An Italian bronze model of winged putto, 17th century, seated on a scroll, mounted on a later marble rectangular plinth, the bronze - 13cm highCondition Report: This bronze has a very dark patination overall. The casting has created a slightly rough and pitted surface in areas throughout resulting in some loss of definition to the detail of the cast. There is a pin prick hole at the point of the belly button. The wing tips are slightly flattened. The base with historical nicks to the leading edges and corners.
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A large Belgian bronze torchere stand, c.1870, after a model by Jacques-Louis Gautier, cast by Compagnie Anonyme des Bronzes, Bruxelles, of Neo-Grec style, the dished top with palmettes and relief cast trailing foliage to frieze, the tapering shaft with swags descending to a base with conforming palmettes and claw feet on a triform plinth, the base inscribed J. Gautier Sculpteur / Compagnie Anonyme des Bronzes Bruxelles, 140cm high, 70cm diameter at base ( VAT charged on the Hammer price)Provenance: Sotheby's, 1 October 2008, lot 401.Note: Jacques-Louis Gautier, born in Paris on 13 December 1831, was a pupil of François Rude (d. 1855), and exhibited at the Salon from 1850 to 1868 (S. Lami, Dictionnaires Sculpteurs de l'ecole Française au dix-neuvième siècle, Paris, 1919, pp. 25-27). Gautier executed a significant number of models, produced by leading bronze foundries; in 1858, a Louis XVI vase decorated with diverse ornaments and four bas-reliefs representing l'Ivresse, l'Amour, les Ris et lEau, executed by Christofle, and the same year a design for small vases again with bas-reliefs in the Etruscan style, executed by M. Perrot for Maison Barbedienne.
A French gilt-bronze pot pourri urn and cover, mid-19thcentury, the cover with pineapple finial above scrolling acanthus leaves, enclosing interior bowl and liner with three circular apertures and acanthus decoration, the body with relief cast floral frieze and ribbon tied swags, on socle support and stepped square base, 23.5cm high, 15.5cm diameter
A pair of French gilt-bronze and champlevé enamel urns, c.1880, in the manner of Barbedienne, each with flared rim and concave profile neck above tapered cylindrical body, with twin female bust handles, on waisted socle with acanthus decoration above circular base with four scrolling gilt-bronze feet, 30.5cm high Condition Report: Each vase has discolouration to the enamelling, possibly from attempted polishing or cleaning of the metal. The rim and shoulder of one vase is warped possibly from denting. Each of the socle bases are slightly loose from the bodies and can be moved with force. The feet each have drill holes possibly indicating they once stood on decorative bases.
An Italian Pietra Dura panel of a Venetian capriccio, 19th century, inlaid in various hardstones, with an arcaded building, obelisk and various figures, in a gilt-bronze frame, 33 x 40.5cm, 42 x 49.5cm overallCondition Report: One hairline crack across the blue sky from the finial of the building through to the wood rod to the left of the scene. A few light marks to the surface that do not detract from the overall visual appeal of the panel. The frame with small nicks and light wear and rubbing to gilding. The reverse of the frame with general knocks and scratches, several drill holes, the back board with a couple of cracks and signs of old woodworm, the iron bar framing device intact. The back has been removed to inspect the verso but the panel has not been removed from the frame. The reverse of the panel is not inscribed.
A Battle of Waterloo chess set, designed by La Bottega Del Vasari, last quarter 20th century, comprising 32 gold and silver coated bronze pieces, from 11cm high to 13cm high, with inlaid marble and onyx board, the bronze, silver, and gold base resting on four canons, with La Bottega del Vasari Certificate of Authenticity, limited edition no. 142 of 200, approx. 11.2cm high, 60.7cm wide, 61.5cm deepCondition Report: The gold and silver covered bronze frame has a stress split to one corner which would require professional restoration, and the frame overall is warped and does not sit flush. The frame has various scratches and light wear. The marble and onyx board has various deep scratches and marks to the checkerboard from contact with the pieces, one corner has a loss, and there are various small chips and losses to the edges, the underside of the marble similarly scratched and inscribed 'WATERLOO' with a pencil. Several of the chess pieces have slightly bent or warped accoutrements, including flags, staffs and sabers, crenellations on castles. One chain link of one of the English castles is broken, the grips of the sheathed sabers of the French knights are missing. General light wear to each of the figures.
A French gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamel six-light chandelier, c.1880, in the manner of Barbedienne, the corona suspending linked rods supporting the hexagonal lower tier with scrolling branches, drilled for electricity, approx. 43cm high, 35cm diameterIt is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.Condition Report: The gilded elements are tarnished overall and would benefit from a gentle clean. The cloisonne in good condition. The drip pans are drilled to accommodate an electric wire, the sockets have a drilled thread where a fitment has been positioned. The chandelier is not wired for electricity. One branch is a little loose but only needs the screws tightening. It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.
A Victorian gilt-bronze and cut glass six-light chandelier, late 19th century, hung overall with faceted drops and chains of beads, the corona with vine leaves and grapes, the circlet cast with scrolls and mounted with bearded masks, the scroll branches supporting hobnail cut sockets and drip pans, 110cm high, 70cm diameterIt is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.Condition Report: Two of the cut-glass sockets are broken where they sit in the top of their respective branches. They require attention to fix back into place. Some detached single drops and chains of faceted drops. There may be gaps where some drops are missing. The top of the circlet with multiple holes, some of which hold wires for the chains of drops, other are vacant. There are also stamped numbers and dot to the top of the circlet.The frame is tarnished overall consistent with age and use. Some elements of the chandelier are probably later associated. It has been wired for electricity with the wires running through the central fitment, along the outside of the branches and up through the cut-glass drip pans and over the edge of the sockets. The glass elements have not been drilled.It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.
AMENDMENT: Please note these are twin-light wall appliquesA set of four wall gilt-bronze and cut glass three-light wall appliques, late 19th century, the foliate backplates supporting three stars and two scroll branches and a central socket with glass prism, the drips and bobeche hung with tapering faceted drops, losses and detached elements, en suite with the previous lot, the backplates - 14cm high, 38cm wide approx. (4)It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.Condition Report: One wall applique has a detached prism which is present and needs securing back into place. Another applique with a detached central star mount which is present but has nicks to some points. The glass elements generally with nicks and some detached drops to be expected with age and use. The backplates are probably associated to the receiving plate and branches as the semi-circular elements sits a little awkwardly where it joins the backplates. The wires run along the outside of the branches and the drip pans are drilled to accommodate the wires. The gilded elements with light wear and tarnishing. Overall these appliques need some attention to re-attach glass elements.Please note they are twin-branch and not 3-light as originally described.
A Continental gilt-bronze and glass eighteen-light chandelier, early 20th century, the scrolling branches in two tiers and hung with faceted tapering drops, the moulded drip-pans with a continuous Greek Key motif, the repousse cased receiving dish with foliate designs and hung with a faceted glass terminal, 99cm high, 80cm diameter approx.It is the buyers responsibility to ensure electrical items are professionally rewired for use.
A pair of French gilt-bronze and cut glass six-light candelabra, late 19th century, each with scroll arms and faceted glass drops, balls, and pendants above an urn stem on a circular foot with acanthus decoration, 80cm high (2)It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.Condition Report: Both candelabras in need of some restoration and replacement parts. Both candelabra are missing one glass flowerheads, and several glass beads and drops are missing or replaced with other drops, several flowerheads to the second tier of acanthus leaves with losses, chips and nibbles, several drops missing from the sconces, several chains of beads are missing from the lower scrolling branches, a couple of scrolling arms are bent or misshapen. One candelabra has an old crack and loss to the glass diamond below the top-most scrolling branches. There are a few glass balls, beads and drops loose and present with the lot. Each lamp is wired but not tested for working capability, it is the buyer's responsibility to ensure electrical lights are professionally rewired for use.
A pair of bronze and alabaster uplighters, by Maitland Smith, late 20th century, the shades with floral sheet metal rims above busts of Diana on tapered stems terminating in feet, on stepped rectangular plinth bases, each with maker's label to underside, 189.5cm high (2)It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.Condition Report: One of the lamps is damaged where the bust joins the upright. As can be seen from the online photographs, it is leaning and there are losses at the top of the upright. It can be restored but would need to be executed by a professional restorer. This same lamp has a knock and crack to the shade, a hairline fracture at the front of the upright and some losses to the stepped base. The other lamp is in better condition with only nicks to the bases. The bronze mounts to both are tarnished overall and there is some slight mis-shaping to the petals at the top of the shades.It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that electrical items are professionally rewired for use.
After Albert Bruce-Joy, Irish, 1842-1924, a marble statue of William Ewart Gladstone, 1809-98, late 19th century, with left hand outstretched and right hand clutching a document, standing beside an octagonal column with three books resting on top, 99cm highProvenance: The Property of the late Lord Avebury.Note: Liberal party statesman and four times Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone was one of the most revered politicians of the 19th Century. Renowned for his intense rivalry with Benjamin Disraeli, Gladstone was an outstanding orator and a passionate campaigner for reform, Irish Home Rule and an ethical foreign policy.This marble is after a bronze original unveiled on Wednesday 9th August 1882 in Bow, East London. At the unveiling of the statue by The Rt. Hon. Lord Charlingford, the politician's son said: "Seldom if ever has the hand of a sculptor succeeded in producing so admirable and faithful a likeness." Another commented: "It seems to breathe the deep earnestness, the dignity and intellectual power of the statesman whom we used to call the 'Grand Old Man'." The statue was commissioned by match makers Bryant and May, to commemorate the overturning of Gladstones Chancellor of the Exchequer Robert Lowes infamous match tax. Since 1988 the hands of the original bronze have been painted red, a reference to the matchgirls of the factory striking for better working conditions, and also an urban myth that the bronze was paid for with docked wages from the matchgirls' salary.Albert Bruce-Joy was born in Dublin and primarily worked in England, exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1866. He also visited and exhibited in Boston, New York and Philadelphia. His most prominent works are the portrait busts in Westminster Abbey, St.Pauls Cathedral and The House of Commons.Condition Report: Light surface dirt overall to be expected with age and handling. There are natural veins in the marble, including one which arcs across his back from the top of the left shoulder for approx 12 cm. These are stable. The right hand is separately carved and attached inside the cuff. It is larger in size than the left hand but appears original. The larger size is perhaps explained by a deliberate fore-shortening by the sculptor as the statue may have originally be positioned higher up in a niche. The fingers of this hand have all been broken off and re-carved before being restored back into place with metal pins and filler. Three of these fingers are now detached but present with the lot and require restoring back into place or replaced as they are quite crudely carved.Some small losses to extremities, including the tip of one page of the rolled document in his left hand, the edge of his coat on his left side near the lowest button, the tips of the folds of his coat on the right side bottom edge, the circular base and the leading top edge of the octagonal plinth behind Gladstone. The statue is unsigned but there are two small holes and a shadow where a plaque has been positioned at some point.
A pair of Continental gilt-bronze mounted porcelain cassolettes, early 20th century, the reversible nozzles with flambeau finials, the bodies with twin-mask mounts and decorated with courting couples and landscape views, each 25cm high (2) Condition Report: Each of the reversible sconces in good condition with some light tarnishing and marks. The porcelain in overall good condition with decoration intact. The bases with some light marks, the undersides with scratches.
A pair of French gilt-bronze mounted Samson powder-blue ground famille verte jars and covers, second half19th century, each painted to the body with four panels of leafy blossoming branches, the shoulder with four further cartouches of floral motifs, later associated mounts, 58cm high including cover and mount (2)Note: A very similar vase of this model appears in F. Slitine, Samson, génie de l'imitation, Paris, 2002, p. 43.Provenance: The Geoffrey and Fay Elliot collection.Condition Report: The porcelain: one cover has been broken and put back together, with very visible restoration to the blue ground and the interior, and some large losses to the rims. The green glaze of the panels on one vase has some losses and general crazing. Both vases have some firing flaws to the footrim. The mounts: heavy verdigris to the metal across both vases, some visible adhesive residue from the fitting of the mounts to the porcelain.
A 28cm high bronze figure of man, together with a miniature oval portrait CONDITION REPORTPainting on copperCondition disclaimerOur team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.
A 1911 bronze ship's bell from a Scandinavian whaler ship ? - Olafx - 24cm x 25cm diameter CONDITION REPORTNo other information other than the mark on the bellCondition disclaimerOur team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.
A collection of Oriental brass, bronze and white metal wares, including: bronze figure of Ganesh with umbrella; two enamelled figures of deities; two white metal vases; set of four brass napkin rings, with applied copper and white metal decoration; enamelled and embossed metal framed mirror; lidded trinket boxes; and other items.
A COLLECTION OF METAL ORNAMENTS AND BOOKENDS, comprising a pair of British Bulldog bookends, three 1930's German Shepherd dog metal figures supported on a marble base, a pair of painted metal Hummingbirds on grey marble stands (possibly French), a black marble base with a pair of metal Seagulls (Art Deco style), a small Caithness mottled bud vase, a small bronze cherub, height 21cm, bird ornaments, etc. (Qty) (Condition Report: some ornaments are chipped and damaged, Hare ornament has a glued repair to both ears)
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