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- Private & Iconic Collections and House Sales

The Selected contents of Chateau de Villers- Helon and The Property of a French Dynasty

Auction highlights

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1W — A Full set of Armour In the 16th Century Style

2W — Five Decorative Percussion GunsThe First By Twig, Mostly 19th Century

3W — A large German 18th century carved giltwood and painted coat of arms

4W — Two Indian Matchlock Guns Of Large Bore, And Four Indian Matchlock Carbines19th Century

5W — Three South Indian Matchlock GunsAll 19th Century

6W — A Tabriz carpet North West Persia, 581cm x 355cm

7W — Two French Percussion Military MusketsMid-19th Century

8W — Three French Percussion Military MusketsThe First By Pouderon A St. Etienne, The Second By Paliard VP A St. Etienne, All Mid-19th Century

9W — Two French Percussion Military MusketsMid-19th Century

10W — Three French Percussion Military MusketsMid-19th Century

11W — Three South Indian Matchlock GunsAll 19th Century

12W — Three Indian Matchlock Longarms, And An Indian Percussion Gun All 19th Century

13W — Seven Various Chinese Polearms19th Century

14W — A collection of gun racks and stands

15Ф,W,Y — Two Algerian Toe-Lock Guns, A North African Snaphaunce Gun, And Three Other Antique Firearms All 19th Century

16W — A French late 19th century painted and woven tapestry

17W — Two Snider Patent Breech-loading Military Muskets Both Circa 1865

18 — Carlos Marchiori(American 20th Century)Trompe l'oeil

19 — Continental school, 19th centuryStill life of fruit

20 — Flemish School18th CenturyA cavalry skirmish with Turks

21 — After Antoine Pesne20th CenturyPortrait of Sophia Maria, Countess Voss, three-quarter length, seated, in a painted oval

22 — Continental School19th CenturyStill life of songbirds

23W — French School19th CenturyJoan of Arc leading troops into battle

24 — Circle of Pierre Mignard(Troyes 1612-1695 Paris)Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a white dress and gold wrap

25 — 19th century schoolBoy with fruit

26W — A large Thai 16th/ 17th century bronze Buddha

27W — A pair of French second quarter 20th century bois satiné and gilt metal mounted jardinières

28W — An Italian early 20th century carved giltwood bench In the Rococo style

29W — A pair of French carved giltwood brackets In the Rococo style

30W — A large carved giltwood and painted side table In the Italian mid 18th century style

31W — A French late 19th/ early 20th century carved giltwood and Vernis Martin decorated vitrine In the Louis XV style

32W — A French 19th century walnut buffet a deux corps

33W — A French mid 18th century oak and cherrywood buffet a deux corps

34W — A French 19th century satinwood, ebonised and gilt painted harp

35 — A late 19th century French timepiece, together with another timepiece

36 — A French late 19th century gilt bronze clock

37 — A French late 18th century marble and gilt bronze clock

38W — A French late 19th century bronze and gilt bronze mantle clock

39 — A French late 19th century gilt bronze clock

40Y — A Louis XIV cut brass inlaid, tortoiseshell and gilt metal mounted 'Boulle' bracket clock Made by Bouquet, Dijon

41 — French School18th CenturyThe nurture of the Infant Jupiter(?)

42 — Gustav Pope(British, ?-1895)A desert prayer

43 — Continental school20th CenturyArchangel Michael

44 — After Guido ReniArchangel Michael defeating Satan

45 — German School18th CenturyPutti playing with a bird; Putti playing with a mask and torch

46W — A French early 20th century mahagany, rosewood, bois satiné, parquetry and gilt metal mounted bureau plat and cartonnier In the Louis XVI style after a model by Jean-François Oeben

47 — A pair of Telebinoculars together with a Stereographic Library

48 — An Art Deco marble and slate clock garniture, together with another Art Deco marble, bronze and ivory clock

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1^W —
A Full set of Armour In the 16th Century Style

2^W —
Five Decorative Percussion Guns
The First By Twig, Mostly 19th Century

3^W —
A large German 18th century carved giltwood and painted coat of arms

4^W —
Two Indian Matchlock Guns Of Large Bore, And Four Indian Matchlock Carbines
19th Century

5^W —
Three South Indian Matchlock Guns
All 19th Century

6^W —
A Tabriz carpet
North West Persia, 581cm x 355cm

7^W —
Two French Percussion Military Muskets
Mid-19th Century

8^W —
Three French Percussion Military Muskets
The First By Pouderon A St. Etienne, The Second By Paliard VP A St. Etienne, All Mid-19th Century

9^W —
Two French Percussion Military Muskets
Mid-19th Century

10^W —
Three French Percussion Military Muskets
Mid-19th Century

11^W —
Three South Indian Matchlock Guns
All 19th Century

12^W —
Three Indian Matchlock Longarms, And An Indian Percussion Gun
All 19th Century

13^W —
Seven Various Chinese Polearms
19th Century

14^W —
A collection of gun racks and stands

15^Ф,W,Y —
Two Algerian Toe-Lock Guns, A North African Snaphaunce Gun, And Three Other Antique Firearms
All 19th Century

16^W —
A French late 19th century painted and woven tapestry

17^W —
Two Snider Patent Breech-loading Military Muskets
Both Circa 1865

18 —
Carlos Marchiori
(American 20th Century)
Trompe l'oeil

19 —
Continental school, 19th century
Still life of fruit

20 —
Flemish School
18th Century
A cavalry skirmish with Turks

21 —
After Antoine Pesne
20th Century
Portrait of Sophia Maria, Countess Voss, three-quarter length, seated, in a painted oval

22 —
Continental School
19th Century
Still life of songbirds

23^W —
French School
19th Century
Joan of Arc leading troops into battle

24 —
Circle of Pierre Mignard
(Troyes 1612-1695 Paris)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a white dress and gold wrap

25 —
19th century school
Boy with fruit

26^W —
A large Thai 16th/ 17th century bronze Buddha

27^W —
A pair of French second quarter 20th century bois satiné and gilt metal mounted jardinières

28^W —
An Italian early 20th century carved giltwood bench
In the Rococo style

29^W —
A pair of French carved giltwood brackets
In the Rococo style

30^W —
A large carved giltwood and painted side table
In the Italian mid 18th century style

31^W —
A French late 19th/ early 20th century carved giltwood and Vernis Martin decorated vitrine
In the Louis XV style

32^W —
A French 19th century walnut buffet a deux corps

33^W —
A French mid 18th century oak and cherrywood buffet a deux corps

34^W —
A French 19th century satinwood, ebonised and gilt painted harp

35 —
A late 19th century French timepiece, together with another timepiece

36 —
A French late 19th century gilt bronze clock

37 —
A French late 18th century marble and gilt bronze clock

38^W —
A French late 19th century bronze and gilt bronze mantle clock

39 —
A French late 19th century gilt bronze clock

40^Y —
A Louis XIV cut brass inlaid, tortoiseshell and gilt metal mounted 'Boulle' bracket clock
Made by Bouquet, Dijon

41 —
French School
18th Century
The nurture of the Infant Jupiter(?)

42 —
Gustav Pope
(British, ?-1895)
A desert prayer

43 —
Continental school
20th Century
Archangel Michael

44 —
After Guido Reni
Archangel Michael defeating Satan

45 —
German School
18th Century
Putti playing with a bird; Putti playing with a mask and torch

46^W —
A French early 20th century mahagany, rosewood, bois satiné, parquetry and gilt metal mounted bureau plat and cartonnier
In the Louis XVI style after a model by Jean-François Oeben

47 —
A pair of Telebinoculars together with a Stereographic Library

48 —
An Art Deco marble and slate clock garniture, together with another Art Deco marble, bronze and ivory clock