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Collection of engravings by Gustave Doré (1832-1883). “Madrid, Engravings by Gustave Doré”. Special edition directed by Antonio de Horna. Madrid, Culture and Art Collection, De Horna Editores. Compilation of engravings directed by Antonio de Horna made by Gustave Doré, a great draughtsman and engraver known, above all, for his work for an edition of “Don Quixote”, published in London in 1880, which was very well received by the public. Successful in France, he moved to live in England, where he was even more appreciated for his visions of the Victorian costumbrista environment of the mid-nineteenth century. Antonio de Horna, in this same book, accompanies a brief biography of the author with the intention behind this collection: “his true glory… would come to him… when his indisputable genius was recognized, captured in more than ten thousand drawings and engravings.”
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: Z4179A
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“Fortuny’s Engravings”. Special edition directed by Antonio de Horna. Madrid, Culture and Art Collection, De Horna Editores. In this case, Antonio de Horna directed a compilation of engravings of some of the main works produced by Mariano de Fortuny (1838-1874), considered one of the most important painters of the 19th century in Spain. The engravings bear the title of the work in the lower margin, and the book contains, for example, “La vicaría”.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: Z4179C
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“The Court of Cleopatra” and “The Queen of Sheba before Solomon”. Framed illustrations. Based on the model of OBERHAUSER, Emanuel. Early 20th century. The work entitled “The Court of Cleopatra” is a photogravure inspired by a work by Emanuel Oberhauser (note the “signature” and the inscription below the image) published by Louis Wolf around 1906 (indicated above the image), and later coloured. The one entitled “La Reine de Saba rendant visita à Salomon” is based on another painting by the same master as the previous one, and is another photogravure also published by Louis Wolf, surely at a similar date, and also coloured.
· Size: 119x1,5x84 cms.
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PAINTINGS
Ref.: ZA6649
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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.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
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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MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
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
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES
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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MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
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.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
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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MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0933
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Landscape, “Geraniums.” Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 1999. Signed and titled (back). A rural landscape that focuses on the representation of flowers, revealing buildings in the background. The painting uses a very loose technique, with a clear predominance of color and brushstrokes, recalling the contributions of early 20th-century European avant-garde painters. On the back, an inscription identifies the work, including the artist's name and the date ("copy by Josep Salas / "Geranios" / Carreira, 1999").
· Size: 101x4x81,5 cms.
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PAINTINGS
Ref.: ZF1071
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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.
ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: ZF1118
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Guan Yu. Terracotta. 20th century. Polychrome terracotta sculpture in brown and black tones showing a man in armour and with a long, bushy beard. It represents Guan Yu (Kuong Kong) (Yuncheng, Shanxi province, 160 - Nanzhang, Xiangyang, Hubei province, 219), courtesy name Yunchang, who was a military general under Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Period of ancient China. Weight: 21 kg.
· Size: 50x45x81 cms.
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SCULPTURE
Ref.: ZF1134
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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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MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF1255
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Hunters, pair of panels. Porcelain. Possibly Germany, 19th century. Pair of wall plaques with metal pieces to hang on the top and a polychrome figurative decoration on the front, in relief. One shows a horseman dressed in furs, accompanied by a fox (probably), and the other shows a woman, also on horseback, hunting a feline (possibly a tiger). Their style is reminiscent of porcelain pieces made in Meissen in the 19th century.
· Size: 31x31x6 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF1387
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“Sollene transportation of the corpse of Maria Luisa di Borbone (…)”. Framed engraving. Rome, Italy, [Sl : sn, 1819]. Framed engraving titled below the image as “TRASPORTO SOLENNE DEL CADAVERE DI MARIA LUISA DI BORBONE REGINA DELLE SPAGNE E DELLE INDIE / Dalla Basilica Liberiana alla Vaticana il di 10 Jannajo del MDCCCXIX” which also presents the names of those responsible for it. “Gio. Petrini incise” appears on the right (Giovanni Petrini was an Italian engraver who worked in Rome and Paris, prospering between 1810 and 1812) and “Filip. Ferrari inventó, i disegnó” can be seen towards the left (Filippo Ferrari is dated between 1819 and 1897). It represents the funeral procession held on the occasion of the transfer of the body of the deceased Maria Luisa of Parma, wife of Charles IV, in Rome, from the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to the Basilica of St. Peter, also detailing the Roman confraternities, religious orders and high officials who attended (legend under the image).
· Size: 101x2,5x80 cms. int: 53,5x74,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;GRAPHIC WORK
Ref.: ZF1471
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Six balusters. Wrought iron. Spanish school, 18th century. Set of six balusters made of wrought iron and decorated with vase-shaped or balustraded forms accompanied by discs and flat mouldings, as is usual in Spanish works of the period. Weight: 60 kg.
· Size: 5,5x5,5x154 cms.
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WROUGHT IRON;MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: ZT0040
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Pair of miniatures in medallions, Ferdinand II of Portugal and Isabel II of Portugal. Cardboard, metal, glass. 19th century. Pair of cardboard miniatures showing busts of a man and a woman within medallions, these in turn placed in a frame with two hanging points, on a textile upholstery matching that present in the miniatures. Ferdinand II of Portugal (Vienna, 29 October 1816 - Lisbon, 15 December 1885)1 was King “iure uxoris” of Portugal by his marriage to Queen Maria II (1819-1853), from the birth of their son in 1837 until her death in 1853. The miniature of the queen is reminiscent of one in the Royal Collection Trust in England, signed and dated 1852, by Sir William Ross.
· Size: 23,5x2x18 cms. Miniatura: 6x1x8 cms
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PAINTINGS
Ref.: ZF1157A
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Devotional plaque, Virgin and Child. Bronze. Spanish school, 17th century. Rectangular devotional plaque, made of bronze, featuring a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a figurative relief on the front. It depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child in her arms, reminiscent of one held in the British Museum in London (inventory 1915,1216,216), attributed to the circle of Sansorino (perhaps a typo; they mean Sansovino) and considered a 16th-century Venetian work. Weight: 166 grams.
· Size: 7 x 0,5 x 11,2 cm.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF1416D
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Interior. Oil on canvas. Signed and with illegible inscription. COLLADO, Pedro (Valladolid, 1874-1954). Pedro Collado, a teacher of figures such as Félix Cano Valentín, has a body of work preserved mainly in private Spanish and Latin American collections. Stylistically, the work can be linked to pieces of humble interiors typical of the painter's time, differing from many of them in the mastery in the use of light, in composition, etc.
· Size: 55x4x68 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: Z5820A18
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“Still Life with Sea Bream”, Valladolid, 1943. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner; titled, with author and location on the back. VIVERO, Asterio (Valladolid, 1899-1975). Still life on a flat background featuring a sea bream, accompanied by lemons, a glass, a tray, and other elements. Asterio Vivero Soba was a Spanish painter, a disciple of Luciano Sánchez Santarén and teacher of his son Luis Vivero Salgado, a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of the Immaculate Conception in Valladolid.
· Size: 50x4x42 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: Z5820A32
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Advertising poster, Magin Rubio Factory. Paper or cardboard. Spain, possibly around 1900. The Magin Rubio Chocolate and Mantecados Factory was located in a modernist mansion built by Eduardo Sánchez Eznarriaga at the beginning of the 20th century to house both production and the home of the company's founder, Magín Rubio González. It currently houses the Astorga Chocolate Museum.
· Size: 22,5x0,1x34,5 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;GRAPHIC WORK
Ref.: ZF135437
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Art Nouveau tray. Metal Tray formed by a base with three holes worked to resemble a leaf. Its upward-curving petiole supports a female figure dressed in a tunic fluttering in the wind. The delicacy of the details, the inspiration from nature, the curves, the female prominence, etc. respond to Modernism.
· Size: 26x31x19 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: E487
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Centerpiece. Enameled porcelain. Centerpiece made of glazed porcelain consisting of a base with flowers and three young half-naked ladies, raising a shape reminiscent of a flower. It is a piece inspired by the work of some of the main European factories such as Meissen, Capodimonte or El Buen Withdrawal.
· Size: Alt. 46 cms.
DECORATION
PORCELAIN
Ref.: HA029
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Mirror frame, Empire style. Wood, metal. 20th century. Rectangular frame made of wood and decorated with gold metal applications of busts, plant and animal motifs, etc. following classicist models. Both in the shape and in the material and in the decorative elements, a clear inspiration from models of the French school of the 19th century can be seen.
· Size: 118x5x96 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: E341A
