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Spanish brazier from the 18th century. Bronze. A Spanish Baroque bronze brazier, raised on three legs shaped like curled volutes, each topped at the base with a grotesque mask of stylized features. The vessel is flattened and stepped, with a clear cut separating the neck from the body and an everted, slightly curved mouth. On either side are the movable, highly decorative handles, each composed of a figure of a herm with a vegetal body. Weight: 12 kg
· Size: 55x55x40 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z0650
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Winged sewing table in rosewood, 19th century. A narrow side table with two drop leaves, supported by four cabriole legs decorated with carved floral garlands and metal casters. The front features two drawers and a pull-out shelf. The clean lines of the piece and its minimal decorative elements demonstrate the influence of classical art.
· Size: 65x40x81 cms. / 93x65x81 cms
ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z0731
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Baroque private altar frontal in carved and polychrome wood, Spain, early 18th century. The work is crowned by a broken pediment in the center, resting on a projecting entablature supported by the lower section, flanked by two columns with helical shafts and composite capitals. The lower section consists of a molding framing a semicircular arch on pilasters and a trompe-l'œil background. This type of frontal was typically used in private chapels to highlight sacred images, and its decorative elements are reminiscent of 18th-century Spain.
· Size: 140x35x155 cms. (Int. 46x26x85 cms.)
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z0747
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Polychrome and gilded wooden frame. Late 18th century. A rectangular frame with gilded rocaille on a red background and elements related to the Passion of Christ on shields in the corners and center of the longer sides: dice, nails, a purse (containing Judas's coins), a mallet and pincers, a cross with lances, and two whips. These motifs clearly indicate that it was created to highlight a religious painting depicting the Passion, likely in a private chapel, given the lack of relief and the work's strong Rococo influence.
· Size: 187x3x87 cms LUZ 51X154 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;FRAMES
Ref.: Z3627
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Two strips of frame. Pine wood. 17th century. Polychrome carved pine wood strips in a dark tone, decorated with smooth moldings on their fronts, combining curves with counter-curves as is typical of the Baroque period, also highlighting the classical influence of the composition. They were possibly created to form part of an altarpiece or to frame a painting, though it is impossible to know whether they originated from a secular or religious context.
· Size: 15x12 cms. Long. 310 y 350 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z3767
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"Ship's" bed in carved mahogany wood, 19th century. The headboard and footboard, of the same height, are decorated with a circular molding, while the back, for the sake of harmony, follows the lines of the front, which is decorated with four columns flanking a central motif of scrolls and palms with a strong classical influence. It follows the lines of Neoclassicism, the main style of this century.
· Size: 218x152x128 para colch=n 135x195 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z5054
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Edwardian sideboard in rosewood and fruitwood marquetry, early 20th century. Four turned legs support the sideboard, which consists of a niche beneath two drawers flanking another space, and a top decorated with mirrors and architectural lines. The surface features a series of plant motifs, scrolls, and vases made of fruitwood marquetry, whose light tones contrast with and stand out against the dark tone of the sideboard. The Edwardian style takes its name from King Edward VII of England (early 20th century), and was characterized by achieving the modernization of medieval styles, elements taken from Georgian, etc.
· Size: 137x42x205 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z6209
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Naveta. Silver. Possibly Portugal, 18th century. Counterweighted base. With contrasting markings. Boat with an oval foot decorated with relief elements and moldings, balustraded foot and body with a slight boat shape, featuring a hinged lid at the front, a widening at the bottom towards the foot and a decoration spread throughout the exterior based on rocaille motifs and plant elements (the same theme is presented on the foot and base) on a background of stippled luster, with an angel's head on two small wings in relief towards the beak, accompanied by plant elements (which protrude from the edge of the lid). While the shape of the piece generally follows the most common prototypes for these incense vessels used in liturgy, it should be noted that they were more frequently found to resemble a boat. The incense boat's Rococo influence is clear both from the object's lines and from the decoration already mentioned (rococo motifs, dynamic plant elements, volutes with pronounced curves, contrasts between concave and convex lines, etc.). It is also possible to find some commonalities with Portuguese works (a silver incense boat with a spoon by Leandro Gagliardi, made in Rome between 1744 and 1750 and now in the São Roque Museum in Lisbon, Portugal, features a finial with a relief angel's head; compare it with the silver-gilt censer that the same master made between 1749 and 1751 for the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the Church of São Roque in Lisbon). The contrasting marks present on the top of the naveta (the capital letters “de” in a rectangular space), although it should also be noted that the present work does not follow the most striking typology of navetas related to this center (18th century silver naveta from the Church of Alcántara in Maranhao, Brazil; naveta of Sebastiao Bernardes dos Santos dated 1747 from the Sé do Funchal that is kept in the Museu de Arte Sacra Do Funchal in Madeira –Portugal-). Weight: 715 gr (base with counterweight).
· Size: 19x9x14 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE244
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Torchbearer figure. Carved and polychromed wood, wrought iron. Castilian School, 16th-17th centuries. This carved and polychromed wooden sculpture, set on a simple base, depicts a semi-nude male figure holding a cloth that covers the lower part of his body in front and aloft a wrought iron cone for a candle. The nudity, the study of anatomy, the contrapposto, and the twist of the torso and waist suggest a classical influence on the sculpture. The movement conveyed by the pose is also noteworthy, with one foot placed behind the other and turned in relation to it, and the waist slightly twisted. Wood was the most frequently used material in Spanish Renaissance sculpture, typically finished with polychrome, gilding, and brocade. It wasn't until the second third of the 16th century that sculptors emerged in Spain who reached great heights in the Spanish Renaissance. Inspired by Italian forms, they contributed their own national style, creating distinct schools and showing a clear preference for polychrome and brocade wood. During this period, one of the main workshops was in Valladolid, with names like Alonso Berruguete and Juan de Juni. Later, art evolved towards a classicist or Romanist Mannerism, with a significant influence from Italian masters, particularly Michelangelo, and artists such as Gaspar Becerra, Esteban Jordán, and Juan de Ancheta.
· Size: 18x18x48 cms.
ANTIQUES
SCULPTURE
Ref.: ZF0461
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Box. Glazed porcelain. Potschappel-Dresden, Germany, 19th century. With a brand on the base. Rectangular box with a slightly curved lid made of glazed porcelain with gilded metal fittings and hinges, decorated on the outside with figurative scenes of couples in natural landscapes with a clear Rococo feel, enhanced by gilded frames and scale elements in pink tones; on the inside, on the lid, there is another scene of this type. The base of the piece bears a mark alluding to the factory responsible for it. In 1872, Carl Thieme (Carl Johann Gottlieb Thieme) converted his porcelain painting business into a porcelain factory, maintaining its headquarters in Dresden and naming it Sächische Porzellanfabrik zu Potschappel (Dresden) von Carl Thieme. A mark like the one seen on this piece was used there between 1888 and the beginning of the 20th century.
· Size: 12x8x7 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF0702
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Pair of vases. Glazed porcelain. 19th century. A pair of vases with circular bases, cylindrical bodies in the center, long necks, and mouths that open outwards, decorated with pink bands, gilded rims, clusters of flowers, and two genre scenes (humble figures dancing in rural landscapes; on the other side, similar scenes). They are displayed on metal feet decorated with openwork elements and claw-shaped feet topped with classically influenced vegetal motifs. Markings are present on the bases.
· Size: 24x24x62 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CERAMIC
Ref.: ZF0884
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Dressed Virgin. Wood, metal. Spanish school, 17th century. It has faults (hand, etc.). This polychrome wooden sculpture depicts a woman, with her head, neck, and hands meticulously carved and polychromed. She wears a sketched dress, and her arms are left exposed. Iconographically, it is almost certainly a representation of the Virgin Mary, crafted in this manner to be dressed and adorned with embellishments (hence the detailed work on the skull). The folds on the forehead, unusual in this type of work, are particularly noteworthy, resembling clothing. She wears a closed royal crown. Dressed sculptures were very common during the Spanish Baroque period. Some works had only the unseen portions roughly hewn, while others were entirely carved, with many intermediate steps (as in the present case). Examples include the Saint Anthony Abbot by Benito Silveira, created in the second half of the 18th century and housed in the National Sculpture Museum of Valladolid, and an 18th-century Saint Francis of Paola in the Carmen Museum of Maipú (Santiago, Chile), among others.
· Size: 44x28x86 cms
ANTIQUES
SCULPTURE
Ref.: ZF1182
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Wall clock/sign. Gilt bronze. France, 19th century. A gilt bronze wall clock of the type known as a "cartel" due to its shape, featuring a Parisian movement and a white dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals every five minutes. Around a body with openwork panels, it displays a decoration of garlands originating from ribbons and architectural and vegetal elements of a distinctly classical style, an influence also present in the upper finial in the form of a vase and in the lower grotesque mask situated above a vegetal motif. This is a fairly popular model within the French school, as similar boxes are known in private collections dating from the last third of the 18th century. The main differences lie in the shape of the finial vase and the front garlands in later known examples (made both in the first half of the 19th century and during the reign of Napoleon III). Weight: 9 kg.
· Size: 30x10x66 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS
Ref.: ZF1411
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Allegorical figures. Bronze, marble. DEVAULX, François Théodore. France, 19th century. Inscription (lower area of male figure). A pair of bronze figures on circular bases of veined marble depict two figures, one male and one female, both semi-nude and raising one arm in an almost dancing pose. The young woman holds a tambourine and a bunch of grapes, and also has vines draped over her body. The young man carries an object in his arm. The inscription “de Vaulx” appears at the bottom of the male figure. François Théodore Devaulx (or Théodore-François Devaulx; Paris, 1808–1871) was a French sculptor trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The sculptures on which the present pair is based are attributed to him. These small-scale works were highly valued in the 19th century, used to decorate important houses and palaces, with French examples being particularly prized for their variety of styles and the quality of their castings and compositions. Weight: 21.55 kg.
· Size: 18x18x59 cms.
ANTIQUES
SCULPTURE
Ref.: ZF1452
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Column. Carved white marble. 20th century. The carved white marble column features a small pedestal and base, as well as a finial and capital, in a style reminiscent of composite marble but with striking distinctive features. These types of pieces, influenced by classical art, were highly prized in Europe as early as the 19th century.
· Size: 37x37x243 cms.
DECORATION
Ref.: AM107
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Dining table. Carved mahogany wood. 20th century. A rectangular dining table with turned legs reminiscent of columns, secured by a stretcher bar that extends from their junction. Both the design and the decoration centered on the legs are inspired by 19th-century neoclassical models, particularly English examples.
· Size: 213,5x102x76,5 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: Z2029
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Desk. Following old models. Desk with a rectangular top divided into three sections by three fabric panels, with four drawers on each side (in the leg-mounted structures) and another in the center, with decorated metal handles; the other side features two doors and two drawers on the sides and another wider one in the center. The decoration, with its classical architectural elements and simple moldings, shows a clear influence of 19th-century designs.
· Size: 90x180x75 cms.
DECORATION
Ref.: JW003
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“Henri II” style wall clock, 19th century. The white dial features Arabic numerals and is protected by glass. The clock case, made of carved wood, displays a decoration based on architectural elements (diamond points, columns, vases, etc.) and leaves a rectangular space decorated in dark wood with putti and vegetal motifs. This space contains a recess to reveal the pendulum, which is highlighted by a gilded metal ornament. The Henry II style was the name given to an artistic style that emerged in 19th-century France, inspired by the French Renaissance. It produced a series of furniture pieces with the type of decoration seen in this work. It was so successful that it was revived in the Neo-Renaissance style, which lasted well into the 20th century.
· Size: 45x23x130 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS
Ref.: Z0484
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Armchair in carved walnut wood, gilded and in its natural color. 18th century, with modern upholstery. Armchair with slightly cabriole-shaped legs secured with H-shaped brackets, curved arms decorated on the front with a scroll, and a "la reine" style backrest crowned with a vegetal garland surrounding a circular mirror and vegetal bows. Certain elements reflect Neoclassicism, but the armchair typology still retains some of the characteristic movement of Baroque furniture, albeit very softened.
· Size: 63x69x127 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z3792
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Pocket watch, Jaqs Blanc. Gold, enamel, etc. Possibly towards the end of the 18th century. Pocket watch with a white dial and Arabic numerals for the hours and lines and Arabic numerals every fifteen units for the minutes, with a decorated movement engraved with a serial number and the words Mavit and Jaqs Blanc. The case that contains and decorates it features, on the back, an architectural decoration of clear classical influence.
· Size: 6x5x1.5 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;CLOCKS
Ref.: ZE328
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Desk. Carved wood, metal. 20th century, following antique models. A six-legged desk with casters, crafted from wood with a lemon-toned finish and marquetry in other tones on the legs, fronts, drawers, and doors (featuring vegetal motifs, ribbons, scrolls, etc., with a classical influence). It has five drawers beneath the leather-finished tabletop and is enhanced by a second section with three doors and a total of eight drawers. Stylistically, it follows 19th-century models, closely related to the French school.
· Size: 150x78x108 cms.
DECORATION
Ref.: D133
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Set of four oriental columns with modern bases. Carved wood. 20th century. Four carved wooden columns with modern bases feature faceted shafts and bands with fine reliefs at the top, topped by capitals with simple decoration and square panels. They bear a resemblance in some details of the shafts and the relief bands below the capitals to the columns of the Haveli at the Neasden Temple in London, and similar columns with shafts and upper bands can be found in Gujarat, India.
· Size: 41x35x248 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: Z0985
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Louis XVI style sofa. Gilded wood. Upholstery needs restoration or replacement. Sofa on turned pilasters and a waist adorned with floral motifs, the decoration of the legs repeated on columns at either side. The lines and decoration of this piece show inspiration from Louis XVI furniture, a French style also known as "Style à la grecque," inspired by Antiquity and dating approximately between 1760 and 1789.
· Size: 181x70x102 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z5379
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Small casket inspired by 17th-century models. Silver. Spain, 20th century. A rectangular casket made of silver in its natural color, with four scroll-shaped legs at the corners, each ending in a claw. The front is decorated with moldings, bands, and motifs within rectangles (yokes, a bundle of arrows, a crowned letter "f" between two pomegranates, and a crowned letter "y" between two pomegranates), clearly alluding to the Catholic Monarchs. The stepped lid features a composition of volutes, architectural elements, and vegetal motifs on a background with a stippled finish, and is topped with a small rectangular "diamond." It closes with a pin and chain at the front. Compare, for example, with the 17th-century silver casket in the museum of the Monastery of Santa María de la Caridad in Tudela, or with the so-called Casket of the Holy Martyrs from the parish church of Santa María de Manlleu, now in the Episcopal Museum of Vic. Weight: 526 grams.
· Size: 16x11x11 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZE280
