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Lot 9133
Collection of ancient art, sculpture, history and reference books for World, Asian, Mayan, Egyptian, Roman etc. including 'Thracian Art Treasures', 'Gifts of the Nile', 'Great Bronze Art of China', 'Roman Portraits', 'The Mayans', 'Art of the Mamluks' 'Islamic Pottery', 'Korai Archaic Greek Maidens', 'Cairo Museum', 'Art of India through the Ages' etc. in two boxes
Lot 116
French table clock. Empire period, pps. 19th century.Gilt bronze.Movement signed "Pickard" and numbered.One hand missing.Missing pendulum and key. Machinery needs to be overhauled.Measurements: 40 x 23,5 x 10 cm.On a gilt bronze base, covered with chiselled foliage in the form of fretwork, rests the figure of a troubadour playing what must have been a lute (the instrument has been lost). The figure sits on the clock case, set within the representation of a natural rock or promontory that shelters the musician. The dial, signed by Pickard in Avignon, has Roman numerals in black on white. The hand (only one has survived) is of the Breguet type.
Lot 14
French or Italian school, mid-19th century."Allegory of Autumn".Patinated bronze. Wooden base.Measurements: 28 x 38 x 17 cm; 6.5 x 41 x 18.5 cm (base).Ornamental sculpture of round bulk, made in patinated bronze and raised on a prismatic wooden base with metallic details, representing a girl lying on a divan, holding a bunch of leaves, representing autumn. It is an allegorical figure in the Renaissance and Baroque style, although worked in a clearly modern language.
Lot 18
Pair of leopards. Benin, 20th century.Cast bronze.Sizes: 37,5 x 54 x 11,5 cm and 32,5 x 32,5 x 9,5 cm.Pair of leopards made entirely in cast bronze. Benin bronzes had a variety of functions in Beninese ritual and courtly life. Although they are more naturalistic pieces than the vast majority of African totems, they are governed by a marked staticism and hieratic sense, as can be seen in the pair of leopards on offer here.
Lot 44
JEAN BAPTISTE FROMAGEAU (France, 1743-1793).Louis XV commode, third quarter of the 18th century.Rosewood and marquetry of bois de violette. Bronze handles and ornaments. Grey Sainte Anne marble top.Stamped on the two corners (under the envelope).Measurements: 88 x 126 x 63 cm.French Louis XV tumbeau commode made by the popular cabinetmaker Jean Baptiste Fromageau, active in Paris between 1755 and 1777. This piece of furniture dates from the last quarter of the 18th century and is almost entirely rococo, although the geometric veneering, appropriate to the structure, indicates a move towards the neoclassical language. The structure, with its bulging elevation, undulating profiles and sinuously cut chamfered corners, is still clearly rococo, as are the applied bronzes. These are mainly soft vegetal forms, clearly rococo, which even maintain the asymmetry typical of the first stage of this language, as can be seen in the front skirt or in the keyhole escutcheons. However, the tendency towards symmetry that marks the advance towards neoclassicism can already be seen in the handles, still worked with the naturalism of rococo, and the bronzes of the corners. The piece is made of bois de violette, an exotic wood used for veneering and marquetry, which was very popular in the 18th century. This wood, which belongs to the rosewood family, is mottled with purple and white highlights.It is a chest of drawers with three drawers, with two drawers in the lower ones and two in the upper one, although the decoration simulates the same structure as in the lower two drawers. Thus, we can see a false coat-of-arms in the centre, given that the real ones are the ones behind the handles of the two drawers. This symmetry, together with the geometric compartmentalisation, are clearly neoclassical elements.The son of a master carpenter, Jean Baptiste Fromageau set up his workshop in the rue Traversière before moving to the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where he made his workshop one of the most important in Paris. His abundant production was very varied, and he specialised in luxury cabinetmaking and simple carpentry. He ceased his activity in 1777. He then retired for a time to Versailles before returning to Paris where, in 1781, he directed the Hôtel de Russie. Today Fromageau's works can be found in international museums, such as the Museum für Kunsthandwerk in Frankfurt.
Lot 45
Pair of vases; Napoleon III period, last third of the 19th century.Gilt bronze and onyx d'Algérie.Measuremets: 66 x 28 x 28 cm.Pair of urns that presents an ovoid recipient made of white onyx, which has some brownish streaks that give a totally expressive character to the piece. The rest of the ornamental elements that make up both vessels are made of gilded bronze, cast in relief and with cold-chiselled details. They consist of a typically Empire base, prismatic, sharp-edged and smooth, on which the foot is placed directly, consisting of a bronze base with decorative vegetal elements, worked in the synthetic and refined style typical of the period. The bronze ornamentation is particularly notable for the quality of the chiselling, which reproduces the aesthetics of filigree work with great expressiveness. The ovoid shape of the body is surmounted by a long neck that forms the junction with the vessel, which is ovoid in the orientalist style. The side knockers next to the mouth are also noteworthy, as they take the anthropomorphic form of a dragon's head.Orientalism was born in the 19th century as a consequence of the romantic spirit of flight in time and space. The first Orientalists sought to reflect the lost, the unattainable, in a dramatic journey destined from the outset to fail, and for this reason they adopted aesthetic forms based on an idealised vision of Orientalist culture.
Lot 47
Harness. France, late 19th century.Porcelain and bronze.It does not preserve a needle.Measurements: 50 x 41 x 22 cm (clock); 49 cm (candelabra height).Garniture consisting of two five-light candlesticks and a table clock, all three pieces entirely made of gilt bronze and decorated with enamelled porcelain. It is a set of historicist design, baroque in inspiration but harmoniously combining elements from different periods in a fanciful combination. The body of both the clock and the candlesticks are decorated with magenta enamelled porcelain, with pavilions on the inside depicting bucolic scenes and floral motifs framed by gilt scrolls. The clock face, with Roman numerals and putti decoration, is framed by a vegetal border.
Lot 52
AUGUSTE MOREAU (France, 1834 - 1917)."Mother and daughter".Sculpture in patinated bronze.Signed on the base.Measurements: 56 x 27 x 25 cm.Graceful female figure in bronze together with a girl by her side, whose timeless beauty of classical inspiration and stylised canon is typical of the French sculptor Auguste Moreau. The son of the painter Jean Baptiste Moreau, Auguste began his training as a pupil of his older brother Mathurin. He made his debut at the Paris Salon of 1861, where he participated regularly until 1913. He was also a member of the Société des Artistes Français. His themes - genre, pastoral, allegorical scenes - and his style, realistic and graceful, link him to other members of the Moreau dynasty. He mainly produced bronzes, but also worked in marble and occasionally combined bronze and gold ("Victrix enfant", presented at the 1897 Salon). He produced numerous editions of his works, which were in great demand by the public both for their themes, which were very fashionable at the time, and for their naturalism and graceful beauty. Works by Auguste Moreau can be seen in the Museums of Fine Arts in Bordeaux, Dijon, Gray and Reims, as well as in private collections both in France and abroad (he was especially published in the United States).
Lot 53
EMILE LOUIS PICAULT (Paris, 1833 - 1915)."Le Devouement.Patinated bronze.Signed on the base.Measurements: 57 x 20 x 20 cm.Sculptor and medallist, Émile Louis Picault was a disciple of the Dutch sculptor Louis Royer. He developed his activity in Paris, and participated in the Salons des Artistes Français between 1863 and 1909. His success at the Salons brought him great recognition and his works were in great demand. His abundant oeuvre focused mainly on allegorical and literary themes, figures of warriors and mythological heroes, often accompanied by slogans in Latin or French. He also produced works inspired by the Modern Age, in the "art troubadour" style, worked in a style close to that of the neo-Florentines. His pieces have been the subject of numerous editions in bronze by prestigious firms such as Susse and Colin et Houdebine. Émile Picault is currently represented in the French museums of Orsay, Chambery, Clermont-Ferrard, Troyes and Mauberge, as well as in the Renfe Contemporary Sculpture collection.
Lot 68
SUSY GÓMEZ (Pollença, Mallorca, 1965)."The world for an instant...".CAM publisher, 2004.Bronze sculpture.Signed with initials.Size: 6 x 40 x 10 cm.Susy Gómez studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona and, after completing her training, held her first solo exhibition at the Norai gallery in her home town in 1987. Six years later, in 1993, her solo exhibition at the Miró Foundation in Barcelona caused great expectation. His work is characterised by great technical versatility, encompassing painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, video and installation. In 1995 she took part in the ARCO fair, achieving a success that led her to be included in important national and international group exhibitions, such as the Salón de los 16 of the same year. Since then she has held numerous personal exhibitions, both in Spanish cities and in Turin, Athens and Nice, where she showed her work at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. In 1999 he was awarded the Endesa Scholarship, and the following year the IVAM's Centre del Carmen dedicated its first retrospective to him. In his work we can find various proposals, which continue the tradition of post-minimalism, and which at the same time are linked to the most current aesthetics.
Lot 88
Louis Philippe period table clock. France, ca. 1840.Gilt and patinated bronze.Honoré Pons movement.The pendulum and the bell are missing. The machinery needs restoration.Measurements: 41 x 29 x 10 cm.Table clock made in gilded and patinated bronze at the beginning of the 19th century. The piece has been conceived through a sculptural concept characteristic of this period. It consists of a base with sharp edges, reflecting the taste for clean volumes characteristic of the aesthetics of the period. On the upper part of the base, which is extensively decorated with a vegetal pattern in relief, stands a gallant man dressed in the 18th-century style. The latter rests on the clock case, which is inscribed on the base of what appears to be a cut tree. The gilt-bronze dial has Breguet-type hands and Roman numerals. Scenes of this type were very common in the decoration of table clocks, often depicting mythical or religious figures, linked to a historicist sense and aesthetic.
Lot 89
French school 19th century."Lady with panther and lady with lion".Pair of bronze sculptures with marble base.Unsigned.Size: 25 x 20 x 10 cm (lady and panther); 28 x 25 x 10 cm (lady and lion).Pair of bronze sculptures of two ladies on top of dangerous animals, these animals have a docile and submissive attitude, while the female characters show security and confidence, these features can be appreciated in the fact that their heads are elevated looking to the front and the way of resting on the felines is calm, besides both of them carry a cloth in their hands, and instead of covering their attributes as it had been done until that time, they let the cloth fall on the animals without feeling shame or modesty.
Lot 98
RUDOLF MARCUSE (Berlin, 1878 - London, 1929)."Junge Griechin, (1905).Sculpture in alabaster.Signed on the base.Size: 25 x 13 x 15 cm, 28 x 10 x 13 x 13 cm (with base).Rudolf Marcuse was a German sculptor of Jewish descent. Most of his works were designed for porcelain.His first professional lessons were at the Academy of Arts in Berlin with the sculptor Ernst Herter. In 1902, the Board of Trustees awarded him a scholarship. The following year, he was awarded the Michael Beer Prize for his "Judgement of Solomon". In 1909, he created one of his few major works, a monument to the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn at the Jewish Boys' School. It was destroyed in 1941 by members of the Sturmabteilung.In 1910, he received the "Prix de Rome" (inspired by the French Prix de Rome) from the Prussian Academy of Arts, which allowed him to stay at the Villa Strohl-Fern. In the same year, he won a gold medal at the Brussels International. During this period, he designed numerous statuettes in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, which were produced by the bronze caster, Hermann Gladenbeck. He also designed porcelain figurines for the Schwarzburg Porcelain Workshops, the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin and the Rosenthal Manufactory.During the First World War, he visited several prisoner-of-war camps, where he created thirty-seven sculptures depicting the various ethnic types and nationalities among the prisoners. These were intended to be placed in a proposed "Reichskriegsmuseum" (National War Museum), which was never completed.As late as 1930, it was receiving monetary awards from the Prussian Ministry of Culture. This ended abruptly in 1933, when the National Socialist Party came to power and began rejecting his applications because of his 'non-Aryan race'. In 1936, thanks to his status as a "War Artist", he was allowed to emigrate to England. He died at his home in London, aged sixty-two.
Lot 744
AFTER ANDRE GALLE (FRENCH 1761-1844),GILT METAL PORTRAIT MEDAL DEPICTING EMPEROR ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA,with inscription and mounted in bronzed frame, with paper label verso, 9cm diameterOverall decent condition with some discolouration to the gilt. Wear consistent with age. Some dents and bends to the bronze frame.
Lot 763
FRENCH ORIENTALIST EQUESTRIAN DOUBLE-PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE GROUP,circa 1860, the turbanned figure modelled on horseback with sword and pistols, on naturalistically oval base, apparently unmarked, 36cm highCondition good to fair. Figure missing to weapons from upper holster. The reigns and stirrup strap are misshapen. Clear seam to belly of the horse. Additional images now available.
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Lot 851
ART DECO BRONZE FIGURE OF A FEMALE DANCER,partially signed G. Beneda[?] to brass plaque, on square section black hardstone base, 30.5cm highBase and figure detached, Scratches and chips to the marble and the bronze base, scratches to the bronze figure, foot broken where it should attach to base, dents to the arm of the figure, surface nicks throughout, further scratches and general ware.
Lot 852
PAIR OF MALE BRONZE FIGURES MODELLED AFTER THE ANTIQUE,partially clad in flowing robes, raised on socle and cast bases to stepped circular platforms, apparently unsigned, 40cm high (2)No damage evident, light surface scratches. One figure has tiny paint spatters to surface that appears to easily rub off.
Lot 415
Agfa-FilmMascot in silver-plated bronze and white and blue enamel. Mascot made for the Agfa Film brand for their important advertising campaign in the 1930s. H: 20 cm and W: 20 cmMascotte en bronze argenté et émail blanc et bleu. Mascotte réalisée pour la marque Agfa Film à l'occasion de leur importante campagne publicitaire des années 30. H:20 cm et L: 20 cm H:20 cm et L: 20 cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 417
V. ROSSIButterfly WomanFemme PapillonMascot signed V.Rossi and titled 'L'Art Allégorique, 17 rue Marois, Paris'. In silver-plated bronze finely engraved, appears in the catalogue of the magazine 'L'Equipement Automobile' in 1922/23. Mounted on a Citroën radiator cap. H: 9,5 cm and length: 16 cm.Mascotte signée V.Rossi et titrée 'L'Art Allégorique, 17 rue Marois, Paris'. En bronze argenté finement ciselé, figure au catalogue de la revue 'L'Equipement Automobile' en 1922/23. Montée sur un bouchon de radiateur Citroën. H: 9,5 cm et long: 16 cm. H: 9,5 cm et long: 16 cmLot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 421
Avions Voisin MascotMascotte Avions VoisinMascot in silvered-plated bronze, embossed on the wings 'Avions Voisin'. Created by a dealer of the brand to decorate his customers' vehicles. Mounted on a red enamelled Panhard radiator cap. Height of the mascot: 18 cmMascotte en bronze argenté, marquée en relief sur les ailes ' Avions Voisin'. Création d'un concessionnaire de la marque pour orner les véhicules de ses clients. Montée sur un bouchon de radiateur Panhard émailé rouge. Hauteur de la mascotte 18 cm. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 158
A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL SIX-LIGHT CANDELABRA IN THE EMPIRE TASTEThe five palmette candle nozzles with lotus cast drip pans on elaborate foliate scrolling arms centred by a further central candle nozzle, all issuing from ozier baskets supported by figures of winged Victory, each standing on an orb and engine turned cylindrical pedestals with foliate bases and raised on later canted wooden shallow plinths, 25cm wide, 23cm deep, 76cm high (9 1/2in wide, 9in deep, 29 1/2in high) (2)Footnotes:Provenance: Bonhams, London, The Gentleman's Library Sale, 23 February 2021, Lot 173.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 160
A DIRECTOIRE STYLE GILT BRONZE BOUILLOTTE LAMPEarly 20th century With a green tole oval shaped adjustable shade above two scrolling swan candle arms on a chased dished base, 34cm wide, 18cm deep, 56cm high (13in wide, 7in deep, 22in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 161
A NAPOLEON III BRONZE AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED MARBLE HUNTING THEME GARNITUREThe 5-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals, the spring driven twin train movement striking a vacant bell, the case surmounted by a bronze modelled in the form of a stag hunt with a mounted and unmounted figure with hounds at bay, embellished with oak leaf mounts, stag's heads and stands of arms raised on bracket feet, together with a pair of five branch candelabrum decorated ensuite, the clock 56cm wide, 23cm deep, 61cm high, (22in wide, 9in deep, 24in high), the candelabrum 44cm wide, 29cm deep, 75cm high, (17in wide, 11in deep, 29 1/2in high), (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 165
A PAIR OF PORPHYRY AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED URNSSwedish, 19th centuryThe covers surmounted by a gilt bronze finial (possibly later) above turned bodies, circular socles and square plinth bases, 10cm wide, 10cm deep, 24.5cm high (3 1/2in wide, 3 1/2in deep, 9 1/2in high) (2)Footnotes:Both labelled to the underside: Sotheby's New York 49/2.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 166
JULES MOIGNIEZ (FRENCH, 1835-1894): A BRONZE MODEL OF A POINTERMid-brown patinationThe dog pointing to a hen pheasant on an oval naturalistic base, signed J Moigniez, 22cm wide, 9.5cm deep, 12cm high (8 1/2in wide, 3 1/2in deep, 4 1/2in high) 21cm wide (8in wide)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 220
A LARGE FRENCH 19TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE URNThe later dished top above a flared, fluted, turned and lobed body flanked by entwined snake handles on a circular socle enclosed by an olive leaf and berry wreath on a stepped plinth cast with paterae and guilloche frieze terminating in fluted scrolls, later drilled for electricity, 27cm wide, 28cm deep, 57.5cm high (10 1/2in wide, 11in deep, 22 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 33
JOHN GRAHAM LOUGH (BRITISH, 1789-1876)A bronze figure group depicting Ivan MazeppaModelled as Mazeppa strapped to his horse, on a naturalistic ground, signed J.G. LOUGH to the base, on a later walnut plinth, 54 wide, 28cm deep, 34cm high (21in wide, 11in deep, 13in high) Footnotes:The bronze depicts an incident from the poem, Mazeppa, by Lord Byron. The poem tells the story of Ivan Mazeppa, a page at the Court of King John II Casimir Vasa. The young Mazeppa has an affair with the Countess Theresa who was married to a much older Count. As a punishment Ivan Mazeppa was banished from court tied to a horse. In the poem he is rescued and nursed by a Cossack maiden to become the Hetman (military leader) of Ukraine.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 34
JOHN GRAHAM LOUGH (BRITISH, 1789-1876)Duncan's HorsesA bronze group of five fighting horses, signed J.G. LOUGH to the base, dark brown patination, on a later circular walnut plinth base, 40 wide, 39cm deep, 33cm high (15 1/2in wide, 15in deep, 12 1/2in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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