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MOURNER, so-called "Orante".

Lot 1006 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

MOURNER, so-called "Orante".

Probably Canosa, Apulia, 3rd century B.C.
Terracotta, hollowed with traces of engobe. Rectangular opening in the back. Upright, female figure standing slightly in contrapposto, wrapped in a chiton. The arms bent in a gesture of lamentation (left hand incomplete, right forearm incomplete). Long neck, expressive facial features, shoulder-length parted hair.
H 92 cm.

CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)

Sold for CHF 12 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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FRAGMENT OF A FRESCO

Lot 1008 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

FRAGMENT OF A FRESCO

Roman, probably 1st century AD.
Polychrome fresco. Depiction of a hippopotamus hunt in a river landscape featuring two hunters, two waterfowl and a dwelling on the riverbank.
Fresco: 36 × 109 cm, total 42 × 115 cm.

CHF 15 000 / 20 000 | (€ 15 460 / 20 620)

Sold for CHF 21 250 (including buyer’s premium)
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TWO SIMILAR SKYPHOI

Lot 1011* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

TWO SIMILAR SKYPHOI

Gnathia, Apulia, 4th century BC.
Ceramic, painted black, in part gadrooned and decorated with a white-painted flower and vine frieze and geometric dots. The inside with old collection labels, probably Prof. Angelo Signorelli, no. 291.
H 11 cm, L 14.2 cm and H 11.5, L 14.3 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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STATUETTE OF A PEPLOSCORE

Lot 1012* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

STATUETTE OF A PEPLOSCORE

Greek, 5th century BC.
Green patinated bronze. Standing figure of a girl wearing a robe, her hair parted and tied into a bun. She is holding her gathered robe on her left thigh. On a later black plinth.
H without base 12 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

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CANDLESTICK FOOT

Lot 1014 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

CANDLESTICK FOOT

Romanesque, North German or Flemish, 12th/13th century.
Cast bronze with dark patina. Triangular shape, the wall slightly curved and pierced and decorated with dragon motifs. The corners also decorated with sculpted dragon figures. Claw feet.
9.5 × 9.5 ×5.5 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

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CANDELABRA FOOT

Lot 1015 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

CANDELABRA FOOT

Minden, ca. 1200.
Engraved brass. Triangular shape with slightly curved walls, pierced and decorated with mythical creatures. The corner edges decorated with staggered dragons, the feet ending in the shape of dragons.
15 × 15 × 7.5 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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ANNUNCIATION OF MARY

Lot 1016 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

ANNUNCIATION OF MARY

Limoges, ca. 1600.
Polychrome enamel painting and gold drawing. Mary kneeling at the lectern under a canopy, the angel of the Annunciation appears on the left. Inscription AVE GRATIA PLENA. In a gilt bronze frame from the same period, in an architectural portico form with an applied angel's head. Above, a blessing God the Father. Verso with old collection labels and inscriptions: C.H.Z. 1082 and 234 A.R.N.C.
Plaque 7.5 × 6 cm, with frame 15.5 × 11 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

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EXTREMELY RARE EUCHARISTIC DOVE

Lot 1017 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

EXTREMELY RARE EUCHARISTIC DOVE

Limoges, 1st third of the 13th century.
Chased, engraved and parcel-gilt copper with polychrome enamel champlevé in the form of feathers and flowered arabesques. Ciborium designed as a dove on a round base. The upper side of the tail, the round base and the movable wings on the sides made of thick copper with gemstone inlays. The body rests on two tubular legs, which transition directly into a flat round base, without feet. Hinged lid with a handle (possibly replaced) on the dove's back, opening onto a hollow host container.
19.5 × 25 cm.

CHF 120 000 / 180 000 | (€ 123 710 / 185 570)

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TWO MOUNTS DESIGNED AS ANGELS

Lot 1018 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

TWO MOUNTS DESIGNED AS ANGELS

Limoges, 13th century.
Cast bronze, gilt. The two angels standing with large wings. The eyes originally with enamel overlay. Probably from a reliquary box.
H 5.5 cm.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

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STATUE OF THE EVANGELIST LUCAS

Lot 1019 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

STATUE OF THE EVANGELIST LUCAS

Dinant, early 16th century.
Cast brass. The Evangelist standing and reading the Gospel, with the bull at his feet.
H 13 cm.

CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 820 / 1 240)

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CORPUS CHRISTI

Lot 1020 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

CORPUS CHRISTI

Romanesque, Limoges, 1st half of the 13th century.
Finely chased copper with remnants of gilding, the eyes of black glass, the loincloth enameled in turquoise and dark blue. With a large crown.
H 16 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

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HOLY APOSTLE

Lot 1021* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

HOLY APOSTLE

Lake Constance region, ca. 1470.
Carved wood, verso hollowed, and painted and parcel-gilt. The saint has a tonsure and an impressive beard, is standing slightly in contrapposto, with the right leg slightly extended. In his left hand, he is carrying an open book and gathering a fold of his robe.
H 111 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

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LATE GOTHIC PAINTED IRON CASKET

Lot 1022* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

LATE GOTHIC PAINTED IRON CASKET

Switzerland or southern Germany, ca. 1500.
Iron, painted green, red and golden yellow. Rectangular body with a flat hinged lid. The front corners reinforced with twisted pilasters. With handles on the sides, attached to rosettes. The back and the lid reinforced with three bands, in part decorated with rosettes. The central band on the lid hides the keyhole. Lock with three bolts. 1 key.
22 × 13 × 13 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

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TWO APOSTLES FROM A GROUP OF FIGURES

Lot 1023 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

TWO APOSTLES FROM A GROUP OF FIGURES

Late Gothic, Upper Rhine, ca. 1480/1500.
Lime, carved and painted, verso hollowed. The two saints appear to be moving and have expressive faces. One figure probably represents Saint Peter.
H 87 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)

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LATE RENAISSANCE TOWER CLOCK WITH DATE

Lot 1025 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

LATE RENAISSANCE TOWER CLOCK WITH DATE

Southern Germany, probably Augsburg, 1st half of the 17th century.
Brass and bronze engraved with scrolled leaves and gilt. Rectangular, architectural case, the corners set with fluted three-quarter columns. Stepped pierced belfry with balustrade, the corners decorated with pointed pyramids. Dome-shaped top. On a stepped, profiled base, supported by recumbent lions (added later). Front with silvered chapter ring for the Roman hours (I-XII) and later inner dial for the Arabic hours (13-24). Below, a small silvered dial for the date display. The back with two small silvered dials for the quarter-hour striking mechanism. Iron movement with verge escapement and wheel balance, quarter-hour striking train on two bells. The movement plates and the spring housing are made of brass. Movement winding with gut string via a worm wheel.
32 × 32 × 49 cm.

CHF 15 000 / 20 000 | (€ 15 460 / 20 620)

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LARGE MAIOLICA PHARMACY VESSEL, "BOCCIA"

Lot 1028 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

LARGE MAIOLICA PHARMACY VESSEL, "BOCCIA"

Sicily, Caltagirone, 17th/18th century.
Spherical vessel with flowering leaf tendrils and a grotesque mask, painted in ochre yellow, green and blue on a blue ground with incised scrollwork in a reserve, the rims edged in yellow.
H 34 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

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BRONZE FIGURE OF APOLLO LYKEIOS

Lot 1029 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

BRONZE FIGURE OF APOLLO LYKEIOS

Veneto, probably Padua, 17th century.
Dark patinated bronze. Apollo as a young adult leaning against the trunk of a tree to which he has tied his quiver. He holds the bow in his left hand, his right forearm resting on his head. On a rectangular base and a later marble plinth.
H 24 cm, with stone plinth 28.5 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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RENAISSANCE MINIATURE CHEST

Lot 1030* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

RENAISSANCE MINIATURE CHEST

From the Alpine region, probably Tyrol, 17th century.
Softwood, carved with flower vases, vines and friezes. Rectangular, architecturally structured body with a hinged lid on a cut-out base. Lid with 2 bastion-shaped panels. The painting, probably later or retouched, with flowers, grapes and depictions of fish. 1 key.
46 × 27 × 34.

CHF 1 200 / 1 800 | (€ 1 240 / 1 860)

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CUIRASS

Lot 1031* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

CUIRASS

Germany, 17th century.
Iron with spherical bronze rivets. Curved, with a central ridge. The armholes flanged, the neckline with a groove. Painted inventory number 39 on the back.
W 36 cm, H 39 cm.

CHF 600 / 1 200 | (€ 620 / 1 240)

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IRON CASKET

Lot 1032* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

IRON CASKET

Germany, dated 1606.
Rectangular iron box with hinged lid and lock, on flattened feet. The edges with flame moldings and remnants of paintwork or gilding. The walls and the lid inlaid with pierced, chiseled brass plates in the form of trailing flowers, winged hybrid creatures and grotesque figures. The inside of the lock plate bears an engraved decoration in the form of a crowned double-headed eagle and the monogram IMK as well as the date 1606. Lock with six bolts. Keyhole under the sliding lid. 1 key. Inscribed at the bottom: "Heinz u. Adrienne Haushofer zu ihrer Verlobung 1928 von Max, Caroline u. Richard Bernheimer in München.
20.5 × 17.5 × 12.5 cm.

CHF 1 200 / 1 800 | (€ 1 240 / 1 860)

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TWO SIMILAR ARMCHAIRS

Lot 1033 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

TWO SIMILAR ARMCHAIRS

Renaissance, Italy, 16th century.
Carved and molded walnut. Rectangular seat on a cut-out frame, on square legs connected by a stretcher. Straight backrests with two cut-out shoulder boards. Straight armrests.
60 × 61 × 126 and 57 × 55 × 18 cm, respectively.

CHF 400 / 600 | (€ 410 / 620)

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REFECTORY TABLE

Lot 1034 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

REFECTORY TABLE

Spain or Italy, 17th century.
Turned wood, carved with leaf tendril friezes and dark patina. Rectangular top on a straight frame with two drawers, on six turned column legs connected by a molded box stretcher.
205 × 77 × 87 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

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VARGUEÑO ON STAND

Lot 1037 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

VARGUEÑO ON STAND

Renaissance, Spain. The decor with Moorish influence, 17th century.
Walnut, opulently and and finely inlaid with in part engraved ivory in the form of geometric decoration and arabesques. The front drawer inlaid with three round arches, the center with an architectural depiction, the arches with flower vases, bordered by geometric friezes and arabesque vines. Hinged cover opening up into a compartment, and hinged drawer opening up into ten drawers and two doors. The interior is inlaid to match the exterior. Iron lock and bronze mounts. On a stand with six twisted columns on feet connected by a stretcher. 1 key.
89 × 55 (106) × 138.5 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

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APOSTLE CUP

Lot 1039* - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

APOSTLE CUP

Cologne, middle of the 17th century. Maker's mark Andreas Pauli II.
The inside gilt. Conical cup on a circular foot ring with a rhombus frieze. The wall is finely engraved with ribbonwork and fruit, and features three cartouches with engraved depictions of the Apostles Peter, John and Paul.
H 8 cm, 70 g.

CHF 800 / 1 400 | (€ 820 / 1 440)

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TAPESTRY

Lot 1040 - A208 Decorative Arts - Thursday 21 March 2024, 01.30 PM

TAPESTRY

France, 17th century.
Depiction of a group of people with an elegant couple on the right with a child and a dog in a wide landscape with trees, a group shearing sheep on the front left, and a cheerful group of peasants in the background.
297 x 287.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

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