Modular bookcase. Italy, 1970s.Black lacquered laminated wood with chromed metal profiles and handles.Measurements: 225 x 106 x 44,5 cm .Modular bookcase of a single body with three levels, designed by Willy Rizzo, manufactured in the 1970s in Italy, very possibly by Mario Sabot Ediciones. In the lower part, two side-opening doors with some interior shelves. In the upper part several modules, one with a side-opening door and two with shelves.The Italian designer and photographer first came to prominence in the 1960s as a chronicler and jet-setter. Although photography was Rizzo's first love, in the 1970s he developed a second successful career as a designer of luxury furniture. In the 1940s, Rizzo began his career as a photojournalist, working for several French publications. After World War II, Rizzo covered the Nuremberg Trials and travelled to Tunisia for Point de Vue to photograph the conflict in North Africa. He was hired by France Dimanche to take portraits of the rich and famous at events such as the Cannes Film Festival. Rizzo's charm won the trust of royalty, dignitaries and film stars, allowing him to photograph these public figures in natural moments. Rizzo travelled to New York with the Black Star Agency in 1947 to photograph American stars. When he returned to Paris, he began working for Paris Match, as chief photographer. In 1959, he became the artistic director of Marie Claire and collaborated with other fashion magazines, such as Vogue, throughout his career, Rizzo photographed dozens of stars. In 1968 he moved to Rome. It was here that Rizzo began his work in furniture design, starting with his newly rented, ramshackle Roman flat. For personal use only (at first), Rizzo created a series of unique pieces inspired by modernist icons such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. But like his brilliant friends - Rodolfo Parisi, Gigli Rizzi, Franco Rapetti, Salvador Dalí, Brigitte Bardot, and other admirers of his work, Rizzo was inundated with design commissions and set up a company. In 1978, Rizzo sold his company and returned to photography.
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‘Idaville’ a well-made three storey wooden Dolls House with original contents, made by Percy Platnauer circa 1912, with grey painted brick façade and sides, fenced front with opening gates leading to panelled hinged front door and porch with barley twist columns and small gabled roof and further hinged windows above, large double bay windows to each side and further window above and to each side of house, tiled pitched roof with four small chimney stacks, the front opening in two wings to seven rooms on three levels, hallway and landings with turned balustrade staircases leading to all floors and landings with hinged panelled doors to each room with original wallpapers and flooring, ground floor living room and dining room with original fire places and wooden surrounds and mantels and similar fire places with over mantel mirrors to first and second floor bedrooms, kitchen with original cooking range and bathrooms to top floor with back room, all with working electric lighting. Original wooden furniture made by Percy Platnauer includes circular dining room table, three chairs and carver with turned supports, oblong table with turned supports and stretcher, writing desk, folding screen and gramophone, sofa with letherette upholstery and two corner chairs with matching footstalls, small folding table with inlay top, leather chaise lounge and armchair, two matching bedroom suites with single beds, dressing tables, side boards, chairs and more, kitchen with dresser, tray on folding stand, two tables and more, other furniture includes Walterhausen piano and cabinet, a good selection of pictures, glass and ceramic ornaments, kitchen ware, good selection of dolls and more, 41” (104cm) high, 32 ½” (82.5 wide, 24 ¾” (63cm) deep. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.
Rare ‘Queen of Hearts’ bon-bonier wax doll, French 1880s, the wax over composition shoulder head with glass eyes and open mouth, white card cylinder shape skirt with door for sweets held by gilt metal clasp, base with three metal wheels and original ‘Boissier, Paris’ gold and white label’, wood arms with swivel wrists and wearing ivory silk dress with red hearts, ornate head dress and white silk bead necklace, (condition: some light crazing to face), 12 ½ “ (32cm) tall.
Early wooden General Store room set, German mid 19th century, stained wooden room set with hinged rear door, two built in cupboards with drawers and ceramic name plaques, counter with drawer and coin slot, together with a selection of wares including barrels, sacks, pottery jars and more, 16” (41cm) tall, 33” (84cm) wide, 17 ¾” (45cm) deep.
A Moritz Gottschalk red roof dolls houses and contents, German 1920s, base with two lithographed window, front with small garden with railings, glazed window with green stencilled shutters, large bay window with shelf, and green hinged front door, railed hinged veranda above with two windows and shutters and further attic windows, red painted pitched roof and chimney (replaced), front opening to two rooms, ground floor room with red and cream wallpaper and paper tiled floor contents include two painted wooden cream and gold chairs and oval table, tinplate fireplace, six metal chairs, various accessories and all bisque, bedroom with painted pink walls paper tile floor, wooden bed, wardrobe and side table and various dolls and accessories, 18 ½” (47cm) tall, 12” (30cm) wide, 10” (26cm) deep.
Collection of Schneegas wooden Dolls Houses furniture, German circa 1890, including a sideboard 9 ¾” (24.5cm) tall, wardrobe with mirror central door, dressing table, two beds and side tables, chest of drawers, writing desk, dining table, two chairs and wash stand, (condition: very good, lacking a few handles, milk glass wash stand (top broken), dresser mirror detached, dining table in pieces), (13 items).
Waltershausen Dolls House furniture, gold painted soft metal miniatures and more, circa 1890, Walterhausen includes marble topped washstand (top loose) 4 ¼” (11cm) tall, chest of two drawers, blue velvet upholstered settee and two chairs (one in pieces), two beds and marble topped side table (top loose), display cabinet on two drawer base (lacks glass door and top some damage and loose), table (lacks one leg), swing mirror on drawer base (mirror detached and lacks top part), four gold painted soft metal picture frames with hand painted pictures, two table top picture frames, two three branch ceiling lights, double ink well with bust and coal shuttle, three dolls house dolls (one lady head damaged and gentleman with one hand damaged), rugs and more, (lot).
Collection of large scale Dolls House Kitchen furniture and Kitchenalia, circa 1890, including a tinplate stove/oven with twin burners and on claw feet, 9” (23cm) wide, cream painted kitchen furniture including dresser, (part of one door and glass loose) 15 ½” (39.5cm) tall, corner cupboard, hinged top sink with tinplate liner, table, hanging shelves, two chairs and folding chair/step ladder, cheese cupboard, brick effect heater, petroleum can, selection of china condiment containers, bowls, dishes, lead wall clock, selection of blue painted metal pots and pans, cutlery, kitchen utensils, tinplate bath and water heater with tap and shower (tap detached) and more, (lot).
A Large Georgian style Dolls House ‘Renouf’ by Anglesey Dolls Houses, the façade with steps to front door with fan light and pillar supported porch with balcony above, glazed framed windows on three storeys and Welsh slate roof with three gable dormer windows and a widows walk, the removable front walk way revealing four windows to basement, the front opens in two wings to six rooms, hallway and landing on three floors, all room with wallpapers, flooring and curtains, roof hinges upwards to reveal three attic rooms with furniture and basement opens to three rooms with furnishings, the house is fully electrified, height 61” (155cm), width 47 ¼” (120cm) depth including front walkway 21 ¼” (54cm): (condition: excellent overall condition, front wings not closing securely and needs attention). The ‘Renouf’ house was first exhibited at the London Dolls House Festival in May 1997 and subsequently featured in ‘International Dolls’ House News’, Vol 26, No.7, July 1997 and ‘The Dolls’ House Magazine’ issues 3 and 4. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct
Good faux Bamboo Doll size wardrobe, French 1890s, the light wood wardrobe with mirrored main door and another above a single drawer, with elaborate metal handles (lacks one handle ring) and pediment, 23” (59cm) tall, together with a dolls single bed, (lacks canopy), dolls faux leather cardboard trunk, (inner tray replaced) and a celluloid Turtle mark shoulder head doll on a cloth body with wooden jointed arms, wearing a red spotted dress, 15” (39cm) tall, (4 items).
Suite of wooden paper lithographed Dolls House furniture, German 1880s, all with flower paper lithographed decoration, chest of drawers with shaped back with lithographed clock and cherubs, 4 ½” (11.5cm) tall, side cupboard with hinged door with country scene of girl with sheep and children to either side of mirror, oval table with girl in swan boat scene, Dressing table with mirror back flanked by Courtly dressed children, sofa and six chairs with purple velvet upholstery, (condition: very good a little rubbing), (11 items).
Bothamley, Boston. A 19thC oak longcase clock, with swan neck pediment hood and reeded columns, above a shaped trunk door with mahogany inlay on a shaped base with painted 34cm wide arched Roman numeric dial, set with floral spandrels, date aperture and subsidiary Arabic second hand, 210cm high.
Y REGENCY ROSEWOOD, GONCALO ALVES, EBONY, TROMPE L'OEIL, AND BRASS MOUNTED SIDE CABINET EARLY 19TH the shelved superstructure on brass columns, above a long frieze drawer with ebony stringing and a pair of glazed doors with eglomisé panels depicting shelves of books, flanked by spiral turned columns carved with lotus and surmounted with brass capitals, on ring turned feet; the painting signed 'James Maggs - Painter/ Bath/ July 1832'(91cm wide, 120cm high, 44cm deep)Note: The James Maggs whose signature appears on the door is probably the James Maggs who worked as a furniture japanner in Bath and whose offspring included the painter John [James] Maggs. Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
VICTORIAN EBONISED, PIETRA DURA, AND GILT METAL MOUNTED SIDE CABINET MID 19TH CENTURY of breakfront D form, the frieze with brass inlay, mounts and a floral hardstone panel, above a central cupboard door mounted with various hardstone reserves depicting fruits, flowers, and a bird, flanked by curved glazed doors enclosing shelves, on a conforming plinth base, the whole outlined with gilt metal mounts(166cm wide, 117cm high, 44cm deep)
LARGE VICTORIAN CARVED OAK TABLE CABINET/ HUMIDOR 19TH CENTURY the moulded and carved stepped top above a single door centred with a carved armorial amongst borders of oak leaves and acorns in high relief, opening to four baize-lined drawers, the side panels carved with entwined monograms within similar borders, the lock plate stamped V/R/ EVERLOCK(43cm wide, 60cm high, 35.5cm deep)
Y VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD, INLAY, AND MARBLE TOPPED SIDE CABINET 19TH CENTURY the nero portoro marble top of breakfront outline with a moulded edge, above a line inlaid frieze over a central oval glazed door with yellow pleated silk lining and marked at the corners with scrolling foliate inlay, flanked by further glazed cupboards enclosing shelves, on a conforming plinth base(184cm wide, 105cm high, 38cm deep)Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside Great Britain, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/
PAIR OF SHERATON REVIVAL PAINTED SATINWOOD DISPLAY CABINETS EARLY 20TH CENTURY of D shape outline with an arched glazed door opening to glass shelves and curved glazed side panels, raised on square tapered legs ending in spade feet and joined by a conforming undertier, decorated with classical maidens emblematic of the Arts, trophies, harebell trails, and ribbon-tied swags(74cm wide, 158cm high, 34cm deep)Provenance: Property of a Lady of Glasgow
SHERATON REVIVAL PAINTED SATINWOOD BOWFRONT CORNER CABINET LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY the arched cornice with painted lobed finials, above a bowfront glazed door enclosing glass shelves, over a central bowfront cupboard and drawer, decorated with harebell trails, figural reserves, and flower garlands, raised on slender square legs joined by stretchers(64cm wide, 196cm high, 52cm deep)Provenance: Property of a Lady of Glasgow
SHERATON REVIVAL INLAY, PENWORK, AND PAINTED SATINWOOD BOWFRONT CORNER DISPLAY CABINET LATE 19TH/ the dentil moulded frieze above a frieze with a musical trophy over a bowed glass door enclosing shelves; the base with a cupboard door with an oval reserve painted with a classical figure with a lyre, decorated throughout with swags, trails, and palm fronds, raised on square tapered legs with spade feet(90cm wide, 220cm high, 58cm deep)
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