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POSTER, CHEMIST BUEN SUCESO, JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. CARDBOARD. POSSIBLY...

Poster, Buen Suceso Pharmacy and Chemical Laboratory in Jerez de la Frontera. Cardboard. Possibly Spain, circa the first half of the 20th century. It has marks. Poster for a shop interior advertising the Buen Suceso pharmacy and chemical laboratory in Jerez de la Frontera, which was opened at 12 Calle Caballeros by Antonio Soto Flores (1866-1926) after completing his pharmacy studies in Madrid and returning to Jerez. He maintained this business until the beginning of the 20th century, when he transferred it to Manuel Salvago. In the 1920s, the business was run by Rafael Bonald. Apparently, part of the pharmacy's original decor can be seen in the Café Central on Calle Remedios.

· Size: 34x0,1x48 cms
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Ref.: ZF135439
POSTER, RAMÓN RODIL HNOS, JEREZ. CARDBOARD. POSSIBLY SPAIN, CIRCA EARL...

Poster, Ramón Rodil Hermanos, Jerez de la Frontera. Cardboard. Possibly Spain, circa early 20th century. It has marks and faults. Advertising poster for Ramón Rodil Brothers, Growers and Exporters of Select Fine Wines from Jerez de la Frontera, decorated with a garden landscape and a richly adorned lady in the foreground. The poster's style clearly shows the influence of Modernism. We have information about this business thanks to a newspaper article or advertisement dated 1891.

· Size: 39x0,1x50 cms
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Ref.: ZF135440
POSTER. CARDBOARD OR PAPER. POSSIBLY SPAIN, CIRCA FIRST HALF 20TH CENT...

Advertising poster. Cardboard. Possibly Spain, circa the first half of the 20th century. Advertising poster of the type used inside a business due to its size and the material it is made of, depicting a young woman mowing in a field, with striking colors.

· Size: 24,5x0,1x35 cms
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Ref.: ZF135432
VEDUTA DELL INSIGNE BASILICA VATICANA… ENGRAVING. PIRANESI. ROME, ITAL...

Veduta dell\\' famous Basilica Vaticana coll\\' wide Portico, and adjacent Piazza. Recorded. PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista. Rome, Italy, circa 1775. It has faults. Titled on a plate, the engraving presents a view of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican with the Roman church. The first edition was part of the Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Venice, 1720–Rome, 1778), published around 1760 (several experts date this engraving closer to 1775). Compare with the copy preserved at the Uffizi Gallery (Florence, Italy), the one at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (USA), the one at the Harvard Art Museum (USA), or the one at the National Library (Madrid, Spain). The plate is preserved at the Chalcographie in Rome.

· Size: 73x0,1x52 cms
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Ref.: ZF135455
POSTER, REYES Y CÍA, EXPORTADORES DE VINOS, JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. POSS...

Advertising poster, Reyes y Cía., Wine Exporters, Jerez de la Frontera (…). Paper. Possibly Spain, first half of the 20th century. Advertising poster for the Jerez de la Frontera company Reyes y Cía., which shows the company's main specialties (Cognac Fine Champagne-Cognac Diaz Moreau / Amontillado Reyes / Manzanilla Casco Azul / Amontillado Favorito).

· Size: 39x0,1x50 cms
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Ref.: ZF135443
POSTER, FRANCISCO SERRANO EXPORTADOR DE VINOS, JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. S...

Advertising poster, Francisco Serrano, Wine Exporter, Jerez de la Frontera. Cardboard. Spain, first half of the 20th century. It shows damage. Small advertising poster for a wine exporter named Francisco Serrano, based in Jerez de la Frontera. No further information about the winery could be found, as it does not appear in either the 1921 Statutes or the 1900 Jerez winery listing.

· Size: 39x0,1x50 cms
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Ref.: ZF135442
FAMILLE MAROCAINE. ENGRAVING. FORTUNY, MARIANO. 19TH CENTURY.

“Family Marocaine”. Recorded. FORTUNY MARSAL, Mariano (Reus, 1838-Rome, 1874). 19th century. Engraving with a title below the image and signed on a plate showing a scene by Mariano Fortuny. The original was dated 1862, with another print run around 1873 (the first date is indicated on the image itself, in the lower area), in which the title in capital letters is not visible. This is indicated in the Calcografía Nacional edition printed in 1863 (but in this one the signature located here outside the print does not appear).

· Size: 39x0,1x55 cms
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Ref.: ZF135453
MANTEL CLOCK. BRONZE, MARBLE. JAPY FRÈRES; BOURSIER. PARIS, FRANCE, CI...

Table clock. Marble, bronze. Japy Freres; Boursier. Paris, France, circa 1849-1854. Machinery in perfect condition and working order. Table clock made of patinated and gilt bronze and marble, featuring a base with architectural and plant elements with a clear Classicist influence, and a panoply in the center. The clock face sits in a vase, flanked by two female figures and two children's figures in patinated bronze. The white dial, with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals every five minutes, bears the name "Boursier Jne / Elve de Lepautte / À Paris." The Paris-style movement has engraved text and numbers, and a stamp bearing the name Japy Frères, along with the years of the Gold Medals the house received (the last in 1849). The female figures also display clear Classicist influences in their aesthetics, clothing, and objects, recalling allegories from classical mythology. Japy Frédéric (1749-1812) founded the first French watchmaking movement factory in Beaucourt in 1777. Production grew considerably until 1806, when the company began to be called Japy Frères (when the founder's three sons inherited the business). This name was later changed to Japy Frères et Cie in 1854. The dates are assumed by the mention of the medal won in 1849 and the previous nomenclature. There is evidence of a Parisian watchmaker named Boursier who had a workshop on the rue des Vieux Augustins between 1840 and 1860. He signed the dial "Boursier élève de Lepaute". Only prominent private collections and institutions such as the Bank of Spain in Madrid or the BBVA preserve watches from both manufacturers, while from that period and with stylistic similarities are preserved in the National Heritage (Spain), the National Museum of Romanticism, etc. Weight: 35 kg.

· Size: 80x22x57 cms
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Ref.: ZF1168
POSTER, GUERRA Y RUIZ, JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. CARDBOARD. SPAIN, FIRST H...

Advertising poster, Guerra y Ruiz, Exporters of Cognac-Style Wines and Sherry Brandy (…), Jerez de la Frontera. Cardboard. Valencia, Spain, first half of the 20th century. It has marks. Poster made in Valencia by Lit. S. Durt for the company Guerra y Ruiz, which is mentioned in the Statutes of the Guild Association of Breeders-Exporters of Jerez de la Forntera Wines (Jerez, Typographic Workshops: Plaza del Carmen, 1, 1921).

· Size: 38x0,1x50 cms
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Ref.: ZF135429
GARNITURE. GILT BRONZE. HENRI PICARD, VICTOR PAILLARD. PARIS, FRANCE, ...

Garrison, clock, and two candlesticks. Gilt bronze. Henri Picard and Victor Paillard. Paris, France, 1831–1864. With marks (base, back). Gilt bronze fittings composed of a clock and two four-light candelabras each, accompanied by flowers, with plain bases and vase-shaped feet of strong Classicist inspiration, decorated with reliefs (fauns, children's figures, garlands, grotesque heads, etc.). The clock has two female figures (allegories of Geography and Astronomy due to the objects they carry) flanking a vase containing the dial, which features Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals every five minutes, in addition to the signature. The Paris-type movement features an engraved number and a stamp (Vr. Paillard / A. Paris). On the base of the clock, on the back, is engraved the legend H. Picard, referring to the founder and gilder Henri Picard (France, active 1831–1864), who worked for Defreveille and also collaborated with Charles Perrault and Grault. He produced numerous works for Napoleon III, many of which are preserved in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The dial reads "Victor Paillard / Ft de Bronzes / A Paris". Victor Paillard (1805-1886) was a French sculptor who furthered his training in Paris with Jean-François Denière, also collaborating with Ferdinand Barbedienne. In 1830, he founded a successful firm of movable art objects, which received state commissions (notably for the Palau d'Afers Exteriors du Quiai d'Orsay). There are records of other clocks like this one: one by the bronze artist Étienne Martincourt with a dial signed "Lepaute à Paris"; another identical to this one, now in the Paul Getty Museum in Malibu (California, USA), from the Tuileries; and yet another with a dial signed by Victor Paillard. As for the model of the vases, they seem to have been inspired by some, truly popular and appreciated, by Claude Michel (Clodion firm), who produced an original in terracotta in 1763, on which numerous pieces in bronze and other materials were based (a pair in marble is kept at the Art Institute of Chicago, dated 1766; in the Goncourt Collection there is one dated 1761 or 1762; a pair of candlesticks with these bases are known, attributed to Barbedienne, etc.). In turn, it seems that Clodion was inspired by some vases by François Boucher. Weight: 57 kg.

· Size: Reloj 60x27x72 cms Candelabros 32x25x83 cms
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Ref.: ZF1399
SILVER PLATE. MADRID, 1731-1738.

Plate. Silver in its colour. Madrid, Spain, 1731-1738. With contrast marks. Circular plate made of silver in its colour with smooth mouldings on the outside and contrasting and engraved marks on the base, on the outside. These place the creation of the piece in Madrid (Corte), dating it between 1731 and 1738, when Domingo Fernández Castelao was also a Court marker (whose mark also appears). Weight: 982 grams.

· Size: 31x31x3 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1316
ARAB MAN. FRAMED DRAWING. POSSIBLY SPANISH SCHOOL, 1963.

Arab man. Framed drawing. Possibly Spanish school, 1963. Signed and dated (lower right). Marks present. Framed drawing showing an elderly man wearing a turban covering his hair. It is signed and dated (63) in the lower right corner. Both its style and subject matter clearly show the influence of the Orientalist movement that prevailed in various European schools of painting during the 19th century.

· Size: 25x2x34 cms
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Ref.: ZF136825
PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS IN GILT AND BRUSHED BRONZE. FRANCE. 19TH CENTURY

Pair of candlesticks. Gilt and blued bronze. France, 19th century. Pair of ten-light candelabras each, made up of a base and arms in gilt bronze and a figure in the centre in burnished bronze. The oval bases have leaf-shaped legs that extend upwards creating curves, a heraldic mirror in the centre and plant and architectural relief decoration with classicist influences. The two half-naked child figures stand, raising one knee and holding with both hands a horn from which the arms of the candelabras emerge. These are made up of stems with leaves, with the burners that finish them off more in the shape of flowers, with the central one higher than the rest. Stylistically, they show clear Rococo influences, and so would be framed within the Louis XV style, very common in French decorative arts of the 19th century. Other similar examples are known, such as one (with a different base, which is made of malachite in this case) from the Napoleon III period in a private French collection, and another pair with fewer lights and the elements only in gilded bronze in another private collection. This was common, since French workshops in the 19th century stood out for their quality, largely due to the specialisation of the trades: it was common to make figures, for example, and these were used in different clock or candlestick factories. Weight: 33 kg.

· Size: 45x40x84,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1380
BRONZE OINOCHOE. POSSIBLY ITALY, 19TH CENTURY.

Oinochoe. Bronze. Possibly Italy, 19th century. An oenochoe, oinochoe, oinochoe or oenochoe is a vessel used to draw wine from a krater (where it was stored) before serving in ancient Greece. Its heyday was during the Geometric period and various types are distinguished according to the shape of the mouth and the belly. Most Greek oenochoes were made of terracotta, but there are also some made of precious metals, presumably for the social classes that could afford them, although very few have survived. The present example seems to be inspired by ancient works (compare one in the Metropolitan Museum from around 460 BC with inventory number 1970.11.1 and another in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest with inventory number 66.142.A).

· Size: 12x12x20 cms
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Ref.: ZF1390
HUNTERS, PAIR OF PLAQUES. PORCELAIN.

Hunters, pair of panels. Porcelain. Possibly Germany, 19th century. Pair of wall plaques with metal pieces to hang on the top and a polychrome figurative decoration on the front, in relief. One shows a horseman dressed in furs, accompanied by a fox (probably), and the other shows a woman, also on horseback, hunting a feline (possibly a tiger). Their style is reminiscent of porcelain pieces made in Meissen in the 19th century.

· Size: 31x31x6 cms
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Ref.: ZF1387
BRONZE DEVOTIONAL PLAQUE, SAINT JEROME. SPANISH SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY.

Devotional plaque with Saint Jerome. Bronze. Spanish school, 16th century. Rectangular devotional plaque made of bronze, with a frame and a ring at the top and a figurative decoration in relief on the front. In this piece we can see an elderly man, with a crucified figure in one hand, a skull and a book at his side, a lion peeking out in one corner and allusions to a rural setting in the background, as well as a hat on the left. This “model” of plaque was very popular in ancient times (the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid preserves a 17th-century example, etc.).

· Size: 7x0.5x11.5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1391
GARNITURE, MANTEL CLOCK AND TWO CANDELABRA. BRONZE, MARBLE. FRANCE, 19...

Garniture, table clock, and candlesticks. Bronze, marble. Modeled after Clodion. France, 19th century. A set consisting of a table clock with Paris movement and two two-light candelabras, made of white marble and gilded and burnished bronze. The clock features a raised stone base with legs and a string of pearls, and the dial (with Arabic numerals and colored garlands; Arabic numerals every fifteen minutes) is contained within an architectural structure accompanied by a torch, a vase (part marble and part bronze), and an arch. The frame features a semi-nude child figure hugging a rooster. The candelabras, with circular bases, legs, and pearls, each feature a figure (a child with a flower garland on his head and a faun) holding two branches with their arms, each ending in the candlestick holders. The two candelabras, featuring the figures of a satyr and Bacchus, or bacchante, are inspired by pieces created by Claude Michel (1738-Paris, 1814; also known as Clodion), a French sculptor renowned for his work, having received awards such as the Grand Prix for Sculpture from the Academie Royale in 1759 and the Prix de Rome in 1762. The satyr in this pair closely follows the master's models (compare Satyr Running with an Owl, made between 1770 and 1780, Cleveland Museum of Art), and several examples of candelabras with figures like this pair are known (with variations in the lights and bases). The Cupid on the table clock is also inspired by reliefs and sculptures by Clodion, but what is striking about this garnish is that, according to the surviving sets, it is unusual to combine the candlesticks with these figures with the clock itself in the same set. Total weight: 27 kg.

· Size: 35x15x39 cms. Candelabros 23x15x40 cms
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Ref.: ZF1381
HANNIBAL BARCA ORMOLU BRONZE CLOCK. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.

Table clock, Hannibal Barca. Ormolu bronze, metal. France, 19th century. Table clock with Paris machinery and a case made of mercury-gilded bronze, with a rectangular base on four legs (the front ones decorated with scrolls and ending in a claw), decorated with a series of mouldings in relief with vegetal and architectural elements. The dial (metal with Roman numerals for the hours) is inside a square shape, in which sits the male figure that decorates the piece. A bearded man, dressed in armour (loriga or muscular breastplate) and a cape fastened over one shoulder with a fibula, rests his left arm on the helmet, holding a rolled document, and with his left hand he holds a Roman standard (another appears broken, under his foot). Note, to the right and next to a sword, a vase full of rings. Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, best known for his conflicts with the ancient Roman Empire. It was not uncommon for him to be depicted counting the rings of the fallen Roman knights at the Battle of Cannae (216 BC), as can be seen in the sculpture by Sébastien Slodtz (made in 1704, Louvre Museum, Paris), where he also carries a Roman standard. He is also shown with these two elements (vase with rings and standard) on a table clock in the Cagny Museum in Paris made during the French Restoration. Another piece is known, in a private collection, inspired by this clock, designed after models by Peirra-Francois Feuchère. These two models would surely have served as inspiration for the present table clock. Weight: 25 kg.

· Size: 53,5x20x76 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1230
POSTER, J. LEÑA RENDÓN & CIA., JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. BERLIN, FIRST HAL...

Advertising poster, J. Leña Rendon y Cia., Warehousemen and Exporters of Wines and Cognacs, Jerez de la Frontera. Cardboard. Berlin, first half of the 20th century. Poster made in Berlin, Germany, by Manes & Co. J. Leña Rendón & Cia. was founded in 1885 and was known at the time for Gayarre cognac, among other specialties. It is mentioned in the Review of Jerez Wineries by R. Mena y Sobrino (Jerez, Litografía Jerezana Vicario, 1900).

· Size: 34x0,1x30 cms
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Ref.: ZF135427
POSTER, J. LEÑA-RENDÓN & CIA., JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. BERLIN, FIRST HAL...

Advertising poster, J. Leña-Rendon & Co., Exporters of Fine Wines and Grape Cognacs, Jerez de la Frontera. Cardboard. Berlin, first half of the 20th century. J. Leña Rendón & Cia. was founded in 1885 and has been known ever since for Gayarre Cognac, which is also mentioned on the poster. It is mentioned in the Review of Jerez Wineries by R. Mena y Sobrino (Jerez, Litografía Jerezana Vicario, 1900). The poster was made in Berlin, Germany, by Manes & Co.

· Size: 29x0,1x43,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF135425
POSTER, A. DELEYTO Y CIA., JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. CARDBOARD, PAPER. BER...

Advertising poster, A. Deleyto y Cia., Warehousemen and Exporters of Wines and Cognacs, Jerez de la Frontera. Paper, cardboard. Berlin, first half of the 20th century. It is mentioned in the Review of Jerez Wineries by R. Mena y Sobrino (Jerez, Litografía Jerezana Vicario, 1900), which indicates that it was founded in 1890 and that its export business at this time focused on the Americas (particularly Mexico) and Europe (Hamburg, Germany, Sweden and Norway), in addition to highlighting specialties also named in the poster (San Quintín, Amontillado Deleyto, Jerez Tonic). It was produced by Manes & Co. in Berlin.

· Size: 27,5x0,1x40 cms
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Ref.: ZF135426
POSTER, JOSÉ DE SOTO, JEREZ. CARDBOARD. BERLIN, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTUR...

Advertising poster, José de Soto, Jerez. Cardboard. Berlin, first half of the 20th century. It has marks. Advertising poster created in Berlin, Germany, by Kunstdruck Friedberg for the Spanish sherry wine company José de Soto. It is mentioned in R. Mena y Sobrino's Reseña de Bodegas de Jerez (Jerez, Litografía Jerezana Vicario, 1900), with various details (hectares of vineyards, wineries, specialties, etc.) but without mentioning the foundation.

· Size: 29x0,1x29 cms
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Ref.: ZF135428
POSTER, LA ESTRELLA (COFFEE). SPAIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

Advertising poster, Café La Estrella. Cardboard. Spain, circa early 20th century. It has faults. Advertising poster for a well-known coffee brand, La Estrella, with a curious slogan referring to its aroma. La Estrella was founded in 1887 in Badajoz by José Gómez Tejedor, who obtained the patent for roasted coffee in Spain in 1901. He developed and registered a Cuban trick used by miners: wrapping coffee beans in sugar to preserve them. His technique of fixing the aroma during roasting transformed coffee consumption, as previously the aroma could not be preserved and coffee had to be roasted in the same place where it was consumed.

· Size: 12,5x0,1x37 cms
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Ref.: ZF135431
FRAME. WOOD. 18TH CENTURY.

Frame. Wood. 18th century. It has faults and damages. Rectangular frame made of carved wood and decorated on the front with fine mouldings and curved extensions at the corners, in which plant and architectural motifs with a strong classicist influence can also be seen.

· Size: 51,5x3x69 cms. Int 43x62 cms
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Ref.: ZF136805