21 Articles / Products in this category:
A pair of French Empire mahogany armchairs with winged sphinxes
Pair of French Louis XVI ormolu wall lights
Pair of large French bluejohn vases mounted as girandoles
A pair of French fluorspath or bluejohn vases of fine quality on square bases mounted in ormolu as three-light candelabra with a decor of roses and flowers, the arms as snakes, the bases with ormolu mounts.
Small cracks, accidents and restorations to the blue john.
Dimensions:
Height 55 cm ( 21 3/4 inches )
Width 28 cm ( 11 inches )
Depth 14 cm 5 1/2 inches )
A Roman baroque gilt wood console with exceptional marble top
Pair of French Paris porcelain surtout circa 1830
A pair of French Paris porcelain ( not signed) tripod three-tier surtout , the dark blue background with fine gold border of ivy leaves, the bases with cartouches of flowers and fruit on white background ,the three feet are lion paws.
Circa 1825 - 1830
In very good condition, especially the gold, except a small chip under one smaller tray.
Height: 44 cm ( 17 1/4 inches ) x diameter 23 cm ( 9 inches )
A French Empire porcelain column dedicated to Napoleon I
A French Paris porcelain column with a fine neoclassical decor painted in gold on a dark blue background ,the porcelain square base painted in grey faux marble, surmounted with a biscuit statuette of Napoleon I the arms crossed on his chest, the Legion of Honour on his side, standing near a square base.A few small restorations to the base of the column and to the biscuit.
French Empire work circa 1810 - 1815 , the statue of Napoleon in biscuit maybe added when his ashes were brought back from St Helena in 1840 .
Height 66 cm ( 26 inches) x width 13,5 cm ( 5 1/4 inches) x depth 13,8 cm ( 5 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 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)
A pair of large rock crystal girandoles by Maison Baguès
A pair of spectacular and large French rock crystal and amethyst mounted in gilt bronze girandoles with eight lights , on octogonal rock crystal bases mounted on gilt bronze by Maison Baguès, Paris circa 1930.
In very good original condition and complete , with a chip to one base a slightly unsolded arm.
Height 110 cm ( 3 ft 7 '' ) x width 50 cm ( 19 3/4 '' ) x depth 50 cm ( 19 3./4 '' )
