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Box with marquetry decorations. Lemongrass, rosewood, rosewood, mahogany. 19th century. Rectangular box with a flat lid made of wood and decorated with delicate marquetry with lemongrass, rosewood, rosewood and mahogany, with smooth mouldings in the lower area on the small legs. The fronts and the lid have geometric compositions reminiscent of Italian “grotesques” (without the figurative elements that were common in these Renaissance compositions that had such an influence in Europe), harmoniously distributed around a marked axis of symmetry.
· Size: 17x27x18 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z5945
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Book-shaped box. Antler, metal. 19th century. Small horn box worked in the shape of a book and decorated with a simple geometric composition enhanced with polychromy. The lid, located on one side, has a hinge. This type of piece was common in creative centres far from the most important ones, and continued to be made until the 20th century.
· Size: 8x5x2 cms.
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Ref.: ZE267
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Stool. Walnut wood. 18th century. Rectangular bench with smooth moulding on the edge and turned baluster-shaped legs, which are secured in the lower area by means of cut-out profile jambs on the bottom. It shows classicist influences, present together with traditional elements of older Spanish furniture (format, construction, etc.).
· Size: 52x34,5x50 cms.
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Ref.: ZE331
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Door knocker. Wrought iron. 16th century. Door knocker made of wrought iron and made up of several pieces, among which the main one stands out. It has two bands that start in parallel and then separate to form two facing volutes joined in this area by a rectangular piece, also showing several engraved lines that highlight these elements. The use of wrought iron volutes was common since Romanesque times, and we can speak of an evolution in this element over time. The present example belongs, due to its shape, to a type of handle or knocker known as “scissor”.
· Size: 15x8,5x2 cms
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z0007A
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Espagnolette. Wrought iron. 18th century. An iron element made up of several pieces firmly joined together, with simple decoration based on rings and other details, used to close a door or window. This type of piece was very common in the construction of important residences. 2 pcs available.
· Size: Longitud 205 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z3485B
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Axe. Wrought iron. 20th century. Tall wrought iron torch holder with a tripod base formed by scrolls and a triangular piece from which the axis emerges (with a balustrade profile with discs). This ends in a plate from which an openwork piece starts that would hold the candle. The scrolls, the lines of the axis, simplified plant details, etc. show a clear influence of ancient works, especially from the Baroque of the 17th century. This inspiration is frequent within the framework of Historicisms.
· Size: 38x38x133 cms
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Ref.: ZF0310
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Devotional medal of Saint Nicholas on a support. Gilt bronze, textile, metal. 18th century. Devotional medal in gilded bronze placed on a support with wires that presents an oval frame enhanced with a crest with vegetal elements in a symmetrical composition and another top below also with vegetal elements and scrolls, and the figure of a saint inside this smooth frame. Standing, holding a staff in one hand and raising the other in a gesture of blessing, is a male figure dressed in liturgical attire, accompanied by some small figures praying, placed in a barrel or bucket. Saint Nicholas of Myra or Bari was a bishop who died around the middle of the 4th century AD. One of his most famous miracles was that of resurrecting three children (shown in this work) sacrificed by an innkeeper to feed his clients. Although he was bishop of the city of Myra, he is shown here wearing liturgical vestments but without the usual headdress (mitre). The three spheres that appear on the book would allude to the miracle in which the saint helps the father of three girls to gather a dowry for them (as they are three golden spheres).
· Size: 9x11,5x1 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0460
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Box. Silver. Cordoba, Diego de la Vega and Torres, 1806. With contrast marks. Oval box with a flat lid made of silver in its colour and decorated on the outside of the lid and base with an engraved decoration based on bands and plant and geometric elements. The hallmarks (located on the inside, one on the lid and three on the base) link the piece to Córdoba, at the time when Diego de la Vega y Torres was a faithful hallmark, dating it to 1806. The remaining mark, a foil, may be from the silversmith Manuel Azcona y Martínez. Weight: 71 grams.
· Size: 8,5x4x2 cm.
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Ref.: ZF0695
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Jug and glass. Glass. Royal Glass Factory of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain, 18th century. Jug or vase with lid and glass with a small spout made of clear, carved and engraved glass, decorated with plant elements and architectural motifs of classical influence. They were made in the Royal Glass Factory of La Granja de San Ildefonso, founded in 1727 by Buenaventura Sit and, initially, as a furnace for flat glass to supply the nearby Royal Palace. Shortly after, they would diversify their production, becoming one of the main centres in Spain.
· Size: Jarra 10x10x33 cms. Vaso 13x13x15 cms
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Ref.: ZF0878
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Bureau desk. Mahogany wood. 19th century. It has defects. Mahogany furniture with slightly cabriole-shaped legs ending in claws with spheres and decorated on the top with carvings of classicist influence, which has three drawers at the front (with two decorated handles and lock) and a top cover. When opening the desk, a textile base on the table and a front with a central chapel and three spaces on each side are revealed, these on a small drawer.
· Size: 77x47x101 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0892
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Salvilla. Silver in colour. Possibly Spain, late 18th century. Without contrast marks. Silver salver in its colour, with a circular base that narrows to create a tubular shape that ends in the “plate” of the piece, which also has a circular shape and a slight elevation at the edges. Weight: 533 grams.
· Size: 23,5x23,5x6,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1320
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Cameo; brooch with safety clasp. Victorian period, ca. 1850. Cameo (brooch with safety handle) with a gold-plated frame with alternating die-cut and engraved elements arranged around four hollow balls ???. The central piece, made of shell (Cassius Cypraea; hence the type known in the 19th century as “coralino”), white on flesh, presents a female bust profile in vertical development. The lady, with her hair decorated with abundant flowers, is the mythological figure Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, gardens and spring. Weight: 9.77 gr.
· Size: 4x4x1 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZE102
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Espagnolette. Wrought iron. 18th century. An iron element made up of several pieces firmly joined together, with simple decoration based on rings and other details, used to close a door or window. This type of piece was very common in the construction of important residences. Available 1 unit
· Size: 30x13x250 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z3485E
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Pair of andirons. Blued and gilded bronze, iron. 19th century. Fireplace andirons decorated with vine leaves and bunches of grapes on the side pieces and in the centre of the horizontal part, working the metal to also remind us of the plant. These three elements or areas are visually united by an openwork piece, decorated in a simpler way with motifs inspired by Neoclassicism.
· Size: 36x45x45 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0126
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Candlestick. Bronze. 17th-18th centuries. Candlestick made of bronze with a circular base and an axis combining discs, balustrade shapes, smooth areas, concave and convex mouldings of different widths, etc., creating a very lively profile common in this type of pieces since the Baroque in various European schools and reminiscent in some details of the so-called spool candlesticks. Weight: 520 gr.
· Size: 21x21x55 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0491
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Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century. Rectangular frame with a semicircular top in the centre, crowned by a composition with leaves and elements of the Passion of Christ (Crown of Thorns, Nails, etc.) decorated with a series of bands, alternating plain ones with two different strings of pearls. Although the 18th century is known for Rococo, it is not the only artistic style of the period: the decoration and shapes of the frame show a closer relationship with ancient Roman art, a common influence in Neoclassicism.
· Size: 44x8x81 cms
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Ref.: ZF0527
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Sword. Metal, leather. Royal Factory of Toledo, towards the end of the 19th-20th century Small sword with a garnish bearing the emblem of the Infantry and the simplified coat of arms of Spain on the other side, cap with the monogram of King Alfonso XIII and wire-wrapped hilt, featuring a Toledo blade (inscription “Fca de Toledo”) and a scabbard combining leather and metal, slightly curved. Compare with the small sword for Infantry Officers, model 1901.
· Size: 12x2x97 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0575
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Oval case. Silver. 19th century. With contrast marks. Oval box with flat lid made of silver, partially gilded, decorated on the outside with framed figurative scenes and landscapes and geometric motifs arranged in bands and architectural and plant motifs. The Rococo influence can be seen, for example, in the frames chosen for the landscapes on the body of the piece and in the figurative scene on the lid. Weight: 96 grams. Hallmarks are on the inside.
· Size: 6x4,3x2,2 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0690
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Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century. Pair of stirrups made up of a block of carved wood, in the shape of a half moon at the front, and decorated on the outside with geometric and vegetal elements, and an iron surround. Since metal was reserved for other uses during the 18th century, wood began to be used more frequently to make stirrups in Chile. The shape of the present pair, which follows a common typology of the time, seems to have been derived from Asturian pieces, preferred over metal stirrups to protect from water, branches, etc., and the artisanal development carried out mainly by the Jesuits in the area was what led to this type of carving and decoration, which survives to this day.
· Size: 16x20x17 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0933
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Oriental barrel-shaped vessel. Porcelain, metal. China, 20th century. With marks on the base (apocryphal, Xangxi). A barrel-shaped vessel with a flat lid, made of white-ground porcelain and decorated with a polychrome figurative composition based on plant motifs and scrolls on the lid, and upper-class figures set in a garden with pavilions, a large censer, a tiger and other animals, etc., on the body, on a frieze of repeated elements and under a double blue line at the top (this last detail also separates the stripes on the lid). Morphologically, it is reminiscent of the Chinese porcelain seats often used in gardens, but note that it has a lid with a metal washer and handles of the same material, elements that are not found on the known seating pieces. Next to these courtiers in the pavilion is a male figure on a water buffalo (a frequent motif in Chinese art, associated with either wise men or peasants or shepherds). The marks on the base, located within a double circular line, resemble those used on Chinese porcelain made during the Kangxi Empire (1662-1722), but are considered apocryphal.
· Size: 25x25x30 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1082
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Heraldic shield. Oil on canvas. TORRES, A. Spanish School, 1856. Signed and dated. This work shows a heraldic shield on a blue background with different shades, on an oval framed support. The central (and only) element of the composition consists of a crest with a helmet with gold bars and four feathers, and a quartered shield. Towards the lower right area, there is a signature (A. Torres) and a date (1856). First quarter, cut, with a bird (possibly a sable eagle) with wings displayed and spread over gold, and, below, in green, a gold band crossed between the mouths of two azure serpents (recalling the well-known “band of Castile”), on gules. In the second quarter, twelve eight-pointed gold stars in three columns, on a divided field in sable and silver. In the third, on gules, gold chains around three crossed gold bands. In the fourth, six gold crescents on azure. Around both elements, and joining them, there is a symmetrical composition of architectural elements, plants and scrolls, with a clear classicist influence and with some reminiscence of works from the Spanish Renaissance.
· Size: 46x4,5x58 cms. int: 36x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1118
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Bird. Bronze, metal. BARON MOLINA, Francisco (Madrid, 1931 – 2006). Signed (side and figure) and numbered (6/75). On a base of considerable size (compared to that of the figure) there is a bronze piece into which another piece is fitted. This pedestal has two sides engraved with figurative elements (a bird above a woman's head on the front; a male figure on the side, where the signature and justification or numbering have also been engraved). On the back, in the area of the base of the fixed figure, there is the name of the author and, again, the numbering (6/75). Francisco Barón Molina was a sculptor and painter who first trained at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts, where he had Laviada and Ortells as teachers, and later in London and New York thanks to various scholarships. In 1960 and 1961 he was recognised at the New England Art Festival (First Prize), and in 1965, two years after returning permanently to Spain, he participated in the New York International Fair and obtained a scholarship from the March Foundation. Throughout his career Barón showed his work throughout Spain, as well as in Europe, Latin America, the United States and Africa, and was awarded the Valladolid Prize for Sculpture (1983), the Prize for Art and Culture from the Museum of Contemporary Art in Madrid (1965), the gold medal at the Mini-paintings Exhibition at the Círculo 2 gallery in Madrid and the Mojácar Prize. His work is preserved in private collections and in institutions such as the Open-Air Sculpture Museum in Alcalá de Henares. Weight: 400 grams.
· Size: 10x10x19 cms
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Ref.: ZF1203
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Spice rack in glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, 18th century. A three-cup spice rack in the shape of an equilateral triangle, made of ceramic and decorated with high-temperature enamels typical of Talavera polychromy: manganese black for the edges and antimony oranges and yellows, copper green and cobalt blue. It is a classic-style piece, with clean lines that delimit the different parts of the structure, well-organised decoration and synthetic motifs that refer to the Greco-Latin ornamental repertoire, such as the palmette and the acanthus leaf.
· Size: 16x14x4,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1255
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Art Nouveau or modernist frame. Carved wood. Circa 1900. Rectangular landscape frame made of carved wood decorated with wings on the upper part and a series of architectural and plant elements arranged asymmetrically across the surface of the piece. Note also the openwork areas. Stylistically, it responds to models of Modernism or Art Nouveau, an artistic style that emerged in Europe (with variations by country) around 1900 and is highly appreciated.
· Size: 105x11x77 cms. Int 86x53 cms
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Ref.: ZF1337
