Sale
16889 - Fine Continental Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art, 25 Nov 2009
New Bond Street
***Collection & Shipment - All lots will be retained at Bonhams, New Bond Street until 5pm, Wednesday 25th November 2009. Sold lots not collected by then will be removed to Bonhams White City Warehouse at: 2 Relay Road, White City, London, W12 7SJ, Tel: +44 (0) 87 0811 3867, Hours of opening 9.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. All lots removed on 25th November 2009 to Bonhams warehouse will be available for collection from 9.30am, Friday 27th November 2009. These lots will be subject to transfer and storage charges if they are not collected within the period outlined below. Lots may be released from Bonhams warehouse on production of the Collection Order obtained from cashier's office at Bonhams, Knightsbridge or New Bond Street and a form of photographic ID. If a third party is collecting on behalf of a client, the third party must produce a letter of authority from the buyer and photographic from of ID*** Handling & Storage Charges – For sold lots removed to Bonhams Warehouse there will be no storage charges for lots collected between Friday 27th November 2009 and close of business on Friday 11th December 2009. Transfer and storage charges will commence on Monday 14th December 2009 and will be applicable for each working day. The charges levied by Bonhams are as follows: Furniture, large paintings and large objects: Transfer per lot £35 plus VAT, daily storage per lot £3.60 plus VAT, Paintings and objects: Transfer per lot £20 plus VAT, daily storage per lot £1.90 plus VAT.*** Please see catalogue for further details
Lot No: 249*
A highly impressive life-size Italian 19th century white marble group of Tarquin and Lucretia
Sextus Tarquin standing by a throne holding Lucretia's hand, a scroll letter at her feet, a tiger to his right hand side resting on a base fronted by an eagle with spreading wings, the throne with the inscriptions SPQR to the arm supports, the back rail depicting the louve of Rome with Romulus and Remus, decorated all-over with grotesques, scrolling foliage, birds and putti, the back with a flaming urn above scrolling dolphins, on a shaped base with floral garlands to one side, 140cm wide, 165cm deep, 201cm high (55" wide, 64.5" deep, 79" high).
Estimate: £150,000 - 250,000, €160,000 - 270,000
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Contact the Specialist to discuss this lot or sale Email: Francois Le Brun/Camille Mestdagh (Furniture & Works of Art) Tel: +44 (0) 8700 273635
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