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Pair of French drawings of Versailles and Marly
A pair of French 18th century ink and watercolour drawings on paper showing aerial views of the parks and buildings of Marly and Versailles , two Royal residences , in antique giltwood frames .
Circa 1730 - 1750
length 40,5 cm ( 16 inches ) x height 24 cm ( 9 1/2 inches )
An Italian Papal baroque red leather chalice box
A rare Italian baroque large red leather with gilt tooled ornements chalice box holding the coat or arms of Pope Benedict XIV Lambertini ( Pope from 1740 to 1758 ) in very good condition.
It opens in two with four little metal hooks.
A close example is in the collections of the Vatican Museums and of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Height 33 cm ( 13 inches ) x diameter 23 cm ( 9 inches )
A French Louis XV period velvet and gold thread armorial gaming purse
A French gaming purse ( also called : Dévolu) in red velvet embroidered in gold thread , lined in calfskin, with a coat of arms of three fleurs de lys surmounted with the crown of an earl and the lambel for a younger son.
Maybe for the counts of Estaing of the counts of Razilly in Anjou.
French, mid-18th century.
Diameter 13 cm ( 5 1/4 inches )
The gaming purses were used among others for playing cards at the court of Versailles .
Pair of French Louis XV chenets with Chinese figures
A set of four Italian baroque palatial chairs
An unusual set of four Italian baroque painted and parcel gilt palatial chairs with extraordinary shape.
The embroisered top with closed crowns , flowers and birds is original.
Probably from the southern part of Italy, Sicily or Naples
Height 117 cm ( 46 inches ) x Width 61 cm ( 24 inches ) x Depth 50 cm ( 20 inches )
Pair of black lacquer side tables attributed to Maison Jansen
A Roman neoclassical scagliola and marble table top
A Neapolitan silver holy water bucket
A good size Rococo Neapolitan silver holy water bucket or Secchiello with its handle and ring , the front showing an image of the crowned Virgin Mary with the signs MV SSS, with various hallmarks
In excellent condition.
Height 14 cm ( 5 1/2 inches ) x width 17 cm ( 6 3/4 inches ) x depth 13 cm ( 5 inches) Diameter of the base 8 cm ( 3 inches)
Pair of Chinese export mandarin vases mounted as lamps
A pair of Chinese export Qianlong period mandarin decoration double sided gourd shaped vases , with landscapes animated with people ,late 18th century , in very good condition, now on gilt wood bases and mounted as lamps
Height of vases 30 cm ( 12 inches ) x width 15 cm ( 6 inches)
Height with giltwood base 33 cm ( 13 inches)