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“Voltaire” armchair in rosewood. The Voltaire armchair is a particular type of armchair with arms, a low seat and a high back that became particularly popular during the reign of Louis-Philippe I of France (1773–1850; monarch from 1830 to 1848). The name probably derives from its association with the French writer François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), better known by his pseudonym, Voltaire. The piece of furniture features two rollers on its front legs, simple carved decoration and tapestry-like upholstery on the arms, back and seat.
· Size: 68x74x106 cms.
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FURNITURE
Ref.: Z6481
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Car headlight. BRC brand, first half of the 20th century. Headlight, possibly for an automobile and powered by carbide, made of metal, with a small plate with the initials BRC, referring to the French company, based in Paris, that manufactured them.
· Size: 38x26x44 cms (diam 38)
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MISCELLANEOUS
Ref.: Z6578
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Bronze candle. 19th century. The circular base rises at the edges to collect any oil that might fall. A Solomonic base ends in a vase shape, giving way to the central knot of the candle, in which each of the lights emerges from a schematized quadruped. The top, above another simple vase shape, has a flat plate with scrolls and fleur-de-lis and a tubular rod ending in a decoration with two shapes reminiscent of rampant animals and another figure at the top. This type of lamps made in the 19th century are inspired by other older works, following the custom of the time of taking the styles of the past as examples to follow.
· Size: 26x26x89 cms.
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Ref.: Z6771
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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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Pair of panels, Dancers. Moulded alabaster. 20th century, inspired by CANOVA, Antonio (1757-1822). Pair of reliefs with frames made of moulded alabaster with polychromy, inspired by the reliefs showing two young people dancing in a fresco by Antonio Canova (The Graces and Venus dancing before Mars, 1799, Antonio Canova Museum and Glyptothek, Possagno, Treviso. Antonio Canova (Possagno, 1 November 1757 - Venice, 13 October 1822) was an Italian sculptor and painter of Neoclassicism. Weight: 15 kg.
· Size: 72x6x101 cms
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Ref.: ZE407
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Virtues, relief. Molded and polychrome alabaster. 20th century, Inspired by models by SANZIO, Rafael or Raffaello (1483-1520). Relief with figurative decoration made of molded alabasr with polychromy inspired by the fresco of “The Cardinal and Theological Virtues” on the south wall of the Hall of the Signatura in the so-called “Raphael rooms” because they were painted by Raphael Sanzio, in the Palazzo Apostolic of the Vatican City of Rome (Italy). Weight: 10 kg.
· Size: 108,5x2,5x41,5 cms
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Ref.: ZE410
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Urban view. Oil on Tablex. Possibly, CALVO DÍEZ, Luis (Zaragoza, 1935-2021). Luis Calvo Díez was a Spanish painter, born in Zaragoza, who has received international recognition (Sitges, Huesca, Bordeaux, etc.). Until the age of thirty he worked in agriculture. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in his hometown, with Albiac and Alvareda, and furthered his studies with Alejandro Cañada. His work is preserved mainly in private collections in France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and the United States of America.
· Size: 76x6,5x53 cms. int: 60x38 cms.
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Ref.: ZE429
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Pietà. Plaster. 20th century. A relief sculpture group made of plaster depicting a passionate theme with the deceased Christ and the fainting Virgin Mary, accompanied by various figures. It is important to highlight the influence of past styles on the present work (Renaissance, Baroque).
· Size: 80x14x60 cms
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Ref.: Z0092A
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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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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.”
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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”.
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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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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.
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Ref.: ZF0126
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Ceiling lamp. Metal, glass. 20th century. Ceiling lamp consisting of a circular piece for the ceiling from which a chain hangs to a piece formed by a ring and a sphere, from which three other chains start that hold the lamp, formed by another smooth metal ring and a part of white glass.
· Size: 31 x 31 x 120 cm.
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Ref.: ZF0273
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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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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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Ref.: ZF1134
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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
