Furniture, Porcelain & Decoration
Thursday 26 March 2015, 01.30 PM
HEAD OF FORTUNA, Roman, after the Tyche of Antioch, Southern Italy, 1st century BC. Beige marble and black/grey/red granite. Fortuna with wreath and crown, mounted on a conical round base. Nose restored in the 19th century. Head: H 17.5 cm. With base: H 26 cm. Provenance: - in a Swiss private collection since 1974. A notarized document is available at Galerie Koller. With opinion by Dr. J.D. Chamay, Geneva, 15 June 2014.
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HEAD OF EROS, Roman, according to the Eros by Lysippos, Italy, 1st century AD. Beige marble. Mounted on a black, stepped wooden base. Chipped. Head: H 22.5 cm. With base: H 28 cm. Provenance: - in a Swiss private collection since 1974. A notarized document is available at Galerie Koller. With opinion by Dr. J.D. Chamay, Geneva, 15 June 2014.
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PAIR OF SIMILAR LIONS IN STONE, in the Romanesque style, Italy. Grey stone. Reclining lion, head turned upwards, on a rectangular base. Strong signs of weathering, losses. L ca. 84 cm. H ca. 54 cm. Provenance: - Koller Auction, Zurich, 20 June 2011, Lot No. 5324. - from the collection of the Marquise de Amodio y Moya.
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PAINTED SARCOPHAGUS COVER, 25th Dynasty, Egypt, ca. 664-332 BC. Finely painted wood with the winged Goddess Nephthys with "Ousekh" necklace and hieroglyphics; "Paroles dites par l'Osiris Khenou, qui a fait le dieu de chacun. (Le) fils de Horus qu'a donné Sousenoumenou de M... (Sousenoumenou est le nom de son père). Celle qu' donné Mout, qui a donné Horus, l'Osiris divin, la maîtresse de (la demeure) Iroun...". Rectangular. Minor losses. Mounted on a metal frame. H 165 cm. Provenance: - formerly in a private collection, Bourgogne. - Galerie G. Moreau, Toulouse. - Auction Tajan, Paris, 8 February 2008 (Lot No. 166; expert A. Tarantino, Paris) - Auction Auxerre Enchères, 14 September 2013 (Lot No. 13; expert M. Cohen, Paris). - from a Swiss collection. With opinion by Aut'Antic, Sullens and official export papers of 9 December 2013.
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MISSAL BOX, Renaissance, France, 15th century. Wood and iron. Rectangular, open-worked body with hinged body and 4 rings. Fine iron lock. The inside with remains of pasted paper and jute lining. 17x23x14 cm. Provenance: - from an Italian collection.
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SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, late Gothic, from the Alpine region, end of the 15th century. Lime, curved, verso hollowed, paint removed. Standing with a book and a knife (incomplete). Base repaired. Hand with knife, repaired. Wormholes. H 128 cm. Provenance: - from a European collection.
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ANNA WITH MARY AND JESUS, Gothic , from the Alpine region, probably 17th century. Carved wood, verso hollowed and painted. Anna throning on a chair, with the Christ Child and Mary on her knees. Painting, not original. H 95 cm. Provenance: - from a Swiss private collection.
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CHRIST ON A THRONE, Gothic, in the style of L. VON BRIXEN (Leonard von Brixen, actually Lienhart Scherhauff, prior to 1438-ca. 1475), Tyrol ca. 1450/60. Carved wood, verso hollowed and with remains of painting. H 103 cm. Provenance: - from an Australian private collection.
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WOODEN BOX, Renaissance, dated 1629, probably Innsbruck. Walnut, ash and partially coloured , local fruit woods, finely inlaid with compass, angle and Freemason symbols, hearts, reserves and decorative frieze. Rectangular body with hinged cover. The inside with hinged compartment. Iron locks, mounts and handle. 48x34x36 cm. Provenance: - from an Italian collection.
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SMALL CABINET, early Baroque, German, 17th century. Ebonized pear wood, walnut and local fruit woods, finely inlaid with brass fillets. Rectangular body. Front with (missing) central door covering 4 drawers, surrounded by 14 drawers of different sizes. Bronze knobs. Requires some restoration. 75x32x79 cm. Provenance: - from a Swiss private collection.
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BOX, Baroque, so-called "Römhilder Kästchen", Thuringia ca. 1630/50. Ebonized soft wood and alabaster and bone in relief. Rectangular body with panelled hinged cover, on rectangular feet. The inside with 3 drawers and finely painted paper. 2 secret drawers next to one another, visible when pulling out the left wall. Iron lock and mounts. 39.5x27.5x16 cm. Provenance: - from a German collection.
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CHANDELIER, Baroque, the Netherlands ca. 1700. Bronze and brass. Baluster-shaped shaft with 12 curved and scrolled light branches with broad plates and vase-shaped nozzles on 2 levels. Fitted for electricity. D 85 cm. H 70 cm.
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CABINET ON A STAND, Louis XIII, France ca. 1630. Ebony, exquisitely carved with scenes from the Iliad in a profiled frame, with flowers, leaves, decorative frieze, tortoiseshell, stained woods and ivory. Front with double-doors, 2 drawers on top and 3 other drawers. The inside with a central double-door surrounded by 14 drawers. Secret drawers. Gilt bronze mounts. 165x57x200 cm. Provenance: - from a European collection.
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LACQUERED LADY'S DESK BEARING THE COAT-OF-ARMS OF THE SWEDISH ROYAL FAMILY, late Louis XV, in the style of G. FOLTJERN (Gustav Foltjern, maître 1771, active until the early 19th century), Sweden, end of the 19th century. Wood, lacquered all around in the "goût chinois"; on a red ground, colourful park and pagoda landscape with human figures and animals. Front with hinged writing surface over 2 sans traverse drawers. Bronze mounts and sabots. 85x48x(open 76)x110 cm. Provenance: - from a German collection.
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COMMODE, Louis XV, Sweden ca. 1760. Lime, maple, bird's eye maple and mahogany, in veneer and finely inlaid with lozenge-patterned fillets and decorative frieze. Bronze mounts and sabots, in part with old gilding. 112x53x80 cm. Provenance: - from a German collection.
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LAQUERED BRACKET CLOCK, George II, the dial signed sign. JOHN MAGSON ESSEX STREET LONDON (John Magson, maître 1697), England ca. 1720/30. Wood with fine green Japanese lacquer; human figures, birds, flowers and leaf decor. Dial with silver-plated dial ring with hours in Roman numerals and minutes in Arabic numerals. Date window. Additional dial rings for switching on/off the striking mechanism and adjusting the height of the pendulum. Finely engraved main plate. Movement with verge escapement, hour strike on bell. Striking mechanism and alarm, in part removed/altered. Requires servicing. 28x18.5x43 cm. Provenance: - Christie's Auction, London, 11 July 2007 (Lot No. 1528). - from a Swiss private collection.
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VITRINE CABINET "AUX FEMMES PORTEUSES", Baroque, probably Main-Franconia um 1720. Walnut, burlwood and local fruit woods, exquisitely inlaid with coat-of-arms cartouche, probably of the family VALLENTINI in Dalmatia - fillets and decorative frieze. Curved, trapezoid body with stepped top with cartouche. Some losses. 3 glass doors flanked by gilt caryatids. Top cover of lower part missing. 177x62x293 cm. Provenance: - from a private collection in Southern Germany. - Semenzato Auction, Venice, 4 March 1990 (Lot No. 104). - from a European collection.
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MIRROR, Baroque, probably from the Netherlands ca. 1740. Walnut, shaped and panelled. Mirror glass replaced. H 64.5 cm. W 59 cm. Provenance: - from a French collection.
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PRINCELY WRITING DESK WITH COVERED CYLINDER, attributed to Louis XV, M. BAUER (Johann Michael Bauer, Westheim 1710-1789 Bamberg), Bamberg ca. 1765/70. Mahogany in veneer, inlaid with reserves. Curved top with coverable cylinder and hinged lateral supports, curved legs. Front with wide central drawer, and one smaller drawer on each side. Gilt bronze mounts, not original. With label "Schloss Baden Inventar S. 345, Nr. 1". 137x89.5x79.5 (with cylinder 95 cm). Provenance: -formerly in the collections of the Princes of Baden-Baden in the Neue Schloss. - Auction Sotheby's "in situ", 10-20 September 1995 (Lot No. 6647). - from an English collection.
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MADONNA WITH THE CHRIST CHILD ON A CLOUD BASE, Southern Italy ca. 1700. Wood, carved all around and painted. Painting, not original. H 70 cm. Provenance: - from a Swiss private collection.
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PAIR OF MAJOLICA MIRRORS, late Louis XV, Bassano, 19th century. Majolica painted with flowers, leaves and a mascaron. Fine old mirror glass with depictions of a man and a woman standing. 1 mirror glass chipped. H 68 cm.
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PAINTED COMMODE, Louis XV, Sicily, Palermo ca. 1760. Wood, shaped and painted all around. 2 drawers, bronze mounts. Shaped grey/pink speckled marble top, not original. 122x55x99 cm. Provenance: - from a private collection, Suisse romande.
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4 EVANGELIST FIGURES, Baroque, Italy, probably Rome ca. 1700. Gilt bronze, verso open. Probably formerly elements of an altar, flat wooden base, not original. H 27 cm. Provenance: - from a Swiss private collection.
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PAIR OF MONUMENTAL PILLARS, late Baroque, Northern Italy ca. 1700/20. Lime, fluted and finely carved and painted, parcel-gilt. Chipped. H 245 cm. Provenance: - from a European collection.
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PAIR OF BANQUETTES, Louis XV, Northern Italy, probably Piedmont ca. 1750/60. Walnut, opulently carved with shells, leaves and decorative frieze and gilt. Orange velour cover with bullen nails. Cushion. 170x70x36 cm. Provenance: - from a European collection.
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