A lovely pair of late 19th century ormolu mounted celadon porcelain lamps. Of bottle form, the bayonet fitting above a pierced collar with circular plinth bases. Sympathetically converted from oil lamps to electricity. Rewired and PAT tested. Regilded.
Height 18 7/8” (48cm)
Width 5 7/8” (15cm)
Depth 5 7/8” (15cm)
French
Circa 1900
A pair of French patinated bronze figures in the form of peasants. The figures in 18th century costume, he holding a rabbit, she a basket & bird, both supported on rococo gilt bronze plinths. Dark brown/green patination.
Height 14” (35.5cm)
Width 5 1/2” (14cm)
Depth 5 1/2” (14cm)
French
Circa 1870
An early 20th century, French, ormolu fire screen in the Louis XV style. The acanthus scrolling rococo frame inset with a steel mesh mounted with central ribbon tying a pair of flaming torches with wrythen leafy branches. Regilded.
Height 27” (68.5cm)
Width 25 1/2” (65cm)
Depth 7” (18cm)
French
Circa 1910
A Napoleon III gilt bronze mantel clock in the Louis XVI style. The seated figure of the muse Clio reading from a scroll, supported by a shaped platform base standing on toupie feet. The white enamel dial with roman numerals, above a floral painted porcelain panel to the frieze. The eight day movement with Brocot suspension striking the hour & half hour on a bell through a countwheel. The case retaining the original gilding.
Height 10 ½” (26.7cm)
Width 15 ½” (39.4cm)
Depth 5″ (12.7cm)
Circa 1860
French
Attributed to Paul Sormani
A late 19th century, French, kingwood and marquetry table de toilette after the model by Jean-François Oeben held in the V&A collection. The shaped top with central floral marquetry panel with parquetry border sliding back above a frieze drawer fitted with easel mirror and side compartments lined with silk, supported by four slender cabriole legs ending in gilt bronze sabots.
Height 28 1/2″ (72.5cm)
Width 28 3/4″ (73cm)
Depth 14 1/2″ ( 37cm)
French
Circa 1870
This table can be attributed to Paul Sormani. For an identical table see Lot 124 Christies sale 8023 The opulent Eye-500 Years Decorative Arts Europe 22nd September 2011 engraved to the lock plate ‘SORMANI PARIS 134 Bould Haussman‘
A fine pair of mid 19th century French Chenets of Louis XVI inspiration. The seated figures of children warming themselves by the heat of flaming braziers, the shaped plinths with entwined leafy panels, the children sitting upon swagged material flanked by tassels, standing on toupie feet. Regilded.
Height 30″ (76cm)
Width 22″ (56cm)
Depth 14″ (35.5cm)
French
Circa 1860
A substantial Edwardian bronze, ormolu & marble table lamp. Of neoclassical form, the single bayonet fitting above a bronze triform stand with guilloche band headed with rams heads issuing garrya husk swags, standing on a moulded stepped marble plinth base. Regilded. Rewired.
Height 32 1/2″ (82.5cm)
Width 9″ (23cm)
Depth 8″ (20.5cm)
French
Circa 1910
A fine French Louis XIV style ormolu mounted tortoiseshell table casket bijouterie inspired by André Charles Boulle. In the form of a miniature commode, the rectangular bevelled glazed top opening to a velvet lined interior, above a single mahogany lined frieze drawer, the curvilinear body mounted on each corner with a winged espagnolette terminating in a hairy paw foot. Regilded. Retaining the original key
Height 10 5/8” (27cm)
Width 15 1/4” (38.5cm)
Depth 9 1/4” (23.5cm)
French
Circa 1880
An impressive pair of 19th century patinated bronze and ormolu mounted table lamps. The original shade carrier above an openwork collar issuing from three figures of classical maidens depicting the sciences and arts, a stepped triform plinth below hung with garlands on flowers standing on a ‘Vert Maurin’ marble plinth.
Sympathetically converted from oil lamps to electricity. Rewired.
Height 25 1/2″ (65cm) to bayonet
Width 9″ (23cm)
Depth 8″ (20cm)
Continental
Circa 1860
A French Restauration period ormolu & cut glass table/toilet mirror. The figure of Fortuna holding a cornucopia in one hand, a wreath in the other, supporting a circular double sided swing mirror, retaining the concave & flat glass to each side. The circular cut glass base with a finely cast bead and anthemion ormolu rim.
Height 12 1/2” (32cm)
Base diameter 4 1/2” (11.5cm)
Width 6 1/2” (16.5cm)
French
Circa 1830
A pair of late 19th century French bronze & ormolu cassolettes in the Louis XVI style. The domed tops with pinatum finials inverting to a gilt candle sconce, the ovoid body with triform supports headed by goat masks terminating in hoof feet, standing on stepped plinth bases, hung with chain swags.
Height 10 1/4″ (26cm)
Width 7 11/16″ (9.5cm)
Depth 7 11/16″ (9.5cm)
French
Circa 1880
A fine quality 19th century, French, ormolu five light candelabra in the Empire style. The figure of winged victory holding an olive branch in her left hand, the other raising aloft a laurel wreath issuing five candle sconces, standing on a globe with a stepped square plinth base. The plinth fronted with a muse her outstretched arms holding a Dove & Butterfly.
Height 27 1/2” (70cm)
Plinth 5 7/8” square (15cm)
French
Circa 1880
‘Le Gladiateur’
A ‘Grand Tour’ style Italian carved serpentine marble from the end of the 19th century of ‘The Dying Gaul’, after the antique. The slumped figure with broken sword to his side, on an integral oval base.
Height 4 3/8″ (11.1cm)
Width 8″ (20.3cm)
Depth 3 3/4″ (9.5cm)
Italian
Circa 1890
A Pair of Continental, probably French, patinated bronze & parcel gilt figures of Mars & Minerva from the 19th century. Minerva seated with spear in right hand, shield in left, a rams fleece at her feet and an owl resting upon her head. The seated figure of Mars looking to sinister, wearing a plumed helmet, resting his right hand on a sword with an oval shield his feet. Both with stepped Belgian black marble pedestals with fluted columns to each corner. Lovely original condition. Small flake to front of Mars base.
Height 12 1/2” (31.5cm)
Width 4 3/4” (12cm)
Depth 4” (10cm)
Continental
Circa 1870
Georges-Francois Alix (1846-1906) Retailed by Edwards & Roberts.
A late 19th century Kingwood, satiné & ormolu mounted Louis XV style commode of small proportions & serpentine form. The shaped Brèche d’Alep marble top above a pair of marquetry inlaid doors, opening to reveal three walnut lined drawers, flanked by rams heads mounts. The sides quarter veneered with satiné, and standing on slender cabriole legs. Labelled and stamped ‘Edwards & Roberts’ the top carcass stamped ‘ALIX’. Marble top with old repair. Mounts regilded.
Georges-François Alix (1846-1906) was established at 46, rue de Charonne and in 1878 moved to 6 bis, rue Richard Lenoir. He specialised in ‘meubles genre ancien, bronzes et marqueteries‘ and exhibited at the Paris Expositions of 1884, 1885 and 1889.
Height 32 1/2” (82.5cm)
Width 25” (63.5cm)
Depth 13 3/8” (34cm)
French
Circa 1890
After Jean-Demosthène Dugourc (1749-1825)
A fine quality late 19th century, French, ormolu candlestick lamp. The gadrooned lion-mask sconce above a stem of floral draped female terms, on acanthus foliate-wrapped circular spreading base with bead border. Fine original gilding. Rewired.
With their triple female caryatid shaft swagged with floral garlands, laurel collar and domed, acanthus-cast plinth, these candlesticks are based on a design attributed to Jean-Demosthène Dugourc (1749-1825) in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Candlestick height 13” (33cm).
Overall height 18 1/2” (47cm)
Width 5 3/4” (14.5cm)
French
Circa 1890
A fine pair of mid 19th century Victorian ormolu & rosewood easel frames. The finely cast bronze frames with original matt & burnished gilding. The arched inset matted slip inset a frame moulded with garrya husks, flanked by berried leaves and acanthus scrolls to the lower corners, inset a velvet lined case with rosewood frame. The metal easel backs relined. Bearing label for J.W. Vokins. The backs easily taken off to inset an image.
Height 8 7/8” (22.5cm)
Width 7 3/4” (19.7cm)
English
Circa 1850
A fine pair of late 19th century French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted verde marmo aiguières, later converted for table lamps. Each elongated reeded turned marble body mounted with finely cast and chased acanthus leaf and bulrush rims, looped handle and foot in the Louis XV rococo style. The mounts retaining their original matt and burnished gilding.
These Vases can be attributed to Paul-Charles Sormani. For a similar pair stamped ‘PS’ see Sotheby’s Lot 34 & Lot 35 Property from a distinguished Private Asian Collector.
These ewers are closely related to a pair of Louis XV gilt bronze mounted lacquer vases, by Jean-Claude Duplessis (1699-1774) housed in the Wallace Collection.
Urn Height 13 1/4″ (33.5cm)
Height to Lamp fitting 16 1/2″ (42cm)
Width 7″ (18cm)
Depth 5 1/4″ (13.5cm)
French
1890
A pair of early 19th century ormolu mounted marble cassolettes in the style of Matthew Boulton. The pinatum finial inverting to a candle sconce above an ovoid marble body, flanked to either side by rams masks with hooped rings, the flared socle with square plinth base and ball feet. Regilded.
Height 10” (25.5cm)
Depth 3 1/2” (9cm)
Width 3 1/2”(9cm)
English
Circa 1800
A pair of Italian Levanto rouge marble obelisks in the ‘Grand Tour’ style from the mid 20th century. Each with pointed tapering column above a square stepped plinth base.
Height 19” (48cm)
Width 4 1/2” (10.5cm)
Depth 4 1/2” (10.5cm)
Italian
Circa 1960
