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Monday, March 29, 2010
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An English 18th Century carved and gilded swept frame.
George 2nd red Japanned quarter chiming bracket clock ( England c. 1750 )
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An important George 2nd red Japanned quarter chiming bracket clock of large size. The lacquer decoration on all sides is in fine unrestored condition, withormolu caryatides and pineapple finiales to the case.The original three train verge movement with a floral engraved back plate.
Neo Gothic Cathedral Style Bracelet ( France c. 1845 )
Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Neo Gothic
Cathedral Style Bracelet
Length: 19.5 cm (7.5 in) Width: 7 cm (2.7 in)
Marks: Ram's head & maker's mark a comet flanked by F R
Aquamarine 13.50 cts approx
Paris. Circa 1845
Original fitted case
A sumptuous & rare museum quality example of a Neo-Gothic polychromatic gold & gem set bracelet
Felix Rousselot is recorded working from 1822. His shop "La Parure" was at 129 rue Saint Honoré, Paris
Literature: cf. La Collection de Bijoux du Musée des Arts Décoratifs à Paris, 2004, ref: XIX century, catalogue number 5 illustrates a similar bracelet from the museum collection
Big le verre francais bowl with lauriers decoration ( France 1925 )
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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This one is enormous. Really big bowl . Because the opening is wide the colours are really coming out.
Galle vase with iris ( France 1900 )
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Very nice vase with perfect acid etching of an iris flower. Yellow and deep purple colour.
Very nice vase with perfect acid etching of an iris flower. Yellow and deep purple colour.
GEORGES FOUQUET (1862-1957)
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GEORGES FOUQUET 1862-1957
'Les Trois Crabes'
An Important Art Nouveau Brooch
French. Circa 1900
Gold, with plique-a-jour & translucent enamel, diamonds & pearl
Length: 7cm (2.76 in) Width: 9cm (3.54 in)
Marked 'GF' twice, on brooch frame & pin
Minor repair to one plique window
Fitted case
Literature: cf. Die Fouquet, 1860-1960, Schmuck Kunstler in Paris,
Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 1984.
Schmuck Kunst im Jugendstil, Art Nouveau Jewellery,
Arnoldsche, 1999, p.33-50.
The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, volume 1,
A-K, Alastair Duncan, 1994, p.247-260
Illustrated: Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic,
Victor Arwas, 1992, p.360
GEORGES FOUQUET 1862-1957
'Les Trois Crabes'
An Important Art Nouveau Brooch
French. Circa 1900
Gold, with plique-a-jour & translucent enamel, diamonds & pearl
Length: 7cm (2.76 in) Width: 9cm (3.54 in)
Marked 'GF' twice, on brooch frame & pin
Minor repair to one plique window
Fitted case
Literature: cf. Die Fouquet, 1860-1960, Schmuck Kunstler in Paris,
Museum Bellerive, Zurich, 1984.
Schmuck Kunst im Jugendstil, Art Nouveau Jewellery,
Arnoldsche, 1999, p.33-50.
The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Jewellery, volume 1,
A-K, Alastair Duncan, 1994, p.247-260
Illustrated: Art Nouveau, The French Aesthetic,
Victor Arwas, 1992, p.360
A Very Fine Large Giltwood Mirror, after Thomas Johnson ( England c. 1840 )
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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A Very Fine and Large Giltwood Mirror, after Thomas Johnson, the divided mirror plate with swan's neck cresting centering a female mask and a large shell. The sides have scrolls and foliage and the pendant features a wolf attacking a lamb flanked by trees.
W G T Burne (Antique Glass) Ltd
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The ormolu frame with lion’s heads at arm ends and open gallery, a row
of single cut glass roundels within, fringed with cut glass round buttons
and icicles, supporting below a bag of chain round buttons to a central
diamond cut dish and finial, and supporting above six leaf cut ball nozzles and diamond cut pans. The central cut glass stem comprising diamond and step cut baluster sections with a central urn, rising to an ormolu double shower with a cut glass pineapple above, dressed with chain round buttons and pear drop finials.
The ormolu frame with lion’s heads at arm ends and open gallery, a row of single cut glass roundels within, fringed with cut glass round buttons
and icicles, supporting below a bag of chain round buttons to a central
diamond cut dish and finial, and supporting above six leaf cut ball nozzles and diamond cut pans. The central cut glass stem comprising diamond and step cut baluster sections with a central urn, rising to an ormolu double shower with a cut glass pineapple above, dressed with chain round buttons and pear drop finials.
Millington Adams
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A fine English George II 8 day, mahogany moon phase longcase clock by Andrew Hewlett, Bristol. The 5 pillar rack striking movement with brass dial, floral urn spandrels, matted centre with twin winding holes and arched makers cartouche (inscribed Andrew Hewlett, Bristol), silvered chapter ring, blued steel hands, lower date aperture and subordinate seconds dial. To the arch a moon phase and high tide indicator with painted decoration inscribed “High Water at Bristol Key”.
A fine English George II 8 day, mahogany moon phase longcase clock by Andrew Hewlett, Bristol. The 5 pillar rack striking movement with brass dial, floral urn spandrels, matted centre with twin winding holes and arched makers cartouche (inscribed Andrew Hewlett, Bristol), silvered chapter ring, blued steel hands, lower date aperture and subordinate seconds dial. To the arch a moon phase and high tide indicator with painted decoration inscribed “High Water at Bristol Key”.The walnut case, with a flat top hood under a bell shaped caddy with a pair of giltwood ball finials. The trunk with broken arched quarter veneered door bordered with chequer strung edge, over a quarter veneered base again chequer strung with double plinth to the bottom
Butchoff Antiques
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In carved Giltwood, the oval yet asymmetrical frames of ornate rococo form with foliates, ‘C’ scrolls, flanked by Ho Ho birds, with, atop, in a pavilion, a Chinese courtier at her toilet: Surmounted by fronds, with pendant bells. The design is drawn from Plate CLXX1V in Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet- Maker’s Director of 1754
In carved Giltwood, the oval yet asymmetrical frames of ornate rococo form with foliates, ‘C’ scrolls, flanked by Ho Ho birds, with, atop, in a pavilion, a Chinese courtier at her toilet: Surmounted by fronds, with pendant bells. The design is drawn from Plate CLXX1V in Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet- Maker’s Director of 1754
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Rare Secessionist Brooch
Gilded silver & citrine
Length: 5.6 cm (2.2 in) Width: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
Marks: 'WW'
Austrian. Circa 1905
Fitted case
Design attributed to Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956
Literature: cf. Art Nouveau Jewelry, Vivienne Becker, 1985, p.179
Rare Secessionist Brooch
Gilded silver & citrine
Length: 5.6 cm (2.2 in) Width: 3.5 cm (1.4 in)
Marks: 'WW'
Austrian. Circa 1905
Fitted case
Design attributed to Josef Hoffmann 1870-1956
Literature: cf. Art Nouveau Jewelry, Vivienne Becker, 1985, p.179
Sandra Cronan Ltd
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A pair of Natural Oriental pearl and diamond drop earrings. Mounted in silver and gold.
English. Circa 1780
Natural Pearl & Diamond Drop Bow Earrings ( England c. 1780 )
A pair of Natural Oriental pearl and diamond drop earrings. Mounted in silver and gold.
English. Circa 1780
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