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Click here to subscribeA patinated bronze coal bucket and cover,19th centuryOf angled urn form on naturalistic coal base, together with a set of polished steel and brass fire irons comprising a poker, a pair of tongs and a shovel, 47cm wide, 44cm deep, 45cm high (18 1/2in wide, 17in deep, 17 1/2in high) (4)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
LORD FREDERIC LEIGHTON (British, 1830-1896)A bronze figure of 'The Sluggard'The nude male stretching, on square plinth base, inscribed THE SLUGGARD to the front, and signed Fred Leighton, with J W Singer & Sons Frome, foundry mark, 27cm wide, 16.5cm deep, 53cm high (10 1/2in wide, 6in deep, 20 1/2in high) Footnotes:Although perhaps better known as a fashionable Royal Academy painter of the late 19th century, Leighton took up sculpture in the 1870s and today is regarded as the father of New Sculpture in England. Leighton's Sluggard, also known as 'Athlete Awakening from Sleeping', was first executed in 1882. Giuseppe Valona, the Italian model who posed for 'An Athlete Struggling with a Python', was again used for the Sluggard. Edgcumbe Staley described the moment when: 'Giuseppe Valona, the model, a man of fine proportions, weary one day of posing in the studio, threw himself back, stretched out his arms and gave a great yawn. Leighton saw the whole performance and fixed it roughly in clay straight off.'A more refined life-size plaster was later exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 and was awarded a medal of honour when it was shown at the Paris Exposition Universelle three years later. A bronze cast of this plaster, acquired by Henry Tate in 1896, is now in the Tate Gallery.The Sluggard has obvious parallels with Rodin's 'Age of Bronze', exhibited in 1884 and it was perhaps this work which encouraged Leighton to revive his earlier model. The work later became one of the most popular Victorian statuettes when reduced-scale bronze editions were made by Arthur Leslie Collie and cast by the Singer Foundry.As this bronze is marked with just the J W Singer foundry mark it means we know it can only have been cast prior to 1927. Exhibited at The Art Gallery of New South Wales.Literature: S. Beattie, p.189 and 260, n.59; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, cat. no.39S. Jones, C. Newall, et al., Frederic, Lord Leighton: Eminent Victorian Artist, Royal Academy of Arts, 1996This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of late 19th Century Japanese patinated bronze vase lamp basesLate Meiji period of baluster form, cast with birds and prunus on scrolling pierced base, fitted for electricity, together with a Chinese famille verte porcelain vase lamp base, probably late 19th century, of tapering square section with flared neck, the body painted with flowering prunus, rockwork and birds, later fitted for electricity on square bases with silk shade 87cm high (34in high) and 33cm high (12.5in high), (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A gilt bronze six light chandelier in the Régence styleFrench, 19th century With scrolled acanthus leaf cast candle arms, later fitted for electricity, 78cm wide, 70cm deep, 73cm high (30 1/2in wide, 27 1/2in deep, 28 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of patinated bronze moderator oil lamps19th century and adaptedThe turned vase bodies with pierced galleries on circular bases and gilt scroll bands, later fitted for electricity, with a pair of cream silk shades, 66 cm high overall (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of early 19th century French patinated and gilt bronze figural twin branch candelabra in the Egyptian tasteCirca 1805, after models by Claude Galle (French, 1759-1815)Each formed as a Naophori priestess supporting stylised cornucopia branches, the cylindrical nozzles with detachable crown drip collars, seated on rectangular tapering plinths cast with pseudo-hieroglyphics,Footnotes:The son of a farmer, Claude Galle rose beyond his humble roots to become an important bronze caster and gilder at the end of the 1700s. Although never apparently signing his works and producing in a variety of styles popular at the end of the 18th and start of the 19th century, he collaborated with numerous other craftsmen and scholars.By 1784 Galle had become extremely successful, producing mounts for furniture, clocks, and other objects in gilt bronze for the palaces of Fontainebleau, Versailles, Saint-Cloud, and Compiègne in his workshop and he was made a master bronzier in 1786.After the French Revolution, Galle continued to produce numerous pieces for Napoleon Bonaparte, receiving an order worth more than 65,000 francs for the Château of Saint-Cloud. As many of his clients were slow to pay their bills, however, he fell increasingly into debt. In 1811 he was even forced to write a begging letter to the government asking for its help and protection reminding them of the awards he had won, the large family he had to feed, and the four hundred employees who depended on him for their jobs. Despite this, he died in poverty four years later, having been forced to close his shop.An almost identical pair sold in Bonhams, New Bond Street in Important Design, 21 November 2018, lot 46.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Florentin Louis Chauvet (French, 1878-1958), Portrait en pied de Monsieur Bernard (Portrait of Mr Bernard)Bronze, brown patinationThe figure in standing position holding a cigar on a plinth base, signed, dated and inscribed: a mon aimable ami Marcus Bernard / F. Chauvet / 1904, 8cm wide, 7cm deep, 67cm high (3in wide, 2 1/2in deep, 26in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
After the Antique, a bronze figure of Narcissus of PompeiiNeapolitan, late 19th centuryDark green patination, standing on a circular plinth, 20cm wide, 20cm deep, 58cm high (7 1/2in wide, 7 1/2in deep, 22 1/2in high) Footnotes:The figure of Narcissus is after the Roman bronze original excavated from Pompeii in 1862, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples. Like many important discoveries from Pompeii, the figure was widely copied during the Grand Tour. A version cast by M.Amodio, Naples was sold by Christie's, London, From the Collection of King George I of the Hellenes, 24-25 January 2007, lot 592.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large collection of plaster and bronze medallions18th-20th centuryComprising eighty-two German, French and British examples of portrait medallions of prominent figures such as Prince Albert and Napoleon, various medals such as Art Union for London, classical scenes such as the Laocoön and his sons and an architectural example, each with a hanging loop, The largest 17.5 cm. high, 12.5 cm. wide (82)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of small Asian works of art19/20th centuryComprising a Japanese embossed tobacco pouch, four various Japanese netsuke and okimono, a Chinese amber snuff bottle and stopper, a small bronze seated Budai weight, etc. (a lot) (qty)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henry Alfred Pegram (British, 1862-1937)A large octagonal bronze relief of Perseus and Andromeda, 1906/7 Within a mahogany frame, 97cm wide, 14cm deep, 112cm high (38in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 44in high) Footnotes:Provenance: Private Collection.with Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd., London, 1999.Christie's, London, 11 June 2004, lot 88.Exhibited at The Art Gallery of New South Wales. Literature: Art Journal, vol. XXVII, 1907, p. 206 (original plaster).Exhibition catalogue, Gibson to Gilbert: British Sculpture 1840-1914, London, The Fine Art Society, 1992, no. 47 (another cast). Henry Alfred Pegram (1862-1937)London born Pegram attended the Royal Academy Schools from 1881. He was studio assistant for Hamo Thornycroft from 1887 to 1891, and his work was influenced by Alfred Gilbert's Symbolist aesthetic. Pegram modelled a number of reliefs, many architectural in size. The present work, Perseus and Andromeda, was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1907, and in its style and composition is reminiscent of Pegram's earlier and well known 1889 relief 'Ignis Fatuus'. Perseus and Andromeda:The Ethiopian princess Andromeda was sacrificed to appease the wrath of Neptune, god of the sea, who had been angered by her mother's boast that she and her daughter were more beautiful than the Nereids, nymphs of the sea. Perseus, flying overhead, saw Andromeda chained to rocks and heroically rescued her from Neptune's sea-monster.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large gilt bronze hall lantern19th century The later gilt brass domed canopy above a tapering four panel glass bell dome with a hinged door enclosing four candle branches on a scrolled base, later fitted for electricity, 53cm wide, 53cm deep, 111cm high (20 1/2in wide, 20 1/2in deep, 43 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze and mesh fire screenLate 19th centuryWith central dragon, together with a set of polished steel fire irons comprising a poker, a pair of tongs, a shovel and a fender, the fire screen 78 cm high, the fender 108 cm wide (5)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Regency gilt bronze inkstandCirca 1820 in the Grecian styleOf sarcophagus form with tapering sides, the front and back surmounted with lion masks on paw feet and with acanthus leaf cast ring handles, 21.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep, 9cm high (8in wide, 4 1/2in deep, 3 1/2in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV BRONZE BUSTS OF JOHN FLAXMAN AND SIR WALTER SCOTTBy Samuel Parker, after the models by Samuel Joseph, circa 1830Each with inscription, Scott - 30 cm. (11 3/4 in.) high, Flaxman - 29 cm. (11 1/2 in.) high (2)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 71.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 19th century gilt bronze four light candelabra adapted to a lamp baseWith four acanthus leaf cast scrolled candle arms above a column support on three lion paw feet, measurement without shade: 25cm wide, 26cm deep, 34cm high (9 1/2in wide, 10in deep, 13in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FRENCH FRAMED GILT BRONZE RELIEF, ENTITLED 'LA CHATIMENTS'Early 20th century CAST BY SUSSE FRÈRES, PARIS, FROM THE MODEL BY AIMÉ-JULES DALOU, EARLY 20TH CENTURYSigned 'DALOU' and inscribed 'Susse fRES EDT Paris' and with Susse Frères Editeurs stamp, mounted in a stained rosewood frame, 37cm wide, 67cm deep, 47cm high (14 1/2in wide, 26in deep, 18 1/2in high) Footnotes:Les Châtiments (The Punishments) is a collection of satirical poems by Victor Hugo in protest against the coup d'état and rule of Emperor Napoleon III. The plaster of circa 1885 is in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (RF 2464) and Dalou exhibited a bronze cast of it at the Salon in 1890 (N° 1259). On 26 July 1899 Dalou authorised the Susse Frères foundry to edit the bas-relief in bronze.Provenance: Christie's, London, 10 September 2013, lot 48.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AFTER FREDERIC LEIGHTON, 1ST BARON LEIGHTON P.R.A., R.W.S., KNOWN AS SIR FREDERIC LEIGHTON (BRITISH, 1830-1896): A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF 'AN ATHLETE WRESTLING A PYTHON'Of recent manufactureThe figure standing on a rectangular naturalistic base, signed, dated and numbered to one side F. LEIGHTON 1877 and dated 2018, numbered 1/6 and stamped with the foundry mark for brown patina, 53cm wide, 66cm deep, 101cm high (20 1/2in wide, 25 1/2in deep, 39 1/2in high) Footnotes:Provenance: Previously on display at Leighton House, 12 Holland Park Road, London. Today 'Athlete Wrestling with a Python' is noted as Leighton's sculptural masterpiece and was influenced by antique Greek sculpture, particularly 'The Laocoön' which formed part of the Vatican sculpture collection and which influenced the work of Michangelo.Representing a dramatic life and death scene of a classical male nude contending a python which is coiled around his left thigh and whose head is held at bay by his rigidly outstretched arm, the statues powerful and complex design commands a sense of suppressed energy and opposing forces momentarily balanced at a point of supreme tension. Although the striking realism of the figures anatomy was undoubtedly influenced by the sculptors of antiquity and the Renaissance it also owned a debt to contemporary French sculpture which gave it a naturalism far removed from the more pedestrian excesses of the neo-classical works produced by sculptors of a generation before.The model for the work was professional sitter Angelo Colorosi, who was a leading figure in the Italian group of professional male models in the later 19th century. From contemporary interviews which Leighton made with the Studio magazine in the early 1890s, the sculptor originally modelled it as a small-scale clay figure. However, the decision to turn it into a large-scale bronze was made on the encouragement of either Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1901) who was in exile in London during that time or Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911). Assisted by Leighton's protégé, Thomas Brock (British, 1847-1922), the full-size model first modelled in plaster and then cast in bronze by Cox & Son was then exhibited at the Royal Academy. Its influence was far reaching to the new generation of emerging New Sculpture artists including the young Brock, Hamo Thorneycroft, Alfred Gilbert, Edward Onslow Ford and George Frampton.The sculpture's popularity was sealed when it was purchased on behalf of the Tate by the Chantrey Bequest in 1877 and it won the gold medal when it appeared at the prestigious Exposition Universelle in Paris the following year. A monumental marble replica of the sculpture was subsequently commissioned by the wealthy Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen for the museum bearing his name in 1882 and much of the carving for this work was done by the New Sculpture sculptor Frederick Pomeroy (British, 1856-1924) at the start of his career whilst still working in Brocks studios.A Lifetime casting of Leighton's bronze figure of an Athlete Wrestling a Python (52.5cm high) was sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, in the Important Design Sale, 5 April 2017, lot 32This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A COADE STONE ROUNDEL AND THREE ARTIFICIAL STONE OVAL RELIEFS DEPICTING THREE SEASONSOne stamped Coade, Lambeth and dated 1795, the others by James Cockaine, one stamped, early 19th centuryThe roundel (now cracked) depicting a putti sitting on a cloud. 70cm wide, 81cm deep, 70cm high (27 1/2in wide, 31 1/2in deep, 27 1/2in high) The three oval reliefs by Cockaine: 68.5cm high (4)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 14.James Cockaine (c.1768-1823) of Tottenham Court Road was recorded as a plaster manufacturer in 1802, and subsequently as a bronze figure manufacturer in 1811. In both 1817 and 1818 he exhibited busts at the Royal Academy. Following his death at the age of 55, the auction of his stock in January 1824 included models and casts by contemporary artists such as Flaxman and Chenu. Cockaine was the one of the principal suppliers of plaster to the sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey, and a plaster figure inscribed 'J. Cockaine/ New Road, Tottenham Court' now in the Ashmolean Museum was formerly in the collection of Chantrey.The roundels are inscribed to the reverse 'Wanstead' suggesting they were possibly originally part of the collection of Wanstead Park, Essex.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV PATINATED BRONZE AND BRASS Wall MOUNTED OIL LAMPSBy Thomas Messenger, circa 1830With glass shades, labelled MESSENGER & SON, LONDON, together with a French brass and tole peinte bouillotte lamp, 13cm wide, 29cm deep, 34cm high (5in wide, 11in deep, 13in high) the bouilotte lamp: 40 (3)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 136.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CHARLES ROBINSON SYKES (BRITISH, 1875-1950) A bronze group of a Satyr and a BacchanteOn a naturalistic base and signed to the reverse, mounted on a square marble plinth base, Size including marble plinth: 20cm wide, 17.5cm deep, 37cm high (7 1/2in wide, 6 1/2in deep, 14 1/2in high) Footnotes:Charles Sykes is best known for his Rolls-Royce mascot design, the Spirit of Ecstasy.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THÉODORE RIVIÈRE, FRENCH (1857-1912)A PATINATED BRONZE GROUP OF SALAMMBÔ AT MATHÔ'S ENTITLED CARTHAGEOn an oval base, signed THEODORE RIVIERE CARTHAGE, inscribed Susse Frères Paris with foundry stamp Susse Frères Editeurs Paris, together with a moulded walnut plinth, 19cm wide, 26cm deep, 42cm high (7in wide, 10in deep, 16 1/2in high) the plinth: 7cm high, Footnotes:This model was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1895 and at the Paris 1900 Universal Exhibition, where it was considered as one of the Symbolist movement's key exhibits.A similar group is in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and a plaster-model is in the collection of the Musée des Beaux Arts in Dijon.Mathô, the chief of the Barbarian soldiers, is depicted dying at the feet of Salammbô, the daughter of his Carthaginian enemy Hamilcar Barca, crying: 'I love you, I love you'. This scene is taken from Gustave Flaubert's novel, Salammbô, published in 1862.A bronze and ivory group also with foundry stamp for Susse Freres Editeurs Paris, was sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, Fine European Furniture and Works of Art, 5 July 2012, lot 258. Provenance: Sotheby's London, 19th & 20th Century Sculpture, 21 May 2014, lot 75.Literature: Kjellberg Pierre, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris, Les éditions de l'amateur, 1989;Laure de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay, catalogue sommaire illustré des sculptures, 1986.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large patinated bronze knockerItalian, probably 18th century Modelled as a grotesque mask with a coiled serpent ring, 18cm wide, 10cm deep, 32cm high (7in wide, 3 1/2in deep, 12 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of large patinated bronze urnsLate 19th / early 20th centuryEach cast with classical figures making sacrifices and flanked by high scrolling handles, on circular pedestal bases, 30cm wide, 24cm deep, 47cm high (11 1/2in wide, 9in deep, 18 1/2in high) (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RESTORATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCKCirca 1825Modelled Jason killing the dragon and seizing the golden fleece, 31cm wide, 11cm deep, 55cm high (12in wide, 4in deep, 21 1/2in high)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 43.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Of Lord Byron interest; A Lord Byron black and gold enamel mourning ringWith marks for 1822The bezel enclosing a lock of hair under rock crystal, engraved legend 'GEORGE GORDON NOEL. LORD BYRON' with inscription 'Died 19 April 1824. Aged 36', and a wax figure of Lord Byron in Albanian dress on a plinth base, a bronze medal of Byron and a lock of hair from the composer Carl Maria Von Weber in a frame, The wax figure: 20.5cm wide, 14.5cm deep, 18cm high (8in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 7in high) (4)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October, The Hone Collection, lot 98.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A group of small Indian and Burmese sculptureslate 19th/20th centuryComprising a sandalwood figure of Ganesh, a copper alloy figure of Ardhanarishvara (a form of the god Vishnu), a pair of Burmese bronze figures of musicians, and a painted stone tiger, 18cm high (7in high) (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A COLLECTION OF 'GRAND TOUR' SOUVENIRS19th century and laterComprising of two specimen marble paperweights, one including Fluorspar, possibly Blue John, two Medici vases, (one alabaster), two bronze Temples of Vesta; a bronze oil lamp and a Siena marble model of Scipio's tomb on a slate base, The largest paper weight: 16.5cm wide, 10.5cm deep, 25cm high (6in wide, 4in deep, 9 1/2in high) The Medici vase: 21cm high (8)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 97.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PLASTER MODEL OF THE THRONE OF SAINT PETERAttributed to Brucciani, Late 19th centuryWith scrolled moulded sides decorated with anthemions and scrolling acanthus leaves with lion paw front uprights, 63cm wide, 55cm deep, 104cm high (24 1/2in wide, 21 1/2in deep, 40 1/2in high) Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, lot 50.In St. Peter's Basilica, the bronze statue of Saint Peter is supported by an alabaster throne, made by Carlo Marchionni in 1757. The present lot is modelled after this throne.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Austria-Hungary: Cross of Merit in Gold with Crown, Franz Joseph I, gilt-bronze cross with red enamelled arms, circular centre with initials ''FJ' and legend 'VIRIBUS UNITIS' to a white enamelled ground, reverse with date 1849, articulated suspension crown with red enamelled caul, tri-fold peacetime ribbon, crack to enamel on right hand obverse arm, good very fine or better.
Austria-Hungary: five Military Merit Medals: i) Franz Joseph, silver, bust left, rev. 'SIGNUM LAUDIS', wartime ribbon; ii) bronze, wartime ribbon with swords; iii) bronze, peacetime ribbon; iv) Kaiser Karl, silver, wartime ribbon; v) bronze, wartime ribbon with swords; all on trifold ribbons, very fine or better. [5]
Austria: a small collection of cased medals: i) a set of three medals cased together by Moritz Tiller & Co, comprising: War Medal 1973, gilt-bronze, rev. '2 DEC 1873'; Franz Josef I 50th Anniversary Medal (Signum Memoriae); Silver Medal for Bravery (Der Tapferkeit); all with tri-fold ribbons, good very fine or better; ii) Silver Cross of Merit with Crown, silver and enamel, in case by Bergmann of Vienna, enamel missing from lower obverse arm, other minor damage; Kaiser Karl, Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis), gilt-bronze, in case by Zimbler of Vienna, light wear to gilding, good very fine. [5]
Austria: First World War era Decorations for Services to the Red Cross: Merit Cross 2nd Class with war decoration, silver and enamel cross with wreath, a red cross and the legend 'PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI' to the centre, reverse '1864/ 1914', tri-fold ribbon, minor enamel damage, good very fine or better; Merit Cross 2nd Class without war decoration, silver and enamel cross, no wreath, bow ribbon, flake of enamel missing from reverse of left arm, discolouration to obverse centre, otherwise nearly extremely fine; Merit Cross 2nd Class with war decoration, central elements other than red cross missing; Silver Medal, oval with enamelled central plaque and border, 'PATRIAE AC HUMANITATI', tri-fold ribbon with swords, good very fine, ribbon stained; Bronze Medal, as the last but in gilt-bronze, ribbon without swords, hairline cracks to central plaque, wear to gilding, otherwise good very fine; together with two later medals, of similar form to the last, reverse legends 'FÜR BESONDERE VERDIENSTE UM DAS ÖSTERREICHISCHE ROTE KREUZ'. [7]
A group of five medals to Corporal (later Police Sergeant) John Darroch, City of Glasgow Police and 1st Batallion Lovat's Scouts Yeomanry: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal (2270 CPL. J. DARROCH. 1-LOVAT'S SCTS.), Police Coronation Medal 1911, Scottish Police (P.C. J. DARROCH.), engraved in serif capitals; Coronation Medal 1937, unnamed as issued; good very fine or better, swing mounted, the bar being adapted for display [5]; together with a Royal Life Saving Society Swimming Proficiency Medal in bronze (J. DARROCH AUG. 1912), cased; and a small quantity of photographs and ephemera. John Darroch was born 26th January 1887 in Ardferual Jura, Argyllshire. He was a Police Constable at the outbreak of the First World War, and he enlisted in Lovat's Scouts on the 18th September 1914, aged 27. He disembarked at Suvla Bay in September 1915, and served subsequently in Egypt, Salonika and France. he married Miss Jane Caulder on the 29th August 1918, at Stromness, and retired as a Sergeant in the City of Glasgow Police in March 1938, his conduct being described as "Exemplary".
Spain: Medal for Callao, 2nd May 1866, bronze, 30 mm, head of Isabel II right, reverse with anchor and shield with 'CALLAO 2 DE MAYO 1866', extremely fine. Awarded for the dramatic but inconclusive bombardment of the Peruvian fortifications at El Callao during the Chincha Island Wars, for which both sides claimed victory. See also lot **
Spain: Medal for the Voyage of the Numancia, 1865-67, bronze oval, 30 mm, an armoured frigate traversing the Pacific Ocean, legend to the reverse, awarded to the crew of the armoured frigate Numancia, for her historic circumnavigation of the globe, extremely fine or nearly so. The Spanish armoured frigate Numacia, purchased from France, was the first ironclad warship to circumnavigate the globe, between 4th February 1865, and 20th September 1867.
Florence Nightigale interest: a bronze Royal British Nurses Association badge, Margaret M. Beveridge 3882; together with a copy of a religious publication with manuscript pencil dedication to Nurse Beveridge: "Margaret Beveridge New Zealand with Florence Nightingale's best wishes London July 20/97"; also Beveridge's R.N.B.A. Trained Nurse's Registration Certificate, her portrait photograph, and other items. Margaret Beveridge was born on the 31st August 1862 in Kinross. Her family sold their estate and moved to New Zealand in December 1892, where Margaret entered Christchurch Hospital as a student nurse, qualifying in May 1896. She married Alexander Brooke Boyd at St Mary's Church, Christchurch, in July 1898.
State of Katanga (1960-63): a small collection of currency and other items, comprising: two twenty franc notes and two ten franc notes, about uncirculated; bronze five francs (5), bronze franc (5), some tarnish, otherwise extremely fine; together with a small state flag, and an enameled badge displaying the flag of the Republic of the Congo with the diagonal stripe replaced by the colours of the Belgian flag (identified as a 'Tshombe Police' badge by a note on the envelope in which it is preserved).
A collection of Austrian service crosses, including: an officer's service cross for 25 years, gilt-bronze Leopold cross, the arms with seeded panels within beaded borders, centrally applied silver Imperial arms, black edged yellow tri-fold ribbon; four other officers' crosses; and sixteen NCO and Other Ranks awards, of the same form but with central roundels bearing numerals indicating the number of years served, in bronze or white metal, with tri-fold ribbons. [21]
A collection of Austrian dress miniature decorations, mainly gilt, silvered and enamelled, and comprising: Merit Cross for Military Chaplains with swords, Gold Cross of Merit, Military Merit Cross with War Decoration (2), Merit Cross for Services to the Red Cross with War Decoration, Merit Cross for Services to the Red Cross without War Decoration (2 - one with bow ribbon), Red Cross Silver Medal (1) and Bronze Medal (2), War Cross for Civil Merits (enamelled), another (bronze), Iron Cross with Imperial Crown, Iron Cross of Merit; together with a miniature cross of the Order Pro Merito Melitensi (Malta). [15]
Austrian Empire: Bravery Medals: Franz Joseph I, first class in silver, 40mm, bust left, rev. 'DER TAPFERKEIT'; second class in silver (2), 31mm; third class in bronze (2), 31mm, one with second award bar: Emperor Karl, first class in silver, 40mm, bust left, rev. 'FORTITUDINI'; second class in silver (2), one with second award bar; third class in bronze; with traditional tri-fold ribbons (some replacements), very fine and better. [9]
A small quantity of coins, comprising: George III, copper penny, 1797, Soho Mint (S 3777), very fine; Victoria, gold sovereign, 1887, Jubilee issue (S 3866), good very fine; silver crown (2), 1889 (S 3921), fine or better; four rolls of 1977 Jubilee commemorative crowns; a gaming counter, pierced for suspension; and a Papal bronze commemorative medal. [qty]
Commerce and Industry: four medals: John Parish, Hamburg 1806, silver, 39mm, 'FROM 1756 TILL 1806 TO THE MERCANTILE WORLD THIS SPAN OF LIFE WHAT AN EVENTFULL PERIOD!!!', rev. dedication, a few scratches but nearly extremely fine with some lustre; Liverpool Infirmary 1849, Mayor John Bramley-Moore, Fancy Fair, a benefit event award medal, silver, 45mm, arms, rev. legend, edge engraved (Anne Fry. REALIZED NETT £9593.6.2), nearly extremely fine; Great Exhibition 1851, exhibitor's medal, AE, 44mm, head of Prince Albert left, rev. globe in a wreath, edge impressed (BRITISH GUIANA. NO 159), cased, extremely fine; Trades and Industries Exhibition, Blackburn 1893, a gilt bronze award medal, 45mm, arms and crest, rev, Victory bestowing wreaths on artisans, central shield impressed (PARKER BROS. DRIGHLINGTON), cased, extremely fine. [4]
Austria: a collection of awards, comprising: Order of Merit 6th Class, gilt bronze and red enamel cross potent 32mm, basket weave suspension loop, wear to gilding and very minor enamel damage; Order of Merit 7th class, gilt-bronze and white enamel cross potent 30mm, basket weave suspension loop; Franz Josef I 50 Years Anniversary Medal, bronze, bust left, rev. 'SIGNUM MEMORIAE', red and white civilian ribbon; another 50 Years Anniversary Medal, bronze, military peacetime ribbon; 60 Years Military Jubilee Cross 1908 (2), gilt bronze cross, the arms united by a wreath, bust of Franz Josef I to the centre, rev. 1848/ 1908', military ribbon; First World War Patriotic Honour Cross, brass, with war wreath; 1939-45 veterans's association cross, with swords; Republic: Decoration of Merit, white metal Maltese cross, eagle suspension; all at least good very fine except where stated. [9]
Austria (Republic): Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1952), five cased awards in the following classes: Decoration of Honour in Gold, gilt-bronze and enamel, Maltese cross with elaborate suspension representing the eagle and arms of Austria; Decoration of Merit in Gold, of similar form in gilt-bronze; Decoration of Merit in Silver, of similar form in white metal; Silver Medal of Merit, plated-bronze; Bronze Medal of Merit, gilt-bronze; each with tri-fold ribbon, cased by Anton Reitterer and Wolfgang Reitterer of Vienna, extremely fine or better. [5]
Two walking sticks,comprising: one hardwood example with a carved animal handle, perhaps a dog, over an engraved shield, white metal collar and various animal heads carved to the shaft, including a lion, a rabbit, various masks and grotesques,90cm long including metal ferrule,together with a malacca stick, with a metal, probably bronze, handle, in the form of a hand grasping a rod,91cm long (2)Provenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: 1 - hole to side of dog which may be a natural feature, a 16cm split below the collar.2 - wear and blemishes to Malacca.
After Antoine-Louis Barye (French 1795-1875),a bronze figure group of a lurcher and a whippet, on a canted rectangular base bearing a cast signature, raised on a black marble socle,37cm long18cm wide22cm highCondition report: General rubbing, wear and scratches. Dirt and patina. Some chips, knocks, and scratches to base.
An ivory and Shibayama box,Meiji period (late 19th century), with screw cover, 9cm high,together with a small carved and stained ivory vase,with two bronze panel mounts9cm high (2)Condition report: Box - 8 cracks to screw cover, 1 inlaid leaf lostVase - small chip to rim, cracks and losses around the base, some have been in-filled with other materials, repair to base (see pics).
A Napoleonic gilt-bronze medallion in a fitted case,19th century, depicting the emperor in profile, the red leather case inscribed in gilt lettering 'Donnee Par S. M. L'Empereur A Mr Roustam Ier Mameluc',7.7cm diametercase 9.5cm wide9.5cm deepThe inscription on the case of this medallion suggests it was presented by Emperor Napoleon to Roustam Raza, Premier Mameluc.Roustam Raza was Napoleon's Mamluk bodyguard and secondary valet. Having been taken into slavery from his home city of Tbilisi, Georgia, by the Egyptians, Roustam was gifted to Napoleon in 1798 by the sheikh of Cairo, following the successful French campaign in Egypt. He served the Emperor for 15 years until his exile. The use of the phrase 'premier Mameluc' in this inscription is notable and alludes to the fact that Napoleon had a second Mamluk, Mamluk Ali who joined his service in 1812, after which time Roustam would have referred to himself as the premier mamluk to denote his seniority. This may indicate that whoever inscribed the box knew of this arrangement and was probably following the owner's instructions, rather than someone simply inscribing a text.A letter from the British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, dated December 1964, suggests that this medal matches the description of one shown in both Trésor de Numismatique and Bramsen which is said to have been produced in December 1813.Condition report: the case is worn with damage to the hinge and loss to the surface leather, the medallion with light surface scratches, the case possibly made later to house the medallion
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