A Vienna figure of a woman with flower basket, circa 1744-49Wearing a yellow-edged puce skirt and white, flower-edged jacket, yellow apron and a puce hat with flower sprig, carrying a basket of flowers in her right hand, 15cm high, impressed shield mark and R, red-painted MAK inventory number Ke 7521.28972 (minor chips to applied flowers in basket, chip to left toe and left sleeve at elbow, small chip to edge of dress)Footnotes:Provenance:Heinrich Rothberger Collection, Vienna;Confiscated by the Vienna municipal authorities in November 1938;Acquired by the Staatliches Kunstgewerbemuseum (later Museum für Angewandte Kunst), Vienna, in May 1939 (inv. no. Ke7521);Restituted to Heinrich Rothberger's niece, Mrs Bertha Gutmann, in 2003;Thence by descentLiterature:R.M. Vetter, Old Vienna Porcelain, in Antiques 2 (1949), p. 112, ill. 8;W. Mrazek/W. Neuwirth, Wiener Porzellan 1718-1864 (n.d. - 1970), no. 324;W. Neuwirth, Wiener Porzellan 1718-1864, exhibition catalogue (1982), no. 226;C. Gschiel/U. Nimeth/L. Weidinger (eds.), Schneidern und Sammeln. Die Wiener Famile Rothberger, Schriftenreihe der Kommission für Provenienzforschung, vol. 2 (2010), pp. 107-108 (illustrated)Exhibited:East Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum Schloss Köpenick, Wiener Porzellan 1718-1864, May-October 1982This 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
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A Vienna figure of a huntress, circa 1744-49Holding a rifle in her right hand and a dead bird in the left, wearing a yellow and blue hunting costume with silvered edges, 15.5cm high, incised 4, red-painted MAK inventory number Ke 7552.28974 (face and head restored with some visible cracks, rifle chipped, some losses to ribbons, some restoration to front of dress at right toe)Footnotes:Provenance:Heinrich Rothberger Collection, Vienna;Confiscated by Vienna municipal authorities in November 1938;Acquired by the Staatliches Kunstgewerbemuseum (later Museum für Angewandte Kunst), Vienna, in May 1939 (inv. no. Ke 7522);Restituted to Heinrich Rothberger's niece, Mrs Bertha Gutmann, in 2003;Thence by descentLiterature:W. Mrazek/W. Neuwirth, Wiener Porzellan 1718-1864 (n.d. - 1970), no. 323Other examples of this figure are in the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna (Mrazek/Neuwirth, no. 322, formerly in the Karl Mayer Collection); the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (inv. no. C.67-1939); and published in H. Kräftner (pub.), Zeremonien Feste Kostüme. Die Wiener Porzellanfigur in der Regierungszeit Maria Theresias (2010), no. 114.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 Berlin gold-mounted rectangular snuff box, circa 1765Finely painted in a delicate palette with scenes of ladies in Turkish dress with attendants and musicians flanked by trees, fountains, obelisks and vases, and on the base with a pet monkey, all on bases of puce scrollwork and flowers, the inside cover with a scene of a lady bathing by a fountain with two attendants, the mount chased with a foliate diaper pattern, 6.2cm by 8.1cmFootnotes:Provenance:With A. Torre;Private Collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1969 (sold Christie's London, 21 February 2005, lot 165)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Nove di Bassano porcelain orchestra group, late 18th centuryModelled in the round around a tree in the centre with men and women in fashionable dress playing various instruments, a monkey playing a pan flute and a dog seated at their feet, on rockwork applied with foliage, on a base moulded with classical architectural features and applied with sea shells, 31.8cm high (some chips and losses)Footnotes:Literature:Francesco Stazzi, Italian Porcelain (1964), no.46For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Höchst miniature group of a lady with hairdresser, circa 1755Probably modelled by Laurentius Russinger, seated holding a flower posy and a mirror and wearing a black apron over a dress decorated with purple flowers and yellow shoes, the hairdresser wearing a pale-blue suit with a comb in his wig, a brazier and a small powder bowl on the tip of a scroll at her feet, the pierced scrollwork arbour and scroll-moulded base edged in gilding and puce, 15.2cm high (one scroll on arbour restuck, the brazier and mirror replaced)Footnotes:Provenance:Jean Wurz Collection, Mannheim (sold at Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, 10-11 December 1924, lot 151);Max Hoffmann Collection, BaselOther examples of this group are illustrated in Höchster Fayencen und Porzellan, exhibition catalogue (1964), no. 88; and in C.H. Nelson/L. Roberts, A History of Eighteenth-Century Porcelain The Warda Stevens Stout Collection (2013), cat. no. 274.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Meissen group of 'The Good Mother', circa 1880After the 18th century model by M.V. Acier, the mother seated on an armchair wearing a purple dress and pink shawl, a baby on her lap and a young boy climbing onto the left armrest and leaning on her shoulder, another boy seated on a stool to her right and playing with a pack of cards toppling off the baby's lap, the oval base moulded with gilt classical frieze, 22.5cm high, crossed swords mark in blue, incised model number E 69, impressed numerals (some losses)Footnotes:Modelled by Acier in 1774; see S. & T. Bergmann, Meissen Figures - Model Numbers A1 - Z99 (2014), no. 23.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
λ Two 18th century fans, Bacchus and Ariadne: A fine and early 18th century ivory fan with intricate carving and decoration to the monture, the guards, which widen slightly as they meet the shoulder, are carved with shells, when the fan is open the head is seen to be elaborately shaped, and flat at the end, the gorge is delicately painted with four shaped vignettes, two having black borders tinged with gold, the remainder in gold with turquoise features, pink roses are painted within two of the vignettes, at the shoulder and mid-gorge, the lower gorge carving, sides shaped and serrated, create complex designs when the fan is closed and seen from the sides, embossed white metal loop, the vellum leaf, mounted à l’Anglaise, shows the arrival of Bacchus, and Ariadne, the chariot drawn by leopards, verso is painted with a maiden seated in a clearing, scythe in her hand, 26cm long; an 18th century fan, the monture of bone, with interesting side carving, the double paper leaf printed and hand coloured, showing a king greeting travellers arriving by water, a small boat having been launched from a larger vessel with ornate curved prow, the visitor, a soldier in red cloak and plumed helmet, bows on one knee, whilst servants unload provisions in the background, the king’s entourage area also in military dress, verso is plain, save for a simple countryside scene, 27.5cm long (2)
λ A selection of mainly Regency period ivory fans for spares or repair: the first, being contained in a red period fan tube, the label for “P. JUCHAU, Fan Maker, No. 73, Fore Street, Finsbury Square (London), Fans wholesale, retail and for Exportation, NB. Fans neatly repaired”, the fan, with paper leaf, mounted à l’Anglaise on slender sticks with tiny gorge, carved and pierced, shows a muse seated in a cloud playing a harp, with two winged cherubs listening intently, the background is one of a distant mountain range with stone buildings, one with a circular tower, the verso with simple rural dwellings, 17cm long; a slender ivory fan painted with Venus in her chariot drawn by white doves, 20cm long; a Regency fan, probably bone, the slender monture plain, with barrel head, the printed leaf, hand coloured, depicts a tender scene of a young mother playing with her baby son and young daughter, printers reference on the leaf to the left, B.l.D. 125, 20cm long; an early 19th century carved and pierced ivory brisé with slender sticks, the two guards and twenty-three inner sticks all carved in regular fashion in horizontal bands of different designs, 16.5cm long; A dramatic fan for evening use, the very slender sticks carved and pierced and painted in black, barrel head, the black net leaf is overlaid with black silk to the lower section, the leaf is embroidered with gold foil motifs in various shaped and sizes, the largest to the top, netty section. In various parts the foil is further embroidered with round gold sequins. Guard length approx. 7.5 inches or 19cm; an extremely ornate ivory fan, carved, pierced, inset with various silver metal shapes, and clouté in silver, elaborate gorge carved and pierced in several horizontal bands, gilded and silvered, complementing the pink silk leaf, which is designed with bushes and flowers surrounding a slender lady in regency dress, her face an appliqué of exquisitely painted paper, the top border, bushes, leaves and flowers are formed from applied pressed gold foil with the addition of gold sequins, verso plain, 20cm long; an ivory fan, classically carved and pierced, the cream silk leaf embroidered to the reserves with silver sequins in swags, the central focus being a hand coloured engraving of a Regency lady, wearing a high-waisted white gown, a band in her upswept hair fitted with a curly white ostrich plume, holding a music score with the heading "God Save The King.”, gold foil edging to top and bottom of the leaf and laid behind the piercing on the guards, 24.5cm long (8)
A COLLECTION OF LADIES VINTAGE CLOTHING, various styles and periods to inc a lime green Frank Usher halter neck dress, a Nettie Vogues floral tea dress, a Robert Portland pink velvet evening dress with retro style embellishment, an Elsie Whiteley skit and a Bourgeois by Pam of Carnaby St dress etc. (11)
A pair of Russian silver and niello enamel dress buttons/studs with Cyrillic lettering, stamped ’84 AB’ and ‘MM’ with kokoshnik mark also featuring the letters ‘AB’ possibly for Aleksandr Kazimirovich Vyrzhikovsky (recorded in Kiev 1899-1904 and Warsaw 1904-1908), diameter 2.5cm, a similar pair of unmarked cufflinks and a Scandinavian silver brooch stamped ‘Molsted 830’.Additional InformationOne button noticeably dented and misshapen, brooch with knocks and misshapen to both bars, one of the cufflinks with losses to the enamel, further general wear.
Three 9ct yellow gold rings (one cut), one with horseshoe motif and the other two signet rings with engraved initials, approx 7.1g, a yellow metal dress ring set with yellow coloured stones, stamped 375 9K, approx 3.2g, unmarked yellow metal ring set with turquoise cabochons and small purple coloured stones, approx 1.8g and an unmarked heart shaped padlock clasp with engraved initials, approx 1.9g (6).Additional InformationOne of the signet rings cut, heavy wear, knocks, misshaping, etc throughout.
Four 9ct yellow gold dress rings comprising an opal example, size N, a smoky quartz example, size K, garnet example, size O and a tiny ruby and diamond ring, size N, combined approx 13.1g (4).Additional InformationThe opal is not backed, but is quite flat in colour. There are a few tiny chips to the stones throughout, but none are missing. General surface wear to the gold and surface scratches.
An 18ct yellow gold diamond solitaire ring, the square cut diamond weighing approx .33ct, size O, also an 18ct yellow gold sapphire and diamond cluster dress ring, size O, approx combined 10.8g (2).Additional InformationMarks and scratches to both rings, build up of dirt around the settings, sapphire facets has chips and nibbles.
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