Fine European Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art

Auction 20320

13 Dec 2012, starting at 14:00 GMT.

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Fine European Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art, starting with lot 1.

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Auction highlights

Sold for £55,250 inc. premium

An important French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted vernis Martin and Japanese lacquer Grand secrétaire en dos d'âne ...

Sold for £49,250 inc. premium

Hiram Powers, American (1805-1873) A marble bust of Proserpine

A pair of early 20th century Venetian specimen marble busts of an African king and queen

Sold for £46,850 inc. premium

An impressive pair of Venetian early 20th century Belgian black and specimen marble busts of an African king and queen

A North Italian 18th century fruitwood, walnut an burr-walnut bombé bureau

Sold for £45,650 inc. premium

A North Italian 18th century fruitwood, walnut and burr-walnut bombé bureau

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4	A North Italian 16th century patinated bronze figure of Venus on a dolphin together with a 19th century bronze medal after Andrea Riccio	£812 €949 US$ 1,272
5	A French early 18th century small bust of Ceres	£1,624 €1,898 US$ 2,545
8	A Spanish 17th century mother of pearl inlaid casket	£3,749 €4,381 US$ 5,874
12	A panel of sixteen Spanish (Seville) arista glazed tiles, circa 1525-50	£3,124 €3,651 US$ 4,895
14	A Portuguese Colonial 17th century ivory, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid cabinet	£11,249 €13,145 US$ 17,622
17	An Indo-Portuguese 17th century carved ivory relief depicting the Christ Child steering a ship	£11,874 €13,875 US$ 18,602
20	An Italian 17th century pietre dure and gilt tooled and ebonised cabinet inserted in a later frame and raised on a later stand,	£8,124 €9,494 US$ 12,727
21	A pair of Venetian 16th century bronze models of lionsCircle of Tiziano Aspetti (1559-1606)	£3,124 €3,651 US$ 4,895
24	A 17th century bronze roundel depicting St Philip Neri	£1,249 €1,460 US$ 1,958
25	A German 17th century etched ivory and bone inlaid ebony and ebonised cabinet	£3,749 €4,381 US$ 5,874
27	An early 18th century Portuguese-Colonial ivory, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid rosewood, fruitwood and parquetry table cabinet	£3,749 €4,381 US$ 5,874
29	A Flemish 17th century parcel-gilt, tortoiseshell, ivory, ebony and ebonised cabinet, inset with painted copper panels of the life of Christ, on an Irish Regency stand	£14,999 €17,527 US$ 23,497
31	A Spanish late 19th century Baroque style gilt-metal mounted rosewood, ivory, tortoiseshell, parquetry and ebonised wood cabinet-on-stand	£3,999 €4,673 US$ 6,265
32	An Italian red porphyry head of a Roman emperor	£7,499 €8,763 US$ 11,748
34	An Italian 17th century white marble and red porphyry bust	£5,624 €6,572 US$ 8,811
36	An Italian late 16th / early 17th century carved hardstone bust of Venus possibly Milan	£4,749 €5,550 US$ 7,440
37	A German 11th century style ivory relief depicting Christ Triumphantcarved before 1850	£1,187 €1,387 US$ 1,860
40	A German late 17th century ivory figure of a boy	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
41	A Northern French late 14th / early 15th century parcel gilt and polycrome carved wood group of the Virgin and child	£4,749 €5,550 US$ 7,440
43	A pair of 16th century brass piques-cierge	£562 €657 US$ 881
45	A French late 18th century bronze Cupid after a model by François Duquesnoy (1597-1643)	£1,124 €1,314 US$ 1,762
47	An Italian late 16th century bronze of a man together with a 16th century bronze of an old man	£899 €1,051 US$ 1,409
48	An 18th century bronze model of a bull after the antique	£999 €1,168 US$ 1,566
49	Two 18th century bronze figures of the apostle St John and Virgin Mary	£749 €876 US$ 1,174
50	A French 18th century bronze model of a prancing horse	£2,749 €3,213 US$ 4,307
51	An 18th century bronze figure of Hercules as a caryatid	£562 €657 US$ 881
54	A bronze figure of Antinous after the antique	£1,062 €1,241 US$ 1,664
55	A North Italian 17th century ormolu-mounted ivory and brown tortoiseshell ebony and ebonised cabinet	£9,374 €10,954 US$ 14,685
56	Two carved sandstone gargoyles	£1,187 €1,387 US$ 1,860
58	An Italian 19th century bronze group of a man teaching a boy archery skills	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
60	A North Italian 18th century fruitwood, walnut and burr-walnut bombé bureau	£45,649 €53,341 US$ 71,510
61	An Italian late 18th/ early 19th century fauteuil	£3,999 €4,673 US$ 6,265
62	An Italian 18th century brass-inlaid walnut, fruitwood and parquetry serpentine commode	£4,999 €5,842 US$ 7,832
63	An Italian 19th century alabaster urn	£2,499 €2,921 US$ 3,916
67	An Italian porphyry mortar with removable lid	£5,749 €6,718 US$ 9,007
68	A Sicilian 18th century marble inlaid table top	£6,249 €7,303 US$ 9,790
69	Studio of Orazio Andreoni (Italian, Fl. late 19th century) A marble bust of a Roman Emperor together with a pedestal Possibly Tiberius	£2,749 €3,213 US$ 4,307
70	A large Venitian 18th century blue and silvered cut-glass mirror	£7,499 €8,763 US$ 11,748
72	A French mid-18th century Louis XV carved white marble fireplace	£31,249 €36,515 US$ 48,952
77	A pair of German 18th century carved walnut armchairs	£2,499 €2,921 US$ 3,916
79	A pair of Louis XV and later ormolu candelabra	£2,749 €3,213 US$ 4,307
81	A French 18th century Louis XV carved walnut duchesse en bateau by Jean Nadal, Paris	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
82	A French Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood serpentine commode	£4,999 €5,842 US$ 7,832
92	A pair of Rococo carved walnut side chairs	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
95	A French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted satiné, kingwood and marquetry serpentine commode by André Antoine Lardin (Maître in 1750)	£6,249 €7,303 US$ 9,790
96	A Louis XVI giltwood bergère	£1,124 €1,314 US$ 1,762
97	A French Louis XV ormolu-mounted amaranth, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and marquetry occasional table in the manner of BVRB	£27,499 €32,133 US$ 43,078
98	A French 18th century Louis XVI amaranth, fruitwood and parquetry secrétaire à abattant by Jean-Baptiste Vassou (Maître in 1767)	£9,999 €11,684 US$ 15,664
99	An important French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted vernis Martin and Japanese lacquer Grand secrétaire en dos d'âne in the manner of Jacques Dubois, circa 1745, partially embellished by Beurdeley in the 19th century	£55,249 €64,559 US$ 86,548
100	A pair of French 18th century Transitional ormolu and brass mounted, mother of pearl inlaid tulipwood, kingwood, walnut, amaranth and marquetry drum-shaped side cabinets by Léonard Boudin (Maître in 1761)	£44,449 €51,939 US$ 69,630
104	A French late 18th century Louis XVI gilt-bronze cartel clock the movement by Fol Fils, Paris, circa 1780	£8,124 €9,494 US$ 12,727
106	A Dutch late 18th/ early 19th century bronze-mounted mahogany armoire	£2,749 €3,213 US$ 4,307
111	A rare Louis XVI pendule à cadran tournant gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock by Caquerelle, Paris	£9,999 €11,684 US$ 15,664
113	A pair of Austrian 18th century and later walnut and parquetry serpentine commodes	£8,749 €10,224 US$ 13,706
116	A Swedish 18th century ormolu and brass-mounted fruitwood, walnut and parquetry commode	£4,999 €5,842 US$ 7,832
121	A Dutch late 18th/early 19th century mahogany miniature cylinder bureau	£999 €1,168 US$ 1,566
124	A pair of late 18th century silvered and parcel-gilt torchères	£8,124 €9,494 US$ 12,727
126	A pair of 19th century gilt-bronze three-light figural candelabra probably circa 1830	£12,499 €14,606 US$ 19,581
131	An Italian early 20th century white marble group of putti entitled 'Musica'	£4,749 €5,550 US$ 7,440
132	An Italian rectangular green spath-fluor or fluorite veneered table top	£29,999 €35,054 US$ 46,994
133	A French late 19th century white marble bust of Madame du Barry by Emile Boyer, after Augustin Pajou	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
134	A late 19th century French marble bust of Marie Antoinette	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
135	After Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish (1789-1838): A late 19th century marble figure of Venus with an Apple raised on a marble pedestal	£1,374 €1,606 US$ 2,153
139	A North Italian early 19th century walnut and fruitwood marquetry commode in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini	£2,749 €3,213 US$ 4,307
140	A set of three large Italian Barocco polychrome decorated, silvered and giltwood candelabra en girandoles	£3,499 €4,089 US$ 5,482
141	A large 19th century Boulle and ormolu mounted Bracket Clock	£6,874 €8,033 US$ 10,769
144	A large early 19th century mother of pearl, brass and pewter inlaid red tortoiseshell Boulle marquetry box possibly by Louis Le Gaigneur	£3,999 €4,673 US$ 6,265
147	A Dutch 19th century walnut, fruitwood, ivory and mother of pearl inlaid table	£2,249 €2,629 US$ 3,524
150	A French early 19th century mahogany, cherry wood and marquetry lit-en-bateau	£3,124 €3,651 US$ 4,895
151	A French early 19th century gilt-bronze Chinoiserie mantel clock the movement by Honoré Pons, Paris	£1,624 €1,898 US$ 2,545
155	A pair of French late 19th century Régence style giltwood fauteuils à la reine	£2,124 €2,483 US$ 3,328
156	A French late 19th century Régence style ormolu-mounted red ground and parcel-gilt vernis Martin horloge de parquet	£9,999 €11,684 US$ 15,664
157	A French late 19th century Régence style gilt-bronze six-light chandelier	£3,124 €3,651 US$ 4,895
158	A French 19th century and later ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised Boulle style marquetry clock on pedestal	£14,999 €17,527 US$ 23,497
159	An impressive French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-glass twelve-light chandelier	£18,749 €21,909 US$ 29,371
162	An Italian late 19th century white marble and pietre dure inlaid table	£34,849 €40,722 US$ 54,592
163	A French late 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood, satinwood and stained fruitwood marquetry dressing table the marquetry possibly by Joseph Cremer	£3,749 €4,381 US$ 5,874
168	A French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut, tulipwood, ebonised and marquetry table à bijouxby Pretot & Cie, Paris	£8,124 €9,494 US$ 12,727
172	A French ormolu-mounted kingwood and marquetry occasional table probably by Gervais Durand, Paris	£4,999 €5,842 US$ 7,832
174	A late 19th century silvered bronze jardiniere	£999 €1,168 US$ 1,566
175	A French mid-19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite clock garniture	£4,374 €5,112 US$ 6,853
177	A pair of French Louis Philippe gilt-bronze and malachite vases	£9,374 €10,954 US$ 14,685
180	A pair of French late 19th century Empire style gilt-bronze six-light figural candelabra	£1,124 €1,314 US$ 1,762
184	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood mahogany lady's writing deskby François Linke, Paris, Index number 386	£8,124 €9,494 US$ 12,727
185	A French late 19th/ early 20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and vernis Martin vitrine	£3,999 €4,673 US$ 6,265
186	A Sienna marble and gilt-bronze mounted inkwell by Falguiere	£1,874 €2,190 US$ 2,937
187	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted satiné, parquetry and vernis Martin console	£9,999 €11,684 US$ 15,664
190	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood and satiné bureau plat	£14,999 €17,527 US$ 23,497
194	A French 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany Louis XVI style table vitrine attributed to Henry Dasson, Paris	£6,249 €7,303 US$ 9,790
195	A pair of French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted Campan Vert marble urns	£3,124 €3,651 US$ 4,895