british & european furniture & decorative arts may 22 & 23, 2018
british & european furniture & decorative arts property of georges perrier a main line lady joseph & geraldine ostrov a rittenhouse square collection the meinig family collection & various owners
auction Sale 1604
private collections Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 10am Lots 1 -409
& gentlemen collectors: the lucas family of baltimore Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 10am Lots 410-639
1808 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 Cover: Lot 55 (detail) Inside Front Cover: Lot 165 (detail) Inside Back Cover: Lot 392 (detail)
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russian works of art lots 1-7 1 181011/1 A Tula gilt and blued steel casket russia, 19th century Rectangular and on ball feet, the front with thumbpush springlatch, the whole in mirror-polished steel decorated with applied silvered and gilt steel floral elements, the hinged lid decorated with shaped blued steel panels framing and centering another octagonal blued steel panel, the whole also decorated with silvered and gilt steel ribboned and tasseled floral garlands, the interior lined in rose velvet. H: 2 1/4, W: 3 5/8, D: 2 5/8 in. (approx.) provenance: Private collection, Florida note: The offered lot is unusual for its intact blued steel elements as well as silvered and gilt steel. Caskets of this type were largely produced in the later nineteenth century, and a related casket without blueing dated 1882 was sold Christie’s, 3 June 2015, London, South Kensington, lot 544. For another related casket, see Malchenko, M., Tul’skie zlatokuznetsy, Leningrad: Izdatel’stvo “Avrora”, 1974, ill. 96. $3,000-5,000 2 181292/1 Two miniatures in pearl-set giltmetal and bone-mounted frames frames possibly kholmogory circa 1800, miniatures likely french 19th century The frames with filigree borders set with pearls, surrounding handetched bone insets with floral motifs, centering miniature portraits each bearing the signature “A. Roslin,” the first depicting H.I.&R.H. Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Duchess of Parma (17461804) after the portrait by Alexander Roslin (Swedish, 1718-1793), the second depicting H.M. King Stanislaw II Augustus of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania (1732-1798) after the portrait by Giovanni Battista Lampi (Austrian-Italian, 1751-1830). (2). H: 5 1/4, W: 4 1/2 in. (frames) provenance: Private Collection, Delaware $2,000-4,000
3 181318/1 Boyare Romanovy i votsarenie Mikhaila Feodorovicha. [The Boyars Romanov and the Reign of Mikhail Feodorovich.] st. petersburg: gosudarstvennaya tipografia, 1913 “The Boyars Romanov and the Reign of Mikhail Feodorovich.” Russian edition, 4to. Color lithograph plates after original color autochromes by Prokudin-Gorsky. Original decorative boards. Moderately worn, joints and hinges intact. H: 12 1/2, W: 9 3/4 in. note: Published during the occasion of the tercentenary year of the Romanov dynasty, the text was written by academicians and historians N.G. Vasenko and L.E. Dmitriev-Kavkaz. Focusing on the early years of the dynasty elected to the Russian throne in 1613, the work features photolithographs from early three-color process photographs by chemist and color photography pioneer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944). Prokudin-Gorsky’s work was introduced to Nicholas II in 1909, and he secured permission and funding from the Emperor to document Russia in the new color medium. Ultimately, the collection numbered more than 10,000 photographs depicting Russia in color before the revolution. $600-800
4 La Chasse Grand-Ducale et Tsarienne en Russie; periode du Xe au XVIe siècle, Tome Ie st. petersbourg: expédition pour la confection des papiers d’etat, 1896 “Grand Ducal and Royal Hunting in Russia, from the period of the 10th through 16th century Vol. I.”, of the French language edition, abundantly illustrated throughout with colored and plain illustrations in the text, some mounted, some handaugmented and heightened with gold or silver, after Vasnetsov, Lebedev, Repin, Riabushkin, Roubaud, Samokish. Folio, moderately worn, joints and hinges intact with library stamps for California Western University Ryan Library. H: 14 1/2, W: 11 in. note: One of the most lavish books ever produced by the State typographical department, the four volume work on “Imperial Hunting” has been prized by collectors since it was released. The first volume is frequently cited as the rarest, and this edition, from the French version, was released in even smaller quantities. Beautifully illustrated within the text in black and white, sepia, and madder printing, the book also contains hand-augmented illustrations after Vasnetsov, Lebedev, Repin, Riabushkin, Roubaud, and Samokish. $8,000-10,000
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5 A Russian Imperial Porcelain military plate imperial porcelain factory, st. petersburg, 1891 “Officier Superieur et Subalterne du Regt. des Grenadiers de la Garde“ [Superior Officer and Subalternate of the Regt. of Grenadiers of the Guard] depicting two Grenadiers at ease in a landscape, the title in French on verso, and with green underglaze cypher of Alexander III dated for 1889, signed M. Shmakov and dated 1891. Dia: 9 1/2 in. note: The military porcelain plates commissioned by Nicholas I are considered perhaps the greatest expressions of the art of the Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory. The offered lot was likely specially commissioned as a gift during the period of Alexander III, and is a unique example of the Imperial Porcelain Factory’s ability to recreate a period form faithfully and with enormous fidelity and skill. The Military Plates of Nicholas I (1825-1855) It was during the reign of Nicholas I, that the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St Petersburg reached its peak, and the technical proficiency and scientific advances of this period of production are regarded as the apex of the factory’s work. During Nicholas’ reign, in addition to the importation of French kaolin clay, leadbased fluxes and oxide tints increased the palette offered by the factory. The invention of a durable fire-gilding process which could be burnished increased the number of luxurious effects available. In 1827, Nicholas ordered 120 military dessert plates, many of whose subjects can be seen in the 1830 edition of Sobranie mundirov rossiiskoi imperatorskoi armii (A Collection of Uniforms of the Imperial Russian Army), with plates after images rendered by P. Alexandrov and L. Belousov. There were the “golden” and “green” plates, named for their borders, all featuring meticulous military subjects in their cavetti.
The Period of Alexander III (1881-1894) The offered lot shows the “Officier Superieur et Subalterne du Regt. des Grenadiers de la Garde“ [Superior Officer and Subalternate of the Regt. of Grenadiers of the Guard] and was painted by artist M. Shmakov after the original lithograph by L. Belousov. Shmakov is recorded as starting as a modeler and decorator at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in the reign of Alexander III, and worked into the period of Nicholas II. In addition to this exceptional military plate, his most notable contribution was in his work on the objects designed for the Imperial Porcelain Factory by Konstantin Somov. (cf. Khmelnitskaya, pp. 200-201.) We are aware of unique copies of the military service plates from the “golden” and “green” series, executed under subsequent reigns examples from the periods of Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II survive. The latest known plate with a gold borders and an image of the “Lancer (private) of the 1st Squadron of the Life Guards of the Ulan Regiment” dates to 1896. These very small number of military plates commissioned at later dates confirm the assumption that these were not “replacement” or “expansoion” pieces, but specially commissioned unique versions, intended perhaps as gifts. Freemans is exceptionally grateful to Ekaterina Khmelnitskaya, PhD., St. Petersburg, for her assistance in the cataloging of this lot. literature: Khmelnitskaya, E. S., Skul’ptory Imperatorskogo Farforovogo Zavoda: Evolyutsiya Tvorcheskikh Poiskov ot Istorizma k Ar Deko [Sculptors of the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory: The evolution of the creative search from Historicism to Art Deco], dissertation, Herzen University, St. Petersburg, 2014. Kudryavtseva T.V., Russkii Imperatorskii farfor. SPb., 2003 N. von Wolf, ed. V. Znamenov, Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, 1744-1904, 2008. $20,000-30,000
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6 181024/6 A set of eight Russian Imperial Porcelain dinner plates russian imperial porcelain factory, st. petersburg, various dates From the Alexander III Coronation Service, with gilt edges and bands, centering the small state arms of the Russian Empire, all with the green underglaze marks for Nicholas II, one dated 1912, and 7 dated 1913. (8). Dia: 9 1/4 in. (approx.) provenance: Private collection, New York Thence by descent note: Ordered originally for the coronation of Emperor Alexander III in 1882, the first commissioned order was for 19,000 pieces. A later order was placed before the coronation of Emperor Nicholas II and the the service increased to 47,000 pieces. While the Emperor himself used a gold service at the banquet following the coronation, this service was used for the thousands of guests. This service was added to extensively, and the offered lot dates from the period of the Romanov Tercentenary celebrations of 1913, when there were further orders. This service was in regular use until the outbreak of World War I. $2,000-3,000
7 181160/28 A Russian silver fish service for twelve marked k. fabergé with imperial warrant, moscow, 1908-1918 In the Louis XV style and comprising a fish slice and serving fork, together with twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, and twelve demitasse spoons. (38). L: 11 in. (longest); Total weight: 69 oz. t. $6,000-8,000
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judaica & antiquities lots 8-17
9 171326/10 An assorted collection of Judaica 18th century and later Comprising a Polish gilt-bronze Chanukah menorah, late 18th century; an Italian gilt-bronze Chanukah menorah, 18th century or later; two circumcision knifes with wood scabbards, probably 19th century; and a Megillah in zinc canister. (5). L: 13 1/2 in. (Megillah canister) provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Stern (the Italian menorah). Dr. Lewis W. Steinback (1850-1913) (the Megillah). The Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. $2,000-3,000
8 171326/1 A group of Bohemian bride’s bonnets probably prague, circa 1850 Comprising two linen bonnets of very fine ‘krumplování’ decoration, the first with wide brim and allover embroidered with gold and silver thread, the back with couched motif of blooming flowers embellished with sequins and blue, red, and clear glass jewels, the second without brim and heavily embroidered in silk and gold thread on stiff linen frame, the back with roped embroidery depicting a resplendent sunflower embellished with sequins and cut-steel beads, the interior lined in printed muslin; and a third lace bonnet with silver and gold couched embroidery in foliate motifs; sold together with a white linen Sabbath bonnet worn by Johanna Hirschberg, Berlin, Germany, circa 1850, and an atara embroidered with silver thread. (4). W: 12 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: Dr. and Mrs. Henry Tumen. The Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. $800-1,200
10 171326/3 A collection of Judaean coins and artifacts circa 1st-2nd centuries c.e. Comprising ten coins from the periods of John Myrcanus, Pontius Pilate, the First Revolt, Vespasian, and Trajan, from the regions of Meshorer, Ascalon, Nabataea, and others; a piece of copper ore and slag ore allegedly mined from King Solomon’s mines and excavated by Dr. Nelson Glueck; five terracotta lamps excavated in Gadara, Jordan and Sinai, Egypt; and one terracotta footed bowl. (18). H: 4, Dia: 9 3/4 in. (bowl) provenance: Mr. Edward Rosenbaum, Rydal, Pennsylvania (coins). Dr. Nelson Glueck (ore). The Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $1,000-2,000
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11 171326/2 A collection of Helladic, Mycenaean, Greek, and Roman terracotta pottery from Jerusalem circa late 2nd millennium b.c.e. through 4th century c.e. Comprising three lamps, a restored oenochoe on modern stand, a lekythos on modern stand, a squat lekythos, an open vase, an animal figure (possibly Mycenaean), and a spouted jug on modern stand. (9). H: 9 1/4 in. provenance: The Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $1,000-2,000
13 171326/5 A collection of Hellenistic and Roman small terracotta vessels 1st millennium b.c.e. through 2nd century c.e. Comprising nine small lekythoi and aryballoi, some slipdecorated with banding and striations; a Mycenaean stirrup jar; a Mycenaean squat alabastron; and two simple alabastra. (13). H: 7 in. (tallest) provenance: Meyer and Rosaline Feinstein, Philadelphia. The Rosaline Feinstein Collection of Ancient Israelite Artifacts, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $3,000-5,000
12 171326/4 A collection of Roman terracotta Chanukah menorahs and lamps circa 2nd-4th centuries c.e. and later Comprising five lamps, two menorahs, and a flint striking rock; sold together with a modern carved soapstone Chanukah lamp. (9). L: 5 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: Meyer and Rosaline Feinstein, Philadelphia. The Rosaline Feinstein Collection of Ancient Israelite Artifacts, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: The Rosaline Feinstein Collection of Ancient Israelite Artifacts at the Philadelphia Museum of Judaica encompassed over 100 objects ranging in age from 300,000B.C.E. to 500 C.E. Many of the items were personally chosen for or given to Mrs. Feinstein by Dr. Nelson Glueck (American, 1900-1971), the noted rabbi, archaeologist, and president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Rosaline Feinstein and her husband, Meyer Feinstein, are also the founding donors of The Meyer & Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History at Temple University. Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $1,000-2,000
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14 A large collection of Roman glass vessels and unguentaria circa 1st-4th centuries c.e. Comprising four globular unguentaria, three candlestick unguentaria, two conical unguentaria, one amphora-form unguentarium, one amber two-handled alabastron with applied spiral decoration, one amber figural alabastron, one double balsamarium, two round open vessels, one amber glass oenochoe on modern stand, one lekythos with applied spiral decoration, and one small amphora; all with varying amounts of lustre. (18). H: 6 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Meyer and Rosaline Feinstein, Philadelphia. The Rosaline Feinstein Collection of Ancient Israelite Artifacts, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $3,000-5,000
15 A collection of Assyrian, Hellenistic, and Roman terracotta figure heads bronze age through roman age Comprising three Assyrian female heads and one androgynous head; four Hellenistic female heads, including one holding a psalterion; and six Roman female heads (one spurious), including one formerly a lamp handle and one of moulded lead; sold together with an additional Hellenistic terracotta cornucopia and a Roman bronze medallion of a figure riding a hippocamp. (16). L: 6 in. (cornucopia) provenance: Meyer and Rosaline Feinstein, Philadelphia. The Rosaline Feinstein Collection of Ancient Israelite Artifacts, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $1,000-2,000
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17 A Hellenistic sheet gold laurel wreath 3rd/2nd century b.c.e. Intended as a diadem, comprising eight tripartite leaf sections affixed to a central band, with hook and eye clasp at ends; fitted in a custom black leather and silklined case and accompanied by an appraisal conducted by Paul S. Forbes Antiquity Consultancy, Silver Spring, Maryland, dated November 17, 2016. L: 10 1/2, H: 1 in. provenance: Georg Wertheim. Lotte Wertheim. By descent through the family. Private collection, Virginia. note: This diadem was once in the collection of famed German merchant and entrepreneur Georg Wertheim (1857-1939), founder of Wertheim department stores in the late 19th century. Within two decades it was the largest retail company in Germany; despite (or perhaps because of) this success, the family was forced to “Aryanize” the company in 1933, which required relinquishing ownership to an “Aryan” citizen. His wife, Ursula, met the legal requirements and was able to become the principal shareholder, keeping the company in the family. It was nevertheless rebranded under the German name Allgemeine Warenhandels-Gesellschaft, and by 1951 no longer remained in family control. This diadem descended to Wertheim’s daughter, Lotte Wertheim (1904-1990), and remained in the family until its acquisition by the present owner. It was considered by the family to be of Frankish Merovingian origin, circa 5th-6th century C.E., but is now acknowledged to be a Hellenistic example. $1,500-2,500
16 A collection of Persian Bronze Age artifacts circa late 2nd or early 1st millennium b.c.e. Comprising two bronze arrowheads, a bronze lancet, a bronze goat pendant, a bronze chain ornament possibly intended as a horse trapping, and a late Bronze Age buff clay pilgrim flask; sold together with a Roman terracotta unguentarium with red slip-decorated mouth. (7). L: 7 1/2 in. (lancet) provenance: Meyer and Rosaline Feinstein, Philadelphia. The Rosaline Feinstein Collection of Ancient Israelite Artifacts, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica. Sold by Rodeph Shalom Synagogue, Philadelphia, to benefit future programs. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $1,000-2,000
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the collection of georges perrier lots 18-116
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eorges Perrier’s famous Philadelphia restaurant, Le Bec-Fin, open from 1970 until 2013, was internationally known as America’s finest French restaurant, earning five stars for decades. The gathering place for those who appreciated extraordinary cuisine in a luxurious setting, Le Bec-Fin was a jewel in America’s culinary crown; the exquisite galettes de crabe and quenelles de brochet were a public manifestation of Perrier’s sumptuous taste. What few knew, however, was that privately, Perrier had amassed an impressive collection of examples of the very best of the French decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries. The collection of Georges Perrier is what one would expect from an international arbiter of taste and luxury. Works by Lacroix, Dubois, Nogaret, Leleu, Nadal dit l’Aîné, Kemp and Tuart are highlights of the Perrier
collection, which also includes works by the Manufacture de Vincennes and Sèvres, fine examples of ormolu from the Régence through Louis XVI periods, as well as French portraiture of the 18th and 19th centuries. Born in 1943 in Lyon, France, Perrier began his culinary career at 14. He apprenticed under Michel Lorrain in Lyon, Jacques Picard in Provence, and Guy Thivard at Ferdinand Point’s legendary “La Pyramide” in Vienne. In addition to his many cooking accolades, he was awarded the French Légion d’Honneur in 2009, the highest civilian merit award conferred by the French government. His love for France, and his constant drive to reach for the heights of fine dining and living helped form an eye as refined as his palate. Freeman’s is proud to offer the Perrier collection.
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18 171270/20 A group of Greek, Roman, and Persian antiquities various dates Comprising a bronze unguentarium, a bronze bottle vase, a bronze dagger, a bronze torc, a ram-form ceramic pitcher with turquoise glaze, and a small ceramic pitcher with turquoise glaze. (6). L: 11 1/4 in. (dagger) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Freeman’s makes no warranty or representation regarding the description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or condition of this lot, which has not been independently authenticated for age or origin. $1,000-2,000
19 171270/19 A Chinese Han Dynasty painted pottery figure of an attendant and a Sui Dynasty straw-glazed pottery equestrian figure circa 1st-7th century c.e. H: 21 in. (attendant); H: 10 1/2 in. (equestrian) provenance: E & J Frankel, Ltd., New York, April 1994. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Each figure is accompanied by a Report on Thermoluminescence Analysis by the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University, England, dated 10 January 1994. Test number 666t30 confirms the Sui equestrian figure “was last fired between 900 and 1500 years ago.” Test number 666t35 confirms the Han attendant figure “was last fired between 1200 and 2000 years ago.” $800-1,200
20 171270/76 A Kerman prayer rug southeast persia, mid 20th century 6 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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21 171270/10 A pair of Italian Baroque parcel-gilt and polychrome solomonic columns 17th/18th century H: 54 3/4, W: 9 1/2, D: 8 1/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200 22 171270/34 A large Italian maiolica charger 18th century The cavetto painted with Bacchus and two putti, the wide rim with cobalt blue ground decorated with fruit-filled urns and masques en grisaille with white cartouche-form reserves decorated with similar motifs between weyverns. Dia: 18 1/2 in. provenance: Merrit Baker Antiques, Furniture & Accessories. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-2,000
23 171270/24 A Continental polychrome and parcel-gilt sculpture of the Madonna and Child 18th century H: 16 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
24 171270/13 A Continental polychromed and parcel-gilt figure of Ceres late 17th/early 18th century H: 27, W: 13, D: 9 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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25 171270/135 A French silver colored glass and rock crystal cabochon-mounted gilt and chased reliquary box 17th/18th century With crown-form hinged lid, the body mounted with foil-backed scenes of mourning now heavily faded, the underside with rubbed guarantee marks and engraved “OPR/KER” with additional obscured inscription; sold together with a sacred heart with applied monogram “A.” (2). H: 4 1/4 in. (approx.) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $500-700
27 171270/114 A French crimson silk velvet gaming purse late 17th century The exterior in rich crimson silk velvet embroidered with fleurs-de-lys in silver thread to sides and undersides, the interior lined in yellow chamois, with drawstring closure terminating in carved wood bead wrapped in silver thread. H: 2 1/2, Dia: 5 1/4 in. (approx.) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Intended to hold gambling coins or chips for card games, this type of “gaming” purse became fashionable in the 17th century when such diversions grew popular in aristocratic circles across Europe. The circular pouch form with stiff leather lining enabled the purse to hold its shape even when empty, which could help obscure a wearer’s bad luck. The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds three very similar examples, including one in burnt orange velvet with identical decoration, accession number 2009.300.2065. $500-700
26 171270/117 A French glass and papier-mâché bonbonnière 18th century The lift lid decorated with a harp between to layers of glass with gold threads and white enamel beads, the bottom clear glass; sold together with a 19th century Sèvres style porcelain snuffbox with pseudo-mark to underside. (2). L: 3 1/2, W: 2 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $400-600
28 171270/120 A silver traveling solitaire for the hunt in original leather case possibly saxon, unknown maker’s mark fam, circa 1780 Comprising a carving fork and carving knife housed in a fine red Maroquin leather case gilt-tooled with hares and flowers, the interior lined in (formerly red or pink) silk with a border of gold thread. (3). L: 11 in. (case); Total weight: 4.7 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
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29 171270/115 A group of glass traveling cups and objects 18th and 19th centuries Comprising a finely etched and wheel-cut tumbler depicting doves and a hound with crest MD, sold with original velvet lined leather traveling case; a chamois- and corkwrapped glass etched to exterior beneath wrapping “Vin Bouchard,” sold with original cork-lined leather traveling case; an amber snuff bottle, missing finial, sold in original blue silk and velvet lined leather case; sold together with a silver-gilt mounted glass phial, the hinged lid finely etched in Celtic strapwork, the underside of the lid engraved “LONDON” beneath a crown. (4). H: 5 in. (largest case) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $700-900
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306 A rare Régence cased vermeil traveling service for twelve 18th century In original brass-mounted gilt-tooled leather canted case opening to a (formerly red) chamois-lined fitted interior housing twelve each knives, spoons, and forks. (37). H: 11, W: 8, D: 6 in. (case) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
31 171270/50 A collection of French silver tastevins various makers, 18th and early 19th centuries Comprising from largest to smallest a tastevin with serpent-form handle and chased with grapevines, engraved to edge “CASPARD SAUVAGEOT 1797;” a tastevin with geometrically stylized serpent-form handle and chased gadrooning, inset at well with an Italian 1 lira coin dated 1812 depicting “Napoleone Imperatore e Re,” engraved to edge “P.TOURTOULOU;” a tastevin with stylized serpent-form handle, engraved with a flowering urn and large “ANTOINE GUILLAUMAIT;” a tastevin with double-serpent handle punch-decorated with grape bunches, with Minerva mark and unknown maker’s mark at rim; and a small tastevin with scrolled handle punch decorated with repoussé in geometric pattern, with Minerva mark, guarantee, and unknown maker’s mark to handle. (5). Dia: 3 3/4 in. (largest); Total weight: 12.57 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200 32 171270/56 A small Louis XIV giltwood mirror circa 1680 H: 29, W: 17 1/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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33 171270/119 A Louis XIV ormolu-mounted turquoise-glazed porcelain brush holder and inkwell the mounts mid 17th century, the porcelain ming Sold together with a Chinese Sancai figure and a Japanese erotic netsuke. (3). H: 2 1/2, L: 4 1/2 in. provenance: E & J Frankel, New York. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-2,000
34 171270/106 A Chinese cloisonné enamel bird-form vase 18th/19th century H: 8 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
35 171270/17B A pair of Chinese export porcelain famille rose chargers circa 1740 Dia: 13 3/4 in. (smaller); Dia: 16 in. (larger) provenance: Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe Antiques, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200 36 171270/17A A pair of Chinese export porcelain famille verte covered vases kangxi period The covers likely associated. (2). H: 12 in. provenance: Matthew & Elisabeth Sharpe Antiques, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200 37 171270/16 A pair of Chinese export porcelain polychrome phoenixes late 19th/early 20th century H: 15 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,000
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39 171270/37 A pair of Régence ormolu dragon-form two-light appliques circa 1720 The backplates each in the form of a dragon with splayed wings issuing two scrolling foliate candlearms, one applied with lizard; the nozzles replaced. (2). H: 17, W: 10 1/2, D: 9 in. provenance: Le Louvre des Antiquaires. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: The form of these appliques is highly characteristic of the dramatic French Régence period during the first years of Louis XV’s reign. As exotic and naturalistic motifs began to supplant more architectural Baroque styles, fantastical beasts like dragons and serpents, which suggested both medieval romance and Oriental mystique, began to appear particularly on such objects as chenets, sconces, and chandeliers intended to be used with fire. The present pair of appliques, in the form of muscularly modeled and defensive dragons, is distinctly related to a pair of chenets sold Christie’s, New York, 9 October 2013, lot 646, and to another pair sold Marc-Arthur Kohn, Paris, 13 April 2012, lot 63. Further dragons of this form can be found on a carved giltwood console table dated 1710-20 in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, inventory number 26546, and on a pair of ormolu mounts for chenets dated 1720-30, also in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, inventory numbers 2009.88.1.1 and 2009.88.1.2. $2,000-4,000
38 171270/25 A Louis XIV carved giltwood mirror circa 1700 The cornice and frame possibly associated, surmounted by vicomte’s coronet above a monogram “PP” suspended in an elaborate pierced foliate and strapwork cornice supported by two dragon-form corbels, the rectangular frame heavily modeled with applied flowers and rocailles housing a beveled glass mirror plate likely 19th century. H: 57 1/2, W: 38 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
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40 171270/66 A fine Régence ormolu-mounted parquetry kingwood and amaranth bracket clock etienne roquelon (french, maître 1718), circa 1730-40 Of typical form, the white segmented enamel dial with blue numerals housed in a parquetry case surmounted by a putto with eternal flame, the case further mounted with ormolu appliques and gryphon sabots; the brass backplate signed ‘Roquelon A Paris’, the eight-day movement with silk suspension, verge escapement, and chime at the hour and half hour with dial lever for resetting the chimes; the conforming bracket similarly decorated with central eagleform ormolu applique, the corners mounted with masques de comédie. (2). H: 41, W: 16, D: 9 3/4 in. (incl. bracket) provenance: La Cour des Mirascles en Bourgogne, Marcigny, France, 1992. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: This very fine clock is accompanied by an extensive “Fiche Technique” written by Maurice C. L. Pallot, founder of La Cour des Mirascles en Bourgogne and one of the world’s foremost experts and restorers of 17th and 18th century furniture and interiors. His analysis notes the rarity of this parquetry example from the late Régence period—in comparison to the typical horn and boulle marquetry examples seen more regularly on the market—and the quality of the individual elements—parquetry, ormolu, enamel, and movement—which, taken together, reveal a clock of exceptional refinement. Of particular interest is the pair of ormolu masques de comédie on the bracket, which are an identical form to a pair of corner mounts on a Régence bombé commode by Etienne Doirat (French, 1675-1732), circa 1725-1730, now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, object number 72.DA.66. Known to have maintained strict possession of the entire production process of his bronze mounts, including the moulds and any unused and unfinished mounts, Pallot suggests that the clock case and bracket may have, in fact, been constructed by Doirat’s workshop at the Cour de la Contrescarpe des Fosses de la Bastille in Paris. This is further confirmed by Jean-Dominique Augarde’s book, Les Ouvriers du Temps (Geneva: Antiquorum Editions, 1996), which includes several similar models of clock cases produced by Doirat. It is likely that Rouquelon also entrusted the enamel work to another highly skilled craftsman: the very elegant dial, with its double ring of blue numerals against a white face assembled from twenty-five individual pieces, lends credence to the supposition that the dial was executed by Siméon de Ville, l’Emailleur du Roi, who was also Roquelon’s brother-in-law. $3,000-5,000
41 171270/42 A framed ledger of expenses for the care of prisoners in the Bastille signed by Louis XV dated 20 august 1731 Listing the cost of food and other expenses for prisoners of the Bastille from May to July 1731, totaling 4,144 livres, with signature by Louis XV authorizing payment; framed together with an unrelated etching of Louis XV. H: 15, W: 19 in. (frame) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $300-500
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42 171270/43 A Louis XV japanned petite table en chiffonnière françois reizell (french, maître 1764), circa 1760-70 The bowfront top with diapered ground behind a reserve depicting a chinois nautical scene; the case with three drawers and decorated to front with a bird and insects and to sides and rear with landscapes and flowers; stamped to underside “F. REIZELL.” H: 28 1/2, W: 16 1/2, D: 11 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,200-1,800
43 171270/11 A pair of Louis XV Chinese lacquer encoigneures circa 1750 The serpentine triangular Portasanta marble tops above two cabinet doors finely decorated with birds, figures and flowers, the doors enclosing shelves; raised on three bracket feet; marked “A” to undersides. (2). H: 32 1/2, W: 26 3/4, D: 17 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,200-2,200
44 171270/110 Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, 1717-1786) 18th century Two terracotta portrait medallions of Benjamin Franklin; one framed, each signed in cast and with artist’s crest. (2). Dia: 6 1/2 in. (largerer, without frame); Dia: 3 5/8 in. (smaller) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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46 171270/71 A suite of six Louis XV caned walnut dining chairs pierre nogaret (french, 1718-1771), circa 1750 The channel-moulded cartouche-form backrests above U-form serpentine seats raised on four cabriole legs; all stamped to rear of seat “NOGARET A LYON;” sold together with custom yellow ochre cushions. (6). H: 35 1/4, W: 20, D: 18 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $3,000-5,000
47 171270/71A A pair of Louis XV caned beechwood fauteuils à la reine pierre nogaret (french, 1718-1771), circa 1750 The floral- and foliate-carved channelmoulded cartouche-form backrests issuing scrolled arms above serpentine seat; the seatrail similarly carved and raised on four cabriole legs with foliate-carved knees and feet; both stamped to rear of seat “NOGARET A LYON;” sold together with custom yellow ochre cushions. (2). H: 37 3/4, W: 24 3/4, D: 20 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
45 171270/110A After Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, 1717-1786) 18th century Two terracotta portrait medallions, the first depicting SuzanneElisabeth-Françoise de Jarente de La Reynière, the second depicting possibly Hyacinthe de Rigaud, Comte de Vaudreuil or Charles-Juste, Prince de Beauvau; each signed and dated in cast. (2). Dia: 5 1/8 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-2,000
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48 171270/54 A South German late Baroque carved giltwood console in the form of a climbing rose circa 1740 With serpentine moulded Africano marble-inset bleu turquin marble top, above a pierced frieze of C-scrolls, rocailles, and roses suspended on two heavily undulating naturalistic vineform legs. H: 31, W: 37 1/4, D: 19 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: This fantastic form, with its dramatic romantic style and unusual construction, underscores its South German origin, likely Munich. It calls to mind other exuberantly gilded and polychromed pieces by François de Cuvilliés ”the Elder” (1695-1768), the Belgian-born Bavarian furnishings designer and architect. Cuvilliés was the first major proponent of the Rococo style at the Wittelsbach court in Munich, and his most famous work remains the magnificent hall of mirrors at Amalienburg. $3,000-5,000
49 171270/93 A Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood and kingwood parquetry commode probably gaspard coulon (french, circa 1690-1775), circa 1740 The serpentine Eretria red marble top above bombé case with three short over two long banded drawers, all lined in pink and ivory silk brocade, the whole raised on four French feet; stamped “COULON.” H: 34 1/2, W: 54 3/4, D: 22 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: This commode is of solid, weighty construction and bears a strong resemblance to another commode stamped “COULON” sold Christie’s New York, 24 May 2001, lot 64, as well as to a third example published in Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle (1989), page 191, figure A. Gaspard Coulon (maître 1739) was from a family of Parisian ébénistes, which included his brother, Jean Coulon (French, 1686-1734); his nephew, Balthazar Coulon (French, 17101790); and his son, Jean-François Coulon. Balthazar Coulon would become the best-known of the family through his close relationship with Gilles Joubert (French, 1689-1775) who was ébéniste ordinaire du Garde-Meuble and then Ébéniste de la Couronne under Louis XV. Balthazar executed a number of Joubert’s commissions from the King, which then entered the royal household. The stamp “COULON” was most often used by Gaspard Coulon, although Balthazar was known to have also used the same stamp in addition to his more rare stamp, “B. COULON.” $4,000-6,000
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50 171270/52 A fine Louis XV ormolu-mounted fruitwood floral marquetry kingwood bureau dos d’âne jean-baptiste tuart (french, 1700-1767), circa 1760 The banded and floral marquetry fall front opening to reveal a finely fitted interior with an upper shelf above a pigeonhole flanked by four drawers over a secret compartment and a red gilt-tooled writing surface; the case with two additional short drawers over a single long drawer, all fitted with compartments, the front, sides, and verso all further marquetry decorated; the whole raised on four cabriole legs terminating in sabots and stamped to underside “J*TUART.” H: 38, W: 45, D: 18 1/2 in. provenance: Atelier Yvan Sarret, Aix le Bains, France, 1997. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Jean-Baptiste Tuart père (maître 1741) had his workshop in the heart of Paris, in the cloister of SaintGermain-l’Auxerrois off Place du Louvre. This location, situated between the Palais-Royal and Palais des Tuileries, provided close access to the royal family when in Paris, and as such Tuart received numerous commissions for the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi. His more genteel, restrained expression of the Rococo style is characterized by satisfying proportions and pristine marquetry imbued with pastoral serenity.
Works by Jean-Baptiste Tuart père are today quite rare, though there are additional transitional and Louis XVI examples produced or retailed by his son, Jean-Baptiste II Tuart, who apprenticed with his father through about 1743 and was later named a maître tabletier et marchand-mercier with a fashionable establishment on rue Saint-Honoré. Like other Tuart examples, this desk is fully decorated with fine marquetry on all four sides and meant to be appreciated in the round. A very similar desk, but without the lower case of drawers, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 26.168.74. A prie-dieu-secrétaire of similar proportion and marquetry is in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inventory number 38659. $4,000-6,000
51 171270/15 A pair of Louis XV style giltmetal and cut-glass four-light girandoles late 19th/early 20th century Each with knopped glass central standard terminating in pyramidal finial and issuing four cascading glass-bead strands and four candlearms further decorated with glass drops. (2). H: 20 3/4, Dia: 13 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
52 171270/9 A Louis XV giltwood marquise en cabriolet jean rené nadal dit l’aine (maître 1740), circa 1760 The shaped and channel-moulded crestrail carved with flowers and issuing integral armrests with manchettes encircling a cushion seat; the seatrail similarly carved and raised on four volute feet; stamped “R. NADAL-LAINE.” H: 33 3/4, W: 55 1/2, D: 23 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: A nearly identical but extended settee is illustrated in Jean Nicolay, L’art et la manière des Maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle (Paris: Pygmalion Editions, 1982), page 339, figure E. $1,000-1,500
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53 171270/8 Four Louis XV giltwood fauteuils jean-baptiste lebas (french, 1729-after 1795), circa 1755 The crestrail carved with roses above a padded cartouche-form backrest; the undulating scrolled arms with manchettes above U-form padded seat and serpentine seatrail further carved with roses; the whole raised on four cabriole legs with shell-carved knees; two chairs stamped “I. LEBAS” and all chairs with multiple small crescent inventory stamps likely those of the Château de Chanteloup and with applied inventory number tabs. (4). H: 35 7/8, W: 26, D: 21 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: A previous appraisal states that this suite of fauteuils was formerly in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. $2,000-3,000
54 171270/53 A Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood barometer lange de bourbon, circa 1760 Of typical form centered by a wheel barometer below a thermometer with enameled scale signed “LANGE DE BOURBON;” the case mounted with very finely cast ormolu rocailles. H: 45 1/2, W: 13 1/2 in. provenance: La Collection de feu M. Dubois Chefdebien, Hôtel Drouout, Paris, 13 February 1941, lot 82. Galerie Libraririe Michel Descours, November 1995. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Lange de Bourbon (French, active 1750-1775) was a noted maker of clocks and barometers of the mid-18th century, awarded the title of Machiniste-Faiseur de Baromètre du Roi before 1757, though relatively few details of his life are known. The form of this barometer, attributed to ClaudeJoseph Desgodets, exists in a number of examples by important makers, including one by Jean-Andre Lepaute, sold Christie’s London, 6 July 2005, lot 123. A nearly identical model, also signed Lange de Bourbon on the enamel thermometer scale, can be found in the The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1982.60.2. This example was acquired by the Linskys in the March 1931 sale of the collection of Baron Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild at Hermann Ball & Paul Graupe, Berlin, lot 180. It is noted that another similar barometer also by Lange de Bourbon was in the collection of Mme. Louis Burat, sold at Galerie Charpentier in Paris on June 18, 1937, lot 98. Other examples of different forms also signed by Lange de Bourbon can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 58.75.61; the Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris; and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession number 1097-1882. The present lot was in the collection of Monsieur Dubois Chefdebien sold at Hôtel Drouout, Paris, on Thursday, February 13, 1941, lot 82. It is illustrated in plate 32 of the catalogue and was described at that time as a “Baromètrethermomètre en bois de placage et bronze doré, du temps de Louis XV. De forme contournée, il est marqueté en veuilles et présente une important décoration en bronze ciselé et doré : rinceaux feuillagés, écusson, branchages avec fleurs et graines. Marqué Lange de Bourbon.“ $4,000-6,000
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55 171270/2 A large Louis XV ormolu-mounted kingwood parquetry bracket clock françois goyer (maître 1740), circa 1750 The segmented white enamel and foliate-cast ormolu dial with blue handpainted Roman and Arabic numerals and signed “A. R. SANDAUX/A PARIS;” the case and conforming bracket of typical form and mounted with finely cast ormolu rocailles; the case stamped to verso “F. GOYER” and with JME stamp, the backplate also engraved “A Sandaux Paris” and with original movement, the suspension likely replaced. (2). H: 51, W: 21, D: 11 in. (incl. bracket)
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provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: The Goyer family were, as J.-D. Augarde noted, “a dynasty of artisans well-known in the XVIII century.” François Goyer, who received his maîtrise in 1740, and his son, Jean Goyer, who received his own in 1760, were at the center of luxury furniture production in Paris during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI. The Goyers, both père et fils, have an important place not only in the history of the design of French furniture of the eighteenth century, but also for their unusual role in the development of the furniture corporations which controlled furniture production in Paris. François Goyer is recorded as having worked exclusively as a “fabricant de batîs de pendules, de cartels, et d’horloges,” applying the skills of the master cabinetmaker to to the housings of luxury timepieces, while his son, Jean, apprenticed not only with his father to learn the art of cabinet-making, but also with the famed fondeurciseleur Jean-Joseph Saint-Germain (French, 1719-1791). By working as an apprentice in both furniture-making and in bronze casting and gilding, the young Goyer shattered elementary rules and laws of apprenticeship and business practice in eighteenth century France. A document held at the National Archives in Paris, and mentioned by Augarde, reports a legal conflict between François Goyer and ClaudeJoseph Desgodets (who ultimately won the suit) after accusing Goyer of having bought a clock, creating a case , manufacturing and applying the bronzes himself, and then selling the work directly to a client in direct contradiction of corporation law. We also understand that Jean Goyer had a watchmaking workshop (evidence exists of the sale of the workshop to his son, Jean), indicating that he also manufactured his own clocks. Augarde notes the existence of two clocks with the signature of Goyer and dating from the mid-eighteenth century; one of them, a cartel clock entirely in bronze (sold Sotheby’s, Monaco, 14 and 15 June, 1981, lot 201), and the other sold Christie’s, New York, 13 June, 1985, lot 22. These two objects support the theory that the Goyers took enormous (and, clearly, actionable) liberties in the observance of the corporative rules then in force, likely manufacturing complete objects without authorization or permits. While cases signed by François Goyer are comparatively rare, the exquisite quality of both the construction and the ormolu mounts of the offered indicate that this work may be a work entirely constructed by Goyer. It evidences a high level of quality as well as an elegant restraint in its design, that clearly places it at the apex of the career of François Goyer, circa 1750. Other notable examples of the work of Goyer have been sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1948 (Nicolay, rep. “F. Goyer”, Fig. A.); Christie’s, New York, 19 October, 2007, lot 267; Piasa, Paris, 29 June, 2012, lot 185; and Artcurial, Paris, 20 April , 2016, lot 86. literature: Augarde, J.-D., éd.,Les Ouvriers du temps, Genève: Antiquorum, 1996. Nicolay, Jean, L’Art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle, Editions Pygmalion: Paris, 1982, p. 116. $5,000-7,000
56 171270/118 A rare and possibly unique Louis XV Vincennes handpainted porcelain rouet de salon circa 1740-50 The cartouche-form porcelain base very finely painted with flowers and butterfly, mounted in gilt-bronze frame and fitted with mahogany and brass spinning mechanisms, raised on fitted mahogany footed base inscribed “56086;” the verso of plaque with large blue underglaze interlaced L mark aux trois points; apparently without distaff to attach quenouille. L: 16, W: 8 in. (base) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
57 171270/104 A pair of Chantilly ‘Kakiemon’ sucriers couverts sur plateaux circa 1735-40 Each of quatrilobed form with floral knop, marked to underside of each sucrier and stand with iron-red hunting horn mark. (4). H: 4 1/2, W: 9 1/2, D: 7 1/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: A nearly identical pair of sucriers is in the collection of the Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris, on display in the Porcelain Room alongside Moïse de Camondo’s unrivaled Sèvres ‘Buffon’ service. $1,500-2,500
note: This rare piqué work spinning wheel, or rouet de salon, appears to be a new discovery to add to the exceptionally small group of such pieces surviving. The offered lot may now be counted together with a similar spinning wheel in the Louvre, another at Waddesdon Manor (cf Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue, The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, vol. II, London, 1974, pp. 840-42), and one offered Sotheby’s (cf. “Treasures from the Prestigious Qizilbash Collection,” 28 November 2016, lot 6). Pietro Piffetti (Italian, 1701-1777), the ébéniste to the Royal court of Turin, produced a model in ivory and tortoiseshell around 1740, which is now at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (inv. no. W.159.1-7-1921, fig. 4). The V&A also has in its collection a vernis martin spinning wheel made in Paris at the same time as the offered lot (inv. no. 4475:1-1858, fig. 5). This rouet de salon features an exquisite and possibly unique Vincennes porcelain plaque of exceptional quality. The ormolu hardware is virtually identical to that of the model from the Qizilbash Collection, attributed to Neapolitan manufacture. $3,000-5,000
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58 171270/6 A Sèvres soft-paste porcelain hand-painted and parcel-gilt five-piece déjeuner with bleu fonce ground 1768 Comprising two cups and saucers, a creamer, a covered sugar, and a two-handled tray; all with blue underglaze double-L marks, date mark P, and artist cypher “X”, and with additional incised marks. (5). L: 13, W: 9 1/2 in. (tray); H: 3 3/4 in. (creamer) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $4,000-6,000
59 171270/103 An unusual Sèvres hard-paste porcelain cup and saucer with rose pompadour and cobalt faux-mabre ground 1770 Each with reserve depicting an idyllic pastoral life; the cup with blue underglaze crowned Sèvres mark and date code R for 1770. H: 3 1/2, Dia: 6 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
60 171270/101 A pair of Sèvres floral decorated covered beurriers third quarter 18th century With integral stands, each with gilt-enriched blue border and allover decorated with hand-enameled floral sprays; one with blue underglaze Sèvres mark and date code H for 1760, the other with red underglaze Sèvres mark and date code S for 1771; sold together with a chocolate cup and saucer and demitasse cup of conforming pattern and similar age. (4). H: 3 1/2, Dia: 8 in. provenance: Earle D. Vandekar, New York (cup and saucer). The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
61 171270/5 An assembled pair of Sèvres floral decorated plates 18th century Each with blue-enriched scalloped and moulded feuille de chou border and allover decorated with handenameled floral sprays; one with overglaze Sèvres mark aux deux points and date code 1755, the other with overglaze Sèvres mark and date code 1777 with artist cipher “LB” and additional incised marks. (2). Dia: 9 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $700-900
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62 171270/102 A Sèvres floral-decorated covered sauce tureen 1782 With integral stand, allover decorated with cornflowers; the underside with blue underglaze Sèvres mark, date code EE for 1782, and with two artists’ cyphers. H: 4 1/2, W: 9, D: 6 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
63 171270/68 A Louis XV/Louis XVI transitional ormolu-mounted marquetry and parquetry acajou, kingwood, and fruitwood commode rené dubois (french, 1737-1788), circa 1770 The Breccia di Tivoli marble top above three arcaded frieze drawers above two long drawers decorated with floral marquetry baskets and flanked by rounded trompe l’oeil fluted corners, the sides similarly decorated; raised on four cabriole legs terminating in sabots; stamped “I DUBOIS” and with JME stamp. H: 37, W: 47, D: 20 3/4 in. provenance: Atelier Yvan Sarret, Aix le Bains, France, 1997. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $5,000-7,000
64 171270/35 A Louis XV/XVI transitional kingwood and fruitwood parquetry petite table à écrire guillaume kemp (french, active 1757–86, maître 1764), circa 1775 The oval Africano marble top with ormolu gallery above a frieze drawer with gilt-tooled leather writing surface and hidden compartment; raised on attenuated cabriole legs united by a rognon-form parquetry lower shelf and terminating in ormolu sabots; stamped “G. KEMP” and with JME stamp. H: 30, W: 20, D: 14 3/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
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65 171270/29 A pair of Louis XV/XVI transitional style giltbronze candlesticks 18th/19th century With scrolling foliate decoration on shaped rocaille base. (2). H: 13 1/2, Dia: 7 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
66 171270/1 A pair of Louis XVI ormolu three-light appliques circa 1775 Likely after the model by Jean-Charles Delafosse (French, 1734-1789), the brackets in the form of ram-headed fluted and reeded pilasters issuing three laurel-swagged candlearms, terminating in a laurel-swagged urn en flambeau. (2). H: 20, W: 13 1/2, D: 9 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $2,500-3,500
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67 171270/23 A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu and white marble figural two-light candelabra 19th century After the model by Claude Michel Clodion (French, 1738-1814), each in the form of a bacchic putto holding aloft two vining candlearms; each raised on round white marble base on four compressed toupie feet and signed in cast at rear “Clodion.” (2). H: 11 3/4, W: 3, D: 4 3/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
68 171270/67 A Louis XVI brass-inlaid mahogany valet stand circa 1780 H: 28 1/2, W: 17 1/4, D: 8 1/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $200-400
69 171270/49 A Louis XVI brass-mounted mahogany and Carrara marble table bouillotte pierre moreau (french, maître 1765), last quarter 18th century The top with circular removable wood and gilt-tooled leather writing insert over a Carrara marble top with ormolu gallery; the drum with two side drawers and one extending writing surface; the whole raised on fluted tapering legs united by a lower shelf and terminating in toupie feet; stamped to underside “P+MOREAU.” H: 29 1/4, Dia: 25 3/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
70 171270/27 A Louis XVI brass-mounted and Carrara marble-topped side table circa 1780 The trapezoidal Carrera marble top with brass gallery above a brass-banded frieze drawer; raised on four fluted cylindrical legs united by a trapezoidal Carrera marble lower shelf. H: 33 1/2, W: 25 3/8, D: 11 1/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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71 171270/26 A fine Louis XVI ormolu-mounted mahogany mechanical coiffeuse jean-françois leleu (french, 1729-1807), circa 1775 The circular sliding top enclosing a hidden compartment housing a hinged mirror, a cubby hole, and three secret drawers, raised on a fluted baluster pedestal above four outswept feet applied with fine ormolu strapwork; stamped “J*F*LELEU” and with JME stamp. H: 29 1/2, Dia: 20 3/8 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Jean-François Leleu (French, 1729-1807), a noted ébéniste, was known, even among his contemporaries, as distinguished for his “charming and graceful works, marked by their finesse...” (Jean Nicolay, L’Art et la manière des maîtres ébénistes français au XVIIIe siècle [Paris: Pygmalion, 1982], p. 274). Leleu apprenticed with Jean-François Oeben (German/French, 1721-1763), and after his master’s death took the workshop’s lead and earned his maîtrise in 1764. Leleu’s clients included both the Prince de Condé and Madame du Barry. The offered lot is perhaps exceptional within the master’s oeuvres, because metamorphic examples by Leleu are rare. A small scale homage to works by David Roentgen and Leleu’s own master, Oeben, what appears to be a fine candlestand, by the use of two discreet hooks, is converted into a small poudreuse with mirror, and several secret compartments. $2,000-3,000
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72 171270/12 A fine Louis XVI ormolu-mounted rosewood table en cabaret roger vandercruse, dit lacroix (french, 1727-1799), circa 1780-85 The Sarrancolin marble top with ormolu-banded edge over a single side drawer; raised on four fluted tapering legs terminating in ormolu toupie feet; stamped to underside “R. LACROIX” and with JME stamp. H: 28, W: 27 3/4, D: 19 5/8 in. provenance: Galerie Guy Bellou, Paris, January 1994. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: Roger Vandercruse, dit Lacroix, (maître 1755) came from a family of Parisian cabinet-makers of Flemish origin wellestablished in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. Using the French transliteration of his Flemish name, he variously used the marks “R.V.L.C.” and “R. LACROIX” to mark his furniture. Lacroix enjoyed ready access to the court and to major colllectors of fine furniture. In 1749, Lacroix’s sister, FrançoiseMarguerite Vandercruse, married the celebrated ébéniste Jean-François Oeben (German/French, 1721-1763) and then, following his death, she married the ébéniste Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 1734-1806), royal cabinet-maker to Louis XVI. The offered lot carries all the characteristics of Lacroix’s singular style, and while the table exhibits a quiet retraint, the form bears similarities to an example in the Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris, accession number CAM 128. $3,000-5,000
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73 171270/40 A pair of Louis XVI white-painted fauteuils en cabriolet attributed to georges jacob (french, 1739-1814), circa 1780 With round channel-moulded backrest issuing straight scrolled arms with manchettes above serpentine U-form seat, the conforming seatrail above four patera-headed fluted tapering legs on toupie feet; each stamped “P” to underside of seatrail and to interior corner of rear leg with anchor surmounted by crown or fleur-de-lys, possibly for Château de Chanteloup; now upholstered in eau-de-nil silk velvet with cording in period taste. (2). H: 36, W: 24 1/2, D: 21 1/2 in. provenance: Possibly Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre (17251793) at the Château de Chanteloup. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. note: These elegant fauteuils en cabriolet bear all the hallmarks of the master Georges Jacob (maître 1765). An identical pair with grey painted decoration and parcel gilding signed “G. Iacob” were sold Sotheby’s, New York, 22 October, 2005, lot 71.
It is well known that Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre (French, 1725-1793) commissioned a number of works from Jacob for the Château de Chanteloup, and it has been suggested these chairs may have been part of these orders. The offered lot may be en suite to a sidechair offered by Artcurial, Paris, 20 June 2012, lot 478. That chair was also attributed to Georges Jacob with the provenance of the Château de Chanteloup, and the Duc de Penthièvre. Another comparable pair of chairs stamped Georges Jacob and with the château marks for the Château de Chanteloup was sold Hotel Drouot, Paris, 4 April, 2001, lot 84. That pair was, however, a more restrained model (see the exhibition catalogue, “Chanteloup, un moment de grâce autour du duc de Choiseul”, Musées des Beaux Arts de Tours, April 7-July 8, 2007). The offered pair recalls the works of Louis Delanois (French, 17311792), one of the first menuisiers to adopt the neoclassical “goût Grec,” and under whom Georges Jacob served his apprenticeship. $2,000-3,000
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74 171270/14 A late Louis XVI ormolu-mounted acajou and bois citronnier console dessert in the manner of Adam Weisweiler circa 1790 The rectangular Marmo della Gaetta top with ormolu gallery above single ormolu-banded long drawer supported by four parcel-gilt and parcel-ebonized fluted columns united by banded Marmo della Gaetta lower shelf; the whole raised on four ebonized and ormolumounted toupie feet; the interior of the case stamped to each side with maker’s mark “MO.” H: 36 1/4, W: 55 1/2, D: 21 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
note: This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by Jean Rey, Chambre Nationale des Experts Specialises, conducted on November 15, 2000. The exceptional quality of both its construction and finishing indicate that it was certainly produced by an accomplished and well-trained ébéniste. This document confirms it is of the Louis XVI/Directoire period, and notes that it is a “Parisian work, to be compared with similar works by Weisweiler.” $3,000-5,000
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76 A pair of Baltic ormolu, white marble, and crystal spiral-form three-light girandoles 19th century Each with spiraled standard suspended with crystal drops and issuing three candlearms with pierced rosette-form bobeches; raised on fluted column-form white marble base. (2). H: 27, Dia: 11 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
75 An Italian Neoclassical painted and parcel-gilt console table possibly naples, circa 1780 The rectangular bookmatched jasper top with Siena marble edge over rectangular parcel-gilt robin’s egg blue frieze with central cameo medallion, raised on four parcel-gilt stop-fluted tapering legs with blue foliate feet. H: 34 1/4 W: 43 3/4 D: 21 3/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
note: The distinctive carving and coloration of this console, with its architectural panels flanking a central medallion carved with a classical profile, is typical of the output of Neapolitan workshops circa 1790-1800’s. Related consoles are illustrated in G. Morazzoni, Il Mobile Neoclassico Italiano, Milan, 1955. $3,000-5,000
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77 171270/38 A pair of Neoclassical style crystal-mounted ormolu two-light appliques possibly baltic, early 20th century H: 25, W: 11, D: 8 1/2 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
78 171270/3 A Paris Porcelain parcel-gilt and hand-painted plate depicting Marcellus 19th century The rim decorated en grisaille with fruit, the well hand painted with “Dépouille opimes par Marcellus/An de Rome 530” after Duhamel; titled to verso and with stamp for Stone Coquerel et LeGros. Dia: 9 1/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $300-500
80 171270/57 A Restauration figured mahogany four drawer commode circa 1830 The rectangular Belgian granite top above hidden drawer over three long drawers, raised on block feet. H: 36, W: 48 1/2, D: 20 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800 82 171270/45 A Consulat style mahogany lit de repos circa 1880 H: 43, W: 32, D: 32 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
79 171270/105 A group of Restauration Paris porcelain table wares first quarter 19th century Comprising a coffeepot decorated with scenes of the sea trade and two footed bud vases decorated with scenes of classical ruins; unmarked. (3). H: 8 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800 81 171270/58 A Restauration ormolu-mounted figured mahogany secrétaire à abattant circa 1830 With rectangular serpentine verde marble top above a torus drawer above fall front flanked by columns opening to reveal a fitted interior with a large cubby over an assortment of six drawers above a burgundy gilt-tooled writing surface; the lower section with two cabinet doors enclosing shelves; the whole raised on four block feet. H: 56 1/2, W: 36 3/4, D: 18 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
83 171270/59 A French six-light ‘Montgolfier’ chandelier late 19th/early 20th century H: 24 1/4, Dia: 24 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
84 171270/92 A silvered wood and cut glass eight-light chandelier second quarter 20th century H: 38, Dia: 28 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
85 171270/48 A Restauration Paris porcelain parcel-gilt service des pots de crème circa 1830 Comprising nine covered pots and a parcel-gilt footed stand; all unmarked, the stand with incised “H.” (10). H: 5, Dia: 11 3/4 in. (stand); H: 4 in. (pots) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
86 171270/47 A Restauration Paris Porcelain parcel-gilt and handpainted tea and coffee service circa 1830 Comprising teapot, coffeepot, covered sugar, creamer, and six cups and saucers; unmarked. (10). H: 10 in. (tallest) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $2,000-3,000
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87 171270/111 Two Viennese enamel clocks late 19th century One in the form of a Louis XV style chair, the other in the form of a jester. (2). H: 9 3/4 in. (taller) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
89 171270/125 An assembled collection of nine Continental silver and American sterling silver creamers various makers, late 19th/20th centuries Together with a two-handled sugar dish which matches one creamer. (10). H: 6 1/4 in. (tallest); Total weight: 11.62 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $150-250
90 171270/125A An assembled collection of five English sterling silver creamers various makers, 18th and 19th centuries Comprising a George III creamer, Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London, circa 1804; a George II creamer, rubbed mark possibly for Anthony Nelme, London, 1723-1724; a George II creamer, William Grundy, London, 1743-1744; a Victorian creamer, London, 18531854; and a rococo style creamer with marks rubbed, probably late 19th century. (5). H: 5 1/2 in. (tallest), Total weight: 16.63 oz. t. $250-350
88 171270/134 Three Continental silver figural table objects in the form of humorous coquettes various makers, 19th century Comprising a canister in the form of a well-dressed lady, a table bell in the form of a provocatrice, and a silver-mounted etched glass decanter with figural hinged stopper. (3). H: 10 in. (tallest); Weighable silver: 22.92 oz. t. (excl. decanter) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $700-900 91 171270/123 An assembled collection of nine English sterling silver casters various makers, late 19th/early 20th centuries H: 9 in. (tallest); Total weight: 53.47 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $800-1,200
92 171270/123B An assembled collection of four Continental silver casters various makers, late 19th/early 20th centuries Comprising a sterling silver pair, Boin-Taburet, Paris; a Russian silver caster with crowned double-headed eagle and crossed keys marks; and a German silver caster with unidentified mark. (4). H: 9 in. (tallest); Total weight: 26 oz. t. $300-500 93 171270/123A An assembled collection of nine American sterling silver casters various makers, late 19th/early 20th centuries Of various forms, including three with cobalt glass liners, comprising a pair by Gorham Mfg. Co.; one each Howard & Co., Bigelow Kennard & Co., Blair & Crawford, Reed & Barton, Dominick & Haff; and one marked “STERLING” with no associated hallmark. (9). H: 8 in. Total weight: 36.46 oz. t. (sterling only) $500-700 94 171270/121 A group of Continental silver depicting Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette various makers, 19th century Comprising a cylindrical canister, a reticulated dish, and reticulated two-handled tray. (3). L: 15 1/2 in. (largest); Total weight: 45.09 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-2,000 95 171270/122 Four Continental silver etrogs various makers, 19th century Comprising two German .800 silver etrogs, marks rubbed; a French sterling silver etrog with Minerva mark and unknown maker’s mark; and a Continental silver etrog, possibly French, with marks rubbed. (4). H: 5 1/2 in. (largest); Total weight: 51.35 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $2,500-3,500 96 171270/95 An Edward VII sterling silver center bowl henry wigfull, sheffield, 1906 H: 7 1/2, Dia: 10 1/4 in. Weight: 37.6 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $700-900
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97 171270/116 A group of six English and Continental silver cases and boxes various makers, late 19th/early 20th century Comprising a hardstone-mounted .800 silver desk box; a Continental repousse tobacco box apparantly unmarked; a Dutch 2nd standard silver snuffbox; an Edward VII sterling silver card case monogrammed “GR,” S. Blackenesee & Son Ltd., Birmingham, 1902-1903; a Victorian sterling silver snuffbox, Nathaniel Mills, 1850-1851, Birmingham, inscribed “From George Bennett, of Pitts. to George Zeigler, of Phila.” (6). H: 2, W: 5 1/2, D: 4 1/2 in. (largest); Total weight: 28.61 oz. t. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
98 171270/97 An American sterling silver-mounted Art Nouveau ten-piece dressing set unger brothers, newark, new jersey, early 20th century Comprising hair brush, clothes brush, mirror, shoe horn, powder canister with original powder puff, cream canister, two pots de maquillage, button hook, and blotter; stamped “STERLING 925 FINE” and “PAT. JUNE 30 1903.” (10). L: 9 in. (mirror) provenance: Baron François de Bérenx, July 1987. The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $500-700
100 171270/113 A collection of French portrait miniatures ferdinand machéra and others, 18th and 19th centuries Comprising an 18th century portrait of a lady in original tooled red leather case; a portrait of a young gentleman with dark hair in a blue coat with white waistcoat and knotted cravat, Ferdinand Machéra (French, 1776-1843), dated 1805; two early 19th century portraits of officers, one possibly General Hill and signed Laurens, the other possibly signed Kiday; a 19th century portrait of Marie de Medici; and a miniature painting of an infant. (6). H: 4 3/4, W: 4 1/8 in. (largest frame) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
99 171270/112 A pair of ormolu-mounted green opaline glass scent bottles 19th century The stoppers painted with monuments of Rome. (2). H: 3 3/4 in. provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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101 171270/81 FRENCH SCHOOL 18th century PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, HALF LENGTH Oil on canvas 33 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (84.5 x 64.1cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $500-800
102 171270/85 FRENCH SCHOOL 18th century PORTRAIT OF A LADY, HALF-LENGTH Signed ‘*othier P. 1777’ bottom center left, oil on canvas Oval 21 1/4 x 17 3/8 in. (54 x 44.1cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
103 171270/88 ANGLO-DUTCH SCHOOL 17th-18th century PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, HALF LENGTH Oil on canvas Oval 30 x 24 1/2 in. (76.2 x 62.2cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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104 171270/89 FRENCH SCHOOL 18th century PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN IN RED COAT Oil on canvas Oval 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (59.7 x 49.5cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
105 171270/91 FRENCH SCHOOL 18th-19th century PORTRAIT OF A LADY, BELIEVED TO BE LA MARQUISE DE KEROUARTZ Inscribed with sitter’s identity verso, oil on canvas Oval 22 1/4 x 18 5/8 in. (56.5 x 47.3cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
106 171270/90 FRENCH SCHOOL 18th-19th century PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, BELIEVED TO BE JEAN-BAPTISTE DE B**GUILLEY DE ST. LOUIS Inscribed with sitter’s identity on label verso, oil on canvas Oval 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (72.4 x 57.2cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-1,000
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107 171270/75 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL 19th century IN THE KITCHEN Signed ‘F. Moss’ bottom right, oil on canvas 12 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (31.8 x 41.3cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
108 171270/78 LOUIS LEPAGE-MARTIN 19th century WATCHING ARTIST AT WORK Signed ‘Louis Lepage’ bottom left, oil on canvas 13 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.2 x 27cm) provenance: Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,500-2,500
109 171270/82 NARCISSE VIRGILE DIAZ DE LA PEÑA (french 1808-1876) PAUL ET VIRGINIE Signed ‘N. Diaz’, bottom right, oil on panel 7 15/16 x 7 1/4 in. (20.2 x 18.4cm) provenance: Collection of Mr. Anthony J. Antelo. Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. literature: Philadelphia Connection, XXXVIII, no. 16. $2,500-4,000
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110 171270/83 LEON VICTOR DUPRÉ (french 1816-1879) FIGURE ON THE LAKE WITH THATCH HOUSES Signed and dated ‘Victor Dupré/1852’ bottom left, oil on panel 8 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (21.9 x 33.7cm) provenance: Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia. The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. literature: Philadelphia Connection, XXXVIII, no. 15. $2,500-4,000
111 171270/84 FRANÇOIS AUGUSTE RAVIER (french 1814-1895) SUNSET Signed ‘François Ravier’ bottom right, oil on board 9 x 11 7/8 in. (22.9 x 30.2cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Exposition du Cinquantenaire de la Mort de François Auguste Ravier,” Morestel, France, September 9-16, 1945. $600-1,000
112 171270/86 HENRI FANTIN-LATOUR (french 1836-1904) STUDY FOR PORTRAIT OF MADEMOISELLE SONIA JANKOWSKI, THE ARTIST’S NIECE Signed ‘Fantin’ upper right, crayon and gouche on paper Sheet size: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7cm) provenance: Doll & Richards, Boston, Massachusetts. David David Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. exhibited: “Dessins de Fantin-Latour,” Galerie Ferdinand & Julien Tempelaere, Paris, France, 1927, no. 31. note: The authenticity of the present work has been confirmed by Madame Sylvie Brame in a letter dated October 12, 2001. $1,000-1,500
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113 171270/87 GUMERSINDO DIAZ (spanish 1841-1891) STILL LIFE WITH LEMONS, FIGS, ORANGES AND PEARS Signed and dated ‘Gumersindo Diaz, Sevilla, 1856’ bottom left, oil on canvas 33 1/8 x 49 3/8 in. (84.1 x 125.4cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Schwarz Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. literature: Philadelphia Collection, XLVI, plate no. 7. $3,000-5,000
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114 171270/72 ANDRÉ WILDER (french 1871–1965) VIEW OF THE CHURCH FROM THE RIVER Signed and dated ‘A. Wilder 1904’ bottom right, oil on canvas 23 3/4 x 28 7/8 in. (60.3 x 73.3cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
115 171270/73 ANDRÉ WILDER (french 1871–1965) ALONG THE CANAL Signed and dated ‘A. Wilder 1904’ bottom right, oil on canvas 23 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. (59.7 x 73cm) provenance: The Collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $1,000-1,500
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116 Eugène Samuel Grasset (French, 1845-1917) internationale ausstellung zu madrid, 1893 Lithograph on paper, unfinished proof printed by Imprimerie Lemercier, 57 Rue de Seine, Paris; mounted in ebonized mahogany frame. H: 59 1/2, W: 42 3/4 in. (frame) provenance: The collection of Georges Perrier, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. $600-800
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117 181182/53 A pair of French silver-mounted portrait miniatures of Concino Concini and Léonora Dori Galigaï 17th century Oil on copper, each in silver frame with rope-twist edge and engraved to verso “LE MARE.al D’ANCRE” and “ELEONOR CALI-GAY,” depicting Concino Concini (Florentine, 1575-1617), maréchal de France et marquis d’Ancre, baron de Lésigny, comte de Penna, and his wife, Léonora Dori dit Galigaï (Florentine, 1568-1617); housed in a later custom red Maroquin leather case lined with emerald silk and velvet. (2). H: 1 5/8, W: 1 3/8 in. (ea.) provenance: The collection of D. Virginia Armentrout (nee Roosevelt), Ambler, Pennsylvania. Sold in these rooms, September 27, 2006, lot 442. Private collection, Philadelphia. note: Concino Concini was a Florentine nobleman who emigrated to France with the retinue of Marie de Medici upon her marriage to King Henri IV of France in 1600. In France he met and married Léonora Dori, called “Galigaï,” a lady-in-waiting to the Queen who was also of Florentine origin. The Queen considered Galigaï a practitioner of “white magic” and bestowed upon her great favors because of her supposed powers against curses, spells, and black magic—a reputation which probably arose from an illness (possibly epilepsy) which caused Galigaï to suffer from fits and spasms. Together with their political acumen and royal favor, Concino and Léonora amassed a great fortune with which he purchased the marquisate of Ancre and then, later, the titles of Baron of Lésigny, Count of Penna, and governor of Péronne, Roye, and Montdidier, before being appointed Marshal of France in 1613.
Concini’s wealth, private armies, and influence with Cardinal Richelieu engendered great antipathy among the rest of the French nobility, most notably Henry II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, a powerful member of the extended royal family. By 1617 this deep resentment had shifted political tides, and the young King Louis XIII, who had just emerged from the Regency of his mother Queen Marie, was convinced to engage in a murder plot against Concini. After his death, Galigaï was arrested and imprisoned for lèse-majesté for her practice of “witchcraft.” She was decapitated and then burned at the stake. Beneath the portrait of Léonora Galigaï is an inscription on paper which reads: “C’était, dit Tallemant des Réaux, une petite personne fort maigre et fort brune. Jusqu’elle aux les traits du visage beau elle était laide à cause de sa grande maigreur.” This inscription quotes the writer Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux (French, 1619-1692), and speaks to her eerie appearance, which clearly reinforced her reputation as a witch. She is described as a very small, dark haired person who, despite a beautiful face, was rendered hideous because of her excessive thinness. $1,000-1,500
118 178095/2 An Aubusson verdure tapestry fragment early 18th century Depicting a chateau in an arboreal landscape, with associated fruiting and floral foliate borders and ochre and blue outer selvage. H: 73, W: 94 in. $2,000-3,000
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120 188010/5 A provincial Louis XV style inlaid walnut games table 19th century The rectangular moulded top inlaid with figured walnut chequered games board over single frieze drawer, raised on cabriole legs. H: 30, W: 33 1/4, D: 24 in. $1,000-2,000 121 181115/6 A pair of Louis XV carved walnut bergères en cabriolet circa 1760 Of typical form, each with channel moulded backrest surmounted by flowers issuing scrolled armrests with manchettes; the seatrail similarly decorated, raised on four cabriole legs with flowercarved knees; with modern jacquard upholstery. (2). H: 37, W: 28, D: 22 in. provenance: The Estate of Micheline Rosen. $1,000-1,500
119 188010/4 A Louis XV fruitwood floral marquetry tulipwood semanier christophe wolff (french/german, 1720-1795), circa 1760 With breche d’Alep marble top above seven drawers, the front and sides finely decorated with floral marquetry; stamped C. WOLFF. H: 47, W: 14 1/2, D: 13 in. $2,000-3,000
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122 181241/1 A pair of Louis XV white-painted fauteuils jacques jean-baptiste ii tilliard (french, maître 1752), circa 1760 With floral velvet-embroidered silk upholstery, stamped to underside “TILLIARD.” (2). H: 36 1/2, W: 24, D: 31 in. provenance: Sotheby’s Paris, June 23, 2004, lot 61. $2,000-4,000
123 188003/3 A Louis XV/XVI transitional style giltwood canapé en cabriolet late 19th century After the model by Jean-Baptiste Lebas (French, 1729-after 1795) in the style of Jean-Charles Delafosse (French, 1734-1789). H: 40 1/2, W: 53, D: 26 in. note: The original model of this canapé by Jean-Baptiste Lebas is illustrated in Comte François de Salverte, Les Ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle : Leurs oeuvres et leurs marques, 7th edition, (F. De Nobele, ed., Paris, 1985), plate XLI. $1,000-1,500
124 181160/26 A Louis XV ormolu encrier circa 1760 The central circular inkwell with fruiting knop raised on an elaborate pierced rocaille base. H: 6 1/2, W: 10, D: 7 in. $800-1,200
126 161252/7 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze figural two-light candelabra early 19th century In the manner of Claude Michel Clodion (French, 17381814), each in the form of a putto holding aloft two flaming torch candlearms, raised on a cylindrical alabaster pedestal on square gilt-bronze base. (2). H: 17 1/4 in. provenance: Pelham Galleries Ltd., London, 1994. Private collection. $2,000-3,000
125 171247/13 A Louis XV style gilt and patinated bronze figural fireplace suite late 19th/early 20th century Comprising a pair of chenets and a fender, the chenets in the form of bacchic putti nestled amongst fruiting grape vines. (3). H: 19, W: 56, D: 7 in. provenance: From the private collection of a New Jersey lady. $1,000-1,500
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127 181115/8 A Directoire gilt-bronze and Carrara marble guéridon circa 1790 The circular Carrara marble top with machine-turned giltbronze edge raised on tripod stand with lower Carrara marble shelf above with tripartite stretcher surmounted by an urn en flambeau, the legs terminating in paw sabots on castors. H: 25 3/4, Dia: 20 3/4 in. (top) provenance: Ariane Dandois, Paris. The Estate of Micheline Rosen. $1,500-2,000
128 181115/9 A Consulat steel and brass table à écrire circa 1800 With later Serpentine marble top, the rectangular steel frieze raised on two X-form legs united by X-form stretcher raised on block feet. H: 28 1/4, W: 37 3/4, D: 22 in. provenance: Ariane Dandois, Paris. The Estate of Micheline Rosen. $700-900
129 181182/22 An Empire ormolu-mounted mahogany coiffeuse first quarter 19th century With arched mirror plate mounted with ormolu grapevine-cast banding suspended between two tapering columns surmounted by engine-turned urn-form finials; the rectangular Carrara marble top above central frieze drawer and additional drawers to each side; the whole raised on four cylindrical legs united by cylindrical stretcher. H: 61, W: 32 1/2, D: 18 1/4 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $1,500-2,000
130 181182/8 An Empire ormolu figural mantel clock of Venus and Cupid claude galle (french, 1759-1815), circa 1810 Depicting Venus and Cupid blowing bubbles, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals signed “Galle/rue Vivienne No. 9,” above rectangular base with applied frieze of finely cast laurel wreathes and anthemia over foliate-cast band; the eight-day movement with silk suspension, the backplate unmarked. H: 20 1/2, W: 16 1/2, D: 7 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $5,000-7,000
131 181182/15 A Restauration ormolu figural mantel clock of Ares circa 1830 The ormolu case centered by engine-turned steel dial with black enamel Roman numerals flanked by Ares standing with his hound, surrounded by his attributes, the eight-day movement with silk suspension and backplate stamped “L.H/B./106.” H: 20, W: 16 1/2, D: 5 1/2 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $3,000-5,000
132 181160/25 A Régence style ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain cachepot 19th century, the porcelain kangxi period The white striated porcelain with four blue decorated floral reserves, mounted with ormolu gadrooned rim and lion-masque strapwork handles, raised on ormolu stepped and gadrooned foot. H: 8 1/4, Dia: 9 in. $5,000-7,000
133 181160/24 A pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted Chinese craquelure celadon-glazed vases 19th century, the porcelain late 18th century Of baluster form, each headed by a pair of dragons seated atop finely cast scrolled handles mounted to sides with acanthus straps, raised on pierced rocaille base. (2). H: 17 1/2 in. provenance: Sotheby’s London, 16 May 1997, lot 80. The Property of a Roman Collector, Christie’s, London, 13 September 2007, lot 1263. $5,000-7,000
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134 181160/21 An unusual Louis XV/XVI style ormolu-mounted Chinese turquoise-glazed porcelain pot-pourri vase 19th century The pierced ormolu lid with turquoise-glazed finial entwined with flowering vines; the vase of unusual polygon form mounted with scrolling foliate handles headed by dragons raised on stepped ormolu base issuing flowers. H: 15 in. $3,000-5,000
135 181160/22 A pair of Louis XV style ormolu-mounted cobalt-glazed porcelain ewers 19th century Each of baluster form and mounted with scrolling foliate handle issuing a foliate spout, each raised on pierced rocaille base; the porcelain unmarked. H: 14 in. $2,500-3,500
136 181250/1 A Samson Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted powder blue glazed porcelain vase circa 1900 Jar form, mounted to shoulders, mouth, and foot with stylized foliate mounts of the Belle Époque period, the underside with blue underglaze pseudo-Chinese design and Samson swastika mark; drilled. H: 14 in. $1,000-1,500
137 181160/23 A pair of Napoleon III gilt-bronze ewers third quarter 19th century Each with goat-form vining handles, the ovoid body banded with a frieze of bacchic putti; raised on foliate-cast fluted socle on canted square base. (2). H: 20 in. $2,000-3,000
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138 181182/23 A Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze figural mantel clock third quarter 19th century In the style of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887), depicting a classical maiden seated atop a rock at water’s edge with overturned water basin, the wreathed giltbronze engine-turned dial with black enamel Roman numerals; the eight-day movement with original silk suspension, now torn, the backplate impressed “98/St.” H: 24, W: 17, D: 6 1/2 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $2,000-3,000
139 181182/3 A Napoleon III gilt and patinated-bronze figural mantel clock e. vittoz et cie., paris, third quarter 19th century Depicting a recumbent muse of science atop a Granito delle Alpi serpentine marble case housing engine-turned gilt-bronze dial with black enamel Roman numerals, the face signed “Vittoz Ft. a Paris” above rectangular base with ormolu foliate-cast band on block feet; the eight-day movement with original silk suspension. H: 23, W: 16 3/4, D: 6 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $2,000-3,000
140 178095/1 A Napoleon III Renaissance Revival clock garniture japy frères, retailed by vauquelin a caen, third quarter 19th century Comprising a clock and two conforming urnform garnitures, the enamel dial with blue Roman numerals and signed “VAUQUELIN/A CAEN,” the gilt-bronze case with strapwork and foliate decoration surmounted by urn finial and raised on paw feet; the movement with Japy Frerès Medaille d’Honneur pastille. (3). H: 21 1/2 in. (clock) $1,500-2,500
141 181088/1 A pair of Renaissance Revival gilt-and patinated bronze fourlight candelabra late 19th century The central grapevine standard issuing three scrolled grapevine candlearms and a central nozzle, raised on fluted white marble base further decorated with grapevines above three volute feet. (2). H: 20 1/4 in. $800-1,200
142 181330/1 A Napoleon III gilt and patinated bronze encrier of Frise-Poulet second half 19th century Depicting the physician from Charles Yriarte’s Les célébrités de la rue: Paris 1815 à 1863 (1864), containing pennant-form pen holder, trunk-form stamp box, drum-form inkwell, cup-form bell push, and monkey-form seal; raised on original parquetry base. H: 9 1/2 in. note: Another of this model was sold Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions, London, 8 September 2011, lot 425. $3,000-5,000
143 178008/1 A Napoleon III amboyna and kingwood marquetry mahogany tantalus set second half 19th century The case decorated to top and sides with strapwork marquetry and the top inlaid with brass lozenge engraved with monogram “C.P”; the brass-banded lid opening to reveal an interior fitted with four parcel-gilt decanters and sixteen cordial glasses. H: 10 1/2, W: 13 3/4, D: 10 1/4 in. $800-1,200
144 171265/5 A Limoges enamel and brass carriage clock circa 1880-90 Hexagonal form with deep ruby red enameled dial with Roman numerals decorated en grisaille with putti, with five additional similarly enameled panels depicting classical goddesses; the works stamped “S F” to top and backplate. H: 6 1/2, W: 4 3/4, D: 3 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
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145 171247/14 A French faience parlor stove early 20th century H: 91 1/2, W: 27, D: 16 in. (approx.) provenance: From the private collection of a New Jersey lady. $600-800
146 181182/7 A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and vernis martin mahogany vitrine cabinet first quarter 20th century The brass galleried top above frieze of finely cast rinceaux and rams above central beveled glass glazed cabinet door enclosing three glass shelves, the base with four banded vernis martin panels depicting courting couples; raised on four toupie feet terminating in sabots. H: 72, W: 44, D: 14 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $2,000-3,000
147 181182/13 A pair of Sèvres style gilt-bronze mounted hand-painted and parcel-gilt porcelain Napoleonic covered vases late 19th century Each with green ground, mounted to shoulders with swanform handles and surmounted by re-gilt eagle-form covers, the bodies decorated to recto with reserves painted with scenes of Napoleon’s rule and to verso with parcel-gilt eagles; each with iron-red overglaze pseudo-Sèvres mark. (2). H: 17 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $600-800
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148 170942/5 A small Sèvres style painted porcelain plaque une faune pêche, late 19th century Depicting a beauty fishing with a putto, titled in pencil to verso and impressed “310;” housed in fine florentine frame. H: 6 1/2, W: 4 1/2 in. (plaque) provenance: Property from a private Main Line collection. $800-1,200
149 170942/4 A Sèvres style painted porcelain plaque l’amour confessante, late 19th century Finely painted to depict a beauty with a cherub, the vero with original paper label and impressed “308;” housed in giltwood frame. H: 10, W: 7 in. provenance: Property from a private Main Line collection. $2,000-3,000
150 170942/6 A Sèvres style painted porcelain plaque of a Bordeaux fisherwoman signed poisevin, 19th century Gently painted in a pastel palette, signed “Poisevin” lower left, the verso unmarked; housed in giltwood frame. H: 12, W: 7 in. provenance: Property from a private Main Line collection. $2,000-3,000
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151 171043/6 A French papier peint seven-panel floor screen 19th century Depicting an Alpine fête galante; panels currently separate for mounting to wall. H: 77 1/4, W: 134 3/4 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $3,000-5,000
152 After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) marie antoinette, 19th century Bronze, brown patina, unsigned. H: 21 1/2 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $500-700
153 After Jean-Baptiste-Germain (French, 1841-1919) printemps (le papillon), circa 1892 Bronze, warm brown patina, signed in cast “J.B. GERMAIN” at base. H: 24 in. $1,000-1,500
154 After Eugene-Antoine Aizelin (French, 1821-1902) le faucheur, late 19th century Bronze, warm brown patina, signed in cast “E. AIZELIN.” H: 25 1/4 in. $1,500-2,500
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155 181116/33 A pair of Régence carved giltwood tabourets circa 1720, with later elements H: 19, W: 30, D: 19 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,500-2,500 156 181116/19 A large pair of Louis XIV style ormolu eleven-light candelabra circa 1920 The knopped central standard applied with masques and laurel garlands, issuing a central nozzle and ten foliate strapwork candlearms in two tiers; raised on three lion-form legs on tripartite base. (3). H: 32, Dia: 18 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
157 181116/17 A pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany marble top commodes 20th century H: 31 1/2, W 43, D: 21 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $2,000-3,000
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158 181116/37 A Louis XV/XVI transitional style giltwood settee second half 19th century H: 45 1/2, W: 56, D: 24 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-2,000
159 181116/5 A Louis XV/XVI transitional style parcel-gilt and painted vitrine stamped g. amaury, late 19th century In two parts, the glazed upper section with arched cornice surmounted by a putto, the central cabinet door with oval pane flanked by laurel-carved pilasters above fluted waist, lined in pale gold silk brocade; the lower section with a frieze of ribbon-wrapped floral garlands raised on two ram monopodia and two stop-fluted tapering legs united by stretcher with floral-carved finial. H: 88, W: 42, D: 19 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $2,000-3,000
160 181116/8 A pair of Louis XVI style marble-inset giltwood urn stands late 19th century H: 45, Dia: 16 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200 161 181116/41 A Louis XVI style carved giltwood occasional table with gris Sainte Anne marble top 20th century In the manner of Adam Weisweiler (German/French, 1744–1820). H: 28 1/2, W: 22, D: 17 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $700-900
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162 181116/14 An impressive Louis XVI style carved giltwood fauteuil à la reine with silk brocade upholstery late 19th century The oval backrest finely carved with pierced spiral frame suspended from two spiral-fluted spindles en flambeau, the volute arms with manchettes similarly decorated, the seatrail carved with laurels and raised on four patera-headed stop-fluted tapering legs. H: 50 1/2, W: 30, D: 26 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
163 181116/15 A pair of Louis XVI style carved giltwood fauteuils à la reine circa 1890 Upholstered in fine pale pink Neo-Grec style silk. (2). H: 41 12, W: 25 1/4 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-1,500
164 181116/3 A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted fruitwood marquetry and parquetry mahogany commode 20th century After the model by Jean-Henri Riesener (French, 1734-1806) for the Chateau de Fontainebleau. H: 35 1/2, W: 54, D: 22 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
165 181116/30 A fine Louis XV/XVI transitional style ormolu-mounted banded kingwood coiffeuse françois linke (french, 1855-1946), first quarter 20th century With oval ormolu banded mirror suspended from finely cast ormolu scrolling foliate mounts each issuing two rinceau-form electrified candlearms above rognon-form mirrored top over three frieze drawers, the whole raised on slender cabriole legs terminating in sabots; signed “F. Linke” to proper right candle mount. H: 60, W: 51 1/2, D: 30 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $6,000-8,000
166 A fine and impressive Louis XVI style ormolu and enameled bronze mounted fruitwood marquetry and parquetry mahogany armoire the mounts by jean rabiant, late 19th/early 20th century After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 17341806) for the commode for La Chambre de Louis XVI à Versailles, the mounts signed to verso “JRA” and with inventory number. H: 95, W: 95 in. (approx.) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. note: This suite, comprising an armoire, bedframe, and two nightstands, is designed after the commode created by Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 1734-1806), the fournisseur du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, for the bedroom of Louis XVI at Versailles. It was commissioned by the King in September 1774 and delivered to Versailles by Riesener in November 1775, where it remained until the Revolution of 1789. After the Revolution and deposition of King Louis Philippe in 1848, the commode was included in the 1857 sale of Louis Philippe’s property, where it was purchased by his son, Henri d’Orléans, Duc d’Aumale (French, 1822-1897). Though he was exiled to London following the 1848 Revolution, the Duc remained committed to building a collection of great French works to install in his home at the Château de Chantilly, and the Riesener commode was foremost among these objects. Upon his return to France in 1871, the commode was installed in his bedroom, la Chambre de M. Le Prince, where it is still on display today. In the late 19th century, a number of ébénistes produced fine copies of this opulent model. The present lot is one such example which expanded the design into an entire suite of bedroom furniture. The suite is illustrated together in the catalogue by the bronzier Jean Rabiant, Meubles de Style dans les Musée: Bronzes de la collection Jean Rabiant, Paris (circa 1930), pages 3 and 4, advertising his copies, with exceptionally well executed mounts, after famous models of the Ancien Régime. $4,000-6,000
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167 181116/29 A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted fruitwood parquetry mahogany tables en chiffonière the mounts by jean rabiant, late 19th/early 20th century After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (German/ French, 1734-1806) for the commode for La Chambre de Louis XVI à Versailles, each with bowfront fior di pesco marble top above frieze drawer over banded parquetry cabinet door raised on four toupie feet with foliate-cast sabots. (2). H: 34 1/2, W: 21 3/4, D: 17 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. note: Illustrated in Meubles de Style dans les Musée: Bronzes de la collection Jean Rabiant, Paris (circa 1930), page 3. $800-1,200
168 181116/28 A fine and impressive Louis XVI style ormolu and enameled bronze mounted fruitwood marquetry and parquetry mahogany bedframe the mounts by jean rabiant, late 19th/early 20th century After the design by Jean-Henri Riesener (German/French, 1734-1806) for the commode for La Chambre de Louis XVI à Versailles. H: 59, W: 72 3/4 provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. note: Illustrated in Meubles de Style dans les Musée: Bronzes de la collection Jean Rabiant, Paris (circa 1930), page 3. $1,500-2,500
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171 181116/40 A pair of Empire Revival gilt-bronze sphinx-form chenets late 19th century H: 15 1/2, W: 12, D: 8 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
169 181116/1 A pair of Louis XVI style giltmetal and cut crystal five-light girandoles 20th century H: 30, Dia: 12 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-1,500 170 181116/26 An Empire style three-piece gilt-bronze mounted mahogany salon suite late 19th/early 20th century After the models by François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (French, 1770–1841), comprising a settee and two fauteuils. H: 41 1/2, W: 63, D: 22 in. (settee); H: 39 3/4, W: 26 1/2, D: 23 in. (fauteuils) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $2,000-4,000
172 181116/38 A pair of Empire Revival gilt-bronze mounted mahogany side chairs early 20th century H: 36, W: 18, D: 16 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $400-600
173 181116/2 A Napoleon III giltwood and beveled glass overmantel mirror second half 19th century H: 58, W:39 1/2 in. (approx.) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
174 181116/10 A Continental porcelain hand-painted and parcel-gilt seven-piece Napoleonic tea service with apple green ground 19th century Comprising teapot, covered sugar, circular tray, and four cups and saucers, decorated with scenes of Napoleon’s rule: “Le Sacre de Napoléon” after JacquesLouis David, “Combat de Heilsberg” after Sandoz, “Napoléon 1er et la Reine de Prusse à Tilsit” after JeanCharles Tardieu, and “Bataille d’Iéna” and “Les Adieux de Fontainebleau” after Horace Vernet; the tray signed “Gossé,” the teapot indistinctly signed, each with crowned N mark to underside; sold together with one additional repaired saucer. (8). Dia: 15 in. (tray); H: 8 in. (teapot) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,500-2,500
175 181116/6 A fine Louis Philippe Sèvres hand-painted and parcel-gilt floral-decorated porcelain tea service 1837-39 Comprising a teapot, covered sugar, creamer, and eight cups and saucers; all cups and saucers with blue interlaced LP pastille dated 1837, various incised modeller’s marks, and gilt overglaze “A.37-” model number; the teapot, sugar, and creamer with rubbed blue LP pastille, incised modeller’s marks, and gilt overglaze “A.39-” model number. (11). H: 7 1/2 in. (creamer); Dia: 6 in. (saucers) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
176 181116/21 A fine pair of Continental Neoclassical hand-painted and parcel-gilt porcelain campana-form urns circa 1825-40 With flared egg-and-dart parcel-gilt and moulded rim, the green ground bodies each with gilt-banded square reserves very finely painted with convivial domestic scenes, mounted with matte and burnished gilt masque-headed handled and raised on gadrooned and fluted socle on two-tone gilt square base moulded with anthemion and rinceau motifs; apparently unmarked. (2). H: 16 1/2, Dia: 11 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
178 181116/24 A pair of Italian carved marble busts after the antique 19th/early 20th century After the Apollo Belvedere and Diana of Versailles. (2). H: 26 1/2 in. (Apollo) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $2,000-3,000
177 181116/18 A Continental Neoclassical parcel-gilt and faux-marble painted porcelain tempietto 19th century In two parts, the upper section a tempietto with faux-marble painted columns centered by an urn en flambeau, the lower a drumform base with moulded porcelain fruiting garlands; both pieces apparently unmarked. (2). H: 20 1/2, Dia: 9 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
180 181116/20 A pair of gilt-metal mounted scagliola pedestals 20th century H: 39 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-1,500
179 181116/25 A fine pair of Italian Carrara marble pedestals late 19th/early 20th century The first carved with an allegory of music, the second carved with an allegory of love. (2). H: 42, W: 13 1/2, D: 13 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
181 181116/23 A large George III giltwood console with later Siena marbleveneered top circa 1800 The rectangular top above entrelac-carved frieze supported by six caryatid-form tapering legs. H: 36, W: 72 1/2, D: 21 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $2,000-3,000
182 181116/11 A large Chelsea porcelain figural group of Ceres circa 1755-60 Depicting Ceres with wheat chaff diadem and bouquet, with a putto at her feet; with blue underglaze sword and dot mark to underside. H: 13, Dia: 5 1/2 provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,500-2,500
183 181116/16 An English hand-painted and parcel-gilt porcelain vase probably royal doulton, late 19th century Painted to recto with a scene of three beauties, and to verso with a scene of two bathers, signed “G. WHITE;” now drilled as a lamp and mounted on marble base. H: 21 in. (vase) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-1,500
184 181116/13 A Copeland hand-painted porcelain plaque 19th century With pink ground, the white reserve finely painted with summer flowers and fruit; mounted in giltwood frame and with iron red maker’s mark to verso. H: 8, W: 16 1/4 in. (plaque) provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
185 181116/22 A large pair of Minton celadon-glazed bisque figures representing Spring and Autumn 1873 After the models by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887), the figure of Spring signed in cast “A. CARRIER,” and the figure of Autumn with impressed Minton reverse mark to underside and date code for 1873. (2). H: 29 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $3,000-5,000
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186 181116/7 A pair of Dresden Vienna style hand-painted and parcel-gilt porcelain vases depicting the Seasons signed kaufmann, late 19th century With maroon ground, the first depicting Summer and titled to underside “Sommer,” the second depicting Autumn and titled to underside “Herbst;” both stamped to underside “Dresden” and with blue pseudobindenschild mark. (2). H: 12 on. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
187 181116/12 A fine Vienna style hand-painted and parcel-gilt porcelain charger the three graces, late 19th century With rectangular central reserve painted with the Three Graces and signed “Kaufmann,” the maroon ground finely parcel-gilt with peacocks, dragons, and foliate motifs segmented with pale green border; the verso with blue bindenschild mark and titled “Drei Grazien.” Dia: 14 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-2,000
188 151122/6 A large Meissen style floral encrusted porcelain reticulated centerpiece late 19th/early 20th century The base incised “E141,” apparently without underglaze blue crossed swords mark. H: 10 3/4, W: 28, D: 19 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $1,000-2,000
189 181116/42 A Meissen porcelain figural group of a courtier and lady after 1934 With blue underglaze crossed sword mark and incised “0162” and “117C.” H: 7 3/4, W: 5 1/2, D: 3 3/4 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
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190 181116/32 An Italian Baroque style gilt-brass torchère late 19th century H: 45 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $400-600
191 181116/31 A pair of Renaissance Revival coppered bronze chenets 19th century H: 31 1/2, W: 16 in. provenance: Property of a Main Line lady. $800-1,200
193 181020/1 A Spanish Baroque parcel-ebonized, tortoiseshellveneered, and mother-of-pearl inlaid papelera 18th century Of rectangular form with moulded cornice over two torus drawers above a central hidden door in the form of a Baroque divided pediment above a mirrored niche with chequered floor flanked by small drawers; the central section further surrounded by engraved, ebonized, and mother-ofpearl inlaid drawers of various sizes; sold together with later ebonized stand with legs turned en chapelet. H: 33, W: 43 1/2, D: 17 1/2 in. (papalera); H: 75 in. (incl. stand) $2,500-3,500
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192 171199/5 A pair of Gothic Revival dragon-form wrought iron andirons 19th century Each with spiral-twisted standard headed by dragons, the bases hung with scrolled tracery and issuing a secondary spiraled arm suspending an oil lamp. (2). H: 31, W: 12, D: 17 in. $500-700
194 178098/2 Four Portuguese Rococo figured walnut side chairs mid 18th century Each with tall backrest surmounted by crestrail with carved foliate cartouche over vasiform splat above serpentine seat with later burgundy faux leather upholstery; the scroll-carved seatrail above four cabriole legs terminating in volute feet united by scrolled stretcher. (4). H: 43, W: 20, D: 16 in. $1,000-1,500
195 171247/9 A large pair of Portuguese faience models of foo lions circa 1800 H: 28, W: 22, D: 10 in. provenance: From the private collection of a New Jersey lady. $700-900
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196 181046/2 A Continental tin-glazed earthenware baluster jar likely delft, 18th century In the Chinese export style, with pale celadon glaze; unmarked. H: 9 1/2, Dia: 7 1/2 in. provenance: Nelson Rockefeller. Peter Spielhagen Fine Arts, New York. Acquired from the above by Jerome H. Goodman, July 25, 1981. Gift from above to the present owner. $200-300
197 181046/1 A pair of Continental tin-glazed earthenware rouleau vases likely delft, 18th century In the Chinese export style, with pale celadon glaze; unmarked. (2). H: 10 1/4, Dia: 4 1/4 in. provenance: Nelson Rockefeller. Peter Spielhagen Fine Arts, New York. Acquired from the above by Jerome H. Goodman, July 25, 1981. Gift from above to the present owner. $400-600
198 178010/1 A Chinese export porcelain platter for the Dutch market late 19th century Depicting the East Indiaman Vryburg flying the Dutch flag, surrounded by pink peonies and with parcel-gilt iron red stylized floral border; the verso further decorated with pink peony sprays. Dia: 18 in. $1,000-2,000
199 188003/5 A large Japanese export gilt-enriched ‘Imari’ charger 19th century Dia: 18 1/2 in. $700-900
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200 178082/1B An assembled group of Royal Copenhagen ‘Flora Danica’ dinnerware second half 20th century Comprising two dinner plates with date codes for 1966 and 1985-1991; three bread plates with date codes for 1964, 1969-1974, and 1980-1984; six caviar dishes with date code for 1950 and one caviar dish with date code for 1969-1974; one demitasse cup and saucer with date codes for 1964; and one demitasse cup with date code for 1965. (15). Dia: 10 in. (dinner plates) $1,000-1,500
201 178082/1A Three Royal Copenhagen ‘Flora Danica’ serving dishes second half 20th century Comprising an oval bowl with date code for 1965, a rectangular tray with date code for 1975-1979, and a square tray with date code for 1980-1984. (3). L: 11 1/2, W: 9 in. (largest) $1,500-2,500
202 178082/1 Seven Royal Copenhagen ‘Flora Danica’ reticulated luncheon plates various dates 20th century Each with gilt-decorated pierced and scalloped rim, comprising four plates with date code for 1964, two plates with date code for 1962, and one plate with date code for 1939. (7). Dia: 9 in. $2,000-3,000
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203 171338/5 A Meissen porcelain figural group of a girl with a goat circa 1900 After the model by Erich Hösel (German, 1869-1953), with blue underglaze crossed swords mark and imprinted marks to underside. H: 7 in. $700-900
204 171338/1 A Meissen porcelain figural group of the Four Seasons 1815-1860 After the models by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775), comprising allegorical figures for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter; all with blue underglaze crossed swords mark and incised modeller’s marks to underside. (4). H: 5 1/4 in. (tallest) $1,000-2,000
205 171265/6 A large Meissen porcelain figural group of an amorous shepherd and shepherdess 1815-1860 After the model by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775), with blue underglaze crossed swords mark and incised numbers to underside. H: 10, W: 10 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
206 171265/2 Two Meissen porcelain figural covered urns one possibly 18th century, the other 1815-1860 After the models by Michel Victor Acier (French, 1736-1799), each with blue underglaze crossed swords mark and incised numbers to underside. (2). H: 9 3/4 in. (taller) $1,200-1,800 208 170808/127 A pair of Helena Wolfsohn painted porcelain urns circa 1870-80 With alternating black and white reserves segmented by parcelgilt scrollwork, the black reserves decorated with floral sprays and the white reserves painted with pastoral scenes of hunters and musicians; each marked to underside with blue underglaze Augustus Rex mark. (2). H: 13 1/2 in. provenance: Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord and Pamela Watkins. $600-800
207 171265/1 Two large Meissen porcelain figures autumn and winter, 1815-1860 After the Four Seasons modeled by Friedrich Elias Meyer (German, 1723-1785); each with blue underglaze crossed swords mark and various incised and impressed marks to underside. (2). H: 9 in. note: For sale of a complete set of this model of the Four Seasons, see Bonham’s, London, November 26, 2014, lot 232. $1,000-2,000 209 170942/11 A set of six Royal Vienna style hand-painted porcelain plates late 19th/early 20th century Each with scalloped parcel-gilt cobalt rim and painted to the well with floral bouquets; with blue underglaze bindenschild mark to verso. (6). Dia: 9 1/2 in. provenance: Property from a private Main Line collection. $600-800
210 181182/16 Three Royal Vienna style hand-painted and parcel-gilt porcelain vases depicting the Vestal Virgins late 19th century Of baluster form with parcel-gilt cobalt ground, each with gilt bodies painted with a continuous frieze of scenes of the Vestals; each titled to underside and with blue underglaze bindenschild mark. (3). H: 19 1/2 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $2,000-3,000
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211 171316/3 A pair of Swedish Biedermeier armchairs 19th century Each with rectangular backrest issuing downswept open arms raised on four outswept feet; with contemporary peach tweed upholstery. (2). H: 33, W: 24, D: 20 in. $800-1,200
212 171316/1 A Swedish Biedermeier parcel-ebonized birch sofa table 19th century The rectangular top with drop-leaves over frieze with central ebonized patera to each side; raised on cylindrical pedestal above four scrolled feet. H: 28 1/2, W: 36, D: 28 1/4 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $1,000-1,500
213 171218/6 A pair of Austrian Biedermeier parcel-gilt and parcel-ebonized fruitwood curule armchairs vienna, early 19th century The U-form silk-upholstered backrest suspended from eagle monopodia issuing straight armrests united to U-form seatrail by ram monopodia. H: 36, W: 29 1/2, D: 17 in. $1,000-2,000
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214 178101/6 Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936) first quarter 20th century Cold painted bronze, depicting four birds on a carpet, marked to underside “GESCHUTZT/OESTERREICH. F. BERGM./DEUTSCHLAND. 459.” H: 1 1/2, W: 5 5/8, D: 4 1/4 in. $800-1,200
216 181182/26 A Neapolitan bronze figure of an athlete after the antique 19th century Bronze, black patina, signed in cast “Masulli E.”; sold together with spiral fluted alabaster pedestal. (2). H: 16 in. (bronze); H: 43 in. (pedestal) provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $600-800
215 171306/1 Franz Xavier Bergman (Austrian, 1861-1936) bedouin soldier, first quarter 20th century A cold painted bronze of a standing Bedouin soldier with rifle and handgun; the underside with impressed B within vase. H: 5 3/4 in. $800-1,200
217 181182/28 A Grand Tour bronze after the antique 19th century After a runner from the Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum), with bone-inlaid eyes. H: 19 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $800-1,200
218 171318/70 Ferdinando Vichi (Italian, 1875-1945) wrestlers, first half 20th century Green granite, with retail label reading: “F. VICHI/Sculptor en Marble/FLORENCE/6. Lung’Arno Amerigo Vespucci./(Gia Lung’Arno Nuovo).” H: 18 1/4, W: 19 1/4, D: 11 in. $1,500-2,500
219 188024/1 Umberto Stiaccini (Italian, active 19th/20th century) la perla, first half 20th century A carved alabaster table lamp in the form of Venus emerging from a shell held aloft by three putti; signed to verso “U. Stiaccini” and with title plaque at base. H: 24 1/2 in. provenance: Private collection, Virginia. $3,000-5,000
220 170942/3 A group of four Florentine pietra dura panels early 20th century Comprising one pair in carved walnut frames depicting a gentleman and lady in 18th century courtly dress, and one pair in gilt frames depicting a young boy and a young girl. (4). H: 9, W: 7 1/2 in. (largest, overall) provenance: Property from a private Main Line collection. $1,000-1,500
221171043/10 A pietra dura and cast stone center table 20th century The circular top veneered with specimen marbles in a geometric pattern raised on white cast stone pedestal base. H: 29 1/2, Dia: 49 1/2 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $2,000-3,000
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222 171247/4 A pair of monumental Italian giltwood, crystal, and colored glass three-light girandoles first half 20th century Each with giltwood urn base issuing an impressive fivetiered central standard suspended with crystal drops terminating in glass vasiform finial. (2). H: 46 1/2 in. provenance: From the private collection of a New Jersey lady. $800-1,200
223 171087/4 A Genoese gem-set and mixed metal eagle-form hand seal retailed by luigi codevilla, genoa, mid 19th century Mounted with cabochon beryls and faceted rubies, some deficient; the mount with cast and chased floral designs, the seal carved from rhodonite with monogram “GM”; together with an original presentation box marked “L. Codevilla/Gioielliere/Via Orefici/Genova.” H: 3 1/4 in. note: Luigi Codevilla, jewelers, opened in 1830 with a goldsmiths workshop specializing in gold and enamels, operated by Carlotta Codevilla. By 1850, the firm had an atelier in via degli Orefici specializing in jewelry and jeweled objects as purveyors to the court of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and later to the Italian court. The firm exists today, and is in its seventh generation. $500-700
224 181160/15 An Italian silver punch bowl padua, italy, mid 20th century The bowl spiral-gadrooned with gilt-washed interior, raised on spiral-gadrooned foot; stamped “800” and “*29PD.” H: 7 1/4, Dia: 12 in. Weight: 33.5 oz $500-700
225 181160/17 A Swiss silver four-piece solitaire in the Régence taste bossard & sohn, lucerne, circa 1900 Comprising coffeepot, teapot, covered sugar, and creamer; each stamped to underside with maker’s mark and “0.875.” (4). H: 7 in. (coffeepot); Total weight: 42.7 oz. t. (incl. handles) $1,500-2,500
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american silver lots 226-231 226 181160/20 An American sterling silver presentation punch bowl whiting mfg. co., new york, 1906 Retailed by Shreve, Crump & Low, the two-handled footed bowl decorated with floral garlands and engraved, “PRESENTED TO/HIS HONOR/LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR EBEN S. DRAPER/APRIL 16, 1907” and with additional inscription to underside listing donors. H: 13 1/2, W: 21 1/4 in. Weight: 140 oz. t. $3,000-5,000
227 181076/1 An American sterling silver six-piece flatware service for twelve reed & barton, taunton, ma, 20th century In the ‘Francis I’ pattern, comprising 22 tea spoons; fifteen each dinner forks, dessert forks, and butter knives; twelve each bouillon spoons and hollow dinner knives with stainless blades; two vegetable serving spoons, one two-piece salad server, one ladle, one pair of tongs, and one sugar spoon. (approx. 98). L: 9 5/8 in. (knives); Total weight: 130 oz. t. (approx., excl. knives) $2,000-3,000
228 181248/3 An American sterling silver dinner service for six gorham mfg. co., providence, ri, 1929-1930 Retailed by Bailey, Banks & Biddle, octagonal form, borders with Federal style hand engraved bright cut decoration; comprising twelve pickle dishes, six bread plates, six dessert plates monogrammed “B,” six service plates monogrammed “B” and dated “1903” and “1928” and engraved to verso with anniversary inscription “November 25, 1928,” and two serving platters. (32). L: 19 1/4, W: 13 1/2 in. (largest); Total weight: 302.8 oz. t. provenance: From the collection of Ann Ward Spaeth. $5,000-7,000
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229 181160/27 An American sterling silver dinner service for twelve gorham mfg. co., providence, ri, 20th century In the ‘Versailles’ pattern, comprising twenty-four teaspoons; twelve each dinner forks, luncheon forks, salad forks, oyster forks, dinner knives, luncheon knives, butter knives, soup spoons, cream soup spoons, demitasse spoons, and dessert spoons; a five-piece carving set; two each serving forks, gravy ladles, berry spoons, and master butter knives; and one each vegetable spoon, large ladle, cake server, cold meat fork, sugar tongs, sandwich tongs, slatted serving spoon, cheese knife, cheese scoop, ice cream slice, tea strainer, jelly spoon, sugar spoon, olive spoon, and lemon fork; some with monogram “MGB” and with various other monograms, and sold in original oak presentation case monogrammed “MGB.” (approx. 184). H: 16, W: 23 3/4, D: 17 1/4 in. Weight: 228.95 oz. t. $5,000-7,000
230 A large American sterling silver circular tray tiffany & co., new york, 20th century Dia: 22 1/2 in. Weight: 107 oz. t. $1,500-2,500
231 An American sterling silver flatware service for twelve tiffany & co., new york, 1907-1947 In the ‘San Lorenzo’ pattern, comprising twenty-four teaspoons; twelve each dinner forks, luncheon forks, dessert forks, oyster forks, dinner knives, luncheon knives, butter knives, bouillon spoons, dessert spoons, and fruit spoons; and five vegetable serving spoons; all monogrammed “EWC.” (approx. 149). L: 7 1/2 in. Total weight: 234 oz. t. (approx., incl. knives) $6,000-8,000
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british furniture & decorative arts lots 232-251
232 A Charles II or William & Mary gilt-bronze mounted walnut calendar clock john knibb, oxford, circa 1690 The walnut case with four acorn finials and surmounted by handle, the gilt-bronze face mounted with four putto-form spandrels, with revolving date and centered by gilt-steel chapter ring with engraved and enamel numerals signed “John Knibb Oxon,” the glazed sides and back revealing the eight-day double fusée movement with original verge escapement; the backplate very finely engraved with foliate arabesques and centered by a laurel wreath engraved “John Knibb/ Oxon.” H: 14 1/4, W: 10 1/4, D: 7 in. $8,000-12,000
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233 171043/9 A George I figured walnut center table early to mid 18th century The rectangular banded top with moulded edge finely veneered in figured walnut, raised on four cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. H: 32, W: 57, D: 28 1/4 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $3,000-5,000
234 171043/20 A George III glazed stoneware urn late 18th/early 19th century Campagna form with lion-masque handles, allover decorated in faux-porphyry glaze. H: 22, Dia: 14 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $800-1,200
235 181284/6 A George III carved mahogany torchère circa 1780 The square top with pierced gallery raised on stop-fluted standard with finely carved foliate base; on tripod stand with cartouche carved knees terminating in pad feet. H: 57, W: 10 1/4, D: 10 1/4 in. $700-900
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236 171328/1 A George III blue-painted armchair late 18th century The round backrest issuing two downswept arms with manchettes carved with bellflowers, the fluted serpentine seatrail further carved with target medallions, raised on four spiral-twisted and fluted tapering feet; upholstered in cornflower blue cotton jacquard. H: 37, W: 24, D: 20 in. $800-1,200
237 171043/12 A George III white-painted and parcel-gilt sofa late 18th/early 19th century The curved backrest carved with cornucopia and laurel branches issuing integral downswept fluted and foliatecarved armrests, the serpentine seatrail further carved with laurel motif; raised on eight turned and gadrooned legs terminating in castors. H: 40, W: 84, D: 27 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $2,500-3,500
238 171043/8 A pair of Regency painted and parcel-gilt klismos armchairs early 19th century Each painted with stringing over ebony faux graining, with scrolled backrest issuing scrolled parcel-gilt channel-moulded arms above spreading seat; raised on four similarly decorated sabre legs. (2). H: 34, W: 21 1/2, D: 19 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $800-1,200
239 171043/7 A Regency ebonized and parcel-gilt settee early 19th century The straight crestrail decorated with urns and rinceaux over rectangular padded backrest and seat; the arms similarly decorated, raised on front turned feet and rear outswept feet. H: 34 3/4, W: 72, D: 25 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $1,000-2,000
240 181068/1 A large Regency gilt-bronze mounted ebony-inlaid satinwood musical bracket clock j. massey, lambeth, england, 1810-1820 Of Gothic form, the steel dial set within gilt-bronze spandrels below a music dial with seven selections: “Rule Britannia,” “Marche Russe,” “Final de Lodoiska,” “Air en Haydins Ouverture,” “Marche in Pizzaro,” “Air Russe,” and “Cobourg Walse;” the base, sides, and rear all with soundholes mounted with gilt-bronze tracery lined in (later) crimson silk, the sides and rear opening to reveal the works; the etched backplate and pendulum with brass crutch, the eightday triple fusée movement with twelve musical bells and additional striking bell with quarterly chime. H: 32, W: 24, D: 12 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500
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241 171218/4 A Regency satinwood and mahogany roll-top pedestal desk circa 1815 The cylindrical top with brass pulls opening to an interior with ten pigeonholes over five satinwood-veneered drawers above green gilt-tooled leather writing surface, the lock by Hobbs & Co., the whole raised on two pedestals each with three drawers. H: 45, W: 47, D: 28 in. $800-1,200 242 181183/28 A William IV figured mahogany mechanical library step first half 19th century With gilt-tooled leather-inset treads, the top step with hinged lid enclosing a storage compartment and the second step mechanically extending to reveal a larger storage compartment; raised on four turned feet. H: 24, W: 18, D: 27 1/4 in. $500-700
243 171043/19 A William IV figured mahogany sideboard first half 19th century The two center drawers with locks by Secure Lever Lock Co. flanked by two cabinets, the proper left vacant and the proper right with shelves; the whole raised on six square tapering legs. H: 36 1/4, W: 78 1/2, D: 25 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $2,000-3,000
244 171218/7 An assembled Regency brass and copper leather-upholstered fire fender circa 1820-30 An assembled Regency brass and copper leather-upholstered fire fender H: 14, 2: 60, D: 15 in. $1,500-2,500
245 171043/16 A Regency style mahogany triple pedestal extending banquet table dessin fournir, los angeles, 20th century Comprising a center section and two rounded end sections, each pedestal raised on four scrolled feet on brass castors; the center section mounted with brass manufacturer’s plaque, and sold with four additional smaller leaves. (7). H: 30, W: 51 1/2, L: 144 in. (closed), L: 240 in. (extended). provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $3,000-5,000
247 171043/11 A fine pair of Victorian gilt and silvered bronze and etched glass figural tazze elkington & co., birmingham, england, 1867-68 The bowls finely etched with grapevine motif supported by figural stands in the form of bacchic putti, the bases decorated with allegories of wine and music; each raised on four volute feet with alternating vacant reserves and cornucopia; each marked to side and underside of base. (2). H: 8 3/4, Dia: 9 in. provenance: Property of a Pennsylvania collection. $3,000-5,000
246 181082/3 A pair of Neoclassical blue jasperware pot-pourri vases 19th century H: 24 in. provenance: Sold in these rooms, February 18, 1974, lot 18. The collection of Joseph Sorger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sold in these rooms, January 25, 2011, lot 150A. Private collection. $1,000-1,500
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248 170942/10 A large Adamesque gilt-bronze wall clock in the style of Edward F. Caldwell 20th century Of pedimental form with central glass dial surmounted by urn-form finial housed within a rinceau and strapwork frame flanked by winged gryphons; now electrified. H: 23 1/4, W: 29 in. provenance: Lillian Nassau, New York. Property from a private Main Line collection. $3,000-5,000 250 181182/27 A pair of majolica pedestals late 19th century H: 39 1/2 in. provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. $600-800
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249 178083/1 A set of seventeen Moore painted and parcel-gilt porcelain turtle soup bowls late 19th century The well gilt and moulded in the form of a turtle shell, the rim with cream ground and parcel-gilt green head, legs, and tail; all stamped or impressed to verso with maker’s mark, impressed “ENGLAND,” with painted model number 1533, and some with additional impressed letter marks. (17). Dia: 8 in. $2,000-3,000
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he collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov comprises a handsome and refined selection of Georgian and Regency furniture and decorative arts, acquired from the finest English antiques dealers in New York from the late 1960s through the early 1990s. Recognized as generous hosts and philanthropists, the Ostrovs enjoyed entertaining at their bucolic Colonial style home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Joseph was a prominent businessman, the founder and President of Liquor Fair, Inc. and Vice President of Americare Nursing Facilities, Inc. He was also an acclaimed sommelier and wine lecturer, admitted as a Champignon de Bordeaux by the Grand Conseil de Bordeaux and several other international wine societies. Geraldine, known to friends and family as Gerri, was an accomplished vocalist and musician. She studied opera at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, which led to a career in radio, television, and entertainment. She was also a member of the West Jersey Hospital Board of Trustees and Foundation Board. Gerri had the privilege of performing at the Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s subsequent restoration of the White House served as a source of inspiration for Gerri, who, alongside her decorators Robert Windsor and Robert Knipe of Windsor & Knipe Interiors, sought to recreate its elegant Georgian interiors in her own home. Together they designed a grand Adamesque living room and Regency style dining room which frequently served as a venue for important social gatherings and charity events. Their many guests included United States senators and congressmen, and members of the New York City Opera, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Kirov (now the Mariinsky) Ballet.
251 171406/22 A pair of George I style walnut wingback chairs late 19th century Upholstered in rose crevette Scalamandre silk damask. (2). H: 43 1/2, W: 36 1/4, D: 22 1/2 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,000-2,000 252 171406/1 A fine George III fruitwood inlaid satinwood side table circa 1790 The oval top inlaid to center with patera and with beaded edge further inlaid with paterae, ribbons, and laurel garlands, the frieze banded and with oak leaf motifs to either side; the square tapering legs with ebony stringing. H: 28 3/4, W: 39 1/4, D: 28 1/2 in. provenance: Hermitage House Inc., New York, 1973. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $2,000-3,000
253 171406/10 A George III style carved giltwood mirror 19th century H: 49 1/4, W: 25 1/4 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200
254 171406/11 A George III satinwood inlaid mahogany sideboard circa 1800 The string inlaid bowfront top above frieze drawer with Greek key stringing and lion-form pulls above drawer with fan inlaid spandrels, flanked by two banded cabinet doors with Greek key stringing, raised on six square tapering legs. H: 36, W: 72 1/4, D: 23 in. provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, New York, 1990. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $2,500-3,500
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255 171406/16 A pair of George III etched glass candlesticks circa 1800 With removable glass bobèches hung with crystal drops. (2). H: 10 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $700-900
256 171406/46 A Regency mahogany music stand first half 19th century H: 46 1/4, W: 17, D: 11 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $700-900
257 171406/2 A Regency banded mahogany sofa table circa 1825 The banded rectangular top with drop leaves over a frieze with two string-inlaid drawers to one side and two blind drawers to opposite; raised on two legs with splayed feet. H: 28 3/4, W: 67 1/2, D: 26 1/2 in. provenance: Arthur S. Vernay, Inc., New York, 1973. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,000-2,000
258 171406/19 A fine pair of Regency faux-tortoiseshell painted caned armchairs circa 1810 The demilune caned backrests issuing downswept armrests over square caned seats, with segmented faux-bamboo outswept front legs and sabre rear legs, the whole painted in faux-tortoiseshell decoration; sold together with later pale yellow silk upholstered cushions. (2). H: 32 3/4, W: 20, D: 18 in. provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, New York, 1990. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $2,000-3,000
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259 171406/13 An unusual ‘Imari’ style Mason’s Ironstone covered tureen and stand with chartreuse decoration circa 1810 Sold together with three soup bowls of the same pattern; all with impressed marks to verso. (4). H: 10 1/2, L: 1/2, D: 11 in. (overall); Dia: 9 1/2 in. (bowls) provenance: Bardith Ltd., New York, 1990. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,500-2,500
260 171406/12 A group of ‘Imari’ style Mason’s Ironstone plates circa 1810 Comprising twelve plates and two lozenge-form dishes; all with transfer-printed maker’s mark and some with impressed marks to verso. (14). Dia: 8 1/2 in. (plates) provenance: Bardith Ltd., New York, 1990. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,000-1,500 261 171406/17 A fine Chinese export lacquer games chest circa 1825 With shell-and-scroll pediment above two cabinet doors very finely decorated with a foliate and butterfly ground centered by two reserves depicting men at a games table, opening to reveal an interior fitted with four long drawers and two short drawers; the sides similarly decorated with reserves against a black ground; sold together with 20th century custom Chinese Chippendale style stand. H: 44, W: 22 1/4, D: 17 in. (incl. stand) provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,500-2,500
262 171406/23 A pair of Chinese export famille rose pheasant plates 19th century Dia: 8 1/2 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $500-700
263 171406/20 A pair of Chinese export famille rose vases 19th century H: 12 3/4 in. provenance: Yale Burge Antiques, New York, 1990. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200
264 171406/9 A pair of Samson Chinese export style blue and white covered vases late 19th century H: 15 in. provenance: Philippe Farley, New York, 1990. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200 265 171406/25 An assembled collection of Spode and Copeland ‘Indian Tree’ dinnerware 19th and 20th centuries Comprising a partial polychrome set by Copeland spode with seven salad plates, seven tea bowls, seven varisized saucers, six dinner plates, four soup bowls, one large covered soup tureen on stand, and one smaller covered tureen; and a partial iron red set by Spode with nine cups and saucers, eight dessert bowls, one covered vegetable bowl, and one square serving bowl. (approx. 63). H: 8, L: 15 1/4 in. (largest tureen and stand) provenance: Freeman’s, Philadelphia, October 11, 1991, Lot 433. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $2,000-3,000
266 171406/8 A French coromandel lacquer coffee table first half 20th century H: 15 3/4, D: 21 3/4, W: 47 1/4 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200
267 171406/45 A Louis XVI style ormolu mounted rouge marble urn 19th century Now drilled as a lamp. H: 30, Dia: 7 3/4 in. provenance: Nestlé, New York. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200
268 171406/24 A Charles x style ormolu and cut glass three light candelabra late 19th/early 20th century Now drilled as a lamp. H: 28 3/4, Dia: 6 1/4 in. provenance: Nestlé, New York. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200
269 171406/15 An Empire style brass and crystal six-light chandelier mid 20th century H: 31, Dia: 23 in. (approx.) provenance: Charles J. Winston & Co., New York, 1964. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $800-1,200
270 171406/14 A glass and crystal eight-light chandelier late 19th century H: 35, Dia: 31 1/2 in. (approx.) provenance: Charles J. Winston & Co., New York, 1964. The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $3,000-5,000
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271 171406/49 A Lyon & Healy ‘Special No. 3’ concert harp chicago, after 1911 Serial No. 1808, maple with spruce soundboard handpainted and parcel-gilt with a trellis of flowers, the fluted column with carved giltwood capital and base in the Gothic style, with 46 strings and seven pedals; sold together with original Lyon & Healy custom fitted case, the interior fitted with card hand inscribed with serial number and style “Special No. 3.” (2). H: 70 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $5,000-7,000
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272 171406/27 Two Dergazine runners late 19th century Divided from a single longer runner. 18 ft. x 2 ft. 10 in. (longer) and 9 ft. 10 in. x 2 ft. 10 in. (shorter) provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,200-1,800
273 171406/5 A Hamdan rug late 19th/early 20th century 12 ft. x 5 ft. 1 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,500-2,500
274 171406/48 A silk Tabriz carpet 20th century 14 ft. 10 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,000-2,000
275 171406/26 A Kerman carpet 20th century 15 ft. 4 in. x 12 ft. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $1,000-1,500
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276 A palatial Kerman carpet first half 20th century 25 ft. 7 in. x 14 ft. 3 in. provenance: The Collection of Joseph and Geraldine Ostrov, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. $7,000-10,000
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277 171204/5 A silk ‘Mohtasham’ Kashan rug late 19th century 6 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. $2,000-3,000
278 171166/1 A Kerman carpet 20th century 19 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 13 ft. 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
279 181174/1 An antique Fergeghan gallery carpet circa 1900 Retailed by Jerrehian Brothers and retaining original retail label. 18 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. $3,000-5,000
280 171381/1 An Oushak carpet mid 20th century 17 ft. 3 in. x 12 ft. 9 in. $2,000-3,000
281 171204/4 A Heriz rug early 20th century 6 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. $1,000-1,500
282 171381/2 A silk Oushak carpet early 20th century 16 ft. x 13 ft. 7 in. $2,000-3,000
283 160796/3 A Bijar carpet north persia, early 20th century 12 ft. 7 in. x 8 ft. 7 in. $2,000-4,000
284 181352/1 A silk Kashan carpet late 19th/early 20th century 6 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. $4,000-6,000
285 160796/2 A wool pictorial rug early to mid 20th century Depicting the procession of Christ into Jerusalem. 7 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 8 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500
286 178072/1 A silk ‘Mohtashem’ Kashan rug central persia, circa 1880 6 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. $10,000-15,000
287 171204/6 A Chi Chi runner late 19th/early 20th century 10 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. $1,200-1,800
288 171403/1 A palatial Napoleon III Aubusson carpet circa 1875 25 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 15 ft. 10 in. provenance: F. J. Hakimian, Inc., New York. $5,000-7,000
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289 181086/1 Two William & Mary sterling silver armorial serving dishes mark possibly of alexander roode, london, 1691-92 Comprising a serving bowl and an oval vegetable dish, each with moulded scalloped edge and engraved to rim with crest possibly for Baron Lucas of Essex; monogrammed to verso “L.H.S./1901.” (2). Dia: 12 1/2 in. (bowl); Total weight: 41.1 oz. t. provenance: Charles and Lillian Hoppin Stanford. Thence by descent. Private collection, Pennsylvania. note: These pieces were acquired and later engraved by Charles Stanford and his wife, Lillian Hoppin Stanford. Charles was the son of New York publisher and politician Charles Stanford (1819-1885) and nephew of industrialist, United States Senator, California Governor, and founder of Stanford University, Leland Stanford (1824-1983). $1,500-2,500
290 181086/3 A William III Brittania silver armorial service dish joseph bird, london, 1698-99 With moulded scalloped edge and engraved to rim with crest of Clan Hay of Scotland; monogrammed to verso “L.H.S./1901.” Dia: 9 3/4 in. Weight: 13.2 oz. t. provenance: Charles and Lillian Hoppin Stanford. Thence by descent. Private collection, Pennsylvania. $1,200-1,800
291 171083/173 Four George II sterling silver candlesticks unknown makers tc and wg, london, 1746-1755 All of conforming form with knopped stems and foliate bases, comprising one matched pair with maker’s mark TC, 1746-47; and one assembled pair, each with indistinct crest at base now rubbed, the first with maker’s mark TC, 1749-50, and the second with maker’s mark WG, 1754-55. (4). H: 9 in. (tallest); Total weight: 73.65 oz. t. $1,200-1,800
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292 A Queen Anne Britannia silver monteith robert timbrell & joseph bell, london, 1710 The deep bowl with two fluted bands and edged with a band of inverted bosses against matte ground, both sides carefully chased with two cartouches of foliate strapwork and shell enclosing an imbricated ground with reserves engraved with crests; the ring handles mounted on lion masques and raised on partially fluted foot, the detachable collar with scalloped rim applied with cherub heads flanked by rope-twist scrolls; underside of foot engraved with presentation inscription, “Presented to H. J. Hines by the Directors of the Royal Exchange Assurance. 1919;” bowl marked near rim, collar marked on rim. H: 9 1/4, Dia: 11 in. Weight: 64.4 oz. t.
provenance: Christie’s, London, 29 November 1911, lot 11. Christie’s London, 23 March 1917, lot 225. S.J. Shrubsole, 1964. Christie’s, New York, The Hahn Collection of English Silver, 23 October 2000, lot 278. note: The present lot is possibly the 1710 monteith then given to Timbrell & Bentley listed in Georgia E. Lee’s British Silver Monteith Bowls, p. 98. The offered lot was exhibited at the the 41st Washington Antiques Show, “Silver and Ceramics for Exotic Beverages: Wares for Punch, Chocolate, and Tea 1686-1805,” from November 20 through December 3, 1995. $7,000-9,000
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293 A George II sterling silver-gilt salver with Royal association robert abercromby, london, 1736-37 Of shaped circular form with modeled angled border, the surface engraved with architectural and foliate motifs, the center later engraved with a crowned ‘A’ in a shield cartouche, surrounded by grotesques, serpents, lions and eagles on a strapwork and foliate scrolled ground, raised on four acanthus scrolled feet. H: 2, Dia: 21 in. Weight: 112 oz. t. provenance: The Rolls family of The Hendre, Monmouth and South Lodge, London. Thence by descent, sold Bonham’s, London: 12 November, 2014, lot 107 Property of a New York Collector
note: The offered lot’s engraved coronet with an ‘A’ below represents the son or daughter of the sovereign. For this period and mark, the possibilities may be Princess Anne (1709-1759), Princess Amelia Sophia Eleanor (1711-1786), Princess Augusta Sophia (17681840), Princess Amelia (1783-1810), Prince Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Prince Adolphus Frederick (1774-1850), Princess Alice (1843-1878), Prince Alfred (1844-1900), or Prince Arthur (1850-1942) By repute the salver belonged to Princess Augusta Sophia, daughter to George III. A similar example of the salver was sold Bonham’s, London, 18 June 2014, lot 12. $4,000-6,000
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294 181086/4 A George II sterling silver armorial service dish joseph sanders, london, 1735-36 With moulded scalloped edge and engraved to rim with crest of Ripon; monogrammed to verso “L.H.S./1901.” Dia: 9 3/4 in. Weight: 11 oz. t. provenance: Charles and Lillian Hoppin Stanford. Thence by descent. Private collection, Pennsylvania. note: These pieces were acquired and later engraved by Charles Stanford and his wife, Lillian Hoppin Stanford. Charles was the son of New York publisher and politician Charles Stanford (1819-1885) and nephew of industrialist, United States Senator, California Governor, and founder of Stanford University, Leland Stanford (1824-1983). $600-800
297 181160/9 A George III sterling silver swing-handled basket john parker & edward wakelin, london, 1763 Of shaped oval form with gadrooned edge and above a deep bowl with pierced arabesques against pierced diapered walls, the yokeform handle cast with rocailles; raised on a roped and gadrooned foot. H: 10 1/2, L: 15 1/2, D: 13 in. Weight: 55 oz. t. $2,000-3,000
295 181160/12 A set of four George III sterling silver-gilt shell-form salts peter, anne & william bateman, london, 1805 Each with gilt-washed well and engraved with dragon crest, raised on three conch-form feet. (4). H: 2, L: 4 1/4, W: 3 1/2 in. Total weight: 13.4 oz. t. $1,500-2,500 296 178098/4 Three George III sterling silver objects by the Bateman Family hester, peter, ann, & william bateman, london, various dates Comprising a teapot on stand and a silver-gilt beaker, the teapot with lozenge with the arms of Carr (likely those of Louisa Carr, later Viscountess Beresford, d. 1851), the conforming associated oval stand on ball and claw feet similarly engraved with unknown arms and with a presentation engraving ‘EC*JG 1786’, both Hester Bateman, London, 1786-87; the beaker of typical form, Peter, Ann & William Bateman, London, 1800, and with a later presentation inscription “WJD” and dated 1881. (3). H: 5 1/2 in. (teapot); Total weight: 21.3 oz. t. (approx.) $400-600
298 181160/8 Four George III sterling silver candlesticks matthew boulton, birmingham, 1791 Each of tapering octagonal form terminating in a rounded base; marked on bobeches and bases; weighted. (4). H: 11 1/4 in. $4,000-6,000
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300 178098/5 An Irish George III sterling silver footed bowl likely william nowlan, dublin, 1815 Of typical form with flared lip on banded foot. H: 3 3/4, Dia: 6 3/4 in. Weight: 13.6 oz. t. $300-500
299 181160/6 A set of twelve George III sterling silver armorial service plates hannah northcote, london, 1806 With moulded scalloped edge engraved with three crests. (12). Dia: 9 1/4 in. Total weight: 124 oz. t. (approx.) $2,500-3,500
302 181160/7 A pair of George IV sterling silver candlesticks thomas, james & nathaniel creswick, creswick & co, sheffield, 1822 With scrolling foliate and acanthus detail to bobeches, shoulder, and shaft, terminating in a scrolling foliate-cast round base on moulded foot engraved with an unknown crowned stag crest; weighted. (2). H: 11 in. note: Creswick & Co. (comprising the brothers Thomas, James and Nathaniel Creswick) is recorded as operating in Sheffield from 1819-1825. $1,000-2,000
301 181160/10 An Irish George IV sterling silver swing-handled basket samuel beere, dublin, 1825 Of rectangular form with gadrooned edge, the corners cast with shells and rocailles, the lobed and gadrooned walls surrounding a vacant well; the pierced swing handle composed of two laurel straps united by a central foliate cartouche engraved with crest of a man holding dagger and axe; raised on rectangular gadrooned foot. H: 10, L: 12 1/2, D: 10 in. Weight: 34 oz. t. $1,500-2,500
303 188011/1 Three English sterling silver presentation pieces given to Sergeant Major W. Grainger various makers and dates Comprising a later-repoussed George III sterling silver tankard, W. & J. Priest, London, 1765 and a Victorian sterling silver salver, maker’s mark W, London, 1856, each engraved: “Presented to/Sergeant Major Grainger/BY THE OFFICERS OF THE/South Cork Lt. Infantry Militia/ as a token of their appreciation/of his Services during the/ Embodiment of the Reg’t./in the Years/1855 & 1856; and a cased George IV sterling silver cup, maker’s mark rubbed, Exeter, 1829-30, and engraved: “THIS CUP IS PRESENTED/ TO/Serg Major W Grainger/87th 8th Cork Lt Infantry/ By his Comrade Sergts. as a/slight mark of their esteem for him/7th June 1856; sold together with a letter detailing Sergeant Major Grainger’s accomplishments dated October 30, 1929. (4). H: 7 1/2 in. (tankard); Total weight: 40 oz. t. (approx.) $1,000-1,500
304 181160/11 A Victorian sterling silver-gilt part dessert service for twelve charles and george fox, london, 1868 Comprising twelve dessert spoons and twelve teaspoons, sold together with twelve George V sterling silver-gilt conforming and custom-made dessert forks, maker HF, London, 1925; all monogrammed “RD.” (36). L: 8 3/4 (dessert spoons); Total weight: 84 oz. t. $1,200-1,800
305 181160/13 A Victorian sterling silver four-piece tea and coffee service in the Persian taste william hunter, london, 1877 Comprising a teapot, coffeepot, open sugar, and creamer, each overall repousseed with arabesques and Orientalist motifs. (4). H: 9 1/2 in. (coffeepot); Total weight: 57 oz. t. $800-1,200
306 181160/14 A Victorian sterling silver Aesthetic Movement handhammered tray heath & middleton, birmingham, 1890 Retailed by W. Sturrock, Edinburgh, with unusual rolled rim and the well hammered in a starburst pattern. L: 17 3/4, W: 14 in. Weight: 44 oz. t. $800-1,200
308 An American parcel-gilt sterling silver model of a coronation coach attributed to silver creations, circa 1973 Designed by Fisher Body Division of General Motors, and bearing an “F” in shields on each door, the whole realistically modeled, cast and designed in the form of a Napoleonic coronation coach. L: 16 in. Weight: 105.7 oz. t. note: An identical model sold Christie’s, New York: 19 May 2010, Lot 184 $2,000-3,000
307 178102/14 A Scottish Victorian sterling silver footed punch bowl hamilton & inches, edinburgh, 1900 With banded edge and waist, mounted to sides with two volute handles. H: 12 1/2, Dia: 16 in. Weight: 120.3 oz. t. (approx.) $2,000-3,000
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309 A fine pair of Elizabeth II sterling silver-gilt figural three-light candelabra garrard & co., london, 1975 After the model by Paul de Lamerie (English, 16881751), each in the form of a Bacchic central standard above a rocaille-scrolling base with grapes, grapevines and leaves, each supporting three similarly decorated caryatid candlearms. (2). H: 22 3/4 in. Total Weight: 274 oz. t. (approx.)
note: Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751), one of the most prominent Huguenot silversmiths of Great Britain, designed and executed the originals of this model around 1747-1748, and they are amongst the last and most spectacular examples of his work. An original example is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 58.7.19.20, gifted to the Museum by George D. Widener and Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon in 1958. $7,000-9,000
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property from a rittenhouse square collection lots 310-384 310 160352/3 Four Georgian silver snuff boxes various makers, birmingham, 1813–41 Various forms and decoration, makers include Francis Clark and Charles Rawlings & William Summers (London), some monogrammed. (4). L 2 3/4 in. (largest). Total weight: 7.7 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $500-700
311 160352/15 A Scottish Victorian silver hot water kettle on stand mackay & chisholm, edinburgh, 1845-46 Of lobed form, each panel engraved with foliate scrolls, florals, and latticework, monogrammed to one side, the other with engraved crest above the motto “Ex Industria,” raised on openworked stand on four scroll feet. H: 19 in. Total weight: 77 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
312 160352/8 Six Victorian cut-glass and silver-mounted perfume bottles various makers, birmingham and london, last quarter 19th century The cut-glass bodies of spherical form with silver-mounted tops, various makers include Horton & Allday, John Grinsell & Sons, George Bedingham, and Lines, Bunn & Mason; various sizes. (6). H: 5 in. (largest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900
313 160352/7 A Russian silver and niello cigarette case illegible maker’s mark, moscow, before 1899 Rectangular, depicting a horse and dog within shaped cartouche, gilt-washed interior, 84 zolotnik. L: 3 1/2, W: 3 in. Weight: 3.8 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $300-500
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314 160352/1 Six Victorian silver card cases various makers, birmingham, circa 1877-1900 Various forms and decoration, some monogrammed, makers include Joseph Gloster, William Neale (Sheffield), George Unite, and Thomas Hayes. (6). L: 4, W: 3 in. (largest); Total weight: 12.7 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900
315 160352/6 A collection of English silver match safes various makers, mostly birmingham, 19th/20th century Various forms and decoration, makers include Henry Williamson Ltd., Samuel M. Levi, Joseph Gloster Ltd., and William Henry Sparrow, among several other makers, places, and dates. (16). L: 2 in. (largest). Total weight: 13.1 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
316 160352/4 A collection of English silver match safes various makers, mostly birmingham, 19th/20th century Various forms and decoration, makers include George Unite, Joseph Gloster and William Hair Haseler, some monogrammed. (16). L: 2 in. (largest). Total weight: 9.7 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
317 160352/5 Five gilt-washed match safes early 20th century Various forms and decoration, one 9 karat gold, the others apparently unmarked. (5). L: 2 in. (largest). Total weight: 4.4 oz provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
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318 181191/132 Six Regency and Victorian tortoiseshell card cases* 19th century H: 4 in. (largest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
319 181191/134 Three Victorian piqué-work decorated tortoiseshell card cases* 19th century H: 4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $600-800
320 181191/133 Four Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid tortoiseshell card cases* 19th century Two with additional piqué-work; sold together with a mother-ofpearl veneered card case. (5). H: 4 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900
321 181191/125 A portrait miniature of an officer with piqué-work and mother-ofpearl inlaid tortoiseshell frame* probably french, early 19th century Possibly depicting a young Napoleon in uniform, signed “A. Senoir.” Dia: 3 1/2 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $300-500 322 181191/131 A group of seven English silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff boxes* early 19th century H: 2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
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323 181191/128 Three George III blonde tortoiseshell tea caddies* late 18th/early 19th century H: 4 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
324 181191/127 Three George III blonde tortoiseshell tea caddies* late 18th/early 19th century H: 5 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
325 181191/129 Three Regency tortoiseshell tea caddies* first quarter 19th century H: 3 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
326 181191/126 A collection of English bone, tortoiseshell, and ivory inlaid boxes* late 18th/early 19th century Comprising six George III bone and tortoiseshell inlaid ivory tea caddies, a George III miniature chest of drawers, and a Victorian ivory-veneered card case. (7). H: 7 in. (largest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
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327 181191/65 Four George III mahogany tea caddies late 18th/early 19th century H: 6 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 328 181191/70 A group of four Regency and Victorian tea caddies 19th century Comprising three burl walnut caddies and one satinwood caddy. (4). H: 6 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 329 181191/71 Six George III and Victorian marquetry inlaid boxes and tea caddies late 18th/early 19th century Comprising two oval shell-inlaid tea caddies, a square caddy, a floral marquetry walnut caddy, a large fruitwood parquetry box, and a small foliate marquetry walnut box. (6). H: 6 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,200-1,800 330 181191/66 Five George III and early Victorian brass-inlaid rosewood boxes early 19th century Including a rosewood glove box. (5). H: 4 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500 331 181191/67 Five Tunbridge ware banded walnut and satinwood jewelry boxes and tea caddies 19th century H: 5 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 332 181191/63 A collection of Victorian writing and work boxes 19th century Comprising a large brass-inlaid traveling writing box, a mother-ofpearl inlaid box, a brass-inlaid ebonized box, a brass-inlaid ebonized watch case, and an Anglo-Indian brass and mother-of-pearl inlaid box. (5). H: 6 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
333 181191/62 A collection of ten Continental giltmetal-mounted glass caskets 19th century Comprising two large cut-glass boxes, a painted glass box, a parcelgilt yellow opaline glass box, a red-flashed cut-glass box, a harlequinpattern enameled glass box, a small round enameled blue glass box, an enameled blue glass box, and two opaline glass boxes. (10). H: 6 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 334 181191/114 Three Chinese export black lacquer tea caddies 19th century H: 4 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900 335 181191/46 A pair of Continental cerused wood fruiting wall brackets 19th century In the manner of Grinling Gibbons (English, 1648-1721). (2). H: 10 1/2, W: 10, D: 6 1/2 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 336 181191/73 Two German stained glass panels late 17th century Depicting heraldic devices of church patrons. (2). H: 20, W: 12 in. (ea.) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 337 181191/64 A collection of miniature furniture-form sewing boxes 18th and 19th centuries Comprising a bowfront chest of drawers, a box in the form of a low chest of drawers, a a box in the form of a blanket chest, a box in the form of a chest of drawers with pin cushion, and a silver box in the form of a Japanese chest with pin cushion. (5). H: 4 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
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338 181191/43 An Anglo-Indian bone inlaid-inlaid rosewood writing cabinet in the form of a miniature fall front secretary* early to mid 19th century The rectangular top with penholder and voids for inkwell above two inlaid cabinet doors over two drawers; the cabinet drawers opening to reveal a fitted interior with pigeonholes and a fall front further enclosing a hidden compartment and black leatherinset writing surface. H: 16 1/2, W: 12 3/4, D: 7 1/2 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
339 181191/210 A Napoleon III mother-of-pearl inlaid and parcel-ebonized amboyna desk box third quarter 19th century With double-hinged lid enclosing a compartment over two fitted drawers. H: 10 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900 340 181191/144 A Napoleon III Boulle marquetry tea caddy third quarter 19th century The lid monogrammed “A.S.” opening to a fitted interior with three original lead-lined canisters, the tops and fronts further Boulle decorated. H: 6, W: 10, D: 6 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 341 181191/244 Four Dutch brass tobacco boxes 17th and 18th centuries L: 6 in. (longest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $500-800
342 181191/150 A group of four decorative boxes 19th century Comprising an ivory-inlaid walnut box, a Regency fruitwoodbanded mahogany tea caddy, a Syrian bone-inlaid box, and a Japanese gilt and lacquered box. (4). L: 10 in. (largest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
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343 181191/138 Two George II style miniature chests on stands 19th century The first feather-banded walnut, the second mahogany. (2). H: 19, W: 12, D: 8 1/2 in. (taller) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
344 181191/169 Four pieces of George III style miniature furniture 19th century Comprising a mahogany Wellington chest, an oak Wellington chest, a mahogany spice cabinet, and an oak dresser with a collection of 17th-19th century English and Continental pewter wares. (4). H: 16 3/4 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
345 181191/31 Two George III style mahogany children’s side chairs 19th century With Gothic style splats, upholstered in green geometric voided velour. (2). H: 30, W: 17, D: 14 1/4 in. (largest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $500-700
346 181191/86 A Victorian leatherupholstered child’s wing chair 19th century H: 22 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $300-500
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347 181191/21 An Edwards & Roberts miniature mahogany dumbwaiter second half 19th century H: 20 1/2, Dia: 15 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
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348 A large George III mahogany serpentine-front chest of drawers circa 1800 Centered by four long drawers flanked by four short drawers to each side, raised on French feet. H: 42 1/2, W: 73, D: 23 1/2 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
349 A pair of George III style mahogany armchairs 19th/20th century H: 36, W: 25 1/2, D: 19 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $500-800
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350 A George III cerused pine trumeau mirror late 18th century Rectangular with egg-and-dart moulded edge, the frame surmounted by a pair of eagles and allover mounted with carved pine rocailles and foliate arabesques; inset with pastoral landscape on canvas above a rectangular mirror plate. H: 44 1/4, W: 45 1/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
351 A fine George III mahogany breakfront bookcase first quarter 19th century After the design of Thomas Sheraton, with tasselmoulded cornice, the central cabinet with glazed upper doors with ovoid astragals above two cabinet doors enclosing shelves, flanked by conforming set-back side cabinets; the locks by Secure Lever Lock Co., the glazed cabinets lined in pale green watered silk. H: 87, W: 98 1/2, D: 20 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $3,000-5,000
352 A pair of Chinese export porcelain rose medallion pear-form covered jars third quarter 19th century H: 16 in. $1,500-2,500
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353 181191/198 A George III satinwood banded mahogany partner’s desk circa 1800, with restorations The rectangular top inset with brown gilttooled leather writing surface over drawers, with blind drawers to opposite, raised on tapering square legs terminating in castors. H: 29 3/4, W: 70 3/4, D: 37 1/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
354 181191/40 An Irish Regency flame mahogany pedestal center table first quarter 19th century The bookmatched veneered tilt-top with beaded edge, supported by pedestal raised on tripartite base with three volute feet. H: 28 1/4, Dia: 48 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
355 181191/12 A Regency brass and ebony inlaid rosewood vitrine 19th century The glazed hinged top above ebony and brass inlaid frieze depicting a Peaceable Kingdom of animals, the sides decorated with Boulle marquetry; raised on four tapering square legs on castors united by central stretcher, all with brass stringing. H: 34 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
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356 181191/37 A Regency Chinoiserie penwork decorated satinwood teapoy late 18th/early 19th century Of casket form, the hinged lid decorated with figures and birds in a Chinese setting opening to reveal the original fitted interior lined in crimson velvet, including two removable teaspoon holders further penwork decorated; the sides and pedestal similarly decorated, raised on four outscrolled legs terminating in paw feet. H: 30 1/4, W: 14 1/4, D: 11 1/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500 357 181191/39 A pair of Chinese polychromed stoneware figural pedestals late qing dynasty H: 31 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $2,000-3,000
358 181191/92 A William IV carved walnut and tufted leather daybed circa 1830-40 With scrolled backrest finely carved to each side in the form of a stylized seated lion, the channel-moulded frame raised on four undulant volute feet on castors. L: 75 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
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359 181191/93 A set of Gothic Revival metamorphic library steps 19th century In the form of a miniature Gothic bench, mechanically transforming into a set of library steps. H: 26, W: 24, D: 12 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $300-500
360 181191/141 A pair of George III carved giltwood three-light sconces late 18th/early 19th century Each in the form of a ribbon-tied beaded and fluted quiver of arrows with acanthus terminal, issuing three scrolling foliate arms; sold with etched glass bobèches. (2). H: 29, W: 18, D: 10 in. provenance: H. H. Fennah Antiques, Chester, England. Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
361 181191/146 A pair of Regency cut-glass covered bonbon jars first half 19th century H: 15 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
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362 181191/149 A Regency mahogany revolving three-tier dumbwaiter early 19th century Of typical form with drop-leaf tiers, raised on large brass castors. H: 46 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
363 181191/180 A pair of Regency mahogany klismos armchairs 19th century H: 32, W: 23, D: 19 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
364 181191/148 A Regency gilt-bronze mahogany daybed first quarter 19th century With scrolled ends, raised on carved mahogany outswept feet terminating in gilt-bronze lion’s paw sabots on castors; upholstered in eau de nil raw silk and sold with two bolsters. H: 32, L: 85 1/, W: 28 1/2 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
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365 181191/4 A large Florentine giltwood wall mirror 19th century The frame with boldly carved foliate arabesques surmounted by shell-form cartouche housing a later beveled glass mirror plate. H: 63, W: 43 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
366 181191/5 A George II style carved giltwood console 20th century In the manner of William Kent (English, 1685-1748), the verde antico marble top above wave-carved frieze centered by floral garland, raised on six fluted volute legs hung with floral sashes. H: 35 1/4, W: 67 1/2, D: 21 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $2,500-3,500
367 181191/6 A pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze candlesticks mid 19th century With knopped rocaille standards raised on pierced rocaille base cast with bees and butterflies. (2). H: 12 1/2, Dia: 7 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
368 181191/9 An associated Chinese export porcelain rose mandarin punch bowl and charger circa 1850 Dia: 15 in. (ea.) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
369 181191/10 Three Chinese export porcelain famille rose baluster vases late 19th/early 20th century H: 16 3/4 in. (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $2,00
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370 181191/106 A large Chinese export porcelain rose medallion punch bowl on silver-plated stand circa 1850 Dia: 16 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,000
371 181191/175 Six Chinese export porcelain teapots 18th century Comprising five famille rose and rose mandarin teapots depicting figural scenes and one Wucai teapot depicting a rooster. (6). H: 7 1/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $2,000-3,000 372 181191/173 Four Chinese export rose mandarin plates 19th century With diapered green ground rims. (4). Dia: 7 3/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $600-800
373 181191/76 A Chinese export porcelain rose medallion basin and vase circa 1875 H: 5, Dia: 16 in. (basin) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900
374 181191/41 A Chinese export porcelain rose medallion punch bowl and charger 19th century H: 5 1/2, Dia: 13 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,500-2,500
375 A Turkish Hereke rug 20th century 11 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
376 A pair of Chinese carved marble foo lions possibly 19th century H: 25 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
377 A pair of Continental carved oak Solomonic column pedestals 18th century H: 52 1/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,200-1,500
378 A collection of Continental stained glass 19th century and earlier Comprising two panels and seven roundels of religious and heraldic subjects. (9). H: 12 3/4, W: 8 3/4 (tallest) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-2,000
380 181191/136 A pair of Continental giltwood blackamoor corner brackets in the Régence taste 19th century H: 15, D: 10 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $1,000-1,500
379 181191/213 A silver-plated base metal figure of Saint George probably french, second half 19th century Depicting Saint George slaying the dragon and mounted to circular marble base, sold together with stop-fluted breche marble pedestal. (2). H: 66 in. (overall, approx.) provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200 381 181191/91 A provincial Louis XV steel mounted walnut armoire circa 1800 Of typical form, mounted with imposing steel hinges and escutcheons, carved with a marriage frieze of two sacred hearts above panel carved with tulips, wheat, and other motifs of unity and fecundity. H: 96, W: 48 on. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,200
382 181191/161 A pair of Louis Philippe style gilt-bronze and black marble tazze mid 19th century The bowls modeled with morning glories and raised on fluted columnar bases. (2). H: 8, Dia: 5 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $700-900
383 181191/200 A pair of Louis Philippe gilt- and patinated-bronze candlesticks second quarter 19th century H: 11 3/4 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $600-800
384 181191/80 A pair of Neoclassical brass wall appliques 19th century Each with oval backplate relief-decorated with putti issuing three candlearms. (2). H: 16, W: 10 in. provenance: Property from a private Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia collection. $800-1,000
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the meinig family collection lots 385-392
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hen the Meinig family engaged celebrated interior designer Stephen Sills to decorate one of their residences,
Sills looked for inspiration to a favorite source: the designer Elsie de Wolfe (1859-1950). Designer de Wolfe, also known as Lady Mendl, was among the first celebrated American interior decorators, credited as the author of the highly influential 1913 book The House in Good Taste, and a well-known figure on the international social circuit. Known for her love of white-painted furniture, her soft palette of whites, biscuits, and cream combined with her restrained use of antiques and mirrored pieces, de Wolfe brought light and the cool air of Classicism into the darkened Victorian homes of America’s elite. Sills executed a fresh and architectural scheme for his clients, and Freeman’s is pleased to offer these sensational pieces from the Meinig Collection, which includes an 18th century French whitepainted salon suite, a group of seating furniture after designs by de Wolfe, and a sharp and stylish group of steel furnishings.
385 181016/2 A Louis XVI white-painted salon suite upholstered in chocolate silk velvet circa 1780 Comprising a large settee and four fauteuils à la reine, each with bead-andreel moulded rectangular backrest issuing downswept scrolled arms with manchettes above similarly decorated seatrail, raised on tapering spiral-twisted legs. (5). H: 38, W: 75 1/2, D: 27 in. (settee) provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $10,000-15,000
386 181016/4 A set of three silvered metal hall lanterns 20th century Suspended from three chains, the hexagonal body issuing a knopped central standard with parchment shade; electrified. (3). H: 23, W: 19 3/4, D: 13 in. provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $1,500-2,500
387 181016/7 A Dutch brass six-light chandelier 19th century Suspended from a large ring above a tiered cylindrical standard, the central globe issuing six scrolled arms terminating in glass chimneys with blue tôle peinte conical shades; now electrified. H: 45, Dia: 46 in. provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $1,500-2,500
388 181016/1 A pair of oversized cream-painted metal and glass four-light hall lanterns contemporary Each of canted square form with four suspended candlearms; electrified. (2). H: 43 in. provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $2,500-4,000
389 181016/6 A suite of Louis XIII style cream-painted furniture contemporary In the manner of Elsie de Wolfe, comprising a settee and two fauteuils with arched backrests, upholstered in beige chenille. (3). H: 38, W: 60, D: 30 in. (settee) provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $1,000-1,500
390 181016/5 A steel and patinated-bronze canopy bed contemporary With upholstered arched headboard, the arched canopy decorated with passementerie and suspended from four tapering steel posts mounted with bronze foliate bases and urn-form finials. H: 135. W: 84, L: 78 in. provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $1,500-2,000
391 181016/3 A French ormolu-mounted steel mirror 20th century The rectangular central mirror plate banded with mirrored border mounted with ormolu rosettes. H: 30 1/2, W: 13 3/4 in. provenance: The Meinig Family Collection. $400-600 Page opposite © François Halard
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pre-war design lots 392-409
392 178101/1 A large Republique française Sèvres ormolu-mounted pâte-surpâte vase 1887 With mottled blue ground, the lip with ormolu-mounted edge and parcel-gilt and cobalt bands, the body finely decorated with a cobalt and parcel-gilt trellis entwined with pâte-sur-pâte jasmine flowers; the foot similarly decorated and raised on low ormolu base; the underside with iron-red Sèvres stamp dated ‘87’ and with incised and blue underglaze artist initials “E.D.” H: 19 1/2, Dia: 11 in. $3,000-5,000
393 170477/1 Raoul Larche (French, 1860-1912) rêve, circa 1900 The gilt-bronze vase modeled in high relief with figures and chimera; signed in cast “RAOUL . LARCHE” and with “Siot-Paris” foundry stamp and inventory number “172K;” now mounted as a lamp and sold together with pleated black silk shade. H: 22 1/2 in. (vase) note: Examples of this famous model can be found illustrated in Philippe Dahhan and Félix Marcilhac, Etains 1900: 200 sculpteurs de la Belle Époque (Paris, 2000), p. 232, fig. 675; and Georges de Bartha, L’Art 1900 (Collection écoles et mouvements) (La Bibliothèque des Arts, 2000), p. 181. $5,000-7,000
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394 Louis-Ernest Barrias (French, 1841-1905) La Nature se Dévoilant Devant la Science, circa 1900 Gilt, silvered, and patinated bronze, signed in cast to base “E. Barrias” and “Susse Fres. Eds.” with “Susse Frères éditeurs Paris” foundry pastille. H: 29 1/4 in. provenance: Hans Friedrich Graf, Count von Pocci and Baronne Herta Freiin von Haller, Pocci-Schloß, Ammerland, Germany. Marion Anna Pamela Sophie Grafin von Pocci. Thence by descent. Private collection, Virginia. note: Louis-Ernest Barrias (French, 1841-1905) first exhibited a version of this sculpture at the Paris Salon of 1893. Commissioned in 1889 by the faculté de Médecine de Bordeaux, this original version was sculpted in white marble and depicted an entirely nude figure. In 1899 Barrias introduced a polychrome marble version, commissioned by the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, modeled as the partially clad allegorical figure of nature lifting her veil to reveal herself to science. This second version was met with wide acclaim, and is today in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Bronze casts of the sculpture by Susse Frères were exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1900 and would go on to win the grand prix at the Universal Exhibition in Liège in 1905, where the bronzier Théodore Millet lauded them as “the finest of the works exhibited.” The present lot descends from the prominent cultural family of Franz Graf, Count von Pocci (Bavarian, 18071876), who held the position of master of ceremonies under King Ludwig I (r. 1825-1848), court music director under King Maximilian II (r. 1848-1864) and Oberstkammerer under King Ludwig II (r. 1864-1886). A formally trained artist, poet, and musician, his greatest legacies are his founding of the Munich Marionette Theatre and his many celebrated works of children’s literature. Their family home, the noted Pocci-Schloß in Ammerland, served as a summer residence and cultural retreat during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The bronze was likely acquired by Hans Friedrich Graf, Count von Pocci (German, 1902-1970), through his wife, the French Baronne Herta Freiin von Haller. It then passed to their daughter, Marion Anna Pamela Sophie Grafin von Pocci (b. 1936), who emigrated to the United States in 1955. It has remained in her family by descent. $8,000-12,000
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395 178101/2 A Thomas Webb & Sons cameo glass vase circa 1900 The blue ground decorated with a motif of morning glories; with impressed mark to underside. H: 6 in. $700-900
396 170800/6 A pair of Vienna Secession silvered and giltwood altar garnitures early 20th century Each in the form of a banded pot issuing a tall stalk of stylized sunflowers. (2). H: 48 in. $2,000-3,000
397 170778/1 A Wiener Werkstätte silver reticulated flower basket josef hoffmann (austrian, 1870-1956), vienna, circa 1906 From the ‘Gitterwerk’ series, the reticulated basket with looped reticulated handle retaining original glass liner and stamped to side 800 and with Wiener Werkstätte mark and artist’s cypher. H: 9 3/4, W: 4, D: 5 in. Weight: 4.6 oz. t. note:
This model, designed in 1905, was produced by the Wiener Werkstätte from 1906-1916 in silver, silver-plated base metal, and zinc-plated iron. An identical model in silver is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, museum number M.15-1982, and presently on display in the 20th Century Gallery, Room 74, case CA4, box 57 along with other pieces from the ‘Gitterwerk’ series. Another example in silver-plate was recently sold at Sotheby’s, New York, March 6, 2014, lot 38. $5,000-7,000
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398 178101/8 A Danish sterling silver footed bowl and creamer georg jensen, copenhagen, 1925-32 The bowl model 17A, designed by Johan Rohde in 1912; the creamer model 80A. (2). H: 4, Dia: 4 1/2 in. (bowl); H: 2 1/2 in. (creamer); Total weight: 9.27 oz. t. $800-1,200
399 181160/18 An assembled pair of Danish sterling silver compotes on oval bases georg jensen, copenhagen, 1925-1932 and later Each model number 6, designed by Johan Rohde in 1912; the first date marked 1925-1932, the second date marked after 1945. (2). H: 5 1/4, Dia: 6 1/4 in. Total weight: 28 oz. t. $2,000-3,000
400 170876/23 A fine and large Danish sterling silver compote georg jensen, copenhagen, 1925-1932 In the ‘Grape’ pattern, model number 265A, designed by Georg Jensen in 1918. H: 10 3/4, Dia: 10 in. Weight: 38.2 oz. t. provenance: Property from an important Pennsylvania collection. $5,000-7,000 401 181248/5 A Danish sterling silver tazza georg jensen, copenhagen, after 1945 In the ‘Grape’ pattern, model number 296E designed by Georg Jensen in 1919. H: 2 1/2, Dia: 6 in. Weight: 10.1 oz. t. provenance: From the collection of Ann Ward Spaeth. $800-1,200
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402 181160/16 A French sterling silver Art Deco four piece tea and coffee service henri lapparra, paris, circa 1925 Mounted with macassar handles and finials, comprising teapot, coffeepot, covered sugar, and creamer. (4). H: 7 in. (coffeepot); Total weight: 79.4 oz. t. (incl. handles) $2,500-3,500
403 188010/3 A French sterling silver fifteen-piece flatware service for twelve in custom fitted George III style banded mahogany case puiforcat, paris, 20th century In the ‘Cardinal’ pattern, comprising twelve each dinner forks, luncheon forks, oyster forks, fish forks, butter knives, fish knives, luncheon knives, dinner knives, table spoons, soup spoons, teaspoons, demitasse spoons, cream soup spoons, dessert spoons, and fish spoons; three-piece fish service with server and two knives, large two-piece serving set, small two-piece serving set, pair of tongs, berry spoon, sauce ladle, pickle fork, serving spatula, tomato server, and master butter knife; sold in a custom-fitted three-drawer case on tapering legs. (approx. 195). H: 29, W: 25 1/2, D: 18 in. (case); Total weight: 298.31 oz. t. (approx.) $7,000-9,000
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404 171328/2 A pair of Continental gilt and chromed steel torchères 20th century Each with stylized acanthus standard issuing three lights, the tripartite bases mounted with cast acanthus leaves above three panther monopodia. (2). H: 66 in. $1,000-1,500
405 181269/1 A set of eight Maison Jansen Empire style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany dining chairs 1949 Each with rectangular backrest mounted to crestrail with four gilt-bronze rosettes over rectangular seat, raised on four tapering square legs united by X-form stretcher terminating in gilt-bronze paw feet; each with original black embossed leather upholstery and signed beneath seat “JANSEN” and sequentially numbered 1 through 8. (8). H: 38, W: 20, D: 17 in. provenance: Comer & Co., Washington, D.C., August 2015. Private collection, Philadelphia. $4,000-6,000
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406 A set of six Art Deco dining chairs from the S.S. Normandie pierre patout (french, 1879-1965) for neuveunelson, circa 1932 From the liner’s First Class Dining Salon, with scrolling seat rail with reeded borders, and downswept arms above gilt-brass spacers, the shaped reeded seat rail on sabre legs, the front two terminating in gilt-brass sabots, the seatrails stamped by manufacturer NeuveuNelson, originally upholstered in Aubusson tapestry, now reupholstered in velours d’or.. (6). H: 34 1/2 in. (seat height) note: Without peer among the international ocean liners of the 20th century, the Art Deco masterpiece S.S. Normandie was built at SaintNazaire, France, for the French Line Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT). Launched in 1932, she was the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat. Her exceptional design and sumptuous interiors set her apart from other commercial liners of the period. The decoration, planned by architect Roger-Henri Expert (French, 18821955), utilised work by such important French designers and artists as Jean de Brunhoff, Raymond Subes, René Lalique, Pierre Patout, Jean Dupas, Nicolas Castille, and Jules Leleu. The S.S. Normandie had been concieved as a showplace for the very best in French design, decoration, culture, and cuisine. The First Class Dining Salon, for which the offered lot was executed, boasted columns and chandeliers by Lalique, verre églomisé panels by Dupas, china by the Manufacture de Sèvres, and silverware by Luc Laner for Gallia Christofle. The ship was destroyed in a fire while docked at Pier 88 in New York City in 1942. It was described by a former passenger as “an enchantment that could not help but end.” $25,000-50,000
407 171083/161 A Maison Goyard fitted gown trunk in black ‘Goyardine’ printed canvas early 20th century The exterior mounted to sides with handles and monogrammed “M.A.K./PHILADELPHIA” with various shipping labels, with original leather closure strap and raised on castors; the interior with original gilt-tooled burgundy paper label and with two removable fitted trays each with original straps and buckles all labeled “GOYARD AINE.” H: 20, W: 43 1/2, D: 22 in. $3,000-5,000
408 171255/2 Three graduated Louis Vuitton monogrammed canvas hard-sided suitcases mid 20th century Each monogrammed “B.J.Y.”, the largest with serial number 911822 and the two largest with original removable inserts; sold together with a Louis Vuitton garment bag. (4). H: 8 1/2, W: 27 3/4, D: 18 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: Property of a Philadelphia gentleman. $2,000-3,000
409 171255/1 A Louis Vuitton monogrammed canvas wardrobe trunk circa 1920-30 With hinged top and front opening to a fitted interior with jewelry compartments over two small drawers and a webbed shoe compartment above an extending tray and five drawers; the interior affixed with extensive travel labels, the exterior painted with white and yellow stripes and affixed with plaque etched “Baronne Frieda von Seidlitz/12, rue Dumont d’Urville/Paris/France” and with additional monogram and label fragments. H: 45 1/2, W: 22, D: 20 in. provenance: Baronne Frieda Von Seidlitz. Property of a Philadelphia gentleman. $3,000-5,000
gentlemen collectors the lucas family of baltimore
auction Sale 1604 Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 10am 1808 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
Photo: George A. Lucas at home, 1909, by Domac, Paris. Private collection.
gentlemen collectors lots 410-640
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he Lucas family of Baltimore had a long and storied history as collectors of fine and decorative art that lasted for generations. Four members of the family actively acquired works from
the early nineteenth century until the early twentieth. While important works from the family collections were donated to the Baltimore Museum of Art, an intimate and diverse group was retained by the Lucas family and ultimately passed in its entirety into the hands of a Maryland family that has kept the collection intact since 1947.
Fielding Lucas, Jr 1781 - 1854
Fielding Lucas III 1812 - 1853 Edward Carroll Lucas 1811 - 1872
Elizabeth Mary Carrell 1788 - 1863
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Zacharia Lucas 1816
John Carrell Lucas 1814 - 1844
William Fielding Lucas 1818 - 1897 m Mary E. Roberts
William Fielding Lucas, Jr. 1854 -1928
John Carrell Lucas 1854 -1928
Bertha Eliza Lucas d. 1943
Fielding Lucas (1781-1854) was a cartographer and a publisher of note in Baltimore in the early part of the 19th century. The first of his atlases was published in 1815-1817, and his success as businessman in Baltimore enabled him to begin collecting, notably paintings and works on paper. His seventh son, George A. Lucas (1824-1909) attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, and began work as an engineer though his passion was always art – and by 1853, he had moved to New York where he began to acquire works for his friends in Baltimore. By 1857, he had moved to Paris and began collecting and advising in earnest, establishing an international reputation and close relationships with some of the most famous artists of the day. Lucas was instrumental in advising William T. Walters in many of his most important acquisitions. Art was the family passion, and his niece and nephews also added works to the collection. Gentlemen Collectors: The Lucas Family of Baltimore reflects the varied interests and collecting tastes of the 19th century American gentleman of breeding, education, and means. Paintings by Jarvis and Merle, art bronzes by Bonheur, Barye, and Fremiet, works from Delft, and Meissen, Asian works of art, a fine collection of clocks both figural and scientific, exuberant empire revival furnishings, and a collection of silver from Baltimore-based makers S. Kirk & Son are highlights of the collection. Filled with works rich and handsome, this collection, with its impeccable provenance, is destined to appeal to both seasoned and new collectors.
Mary Louise Lucas 1820 - 1847
Francis Lucas d. 1825
Henry Ambrose Lucas 1822 - 1872
Ellen Lucas 1828 - 1888
Zachary Lucas 1830 - 1857
George Aloysius Lucas 1829 - 1909
Photos: Private collection.
410 181012/106C A silhouette and two miniatures from the Lucas family likely baltimore, 19th century Comprising a framed silhouette inscribed to verso: “Portrait of Fielding Lucas, Jr./ cut wi... scissors/by/Master Hubbard/ without/drawing or machine;” a framed portrait miniature, gouache on card, likely also Fielding Lucas, Jr., and a third goldframed miniature, with a lock of hair enclosed in verso. (3). H: 6 3/4, W: 5 1/4 in. (silhouette) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
411 181012/106A A tintype of William F. Lucas and a group of seven daguerreotypes likely baltimore, 19th century Comprising a tintype of William Fielding Lucas, two daguerreotypes of children in dresses (likely Lucas boys), one of an unknown woman, and four degraded. (8). H: 3 1/2, W: 2 1/2 in. (tintype) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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412 181012/161 ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE WASHINGTON CONARROE (american 1802-1884) PORTRAIT OF FIELDING LUCAS, JR. Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner
note: Painted circa 1849, this portrait had at one time been attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840). However, amongst correspondence in the Kaufman family archives, a letter was discovered from Miss Adeline Pepper which reads: “I wish I could claim that I discovered this was a portrait by Conarroe, but the discovery was made some years ago through the finding of an old-time advertisement in the Baltimore American of 1849 that the portrait was on view in his studio in Baltimore in that year… now the attribution seems definitely Conarroe.” $1,000-1,500
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413 181012/39 A Federal verre églomisé banjo clock 19th century Of typical form, apparantly unsigned, with églomisé panels decorated in red, green, and gold, set within a giltwood and ebonized case. H: 34 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,200-1,800 414 181012/40 A late Federal verre églomisé parcel-gilt banjo clock w. goodwin, north attleboro, ma, 19th century Of typical form surmounted by an eagle, the face signed “W. Goodwin, North Attleboro, Mass.”; the verre églomisé panel decorated with an heraldic figure. H: 36 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200 415 181012/226 Two American mahogany watch stands 19th century H: 14 1/2 in. (largest). provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
416 181012/105 An American Gothic Revival hall chair 19th century H: 54, W: 20, D: 18 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
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417 181012/82 A pair of American patinated and gilt-bronze Sinumbra lamps 19th century In the form of fluted Corinthian columns; electrified. (2). H: 24 in. (excl. shades) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
418 181012/221 An American coin silver butter dish s. kirk & son, baltimore, md, 1868-1890 In the ‘Baltimore Rose’ pattern, square form with removable square cover, the center of the dish engraved “GAL.” W: 6 3/4, D: 6 3/4 in. Weight: 9.3 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
419 181012/201 An American coin silver coffeepot s. kirk & son, baltimore, md, 1868-1890 Of cylindrical form with rectangular ram-headed handle and flat lid with floral finial, allover repoussé decorated with roses, bellflowers, and foliate stalks; one side with vacant reserve. H: 8 in. Weight: 17.2 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
420 181012/206 An American coin silver beaker mark indistinct, 19th century Octagonal waisted form with repoussé and chased with cartouche inscribed “Bertha.” H: 3 1/4 in. Weight: 3.5 oz t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $100-200
421 181012/202 An American coin silver armorial footed fruit bowl s. kirk & son, baltimore, md, 1868-1890 Allover repoussé decorated in the ‘Rose’ pattern, one side with reserve engraved with the Lucas family crest. H: 5 1/2, Dia: 6 1/2 in. Weight: 12.9 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
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422 181012/203 An assembled group of American coin and sterling silver table objects various makers, mostly baltimore, late 19th century All in variants of the ‘Baltimore Rose’ pattern, comprising a coin silver repoussé beaker and creamer, Kirk & Son; a sterling silver footed candy dish and napkin ring, Steiff; a set of eight monogrammed coin silver pickle dishes, Warner; and a sterling silver tea strainer, Gorham. (13). H: 3 1/4 in. (beaker); Total weight: 26.2 oz. t. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
423 181012/204 An assembled American sterling silver salt and pepper set george w. webb, baltimore, md and other makers, late 19th century In the ‘Baltimore Rose’ pattern, comprising one pepper caster and two open salts with cobalt glass liners and white metal liners; sold together with associated French silver salt scoops. (5). H: 5 in. Weighable silver: 7 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
425 181012/199 A pair of American coin silver vegetable dishes s. kirk & son, baltimore, md, 1868-1890 Each with shaped and foliate-moulded edge with applied foliate handles and allover repoussé decorated in the ‘Rose’ pattern, the conforming lid with open knop, raised on four rocaille feet. (2). H: 4, L: 12, W: 5 1/2 in. Weight: 37.75 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
424 181012/200 An American coin silver repoussé water pitcher s. kirk & son, baltimore, md, 1868-1890 Of globular form with tall neck, with very fine repoussé motifs of birds, roses, figs, carnations, daisies, and other flowers and foliage. H: 9 in. Weight: 31.2 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500
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426 181012/198 A pair of American coin silver covered two-handled vegetable dishes s. kirk & son, baltimore, md, 1868-1890 Each of oval form allover repoussé decorated in the ‘Rose’ pattern, the conforming lid with open knop, raised on four volute feet. (2). H: 5 1/2, L: 3 1/2 in. Weight: 98.95 oz. t. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $3,000-5,000
427 181012/215 Four Georgian sterling silver casters various makers, london, 18th century Comprising a pair of George II sterling silver casters engraved with lion crests, Sam Wood, London, 1750-51; and a near pair of George III sterling silver casters, Charles Hougham, London, 1786-87 and 1788-89. (4). H: 6 1/4 in. Total weight: 12.5 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
428 181012/228 A pair of George III sterling silver candlesticks john love & co., sheffield, 1798-99 Each with outspreading circular gadrooned base issuing a slender knopped standard cast with acanthus leaves, each with the Lucas crest engraved to base; weighted. H: 11, Dia: 5 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200 429 181012/211 A Victorian Sheffield plate double sherry trolley with wheel-cut glass decanters blagden, hodgson & co., sheffield, mid 19th century L: 14 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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430 181012/222 A group of Continental silvered metal table objects late 19th/early 20th century Comprising a silvered metal frosted glass covered cup and swinghandled pierced sugar basket with frosted glass liner, each in the Gothic taste; together with a pair of pierced wine coasters. (4). H: 8 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
431 181012/208 A Continental silver candle wick trimmer marks rubbed, 19th century Of scissor form, and on trivets, with a sprung hinge and wickcatch. L: 7 in. Weight: 3.2 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $100-150 432 181012/196 A pair of gilt brass snake-form chamber sticks possibly english, last quarter 19th century Of typical form, each with a snake entwined to form a holder. (2). H: 6 1/2 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600 433 161101/21 A George III bronze mounted and featherbanded figured mahogany cellarette circa 1800 The hinged lid surmounted by bronze urn-form finial above a lionform pull and brass escutcheon, mounted to sides with bronze lion-form handles, raised on bronze ball-and-claw feet. H: 19 1/2 in. provenance: The Hilda Freiler Livingston Collection, Highland Park, Illinois (died 1962) Private Collection, Maryland $300-400
434 161101/22 A William IV brass inlaid calamander and rosewood center table circa 1835 The banded calamander top raised on a brass inlaid rosewood base with four outscrolled legs and brass lion-paw casters; sold together with a revolving tabletop bookcase. (2). H: 29, Dia: 45 in. provenance: The Hilda Freiler Livingston Collection, Highland Park, Illinois (died 1962) Private Collection, Maryland $800-1,200
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435 181012/72L An assembled group of English creamware late 18th century Comprising a parcel-gilt striated teapot, unmarked, possibly Wedgwood; a blue-glazed bough pot without cover, unmarked, possibly Wedgwood; a pearlware covered tureen, unmarked; and an early transferware bowl decorated with nesting birds. (4). H: 5 1/2 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
437 181012/72A A group of Staffordshire transferware 18th and 19th centuries Comprising a reticulated basket depicting “Milnes Bridge House, Yorkshire” and a conforming stand depicting “Westacre House, Norfolk;” a gravy boat depicting “Hoboken in New Jersey” and a conforming stand depicting “Upper Ferry Bridge over the River Schuylkill;” a plate depicting “Exchange/New York” from the “Great Fire of City of New York;” a Sporting Series platter depicting “Polar Bear Hunting,” Enoch, Wood & Sons, Burslem, 1818-1846; and a large Clarendon platter. (7). L: 16 3/4, D: 14 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
438 181012/72G A group of Continental faience 18th/19th centuries Comprising a French creil covered tureen and an Italian maiolica porte-huilier with matching vinaigrettes. (4). L: 15 1/4, D: 9 1/2 in. (tureen) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
436 181012/72D A group of English tablewares 19th century Comprising two Staffordshire stoneware Apostle Jugs, a parcelgilt opaline glass caster, and a silver luster teapot. (4). H: 9 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
439 181012/72J A group of Delft cooking implements 19th century Comprising a press, a funnel, and a spout; the press with label to underside inscribed: “The Old Donaldson House, 217 St Paul Street, July 4th, 1909.” (3). H: 4 1/2 in. (press) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $50-100
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440 181012/72F Three Dutch Delft double gourd vases 17th/18th century The first round octagonal form and decorated in a millefiori pattern, the second lobed form and decorated with stylized putti against a fruiting and floral ground, and the third decorated in a Canton style with Chinese figures and landscapes; all unmarked, but two with old identification or retail labels. (3). H: 11 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500 442 181012/72C An assembled Dutch Delft three-piece garniture de klauw, 18th century Comprising two octagonal baluster vases with figures of the sea trade, and a hexagonal floral-decorated beaker vase; all with “De Klauw” marks, the baluster vases also marked “180” and the beaker vase “19 1/2 0.” (3). H: 11 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
441 181012/72H A group of Dutch Delft vessels 17th and 18th centuries Comprising a polychrome decorated pitcher, a cuspidor, an apothecary jar, and a small tea bowl. (4). H: 10 3/4 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
443 181012/72B A pair of Dutch Delft sauce boats johan verburg or jan van der buergen, circa 1700 Each of lobed oval form with wave-moulded edge and prominent spout and scrolled handle issuing from watersplash, the underside with mark for Johan Verburg or Jan Van der Buergen, foreman of De Grieske A, and marked “2 1/2;” sold together with a similar salt cellar with fish-form knop and mark “P” below dot. (3). H: 4 1/2, L: 8 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
444 181012/72K A collection of Dutch Delft dishes 18th century Comprising a pair of millefiori plates with scalloped edge, with maker’s cypher possibly IB; an octagonal salt tray with maker’s cypher AK possibly for Albertus Kiell of De Witte Ster; a shaped tray depicting Punch and Judy, with maker’s cypher EK; and a plate with moulded edge, possibly French and with maker’s mark M. (5). L: 15 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
445 181012/72I Three Dutch Delft vases 18th century Comprising a tall rouleau vase finely decorated with birds and butterflies, with indistinct underglaze maker’s mark to underside; a bottle vase, and a small rouleau vase, with indistinct marks. (3). H: 12 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
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446 181012/3 A Japanese Imari vase and a Chinese green-glazed bowl with carved wood stand 18th/first half 19th century H: 7 1/4 in. (vase, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700 447 181012/7 A Japanese blue and white double gourd vase 17th/18th century H: 10 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $700-1,200
448 181012/12 A pair of Chinese blue and white “phoenix” bowls cheng hua marks, kangxi period H: 3 3/4, Dia: 7 3/4 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
449 181012/17 Three Chinese enameled porcelain “Bencharong” bowls for the Thai market 18th or 19th century Dia: 6 3/4 in. (approx.)
provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $700-900
450 181012/20 A Chinese carved bamboo pomegranate and a pine water coupe qing dynasty, probably 18th century Sold together with a carved hardwood “qilong” stand. (3). L: 3 in. (pomegranate, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500 451 181012/9 A pair of Chinese silver-lined “tixi” lacquer cups 17th/18th century or earlier H: 1 3/4, Dia: 2 3/4 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500
453 181012/11 A group of ten Chinese blue and white porcelain vases and vessels 17th-18th centuries Including two covered vases, a “Hawthorne” jar, a chamber pot and cover, and a gourd-form jar. (10). H: 11 1/2 in. (tallest with cover, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
452 181012/19 An assembled group of fifteen Chinese doucai, famille rose, and famille verte table wares and stands various dates Including two doucai bowls and covers, Qianlong six character marks possibly of the period (minyao); a turquoise-ground teabowl, Qianlong mark and possibly of the period (minyao); and a pink sgraffito ground small dish, Qianlong mark. (15). Dia: 6 1/4 in. (pink dish, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
454 181012/18 Six Chinese blue and white porcelain and soft-paste porcelain items 17th-18th centuries Comprising a teabowl and saucer, two bowls, a vase, and an export porcelain armorial plate possibly for the French market with unusual passion flower border. (6). H: 7 1/4 in. (vase, approx.); Dia: 10 3/4 in. (plate, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,200-1,500
455 181012/15 A group of ten Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, jars, tea bowls and cups 17th-18th centuries H: 9 3/4 in. (tallest, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
456 181012/14 A Chinese blue and white porcelain reticulated small bowl and a pair of fluted dishes decorated with crabs kangxi period Dia: 8 in. (dishes, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,200-1,500
457 181012/13 Two Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vases transitional period H: 10 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
458 181012/16 Ten Chinese blue and white porcelain items 18th century Comprising a pair of small ginger jars with floral decoration and pierced wood covers, a small plate, a ewer, two octagonal cups with associated stands, and four assorted vases and one associated cover. (10). H: 10 3/8 in. (tallest vase, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000
459 181012/6 A group of twelve Chinese blue and white porcelain vases kangxi period Comprising double-gourd, triple gourd, and bottle vases and jars, five with associated covers and one with wood cover. (12). H: 9 1/2 in. (tallest without cover, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000
460 181012/10 A group of sixteen assorted Chinese blue and white porcelain dishes, bowls, and vases 17th-18th centuries Including a teapot and a leys jar. (16). H: 7 in. (tallest, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000
461 181012/5 A pair of Chinese blue and white bottle vases transitional period H: 14 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,500-3,000
462 181012/245 An assembled group of Chinese and Japanese export wares 19th and 20th centuries Comprising a cloisonné bottle vase, a famille verte baluster vase, a blue and white imari bowl, and a modern Japanese rice bowl. (4). H: 10 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
463 181012/8 An extensive assorted collection of Chinese carved wood and lacquer stands and covers mostly 19th century Comprising four pierced wood jar covers, eight footed stands, nine rectangular stands, and 23 circular stands, all of varying sizes. (approx. 56). Dia: 1 3/4 in. (smallest), Dia: 8 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
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464 181012/178 GEORGE HUGHES MERLE (french 1823-1881) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE A. LUCAS Signed and dated ‘Hughes Merle 1894’, center left Oil on canvas 22 x 18 inches
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465 181012/191 A Wedgwood & Bentley agate-glazed cassolette circa 1775 With removable double-sided cover converting to a candlestick, marked to underside of black basalt stand “WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY: ETRURIA”; sold together with additional matching cover from another cassolette now lost. (2). H: 9 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200 466 181012/79 Two cream and agate glazed earthenware busts of Voltaire and Rousseau probably wedgwood & bentley, late 18th century After the models by Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828), the cream-glazed busts raised on agate-glazed pedestals; both apparently unmarked. (2). H: 11 1/2 in. (Rousseau) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000 467 181012/190 A Wedgwood lilac jasper covered urn 19th century The shoulders banded with reliefs of the zodiac, the body centered with medallions depicting classical muses; stamped “WEDGWOOD” to underside. H: 10 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: This vase may be referenced in the diary of George A. Lucas in his entry for Saturday, March 22, 1868, where he notes: “At H D - At Harpignies & got Averys aquarelle - Bought Wedgwood vase 10 fs, 2 Bronze gilt Louis XVI medallions for 8fs -” (The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 18571909, Volume 2, p. 264). $800-1,200
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468 181012/81 Two Wedgwood blue jasper portrait medallions late 19th century Depicting the Comtesse du Barry and the Princesse de Lamballe, each housed in giltwood frame and with incised title and impressed “WEDGWOOD” mark to verso; the Comtesse du Barry with additional “Made in England” sticker. (2). H: 4 1/2 in. (medallions) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: These medallions may be referenced in the published diary of George A. Lucas oin his entry for Tuesday, October 17, 1899 where he notes: “C... bring 4 Wedgwood O medallions - Visit from Mr Scheffer - At home - Cabled Bodmer” (The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 1857-1909, Volume 2, page 884). $500-700
469 181012/220 A Wedgwood black jasper plaque 19th century Depicting an allegory of motherly love, impressed “WEDGWOOD” to verso and housed in gilt and white-painted frame with retail label for Vogt & Holmes Art Dealers and Fine Framing, Baltimore. W: 4 in. (medallion) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas Jesse Kaufman, Baltimore, acquired from the above Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
470 181012/236 A pair of Wedgwood style bisque cameo portraits 19th century Depicting Plutarch and Louis Philippe, framed and mounted behind glass. (2). H: 10, W: 8 1/4 in. (frames) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500 471 181012/55 No Lot.
472 181012/62C A Meissen porcelain allegorical figure winter, circa 1900 Modeled in the form of an ice-skating fur-cloaked putto representing winter with blue underglazed crossed swords mark, incised model number “A 71” and impressed mark “91” with additional painted mark “59.” H: 5 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $150-200
473 181012/63 A Meissen porcelain figural group venus and amor, late 19th century After the group by Albert Georg Eras (German, 1835-1907), depicting Venus filling Amor’s quiver on a rocaille-cast base, the underside with blue crossed sword marks, an incised “O 161” and impressed “58” and painted “33.” H: 8 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
474 181012/62A A pair of Meissen porcelain Olympian busts juno and mars, 1815-1860 After the models by Christian Gottfried Juechtzer (German, 17521812) and Johann Carl Schönheit (German, 1730-1805); each with blue underglaze crossed sword mark, Juno incised “H10” and Mars incised “H2.” (2). H: 5 1/2 in. (Mars) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
475 181012/74 Two Meissen porcelain figures cupid feeding the doves and cupid with a dove, circa 1900 The two figures after the models by Paul Helmig (German, 18591939), both with blue underglaze crossed sword marks, the first with impressed mark “R 122” and stamped number “29”, the second with incised mark “F 53” and stamped number 146. (2). H: 8 in (taller, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
476 181012/62 A Meissen porcelain figural group the rape of persephone, circa 1900 Depicting Pluto in vermilion drapery restraining a partially clothed and distressed Persephone, standing on a rocky ground in front of a tree; with blue underglaze crossed swords mark to underside, incised number “990”, impressed number “51”, and painted number “48” to base. H: 9 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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477 181012/58 A Meissen porcelain figural group the architects, marks for 1860-1924, circa 1875 Modeled with three putti standing, kneeling, and seated about a Corinthian architrave brandishing attributes of architecture, the lobed base modeled with bound wreaths and a Vitruvian scroll band; with blue underglaze crossed swards mark to underside with incised number “6” and impressed number “26” with further mark “41.” H: 8 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800 478 181012/65 A Meissen porcelain figure bacchus, 1815-1860 After the model by Johann Friedrich Eberlein (German, 16951749), the God of wine modelled standing holding a full glass in his right hand and a bunch of grapes aloft in his left, on a scrollmoulded base; with blue underglaze crossed sword marks, incised number “C 82”, impressed number “183”, and painted number “07”. H: 8 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
479 181012/76 A Meissen porcelain figure lorelei, 1815-1860 After the model by Ludwig Schwanthaler (German, 1802-1848), depicting Lorelei at rest leaning on her lyre and looking at a gamboling dolphin at her feet, polychromed and parcel-gilt; with blue underglaze crossed sword mark, incised model number “N 100”, impressed number “58”, and painted number “47.” H: 7 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: The Lorelei, a German water spirit or siren, lures sailors to their deaths with her voice in the manner of the classical sirens of Homer’s The Odyssey. In 1824, “Die Lorelei” by Heinrich Heine became enormously popular in Germany, and was ultimately set to music by Friedrich Silcher in 1837, by Clara Schumann in 1843, and by Franz Liszt in 1856. Neoclassical sculptor Ludwig Schwanthaler (1802-1848) was the uncle of Meissen modeler Rudolf Schwanthaler. He studied at the Academy in Munich, and worked in Rome after 1835. His main work was in Bavaria, but at his nephew’s urging, the Meissen factory acquired his two models of “Lorelei” and “Omphale” which were put into production under Kuehn in the mid-19th century. An identical model is illustrated in Koniglich Sachsische Porzellanmanufaktur Meissen 1710-1910, (Dresden: 1910), Table 29, illustration 1. $600-800
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480 181012/75 Two Meissen porcelain figural groups of a sleeping girl on a chair 19th century After the original circa 1774 model by Michel Victor Acier (French, 1736-1799), in the form of a girl sleeping in a chair; each with blue underglaze crossed sword marks, incised with model number “E 58,” and with impressed mark “127,” the first with painted number “20” and the second with painted number “45.” (2). H: 7 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
481 181012/57 A Meissen porcelain figural group the vintners, 1815-1860 After the 1770-1775 model by Michel Victor Acier (French, 1736-1799) after drawings “Modell-No. 61274, old Form-No. 12” by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, also called Schönau, (German, 17371806); the underside with blue underglaze crossedsword mark, scratch mark “J.2”, and impressed mark “92.” H: 12 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-2,000
482 181012/56 A Meissen porcelain figural pair malabar man and woman, 1815-1860 After the models by Friedrich Elias Meyer (German, 1723-1785), the lady with baskets and fruit, the man with shield, quiver, and bow; each marked to underside with blue underglaze crossed swords marks, the lady with incised mark “J.64” and “85”, the man with illegible incised marks and impressed number “69.” (2). H: 14 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $3,000-5,000
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483 181012/60 A Meissen porcelain part figural group calydonian boar hunt, late 19th century Comprising four of the original six parts, including the central figure of Atalanta, a figure of Prince Meleager slaying the boar, two figures modeled in the form of hunters, one with a knife eviscerating a stag; each with blue underglaze crossed swords mark to underside, with incised “A.66” and impressed numbers “26.” (4). H: 14 in. (tallest, approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner
note: The story of the Calydonian boar hunt is one of the great stories of antiquity, and told most famously in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. When the Calydonian King Oenus failed to honor the goddess Diana with sacred offerings, she released a monstrous boar into his lands. The boar was ultimately defeated by the king’s son, Prince Meleager, who offered its head as a trophy to his beloved, the huntress Atalanta. Meissen addressed this theme in a series of figural groups. Other pieces from this series and with identical “A66” marks are illustrated in Laurence Mitchell, Meissen: Collector’s Catalogue (Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 2004) p. 127, pl. 33, fig. A66. A full centerpiece from this series was sold Sotheby’s, New York, April 27, 2006, and another was sold John Moran Auctioneers, July 22, 2008, lot 1070. $2,500-3,500
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484 181012/54 A large Meissen porcelain figural group the triumph of amphitrite, 1815-1860 After the 1772-1774 model by Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775), depicting the wife of Poseidon and goddess of the sea, Amphitrite, borne aloft on the waves by surrounding naiads, sea creatures, and putti, on a shaped base modeled with shells and nautical reliefs. H: 19, W: 21 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: The Triumph of Amphitrite The Triumph of Amphitrite was originally modeled and executed between 1772-1774 by Joachim Kändler as an order for the Russian Empress Catherine II Alexeievna “the Great” (reigned 1762-1796). Kändler executed the first drawing for the “Amphitrite” group in November of 1772, and he began the model in December, completing it in January of 1773. The original group featured over 40 allegorical pieces glorifying the Empress, and was delivered to the Winter Palace in 1745. It was Kändler’s last great commission. Another example of this model is illustrated in Koniglich Sachsische Porzellanmanufakture Meissen, 1710-1910, Meissen: 1910, fig. 145, p. 63.
The model remained highly desireable and was reissued in limited quantities throughout the 19th century. The offered lot was likely acquired by George A. Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909. Johann Joachim Kändler Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706-1775) is the most important modeler to have worked for the Meissen porcelain manufactory. Born near Arnsdorf, Kändler’s professional life began as an apprentice to the Dresden court sculptor Johann Benjamin Thomae (1682–1751). Kändler exhibited great talent, and by 1731 at the age of 25, he was appointed court sculptor by Augustus II and installed as a modeler at the Meissen porcelain manufactory. He first served as assistant to Johann Jakob Kirchner, and succeeded him as “modelmaster” in 1733 after Kirchner resigned. He reached the apex of his career with his 1749 appointment to the post of Court Commissioner. His great achievements include the famous “Swan Service” and his expressive and coveted figural groups of which the offered lot is a fine example. $10,000-15,000
485 181012/193 A pair of Continental porcelain candlesticks apparently unmarked, 19th century In the form of seated sphinxes upholding incised candlemounts above leaftip-modeled socles on square bases, decorated in turquoise and parcel-gilt. (2). H: 7 1/2 in. (ea.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400 486 181012/195 Three pieces of Continental porcelain objects 19th century Comprising a Meissen style lozenge-form enamel snuffbox painted to lid with a provincial maiden, with black pseudoMeissen crossed swords mark to underside; a Samson Chinese export style canister in the famille rose palette decorated with a pseudo-armorial and with pseudo Chinese marks to underside; an a Sèvres style rose Pompadour cup and saucer decorated with pheasants, the undersides with blue overglaze pseudo-Sèvres mark with initial “LF.” (4). H: 5 3/4 in. (canister) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $250-350
488 181012/62B A Neapolitan giltmetal-mounted porcelain box together with four figurines late 19th century The rectangular box with a polychrome rendering of the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, with blue underglaze marks for the Capodimonte factory, Naples, and containing a handwritten note: “Bertha: little box from Lizzie Thompson’s card party 1896;” together with a figure of a courtier, a highland guardsman, a bust of Mars, and a figure of Vulcan, all with crowned N marks, possibly for Capodimonte or for Potschappel, Dresden. (5). H: 2,W: 3 1/4, D: 2 3/8 in. (box) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
487 181012/194 Three K.P.M. porcelain figural groups circa 1900 Comprising Clio and Mars, Venus and Vulcan, and Apollo and Minerva; all with blue scepter underglaze marks, the first also with an impressed mark “T 966,” the second also with an impressed letter “Z.” (3). H: 18 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris, ca. 1900 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-2,000 489 181012/72 Two Italian maiolica busts of Renaissance pages angelo minghetti (italian, 1822-1885), bologna, late 19th century Both marked “AMF” to underside; sold together with a large Italian maiolica bust of a Renaissance maiden, with unknown maker’s mark “A” within a shield and numbered “569” to underside. (3). H: 21, W: 12 in. (maiden) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $700-900
490 181012/232 PAUL HALLWIG (american 1865-1925) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, BELIEVED TO BE WILLIAM F. LUCAS, SR. Signed and dated ‘Paul Hallwig 1889’, bottom left Oil on canvas 29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in.
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491 181012/227 A mahogany watch stand in the form of a Dutch Baroque miniature tall case clock 18th century The watch likely circa 1790 with white enamel dial polychrome painted with architectural elements, the movement engraved with maker’s initials possibly “RY.” H: 15 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
493 181012/46 A Renaissance Revival Boulle marquetry ebonized portico clock third quarter 19th century The clock with enameled Roman chapters applied to face with giltmetal mounts, the shaped capital and supports with Boulle style tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and engraved brass inlay; the movement with hourly strike with spring escapement, apparently unsigned. H: 19 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
492 181012/44 A diminutive Boulle style tallcase clock 19th century In the manner of André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732), the segmented dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. H: 19 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500 494 181012/43 A Louis XIV style ebonized and ormolu-mounted cartel clock le doux à paris, 19th century In the manner of André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642-1732), the case in ormolu-mounted tortoiseshell with brass en premier partie, the segmented dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and signed “Le Doux A Paris.” H: 24 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
495 161101/11 A German Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted bracket clock winterhalter und hofmeier, schwarzwald, circa 1890 Of typical form, with original two-train movement and ting-tang strike, with segmental cream enamel dial signed “Winterhalter und Hofmeier vom Schwarzwald.” H: 27 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
496 181012/26 A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted tortoiseshell cartel clock late 19th century The red-stained tortoiseshell veneered shaped case with giltbronze mounts depicting a dragon and scrolling foliate motifs, the gilt-bronze face set with segmented Roman hour numerals in medallions, with Arabic minute numerals above, the whole surmounted by a putto blowing a Triton’s horn. H: 21 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
497 181012/28 A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted stained bone bracket clock richond à paris, late 19th century Of typical form, with applied rocaille mounts, the face with segmented roman numerals and signed “Richond à Paris” with hourly strike. H: 22 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,000
498 161101/10 A Louis XVI style giltmetal-mounted white marble portico clock samuel marti et cie., paris, last quarter 19th century Of typical form, with sun-in-splendour pendulum, the works stamped with Samuel Marti and Medaille Bronze pastilles. H: 20 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
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499 181012/22 A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted marble cartel clock samuel marti et. cie, paris, 1890-1899 Lyre form, suspended from a ribbon-tied mount and headed by a pair of eagles, the white enamel dial unsigned; the movement stamped with Samuel Marti ‘Medaille d’Argent - 1889” pastille and impressed “MADE IN FRANCE/PARIS.” H: 39 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
500 181012/51 An Austrian Neoclassical giltwood cartel clock joseph strisener, vienna, late 18th century Of typical architectural form with floral festoons, the white enamel dial signed “Joseph Strisener in Wien” and with additional hand showing the day of the month; the twenty-four hour movement with two bells, one striking the half and quarter hours, one striking on the hour. H: 31 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
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501 181012/29 A Directoire giltwood clock-barometer circa 1800 Apparently unsigned, the clock in the form of a fluted column supporting an urn, with clock barometer below, flanked by mirrored slips with composition festoons, with eight day movement and hourly strike. H: 46 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
502 181012/48 A Directoire style ormolu-mounted marble portico mantel clock nicod, paris, 19th century In black marble with ormolu mounts, the white enamel dial signed “Nicod/Rue du Bac No. 40,” the movement with hourly and half hour strike, original silk suspension and sun-in-splendour pendulum. H: 17 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
503 181012/23 A Directoire style ormolu mounted white marble portico clock ferey au havre, 19th century The marble portico with applied friezes in the Directoire style, the enamel dial signed “Ferey au Havre,” the movement with hourly strike and original silk suspension with sun-in-splendour pendulum, bell replaced. H: 20 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
504 181012/47 An Empire style giltmetal mounted ebonized portico clock 19th century Of typical form with applied Empire style giltmetal mounts; the movement with hourly and half hour strike and spring suspension, apparently unsigned. H: 19 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
505 161101/13 An Empire gilt-bronze mounted mahogany portico clock circa 1815 The moulded rectangular top applied with acanthus and a rosette, supported by four columns with engine-turned capitals and bases above a white enamel face with Roman numerals later augmented with giltmetal engine-turned face; the rectangular base mounted with gilt bronze nymphs and lions within scrolling foliate motifs, with original movement suspension and works. H: 20 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-2,000
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506 181012/31 An Empire gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock with a bust of Napoleon cleret, paris, circa 1810-1815 The case in the form of a stele bearing a shield-form dial supported by crossed Napoleonic standards, the whole surmounted with a bust of the young Napoleon; the works signed “CLERET 2659,” the movement with hour and half hour chimes, with original silk suspension. H: 15 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: Cleret (or Cleree), active Paris 1810-1815. Cf, G. H. Baillie, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (Claremont: Pomona Press, 2006). $1,000-1,500 507 181012/32 A Charles X ormolu figural mantel clock gigault à nantes, circa 1820 The case depicting Louis XIV in armor gesturing to a helmet of war, the dial signed “Gigault à Nantes,” the face and base with a frieze depicting olive branches and palms encircling a wreath with the cypher “LC” for Louis Charles (X), and with the Order of St. Michel pendant; the eight day movement with strike, quarter strike, and original silk suspension, sold together with original dome. H: 13 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500 508 181012/30 A Charles X ormolu figural mantel clock le roy horloger du roi, circa 1820 The case depicting Psyche at her toilette, seated upon an Empire tabouret with attributes of love, the face signed “Le Roy H*ger du Roi,” the front of the clock cast with frieze decorations of cherubs, flowering garlands, and butterflies, the eight day movement with hour and half hour strike. H: 17 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
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509 181012/33 A late Restauration ormolu figural mantel clock 19th century Depicting Euterpe, muse of the musical arts with lyre, guitar, and wreaths; hourly strike and original silk suspension, bell replaced. H: 13 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
510 181012/34 A Napoleon III porcelain-mounted gilt and enameled bronze clock japy frères, paris, after 1855 In the form of a globe surmounted by a putto with the attributes of love, above roiling clouds on a classical base in the Louis XVI taste centering an enamelled porcelain plaque; the works with Japy Frères ‘Grand Medaille’ pastille, the case stamped “P.H. Mourey”, the movement with hourly strike and original silk suspension, together with original base and glass dome. H: 15 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
511 181012/35 A Napoleon III enamel-mounted ormolu figural mantel clock e. pannard, paris, mid 19th century In the form of an Etruscan lady reading, with musical attributes, the clock face and base mounted with black-ground Sèvres style mounts, the suspension signed “E. Pannard Pottellert Sue,” and the case stamped “P.H. Mourey;” the movement with hourly strike and original silk suspension, together with original glass dome and stand. H: 11 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
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512 161101/9 A Napoleon III giltwood and ormolu garniture clock richond à paris, third quarter 19th century The white enamel dial signed “Richond Fnt.” and “Blvd Montmartre 11/Paris” with blue Roman numerals and finely cast hands, with original spring suspension and works; the ormolu figural case an allegory of music depicting two putti with lyre and tambourine, accompanied by original giltwood and gesso rococo base. H: 17 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000
514 A Directoire ormolu pendule squelette apparently unsigned, first quarter 19th century Tempietto form, on circular base with four turned columns supporting an engine-turned circular platform beneath the wheel-shaped enamel dial with Roman numerals; with original movement and pendulum with hourly strike, sold together with a contemporary mirrored base and glass case. H: 15 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
513 181012/41 A South American wall clock en pendule guinand à caracas, late 19th century In the manner of 17th century English lantern clocks, the exposed works above a bracket, the white enamel dial signed “Guinand à Caracas.” H: 15 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
515 A rare Directoire brass and steel pendule squelette à grande roue circa 1800 The white enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals within engineturned ormolu edge, suspended from glass plate housing large two-day engine wheel with Y-form spokes; the whole affixed to white marble base with beaded edge raised on toupie feet, sold with original glass dome. H: 17 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: A similar model was sold Rossini Maison de Ventes aux Enchères, Paris, 3 March 2011, lot 198. $5,000-7,000
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516 An unusual Directoire brass and steel pendule squelette apparently unsigned, first quarter 19th century The three enamel dials displaying hours, minutes, and seconds; with Roman numerals on hour chapter ring, and Arabic numerals for minutes and seconds (second hand missing), the whole above a steel base and with rear hanging weight; sold with mahogany stand and original glass dome (dome damaged). H: 20 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $3,000-5,000
517 A Belgian brass, black marble and ormolu-mounted double pillar striking skeleton table regulator sarton à liege, circa 1820 The white enamel dial signed “Sarton/à Liege” and with sweep second hand, the eight day movement with circular plates with spring barrel for the strike train with fine crossings to countwheel and strike on bell, the weight-driven going train with pinwheel escapement; with glass dome and stand (likely associated, dome damaged), nine rod gridiron pendulum, winding key. H: 19 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $3,000-5,000
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518 181012/164 WILLIAM BAPTISTE BAIRD (american 1847-1899) GEORGE LUCAS AT HIS PIER, BOISSISE Signed ‘Baird’, bottom left Oil on panel 9 3/8 x 12 3/4 inches (another WAG sticker on verso) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
519 181012/205 A pair of Continental silver Louis XV style double shell-form salts maker’s mark gp, hanau, 19th century After the model by Juste-Aurèle Meissonier (French, 1695-1750), each in the form of two hinged shells with gilt-washed interiors set atop pierced rocaille base. (2). H: 1 3/4, W: 6 1/4, D: 3 1/4 in. Weight: 23 oz. t. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $700-900
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520 A fine French silver and silver-gilt pitcher in the Louis XV taste frédéric boucheron, paris, last quarter 19th century The baluster body very finely cast and etched with pastoral scenes of frères jouant beneath undulant spout enhanced by a cartouche of imbricated rocailles, watersplashes, and reeds, and mounted with foliate-cast scrolled handle; with gilt-washed interior enclosed by domed cover surmounted by elaborate finial in the form of flowering branches; the base etched with waves and rocailles, the underside engraved “Fic. Boucheron/Paris.” H: 7 1/2 in. Weight: 15.3 oz. t. provenance: Likely acquired directly from Frédéric Boucheron, Paris, 1883 George A. Lucas The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: George A. Lucas made regular note in his diary of his frequent business with Frédéric Boucheron beginning in September 1867, when the House of Boucheron first rose to prominence following its Medaille d’Or at the 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In addition to his visits to the Boucheron atelier, where he commissioned custom jewelry, porcelain mounts, and silver for both himself and his many important clients, Lucas also recorded social encounters with the Boucheron family around Paris and personal visits from Frédéric Boucheron to his home, including Tuesday, October 24, 1876 when Lucas was bedridden with rheumatism and received a call from Boucheron along with several other friends. In all, his diary makes nearly 100 references to Boucheron from 1867 through June 1898. This exquisite pitcher may have been executed in 1883 by Frédéric Boucheron as a custom commission for George Lucas. It is likely that the present lot is the pitcher mentioned by Lucas on February 28, 1883—”Boucheron called about pitcher”—and again on March 3, 1883: “At Boucherons & Saw pitcher” (The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 1857-1909, Volume 2, page 559). Though it is not described in detail—indeed all of Lucas’ diary entries are brief and largely written in abbreviations—these entries do stand out, as Lucas commonly only recorded people and places, making little mention of specific objects at all. $1,500-2,500
521 181012/84 A Louis XV style giltwood bench 19th century With upholstered side rails above a shaped upholstered seat, with moulded cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet. H: 26 , W: 28 1/2, D: 17 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
522 Two French mounted giltmetal putti late 19th century With the attributes of music and art, together with two oval medallions, each depicting a winged putto with the attributes of Cupid. (4). H: 11 in. (panels) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
523 A pair of gilt-bronze busts of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette late 19th century H: 10 1/4 in. (tallest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
524 Two bronze figural groups in the manner of Claude Michel Clodion (French, 1738–1814) mid 19th century Each depicting a putto and young satyr, one with bacchic attributes, the other with attributes of fishing. (2). H: 9 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 William Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: The offered lot appears in a photograph (see online) together with William Fielding Lucas, Jr. taken around 1910. In the picture may also be seen a neoclassical fauteuil de bureau en socle, and an Empire clock “La Liseuse” after the model by Reiche and sold in these rooms, 25 May, 2017, lots 84 and 71. $400-600
525 A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted white marble cassolettes 19th century The ovoid bodies with reversible covers suspended from three caryatid monopodia mounted to beaded and fluted band, raised on circular base. (2). H: 9 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
Photo: William Fielding Lucas, Jr. at home. Private collection.
526 181012/71 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted Serpentine marble cassolettes late 19th century The ovoid bodies with reversible covers suspended from three ram monopodia mounted to entrelac band, raised on circular base on three toupie feet. (2). H: 10 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800 527 181012/70 A pair of Louis XVI ormolu-mounted celadon vases last quarter 18th century Each mounted with naturalistically modeled branch-form ormolu handles in the manner of Jean-Jacques Caffieri (French, 17251792), the ovoid celadon craquelure glazed porcelain bodies raised on ormolu leaftip-cast spiral-fluted socle on canted square base. (2). H: 7 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943)Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
528 161101/23 A Louis XVI style string inlaid mahogany cabinet-bureau circa 1870 The demi-lune top surmounted by a galleried mirrored surface above a mirrored cabinet door enclosing shelves over a single frieze drawer; the rectangular desk above three further shelves; the whole raised on fluted tapering legs with toupie feet. H: 55 1/2, W: 38 1/2, D: 19 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $700-900
530 181012/89 A pair of Louis XVI style mahogany lyre-back fauteuils 19th century In the manner of Georges Jacob (French, 1739-1814). (2). H: 37, W: 21 1/2, D: 19 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
529 161101/26 A Louis XVI diminutive grey painted canapé circa 1780 Rectangular, the straight back and sides with moulded frame, upholstered in pink and green madras. H: 26, W: 35, D: 16 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
531 181012/87 A Louis XVI style giltwood salon suite possibly american, late 19th century Comprising a settee and two side chairs, with unusual pierced medallion backrests and upholstered in rose crevette silk. (3). H: 37 1/2, W: 44, D: 24 in. (settee)
provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,000
532 181012/86 A pair of Louis XVI style brass-mounted mahogany serpentine étagères-encoignures 19th century The triangular Carrara marble tops with brass gallery above frieze drawer above two shelves. (2). H: 35, W: 27, D: 18 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
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533 181012/73 A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu two-light appliques late 19th century Each with a female figure supporting two scrolling foliate candlearms; electrified. (2). H: 14 in. (ea.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
534 181012/78 Four Louis XVI style gilt-brass two-light appliques possibly vian, 19th century With tassel-form standards issuing two hunting horn candlearms swagged with oak leaves. (4). H: 23 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000
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535 181012/100 A Directoire mahogany chiffonier first quarter 19th century With gris Sainte-Anne marble top above six drawers flanked by fluted columns, raised on toupie feet. H: 49, W: 27, D: 13 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
536 181012/99 A Directoire mahogany five-drawer commode circa 1800 H: 35 3/4, W: 38, D: 17 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
537 181012/98 A Directoire style mahogany demilune cabinet-commode late 19th century With demilune gris Sainte-Anne marble top above three drawers flanked by cabinets, raised on tapering feet. H: 35, W: 41, D: 18 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,200-1,500
538 181012/97 A Directoire style ormolu-mounted mahogany demilune console dessert late 19th century The demilune gris Sainte-Anne marble top with rass gallery over frieze drawer, raised on four fluted legs united by demilune lower shelf. H: 35, W: 32 1/4, D: 15 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
539 181012/92 A suite of Directoire style mahogany chairs 19th Century After the models by François-Honoré-Georges JacobDesmalter (French, 1770-1841), comprising three fauteuils and a bergère. (4). H: 37 1/2, W: 23, D: 19 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,500
540 181012/197 A pair of Empire Revival gilt-bronze mounted mahogany side tables late 19th century Each with rectangular serpentine marble top and gilt-bronze foliate-cast banded edge above stamped patinated metal frieze with classical scenes, raised on square tapering legs. (2). H: 29, W: 18, D: 15 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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541 181012/85 An Empire style ormolu-mounted mahogany collector’s cabinet 19th century Likely after the model by François-Honoré-Georges JacobDesmalter (French, 1770-1841), the rectangular top supported by two caryatid pilasters flanking a frieze drawer over single cabinet door banded with anthemia and centered by an applique of Bacchus and consorts in a chariot pulled by leopards, the door enclosing a set of fourteen drawers; the whole raised on ball feet. H: 43, W: 46 3/4, D: 20 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $3,000-5,000
542 181012/101 A pair of Napoleon III style upholstered slipper chairs second half 19th century H: 31, W: 21, D: 24 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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544 181012/244 An unusual Orientalist style pâte-sur-pâte lamp-form vase possibly marc-louis-emmanuel solon (french, 1835-1913), circa 1860-70 Retailed by Eugène Rousseau, painted to underside “Rousseau/ rue Coquilliere/41” and with partial label. H: 5, W: 10, D: 6 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
543 181012/68 A Restauration ormolu campana-form urn on stand 19th century In the manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French, 1751–1843), with leaftip-cast rim and fruiting grape and grape-leaf ornament above a frieze of dancing maidens, with scrolling foliate decorated handles above a turned and fluted socle on a base decorated with attributes of music and dance. H: 19 1/2 in. (vase) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-4,000
545 181012/21 Two Late Period Egyptian faience ushabtis L: 4 1/8 in. (ea.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
546 181012/235 A Continental glazed earthenware figure of a laborer late 19th/early 20th century Apparently unsigned. H: 17 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
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547 181012/209 A Dutch 2nd standard silver box in the form of an ibis fighting a serpent unknown maker’s mark, 19th century With glass inset eyes and hinged at the shoulder to reveal interior compartment; stamped to shoulder with hexagonal lion passant, with additional punch marks to left leg and base. H: 8 in. Weight: 4 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
548 181012/207 A group of Continental silver judaica objects unmarked, 19th century Comprising a pineapple-form spice tower, a house-form spice tower with a mark “B” and an additional rubbed mark, and a threelight table oil lamp. (3). H: 11 1/2 in. (tallest); Total weight: 34 oz. t. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $700-900
549 181012/217 An American sterling silver part tea service gorham mfg. co, providence, ri, 20th century Comprising a creamer and sugar; sold together with an Irish sterling silver beaker retailed by Bailey & Co., Philadelphia. (3). H: 3 1/2 in. (tallest); Total weight: 9.6 oz. t. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
550 181012/224 Three French silver-plated covered vegetable dishes various makers, paris, 19th century Comprising a footed dish, Christofle, Paris, 1844-1862, and two additional covered dishes by unknown makers, likely French. (3). H: 6, L: 10 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
551 181012/213 A pair Christofle silver-plated covered dishes 1862-1935 Circular with shell-form handles, the covers with gadrooned edge and circular knop; each dish and cover monogrammed “WL” for William Lucas. (2). H: 4 1/2, Dia: 6 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore William Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-400
Photo: William Fielding Lucas, Jr. at home. Private collection.
552 An American sterling silver gentleman’s seven-piece dressing set a. jacobi, baltimore, md, late 19th/early 20th century Comprising two straight razors, a circular mirror, a shoe horn, a button hook, a coaster, and a dentifrice phial, all with embossed monogram “WFL” for William Fielding Lucas, Jr. (7). L: 10 1/2 in. (button hook); Weighable silver: 21.7 oz. t. (excl. mirror) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore William Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
553 A seven piece gentlemen’s 14k gold dressing set retailed by hennington, bates co., baltimore, early 20th century Comprising a gold-mounted clothes brush, a pair of gold-mounted military hairbrushes, and a goldmounted tortoiseshell comb, together with a fitted case with retailer’s label containing a gold cardcase, gold cigarette case, and rose gold vesta case, all monogrammed “WFL” for William Fielding Lucas, Jr., each piece marked 14k. (7). L: 7 in. (largest); Weighable gold: 165 g. (three cases) provenance: William Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $4,000-6,000
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554 181012/212 A Royal Vienna style parcel-gilt and handpainted porcelain covered urn on pedestal signed c. forster, late 19th century With maroon ground, with reserve to recto depicting Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles and to verso depicting Bacchus;, titled to underside “Alexander und Apelles” and with blue bindenschild mark. H: 14 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
556 181012/66 A French Mamluk style enameled glass vase brocard, 1870 Compressed baluster form with flared rim, the body decorated with parcel-gilt blue enamel arabesques; the lip, waist, and foot with red and white parcel-gilt strapwork bands; signed and dated on base. H: 11 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500 557 181012/67 A French Mamluk style gilt and enameled glass mosque lamp second half 19th century The compressed conical body with exaggerated flared rim, the neck enameled with Thuluth script calligraphy above a double parcel-gilt foliate band, the body with three applied loop handles segmenting a band of blue ground with vacant Thuluth script calligraphy against a blue enamel ground, the underside decorated with alternating polychrome-filled reserves against a parcel-gilt ground of arabesques. H: 12 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500
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555 181012/229 A Sèvres gilt-bronze mounted flambé vase on stand late 19th century Of baluster form with celadon and oxblood craquelure flambé glaze, raised on gilt-bronze chinoiserie stand with three elephant-form feet; the underside hand-incised “Sèvres” and with an incised artist’s cypher likely for Félix Optat Milet (French, 1838-1911); sold together with a similar flambé glaze stoneware bottle vase, likely French. (2). H: 10 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired directly from Sèvres by George A. Lucas Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
558 181012/77 An ormolu-mounted Baccarat style crystal vase circa 1900 With diagonally lobed and fluted body with ormolu mounts in the Louis XVI taste; now drilled and electrified as a lamp. H: 20 in. (vase) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
560 181012/233 A Helena Wolfsohn painted porcelain covered urn circa 1870-80 With alternating green and white reserves segmented by parcel-gilt scrollwork, the green reserves decorated with floral sprays and the white reserves painted with scenes of courtship; marked to underside with blue underglaze Augustus Rex mark. H: 15 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
559 181012/104 A pair of Royal Copenhagen porcelain jars circa 1870-1890 Of rounded form with flared lip and foot, each decorated with carp and waterlilies on a stippled blue-glazed ground; the bases with underglaze three wave mark, number “1054.”, and artist cypher “l.E.H.”, with additional incised numbers “10” and “35.” (2). H: 8 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas in Paris between 1857-1909 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
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561 181012/234 A French Art Deco pâte de verre vase first quarter 20th century In the style of François-Emile Décorchemont (French, 1880-1971); unmarked but possibly an early student work by Décorchemont dating to before 1909. H: 8 1/4, W: 6 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
562 181012/152 ATTRIBUTED TO LÉON JOSEPH BILLOTTE (french 1815-1886) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE LUCAS Oil on panel 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: George Lucas, seventh son of Fielding and Elizabeth Mary Carrell Lucas was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1829 and died in 1909. This portrait could possibly be one refernced in George A. Lucas’ diarie on October 24, 1863 where he notes: “ At Billotte’s & gave first sitting for my portrait-” (The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 1857-1909, Volume 2, page 163). $300-500
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563 After Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian, 1435-1488) bartolomeo colleoni, 19th century Bronze, green-brown patina, raised on rectangular rouge marble and black slate base. H: 17 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500 564 181012/113 Two bronze classical busts after the antique 19th century Each with black patina and raised on cylindrical marble stands. (2). H: 9 3/4 in. (taller) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600 565 181012/117 A bronze portrait bust of Lord Byron 19th century Possibly a Barbedienne reduction; plaster filled. H: 9 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600 566 181012/143 After Jean-Jacques Caffeieri (1725-1792) bust of pierre corneille, 19th century After the model for the Comedie Francaise; bronze, brown patina, raised on marble base. H: 12 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
567 181012/127 After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) diana chasseresse, 19th century Bronze, rich brown patina, signed in cast “Houdon.” H: 24 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) first presented in 1777 a life-sized plaster version of the offered lot, his famous “Diana.” The sculpture was to be rendered in marble for the Duke of SaxeGotha, and subsequent bronzes were cast in a variey of sizes. The marble is now in the Gulbenkian Collection at Lisbon (Inv. 1390), and the artist’s bronze is in the collection of the Louvre (acquired from the artist’s heirs in 1829, Inc. CC 204). The subject of the goddess Diana was appealing to 19th century collectors, and other major versions by Étienne Maurice Falconet (French, 1716-1791) (see Lot 568), the School of Fontainebleau , and the large marble group from the Château d’Anet in which Diana reclines with a stag and her dogs, were, together with the offered model by Houdon, among the most famous and desirable. $800-1,200
568 181012/135 After Jean-Alexandre Joseph Falguière (French, 1831-1900) diana chasseresse, 19th century After the model by Étienne Maurice Falconet (French, 1716-1791), bronze, rich brown patina, signed in cast “A. Falguière.” H: 18 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
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569 181012/114 After Alfred Émilien O’Hara van Nieuwerkerke (French, 18111892) napoleon, 19th century Bronze, gilt patina, raised on verde antico marble base mounted with gilt-bronze fruiting garlands. H: 14 1/4, L: 9 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
570 181012/248 A gilt-bronze figure of Atlas after the antique late 19th/early 20th century With evidence of fittings originally for a lamp, now holding a piece of shot, possibly a World War II relic, inscribed to underside of base, “au petit Dunkerque.” H: 8 in. (overall) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
571 181012/247 After Hugo Elmqvist (Swedish, 1862-1930) boy with octopus, late 19th/early 20th century Bronze, black patina, signed in cast “Hugo Elmqvist” to base. H: 8 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
572 181012/223 After Auguste Nicolas Caïn (French, 1822-1894) bear with a woven rush basket, 19th century Bronze, dark brown patina, the basket with attached label reading “CAIN.” H: 7 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: Auguste-Nicolas Caïn (1821-1894) was born in Paris, where her studied under Rude, Guionnet, and Pierre-Jules Mêne, whose daughter he married in 1852. In 1879 he assumed management of the Mêne foundry upon the death of his father-in-law. The offered lot was originally concieved as a pair of animalier table decorations to hold tapers and flowers. $400-600
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573 181012/120 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1875) deux chiens, 19th century Bronze, red-brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne.” H: 6 3/4, L: 9 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
574 181012/136 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) poule avec des poussins, 20th century Bronze, gold-brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne” on the base, and with “Foundry B. Zoppo N.Y.” foundry stamp. H: 4, L: 5 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $200-300
575 181012/110 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) dog in pursuit, 19th century Bronze, gold-brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne.” H: 4 1/2, L: 12 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
576 181012/133 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) chien braque seul, 19th century Bronze, gold brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne.” H: 8, L: 12 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
577 181012/132 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1875) chiens se battant pour le poisson, 19th century Bronze, gold-brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne.” H: 4 1/2, L: 11 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
578 181012/125 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) bouc et chèvre, 19th century Bronze, gold-brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne.” H: 9 3/4, L: 9 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
579 181012/122 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) chasse au lapin, 1880 Bronze, brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne” on base. H: 8, L: 15 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500
580 181012/108 After Pierre-Jules Mêne (French, 1810-1879) vache et son veau, 19th century Bronze, rubbed brown patina, signed in cast “P.J. Mêne” and raised on octagonal marble base. H: 9, L: 14 5/8 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500
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581 After Emmanuel Frémiet (French, 18241910) satyr alimenter deux oursons, late 19th/ early 20th century Bronze, gold-brown patina, signed in cast “E. Frémiet” and sold with oval wood stand. H: 6 1/2, L: 13 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas directly from the artist, circa 1895 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,500-2,000
582 181012/116 After Earnest Dame (French, 1845-1920) bacchus, 19th century Bronze, warm brown patina, signed in in cast “E. Dame.” H: 15 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600 583 181012/118 A bronze portrait bust of a girl french, 19th/20th century Bronze, black patina, with illegible artist’s signature at rear shoulder, the base with foundry pastille mark of C. Valsuani Cire Perdue. H: 12 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600 585 181012/128 After Joseph-François-Victor Chemin (French, 1825-1901) chien jouant avec un tortue, 19th century Bronze, brown patina, signed in cast “Chemin.” H: 4 3/8, L: 7 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
584 181012/124 After Eugène Gonon (French, 1814-1892) un merle Était, 1855 Bronze, red-brown patina, signed and dated in cast “E. Gonon/1855.” H: 4 1/2, L: 8 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
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586 After Isidore Jules Bonheur (French, 1827-1901) vache, 19th century Bronze, gold patina, signed in cast “I. BONHEUR.” H: 7 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
587 181012/130 After Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899) taureau couché, 19th century Bronze, red-brown patina, signed in cast “Rosa B.” H: 6 1/2, L: 11 1/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $1,000-1,500
588 181012/131 After Ferdinand Pautrot (French, 1832-1874) paire de perdrix, 19th century Bronze, gold patina, signed in cast “Pautrot.” (2). H: 10 1/4, L: 7 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $800-1,200
589 181012/134 After Jules Moigniez (French, 1835-1894) faisan regardant un lézard, 19th century Bronze, red-brown patina, signed in cast “J Moigniez.” H: 5 1/4, L: 6 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
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590 181012/137 A gilt-bronze figural group of Venus and Cupid in the manner of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887) 19th century Apparently unsigned. H: 7 3/4, L: 10 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
592 181012/146 Two bronzes after Eugene Alexandrovich Lansere (Russian, 1875-1946) 19th century The first, of a galloping cossack signed in cast “Lansere” in cyrillic on base and with foundry mark of F. Shopen, the second of a peasant looking attentively at a figure (now missing) and signed in cast “Lansere” in cyrillic, and with foundry signature in cast “F Chopin” as well as cyrillic foundry mark. (2). L: 9 1/2 in. (larger) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $2,000-3,000
591 181012/138 After Alfred Dubucand (French, 1828-1894) chien avec le gibier, 19th century Bronze, gold-brown patina, signed in cast “A Dubucand.” H: 5, L: 9 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
593 181012/145 After Emmanuel Frémiet (French, 1824-1910) chat assise, 19th century Painted plaster, signed in cast “Frémiet.” H: 4, L: 8 3/4 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $250-500
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594 After Emmanuel Frémiet (French, 1824 -1910) saint-michel et le dragon, circa 1895 Gilt-bronze on a rouge griotte marble base, depicting the saint with his sword borne aloft in his right hand and with shield in his left, standing above the defeated dragon; signed in cast “E. Fremiet” and with “F. Barbedienne Fondeur” foundry mark. H: 23 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by George Lucas directly from the artist, circa 1895 Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: The offered lot is a reduction of the famous statue of St. Michael designed and executed by Frémiet for the top of the belltower of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy in 1895. The enormous popularity of the sculpture resulted in numerous reductions, and the sculpture was ultimately also used as the top of the spire of the Église St. Michel de Batignolles in the Place St. Jean, 17th arrondissement, Paris, designed by architect Bernard Haubold. The sculpture is pictured in a promotional monograph of an exhibition of works by Frémiet exhibited by Barbedienne, and it is likely that the piece was acquired by Lucas around 1895 in France. In the diaries of Georges Lucas, he notes visiting Frémiet over two dozen times. French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910) is perhaps most famous today for his sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris (copies exist in Lille, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Portland) and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez. Named an Officer of the French Légion d’Honneur in 1878, he became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1892, and succeeded Antoine-Louis Barye as professor of animal drawing at the Natural History Museum of Paris. Copies and reductions of the sculpture of Saint-Michel are held in many public collections, including the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Another reduction in patinated bronze was sold Sotheby’s, October 15, 2015. literature: F. Barbedienne, “Collection des oeuvres de E. Frémiet, membre de l’Institut” Paris, date unknown, illus. fig. no. 1, “bronze dore, 400 Fr.” C. Chevillot, Emmanuel Frémiet, 1824-1910, la main et le multiple (Dijon : Quetigny, 1988) p. 130, no. S246. $3,000-5,000
595 181012/119 A carved wood figure of a Brittany woman 19th century Apparently unsigned. H: 12 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
596 181012/115 After Samuel Herbert Adams (American, 1858-1945) meditation, circa 1905 With dark rubbed patina, the bronze signed in cast, “H. Adams 131 West 11th St. NY,” and with painted number “48,” the base applied with calling card reading: “Herbert Adams; 131 West 11th Street New York.” H: 16 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: Herbert Adams was born in 1863, and attended Mass Normal School in Boston, where he received a teaching certificate. He began his career as an art instructor in the Fitchburg Public schools but left for Paris in 1885 to pursue study in sculpture. From 1885 until 1890 he was a pupil of Antonin Mercié (French, 1845-1916) in Paris. Adams completed over 200 public works of sculpture, and was considered a preeminent sculptor of his day. He taught at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Elected to the National Academy of Design in 1898, in 1906 he became vice-president of the institution. Adams later served as President of the NAD from 1917-1920. Works by Adams are to be seen in many museums, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Another bronze of this model was offered Christie’s, New York; American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, 27 September, 1996, lot 137. $400-600
597 181012/155 ATTRIBUTED TO ANTOINE-EMILE PLASSAN (french 1817-1903) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE LUCAS Inscribed and dated 1866 on label verso Oil on panel 4 x 3 1/16 inches provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
598 181012/225 A mounted bronze art medallion victor david brenner (litvak-american, 1871–1924), 1900 Depicting a lady in profile at the piano mounted on an ebonized oak panel and signed in cast lower right “V.D. Brenner 1900;” with label on verso reading “From W.F. Lucas, Jr. 221 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland.” H: 6 3/16, W: 6 in. (plaque) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore William Fielding Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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599 181012/109 Two commemorative bronze medals for the Grolier Club depicting Nathaniel Hawthorne and James Russell Lowell 1892 and 1895 Comprising “Nathaniel Hawthorne” by Jean Ringel d’Illizach (French, 1847-1916), signed and dated in cast “Ringel-D’Illizach Medr MDCCCXCII” and with French ink inscription on rear: “Nathaniel Hawtorne [sic.] edite par le Grolier Club”; and “James Russell Lowell” by Charles Calverley (American, 1833-1914), signed and dated in cast “Chas. Calverley Sc. MDCCCXCV” and with French ink inscription on rear: “James Russell Lowell edite par le Grolier Club.” (2). Dia: 7 in. (medals); Dia: 11 1/2 in. (frames) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely acquired by J. Carrell Lucas, Grolier Club member Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: The offered medallions were originally commissioned by New York’s famous Grolier Club as posthumous commemorations of notable authors. At the time of their casting, they were made available to members for purchase. These two came into the collection of George A. Lucas, during his time as an ‘Honorary Foreign Corresponding Member’ of the Grolier Club from 1898-1909. These models are in the collections of the Grolier Club, New York, as well as in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession nos. 94.11 (1894), and 96.15 (1896). Freeman’s is grateful to Ms. Meghan Constantinou of the Grolier Club for her assitance with this lot. $800-1,200
600 181012/225C Four mounted bronze medallions commemorating institutions various artists and dates Comprising “Pour La Science, Pour la Patrie” commemorating the École française d’Athènes, signed in cast “O. Royy” and dated “1898”; “Issued by the American Numismatic and Archeological Society,” signed and dated in cast “V.D. Brenner ‘98”; “Virgines Futuras Virorum Matres Respublica Docet,” signed in cast “O. Roty” and dated “1884”; two “Charles William Elliott President of Harvard University,” signed and dated in cast to verso “L. Deschamps MCMVII.” (5 medals, 4 frames). Dia: 3 1/4 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
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601 181012/225B Four mounted bronze medallions of the arts and artists various artists and dates Comprising a silvered bronze medal, “George Aloysius Lucas,” signed and date in cast “V.D. Brenner, Paris, ‘99”; a bronze medal, “Hercules with Nemean Lion,” signed in cast “Barye 1819”; a bronze medal, “A.L. Barye Sculpteur Membre de L’Institut 17961875,” signed in cast “A. Patey” and the verso with artist’s portrait and an image of “Lion au Serpent”; and a bronze relief, “James McNeill Whistler, Painter, Etcher, Author,” signed in cast “V.D. Brenner Sc.,” the verso with the artist’s portrait and a peacock with the epitaph “Messieurs les Ennemis!” (6 medals, 4 frames). Dia: 5 1/2 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $600-800
602 181012/225D Five mounted bronze medallions with patriotic themes various artists and dates Comprising three Indian “Peace and Friendship” medals, one of Washington 1798, one of John Adams 1797, and one of James Madison 1809 (recasts); two Revolutionary commemorative medallions, “Gulielmo Washington Legionis Eaequit Praefecto; Comitia Americana” and “Joh. Egar Howard Legionis Peditum Praefecto: Comitia Americana,” each signed “DUV” in cast; two “John Paul Jones” bas reliefs mounted together, signed and dated in cast “V.D. Brenner” and “1905.” (7 medals, 5 frames). Dia: 3 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
603 181012/225E Six mounted bronze medallions relating to the arts and letters various artists and dates Comprising “Carl Schurtz” with artists cypher for V.D. Brenner and dated 1907; “Michel Chevreul Membre de l’Académie des sciences,” signed in cast “O. Roty”; “Frederic Samuel Talmadge,” apparently unsigned; “Michael Jenkins,” signed in cast “J.M. Miller 1914”; “Samuel P. Avery,” signed in cast “A Scharff”; and “Jean Guttenberg, signed in cast “Leon Deschamps.” (6). Dia: 3 in. (largest) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $500-700
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604 181012/106F A mounted silvered-bronze bas-relief medallion of Mme. Ernest Raynaud victor david brenner (litvak-american, 1871-1924), 1901 Depicting Mme. Rayonaud in dexter profile within a beaded border, signed in cast “signed “V.D. BRENNER 1901,” the verso with partial paper label for W.F. Lucas, Jr. Dia: 3 1/2 in. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely George A. Lucas William F. Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: The wife of French poet and editor Ernest Raynaud (1864-1936), Mme. Raynaud was a noted beauty and saloniste. An identical model is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, (Acc. No. 04.244), and also, since 1907, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Acc. No. 07.125.9). $200-300
606 181012/106B A pair of mounted gilt bronze medallions in the Chinese taste victor david brenner (litvak-american, 1871-1924), 1900 The first depicting a guanyin, signed “V.D.B. PARIS 1900;” the second a landscape with peonies and prunus, signed “V.D. Brenner,” the verso with photographic card of the first medallion signed, “Greetings form Mr. and Mrs. Victor Brenner, Christmas, 19XX” (possibly 1920). (2). Dia: 4 1/4 in. (ea.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $400-600
605 181012/106E A mounted gilt-bronze bas relief plaque of Samuel Putnam Avery victor david brenner (litvak-american, 1871-1924), circa 1900 Depicting Avery in sinister profile, titled and signed in cast “SAMUEL PUTNAM AVERY MA/VICTOR DAVID BRENNER SC.”; the verso with label: “From W.F. Lucas, Jr. 221 E. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland.” H: 6 1/4, W: 5 in. (approx.) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Likely George A. Lucas William F. Lucas, Jr. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner note: Like George Lucas, Samuel Putnam Avery (1822–1904) was an American art dealer and connoisseur. A native New Yorker, he served as the commissioner in charge of the American art department of the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. He was also a founder and trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Through his largesse was founded the Avery Architectural Library at Columbia University, one of the nation’s premier architectural collections. Lucas knew Avery well, and mentions him extensively throughout his diaries. The pair began working together in 1865 and is first referenced in Lucas’ diary on November 10 of that year: “Mailed letters to Huntington, F. Frick, Walter’s & Avery about prices of pictures...” (The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 1857-1909, Volume 2, page 206). In 1912 Avery Hall, in memory of father and son, was erected on the Columbia campus. Its first floor houses the Avery Library, now rated the richest collection in the country of works on architecture and the applied arts. $200-400
607 181012/106 Two silvered bronze medallions of George A. Lucas victor david brenner (litvak-american, 1871-1924), 1898 Depicting George Aloysius Lucas in profile, in two sizes; signed in cast “V.D. BRENNER, PARIS ‘98”. (2). Dia: 5 5/8 in. (larger) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943) Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943 Thence by descent to the present owner $300-500
608 HUGUES MERLE (french 1823-1881) THE SCARLET LETTER Signed with conjoined initials ‘HM’ center right; also inscribed on verso, oil on panel 9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.4 x 18.7cm) provenance: Collection of The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner.
note: In his diary for 20 December, 1895, Lucas wrote: “To see Merle about Walters commission...” referring to Merle’s work, “The Scarlet Letter.” The final painting, commissioned by William Walters directly from Merle, is now at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (acc. no. 37.152). The work depicts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s heroine Hester Prynne and her illegitimate daughter Pearl, in a pose recalling Renaissance models of the Madonna and Child. Hawthorne himself regarded the image as the best visual representation of his novel. It is likely that Lucas either bought this reduction for himself, or was, perhaps, given this study by Merle in gratitude. exhibited: “A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas Art Agent 1860-1909,” The Waters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, January 28-March 11, 1979, ill. no. 8. in the exhibition catalogue. $1,500-2,500
609 LOUIS JOSEPH RAPHAËL COLLIN (french 1850-1916) VASE OF FLOWERS; AND A COMPANION Signed ‘R.Collin’ bottom right, oil on panel 34 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (87.6 x 34.3cm) (2) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000
611 DUTCH SCHOOL 18th-19th century TRAVELLERS IN A LANDSCAPE Oil on canvas laid to panel Tondo 7 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (18.9 x 19.4cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $600-1,000
610 ALBERT SMETS (belgian 19th century) SHEEP Signed ‘A. Smets’ bottom right, oil on panel 16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (41.9 x 27.6cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $400-600
612 GEORGE HENRY HALL (american 1825-1913) BURNS Signed ‘Hall’ bottom right, oil on board 10 7/16 x 7 1/4 in. (26.5 x 18.4cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $1,000-1,500
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613 LEO HERMANN (french 1853-1927) SEATED CARDINAL BY THE FIREPLACE Signed ‘Leo Hermann P**’ bottom right, oil on panel 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (34.6 x 26.4cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $500-700 614 JOHN CLINTON OGILVIE (american 1838-1900) COWS IN A MEADOW NEAR MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY Signed and dated ‘Clinton Ogilvie 1873’ bottom right, oil on canvas 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $600-1,000 615 O. LORCH (19th century) WOMAN KNITTING Signed ‘Lorch’ bottom center right, oil on panel 9 1/2 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $400-600 616 EUGÈNE CICERI (french 1813-1890) FIGURES IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE Signed and dated ‘Eug. ciceri 78’ bottom left, oil on panel 12 x 18 3/4 in. (30.5 x 47.6cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $800-1,200
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617 GUILLAUME SEIGNAC (french 1870-1927) CHILDREN IN AN INTERIOR Signed ‘Seignac’ bottom left, oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000
618 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL 17th-18th century MILITARY SKIRMISH; AND A COMPANION Oil on canvas 8 7/8 x 28 1/8 in. (22.5 x 71.4cm) (2) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000 619 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL 19th-20th century ELEGANT FIGURES IN A PARK Signed illegibly bottom left, oil on panel 6 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (15.6 x 21.3cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $500-700 620 ADOLPHE-RENÉ LEFEVRE (french 1834-1868) THE TOAST Signed and dated ‘Ad. R. Lefevre 188*’ bottom right, oil on panel 8 x 10 1/2 in. (20.3 x 26.7cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $500-700
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621 ÉMILE ETIENNE ESBENS (french b. 1821) A LADY IN NATURE Signed ‘Esbens’ bottom left, oil on canvas 30 x 21 1/2 in. (76.2 x 54.6cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $1,200-1,800
622 FRANÇOIS ADOLPHE GRISON (french 1845-1914) ICE SKATER Signed ‘Grison’ bottom right, also inscribed on verso, oil on panel 24 x 13 3/4 in. (61 x 34.9cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $1,000-1,500
623 LEÓN ESCOSURA (spanish 1834-1901) THE PET SKYE Signed and dated ‘Leon Escosura 1873’ bottom left, oil on panel 9 x 7 3/4 in. (22.9 x 19.7cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $800-1,200
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624 AGATHON LÉONARD (french 1841-1923) LA DANSEUSE À LA COTHURNE ET LA DANSEUSE TAMBOURIN À GAUCHE - SKETCH Watercolor and gouache on paper laid down to cardboard 5 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (13.3 x 17.5cm) Unframed. provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. note: George A. Lucas purchased three bronze figures from Agathon Leonard’s sculpture series, Jeu de l’Écharpe, directly from Susse Frères foundry in 1901. He records his visit to view the works in his diary on Wednesday, September 25, 1901: “Visit from Baron Steuben - To Berthas & with her to Susse’s to see Leonard bronze dancers - Lunch fg Montmartre - At Goupils (where met Fremiet) & Ordered Fremiet bronze - 115 fs - Shipping same with Bertha Tea rue L’Echelle -” (The Diary of George A. Lucas: An American Art Agent in Paris, 1857-1909, page 890). The three bronzes were sold by Freeman’s on May 25, 2017, lots 86, 87, 88, along with a group of three watercolor sketches of the series by Agathon Léonard. The sketches may have been given directly to Lucas from the artist as a preview of the series, or they may have accompanied the bronzes when he purchased them at Susse Frères. This fourth sketch is of the same origin, acquired at the same time along with the three bronzes and sketches. $300-500
625 ATTRIBUTED TO BLAISE ALEXANDRE DESGOFFE (french 1830-1901) BRIC-À-BRAC Oil on canvas 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $500-700
626 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) NUDE BY THE SEASHORE Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom right, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $3,000-5,000
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627 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) MIXED FLOWERS IN A VASE Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom right, oil on canvas 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $600-800
628 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) FLORAL STILL LIFE WITH GREEN VASE; AND A COMPANION Signed with initials ‘E.L.B.’ bottom left, watercolor on paper 21 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (54 x 43.8cm) (2) provenance: David Bendann, Baltimore, Maryland. The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $600-800 629 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) CHRYSANTHEMUMS Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom left, oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $1,000-1,500 630 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) FLORAL STILL LIFE Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom left, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $1,000-1,500
631 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) DRUID HILL PARK Oil on canvas 30 1/4 x 36 in. (76.8 x 91.4cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000
632 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) BY THE LAKE Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom left, oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000
633 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1964-1945) LANDSCAPE WITH ROLLING HILLS Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom right, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $1,000-1,500
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634 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) HOLLYHOCKS Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom right, oil on canvas laid down to board 32 x 23 in. (81.3 x 58.4cm) provenance: Howard C. Alley & John D. Trask, Inc., New York, New York. The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. exhibited: “First All Baltimore Exhibition,” Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, 1926. $600-1,000
635 EVERETT LLOYD BRYANT (american 1864-1945) NUDES BY WATER’S EDGE Signed ‘E.L. Bryant’ bottom right, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000
636 ELIHU VEDDER (american 1836-1923) A STRANGE STORY Signed with initial ‘V’ bottom right, oil on canvas 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $2,000-3,000
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637 B. KAUFMAN (american 19th-20th century) VENETIAN VIEW Signed with conjoined initials ‘BK’ bottom right; also signed, dedicated and dated ‘1902’ on stretcher verso, oil on canvas 7 1/2 x 9 in. (19.1 x 22.9cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $300-500
638 J. CARRELL LUCAS (american 1854-1928) FIGURE IN A LANDSCAPE Signed ‘Lucas’ bottom left, watercolor on paper 19 7/8 x 28 7/8 in. (50.5 x 73.3cm) provenance: The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $400-600
639 J. CARRELL LUCAS (american 1854-1928) COASTAL SCENE Signed ‘Lucas’ bottom left, watercolor on paper 20 x 29 in. (50.8 x 73.7cm) provenance: David Bendann, Baltimore, Maryland. The Lucas family Collections, Baltimore, Maryland. Thence by descent to Bertha Lucas (died 1943). Bequeathed by Bertha Lucas to the manager of Lucas Brothers, Jesse G. Kaufman, 1943. Thence by descent to the present owner. $400-600
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