Raingo Frères
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze and onyx six light candelabra by Raingo Frères. The scrolling acanthus candle arms issuing from a central turned onyx urn, hung with floral swags and ribbons, standing on a stepped plinth base with bead mouldings. Signed to the interior ‘Raingo Frères’.
Height 26 1/2” (67.4cm)
Width 12 1/2” (31.7cm)
Depth 10 1/2” (26.7cm)
French
Circa 1860
A late 19th century, Victorian, French Hepplewhite revival scroll arm window seat. The carved wood frame with acanthus scroll arms and fluted seat rail standing on moulded cabriole legs. Reupholstered.
Height 26” (66cm)
Width 43” (109cm)
Depth 15 1/4” (39cm)
English
Circa 1880
A George IV rosewood chiffonier attributed to Gillows. The raised back with turned spindle gallery supported by turned columns above original mercury silvered plate. The rectangular top with slim frieze and a pair of silk pleated doors below, flanked by moulded columns with acanthus carved corbels and standing on turned reeded bun feet.
Height 54″ (137cm)
Width 36″ (92cm)
Depth 14″ (35.5cm)
English
Circa 1830
Ferdinand Barbedienne
A late 19th century, French, bronze figure ‘Vénus D’Arles’. The semi clad figure of Venus standing with arms outstretched, holding it is thought, an apple in one hand & a mirror handle in the other, on a naturalistic base. The signature and inset seal to base, retaining the original ink inscriptions to the underside. Dark brown patination.
Barbedienne produced this model in 5 sizes according to their catalogue of 1886. This model is between the first two reductions measuring 70cm tall.
The original antique marble figure is housed in the Louvre museum. To the reverse the bronze retains a partial label ‘VENUS D’ARLES Le marbre antique est au musée du louvre’.
Height 70cm
Width 31 cm
Depth 15.5cm
Circa 1890
French
The Venus of Arles was discovered in several pieces at the Roman theatre at Arles. The sculptural programme at Arles was executed in Italy, perhaps by Greek artisans. Venus was the divine ancestor of the gens Julia; Arles, which had backed Caesar when Massilia backed Pompey was rewarded in numerous ways. A semi-nude heroic statue of Augustus was the dominating figure in the sculptural program of the Arles theatre.
The Venus was found in 1651, by workmen who were digging a well. The head appeared first, at a depth of six feet, which spurred further excavations. Later, after it had been given in 1681 to Louis XIV to decorate the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles, further excavations were made in the area of the theatre’s scenae frons, but no further fragments were found. The statue was seized from the royal collection at the Revolution and has been housed at the Louvre Museum ever since, though it is not currently on display. A copy is on display in the municipal building in Arles.
A pair of late 19th century, French, gilt bronze mounted dark green onyx columns. Each with a rotating square top above a turned column with champlevé collars, standing on stepped square plinth bases with gilt feet. Mounts regilded.
Height 46” (117cm)
Top 11 7/8” ( 30cm) square
Base 11” (28cm) square
French
Circa 1890
A late 19th century, French, Kingwood and ormolu mounted table vitrine of Louis XV inspiration. The rectangular top of serpentine form, with a bevelled glazed centre, opening to a relined interior with glazed sides, standing on slender cabriole legs ending in hoof sabots and united by a platform stretcher, inlaid with a radiating fan. Mounts regilded.
Height 29 1/2” (75cm)
Width 24” (61cm)
Depth 16” (41cm)
French
Circa 1890
A pair of late 19th century, French, bronze figures of young girls playing, supported on oval marble plinths. One girl is dressed in a Chiton playing ‘knucklebones’, a game of chance, the other is playing with a lizard. Black patination on gilt bronze bases.
Height 9 1/2” (24cm)
Width 10 1/2” (25.5cm)
Depth 7 1/2” (19cm)
French
Circa 1880
Often attributed to Pradier (1790-1852), the “Girl Playing Knucklebones” is in fact a copy after the famous Antique statue discovered by Vigna Giustiniani in 1732, today conserved at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. In 1732, Etienne Parrocel (1696-1776) realized a drawing after the original marble, today conserved at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Brockbank & Atkins London 2022
A George IV rosewood cased bracket clock by Brockbank & Atkins. The rosewood case with reeded top and ball finials above an arched glazed door with carved spandrels, enclosing a silvered dial with roman numerals and blued steel hands. The sides with fish scale brass panels, above a leaf carved plinth and scale feet. The twin train fusee five pillar movement striking the hour on a bell with pull repeat.
Height 16” (40.5cm)
Width 10” (25.4cm)
Depth 8” (20.3cm)
English
Circa 1830
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A fine & unusual pair of French gilt bronze & champlevé photograph frames. The shaped frames of oriental inspiration standing on a bamboo shaped easel.
Height 12” (30.5cm)
Width 8 1/2” (21.6cm)
Depth 6” (15.2cm)
French
Circa 1880
A pair of Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze mounted candlesticks. The kneeling figure of a winged cherub each holding a single sconce, retaining drip pans & flame snuffers, supported by a beaded circular plinth , the scroll feet hung with gilt chains. The whole supported by the original carved giltwood shaped bases.
Height 9 1/2″ (24.2cm)
Width 4” (10.2cm)
Depth 4” (10.2cm)
French
Circa 1860
A late 19th / early 20th century, Austrian, bronzed figure of ‘Andromeda chained to the rocks’. The classically draped figure of Andromeda standing with one foot raised, her wrists with golden handcuffs chained to a striated natural piece of onyx. Brown patination with parcel gilding.
Height 8″ (20.3cm)
Width 4″ (10.2cm)
Depth 4 1/2” (11.5cm)
Austrian
Circa 1900
Henri Picard French
A pair of late 19th century, French, silvered & parcel gilt bronze urns & covers by Henri Picard. The removal covers with pinatum finials, above silvered bodies relief cast with classical scenes of ‘Birth of Venus’ & ‘Abundantia with cornucopia’. Both stamped to the base ‘H Picard’.
Height 6″ (15cm)
Diameter 3 ½″ (9cm)
French
Circa 1870
An early 20th century Dutch bronze of a young girl. The figure holding milk churns in her arms standing on a naturalistic base with stepped marble plinth base. Dark brown patination. Indistinctly signed.
Dutch
Circa 1920
Height 8″ (20.3cm)
Width 2⅜” (6cm)
Depth 2⅜” (6cm)
Pierre Jules Mȇne (1810-1879)
Retriever ‘Chien Epagneul Francais’
A 19th century, French, patinated bronze animalier of a retriever cast after PJ Mȇne.
Height 2 3/4“ (7cm)
Depth 2 1/8“ (5.3cm)
Width 5 3/4“ (14/6cm)
Circa 1880
French
Alexandre Destape Palais Royal
A fine French gilt bronze portico clock from the 1st half of the 19th century, in the Empire style. The stepped rectangular pediment with dentil moulded cornice above four columns standing on a plinth base, the dial with an ormolu engine turned centre and enamel chapter ring with roman numerals, above a figure of a winged cupid holding a torch aloft. The friezes with finely cast and chased decoration in original matt & burnished gilding. The eight day movement with a bimetallic grid pendulum, striking the hour & half hour on a bell, via an outside countwheel, numbered M 309. Minor crazing to enamel chapter ring.
Height 18 1/2″ (47cm)
Width 10″ (25.4cm)
Depth 5 3/4“ (14.6cm)
French
Circa 1840
After Bertel Thorvaldsen (Gronnegade 1770 – Copenhagen 1844)
‘Mercury about to Kill Argus’
A mid 19th century ‘Electrocast’ bronze of Mercury. The seated figure of Mercury playing his Shepherds pipes, waiting for Argus to fall asleep. Inscribed to base ‘10.621‘.
Continental
Circa 1860
Height 14¼” (36.2cm)
Width 5⅛” (13cm)
Depth 5¾” (14.6cm)
An Edwardian ‘Elegant Inlaid Curio Table’ probably by Maples & Co. Of oval form with rising glazed top, profusely inlaid with marquetry scrolls and urns, standing on four slender square legs united by a curved stretcher. The inside relined. Retailed and stamped by ‘Hampton & Sons London 528’.
English
Circa 1900
Height 30¼” (77cm)
Width 24″ (61cm)
Depth 16½” (42cm)
An Edwardian giltwood oval mirror in the Adam revival style. The central oval bevelled plate inset a segmented border with oval paterae decoration, within a beaded and moulded knurled frame. Original gilding and plates.
Height 69cm
Width 105cm
English
Circa 1910
A George II mahogany tea table. The rectangular folding top opening to a polished interior, above a deep frieze, the front centre with a small oak lined drawer. The four cabriole legs ending in pad feet, the rear leg opening to support the flap top. Knuckle joint to rear leg replaced.
Height 28 1/2″ (72.4cm)
Width 34″ (86.4cm)
Depth 16 3/4″ (42.6cm)
Circa 1740
English
An early Victorian rosewood three tier whatnot buffet. The rectangular tiers with rounded front corners supported by lotus carved turned columns with a platform plinth base and concealed castors.
Height 39″ (99cm)
Width 36 1/4″ (92cm)
Depth 15 3/4″ (40cm)
English
Circa 1840
