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Lot 714
A 19th century mahogany wine tableCONDITION REPORTIn our judgement, condition of lot is fair. Notably, the item sports signs of repair to the edging and the release lever has snapped and is missing.Our 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.
Lot 19
Pseudo-Roestraten, Attrib. (c.1700)Still life with carpet, porcelain, books and "memento more"Oil on canvas192x217 cm Still-live with rug, books and “memento mori”This painting, which we are presenting for sale at auction, features a composition that includes various objects dispersed on a table covered by a rug.In paintings, rugs are depicted to emphasise settings in which a significant episode is taking place. As an example, it is on a rug that Christian Saints are often portrayed and, it is also on rugs that some of the most relevant iconographic scenes, such as the Annunciation, unfold.From the 17th century onwards, rugs do also appear represented in secular contexts, within which they reflect concepts of opulence, exoticism, luxury, wealth, and social status. Although their early enjoyment was solely warranted to society’s most powerful and wealthiest, such as royalty and aristocracy, as the bourgeoisie’s economic power developed, oriental rugs did become conspicuous features in merchants and wealthy bourgeois portraits.In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the relevance of rugs depictions in paintings diminishes considerably, simultaneously with the decreasing focus on the representation of details.Regarding the lot herein described, we highlight the presence of a rug covered table, over which is arranged a composition with various objects symbolizing a memento mori - Latin expression literally meaning “remember you must die” – that alludes to the levelling effect of death on earthly luxuries.The books, the papers, the writing implements, and the eyeglasses dispersed on the table are, in this context, a reference to studying, knowledge, and business. But they also emerge as an allegory to human effort interrupted by the exhaustion of life’s hourglass. The ceramic vase, in a reference to wine, symbolizes love, passion, seduction, and romantic conquests. Finally, the teapot, and the various Chinese porcelain objects resting on the table, reflect both the relaxing tea drinking activity, as well as the social status that such objects embody.They are all, nonetheless, objects discarded in the implacable passing of time, assuming as such the role of allusions to transience, to the void of riches and possessions, and to the cessation and emptiness of earthly life.Lastly a harp, visible in the background, an angelical instrument that symbolizes harmony and God’s praise, and which can be assumed as a link between heaven and earth, as if its strings become the figurative steps of a staircase that leads to eternal life.The vanitas meaning is equally reinforced by the skull and the hourglass resting over the books in the foreground.Tiago Franco RodriguesLiterature: Willigen, Adriaan van der (1926-2001); Meijer, Fred G.“A dictionary of Dutch and Flemish still-life painters working in oils : 1525-1725”, 2003, p.227.
Lot 354
A GROUP OF CUT CRYSTAL AND COLOURED GLASSWARE, comprising a set of six cobalt blue glass juniper champagne flutes, a cobalt blue glass ashtray, a set of six Zawierci Crystal champagne glasses, a pair of Stuart Crystal champagne glasses and Cascade pattern perfume bottle, two amethyst to clear coloured glass vases, height 26cm, five coloured glass air twist stemmed wine glasses, whisky tumblers, brandy glasses, etc. (Qty) (Condition report: most appear in good condition, in need of a wash)
Lot 376
A GROUP OF CUT CRYSTAL GLASSWARES, thirty four pieces, to include a claret jug having plated cover, mount and handle, three decanters: one each of ships, round and square, in different designs with no obvious makers' marks, a set of eight hock glasses, six Thomas Webb tumblers, six Zawierci champagne flutes, six wine glasses and four large sherry glasses (34) (Condition Report: generally good condition , a little cloudiness, would benefit from a clean)
Lot 356
A COLLECTION OF CUT CRYSTAL, comprising nine Royal Crystal Rock wine glasses, Royal Doulton brandy glasses, Webb Corbett rose bowl and jug, a boxed Bohemia crystal lidded pot, a Derwent Crystal preserve pot, a green Bohemian glass bud vase, hand painted with applied white flowers and gilt detail, a boxed Derwent Crystal rose bowl, a Victorian engraved celery vase decorated with a fern design, Port, Brandy and Whiskey ceramic decanter labels, a whisky and port decanter and large lily vase, a Wedgwood amber glass bird (chipped beak), a Wedgwood blue and red mottled paperweight, etc. (Qty) (Condition Report: obvious damage mentioned in description)
Lot 124
A PAIR OF SILVER SUGAR TONGS AND A BOX OF ASSORTED WHITE METAL WARE, a pair of Georgian bright cut sugar tongs with engraved initials 'C P M' to the terminal, partially hallmark, approximate gross weight 30.1 grams, 0.96 ozt, a three branch candlestick, four posy vases, a raised dish, a boxed wine bottle coaster, an EPNS coffee pot with matching sugar bowl and milk jug, coasters, napkin rings, a rectangular tray and an oval tray, bottle stops, bottle openers, cork screw, loose cutlery, a glass apple shape condiment with spoon, together with a small amount of costume jewellery such as imitation pearl necklaces, brooches, two boxed tie clips etc
Lot 358
FIVE BOXES OF CERAMICS AND GLASSWARE, to include Contemporary fine china six tea cups and saucers and tea plates by Noritake, twelve Churchill blue and white 'Willow' pattern dinner plates, Royal Tudor Ware dinner plates, Denby 'Troubadour' pattern tea cups and saucers, Palissy 'Siera' pattern butter dish, salt glazed dishes and kitchen cannisters, terracotta wine cooler and garlic pot, six sweetcorn dishes, claret jug, sundae dishes, oil decanters, preserve pots, drinking glasses, etc. (s.d) (5 boxes)
Lot 125
TWO CANTEENS AND WHITE METAL WARE, to include two wooden canteens with incomplete sets of stainless steel cutlery, a large oval silver plated tray with pierced rim, a smaller oval tray with pierced rim, a single white metal candlestick, a boxed stainless steel hip flask, a boxed set of six wine glass charms, a boxed pewter hipflask, bottle stops, grape scissors, cigar cutters, teaspoon, a white metal hunting charm, a silver engine turned cocktail stirrer hallmarked Birmingham, a 'Colibri, Monopol table lighter etc
Lot 524
SIX BOXES AND LOOSE CERAMICS AND GLASS, to include Colclough 'Ivy Leaf' tea wares, Barker Brothers transfer printed fish design plates, Woods Ringwwod wares, awley's Adderley ware, Royal Doulton style tobacco jar, Torquay motto ware, set of six champagne coupes, six wine glasses, cut glass vase, amethyst coloured vase, carnival glass bowl, various glass bowls, terracotta storage jars etc
Lot 536
A QUANTITY OF CUT CRYSTAL, comprising Stuart Crystal tumblers, a Dartington 'Rose' paperweight, Edinburgh Crystal fruit bowls, a boxed pair of Royal Scot Crystal champagne glasses, two decanters, wine glasses, three vases, brandy glasses, sherry, etc. (Qty) (Condition Report: no obvious damage)
Lot 122
A BOX OF ASSORTED SILVER TEASPOONS AND WHITE METAL WARE, to include four silver teaspoons, all with full silver hallmarks for Sheffield and London, approximate gross weight 64.4 grams, 2.07 ozt, with two cased three piece carving sets fitted with antler handles, a boxed set of knives and forks (one knife is missing), a silver plated bottle coaster, two white metal bird figurines, five whistles, a quartz specimen, a 'Viners' silver plated miniature wine cooler, goblets, a pewter tankard, two silver plate champagne glasses, six fox mask detailed teaspoons, loose cutlery etc
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