“Goya. New Caprices. Collection of thirty-two unpublished drawings”. Before the New Caprices, by Ramón J. Sender. Prologue Julio Caro Baroja. Historical Study Luis Montañes. Heliodoro Art and Library. Guillermo Bláquez, Bookseller. Madrid, 1980. Copy 183. Collection of thirty-two drawings by Goya, entitled “Nuevos Caprichos”, printed on “Super Alfa” paper by Guarro Casas, in a bound edition with a slipcase. The book itself states that the present one, numbered 183, belongs to the group of copies with the definitive state of all the illustrations.
Siphon; Le Sterelise, Toulouse. Glass, metal. Circa 1920. Siphon with a silver-finish metal head with engraved markings and an orange-toned glass body with engraved legend and markings on the base. This type of container for water or carbonated drinks was very popular towards the middle of the 20th century, and before, in line with the popularity of soft drinks.
Orange siphon; A. Benard Fils, Chambery. Glass, metal. France, ca. 1920. Siphon with a silver-plated metal head (engraved “A. Bernard Fils / Chambery” and “Ets Cirier Pavaro / Paris / Etain sans plomb”) and a clear orange-coloured glass body with spiral lines and an acid-etched engraving reading “Eaux Cazeuses / A. Bernard Fils/ Chambery”. It features text on the base. This type of container for water or carbonated drinks was very popular towards the middle of the 20th century, and before, in line with the popularity of soft drinks. Measurements: 10x10x30.5 cm
Centerpiece. Calamine. France, 19th century. Patinated corrugated iron centrepiece with legs and a complex decoration based on plant and architectural elements that draw curves and counter-curves, shells and seed beads, showing a clear inspiration in 18th century Rococo pieces.
Silver vanity set. Set consisting of three items. The hand mirror and the brush with handle are decorated with fine stylised plant motifs on the handle, related to examples of silverware from the early 20th century onwards. The other brush, rectangular, is decorated on the back with flowers and plant elements that are more reminiscent of neoclassical examples from the 19th century. Total weight: 505 grams.
Fireplace front or front. Iron, bronze etc. Possibly France, 19th century. Low fireplace front, composed of a moulded bar at the front under a tubular piece, and finished at the sides by two figures of reclining lions on classicist pedestals. Stylistically, the piece closely follows models from the French school, and may have been made in this country, and is clearly inspired by the Empire style. Weight: 3 kg.
Three birds. Enameled porcelain. Possibly ARA Manises, Valencia, Spain, 20th century. Marks on the base. One has traces of a label. Three distinct birds appear perched on stumps and rocks in each of the three glazed porcelain figurines. Each piece features a white base, decorated with gold accents and elements reminiscent of antique European pieces. The base bears the initials AR, and one of them has a label that reads “ARA.”
In two volumes, The Disinherited. Misadventures of Life. FERNÁNDEZ Y GONZÁLEZ, Manuel. Manini Brothers, Publishing House, Madrid, 1865 (vol. 1) and 1866 (vol. 2). They present damage. A two-volume novel by Manuel Fernández y González (Seville, 1821-Madrid, 1888), a Spanish writer known and appreciated above all for his serial novels, although he also worked as a theatre critic. Experts attribute to him between one hundred and seventy and two hundred novel titles, around thirty plays, theatre criticism, poems in the style of José Zorrilla and some dramas. With this novel he paid tribute to costumbrismo.
Collection of twenty keys. Wrought iron. 19th century. Collection of twenty wrought iron keys with a ring or simple oval handle, some with a shaft or arm decorated with fine mouldings or bands and blades and notches of different shapes. The typology they follow is the usual one in this type of pieces during the 19th century.
Carding board. Wood, metal, rope. 18th century. A wooden board reinforced with metal strips, with strings to hold it together and a series of spikes for use in carding wool, of the type used for this purpose before the Industrial Revolution. Although these pieces were commonly made, very few survive due to the technological advances that have taken place.
Candlestick, stipes with a child figure. Calamine. 19th century. Candlestick with a circular base raised on legs with architectural and plant elements, the axis of which is formed by a stem ending in a child figure, which raises its arms to its head to hold the lighter that crowns the piece. Stylistically, it is inspired by models from the French school of the 19th century.
Collection of twenty keys. Wrought iron. 19th century. Collection of twenty wrought iron keys with a ring or simple oval handle, some with a shaft or arm decorated with fine mouldings or bands and blades and notches of different shapes. The typology they follow is the usual one in this type of pieces during the 19th century.
COLL Y MARCH, J. Under the direction of DE FALGÁS, M. “Practical treatise on architecture with the five orders according to Vignola, Palladio, Scamozzi”. Artistic Editions. Vda Cacsellas Moncanut, Branch of JM Fabre. Barcelona. Folder with sheets inside.
Oil lamp. Enameled porcelain, metal, glass. Possibly Spain, 19th century. It has hair. Oil lamp with a globular glass shade and a tank located inside a blue enamelled porcelain vase on the outside that stands on legs reminiscent of the Rococo and French influence and is decorated with bands of architectural and plant elements with a classicist influence.
Bowl or centrepiece, Elephants. Glass. Nachtmann, Germany, 20th century. Bowl-shaped centrepiece made of glass featuring a row of elephants and curved edges in one area of the piece. Natchmann (FX Nachtmann Bleikristallwerke GmbH) is a still active fine glassware factory founded in 1834 by Michael Nachtmann in Unterhütte, Oberpfalz (Bavaria, Germany). In 2004 it was taken over by Riedel, who has continued to carry on the brand and its name.
Liquor bottle, Rhinoceros. Glass. Nachtmann, Germany, 20th century. Glass decanter or bottle with a stopper topped with a rhinoceros horn and a decoration of black rhinos on the top of the piece. It belongs to the Safari series. Natchmann (FX Nachtmann Bleikristallwerke GmbH) is a fine glassware factory that is still active and was founded in 1834 by Michael Nachtmann in Unterhütte, Oberpfalz (Bavaria, Germany). In 2004 it was taken over by Riedel, who has continued with the firm and its name.
Siphon. Glass and metal. Circa 1920. Siphon with a metal head (Alard, Gueret Fres, Paris) and an orange-coloured glass body with a brand on the base and the legend “Maison Poët fondée en 1860 / Boissons / Gazeuse / P. Braive / succeseur / Menton”. This type of container for water or carbonated drinks was very popular towards the middle of the 20th century, and before, in line with the popularity of soft drinks.
Siphon; E. Limouzin, Nantes. Glass, metal. France, ca. 1920. Siphon with silver-plated metal head and engraved markings (quarter moon crescent / E. Limouzin-Nantes / other quarter moon / Durafort; Paris 14; Etain Sans-plomb) and orange-coloured glass body with factory acid-etched markings (E. Limouzin / marque- quarter moon- déposée / Nantes/ …). This type of container for water or carbonated drinks was very popular towards the middle of the 20th century, and before, in line with the popularity of soft drinks.
Cameo or intaglio, male profile. Glass. Possibly Italy, 19th century. Glass cameo with a male profile in the classical style accompanied by a pseudo signature in the Greek alphabet. These types of pieces were created in large numbers as they were highly prized as souvenirs by Grand Tour travellers, and several were often collected to form collections.
Lamp part. Silver-plated metal. 20th century. Originally a piece that was part of a lamp made of silver-plated metal and decorated with elements inspired by classical art. The leaves, bands, strings of pearls, faun heads, scrolls, etc. that it features are clearly inspired by older neoclassical works of French influence.
Haisen. Painted glazed porcelain. Japan, possibly first half of the 20th century. It has damage to the base. White porcelain vessel with a circular base and a semi-spherical body with four small handles (two on each side), decorated with a composition of flowers and leaves with a bird perched on one side and text written in black on the other. This type of piece was used to wash sake cups in certain ceremonies and meetings, and for this reason it has had a wide variety of shapes and decorations throughout its history.
“L'art de la Catalogne de la seconde moitié du neuvième siècle a la find du quinzième siècle.” Editions “Cahiers d'Art”, Paris, France, 1937. With black and white photographs and a few pages of text, a total of three hundred and thirty works are covered. It begins with a review of the situation of cultural heritage in Catalonia in 1937 and a brief study of important medieval Catalan art; followed by a text by Ferran Soldevila on history, and two texts by Josep Gudiol on Romanesque and Gothic art in Catalonia.
Blue glass siphon; Brasserie de Saint Yrieix Holderer. Glass, metal. France, 1930s or 1940s. A glass seltzer siphon of a certain brand with a silver-plated metal head and engraved words relating to its manufacture. Engraved on the blue glass body is “Brasserie de St Yrieix / G. Ch. Holderen // Chaume-Vienne”, referring to the French town near Limoges and the establishment called Holderer, which was apparently in operation between 1828 and 1967.
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