A Worldwide Grand Tour: The Sven A. Behrendt Collection

A Worldwide Grand Tour: The Sven A. Behrendt Collection

A Worldwide Grand Tour: The Sven A. Behrendt Collection

Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.

Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.

A Worldwide Grand Tour: The Sven A. Behrendt Collection

14 November - 2 December 2025 • London

Overview
A pair of Italian carved alabaster 'Medici' and 'Borghese' vases, 19th century, after the antique

1 A pair of Italian carved alabaster 'Medici' and 'Borghese' vases, 19th century, after the antique

A collection of cased plaster intaglios, Rome, late 18th/early 19th century

2 A collection of cased plaster intaglios, Rome, late 18th/early 19th century

Architecture

3 French, mid 19th century

Architecture

A pair of Italian carved giltwood mirrors, 19th century

4 A pair of Italian carved giltwood mirrors, 19th century

A pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural chenets, late 19th century

5 A pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze figural chenets, late 19th century

A pair of Régence giltwood console tables, circa 1720

6 A pair of Régence giltwood console tables, circa 1720

An Italian silver and lapis lazuli centrepiece, Rome, circa 1900, maker's mark CC conjoined

7 An Italian silver and lapis lazuli centrepiece, Rome, circa 1900, maker's mark CC conjoined

An Italian Baroque-style red painted and parcel-gilt low table, 20th century

8 An Italian Baroque-style red painted and parcel-gilt low table, 20th century

Five views of Dresden by Bernardo Bellotto known as Canaletto (1721-1781), mid-18th century

9 Five views of Dresden by Bernardo Bellotto known as Canaletto (1721-1781), mid-18th century

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze two-light wall appliques after a model by Gouthière, late 19th century

10 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze two-light wall appliques after a model by Gouthière, late 19th century

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze six-light candelabra

11 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt and patinated bronze six-light candelabra

A Louis XVI gilt-bronze and white marble mantel clock, circa 1790

12 A Louis XVI gilt-bronze and white marble mantel clock, circa 1790

A pair of Régence giltwood fauteuils by Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, circa 1720

13 A pair of Régence giltwood fauteuils by Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, circa 1720

A pair of Régence giltwood fauteuils by Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, circa 1720

14 A pair of Régence giltwood fauteuils by Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, circa 1720

A pair of Régence giltwood fauteuils by Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, circa 1720

15 A pair of Régence giltwood fauteuils by Jean Baptiste I Tilliard, circa 1720

A pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze chenets, late 19th century

16 A pair of Louis XV style gilt-bronze chenets, late 19th century

A pair of Italian white marble 'Medici' vases, 19th century

17 A pair of Italian white marble 'Medici' vases, 19th century

Four studies of the heads of bearded men

18 Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Four studies of the heads of bearded men

A view of the Rialto with the Riva del Vin

19 Francesco Guardi | Giacomo Guardi

A view of the Rialto with the Riva del Vin

A set of eight Venetian views

20 Giacomo Guardi

A set of eight Venetian views

Mountainous river landscape with boats and figures

21 Follower of Johann Alexander Thiele

Mountainous river landscape with boats and figures

The Leander with other shipping off Gibraltar

22 Dominic Serres the Elder, R.A.

The Leander with other shipping off Gibraltar

An Italianate landscape with a lakeside town and the Vatican Belvedere, figures resting by a path in the foreground

23 Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte | Placido Costanzi

An Italianate landscape with a lakeside town and the Vatican Belvedere, figures resting by a path in the foreground

Italian costal scene with fisherfolk

24 Jakob Philipp Hackert

Italian costal scene with fisherfolk

Rome, a pair of views: The Piazza del Quirinale with the Palazzo del Quirinale to the left and the Palazzo della Consulta in the centre; The Ponte Sisto and the River Tiber looking upstream with the Spiaggia della Renella to the left, the Casa dei Centopreti to the right, and beyond the roof of the Palazzo Farnese

25 Giacomo van Lint

Rome, a pair of views: The Piazza del Quirinale with the Palazzo del Quirinale to the left and the Palazzo della Consulta in the centre; The Ponte Sisto and the River Tiber looking upstream with the Spiaggia della Renella to the left, the Casa dei Centopreti to the right, and beyond the roof of the Palazzo Farnese

A pair of Mediterranean coastal scenes: Dawn with a capriccio of a Roman temple; Evening with a French ship and a Roman gateway

26 Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix, called Lacroix de Marseille

A pair of Mediterranean coastal scenes: Dawn with a capriccio of a Roman temple; Evening with a French ship and a Roman gateway

An Italianate river landscape in summer, with a capriccio of Tivoli to the left

27 Jakob Philipp Hackert

An Italianate river landscape in summer, with a capriccio of Tivoli to the left

An Austrian ebonized and parcel-gilt commode, early 19th century

28 An Austrian ebonized and parcel-gilt commode, early 19th century

A pair of Austrian ebonized and parcel-gilt console tables, first quarter 19th century

29 A pair of Austrian ebonized and parcel-gilt console tables, first quarter 19th century

A South German mahogany, parcel-gilt and painted centre table, circa 1815

30 A South German mahogany, parcel-gilt and painted centre table, circa 1815

An Austrian mahogany parcel-gilt and painted mahogany secretaire by Lambert Koch, early 19th century

31 An Austrian mahogany parcel-gilt and painted mahogany secretaire by Lambert Koch, early 19th century

An Austrian mahogany parcel-gilt and bronzed work table, early 19th century

32 An Austrian mahogany parcel-gilt and bronzed work table, early 19th century

An Austrian Biedermeier walnut and marquetry secretaire cabinet, circa 1830

33 An Austrian Biedermeier walnut and marquetry secretaire cabinet, circa 1830

An Empire gilt and patinated bronze perfume burner, early 19th century

34 An Empire gilt and patinated bronze perfume burner, early 19th century

A set of four Austrian walnut parcel-gilt and ebonized side chairs, circa 1820

35 A set of four Austrian walnut parcel-gilt and ebonized side chairs, circa 1820

A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze four-light candelabra by Rabiat, early 19th century

36 A pair of Empire gilt and patinated bronze four-light candelabra by Rabiat, early 19th century

An Austrian ebonized, parcel-gilt and painted sofa, early 19th century

37 An Austrian ebonized, parcel-gilt and painted sofa, early 19th century

An Austrian ebonized and gilt decorated side table, circa 1820

38 An Austrian ebonized and gilt decorated side table, circa 1820

Three Austrian ebonized and painted side chairs, circa 1820

39 Three Austrian ebonized and painted side chairs, circa 1820

An Austrian mahogany, parcel-gilt and painted writing cabinet, Vienna, circa 1800

40 An Austrian mahogany, parcel-gilt and painted writing cabinet, Vienna, circa 1800

A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and painted tole three-light wall appliques, late 19th century, after the model by Thomire

41 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and painted tole three-light wall appliques, late 19th century, after the model by Thomire

A pair of Louis XVI style carved giltwood canapés, late 19th century

42 A pair of Louis XVI style carved giltwood canapés, late 19th century

An Empire gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock, circa 1805

43 An Empire gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock, circa 1805

A pair of Restauration patinated bronze and Sienna marble 'Medici' vases, circa 1825

44 A pair of Restauration patinated bronze and Sienna marble 'Medici' vases, circa 1825

A pair of Restauration style gilt and patinated bronze figures of Voltaire and Rousseau, after models by Jean-Claude Rosset

45 A pair of Restauration style gilt and patinated bronze figures of Voltaire and Rousseau, after models by Jean-Claude Rosset

An Empire style gilt and patinated bronze and amboyna centre table

46 An Empire style gilt and patinated bronze and amboyna centre table

An Empire style gilt-bronze bouillotte lamp

47 An Empire style gilt-bronze bouillotte lamp

A pair of Empire style gilt-bronze caryatids

48 A pair of Empire style gilt-bronze caryatids