IMPORTANT EUROPEAN FURNITURE,SCULPTURE & TAPESTRIES
Catalogue Information: 235 lots | 234 with images
Lot 1: A PAIR 0F FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN CANDELABRA
The porcelain mid-18th Century, the ormolu 19th Century Each in the form of a flower-wrapped tree-trunk with two branches issuing leaf-shaped drip-pans and floral-wrapped nozzles, one with a youth showing a bird's nest to a young child, the other wit [...more]
Lot 2: A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, PATTINATED BRONZE AND ROUGE ROYALE MANTEL CLOCK
The circular enamel dial with Arabic chapters, pierced hands and outer concentric calendar ring, surmounted by Jupiter's Eagle grasping a flaming torch, on a pedestal with bas relief panel of a man and a woman attended by putti before an altar, flank [...more]
Lot 3: A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED AMARANTH MINIATURE MEDAL COMMODE
Late 18th Century, in the manner of David Roentgen The rectangular top with pierced ormolu gallery and moulded edge above four cedar-lined drawers fitted with central divides, with panelled sides and four simulated drawers to the reverse, on a moulde [...more]
Lot 4: A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
On a later plinth, previously a cartonnier clock The later circular enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and pierced gilt hands, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension anchor escapement and countwheel strike on bell, the case surmount [...more]
Lot 5: A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES BEAU BLEU PORCELAIN VASE CLOCK
The vase of baluster shape with domed leaf-wrapped lid with pine-cone finial above a pierced entrelac rim, the enamelled dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and pierced gilt hands, the signature rubbed, flanked by classical maidens issuing from acant [...more]
