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Devotional pendant. Bronze, enamel, glass, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional pendant or confraternity insignia consisting of a frame with a ring at the top, a band with white enamel ovals, and a crest of alternating wavy and straight triangular rays topped with stars; and two sides. The front features a painted image (possibly Mary Magdalene in Penitence). The back has an openwork plaque with figurative enamel decoration (a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament, a cross inside, and rays of light emanating outwards, flanked by two angels, all surrounded by further decorative elements). This devotional pendant (which sometimes functioned as a reliquary, allowing small items to be stored between the openwork plaque on the back and the image on the front) is considered by experts to be part of a group of medallions (oval, triangular, octagonal, etc.) made in Spanish workshops (Salamanca, Toledo, overseas, etc.) primarily between 1620 and 1640, but with a long-standing presence in Spanish tradition. Generally, the iconography they display shows a strong influence from the pronouncements of the Council of Trent.
· Size: 6,5x0.5x8 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1558
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Pair of wrought iron hairpins. 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: 93x30 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z5447
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Two volumes: Geographical Atlas of Spain (…) and General Dictionary of all the peoples. Publishers Gaspar and Roig. Spain, Madrid, 1864 and 1862. Two similarly framed volumes, with leather spines and gilt details. A reference to each work (lower section) and the name Carrasco (upper section) are clearly visible. One of the volumes is the Geographical Atlas of Spain. Adjacent Islands and Spanish Overseas Possessions. It is indicated that it belongs to the “Collection of maps engraved on steel made by Don Martín Ferreiro”, and that it was published in Madrid by the Printing and Bookstore of Gaspar y Roig (the publishers), in 1864. It presents a series of maps, engraved on steel (see the touches of color), made by Martín Ferreiro y Peralta (1830-1896) and engraved by R. Alabern (indicated below the images). The other volume is the General Geography of Spain. General Dictionary of all the peoples, belonging to the so-called Illustrated Library of Gaspar y Roig. Published in Madrid, by the Printing and Bookstore of Gaspar y Roig (publishers), in 1862.
· Size: 18x5x27 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF1298
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Devotional pendant, Saint Teresa of Ávila. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spanish School, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional medallion commonly known as a "steadfastness" or "steadfastness in the Faith" medal, or a "confraternity badge" due to its shape. It consists of a triangular frame with a ring for hanging and simple enameled elements (juxtaposed "C" shapes, bands, and vegetal motifs), and two fronts, leaving a small space in the center of each that was sometimes used to hold relics. On one side, the typical reverse of this type of piece is visible: the IHS with the second letter surmounted by a Latin cross and three nails, all surrounded by vegetal motifs and enameled in various colors. The front displays a painting of Saint Teresa of Ávila or of Jesus (founder of the Discalced Carmelite Order—a branch of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel—canonized in 1622), based on the portrait painted by Friar Juan de la Miseria in 1576. This type of devotional medallion appears frequently in Barcelona apprenticeship examinations dated around 1620-1630, but examples have also been found in Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, and other cities, as well as in overseas productions. Experts generally mention a series of confraternity plaques or medallions (oval, rectangular, octagonal, or triangular) produced in Spanish workshops primarily between 1620 and 1640. Their iconography is generally heavily influenced by the teachings of the Council of Trent.
· Size: 8x0.5x8 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1557
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Vase. Glass. Following models by Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846-1904). Vase made of glass, with white, brown and gold tones, following in both technique and decoration the well-known Art Nouveau works of Émile Gallé, an internationally recognized artist both for his aesthetics and for his technical advances with glass (“enamel”, “cameo”, etc.).
· Size: 15x15x28 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: Z5671
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Talavera inkwell, 18th century. Glazed ceramic. Talavera ceramic inkwell, decorated with cobalt blue glaze on a white tin slip With restorations
· Size: 16x16x7 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: Z5695
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Devotional pendant in gold and enamel, Mary Magdalene and Saint John the Baptist, 18th century. Possibly Mallorcan. One of the panes of glass is cracked. An oval pendant adorned around its edge with turned gold ribbons and small metallic beads. One side depicts Mary Magdalene as a hermit, holding a skull, a cross, and a book; the other shows Saint John the Baptist, accompanied by a cross and a lamb, alluding to the Gospel passage. These types of pieces were highly valued by their owners as devotional objects and could also contain a relic.
· Size: 4.5x0,5x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6451
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Candlestick with chain. Silver. Francesc. P. Arquer, Barcelona, Spain, circa 1825. With contrast, engraved and proprietary marks (AS). Silver candlestick in its natural color with an openwork bowl on two levels, raised on two small legs (inside which is a vase-shaped candle holder with braided decoration towards the center), and a flat handle (curved towards the end, where the third leg is located), decorated with a series of simple openwork shapes and fine strings of small pearls along the edges of the handle and bowl. The piece bears engraving marks, ownership marks (AS) under the bowl, and hallmarks. These latter marks link the piece to Barcelona silversmithing, placing it in the workshop of Francesc Arquer and in the 19th century. Weight: 183 grams.
· Size: 28,9,5x5,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: Z6733
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Candlestick with chain and clips. Silver. F. Roca, Barcelona, circa first half of the 19th century. With contrast and engraving marks. A silver candlestick in its natural color, with an openwork bowl raised on two small legs (inside is a vase-shaped piece for holding the candle), and a flat handle (curved towards the end, where the third leg is located), decorated with two bands of pearls on the sides (a motif that also appears on the rim of the bowl). From the end of the handle emerges a small chain that terminates in tongs (which are attached to a piece soldered to the lower part of the handle). The piece bears two engraving marks and hallmarks beneath the bowl. These latter marks indicate that the piece was made in Barcelona by F. Roca, a silversmith active in the city during the second half of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries. Weight: 185 grams.
· Size: 23,5 x 8,5 x 7 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: Z6734
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Seven mustard cups with spoons. Silver, glass. England, 20th century. With contrast markings. Silver mustard cups in their natural color with glass elements inside, bearing hallmarks: Henry Hobson & Sons., Birmingham, 1900; possibly E Druiff & Co., established in 1919, Birmingham, possibly 1924; etc. They include spoons, as is typical of this type, and stylistically reflect common trends in English silverware during the 19th century. Weight 530 grams.
· Size: 7,4x5x6 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZF1373
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Louis XVI style mantel clock. Biscuit, metal, glass. Crosnier, Paris, France, circa 1900. It has defects. A table clock made of bisque porcelain with metal elements, featuring a white dial signed “Crosnier/Paris” with Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes in fifteen-unit increments, and a Paris-style movement signed “Mougia” on a stamp. The figurative decoration, inspired by classical mythology, depicts Venus with a dove accompanied by Cupid and various putti in the reliefs of the lower section. The base bears the inscription “Mongenol” and an incised mark reminiscent of the one used in Sèvres.
· Size: 26x14x31 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS
Ref.: ZF1481
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Shepherd's box. Antler, wood, metal. Spain, 1788. It has faults. A flat-lidded box with a circular base, made of carved horn and decorated on the exterior with reliefs. The sides feature a band of geometric elements, and the date 1788 is inscribed on the front (the year it may have been made). The lid displays a crowned shield flanked by vegetal motifs and framed by a band of simple geometric elements, quartered with castles and rampant lions, in the traditional style of the Castilian coat of arms used by its monarchs since 1230. These types of snuffboxes or tobacco boxes are called pastoral because of the material they are made of: horn, usually cow horn, carved, with metal elements (iron nails, hinges, etc.) and some wooden additions (especially on the lid). The decoration is very varied, always following folk styles and often featuring motifs with long traditions, where it is not uncommon to find dates or the name of its former owner.
· Size: 7x7x2,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF1547
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Devotional or steadfast medallion. Bronze, enamel, glass, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional medallion commonly known as a "steadfastness" or "steadfastness in faith" medal, or a "confraternity badge" due to its shape. It consists of a triangular frame with a ring for hanging and simple enameled elements (juxtaposed "C" shapes, bands, and vegetal motifs), and two fronts, leaving a small space in the center of each, sometimes used to hold relics. On one side, the typical reverse of this type of piece is visible: the IHS with the second letter surmounted by a Latin cross and three nails, all surrounded by vegetal motifs and enameled in various colors. The front displays a painted image (Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the Stigmata, or the Stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi). This type of devotional medallion appears frequently in Barcelona apprenticeship examinations dated around 1620-1630, but examples have also been found in Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, and other cities. Experts generally mention a series of confraternity plaques or medallions (oval, rectangular, octagonal, or triangular) produced in Spanish workshops between around 1620 and 1640 (they also proliferated overseas). Their iconography is generally heavily influenced by the teachings of the Council of Trent.
· Size: 8x0.5x8 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1560
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Engraved silver box, 20th century. A small, ornate silver box with a wide variety of motifs, all belonging to different artistic traditions based on Roman classicism. The lid features two musicians framed by a decoration of figures and vegetal and architectural elements. The front displays garlands of flowers and leaves and parchment shields. The base is adorned with conch shells, flowers, and vegetal motifs. These types of pieces were used to store various objects and were usually carried on one's person or left on a dressing table, always belonging to people of importance due to the quality of the craftsmanship and the material from which they were made. Weight: 300 gr
· Size: 11,5x6,5x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: Z0327
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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 stamped motifs, simple edges on the small vessels and more complex borders on the container vessel. Nested cup weights are a set of cup-shaped weights that fit precisely inside one another. A complete set is one that retains all its original cups. The largest, called the keeper, consists of a lid with a handle and clasp, and weighs exactly the same as the sum of all the others. The second largest 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 set. This principle remained unchanged until the introduction of the metric system.
· Size: 11x12x12 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z3034
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Wine-tasting glass or wine cup. Silver. 18th century. One handle is missing. A vessel known as a wine glass or tembladera (due to its lack of a foot), made of silver in its natural color, with a flat, curved, S-shaped handle decorated with simplified vegetal motifs, and a line of scalloped shapes around the rim, highlighted by a plain band. The interior features strings of pearls and dots, and a cross at the bottom. Bernegales and tembladeras with scalloped shapes were common pieces in 17th-century Spanish silverwork, but were generally relegated to less prominent 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: 101 grams.
· Size: 12x10x4 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE367
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Silver spice rack. Stefano Olivero, Italy. Possibly 19th century. Silver spice rack raised on simple legs, located at the chamfered ends of the piece, decorated on the exterior with garlands and other architectural elements of classical influence in slight relief. Weight: 198 grams.
· Size: 5,5 x 8,5 x 6,5 cm
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZF0006
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Pax bearer. Bronze. 16th century. A bronze pax with an asymmetrical S-shaped handle on the back, featuring a low-relief decoration on the front framed by an architectural composition adorned with classical elements (a scallop shell finial, vegetal motifs in the upper section, columns with decorated shafts, architrave, and a base with semicircular arches). A heraldic shield is located in the center of the lower section. Beneath a winged angel's head is the central theme of the pax: Lamentation over the Dead Christ, with the cross in the background, Mary with Christ, flanked by two figures. The heraldic shield is very similar to that of the House of Mendoza used by Íñigo López de Mendoza y de la Vega, 1st Marquis of Santillana, and progenitor and head of the Ducal House of Infantado (which also presents it).
· Size: 7,5x4x12 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZF0541A
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Table clock. Bronze. 1990s, following designs by August Moreau. In working order. Table clock with a raised base and gilt bronze legs, following 19th-century designs, and a white dial with Roman numerals for the hours. It is topped with a bronze child figure based on a design by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), a French sculptor known especially for his delicate and naturalistic works within the Art Nouveau movement, of which he was a leading figure. He created busts, figures, and small sculptures, and his designs were subsequently adopted by many other bronze sculptors due to the artist's success and the quality of his pieces. Weight: 22 kg.
· Size: 35X22,5X64 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS
Ref.: ZF1410
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Devotional or steadfast medallion. Bronze, enamel, glass, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional medallion commonly known as a "steadfastness" or "steadfastness in faith" medal, or a "confraternity badge" due to its shape. It consists of a triangular frame with a ring for hanging and simple enameled elements (juxtaposed "C" shapes, bands, and vegetal motifs), and two fronts, leaving a small space in the center of each, sometimes used to hold relics. On one side, the typical reverse of this type of piece is visible: the IHS with the second letter surmounted by a Latin cross and resting on three nails, all surrounded by vegetal motifs and enameled in various colors. The front displays a three-quarter view of the Virgin Mary (most likely an Immaculate Conception, following the usual iconography) against a natural landscape. This type of devotional medallion appears frequently in Barcelona apprenticeship examinations dated around 1620-1630, but examples have also been found in Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, and other cities. Experts generally mention a series of confraternity plaques or medallions (oval, rectangular, octagonal, or triangular) produced in Spanish workshops primarily between 1620 and 1640. Their iconography is generally heavily influenced by the teachings of the Council of Trent, and they also proliferated overseas.
· Size: 8x0.5x8 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1548
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Devotional or steadfast medallion. Bronze, enamel, glass, etc. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults. A devotional medallion commonly known as a "steadfastness" or "steadfastness in faith" medal, or a "confraternity badge" due to its shape. It consists of a triangular frame with a ring for hanging and simple enameled elements (juxtaposed "C" shapes, bands, and vegetal motifs), and two fronts, leaving a small space in the center of each, sometimes used to hold relics. On one side, the typical reverse of this type of piece is visible: the IHS with the second letter surmounted by a Latin cross and three nails, all surrounded by vegetal motifs and enameled in various colors. The front shows what appears to be an engraving of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus in her arms. Note the presence of gilding. This type of devotional medallion appears frequently in Barcelona apprenticeship examinations dated around 1620-1630, but examples have also been found in Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, and other cities. Experts generally mention a series of confraternity plaques or medallions (oval, rectangular, octagonal, or triangular) produced in Spanish workshops primarily between 1620 and 1640. Their iconography is generally heavily influenced by the teachings of the Council of Trent, and they also proliferated overseas.
· Size: 8x0.5x8 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1549
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Devotional pendant or confraternity plaque. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spain, 17th century. It has faults. Devotional medallion consisting of a frame (with a ring at the top and decoration of alternating C's and flowers in black and white enamel, and an inner line of enamel bands of the same color) and two fronts. The front, protected by a glass plate, features a hand-painted engraving of the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple. The back has an openwork plaque with two figures (likely angels) flanking a chalice from which a Sacred Host protrudes, along with a Cross, all surrounded by vegetal elements in white, black, and blue enamel. Experts mention a series of confraternity plaques or medallions (oval, rectangular, octagonal, or triangular) made in Spanish workshops between around 1620 and 1640, primarily in workshops in Toledo, Salamanca, Cordoba, Seville, etc., and also overseas. Their iconography is generally heavily influenced by the teachings of the Council of Trent.
· Size: 6,5x0.5x6,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1550
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Devotional pendant or confraternity plaque. Bronze, enamel, etc. Spain, 17th century. It has faults. Devotional medallion consisting of a frame (with a ring at the top and decoration of alternating C's and flowers in colored enamel, an inner line of white enamel stripes in two corners and black in the rest) and two fronts. The painted scene that is usually present on the front is missing. The back features an openwork plaque with two palms flanking a chalice from which a Sacred Host with a Cross protrudes, all surrounded by vegetal elements in colored enamels. Experts mention a series of confraternity plaques or medallions (oval, rectangular, octagonal, or triangular) made in Spanish workshops between around 1620 and 1640, primarily in workshops in Toledo, Salamanca, Cordoba, Seville, etc., and also overseas. Their iconography is generally heavily influenced by the teachings of the Council of Trent.
· Size: 6.5x0.5x6.5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;JEWELRY
Ref.: ZF1551
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Three-part silver spice rack. 19th century. Spice rack composed of three sections with tapered edges, designed to fit together and join in a chamfered half-oval at the top. It is decorated with simple lines, typical of a 19th-century work influenced by Neoclassicism. This type of spice rack is reminiscent of the so-called "tower" spice racks of the Renaissance, but much simpler in design. Weight: 150 grams.
· Size: 5x5x5,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: Z3035
