European online featuring Fine Silver April 2–13, 2018 | www.skinnerinc.com
European online With over 600 lots on offer, this auction features an expansive selection of European furniture and decorative arts as well as fine silver spanning the 18th through early 20th century. The auction opens for bidding Monday, April 2, at 12PM and closes on Friday, April 13, beginning at 10AM. Live previews will be held in the Boston gallery on Wednesday, April 11, 12–5PM and Thursday, April 12,12–8PM.
Right: “The Bennet Cup,” Sterling Silver Trophy by Tiffany & Co., chased by Eugene J. Soligny (1832-1901) $5,000-7,000 George I Britannia Standard Silver Chocolate Pot $3,000-5,000 George II Sterling Silver Cake Basket $4,000-5,000
Bottom: Tiffany & Co. “Winthrop” Pattern Sterling Silver Flatware Service $6,000-8,000 Gorham Coin Silver Pitcher, c. 1860 $1,000-1,500 Luen Wo Chinese Export Silver Center Bowl $1,000-1,500 Four-piece Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Presentation Set, c. 1865 $1,500-2,500
Fine Silver The Fine Silver section of this sale includes nearly 300 lots and spans a broad range of flatware and hollowware from the United States, England, and Europe. British silver is particularly wellrepresented with over 100 lots— including many fine examples of tankards and coffeepots as well as a diverse selection of early Georgian
Opposite page: Selections from a Large Offering of British Silver
tableware.
Boch Frères
Clarice Cliff Large François Maurice Palissy Ware Charger $1,000-1,500
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Our fine ceramic offerings include a selection of Wedgwood as well as strong group of Boch Frères, Moorcroft, Gouda, Clarice Cliff, and Palissy wares.
Moorcroft
Gouda Pottery Pottery production in Holland was once at the forefront, with early Delft wares revived in the late 19th/early 20th century in Gouda. Like many ceramicproducing hubs across the world, the city of Gouda was in an advantageous position with both access to indigenous clay and riverways to transport materials needed to produce their wares as well the finished pieces themselves. Gouda pottery began to be produced by the Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland (also known as PZH or Zuid-Holland) factory in 1898. Other factories in the area followed suit shortly thereafter, often shifting their product lines from functional wares like clay pipes to ornamental pottery. Gouda pottery is most known for colorful matte-glazed motifs in the Art Nouveau and later Art Deco styles. The pieces in this sale highlight the diversity of Gouda production with examples from the various factories in a wide array of patterns and styles.
Gouda
Furniture, decorative arts, and fine ceramic lots in the sale span a wide array of styles and mediums from Grand Tour bronzes to chandeliers to Louis Vuitton suitcases. Sculpture is also well-represented, particularly works in bronze, with over thirty examples of varying size and style.
Left: Edward Algernon Stuart Douglas (1850-c. 1920), Off to the Meet $1,000-1,500 Ten Framed Paintings of European Artists, c. 1860s $800-1,200
Opposite: After Edward Drouot (French, 1859-1945), Water Carrier $1,500-2,500 After Emile Louis Picault (act. France, 1833-1915), Per Laborem $600-800 After Edward Drouot (French, 1859-1945), Muse des Bois $1,500-2,500 After Paul Dubois (French, 1827-1905), Le Courage Militaire $3,000-5,000 George III Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with a Selection of Wedgwood and other English Ceramics
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Top left: Louis Vuitton Suitcases Top right: 19th Century Painted Swedish Chest $500-700
Bottom: 19th Century Renaissance Revival Walnut Settle $800-1,200
Opposite top left: Pair of Empire Gilt-bronze Tenlight Candelabra $4,000-6,000
Opposite bottom: Finely Carved Egyptian Revival Table, late 19th century $2,000-3,000
Opposite top right: 17th/18th Century Style Portrait of a Lady as Flora $600-800
Far right: French Six-light Bronze and Ormolu Candelabra $3,000-5,000
Revivalism in 19th Century Furniture During the 19th century it became exceedingly popular to reinterpret historical styles in the furniture and decorative arts of the day. Artisans and designers were inspired by earlier works from the Gothic to the Rococo period as well as ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian antiquities. Often times motifs from various periods and inspiration sources would be present on a single piece, as on this center table to the left. It features a wonderful amalgamation of carved Egyptian-style busts to the legs as well as classically draped busts to the frieze and hairy paw feet reminiscent of Italian Renaissance furniture.
Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Hermès $500-700 Barbedienne Bronze Figure of Diana the Huntress $1,500-2,500 After Eugène Antoine Aizelin (act. France, 1821-1902), Bust of a Woman $400-600
After Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière (French, 1831-1900), Victor of the Cockfight $500-700 After Hans Muller (b. 1873), The Harvester $600-800 After Rudolf Kaesbach (1873-1950), The Laborer $600-800
opposite: After Francesco Albani (Italian, 1578-1660), The Element of Air $1,000-1,500 Seventeen Royal Doulton Hand-painted Plates $300-500 Thirty-three-piece Derby Porcelain Luncheon Service $1,000-2,000
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