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Mustard and spice jars. Silver, "regent plate", glass. 20th century. Incomplete. With contrast marks. A collection of sixteen pieces (tubular salt shaker, three spice racks, mustard jars) bearing hallmarks. Some are English (from Birmingham, by AL Davenport Ltd, established around 1927, GJ Myatt & Co. Ltd., Arthur Willmore Pennington –established 1901–, S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd.; Goldsmiths' & Silversmiths' Company –established in London in 1880–; etc.), while others combine glass (both clear and transparent) with metal elements. Stylistically, they are inspired by traditional designs. Weight: 900 grams
· Size: 7x5,5x6,5 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZF1374
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Frame. Carved and gilded wood. 18th century. A rectangular frame made of carved and gilded wood, combining a thin, smooth band on the inside with another carved band and a third, on the outside, in which smooth areas are combined with delicate vegetal details (these in the same finish as the rest of the molding, highlighted against a striped background). Currently, the value and appreciation of frames are on the rise due to their demand by important museums and institutions, who seek to restore artworks to their original frames. This explains why similar examples can be found in some of Vermeer's paintings, for instance, or in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Louvre Museum, the British Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, among others.
· Size: 75x6x58 cms. / 50x38 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES
Ref.: ZE225
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Naveta. Silver in its natural color. Salamanca, Spain, 1824-1850. With contrasting marks and text. Silver boat in its natural color with a circular, stepped foot decorated with finished moldings, a curved shaft or foot with lines, and an elongated top part, with a lid on one side and a protrusion on the other side of the piece (note the damage here). The hallmarks on the upper edge (beneath the hinged lid) and on the foot place the manufacture of this vessel in Salamanca, during the years of the renowned assayer known as Bernabé Hidalgo (apparently documented in 1840, considered by some to have been active in the 18th and 19th centuries; there is evidence of a Bernabé Sahagún Hidalgo practicing as an assayer in Salamanca between 1824 and 1850). The other hallmark could not be identified. Note also the inscription “Billaberde” on the foot of the piece. Weight: 454 grams.
· Size: 16x10x18 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE438
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Courtiers and Cage. Glazed porcelain. Model: Johann Joachim. Circa 1800 Enameled porcelain figure with a base resembling rocks and a couple of lovers dressed in the style of the 18th century, with the boy extending his left hand towards a large birdcage. The piece is very similar to figures titled “Lovers with a Cage” made by Du Paquier (who opened a porcelain factory in Vienna in 1719) in 1737, examples of which are preserved in collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Du Paquier, in turn, drew his inspiration from works produced in Meissen by Johan Joachim Kaendler around 1736-1740 (varying in details such as the substitution of the table found in the German pieces with the cage found in the Viennese ones in some examples, or in colors, for instance). If the present work is compared with Du Paquier's works, notable similarities can be seen in poses, elements, etc., but also important differences (coloring, details, base of the figure, etc.).
· Size: 14x12x13 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF0445
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Historical Compendium of the Arquebusiers of Madrid… Soler, Isidro (fl. Ca. 1795). Madrid, 1795. Original, leather binding. 86 pages. Perfect condition. “Historical Compendium of the Arquebusiers of Madrid from their origin to the present time, with two plates on which are engraved the marks and countermarks they used in their works,” by Isidro Soler, arquebusier of Our Lord the King. Pantaleón Aznar Printing House, 1795, Madrid. 86 p., 2 leaves of engraving. Full leather binding with gilt spines and decorated raised bands; gilt edges, back edges and corners; cover with embossed and gilt borders framing a royal superlibris with the Order of the Golden Fleece and a closed crown.
· Size: 15,5x1,5x20,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0568
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Frame. Gilded and polychrome wood. 17th century. It shows loss in the lower left area. The frame, crafted from carved, gilded, and polychromed wood in certain areas, features a decoration based on bands (alternating plain with others adorned with vegetal and architectural elements) and a raised section at the top with vegetal and architectural motifs. In this area and below, polychromy is combined with gilding. Note the similarity between the decoration and lines of this piece and certain Spanish Baroque altarpieces of the 17th century.
· Size: 105x16,5x101,5 / int 81x57 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES
Ref.: ZF0631
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Pair of spouted jugs. Silver. BENITO GÓMEZ, Antonio (1775-1835). Segovia, Spain, 1801-1835. With contrast markings. Pair of spouted jugs with a circular base with moldings, a low conical foot and a tubular body ending in a hemisphere at the bottom and with a flat molding at the top; the handle, in a double C shape, has a simple volute or branch that rests towards the mouth of the piece; the spout shows a simple decoration. Typologically, this pair is linked to a type of spouted jug that, with variations, was common in Spanish domestic silverware from the first half of the 17th century until the beginning of the 18th century, and was also found after that date. As is typical, the secular model was quickly adopted by religious silverware, especially for use in liturgical cruets. Antonio Benito Gómez (1775-1835) was a silversmith who worked in Segovia from at least 1801 until his death, also serving as a silversmith's marker between 1824 and 1828, and again between 1831 and 1835. The son of silversmith Juan de la Cruz Benito, several of his works have been preserved: a baptismal shell and veil for the Church of Vera Cruz in Zamarramala, a holy water sprinkler located in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in La Granja de San Ildefonso (Segovia), and others. Stylistically, most of his known work is clearly Rococo in style, although some Neoclassical pieces stand out.
· Size: 8,5x5,5x8 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZF0984
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Uniform of Honor, Order of Malta. Spain, possibly from the early 20th century. A blue jacket or coat and trousers, the former bearing a label from the tailor shop Félix del Hierro, which was located on Barquillo Street in Madrid, Spain, and had another branch on Almirante Street in the same city. It is known to have been active until at least 1946. The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (SMOM), known simply as the Order of Malta or Knights Hospitaller, was recognized by Pope Paschal II in 1113. After having provisional headquarters in Messina, Catania, and Ferrara, the Order finally settled in Rome in 1834. During the 20th century, the Order refocused on its mission of providing hospital care.
· Size: 50x5x90 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF1448
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Centerpiece. Glazed porcelain. Meissen, Germany, possibly second half of the 19th century. With markings and numbers on bases. A glazed porcelain centerpiece topped with a male figure dressed in 18th-century European style, featuring three openwork plates (the smallest at the top) arranged on a central axis decorated with simple geometric and spiraling vegetal motifs. Incised marks and numbers can be seen on the bases of the plates and the centerpiece. The blue and white decoration with those particular plant elements is a style known as "blue onion," very characteristic of Meissen porcelain, and inspired by works from China that also used these colors as early as the 17th century. Although onions were not depicted, the stylized elements present (peaches, melons, bamboo, etc.) reminded Europeans of this vegetable, hence the name. At the base of the centerpiece, the Meissen mark used between 1815 and 1924 can be seen. The base of the "largest plate" has some numbers engraved and another in blue ink; the next one shows the mark of the two crossed swords and more engraved numbers; at the base of the smallest one, the number 17 can be seen in blue ink.
· Size: 28x28x57 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF1465
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Hand or table brazier. Bronze. Spanish school, 17th century. A small brazier for use on a desk or dais, with circular legs, a polygonal shape, curved lines, and vase-like finials, reminiscent of Renaissance-era designs in some details. It includes a flat, twisted-handle spoon (called a "badila" in the case of braziers). These were often called hand braziers, referring to their use for warming scribes' hands in cold weather, but they were also used to heat wax for sealing wax, for example. This type is common in the Spanish school of the 17th century (and later), characterized by its composition of horizontal polygonal pieces separated by balustraded or column-like elements. Weight: 1200 grams.
· Size: 24x24x12 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF1520
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Shepherd's box. Carved horn. 1811. With engraved date. A carved horn box with an oval base and a polygonal lid decorated on the exterior with a series of carvings. The lid features animals, scrolls, and simple geometric elements arranged flanking and facing a crowned heraldic shield. The base has a geometric composition with a rectangle in the center (where the date 1811, presumably the piece's creation, is engraved). The edges of the base are finished with fine, smooth moldings. The aforementioned shield, highly simplified, features five elements in the center and a border of towers or castles beneath a closed crown.
· Size: 8,5x5x3 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0658
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Grille with two gates. Wrought iron. Spain, 17th century. A wrought iron window grille featuring two smooth, circular cross-section rails in the center, inserted between the vertical bars. These rails are decorated with small discs and balustrade-like shapes (adding a subtle sense of movement) between the two rails, with the two pieces facing each other to create harmony. The decorative details mentioned refer to Baroque works of this material from the 17th century: compare, for example, with the balconies of the Casa de Panadería in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, or with Spanish pieces preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, a confessional grille in the Metropolitan Museum of New York dated 1629 (inv. 57.137.51) and another in the same museum made by the master Francisco González (inv. 56-234.12Ad).
· Size: 120x38x133 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z5602
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Wine tasting glass or shudder. Silver. 18th century. Without contrast marks. A vessel known as a wine glass or tembladera, with two closed, flat, S-shaped handles and a line of "bites" (scalloped shapes) highlighted by bands of dots that extend into the interior of the piece. The bottom has a star-shaped pattern (leaving some stripes smooth and with a glossy finish, forming a Maltese Cross, and combining the remaining areas with the same finish with others in diamond-shaped, pricked luster with dots). The bernegales and tembladeras de bocados were common pieces in 17th-century Spanish silverwork, generally becoming relegated to less important centers in the 18th century. Compare with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps of the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 in the same museum (inventory 3910), or the one by José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 83 g.
· Size: 14,5x11x3 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE192
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Wine tasting glass or shudder. Silver. 18th century. No contrast marks. With ownership initials. A vessel known as a wine glass or tasting glass, with two flat, curved handles decorated with simplified plant motifs, and a line of scalloped shapes along the rim, enhanced by bands of recessed dots that remain in relief on the interior of the piece, where they extend and frame the background decoration. In this area is a Greek cross with a fleur-de-lis or floriated design in a smooth, glossy finish, engraved with the letters "RA" (owner's initials), standing out against a background of dotted stippling. The bernegales and tembladeras de bocados were common pieces in 17th-century Spanish silverwork, generally becoming relegated to less important centers in the 18th century. Compare with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps of the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 in the same museum (inventory 3910), or the one by José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 94 g.
· Size: 13,5x10,5x4,5 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE193
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Wine tasting glass or shudder. Silver. 17th century. Without contrast marks. A vessel known as a wine glass or tasting glass, with two flat, closed "S"-shaped handles (decorated with simplified plant motifs) and a line of "bites" (scalloped shapes) highlighted with bands of dots. On the inside bottom, there is an eight-petaled flower engraved with a cross inside. The bernegales and tembladeras de bocados were common pieces in 17th-century Spanish silverwork, generally becoming relegated to less important centers in the 18th century. Compare with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps of the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 in the same museum (inventory 3910), or the one by José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 96 g.
· Size: 15x10,5x4,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE195
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Reliquary pendant. Silver, enamel, textile. 17th century. A large, polygonal pendant with a silver frame decorated with small pearls of the same material at the corners of the edge, which has a ring at the top for hanging. One side features a textile background under a sheet of clear glass, likely intended to hold relics. The other side has a brightly colored enamel depicting the Virgin Mary in three-quarter view, holding the naked Christ Child in her arms, both figures silhouetted against a landscape background with classical architectural elements (a fluted column on a pedestal with moldings) and details of a natural landscape (thus linking the scene to the Rest on the Flight into Egypt; compare, for example, with works such as the Virgin and Child by Anton van Dyck in the Cerralbo Museum in Madrid, the oil painting in The Walters Art Museum, or the engraving by Paulus Pontius following models by Van Dyck – where the elements coincide in arrangement with those of the medallion). These types of jewelry have always been highly valued, both for the materials used in their creation and for their religious significance. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), few high-quality examples in good condition have survived, and they can only be found in important private collections and prominent museums such as the Valencia de Don Juan Foundation in Madrid, the National Museum of Decorative Arts in the same city, etc., or in historic religious centers like the Royal Convent of the Barefoot Nuns in Madrid.
· Size: 6,5x0.5x8 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF0399
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Mortar. Carved stone. 18th century. A mortar carved from a single piece of stone, featuring a circular base and four worn, cup-shaped handles or projections. These mortars were created for use in pharmacies (which could be located in a city, a religious institution, or a hospital) or in a kitchen (of a large residence or, again, a religious institution). Their specific purpose cannot be determined further due to the lack of decorative elements and the commonality of the model to which this piece belongs, a style with a long tradition in Europe. Similar examples are preserved, for instance, in the Museum of Hispanic Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid, the Museum of the History of Pharmacy in Seville, the Pharmacy Museum in Krakow, and others.
· Size: 73x73x45 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;MORTARS
Ref.: Z1057
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Pair of forked iron bail holders. 17th century. A pair of wrought iron brackets of the type known as "fork brackets" due to their shape. These pieces were used in furniture to secure tables, both dining tables and those of writing desks or cabinets, making them a very common wrought iron item. The spirals and balustraded sections date both to the Baroque period.
· Size: 22x6x78 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z5019
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Shepherd's box. Carved horn, wood, metal. Spanish school, 1861. It presents inscriptions. An oval box made of carved horn in its natural color, with a wooden lid for reinforcement, decorated on the exterior with a series of engraved elements. An animal or monster appears on the base, while the lid features a monstrance or ostensorium with a cross in the center and a large pedestal with geometric elements, surrounded by angular shapes forming a frame. Beneath the horn hinge is the date of creation (1861), and between two bands of angular elements, an inscription (soy de francys / d inverted / un rhombo / poios), alluding to the owner (and possibly the craftsman) of the piece. This type of box, of folk tradition, was common in the past and was usually made by shepherds or cattle farmers themselves to store snuff or tobacco.
· Size: 7x4x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZE351A
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Box. Wood, mother-of-pearl. 19th century. Rectangular box with a lid made of dark wood and decorated with lines and plant motifs, small furniture pieces, animals, etc., in marquetry mother-of-pearl appliqués, with engraved or inked details. These types of pieces were highly prized in Europe, originating from workshops in China or Vietnam.
· Size: 22,5x15x11 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZE358
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Wine tasting glass or shudder. Silver. 18th century. A vessel known as a wine glass or tembladera (due to its lack of a foot), made of silver in its natural color, with two flat, curved handles decorated with simplified vegetal motifs, and a line of scalloped shapes (lobed forms) around the rim, enhanced by bands of recessed dots that remain in relief on the interior of the piece, where they extend and frame the background decoration. A flower, highlighted with a line of dots, is located in this area. Bernegales and tembladeras with scalloped shapes were common pieces in 17th-century Spanish silverwork, generally becoming relegated to less important centers in the 18th century. Compare with pieces such as the silver bernegal from the last third of the 17th century in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum (perhaps of the Portuguese school; inventory 3916), or the one dated between 1640 and 1665 in the same museum (inventory 3910), or that of José Jiménez de Illescas (inventory 3915, dated 1715-1725) in the same institution. Weight: 79 grams.
· Size: 15x11x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE366
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Wine-tasting glass or wine cup. Silver. 18th century. A vessel known as a wine-tasting glass or tembladera (since it has no foot), made of silver in its natural color, with two flat, C-shaped handles topped with scrolls and decorated with undulating elements on the exterior. The rim (outside) is decorated with simple vegetal motifs alternating with simple geometric elements created with lines and dots. A vegetal motif appears on the inside bottom. In Spanish silversmithing, Baroque trends persisted for almost the first two-thirds of the 18th century, except in the capital, where Rococo forms were introduced without displacing the earlier styles. It wasn't until 1740 that French silversmiths introduced these innovations to Madrid, which then spread slowly to other centers, depending on the region and the master craftsman. This persistence of 17th-century forms can be seen in the fact that bernegales tembladeras were, in general, more common pieces in the 17th century, becoming relegated during the 18th century to centers far removed from the main areas of production. Weight: 91 grams.
· Size: 14,5x11x3,5 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE368
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Crucified Christ with base. Wood, mother-of-pearl. Jerusalem. 18th century A crucified Christ is depicted on a cross with a triangular base decorated with mother-of-pearl elements featuring engraved and tinted details, and darker wood combined to create floral, vegetal, and simple geometric motifs. The front is adorned with the IHS symbol surmounted by a cross above the three nails of Christ. The shape of this Latin cross and its decoration are reminiscent of examples created in the Holy Land during the 18th and 19th centuries as souvenirs for pilgrims, gifts for dignitaries, and so on.
· Size: 15x8x49 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF1472
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Pair of frames. Wood. 20th century. Pair of carved wooden frames decorated on the front with a composition of moldings of different widths, all smooth, combining straight lines with curves.
· Size: 152x7x172 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES
Ref.: Z3959
