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Fine European Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art

Auction 20320
13 Dec 2012, starting at 14:00 GMT.
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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
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
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
€960
US$ 1,234
5 A French early 18th century small bust of Ceres £1,625
€1,921
US$ 2,469
8 A Spanish 17th century mother of pearl inlaid casket £3,750
€4,434
US$ 5,699
12 A panel of sixteen Spanish (Seville) arista glazed tiles, circa 1525-50 £3,125
€3,695
US$ 4,749
14 A Portuguese Colonial 17th century ivory, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid cabinet £11,250
€13,304
US$ 17,099
17 An Indo-Portuguese 17th century carved ivory relief depicting the Christ Child steering a ship £11,875
€14,043
US$ 18,049
20 An Italian 17th century pietre dure and gilt tooled and ebonised cabinet inserted in a later frame and raised on a later stand, £8,125
€9,608
US$ 12,349
21 A pair of Venetian 16th century bronze models of lionsCircle of Tiziano Aspetti (1559-1606) £3,125
€3,695
US$ 4,749
24 A 17th century bronze roundel depicting St Philip Neri £1,250
€1,478
US$ 1,899
25 A German 17th century etched ivory and bone inlaid ebony and ebonised cabinet £3,750
€4,434
US$ 5,699
27 An early 18th century Portuguese-Colonial ivory, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid rosewood, fruitwood and parquetry table cabinet £3,750
€4,434
US$ 5,699
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 £15,000
€17,738
US$ 22,799
31 A Spanish late 19th century Baroque style gilt-metal mounted rosewood, ivory, tortoiseshell, parquetry and ebonised wood cabinet-on-stand £4,000
€4,730
US$ 6,079
32 An Italian red porphyry head of a Roman emperor £7,500
€8,869
US$ 11,399
34 An Italian 17th century white marble and red porphyry bust £5,625
€6,652
US$ 8,549
36 An Italian late 16th / early 17th century carved hardstone bust of Venus possibly Milan £4,750
€5,617
US$ 7,219
37 A German 11th century style ivory relief depicting Christ Triumphantcarved before 1850 £1,187
€1,404
US$ 1,804
40 A German late 17th century ivory figure of a boy £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
41 A Northern French late 14th / early 15th century parcel gilt and polycrome carved wood group of the Virgin and child £4,750
€5,617
US$ 7,219
43 A pair of 16th century brass piques-cierge £562
€665
US$ 854
45 A French late 18th century bronze Cupid after a model by François Duquesnoy (1597-1643) £1,125
€1,330
US$ 1,709
47 An Italian late 16th century bronze of a man together with a 16th century bronze of an old man £900
€1,064
US$ 1,367
48 An 18th century bronze model of a bull after the antique £1,000
€1,182
US$ 1,519
49 Two 18th century bronze figures of the apostle St John and Virgin Mary £750
€886
US$ 1,139
50 A French 18th century bronze model of a prancing horse £2,750
€3,252
US$ 4,179
51 An 18th century bronze figure of Hercules as a caryatid £562
€665
US$ 854
54 A bronze figure of Antinous after the antique £1,062
€1,256
US$ 1,614
55 A North Italian 17th century ormolu-mounted ivory and brown tortoiseshell ebony and ebonised cabinet £9,375
€11,086
US$ 14,249
56 Two carved sandstone gargoyles £1,187
€1,404
US$ 1,804
58 An Italian 19th century bronze group of a man teaching a boy archery skills £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
60 A North Italian 18th century fruitwood, walnut and burr-walnut bombé bureau £45,650
€53,985
US$ 69,387
61 An Italian late 18th/ early 19th century fauteuil £4,000
€4,730
US$ 6,079
62 An Italian 18th century brass-inlaid walnut, fruitwood and parquetry serpentine commode £5,000
€5,912
US$ 7,599
63 An Italian 19th century alabaster urn £2,500
€2,956
US$ 3,799
67 An Italian porphyry mortar with removable lid £5,750
€6,799
US$ 8,739
68 A Sicilian 18th century marble inlaid table top £6,250
€7,391
US$ 9,499
69 Studio of Orazio Andreoni (Italian, Fl. late 19th century) A marble bust of a Roman Emperor together with a pedestal Possibly Tiberius £2,750
€3,252
US$ 4,179
70 A large Venitian 18th century blue and silvered cut-glass mirror £7,500
€8,869
US$ 11,399
72 A French mid-18th century Louis XV carved white marble fireplace £31,250
€36,956
US$ 47,499
77 A pair of German 18th century carved walnut armchairs £2,500
€2,956
US$ 3,799
79 A pair of Louis XV and later ormolu candelabra £2,750
€3,252
US$ 4,179
81 A French 18th century Louis XV carved walnut duchesse en bateau by Jean Nadal, Paris £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
82 A French Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood serpentine commode £5,000
€5,912
US$ 7,599
92 A pair of Rococo carved walnut side chairs £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
95 A French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted satiné, kingwood and marquetry serpentine commode by André Antoine Lardin (Maître in 1750) £6,250
€7,391
US$ 9,499
96 A Louis XVI giltwood bergère £1,125
€1,330
US$ 1,709
97 A French Louis XV ormolu-mounted amaranth, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and marquetry occasional table in the manner of BVRB £27,500
€32,521
US$ 41,799
98 A French 18th century Louis XVI amaranth, fruitwood and parquetry secrétaire à abattant by Jean-Baptiste Vassou (Maître in 1767) £10,000
€11,825
US$ 15,199
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 £55,250
€65,338
US$ 83,979
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) £44,450
€52,566
US$ 67,563
104 A French late 18th century Louis XVI gilt-bronze cartel clock the movement by Fol Fils, Paris, circa 1780 £8,125
€9,608
US$ 12,349
106 A Dutch late 18th/ early 19th century bronze-mounted mahogany armoire £2,750
€3,252
US$ 4,179
111 A rare Louis XVI pendule à cadran tournant gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock by Caquerelle, Paris £10,000
€11,825
US$ 15,199
113 A pair of Austrian 18th century and later walnut and parquetry serpentine commodes £8,750
€10,347
US$ 13,299
116 A Swedish 18th century ormolu and brass-mounted fruitwood, walnut and parquetry commode £5,000
€5,912
US$ 7,599
121 A Dutch late 18th/early 19th century mahogany miniature cylinder bureau £1,000
€1,182
US$ 1,519
124 A pair of late 18th century silvered and parcel-gilt torchères £8,125
€9,608
US$ 12,349
126 A pair of 19th century gilt-bronze three-light figural candelabra probably circa 1830 £12,500
€14,782
US$ 18,999
131 An Italian early 20th century white marble group of putti entitled 'Musica' £4,750
€5,617
US$ 7,219
132 An Italian rectangular green spath-fluor or fluorite veneered table top £30,000
€35,477
US$ 45,599
133 A French late 19th century white marble bust of Madame du Barry by Emile Boyer, after Augustin Pajou £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
134 A late 19th century French marble bust of Marie Antoinette £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
135 After Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish (1789-1838): A late 19th century marble figure of Venus with an Apple raised on a marble pedestal £1,375
€1,626
US$ 2,089
139 A North Italian early 19th century walnut and fruitwood marquetry commode in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini £2,750
€3,252
US$ 4,179
140 A set of three large Italian Barocco polychrome decorated, silvered and giltwood candelabra en girandoles £3,500
€4,139
US$ 5,319
141 A large 19th century Boulle and ormolu mounted Bracket Clock £6,875
€8,130
US$ 10,449
144 A large early 19th century mother of pearl, brass and pewter inlaid red tortoiseshell Boulle marquetry box possibly by Louis Le Gaigneur £4,000
€4,730
US$ 6,079
147 A Dutch 19th century walnut, fruitwood, ivory and mother of pearl inlaid table £2,250
€2,660
US$ 3,419
150 A French early 19th century mahogany, cherry wood and marquetry lit-en-bateau £3,125
€3,695
US$ 4,749
151 A French early 19th century gilt-bronze Chinoiserie mantel clock the movement by Honoré Pons, Paris £1,625
€1,921
US$ 2,469
155 A pair of French late 19th century Régence style giltwood fauteuils à la reine £2,125
€2,513
US$ 3,229
156 A French late 19th century Régence style ormolu-mounted red ground and parcel-gilt vernis Martin horloge de parquet £10,000
€11,825
US$ 15,199
157 A French late 19th century Régence style gilt-bronze six-light chandelier £3,125
€3,695
US$ 4,749
158 A French 19th century and later ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised Boulle style marquetry clock on pedestal £15,000
€17,738
US$ 22,799
159 An impressive French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-glass twelve-light chandelier £18,750
€22,173
US$ 28,499
162 An Italian late 19th century white marble and pietre dure inlaid table £34,850
€41,213
US$ 52,971
163 A French late 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood, satinwood and stained fruitwood marquetry dressing table the marquetry possibly by Joseph Cremer £3,750
€4,434
US$ 5,699
168 A French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut, tulipwood, ebonised and marquetry table à bijouxby Pretot & Cie, Paris £8,125
€9,608
US$ 12,349
172 A French ormolu-mounted kingwood and marquetry occasional table probably by Gervais Durand, Paris £5,000
€5,912
US$ 7,599
174 A late 19th century silvered bronze jardiniere £1,000
€1,182
US$ 1,519
175 A French mid-19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite clock garniture £4,375
€5,173
US$ 6,649
177 A pair of French Louis Philippe gilt-bronze and malachite vases £9,375
€11,086
US$ 14,249
180 A pair of French late 19th century Empire style gilt-bronze six-light figural candelabra £1,125
€1,330
US$ 1,709
184 A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood mahogany lady's writing deskby François Linke, Paris, Index number 386 £8,125
€9,608
US$ 12,349
185 A French late 19th/ early 20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and vernis Martin vitrine £4,000
€4,730
US$ 6,079
186 A Sienna marble and gilt-bronze mounted inkwell by Falguiere £1,875
€2,217
US$ 2,849
187 A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted satiné, parquetry and vernis Martin console £10,000
€11,825
US$ 15,199
190 A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood and satiné bureau plat £15,000
€17,738
US$ 22,799
194 A French 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany Louis XVI style table vitrine attributed to Henry Dasson, Paris £6,250
€7,391
US$ 9,499
195 A pair of French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted Campan Vert marble urns £3,125
€3,695
US$ 4,749
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