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Niche. Gilded and polychrome pine wood. Spain, 17th century. A niche made of carved and gilded pine wood, decorated with mouldings, a scallop shape and plant elements on the upper part, which shows a clear classicist influence, common in some Spanish Baroque schools of the 17th century. This type of piece usually formed part of an altarpiece, and was normally used to house sculptures.
· Size: 47x14x66 cms
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Ref.: ZF0954
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Guang Yu, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei. Watercolor. China, early 20th century. Framed painting showing three male figures, with a text on the right side. The one reading and sitting on a throne covered with tiger skin, stands out above all for his beard, but also for his rich clothing. The two characters are situated Standing, they also wear rich (although somewhat less) clothing, and one carries a halberd or spear while another carries an object in his hands. Guang Yu was a military general under Lui Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Period of ancient China, and his life and achievements were so extolled and glorified that he was deified during the Sui Dynasty, emphasizing his exploits further in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and becoming one of the main examples of loyalty and righteousness, receiving worship even today and receiving names such as "Emperor Guan" or "Lord Guan". Together with Zhang Fei shared a brotherly relationship with Lui Bei, and accompanied him on some of his early exploits. Weight: 9 kg.
· Size: 95,5x2x134 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1075
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Portrait of ancestors or family. Watercolor. China. Early 20th century. Painting with four richly dressed figures (two male and two female) seated on thrones or chairs dressed in rich cloths, located in an interior, attended by two servants (small in size, at the front of the work), and with an altar with several pieces of great value in the background of the composition. This type of work was very common in oriental art of certain schools, in line with the value placed on the ancestors of prominent families. Weight: 11.2 kg
· Size: 90x3,5x130 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1076
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Box or casket with royal monogram. Mahogany wood, metal. Spain, 19th century. It has slight damage. Rectangular box with a flat lid and a keyhole on the front, decorated with metal applications on the corners, edges, handles, etc. Below the keyhole there is a fleur-de-lis. The lid has a central motif with fleur-de-lis and a crowned M, and alternating crowned castles and lions in the corners. This emblem (and the fact that it is accompanied by lions and castles, alluding to Castilian heraldry) is reminiscent of the royal monograms that all members of the royal family apparently had in the past to mark their belongings. In this case, it is possible that it refers to Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Palermo, 1806-Sainte-Adresse, 1878), wife of Ferdinand VII and regent during the minority of Isabel II. However, we must remember Maria Cristina of Habsburg-Lorraine or of Austria (1858-1929), wife of Alfonso XII. The emblem of Maria de las Mercedes de Orleans and Bourbon (Madrid, 1860-1878), wife of Alfonso XII, used to appear with two capital “Ms”.
· Size: 78x31x24 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1170
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18th century ponderal weight. Bronze. Incomplete bronze ponderal, with the container vessel and two of the smaller ones, all cold decorated with incised and stamped motifs, simple edges on the small vessels and more complex borders on the container vessel. Nested cup weights are a set of cup-shaped weights that fit precisely inside each other. A complete set is one that retains all its original cups. The largest, called the keeper, consists of an upper lid with a handle and a closure, and weighs exactly the same as the sum of all the others. The second in descending order weighs half as much as the keeper, and the same as the sum of the rest. This proportionality is maintained until the last weight, called the disk or last piece, which is usually solid and closes the set. This principle remained unchanged until the introduction of the decimal metric system.
· Size: 11x12x12 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z3034
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Quaking glass or wine-tasting glass. Silver. 18th century. One handle is missing. A vessel known as a catavinos or tembladera (as it has no foot) made of silver in its colour with a flat handle curved in the shape of an “S” decorated with simplified plant elements, and a line of mortise-shaped pieces (gallon-shaped shapes) on the edge enhanced by a smooth band. Towards the inside it has strings of pearls and dots, and a cross on the bottom. Bernegales and mortise-shaped pieces were frequent in Spanish silverware in the 17th century, usually being relegated to centres of somewhat less importance in the 18th century. Compare with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps from the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 from the same museum (inventory 3910), or the one by José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 101 grams.
· Size: 12x10x4 cms.
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Ref.: ZE367
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Silver spice rack. Stefano Olivero, Italy. Possibly 19th century. Silver spice rack raised on simple legs, located at the chamfered ends of the piece, decorated on the outside with garlands and other architectural elements of classicist influence in light relief. Weight: 198 grams.
· Size: 5,5 x 8,5 x 6,5 cm
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Ref.: ZF0006
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Peace-bearer. Bronze. 16th century. Bronze peace-holder with an asymmetrical “S” handle on the back, which features a slightly raised decoration on the front framed in an architectural composition decorated with elements of classical influence (a scallop shell at the top, plant elements in the upper area, columns with decorated shafts, architrave, base with semicircular arches, etc.), which has a heraldic shield in the centre of the lower area. Under a winged angel's head, the central theme of the peace-holder is presented: Lamentation over the body of the dead Christ, with the cross in the background, Mary with Christ, flanked by two figures. The heraldic shield is very similar to that of the House of Mendoza used by Íñigo López de Mendoza y de la Vega, 1st Marquis of Santillana, and progenitor and head of the Ducal House of Infantado (which also features it).
· Size: 7,5x4x12 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0541A
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Monk's armchair. Walnut wood, leather. Spain, 16th century. Armchair with arms and high backrest of the type known as “friar's chair”, which has leather with studs on the seat and upper part of the backrest, very low chambranes joining the front legs with the back ones and middle chambranes or side rails (the front one carved with a relief of floral motifs flanking an empty heraldic shield in the round) joining the two front legs and the two back ones, and simple armrests, with the fluted fronts following architectural influences. The friar's chair, initially of Italian origin, became one of the most common pieces of Spanish furniture since its introduction in the 16th century, being characteristic of this and the 17th century and being recovered again in the historicist movement of the 19th century. Being such a deep-rooted tradition in Spain, this type of model was never stopped being created. Requires restoration.
· Size: 65,5x53x109 cms.
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Ref.: Z0706
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Three-part silver spice rack. 19th century. Spice rack made up of three bodies with lowered edges so that they fit together and join together in a semi-oval with a chamfer at the top, decorated with simple lines, as befits a 19th century work influenced by Neoclassicism. This type of spice rack is reminiscent in concept of the so-called “tower” examples, made in the Renaissance, but much more simplified. Weight: 150 grams.
· Size: 5x5x5,5 cms.
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Ref.: Z3035
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Silver spouted jug, 17th century. The smooth, spouted jug stands on a circular base, with a C-shaped handle with the branch that is commonly seen in this type around the 17th century's 30s and 40s. Typologically, it belongs to the courtly model, which appeared in Madrid at the beginning of this century, possibly derived from the Valladolid model, and which spread throughout Spain.
· Size: Alt. 8 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: Z4700
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Pair of Dutch style candlesticks. 18th century Bronze. Electrified as lamps. Pair of Dutch style candlesticks converted into lamp bases. They have a turned structure, typical of refined baroque.
· Size: 55x55x79 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6491
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Silver snuffers. 19th century. The handle has been worked into the shape of a vase, with lobed handles at the bottom to recall hanging cloths, while the tip of the snuffers has a needle with pearl and the oval area has a grooved decoration. All these elements, and the elegant lines of the work, relate it to Neoclassicism, an artistic style characteristic of the 19th century. Weight: 117 gr
· Size: 7x3,5x15 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: Z6587
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Cutlery set. Porto, Portugal, 19th-20th centuries. Silver. With hallmarks and engraving marks. Silver cutlery set consisting of six spoons and six forks, each decorated on the handle with a different composition for each type of cutlery. The spoons have scrolls and plant elements, topped with scallops, reminiscent of Rococo; the forks have a composition with a neoclassical influence. Weight: 900 g.
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MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: ZE100
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Cameo with gold mount (9 kts); brooch. Victorian period, ca. 1860. Cameo with an openwork die-cut mount in 9 kt gold, decorated with a symmetrical composition of contrasting “Cs”, simplified volutes and scallop-shaped forms at the equator of the piece (on both sides). The cameo itself, made in Cassius Cypraea (and therefore of the type known in the 19th century as “coralino”), presents a scene from classical mythology: on the left is Aurora, accompanied by a winged child with a torch (Phosphor, the morning star) and preceding the chariot of the Sun with four horses, which is surrounded by the Hours and driven by Apollo. Note the compositional and iconographic similarity between the scene and the fresco painted by Guido Reni between 1613 and 1614 at the Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini (Rome, Italy), entitled “L'Aurora”, which was also often used as inspiration for works on different supports throughout the 19th century. Weight: 20.29 gr.
· Size: 6,5x5,5x1 cms.
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Ref.: ZE101
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Pair of door knockers. Wrought iron. 16th century. Pair of door knockers made of wrought iron and composed of two nails with a ring to fix to the wood and a shape similar to a horseshoe attached to them. The latter, flat, is decorated with geometric engravings of lines and circles along its surface. Compare with pieces such as the 16th century Gothic knocker from the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (Madrid), Catalan pieces, etc.
· Size: 16x1,5x16 cms.
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Ref.: Z0208A
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Lectern. Wrought iron. Baluster 17th century; rest 20th century. A wrought iron lectern with three twisted S-shaped legs with a disc in the centre, a balustraded base with different sections and a top with straight stripes. This central axis consists of different sections (solomonic and balustraded, joined by a piece of discs and other mouldings), and its lines are characteristic of ironwork of the period (compare, for example, with the Choir Grille of the Cathedral of Valladolid, currently in the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and note its differences). Weight: 22 kg.
· Size: 42x48x155 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0581
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Spice rack. Silver. Spain, Cordoba, second half of the 18th century. With contrast marks. Silver spice rack in its colour with a truncated cone-shaped body, a sinuous lower edge resting on legs with scrolls and plant motifs, a semi-spherical bowl without divisions, a lid with a dome-shaped hinge and decorated with plant elements in high relief. The lid features a rose surrounded by a line of dots that create waves. The hallmarks place the piece's production in Córdoba, verified by Damián de Castro and by the hand of Juan Sánchez Soto (probably Cristóbal's son and brother), in the second half of the 18th century. Typologically, this is a spice rack belonging to a somewhat peculiar tradition or model, common in Córdoba and Madrid but also present in Gerona, Antequera, etc. Weight: 87 grams.
· Size: 7,5x6x5 cms
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Ref.: ZF0982
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Spice rack. Silver. Cordoba, 18th century. With contrast marks. Silver spice rack in its colour with a truncated cone-shaped body, a sinuous lower edge resting on volute legs with osier and floral motifs, a hemispherical bowl, a lid with a dome-shaped hinge, and decorated with plant elements in high relief. The hallmarks it presents identify it as an 18th century Cordoban work, by the hand of Juan de Luque y Leyva or Leiva (1721-1779/80), who was an official marker of the city between 1772 and 1779/80. Typologically, it is a spice rack belonging to a somewhat peculiar tradition or model, frequent in Cordoba and Madrid but also present in Gerona, Antequera, etc. Weight: 68 grams.
· Size: 7x7x4,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF0983
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Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. 16th century. Wall niche with a rectangular front opening finished in gold with two polychrome angel heads in the corners and a dark polychrome space with classicist elements in gold (candlesticks with grotesques, latticework, scrolls, etc.). The base has a polygonal front finish, with a red edge, like the rest of the piece. This type of pedestal was very common in private oratories, both in civil (houses, etc.) and religious (convents, chapels, etc.) environments, to place and enhance small-format sculptures. Weight: 850 grams.
· Size: 18x9x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1204
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Child Jesus. Carved and polychrome wood. Castilian school, 17th century. It has faults. Polychrome wood carving with gilded elements showing a standing child figure, dressed in a suit carved from the same piece decorated with plant elements and well-defined folds, and with curls concentrated on the top of the head and on the sides of the face. Iconographically, it is a Baby Jesus. In terms of its style, it would be framed within the Castilian school of Baroque. Weight: 1.3 kg.
· Size: 16x16x43 cms
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Ref.: ZF1216
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Frame with mirror. Ebonized wood, glass. 17th century. It has faults. Rectangular frame made of carved and ebonized wood decorated with a series of smooth mouldings of different widths and depths. The mirror plate is also old and still has a metal piece on the back for hanging it on the wall. Stylistically, it is more reminiscent of Italian examples than Flemish ones, although this way of making frames was very popular in practically all European schools. Weight: 3 kg.
· Size: 37,5x7x51cms. int: 17,5x31,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1260
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Art Nouveau furniture. Wood, glass, metal, etc. Circa 1900. Tall wall cabinet with a mirror on the top and drawers below (two display cabinets on the sides with transparent glass doors and another space with shelves in the centre, all three with a lockable key), decorated with carvings, appliqués and shapes reminiscent of plants, with delicate curves and great attention to detail. Due to its decorative elements (flowers, leaves, etc.) it is considered to be part of Modernism, a style highly appreciated in Europe that reached its peak around 1900.
· Size: 119x36,5x180 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1292
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Sugar box. Silver in colour. Northern Europe (possibly Berlin), first half of the 19th century. With contrast marks. Rectangular box with chamfered corners resting on four claws with nails and featuring a lid with a projection towards the centre and a plaque with engraved initials of ownership. On the outside, it has a frieze of plant motifs above the keyhole. There is evidence of a sugar box in a private European collection with a hallmark similar to that of this piece (the initial A in a circle), being a neoclassical work from Berlin, the work of Gottlob Ludwig Howalt, and dated around 1820. This type of sugar bowls with closure were common in certain areas of northern Europe, taking on an appearance similar to that of this piece following the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte, with which the French aesthetic models spread. Weight: 487 grams.
· Size: 16x12x10 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1319
