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Lot 225
A pair of Italian baroque gilt bronze and tortoiseshell mounted ebonised cabinets, 18th century, each centred by a niche with a bronze figure of Athena standing holding a shield, flanked to each side by a pair of Tuscan columns, the cabinet door opening to reveal five drawers fitted with small ring handles, the bottom drawer concealing a further secret drawer to the back, the portico flanked to each side by four drawers, the sides inset with geometrical parquetry each with a heavy cast iron carrying handle, one cabinet raised on ball feet, the other on claw and ball feet 72 x 128 x 42cmProvenance:Believed to have been purchased by Mr Stuart Fearnley of Rose Green Farm, Lindsey, Suffolk in the late 1930’s at a country auction in or in the environs of Hadleigh, Suffolk, and thence by decent to the current owner.Condition report: There are minor losses and cracks to the surface in areas. Some staining and minor losses to the tortoiseshell in areas. Loss of ebonised veneer to the bottom right corner of one cabinet. One metal escutcheon is missing from a drawer, one is loose and would benefit from tightening. One figure of Athena to the front is missing her spear, the wooden block under the other figure appears to have been replaced. One small ring handle is missing to a drawer to the interior. The handles to the sides have left heavy marks and dents to the side panels due to use and age. Each cabinet has four construction holes to the centre top possibly indicating a missing upper structure or further bronze figurines now lacking.Minor losses to the circular brass inlays around the drawers. The wooden ball feet are later.These cabinets would benefit from a sympathetic restoration but remain however overall in good condition
Lot 300
A bronze portrait relief of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, 19th century, mounted to a cylindrical marble column and square plinth base22cm highCondition report: Markings and scratchings commensurate with age and use. A minor scratch under the collar of the Louis XVI and slight discolouration. Cracking and frcature lines on the plinth nad a slight knock to the marble column.
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Lot 331
A bronze model cat [Bastet], probably Egyptian late period 640-322BC, the encrusted body with recess between the ears for a scarab (missing) and recessed eyes which would have been inset, the underside with two tangs, mounted on a basic pine stand18.5cm high excluding tangsProperty of a deceased estate, Suffolk.Footnote: Bastet was an a Egyptian ancient goddess worshipped in the form of a lioness and in later periods a cat, native to the Nile River Delta, she also had a cult in Memphis; bronze statues were also used to contain the bodies of mumified catsCondition report: Overall the surface is quite encrusted with variations in colour and surface texture, left foot with old crack at paw, both tangs with snapped tips, empty recesses for eyes and scarab, base is a poor quality pine and the cat does not sit well.Provenance: The cat belonged to her [the deceased owner’s] parents. They were great collectors. Her father would have picked it up. He was a journalist with BBC radio and travelled all over the world. He may have got it during WW2, he was in the navy. He was Maurice Brown. No paperwork provided.
Lot 333
A Roman bronze temple ladle, possibly 1st or 2nd century AD, the handle with deer head finial,30cm longCondition report: Generally in good condition, noting a small loss to the tip of the wing to one side of the bowl support - see images. Unfortunately, there is no provenance to speak of, from a private collection in London but with no supporting documentation.
Lot 335
Henri Picard (French, fl. 1831-1864), a silvered bronze vase, decorated with a relief depicting the Centauromachy between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous, marked 'H Picard' (to the base); and '77' (to the underside of the detachable bronze lining), plated bronze20 x 11.5 x 15cmProvenance:Bonhams, The Summer Athenaeum Sale, Bury St Edmunds, 13th-14th June 2007,Birling Ashes, KentFootnote: Henri Picard was a prestigious 19th Century fondeur and doreur, who worked in Paris between the years of 1831 and 1864. Picard was celebrated for casting and gilding decorative objects to a very high quality of production. Picard worked for the firm Defreville, in addition to collaborating with contemporary designers such as Charles Perrault and Grault. While the craftsman was commissioned by many important patrons, Picard’s most notable achievement was to supply the Emperor Napoleon III with decorative objects, several of which are still in the State Apartment of the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
Lot 365
A Chinese bronze censer, Xuande mark, probably 17/18th century, of cauldron shape with two maned beast heads 12.5cm diameterCondition report: Minor markings and dents to rim and base commensurate with age and use. Repair to lip below the rim, and discolouration around the beasts' heads. Staining and marking to the interior.
Lot 369
An interesting group of antiquities, academic collectors' items and medallions, briefly including a fragment of stained glass (by repute from King's College Cambridge), a Georgian silver paten, three lead papal "Bulla", an enamelled ecclesiastical ornament with three crowns (the arms of Edmund, King and Martyr), two medieval bronze horse trapping shields, a 15th century bronze personal ring, a piece of Pope Pius VII's waistcoat in a small reliquary with papal arms, and a fragment of religious text on vellum, perhaps 14/15th century, and a William Pitt the Younger medallion 1806 (quantity)
Lot 410
A French gilt and bronze fifteen light chandelier, 19th century, the star studded globe surmounted by a seated maiden, issuing naturalistic branches58cm high x 71cm wideProvenance:Christie's South Kensington, Style & Spirit sale, 17th May 2011, Lot 388,Birling Ashes, KentCondition report: Repair to two of the arms
Lot 442
A pair of French ormolu chenets, 18th/19th century, in the Rococo style decorated with scolling foliage50 x 33 x 15cmCondition report: Base metal is bronzeBoth flower heads are slightly loose, various knocks and scratches all over consistent with age and useOne with a chip to the foliateSee photos
Lot 445
§ Charles Thomas (Sir) Wheeler (British, 1892–1974) a cast bronze model of a child’s hand, with mid-brown patina, signed with initials13cm longProvenance:Bonhams Knightsbridge, 12th June 2007, Lot 176,Birling Ashes, KentCondition report: Cracking to middle finger near the knuckle, another crack on the index finger down the side - no repairs to either. Peg on the the base of the hand is loose and worn, and collection of dust in crevices throughout. Slight rubbing to the edge of the fingertips. The paint on the wooden plinth has faded and has slight cracking to the wood. The hand is loose from the base.
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