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Fifteen balusters. Bronze and wood. 18th century. Grouped in sevens, the bronze balusters are placed between two straight painted wooden crossbars, thus highlighting the curved lines, discs and other shapes of the elements discussed. This type of piece was very common in Neoclassicism (as well as in other periods) to decorate a railing, a staircase, etc.
· Size: 200x5x54 cms.
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Ref.: Z0404
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Door knocker with crowns. Wrought iron. 18th century. Iron knocker made up of a piece to be placed on the wall and another to knock. The latter draws a scroll and a counter-curve, and ends at both ends with a circle decorated with a small relief of what is, very possibly, a Spanish ducal crown (topped with a beaded rim, decorated with leaf-shaped florets at the top).
· Size: 28x5x16 cms.
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Ref.: Z0419
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Box with metal marquetry. Wood, metal. Possibly French school, 19th century. It has damage. It requires restoration. Rectangular chest with a flat lid, with a dark wood interior decorated with two metal lines on the lid, and a black exterior with carved decorations (a moulding towards the base and another on the top) and metal marquetry applications. This is concentrated in the recess for the lock and in the upper part of the lid (a composition of polychrome plant and architectural elements concentrated in the centre and in the corners, joined together by lines). Both in the style of the decoration and in the tones used, it is reminiscent of Napoleon III pieces from the French school.
· Size: 38x27x14 cms.
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Ref.: Z0503
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Pair of cupboard doors with latch. Walnut wood, iron. 18th century. Pair of carved walnut doors decorated with panels flanked by flat areas, which have a wrought iron latch and a lock with key (whose shield shows curved lines clearly reminiscent of the Baroque) and parts of the hinges that would have joined it to the cupboard for which they were created. Both the wood and the decoration (on the doors and the latch) show influences of Baroque models, as was common in certain Spanish centres of the 18th century.
· Size: 50x103 / ud
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Ref.: Z0532
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18th century
· Size: 73x102
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Ref.: Z0766
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Mirror. Mahogany wood. 19th century. Mirror with carved frame made of mahogany wood and decorated with simple geometric elements, a vegetal crest with scrolls and two eaves at the bottom with architectural motifs. All these motifs show a great influence of classical elements, as well as a certain resemblance to mirrors from the French school.
· Size: 73x127 cms. / int:63x90 cms.
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Ref.: Z0827
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Bed frame. Chestnut wood. Spain, 19th century. Bed frame made of carved chestnut wood, with the headboard higher than the footboard, and a carved decoration of geometric motifs centred on the outer parts of these two pieces. The legs, extended upwards, also feature elaborate turning which, like the decoration already mentioned, is inspired by traditional works of the old Spanish school.
· Size: cabecero: 113x116 cms. piecero:103x100 cms.
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Ref.: Z0832
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Eight-arm chandelier in gilded metal. 20th century. Attached to the ceiling by a chain, the eight arms of the lamp emerge from a central baluster topped by a polygonal piece at the bottom, in the shape of an S and with plant elements towards the centre and at the ends. Although the shape and material are reminiscent of northern European examples from the Renaissance, the shapes and decoration show a greater influence from very simplified classical examples.
· Size: 85x85x100 cms.
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Ref.: Z1658
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Wall clock. Case made of walnut, wood, etc. 19th century. Wall clock with a carved walnut wood case decorated with architectural elements of classicist influence combining wood tones. The white dial has Roman numerals for the hours and lines for the minutes; the pendulum has a decoration of thin stems on the sides of an arrow and two letters (RA), and a plate on the case, also white, to measure its oscillation.
· Size: 34x80 cms.
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Ref.: Z2292
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“Confidence”. Calamine. France, around 1900, after GRISARD, Désiré (1872-?). With manufacturing seal, titled and engraved name. Figure made of corrugated iron with a patina in various shades, showing a young woman dressed in a tunic, raising one of her hands to her lips. On the base on which she stands, there is a plaque with the title of the figure (Confidence) and, next to it, the name of the artist who inspired this work is engraved. Désiré or Desire Grisard was a French artist born in 1872, well known for his works in the Modernist or Art Nouveau style, and he has a series of really striking figures.
· Size: 11x11x39 cms.
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Ref.: Z2348
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Miniature friar's chair. Wood, leather, metal. Spanish school, 19th century. Armchair with arms and high backrest of the type known as a friar's chair, which has chambranes on the legs joining the back with the front and middle chambranes or crossbars at the front with carved plant and architectural elements. The legs have a plant carving that extends along the arms, in the scrolls of the fronts. The back and seat have a leather upholstery (the back is embossed with plant elements), metal studs and textile fringe. The friar's chair, originally 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 was never stopped being created.
· Size: 22x20x32,5 cms.
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Ref.: Z3123
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Snuff box. Ebony, ivory. Possibly Germany, early 19th century. Circular box with a flat lid made of ebony and ivory decorated on the outside with a carving of geometric elements arranged around a central ivory circle (with an engraving that includes the inscription "Gott ist mein Schultz" –God is my protection- on a belt surrounding three letters –perhaps the owner's initials- and under a unicorn bust;). On the back, a similar composition has been carved, but without a central ivory piece.
· Size: 9x9x2 cms.
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Ref.: Z3816
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Landscape. Oil on canvas. Spanish School (J. Boe), 20th century. Signed (lower right); stamp on back. Oil on canvas showing a rural landscape with mountains in the background and relatively low whitewashed buildings in the foreground. The composition, the subject, the brushstrokes, the absence of drawing, the volumes, etc. show clear influences from European avant-garde paintings of the 20th century.
· Size: 55x2x46 cms
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Ref.: Z4492
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Convoy of vinegar makers. Contrast by García Calvo, Valladolid, 1900. With hallmarks. Glass and silver. Silver convoy formed by a base on large pearls and with a central axis finished off by a ring and another ball. The simplicity of the lines brings the work closer to the aesthetic approaches more characteristic of the 20th century, and is continued and highlighted by the two glass bottles, which have supports for the corks. The contrast marks on the base place the work in Valladolid; the one in the centre would be that of the silversmith and the one on the left that of García Calvo, who worked in contrast in the city towards the beginning of the 20th century. Weight: 380 grams.
· Size: 18x7x32 cms.
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Ref.: Z4834
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Desk. Carved wood, metal. 20th century. Rectangular flat-top desk with drawers at the front (seven in total, with wooden handles and locks with a key shield) and flat at the back, resting on eight legs. Both its lines and its decoration show that the piece belongs to the European 20th century.
· Size: 150x90x81 cms.
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Ref.: Z4860
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Devotional medal, Saint James the Apostle. Gilt bronze. 17th century. Openwork devotional medal with the image of Saint James the Apostle in the centre, on a pedestal and holding a staff and a book, surrounded by a wreath of leaves tied with two bows above and below. Similar examples can be found in the Museum of Pilgrimages in Santiago de Compostela.
· Size: 5x0.5x6 cms.
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Ref.: Z5091
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Herrada. Copper, iron. Marked MS. 17th century. Globular-shaped container with a high copper neck and iron handle that bears, towards the top, remains of an engraved legend.
· Size: 33x35 cms.
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Ref.: Z5366
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Hyssop. Bronze. 18th century. Hyssop made of bronze, consisting of the usual circular part, followed by an axis decorated with mouldings, which separate a tubular part from another balustrade-shaped part. This combination of lines is common in works inspired by classicism.
· Size: 5x5x27 cms
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Ref.: Z5487
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Pair of andirons. Wrought iron. 18th century. Pair of wrought iron andirons decorated with fine lines and smooth mouldings on the vertical rods and volutes in the flat metal acting as legs under them. Although they are utilitarian pieces that have had a similar shape since ancient times, the present examples show a marked influence of the 18th century Neoclassicism to which they belong.
· Size: Alt. 66 cms.
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Ref.: Z5606
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“Dompedro” in mahogany wood. This piece of furniture was very common in some homes even up to the 20th century because it was used to hide the chamber pot from view. It stands on four turned legs and has a removable footrest and a lid decorated with a pattern of stylised geometric elements very similar to those used in carpets.
· Size: 47x45x45 cms.
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Ref.: Z5612
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Bronze Candlestick 16th century
· Size: 10,5x10,5x12 cms.
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Ref.: Z5735
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Necklace with clear quartz beads. Necklace made up of a succession of faceted clear quartz discs. Clear quartz is also known as rock crystal and is an almost colourless variety of quartz, used since ancient times in the luxury arts and often in jewellery as a gem.
· Size: 24x3 cms.
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Ref.: Z5804
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Necklace with jasper plates. Black cord necklace used to position and join the rectangular jasper plates that make up the necklace, which are wider at one end than the other. Jasper, used for jewellery and other luxury arts since ancient times, is a stone with a certain variety of colours, used for their ornamental value and as “precious stones”.
· Size: 22x5 cms.
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Ref.: Z5805
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Necklace with Mexican agate plates. Necklace made with cords in different shades that are used to arrange and highlight the beads it is made of: flat circular discs alternate with dark spherical beads, highlighting the lines of the former; in front there is a triangular piece, in which the white and transparent areas alternate with red, yellow, white, etc. areas. Agate has been a common stone throughout history due to the properties attributed to it (the Egyptian one was effective against the bites of certain animals, the stone in general provided longevity in other cultures, etc.) and for its attractiveness (often used both in sculptures and in Egyptian mummies for the eyes, carved to create notable pieces such as the Valencia Chalice or the cameos of Ancient Rome, etc.).
· Size: 22x7 cms.
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Ref.: Z5806
