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
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
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
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
248 Northern European Provincial Engraved Pewter Candlestick, fourth quarter 19th century, of large bell form, the spreading bell-form base engraved with foliate scrolls and stylized foliage, the base marked "RGD/1000", h. 8", w. 8", dia. 2-1/2".
Estimate: 75 - 125
250 French Gilt-Brass-Mounted Porcelain Covered Vase, first quarter 20th century, of footed pyriform in the Louis XVI Sevres style, the cover collar and basal borders in sky blue with detailing in parcel-gilt "rose du Barry" and claret, the facade with a reserve of a fashionable portraitist taking the likeness of a lady-of-fashion in a park, the reverse with a bucolic riverside chateau scene, the former signed lower left "Roza", the interior of the cover with a pseudo-Sevres interlaced L's mark and the Sevres date letter for 1772, h. 23", w. 12", d. 9".
Estimate: 1000 - 1500
253 Pair of Northern European Provincial Weathered White-Painted Pine Shadowboxes, each containing a specimen of fan coral and glazed, h. 15-1/2", w. 13-3/4".
Estimate: 50 - 80
255 Large Franco-Belgian Machine-Woven Tapestry Panel, first quarter 20th century, depicting an early 18th-century evening party in the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), the primary palette in ivory, ecru, brown and vieux rose, the upper and lower edges fitted with steel bars having pewter pomegranate finials, h. 70", w. 48".
Estimate: 200 - 400
259 Suite of Three Assorted Wrought-Iron Candelabra, one of scrolling form with four candle holders, one with three pricket candle holders on acanthine-formed arms and legs, and one tall example with five pricket candle holders on C-scroll-formed arms above a round pedestal ending in splayed legs headed by floral molding, the largest h. 24", w. 16", d. 16".
Estimate: 50 - 80
266 After Marius Jean Antonin Mercie (French, 1845-1916) "Jeanne d'Arc", a large patinated bronze figure of the armored saint standing in fervent prayer, signed at the proper left rear edge of the plinth "Rubin", presented on a square octagonal base of polished black slate, h. 22-3/4", w. 7-3/4", d. 7".
Estimate: 250 - 400
271 Franco-German Gros-Point Panel, fourth quarter 19th century, featuring a boating party in front of a Tudor country house, sight 35" x 44". Glazed and presented in a period Louis XV-style giltwood and gesso frame.
Estimate: 700 - 1000
272 Large French Brass and Wire Mesh Firescreen, first quarter 20th century, of footed cartouche form, the cresting modeled as a writhing stylized dragon, h. 36", w. 26".
Estimate: 200 - 400
276 After Henryk De Kossowski (b. Poland, Worked in Paris, 1815-1870), a large gold/brown bronze-patinated spelter group of L'Abundance bearing a laurel wreath and a cornucopia and attended by a pair of putti, fourth quarter 19th century, signed at the rear of the plinth, presented on a turned red mahogany lacquered wood base with an engraved brass title plaque, h. 27-1/4", w. 12-3/4", d. 8-1/4".
Estimate: 500 - 800
277 Auguste Moreau (French, 1822-1912), a large bronze-patinated spelter figure of a barefoot provincial girl placing a flower in her hair, fourth quarter 19th century, signed on the edge of the base "Auguste Moreau", h. 37", w. 10", d. 9-1/4".
Estimate: 800 - 1200
285 Group of Eight Copper Baker's Moulds, first quarter 20th century, including circular crab dish, three fish molds, a lobster mold, a crescent moon mold, a pudding cake pan and an oval cake pan, the largest l. 13-3/4", dia. 11".
Estimate: 100 - 200
289 Pair of French Provincial Terra Cotta Confit Jars, of large size, the top portions glazed in ochre and tobacco, now fitted with bronze-patinated brass caps and mounted as table lamps, each fitted with a spherical turned stained wooden finial, h. 22-3/4", dia. 14".
Estimate: 100 - 200
290 Continental Painted and Parcel-Gilt Terra Cotta Architectural Element, first quarter 20th century, of stubby "L" form in the Renaissance style, the center of the "L" with scrolling foliage and berry clusters in high relief on a diagonally reeded buff ground, h. 20", w. 15-1/2".
Estimate: 100 - 200
291 French Provincial Glazed Pottery Figure of a Haughty Rooster, of large size in the 19th-century style, h. 17-1/2", w. 9-1/2", d. 8".
Estimate: 150 - 300
292 Verdigris-Patinated Bronze Figure of a Friendly Pig, the inquisitive animal modeled seated, its proper left ear cocked, h. 8", w. 7", l. 10".
Estimate: 200 - 400
294 Near Pair of Italian Provincial Six-Light Pricket Chandeliers, of cage form in the neoclassical taste, composed of turned wood and wrought-iron, the addorsed-scroll candlearms and the canopies dressed with turned wooden drops, the whole in an antiqued and weathered white finish, one measuring h. 32", dia. 30", the other h. 30-1/4", dia. 30".
Estimate: 300 - 500
327 Large and Varied Collection of Decorative Eggs and Stands, mid-20th century, consisting of twenty-six eggs, including examples in porcelain, papier-mache, glass, wood, marble and metal, the largest l. 5-1/4"; and seventeen stands, including examples in brass, wood, acrylic and mirrored glass; the whole presented in a "grass"-lined wicker basket, l. 19" (forty-four total pieces).
Estimate: 60 - 90
344 Group of Four Bracket Shelves, consisting of a good pair of English gilded terra cotta demi-lune bracket shelves in "Plumes" decor in the Regency style; an Italian verdigris-detailed gilded composition bracket shelf with a bowfront edge in the 18th-century Roman neoclassical style; and a large Italian dark verdigris-finished oblong bracket shelf with chamfered corners and a boldly modeled acanthine support in the neoclassical taste; the largest h. 13-1/2", w. 13-1/2", d. 7".
Estimate: 250 - 400
404 Pair of Continental Patinated Bronze Door Knockers/Pulls, ca. 1900, of cartouche form, the center of the basal edge with the bas-relief monogram "AR", in entwined script, h. 7-1/4", w. 6-1/4".
Estimate: 100 - 200
406 French Three-Piece Brass Fireplace Fender, first quarter 20th century, in the Louis XV taste, the low central fender centered by a pair of addorsed rosettes and scrolls, the flanking chenets in the form of oil lamps surmounted by columns in the Restauration style, the brass in a combination of bronze-patinated and natural finishes, h. 16", w. 35", expandable to 43-1/2".
Estimate: 300 - 500
419 Pair of Polychromed Biscuit Porcelain Relief Plaques, first quarter 20th century, in the Dresden style, of oval form and depicting two music-making children seated in a wreath of applied flowerheads, h. 11-1/4", w. 8-5/8".
Estimate: 50 - 80
420 Impressive Austrian "Vienna Portico" Mantel Clock, fourth quarter 19th century, composed of gilt-brass-mounted mahogany and giltwood in the neoclassical style, now fitted with a later ivory-enameled dial centered with a gilt-brass fleurette, accompanied by a period winding key, a weighted brass pendulum, and a small period brass screw and bolt, h. 21-1/2", w. 14-1/4", d. 6".
Estimate: 150 - 300
421 Group of Two Clocks, first quarter 20th century, one a large tally-ho copper and gilt-brass-mounted paktong carriage clock; and the other a slightly smaller Jungmoans, Germany, chrome plated brass carriage clock; the sides of each example glazed as are the rectangular dials, h. 7" and 5-3/4".
Estimate: 20 - 40
422 French Polychromed Pottery Mantel Clock, fourth quarter 19th century, in the rococo style, the enamel dial with a musical trophee, the glass dial cover gently convex, h. 10-1/2", w. 10", d. 5".
Estimate: 50 - 80
      
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