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Click here to subscribeA Sevres Style Porcelain Cabinet Plate, 19th century, painted with a bust portrait of Louis XVI in a panel with three crowned, interlaced L monograms on a blue ground with green fleur de lys and gilt lattice, printed marks in blue, 24.5cm; and A Similar Plate, painted with Marie Antoinette in a gilt foliate cartouche within a flower and ribbon fleur de lys and with three panels of flowers and trophies, painted marks in blue, 24cm (2) See illustration
A Sevres Style Porcelain Cabinet Plate, 19th century, painted with a bust portrait of Marie Antoinette in a flower and gilt leaf cartouche, on a bleu ciel ground with gilt lattice and three jewelled panels, one with crowned MA monogram and the others with crowns and trophies, hung with flower swags supported by cherubs, painted marks, 24cm; and A Similar Plate, with a bust portrait of Marie Antoinette within three panels of crowned MA monogram and crowned arms with bleu ciel meander borders on a gilt oeil de perdix ground, painted marks, 24.5cm (2) See illustration
A Group of Five European Carved and Polychrome Painted Wood "Romayne" Plaques, probably 17th century, four examples painted with profile bust portraits, comprising a knight, gentleman, scholar and a lady, flanked by dolphin scrolls, foliage and chalice, rectangular, the largest 24cm by 19cm, the smallest 18.5cm by 18cm, each with drill hole for suspension See illustration
English School, circa 1800: Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, bust length, his grey powdered hair en queue, wearing a ruffled jabot and blue jacket, against a sky background, oval, 7cm by 5.8cm, in gold metal frame with fixed ring for suspension, and plaited hair glazed back See illustration
English School, circa 1770: Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, bust length, his hair en queue, wearing a blue jacket and lace cravat, against a sky background, oval, 3.7cm, in a closed back with later loop for suspension; and Two Other Decorative Miniatures, one depicting a young girl with long brown curly hair wearing a diaphanous robe, circa 1800, oval, 5.5cm, the other a bust length portrait of a lady, initialled CD, turning to sinister, wearing pearls around her neck and lace trimmed raspberry coloured dress, oval, 3.6cm by 2.7cm, both in later gilt metal frames (3)
English School, circa 1820: Portrait Miniature of a Lady, bust length, with curly black hair and wearing a necklace and cream dress, oval, 6.2cm by 5cm, in gold metal hair back frame; and Another, of a Gentleman, bust length, with brown hair and sideburns, wearing a blue jacket, oval, 6.2cm by 5.1cm, in gilt metal hair back frame (2)
English School, circa 1830: A Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman, bust length, with flowers in her brown curly hair, gazing to sinister, wearing a pearl necklace and lilac and cream dress, against a sky background, on ivory, oval, 8cm by 6.5cm, in a black lacquered papier mache frame with gilt metal mount
A matched pair of George II and George III cast silver two-light candelabra, by Charles Kandler II, London 1783, one base by Paul Crespin, London 1748, shaped baluster stems with foliate scroll decoration and with three female busts supporting scroll capitals, on raised hexafoil bases with reeded borders and strapwork, foliate double scroll branches, each with a female bust supporting scroll capitals and hexafoil drip pans, central foliate finial, engraved with a crest and coronet, the earlier base inscribed to underside, ` Part of 2,381,000 oz of Spanish silver taken by the Prince Frederick & Duke Privateers, Amicitiae Causa`, also number `No.4` and with a scratch weight `36=5½`, the other base inscribed `No 3` and `34=2`, height 43.5cm and 42.8cm, approx. weight 168oz. (2) ** Provenance Purchased from Sotheby`s, New Bond Street, London, Fine Silver Sale, 7 November 1996, lot 185. The crest is that of Murray, Earls of Mansfield, probably for William, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793). He was born at Scone in 1705, and he pursued a distinguished legal career following being called to the English Bar in 1730. He became the Solicitor General in 1742, Attorney-General in 1754 and Lord Chief Justice of England in 1756. He died in 1793. the inscription refers to the action of 10 July , 1745, when the Privateers `Prince Frederick` commanded by Captain James Talbot and `Duke` by Captain John Morecock sighted three vessels whilst cruising the North Atlantic. They turned out to be French armed treasure ships returning from Lima- the `Louis Erasme`, `Marquis d`Antin` and `Notre Dame`. Talbot attacked immediately and captured first teh Marquis `Antin and then `Louis Erasme at one time being lodged between the two. The value of treasure captured from the two vessels amounted to £800,000 and was paraded through London in forty-five wagons on its journey to the tower.
A Continental sculpted terracotta bust of a gentleman, second half 19th century, portrayed togate and looking straight ahead, on a waisted square section socle, later painted brown overall, 47cm high condition report:** The bust bears the usual minor chips and scuffs overall consistent with age and use. It is later painted brown overall. There are three or four more significant chips to the lower corners of the base but otherwise the lot is in perfectly satisfactory shape.
A fragment of Copic textile of dark woven wool, 5th-8th centuries AD, on an undyed linen background depicting the bust of a youth, 2.7cm x 3.7cm mounted with a note to reverse dated 1972, a fragmentary terracotta male head, 4.3cm high mounted with a label to the underside of the base suggesting Hellenistic from Alexandria, a fragmentary terracotta head, of a bearded male set on a circular granite mount, 2.3cm high, a glazed pottery fragment from a Minai ware bowl, decorated with a walking camel carrying a cloaked figure, Iran circa 13th century AD, 7.5cm diameter, a Minai ware glazed bowl, the interior with figurative decroation, a benedictory inscription to enterior, Iran circa 13th century AD, 17.6cm high and two African bronze models of horses, 14.5cm high and 2cm long respectively (7)
David, Pierre Jean (know as David d`Angers) 1788-1856 patinated bronze figure of Ambroise Paré whom was a noted French surgeon to Henry II , Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III signed and dated 1840, the figure standing in contemplation next to a stack of books with instruments on top, 48cm high NOTE: Pierre Jean David born at Angers on March 12th 1788, he died in Paris on January 6th 1856, Angers has approximately 676 statues, statuettes, bust and medallions including his famous Carnets (notebooks), while the Louvre has 478 medallions, 12 maquettes and several busts.
A coral pendant The elaborately carved coral, corallium, pendant depicting a female bust within a beaded and foliate frame with figurehead decoration, to a carved winged cherub surmount, suspended from a ropetwist chain with coral bead spacers, cameo and surmount repaired View on Christie's.com
A French Empire mantel clock, the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell with an outside countwheel, the white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and decorative gilt-brass hands, the ormolu case with classical Romanesque mounts to the front with the clock movement set to one side within a bronze casing on top of which is surmounted a bust of Napolean with, standing to the side, the figure of a winged Herald holding a plaque declaring ‘Paix d’Europe’, height: 46cm.
A SUPERB LOUIS XVI FRENCH KINGWOOD MARQUETRY AND ORMOLU FOLDOVER CARDTABLE the shaped top profusely inlaid with flowers, leaves, scroll and other motifs, ormolu rims opening to reveal further floral inlay and a baize lined interior, over a shaped inlay and supported on four curved legs, ormolu bust mounts, gently tapering to ormolu sabots. 2ft 11ins wide.
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