Works of Art

  • A Rare German Meissen Louis XV Period Wall Mirror

    A Rare German Meissen Louis XV Period Wall Mirror

    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

    A Large Dutch Delft Pottery Ewer and Cover

    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

    A Chinese Carved Amethyst Quartz Water Pot

    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

    A Chinese Carved Spinach Jade Brush Washer

    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

    An Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of the Beleverdere Cleopatra or Ariadne

    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

    A Portrait of a Lady in Ottoman Dress After Bathing

    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

    A Small Chinese Blue and White Kraak Porcelain Fluted Bottle Vase

    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

    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

    A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Standing Sheep Modelled by JJ Kaendler and Peter Reinicke

    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

    A Colossal Italian Grey Marble Bust of Achilles

    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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  • A Large Chinese Spinach Green Jade Double Brush Pot

    A Large Chinese Spinach Green Jade Double Brush Pot

    A Large Chinese Spinach Green Jade Double Brush Pot

    9733 A large Chinese spinach green jade double brush pot carved with a bat and a deer amongst gnarled pine trees, the tree stumps forming the bodies of the pots, the tree roots combining to form the base.

     

    Chinese.

    18th century.

     

    Height: 6.75 ins (17 cm)                                                SOLD

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  • A Large Meissen Allegorical Figure of a Lady Representing Touch

    A Large Meissen Allegorical Figure of a Lady Representing Touch

    A Large Meissen Allegorical Figure of a Lady Representing Touch

    9723 A large Meissen allegorical figure of a lady representing touch, her partially draped body with a striking blue cloak painted with Indian Flowers and with a parrot on her right hand, her left foot resting on a turtle on a square plinth base. Cross swords mark, faint.

     

    German, Meissen factory.

    1745

     

    Height: 10.5 ins (26.5 cm)                                               £2,800

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  • Pair of Regency or Early Victorian Wax Diorama Pictures

    Pair of Regency or Early Victorian Wax Diorama Pictures

    Pair of Regency or Early Victorian Wax Diorama Pictures

    9704 A rare pair of Regency or early Victorian wax diorama pictures, a lion and a tiger set in a naturalistic cave opening surrounded by foliage, and in original gilt gesso glazed box frames.

    Collection of Lord Berners, Faringdon House.

     

    English

    1825-1835

     

    Width: 13.5 ins (34.5 cm)

    Height: 11.75 ins (30 cm)

    Depth: 4.5 ins (11.5 cm)

     

    £7,500

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  • Pair of Chinese Kangxi Period Tureens and Covers

    Pair of Chinese Kangxi Period Tureens and Covers

    Pair of Chinese Kangxi Period Tureens and Covers

    9718 Pair of Chinese Kangxi period tureens and covers, together with a lobed undertray, with slightly later European over-decoration, probably Dutch

     

    Chinese.

    1700.

     

    Overall width: 18 cm (7 ins)                                             £1,600

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  • A French Wax Cast of L’Ecorche After the 1766 Model by J.A Houdon

    A French Wax Cast of L’Ecorche After the 1766 Model by J.A Houdon

    A French Wax Cast of L’Ecorche After the 1766 Model by J.A Houdon

    9682 A French wax cast of L’Ecorche after the 1766 model by J.A Houdon, standing, looking to his right and with his right arm outstretched, resting on a tree stump and on a shaped rectangular base. Slight damage to the fingers, arm possibly reattached.

    Probably a workshop reference model for a bronze foundry.

     

    French.

    Mid 19th century.

     

    Overall Height: 73.5 cm (29 ins)

    Base Dimensions: 23 cm (9 ins) x 24 cm (9.5 ins)         £12,000

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  • Frederick Thomas Callcott (1854-1923) Bust of a child

    Frederick Thomas Callcott (1854-1923) Bust of a child

    Frederick Thomas Callcott (1854-1923) Bust of a child

    9150 Frederick Thomas Callcott (1854-1923)

     

    Bust of a child,

    Signed and dated 1883

    Terracotta with bronzed patination

     

    Possibly the bust exhibited Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 1884, (2248, Childs Head, £6 6s).

    A student of the Royal Academy Schools and gold medal winner (composition sculpture)1879 and member of Royal Society British sculptors (1911-1923). Regular exhibitor RA, Walker Art Gallery and Paris Salon (1898)

     

    Overall Height: 18 ins (46 cm)                                     SOLD

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