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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196	A fine pair of French late 19th century gilt-bronze four-light wall appliques by Henry Vian, Paris, after a model by Beurdeley	£5,000 €5,899 US$ 7,867
201	A fine French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted white marble mantel clock possibly by Beurdeley, the movement by Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris	£18,750 €22,122 US$ 29,504
202	An impressive pair of French 19th century ormolu-mounted white marble vases	£18,750 €22,122 US$ 29,504
203	A late 19th century Italian carved marble group of a courting couple signed F. Palla	£4,750 €5,604 US$ 7,474
204	A French 19th century marble bust of Madame du Barry after Augustin Pajou (1730-1809)	£2,250 €2,654 US$ 3,540
206	An Italian 19th century alabaster group of a mother and child by Emilio Fiaschi (Italian 1858 - 1941)	£2,375 €2,802 US$ 3,737
207	A French late 19th century gilt-bronze figural group by Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949)	£5,625 €6,636 US$ 8,851
208	A large mid 19th century Dieppe ivory group of a Bacchanalian scene after Simon Louis Boizot, French (1743-1809)	£6,875 €8,111 US$ 10,818
211	A French mid-19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted thuya and fruitwood marquetry jardinière in the manner of Grohé, Paris	£2,500 €2,949 US$ 3,933
213	A French late 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany moucheté secrétaireafter a model by Jean-Henri Riesener	£4,125 €4,866 US$ 6,491
215	A pair of French late 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany pedestals	£10,000 €11,798 US$ 15,735
216	A French 19th century Louis XV style ivory table-vitrine probably Dieppe	£2,250 €2,654 US$ 3,540
217	An Italian 19th century ivory inlaid macassar ebony side chair possibly Milanese	£3,750 €4,424 US$ 5,900
225	A French 19th century white marble figure of a girl, an allegory of 'Hesitation'	£7,500 €8,849 US$ 11,801
227	Hiram Powers, American (1805-1873) A marble bust of Proserpine	£49,250 €58,108 US$ 77,499
228	Two Florentine late 19th/ early 20th century framed pietre dure and black marble panels depicting sprigs of flowers	£2,750 €3,244 US$ 4,327
230	Two late 19th century rock crystal and gilt-bronze candlesticks	£2,250 €2,654 US$ 3,540
232	A French or Russian late 19th century gilt-bronze and Rhodonite tazza	£1,187 €1,401 US$ 1,868
233	A pair of French late 19th century Neo-Grec gilt bronze and marble urns by Barbedienne after a design by F. Levillain, Paris	£3,500 €4,129 US$ 5,507
235	A pair of late 19th century Italian partially ebonised armchairs	£3,250 €3,834 US$ 5,114
236	An Egyptian style late 19th century satinwood and mother of pearl inlaid stool in the form of a cat	£5,625 €6,636 US$ 8,851
238	A French late 19th century giltwood oval over-mantel mirror	£125 €147 US$ 196
240	A French early 20th century gilt bronze and porcelain twenty-light chinoiserie chandelier	£1,250 €1,474 US$ 1,966
243	Two Roman late 19th century pietre dure mounted giltwood frames	£4,250 €5,014 US$ 6,687
247	A set of four early 20th century Empire style gilt and patinated bronze five-light wall-appliques	£2,375 €2,802 US$ 3,737
248	An Austrian late 19th/ early 20th century terracotta bulldog	£1,875 €2,212 US$ 2,950
249	An Austrian late 19th/ early 20th century terracotta bulldog	£2,250 €2,654 US$ 3,540
251	A pair of large Japanese late 19th century parcel-gilt and polychrome decorated lacquered covered porcelain vases, on mother-of-pearl inset wooden bases	£3,937 €4,645 US$ 6,196
253	A late 19th/ early 20th century parecl-gilt and polychrome decorated Moorish style architectural cabinet	£2,750 €3,244 US$ 4,327
254	A pair of 20th century gilt-bronze mounted porcelain vases and covers	£1,625 €1,917 US$ 2,557
255	A French late 19th century patinated bronze figural group of Cupid and Psyche by E. Vittoz	£6,000 €7,079 US$ 9,441
258	Christophe Fratin, French (1800-1864) A bronze model of Jument défendant son Poulain cast by Daubrée	£3,500 €4,129 US$ 5,507
259	A bronze group of 'Les deux Parques' by Barbedienne after a model by Clesinger	£2,500 €2,949 US$ 3,933
261	An impressive pair of Venetian early 20th century Belgian black and specimen marble busts of an African king and queen	£46,850 €55,276 US$ 73,722