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Bronze, “Two young people caressing each other”. Lost wax casting. The two figures stand on a round base. The girl holds the boy's head in both hands, and the boy embraces her with one arm, carrying a basket in his left arm. A tree stump situates the scene in an idealised natural setting. This work is based on models created by Auguste Moreau (1834-1917), son of Jean-Baptiste Moreau, known for his detailed style as well as for his affiliation with Art Nouveau.
· Size: 23x23x43 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4025
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Pair of candlesticks. Bronze. 18th century. Pair of candlesticks made of bronze, which still retain a strong influence from Spanish Baroque models, especially in the turned axis, with prominent bases and spherical legs reminiscent of wild beast claws topped with plant elements of classicist influence. One of the candlesticks has been restored. Weight per unit 1.8 kg
· Size: 13x13x37 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: Z0409
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Wall clock. Metal, wood. United States of America, patented 1874. American wall clock with a wooden and metal case, 8-day and 30-hour model, featuring a white dial with Roman numerals for the hours and lines for the minutes, and a landscape with architecture with a certain colonial air in a natural setting. Along with the usual influence or reminder of English models, a series of more particular details of the continent and the area can be seen.
· Size: 38x10x63 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: Z0611
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The Fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models by CARRIER-BELLEUSE, Albert-Ernest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure shows a child, lying down and almost completely naked, with his head highlighted by a crown of gold leaves. He is shown with a shell (with touches of gold), taking water from a jug at his side, thus recalling the allegories of rivers or their sources in Ancient Rome. It is necessary to compare this work with the one entitled “La Source” by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, preserved, for example, in the Art Institute of Chicago or the one in the Portland Museum of Art (of which there are a number of variants, changing the characters and the material used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draughtsman who trained with David d'Angers and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition after his participation in the Salon des Artistes Françaises in 1861 (Third Medal), producing notable works such as several busts of Napoleon III, the fireplace in the great hall of the Paris Opera, etc. His work is preserved in prominent private collections and in institutions such as the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, etc. In addition, we must remember his terracottas and his monuments (such as that of Bernardo O'Higgins in Santiago de Chile). It is also worth highlighting the publication in 1884 of L\\'application de la figure humaine à la decoration et à l\\'ornementation industrielles, an important collection of decorative arts of the time, and in 1876 he was appointed art director of the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres.
· Size: 50x25x40 cms
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: Z0628
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Desk table. Mahogany wood. 19th century. Rectangular table top decorated with a band of plant motifs on the outer edge, waist enhanced with bands carved with ova and plant motifs of classicist influence and legs decorated with an elegant cabriole shape and carved motifs (scrolls, bows and simple plant themes that extend along the waist of the piece of furniture) finished with very simplified claw shapes holding balls. This finish on the legs also appears in Chippendale examples and in American works and, apparently, was a theme inspired by works from the Far East, replacing the dragon's leg with the sphere with a lion's (thus showing English supremacy) and making it very popular in England during, approximately, the first half of the 18th century, and later recovering it.
· Size: 94x70x76
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: Z3460
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Child. Carved and polychrome wood. 17th century. Polychrome wooden carving showing a half-naked child, accompanied by a cloth fluttering in the wind that partially covers him, and standing with a marked contrapposto, a movement softened by the position of the hands and the expression of the face, with the head bowed. It is possible that it is a sculpture of the Child Jesus, given the similarity it presents with sculptural groups or painted scenes made up of various characters (more of the Child with Saint John than of the Holy Family) of the Baroque.
· Size: 18x11x33 cms.
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
SCULPTURE
Ref.: Z3498
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Chest of drawers in walnut wood with marble top. 19th century. Rectangular chest of drawers on four legs with chamfered corners divided into two registers by a fine moulding: the upper one has a drawer highlighted by mouldings and the lower one has three others, all with two handles and a key lock. The lines of the piece of furniture are reminiscent of the English “chests of drawers”, chests of drawers that emerged around the 17th century and influenced some important European manufacturing centres. In the 19th century it was very common to choose styles and examples from the past to create works more in keeping with the times.
· Size: 56x125x94,5 cms.
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FURNITURE
Ref.: Z5816
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Reel candlestick. Bronze. 16th century. A candlestick of the type known as "reel" due to the shape of its base, made of bronze in its color. This type can already be found in Spanish Gothic pieces and has remained very common ever since. Over the following centuries, details such as the proportions of the base, its lines, and the top finial would be varied, adapting it to suit the taste of the moment.
· Size: 13.5x13.5x13 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: ZE315
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Wall mirror. Marble dust. 20th century. Wall mirror with a frame made of polychrome marble powder, featuring a decoration resembling a carving based on plant and fruit elements, with a crest at the top. The work is inspired by ancient European styles.
· Size: 81x10x114 cms
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FURNITURE
Ref.: ZE403
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Lot of eleven handles. Wrought iron. 20th century, following baroque models. Set of eleven wrought iron handles, each consisting of a piece ending in a ring decorated with grooves and the actual handle, which is vase-shaped and has lines of different diameters spread along the body. Stylistically, they are inspired by common models from the Spanish school, used on doors, furniture, etc. in the Baroque period.
· Size: 1,5x1,5x8,5 cms.
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WROUGHT IRON;MISCELLANEUS
Ref.: Z0205A
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Pair of wrought iron fork locks. 17th century. Pair of forged iron fasteners of the so-called “fork” type due to their shape. This type of piece was used in furniture to secure tables, both dining tables and those in writing desks and bureaus, and for this reason it is a very common piece of forged iron. The spirals and the balustrade parts date both to the Baroque period.
· Size: 93x25 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;OTHER OBJECTS
Ref.: Z6419B
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Studded trunk. Wood, leather, metal. Spain, 18th century. A small chest or trunk with a rectangular base and a curved lid, decorated on the outside with a leather cover and a series of metal studs forming lines and simple geometric motifs, accompanying the fittings that the piece presents. It closes at the front with a latch, has handles on the sides and the interior is made of wood in its color.
· Size: 37x23,5x23 cms
DECORATIVE ANTIQUES
FURNITURE
Ref.: ZF1290
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Seven mustache makers with spoons. Silver, glass. England, 20th century. With contrast marks. Silver plated cutlery with glass elements inside and hallmarked: Henry Hobson & Sons., Birmingham, 1900; possibly E Druiff & Co., established 1919, Birmingham, possibly 1924; etc. They feature spoons, as is typical of this type, and are stylistically inspired by trends common in 19th century English silverware. Weight 530 grams.
· Size: 7,4x5x6 cms
ANTIQUES
MISCELLANEUS;SILVER
Ref.: ZF1373
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Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century. A canvas depicting a face on a light background with no other elements. Iconographically, this is what is commonly called a Holy Face or the Face of Christ or the Holy Face, linked to both the Passion and the Veronica, or the Mandylion of Edessa. Compare this example with the Holy Face of the Monastery of the Holy Face in Alicante or, much more similar, with the Holy Face of the Cathedral of Jaén, both in Spain.
· Size: 31x3,5x37x5 cms. int: 22,5x29,5 cms.
ANTIQUES
PAINTINGS
Ref.: ZF136831
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Lost wax bronze. Model by Auguste Moureau. Marble base Patinated bronze depicting two children together, the boy holding flowers. The piece in this lot follows the models of Auguste Moureau (1834-1917), a famous French sculptor who was especially known for his delicate and naturalistic works, situated within the Art Nouveau movement, a style of which he was an important representative. He made busts, figures and small sculptures, and his designs were later taken up by many other bronze makers due to the artist's success and the quality of the pieces. Weight: 20 kg
· Size: 27x27x58 cms
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V2526A
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Circular table with Adam-type marquetry. The four legs supporting the piece of furniture are joined by lower jambs that converge in a central oval topped by a vase shape. The fronts of the legs, the jambs, the waist (where the drawer is located) and the top are decorated with Adam-type marquetry (Robert Adam), of classical inspiration and with motifs of vases, garlands and bows.
· Size: 55x55x75 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: D178
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Boat ceiling lamp, shade D. 30 cms. An oil lamp adapted to a lamp decorated with boats among the delicate plant elements that form the arms that join the base (green, with flowers) with the white shade, decorated with chains and bows. From these arms extend double chains with decorated links that secure the lower part to the ceiling support.
· Size: 40x40x110 -140 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: L230
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Display case. Walnut wood, glass. 19th century. Display case made of carved walnut wood with three transparent glass panels (front and sides) and a decoration based on elements of classicist influence that have a certain English taste (corner columns, moldings, vases on the top, etc.).
· Size: 61x44x132 cms.
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FURNITURE
Ref.: Z0658
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Pair of wall lights following Louis XVI models. Gilded metal. Pair of wall lights with three points of light each, made of gilded metal and decorated with plant and decorative elements common in 19th century French art, whose influence is shown in bows, scrolls, shapes, etc.
· Size: 49x39x25 cms.
DECORATION
AUXILIARY LIGHTING
Ref.: E91
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Bronze sculpture, “Cupid”. Inspired by models by Auguste Louis Mathurin Moreau (1834-1917). Lost wax casting. The figure of the child is identified by his wings and the bow he holds. Cupid appears half-naked, with his quiver at his feet and a tree stump behind him. The work is based on models created by a member of the well-known Moureau family: Mathurin exhibited for the first time at the Paris Salon in 1848, and was awarded a Medal of Honour in 1897. His work, inserted in that appreciated family style, shows a series of peculiarities that are still maintained in this sculpture.
· Size: 27x22x55 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V2524
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Cupid in bronze and marble base, according to models by August Moreau. The figure of the god of love, Cupid, stands on a round base. The bronze sculpture, with the iconographic attributes corresponding to this figure from classical mythology, was made based on models by August Moreau (1834-1917). This French sculptor studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and exhibited for the first time in 1861, achieving great success at a very early age for his works, characterized by their great finesse and by showing very intricate designs and postures. Weight: 11.2 kg.
· Size: 27x20x63 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4049
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Louis XV style two-drawer chest of drawers, with a pink marble top and a wooden body with marquetry decoration with floral motifs.
· Size: 64x40x70cm.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: E493
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Bronze sculpture “Lady leaning on a column”. The figure of the young woman, dressed in classical style, stands on a raised circular pedestal with a marble base. She lightly rests her hand on an Ionic column, up which a flowering plant is climbing. It is reminiscent of models used by Henri-Louis LeVasseur (1853-1934), in particular the work entitled “Le Poesie”, which was often used as inspiration even after the sculptor’s death.
· Size: 30x30x54 cms.
DECORATION
BRONZE SCULPTURES
Ref.: V4099
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Kidney-shaped table with drawer. Four legs with a slight cabriolet shape up to the base and straight up to the top support the table. The drawer and the other fronts follow the kidney shape of the piece of furniture, with their fronts decorated with dark wood rectangles highlighted with gold metal cords. The top is worth mentioning: it is framed with walnut root wood with a magnificent grain and a lighter grain with mixed-linear profiles.
· Size: 64x34x75 cms.
DECORATION
FURNITURE;CLASSIC
Ref.: D021
