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PAIR OF BOHEMIAN CRANBERRY RUBY RED GLASS ENAMELED AND GOLD URNS. 19TH...

Pair of vases. Glass. Bohemia, Czech Republic, 19th century. Pair of red glass vases decorated with areas of white enamel and spaces in gold, enhancing the two female busts (practically portraits on an indefinite background) that both pieces present on their fronts. The two raised handles finished in a circle present a fine decoration of simplified plant elements; the glass shows decoration of the same type, but with a different influence (more classicist); the busts have been enhanced by means of golden frames and dark lines of clear classicist reminiscence; the white areas (with plant forms) have golden lines. Both pieces show remarkable similarities both in the quality of the color of the glass and of the decoration as well as in the lines of the same, with outstanding red Bohemian glass urns, especially with works linked to Ludwig Moser & Söhne. Moser is a company that manufactures luxury glass objects located in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic; formerly Karlsbad in Bohemia) that continues its work today (it was born in 1857, founded by Ludwig Moser), and is highly appreciated throughout the world. of art for his works from the late 19th and 20th centuries. Although Bohemia was a region known for its glass production as early as the 13th century (particularly when they discovered that adding potassium created a colorless glass that was clearer and more stable than Italian), this activity became popular in the 19th century. XVII (although the term "Bohemian" or similar was used a hundred years before to differentiate quality glass from this source), and stood out above all in the 19th and 20th centuries thanks to important manufacturers for the quality of their materials and techniques and care in their designs. By the middle of the 19th century they already had a system for teaching glassmaking, and in the second half they exported very striking pieces in large quantities (usually pairs of glasses or vases of a single color in opaque glass or two colors, decorated with with floral enamel elements, painted details; sometimes lithographic techniques were used to copy famous paintings and translate them into works; etc.) created in large factories and in large quantities.

· Size: 15x13x41 cms.
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Ref.: ZE222
CERAMIC BOWL. TALAVERA. 17-18TH CENTURIES

Bowl, Talavera, late 17th century – early 18th century. Glazed ceramic. Ceramic bowl decorated with high-temperature enamels on an opaque white tin slip. The polychromy is based on typical Talavera colors: cobalt blue, copper green, manganese black, antimony yellow, and iron ochres, browns, and oranges. These glazes were applied to the raw slip, so the piece was fired only twice: once for the paste and once for the slip and glazes. In addition, the colors were protected with a varnish, which was also fired in this second firing. The pieces were placed in the oven in blankets or boxes, so that the colors would not burn (they are fired at a very high temperature, 900º). In general, those from Talavera will be good firings, without major defects. The peak of this ceramic manufacture took place between the 16th century and the mid-18th century, when the French taste was introduced in Spain, and the clientele began to prefer Alcora pieces. However, Talavera will experience a new Golden Age at the end of the 19th century, with historicisms. This piece presents a typical Talavera decoration, which was widely imitated in other centers throughout the Modern Age: an animal in a rampant position in the center, on a schematic floor plan, flanked by two large plant elements. The decoration is completed with synthesized plant elements and bands of concentric lines, inside and outside.

· Size: 32x32x15 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC

Ref.: Z5575
CERAMIC DRUG JAR OR SYRUP JAR. POSSIBLY ITALY, 18TH CENTURY.

Orza. Ceramics. Possibly Italy, 18th century. Jug with a globular body with a small base, a reduced spout in the mouth (narrower than the body, and with a small neck) and a handle formed by a twisted flat element, made of glazed ceramic and decorated with a composition in blue on White background. Around a cartouche with an inscription (“AQa di MALVA”, alluding to a remedy derived from the common mallow, a common plant in Europe that was already mentioned, along with its healing properties, by Pliny the Elder among others), and using various shades of blue, an important variety of plant elements and flowers have been arranged, accompanied by a bird perched on the cartouche. Ceramic decoration in shades of blue on a white background was common in Europe as early as the 17th century (Dutch and English pieces, works in Talavera de la Reina in Spain, etc.). In the Italian case and in ceramics (with this provenance, usually called “maiólica”), decoration in cobalt blue on white is already found in Byzantine-inspired works in the Quattrocento, accompanying various influences. In the first third of the 16th century, this “porcelain” decoration (since, apparently, it is distantly inspired by Chinese porcelain works that use these colors) continues, with touches of other colors. Compare this work with the pieces known as "Médici Porcelain", from the third quarter of the 16th century. The glazed majolica from light blue to dark blue, obtained with cobalt oxide, is called «berrettina». It was used from the 16th century to the first half of the 17th, in productions mainly in Liguria and Veneto. Likewise, it is worth pointing out a series of pieces with which this one is somewhat more related: pharmacy jar with Saint Paul (made in Savona in the 17th century, today in the Faenza International Museum of Ceramics), or with albarelos preserved in the Hispanic Pharmacy Museum of the Complutense University of Madrid, works from the Italian region of Savona, pieces in private collections, etc.

· Size: 24x30x26 cms.
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Ref.: ZE205
CUP COOLER. WITH MARKS. “SOFT PASTE”. “REAL FÁBRICA DE PORCELANA DEL B...

Cooler or glass cooler. With marks on the base. White paste. Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro (Madrid, Spain), around 1784-1803. Piece of tender pasta with wavy edges used to hold the stems of the glasses and cool them when filling the container with ice or similar. On the outside, it has two handles in the shape of plant elements and some small reliefs on the fronts (also enhanced thanks to gold) which frame floral bouquets with colored leaves. It is possible that the piece belongs to the second period or intermediate stage of the Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro in Madrid, established in the Spanish capital from 1760 and thanks to Carlos III; This stage corresponds to "the controls" of Carlos Scheppers and Felipe Gricci, and the Italian influence continues, adding a relationship with other currents (English, Saxon). Weight: 2225 grams

· Size: 33x19x13 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0431
LOVERS WITH CAGE. PORCELAIN.

Courtiers and cage. Glazed porcelain. Johann Joachim model. around 1800 Enamelled porcelain figurine with a base resembling rocks and a couple of lovers dressed in the manner of the 18th century, with the boy reaching out with his left hand towards a large bird cage. The piece is very similar to some figures titled "Lovers with a Cage" made by Du Paquier (who opened a porcelain factory in Vienna in 1719) in 1737 and examples of which are preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of New York or the Indianapolis. Museum of Art. In turn, Du Paquier took his inspiration from works carried out in Meissen thanks to Johan Joachim Kaendler around 1736-1740 (varying in details such as the substitution of the table that the German women have for the Viennese cage in some examples , or colors, for example). If this work is compared with the works of Du Paquier, notable similarities can be seen in postures, elements, etc., but also important differences (color, details, base of the figure...).

· Size: 14x12x13 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0445
PORCELAIN BOX. POTSCHAPPEL-DRESDEN, GERMANY, 19TH.

Box. Glazed porcelain. Potschappel-Dresden, Germany, 19th century. With mark on the base. Rectangular box with a slightly curved lid made of enameled porcelain with golden metal finials and hinges that has a decoration, on the outside, of figurative scenes of couples in natural landscapes of clear rococo reminiscence enhanced by golden frames and elements of scales in pink tones; Inside, on the cover, another scene of this type appears. The base of the piece presents a brand alluding to the factory responsible for it. In 1872 Carl Thieme (Carl Johann Gottlieb Thieme) converted his porcelain painting business into a porcelain factory, keeping the headquarters in Dresden and calling it the Sächische Porzellanfabrik zu Potschappel (Dresden) von Carl Thieme. A brand like the one seen in this piece was used on it between 1888 and the beginning of the 20th century.

· Size: 12x8x7 cms
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Ref.: ZF0702
PAIR OF PORCELAIN VASES.19TH CENTURY.

Pair of vases. Glazed porcelain. XIX century. Pair of vases with a circular foot, a cylindrical body in the center and a long neck and mouth open to the outside, decorated with pink bands, golden edges, grouped flowers and two genre scenes (humble characters dancing in rural landscapes; on the other side , similar scenes). They have been presented placed on two separate metal feet, decorated with openwork elements and claw-shaped legs topped with classicist-influenced plant elements. They present marks on the base.

· Size: 24x24x62 cms
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Ref.: ZF0884
CERAMIC JAR. 18TH CENTURY

Jug from Villafeliche, Aragon, 18th century. Glazed ceramic. Late Baroque-style jug made of ceramic and decorated with high-temperature enamels on a white tin slip. These enamel motifs are combined with relief decorations obtained by mold. The typology of the piece combines the Italian-style jug, with an ovoid belly and a vertical arc handle, with that of the typically Spanish spouted jug, characterized by the protruding spout that starts from the mouth. The decorations reveal the oriental influence, with large floral bouquets arranged asymmetrically and complex landscapes with architecture and palm trees, in which some figures are removed, these already totally western. The motifs appear brushed in manganese black, and colored with ocher, blue, green and red enamels, mainly. Aragonese ceramics from the 17th to the 19th centuries will be characterized by a strong personality of its own, combined with the influences of Talavera and Catalonia. It will have three main centers: Teruel, Muel and Villafeliche, the first two with tradition since the 16th century, and the third created at the end of the 17th century. The one from Villafeliche will generally be very popular ceramics, although pieces of higher quality and complexity, both typological and ornamental, were also produced as early as the 18th century.

· Size: 25x18x42 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC

Ref.: Z2627
PORCELAIN CANDELABRUM LAMP

XIX century KPM The Berlin Porcelain or Royal Porcelain Factory of Berlin (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin in German, which uses the acronym KPM) is a royal porcelain manufacturing factory founded in 1763 by Frederick II of Prussia "the Great". Its highly reputable brand is identified by a cobalt blue scepter (since 1837), to which was later added a royal orb with the initials KPM in red. Between 1751 and 1757, a private initiative porcelain factory operated in Berlin, run by Wilhelm Caspar Wegely. One of his collaborators, Reichard, entered into a partnership with the wealthy businessman Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky in 1761, to respond to the King of Prussia's desire to compete with the porcelain production of Dresden, Meissen and Sèvres. Frederick the Great's troops, during the Seven Years' War, occupied Meissen and Saxony. The industrial secrets kept there were extremely coveted throughout Europe. In 1763, the king bought the Berlin factory, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, and gave it the final boost that made it one of the most important in Europe. The painter Gottfried Wilhelm Völcker directed the Berlin Porcelain between 1833 and 1848.

· Size: 20x20x93 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC

Ref.: Z3667
GLASS VASE. AFTER MODELS FROM ÉMILE GALLÉ.

Vase. Glass. Following models by Émile Gallé (Nancy, 1846-1904). Vase made of glass, with white, brown and gold tones, following both in technique and decoration the well-known Art Nouveau works by Émille Gallé, an artist internationally recognized both for his aesthetics and for his technical advances with glass ("enamelled", " cameo”, etc.). .

· Size: 15x15x28 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC

Ref.: Z5671
CERAMIC INKWELL. 18TH CENTURY

Talavera inkwell, 18th century. Glazed ceramic. Talavera ceramic inkwell, decorated with cobalt blue glaze on a white tin slip with restorations

· Size: 16x16x7 cms.
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MISCELLANEOUS;CERAMIC

Ref.: Z5695
CERAMIC INKWELL. TALAVERA DE LA REINA, SPAIN, 17TH CENTURY.

Inkwell. Glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th century. Inkwell or spice rack with a square-shaped hole that is made of glazed ceramic and a polychrome decoration of plant elements on the upper part and its fronts. Due to the colors used, it belongs to what is known as the tricolor series, which began to be produced in Talavera de la Reina at the beginning of the 16th century and became common even at the beginning of the 18th century. Compare with the decorations of pieces preserved in the National Museum of Decorative Arts (Madrid, Spain), or in the Ruiz de Luna de Talavera de la Reina Ceramics Museum (Toledo, Spain).

· Size: 9x9x5.5 cms
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Ref.: ZF1047
PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE. EUROPE, CA END 19TH CENTURY.

Center-vase table. Europe, towards the end of the 19th century. Glazed porcelain. Enamelled porcelain piece with golden details that allows flowers to be placed inside. It has a cube shape, with the handle decorated with seed beads inspired by the 18th century Rococo, also present on the edge of the piece and on the lower end. The fronts have been decorated with a series of flowers in various colors. It has a mark at the base, blue on a white background.

· Size: 15x15x29 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0146
POSEIDON OR NEPTUNE. PORCELAIN. EUROPE, 19TH CENTURY.

Poseidon or Neptune with hippocampus. Glazed porcelain. Europe, 19th century. Enamelled porcelain figurine with a circular base, decorated with openwork elements and rococo-inspired motifs enhanced with golden touches, which presents a bearded and semi-nude male figure, standing, with 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 is an anchor) or Samson, for example.

· Size: 6x7x15 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0995
CERAMIC SPICES RECIPIENT. TALAVERA DE LA REINA, SPAIN, 17TH CENTURY.

triangular spice rack Glazed ceramic. Talavera de la Reina, Spain, 17th century. Has damage. Glazed ceramic triangular spice rack decorated with an element in relief in the center of the three fronts and a series of motifs painted in brown, yellow and green both on the top and on these fronts. Typologically, it is a very common model in the workshops of Talavera de la Reina, although not exclusive to this center.

· Size: 14x13x5 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0940
COFFEE SET. PORCELAIN. ROYAL VIENNA, AUSTRIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

Coffee set. Glazed porcelain. Royal Vienna, Austria, early 20th century. With marks on the base of pieces. Two broken cups. Enamelled porcelain coffee set consisting of a tray, six cups with their saucers, a sugar bowl with a lid and a jug with a lid. Although the classicist influence on the piece is clear (golden garlands, shapes, plant elements, colors, etc.), it is necessary to indicate the inspiration for the tray in the oil painting by George Sheridan Knowles painted in 1908 and entitled "Summer Pleasures on The River". Royal Vienna is known as a certain style of porcelain related to the porcelain made in Vienna (Kaiserlich privilegierte Porcellain Fabrique) founded in 1718 by Claude du Paquier, official of the imperial court of Vienna. It was closed in 1864, but its name was recovered by the Augarten Vienna Porcelain Factory in 1923.

· Size: 32x32x15 cms.
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Ref.: ZF1147
AIR ALLEGORY. PORCELAIN. PORCELANA HISPANIA, SPAIN, 20TH CENTURY.

Allegory of The Air. Glazed porcelain. Porcelain Hispania, Spain, 20th century. Enamelled porcelain figurine with touches of gold that shows a half-naked child, with an old-style hot air balloon and bellows, seated on a clearly recognizable rococo base in which the text "El Aire" is read, allusive to the allegory. what the piece represents. These types of works are inspired by outstanding works of European factories. The factory known as Porcelana Hispania produced a series of quality pieces along the same lines (animals, Rococo-influenced couples, etc.).

· Size: 12x8x15 cms.
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Ref.: ZF0992