4 Pair if Italian Carved Giltwood and Wrought-Iron Two-Light Figural Appliques, second quarter 20th century, each featuring a standing putto in the 18th-century Roman style, the candlearms of cut and gilded wrought-iron, the bobeches of flowerhead form, not electrified, h. 30", w. 9-1/2", d. 9".
Estimate: 400 - 700
8 Pair of Italian Carved and Antiqued Giltwood Bracket Shelves, in the Empire taste, the oblong shelves of stylized pillow form, each fitted with a plate slot, h. 26", w. 7", d. 3-3/4".
Estimate: 50 - 80
9 Pair of Italian Carved and Antiqued Giltwood Bracket Shelves, in the Empire taste, the oblong shelves of stylized pillow form, each fitted with a plate slot, h. 26", w. 7", d. 3-3/4".
Estimate: 50 - 80
11 Italian Giltwood and Wrought-Iron Three-Light Applique, second quarter 20th century, in the neoclassical taste, the backplate carved with flowers and fruit pendant from a furled bowknot, not electrified, h. 41", w. 6-1/2".
Estimate: 50 - 80
14 Antique Italian Fruitwood Violin, fourth quarter 18th century, the interior with an old printed paper label, the fret, keys and strings lacking, w. 8", l. 24".
Estimate: 100 - 200
15 Three-Piece Italian Polychromed, Parcel-Gilt and Antiqued Plaster Garniture, second quarter 20th century, comprised of a central compote supported on the shoulders of three addorsed putti, h. 12", dia. 9", and a tall pair of clustered colonnette tripodal candlesticks, h. 18", w. 3-1/2", d. 6-1/2", the parcel-gilding tastefully antiqued throughout.
Estimate: 150 - 300
19 Large Italian Gilded Wrought-Iron Seven-Light Applique, in the neoclassical taste, the backplate modeled as a scrolling stylized finial, the candle sockets of flowerhead form, h. 25", dia. 53-1/2".
Estimate: 200 - 400
21 Italian "Grand Tour" Carved Marble Portrait Bust, the multi-marble bust depicting a Classical woman in the Imperial Roman style, h. 12".
Estimate: 125 - 250
23 Opulent Pair of Italian Two-Light Oval Appliques, composed of gilded brass and black tole in the neoclassical style, the oval black tole backplates suspended from gilt-brass bowknots and centered with gilt-brass diademed female masques, the candlearms scrolled, not electrified, h. 19-1/4", w. 9-7/8", d. 3-1/4".
Estimate: 150 - 300
25 Interesting Trio of Italian Desk Boxes, modeled as antique leather-bound books with gilded fore-edges, one box a large volume, the other two of standard book size, the interiors lined in flocked Florentine papers, the largest h. 10-1/2", w. 8", d. 2-3/4".
Estimate: 75 - 125
26 Italian Specimen Marble-Veneered Table Box, probably Florentine, of hexagonal form with brass edging, the marble in shades of coral, ivory and gray, the interior lined in cinnamon suede, h. 3", w. 9", d. 9".
Estimate: 10 - 200
28 Italian Majolica Fruit Basket, composed of woven strips and having a spiral-twist arched handle, the facade with an applique of strawberries and stylized flowerheads, h. 10", dia. 12".
Estimate: 100 - 200
29 Pair of Italian Carved and Polychromed Wood Pilaster Capitals, first quarter 20th century, of the Corinthian order, the palette in matte vieux rose, pale matte celadon, and matte old ivory, each capital fitted with a later metal suspension ring on the reverse, h. 12", w. 11", d. 5-3/4".
Estimate: 100 - 200
38 Pair of Italian Antiqued Giltwood Corner Consoles, second quarter 20th century, with antiqued mirrored glass tops in the neoclassical taste, h. 15", w. 21", d. 14".
Estimate: 400 - 700
62 Pair of French Antique-Gilded Brass Five-Light Candelabra, in the Louis XV taste, each example on a boldly scrolled footed base of inverted stylized bell form, h. 19", w. 7-3/4", d. 8-1/4".
Estimate: 100 - 200
64 Circle of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887), a good large terra cotta group of a pair of putti stealing harvested fruits in the Louis XVI taste, fourth quarter 19th century, unsigned, h. 17", w. 24-1/2", d. 8".
Estimate: 300 - 500
65 Trio of French Gilt-Brass Two-Light Appliques, second quarter 20th century, of diminutive size in the Louis XV style, electrified and fitted with short antique ivory faux-wax candles, h. 8-1/2", w. 8", d. 3-1/2".
Estimate: 100 - 200
78 Pair of Continental Carved Giltwood and Painted Wooden Plaques, first quarter 20th century, of cartouche form in the Louis XV taste, each featuring an 18th-century galants couple, h. 17-1/4", w. 12".
Estimate: 100 - 200
90 Attractive Three-Piece Napoleon III Fireplace Ensemble, third quarter 19th century, consisting of a tall pair of cast-iron chenets in the Louis XV taste, h. 19", and a matching short connecting fender in cast-iron, h. 5-1/2", w. 21-1/2", d. 3", all of the pieces in an old black-painted finish.
Estimate: 200 - 400
91 Pair of Belle Epoque Gilt-Brass "Leaf and Scroll" Chenets, first quarter 20th century, in the Louis XV style, h. 13-1/2", w. 11-1/2", d. 5-1/2".
Estimate: 450 - 700
98 Suite of Three Continental Decorative Wallpaper Fragments, first half 19th century, mounted on cardboard and presented in incised, molded giltwood frames, the largest 8" x 5".
Estimate: 150 - 300
129 Taxidermy Figure of a Tortoise, the figure modeled standing alert and hissing, the neck and head fully extended, h. 5-1/2", w. 10", l. 14-1/2".
Estimate: 150 - 300
130 Georgian Richly Figured Tortoiseshell Double-Compartment Tea Box, second quarter 19th century, with a block front, the tortoiseshell inlaid with nickel-silver wire and a monogram plate, the interior fitted with a pair of mahogany covers centered with turned bone grips of button form, the whole supported on four cafe-au-lait-tinted vegetable ivory feet, h. 5-1/2", w. 7-3/4", d. 4-3/4".
Estimate: 400 - 700
131 Four-Piece Group of Scales and Accessories, consisting of a Late Victorian marble-topped double-pan brass and walnut scale, fourth quarter 19th century, of oblong form; a smaller double-pan gold scale of like date; an oblong wooden block containing a graduated set of ten weights (five of the smaller weights lacking); and a Central Scientific Company, Chicago, wooden block stand for ten graduated weights (seven of the weights lacking), the largest h. 7-1/2", w. 19", d. 8-3/4". Provenance: Finlay-Dicks and Co. Ltd., the La Vallerie Co., 433 Bourbon Street and 315 Royal Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Estimate: 50 - 80
132 Fine Central Scientific Company, Chicago, Jeweler's Scale, second quarter 20th century, composed of wood and glass, the slide-front two-pan scale accompanied by a boxed set of Central Scientific Company weights, the case lid with an embossed brass signature plaque, h. 16-1/4", w. 16-1/2", d. 9". Provenance: Finlay-Dicks and Co. Ltd., the La Vallerie Co., 433 Bourbon Street and 315 Royal Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Estimate: 300 - 500
133 Good Berkel Auto Scale Company Ltd., London, Metal Scale, second quarter 20th century, crimson painted and chromium mounted, accompanied by a set of six period graduated stacking "Imperial Standard" cast-iron weights ranging from one ounce to three pounds, the case and register in the Art Deco style, h. 19", w. 16", d. 7-1/2".
Estimate: 100 - 200
144 Attractive English Footed Double Standish, third quarter 19th century, composed of mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and cut glass, the mother-of-pearl platform modeled with wells for a pair of cut glass ink bottles flanking a covered nibs compartment, the concave pens well lined in chocolate tortoiseshell, the whole supported on four bun feet of tinted polished bone, accompanied by a later gilt-brass ballpoint pen, h. 4-1/2", w. 11-1/2", d. 8".
Estimate: 200 - 400
146 Group of Two Birdcages, comprised of a large English wrought-wire and teal-painted wooden birdcage of domed "Brighton" form, first quarter 20th century, the interior populated by a graduated trio of feathered doves; and a large wire and russet-painted wooden birdcage of oblong form with an attenuated cupola; the largest h. 33", dia. 16".
Estimate: 75 - 125
147 Continental Brass-Mounted Mahogany Walking Stick, fitted with a carved ivory head of a snarling lion fronting a curvate body embellished with foliate strapwork, l. 36".
Estimate: 150 - 300
148 Japanese Meiji Export Brass-Mounted Mahogany Walking Stick, first quarter 20th century, fitted with a carved ivory grip of an eagle's head attempting to devour a resistant mouse, the eagle head fitted with dark amber taxidermist's glass eyes, l. 35-3/4".
Estimate: 150 - 300
149 Japanese Meiji Export Brass-Mounted Mahogany Walking Stick, first quarter 20th century, with a carved ivory grip in the form of a seated monkey clutching her baby, l. 35".
Estimate: 150 - 300
150 Japanese Meiji Export Brass-Mounted Mahogany Walking Stick, first quarter 20th century, with a tall carved ivory grip entwined by a celestial dragon, l. 35-3/4".
Estimate: 150 - 300
151 Continental Brass-Mounted Mahogany Walking Stick, first quarter 20th century, fitted with a carved ivory horse head with bared teeth, l. 37".
Estimate: 150 - 300
152 Continental Brass-Mounted Mahogany Walking Stick, first quarter 20th century, with a carved ivory grip in the form of a dog's head fronting a curvate body ornamented with foliate strapwork, l. 36-1/4".
Estimate: 150 - 300
156 Pair of English Andirons, Fireplace Fender and Poker, the andirons of gilded brass and wrought iron in the George III style, the billets of wrought iron, h. 20", the fender of pierced brass D-form in the Georgian taste, first quarter 20th century, h. 6-1/2", w. 44", d. 14", and the poker of cast and wrought iron in the traditional style, l. 36".
Estimate: 200 - 400
157 Anglo-Dutch Copper and Engraved-Brass Bed Warmer, fourth quarter 19th century, fitted with a long stained fruitwood handle, dia. 11-1/2", l. 42".
Estimate: 50 - 80
158 Large Stamped and Pierce-Cut Brass D-End Fire Fender, ca. 1900, lacking several paw feet, h. 12", w. 53-1/4", d. 15".
Estimate: 20 - 40
159 Attractive Four-Piece Group of Brass Items, consisting of a good English embossed brass planter, fourth quarter 19th century, of square section, the sides decorated with a floral-and-foliate band and fitted with a pair of wreath-form handles, the interior with a removable tin liner, the whole raised on four ball feet, h. 7", w. 6", d. 6"; a weighty gilt-brass doorstop in the form of a flowering pineapple plant, h. 13"; and a tall pair of English brass scallop shell-surmounted single-light candle sconces in the Georgian style, the reverses mounted for hanging, h. 18".
Estimate: 100 - 200
160 Two Pairs of Brass Candlesticks, consisting of an attractive pair of English brass tall chambersticks in the George III style, second quarter 20th century, 8-1/2"; and a pair of German brass square-based footed candlesticks in the Renaissance taste, fitted with detachable brass bobeches, fourth quarter 19th century, h. 6-/12".
Estimate: 300 - 500
171 Pair of Continental Faux-Ostrich Egg Garnitures, the white-painted wooden eggs raised on circular dished and footed ebonized wooden stands, overall h. 14".
Estimate: 100 - 200
172 English Carved and Polychromed Wooden Carnival Bust, of large scale and depicting an Edwardian black-mustachioed gent in a deerstalker cap, h. 34-1/2", w. 28", d. 21".
Estimate: 500 - 800
173 English Carved and Polychromed Wooden Carnival Bust, of large scale and depicting the prime minister Lord Palmerston in a black cravat and waistcoat, h. 29", w. 12", d. 16".
Estimate: 500 - 800
176 Pair of British Victorian Needlepoint Panels, fourth quarter 19th century, one depicting King Henry VIII, and the other his daughter Queen Elizabeth I, sight 10-1/2" x 10-1/4". Each glazed, eglomise-lined and presented in molded giltwood and gesso frames.
Estimate: 75 - 125
177 British Needlepoint Panel of a Cocker Spaniel, second quarter 19th century, the canine modeled reclining on his dog bed, verso affixed with a label, printed "Worked in 1838 by William Kitchen, aged 8 years", sight 11-3/4" x 5". Glazed and presented in a mahogany-veneered frame with a giltwood liner.
Estimate: 50 - 80
216 Pair of Chinese Export Eglomise Paintings, fourth quarter 19th century, depicting, respectively, a young couple in a windowed chamber and a young gentlewoman seated and reading a scroll within her study, presented in matching period frames with narrow fret-carved inner borders, h. 16", w. 12-1/4".
Estimate: 2500 - 4000
217 Tao Kuang Woven Cotton, Hemp and Cord Warrior's Sling, second quarter 19th century, of the traditional type, l. 48".
Estimate: 20 - 40
218 Group of Two Framed Oriental Embroidered Panels, one a dramatic Tao Kuang charcoal brown and buff embroidered silk robe border featuring celestial dragons and phoenixes amidst clouds, second quarter 19th century, now mounted vertically within a black fabric border and framed in a green-painted giltwood frame in the neoclassical taste, 41" x 7-1/2"; and the other a square Chinese embroidered "Songbird and Peony" silk panel in the Ch'ien Lung style, presented in a carved, pale gray-pickled and bright-gilded faux-bamboo frame and glazed, 16-1/2" x 16-1/4".
Estimate: 100 - 200
219 Framed Kuang Hsu Embroidered Silk Panel, fourth quarter 19th century, formed of a frontal robe panel and borders featuring figures, pavilions and flowering trees, now mounted as a picture panel and presented in a narrow flat giltwood molding frame and glazed, h. 25", w. 12".
Estimate: 100 - 200
220 Attractive Ch'ien Lung Carved Gray-White Jade Boulder-Mountain, fourth quarter 18th century, the relief-carved facade with oriental trees and, respectively, a standing scholarly figure and a mountain retreat, h. 8", w. 5", d. 2".
Estimate: 2000 - 4000
221 Kuang Hsu Highly Carved Pale Green Jade Cabbage, fourth quarter 19th century, in the Ch'ien Lung style, h. 6", w. 10-1/4".
Estimate: 150 - 300
      
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