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 €948 US$ 1,226
5	A French early 18th century small bust of Ceres	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
8	A Spanish 17th century mother of pearl inlaid casket	£3,750 €4,375 US$ 5,662
12	A panel of sixteen Spanish (Seville) arista glazed tiles, circa 1525-50	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718
14	A Portuguese Colonial 17th century ivory, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid cabinet	£11,250 €13,127 US$ 16,986
17	An Indo-Portuguese 17th century carved ivory relief depicting the Christ Child steering a ship	£11,875 €13,857 US$ 17,929
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 €9,481 US$ 12,267
21	A pair of Venetian 16th century bronze models of lionsCircle of Tiziano Aspetti (1559-1606)	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718
24	A 17th century bronze roundel depicting St Philip Neri	£1,250 €1,458 US$ 1,887
25	A German 17th century etched ivory and bone inlaid ebony and ebonised cabinet	£3,750 €4,375 US$ 5,662
27	An early 18th century Portuguese-Colonial ivory, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid rosewood, fruitwood and parquetry table cabinet	£3,750 €4,375 US$ 5,662
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 €17,503 US$ 22,648
31	A Spanish late 19th century Baroque style gilt-metal mounted rosewood, ivory, tortoiseshell, parquetry and ebonised wood cabinet-on-stand	£4,000 €4,667 US$ 6,039
32	An Italian red porphyry head of a Roman emperor	£7,500 €8,751 US$ 11,324
34	An Italian 17th century white marble and red porphyry bust	£5,625 €6,563 US$ 8,493
36	An Italian late 16th / early 17th century carved hardstone bust of Venus possibly Milan	£4,750 €5,542 US$ 7,171
37	A German 11th century style ivory relief depicting Christ Triumphantcarved before 1850	£1,187 €1,385 US$ 1,792
40	A German late 17th century ivory figure of a boy	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
41	A Northern French late 14th / early 15th century parcel gilt and polycrome carved wood group of the Virgin and child	£4,750 €5,542 US$ 7,171
43	A pair of 16th century brass piques-cierge	£562 €656 US$ 849
45	A French late 18th century bronze Cupid after a model by François Duquesnoy (1597-1643)	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
47	An Italian late 16th century bronze of a man together with a 16th century bronze of an old man	£900 €1,050 US$ 1,358
48	An 18th century bronze model of a bull after the antique	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
49	Two 18th century bronze figures of the apostle St John and Virgin Mary	£750 €875 US$ 1,132
50	A French 18th century bronze model of a prancing horse	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
51	An 18th century bronze figure of Hercules as a caryatid	£562 €656 US$ 849
54	A bronze figure of Antinous after the antique	£1,062 €1,239 US$ 1,604
55	A North Italian 17th century ormolu-mounted ivory and brown tortoiseshell ebony and ebonised cabinet	£9,375 €10,939 US$ 14,155
56	Two carved sandstone gargoyles	£1,187 €1,385 US$ 1,792
58	An Italian 19th century bronze group of a man teaching a boy archery skills	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
60	A North Italian 18th century fruitwood, walnut and burr-walnut bombé bureau	£45,650 €53,270 US$ 68,926
61	An Italian late 18th/ early 19th century fauteuil	£4,000 €4,667 US$ 6,039
62	An Italian 18th century brass-inlaid walnut, fruitwood and parquetry serpentine commode	£5,000 €5,834 US$ 7,549
63	An Italian 19th century alabaster urn	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
67	An Italian porphyry mortar with removable lid	£5,750 €6,709 US$ 8,681
68	A Sicilian 18th century marble inlaid table top	£6,250 €7,293 US$ 9,436
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 €3,209 US$ 4,152
70	A large Venitian 18th century blue and silvered cut-glass mirror	£7,500 €8,751 US$ 11,324
72	A French mid-18th century Louis XV carved white marble fireplace	£31,250 €36,466 US$ 47,184
77	A pair of German 18th century carved walnut armchairs	£2,500 €2,917 US$ 3,774
79	A pair of Louis XV and later ormolu candelabra	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
81	A French 18th century Louis XV carved walnut duchesse en bateau by Jean Nadal, Paris	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
82	A French Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood serpentine commode	£5,000 €5,834 US$ 7,549
92	A pair of Rococo carved walnut side chairs	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
95	A French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted satiné, kingwood and marquetry serpentine commode by André Antoine Lardin (Maître in 1750)	£6,250 €7,293 US$ 9,436
96	A Louis XVI giltwood bergère	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
97	A French Louis XV ormolu-mounted amaranth, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and marquetry occasional table in the manner of BVRB	£27,500 €32,090 US$ 41,521
98	A French 18th century Louis XVI amaranth, fruitwood and parquetry secrétaire à abattant by Jean-Baptiste Vassou (Maître in 1767)	£10,000 €11,669 US$ 15,098
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 €64,472 US$ 83,421
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 €51,870 US$ 67,114
104	A French late 18th century Louis XVI gilt-bronze cartel clock the movement by Fol Fils, Paris, circa 1780	£8,125 €9,481 US$ 12,267
106	A Dutch late 18th/ early 19th century bronze-mounted mahogany armoire	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
111	A rare Louis XVI pendule à cadran tournant gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock by Caquerelle, Paris	£10,000 €11,669 US$ 15,098
113	A pair of Austrian 18th century and later walnut and parquetry serpentine commodes	£8,750 €10,210 US$ 13,211
116	A Swedish 18th century ormolu and brass-mounted fruitwood, walnut and parquetry commode	£5,000 €5,834 US$ 7,549
121	A Dutch late 18th/early 19th century mahogany miniature cylinder bureau	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
124	A pair of late 18th century silvered and parcel-gilt torchères	£8,125 €9,481 US$ 12,267
126	A pair of 19th century gilt-bronze three-light figural candelabra probably circa 1830	£12,500 €14,586 US$ 18,873
131	An Italian early 20th century white marble group of putti entitled 'Musica'	£4,750 €5,542 US$ 7,171
132	An Italian rectangular green spath-fluor or fluorite veneered table top	£30,000 €35,007 US$ 45,296
133	A French late 19th century white marble bust of Madame du Barry by Emile Boyer, after Augustin Pajou	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
134	A late 19th century French marble bust of Marie Antoinette	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
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 €1,604 US$ 2,076
139	A North Italian early 19th century walnut and fruitwood marquetry commode in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini	£2,750 €3,209 US$ 4,152
140	A set of three large Italian Barocco polychrome decorated, silvered and giltwood candelabra en girandoles	£3,500 €4,084 US$ 5,284
141	A large 19th century Boulle and ormolu mounted Bracket Clock	£6,875 €8,022 US$ 10,380
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 €4,667 US$ 6,039
147	A Dutch 19th century walnut, fruitwood, ivory and mother of pearl inlaid table	£2,250 €2,625 US$ 3,397
150	A French early 19th century mahogany, cherry wood and marquetry lit-en-bateau	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718
151	A French early 19th century gilt-bronze Chinoiserie mantel clock the movement by Honoré Pons, Paris	£1,625 €1,896 US$ 2,453
155	A pair of French late 19th century Régence style giltwood fauteuils à la reine	£2,125 €2,479 US$ 3,208
156	A French late 19th century Régence style ormolu-mounted red ground and parcel-gilt vernis Martin horloge de parquet	£10,000 €11,669 US$ 15,098
157	A French late 19th century Régence style gilt-bronze six-light chandelier	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718
158	A French 19th century and later ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised Boulle style marquetry clock on pedestal	£15,000 €17,503 US$ 22,648
159	An impressive French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-glass twelve-light chandelier	£18,750 €21,879 US$ 28,310
162	An Italian late 19th century white marble and pietre dure inlaid table	£34,850 €40,667 US$ 52,619
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 €4,375 US$ 5,662
168	A French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut, tulipwood, ebonised and marquetry table à bijouxby Pretot & Cie, Paris	£8,125 €9,481 US$ 12,267
172	A French ormolu-mounted kingwood and marquetry occasional table probably by Gervais Durand, Paris	£5,000 €5,834 US$ 7,549
174	A late 19th century silvered bronze jardiniere	£1,000 €1,166 US$ 1,509
175	A French mid-19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite clock garniture	£4,375 €5,105 US$ 6,605
177	A pair of French Louis Philippe gilt-bronze and malachite vases	£9,375 €10,939 US$ 14,155
180	A pair of French late 19th century Empire style gilt-bronze six-light figural candelabra	£1,125 €1,312 US$ 1,698
184	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood mahogany lady's writing deskby François Linke, Paris, Index number 386	£8,125 €9,481 US$ 12,267
185	A French late 19th/ early 20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and vernis Martin vitrine	£4,000 €4,667 US$ 6,039
186	A Sienna marble and gilt-bronze mounted inkwell by Falguiere	£1,875 €2,187 US$ 2,831
187	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted satiné, parquetry and vernis Martin console	£10,000 €11,669 US$ 15,098
190	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood and satiné bureau plat	£15,000 €17,503 US$ 22,648
194	A French 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany Louis XVI style table vitrine attributed to Henry Dasson, Paris	£6,250 €7,293 US$ 9,436
195	A pair of French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted Campan Vert marble urns	£3,125 €3,646 US$ 4,718