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Lot 907
A fine cabinet piano by Astor & Co., English, circa 1814-15 the case attributed to LOUIS CONSTANTIN LE GAIGNEUR 6 octaves , FFF to f3 234cm high, 114cm wide, 63cm deep An important English Regency period cabinet piano by Astor and Co, 79 Cornhill Street London. In best black Brazillian rosewood, the scrolled pediment in the manner of Thomas Hope, with ormolu mounts centred by Apollo?s lyre. Supported by a cast ormolu and premiere ? partie brass inlaid rosewood frieze. The pediment supported on richly carved buttresses, above further panels of premiere partie inlaid brass. The cabinet door filled with a sunburst of silk centred by cast and gilt bronze mask of Louis XIV as Apollo, surrounded by cast gilt bronze fillets, with leafy lyre spandrels to the corners. The keyboard lid similarly inlaid and mounted, to the inside and outside, with central brass engraved tablet ASTOR & Co.79 Cornhill Street, London. Supported on turned and reeded brass mounted legs on patent ball casters, the doors to the lower cabinet with gilt bronze fillets to the panels; the central panels inlaid in premiere partie brass arabesques, in the manner of the 17th century French court cabinet maker Jean Bèrain Arguably the finest example of English Regency period casework ever conceived for a cabinet pianoforte, the present lot represents an opportunity for Australian purchasers to acquire an item of international significance. Provenance: W.F. Bradshaw Pianoforte Collection Exhibited: The Pianoforte Past. The Queen Street Galleries c. 1990 Catalogue Number 14. ?Unquestionably the most splendid piano in the collection. With its profuse brass inlay (even on the pedals) and lavish gilt ormolu mounts, it must surely have been made for a setting as opulent as the Pavillion at Brighton or Carlton House. A most unusual feature is the cresting atop the cornice ? an elegant lyre harp centred with a broken pediment finished with cast Grecian scrolls which are in turn mounted with cast finely detailed paterae. Originally this instrument was constructed as a cabinet grand. However at an early stage of manufacture, Astor and Co would appear to have changed their minds and finished it as a bi chord cabinet piano. The great height of the piano approaches that of the upright grand?. A note accompanying this lot by W.F. Bradshaw states that the piano was acquired in Upper St, Clapham, London and that the owner had previously acquired the piano from a person who believed that it had been owned by Mrs Fitzherbert. ASTOR & Co. George Peter Astor , born 1752, after his apprenticeship in Germany, went to London about 1778. He was followed a year later by his brother John Jacob Astor (1763 ? 1848). In 1783, early in the development of the firm, John Jacob Astor began travelling to the newly formed United States of America to sell pianos and flutes. He established a shop at 81 Queen Street (now Pearl Street) in New York City , which at the time was the heart of the musical instrument and furniture business. He became involved in the highly profitable fur trade, sending furs to the UK in exchange for pianos that were manufactured by his brother. The profits were invested in fur trading stations in America and real estate in New York City. At the turn of the century, the Astor family were the wealthiest family in New York City. George Peter Astor maintained the piano manufactory initially at Holywell Street London. In the late 1790s , Astor moved to 79 Cornhill Street London. In 1801 the partners with George Astor were George Horwood and Benjamin Banks. After Astor?s death in 1813, his widow continued on the business until 1815 as Astor and Horwood.
Lot 17
This is a live breast cast made from aluminium of Bethany Dowe. Bethany says ""We have as sisters taken part in this event in memory of our beautiful mum. She battled hard to fight this disease for twelve years through heartache, pain and many tears. Our mum taught us to care and always be aware!! So we now present to you the casts of our breast?s for you to view. This ones for you our little lady. Love you always, your girls xxxxxx"". Bethany`s cast was decorated by Gerry Taylor of Taylors Foundary Ltd. ""We had to thicken up the original Plaster to enable the molten metal to flow, other wise this is an exact copy from the origional plaster. These castings can also be made in Zinc and Bronze as well as the Aluminium on show."" www.taylorsfoundry.co.uk The approximate size of this cast is 15 inches x 8 inches. To post this item to you (1st class Special Delivery) a charge of £20 will need to added to this item. This item is also available to collect from Bury St Edmunds. Please state `post` or `collection` at time of payment. Cast by Birds Body Casting. For more information log on to www.birdsbodycasts.co.uk
Lot 6021
Pair of Renaissance style candelabra, executed in gilt bronze and verdigris marble, having six scrolled arms with phoenix terminals surmounting an urn form standard mounted with putti caryatids and swags, and rising on a circular foot, the whole resting on a shaped base with armorial badges and outswept feet, 24""h x 11""dia
Lot 6051
Pair of French gilt bronze and enamel decorated covered potpourri urns 19th century, each having artichoke finials surmounting the lids and with a band of hand painted enamel depicting village scenes flanked by rows of white enamel jeweling and gilt scrolls with polychrome accents, surmounting the reticulated ormolu mount with floral bands above gilt metal rope handles anchored by female masks on cobalt bodies, each having two cartouches, one with a courting scene and the other with a landscape, and rising on a gilt bronze mounted base, 11.5""h x 6.24""w
Lot 6058
Sevres polychrome decorated porcelain box, the hinged lid having bronze mounts, and decorated with a seated beauty and two male suitors, in a naturalistic landscape, centered by a raised gilt border on a cobalt blue ground, opening to a floral silk lined interior, the case decorated with central reserves of pastoral landscapes, 4.5""h x
Lot 6079
Louis XV style gilt bronze clock with garniture, the clock having an urn finial, above a fluted columnar standard, having ribbon swag decoration surrounding the Roman numeral dial, the movement by Julien LeRoy, and rising on a square base, the garniture having a columnar standard and rising on a graduated base, clock: 14""h
Lot 6099
Pair of Napoleon III ebonized and bronze mounted pietra dura cabinets, 19th century, each having a shaped slate top, above the conforming single door case flanked with figural ormolu mounts, centering a large and well executed pietra dura reserve depicting a flower arrangement in a Classical style urn, all rising on bracket feet, 44""h x 33""w x 17""d. (key in office). Provenance: Property from a Sea Cliff, San Francisco collector
Lot 6100
Louis XV style gilt bronze figural chenets, 19th century, each depicting winged putto having stylized acanthus legs, beside a console table decorated with drapes and swags, and an urn with ram`s head mounts, and rising on a conforming plinth base, 15.5""h x 15.5""w x 5.5""d Provenance: Property from a Sea Cliff, San Francisco collector
Lot 6114
French Renaissance style patinated bronze and ormolu mounted urn, third quarter 19th century, the monumental form having a circular rim centered with figural medallions surmounting the shouldered body, centered with bow and garland swags suspending the oval mounts, one depicting a putti, one depicting a flame capped pedestal, and rising on a circular base accented with Cupids bow, pipes of Pan, and grape and vine sprays, terminating on a square marble plinth, 37""h x 12""w
Lot 6117
Tiffany Studios New York patinated bronze table lamp, the three arms suspending the associated pulled feather favrile shades (unsigned, each numbered S4605, S4609 & S4622), suspended from a reeded standard terminating at the repeat heart shaped reserves, and rising on a graduated base marked Tiffany Studios / New York / 309, 16""h
Lot 6123
Louis XV style ormolu mounted kingwood vitrine, circa 1905, the variegated marble serpentine top above a conforming single door case with gilt bronze mounts having repeating scroll work and rocaille designs, the lower case with a Vernis Martin style decorated panel depicting a courting couple in a naturalistic landscape, and rising on cabriole legs terminating on sabots, 69.5"h x 31"w x 15"d
Lot 6412
French Provincial commode, mid-18th century, the rectangular top above the four drawer case, each paneled drawer having gilt bronze swag pulls, and accented with rosette medallions, above the shaped apron and rising on square legs, 30""h x 43""w x 20""d (pulls replaced). Provenance: From the Pebble Beach, CA estate of Richard Mellon Scaife
Lot 6434
Chinese gilt bronze triple Fusee eight bell musical automaton bracket clock, having an enamel dial with Roman markers fronting the engraved quarter strike movement, automaton plays hourly, and depicts the eight immortals, the lower selection with foreign contributors to the court further decorated with waterfalls, rivers, and moving ducks, the rear glass window reveals the wel detailed movement with fine engraved embellishments, and rising on cabriole legs, 34.5""h x 13""w x
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