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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.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1319
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Rococo frame. Gilded wood. 18th century. Rectangular frame made of carved and gilded wood, and decorated in the corners and the centres of the sides with carvings of architectural elements, plants and rocaille. The contrast between the smooth mouldings of the sections without carvings and the latter, the absence of a crest and the asymmetry present in the piece are striking. The latter was common in the early Rococo period, an artistic style born in France that developed, above all, between 1730 and around 1760.
· Size: 100x3x121,5 cms. Int 76x99,5 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1336
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Peace-bearer. Bronze. 16th century. A peace-bearer made of bronze with a flat handle curved on the back, with a relief decoration on the front organised in an architectural composition with a classical influence, common in the Renaissance. Below the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without a bonnet, cords with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle area; the centre shows a Birth of Christ under a domed cupola with winged angel heads in the corners; at the top and under a semicircular arch, there is the bust of Saint Dominic of the Causeway, facing forward, with an inscription in capital letters (“STO /DOMI”, “BENEDITUS SER”) flanked by two perched birds.
· Size: 10,5x4x16 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0543B
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Pair of wall lights. Gold metal, glass. Pair of wall sconces with a rectangular base decorated with veneered elements, plant motifs and architectural details, from which a moulding with a scroll forms the base for the torch in which the light is placed. Both the shape and the decoration reflect a strong influence of 19th century Neoclassical models.
· Size: 16x23x47 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E65
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Pair of wall sconces. Gold metal. Pair of wall sconces with a holder for three candles each, made of gilded metal and decorated with architectural and plant elements, finished with feathers. The influence of 19th century neoclassical models can be seen both in the lines of the pieces and in their decoration.
· Size: 30x18x68 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E84
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Pair of wall lights. Bronze Pair of three-light (candle) wall lights each decorated with plant and architectural elements with a strong classicist influence and which can be related to French examples from the 19th century.
· Size: 62x28x30 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E502
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Boat ceiling lamp, shade D. 40 cms. An oil lamp adapted to a lamp decorated with boats among the delicate plant elements that form the arms that join the base (green, with flowers) with the white shade, decorated with chains and bows. From these arms extend double chains with decorated links that secure the lower part to the ceiling support.
· Size: 54x54x157 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: L231E
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Pair of wall lights. Bronze. Pair of wall sconces with two lights each decorated with figurative, vegetal and architectural elements inspired by certain Rococo works of the 19th century. Weight: 13.5 kg
· Size: 33x23x40 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E503
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Pair of wall lights. Bronze. Silver finish. Pair of wall sconces with two lights each decorated with figurative, vegetal and architectural elements inspired by certain Rococo works of the 19th century. Weight:13.5 kg
· Size: 33x23x40 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E503A
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Bronze sculpture, “Horse in a prancing horse”. Lost wax casting. On a rectangular base resembling the earth stands the figure of a horse, with both hands raised and only partially harnessed with a bridle. This type of sculpture was very common in the 19th century, especially in England, and it is these models that are taken as inspiration for this work.
· Size: 44x21x54 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4080
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Louis XVI style sofa. Carved beech wood, textile. 20th century. Two-seater sofa with arms and backrest (to be upholstered) with carved wood decoration inspired by 19th-century French examples (flower cubes, garlands, plant elements, crest, etc.).
· Size: 120x70x112 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: E194
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Oriental sideboard. Carved wood, metal. 20th century. Rectangular sideboard with a smooth top and a visual division at the front into two levels: three drawers in the upper one, decorated with carvings of facing dragons; four drawers on either side of two central doors (a total of eleven drawers and two doors), with the fronts enhanced with simple lines. This door gives access to two shelves. The influence of ancient Chinese examples is clear both in the decoration and in the arrangement of the elements of the furniture.
· Size: 141x45x100 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;ORIENTAL
Ref.: XM091
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Bronze, “Two young people caressing each other”. Lost wax casting. The two figures stand on a round base. The girl holds the boy's head in both hands, and the boy embraces her with one arm, carrying a basket in his left arm. A tree stump situates the scene in an idealised natural setting. This work is based on models created by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), son of Jean-Baptiste Moreau, known for his detailed style as well as for his affiliation with Art Nouveau.
· Size: 23x23x43 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4025
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Pair of candlesticks. Bronze. 18th century. Pair of candlesticks made of bronze, which still retain a strong influence from Spanish Baroque models, especially in the turned axis, with prominent bases and spherical legs reminiscent of wild beast claws topped with plant elements of classicist influence. One of the candlesticks has been restored. Weight per unit 1.8 kg
· Size: 13x13x37 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS
Ref.: Z0409
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Wall clock. Metal, wood. United States of America, patented 1874. American wall clock with a wooden and metal case, 8-day and 30-hour model, featuring a white dial with Roman numerals for the hours and lines for the minutes, and a landscape with architecture with a certain colonial air in a natural setting. Along with the usual influence or reminder of English models, a series of more particular details of the continent and the area can be seen.
· Size: 38x10x63 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS
Ref.: Z0611
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The Fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models by CARRIER-BELLEUSE, Albert-Ernest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure shows a child, lying down and almost completely naked, with his head highlighted by a crown of gold leaves. He is shown with a shell (with touches of gold), taking water from a jug at his side, thus recalling the allegories of rivers or their sources in Ancient Rome. It is necessary to compare this work with the one entitled “La Source” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, preserved, for example, in the Art Institute of Chicago or the one in the Portland Museum of Art (of which there are a number of variants, changing the characters and the material used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draughtsman who trained with David d'Angers and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition after his participation in the Salon des Artistes Françaises in 1861 (Third Medal), producing notable works such as several busts of Napoleon III, the fireplace in the great hall of the Paris Opera, etc. His work is preserved in prominent private collections and in institutions such as the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, etc. In addition, we must remember his terracottas and his monuments (such as that of Bernardo O'Higgins in Santiago de Chile). It is also worth highlighting the publication in 1884 of L\\'application de la figure humaine à la decoration et à l\\'ornementation industrielles, an important collection of decorative arts of the time, and in 1876 he was appointed art director of the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres.
· Size: 50x25x40 cms
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS
Ref.: Z0628
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Desk table. Mahogany wood. 19th century. Rectangular table top decorated with a band of plant motifs on the outer edge, waist enhanced with bands carved with ova and plant motifs of classicist influence and legs decorated with an elegant cabriole shape and carved motifs (scrolls, bows and simple plant themes that extend along the waist of the piece of furniture) finished with very simplified claw shapes holding balls. This finish on the legs also appears in Chippendale examples and in American works and, apparently, was a theme inspired by works from the Far East, replacing the dragon's leg with the sphere with a lion's (thus showing English supremacy) and making it very popular in England during, approximately, the first half of the 18th century, and later recovering it.
· Size: 94x70x76
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z3460
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Child. Carved and polychrome wood. 17th century. Polychrome wooden carving showing a half-naked child, accompanied by a cloth fluttering in the wind that partially covers him, and standing with a marked contrapposto, a movement softened by the position of the hands and the expression of the face, with the head bowed. It is possible that it is a sculpture of the Child Jesus, given the similarity it presents with sculptural groups or painted scenes made up of various characters (more of the Child with Saint John than of the Holy Family) of the Baroque.
· Size: 18x11x33 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
SCULPTURE
Ref.: Z3498
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Bench. Carved walnut wood. 20th century. Continuous bench with smooth rectangular legs that features arms decorated with carved scrolls and balusters, which are also featured on the openwork backrest of the piece. In addition, there are two vase-shaped finials on the pieces that join the arms to the backrest. These elements are reminiscent of Spanish Baroque works. Measurements: 56x194x116 cms. Available 9 pcs. Length. 194, 180, 170, 165 cms.
· Size: 180x56x115 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z5435
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Chest of drawers in walnut wood with marble top. 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers on four legs with chamfered corners divided into two registers by a fine moulding: the upper one has a drawer highlighted by mouldings and the lower one has three others, all with two handles and a key lock. The lines of the piece of furniture are reminiscent of the English “chests of drawers”, chests of drawers that emerged around the 17th century and influenced some important European manufacturing centres. In the 19th century it was very common to choose styles and examples from the past to create works more in keeping with the times.
· Size: 56x125x94,5 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z5816
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Cameo. Victorian mount, circa 1850. Cameo with a bevelled rose gold mount made of shell (Cassius Cypraea; hence the type known in the 19th century as “coral”), with a figure sitting on clouds holding a jug and a bowl from which an eagle is eating. The theme, inspired by classical mythology of Antiquity, is the personification of youth, called Junventas or Juventus (her figure ended up being assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Hebe, who also personified youth and helped the gods by filling their cups with nectar, harnessing Hera’s horses, etc.), accompanied by the eagle of Jupiter (Greek Zeus). This is a very common theme in 19th century jewellery, especially in cameos, as it is considered the quintessential emblem of the diligent, caring and responsible daughter. Weight: 7.83 grm
· Size: 4x5x1 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE103
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Spool candlestick. Bronze. 16th century. A candlestick of the type known as a “spool” because of the shape of its base, made of bronze in its colour. This type can already be found in Spanish Gothic pieces, and has been very common ever since. Over the following centuries, details such as the proportion of the base, its lines and the top finish would be varied, adapting it to the taste of each moment.
· Size: 13.5x13.5x13 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE315
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Spool candlestick. Bronze. 16th century. A candlestick of the type known as a “spool” because of the shape of its base, made of bronze in its colour. This type can already be found in Spanish Gothic pieces, and has been very common ever since. Over the following centuries, details such as the proportion of the base, its lines and the top finish would be varied, adapting it to the taste of each moment.
· Size: 13x13x14 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE316
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Lot of eleven handles. Wrought iron. 20th century, following baroque models. Set of eleven wrought iron handles, each consisting of a piece ending in a ring decorated with grooves and the actual handle, which is vase-shaped and has lines of different diameters spread along the body. Stylistically, they are inspired by common models from the Spanish school, used on doors, furniture, etc. in the Baroque period.
· Size: 1,5x1,5x8,5 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z0205A
