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Cylindrical “turner’s test” box, 17th-18th century. Cylindrical box decorated with different bands and a lid with a carved star. On the base there are a series of inscriptions that allude to the purpose for which it was created: these types of pieces were tests of mastery for apprentice turners, which they had to take in order to pass certain exams within the guild to which they belonged. Many of these works are not preserved because they are more practical than decorative and not commissioned by a client, but their interest is undeniable for this very reason.
· Size: 10,5x10,5x19 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z2330
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Boy reading the newspaper. Watercolor. Signed (H. Muñoz). Against a practically indeterminate background (floor and wall) to focus the viewer's attention, the figure of a boy with glasses, barefoot and standing, reading a newspaper that he holds with both hands, has been placed.
· Size: 39x4.5x51 cms / int. 18.5x29.5
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: Z3084
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Mother-of-pearl box with bronze mount. 19th century. Box made of mother-of-pearl plates joined together by a bronze structure decorated with simple plant elements and which still retains traces of gilding in some areas. The shape of the piece is reminiscent of examples inspired by the French Louis XV style, while the materials used were common in the decorative arts of the 19th century.
· Size: 7,5x5,5x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z3817
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Landscape. Oil on canvas. 19th century. Natural or garden landscape, with a lake in the foreground, which features a series of trees towards the centre of the lake. Both the subject matter and the composition (clearly asymmetrical, and with a particular centre), the brushstrokes and the colours chosen respond to the avant-garde and prominent movements of the French 19th century.
· Size: 40x3x30 cms, int. 28x18 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: Z4109
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Interior. Oil on panel. GIFFEN CAULDWELL, Leslie (United States of America, 1861-1941). Signed (bottom left and top right). Oil on panel showing an interior with a series of objects (a shelf, part of a wall, pieces of ceramic or porcelain, etc.) with a treatment derived from certain contributions from European avant-garde art, as can be seen in the framing of the scene, the predominance of colour over drawing, the brushstrokes, etc. Leslie Giffen Cauldwell was a painter born in New York (USA) who trained at the Académie Julian in Paris (France) under Gustave Boulanger and Carolus-Duran and exhibited his work at the Salons of 1885 and 1888. His work is preserved in private collections and institutions such as the Musée Orsay in Paris.
· Size: 45x5,5x55 cms / int: 25x35 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: Z4172
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Table with San Antonio leg. Walnut wood, wrought iron. Spain, 17th century. Rectangular table top with legs of the type known as San Antonio (angled towards the fronts of the piece and joined by a straight frame), which also has straight wrought iron fasteners. This typology was common in Spanish pieces of the 17th century.
· Size: 67,5x45x39,5 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z5323
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“Dompedro” in mahogany wood. 19th-20th century. A polygonal section piece of furniture used to hide the chamber pot from view under the lid and to facilitate its use with a removable footrest. Models very similar to the present one were already used in the 19th century, and this piece of furniture was common in homes until the 19th century as well. Note its resemblance to examples preserved in the Museum of Romanticism in Madrid.
· Size: 45x45x46 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z5613
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“Catavinos” or bernegal. Silver. 20th century. Vessel of the type known as “tembladera” with two circular handles decorated with very simplified plant elements and a scalloped body reminiscent of the pieces called “de bocados”. Bernegales and tembladeras de bocados were frequent pieces in Spanish silverware in the 17th century, usually being relegated to centres of somewhat less importance in the 18th century. During the 19th and 20th centuries, it was common in silverware and the rest of the arts to be inspired by styles of the past for the creation of numerous pieces, such as this one. Weight: 151 gr.
· Size: 15x11,5x7,5 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;SILVER WORKS
Ref.: Z5830
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Acetre. Bronze. 16th century. Bronze piece with a circular base and a circular body with a mouth that extends outwards at the top and a relief decoration in this last area with masks that recall certain Renaissance pieces with Medusa (the rings for the handle emerge from two of these elements). This acetre, a vessel for holy water also known as a situla, is a piece that, in this religious context, appeared in the West in the Middle Ages. The present example is inspired by Renaissance pieces both in its lines and its decoration and, therefore, is also reminiscent of works from Ancient Rome (situla from the Landesmuseum in Hannover, etc.).
· Size: 19x18x19 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z5937
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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.
ANTIQUES
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.
ANTIQUES
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.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE331
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Wall mirror. Molded alabaster. 20th century. Rectangular wall mirror with a frame made of moulded polychrome alabaster, decorated with elements of strong classical inspiration (note the candelieri on the edges, reminiscent of Renaissance works, the crest with scrolls and volutes, etc.). Weight: 21 kg.
· Size: 88x5x114 cms
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZE404
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Classically inspired goblet in carved marble. The cup has a wide mouth curved outwards and is highlighted by a circular base. The lines relate it to models of all artistic styles inspired by classical antiquity (Renaissance, Neoclassicism, etc.). This type of work was used both in the interior decoration of prominent residences and for the exteriors of important gardens.
· Size: 50x50x61 cms.
DECORATION
MARBLE SCULPTURES
Ref.: M0126A
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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
ANTIQUES
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.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEOUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z3485B
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Monk's armchair. Leather, wood. Spain, 16th century. It has flaws and requires restoration. Armchair with arms and high backrest of the type known as “frailero”, which has leather with studs on the upper part of the backrest and on the seat, low chambranes with a cut-out profile joining the front legs with the back ones and middle chambranes or side rails (the front one carved and cut out creating geometric motifs) joining the two front legs and the two back ones, and simple armrests. 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 never stopped being created.
· Size: 61x54x112 cms.
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Ref.: Z3523A
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Silver dressing table set. Birmingham, Levi & Salaman, England. Early 20th century. With contrast marks. A set of toiletries, consisting of two brushes, a comb, scissors, tweezers, a spatula and other grooming and hairdressing items. The handles and backs of the pieces have been decorated with scrolls, volutes and plant elements of clear classical inspiration, as is common in English silverware. Some parts of certain objects are made from other materials. The hallmarks place the game's production in Birmingham, England, at the beginning of the 20th century, and provide information about the workshop: Levi & Salaman. Weight: 630 grams.
· Size: 20x15x5 cms
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MISCELLANEOUS
Ref.: Z6378R
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Pair of mirrors with appliqués. Metal, glass. 20th century. Pair of wall mirrors with metal frames, decorated with architectural and plant elements with a clear classicist influence (note the openwork, the small crest located at the top of both and the mask that appears in the areas below) and which also have a three-light wall light at the front, with arms decorated with plant motifs.
· Size: 43x15x55 cms
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF0277
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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
ANTIQUES
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.
ANTIQUES
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.
ANTIQUES
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
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF0878
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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.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: ZF1320
