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Click here to subscribeA DUKE OF WELLINGTON BRONZE BRITISH VICTORIES BOX C.1815 the cover with a portrait bust of the Duke of Wellington, containing twelve paper discs listing the British victories in Portugal, Spain and France, with dates, 1808-1815, with two fixed to interior of lid and base, the underside decorated with a wreath and text 4.8cm diameter Provenance 'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.
A GEORGE IV SILVER MEDAL AFTER F. MILLS, C.1827 with the relief profile bust of a Roman Emperor, inscribed 'Arts and Commerce Promoted', signed 'Mills F', the reverse inscribed 'To W. Burn MDCCCXXVII' and with a wreath, the interior inscribed 'For His Rolling Press For Book-Binders' and in its original leather case, together with a 'National Horse Association of Great Britain' silver medal by Mappin & Webb, 1939, awarded to 'J. Blackmore Farrier of Best Shod Horse Char Valley 1939', in its leather case, and a miniature bronze 'The Lord's Prayer' medal (3) 4.3cm diameter (max) Provenance 'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.
AFTER THE ANTIQUE. A BRONZE GRAND TOUR BUST OF PERICLES BY EUGEN BORMEL (GERMAN 1858-1932) signed and dated '1893', together with a gilt bronze figure of a Bacchanalian cherub by Antonin Carles, the base signed, a bronze figure of a Renaissance page boy on an ebonised plinth and a gilt bronze bust of Venus, on an onyx base (4) 21.4cm high
A NORTH ITALIAN BRONZE GRAND TOUR FIGURE OF MERCURY AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA (FLEMISH 1529-1608), LATE 18TH CENTURY later mounted on a green serpentine plinth 70.7cm high (overall) Catalogue Note The finish of this bronze with precise pegged joints and neat patches suggest it was cast in the 18th century, a time when Giambologna's Mercury was not reproduced often.
A BRONZE GRAND TOUR GROUP OF A SLEEPING NYMPH AND SATYR AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA (FLEMISH 1529-1608), 19TH CENTURY the sleeping maiden being rudely awaken by a lecherous faun 20.2cm high, 30.5cm wide Catalogue Note The composition of the Sleeping Nymph with Satyr is believed to have been first recorded on the 7th April 1584, when Grand Duke Francesco I de Medici gifted his brother, Cardinal Ferdinando de Medici, 'una nuda in atto di dormire'. Giambologna based his reclining nymph on the famous Hellenistic marble of Ariadne in the Vatican.
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF NARCISSUS AFTER BARTHΙLEMY PRIEUR (FRENCH 1536-1611), LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY the naked youth with a fig leaf hiding his modesty, later mounted on a Sicilian jasper socle 22.7cm high (Narcissus), 31.5cm high (overall) Catalogue Note It is believed that Prieur's original Narcissus was directly inspired by the Dying Slave by Michelangelo for the unfinished tomb of Pope Julius II, which was brought to France and presented to King Francois I in 1546.
A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG CHILD 'BUSTE D'ENFANT' AFTER AIME JULES DALOU (FRENCH 1838-1902) cast by the Hebrard foundry, signed 'Dalou', numbered '9' and with foundry mark 'Cire Perdue A. A. Hebrard', mounted on a verde antico marble plinth 40.8cm high, 30.5cm wide, 16cm deep Catalogue Note; This present lot relates to Dalou's commission to provide a marble monument celebrating Queen Victoria's children for a private chapel at Windsor Castle. This model served as a preliminary sketch for one of the figures in the monument. Both the terracotta maquette for the monument and the original study for 'Buste d'Enfant' are currently part of the Petiti Palais Collection in Paris. This bronze was cast shortly after Dalou's death in 1902, no lifetime casts were ever made.
AN ANIMALIER BRONZE MODEL OF A STALKING LION 'LION A L'AFFUT' BY ISIDOR-JULES BONHEUR (FRENCH 1827-1901) cast by Peyrol, the naturalistic base signed 'I. Bonheur' and stamped 'Peyrol' 20.8cm high, 46.5cm long, 11.5cm deep Catalogue Note Bonheur was a regular Paris Salon exhibitor and the above bronze was cast by his brother-in-law, Hippolyte Peyrol.
A WALNUT AND MARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE IN LOUIS XV STYLE C.1870 with gilt bronze mounts, the shaped top with kingwood banding and inlaid with scrolls and leaves, above a frieze drawer fitted with a pen and ink compartment, on cabriole legs, decorated with espagnolettes 74.5cm high, 137.5cm wide, 83.2cm deep
A PAIR OF REGENCY GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS C.1815 each in the form of a Chinaman holding a pagoda shape parasol hung with cut-glass drops, supporting a spiral fluted nozzle, each figure stands on a cylindrical plinth applied with palmettes and scrolls (2) 32cm high Provenance The Estate of the late Jane Sumner.
David James white studio pottery vase, Raku fired, in pink and cream, 16cm high, John Davidson studio pottery vase, white ground, in bronze, 20cm high and Diana Barraclough studio pottery bottle neck tapered vase, 24cm high (3) Condition ReportGood overall condition; no visible cracks, chips or signs of repair
A pair of bronze groups of children playing with geeseAfter the Antique, the first after the Greek original by Boethus of Chalcedon, together another bronze group of a putto with a goose and gosling, on naturalistic bases, 20cm wide, 15cm deep, 25cm high (7 1/2in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 9 1/2in high) 24cm high (2)Footnotes:The sculpture of a boy with a goose was originally created by the sculptor Boethus of Chalcedon in the second century B.C. The Roman Emperor Nero transported the original to his palace in Rome, where he had it copied. What survives today in Munich's Glyptothek is the Roman copy of the original.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A bronze model of a stag's headSet within an oak leaf surround,30cm high, together with a small Victorian cast iron model of a recumbant hound, resting on a shaped plinth ground and a small desk bronze bust of Ajax, the hound, 19cm wide, 9cm deep, 9cm high (7in wide, 3 1/2in deep, 3 1/2in high) (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Louis XV and later kingwood and gilt bronze mounted open bookcaseThe later serpentine marble top above two open shelves on slender cabriole supports, stamped 'JME' to the top, 78cm wide x 31.5cm deep x 74cm high, (30 1/2in wide x 12in deep x 29in high)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of polychrome metal equestrian door stopsEach cast in profile on a naturalistic base, together with a bronze dish in the form of a clam shell resting on an eagle foot, upon a tortoise, with a snake handle, a Victorian brass paper clasp in the form of a lady's hand and a cast iron model of a setter and grouse on a naturalistic ground, 29cm wide, 11cm deep, 15cm high (11in wide, 4in deep, 5 1/2in high) (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian mahogany two tier hat and stick standThe central turned column with two tiers of four upswept arms above a tier of bronze scrolling arms for sticks, the circular base on bun feet, 53cm wide x 53cm deep x 183cm high, (20 1/2in wide x 20 1/2in deep x 72in high)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French Restauration mahogany bureau platThe gilt tooled leather writing surface above three frieze drawers on double scrolled end supports and bronze lion paw feet, 113.5cm wide x 64cm deep x 74cm high, (44.5in wide x 25in deep x 29in high)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of early 19th century French cast bronze candlesticksWith tapering fluted columns with stylised foliate collars, on on circular beaded bases, later converted for electricity, 12cm wide, 12cm deep, 33cm high (4 1/2in wide, 4 1/2in deep, 12 1/2in high) (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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