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AFTER NICOLAS POUSSIN (FRENCH, 1594-1665): A LATE 17TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE PLAQUE DEPICTING THE HOLY FAMILY
the Virgin washing the Christchild's feet in a footed basin, later mounted in a velvet edged, gilt frame,
the panel 20cm wide x 15.5cm high
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Christopher Loyd.
Literature: Francis Russell and Charles Avery, The Loyd Collection, London, 199, no. 162, pl. 79.
This charming design is derived in reverse and therefore almost certainly taken from an engraving rather than the original painting. Jean Pesne (1623-1700) produced an engraving after the Poussin original which the present sculptor may well have known. It is currently in the Harvard Art Museum / Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall, Inv. no. R1497.
£700-£1,000
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AN EARLY / MID 19TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF THE NYMPH ECHO
the nude figure seated cross-legged on the ground looking pensively upwards as though listening, possibly after Pierre Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879), with engraved name on the front 'MENE', mid brown patination,
23cm high
£1,500-£2,000
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A 17TH CENTURY DUTCH GILT BRASS GENRE FIGURE OF A BAGPIPER
wearing a cocked hat and buttoned leggings, raised on a later square stepped marble base,
18.5cm high
£500-£800
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AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA (ITALIAN, 1529-1608): AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY FRENCH (PARIS) BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BAGPIPER
stamped on the tree stump with a 'C' couronné poinçon, French customs mark 1745-49, raised on a later marble pedestal,
9.5cm high
The face of the youth has been transformed into a more elegant one than is found on the original statuettes, with a tip-tilted nose, in the style of Boucher's pastoral paintings and Falconet's shepherds for Sèvres porcelain. The fringes of fur on his leather coat and the bark of the tree have been minutely indicated by chasing and punching.
£250-£350
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GIUSEPPE BERTOSI (ITALIAN, 1672-C.1722), AFTER A MODEL FOR A PAPAL MEDAL BY CLAUDE DUBUT: A ROMAN BRONZE UNIFACE MEDALLION DEPICTING THE ALTAR OF SAN CRESCENTINO IN PESARO (1707-8), CIRCA 1722
inscribed in relief lettering, IN.HONOREM. S.CRESCENTINI. MARTYRIS, incised in capitals round the outer edge of the disc behind: IOSEPH BERTOSI AERIS FVSOR ET SCULPTOR REV FABRICAE SΔCTI PETRI ANO 1722 + (Joseph Bertosi, founder and sculptor of bronze to the Reverend Office of Works of Saint Peter's 1722), with traces of gilding,
13cm diameter
Provenance: Purchased by Dr Avery from Christie's London, 10 June 2004, lot 124
Literature: Walter Miselli, 'Il Papato dal 1700 al 1730', Rome, n.d., nos. 64 [with obverse of Pope Clement XI by Claude Dubut] and 64A [uniface of reverse, as here]
For further information see online catalogue.
£400-£600
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A SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY ROMAN BRONZE PLAQUETTE DEPICTING CONSTANTINE IN FRONT OF THE FACADE OF ST PETERS
Constantine shown facing to the left in classical costume with a baton in his right hand, St Peter's behind with an inscription above the coffered arch, 'CAROLO ***** ROMAN ***'(illegible), with a curtain drawn back to the right hand side, the reverse inscribed 'CVRANTE LVD. SERGARDO PATRITIO SENEN. V.S. REF ET R. FAB. S. PETRI AECON. GENERALI', later mounted in a giltwood and ebonised oval frame,
11cm high
An identical plaquette is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Inv. No. A.13-1944, given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Literature: G. Marazzoni, 'Le Placchette Italienne della Raccolta di Eugenio Imbert' Milian, 1946, pl. XXVIII, 4.
£400-£600
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AN 18TH CENTURY NEAPOLITAN CARVED WOOD AND PAINTED CRIB FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER
the first advancing slowly with its trunk half-raised and looking downward solicitously, as though in attendance on the Christ-child, the second of uncertain origin, perhaps German or Spanish, trumpeting, with glass eyes and covered in real, fine leather,
17cm x 31cm and 21.5cm x 42cm respectively (2)
Provenance: Purchased by Dr Avery from Albrecht Neuhaus Kunsthandel, Würzburg.
£150-£200
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A 19TH CENTURY CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOWL WITH GILT BRONZE MOUNTS
the bowl decorated with various Chinese figures, floral bouquets, fruit, foliage and butterflies, with a pierced, stiff leaf cast border and a pair of dragon handles, raised on a circular base with scrolling feet, (mounts later),
30cm high
£1,000-£1,500
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A THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ALGERIAN ONYX, GILT BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMELLED BOWL
of squat form, with a pair of knopped and stiff leaf cast handles, raised on a scrolling base,
14cm high
£1,000-£1,500
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A THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND BRECHE MARBLE URN
the rim mounted with a gilt bronze relief of trailing oak leaves and acorns, the twin scrolling handles modelled as classical winged terms with floral headdresses, raised on a domed and pierced foot and a canted and reeded base,
38cm high
£1,200-£1,800
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A SET OF THREE ROCOCO STYLE GILT BRONZE WALL LIGHTS IN THE CHINOISERIE TASTE
the backplates modelled with Chinese style figural terms issuing from acanthus scrolls, the twin branches with rocaille and scrolling decoration, with foliate drip pans, drilled for electricity,
43cm high (3)
Provenance:
Purchased from Christies, King Street, London, lot 392 Crowther sale, 14th October 1992.
£100-£150
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH, LOUIS XV STYLE WHITE MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED PORTICO CLOCK, SURMOUNTED BY AN URN OF FLOWERS
the drum case surmounted by an urn of flowers and supported on a pair of spire supports with ball finials and musical trophy mounts, raised on a rectangular plinth base, the white enamelled dial with floral garlands and Arabic numerals, the twin train movement stamped 'A.D. MOUGIN', striking on a bell, with sunburst mask pendulum, 48cm high
£400-£600
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A LOUIS XVI PERIOD GILT BRONZE, PORCELAIN AND MARBLE PORTICO CLOCK
the drum case surmounted by a figure of Buddha seated on a gilt cushion, beneath a pagoda with spirally turned supports and hung with bells, raised on two white marble cylindrical columns and two grey marble square columns, above a demi-lune plinth and toupie feet, the signed white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and fleur de lys hands, the twin train, flat bottomed movement with outside countwheel, the crossings in the form of a five pointed star, striking on a bell, with sunburst mask pendulum,
49cm high
Jean-Baptiste Degre maitre 1778, Rue de la Montagne, Sainte-Genevieve, 1783. Records show a clock by Degre ornamented with a figure of Diana was sold for 400 livres in 1789.
Literature: Tardy, 'Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais', p.165
£2,000-£3,000
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A LOUIS XVI STYLE GREEN BRECCIA MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED URN
of baluster form with a pair of swan neck handles supporting floral garlands, raised on a lappet cast foot above a square plinth with re-entrant cut corners,
46cm high
£300-£500
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED URNS
of baluster form, the removable, domed lids with fruiting finials, raised on fluted spreading feet above stepped plinths,
42cm high (2)
£200-£300
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK REPRESENTING AN ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY
depicting a seated putto studying a drawing, with a globe and telescope beside him, on a rectangular plinth with guilloche border, raised on a marble base above toupie feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement stamped 'Samuel Marti MEDAILLE D'OR' and 'S.H. PARIS',
36cm high
£1,500-£2,000
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A THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND PORCELAIN MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK
surmounted by an eagle clasping a large snake in its claws flanked by trailing flowers, the arched case with acanthus volute scrolls above a breakfront plinth with egg and dart border and floral porcelain panels, the porcelain dial centred by two winged putti, with Roman numerals and twin train movement striking on a large bell, stamped 'JAPY FRERES', with pendulum,
35cm high
£2,500-£3,500
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS MOUNTED TERRESTRIAL GLOBE CLOCK 'THE EMPIRE CLOCK'
the globe mounted on a stepped brass stand stamped 'PATENT' and 'SGDG', the globe inscribed 'PATENT 19460 THE EMPIRE CLOCK CABLE', the rotating globe with central brass chapter ring with twenty four hour Roman numerals and arrowhead pointer, with orbiting moon,
41cm high
Patent 19460 was issued on 31st August 1906. An example of this clock can be seen at The Institute and Museum of History of Science, Florence.
£2,500-£3,500
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Y A LATE 18TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN VIZAGAPATAM SANDALWOOD AND IVORY BOX
the hinged lid centred by an oval with trailing husk border with the initials 'RM', flanked by trees with in a foliate border, flanked by a further border of flowers and foliage, the front decorated with a building with balustrade, the sides and back with similar decoration, the interior void but with one section,
8cm high x 30cm wide
£1,500-£2,000
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A COMPOSITION MARBLE FIGURE OF THE BIRTH OF VENUS
the nude figure of Venus reclining in the waves with a shell behind,
35cm high
£800-£1,200
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ART NOUVEAU GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF A NUDE GIRL CAST BY EUGENE SOLEAU, PARIS AND SIGNED BY A. FERY
the standing figure nude except for a decorative belt, raised on a sunflower base emitting numerous sunrays, signed 'A. FERY' and 'E. Soleau Paris', fitted as a lamp base with a single nozzle above her head,
36cm high overall
the bronzier and fondeur Eugène Soleau was recorded at 127, rue de Turenne, Paris.
£500-£800
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A REGENCY JAPANNED WALL MIRROR IN THE FORM OF A FAN
with gilt decoration of pagodas and trees amongst scrolls,
66cm wide x 44cm high
£200-£300
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AN AUSTRIAN BRASS FUSEE SKELETON TIMEPIECE WITH PIN WHEEL ESCAPEMENT BY FRANZ DENK, VIENNA
the enamelled moonphase dial above the signed Arabic chapter ring and two subsidiary enamelled dials for days of the week and calendar, the single chain fusee movement with pin wheel escapement and pendulum, mounted on a stained wood oval base,
35cm high
£300-£500
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A SMALL LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL SWINGING CHERUB TIMEPIECE
the scrolling case supporting the drum movement, raised on a stained wood plinth beneath a glass dome, the white enamel dial with recessed centre revealing the clock workings within,
23cm high excluding dome
£150-£200
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A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND PORCELAIN MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK
the fluted pedestal case surmounted by a pair of doves flanking a flaming torch, the sides with a musical trophy to one side and a military trophy to the other, over a bow fronted plinth base and four toupie feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, the twin train movement stamped 'A. LACOUR A PARIS 255' and 'JAPY FRERES MEDAILLE D'OR', with outside countwheel striking on a small bell, with pendulum,
28cm high
Lacour is listed in Tardy as being based at Rue du Vert-Bois, Paris in 1860.
£1,200-£1,800
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE FOUR GLASS MANTEL CLOCK BY JOLLET ET CIE, AVE MON COLIN A PARIS
surmounted by a lidded urn, decorated with floral garlands above a basket of flowers, on a plinth base, the white enamelled dial painted with floral garlands and with Arabic numerals, the twin train movement striking on a bell and stamped 'VINCENTI & CIE MEDAILLE D'ARGENT 1855', with sunburst, mask pendulum,
35cm high
£400-£600
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PAINTED METAL CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
with a foliate swing handle above the front and sides decorated with birds and flowers, over a plinth base, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the movement with small fitted pendulum and two winders fitted through the pierced circular back cover, inscribed 'GRAND PRIX DE L'HORLOGERIE 1878 DEPOSE / BREVETE', striking on a bell to the underside,
20cm high
£400-£600
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER AND ENAMELLED MANTEL CLOCK
the ornate case surmounted by a laurel wreath case handle, with knopped pilasters to the angles and raised on a plinth base, decorated throughout in translucent enamel with foliage, birds and stags, the Arabic dial with subsidiary seconds and alarm, the movement with openwork backplate stamped 'Erhard Junghans, Schramberg'
22.5cm high
£3,000-£5,000
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS
each modelled as a nude female figure holding aloft a single urn shaped candle nozzle and raised on a circular base above a circular foot with scrolling decoration,
24cm high (2)
£700-£1,000
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A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK BY BOLVILLER A PARIS
the plain case with canted angles and swing handle, the signed white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic minute markers, the twin train movement stamped 'BOLVILLER A PARIS', striking on a bell, with lever platform escapement,
17.5cm high
£300-£500
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MATHURIN MOREAU (FRENCH, 1822-1912): A LARGE BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP DEPICTING A PEASANT GIRL WITH A WINGED PUTTO
the semi-clad girl offering the putto a drink from a ewer, seated on a rocky, naturalistic base, mid brown patination, signed 'Math Moreau'
69cm high
£3,000-£5,000
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LOUIS-PHILIPPE HBERT (FRENCH, 1850-1917): A LARGE BRONZE BUST OF A PEASANT GIRL
stamped 'R. HOHWILLER FONDEUR PARIS', wearing a hat, with downcast face, raised on a marble plinth,
55cm high
£1,000-£1,500
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH FIGURE OF A YOUNG GIRL SIGNED 'A. BERGERON'
the standing figure with roses in her skirt, raised on a naturalistic base, above a Rouge Griotte marble plinth,
48cm high
£800-£1,200
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AFTER LEOPOLD BRACONY (AMERICAN, FL. LATE 19TH CENTURY): A LATE 19TH CENTURY TERRACOTTA FIGURAL GROUP OF VENUS BLINDFOLDING CUPID
Venus seated on a tree stump with Cupid on her lap, raised on a naturalistic base signed 'Bracony', (repair to neck),
56cm high
£200-£300
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZED AND PARCEL GILT SPELTER ELEPHANT CLOCK
in the Orientalist taste, the walking beast carrying a sedan chair on his back mounted with the drum case surmounted by an urn finial, raised on a rectangular base with trellis work and elephant heads to each corner with scrolling tusk feet, the white enamelled dial with floral garlands and Arabic numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell stamped 'S. MARTI MEDAILLE D'OR'
45cm high
£2,000-£3,000
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL CLOCK AFTER THE MODEL BY ANDRE-CHARLES BOULLE
the drum case raised on a shaped plinth above five foliate cast feet and flanked by a figure of Venus holding aloft a laurel wreath with a shell at her feet and Cupid beside her, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, stamped 'S. Marti MEDIALLE D'OR',
46cm high
The design for this clock is based on that created by André-Charles Boulle (1642 -1732) in 1715, an example of which is in the Wallace Collection. It was copied by some of the best bronziers and clock makers in Paris during the second half of the 19th century, Francois Linke made three examples based on this design, Henry Dasson also used this model in his clocks.
The model is illustrated in C. Payne, 'Francois Linke 1855-1946', Antique Collectors Club, 2003, page 217.
£1,500-£2,000
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A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A FISHERBOY 'IL PESCATORE'
the young boy wearing a hat, holding a fish to his chest and stood on a rocky, naturalistic base, dark brown patination, raised on a canted, rectangular Verde Antico marble base,
72cm high
£600-£800
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AFTER CLAUDE BALLIN (FRENCH, 1617-1678): A 19TH CENTURY GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE URN
the waisted baluster body cast with bands of Greek key, oak leaf and acorn, foliate and scallop ornament, the handles modelled as boar masks, surmounted by a figure of a putto, raised on a spreading lappet cast socle, above a circular foot,
54cm high
Ballin, Louis XIV's goldsmith, was commissioned to design thirteen different pairs of urns for the marble parapets separating the Parterre du Nord from the Parterre du Midi at Versailles. These were then modelled by Tuby, Angulier, Legendre and Magniere, and cast by Duval in 1665, and remain at Versailles today. Numerous foundries copied the design in the second half of the 19th century and the present lot is based on these original urns. Several of the drawings are now in the Bibliothèque Nationale.
£1,200-£1,800
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A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE AND OPALINE GLASS PASTILLE / PERFUME BURNER
CIRCA 1820
the reeded and acanthus wrapped support surmounted by a ram head arm with floral patera, hung with three parcel gilt chains supporting the turquoise, opaline glass bowl, raised on an oval plinth with foliate cast, gilt border,
32cm high
A comparable French pastille burner was offered for sale at Bonhams, London, 18 May 2016, lot 139.
£2,000-£3,000
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A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH 'BOULLE' STYLE FAUX TORTOISESHELL AND GILT BRASS MANTEL CLOCK
the bell top surmounted by an urn above a pair of finials, the case with a glazed aperture below the gilt and enamelled twelve piece Roman dial, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum,
71cm high
£800-£1,200
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Y AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY CASED MARINE CHRONOMETER BY SWANN WHIFFIN, LONDON, NO. 352
the mahogany case with brass swing side handles, the chronometer on brass gimbals, the silvered dial inscribed 'Swann Whiffin, London, No. 352', with subsidiary seconds dial and 56 hour / down dial, blued steel hands, the case with ivory plaque to the front,
the case 19cm high
£1,800-£2,200
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A RARE FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MAHOGANY CLOCK WITH FOUR SILVERED SUBSIDIARY DIALS FOR MOONPHASE AND COMPLICATED CALENDAR
the rectangular case above a plinth base and four ball feet, the sides with brass fretwork and glazed panels, the white enamelled dial with gilt bronze leaf and berry cast bezel, with Roman numerals and centre sweep seconds, above a glazed aperture displaying four silvered subsidiary dials for days of the week, moonphase engraved with signs of the zodiac and with gilt and enamelled decoration, four year dial indicating the leap years above the complicated calendar dial, the central mask enamelled as the night sky with pin prick stars, showing the seasons, months, the number of days in the month and the Equation of Time, the movement with pinwheel escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with bi-metallic compensated pendulum,
58cm high
£2,500-£3,500
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Y A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GREEN TORTOISESHELL AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED 'BOULLE' STYLE MANTEL CLOCK
the bell top case surmounted by eight finials, with female caryatids to the front angles and scrolling acanthus mounts above four toupie feet, the hinged front door with a gilt bronze relief depicting Justice, the twelve piece enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with square plates, striking on a bell, with pendulum,
49cm high
£800-£1,200
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A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE URN CLOCK, WITH SILK SUSPENSION, THE MOVEMENT STAMPED 'C. CALLEROT A PARIS'
surmounted by a foliate finals and four pinecone finials, on a spreading domed foot above a marble square plinth, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, with gilt fleur de lys hands, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell and silk suspension, (front glazed panel cracked),
34cm high
£200-£300
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Y A SMALL LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH 'BOULLE' STYLE TORTOISESHELL AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED TIMEPIECE
The scrolling case with rocailles and foliate mounts, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, the single train movement with pendulum,
30cm high
£200-£300
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A LOUIS XVI STYLE PORCELAIN AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED URN CLOCK
of baluster form, surmounted by a pinecone finial, with female mask handles, the body of the urn painted with putti beside a lake, the reverse painted with a lake scene, on a lappet cast socle above a circular base, the porcelain dial with Roman numerals, the 19th century French movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, stamped 'A.D. MOUGIN DEUX MEDAILLES', with pendulum,
42cm high
£700-£1,000
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Y A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH 'BOULLE' STYLE GILT BRONZE, TORTOISESHELL AND CUT BRASS CLOCK GARNITURE
the dial signed 'BRONFORT MONACO'
the shaped case ornamented with C scrolls and acanthus leaves, on four foliate feet, the enamelled dial with Arabic numerals and gilt griffin mask, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a gong, stamped 'Ls BONAME HORS CONCOURS', the inside of the back door with old paper label for Camerer Kuss & Co, with pendulum, the garniture candelabra on shaped square bases with baluster stems each issuing three urn shaped nozzles,
43.5cm high (3)
£700-£1,000
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE ROCOCO REVIVAL MANTEL CLOCK
of scrolling form, the case ornately cast with C scrolls, rocailles and shellwork, surmounted by a centurion's helmet, the pierced gilt mask enclosing the enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell and stamped 'A.D. MOUGIN', with pendulum,
40cm high
£400-£600
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ROCOCO STYLE GILT BRONZE CARTEL CLOCK
the case ornately decorated with trailing flowers, acanthus leaves and trellis work, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, the twin train movement stamped 'L. BARBASTE PARIS', with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum,
49cm high
£500-£800
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A 20TH CENTURY BRASS GREAT WHEEL SKELETON CLOCK
the gothic style frame mounted on a rectangular ebonised plinth, the shaped brass twelve piece enamel dial with Roman numerals, the large great wheel with six Y shaped crossings, the single barrel movement with deadbeat escapement, with pendulum,
48cm high overall
£300-£500
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