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Fine Continental Furniture and Decorative Arts

Auction 18385
7 Dec 2010, starting at 13:00 EST.
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Sold for US$ 362,000 inc. premium
An impressive Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted marquetry inlaid and bisque porcelain inset bureau plat
Maison Krieger
after the bureau ...
Sold for US$ 146,000 inc. premium
A fine Louis XIV style gilt bronze, pewter, and tortoiseshell mounted ebonized première partie meuble d'appui
Paul Sormani ...
Sold for US$ 128,000 inc. premium
A superb Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted cut brass and tortoiseshell ebonized commode mazarine
Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
after a model by ...
Sold for US$ 103,700 inc. premium
A fine Louis XIV style gilt bronze mounted pewter, brass and tortoiseshell première and contrepartie ebonized meuble d'appui ...

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1003 A Carrara marble sculpture of the Aphrodite of Milos
20th century
US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1005 Six hand-colored copper-engravings of classical urns
G. B. Passari, Rome, 1786 Each matted and framed sight 15 by 10in (38.1 by 25.4cm)
US$ 1,464
£966
€1,137
1006 Two sets of engravings of interior doors of the Vatican
Johann Ottaviani from "Le Loggie Di Raffaello," Rome, 1772-77 Each matted and framed as four framed images sight 18 by 46in (45.7 by 1m 16.8cm)
US$ 1,830
£1,207
€1,422
1007 An Italian Renaissance gilt copper and glass chalice
16th century
US$ 3,050
£2,012
€2,370
1008 A Continental carved hardstone cameo and gold box
late 19th century
US$ 3,050
£2,012
€2,370
1009A Emilio Fiaschi (Italian, 1858-1941)
An alabaster sculpture of Beatrice reading Dante's La Vita Nuova
Florence, circa 1900
US$ 1,220
£805
€948
1016 An Etruscan bronze mirror and a Hellenistic marble female head US$ 1,586
£1,046
€1,232
1019 An Italian bronze Corpus Christi
after a model by Michelangelo (1475-1564)
16th century
US$ 10,370
£6,843
€8,060
1024 A German parcel-gilt and engraved beaker
Johann Sigmund Abrell, Augsburg, circa 1690-95
US$ 63,440
£41,867
€49,308
1025 A German silver beaker Berlin, 18th century US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1027 Three hand-colored engravings of the Paris Opera House
Garnier, Paris, 1863 Including two full pages studies and one double page study, each matted and framed sheet 17 by 24in (43.2 by 61cm) and 23 by 33in (58.4 by 83.8cm)
US$ 2,318
£1,529
€1,801
1033 Two German parcel-gilt silver and ivory figures of a knight and a lady
circa 1900
US$ 2,318
£1,529
€1,801
1035 A pair of German silver and ivory figures of knights
20th century
US$ 5,124
£3,381
€3,982
1036 A Flemish late Renaissance game park tapestry fragment
late 16th/early 17th century
US$ 5,002
£3,301
€3,887
1038 A French patinated bronze equestrian figure of Louis XIV
After a model by François Girardon (1628-1715)
late 19th/early 20th century
US$ 13,420
£8,856
€10,430
1041 Four hand-colored stipple engravings of cherries
Pointeau, Paris, 1824 Each matted and framed sight 16 by 11in (40.6 by 27.9cm)
US$ 732
£483
€568
1044 An Italian silver oval tray
Buccellatti, 20th century
US$ 17,080
£11,272
€13,275
1045 An Italian silver oval covered box
Buccellatti, Rome, 20th century
US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1050 A Regence bronze mounted and brass inlaid kingwood commode
first quarter 18th century
US$ 1,830
£1,207
€1,422
1051 A pair of Italian Neoclassical style carved giltwood tabourets
late 19th century
US$ 5,124
£3,381
€3,982
1052 A Flemish late Baroque historical tapestry depicting Hera in the garden of the Hesperides
first half 18th century
US$ 25,620
£16,908
€19,912
1054 A late Regence giltwood mirror
first quarter 18th century
US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1057 A French chinoiserie gilt and patinated bronze table lamp
late 19th century
US$ 4,636
£3,059
€3,603
1058 A Louis XV style gilt metal and porcelain-mounted lacquer encrier
19th century
US$ 2,318
£1,529
€1,801
1059 A Chinese Export sterling silver four piece tea and coffee service and matching HongMu tray
late 19th century
US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1060 A French gilt-bronze mounted Chinese sang de boeuf vase mounted as a lamp
late 19th century
US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1063 A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted kingwood parquetry commode à la Régence
in the manner of Mathieu Criaerd (1689-1776)
mid-18th century
US$ 8,540
£5,636
€6,637
1066 A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted kingwood parquetry commode
Claude Pierre Lebesgue (d. 1789)
mid-18th century
US$ 6,100
£4,025
€4,741
1067 A pair of Louis XV carved and grey painted bergères
Gerard Peridiez
third quarter 18th century
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1071 A Louis XV style bronze-mounted kingwood and tulipwood parquetry commode
late 19th century
US$ 3,904
£2,576
€3,034
1072 A Louis XV carved giltwood banquette
circa 1750
US$ 2,318
£1,529
€1,801
1073 A Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut glass eight light chandelier
20th century
US$ 4,270
£2,818
€3,318
1078 A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood and amaranth parquetry commode
Louis Michel Lefevre (d. 1781)
mid-18th century
US$ 3,050
£2,012
€2,370
1080 A pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze five light wall appliques
fourth quarter 19th century
US$ 10,248
£6,763
€7,965
1082 An Italian Rococo polychrome and giltwood console table
Venice
mid-18th century
US$ 1,220
£805
€948
1083 A Louis XV carved walnut commode
second half 18th century
US$ 5,856
£3,864
€4,551
1087 A French patinated and gilt bronze white marble figural mantel clock
early 20th century
US$ 3,904
£2,576
€3,034
1089 A French patinated and gilt bronze figural table lamp
late 19th/early 20th century
US$ 4,270
£2,818
€3,318
1090 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze cassolette
late 19th century
US$ 488
£322
€379
1091 A pair of Mintons pâte-sur-pâte covered vases
date cypher for 1910
US$ 3,050
£2,012
€2,370
1092 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze five light figural candelabra mounted as lamps
late 19th century
US$ 5,856
£3,864
€4,551
1095 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze five light wall appliques
fourth quarter 19th century
US$ 24,400
£16,102
€18,964
1096 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze and rock crystal six light chandelier
circa 1900
US$ 8,540
£5,636
€6,637
1097 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze five light wall appliques
late 19th century
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1098 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze two light wall appliques
late 19th century
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1105 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze nine-light chandelier
early 20th century
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1106 After Pierre Julien (French, 1731-1804)
A patinated bronze sculpture of Amalthea
US$ 6,100
£4,025
€4,741
1107 A set of four Louis XVI carved beechwood fauteuils
Jean-Baptiste Boulard (1725-1789)
circa 1775
US$ 4,636
£3,059
€3,603
1108 A patinated bronze Bacchanalian figural group
cast after a model by Claude Michel Clodion, (French, 1738-1814)
second half 19th century
US$ 8,540
£5,636
€6,637
1111 A Louis XV/XVI Transitional gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood and rosewood parquetry commode à ressaut
circa 1770
US$ 6,710
£4,428
€5,215
1112 An Italian Neoclassical giltwood and verre églomisé console US$ 37,820
£24,959
€29,395
1115 A Neoclassical style upholstered tabouret
20th century
US$ 793
£523
€616
1116 A Louis XVI brass mounted mahogany table à jeu
last quarter 18th century
US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1117 A Neoclassical style giltwood console d'applique
late 19th/early 20th century
US$ 671
£442
€521
1118 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze three-light wall appliques US$ 2,440
£1,610
€1,896
1120 A Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted white marble figural mantle clock
Cronier, circa 1770-90
US$ 6,710
£4,428
€5,215
1121 A pair of Italian Neoclassical painted consoles US$ 7,320
£4,830
€5,689
1122 A Directoire style gilt-bronze mounted sodalite gueridon US$ 4,880
£3,220
€3,792
1123 A Louis XVI style cast-iron and marble low table US$ 5,490
£3,623
€4,267
1125 A pair of Italian silver six light candelabra
20th century
US$ 4,026
£2,656
€3,129
1126 A Louis XV/XVI Transitional style gilt bronze mounted mahogany and tulipwood parquetry commode à ressaut
19th/20th century
US$ 1,220
£805
€948
1128 A pair of Louis XVI style carved giltwood bergères
circa 1900
US$ 4,636
£3,059
€3,603
1130 A Viennese orbital enamel and gilt metal urn-form clock
circa 1920
US$ 4,026
£2,656
€3,129
1134 An Empire gilt-bronze-mounted mahogany mantel clock
first quarter 19th century
US$ 1,708
£1,127
€1,327
1135A An Empire style parcel-gilt and patinated bronze twelve light chandelier
20th century
US$ 2,684
£1,771
€2,086
1136 A Royal Vienna lustre ground porcelain covered urn late 19th century US$ 5,490
£3,623
€4,267
1138 A pair of Louis-Philippe Troubadour style gilt bronze six light candelabra
second quarter 19th century
US$ 1,220
£805
€948
1139 An Empire gilt and patinated bronze five light candelabra, mounted as a lamp
first quarter 19th century
US$ 4,636
£3,059
€3,603
1142 A Louis-Philippe gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock aux chinois
circa 1840
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1144 A Polish silver sugar box
Karol Jorzy Lilpop, Warsaw, circa 1810-20
US$ 2,074
£1,368
€1,612
1146 A Polish silver sugar box
Warsaw, circa 1820-30
US$ 1,098
£724
€853
1148 A Biedermeier mahogany secrétaire à abattant
first half 19th century
US$ 1,098
£724
€853
1149 A gilt bronze mounted Sevres style porcelain Napoleonic urn on an Empire style gilt bronze mounted mahogany pedestal
circa 1900
US$ 10,980
£7,246
€8,534
1150 A Restauration papier peint wallpaper panel
Les Rives du Bosphore
Joseph Dufour et Cie
early 19th century
US$ 3,904
£2,576
€3,034
1152 A fine pair of Empire style gilt bronze seven light wall appliques
after a model by Claude Galle (French, 1759-1815)
mid-19th century
US$ 17,080
£11,272
€13,275
1155 A pair of Empire style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany chairs
fourth quarter 19th century
US$ 1,952
£1,288
€1,517
1156 P. Tolaini (Italian, active late 19th century)
A white and variegated marble sculpture of the Muse Erato
US$ 7,930
£5,233
€6,163
1157 A German porcelain plaque painted Queen Louisa of Prussia
circa 1900
US$ 1,220
£805
€948
1159 A KPM oval porcelain plaque painted with a bust of a lady
circa 1870
US$ 1,586
£1,046
€1,232
1160 A patinated bronze bust of a woman
cast after a model by George van der Straeten (Belgium, 1856-1928)
circa 1900
US$ 1,220
£805
€948
1161 A KPM porcelain plaque painted with a bust of a lady
late 19th century
US$ 4,880
£3,220
€3,792
1162 A KPM porcelain plaque painted with a portrait bust of a lady
late 19th century
US$ 4,880
£3,220
€3,792
1163 A French gilt bronze and ivory figure: La Fileuse
cast after a model by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887)
late 19th century
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1165 A Napoleon III gilt bronze and glass cave à liqueur
third quarter 19th century
US$ 10,370
£6,843
€8,060
1166 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany table
after a model by Jean-Henri Riesener
fourth quarter 19th century
US$ 15,860
£10,466
€12,327
1167 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted brèche violette marble center bowl
possibly by François Linke (1855-1946)
last quarter 19th century
US$ 26,840
£17,713
€20,861
1168 A Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood and satiné bureau plat
attributed to the Maison Millet (Blaise and Theodore Millet, est. 1853)
circa 1900
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
1173 A pair of turned and carved alabaster urns US$ 3,904
£2,576
€3,034
1174 A pair of Venetian polychrome and gilt blackamoors on pedestals
19th century
US$ 18,300
£12,077
€14,223
1175 A German patinated bronze model of a bear
cast after a model by August Gaul (German, 1869-1921)
early 20th century
US$ 3,660
£2,415
€2,844
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