DEAR FRIENDS,

It is with great pleasure that we present to you the catalogue of our next live auction, 183:
near 1300 lots, opening with Modern and Contemporary Art, followed by two more sessions dedicated to Antiques, Works of Art and Decorative Objects, Silver and Jewellery.

Three sessions, to begging at 7.30 pm – on the 14th , 15th , and 16th of November 2016, being:

1st Session – 14.11.2016
Modern and Contemporary Art + African Art (Lots 1 to 293);
Antiques, Works of Art and Decorative Objects (Lots 294 to 400);

2nd Session – 15.11.2016
Antiques, Works of Art and Decorative Objects (lots 401 to 850);

3rd Session – 16.11.2016
Antiques, Works of Art and Decorative Objects (Lots 851 to 1083);
Silver and Jewellery (Lots 1084 to 1287).

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART: more than 250 lots, including names such as José de Guimarães (cover, lot 261), Jorge Barradas, Gonzalez Bravo, António Charrua, Noronha da Costa, Álvaro Lapa, Matilde Marçal, Bernardo Marques, José Mouga, António Palolo, Ricardo Paula, José Rodrigues, Cruzeiro Seixas, António Sena, Ângelo de Sousa, Joana Vasconcelos, Vespeira, etc.

ANTIQUES, WORKS OF ART AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS – approximately 1000 lots, spanning nearly every area of the antique trade: furniture, painting, religious art, faïence, porcelain, oriental art, glass and crystal, carpets, watches and multiple objects of decoration such as the gramophone “His Master’s Voice”, together with the faithful “Nipper” (cover, Lots 401 and 402).

A variety of art pieces, collectors' items and a significant number of originals by contemporary artists that we invite you to discover, live, at the exhibition from the 9th of November - or even before that, through our website www.cml.pt.

Finally, allow us to draw your attention to our first online auction, dedicated to Portuguese porcelain “Vista Alegre” pieces, that began on the 31st of October.
We would like to express our satisfaction in view of the large participation of the public, not only regular customers but also new customers; in view of the reliableness of the new digital system; and in view of the results registered.
As a whole, an important encouragement for us to carry on and to improve our new online auctions – along with our traditional live auctions, that will continue without change. They will allow us to improve and to rend more affordable the services provided by us to both sellers and buyers – with the same accuracy, transparency, and efficiency that is recognised to our live auctions over the years.

Hoping to have the pleasure of welcoming you soon in our live (or online) auctions, at our exhibition or on our website www.cml.pt,

With our best regards,

Pedro-Maria de Alvim                  Miguel Cabral de Moncada