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AUCTION
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Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Princess Ismene and Prince Mario Chigi Della Rovere Princess Ismene Chigi Della Rovere
Princess Ismene Chigi Della Rovere in the dining room of her palazzoapartment in Rome
Princess Ismene Chigi Della Rovere, with two of her daughters in the Galleriaof Castel Fusano
The Collection ofPrincipessa Ismene Chigi
Della RovereLots 1-133
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Princess Ismene Chigi Della Rovere was born in Milan in 1927 and from birth was styled as Countess Ismene Larussa. Despitethe Larussa family’s Calabrian origins, Ismene spent her formative years in Rome.
Full of life and charisma, the young and outgoing Countess Ismene first married an erudite journalist and pursued her passionfor art at university. It was here whilst sitting on a park bench she had a chance encounter with Prince Mario Chigi DellaRovere, who was to be the true love of her life. Within a few years, in 1959, they were married, and Countess Ismene becamePrincess Ismene Chigi Della Rovere.
The Chigi family, of ancient Sienese origin, is one of Rome’s oldest and most celebrated families. Descended from the bankerAgostino Chigi ‘the magnificent’ (1465-1520) who was one of the most important patrons of the arts during the Renaissance.Their seat in Rome, Palazzo Chigi, is one of the grandest palazzos in the city, remodelled in 1659 by Felice della Greca andGiovan Battista Contini. During much of their married life Princess Ismene and Prince Mario lived at Castel Fusano, Ariccia.
During the 1960s and 70s Princess Ismene lived the real dolce vita, embracing a jet-set lifestyle, visiting the most fashionabledestinations in Europe and America. In particular she has fond memories of summers spent in the South of France, Porto Cervoin Italy and Monaco, where she lived for a number of years. She counted many high society figures of the time amongst herfriends and frequently attended glamorous European balls with Christina Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, RogerVadim and Jane Fonda and Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco.
Her passion for art was fostered by her friendship with the renowned Roman gallery owner Gaspero dal Corso, who ontrips to New York introduced her to the highly influential contemporary gallerist Leo Castelli. Both the Princess and her sisterAnna Maria, then a director of the Marlborough Gallery, were immersed in the New York art scene and often partied at thelegendary Studio 54 nightclub. Also, the Princess frequently visited the Gardner family in Massachusetts, as her first daughterEmanuela married Stuart Gardner, the descendent of Isabella Stewart Gardner. Isabella Stewart Gardner was one of theforemost female patrons in the late 19th Century and founded the museum that bears her name in Boston in 1903 to househer collection.
After returning from New York, the Princess created a stylish collection in her palazzo apartment in Rome. For the interiors,she ingeniously juxtaposed antiques with contemporary art, Art Nouveau glass and Chinese and Japanese works of art.Her emphasis was on style and beauty; epitomised by the pair of Royal Louis-Philippe ormolu four-light candelabra from theChâteau de Neuilly (lot 53) and the Italian Sicilian jasper coffee table (lot 75). Now living a quieter life, Princess Ismene hasdecided to part with her personal collection, which Christie’s is honoured to offer to a new generation of collectors.
La Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere, detta Contessa Ismene Larussa, è nata a Milano nel 1927. Nonostante le originicalabresi della famiglia Larussa, Ismene ha trascorso i suoi anni formativi a Roma.
Piena di vita e di carisma, la giovane contessa Ismene si sposò con un giornalista erudito e continuò la sua passione per
l’arte all’università. E ‘stato in quel momento che, mentre seduta su una panchina nel parco, incontrò il principe MarioChigi Della Rovere, futuro amore della sua vita. Pochi anni dopo, nel 1959, si sposarono, e la contessa Ismene diventò laprincipessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere.
La famiglia Chigi, di origine senese, è una delle più antiche e famose di Roma. Discende dal banchiere Agostino Chigi ‘ilmagnifico’ (1465-1520), che fu uno dei più importanti mecenati del Rinascimento. Il Palazzo Chigi a Roma, è uno dei piùgrandi della città, ristrutturato nel 1659 da Felice della Greca e Giovan Battista Contini. Durante la maggiore parte dellaloro vita la principessa Ismene e il principe Mario hanno vissuto a Castel Fusano, Ariccia.
Durante gli anni ‘60 e ‘70 del secolo scorso la principessa Ismene ha vissuto la vera dolce vita, abbracciando uno stile divita jet-set, visitando i luoghi più alla moda in Europa e in America. In particolare ha dei bellissimi ricordi d’estate nel suddella Francia, a Porto Cervo in Italia e Monaco. Molte figure dell’alta società facevano parte della sua cerchia di amici espesso frequentava le eleganti notti europee con Christina Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor e Richard Burton, Roger Vadim e JaneFonda e il Principe Ranieri III e la Principessa Grace di Monaco.
La sua passione per l’arte è stata incoraggiata dalla sua amicizia con il noto gallerista romano Gaspero dal Corso, che inviaggio a New York, la presentò al molto influente gallerista contemporaneo Leo Castelli. Sia la principessa che la sorellaAnna Maria, poi diventata diretrice della Galleria Marlborough, sono state immerse nella scena artistica di New Yorke frequentavano il mitico Studio 54. Inoltre, la prima figlia della principessa, Emanuela, si sposò con Stuart Gardner, ildiscendente di Isabella Stewart Gardner e Ismene andava spesso a visitare la famiglia nel Massachusetts. Isabella StewartGardner era una personalità molto importante alla fine del XIX secolo e fondò il museo che porta il suo nome a Boston nel1903 per ospitare la sua collezione.
Dopo il suo ritorno da New York, la principessa creò un’ elegante collezione nel suo palazzo a Roma. Ingegnosamenteaccostò opere antiche e pezzi di arte contemporanea, vetri in stile Art Nouveau e opere d’arte cinese e giapponese. Lasua miscela di stile e bellezza, si riflette nella coppia di candelabri di Louis-Philippe del Château de Neuilly (lotto 53) enel tavolino siciliano (lotto 75). Oggi che vive una vita più tranquilla, la principessa Ismene ha deciso di separarsi dellasua collezione personale, e Christie è molto orgogliosa di partecipare al suo passaggio tra generazione di collezionisti.
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A PAIR OF CHINESE MIRROR BLACK AND GILT VASES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each vase decorated with floral sprays of
chrysanthemum, peony, lotus and prunus
between chrysanthemum lappet bands, fitted for
electricity and with shades
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, excluding fitments (3
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A CHARLES X VERRE EGLOMISE BAROMETER
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With gilt decoration on navy blue, white and green glass, inscribed indistinctly
to the reverse ‘Repare par/Brochard optican...1871’, with seven various weatherindicators
34º in. (87 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
PROVENANCE:Galerie Renoncourt, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere in 1976
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A SET OF FOUR ENGLISH BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED‘CHINOISERIE’ SIDE CHAIRS
20TH CENTURY, OF GEORGE III STYLE
Each with a pierced fretwork splat, decorated overall with figures, birds,
butterflies and foliage, the drop-in seat covered in a light brown velvet40 in. (101.5 cm.) high; 18º in. (46.5 cm.) wide; 18æ in. (47.5 cm.) deep (4
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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A CHINESE GILT AND RED LACQUERLOW TABLE
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURYThe top decorated with dragons amongst clouds within a
key-pattern border
12q in. (32 cm.) high; 42 in. (106.5 cm.) wide;
27 in. (68.5 cm.) deep
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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AN ITALIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND IVORY-INLAID EBONY AND MARQUETRY BOX
PROBABLY TUSCANY, 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular hinged lid, inlaid with initials ‘I.G.S.’,
enclosing a burgundy velvet-lined interior; together with a
South Italian stained fruitwood and straw-work tea caddy
The box: 5º in. (13.5 cm.) high; 12º in. (31 cm.) wide;
9 in. (23 cm.) deep
The caddy: 9 in. (23 cm.) high; 5æ in. (14.5 cm.) square (2
£400-600 $630-940
€510-760
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AN ITALIAN GILT-LEAD-MOUNTEDTOLE PLANTER
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The tapering body decorated to simulate marble, with
removable galvanised liner
12æ in. (32 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide;
10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
£700-1,000 $1,100-1,600
€890-1,300
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AN ITALIAN BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE, ROSEWOODMARQUETRY AND SCAGLIOLA TABLE
BY CHALON AND ESTIENNE, FLORENCE,SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular top inset with scagliola panel depicting maidens
within a floral frieze, above a fitted drawer and a slide, on scroll
supports and splayed feet joined by a stretcher, labelled ‘FABRIQUE
DE MEUBLES/De/CHALON/ET/ESTIENNE/FLORENCE/Rue
S. Agostino pres la Place de S.Sprito N.2063’, the top possibly
associated
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 27º in. (69 cm.) wide; 19æ in. (50 cm.) deep
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
Chalon and Estienne were French furniture makers who settled in Florence during
the second quarter of the 19th Century. The quality of their work together with
its distinctive style won them a medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1856 and the
International Exhibition of 1862.
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AN ITALIAN BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE AND ROSEWOODMARQUETRY SOFA TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO CHALON AND ESTIENNE, SECOND QUARTER 19THCENTURY
The rounded rectangular twin-flap top, above two frieze drawers
opposing false drawers, on downswept legs and lion’s paw feet, joined
by a stretcher
29q in. (75 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) wide; 23º in. (59 cm.) deep
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU, CHINESE BLACK AND GILT LACQUER AND CHINESEPORCELAIN ENCRIER
CIRCA 1730-40
The cartouche-shaped panel decorated with foliage, fruit
and an urn, surmounted by three foliate decorated bowls
on bracket feet
3æ in. (9.5 cm.) high; 10q in. (27 cm.) wide;
8q in. (22 cm.) deep
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTEDKINGWOOD QUARTER-STRIKINGMANTEL CLOCK
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The waisted case surmounted by an eagle with glazed
door and side panels on scrolling rocaille feet, the whiteenamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, with label
with inscribed ‘83/0870/c’, the quarter-striking movemen
with verge escapement and alarm; winding key and fixed
pendulum
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 16æ in. (43 cm.) wide;
7 in. (18 cm.) deep
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A CHINESE BLACK AND GILT LACQUERSIDE TABLE
19TH CENTURY
With foliate decoration
32q in. (82 cm.) high; 63 in. (160 cm.) wide;
14º in. (48 cm.) deep
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD,SATINE, AMARANTH, OLIVEWOOD AND BLACK AND GILTVERNIS MARTIN ENCOIGNURES
BY PIERRE-HARRY MEWESEN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each shaped grey-veined white marble top above a panelled door
depicting figures in a pavilion and wooded landscape, enclosing two
fitted oak shelves, on a plinth base, both stamped ‘P.H.MEVVESEN’ and
‘JME’
35º in. (89.5 cm.) high; 21q in. (54.5 cm.) wide;
17q in. (44 cm.) deep (2)
£8,000-12,000 $13,000-19,000
€11,000-15,000
Pierre-Harry Mewesen, maître ebéniste in 1766.
Originally from Scandinavia, Pierre-Harry Mewesen worked in Paris and produced
high quality furniture in the Louis XV style, as well as transitional and Louis XVI pieces,
including commodes, bureaux, secretaires and encoignures. Many examples of his work
are decorated with marquetry depicting flowers, musical instruments and trophies
and his mounts are usually restrained and discreet. Some of his rarer pieces include
oriental lacquer and Vernis Martin such as these encoignures. A closely related secrétaireà abattant with Chinese lacquer and japanned panels, which demonstrate the lesscommon use of lacquer depicting Oriental landscapes, was sold by the descendants of
Daniel Grand d’Hauteville (1761-1818) from Château d’Hauteville, Vevey, Switzerland,
at Christie’s, London, 30 September 2014, lot 22.
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A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL PAPERWEIGHT
19TH CENTURY
Decorated with continuous clouds in various colours on a blue ground;
the ends with wood fittings
20æ in. (52.7 cm.) long
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CELADON-GROUNDVASES
20TH CENTURY
The first decorated with Buddhist lions amongst scrolling clouds and
fire scrolls; the second decorated with a vase and two flower bowls
on stands, surrounded by auspicious symbols, each with apocryphal
Chenghua underglaze blue four-character marks to the base; fitted for
electricity
14¿ in. (36 cm.) high, excluding fitments (2)
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIR FISH BOWL
20TH CENTURY
The exterior decorated with ladies in a terraced garden setting and a
long-tailed bird amongst peony and rocks, the interior decorated with
five goldfish amongst waterweeds
18æ in (47.5 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A SOUTH EAST ASIAN CELADON GLOBULAR JAR
19TH/20TH CENTURY
The body with ribbed decoration, the exterior in a lightly crackled
celadon glaze stopping above the footrim
9º in. (23.5 cm.) high
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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A DAUM VITRIFIED AND ENAMELLEDGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
The mottled body overlaid and acid-etched with blossoming
branches heightened with enamelled detailing, signed incameo Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine10¬ in. (17 cm.) diameter
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A DAUM OPALESCENT GLASS BOWL
CIRCA 1895
Having a trefoil neck, acid-etched in relief with branches of
horse chestnuts, heightened with gilt, signed in gilt DaumNancy with Cross of Lorraine10æ in. (27.3 cm.) wide
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1895
The opalescent and mottled glass acid-etched in relief and
painted in enamels and gilt with branches of honesty, with
decorative ribbon inscribed ‘monnaie en fleur, monnaie ducoeur’, signed in gilt Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine3w in. (9.8 cm.) in high; 5æ in (14 cm,) wide
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)
FIRE-POLISHED CAMEO GLASS VASECIRCA 1900
The clear body cased in white and overlaid
with amber, acid-etched with flowers, signeddéposé Cristallerie de Gallé Nancy and thistle13q in. (34.2 cm.) high
£1,500-2,000 $2,400-3,100
€1,900-2,500
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A GALLE TRIPLE OVERLAY CAMEO
GLASS ‘DAFFODIL’ VASE’CIRCA 1904-1906
The tapering lobed form overlaid and acid-
etched with daffodils and leaves with trees in
the distance, signed in cameo Gallé with starpreceding15¿ in. (38.5 cm.) high
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)
FIRE-POLISHED CAMEO GLASS VASECIRCA 1900
The clear body cased in white and overlaid
with amber, acid-etched with flowers, signeddéposé Cristallerie de Gallé Nancy and thistle15¬ in. (39.7 cm.) high
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A DAUM CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
The mottled amber glass overlaid and acid-etched with
flowers and leaves, signed in cameo Daum Nancy with Crossof Lorraine11 in. (28 cm.) wide
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS VASEOF PILLOW SHAPE
CIRCA 1910
The cased, mottled glass acid-etched in relief with flowers
and leaves, signed in relief Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine4æ in. (12.1 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A DAUM ENAMELLED AND VITRIFIED GLASS‘BLEEDING HEARTS’ VASE
CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched in relief with flowers and leaves, signed in reliefDaum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine8º in. (21 cm.) high
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
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A DAUM VITRIFIED AND WHEEL-CARVEDCAMEO GLASS ‘ROSE’ VASE
CIRCA 1910
The mottled body overlaid and acid-etched with roses
and vitrified leaves, the three roses and bud wheel-carved,
wheel-cut signature Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine4º in. (10.8 cm.) high; 5w in. (15 cm.) wide
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A DAUM ENAMELLED AND VITRIFIED CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Overlaid, acid-etched and enamelled with flowers and
leaves, signed in cameo Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine4¬ in. (11.8 cm.) high
£700-900 $1,100-1,400
€890-1,100
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A GALLE CAMEO GLASS BOWLCIRCA 1910
With pulled rim, overlaid and acid-etched with roses and
leaves, signed in cameo Gallé8¡ in. (21.3 cm.) wide
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A GROUP OF EIGHT CHINESEPAINTINGS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Ink and colour on paper, depicting various
scenes of daily life, with two depicting people
at leisure, one depicting locals posting
announcements, two processional scenes and
one depicting figures in battle
32¬ x 26q in. (82.5 x 67.2 cm.), framed (8
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A SET OF EIGHT ITALIAN CHERRY WOOD DINING-CHAIRS
MID-19TH CENTURY
Each covered with close-nailed tan leather
32q in. (82.5 cm.) high; 17º in. (44 cm.)
wide; 20q in. (52 cm.) deep (8
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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AN ITALIAN BIRD’S-EYEMAPLE
AND ROSEWOOD MARQUETRYEXTENDING DINING-TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO CHALON AND ESTIENNE,SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The D-shaped ends with two additional
leaves, on downswept legs and lion’s-paw
feet, on a concave shaped plinth
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 88 in. (223.5 cm.) wide
extended; 45q in. (115.5 cm.) deep
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST OF DIANA
CAST AFTER MATHURIN MOREAU (1822-1922), CAST BY HOUDIN,LATE 19TH CENTURY
Cast with signature ‘Math. Moreau’, mounted on a giallo di Sien-marble socle with bronze plate inscribed ‘DIANE/ MATH. MOREAU (HORSCONCOURS)’ , with foundry stamp ‘OUDIN/MARSELLE’ and inscribed to the interior ‘W’
24ƒ in. (64 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A GILT-BRONZE PART DESSERT-SERVICE
PROBABLY ITALIAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURYComprising one large comport, a pair of smaller comports and a pair
of oval dishes, with chased repoussé foliate decoration, the undersideengraved with indistinct initials and numbered ‘2134’
The largest stand: 7º in. (18.5 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) diameter
Dishes: 12q in. (32 cm.) wide; 9º in. (23.5 cm.) deep (5)
£700-1,000 $1,100-1,600
€890-1,300
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE AND ROSEWOODMARQUETRY X-FRAME STOOLS
ATTRIBUTED TO CHALON AND ESTIENNE,SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with seat covered in close-nailed tan leather
19 in. (48.5 cm.) high; 19º in. (49 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep (2)
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The later white marble top above an acorn and anthemion embellished
frieze mounted with coats-of-arms to the corners, on scrolled legs
joined by a shelf lion’s-paw feet
39 in. (99 cm.) high; 53 in. (134 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A FINE TIBETAN CARPET
FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
8 ft. 10in. x 9 ft. 3in.(268 x 281cm.), approx.
£600-1,000 $940-1,600 €760-1,300
PROVENANCE:Tapis Catan, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere in 1974
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A PAIR OF BESSARABIAN KILIMS
EASTERN EUROPE, CIRCA 1890
5ft. 7in. x 3ft. 6 in.(170 x 107cm.), each approx. (2
£600-1,000 $940-1,600
€760-1,300
PROVENANCE:Tapis Catan, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere in 1974
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A FINE BESSARABIAN KILIM
EASTERN EUROPE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
10 ft. 7in. x 7 ft. 3 in.(322 x 221cm.), approx.
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
PROVENANCE:Tapis Catan, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere in 1974.
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A FINE BESSARABIAN KILIM
EASTERN EUROPE, CIRCA 1880
approx; 9ft 1in. x 5 ft. 10 in.(276 x 178cm.), approx.
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300 €1,300-1,900
PROVENANCE:Tapis Catan, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere in 1974.
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A DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS BOWL
CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched and enamelled with a landscape (no cover), engraved DaumNancy with a Cross of Lorraine; together with a Daum vase with relief andgilt decoration; and a blue Daum vase, signedThe first 5w in. (15 cm.) wide (3)
£700-1,000 $1,100-1,600
€890-1,300
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A PAIR OF FRENCH POTTERY FIGURAL VASES
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Decorated in high relief with clown children and painted flowers,
glazed, inscribed with indistinct letters around the waist of the vases,
(restoration)16 in. (40.5 cm.) high (2)
£500-700 $790-1,100
€640-880
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A JEROME MASSIER (1850-1926) LUSTRE GLAZEDCERAMIC VASE
CIRCA 1900The shaped form with pinched neck decorated with leafy branches,
signed on side J. Massier Fils Vallaruis: together with a tall French lustrevase; and a French lustre bowl decorated with horse chestnut leaves,
signed BACS, golf Juan A.E. DELTOLY 192494 in. (24 cm.) high (3
£700-1,000 $1,100-1,600
€890-1,300
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A DELPHIN MASSIER (1836-1907) LUSTRE GLAZEDCERAMIC VASE
CIRCA 1900
Decorated with a floral landscape with ombellifleurs, signed VALLAURISDM to underside; together with an Airebelle ceramic lustre vasedecorated with grasses, impressed makers marks for Aire Belle FranceThe first 7æ in. (19.5 cm.) high (2
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A MOTTLED GLASS SOLIFLEUR VASECIRCA 1930
With slender neck; together with two globular vases,
unsigned ; and an enamelled vase deocrated withhorse chestnuts, signed Leune, moulded LN 1841The first 17º in, high. (44 cm.) high (4)
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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AN ENAMELLED GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
The mottled glass acid-etched, enamelled and gilded
with sunflowers; together with another vase acid-etched
and enamelled with flowers; a vase of square section
enamelled with irises; and a carafe enamelled with
chrysanthemum and applied to the neck with a serpent,
unsigned The first 16 in. (40.6 cm.) high (4)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
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A DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS‘NENUPHARS’ VASE
CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched in low relief and enamelled with water
lilies, heightened in gilt; together with a pair ofDaum smoky glass vases acid-etched in relief and
heightened in gilt with flowers, each signed in giltDaum à Nancy with Cross of Lorraine7¿ in. (18.1 cm.) and 6w in. (17.4 cm.) high (3)
£1,200-1,500 $1,900-2,300
€1,600-1,900
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TWO LEGRAS ENAMELLED GLASS VASES
CIRCA 1910
Each acid-etched with trailing leaves and enamelled in contrasting
shades of burgandy, signed Legras15æ in. (40.1 cm.) and 9º in. (23.5 cm.) high (2
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A LEGRAS & CIE. ENAMELLED GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Acid-etched in relief, painted in colours and gilt with poppies, acid-etched mark to base; together with a Legras vase acid-etched in reliefand decorated in coloured enamels with flowers and leaves, signedin relief Legras15¡ in. (39 cm.) and 19æ in. (50.1 cm.) high (2
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A MATCHED PAIR OF ENAMELLED GLASS VASES
CIRCA 1910
Painted in coloured enamels and gilt with pansies, leaves and grasses
14¡ in. (36.5 cm.) and 13æ i n. (35 cm.) high respectively (2
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED BLACK AND GILTVERNIS MARTIN COMMODE
CIRCA 1740, IN THE MANNER OF BERNARD II VAN RISEN BURGH
The serpentine moulded Brêche d’Alep marble top, above two drawers
sans traverse, decorated with figures in landscapes, on cabriole legsheaded by cabochon, rocaille and foliate chutes, terminating in piercedscrolled sabots, bearing spurious stamps ‘B.V.R.B.’ and ‘JME’33q in. (85 cm.) high; 48æ in. (124 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep
£25,000-40,000 $40,000-63,000
€32,000-50,000
PROVENANCE:Antiquités Masi, Bealieu-sur-mer, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della
Rovere in 1975.
This elegant Louis XV commode dates from circa 1740 and illustrates both theEuropean passion for using materials from the Far East and the Parisian taste of transforming such materials into the most luxurious pieces of the time. This fashion
of mounting lacquer onto furniture was promoted by the marchands-mercier of Parisin the 1740s and 1750s, such as Lazare Duvaux and Thomas-Joachim Hébert. These
marchands-mercier held a monopoly on the import of such precious goods from the Far East as lacquer and porcelain. This commode, decorated with Vernis Martin
panels, is a demonstration of the Paris fashion for creating decoration in imitation of
Oriental lacquer, due to the increasingly high cost of imports from the Far East. Vernis
Martin was created by the Martin brothers, Guillaume and Etienne-Simon, who were
instrumental in developing the technique.
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A CHINESE EXPORT PAINTING
19TH CENTURY
Oil on canvas, depicting a mountainous river landscape
in Guangzhou, with sampans and river boats amongst
buildings, a fort, and trees.
15 x 23¬ in. (38.2 x 60 cm.), framed
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Ink and colour on paper, depicting two scenes of
ladies and gentlemen at leisure in a courtly garden with
trees and pavilions, one scene of a lady in a carriageaccompanied by her retainers, and one scene of a
hunting party
32 x 39æ in. (81.5 x 101 cm.) (4
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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A PAIR OF ROYAL LOUIS-PHILIPPE ORMOLUFOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA
CIRCA 1810
Each with a central finial en flambeau on a trumpet form
central stem issuing scroll arms cast with Egyptian female
masks and urn-form bobêche, centred by a palmette andstar, on a circular base cast with anthemion and classical
urns, stamped to the base ‘ L.P.’ with a crown and ‘N’ and
with inventory number ‘23487’
18º in. (46.5 cm.) high; 8q in. (21.5 cm.) diameter (2
£15,000-25,000 $24,000-39,000
€19,000-32,000
PROVENANCE:Almost certainly supplied to duc d’Orléans, later Louis-Philippe of
France for the Château de Neuilly.
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These superb ormolu candelabra, which display the Egyptian
motifs so popular in the Empire period, were almost certainly
part of a large commission ordered by the duc d’Orléans,
later Louis-Philippe of France (1773-1850) for the Château
de Neuilly. The marks LP and N record that these candelabra
were part of the inventory at the château.
The Château de Neuilly was originally built for Marc Pierre
de Voyer d’Argenson, Secretary of State to Louis XV in the
1750s. Early in the 19th Century it belonged to Joachim
Murat, one of Napoleon’s most distinguished generals and
who subsequently married Napoleon’s youngest sister
Caroline. When Murat was made King of Naples in 1808,
the Château de Neuilly, together with its contents, passed
to his sister-in-law Pauline, Princess Borghese. When Louis-The Château de Neuilly(Archives municipales de Neuilly-sur-Seine, 3 C 6.2)
Detail of inventory stamp
Philippe acquired the château in 1819, he appointed Henri
Antione Jacques as head gardener and commissioned Pierre-
François-Léonard Fontaine to enlarge the château. During the
revolutions of 1848 the château was destroyed.
Other known identical pairs are recorded: a pair sold from
the collections of Baron de Redé and of Baron Guy de
Rothschild, Sotheby’s, Monaco, 26 May 1975, second day’s
sale, lot 241 and bearing the inventory numbers 12426 and
12427; a pair sold anonymously at Christie’s, London, 21 May
1996, lot 252 and bearing the inventory numbers 23492 and
23488; and two pairs sold from the Collection of Mr & Mrs
Stephen C. Hilbert, Sotheby’s, New York, 24 May 2007, lots
21 and 22, and bearing the inventory numbers 23498, 23488
and 23492.
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT, POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND EBONISED BLACKAMOOR STANDS
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each with moulded circular top, above a kneeling figure on a
circular plinth, redecorated
20 in. (50.5 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) diameter (2
£700-1,000 $1,100-1,600 €890-1,300
PROVENANCE:Galerie Renoncourt, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chig
Della Rovere in 1976.
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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Carved overall with foliage, with C-scroll cresting and
lion’s-paw feet
68 in. (173 cm.) high; 36q in. (92 cm.) wide
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND EBONISEDCONSOLE-TABLE
TUSCANY, PROBABLY SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
The shaped marbelised top above a rocaille-centred friezeon square tapering legs joined by an x-shaped stretcher,
redecorated
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 49 in. (125 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800PROVENANCE:Galleria Antiquaria F. Tuena, Rome, from whom purchased by Principessa
Ismene Chigi Della Rovere.
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A ‘MOORISH’ EBONISED FRUITWOODBANQUETTE
CIRCA 1890
The shaped splat inlaid with foliate parchment, flanked by
an angular tasselled armrest, on turned legs, with squab
cushion and covered in geometric material
40 in. (101.5 cm.) high; 36 in. (91.5 cm.) wide;
22q in. (57 cm.) deep
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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SIX NORTH INDIAN PAINTINGS
RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA,
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY AND LATER
Opaque pigments on paper, comprising: two Mewar
portraits of Rajas on horses; a painting of Krishna and Radha
on a boat crossing a river; a painting of Rama, Hanuman andLakshmana; a painting of two seated turbaned nobles and a
painting of a noble riding a camel; each individually framed
and glazed
8 x 8¡ in. (20.3 x 21.3 cm.); 8 x 9q in. (20.3 x 24.1 cm.)
7q x 10æ in. (19 x 27.3 cm.)
10q x 7º in. (26.6 x 18.4 cm.)
12¿ x 9¡ in. (30.8 cm x 23.9 cm.)
17º x 13¡ 9 in. (43.8 x 34 cm.) (6)
£2,500-4,000 $4,000-6,300
€3,200-5,000
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60 A GALLE CAMEO GLASS TABLE LAMP
CIRCA 1910
The yellow and white body overlaid in brown
and acid-etched with flowers and leaves, bronze
mounts and light fitments, signed in cameo Gallé14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
£4,000-6,000 $6,300-9,400
€5,100-7,600
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A GALLE CAMEO GLASS ‘BLEEDINGHEARTS’ TABLE LAMP
CIRCA 1910
The yellow and white body overlaid in red and
acid-etched with trailing flowers and leaves, with
bronze mounts and light fitments, signed in cameoGallé14w in. (37.8 cm.) high
£6,000-8,000 $9,400-13,000
€7,600-10,000
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62 A GALLE TRIPLE OVERLAY CAMEO GLASSVASE
CIRCA 1910
Of flattened form with twin handles, overlaid and
acid-etched with gladioli, signed Gallé10¿ in. (25.7 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,700-7,800
€3,800-6,300
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A GALLE GLOBULAR GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1925
The cased glass with dispersed iridescent surface,
deeply marked in intaglio Gallé9w in. (25 cm.) wide; 9q in. (24.2 cm.) high
£4,000-6,000 $6,300-9,400
€5,100-7,600
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A GALLE FIRE POLISHED AND CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Overlaid and acid-etched with stylised poppies
and leaves, signed in cameo Gallé and 48 in. (20.2 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A GALLE DOUBLE OVERLAY CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
The compressed form overlaid and acid-
etched with fruiting branches, signed in cameoGallé10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide
£1,500-2,000 $2,400-3,100 €1,900-2,500
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A GALLE DOUBLE OVERLAY AND WHEEL-CARVED CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
The small flattened vase with pinched neck,
overlaid, acid-etched and wheel-carved with
magnolia against a martelé ground, signed incameo Gallé5¿ in. (13 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A GALLE CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
The pink and white slender body overlaid and
acid-etched with ferns, signed in cameo Gallé13æ in. (35 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A GALLE CAMEO GLASS LAMP BASE
1904-1906
Overlaid and acid-etched with aquatic foliage,
with bronze fitments, signed in shallow reliefGallé with star preceding17æ in. (45 cm.) high
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A GALLE DOUBLE OVERLAY CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Overlaid and acid-etched with trailing bell-
shaped flowers and leaves, signed in cameoGallé9 in. (22.9 cm.) wide; 4w in. (12.4 cm.) high
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800 €1,600-2,300
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A BOHEMIAN IRIDESCENTGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
The green glass simulating bark; together
with a another vase with marbled ground; a
pair of cylindrical enamelled vases; and a vase
enamelled with a lakeland landscape, signedPeynayg (indistinct)The pair 11¡ in. (28.9 cm.) max. (5
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A MULLER CROISMARE CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Overlaid and acid-etched with flowers, buds
and leaves, some areas of iridescence, acid-etched roundel on base Muller Croismare, Nancy together with a pair of Baccarat vases moulded
as grasshoppers supporting the flower-
embellished vases on their backs, with frosted,
enamelled and gilt decoration, mouldedBaccarat mark 5¿ in. (13 cm.) and 8º in . (21.cm) high (3
£600-800 $940-1,300
€760-1,000
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A LOETZ IRIDESCENT GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
With amber spots against and iridescent
splashed ground, signed Loetz Austria; togetherwith a pair of vases decorated in coloured
enamels and gilt with irises and leaves, andsinuous stems, unsigned, possibly Legras7¡ in. (18.8 cm.) and 11 in. (28 cm.) high (3
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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AN ART NOUVEAU GLASS AND BRONZE ‘PAON’TABLE LAMP
CIRCA 1900
The opalescent glass shade acid-etched in relief with peacock feathers
painted in enamels, the bronze base with light fitments cast with
peacock feather motifs, the base signed GEO PRINTEMPS and fondeurEug.Blot/Paris/Fourpen (indistinct)18¿ in. (46 cm.) high; the shade 8¬ in. (22 cm.) diameter
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A LOETZ IRIDESCENT GLASS INKWELL
CIRCA 1900
The clear body decorated with vibrant iridescence, the cover of orange/
red glass decorated with gold iridescence, with brass collar and mounts
6¿ in. (15.5 cm.) diameter
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A SCHNEIDER CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1920
The mottled glass overlaid and acid-etched with leaves, coloured canemark for Schneider 86 in. (22 cm.) high
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED RED SICILIAN JASPERCOFFEE TABLE
20TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ROME
The rectangular top with foliate edge, on tapering square legs and lion’s-
paw feet
18æ in. (47.5 cm.) high; 78æ in. (200 cm.) wide; 39q in. (100.5 cm.) deep
£15,000-25,000 $24,000-39,000
€19,000-32,000
PROVENANCE:Galeria di Castro, Rome, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della Rovere
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AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT, CREAM-PAINTED,GRAINED AND BRONZED WALNUT AND SCAGLIOLAGUERIDON
CIRCA 1820
The circular top inset with a scagliola panel centred by two
classical figures and a ram, supported by carved ram monopodia
headed by the mask of Hermes, joined by stretchers on a plinth
base and bracket feet
31q in. (80 cm.) high; 18q in. (47 cm.) diameter
£5,000-8,000 $7,900-13,000
€6,400-10,000
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VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1775
A set of six watercolours of Ceremonial Gondolas
all inscribed and dated ‘27 Maggio 1775 in Venezia’ (lower centre)
pen and ink and watercolour
15 x 21 in. (38.1 x 53.4 cm.); and similar (6
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN ‘MECCA’ (GILT-VARNISHED SILVERED) FAUTEUILS
CIRCA 1820
Upholstered in Fortuny fabric, the outcurved arms carved
with a swan, on tapering legs
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high; 21q in. (54.5 cm.) wide; 21æ in. (55.5
cm.) deep (2)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
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A NEAR PAIR OF ITALIAN BIRD’S-EYE MAPLE, EBONY ANDROSEWOOD MARQUETRY ETAGERES
ATTRIBUTED TO CHALON AND ESTIENNE, SECOND QUARTER 19THCENTURY
Each swivelling, hinged and ratcheted top inset with gilt-tooled tan
leather, with two frieze drawers and a slide, one with castors
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 13æ in. (35.5 cm.) wide; 13æ in. (35.5 cm.) deep (2
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A VIETNAMESE RED AND GILT LACQUERSQUARE BOX AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
Together with a red lacquer foliate box decorated with scrolling floral
motifsThe largest, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) high;21¡ in. wide (54.2 cm.);
21¡ in. (54.2 cm.) deep (2
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU AND ETCHED-GLASSMIRACLE LAMP
VIENNA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With candle snuffer, the candlestick and base embossed with vines;
together with a LOUIS XV-style polychrome-painted tôle and ormoluchamberstick
6æ in. (17 cm.) high; 5æ in. (14 cm.) square (2)
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A SET OF THREE LOUIS XV BEECH FAUTEUILS
MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BY LOUIS DELANOIS
Each channelled frame carved with a floral cresting above a cartouche
shaped padded back and seat covered in green leather, two with faint
stamps, previously decorated
34q in. (87 cm.) high (3)
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
PROVENANCE:Antiquités Masi, Beaulieu-sur-mer, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi
Della Rovere in 1975.
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID AND
JAPANNED PAPIER-MACHE CHAIRSMID-19TH CENTURY
The shaped backs with central floral panel above caned seats; together
with another similar chair
The pair: 32q in. (83 cm.) high (3
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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A JAPANESE BROWN AND GILT LACQUER HIBACHI
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The top with inset ebonised and brass dish; together with a red and
black lacquer storage box, in the form of a pumpkin, the lid enclosing a
black lacquer interior
7æ
in. (19.5 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) square8æ in. (22.5 cm.) high; 10q in. (26.5 cm.) diameter (2)
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A JAPANESE LACQUER LARGE WASH BOWL
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
Decorated in hiramakie on black lacquer: together with a shaped
cosmetic box, late 17th Century: two octagonal red and black lacquer
dishes: two smaller boxes and a bronze dish
The first: 7æ
in. (19.5 cm.) high; 21 in. (53 cm.) diameter (7
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A CHINOISERIE BLACK, GILT AND POLYCHROME
LEATHER FOUR-FOLD SCREENLATE 19TH CENTURY
Each panel depicting figures in a pavilion setting and foliate motifs, the
reverse covered in scaled pink paper
55q in. (141 cm.) high; 72 in. (183 cm.) wide
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
PROVENANCE:Antichità Trincheri, Rome, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene Chigi Della
Rovere.
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID-BRONZE FIGURES
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Depicting Hotei lying on his treasure sack, and Daikoku with
his rice bail, each with a hexagonal stand
8 in. (20 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) square (2)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
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A JAPANESE BROWN AND GILT LACQUER HOKKAIBAKO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Of octagonal form with stand, the lid with reverse decoration,
the interior lined with red and gold paper, decorated with
stylised foliage and peonies, Aoi mon and shells19æ in. (50 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) square
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A JAPANESE GILT-METAL-MOUNTED DOMEDLACQUER COFFER
THE COFFER 17TH CENTURY, PARTLY LATER JAPANNED INEUROPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY, THE STAND LATER
Decorated throughout with shaped panels, those to the lid
and front decorated with birds in landscapes
The chest: 15º in. (39 cm.) high; 31 in. (79 cm.) wide;
12æ in. (32 cm.) deep
The stand: 19q in. (50 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,700-7,800
€3,800-6,300
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904) ENAMELLED GLASS ‘SPIDER’VASE
CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched in relief, painted in colours and gilt with a spider in his web,
with berries and leaves, with fine martelé detailing on the ground, signedE. Gallé à Nancy7q in. (19 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,700-7,800
€3,800-6,300
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904) ENAMELLED GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
Painted in coloured enamels with three dragonflies and flowering leafy
stems, signed E. Gallé Nancy 38 in. (9.8 cm.) high
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904) ENAMELLED AND APPLIEDGLASS ‘LILY’ VASE
CIRCA 1900
Of organic form, enamelled in colours with a butterfly, cherries and
leaves and pendant seed pods, engraved signature Cristallerie Emile GalléNancy modèle at decor deposé10w in. (27.7 cm.) high
£3,000-4,000 $4,700-6,300
€3,800-5,000
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904) CUT, ENAMELLED ANDINTERCALAIRE GLASS ‘JAPANESQUE’ VASE
CIRCA 1900
The smoky glass vessel wheel-carved with a dragon and cut with a mon with
engraved detail, highlighted in enamel and gilt, mounted on a bronze base,
carved on vase E G with a Cross of Lorraine, signed E. Gallé à Nancy, engravedEscalier de Cristal6 in. (15.2 cm,.) high; 71 in. (18 cm.) wide
£6,000-10,000 $9,400-16,000
€7,600-13,000
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AN ALMERIC WALTER (1870-1959) AND HENRI BERGE (1870-1937) PATE-DE-VERRE VIDE POCHE
CIRCA 1920
Of shaped outline, decorated in shallow relief
with nasturtiums, signed A. Walter Nancy and HBergé SC, (restoration)12º in. (31.2 cm.) wide
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)ENAMELLED GLASS BOWL
CIRCA 1900
The shaped form acid-etched in relief and
painted in enamels with bleeding hearts and trailing leaves, engraved Gallé Deposé, GesGesch10q in. (26.7 cm.) wide
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)ENAMELLED GLASS BEAKER
CIRCA 1890Enamelled en grisaille with a huntsman, houndand stag, below a red, black and gilt foliate
pattern rim, signed Emile Galle à Nancy42 in. (10.7 cm.) high
£400-600 $630-940
€510-760
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A DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS BOX
AND COVER CIRCA 1895
The textured pink body with slight
opalescence, acid-etched, enamelled and
gilded with flowering branches before sepia
landscapes, signed in gilt Daum Nancy withCross of Lorraine5æ in. (14.7 cm.) diam
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A DAUM CAMEO AND VITRIFIED GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
The frosted glass overlaid and acid-etched with tulips covered in
vitrified powders, signed Daum Nancy with a Cross of Lorraine12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,700-7,800
€3,800-6,300
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A DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS ‘RAIN’ VASE
CIRCA 1910
The elliptical form acid-etched in relief with a landscape and driving
rain, painted in enamels, signed in black enamel Daum Nancy withCross of Lorraine8¬ in. (22 cm.) high
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
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100 A PAIR OF DAUM ENAMELLED GLASS VASES
CIRCA 1890
The opalescent body with bulbous neck painted en grisaille with
coastal landscapes showing windmills, water and boats, one signedin gilt Daum Nancy with Cross of Lorraine, the other with faint Daum117 in. (30 cm.) high (2)
£2,000-3,000 $3,200-4,700
€2,600-3,800
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A GALLE ENAMELLED GLASS VASECIRCA 1900
Acid-etched in relief and decorated in
coloured enamels with flowers and leaves,
heightened with gilt, signed in relief Gallé17q in. (44.5 cm.) high
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
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AN EMILE GALLE (1846-1904)ENAMELLED GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
The pale body with opalescence at the
neck, acid-etched in intaglio with thistles and
enamelled in colours with berried branches,
signed E. Gallé déposé and a thistle102 in. (25.8 cm.) high
£1,500-2,000 $2,400-3,100
€1,900-2,500
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A TALL GALLE ENAMELLEDGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
Acid-etched in relief and decorated in
coloured enamels with gourds and trailing
vines, gilt highlights, signed in relief in runninghand Gallé23¡ in. (59.5 cm.) high
£1,500-2,000 $2,400-3,100
€1,900-2,500
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A GALLE ETUDE FIRE-POLISHEDDOUBLE-OVERLAY CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900Overlaid and acid-etched in shades of pink
with flowers and leaves, signed in cameo GalléÉtude (reduced); together with a double-overlay example of lozenge form, signed incameo Gallé (reduced ) ; and a solifleur vase,signed in cameo Gallé with star preceding The first 66 in. (17 cm.) high (3)
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A GALLE ETUDE FIRE-POLISHEDCAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1900
The clear glass overlaid in purple and acid-etched with an iris and leaves, fire-polished ,signed Gallé Etude6º in. (15.9 cm.) high
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A GALLE DOUBLE-OVERLAY CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Overlaid and acid-etched with flowers andleaves; together with a small boat-shaped vase
a solifleur with flowers; a vase decorated with
ferns; and a vase with purple flower (reduced)
each signed in cameo GalléThe first 4æ in. (12 cm.) high (5
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A GALLE DOUBLE OVERLAY CAMEOGLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
The flattened globular vase overlaid and acid-
etched with hydrangea; together with a Gallé
cameo glass vase overlaid and acid-etched with
bleeding hearts; and a Gallé cameo glass vase
overlaid and acid-etched with rosehips, eachsigned in cameo GalléThe first - 8æ in. (22.2 cm.) high (3)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300110
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A GALLE CAMEO GLASS VASECIRCA 1910
Overlaid in orange and acid-etched with a
flower; together with another overlaid in
purple; and a solifleur vase, all signed in cameoGalléThe first 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (3)
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A GALLE CAMEO GLASS VASE
CIRCA 1910
Overlaid and acid-etched with flowers and
leaves; together with a Gallé cameo glass
vase overlaid and acid-ected with flowers and
leaves, another decorated with water lilies, and
a double-overlay solifleur vase decorated with
flowers each signed in cameo GalléThe first 91 in. (23 cm.) high (4)
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF ‘ERTÉ’ (1892-1990)
Hollywood stage design, 1925
signed ‘Erté’ (lower right) and inscribed and dated and with
studio stamp (on the reverse)
bodycolour
9 x 10q in. (22.8 x 26.7 cm.)
£400-600 $630-940
€510-760
PROVENANCE:with Galerie Proscenium, Paris.
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Elaborate black and gold interior with tiger rug
signed ‘Erté’ (lower right)
bodycolour
14æ x 21q in. (37.5 x 54.5 cm.)
£1,200-1,800 $1,900-2,800
€1,600-2,300
PROVENANCE:with Galerie Proscenium, Paris.
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ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF ‘ERTÉ’ (1892-1990)
Black and gold stage design with curtain, Paris, 1925
signed ‘Erté’ (lower right) and studio stamp (on the reverse)
bodycolour 9q x 14 in. ( 24.1 x 35.5 cm.)
£700-1,000 $1,100-1,600
€890-1,300
PROVENANCE:with Galerie Proscenium, Paris.
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ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF ‘ERTÉ’ (1892-1990)
Two beaded costume designs for ‘Dance Madness, MGM
Hollywood, 1925’ both signed ‘Erté’ and with studio stamp (on the reverse)
bodycolour
15 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm.); and similar (2)
£1,500-2,500 $2,400-3,900
€1,900-3,200
PROVENANCE:both with Grosvenor Gallery, London.
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ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF ‘ERTÉ’ (1892-1990)
Stage design, La Gloire, 1938
signed ‘Erté’ (lower right) and inscribed with title and studio
stamp (on the reverse)
pencil and bodycolour
14 x 10º in. (35.4 x 26 cm.)
£600-800 $940-1,300
€760-1,000
PROVENANCE:with Galerie Proscenium, Paris.
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE GILT-METAL MOUNTEDBLACK AND GOLD LACQUER KARABITSU
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Each with shaped square lid, the interior decorated in
dark brown lacquer, the fluted body and tapering legs
decorated with foliate scrolls
17q in. (44.5 cm.) high; 14q in. (37 cm.) wide;
14q in. (37 cm.) deep (2
£3,000-5,000 $4,700-7,800
€3,800-6,300
PROVENANCE:Perrin Antiquaires, Paris, from whom purchased by Principessa Ismene
Chigi Della Rovere in 1975.
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE GILT-METAL MOUNTEDBLACK AND GOLD LACQUER HASAMIBAKO
EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each decorated overall in Aoi mon and foliate scrolls, witha gold paper lined interior, the underside of the lids with
shellac, with corner mounts and side handles
14º in. (36.5 cm.) high; 24æ in. (63 cm.) wide;
18º in. (46.5 cm.) deep (2
£5,000-8,000 $7,900-13,000
€6,400-10,000
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VINCENT DE VOS (BELGIAN, 1829-1875)
Circus friends
signed, inscribed and dated ‘V. de Vos./ Cortrai 1869.’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
41q x 55º in. (105 x 140.5 cm.)
£7,000-10,000 $11,000-16,000
€8,900-13,000
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A CHINESE BLACK AND REDLACQUER SIDE TABLE
19TH CENTURY
The rectangular top decorated with a lake scene centred by a
pagoda with mountains beyond, above a recessed frieze, on
square-section legs
20 in. (71 cm.) high; 71 in. (180 cm.) wide; 25q in. (65 cm.) deep
£2,500-4,000 $4,000-6,300
€3,200-5,000
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT AND BRONZEDMAHOGANY TORCHERES
CIRCA 1820
Each with circular white marble top, above a triangular tapering
shaft surmounted by acanthus leaves and tripartite heads, on a
tripod base with hoof feet, a further platform and ball feet
43q in. (110.5 cm.) high; 11æ in. (30 cm.) diameter (2)
£4,000-6,000 $6,300-9,400
€5,100-7,600
PROVENANCE:Antichita Arturo Ferrante, Rome, from whom purchased by Principessa
Ismene Chigi Della Rovere.
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A CHINESE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUERTEA CADDY
19TH CENTURY
The hinged octagonal lid enclosing two white metal caddies
with bone handles and incised lids; together with a pair of
polychrome-decorated and parcel-gilt tole planters
Caddy; 5q
in. (14 cm.) high; 11q
in. (29 cm.) wide;8º in. (21 cm.) deep
The planters: 7q in. (19 cm.) high; 7æ in. (19.5 cm.) diameter (3)
£500-800 $790-1,300
€640-1,000
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A COLLECTION OF SIX MARQUETERIEDE PAILLE BOTTLES AND BOXES
19TH CENTURY
Comprising three bottles and three containers,
two containers with white enamel handles and
feet
Largest bottle: 13 in. (33 cm.) high (6
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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A SET OF FOUR SOFT SIDED SUITCASESIN MONOGRAM CANVAS
LOUIS VUITTON, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
Each with leather straps and buckles, with cream
lined interiors
10 x 31 x 21q in. (25.5 x 79 x 54.5 cm.)
9q x 27q x 18º in. (24 x 70 x 46.5 cm.) (4
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A BISTON 60 SUITCASE AND AN ALZER ANGLAIS 80 SUITCASE IN MONOGRAMCANVAS
LOUIS VUITTON, CIRCA 1960
Both composite leather and brass bound, with
handle to top, both with cream lined interior, the
Alzer Anglais 80 with removable tray, the larger
suitcase lock numbered ‘123503’, the interior
label numbered ‘877446’, the smaller suitcase
lock numbered ‘121364’ and the interior label
numbered ‘876302’
The larger suitcase: 10 x 31q x 20q in.
(25.5 x 80 x 52 cm.)
The smaller suitcase: 7 x 24 x 17 in.
(18 x 61 x 43 cm.) (2
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,300-1,900
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A PAIR OF MARQUETERIE DE PAILLE WORK BOXES
19TH CENTURY
Each with a fitted interior; together with two
straw-work pictures, each depicting an urban
scene, minor losses
The largest box: 2q in. (6 cm.) high;
8æ in. (21.5 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
Pictures: 6 x 9º in. (15 x 23.5 cm.) (4)
£800-1,200 $1,300-1,900
€1,100-1,500
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