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 €961 US$ 1,237
5	A French early 18th century small bust of Ceres	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
8	A Spanish 17th century mother of pearl inlaid casket	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
12	A panel of sixteen Spanish (Seville) arista glazed tiles, circa 1525-50	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
14	A Portuguese Colonial 17th century ivory, mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid cabinet	£11,249 €13,317 US$ 17,138
17	An Indo-Portuguese 17th century carved ivory relief depicting the Christ Child steering a ship	£11,874 €14,057 US$ 18,090
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 €9,618 US$ 12,377
21	A pair of Venetian 16th century bronze models of lionsCircle of Tiziano Aspetti (1559-1606)	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
24	A 17th century bronze roundel depicting St Philip Neri	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
25	A German 17th century etched ivory and bone inlaid ebony and ebonised cabinet	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
27	An early 18th century Portuguese-Colonial ivory, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid rosewood, fruitwood and parquetry table cabinet	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
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 €17,756 US$ 22,851
31	A Spanish late 19th century Baroque style gilt-metal mounted rosewood, ivory, tortoiseshell, parquetry and ebonised wood cabinet-on-stand	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
32	An Italian red porphyry head of a Roman emperor	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
34	An Italian 17th century white marble and red porphyry bust	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
36	An Italian late 16th / early 17th century carved hardstone bust of Venus possibly Milan	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
37	A German 11th century style ivory relief depicting Christ Triumphantcarved before 1850	£1,187 €1,405 US$ 1,809
40	A German late 17th century ivory figure of a boy	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
41	A Northern French late 14th / early 15th century parcel gilt and polycrome carved wood group of the Virgin and child	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
43	A pair of 16th century brass piques-cierge	£562 €665 US$ 856
45	A French late 18th century bronze Cupid after a model by François Duquesnoy (1597-1643)	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
47	An Italian late 16th century bronze of a man together with a 16th century bronze of an old man	£899 €1,065 US$ 1,371
48	An 18th century bronze model of a bull after the antique	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
49	Two 18th century bronze figures of the apostle St John and Virgin Mary	£749 €887 US$ 1,142
50	A French 18th century bronze model of a prancing horse	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
51	An 18th century bronze figure of Hercules as a caryatid	£562 €665 US$ 856
54	A bronze figure of Antinous after the antique	£1,062 €1,257 US$ 1,618
55	A North Italian 17th century ormolu-mounted ivory and brown tortoiseshell ebony and ebonised cabinet	£9,374 €11,097 US$ 14,281
56	Two carved sandstone gargoyles	£1,187 €1,405 US$ 1,809
58	An Italian 19th century bronze group of a man teaching a boy archery skills	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
60	A North Italian 18th century fruitwood, walnut and burr-walnut bombé bureau	£45,649 €54,039 US$ 69,543
61	An Italian late 18th/ early 19th century fauteuil	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
62	An Italian 18th century brass-inlaid walnut, fruitwood and parquetry serpentine commode	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
63	An Italian 19th century alabaster urn	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
67	An Italian porphyry mortar with removable lid	£5,749 €6,806 US$ 8,759
68	A Sicilian 18th century marble inlaid table top	£6,249 €7,398 US$ 9,521
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 €3,255 US$ 4,189
70	A large Venitian 18th century blue and silvered cut-glass mirror	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
72	A French mid-18th century Louis XV carved white marble fireplace	£31,249 €36,993 US$ 47,606
77	A pair of German 18th century carved walnut armchairs	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
79	A pair of Louis XV and later ormolu candelabra	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
81	A French 18th century Louis XV carved walnut duchesse en bateau by Jean Nadal, Paris	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
82	A French Louis XV gilt bronze mounted kingwood and tulipwood serpentine commode	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
92	A pair of Rococo carved walnut side chairs	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
95	A French 18th century Louis XV ormolu-mounted satiné, kingwood and marquetry serpentine commode by André Antoine Lardin (Maître in 1750)	£6,249 €7,398 US$ 9,521
96	A Louis XVI giltwood bergère	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
97	A French Louis XV ormolu-mounted amaranth, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry and marquetry occasional table in the manner of BVRB	£27,499 €32,554 US$ 41,893
98	A French 18th century Louis XVI amaranth, fruitwood and parquetry secrétaire à abattant by Jean-Baptiste Vassou (Maître in 1767)	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
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 €65,403 US$ 84,168
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 €52,619 US$ 67,715
104	A French late 18th century Louis XVI gilt-bronze cartel clock the movement by Fol Fils, Paris, circa 1780	£8,124 €9,618 US$ 12,377
106	A Dutch late 18th/ early 19th century bronze-mounted mahogany armoire	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
111	A rare Louis XVI pendule à cadran tournant gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock by Caquerelle, Paris	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
113	A pair of Austrian 18th century and later walnut and parquetry serpentine commodes	£8,749 €10,358 US$ 13,329
116	A Swedish 18th century ormolu and brass-mounted fruitwood, walnut and parquetry commode	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
121	A Dutch late 18th/early 19th century mahogany miniature cylinder bureau	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
124	A pair of late 18th century silvered and parcel-gilt torchères	£8,124 €9,618 US$ 12,377
126	A pair of 19th century gilt-bronze three-light figural candelabra probably circa 1830	£12,499 €14,797 US$ 19,042
131	An Italian early 20th century white marble group of putti entitled 'Musica'	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
132	An Italian rectangular green spath-fluor or fluorite veneered table top	£29,999 €35,513 US$ 45,702
133	A French late 19th century white marble bust of Madame du Barry by Emile Boyer, after Augustin Pajou	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
134	A late 19th century French marble bust of Marie Antoinette	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
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 €1,627 US$ 2,094
139	A North Italian early 19th century walnut and fruitwood marquetry commode in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
140	A set of three large Italian Barocco polychrome decorated, silvered and giltwood candelabra en girandoles	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
141	A large 19th century Boulle and ormolu mounted Bracket Clock	£6,874 €8,138 US$ 10,473
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 €4,735 US$ 6,093
147	A Dutch 19th century walnut, fruitwood, ivory and mother of pearl inlaid table	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
150	A French early 19th century mahogany, cherry wood and marquetry lit-en-bateau	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
151	A French early 19th century gilt-bronze Chinoiserie mantel clock the movement by Honoré Pons, Paris	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
155	A pair of French late 19th century Régence style giltwood fauteuils à la reine	£2,124 €2,515 US$ 3,237
156	A French late 19th century Régence style ormolu-mounted red ground and parcel-gilt vernis Martin horloge de parquet	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
157	A French late 19th century Régence style gilt-bronze six-light chandelier	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
158	A French 19th century and later ormolu-mounted and brass-inlaid, tortoiseshell, ebony and ebonised Boulle style marquetry clock on pedestal	£14,999 €17,756 US$ 22,851
159	An impressive French late 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze and cut-glass twelve-light chandelier	£18,749 €22,195 US$ 28,563
162	An Italian late 19th century white marble and pietre dure inlaid table	£34,849 €41,254 US$ 53,090
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 €4,439 US$ 5,712
168	A French mid-19th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted walnut, tulipwood, ebonised and marquetry table à bijouxby Pretot & Cie, Paris	£8,124 €9,618 US$ 12,377
172	A French ormolu-mounted kingwood and marquetry occasional table probably by Gervais Durand, Paris	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
174	A late 19th century silvered bronze jardiniere	£999 €1,183 US$ 1,523
175	A French mid-19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite clock garniture	£4,374 €5,179 US$ 6,664
177	A pair of French Louis Philippe gilt-bronze and malachite vases	£9,374 €11,097 US$ 14,281
180	A pair of French late 19th century Empire style gilt-bronze six-light figural candelabra	£1,124 €1,331 US$ 1,713
184	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood mahogany lady's writing deskby François Linke, Paris, Index number 386	£8,124 €9,618 US$ 12,377
185	A French late 19th/ early 20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and vernis Martin vitrine	£3,999 €4,735 US$ 6,093
186	A Sienna marble and gilt-bronze mounted inkwell by Falguiere	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
187	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted satiné, parquetry and vernis Martin console	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
190	A French late 19th century ormolu-mounted kingwood and satiné bureau plat	£14,999 €17,756 US$ 22,851
194	A French 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany Louis XVI style table vitrine attributed to Henry Dasson, Paris	£6,249 €7,398 US$ 9,521
195	A pair of French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted Campan Vert marble urns	£3,124 €3,699 US$ 4,760
196	A fine pair of French late 19th century gilt-bronze four-light wall appliques by Henry Vian, Paris, after a model by Beurdeley	£4,999 €5,918 US$ 7,617
201	A fine French mid-19th century ormolu-mounted white marble mantel clock possibly by Beurdeley, the movement by Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris	£18,749 €22,195 US$ 28,563
202	An impressive pair of French 19th century ormolu-mounted white marble vases	£18,749 €22,195 US$ 28,563
203	A late 19th century Italian carved marble group of a courting couple signed F. Palla	£4,749 €5,622 US$ 7,236
204	A French 19th century marble bust of Madame du Barry after Augustin Pajou (1730-1809)	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
206	An Italian 19th century alabaster group of a mother and child by Emilio Fiaschi (Italian 1858 - 1941)	£2,374 €2,811 US$ 3,618
207	A French late 19th century gilt-bronze figural group by Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949)	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
208	A large mid 19th century Dieppe ivory group of a Bacchanalian scene after Simon Louis Boizot, French (1743-1809)	£6,874 €8,138 US$ 10,473
211	A French mid-19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted thuya and fruitwood marquetry jardinière in the manner of Grohé, Paris	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
213	A French late 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany moucheté secrétaireafter a model by Jean-Henri Riesener	£4,124 €4,883 US$ 6,284
215	A pair of French late 19th century ormolu-mounted mahogany pedestals	£9,999 €11,837 US$ 15,234
216	A French 19th century Louis XV style ivory table-vitrine probably Dieppe	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
217	An Italian 19th century ivory inlaid macassar ebony side chair possibly Milanese	£3,749 €4,439 US$ 5,712
225	A French 19th century white marble figure of a girl, an allegory of 'Hesitation'	£7,499 €8,878 US$ 11,425
227	Hiram Powers, American (1805-1873) A marble bust of Proserpine	£49,249 €58,301 US$ 75,027
228	Two Florentine late 19th/ early 20th century framed pietre dure and black marble panels depicting sprigs of flowers	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
230	Two late 19th century rock crystal and gilt-bronze candlesticks	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
232	A French or Russian late 19th century gilt-bronze and Rhodonite tazza	£1,187 €1,405 US$ 1,809
233	A pair of French late 19th century Neo-Grec gilt bronze and marble urns by Barbedienne after a design by F. Levillain, Paris	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
235	A pair of late 19th century Italian partially ebonised armchairs	£3,249 €3,847 US$ 4,951
236	An Egyptian style late 19th century satinwood and mother of pearl inlaid stool in the form of a cat	£5,624 €6,658 US$ 8,569
238	A French late 19th century giltwood oval over-mantel mirror	£124 €147 US$ 190
240	A French early 20th century gilt bronze and porcelain twenty-light chinoiserie chandelier	£1,249 €1,479 US$ 1,904
243	Two Roman late 19th century pietre dure mounted giltwood frames	£4,249 €5,031 US$ 6,474
247	A set of four early 20th century Empire style gilt and patinated bronze five-light wall-appliques	£2,374 €2,811 US$ 3,618
248	An Austrian late 19th/ early 20th century terracotta bulldog	£1,874 €2,219 US$ 2,856
249	An Austrian late 19th/ early 20th century terracotta bulldog	£2,249 €2,663 US$ 3,427
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 €4,661 US$ 5,998
253	A late 19th/ early 20th century parecl-gilt and polychrome decorated Moorish style architectural cabinet	£2,749 €3,255 US$ 4,189
254	A pair of 20th century gilt-bronze mounted porcelain vases and covers	£1,624 €1,923 US$ 2,475
255	A French late 19th century patinated bronze figural group of Cupid and Psyche by E. Vittoz	£5,999 €7,102 US$ 9,140
258	Christophe Fratin, French (1800-1864) A bronze model of Jument défendant son Poulain cast by Daubrée	£3,499 €4,143 US$ 5,331
259	A bronze group of 'Les deux Parques' by Barbedienne after a model by Clesinger	£2,499 €2,959 US$ 3,808
261	An impressive pair of Venetian early 20th century Belgian black and specimen marble busts of an African king and queen	£46,849 €55,460 US$ 71,371