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“Gypsies”. Oil on canvas. Signed “A. Briones”. 20th century. Oil on canvas depicting a barely sketched natural landscape in the background, giving prominence to the figures advancing in the foreground. The man on the right carries a staff over his shoulder and several other items, and is accompanied by a bear cub. In the center, a woman walks with a walking stick over her shoulder, leading a horse laden with more objects and some children. The painting depicts a Gypsy family on their way to a performance involving a bear cub. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, artistic representations of Gypsies were stereotypical and scarce, with only a few engravings, tapestries, and paintings such as David Teniers III's "Landscape with Gypsies" in the Prado Museum (inv. Poo1818). The 19th century saw the flourishing of Gypsy motifs in the visual arts, driven by the interest of foreign artists drawn to the "exotic" nature of these people. These artists depicted what they considered their most folkloric features, with Fortuny and Sorolla being particularly noteworthy. This work aims to highlight the unique characteristics of the Roma people, but without dwelling solely on stereotypes, clearly depicting the hardships of their lives and the loneliness that accompanied them. Technically, its connection to innovative contributions to French painting from the late 19th century onward is evident. Thematically, it is reminiscent of works of social realism (a painting movement that emerged in France around the mid-19th century).
· Size: 97x64 cms. 86x117 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z4081
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Chest. Walnut wood, iron. Burgos, 17th century. A rectangular chest with a flat lid, made of carved walnut wood, with corner pieces and a lock on the front for securing it with a key. The lower part features a carved decoration with simple geometric elements, and simple lines adorn the outer edge of the lid. This type of furniture was very common in Spain, frequently used to store valuable items such as clothing, tableware, and so on.
· Size: 169x52x73 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z4841
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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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Display case. Walnut wood. 19th century. A tall display cabinet made of carved walnut wood with interior shelves and a glass door secured with a key, decorated with carvings of architectural elements clearly influenced by classical architecture. These details show a certain French influence, common in 19th-century European furniture.
· Size: 38x70x166 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z5731
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“Satyr”. Patinated terracotta. Following models by Claude Michel Clodion (France, 1738-1814). Late 19th-early 20th century. A patinated terracotta sculpture consisting of an oval base decorated with simple architectural elements of classical influence and a tondo with a bust adorned with a garland, and two figures. These figures, reclining at the top, are a satyr (with his characteristic goat-like legs) holding a bunch of grapes, and a young nymph embracing him as she tries to reach the fruit. Compare this sculpture (though not so much the base) with the one entitled “Nymph and Satyr” in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, Portugal, attributed to the sculptor Claude Michel, noting the similarities and differences. Pieces similar to this work, also known as “Satyr Feeding a Nymph with Grapes,” are held in several private collections. Claude Michel “Clodion” (1730–1814) was a French sculptor who trained with Lambert Sigisbert Adam and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. He received numerous awards (Prix de Rome in 1762, etc.) and maintained a prominent workshop in Paris from 1771. While he also produced large-scale works, he is best known for his small-format sculptures in bronze (or other materials such as calamine or terracotta). These works had a significant influence both during his lifetime and long after his death, inspiring countless other works.
· Size: 38x31x40 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z5882
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CASWELL, William Frederick (United Kingdom, act. 1870 – 1914). "Landscape". Watercolor on paper. Signed with initials in the lower right corner. . In this work, Caswell offers us an evocative landscape with romantic roots, typical of English landscape painting of the time, worked with a light and translucent chromatism that gives a special luminosity to the scene, enhancing at the same time its mysterious atmosphere. William F. Caswell, a British painter active between 1870 and 1914, worked in landscape and portraiture using oil and watercolor, and also produced series of prints such as "Le Barnabooth et autres bêtes modernes." He was a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, where he exhibited his works regularly.
· Size: 78x103 int 49x71 cms
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z6194
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Enameled porcelain and engraved glass box. 19th century. Oval box with an engraved glass base and a hinged lid, the latter crafted from a combination of enamel and metal. The lower section depicts a bucolic landscape with human figures and buildings, combining trees with lakes and dry land. The upper section follows the same theme: a couple in an idealized rural setting.
· Size: 7,5x6x4,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6447
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Table. Walnut wood. 17th century. Table with a plain rectangular top and two drawers at the front, decorated with simple geometric shapes on their fronts, leaving a strip with tabs between them. The legs, joined at their lower rectangular joint by means of a plain stretcher, show an elaborate turned carving in discs, following the usual in the Baroque.
· Size: 64x97x74 cms.
ANTIQUES
Ref.: Z6778
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Toiletry case. 19th century. Tortoiseshell, metal, glass. Rectangular case with hinged lid made of tortoiseshell decorated with fine inlays of plant and floral elements on its sides, containing a toiletry set made up of several feminine grooming and personal use items (a small bottle of perfume, scissors, a thimble…), with a space designed for each of these utensils.
· Size: 6x3x8 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6854
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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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Washing machine. Metal, etc. SKRAT, model P-7, Leonard Ryznar, circa 1945. A metal washing machine with an electric motor that drives a circular container (a "drum"), which moves the clothes. It has a water inlet on the lower right side and several valves and levers, as well as four circular feet for better support on the floor and to prevent the machine from moving while in operation. Leonard Ryznar (or Rýznar) was the founder of the Skrat company, which produced several models similar to this one, very popular among those who could afford them in certain areas of Europe in the 20th century. As indicated on the machine itself, it is the P-7 model, produced around 1945. Around the beginning of the 19th century, several washing machines were developed, consisting of a wooden box into which the clothes were placed and a manually operated system that moved them. Another variation included machines with a drum in which the clothes were pressed to wring them out. Electric washing machines were not invented until the beginning of the 20th century (these appliances were already being advertised in the United States in 1904; apparently, the first one in Europe appeared somewhat later), becoming a mass-market appliance from the late 1940s to the early 1950s, and in developed Western Europe, an everyday appliance from around 1960.
· Size: 96x64x82 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: ZF0413
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Low table, Ballerina. Bronze, glass. 20th century. Damage to glass. Low table with an oval, transparent glass top, supported by a bronze female figure of a dancer in a dancing pose. The figure is inspired by 19th-century models derived from the French school, specifically works by Moreau. Weight with glass: 103 kg
· Size: 120x79x82 cms. vidrio: 82x122x1.5 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: ZF1327
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Ameyaltepec, Guerrero. Tempera on paper. VENANCIO, Eugenio. Mexico, 20th century. A rural landscape in the Naïve style, titled in the lower right and signed in the lower left, depicting people, buildings, animals, and plants in various poses, framed by lines and bands of plant elements, all in flat, vibrant colors. Eugenio Venancio was an active artist in the 20th century, and his work is held in several private collections and institutions such as the Musée International d'Art Naïf in Magog, Canada.
· Size: 39x0,1x59,5 cms
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: ZF135454
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· Size: 65x48x26 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E69
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Bed headboard with marquetry. Due to its purpose, the decoration is concentrated on the upper part of the headboard. This consists of classically inspired vegetal scrolls with two hunters facing each other with their dogs at the bottom. The shapes of the headboard's finial are particularly noteworthy: the lower curves are flanked by volutes; in the center rises a form reminiscent of Roman architectural models, topped by a scallop shell with two branches on either side.
· Size: 128x156 cms.
DECORATION
Ref.: E404
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Vase in glazed porcelain. Inspired by models from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres The piece, with its classical lines and decorative motifs, features several porcelain panels in its natural color adorned with bouquets of flowers: on the neck, larger ones on the front, and medium-sized ones on the circular base. It draws inspiration from examples produced by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres in the early 19th century.
· Size: 28x28x110 cms.
DECORATION
Ref.: S2551B
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Desk display case. Four smooth, stipe-shaped legs form the base of the desk. It is rectangular, with a semicircular extension in the center of the main front, where a drawer is also located. In this space rises a single-door display cabinet, its profile echoing this semicircle; it reveals two shelves within, thanks to a design of oval and ogee shapes.
· Size: 61x39x116 cms
DECORATION
Ref.: D031
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Eleven-light ceiling lamp. Bronze with an aged finish. The central body of the lamp consists of a vase adorned with garlands, resting on a round molding. From the top, a series of stems extend, terminating in the lights. The curved stems of these lights are crafted from laurel branches, and their translucent glass shades are shaped like blooming roses. Below, crossbars with garlands rise upwards, ending at the element that connects the lamp to the ceiling, where another light source is located. Classical-inspired model.
· Size: 62x62x100 cms.
DECORATION
Ref.: E505
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Ceiling lamp with six lights. Bronze with antique finish and glass. The central stem is decorated with vases, scallop shells, and vegetal scrolls. From its upper part emerge several knobs decorated with ovals, from which rise curved stems with scrolls that hold the lamp's lights. These lights are candlestick-shaped with bases made of translucent white glass. Alongside the clear classical inspiration derived from 19th-century models, some Renaissance-inspired elements can also be seen.
· Size: 72x72x97 cms
DECORATION
Ref.: E513
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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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Alms plate. Nuremberg, 16th century. Alms plate made of gilded brass, decorated with a series of moldings and details both on the rim and towards the center. In this area is a figurative motif in slight relief (Adam and Eve flanking the tree around which the Serpent of Original Sin is coiled).
· Size: 38x38x5 cms.
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z5163
