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Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

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FRAGMENT OF A DRAPED VENUS

Lot 5101 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

FRAGMENT OF A DRAPED VENUS

Roman, 1st-2nd century AD.

White marble with sintering, carved in full relief. The chiton fits closely to the skin, exposing the left breast. Mounted on a later metal base.

H 18.5 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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Lot 5102 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

MORTAR PESTLE

Egypt, Late Period, 664-332 BC

Alabaster, in the shape of a pylon.

H 11 cm.

CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)

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BRONZE APPLICATION IN THE FORM OF A MASK, PROBABLY OF THE GOD DIONYSUS

Lot 5104 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

BRONZE APPLICATION IN THE FORM OF A MASK, PROBABLY OF THE GOD DIONYSUS

Etruscan, 4th/3rd century BC.

Chased bronze with green patina. Striking face, framed by curly hair with a crown of leaves. Mounted on a later base.

H 5.8 cm.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

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CARVED FIGURE GROUP

Lot 5106 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

CARVED FIGURE GROUP

German, probably early 17th century, in the style of works by Leonhard Kern (1588-1662).

Ivory. Fully sculpted group of figures with two women.

H 10.6 cm.

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CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 550 / 2 580)

Sold for CHF 2 552 (including buyer’s premium)
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HOLY BISHOP WITH HIDDEN FIGURE OF AN UNCLOTHED EVA

Lot 5107 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

HOLY BISHOP WITH HIDDEN FIGURE OF AN UNCLOTHED EVA

France, end of the 19th century.

Ivory carved all round. The bishop with his typical attributes: Mitre, crosier and book in his hand. The figure can be unscrewed to reveal an Eve holding a veil and the apple, with the snake at her feet. The base is made of blackened and in part painted wood. The bishop, on the inside, with a barely legible inventory number 1934 (?).

H 30 cm.

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CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

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IVORY BOX WITH SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON

Lot 5108 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

IVORY BOX WITH SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON

Probably France or Switzerland, 19th century.

Rectangular box of carved ivory. Lid with three medallions, the central medallion with a kissing couple, the sides with partially nude women reacting to the central motif. The background is decorated with leaf motifs, scrolls and a pearl finial on the rim. The walls each with a scenic depiction of a courtly interior or a scenic forest, telling the story of a secret relationship with hidden witnesses. The bottom with a three-part depiction of an interior, a woman with a lady-in-waiting dressing, a hidden man observing the scene. Finished with a dotted frieze. Under the central medallion of the lid is a small songbird, turning and whistling. Movement with piston-driven whistle and winding mechanism on the bottom. Start lever on the side.

11 × 6.5 cm.

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ROUND LIDDED BOX WITH PORCELAIN PAINTING

Lot 5109 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

ROUND LIDDED BOX WITH PORCELAIN PAINTING

Late Louis XVI, probably France ca. 1800.

Inside 750 gold, lacquer and porcelain. Painted porcelain medallion with a depiction of Venus spanking Cupid. The closure ring decorated with a tendril frieze, scrolls, flowers and a satyr head. The inside bears an incised signature HB /-/- 396. The bottom with an old label: The British Antique Dealers Association, Certified for Customs Purpose Only, Over 100 Years Old.

Ø 8 cm.

CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)

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LOT OF THREE EROTIC MINIATURE MEDALLIONS

Lot 5110 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF THREE EROTIC MINIATURE MEDALLIONS

End of the 19th century.

1. oval, gold-stamped leather case, opening onto a miniature painting depicting an intimate shave. Bottom with old label Sotheby's 17.5.94. 2. oval brass medallion with chased lid, opening onto an enamel miniature depicting a lustful man looking under the blanket of a sleeping woman. 3. oval brass pillbox. The lid with a miniature painting depicting an allegory of love; the inner lid with a depiction of Susanna bathing. The bottom with a brass monogram inlaid in tortoiseshell.

1. Leather case: L 9.2 cm 2. Brass medallion: H 7 cm 3. Pill box: L 8.2 cm

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CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 520 / 820)

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LOT OF TWO CIGARETTE CASES WITH EROTIC ENAMEL PAINTINGS

Lot 5111 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF TWO CIGARETTE CASES WITH EROTIC ENAMEL PAINTINGS

Late 19th century / early 20th century.

1. Rectangular, long case of silver, stamped 935 and with two unidentified marks. The lid with enamel painting: Depiction of three sirens on rocks, waving to a ship. Inscribed on the lower right Ed. Lossier inv. Probably after a design by Frank Edouard Lossier (Geneva, 1852-1925). With a brown box. 2. Small rectangular case opening onto a secret compartment with an enamel painting depicting a female nude, silver, stamped 925 and marked S & Co. and other unidentified marks.

17 × 8.5 cm and 9.5 × 7.5 cm.

CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)

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LOT OF FIVE PIPES WITH EROTIC MOTIFS

Lot 5113 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF FIVE PIPES WITH EROTIC MOTIFS

Germany/Italy, 19th/20th century.

Meerschaum, amber, wood and synthetics. 1. Pipe In the shape of a reclining woman with detachable legs as a pipe style, blue fabric skirt. Brown leather case, the inside lined with velour in the shape of a bed. The inside of the case signed Georg Koppa K. K. Hoflieferant Meerschaumfabrik Dresden. 2. Pipe bowl with a kneeling lady with movable hoop skirt. Brown leather case, the inside signed Edoardo Flegel Milano. 3. Pipe in the shape of a boy and a girl making love. Brown leather case for the pipe bowl. 4. Pipe bowl in the shape of a lady with spread legs sitting on a bedside table, the commode door hinged. Black leather case. 5. Pipe bowl in the shape of a lustful satyr head, tickling a standing, nude woman with its tongue. Without case.

1. L with case 21 cm. 2. L with case 12 cm. 3. L with case 25 cm. 4. L with case 13 cm. 5. L without case 11.5 cm.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

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Lot 5114 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

FRITZ BERMANN

(?-1967)

Viennese bronzes, in part gilt and with cold painting. Devil's orchestra consisting of: 1 pianist, 1 grand piano, 2 cellists, 1 accordion player, 1 drummer and 1 devil with the inscription "Poor devil seeks angel". Marked FBW. The grand piano marked Bermann FBW.

H max. ca. 4.5 cm. L wing 7 cm.

CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)

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Attributed to FRANZ XAVIER BERGMAN

Lot 5115 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

Attributed to FRANZ XAVIER BERGMAN

(1838 – 1888)

Viennese bronze, cold-painted. Adam and Eve at the tree of knowledge. With push-button spring mechanism. Inscribed on the base: N. Greb. Inscribed at the bottom: AUSTRIA GESCHÜTZT

H 15 cm.

CHF 300 / 500 | (€ 310 / 520)

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LOT OF FOUR BRONZE FIGURES

Lot 5116 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF FOUR BRONZE FIGURES

Vienna, early 20th century.

1. Crocodile with hinged back. The inside with a reclining female nude. Bronze with green and gold patina. Marked AUSTRIA on the tail. Probably Franz Bergmann foundry. 2. Bearskin with a female nude lying on it. Bronze with gold patina and cold painting. 3. FRITZ BERMANN (?-1967). Patinated bronze. Figure of a satyr with a female nude in his arms. Monogrammed FBW at the bottom. 4. FRANZ XAVIER BERGMANN (1861-1936). Egyptian sarcophagus. Bronze with cold painting and parcel-gilt. The sarcophagus opening to reveal a female nude. Inscribed on the back: Nam Greb. Marked at the bottom: AUSTRIA.

1. L 23.5 cm. 2. L 17.5 cm. 3. H 9 cm. 4. H 21 cm.

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Attributed to FRANZ XAVER BERGMANN

Lot 5117 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

Attributed to FRANZ XAVER BERGMANN

(1861 – 1936)

Lot of three Viennese bronzes, ca. 1910/20. Patinated bronze, in part with cold painting. 1. Lustful devil, monogrammed B. 2. Sleeping nymph on a removable bedstead and with removable dress, nymph and bedstead monogrammed B. 3. Reclining odalisque with a removable blanket on a canapé and oriental bedstead, monogrammed B.

1. Devil: L 13.5 cm. 2. Nymph: L 11 cm. 3. Odalisque: L 14 cm.

CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 520 / 820)

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LOT OF THREE PENDANTS

Lot 5118 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF THREE PENDANTS

France, end of the 19th century.

Three punched silver pendants designed as an openable book, marked Hre Naturelle, and two ladies lying in tubs. The pendants can be opened to reveal naked parts of the body. In a screw-on, round ivory medallion, the inside lined with red velvet. In an assorted box.

Ø medallion 5.3 cm.

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LOT OF TWO WALKING STICKS

Lot 5119 ♣ - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF TWO WALKING STICKS

France, end of the 19th century / around 1900.

1. Hazelnut. Cylindrical stick. Grip carved with a reclining female nude, ending in a scroll. Inscribed with Catastrophe de St. Gervais 12 Juillet 1892, tip missing. In memory of the landslide in 1892. 2. Twisted, carved ebony stick with round ivory inlays, ivory end, carved ivory grip in the shape of a phallus. Silver mount.

1. L 94 cm. 2. L 91 cm.

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CHF 700 / 1 000 | (€ 720 / 1 030)

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LOT OF TWO WATCH KEY FOBS WITH HIDDEN NUDES

Lot 5120 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

LOT OF TWO WATCH KEY FOBS WITH HIDDEN NUDES

Ca. 1900.

Gilt metal. One key with a miniature telescope containing a photograph of a female nude. The other key is gilt, with a 750 gold chain.

10 gr.

CHF 300 / 400 | (€ 310 / 410)

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GEORGES PETIT DE CHEMELLIER

Lot 5121 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

GEORGES PETIT DE CHEMELLIER

(1835 – 1907)

Leda and the swan. Dark patinated bronze. Signed Gde Chemellier on the base. Red/grey marble base.

L 19 cm.

CHF 600 / 800 | (€ 620 / 820)

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Attributed to BRUNO BRAQUEHAIS / MAISON GOUIN

Lot 5122 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

Attributed to BRUNO BRAQUEHAIS / MAISON GOUIN

(1823 – 1875)

4 stereoscopic daguerreotypes, each on two rectangular plaques. Depiction of nudes with fine color enhancement, around 1855/60, probably Maison Gouin. Inscribed on the back: Coll. Serge NAZARIEFF: Image de la MAISON GOUIN (1857-1860). Attribution à BRUNO BRAQUEHAIS and Coll. Claude ANTONIOLI: Image de la MAISON GOUIN (1858-1860). Attribution à BRUNO BRAQUEHAIS

8.5 × 17.3 cm and 8.4 × 16.9 cm, respectively.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

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MONOGRAMMIST B.R.D, AFTER OCTAVE TASSAERT

Lot 5123 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

MONOGRAMMIST B.R.D, AFTER OCTAVE TASSAERT

"La Femme damnée", dated 1859.

Hidden picture: Erotic love play. Oil on wood. The bottom monogrammed B.R.D., dated 1859. Above, a portrait of a girl that can be inserted into the frame, concealing the erotic scene. Charcoal and gouache on paper.

With frame 40 × 30 cm.

CHF 400 / 600 | (€ 410 / 620)

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GOLD RING WITH AN EROTIC COUPLE

Lot 5124 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

GOLD RING WITH AN EROTIC COUPLE

20th century.

Gold, stamped 750 and a further, not clearly visible, punch mark. With box.

Ring size ca. 62.5. 18 gr.

CHF 600 / 800 | (€ 620 / 820)

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PORTICO CLOCK WITH DATE

Lot 5127 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

PORTICO CLOCK WITH DATE

Directoire/Empire, Paris, ca. 1800, the dial signed Louis Berthoud Horloger de la Marine (probably Pierre Louis Berthoud, 1754-1813).

White marble and gilt bronze. Architectural portico. On a rectangular base and round feet. Opulent applied gilt decoration in the form of fleurons, baskets of flowers, putti, a satyr mask, pearl friezes and torches in the style of antiquity. The cylindrical clock case is suspended and decorated with a drapery on the lower edge. White enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic numerals for the date. Parisian movement with half-hour strike on bell. Sun pendulum. 1 key.

33.5 × 9.5 × 51.5 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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PORTICO CLOCK WITH DATE

Lot 5128 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

PORTICO CLOCK WITH DATE

Louis XVI, Paris ca. 1780, the dial signed Mailand à Paris (Henri Mailand, maître in Paris 1764-1789).

White marble and gilt bronze. Portico-shaped case with straight architrave, supported by four conical round columns and two herms on cylindrical pilasters. Vase top. White enamel dial with black Roman numerals for hours and Arabic numerals for minutes. Red date display. Sun pendulum. Movement with anchor escapement and half-hour strike on bell. 1 key.

35.5 × 15 × 54 cm.

CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)

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Lot 5132 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

PRAYER BENCH

Baroque, Italy, 18th century.

Walnut, rosewood, amaranth and other woods inlaid in the form of fillets and geometric reserves. Slightly trapezoidal, recessed top on a straight frame with one drawer and four pyramid legs with flattened feet, on a rectangular kneeboard likewise with flattened feet. Freestanding.

69 × 61 × 92 cm.

CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 520 / 820)

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Lot 5133 - ibid145 Furniture - online only - Tuesday 25 June 2024, 03.30 PM

COMMODE

Louis XV, probably Rhone Valley, 18th century.

Walnut, shaped and carved with reserves. Rectangular body on a cut-out frame. Front with two curved drawers. Bronze mounts. 1 key.

108 × 55 × 87 cm.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

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