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WROUGHT IRON DOORKNOCKER. 16TH CENTURY.

Knocker. Wrought iron. Century XVI. Door knocker made of wrought iron and made up of several pieces, among which the main one stands out. This has two bands that begin in parallel and then separate and form two facing volutes joined in this area by a rectangular piece, also showing several engraved lines that highlight these elements. The use of scrolls in forging was common since the Romanesque period, and we can speak of an evolution in this element with the passage of time. This example belongs due to its shape to a type of handle or knocker known as “scissor”.

· Size: 15x8,5x2 cms
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Ref.: Z0007A
ENGINE ORDER TELEGRAPH. FENYA, FABRICACIONES ELÉCTRICAS, NAVALES Y ART...

Synchronous type ship bridge electric telegraph. Fenya, Fabricaciones Eléctricas, Navales y Artilleras, SA Spain, around the middle of the 20th century. Bronze, glass, carved wooden base. Electrical bridge telegraph, synchronous type, used, thanks to a replica in the engine room, to transmit the required travel speed orders. It has a simple square carved wooden base, a metal body with a door closed by screws and a circular finish with the usual lever. This circular area features transparent glass and a blue arrow to indicate various speeds (forward and reverse), above the emblem of the manufacturing company and the type of machinery, model and power. It was a very effective mechanism and widely used while there was no internal voice communication between different parts of the ship and it was necessary to control the engines from the same engine room. Although they were often changed as new technical advances arose, they are pieces valued today for their appearance and their history. Fenya (Electrical, Naval and Artillery Manufacturing) was a company founded in Ferrol by José María González-Llanos y Caruncho (who also founded ASTANO -Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste- in 1941), with three telephone designs as its first product. This was followed by telephone exchanges, electrical equipment for ships, electrical panels and motors, becoming one of the main auxiliary companies in Ferrol. It closed permanently in 1997.

· Size: 42x42x130 cms. base 55x55 cms.
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Ref.: Z0434
BRONZE BRAZIER 18TH CENTURY

Spanish brazier from the 18th century. Bronze. Baroque Spanish bronze brazier, raised on three legs in the shape of a curled volute on the outside, finished off at its base with grotesque masks with synthetic features. The container is flattened and stepped, with a clear cut separating the neck from the belly and a convex and slightly curved mouth. On both sides are the handles, mobile and with great decorative sense, composed of the figures of two hermes with a vegetalized body. Weight: 12kg

· Size: 55x55x40 cms.
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Ref.: Z0650
WHEELCHAIR, 19TH CENTURY.

Cart for the disabled, 19th century. Car with upholstered seat and two cushioned wheels in the rear and a smaller one, steerable by means of a crank, in the front. The footrest has been decorated with geometric marquetry studded on the outside. It is necessary to highlight the state of conservation.

· Size: 180x83x100 cms.
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Ref.: Z0713
ALTAR FRONT FOR PRIVATE CHAPEL, POLYCHROMED WOOD, BAROQUE, SPAIN, BEGI...

Baroque private altar frontal in carved and polychrome wood, Spain, early 18th century. The work is completed by a broken pediment in the center on a projecting entablature that rests on the lower body, flanked by two columns with a helical shaft and a compound capital, and composed of a molding that frames a semicircular arch on pilasters and a trompe-l'oeil background. of cloth. This type of frontal was normally used in private chapels to highlight sacred images, and its decorative elements refer to 18th century Spain.

· Size: 140x35x155 cms. (Int. 46x26x85 cms.)
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Ref.: Z0747
WOODEN FRAME. 16TH CENTURY.

Frame. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. Century XVI. Carved, polychrome and gilded wooden frame made from different elements of marked Renaissance influence, resulting in an architectural composition with a stepped base, two fluted pilasters with scrolls on the sides and an upper finish formed by another stepped entablature and a triangular pediment with three balls on another narrower entablature.

· Size: 143x34x160 cms.
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Ref.: Z0876
”WOOD TURNER TEST” CYLINDRICAL BOX, 17TH-18TH CENTURIES.

Cylindrical “turner's test” box, 17th-18th century. Cylindrical box decorated with different bands and lid with a carved star. The base presents a series of inscriptions that allude to the purpose for which it was created: these types of pieces were tests of mastery of turner apprentices, which they had to take to pass certain exams within the guild to which they belonged. Not many of these works are preserved because they are more practical than decorative and not commissioned by a client, but their interest is undeniable for this very reason.

· Size: 10,5x10,5x19 cms.
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Ref.: Z2330
ORNAMENTAL TOP, POLYCHROMED AND GILT WOOD, 18TH CENTURY.

Finish in carved, polychrome and gilded wood, 18th century. Painted finish imitating marble decorated with scrolls and carved and gilded plant motifs on its front surface. It would be part of a larger work such as an altarpiece, and the quality of its work and its polychrome stand out. The volume of the carving and the movement that its curves provide relate this finish to the Baroque, recalling in some details the Rococo.

· Size: 20x87x37 cms.
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Ref.: Z2626
BRONZE WEIGHT

Weight of the 18th century. Bronze. Bronze weight, incomplete, with the container vessel and two of the smaller ones, all cold decorated with incised and printed motifs, simple edges on the small vessels and more complex borders on the container vessel. Nested cup weights are a set of cup or glass-shaped weights, which all fit precisely inside each other. A complete set is considered one that fully conserves all its original vessels. The largest, called a keeper, consists of a top lid with a handle and closure, and weighs exactly the same as the sum of all the others. The second in descending order weighs half as much as the keeper, and the same as the sum of the rest. This proportionality is maintained until the last weight, called the disc or last piece, which is usually solid and closes the game. This principle will remain unchanged until the introduction of the decimal metric system.

· Size: 11x12x12 cms.
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Ref.: Z3034
PAIR OF CHIMNEY ANDIRONS, GILT BRONZE. FRANCE, 19TH CENTURY.

Pair of andirons in gilded bronze and iron. France, 19th century. The area closest to the fire has been left undecorated. The front presents two cupids with butterfly wings, a common detail in the 19th century, as are the eggs, shields and plant elements that complete the figures. Forms inspired by classicism are common in Neoclassicism and all the decorative styles of the 19th century.

· Size: 25x20x10 cms.
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Ref.: Z3052
PAIR OF COLUMNS, CARVED WOOD, 17TH CENTURY.

Pair of carved wooden columns, 17th century. Each shows a lower part decorated in relief with vases joined by ties and a fluted shaft divided into two areas and presents a composite capital. Although the motifs are of classical tradition, the forcefulness of the reliefs and the lines of the columns unite the couple with Spanish baroque examples from the 17th century. Weight: 12kg

· Size: 17x17x106 cms.
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Ref.: Z3391
SET OF STRIPS AND FRAME IN PAINTED WOOD WITH GOLDEN DETAIL. 17TH CENTU...

Lot consisting of strips and frame (lintel and two jambs) in gilded and polychrome carved wood. Decoration of plant motifs with golden scrolls on a green background. XVII century

· Size: 175x160 cms.
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Ref.: Z3395
GILLER-FALLER CAMERA WITH PROFESSIONAL STAND, FRANCE, CA 1925.

Gilles-Faller (Paris) studio photographic camera with easel, France, circa 1925. Studio photographic camera with bellows in very good condition, two lenses and mounted on an easel on casters for professional use that has a crank for adjusting the camera in height and diagonals. Made of wood and gold metal and in its color, it presents the manufacturer's plate on the front. The professional and amateur photographic equipment company was founded in 1855 thanks to Besson, who, some time later, partnered with Gilles. Around 1870 this second family continued the business until, around 1900, “Guilles Fils” was succeeded by “Gilles E.”, which became associated with Faller, giving rise to “Gilles-Faller”, which would become Société Anonyme in 1924. (d'Exploiation) des Anciens Établissements Guilles-Faller. The identification plate located above the camera lens refers to this last stage, and places the headquarters at 31 Rue Navarin in Paris, where they would have already been established around 1900, but without mentioning its number 33. street (which they would buy, at the latest, in 1926, since this new door appears in L'Indicateur de l'Industrie Photographique of that year). The present easel is very similar to the one in figure 2 (page 2) of the house's 1928 catalog (Bibliothèque Nationale Française, Paris) which was sold with the “Chambre Gilles B 30x30” model along with a series of elements. All the house's models allowed the free combination of shutters and also lenses: note the two present, in good condition. Looking at the aforementioned advertising, there is a particularity: in this case the rectangular camera (18X24) requires a specific easel, which could be included in the lot for an extra charge in francs. Made in walnut finish, which the client could choose between patent or varnished, you can see the rails that allow the movement of the camera using the small wheels on its right and the reinforced canvas bellows.

· Size: 60x70x196 cms.
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Ref.: Z3397
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS. WROUGHT IRON. 18TH CENTURY.

Failed. Wrought iron. Century XVIII. Iron element formed by several pieces firmly joined together that has simple decoration based on rings and other details and is used to close a door or window. These types of pieces were very common in the construction of important residences. Available 4 units Price unit

· Size: Longitudes:194-266 cms
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Ref.: Z3485A
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS. WROUGHT IRON. 18TH CENTURY.

Failed. Wrought iron. Century XVIII. Iron element formed by several pieces firmly joined together that has simple decoration based on rings and other details and is used to close a door or window. These types of pieces were very common in the construction of important residences. 2 units available.

· Size: Longitud 205 cms.
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Ref.: Z3485B
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS. WROUGHT IRON. 18TH CENTURY.

Failed. Wrought iron. Century XVIII. Iron element formed by several pieces firmly joined together that has simple decoration based on rings and other details and is used to close a door or window. These types of pieces were very common in the construction of important residences. Available 3 units. Price unit

· Size: 290x30 cms.
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Ref.: Z3485C
WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS. WROUGHT IRON. 18TH CENTURY.

Failed. Wrought iron. Century XVIII. Iron element formed by several pieces firmly joined together that has simple decoration based on rings and other details and is used to close a door or window. These types of pieces were very common in the construction of important residences. Available 1 unit

· Size: 30x13x250 cms.
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Ref.: Z3485E
WROUGHT IRON GRILLE. 16TH CENTURY.

Gothic grille with frame. Wrought iron, wood. Century XVI. A carved wooden frame supports the wrought iron fence that has decorated balusters: all have a heart-shaped shape in the center, while the axes are smooth on top and spiraled below in those with the heart facing up, and spiraled. above and smooth below in those that show this shape with the beak downwards. These heart-shaped shapes appear, for example, in the Gothic grille of the Cathedral of Pamplona or in that of the Main Chapel of the Cathedral of Zamora, or in that of the Monastery of Guadalupe. Thin square-section bars, often twisted, appear in Spanish ironwork as early as the 14th century. The “opening” of the vertical bars forming rhombuses, hearts or more complex variants can be seen in examples from the 15th century (Ávila Cathedral, etc.)

· Size: 140x26x160 cms.
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Ref.: Z3579
FRAME, POLYCHROMED AND GILT WOOD. 18TH CENTURY.

Frame in polychrome and gilded wood. End of the 18th century. Rectangular frame with golden seed beads on a red background and elements related to the Passion of Christ on shields in the corners and center of the longest sides: dice, nails, bag (of Judas coins), mallet and tongs, cross with spears and two whips. These motifs clearly show that it was made to highlight a passionate religious painting, surely in a particular chapel given the lack of relief, and the strong relationship of the work with the Rococo.

· Size: 187x3x87 cms LUZ 51X154 cms.
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Ref.: Z3627
IRON DOG DOOR KNOCKER 16TH CENTURY

Wrought iron. Dog Shape. Spain Century XVI

· Size: 15x5x21 cms.
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Ref.: Z3687
SMALL ORNAMENTAL MIRROR, GILT WOOD, 17TH-18TH CENTURIES.

Small cornucopia with carved and gilded wood frame, 17th-18th centuries. Rectangular mirror highlighted by a frame composed of several simple stepped moldings around which a fleshy decoration based on scrolls and plant elements has been arranged, with openwork areas, which ends at the top in a crest flanked by two curves combined with countercurve paths in a way that resembles a split curved pediment. The back, which has not been carved, has an antique metal ring at the top that allows the frame to be hung on the wall. It is necessary to highlight the volume of the carvings, their fleshiness and the not very excessive movement presented by both the plant elements and the volutes, as well as the rectangular crest of the crown, which stands out from the rest of the frame without any transition element. All of this places the work within the Baroque, but both the harmony and the symmetry and the fact that the decoration does not barely protrude from the rectangular frame (except for the top) show a tempering that may be due to the influence of Neoclassicism. What is striking is the absence of rockeries and lines that we could attribute to Rococo, a decorative style that was very popular in the decorative arts of the 18th century in the main creative centers, which is explained by the mirror belonging to a workshop located in a remote area. thereof. This type of work used to be hung on the walls of important homes (or prominent religious institutions) with the aim that the mirrors would return the light they received to the interior of the room, multiplying the lighting and giving the impression of greater spatial amplitude. . The present example, although it is not one of the largest or most prominent cornucopias of the time, was made for a wealthy family with the intention of staying in a small private room, hence the concentration of the size in a small space and the cornucopia measurements.

· Size: 56x41 LUZ 25x20,2 cms.
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Ref.: Z3794
TRAVEL CUTLERY SET WITH CASE AND GLASS. 19TH CENTURY.

Case with field cutlery and knife. XIX century. Cylindrical case with hinged closure that contains various field cutlery, such as a spoon, a knife, a removable fork, etc. secured in a rigid lining and stored in a metal container. This type of travel object was widely used during the 19th century.

· Size: 8x8x16 cms.
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Ref.: Z3806
WROUGHT IRON KITCHEN “LLAR” (POT HOLDER), 16TH CENTURY.

Wrought iron kitchen sink, 16th century. Kitchen rack of three hooks joined on a horizontal crossbar with engraved decoration and square and rectangular rings and bars, some of which have been twisted. The conservation of this type of utilitarian elements is not at all common despite their abundance due to their frequent replacement. Similar pieces have been made in all artistic styles, since it was used to hold the cauldron over the fire.

· Size: 79x200 cms.
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Ref.: Z3829
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PAINTED WOOD LECTERN

Lectern. Mexico, Around 1700 Carved and gilded wood. Mexican baroque lectern entirely made of carved and gilded wood. It has a prismatic shape, with the front inclined to facilitate the support of the book. Halfway up the front there is a flat corbel with a molded perimeter, like a cornice, on which is placed an oval recess that forms the center of the body of a double-headed eagle, the main motif of the decoration. The eagle appears from the front, with its wings folded and its legs resting on the volutes formed by the tail on the sides, with the two heads in profile forming a rigorously symmetrical composition, typical of the classicist baroque. Between the two heads is a crenellated crown, supported in its center by a flowering stem. On the sides, openwork like the front, we see the only element that tells us that we are looking at a piece from the 18th century, although still fully baroque. This is the rockery created in the Rococo period, in the first half of the 18th century, an ornamental element that will be widely used since then and consists of an abstract crest that evokes in its texture and lines the exterior of a shell.

· Size: 30x18,5x39 cms.
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Ref.: Z3862