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A Very Fine George III Statuary Marble Rectangular Relief
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A Very Fine George III Statuary Marble Rectangular Relief
9846 A very fine George III statuary marble rectangular relief, in the style of John Flaxman, possibly Achilles retrieving the body of Patroclus, Achilles lunging with a shield towards a mounted warrior with Patroclus lying down. Originally a chimneypiece tablet.
English.
1795 – 1815
Width: 18 ins (45.75 cm)
Height: 8 ins (20.5 cm) £12,000
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A Large Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Feuchere and Vittoz
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A Large Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock by Feuchere and Vittoz
9665 The Michelangelo Clock by Jean-Jacques Feuchere
A large Napoleon III gilt bronze and patinated bronze mantel clock by Feuchere and Vittoz, with a figure of Michelangelo seated, leaning on the Rebellious Slave and turning to his right with a folio cover inscribed Michel Ange Buonaroti Pittore Scultore e Architetto Fiorentino, the base supported by crouching figures with a garland of fruit on a shaped black marble base. Signed: J Feuchere scpt and Vittoz bronzier. Dark bronze patination; signs of later overpainting and some repair to patination.
1849-1851
French, Paris
Height: 32 ins (81 cms)
Width: 20 ins (51 cms)
Depth: 12.5 ins (32 cms) Sold
Jean Jacques Feuchere came from a distinguished family of Parisian bronze workers. Through his training under the Academic sculptor Jean-Pierre Cortot, he first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1831, winning a 2nd Class Medal in the Salon of 1834. Important commisions for monuments followed at this time; panels for the Arc de Triomphe and St Theresa for the Madeleine church among others, during a period of monumental building projects motivated by King Louis Philippe. Although trained as a Statuaire or figure sculptor, he is most well known for his work in the industrial arts, regarded as a slightly lower achievement. He contributed figures to the legendary surtout de table commissioned for the Duc D’Orleans in 1834, parts of which were coincidentally later bought by Vittoz in 1853 at the auction organised by the state following seizure from the family.
The original model for Michaelangelo was refused for the 1843 salon, following this disappointment he sold the model and all rights to the decorative bronze manufacturer Vittoz. Feuchere was an avid collector of renaissance art, paintings, drawings and works of art, most of his income was spent in this direction. He seems to have had little interest in copyright editions of his work and prefered to sell the models outright, this of course also suited the decorative bronze foundries who could benefit from long production periods without having to share the proceeds.
Vittoz had a well established bronze foundry for over 30 years at this point, but was keen to enter the new arena of trade exhibitions. His first Expo was in Paris in 1849, where among others he exhibited this clock as well as three others after Feuchere but his most well known display was at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. His products are described and illustrated in several editions of the exhibition journal and the Michaelangelo clock is very clearly shown in the illustrated catalogue. The Vittoz business and the rights to all models was sold to a rival company, Labroue, in 1852, allowing us to date this clock to between 1849-1852.
A later version of this clock, an edition signed by Labroue, is in the Louvre Museum
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A Large Victorian Octagonal Miniature on Ivory
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A Large Victorian Octagonal Miniature on Ivory
9848 After Carlo Dolci
St. Cecilia.
A large Victorian octagonal miniature on ivory, St. Cecilia seated and playing her instrument, signed with an indistinct monogram.
Height of miniature: 7.25 ins (18.5 cm)
Width of miniature: 5.75 ins (14.5 cm)
Overall height: 11 ins (28cm)
Overall Width: 9.5 ins (24 cm) £1,650
This item has been declared under the ivory act, registration RCY1SCWD
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A Large French Faience Jardinière or Pot Jassemin
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A Large French Faience Jardinière or Pot Jassemin
9416 A large French faience jardinière or Pot Jassemin, Nevers factory, decorated in blue and manganese in imitation of oriental porcelain with a continuous scene of figures in landscapes, the turnover rim with two twisted rope handles, the tapering body with a small circular foot. With original glazed drainage holes to the base.
French, Nevers (Paris)
1670-1680
Height: 13ins (33cms)
Width: 23.75ins (60cms) SOLD
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Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Kangxi Baskets
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Pair of Empire Gilt Bronze Mounted Kangxi Baskets
9843 Pair of Empire gilt bronze mounted Kangxi baskets, the octagonal dishes decorated with flowers and pomegranates with a pierced strap handle joined to a milled rim and standing on scroll brackets with paw feet.
English, 1810-1820
Porcelain Chinese Kangxi period 1720
Width: 6.5 ins (16.5 cm)
Height: 6.75 ins (17 cm) £1,850
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A Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Kangxi Period Ewer
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A Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Kangxi Period Ewer
9842 A gilt bronze mounted Chinese Kangxi period ewer decorated with panels of famille verte flowers, the gilt bronzed hinged cover with an M finial, the thumb piece with a musician. The handle cracked and repaired, restored chip to the spout. Probably originally with a simple foot mount.
Porcelain; Chinese, 1700
The mounts; European, Dutch? 1700-1720
Height: 22 cm (8.75 ins) £2,450
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A Rare German Meissen Louis XV Period Wall Mirror
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A Rare German Meissen Louis XV Period Wall Mirror
9812 A rare German Meissen Louis XV period wall mirror decorated in asymmetrical rococo style with birds wing cresting and rocaille C-scrolls with naturalistic leaf curls, decorated in turquoise, puce and orange with gilded highlights, on original paneled limewood frame.
Private European collection, From Albrecht Neuhaus, Wurzburg
German, Meissen factory.
1750.
Height: 27ins (68cm)
Width: 20.75in (52.5cm)
£16,000
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A Large Dutch Delft Pottery Ewer and Cover
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A Large Dutch Delft Pottery Ewer and Cover
9687 An unusually large Delft blue and white ewer with contemporary pewter lid, decorated in Japanese style, with figures in riverside landscape, the handle with dash and scroll decoration. A small restored chip to the spout.
Dutch, Delft.
1670
Height: 15.25 ins (39 cm) £6,000
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A Chinese Carved Amethyst Quartz Water Pot
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A Chinese Carved Amethyst Quartz Water Pot
9774 A Chinese carved amethyst quartz water pot in the form of a peach fruit, the body deeply carved with a leafy branch joining at the base to form the foot.
China.
Early 20th century.
Width: 3.5 ins (9cm) £1200
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A Chinese Carved Spinach Jade Brush Washer
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A Chinese Carved Spinach Jade Brush Washer
9773 A Chinese carved spinach jade brush washer, the bowl formed as a lingzhi cup encircled with lingzhi mushrooms and leaves, joining to form the foot.
Chinese.
19th century.
Diameter: 3.75 ins (9.25 cm) £5,000
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An Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of the Beleverdere Cleopatra or Ariadne
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An Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of the Beleverdere Cleopatra or Ariadne
9768 An Italian Grand Tour bronze figure of the Beleverdere Cleopatra or Ariadne, Rome, finely chased and patinated and on a green marble base, in the style of Righetti.
Italian, Rome.
1800-1820.
W: 23 cm (9 ins)
D: 9 cm (3.5 ins)
H: 18 cm (7.25 ins) £2,800
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A Portrait of a Lady in Ottoman Dress After Bathing
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A Portrait of a Lady in Ottoman Dress After Bathing
10159 Venetian School, Turkish Interest, early 18th century.
Doppo Esser Lavata.
A portrait of a lady in Ottoman dress after bathing, probably a concubine, three quarter length, her hair in a turban and loosely draped with a pale blouse, her embroidered velvet coat lowered to reveal her left shoulder, an open window behind. Re-lined, in a modern frame.
Early 18th century.
Italian.
Canvas Size
Height: 46 ins Width: 36 ins
With Frame:
Height: 57 ins (143 cm) Width: 47 ins (119.5 cm)
£9,500
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A Small Chinese Blue and White Kraak Porcelain Fluted Bottle Vase
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A Small Chinese Blue and White Kraak Porcelain Fluted Bottle Vase
9770 A small Chinese blue and white Kraak porcelain fluted bottle vase, the panels alternately decorated with paeony and lotus flowers, with a cloud-band collar. Dutch taste
Chinese, Ming period Dutch market
C.1620
Height: 15 cm (6 ins) SOLD
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An Italian Maiolica Rimini Crespina Shaped Dish
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An Italian Maiolica Rimini Crespina Shaped Dish
9741 An Italian Maiolica Rimini shaped dish or crespina, painted with Apollo and Daphne at the point of her transformation in a wooded mountainous landscape with the sea beyond, relief moulded body on a raised circular foot, inscribed “Apollo et daffne coversa (sic) in lauro.” Reattached rim chips, old restoration.
Italy, Rimini
1550-70
Diameter: 10.75 ins (27.5 cm) £6,000
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A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Standing Sheep Modelled by JJ Kaendler and Peter Reinicke
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A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Standing Sheep Modelled by JJ Kaendler and Peter Reinicke
9742 A pair of Meissen porcelain standing sheep modelled by JJ Kaendler (1706-1775) and Peter Reinicke (1715-1768), facing forward, leaning against a tree stump on a shaped oval base with applied flowers, one with clear, crossed swords mark.
The model, 1747.
German, Meissen factory
1747-50
Height: 5.75 ins (14.5 cm) £7,500
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A Colossal Italian Grey Marble Bust of Achilles
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A Colossal Italian Grey Marble Bust of Achilles
9578 A colossal Italian grey marble bust of Achilles, also known as The Borghese Ares, shown with a plumed helmet and looking to his right, the bust cut to show chest and shoulders, on a contemporary socle, and standing on a veined grey marble square column with a Greek inscription from the Iliad, referring to the fate of Achilles. Weathered surface.
Italian.
19th Century
Overall Height: 90 ins (228 cm)
Bust with socle Height: 42.5 ins (108 cm)
Width: 29 ins (74 cm)
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