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Renaissance bronze bell, 1555. Dated. Stem decorated with plant elements, with shoulders decorated with elegant lines, the middle has profiles within plant garlands and two legends above and below in Latin. Bells were already used by Catholics to call the faithful from the 5th century, but their use in civil matters and in other religions is known to have been in Greek and Roman times. The decoration of this bell, made in relief, places it in the Renaissance due to its inspiration in Roman coins for the profiles and plant elements it presents. Likewise, the date of the body places the creation of the piece with certainty, in addition to adding value to it. The inscriptions prove its religious use.
· Size: 7x7x11,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6213
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Angel. Silver-plated metal. 19th century. Figure of an angel or archangel made of silver-plated metal, standing on a base resembling clouds. This type of sculpture was common in the 19th century both for churches and for personal altars, alone holding lamps or incense burners or forming part of a composition. Weight: 4.7 kg.
· Size: 20x17x29 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE294
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Pastoral box. Antler. Spanish school, 19th century. Box made of antler carved in its colour, rectangular in shape with an oval base, which opens towards the middle, one part fitting into the other. On the outside it has an engraved decoration of simplified plant motifs in the upper and lower areas, several bands of lines and, on the part that acts as a base, an inscription (Francisco Bermejo) probably alluding to the owner on a figurative composition (a human head, birds perched on one side and a wild boar passing by on the other. This type of box, of popular tradition, was common in ancient times and was usually made by shepherds or cattle breeders themselves to store snuff or tobacco.
· Size: 7x3x9 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZE351C
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Frame. Gilded wood. 18th century. Frame made of carved and gilded wood with a series of mouldings on the inside forming an octagon and an openwork composition on the outside with plant elements, scrolls and simple architectural mouldings. It is possible to speak of a strong Baroque influence in elements such as the scrolls, the absence of rocaille, the movement of lines and the symmetry of the composition.
· Size: 36x6x43 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF0559
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Salvilla. Silver. Edward, John & William Barnard. England, London, 1862. With contrast marks. Round salver with mixed linear contours decorated with elements in light relief towards the edge and engravings towards the centre, arranged around initials, and raised on legs with vegetal and architectural elements combining a polished finish with another. Edward Barnad & Sons was a company that was founded in London around 1860 by Anthony Nelme. Edward Barnad (died 1855) became the owner in 1829, trading as Edward Barnad & Sons, together with his sons Edward (died 1868), John and William (died 1851). Weight: 750 gr.
· Size: 30x30x3,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF0721
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Bad job. Watercolor. Signed in the lower left corner. José de San Bartolomé was a Spanish painter and sculptor who worked in the studio of the photographer Herbert from childhood and began his training at the School of Arts and Crafts in Madrid, continuing his studies at the Higher School of Painting at the Academy of San Fernando, while copying works by the masters of the Prado. In 1886 he settled in Paris, devoting himself mainly to genre painting in the wake of Fortuny, a theme that enjoyed great commercial success. He met Francisco Domingo, who opened the doors to the Buenos Aires market for him, where he received important commissions for painting and sculpture. He was Secretary of the Society of Artists of Paris, in 1894 he was named a knight of the Order of Charles III, in 1901 of the Legion of Honour and, in 1902, a commander of the Order of Isabel la Católica. At the beginning of the century he returned to Spain, and devoted himself mainly to portraiture, although he also painted landscapes and popular subjects. He enjoyed the protection of royalty, as evidenced by the portraits he painted of Queen Maria Cristina and various figures of the court. In 1925, the Paris Salon paid him a posthumous tribute with an exhibition of his work held in France. Works by Llaneces are preserved in the Prado Museum, the Pablo Sarasate Museum in Pamplona and in the Spanish embassy in Paris.
· Size: 52x2x42,5 / int 32x22,5
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF0997
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Virgin of Dressing. Carved and polychrome wood, etc. Spanish school, 17th century; later clothing. It has damage. Polychrome wooden carving of the dressing or dressing room type that has a series of garments: skirt, blouse, rostrillo, etc. Religious dressing sculptures were very common during the Spanish Baroque (and later), and there may be cases of works in which the unseen part was barely rough-cut and others in which the entire thing is carved, with many intermediate points.
· Size: 26x26x57 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1183
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Trunk. Wood, leather, iron. Spanish School, around 1700. Wooden trunk with a curved lid and rectangular shape, covered with leather on the outside, with fittings, handles, studs and two closures at the front, which has a front and top opening. Inside it has a lower space accessible from the front divided in two by a vertical piece of wood; the lid and part of the chest have a textile covering. The back does not have leather. The nails with circular heads are arranged in geometric shapes. The handles have disc decorations. The fittings, also worked, follow models based on architectural designs, motifs also present in the lock shields on the front. Some of the metal elements still have traces of gilding. These types of trunks were known as “travel trunks” because they were normally used to store objects on journeys, hence the leather covering and the apparent lack of decoration on the outside. Having two locks was for greater security, since the two keys had to be used together to open it and these were usually entrusted to two different people. Compare this with the 17th century travel trunk from the Viceroyalty of Peru in the Museum of America (Madrid), which has decoration with animals and plant motifs (embossed leather). Or with the Chest of the Mayorazgo de la Cerda (17th century) in the National Museum of Decorative Arts (Madrid).
· Size: 85x129x65 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1245
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Pair of forged iron fork locks. 17th century. Pair of forged iron fasteners of the so-called “fork” type due to their shape. This type of piece was used in furniture to secure tables, both dining tables and desks, and for this reason it is a very common piece of forged iron. The spirals and the balustrade parts date both to the Baroque period.
· Size: 93x30 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z5447
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Framed miniature; “Holy Family”. Wood, paint. 18th century; later framing. The oval frame of carved and gilded wood has smooth mouldings and an openwork top with scrolls and simplified plant details. On one side, a three-quarter view of Saint Joseph is shown, wearing a tunic and habit, holding the flowering staff and carrying the naked, reclining Baby Jesus in his arms. On the other side, also in three-quarter view, a miniature of the image of Our Lady of Solitude of La Victoria in Madrid can be seen (or of a Solitude inspired by this, which was the first image of this devotion in Spain). Stylistically, both images are strongly influenced by models and iconographies of the Spanish Baroque, as was common in 18th-century Spanish religious art (compare, for example, with “Saint Joseph with Baby Jesus” by Murillo, kept in the Auckland Art Gallery, or with the work on the same subject by Alonso del Arco, now in the Museum of Navarre). The main image of the devotion to Our Lady of Solitude was the sculpture by Gaspar de Becerra (which was in the Convent of Our Lady of Victory in Madrid and later in the Collegiate Church of San Isidro, where it was lost), which was used as inspiration for a large number of paintings and sculptures. This type of miniatures decorated with religious images were usually used as elements of personal devotion.
· Size: 6,5x1x10 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE183
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Winged table with turned legs. Walnut wood. Spanish school, 18th century. A folding round table with two wings that can be folded down and supported by two legs joined together for each wing by means of lower jambs. When the table is folded, there is a drawer with a wooden knob on each side and two legs on each side, joined in a rectangle by means of a jamb. The legs and vertical elements of the piece of furniture have turned balustrade elements and discs, as is usual in the Spanish school since the Baroque.
· Size: 107x 37x76 cms / Abierta 107x103x76 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1173
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Silver naveta. Spain, 17th century. A forged vessel with the base and lid finials obtained by mould casting. Shaped like a symmetrical boat, it stands on a low circular base with a disc-shaped base and a short shaft with a central lens. The body is decorated by chiselling, with oval cartouches flanked by braces and crowned by rhombuses and half-moons, located on the four axes and on a dotted shaded background that extends outlining the mouth. The lid has the same chiseled motif. At the stern end there is a finial in the form of an acanthus leaf, in relief, and at the bow end there is a handle in the form of a banded pillar. The bow lid is openable thanks to a central hinge. The piece has partial punch marks on the lid and body.
· Size: 18,5x9x8,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1253
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Cup. Silver in its colour (.833). Portugal, 20th century. With contrast marks. Goblet with a circular base and decoration and lines with a strong classicist influence based on plant elements, topped by an architectural form that also has two lion's head protomes with rings hanging from the jaws on the sides of the body. It has hallmarks (base, lower part of the body and edge of the lid) that identify it as a Portuguese piece (Oporto) of .833 grade, made between 1938 and 1984; the other mark has not been identified, but it would surely correspond to the silversmith. Weight: 950 grams.
· Size: 14x14x32 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1267
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Two volumes: Geographical Atlas of Spain (…) and General Dictionary of all Peoples. Editors Gaspar y Roig. Spain, Madrid, 1864 and 1862. Two volumes framed in a similar way, with leather spines and gold elements. Here a reference to each work (lower area) and the name Carrasco (upper part) appear clearly. One of the volumes is the Geographical Atlas of Spain. Adjacent Islands and Spanish Overseas Possessions. It is indicated that it belongs to the “Collection of maps engraved in steel constructed by Don Martín Ferreiro”, and that it was published in Madrid by the Printing and Bookshop of Gaspar y Roig (the editors), in 1864. It presents a series of maps, engraved in steel (see the touches of color), constructed by Martín Ferreiro and Peralta (1830-1896) and engraved by R. Alabern (indicated under the images). The other volume is the General Geography of Spain. General dictionary of all peoples., belonging to the so-called Illustrated Library of Gaspar and Roig. Published in Madrid, by the Printing and Bookshop of Gaspar and Roig (editors), in 1862.
· Size: 18x5x27 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1298
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“Ramón Aranaz”. Bust in bronze. Antonio Yerro Feltrer (Valencia, 1842-1911). Signed. Founder “V. Ríos”. Bust of Ramón Aranaz (Valencia 1831-Madrid 1898), businessman, banker and Valencian politician, dressed in a suit and with a ribbon across his chest. The sculptor, Antonio Yerro, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos in Valencia, and won various prizes at exhibitions such as the National Fine Arts Exhibition of 1884 and was awarded several decorations in recognition of his artistic merits.
· Size: 27x22x39 cms.
ANTIQUES
SCULPTURE
Ref.: Z3707
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Vase. Glass. Following models by Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846-1904). Vase made of glass, with white, brown and gold tones, following both in technique and decoration the well-known Art Nouveau works of Émille Gallé, an artist internationally recognized both for his aesthetics and for his technical advances with glass ("enamel", "cameo", etc.).
· Size: 15x15x28 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: Z5671
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Talavera inkwell, 18th century. Glazed ceramic. Talavera ceramic inkwell, decorated with cobalt blue enamel on a white tin slip With restorations
· Size: 16x16x7 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: Z5695
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Table with lentil leg and inlay. Rosewood. 18th century. Table with four turned disc legs (of the type known as lentil legs) joined two by two by means of a jamb with the same decorative element, which has iron fasteners decorated with discs and a rectangular top decorated with wood marquetry in different shades based on plant elements, circles and smooth areas.
· Size: 83x53x55 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z6116
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Devotional pendant in gold and enamel, Mary Magdalene and Saint John the Baptist, 18th century. Possibly Mallorcan. One of the windows is broken. Oval pendant decorated around its edges with turned gold bows and small metallic pearls. One of its fronts shows Mary Magdalene, as a hermit, with a skull, a cross and a book; the other presents the image of Saint John the Baptist, accompanied by a cross and a lamb, alluding to the Gospel text. These types of pieces were highly valued by their owners as elements of devotion, and could also, at the same time, contain a relic inside.
· Size: 4.5x0,5x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6451
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almatoria. Silver. Francesc P. Arquer, Barcelona, around 1825. With hallmarks and engraving marks. Silver candlestick in its colour with a raised bowl on two small legs and a flat handle (curved towards the end, area where the third leg is located), decorated with a series of plant elements and details common in Neoclassicism in light relief (string (of pearls, etc.). The piece has some engraving marks and other hallmarks. The latter link the piece to Barcelona silverwork, placing it in the workshop of Francesc Arquer, and in the 19th century. Weight: 158 grams.
· Size: 29x9x7 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: Z6732
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Candlestick with chain. Silver. Francesc. P. Arquer, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1825. With hallmarks, engraving and ownership marks (AS). Silver candlestick in its colour with an openwork bowl on two levels and raised on two small legs (inside which there is a vase-shaped piece to hold the candle and a braided decoration towards the centre), and a flat handle (curved towards the end, area where the third leg is located), decorated with a series of simple openwork shapes and fine strings of small pearls on the edges of the handle and the bowl. The piece has some engraving marks, others of ownership under the bowl (AS) and others of hallmark. The latter link the piece with Barcelona silverwork, placing it in the workshop of Francesc Arquer, and in the 19th century. Weight: 183 grams.
· Size: 28,9,5x5,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: Z6733
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Candlestick with chain and clips. Silver. F. Roca, Barcelona, around the first half of the 19th century. With hallmarks and engraving marks. Silver candlestick in its colour with an openwork bowl raised on two small legs (inside there is a vase-shaped piece to hold the candle) and a flat handle (curved towards the end, area where the third leg is located), decorated with two bands of pearls on the sides (a motif that also appears on the edge of the bowl) and from the end of which emerges a chain that ends in some tweezers (which are placed on a piece soldered to the bottom of the handle). The piece has two engraving marks and other hallmarks under the bowl. The latter place the work in Barcelona, by F. Roca, a silversmith active in the city during the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Weight: 185 grams.
· Size: 23,5 x 8,5 x 7 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: Z6734
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Base. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Rectangular base, made of carved and polychrome wood in grey tones, which has been decorated with a series of mouldings and toruses, some smooth and others enhanced with a fine relief of plant elements and garlands with a clear classicist influence. The piece is finished off with a spike to secure the sculpture that is placed on it. Weight: 6.4 kg.
· Size: 37x25x44 cms , altura base 23 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE346
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Peace-bearer. Bronze. 16th century. Bronze peace-bearer with an S-shaped handle on the back made of the same material and a decoration in light relief on the front showing, beneath an architectural composition with a clear classicist influence (a semicircular arch with a scallop shell inside and scrolls outside, two pillars with vegetal decoration and a base with heraldry), the Virgin Mary with the Child, accompanied by two angels and placed on a pedestal on which a legend can be seen (AVEREGINA/CELOUM?, in allusion to the Marian antiphon Ave Regina Caelorum, typical of the time of Lent).
· Size: 6.5x3x11 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF0866
