Fine European Works of Art & Clocks 12 December 2019
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1 A 15TH CENTURY GOTHIC CARVED ALABASTER MODEL OF A LION possibly English, the reclining beast with left paw on a sphere, retaining traces of polychrome decoration, carved in the full round on an integral naturalistic base, 12cm long x 8cm high Nottingham in England became the centre of alabaster carving during the 15th century, where it was mined and then transported across Europe as far south as Spain and as far north as Iceland. £1,000-£1,500
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2 A RARE 13TH CENTURY GOTHIC PERIOD CARVED AND POLYCHROME STONE FIGURE OF CHRIST BLESSING the standing figure carved in the full round, an orb in his left hand, his right raised in blessing, stood on an integral shaped base, with original polychrome decoration, 37cm high £2,500-£3,500 3 AN EARLY 16TH CENTURY FLEMISH POLYCHROME DECORATED AND CARVED OAK FIGURE OF A SOLDIER the standing figure wearing a plumed helmet, holding shield and sword, wearing a long blue cloak falling to the ground, carved with an integral base, 40cm high £2,500-£3,500
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4 4 AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE TERRACOTTA RELIQUARY BUST, PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY the young female saint or Virgin Mary with centrally parted hair flowing down her shoulders, wearing a gown with circular aperture to reveal the relic, now filled, the interior with an old red wax seal, the exterior later painted, 37cm high
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The form of the present bust, modelled in the full round and cut at the shoulders was developed in the 15th century but probably derived from an ancient prototype. As well as religious and reliquary busts, portrait busts of particular patrons were produced for specific commissions, for example see the late 15th century terracotta portrait bust in the Metropolitan Museum, New York which depicts a young man, probably a member of the Medici family. Museum No. 41.100.239, which is of similar form to the present bust. Reliquary busts were also produced in carved wood such as oak and polychrome and gilt decorated, for example the reliquary bust of Saint Balbina, also in the Metropolitan Museum, which was produced in the South Netherlands ca. 1520-30. Museum No. 67.155.23 £5,000-£8,000 5 A LATE 15TH / EARLY 16TH CENTURY LOWER RHINE OR NETHERLANDISH POLYCHROME DECORATED LIMESTONE BUST OF THE VIRGIN the carved stone bust with original painted decoration (refreshed in some places), wearing a blue veil and red mantel, her eyes downcast and looking to sinister, later mounted on an ebonised plinth, 27cm high x 26cm wide The exaggerated facial features of the Madonna are reminiscent of the polychrome oak sculptures produced in the Lower Rhine in the early 16th century, with wide set, heavily lidded eyes. £4,000-£6,000 5A A LARGE 18TH CENTURY FLEMISH TERRACOTTA RELIEF OF THE VIRGIN DATED 1760 of oval form, depicted in profile wearing a veil, hand modelled and dated in the terracotta at the back ‘1760’ 55cm high x 40cm wide £3,000-£5,000
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6 A 15TH CENTURY STAINED GLASS ROUNDEL DEPICTING THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT SEBASTIAN, PROBABLY FLEMISH depicting the Saint tied to a tree and pierced by arrows the archer and a further figure beside him, in a lead surround, 22cm diameter £2,500-£3,000 7 A RARE 15TH CENTURY STAINED GLASS GLASS DEPICTING SAINT PETER, PROBABLY FLEMISH the saint enthroned and holding a large key, in lead border, 23cm diameter Auction Comparable: See Christie’s, Amsterdam, 15 December 2008, lot 94 for a similar stained glass panel depicting St James. £2,000-£3,000 8 A RARE AND IMPORTANT FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY GERMAN ALABASTER RELIEF DEPICTING THE PIETA the Virgin in the centre supporting the dead body of Christ, a skull beneath her feet, flanked by Mary Magdalene and St John, with further figures behind and the symbols of the Passion, the complex background depicting the crucifixion cross flanked by the Good Thief and the Bad Thief on their crosses, with figures on horseback and others preparing the tomb, carved in high relief with a flat back, 59cm high x 39cm wide x 9cm deep £10,000-£15,000
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9 A PAIR OF ITALIAN 18TH CENTURY MARBLE RELIEFS DEPICTING CHRIST AND THE MOURNING VIRGIN IN THE MANNER OF ORAZIO MARINALI (ITALIAN, 1643-1720) the Baroque style busts of oval form, the Virgin Mary looking upwards with lips slightly parted, Christ with mouth open and long flowing hair, 49cm high (2) £5,000-£8,000 10 A PAIR OF 17TH CENTURY SICILIAN (TRAPANI) ALABASTER FIGURES OF SEATED NUDES derived from the antique Spinario, both the female and male figures seated on a tree stump attending to their feet, on shaped integral bases, 30cm high (2) £1,000-£1,500 10
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11 A LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF DIANA THE HUNTRESS WITH A HOUND the standing nude with crescent moon diadem her seated hound at the ground beside her, with an integral shaped base, later applied on an ebonised, stepped plinth, the bronze 14cm high, 24cm high overall Provenance: Inherited by the present owner from a relative in Vienna. Please see the old photograph of the bronze in situ in a panelled room at the family property. Other examples of this small statuette have appeared at auction in recent years, but the model has not been attributed to a specific sculptor. The Mannerist proportions and spirally turned, contra-posto pose of the figure are features reminiscent of the work of the great Italian Mannerist sculptors Girolamo Campagna (1549-1625) and Tiziano Aspetti (1559-1606) both working in Venice in the late 16th century and early 17th century. Auction Comparables: See Christie’s, lot 221, 2 October 2013, catalogued as early 17th century and of similar size to the present bronze and lot 442, 7 July 2005 catalogued as late 16th / early 17th century, both in gilt bronze. £600-£800
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12 12 WORKSHOP OF BARTHELEMY PRIEUR (FRENCH, 1540-1611): A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF A WOMAN CUTTING HER NAILS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY the nude seated on a draped stool and cutting the nails on her right foot, seemingly a solid cast, unfinished, 9.2cm high This intimate and touching bronze appears to be unfinished and is perhaps a working model. A finished cast of this statuette is now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington (Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1957.14.24). The finished cast is a hollow cast, produced using the in-direct lost wax method, but with solid head, arms and lower legs which were probably formed free hand and joined to the rest of the figure. The three feet of the stool visible in our bronze have been removed from the finished cast, and without these feet the present bronze is the same size as the finished example. There is the remains of a sprue hole visible at her right hip and other small lumps of bronze such as at the end of the right foot which would have been removed and finished in the final cast. The bronze has been patinated and there are traces of black lacquer remaining over a mid brown patination which is consistent with Prieur’s bronzes. Prieur and his workshop were known to have produced solid cast bronzes, for example that ‘Man Carrying a Child’ (The Blind Orion Guided by Cadalion) in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (Inv. No. 24.212.12). Provenance: Private UK Collection. £800-£1,200 13 ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF NICOLO ROCCATAGLIATA (ITALIAN, 1575-1625): AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF A PUTTO the winged putto standing a contra posto, holding a cross and raised on a small square base, with remains of gilding, raised on an alabaster rectangular plinth inscribed ‘IHS’, the bronze 15.5cm high, overall 17cm high Provenance: A private UK Collection. This small bronze of a putto can be attributed to the workshop of Roccatagliata based on its similarity to another gilt bronze putto now in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Although our putto has lost part of his wings, they are delineated in the same way as the museum bronze, the sash and knotted drapery have been treated in the same manner and the pose, proportions and the long curly hair are all comparable. Roccatagliata is well known for his production of bronze putti in various poses and activities, from carrying dogs to playing musical instruments. £300-£500
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14 A 17TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS WITH A DOLPHIN TOGETHER WITH THREE FURTHER FIGURES Venus resting her left hand on the tip of the dolphin’s tail, on an integral bronze base raised on a rectangular marble plinth, 12cm high overall, an 18th century Flemish carved boxwood figure of the Virgin trampling a snake, on an ebonised cylindrical plinth, 19cm hgih overall, an 18th / 19th century polychrome decorated carved wood figure of the Virgin and Child, and a 19th century gilt bronze figure of Mercury after Giambologna, on an ebonised plinth 35cm high, (4) £300-£500
15 A SMALL LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST TOGETHER WITH A 17TH / 18TH CENTURY FIGURE OF ST SEBASTIAN the figure of Saint John the Baptist holding a cross in his right hand and a lamb in his left, raised on a stepped ebony plinth, the figure of Saint Sebastian in silver gilt, tied to a boxwood tree and with arrow holes to his body, wearing a perizonium, raised on an ebonised plinth with gilt dolphin feet, with inventory number below, 11cm high and 15cm high overall respectively, (2) £200-£300
16 A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY BRONZE RELIEFS DEPICTING NUDE MAIDENS of oval form, each depicted half length and with long flowing hair, mid brown patination, mounted in gilt bronze moulded frames with hanging loops over, together with a lead figure of a young woman yawning and stretching, the reliefs 21cm high, the lead figure 13.5cm high (3) £200-£300
Other properties 17 A LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY GERMAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF FORTUNA the nude figure in mid step, her left leg raised and balanced on the toes of her right, her arms raised and supporting her flowing drapery, raised on an ebonised, stepped plinth base, the figure 30cm high, 35cm high overall £3,000-£5,000
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18 CIRCLE OF NICCOLO ROCCATAGLIATA (ITALIAN, 1593-1636): A LATE 16TH CENTURY / EARLY 17TH CENTURY VENETIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VICTORY the figure in mid step and with left arm outstretched, holding a laurel wreath in the other hand, with wings outstretched, dark brown patination, raised on a later solid ebony plinth, the bronze 23cm high, overalll 26cm high £3,000-£5,000
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19 CIRCLE OF LORENZO VACCARO (ITALIAN, 1655-1706): A 17TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SAINT MICHAEL DEFEATING THE DEVIL portrayed in a dynamic Baroque pose, brandishing his sword in his right hand and raised on his left foot, his right leg extended behind, wearing an antique cuirass and helmet, previously gilded, the areas of skin now revealing the brown patination of the bronze below, raised on an associated rectangular alabaster plinth, the bronze 28cm high The form of this bronze is derived from Vaccaro’s silver and bronze figure of the same theme made between 1685 and 1700 and now in a private collection but known through photographs. Related Literature: “St Michael Defeating the Devil by Lorenzo Vaccaro: A sculpture to intercede for the souls of several important owners”, Journal of the History of Collections, Vol. 30, Issue 1, 2018, pp. 113- 125. £4,000-£6,000
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20 WORKSHOPS OF GIANLORENZO BERNINI (ITALIAN, 1598-1680): AN IMPORTANT THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY ROMAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CRISTO MORTO the Corpus Christi wearing a flowing perizonium, his eyes closed and head down-tured, later mounted on a perspex stand, 43.5cm / 17 ¼ inches high Provenance: European private collector, London; By whom gifted to the present private collection, England Related Literature: Roberto Battaglia, Crocifissi del Bernini in S. Pietro in Vaticano, Rome, 1942; Rudolph Wittkower, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Sculptor of the Baroque (London: Phaidon, 1966), pp. 229- 30, fig. 79 WITH THANKS TO DR CHARLES AVERY FOR HIS ASSISTANCE WITH CATALOGUING THIS LOT. This fine gilt bronze figure of the dead Christ crucified on the cross (Cristo morto) is related to two crucifixes of the dead and living Christ, which in 1657 Pope Alexander VII Chigi (1655-67) commissioned Bernini to produce in order to decorate the side aisle altars of St Peter’s. Twenty-three of these crucifixes are still in situ at St Peter’s today on their original crosses, eighteen of the living version (Cristo vivo) and five of the dead Christ. Although the original model for the Cristo morto (presumably a drawing or terracotta figure) was made by Bernini, documents published by Roberto Battaglia in 1942 (op. cit.) reveal that the wax models for the crucifixes were made in 1658 by his studio assistant, the sculptor Ercole Ferrata (1610-86), and then, under Bernini’s supervision, 10
cast in bronze twenty-five times by the specialist founder Paolo Curieri, after which each figure was individually chased and finished by Bortolomeo Cennini. At the end of 1660 the casts for St Peter’s were finished; the moulds for both types of crucifix, however, are listed in the inventory of Ferrata’s studio after his death (see Wittkower, p. 229), so it is possible that some casts were produced after 1660, for other patrons.The present bronze is clearly based on the same model as the Cristo Morto crucifixes in St Peter’s, exhibiting the same downturned emaciated head, with sharp brows and a long chin ending in a pointed beard, long arms extending above the head, thin torso with a gushing, bleeding wound on the right side of His chest, and wearing a windswept loincloth (perizonium) swirling in a downward direction to His left. Like the present bronze, all of the crucifixes in St Peter’s, as well as several other casts based on the same model, measure approximately 43.5 centimetres. The casting and finishing, however, differ from piece to piece, which lends each figure its individual character. According to Wittkower, (op. cit., p. 229) Bernini often eschewed pronounced anatomical details in favour of the ‘tense energy’ and ‘vitality’ which can be seen in an earlier model he made of the Cristo morto, the large crucifix for King Philip IV of Spain (c.1654: Escorial, Sacristy of the Colegio, fig. 3). Indeed, other contemporary bronze figures made in Bernini’s Roman workshops, such as the Countess Matilda of Tuscany (c.1634: Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria) and the Risen Christ (c.1673-74: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore,), also exhibit a lack of concern for minute anatomical detailing, for Bernini was a sculptor by training and not a small bronze specialist or goldsmith. This, together with the fine gilding and appropriate age-related wear, lead to the conclusion that the present figure is likely to be a contemporary cast based closely on Bernini’s original design, made in his bronze workshops in Rome in the third-quarter of the seventeenth century. £8,000-£12,000
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21 A PAIR OF SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN (ROME) GILT BRONZE WINGED CHERUBS IN FLIGHT each wearing a sash securing flowing drapery, their wings separately cast and each secured with a single screw, their backs hollow, raised on later white veined, black marble, stepped square plinths, the putti 24cm high, 43.5cm high overall (2) WITH THANKS TO DR CHARLES AVERY FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CATALOGUING THIS LOT. Provenance: Property of a private collector, England Related Literature: Alessandro Angelini, Gian Lorenzo Bernini e I Chigi tra Roma e Siena (Cinisello Balsamo, Milan 1998), p. 146, figs. 144-45; Boudon–Machuel, François du Quesnoy, 1597-1643, Paris 2005, pp. 141-46, figs 142-44 ; pp. 247-49, pls. Fig. 140; Oreste Ferrari and Serenita Papaldo, Le sculture del Seicento a Roma (Rome, 1999), p. 320; Jennifer Montagu, Gold, Silver and Bronze: Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque, (New Haven & London, 1996), pp. 12-13, fig. 18; Rudolph Wittkower, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Sculptor of the Baroque (London, 1966), pls. 44-45 Notes: Flying cherubim became one of the favourite motifs of the Baroque in Rome, often inspired by the need to lighten the sombre mood of images of cruel martyrdoms that were so emphasised in the imagery of the CounterReformation. Originated there by Algardi, Bernini and Duquesnoy, they rapidly became standard features in the repertory promulgated by their followers of the second generation. For instance, in the Algardian interior decoration of the church of Sant’Agnese in Agone that dominates Piazza Navona, Ercole Ferrata master-minded from 1658 eight enormous marble reliefs with ‘angioletti’ set around the entrance of the church bearing the symbols of the martyrdom of the name-saint. During the 1660s he and others modelled the angels in four semi-domes hovering above the huge marble side-altars of Saints Alessio, Emeranzia and Eustace, while Antonio Raggi did the one dedicated to St Cecilia. Furthermore, when it came to the High altar itself, an enormous marble relief of The Holy Family on the return from Egypt, a multitude of cherubim in
mid-air pluck dates to feed them from a palm-tree (1673-76) Meanwhile Bernini, an addict of putti and cherubim, aided by his followers and a host of silversmiths working to his designs, was producing just as many little angels in metalwork for the successive popes, Urban VIII (Barberini) and Alexander VII (Chigi). Wonderfully plump and alive are the marble babies held as attributes in the arms of successive statues of Charity on the tombs of these popes in St Peter’s. Putti abound amidst the trails of foliage round the ‘barley-sugar’ columns of Bernini’s Baldacchino (1) in St. Peter’s of 1624-30, some more or less flying, as in the present instance. Then in 1657, Bernini designed a hanging lamp (2) with three flying putti holding up a crown bearing the 8-pointed stars of the Chigi, for their family chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo: this was cast in bronze and gilded by Peter Verpoorten (1656-7, 3). These dangling putti were much replicated, and from this view the respective poses are not unlike those of the present pair of putti.François Duquesnoy, the Flemish immigrant among the triumvirate of founders of Baroque sculpture, secured himself the epithet of ‘the master of the putti’, which indicates how highly his babies - with their charming expressions, uncannily soft-looking infant skin and wispy hair - were regarded. Characteristic are a pair sadly and respectfully raising a curtain over the epitaph of Ferdinand van den Eynde, in Santa Maria dell’Anima. He could work the same magic in three dimensions in bronze, as in a flying Cupid meant to be accompanying a Mercury (Copenhagen).From a volume of drawings belonging to the Barberini, Jennifer Montagu illustrates a silver mirror-frame made by Michele Strinati in 1660, in which the two angels (or cupids) at either side are composed in twisted positions looking away from the frame and each other, just like those of the present pair, writing: ‘Almost certainly this exceptionally large mirror in its luxurious frame with its frolicking putti was a wedding-present for Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna’s wedding to one of the most intriguing women of the Roman Seicento [Maria Mancini, in 1661]’. References: 1. Charles Dempsey, Inventing the Renaissance Putto (Chapel Hill and London, 2001), passim. 2. Oreste Ferrari and Serenita Papaldo, Le sculture del Seicento a Roma, Ugo Bozzi (Rome) 1999, p. 320. 3. See also Rudolph Wittkower, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, The Sculptor of the Baroque (London: Phaidon, 1966), pl. 44-454. Alessandro Angelini, Gian Lorenzo Bernini e I Chigi tra Roma e Siena, Cinisello Balsamo, Milan 1998.5. Boudon–Machuel, François du Quesnoy, 1597-1643, Paris 2005, p. 63, fig. 48.6. Jennifer Montagu, Gold, Silver and Bronze: Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque, New Haven & London, 1996, pp. 12-13, fig. 18. £4,000-£6,000
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22 A LARGE 17TH CENTURY FLEMISH OAK CARYATID FIGURE the floorstanding figure carved in the round, with a basket of fruit including grapes, apples and pomegranates raised on her head, her drapery falling in folds to the ground, raised on a later square oak base, 136cm high £6,000-£8,000 23 A 16TH / 17TH CENTURY SPANISH COLONIAL CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF CHRIST the Corpus Chrsti from a crucifixion, now lacking arms, retaining traces of paint, 43cm high Provenance: Acquired in Mexico. £200-£300 24 A BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE MANNER OF ALESSANDRO ALGARDI (ITALIAN, 15981654), PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY the figure of Cristo Vivo with mouth and eyes open, wearing a perizonium, with holes to the hands and feet to mount on a cross, 52cm high
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25 A 19TH CENTURY BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI ON EBONISED CRUCIFIX wearing a rope tied perizonium, traces of gilding to the face, raised on a cross with ebony shaft and ebonised stepped base, the Christ 38cm high, the cross 78cm high £400-£600 26 A 19TH CENTURY BYZANTINE STYLE BRONZE CORPUS CHRISTI from a crucifix, the hair, beard and ribs clearly delineated, cast in high relief with a hollow back, 28cm high £300-£500 27 λ A 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN IVORY AND EBONY CRUCIFIXION SCENE the Corpus Christi figure of Cristo Vivo with eyes open and head looking up, wearing the crown of thorns and with a rope tied perizonium, raised on an ebony cross over a rectangular plinth on a shallow bronze base, with an ivory cartouche above inscribed ‘INRI’, and an ivory figure of the Virgin Mary kneeling at the base, her mouth open revealing carved teeth within, her arm and part of her left side detachable to fit around the cross, her left hand grasping the other edge of the cross, 64cm high £2,000-£3,000 27 13
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28 λ A 19TH CENTURY NEO-GOTHIC CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD the standing figure with S shaped Gothic pose, wearing a pierced foliate crown and a mantel which the Christ Child holds in his right hand, he holds an orb in his left, her drapery falling in complex folds to the ground and revealing her feet in pointed shoes, with remains of polychrome decoration and gilding, raised on a later square marble plinth, the ivory 22cm high £800-£1,000 29 λ AN 18TH CENTURY INDO-PORTUGUESE (GOAN) IVORY FIGURE OF SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA HOLDING THE INFANT CHRIST the standing figure holding the Christ Child in his right hand, Christ holding an orb and raising his hand in blessing, traces of gilding to the hood and paint around the hair and other recesses, 17cm high £500-£1,000 30 λ A 16TH / 17TH CENTURY SPANISH / PORTUGUESE COLONIAL CARVED AND PAINTED IVORY CORPUS CHRISTI the figure of Christ with eyes open, wearing a perizonium, the beard and hair painted naturalistically, from a crucifix, possibly Goan or Ceylon, 22.5cm high £500-£800
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32 31 31 A 19TH CENTURY NORTH EUROPEAN SILVER GILT, ROCK CRYSTAL AND IVORY RELIQUARY OF SAINT SIMON THE ZEALOT the silver gilt Gothic style niche surmounted by an arched canopy with rock crystal faceted finial atop, with rock crystal columns, raised on a square pierced base set with cabochons, the ivory figure of St Simon holding a saw, with traces of green decoration and gilding, with import marks for London 1925, 17cm high £1,500-£2,000 32 A 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN GILT BRONZE RELIEF DEPICTING THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST of rectangular form, the risen Christ appearing in the sky flanked by clouds and a pair of angels, with various figures below, a town in the background, 15.5cm wide x 13cm high £1,500-£2,000 33 A 16TH CENTURY ITALIAN BRONZE MEDALLION DEPICTING CHRIST AND THE CRUCIFIXION the medal depicting Christ in profile, inscribed ‘EGO SVM VIA VERITAS ET VITA’, the reverse with a relief of the Crucifixion in the manner of Guglielmo della Porta, pierced, 8.5cm diameter £1,800-£2,200 34 A 19TH CENTURY DUTCH SILVER MOUNTED VELVET BAG the velvet purse with silver mounts depicting various figures, with a ring handle above and a relief depicting a courting couple to the belt hook, marked R PS and WT to the hook, 31cm high £300-£500
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36 35 AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH LEAD MODEL OF TWO PUTTI PLAYING WITH A GOOSE the two boys wrestling with the goose, modelled in the full round and on a naturalistic integral base, 25cm high £2,000-£3,000 36 AFTER FRANCESCO FANELLI (ITALIAN, 1577-1657): A 19TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF THE INFANT HERCULES WRESTLING TWO SERPENTS the young Hercules with a serpent in each hand, a solid cast raised on an integral square base, 22cm high £300-£500 37 LOUIS-SIMON BOIZOT (FRENCH, 1743-1809): AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY TERRACOTTA MODEL OF VENUS AND CUPID ENTITLED ‘LA CURIOSITE’ depicting Venus pulling back drapery to reveal the crouching putto beneath, and a nest with two doves, Venus with flowing drapery and seated on a rocky crop, the integral base inscribed ‘LA CURIOSITE’ and ‘Boizot’, 24cm high Boizot was director of the sculpture workshop at the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres from 1773-1800, producing works in terracotta that were reproduced in white un-glazed biscuit porcelain designed to look like marble. The present group was reproduced in biscuit porcelain by the Sevres factory under his direction. Boizot’s hard paste porcelain group of Charity, also produced by the Sevres factory, is now in the Getty Museum. £500-£800
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38 A SMALL BRONZE OIL LAMP IN THE MANNER OF ANDREA RICCIO (ITALIAN, 1470-1532) modelled as the head of a satyr, a scrolling handle at the back and a hinged lid to the crown of his head, with silvered eyes, on a circular base, 7.5cm high A similar example from the early 16th century is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. £200-£300
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47 A FINE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EMPIRE PERIOD BRONZE FIGURE OF THE VENUS CALLIPYGE, AFTER THE ANTIQUE the standing goddess removing her drapery to reveal her behind, raised on a plinth modelled as a fountain, with bearded mask to the front emitting a gilt stream of water, flanked by a pair of swans, 56cm high £2,000-£3,000 48 AFTER PIERRE I LEGROS (1629-1714): A LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF SILENUS, PAN AND A NEREID ‘THE DRUNKEN SILENUS’ the drunken figure of Silenus supported by the nude Nereid and Pan, a tambourine at his feet, on a naturalistic integral base, dark brown patination with brassy high points, raised on a later black marble circular plinth, the bronze 18.5cm high, 23.5cm high overall Museum Comparable: An example of this bronze is in the Wallace Collection, London. The Wallace Collection note that the composition derives from early 17th century drawings by Sir Peter Paul Rubens but that the bronze is likely to have been cast in the workshops of Pierre Legros. Auction Comparable: A near identical figure of the same size and also catalogued as late 18th / early 19th century was sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 22 September 2009, lot 68. £1,000-£1,500 49 AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA (ITALIAN, 1529-1608): A 19TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY leaping on a gust of wind from the mouth of the God of Wind, Boreas, holding his caduceus in his left hand, on a black marble and relief cast plinth, 66.5cm high £600-£800 49 19
50 A LATE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN ALABASTER FIGURAL GROUP OF VENUS AND CUPID IN THE MANNER OF CANOVA in the Neo-Classical style, depicting Venus nude reclining on a sofa, embracing the figure of Cupid beside her, raised on a rectangular base with egg and dart border, 40cm wide x 24cm high £600-£800
51 A LATE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN ALABASTER FIGURE OF AN ODALISQUE the seated nude figure wearing roses in her hair and a headdress, looking back over her right shoulder and raised on a base carved with drapery and a feathered fan, with canted edges, 36cm high x 29cm wide £500-£800
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63 A 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH STAINED GLASS PANEL DEPICTING THE GOOD SHEPHERD ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES EAMER KEMPE (1838-1907) of rectangular form, Christ with a halo and holding a staff and a lamb, within a border featuring decorative pearl beading, in a later ebonised, stained wood frame, 93cm high x 60cm wide The delicately painted pearls visible in the present example feature in many of Kempe’s stained glass windows, for example his detail of St Dorothy, at Staplefield. Other examples of his work can be found at Wightwick Manor, near Wolverhampton, now managed by the National Trust. £600-£800
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Related literature: H.Ottomeyer, P.Pruschel, ‘Vergoldete Bronzen’, Munich, 1986, vol.I, p.254, fig 4.7.1). Auction Comparable: See Christies, London, 5 April 2005, lot 318. £1,500-£2,000
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72 A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE GIRANDOLE MIRRORS in the Renaissance Revival style, the rectangular frames surmounted by crests with bearded masks amongst foliage, enclosing the bevelled glass mirror plates, with a female mask at the base issuing three upward scrolling, acanthus wrapped branches terminating in urn shaped candle nozzles, 55cm high (2) £300-£500
73 A LARGE PAIR OF FLOOR STANDING SPECIMEN MARBLE OBELISKS decorated throughout with various marbles and hard stones in a Belgian marble surround, including malachite, Verde Antico and onyx, on rectangular plinth bases, 120cm high £1,500-£2,000
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87 87 A SET OF FOUR LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE WALL LIGHTS, POSSIBLY BY HENRY VIAN (FRENCH, 1860-1905) the backplates modelled as ribbon-tied quivers of arrows issuing from baskets of fruit, and with an oval relief of Cupid to the centre, each issuing a pair of upward scrolling arms casts as winged putti, with urn shaped nozzles above cast with laurel wreathes and arrows, with beaded drip pans, the backplate marked ‘H. Vian’, alll stamped ‘H.V’ and numbered 077, fitted for electricity, 60cm high (4) Henry Vian was renowned bronzier with a large workshop based at 5 rue de Thorigny, Paris, in the second half of the 19th century specialising in decorative works of art and lighting. £800-£1,200 88 A FINE AND RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY REGENCY GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE COLZA FLOOR STANDING LAMP the Colza receiver shaped as an antique oil lamp, the handle cast as a bird's head and neck over a ram’s mask, raised on a fluted shaft over a triform base with three acanthus wrapped, paw shaped feet, later fitted for electricity, 152cm high £1,500-2,000 89 A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN BRONZE AND SIENNA MARBLE CANDLESTICKS with beaded nozzles over marble stems raised on acanthus cast bases each terminating in three scrolling feet over triangular plinths, 25cm high (2) £300-£500 90 A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT METAL AND MARBLE URN of baluster form, surmounted by a fixed cover with fruiting finial, with swan neck handles, raised on a lappet cast foot over a re-entrant cut, square base, 47cm high £200-£300 91 AFTER THE ANTIQUE: A 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN BRONZE URN in the Etruscan style, with twin scrolling handles, the body cast in relief with a frieze of various classical figures on a circular lappet cast foot over a square black marble base, 31cm high £150-£200 92 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF NAPOLEON TOGETHER WITH TWO BRONZE MODELS OF EAGLES the figure of Napoleon standing beside a small pedestal, raised on a square base, dark brown patination, the two bronze eagles both with wings outstretched, one on an oval black marble base, the other a circular marble base, 23cm high, 13cm high and 11cm high respectively (3) £200-£300
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119 BARBARA TRIBE (1913-2000): LOVERS I, A PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP CIRCA 1981 the entwined lovers with their hair flowing and matching the waves below, green patination, signed indistinctly and numbered 2/9, on an associated black marble rectangular plinth, the bronze 60cm high, 64cm high overall Number 3 of this small edition of 9 is now on display in the Art Gallery New South Wales, Australia, Accession number 192.1982.a-b. £3,000-5,000
120 ALFREDO PINA (ITALIAN, 1883-1969): A BRONZE STUDY OF AN AFRICAN WOMAN AND CHILD CAST BY SUSSE FRERES, PARIS the seated woman with the child laying on her legs, on a rectangular integral base signed ‘Pina’ and with foundry mark ‘Susse Frs. Eds. Paris Cire Perdue’ stamped ‘BRONZE’, raised on an ebonised plinth, the bronze 17cm high x 17.5cm wide Alfredo Pina was a pupil of Auguste Rodin and is perhaps best known for his portrait busts of Beethoven, Wagner and Victor Hugo. Susse Freres were arguably the best bronze foundry in Paris during the early years of the 20th century. £600-£800
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121 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTED FUSEE BRACKET CLOCK the case surmounted by a pad top with brass handle, the sides with reticulated brass frets, raised on four ball feet, the painted dial with Roman numerals, the single chain fusee timepiece movement with shouldered plates, anchor escapement and pendulum, 45cm high handle up The movement is ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £400-£600
122 A FINE REGENCY FAUX ROSEWOOD, PARCEL GILT AND BURGUNDY LEATHER OPEN SOFA the volute scroll ends with acanthus leaf decoration below, with large gilt paw feet and beaded rail, later upholstered in button back burgundy aged leather, 203cm wide x 63cm deep x 82cm high £2,000-£4,000
123 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WALNUT, CUT BRASS, ORMOLU AND MARBLE TOPPED LOW BOOKCASE / CABINET of very narrow design and of breakfront outline, the ends with cupboard doors with cut brass decoration centred by classical female masks, on a plinth base with foliate gilt bronze mount, the central section with open adjustable shelf, with white marble top, 224cm wide x 28cm deep x 75cm high £1,500-£2,000
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124 A FINE SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND MARBLE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK ‘L’EMPLOI DU TEMPS’ BY DENIERE, PARIS AFTER THE MODEL BY LAURENT GUIARD (1732-1788) in the Louis XVI style, depicting a classical maiden reclining and reading a book, leaning against the clock case which is modelled as a pedestal, raised on a white marble plinth with ormolu mounts depicting Cupids amongst scrolling acanthus leaves, with enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute outer track, signed ‘DENIERE FT DE BRONZES PARIS’, with twin train movement striking on a bell and numbered 3183, signed ‘Deniere’, and stamped ‘PONS Medaille D’or 1827’, 57cm wide x 38cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. This fine clock produced by the prestigious bronze manufacturer Deniere, probably in the 1830’s. The firm was established by Francois Matelin and Jean-François Dénière in Paris in 1803, and records show that it was based at 58 rue de Turenne in 1813 and at 9 rue d’Orléans au Marais by 1820. During this period the firm flourished, employing over two hundred workers, and supplied clocks and candelabra for the French palaces, most notably Versailles and the Grand Trianon. In 1822, Deniere received the title of Provider of the King, Queen, Princes and Princesses and the Conservation of the Crown Furnishings, and also counted among his privileged clients the Duchesse de Berry and the King of Spain. In 1844 Deniere’s son Guillaume went into partnership with him and in the following years they exhibited at numerous exhibitions including the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862 in London. At the time they were favourably compared to the great ormolu master Thomire. Pons was also a highly regarded horologist, they used the 1827 Paris Medaille d’Or stamp which can be found on the present movement between 1827 and 1834, in 1834 they won the gold medal again. Related Literature: This model is illustrated in ‘French Bronze Clocks’, E. Niehuser, p. 81. An 18th century example is shown which also features a cockerel atop the pedestal beside the maiden, a reference to study and the sleepless nights and wakefulness that it requires. £1,500-£2,000
125 A FINE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BUREAU PLAT the writing desk with rectangular top fitted with with a gilt tooled leather writing surface, with a long frieze drawer with ormolu Vitruvian scroll mounts flanked by a pair of short drawers each with a pair of lion mask handles holding garlands in their mouths, the back of the desk with faux drawers and matching mounts, on four square, tapering legs hung with fruiting and floral garland mounts, with key, 179cm wide x 88cm deep x 79cm high £3,000-£5,000
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126 A LATE 18TH CENTURY GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BRASS MOUNTED TWIN FUSEE BRACKET CLOCK SIGNED HEITSZMAN CAMBRIDGE the shallow pad top over the break-arch cornice, with brass swing handle, with brass reticulated sound frets to the sides and front, on bracket feet, the painted dial signed and with Roman numerals, the twin fusee movement with verge escapement, with finely engraved backplate decorated with scrolling foliage, striking on a bell, with pear shaped bob pendulum, with winder and case keys, 43cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £1,500-£2,000
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130 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EMPIRE STYLE GILT BRONZE AND MARBLE LYRE CLOCK the lyre surmounted by a mask of Zeus flanked by swan necks, raised on a stepped rectangular plinth base, the 12 pieces enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell (now lacking), 49cm high The movement is ticking and striking but lacking bell and pendulum, not fully tested or guaranteed. £1,000-£1,500 131 A VERY LARGE FRENCH GILT BRONZE PORTICO CLOCK SIGNED ‘HOTEL DE CHOISEUL A PARIS’, THE CASE 19TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT AND DIAL 18TH CENTURY the case with he dentil cornice over four free standing columns raised on a stepped plinth base with foliate cast ormolu border, the acanthus cast bezel enclosing the white enamelled dial signed ‘Hotel de Choiseul A Paris’ with Roman numerals, the 18th century twin train movement with flat bottomed plates, previously with silk suspension now with Brocot type suspension, with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with later pendulum, 63cm high
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135 A 17TH CENTURY WALNUT TABLE WITH MARBLE TOP AND LATER EBONISED DECORATION the moulded rectangular top enclosing an early panel of coloured Breccia marble, the marble with uneven, worn surface, raised on a quadripartite base formed of four volute scrolls, 107cm wide x 53cm deep x 79cm high £600-£800 136 A THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEON III EBONISED AND CUT BRASS MOUNTED CABINET IN THE BOULLE STYLE of rectangular form with canted front angles, and shaped Belgian Black marble top above, the sides with ormolu mounts of ribbon-tied musical trophies, the panelled doors with intricate cut brass inlay (some lifting), the interior mahogany lined and with two adjustable shelves, 120cm wide x 44cm deep x 112cm high £1,000-£2,000
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139 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH KINGWOOD, OLIVEWOOD AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED SIDE TABLE in the Louis XVI style, the shaped top with decorative scrolling veneer, the frieze with a sliding leather covered writing surface with gilt tooled decoration, raised on cabriole legs with a matching under tier, on cartouche cast feet, 71cm high x 38cm wide £600-£800
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140 A FINE SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ROSEWOOD AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK WITH THERMOMETER SIGNED ‘BROCOT’ the egg and dart moulded ormolu bezel over foliate scrolls and mounted on a rosewood and fruitwood marquetry plinth set with a silvered thermometer ‘Selon Reaumur’, on a rectangular base over an oval pedestal, the silvered Roman dial with recessed centre revealing the Brocot escapement with jewelled pallets, the twin barrel movement with unusual rise and fall regulation, striking on a bell, the backplate signed ‘Brocot BREVETE’, the movement covered with a glass dome, with twin tube mercury pendulum, with winder, 57cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £800-£1,200
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143 AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH AMBOYNA AND EBONISED CABINET ON LATER STAND the upper section with ripple moulding and with six short drawers centred by a locking column securing the drawers, with key, with pierced brass handles, raised on a later stand with spirally turned legs united by a scrolling stretcher, 117cm high x 95cm wide x 34cm deep £800-£1,200 144 A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY DARK GREY SCAGLIOLA AND WHITE MARBLE PEDESTAL with white marble circular top over the cylindrical column shaft with waisted base, raised on a stained wood plinth, the top 33cm diameter, 90cm high £500-£800
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147 A LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL EIGHT LIGHT CHANDELIER the foliate ceiling rose above the champleve enamel decorated shaft, with circular outer frame hung with laurel garlands interspersed with flaming urn finials, the interior with eight branches fitted for electricity, 123cm drop x 89cm diameter £600-£800 148 A ROCOCO STYLE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK MODELLED AS AN ELEPHANT AND RIDER the elephant carrying an Oriental figure holding a parasol, raised on a Rococo base ornamented with foliage, shellwork, rocailles and C scrolls, the twelve piece enamel dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, stamped ‘ Japy Freres G Med d’Honneur’, with pendulum 56cm high £800-£1,200
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153 A CANTAGALLI IZNIK STYLE CERAMIC DISH with black and white stylised border, the centre decorated with flowers on white ground, with the Cantagalli cockerel to the reverse, 28cm diameter £500-£800 154 AN 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND GESSO CANDELABRA ADAPTED AS A LAMP BASE the triform stem with beaded circular top with later faux candle fitting and electric nozzle, raised on a Baroque style shaft with foliate decoration over the triple volute scroll base and toupie feet, 113cm high including faux candle £200-£300 155 A LATE 19TH CENTURY CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF ST AGNES WITH A LAMB the standing figure with the lamb in her right hand, wearing a diadem and raised on a canted rectangular integral plinth, 61cm high £200-£300 156 A MID 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN CAST IRON FIGURE OF A MAN SMELTING IRON the standing labourer holding a pot of molten iron on a long staff, on a shaped base, 49cm high Provenance: Purhased by the present owner from Russia approximately thirty years ago. £300-£500
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157 157 A LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY MAJOLICA WINE COOLER / JARDINIERE in the Minton style (unmarked), the shaped edge over the body decorated in relief with a scenes of frolicking putti witih foliate borders, with acanthus decoration to the ends, 60cm wide x 28cm high £1,500-£2,000 157A A LATE 19TH CENTURY GLAZED TERRACOTTA, MAHOGANY AND ORMOLU MOUNTED SIDE TABLE the circular top decorated with a central scene en grisaille of trees beside a lake, flanked by majolica style decoration of dancing figures and classical masks, raised on a circular mahogany table with three column legs with gilt bronze mounts, united by a shaped stretcher, 50cm diameter, 70cm high £500-£800 157A 158 RENE CHARLES MASSE (FRENCH, 1855-1913): A LARGE PAIR OF TERRACOTTA FIGURAL STICKSTANDS MODELLED AS PEASANTS DATED 1889 each figure with a small basket and previously holding fishing rods, raised on naturalistic bases modelled with tree stumps to hold umbrellas and canes, signed ‘Ch. Masse 1889’, 92cm high (2) £400-£600 159 A LATE 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN ALABASTER BUST OF A YOUNG ARAB GIRL wearing a shawl tied around her shoulders and a decorative necklace, looking to dexter, raised on a spreading cylindrical socle, 40cm high £400-£600 160 A LATE 19TH CENTURY PAINTED TERRACOTTA GROUP OF TWO SPANIELS the two dogs depicted on a naturalistically modelled base, 15cm high x 23cm wide £200-£300 161 A 19TH CENTURY RENAISSANCE STYLE CARVED OAK CASKET the miniature coffer of inverted break-front form, with fluted columns to the front corners and a 17th century style carved panel to the front, the lid carved with a mask emitting foliage, with iron hinges and ring handles, the interior void except for a candle box, 60cm wide x 34cm deep x 38cm high £300-£500
162 A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRASS AND ENAMEL MANTEL CLOCK WITH SUBSIDIARY SECONDS HAND surmounted by a model of two Cupids, with two further Cupids adorning the case with floral garlands, on a plinth base, the sides with blue enamelled panels depicting Cupid, the dial with Roman numerals, the subsidiary seconds hand, the twin train movement striking on a bell, of recent manufacture, 30cm high The movement is winding and ticking but not fully guaranteed. £200-£300 162A A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH / ITALIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS ARRANGING HER HAIR AFTER THE CIECHANOWIECKI MASTER the standing semi-nude figure holding sections of her long hair, her drapery tied below her waist and falling to the floor revealing her toes, mid brown patination, 27cm high The so-called Ciechanowiecki Master was a 17th century sculptor, probably working in Rome and strongly influenced by classical sculpture and the masters of the previous generation. £300-£500
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164 A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH EBONISED AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED QUARTER CHIMING MUSICAL BRACKET CLOCK SIGNED ‘JOSEPH BROS.’ the case with bell top surmounted by a brass carrying handle, the sides with pierced gilt Rococo style scrolling leaves and silk backing, on a plinth base with similar Rococo style pierced mounts, the door with shaped quadrant frets, the 7.5 inch dial with matching foliate decoration, the silvered Roman chapter ring with Arabic five minute markers, with silvered name plate signed ‘JOSEPH BROS. 50 WESTBOURNE GROVE W’, with gilt matted centre, with subsidiary dials above for chime / silent, slow / fast and eight bells / four bells / Westminster, the substantial triple fusee movement with rectangular plates, with anchor escapement and slow fast regulation pendulum, with two pin wheels one to activate the hammers on the nest of eight graduated bells, the other for the four gongs, with a further hammer for the large blued steel coiled gong, with pendulum, 60cm high £1,500-£2,000 *See page one for information regarding fees
165 165 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK SIGNED JOHN BISHOP, SHERBOURNE the break-arch hood with carved pierced frets to the sides and spirally turned columns to the front corners, the trunk with moulded and brass capped fluted quarter columns to the front angles, on a plinth base with shaped apron, the painted Osborne type dial with gilt flowers to the corners and an oval containing gilt shells to the arch, with Roman numerals and engraved gilt hands, with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, signed ‘Jno Bishop Sherbourne’, the eight day, weight driven movement with anchor escapement, with pendulum and two weights and winder, 210cm high £400-£600
166 166 A FINE MID 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY VIENNA REGULATOR SIGNED ‘JOSEF ELSNER WIEN’ the case with scrolling cornice over straight glazed front and sides, the signed, white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the single train movement with A frame plates, with maintaining power and anchor escapement, with single brass cased weight and pendulum with large brass bob, 94cm high The movement is winding and ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £600-£800
167 167 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK BY GEORGE SOMERSALL, CIRCA 1760 the break-arch hood with three brass ball and spire finials, the trunk with arched door and plinth base (restored), the 12 inch brass break- arch dial with gilt Rococo spandrels, silvered Roman chapter ring, gilt matted centre and silvered subsidiary seconds dial, the arch with a silvered boss signed ‘Geo Somersall London’, the eight day weight driven movement with anchor escapement, with pendulum and two weights, 223cm high including brass finials Related Literature: Britten’s ‘Old Clock and Watches and their Makers’, 9th edition, p. 608. The Somersalls were a family of clockmakers, the present clock dating to circa 1760 must have been made by George Somersall Junior, who was a member of the Clockmakers company from 1752-1773, and was based at Leadenhall from 1750. £600-£800
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168 A RARE AND FINE MID 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED SIX TUNE MUSICAL FUSEE TABLE CLOCK WITH AUTOMATA SIGNED MARRIOT, FLEET STREET the case with inverted bell top surmounted by an ormolu allegorical figure of Music playing a lyre and flanked by four flaming urn finials, the sides with gilt brass pierced frets cast with winged putti and strap-work, the sides with canted angles and fruitwood and boxwood inlay and stringing, on acanthus scrolled feet, the door with gilt floral quadrants and break arch glazed panel enclosing the eight inch square brass dial with gilt spandrels and painted centre with Roman numerals signed ‘Marriot FLEET STREET’, with subsidiary chime / silent dial and tune selection, listing DANCE / DANCE / COTILLION / LANGOLEE / MARCH / MINUET, the arch painted with a scene of a lady reading and a man spying on her with a telescope within an Arcadian landscape, centred by a moving figure of the Chronos holding an egg timer and scythe, moving in time with the pendulum, the substantial triple chain fusee movement with verge escapement and large pin wheel activating the hammers playing the six tunes on the hour on a nest of eight graduated bells, striking the hours on a further bell, the backplate with engraved foliate decoration, with pendulum with pear shaped bob, with pull cord repeat on the single bell and nest of bells, with case key and winder, 66cm high The movement and automaton is in working order and chiming but not fully tested or guaranteed. John Marriot of Fleet Street is listed in Britten’s ‘Old clocks and Watches & Their Makers’ as working from 1755-1799 during which time he took on numerous apprentices. £8,000-£12,000
168 169 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU AUTOMATON FOUNTAIN CLOCK WITH ALARM modelled as a fountain surmounted by a foliate finial with a pair of dolphins flanked by a pair of spires, on a rectangular plinth with palmette cast feet, centred by a gilt bronze mask emitting a glass spirally turned rod to simulate water, which revolves when activated, the gilt clock dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary alarm hand, with an 18th century verge watch movement, 36cm high The clock is ticking and the fountain automata working but not fully tested or guaranteed. £700-£1,000 170 A 19TH CENTURY AND LATER WALNUT AND MARQUETRY FUSEE BRACKET CLOCK WITH NIGHT DIAL in the late 17th century style, with caddy top surmounted by a bronze handle cast with caryatids, profusely inlaid throughout with floral marquetry, the a blind fret frieze over the moulded door and plinth base, the rectangular brass dial engraved with scrolling flowers including tulips and sunflowers, probably early 18th century, with later silvered Roman chapter ring and arched aperture above with silvered dial with pierced Roman numerals, the twin chain fusee movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, with floral engraved backplate bearing the later signature ‘Edward East Londini’, with pendulum, 62cm high 170
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171 A SMALL LATE 18TH CENTURY DIRECTOIRE STYLE FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE CLOCK OF NAUTICAL THEME depicting a sailor of African descent holding an anchor, the clock case modelled as a sack, raised on an oval plinth base with dolphin mounts, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, converted to vertically mounted balance wheel escapement, 19cm high £300-£500 172 A FINE EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH EMPIRE PERIOD GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK DEPICTING DIANA THE HUNTRESS the standing figure of Diana in a toga and holding a bow in her left hand, leaning on the clock case, a hound beside a tree stump flanking her, on a rectangular plinth base raised on four toupie feet, the plinth with relief decoration of hounds bringing down a wild boar flanked by anthemions and foliage, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and ormolu centre, the twin train movement with outside countwheel and silk suspension, striking the half hour and the hours on a bell, with pendulum, 30cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £800-£1,200
173 A LATE 19TH CENTURY WHITE MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK BY J.W. BENSON, LONDON the drum shaped marble case flanked by a pair of volute scrolls and surmounted by a pair of ormolu doves, on a plinth base, the white enamelled dial signed ‘J.W. BENSON Ludgate Hill, LONDON’, with Roman numerals, the twin train movement initialled JWB and with outside countwheel striking on the half hour and the hours on a bell, 34cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £300-£500 174 A LATE 19TH / 20TH CENTURY LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE CLOCK MODELLED WITH AN ELEPHANT the standing elephant with a tasselled seat raised on its back, with a reclining putto atop, raised on a shaped plinth with four scrolling feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum, 25cm high The movement is striking when the hands are turned but not in sync, not fully tested or guaranteed. £400-£600 53
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181 178 A LATE 19TH CENTURY VIENNESE ENAMEL AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BOUDOIR CLOCK in the Rococo style, the shaped case ornamented with ormolu scrolls and foliage and with enamel decoration of a courting couple, the white enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the watch type movement winding from the back, 10cm high £300-£500 179 AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH GREEN SHAGREEN AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED BOUDOIR CLOCK of arched form with a swing handle over, on a plinth base with ribbon- tied laurel mount to the front, and paste set bezel, the white enamelled dial decorated with floral garlands, with Arabic numerals, the twin train movement stamped ‘A.D. MOUGIN’, with vertically mounted balance wheel escapement striking on a bell, 24cm high £600-£800
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181 A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK IN THE ROCOCO STYLE the arched case decorated with foliage and on scrolling feet, the white enamelled dial wtih Roman numerals, the twin train movement stamped ‘Japy Freres’, with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum, 24cm high
183 A FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY SWISS GILT BRASS MINIATURE CARRIAGE CLOCK BY THE GENEVA CLOCK CO. RETAILED BY GUBELIN, LUCERNE the Anglaise Riche case surmounted by a geometric handle and with three quarter fluted columns to the corners, with copper sides and mask enclosing the silvered dial with Arabic numerals, signed ‘E. GUBELIN LUCERNE’, the single train, jewelled and silvered timepiece movement stamped JTC for the Geneva Clock Co., 8cm high with handle up
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190 A 19TH CENTURY DRESDEN PORCELAIN URN WITH GILT BRONZE MOUNTS of Campana form, with gilt decorated everted lip over the body decorated with 17th century figures in Arcadian landscapes, with a pair of scrolling handles and an ormolu foliate mount over the spreading cylindrical socle and square foot, 50cm high £1,500-£2,000 191 A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH KINGWOOD, MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY AND GILT BRONZE AND PORCELAIN MOUNTED BEDSIDE CABINETS the small commodes each with pierced gallery enclosing the marquetry tops inlaid with floral sprigs in various woods, each with two drawers with rosewood banding centred by a porcelain panel of flowers, on four cabriole legs, 66cm high x 39cm wide (2) £800-£1,200 57
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194 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS STRIKING TRAVELLING OR CAPUCINE CLOCK WITH ALARM SIGNED ‘LEROY A PARIS’ the case surmounted by a bell with brass carrying handle over and flanked by four finials, on toupie feet, the white enamelled dial signed ‘Leroy a Paris’ with Roman numerals and alarm hand, within a Greek Key cast bezel, with winding squares below the dial, the movement with vertically mounted balance wheel escapement and pull cord for the alarm, 29cm high handle up
193 A VERY LARGE LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LACQUERED BRASS CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH MAHOGANY TRAVELLING BOX the corniche case with dentil cornice, with geometric swing handle over the circular glazed aperture fitted with a silvered dial for a compass and Reaumur barometer, the dial with glazed and beaded door opening to the Arabic dial with engraved and recessed centre revealing the vertically mounted lever platform escapement, the twin train movement striking on a gong, with mahogany travelling case, the clock 26cm high with handle up The clock is ticking and chiming but looks to require and clean and service, not fully tested or guaranteed. £1,200-£1,800
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198 A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS SHIP’S CLOCK WITH FUSEE MOVEMENT of typical form, the dial signed ‘Chas. FRODSHAM & CO. 84 STRAND LONDON’, with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, the backplate stamped ‘S.D.N’, numbered 234955, the single fusee movement with maintaining power, with lever platform escapement, 23cm diameter
197 AN ART DECO PERIOD MARQUISITE, LACQUERED BRASS AND GLASS STRUT CLOCK of triangular form, each terminal mounted with a glass jewel resembling an emerald, the pierced marquisite decoration revealing the lacquered brass behind, centred by black glass and the Arabic dial, the timepiece movement winding from the back, 10cm high
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The movement is ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £300-£500
199 A LATE 19TH CENTURY SILVER CASED TRAVELLING CLOCK, HALLMARKED BIRMINGHAM 1901 the case of square form with rounded corner and scrolling handle over, on four paw feet, the single train, timepiece movement with vertically mounted lever platform escapement marked ‘MADE IN SWITZERLAND’, the silver case marked for the Douglas Clock Company, 12.5cm high The movement is ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £400-£600 59
200A 200A A FINE MID 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD STRUNG GRAND SONNERIE VIENNA REGULATOR the case surmounted by a scrolling acanthus crest, the front door and sides glazed, the gilt bezel enclosing a silvered dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands, the three train movement with deadbeat escapement striking on two coiled steel gongs, with wood rod pendulum with large diameter brassfaced lenticular bob and with three brass cased weights and winder, 125cm high The movement in working order but not fully tested or guaranteed. £2,000-£3,000
199A 199A A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK SIGNED GEORGE CLARKE, LEADEN HALL STREET, LONDON the case with caddy top with pierced fretwork to three quarter columns to the front angles, with concave moulding over the plain trunk with plinth base, the 12” brass break-arch dial with pierced gilt spandrels with putti masks, matted centre with chamfered date aperture and subsidiary seconds, with a silvered boss to the arch signed ‘Geo. Clarke, Leaden Hall Street, London’ flanked by gilt dolphin mounts, with strike / silent lever, the eight day weight driven movement with anchor escapement striking on a bell, with pendulum and two weights, 242cm high £800-£1,200 200 A 1950’S RETRO JAEGER FOR SMITHS ELECTRIC MYSTERY CLOCK with brass circular bezel enclosing the glass dial with Arabic quarter hour markers and batons, signed to the base ‘Smiths’, the reverse signed ‘JAEGER BREVETE PATENTS’, wired for electricity, 24cm high £250-£350
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201 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND ONYX DESK COMPENDIUM OF NAUTICAL THEME modelled with a barrel featuring the silvered clock dial with Roman numerals, the single train timepiece movement with vertically mounted balance wheel escapement, an anchor leaning against the barrel fitted with a thermometer, a small silvered statuette of the Venus with an apple after Canova beside, and a sack fitted with a barometer, and a compass, all on a rectangular onyx plinth, 21cm wide x 15.5cm high The clock is ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £400-£600 202 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE TRAVELLING CLOCK WITH COMPASS in the style of a pendule d’officier, the circular case surmounted by a carrying handle, on a rectangular plinth base and four bun feet, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the top of the case fitted with a compass with silvered dial, the twin train movement striking the half hour and the hours on a bell, numbered 12171 and with platform escapement, 19.5cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £250-£350 *See page one for information regarding fees
206 203 A LOUIS PHILIPPE PERIOD SIENNA MARBLE AND BRONZE MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK CIRCA 1840 of architectural form, modelled as a plinth on bracket feet, the Roman dial enclosed by a bronze bezel, the large twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum, 32cm high The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £250-£350 204 AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER CASED TRAVELLING STRUT CLOCK HALLMARKED BIRMINGHAM 1930 the engine turned case of lancet form on two shaped feet with brass easel behind, the gilt bezel enclosing the dial with gilt Arabic numerals, the single train, timepiece movement winding from the back, hallmarked for F. Burton Crosbee, 10.5cm high The movement is ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £200-£300 205 A SMALL LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE ROCOCO STYLE CARTEL CLOCK the case ornamented with acanthus leaves and trellis work, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, the single train timepiece movement with vertically mounted balance wheel escapement, mounted on a green velvet covered board, with winder, the clock 31cm high The movement is ticking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £200-£300 206 IRENEÉ ROCHARD (FRENCH, 1906-1984): AN ART DECO PERIOD MARBLE, BRONZE AND SILVERED MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE the four glass mantel clock flanked by a pair of patinated and silvered bronze pheasants, signed ‘I. ROCHARD’, raised on a stepped, coloured marble plinth, the faux abalone dial with Arabic numerals, the twin train movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum, the garniture pieces of canted, rectangular form, mounted with bronze and silvered panels decorated with birds and trees, the clock 36cm high, the garnitures 27cm high (3) The movement is winding and striking but not fully tested and would benefit from a clean and service. £500-£800
207 A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE CLOCK GARNITURE IN THE ROCOCO STYLE the clock of scrolling form with floral crest and typical Rococo motifs, raised on an integral, scrolling base, the gilt dial with enamelled Roman numerals, the twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum, the garniture candelabra with a pair of acanthus scrolling branches and urn shaped nozzles, the clock 37cm high (3) The clock is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. £250-£350 208 A 19TH CENTURY VIENNESE GILT METAL QUARTER STRIKING CLOCK WITH ALARM SIGNED ‘HIZLBERGER, WIEN’ in the Empire style, with lion mask ring handles to the sides and claw and ball feet, the white enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, with subsidiary alarm hand, the triple train movement striking on two bells fitted to the underneath, with watch type escapement, one back foot lacking, 13cm high £150-£200 209 AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY ART NOUVEAU STYLE GILT METAL CLOCK WITH ORIGINAL SILVER TRAVELLING CASE the arched and shaped case signed ‘ANSONIA CLOCK CO. PATD. MAY 3RD 1892’, with timepiece movement winding from the back, in the original silver display case with embossed decoration and green silk lining to the interior, hallmarked Sheffield 1910, Walker and Hall, 10cm high £100-£150 210 A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE ROCOCO STYLE MANTEL CLOCK the scrolling foliate cast case raised on an integral ormolu base modelled with acanthus leaves, the twelve piece enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell (pendulum and bell now lacking), movement loose, 43cm high £300-£500 211 A 19TH CENTURY COPELAND PARIAN MODEL OF THREE TERRIERS, AFTER PIERRE JULES MENE (FRENCH, 1810-1879), CIRCA 1870 the three dogs looking into a rabbit hole, on a naturalistic base, with impressed mark ‘COPELAND’, 31cm long £200-£300
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Terms and Conditions for Buyers at Chiswick Auctions 1. BEFORE THE SALE 1.1 Agent for the seller Unless otherwise agreed, Chiswick Auctions Ltd, hereafter referred to as CA LTD acts as agent for the seller. The contract for sale of the property is therefore made between the Seller and the Buyer. 'HÂźQLWLRQV *SV XLI TYVTSWIW SJ XLI GYVVIRX 8IVQW ERH 'SRHMXMSRW XLI 7IPPIV WLEPP FI HI½RIH EW XLI S[RIV SJ XLI +SSHW It is implied that the Seller is the legitimate owner and is authorised to sell the Lot. The Bidder is any registered person participating in the auction, and the Buyer is the successful Bidder for a particular Lot. The Lot means the item(s) put up for sale by CA Ltd and to which the present Terms and Conditions apply. &DWDORJXH GHVFULSWLRQV Any representation in any catalogue or otherwise as to the origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness or estimated selling price of any lot is a statement of opinion only. Such statements do not constitute a representation warranty or assumption of liability by CA Ltd in relation to the Lot. Any prospective Buyer should satisfy themselves prior to the sale as to the reliability of the catalogue description. The absence of mention related to prior restorations in the Catalogue descriptions does not imply that the good is exempt thereof. Photographs of any Lot provided by CA Ltd are for indicative purposes only and are not deemed to be a precise representa-tion of the said Lot. The Buyer is advised to seek independent expert advice in order to be assured of the authenticity and true state of the good. ,QVSHFWLRQ Prior to auction, prospective purchasers are strongly advised to personally examine personally any property in which they are interested to satisfy themselves in relation to matters which may concern them. &RQGLWLRQ UHSRUW CA Ltd may issue a Condition Report on request prior to the sale. 8LMW 'SRHMXMSR 6ITSVX MW JSV MHIRXM½GEXMSR TYVTSWIW SRP] ERH GERRSX FI GSRWMHIVIH EW KMZMRK E TVIGMWI EGGSYRX of the Lot’s true state.Thus, some imperfections and faults may not be accounted for in the Condition Report. As aforementioned, and in the absence of any contractual value of the Condition report, it is the Buyer’s sole duty to inspect in person the Lot in order be assured of its true condition and CA Ltd shall not be responsible for assertions within the Condition Report hereto. (OHFWULFDOV All electrical items are sold as seen and CA Ltd offers no guarantee as to the working condition of such items or their safety. It is the Buyer’s duty to take necessary steps to be assured that the Lot is safe for normal use. (VWLPDWHV Estimates are based on various factors inherent to the situation of the market at the time of the sale, as well as considerations such as the condition, rarity, or quality of the item etc. Estimates are only indicative and represent the opinion of CA Ltd. Estimates provided by CA Ltd cannot constitute a guarantee as to the value of the good. Subsequently, goods may sell at prices lower or higher than the provided estimates. 1.8 Reserves 1ER] 0SXW EVI SJJIVIH WYFNIGX XS E VIWIVZI [LMGL MW XLI GSR½HIRXMEP QMRMQYQ WEPI TVMGI 8LI VIWIVZI [MPP never exceed the low estimate printed in the catalogue. CA Ltd may open the bidding on any Lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the seller, and may in their discretion continue to bid up to the reserve price. This can be achieved by bidding in response to other bidders or alternatively by placing consecutive bids. 5HJLVWUDWLRQ WR WKH VDOH New bidders will need to register prior to the sale. It is strongly advised bidders register at least 24 hours before the sale. Registration thereafter shall be at the auctioneer’s entire discretion. International bidders may be required to register 48 hours before the sale and to submit bank details. A deposit may be requested prior to each sale. Failure to register shall result in the impossibility for the bidder to purchase a Lot. 3URRI RI LGHQWLW\ Bidders not previously known to CA Ltd will be required to provide: ˆ 3J½GMEP TVSSJ SJ MHIRXMX] MR XLI JSVQ SJ E TEWWTSVX SV TLSXSGEVH HVMZMRK PMGIRGI 2S SXLIV JSVQW SJ ID are acceptable. ˆ 4VSSJ SJ EHHVIWW SJ QEMR VIWMHIRGI 3RP] SJ½GMEP HSGYQIRXW WLS[MRK REQI ERH EHHVIWW [MPP FI accepted. • Both landline and mobile telephone numbers • A bank reference for foreign bidders may be requested ˆ 'SVTSVEXI GPMIRXW [MPP LEZI XS TVSZMHI E GIVXM½GEXI SJ MRGSVTSVEXMSR TVMSV XS XLI EYGXMSR EPSRK [MXL the representative’s ID in accordance with the abovementioned requirements for proof of identity. Any Bidder that does not match the provided identity for registration may not purchase during the sale.
3HUVRQDO ELGGLQJ Bidders attending the auction in person shall be required to collect a number plate prior to the sale. &RPPLVVLRQ ELGV CA Ltd will use reasonable efforts to carry out Commission bids received by them prior to the sale for the convenience of clients who are not present at the auction in person. Execution of Commission bids is a free service provided to help clients and CA Ltd does not accept liability for any failure to execute a Commission bid or for errors and omissions in connection with it. Commission bids shall be executed at the lowest possible price, subject to competing bids and reserves. Although CA Ltd will endeavour to inform Buyers, it is the Buyer’s responsibility to check if they have been successful in purchasing a Lot. In the event of multiple commissions at the same price, the commission set at the older date shall be taken into account. 7HOHSKRQH ELGV If a bidder is not able to attend in person an auction, CA Ltd will use reasonable efforts to contact prospective Buyers who make arrangements prior to commencement of the sale to bid by telephone. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible in the event of issues affecting connectivity, resulting in the loss of a chance of purchasing the Lot for the Bidder. ,QWHUQHW ELGV Some sales may be available to internet bidding, as well as personal attendance. In this event, CA Ltd shall not be held responsible for issues affecting connection. %LGGLQJ RQ EHKDOI RI VRPHRQH A Buyer may bid by proxy. In this event, proof of identity of both the Buyer and the proxy must be communicated to CA Ltd prior to the sale. A copy of the mandate shall also be required. %LGGLQJ RQ DQ LWHP Bid incrementing is at the auctioneer’s entire discretion. 9LGHR WUDQVPLVVLRQ For the purpose of the sale, Lots may be displayed on video during the auction. In the event of transmission issues, CA Ltd shall not be held responsible for any subsequent outcome. 2QOLQH RQO\ DXFWLRQV Some auctions may be available to bidders only through an online platform. In this event, Buyers have a 14 day period at reception of the Lot to withdraw from the sale, in accordance with EU Consumer Law. 'LVSXWH UHVROXWLRQ GXULQJ WKH DXFWLRQ Any dispute shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion. Under no circumstances will a sale be cancelled after the fall of the hammer, except at the auctioneer’s entire discretion. 3. CONTRACT FORMATION AND EFFECTS 3.1 Contract of sale The contract of sale is between the Buyer and the Seller. The Buyer shall be the bidder at the highest price at the fall of the hammer. The sale is deemed complete once the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer and the contract shall be binding thereafter between the Buyer and the Seller and CA Ltd. When a Buyer purchases multiple Lots, each Lot is the subject of a separate contract of sale. 7UDQVIHU RI SURSHUW\ Property of the goods shall pass to the Buyer only once CA Ltd has received full payment for the goods, this includes the price at the fall of the hammer as well as Buyer’s premium, relevant taxes, and costs in relation to shipping. 7UDQVIHU RI ULVNV Purchased Lots shall be at the Buyer’s risk in all respects from the fall of the hammer, and neither CA Ltd nor their agents shall be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind, whether caused by negligence or otherwise. &DQFHOODWLRQ RI WKH VDOH At the fall of the hammer, the contract is formed between the Buyer and CA Ltd and is binding thereafter. Under no circumstances can the Buyer cancel the sale. CA Ltd may at its entire discretion, during or after the auction, cancel the sale of the Lot or reoffer and resell the Lot if it becomes aware of any error or dispute of any nature, whether or not title has passed to the Buyer, and up to a period of 6 months after the said sale. +VSYRHW JSV GERGIPPEXMSR YRHIV XLI TVIWIRX WIGXMSR WLEPP MRGPYHI FYX RSX FI PMQMXIH XS ER] HMWTYXI VIPEXMRK to the attribution or provenance of the Lot, ownership and title, fraud or deceit, lack of relevant licences or GIVXM½GEXIW ER] WYFWIUYIRX GLERKIW MR HSQIWXMG SV MRXIVREXMSREP PIKMWPEXMSRW VIWXVMGXMRK XLI WEPI SJ I\TSVX of goods etc. In the event of internet-only auctions, the Buyer shall have a 14 day right to retract, after reception of the Lot, under EU Consumer Law. Public auctions are not covered by this right to retract.
2. DURING THE SALE 4. AFTER THE SALE $WWHQGDQFH DW DXFWLRQ Attending the auction in person is recommended. CA Ltd has the right in their absolute discretion to refuse participation in any auction, to reject any bid, and to refuse admission to the premises. Bidders are not obliged to be present in person at the auction. Absentee bidders shall be required to make necessary arrangements with CA Ltd prior to the sale.
3D\PHQW All purchased lots must be paid for on the day of the auction. Commission bids must be paid for no later than the day after the auction. Payment must be in cash, debit, credit card or bank transfer. Cheques are not accepted. Cash payments shall not be receivable for amounts over â‚Ź10,000, regardless of the payment being for one or multiple Lots. Payments made by someone other than the registered Buyer shall not be accepted. Title will not pass to the Buyer until CA Ltd has received all amounts due to them in cleared funds even if the Lot has been released to the Buyer.
%X\HUÂłV 3UHPLXP The Buyer will pay CA Ltd a premium of 25% on the hammer price plus VAT on that commission on the ½VWX † ERH TPYW :%8 SR XLI FEPERGI XLIVIEJXIV % &Y]IV´W 4VIQMYQ SJ TPYW :%8 MW GLEVKIH on Wine & Spirits Lots. The VAT payable varies by symbol as below: No Symbol: The standard rate of VAT is charged on the premium under the Auctioneers Margin Scheme in accordance with Art. 333 of 2006/112/EC. Standard UK VAT will be charged on the buyers’ premium and invoiced on an inclusive basis. †: Normal VAT rules apply and the standard rate of VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium. *: These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice. In order to receive a refund of VAT amounts/Import VAT (as applicable) non-EU buyers must: (a) have registered to bid with an address outside of the EU; and (b) export the lot from the EU within 30 days of collection for * lots and 3 months of collection for all other lots and immediately afterwards provide us with satisfactory proof of export. (c) Details of the documents which you must provide to us to show satisfactory proof of export/shipping EVI EZEMPEFPI JVSQ SYV *MRERGI XIEQ % TVSGIWWMRK JII SJ † TIV MRZSMGI MW GLEVKIH XS GLIGO WLMTTMRK export documents. (d) No VAT amounts or Import VAT will be refunded where the total refund (after deducting the processing JII MW YRHIV † (e) If you are re-exporting a * lot outside of the EU, you must either use Chiswick Auctions Ltd TA Shipper or arrange for us to transfer the TA from our shipper to your own TA or bond account. 4.3 Taxes The Buyer is responsible for paying VAT on any Lot, above hammer price and Buyer’s premium. The rate applicable shall be the legal rate at the date of the sale. +SSHW WYGL EW FSSOW ERH ERXMUYI FSSOW QYWMG QETW ERH GLEVXW IXG EVI WYFNIGX XS ^IVS VEXIH :%8 In addition, any import taxes that may be incurred shall be paid by the Buyer above hammer price, VAT and Buyer’s premium. The present paragraph applies in particular to imports within the United-States and Australia. The Buyer is advised to verify such matters prior to the sale. $UWLVW 5HVDOH 5LJKWV 'URLW GH 6XLWH Lots marked with ‘ARR’ may be subject to a levy. Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or to the artist’s heir each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. Royalties are calculated on a cumulative sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to Lots selling below the sterling equivalent of â‚Ź1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single Lot is the sterling equivalent of â‚Ź12,500. Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: • From 0 to â‚Ź50,000 4% • From â‚Ź50,000.01 to â‚Ź200,000 3% • From â‚Ź200,000.01 to â‚Ź350,000 1% • From â‚Ź350,000.01 to â‚Ź500,000 0.5% • Exceeding â‚Ź500,000 0.25% 5HPHGLHV IRU QRQ SD\PHQW If the Buyer fails to make full payment in cleared funds within the time required as aforementioned, CA Ltd shall be entitled to exercise any one or more of the following rights or remedies additional to such other rights or remedies available: • To cancel the sale • To charge interest at 4% per annum above the base rate of Lloyds Bank Plc. • To resell the Lot on such terms by auction or otherwise entirely at CA Ltd’s discretion. The Buyer will be liable for all costs including legal fees incurred in the sale and will remain liable for any shortfall arising upon sale. • To offset against any sums which CA Ltd may owe the Buyer the outstanding sums unpaid by the said Buyer • Where the Buyer owes sums to CA Ltd in respect of different transactions, to discretionarily apply any sum paid by the Buyer for discharge of any owed sums. • To refuse entry to the Buyer at any future auction and/or reject any future bids by the Buyer and/or seek a deposit from the Buyer entirely in the discretion of CA Ltd. • To exercise a lien over the Buyer’s property in the possession of CA Ltd as collateral for any outstanding sums owed and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any such property, whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way to the extent permitted by Law. • To commence legal proceedings for the recovery of the total amount due together with interest, legal fees and costs. • To take such other action as is permissible by Law and in the discretion of CA Ltd. &ROOHFWLRQ Purchased Lots can be collected from the auction room after the sale has ended or between 10am and 6pm up until close of business on the Friday following the sale. Special arrangements may be made for collection on Saturday at CA Ltd’s discretion. 4.7 Storage CA Ltd offers a discretionary 14 days free storage on purchased Lots from the date of the sale. Thereafter 0SXW RSX GSPPIGXIH WLEPP MRGYV WXSVEKI GLEVKIW SJ † TIV PSX TIV HE] SV TEVX XLIVISJ '% 0XH WLEPP FI entitled to retain purchased Lots sold until all sums due have been paid to CA Ltd. If any purchased lot VIQEMRW YRGSPPIGXIH HE]W EJXIV XLI WEPI WXSVEKI GLEVKIW WLEPP XLIVIEJXIV FI † TIV HE] ERH '% 0XH shall, in accordance with the Law, have the right to sell the purchased Lot to recover payment of storage charges outstanding. Any balance proceeds of sale received after payment of all sums outstanding and due to CA Ltd shall be held for the account of the Buyer. 6KLSSLQJ Any shipping costs that may arise subsequently to the sale shall be at the Buyer’s expense. Such costs may include but not limited to postage, import and export permits where required and any other licence necessary for goods to be shipped outside of the European Union. CA Ltd does not offer insurance for shipping. However, CA Ltd may arrange insurance upon the Buyer’s request and at the Buyer’s expense. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible for any damages that may be incurred to goods prior to the fall of the hammer.
/RVV RU 'DPDJH CA Ltd does not accept liability for loss or damage occurring to Lots after the sale. CA Ltd will use reasonable efforts when handling packing and shipping of Lots purchased, but shall not be responsible for any loss or damages that may occur whilst the said Lot is in any third party’s care. &XOWXUDO *RRGV LPSRUW DQG H[SRUW UHVWULFWLRQV Cultural goods may be subject to import and export restrictions. Under EU Regulations related to the trade of cultural goods, export licences may be required for export outside of the European Union if the item’s value exceeds the EU threshold. Under UK Law, a licence may also be required for intra-EU trade. Licenses are issued by Arts Council England and it is the Buyer’s duty to obtain them. Some countries restrict XLI MQTSVX SJ WTIGM½G GYPXYVEP KSSHW *SV I\EQTPI XLI 9RMXIH 7XEXIW TVSLMFMXW XLI MQTSVX SJ TVI 'SPYQFMER monumental or architectural sculpture or murals, as well as any cultural goods in provenance from some GSYRXVMIW WYFNIGX XS EVQIH GSRžMGXW The Buyer must verify local legislation prior to the sale in order to be assured that import or export is possible. &,7(6 LPSRUW DQG H[SRUW UHVWULFWLRQV Certain endangered species are listed in the CITES Convention. Listed specimens and any parts or products thereof are subject to issuance of an export permit when leaving the European Union. Appendix I species, are also subject to issuance of a prior import permit from the country in which the goods are to be imported. Such permits are necessary before applying for export permits and it is the Buyer’s duty to initiate the proceedings with the relevant authority. The Buyer must be aware that certain countries prohibit the import of some species or any parts or products derived thereof. For example, the United States prohibit all import of African elephant ivory, and any item containing parts that may merely resemble African elephant ivory must be accompanied by relevant documentation stating it is not the latter. Worked items that are dated before 1947 are exempt from import restrictions for intra-EU trade and shall not require export licences. Please be aware that all Lots marked with the symbol Ѥ are subject to CITES regulations. /LPLWDWLRQ RI OLDELOLW\ UHJDUGLQJ &,7(6 H[SRUW OLFHQVHV Where licences are required for importing or exporting outside of the European Union, it is the Buyer’s duty to obtain them. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible if the Buyer’s application for an export permit is unsuccessful. Subsequently, in the event of failure thereof, CA Ltd shall not permit cancellation or rescission of the sale. :DUUDQWLHV CA Ltd does not provide the Buyer with warranties relating to any Lot, unless required by Law. $XWKHQWLFLW\ ZDUUDQW\ In the event of a Lot being sold as authentic under the catalogue description and the Buyer provides evidence in the form of a written report by a recognised expert or test results that the said Lot is not, CA Ltd will refund the purchase price. The Buyer shall give notice to CA Ltd within 28 days from knowledge or any event giving reasons for suspecting that the item is not authentic, and within one year of the said sale. Any claim thereafter shall not be receivable. *SV XLI TYVTSWIW SJ XLI TVIWIRX TEVEKVETL EYXLIRXMGMX] WLEPP FI HI½RIH EW XLI WXEXI SJ E 0SX XLEX MW KIRYMRI and not a forgery or a copy. 5. ANTIQUITIES AND TRIBAL ART ,PSRUW DQG H[SRUW UHVWULFWLRQV DQG UHJXODWLRQV %VGLEISPSKMGEP KSSHW SZIV ]IEVW SJ EKI YRPIWW GSZIVIH F] I\IQTXMSR SJ PMQMXIH WGMIRXM½G MRXIVIWX [MPP require an EU Licence for export to a third country, regardless of their value. It is recommended that the Buyer contact the Export Licensing Unit at Arts Council England in order to be EWWYVIH XLI KSSH MW SV RSX SJ PMQMXIH EVGLEISPSKMGEP SV WGMIRXM½G MRXIVIWX Archaeological goods found on United-Kingdom soil or in UK territorial waters over 50 years of age shall require a UK Licence regardless of their value and regardless of the export destination. Other archaeological SFNIGXW VIKEVHPIWW SJ XLIMV SVMKMR [MPP VIUYMVI ER -RHMZMHYEP 0MGIRGI SV 3+)0 HITIRHMRK SR XLIMV ZEPYI Both European-Union and UK Licences may be required simultaneously for some items. It is the Buyer’s duty to undertake the necessary steps. CA Ltd cannot be held responsible and the sale cannot be cancelled in the event of failure to obtain the relevant licences. 6. JEWELLERY *HPVWRQH WUHDWPHQW DQG HVWLPDWHV Many gemstones on the market have been treated so as to augment their appearance, in a reversible or permanent manner. Treatments under the present section may be but not limited to: • Heat treatment to enhance sapphires and rubies’ clarity and colour • Oil and resin treatments for emeralds applied in different ways, to enhance clarity of the stone • Staining • Irradiation • Coating Estimates provided by CA Ltd are deemed to be based on the fact that the gemstone may have been subject to any type of treatment in the past. CA Ltd shall not be responsible in the absence of mention thereof. % GIVXM½GEXI QE] FI MWWYIH F] E PEFSVEXSV] TVSZMHMRK [MXL HIXEMPIH MRJSVQEXMSR SR XLI GSRHMXMSR SJ XLI KIQWXSRI and any treatment applied thereto.The Buyer must be aware that different laboratories have different approaches as to the degree or type of treatment for a particular gemstone. -J E GIVXM½GEXI EGGSQTERMIW XLI 0SX XLI &Y]IV QYWX FI E[EVI XLEX MX MW QIVIP] E WXEXIQIRX SJ XLI PEFSVEXSV]´W STMRMSR ERH MR RS [E] GER '% 0XH FI LIPH VIWTSRWMFPI JSV ER] QIRXMSRW XLIVIMR 7YGL GIVXM½GEXIW EVI HIIQIH XS be delivered with the Lot for informative purposes only. (VWLPDWHG ZHLJKWV If a stone’s exact weight appears within the body of the description, the stone has been un-mounted and weighed by CA Ltd. If the weight of a stone is stated to be approximate, the stone has been assessed by CA 0XH [MXLMR MXW WIXXMRK ERH XLI HI½RIH [IMKLX MW E WXEXIQIRX SJ STMRMSR SRP] 8LMW MRJSVQEXMSR MW KMZIR EW E KYMHI and bidders should satisfy themselves with regard to this information as to its accuracy. 6LJQDWXUHV ‘$ GLDPRQG ULQJ E\ ;’: When the maker’s name appears in the title, in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion the piece is by that maker. ‘$ GLDPRQG ULQJ VLJQHG ;’: Has a signature that, in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, is authentic but may contain gemstones that are not original, or the piece may have been altered. ‘$ GLDPRQG ULQJ PRXQWHG E\ ;’: Has been created by the jeweller, in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion, but using stones or designs supplied by the client. ‘0DNHUÂłV PDUN IRU ;’: Has a maker’s mark which in Chiswick Auctions’ opinion is authentic.
Some items may include parts or products derived from endangered species, such as ivory or coral. Such items may be subject to import or export restrictions. See section on CITES regulations for more details. 7. CLOCKS AND WATCHES All Lots are sold as seen. Clocks and watches are therefore not deemed to be sold in working condition. Absence of reference thereof in the description does not imply that the Lot is in good condition and without defects, or has been subject to repair or restoration. CA Ltd makes no representation or warranty that any clock or watch is in working order. As clocks and [EXGLIW SJXIR GSRXEMR ½RI ERH GSQTPI\ QIGLERMWQW FMHHIVW WLSYPH FI E[EVI XLEX E KIRIVEP WIVZMGI change of battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is solely responsible, may be necessary. Most clocks and watches are likely to have been repaired in the past, and as a result may include parts that are not original thereto. The United-States restrict the importation of watches such as Rolex, Frank Muller or Corum. Such models can only be imported personally by the Buyer and CA Ltd cannot assist with shipping thereof. Some watches may include leather straps derived from endangered species. Buyers may be required to obtain appropriate permits for import or export purposes in accordance with CITES regulations. CA Ltd acts in compliance with such legislations and shall take necessary steps where required. Subsequently, watches may be deemed sold without their straps. 8. FURNITURE
13. COPYRIGHT CA Ltd shall own the copyright on all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for CA Ltd relating to a Lot, including catalogue contents. Such copyright shall remain at all times the property of CA Ltd. Neither the Buyer nor anyone else shall use the above mentioned materials without the prior written consent of CA Ltd. Some Lots may be subject to copyright protection, CA Ltd does not guarantee said Lots are free thereof. 14. DATA PROTECTION The Buyer agrees that personal information transmitted to CA Ltd may be disclosed exclusively for the purposes of business, or as required by Law. CA Ltd shall not use personal information for any other purpose without the Buyer’s prior consent. CA Ltd never sell, lend or trade in personal data provided by any Bidder. 15. SEVERABILITY Whenever and to the extent that any provisions of these terms would or might contravene the provision of any relevant legislation, such provision is to take effect only in so far as it may do so without contravening such legislation and the legality, validity and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions are not in any way to be affected or impaired as a result.
8SKROVWHUHG IXUQLWXUH DIWHU According to The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988, furniture that was upholstered after the 1st of January 1950 is subject to restrictions in the United-Kingdom. Exempt upholstered furniture that does not meet such requirements is deemed sold for purely aesthetic TYVTSWIW '% 0XH WLEPP RSX FI VIWTSRWMFPI JSV PEXIV EPXIVEXMSRW XS XLI JYVRMXYVI QEOMRK MX YR½X JSV WEPI
16. AMENDMENTS
9. GLOSSARY OF PICTURE CATALOGUING TERMS
The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these Conditions of Sale and the conduct of the auction and any matters related to any of the foregoing shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the Law of England and Wales. *SV XLI FIRI½X SJ '% 0XH EPP FMHHIVW ERH WIPPIVW EKVII XLEX XLI 'SYVXW SJ )RKPERH EVI XS LEZI I\GPYWMZI jurisdiction to settle all disputes arising in connection with all aspects of all matters or transactions to which these Conditions of Sale and Authorship warranty relate or apply. All parties agree that CA Ltd shall retain the right to bring proceedings in any court other than the Courts of England.
Any Statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable. 1 JMW Turner: In our opinion a work by the artist. When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named. $WWULEXWHG WR -0: 7XUQHU In our opinion probably a work by the artist, but less certainly as to the authorship expressed than in the preceding category. 6WXGLR RI -0: 7XUQHU In our opinion probably a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist, which may or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction. &LUFOH RI -0: 7XUQHU -R SYV STMRMSR E [SVO F] ER EW ]IX YRMHIRXM½IH FYX HMWXMRGX LERH GPSWIP] EWWSGMEXIH with the named artist and of the period, but not necessarily his pupil. 6W\OH RI¨ )ROORZHU RI -0: 7XUQHU In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, but not necessarily his pupil. 6 Manner of JMW Turner: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date. 7 After JMW Turner: In our opinion a copy (of any date) of a known work of the artist. 8 The term ‘signed’ and/or ‘dated’ and/or ‘inscribed’ means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. 9 The term ‘with signature’ and/or ‘with date’ and/or ‘with inscription’ means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand than that of the artist. 10 Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated. 10. ASIAN ARTS ,PSRUW DQG H[SRUW UHVWULFWLRQV ;LIR HIEPMRK [MXL %WMER %VXW ERH QSVI WTIGM½GEPP] [MXL MXIQW QEHI SJ I\SXMG [SSH I K EPP WTIGMIW SJ rosewood) or elephant ivory, the Buyer must be aware of import and export restrictions in accordance with CITES Regulations. As aforementioned in the Section relating to such matters, import and export permits or VI I\TSVX GIVXM½GEXIW QE] FI VIUYMVIH :IVM½GEXMSR PIXXIVW [MPP FI VIUYMVIH JSV VI I\TSVX SJ [SVOIH VLMRSGIVSW items. )LQH &KLQHVH 3DLQWLQJV 'YVVIRX WGLSPEVWLMT MR XLI ½IPH SJ 'LMRIWI 4EMRXMRKW ERH 'EPPMKVETL] HSIW RSX TIVQMX YRUYEPM½IH WXEXIQIRXW as to the authorship or date of execution. The limited right of rescission contained in the present terms and conditions does not apply to Chinese paintings. Notwithstanding, if within 28 days of the sale of any such Lot, the original purchaser gives written notice to CA Ltd that the Lot is a forgery and within fourteen days after giving such notice, the original purchaser returns the lot to us in the same condition as at the time of sale and demonstrates to our satisfaction that the lot is a forgery, CA Ltd will rescind the sale and refund the purchase price received. For this purpose, a ÂłJSVKIV]´ MW HI½RIH EW E [SVO GVIEXIH [MXL XLI MRXIRX XS HIGIMZI 11. BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS Books and manuscripts sold as incomplete are not subject to returns. Printed books may be returned for a full refund only if they prove to be defective in text or illustration. This shall not apply to the absence of blanks, half titles or advertisements, to un-named books or to books sold under the heading of ‘binding’ or ‘bindings’. 12. WINES AND SPIRITS In accordance with agreed standards in the trade, estimates shall be deemed to have taken into EGGSYRX XLI ½PP PIZIP For the purposes of the present Terms and Conditions, the ‘Fill Level’ refers to the space between the base of the cork and the liquid in the bottle. Fill levels may vary with age or depending on the condition of the wine or spirit. 0EGO SJ QIRXMSR XLIVISJ MR XLI HIWGVMTXMSR MW RSX E VITVIWIRXEXMSR SJ ER ÂłEGGITXEFPI´ ½PP PIZIP JVSQ CA Ltd. CA Ltd offers no guarantee as to suitability for drinking of the wine or spirit. The Buyer must be aware of the risk that the taste of a wine or spirit may be altered due to factors such as age, storage conditions, oxidation, etc.
The current Terms and Conditions may be amended, verbally or in writing, prior to the sale. 17. LAW AND JURISDICTION
European Works of Art & Clocks Department
AUCTION CALENDAR
JANUARY
Rachael Osborn-Howard Head of Department rachael@chiswickauctions.co.uk
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From the Curious to the Extraordinary Urban
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Fine European Works of Art & Clocks 12 December 2019
Fine European Works of Art & Clocks London, 12th December 2019