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Click here to subscribeThe Old Tom Morris Award presented to Jaime Ortiz-Patiño by the GCSAA in 1999, metalware sculptural group by Michael Roche titled ‘Old Tom, Keeper of the Greens’, depicting the ‘father of golf’ on the Swilken Bridge at St Andrews, set on a marble plinth, with wooden base and inscribed presentation plaque, 31 by 31cm., 12 1/4 by 12 1/4in.; sold together with a resin bronze wall plaque depicting Old Tom similarly titled to the above sculpture (2)
Three Spanish presentations to Jaime Ortiz-Patino, i) a bronze sculpture signed A. Canete, bearing the Valderrama logo, being a 70th birthday gift from Bjorn & Naria Ronning in 2000, on a polished wooden plinth, 31 by 35 by 20cm., 12 1/4 by 13 3/4 by 8in. ii) a silver golfer figurine iii) an abstract sculpture incorporating a golf ball, set with a presentation plaque
Bronze-Mounted Tortoiseshell Jewelry Coffer A Good Napoleon III Bronze-Mounted Tortoiseshell Jewelry Coffer, mid-19th c., bombe form, molded lid with beveled window, velvet lined interior, over a spring-loaded secret drawer, the corner mounts cast as harpies, raised on paw feet, height 10 3/4 in., width 15 in., depth 9 1/4 in
Patinated Bronze Statuette of Capt. Nathan Hale A Fine Patinated Bronze Statuette of Captain Nathan Hale (1755-1776), Yale Class of 1773, reduction after the celebrated life-size statue of c. 1915 by Bela Lyon Pratt (1867-1917) on the Old Campus of Yale University, New Haven, with a replica also beside the Constitution Avenue facade of the Department of Justice in Washington, height 6 1/2 in. (2 pcs.) Note: Nathan Hale, arrested by the British army in New York City as an American spy, spoke one of the most famous lines in American history, when he proclaimed (from the scaffold) "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country".
Richard Clark Brass and Bronze Sinumbra Lamp A Rare English Gilt Lacquered Brass and Bronze Sinumbra Lamp, mid-19th c., Richard Clark, London, labeled, font atop columnar standard, plinth base, disc feet, cut and etched glass shade, overall height 37 in Note: Clark`s patented "Diamond" burner is discussed in the context of the British Empire as a "new light for India" proving useful even under the "draught of the Punkah" and similar conditions throughout the Empire. Reference: The New Annual Army List for 1849.
Messenger & Son Single-Light Argand Lamps A Pair of Regency Gilt and Patinated Bronze Single-Light Argand Lamps, early 19th c., attributed to Messenger & Son, London, each with "Warwick Vase" font, standard with relief molded wreath, circular plinth, etched glass shade and chimney, height 20 1/4 in., width 14 1/2 in., depth 7 1/2 in Note: An original illustration, "Messenger & Son, Art Journalism, 1846", depicts the basis of the fonts as derived from Piranesi`s "Warwick Vase". Reference: Gowitt, Gerald 19th Century Elegant Lighting, 2002, p. 157
Bronze-Mounted Chinese Export Porcelain Bowls A Pair of Gilt Bronze-Mounted Chinese Export Clobbered Blue and White Porcelain Bowls, 20th c., U-form bodies raised on tall foot rings, with green clobbered floral decoration to the exteriors, bases with Kangxi marks, raised in elaborate bronze mounts, height 11 in., width 19 in.
French Patinated Bronze Figure of Male River God A Fine French Patinated Bronze Figure of a Male River God (perhaps the River Illisos) from the West Pediment of the Temple of Athena at Athens (the Parthenon), after Pheidias, mid-19th c., a version of a plaster copy at the original size, with the reduction seal of Achille Collas and an early founder`s mark "F. Barbedienne" both contemporaneous with this cast; and with "A. Rodin" spuriously inscribed at a later date, height 14 1/4 in., width 30 1/2 in., depth 10 in Provenance: Brodney Art Gallery, Boston; George W. Headley III; the Headley Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY (Acc. No. 82.3.1).
Roblin a Paris Portico Clock A Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry and Ebonized Portico Clock, c. 1870, movement marked "Roblin a Paris", Byzantine-form columns with gilt capitals and bases, bezel and pendulum cast with shells and scrolls, height 20 3/4 in., width 10 1/2 in., depth 5 1/2 in
Ansonia "Great Seal of the U.S." Clock An American Gilt and Silvered Bronze "Great Seal of the United States" Clock, c. 1880, Ansonia Clock Co., eight-day movement, the eagle holding an "E Pluribus Unum" banner, cast dial with porcelain numeral inserts, rosettes at corners, velvet-covered wooden backboard, height 18 1/2 in., width 14 3/4 in., depth 1 1/2 in Provenance: Ward Hall, Georgetown, Kentucky. Reference: Tran Duy Ly. Ansonia Clocks. 1989. Arlington Book Company. pg. 246.
Ansonia "Great Seal of the U.S." Clock An American Gilt and Silvered Bronze "Great Seal of the United States" Clock, c. 1880, eight-day movement marked Ansonia Clock Co., the eagle holding an "E Pluribus Unum" banner, cast dial with porcelain numeral inserts, rosettes at corners, velvet-covered wooden backboard, found en suite with the previous lot, height 18 1/2 in., width 14 3/4 in., depth 1 1/2 in Provenance: Ward Hall, Georgetown, Kentucky. Reference: Tran Duy Ly. Ansonia Clocks. 1989. Arlington Book Company. pg. 246.
Dietz Brother & Co. Brass and Bronze Solar Lamp A Rare American Gilt Lacquered Brass and Bronze Solar Lamp, mid-19th c., Dietz Brother & Co., New York, labeled, identified as item No. 52 in the 1860 Dietz catalogue, finely cut and etched Gothic shade, chimney, overall height 34 1/2 in Note: Described as "the most ornate solar lamp produced by the Dietz Company", an identical standard is illustrated in Gowitt. Reference: Gowitt, Gerald T. 19th Century Elegant Lighting, 2002, pp. 119-120
Cornelius & Co Gilt Bronze Five-Light Candelabra A Fine Pair of American Gilt Bronze Five-Light Figural Candelabra, mid-19th c., Cornelius & Co., Philadelphia, marked "C. & Co." on weight, each standard modeled as Pomono, goddess of plenty, holding a cornucopia issuing scrolling arms, columnar base with applied swags, shaped and molded plinth, height 26 in., width 14 1/2 in Reference: Jones, J. Kenneth, "Cornelius and Company of Philadelphia", The Magazine Antiques (December 1983), vo. CXXIV, no. 6, pp. 1218-1222.
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Sinumbra Lamp A Good Regency Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Sinumbra Lamp, early 19th c., in the French taste, winged classical figural standard, embossed font, period cut and etched glass shade, overall height 29 in. Reference: Magazine Antiques, December 2005, p. 97
Charles Bernel Kingwood Bureau Plat A Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Bureau Plat, late 19th/early 20th c., Charles Bernel, Paris, marked, inset tooled leather top, paneled frieze fitted with three drawers to one side, caryatid-mounted cabriole legs, acanthine paw feet, bails marked "EM" for Maison Mottheau et Fils, height 31 in., width 72 1/2 in., depth 38 1/2 in Note: Charles Bernel succeeded the ebeniste L` Hoste at the end of the 19th century. The firm Mottheau et Fils, primarily known for lighting fixtures, did well with the advent of electricity and displayed several of their "torchère lumineuse" at the 1900 Paris Exhibition where it was commented "we doubt if a more complete success is to be recorded to the credit of any exhibitor than can be conceded to Messieurs Mottheau et Fils". While primarily focused on lighting the firm also offered a variety of other wares. Reference: Wilson, Gillian ed. French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes: Baroque and Regence: Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection. 2008. p. 153; Thomson, D. Croal ed. The Art Journal The Paris Exhibition 1900. 1901. p. 155.
Gilt Bronze-Mounted and Kingwood Vitrine An Antique Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted "Vernis Martin" and Kingwood Vitrine, 19th c., arched flared cornice, serpentine glazed door and sides, mirrored back, glass shelves, bombe case below, shaped door with painted courting scene, flared feet, height 95 1/2 in., width 40 in., depth 17 in
Bronze-Mounted Boullework, Ebonized Center Table A Napoleon III Gilt Bronze-Mounted Boullework and Ebonized Center Table, mid-19th c., serpentine top with molded edge, conforming frieze fitted with a long drawer, caryatid-mounted cabriole legs, sabots, height 31 in., width 58 1/2 in., depth 34 1/2 in
Carved Giltwood and Patinated Bronze Torcheres A Pair of Antique Neoclassical-Style Carved Giltwood and Patinated Bronze Torcheres, each with scrolled prism hung ten-light candelabrum atop shaped pedestal with scrolled ram`s heads and foliate garlands, molded plinth base, electrified, height 85 in., width 13 1/2 in., depth 13 in
Kingwood Parquetry and Marquetry Tall Case Clock A Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Kingwood Parquetry and Marquetry Tall Case Clock, c. 1900, shaped bonnet surmounted by floral crest, centered by an enamel dial, striking bell, pendulum movement, tapered vasiform case with floral marquetry, on scrolled feet, height 85 1/2 in., width 25 in., depth 13 in Provenance: Purchased Joseph Yolles Antiques, Toronto, 1955
Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture A Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture, late 19th c., dome-form clock case mounted with garlands and goat masks, dial inset with enameled numerals, inset ebonized wood panels, harpy corners, a mask, and tasseled tapestries, diapered base, with conforming eight-light candelabra, clock height 27 in., width 14 in., depth 10 1/2 in., candelabra height 29 in
Ebonized and Burl Walnut Bonheur du Jour An English Porcelain and Gilt Bronze-Mounted Ebonized and Burl Walnut Bonheur du Jour, mid-19th c., superstructure with stepped galleried top, central mirrored compartment flanked by paneled doors, canted stop-fluted corners; base with paneled frieze fitted with three drawers, blocked and fluted uprights, medial and plinth shelf, turned feet, lock marked "secure lever" and with "VR" under a crown for Victoria Regina, height 59 in., width 48 in., depth 15 in
Patinated, Bronze Dore, Specimen Marble Gueridon A Fine Belle Epoque Patinated, Bronze Dore and Specimen Marble Gueridon, late 19th c., top centered by a micromosaic roundel of the Colosseum, twist stem atop incurvate triangular support with bronze allegorical figures depicting History, Music and Justice amid ormolu strapwork, conforming plinth base, scroll feet, height 28 3/4 in., diameter 23 1/4 in
Patinated Bronze Figure of the "Seated Mercury" A Patinated Bronze Figure of the "Seated Mercury", after the Roman original from the Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum, now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples, height 7 5/8 in., presented on a verte marble plinth. Reference: Taste and the Antique, Penny & Haskell, 1981, pp.267-69, fig. 139
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