We found 350105 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 350105 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
350105 item(s)/page
A composite bronze patina figural standard lamp, late 20th century, the lamp modelled as a street lamp flanked by two figures of children holding hands, upon an naturalistic oval base, 180cm H x 88cm W Lighting lots are sold as decorative items only, prospective buyers must consult with a qualified electrician before use or installation of these items.
A bronze floor standing jardinere stand, 20th century, modelled as Cupid arms aloft holding a boat shaped leaf, stood upon a shell and integral circular plinth base cast as a wreath applied with four winged masks, 110cm highCondition reportBoat trough measures 56cm x 32cmMinor water stain to the inside of the trough, otherwise general light tarnishing but no visible faults or damage.
A Japanese patinated bronze model of an elephant, Meiji Period (1868-1912), possibly Tokyo school, the polished figure naturalistically modelled walking with trunk raised, 12cm highCondition report; No signature present. General wear to the patina and some surface blemishes throughout but no signs of solder repairs.
A collection of walking sticks including a mahogany stick with a brass & copper compass top, Ebonized horse hoof top stick, Stirling Burgh Special Constable baton, Royal Military Academy Theodolite measuring stick, swagger stick with bronze Tank Corps top, and a unique stick holding a pressed 1806 penny royal arms badge and a carved wood top piece depicting a clenched grenade. Ranging of lengths from 38 to 98cm approximately.
Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-1890), a late Regency period impressive Neo Classical parcel gilt bronze and red Italian marble clock garniture, the clock mounted with an exquisitely cast gilt bronze model of Psyche. With a matching pair of gilt bronze and Marble candelabra. Candelabra, 98cm. (Some restoration to the lower section on line of the candelabra). Psyche, 60cm stamped G & S for George Servant Clock base, 29cm high x 68cm wide.
An unusual enamelled bronze Pendulum Clock in the form of a Mosque France, 19th Centurythe base, body and dome in three sections with removable crescentic finial, two sets of opening doors to each side, each surmounted by a time face decorated in green and blue enamel, the dome surrounded by arched windows, below each inscription-filled cartouches, profusely engraved with arabesques, floral trellis and geometric motifs 74 x 42 x 42 cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 17 October 2002, lot 481.Private UK collection. Inscriptions: sayings in Arabic, including some attributed to the Prophet.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Canton enamelled-copper huqqa base for the Indian Market China, 18th Centuryof lobed globular form on a splayed foot, the flattened shoulder in the form of a flowerhead, the flaring neck with moulded ring, decorated in polychrome painted enamel with floral vines to the lobed panels, above and below foliate friezes, the neck with a floral vine and vegetal interlace 19 cm. highFootnotes:This rare huqqa base made in China for the Indian market imitates the form of bidri and brass huqqas from late 17th Century Deccan such as an example from a private collection published in Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London 1997, p. 234, no. 390. For another Canton enamelled huqqa base dated to the same period see Simon Ray, Indian & Islamic Works of Art, London, 2002, pp. 76-77, no. 47. A rosewater sprinkler for the Indian Market with comparable decoration and also dated to the 18th Century is in the Hermitage Museum (see Chinese Export Art in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg 2003, p. 77, cat. 90). For a lobed spittoon, also possibly for the Indian market and dated to the late 18th Century, with extremely similar vegetal interlace to that on the neck of our huqqa, see Michael Gillingham, Chinese painted enamel, Oxford 1978, p. 42, no. 43.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Ottoman openwork bronze incense burner Turkey, 16th/ 17th Centuryof bulbous form on a splayed shaft with hinged lid and bud finial, the drip tray with everted rim standing on six feet each decorated in openwork with sprays of tulips and hyacinths, the upper body with an interlace of palmettes and split-palmettes 31.5 cm. highFootnotes:ProvenanceMark and Peter Dineley Collections, UK.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of Persian-style porcelain bottles by Théodore Deck France, late 19th Centuryeach of piriform on a short foot, the waisted neck with torus moulding, decorated in blue on a white ground with inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by roundels containing figural scenes and cartouches containing rosettes and foliate vines to the body, the neck with split palmette interlace, later mounted as lamps on Chinese style gilt bronze mounts each 38.1 cm. high (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, Islamic Works of Art: Part II, 14 October 1999, lot 439.Private UK collection.Inscriptions: to each bottle, al-'izz li-mawlana [a]l-sultan/ al-'arab [wa] al-'ajam al-'alim, 'Glory to our lord, the Sultan of the Arabs and non-Arabs, the learned.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A bronze casket possibly Sultanate India, 16th Centuryof circular form on three feet, with hinged lid with central dome surmounted by a finial in the form of a bird, engraved and decorated with bands of geometric patterns and stylised petals 20.2 cm. highFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's, Arts of Islam Including Property from the Bequest of Adrienne Minassian Sold to Benefit Brown University, 26 April 2013, lot 782.Private US collection.A Sultanate bronze ewer, also surmounted by a bird, was sold at Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 7 October 2015, Lot 386.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 Mamluk brass bowl Egypt or Syria, 14th/ 15th Centuryof deep rounded form with flattened rim, engraved and decorated with scrolling foliate vine interlace, the rim with a band of inscription and incised Roman numerals 22.5 cm. diam. max.Footnotes:Inscriptions: two Arabic quatrains common on 15th century Mamluk metalwork including 'Drink! May you be safe from evil all days' up to 'the stars shine' and 'Who contemplates my beauty' up to 'yearn for my love'. For similar examples, see Michael Spink, with a contribution by Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Brasses, Bronze and Silver of the Islamic Lands, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, vol. XI, Part Three, cat. 573 and pp. 886-7 and 1164.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF LOUIS PHILIPPE TOLE PEINTE AND GILT BRONZE LAMP BASES CIRCA 1820-1840, POSSIBLY AUSTRIAN The bases formed as plinths with dolphins on each corner, formerly oil lamps now with UK wiring, with Guinevere pleated shades the base 62.5cm high, 85cm high overall including Guinevere pleated shades
A GOOD PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL SIX LIGHT GLASS AND GILT BRONZE FLOOR STANDING CANDELABRA CIRCA 1900, POSSIBLY BY CALDWELL NEW YORK The twisted arms and crystal drops supported by fine gilt bronze mounts, with an ebonised column and white marble base with gilt bronze paw feet, UK wiring 215cm high overall, bases 45cm across the paws Provenance: From the private collection of Nancy Audesse, New England Condition Report: mild signs of repair/minor damage as per age and use. One glass branch with metal sleeve repair, several replaced. both bases with edge chips or knocks and with collar below knop restored. The pole stems are ebonised wood- and may be later replacements. Some rubbing to gilding- some wear and small edge wear/loss to glass sections- both finial tops, lotus cupped sleeve to one- UK electrical wiring Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Condition Report Disclaimer
TWO 'GRAND TOUR' BRONZE MODELS - THE LUXOR OBELISK AND LA COLONNE DE LA GRANDE ARMEE FRENCH, LATE 19TH CENTURY The Egyptian Obelisk of Luxor from the Place de la Concorde, Paris, decorated with Egyptian hieroglyphics and commemorative inscription panels, on black slate plinth surmounted by bronze railings, the Colonne de la Grande Armee in Place Vendome on a similar black slate plinth surmounted by bronze railings the taller 43.5cm high, base 14cm square
A LARGE TENT FORM BEADED GLASS AND GILT AND CHASED BRONZE 18 LIGHT CHANDELIER FRENCH, CIRCA 1880 the six lights alternating with glass spires and a central beaded column, with internal lily shaped supports for nine further lights inside in two tiers- and three further lights to the corona154cm high Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN 18 light CHANDELIER- 6 external lights to main frame, with internal lily shaped supports for 9 further inside in two tiers- and three further to the coronaWired for UK electricity- sympathetically and unobtrusively- some repairs and replacements to drops (the terminal drop probably replaced) and very minor typical small damages to glass- several drops missing. The gilded surface with some wear, minor rubbing and probably with some restoration. Generally in good presentable condition ready for domestic use Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. Please note viewing is at Guinevere (574-580 King's Road, London SW6 2DY). The auction takes place at Dreweatts Donnington Priory on Tuesday 23 May (10.30am BST). There will be no viewing or bidding at Guinevere on the day of the auction. Lots will be available for collection from Guinevere from Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 May (by appointment, 10am - 5pm). After Friday 26 May (5pm), all lots will be removed from Guinevere to commercial storage at Sackville-West Moving & Storing (Andover) and available for collection from Wednesday 31 May. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. Condition Report Disclaimer
![Loading...](/content/bs/images/ajax-loader.gif)
-
350105 item(s)/page