames of the fire [View Lot]( Estimate: £40,000-60,000 3 July , London [Browse Auctions]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What’s on Selling exhibition | Paris [Line Vautrin, a Parisian Chic: A selection of mirrors and boxes, until 27 June ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Closing soon | Online auction [Joaillerie Paris, until 21 June ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- On view | New York [Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana, 21-26 June ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Spotlight on [ ]( • ‘Diamonds are for money, clubs are for war’: [Vivienne Westwood’s radically reimagined playing cards]( offered in London on 25 June • [A guide to gold-ground paintings]( a tradition that brought a sense of the divine to Italian art at the dawn of the Renaissance • [Henri Matisse]( an overview of the endlessly innovative French artist, from his love of textiles to his mastery of colour and line [ ]( Christie’s Lates [Radical Thinking: A Celebration of Vivienne Westwood]( London, 20 June [Register Now]( [ ]( Anytime, Anywhere [Private Sales: Our best kept secret]( ART AND LUXURY, READY TO TAKE HOME [Buy Now]( [All Stories]( [Auctions]( [Private Sales]( [Christie’s 3.0]( [Christie's]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us [INSTAGRAM]( | [FACEBOOK]( | [YOUTUBE]( | [WECHAT]( [© CHRISTIE’S 2024]( [Web version]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Quentin Metsys (1465/6-1530), The Madonna of the Cherries. Oil on panel. 29⅝ x 24¾ in (75.3 x 62.9 cm). Estimate: £8,000,000-12,000,000. Offered in Old Masters Part I on 2 July 2024 at Christie’s in London // Vivienne Westwood with Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne Westwood ‘Save the Arctic’ Collection, Autumn-Winter 2013/14 . Westwood is wearing a red silk crepe cocktail dress and a pair of red suede and tan leather pointed platform court shoes, both offered in Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection — Part I on 25 June 2024 at Christie’s in London. Photo: Abaca Press / Alamy Stock Photo // Felieke van der Leest (b. 1968), Rainbow Moose (sculpture with necklace), 2005. © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / BONO, Oslo. Photo: Bruce M. White // Château Lafleur bottle cellar. Photo: courtesy of Château Lafleur // Marc Quinn (b. 1964), Burning Desire, 2011. Painted bronze. 393 x 436 x 216 cm. Photo: © RBG Kew. Marc Quinn: Light into Life is at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, until 29 September 2024 // Line Vautrin (1913-1997), Miroir ‘Etincelle’, circa 1960 (detail). Talosel, mirrored glass inlays and convex mirror. Diameter: 12⅕ in (31 cm). Offered in Line Vautrin, a Parisian Chic: A selection of mirrors and boxes, a selling exhibition by Christie’s Private Sales, until 27 June 2024. Artwork: © Line Vautrin, DACS 2024 // Vivienne Westwood SS19 campaign, with playing cards that became the limited-edition set THE BIG PICTURE — Vivienne’s Playing Cards: Collect the cards. Connect the cards. Offered in Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection — Part I on 25 June 2024 at Christie’s in London. Photo: © Hedvig Jenning. Courtesy of Vivienne Westwood Archive