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Sword. Metal, leather. Royal Factory of Toledo, towards the end of the 19th-20th century Small sword with a garnish bearing the emblem of the Infantry and the simplified coat of arms of Spain on the other side, cap with the monogram of King Alfonso XIII and wire-wrapped hilt, featuring a Toledo blade (inscription “Fca de Toledo”) and a scabbard combining leather and metal, slightly curved. Compare with the small sword for Infantry Officers, model 1901.
· Size: 12x2x97 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0575
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Oval case. Silver. 19th century. With contrast marks. Oval box with flat lid made of silver, partially gilded, decorated on the outside with framed figurative scenes and landscapes and geometric motifs arranged in bands and architectural and plant motifs. The Rococo influence can be seen, for example, in the frames chosen for the landscapes on the body of the piece and in the figurative scene on the lid. Weight: 96 grams. Hallmarks are on the inside.
· Size: 6x4,3x2,2 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0690
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Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century. Pair of stirrups made up of a block of carved wood, in the shape of a half moon at the front, and decorated on the outside with geometric and vegetal elements, and an iron surround. Since metal was reserved for other uses during the 18th century, wood began to be used more frequently to make stirrups in Chile. The shape of the present pair, which follows a common typology of the time, seems to have been derived from Asturian pieces, preferred over metal stirrups to protect from water, branches, etc., and the artisanal development carried out mainly by the Jesuits in the area was what led to this type of carving and decoration, which survives to this day.
· Size: 16x20x17 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0933
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Oriental barrel-shaped vessel. Porcelain, metal. China, 20th century. With marks on the base (apocryphal, Xangxi). A barrel-shaped vessel with a flat lid, made of white-ground porcelain and decorated with a polychrome figurative composition based on plant motifs and scrolls on the lid, and upper-class figures set in a garden with pavilions, a large censer, a tiger and other animals, etc., on the body, on a frieze of repeated elements and under a double blue line at the top (this last detail also separates the stripes on the lid). Morphologically, it is reminiscent of the Chinese porcelain seats often used in gardens, but note that it has a lid with a metal washer and handles of the same material, elements that are not found on the known seating pieces. Next to these courtiers in the pavilion is a male figure on a water buffalo (a frequent motif in Chinese art, associated with either wise men or peasants or shepherds). The marks on the base, located within a double circular line, resemble those used on Chinese porcelain made during the Kangxi Empire (1662-1722), but are considered apocryphal.
· Size: 25x25x30 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1082
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Heraldic shield. Oil on canvas. TORRES, A. Spanish School, 1856. Signed and dated. This work shows a heraldic shield on a blue background with different shades, on an oval framed support. The central (and only) element of the composition consists of a crest with a helmet with gold bars and four feathers, and a quartered shield. Towards the lower right area, there is a signature (A. Torres) and a date (1856). First quarter, cut, with a bird (possibly a sable eagle) with wings displayed and spread over gold, and, below, in green, a gold band crossed between the mouths of two azure serpents (recalling the well-known “band of Castile”), on gules. In the second quarter, twelve eight-pointed gold stars in three columns, on a divided field in sable and silver. In the third, on gules, gold chains around three crossed gold bands. In the fourth, six gold crescents on azure. Around both elements, and joining them, there is a symmetrical composition of architectural elements, plants and scrolls, with a clear classicist influence and with some reminiscence of works from the Spanish Renaissance.
· Size: 46x4,5x58 cms. int: 36x47 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1118
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Spice rack in glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, 18th century. A three-cup spice rack in the shape of an equilateral triangle, made of ceramic and decorated with high-temperature enamels typical of Talavera polychromy: manganese black for the edges and antimony oranges and yellows, copper green and cobalt blue. It is a classic-style piece, with clean lines that delimit the different parts of the structure, well-organised decoration and synthetic motifs that refer to the Greco-Latin ornamental repertoire, such as the palmette and the acanthus leaf.
· Size: 16x14x4,5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1255
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Hunters, pair of panels. Porcelain. Possibly Germany, 19th century. Pair of wall plaques with metal pieces to hang on the top and a polychrome figurative decoration on the front, in relief. One shows a horseman dressed in furs, accompanied by a fox (probably), and the other shows a woman, also on horseback, hunting a feline (possibly a tiger). Their style is reminiscent of porcelain pieces made in Meissen in the 19th century.
· Size: 31x31x6 cms
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Ref.: ZF1387
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Devotional plaque with Saint Jerome. Bronze. Spanish school, 16th century. Rectangular devotional plaque made of bronze, with a frame and a ring at the top and a figurative decoration in relief on the front. In this piece we can see an elderly man, with a crucified figure in one hand, a skull and a book at his side, a lion peeking out in one corner and allusions to a rural setting in the background, as well as a hat on the left. This “model” of plaque was very popular in ancient times (the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid preserves a 17th-century example, etc.).
· Size: 7x0.5x11.5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1391
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Advertising poster, Magin Rubio Factory. Paper or cardboard. Spain, possibly around 1900. The Magin Rubio Chocolate and Mantecados Factory was located in a modernist mansion built by Eduardo Sánchez Eznarriaga at the beginning of the 20th century to house both production and the home of the company's founder, Magín Rubio González. It currently houses the Astorga Chocolate Museum.
· Size: 22,5x0,1x34,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF135437
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Monk's armchair. Leather, walnut wood. Spain, 16th century. It has faults. Armchair with arms and high backrest of the type known as “friar's chair”, which has leather with studs on the upper part of the backrest (lack of the seat), low, low-profile trimmed jambs joining the front and back legs and middle jambs or side rails (the front one carved and re-cut to create geometric motifs) joining the two front and two back legs, and simple armrests with raised scrollwork finishes. The friar's chair, originally of Italian origin, became one of the most common pieces of Spanish furniture since its introduction in the 16th century, being characteristic of both the 17th and 18th centuries and being recovered again in the historicist movement of the 19th century. Being such a deep-rooted tradition in Spain, this type of model was never stopped being created.
· Size: 68x53x102 cms.
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Ref.: Z0750
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Table centrepiece. Europe, towards the end of the 19th century. Glazed porcelain. Enameled porcelain piece with gold details that allows flowers to be placed inside. It has a cube shape, with the handle decorated with rocailles inspired by the Rococo of the 18th century, also present on the edge of the piece and at the bottom. The fronts have been decorated with a series of flowers in various colours. It has a mark on the base, blue on a white background.
· Size: 15x15x29 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0146
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Mortar and pestle. Bronze. 17th century. Mortar with a circular base, cylindrical body and mouth slightly flared outwards, decorated with a series of smooth horizontal mouldings arranged both at the bottom and at the top and with some simple vertical elements (which still maintain slight balustrade shapes) derived from the ribs that these specimens used to have in the medieval Spanish school.
· Size: 13x13x8,5 cms
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Ref.: ZF0966
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Poseidon or Neptune with a hippocampus. Enameled porcelain. Europe, 19th century. A glazed porcelain figurine with a circular base, decorated with openwork elements and Rococo-inspired motifs enhanced with touches of gold, depicting a bearded, half-naked male figure, standing, in a purple and white cloak, accompanied by a half-horse, half-fish monster. The character is the classical god Poseidon or Neptune, and the creature is known as a hippocampus. This type of work was common in several prominent porcelain factories throughout the 19th century, especially Meissen, but also Chelsea (whose brand name is an anchor) or Samson, for example.
· Size: 6x7x15 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0995
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Baluster vase. Porcelain. Taisho period, Japan, 1912-1926. With marks on the base. Baluster vase (due to its shape) made of brown glazed Hirado porcelain with iron oxide varnish and two sceptre-shaped handles on top. Hirado is a type of porcelain made mainly in Mikawachi, Sasebo and Nagasaki, in the former feudal territory of Hirado, owner of the kilns and responsible for production. The Taisho period was that under the government of the emperor of the same name, and lasted from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926.
· Size: 15x15x27 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1109
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Oriental card holder. Ivory. 19th century. Rectangular card holder with opening on one of the smaller sides, made of ivory and decorated with bas-reliefs on its two main fronts. Garden scenes with pavilions and characters with a clear Chinese influence are presented within four mixtilinear shapes (the largest in the body area, the smallest on the lid). This piece is reminiscent of Canton card holders made to be exported to the West in the same material and with a very similar decoration. It has some damage.
· Size: 5.5x0.7x9.5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0584D
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Oriental card holder. Ivory. 19th century. Rectangular card holder with an opening on one of the smaller sides, made of ivory and decorated with bas-reliefs on both sides. A scene with characters set in a garden with pavilions (of clear Chinese influence) is framed within two mixed-linear areas, the largest located on the body of the piece and the smallest on the lid; note the similarity of the decoration on both sides. It is also necessary to compare this work with works from Canton made for export to the West in the 19th century.
· Size: 6x0.6x9.5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0586A
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18th century
· Size: 73x102
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Ref.: Z0766
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Devotional medal, Saint James the Apostle. Gilt bronze. 17th century. Openwork devotional medal with the image of Saint James the Apostle in the centre, on a pedestal and holding a staff and a book, surrounded by a wreath of leaves tied with two bows above and below. Similar examples can be found in the Museum of Pilgrimages in Santiago de Compostela.
· Size: 5x0.5x6 cms.
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Ref.: Z5091
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Bronze Candlestick 16th century
· Size: 10,5x10,5x12 cms.
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Ref.: Z5735
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Espagnolette. Wrought iron. 18th century. An iron element made up of several pieces firmly joined together, with simple decoration based on rings and other details, used to close a door or window. This type of piece was very common in the construction of important residences. Available 3 pcs. Price per unit.
· Size: 290x30 cms.
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Ref.: Z3485C
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Wall-mounted holy font. Bronze. Spain, 17th century. Small font for holy water designed to be placed on a wall, which has a container decorated with mouldings and architectural elements and a plaque, at the top, cut out with plant and architectural elements highlighting two angels with elements of the Passion and an image of the Virgin Mary (with iconography of the Immaculate) with the Child Jesus.
· Size: 7,5x9x22 cms
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Ref.: ZF0928
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Triangular spice rack. Glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th century. It has damage. Triangular spice rack made of glazed ceramic decorated with a relief element in the centre of the three fronts and a series of motifs painted in brown, yellow and green on the top and on these fronts. Typologically, this is a very common model in the workshops of Talavera de la Reina, although not exclusive to this centre.
· Size: 14x13x5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0940
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Jug. Glass, silver-plated metal. Possibly WMF, Germany. Circa 1900. With contrasting marks (handle). Jug with a transparent glass body decorated with geometric elements, a circular base, a globular body and a high cylindrical neck, which has a silver-plated metal handle with a “C” shape on the top. It has a decoration of architectural and plant elements with a marked classicist and Renaissance character, as well as a protomos with a horse’s front legs next to the top edge of the jug’s lid. The marks, present on the outer edge of the handle, would surely link the piece to the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik or WMF. In 1853 Daniel Straub and the Schweizer brothers established a metalworks factory called Straub & Schweizer, which achieved recognition at the London Exhibition as early as 1862, and opened its first shop in Berlin in 1868. In 1880 they merged with Metallwarenfabrik Ritter & Co. to form the Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (WMF), which is still in operation today. Weight: 0.9 kg.
· Size: 16x13x30 cms
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Ref.: ZF1099
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Coffee set. Enameled porcelain. Royal Vienna, Austria, early 20th century. With marks on the base of the pieces. Two cups broken. Enameled porcelain coffee set consisting of a tray, six cups and saucers, a sugar bowl with lid and a jug with lid. Although the classicist influence in the piece is clear (golden garlands, shapes, plant elements, colours, etc.), it is necessary to point out that the tray was inspired by the oil painting by George Sheridan Knowles in 1908 and entitled “Summer Pleasures on The River”. Royal Vienna is a certain style of porcelain related to the porcelain made in Vienna (Kaiserlich privilegierte Porcellain Fabrique) founded in 1718 by Claude du Paquier, an official of the imperial court in Vienna. It was closed in 1864, but its name was recovered by the Vienna Porcelain Factory Augarten in 1923.
· Size: 32x32x15 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1147
