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French Empire-style gilt bronze and crystal mantel clock.<ul><li>Face surrounded by foliate wreath.</li><li>Fasces bundles frame the body with acanthus leaves at the bottom edges.</li><li>Central motif with urn, flowers and swans.</li></ul>

French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Crystal Mantel Clock

French Empire-style bronze jardinières cast after an unearthed Pompeian brazier.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Tripod legs support the shallow top bowl decorated with swags.</li><li>Legs are composed of three sphinxes with upward-extended wings, perched on plinths that taper to paw feet.</li><li>Scrolling acanthus leaves join the three legs at the center, meeting at a stylized dual-headed acanthus flower.</li></ul>

French Empire Style Bronze Jardinières

French mantel clock with case by metalworker Henri Picard and movement by Raingo Frères.<ul><li>Wrought from gilt bronze and designed in the ornate Louis XV manner.</li><li>Stands on four scroll feet with foliate and scrolling detail throughout.</li><li>Flanked&nbsp;by a woman feeding her child grapes.</li><li>Circular clock face in bronze dore with enameled Roman numerals.</li></ul>

French Louis XV Style Bronze Dore Mantel Clock

Louis XV-style mantel clock with movement by&nbsp;Franz Hermle &amp; Sons.<ul><li>Wooden case with inlaid floral marquetry and gilt metal ornament, including scrolling feet and figural putti finial.</li><li>Clock face a circular dore bronze construction with enamel Roman numerals.</li><li>Marked FHS Germany on movement.</li><li>Includes original key and pendulum.</li><li>Case made in Italy, face with faux Tiffany&nbsp;label.</li></ul>

German Louis XV Style Marquetry Mantel Clock

Majolica jardinières which feature fauns and lion head masks by Minton.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Predominant colors are cobalt blue, green and pink.</li><li>Maker's mark for Minton pottery on underside of base.</li></ul>

Majolica Faun and Acorn Jardinière

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/interiors/antique-appeal-a-distrinctive-new-york-collection" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Antique Appeal: A Distinctive New York Collection.</a>Vintage ceramic and brass pedestal jardinières with mythological motifs.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Eggshell-colored ceramic with craquelure finish.</li><li>Brass and gilt accents.</li><li>Two cherubic brass and gilt figures sit on two rams' heads on either side of each vessel.</li><li>Brass and gilt applied relief on base depicting Gryphons.</li><li>Ornate brass trim on rim of vessel and layered throughout.</li></ul>

Louis XIV Style Pedestal Jardinières

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/interiors/antique-appeal-a-distrinctive-new-york-collection" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Antique Appeal: A Distinctive New York Collection.</a>Vintage Neoclassical-style gilded pedestals with marble tops.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Mahogany veneer with gilded metal decorations on each edge.</li><li>Unique marble tops in shades of grey and green, and white and black.</li><li>Wood veneer inlay design on each side.</li></ul>

European Neoclassical Style Parcel Gilt Pedestals

Tall wood case clock by Frederic Weinberg.<ul><li>Enameled metal base fitted with three glass shelves.</li><li>Painted masonite board with orange balls marking the hour designations on the clock face.</li></ul>

American Tall Case Clock

French gilt bronze and enamel champlevé clock garniture.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3.</li><li>Dial signed Maple and Co., Paris.</li><li>Comprising a mantel clock and a pair of urns.</li><li>The movement marked&nbsp;G E in a circle, further numbered 6 4.</li></ul>

French Gilt Bronze and Enamel Champlevé Clock Garniture

French Art Nouveau folding screen. <ul><li>Three arched and beveled glass panels held in place with brass frames and brass finials and with black painted beveled wood panels. </li><li>Double action brass hinges allow the panels to fold in either direction.&nbsp;</li></ul>

French Art Nouveau Folding Screen

A glazed terracotta tile on a custom mount.<ul><li>Devotees underneath a large tree.</li><li>Pali script with rosettes on the border and a deep green glaze.</li></ul>

Thai Glazed Architectural Tile

A full-body painted formal horse weathervane.<ul><li>Molded trotting horse on a twisted and cast arrow.</li><li>Mounted on a modern stand.</li></ul>

American Equestrian Mounted Weathervane

A carved ladder from West Africa.<ul><li>A sculptural carved ladder used by the Dogon people of Mali to access their multitiered dwellings and granaries.</li><li>Striking modern form.</li><li>On custom stand.</li></ul>

African Dogon Ladder

A Japanese kettle hook from the Meiji period.<ul><li>The jizaikagi is the hook from which an iron kettle for making tea is suspended, and is found in the heart of the home above the irori or sunken hearth where a family gathers and guests are welcomed.&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;This J-shaped hook is named after one of the Seven Gods of Luck, Ebisu, because it resembles the form of his tall hat. Ebisu is a god of wealth and fishermen and guardian of health in small children.</li><li>Displayed on a custom mount</li></ul>

Japanese Meiji Jizaikagi Kettle Hook

English sterling silver travel clock.<ul><li>This folding clock is made by the original founders of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis, in 1912.</li><li>They traded under this name until the trademark "Rolex" was registered in 1908 in Switzerland, where the company eventually relocated from London in 1919.</li><li>Retailed at Harrods London.</li><li>Fully marked with W &amp; D maker's marks, "Harrods" on the dial and the full set of English assay marks.</li></ul>

English Silver Travel Clock

French sterling silver and enamel die&nbsp;clock.<ul><li>Retailed by J. E. Caldwell &amp; Co. and made in France.</li><li>An exquisite clock in the form of a die.</li><li>All sides of the cube displaying the design for real dice.</li><li>The dial is set in a diamond shape in the center of the number four.</li><li>Housed inside the back of the case via a bayonet-style fitting is a collapsible cup that holds three handmade dice.</li><li>The bottom of the collapsible cup is engraved J. E. Caldwell &amp; Co.</li><li>This clock has French assay marks.</li></ul>

French Silver and Enamel Die Clock

Set of 19th century French pétanque boules.<ul><li>Set of 4 iron studded balls and one marble cochonnet or jack.</li><li>The set can be used in play, and includes wooden rings for the larger boules so the set can be displayed.</li></ul>

French Pétanque Boules Set

Rare French hand-wrought iron weathervane from Normandy.<ul><li>Stylized dragon flag which moves according the wind.</li><li>Four wrought iron flowers that point in each cardinal direction.&nbsp;</li></ul>

French Dragon Weathervane

Rare 18th century Belgian wrought iron gun rack from a hunting lodge in Southern Belgium designed for use at hunting parties. <ul><li>Silhouetted game bird sits on the top. </li><li>The rack has six arms to cradle the stocks, and clips near the top to hold the barrels in place.</li><li>Scrolled hooks at the top are meant to hold powder and/or game bags.</li></ul>

Belgian Wrought Iron Gun Rack

French Napoleon III gilt bronze and marble mantel clock retailed by Tiffany &amp; Co.<ul><li>Surmounted with two birds among flowers and foliage.</li><li>Dial with Roman numerals and signed&nbsp;Tiffany.</li><li>Carved marble basse with gilt bronze mounts and raised on four reeded feet.</li><li>Movement stamped&nbsp;Medaille Vince 1855&nbsp;/&nbsp;69.</li></ul>

French Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock

Large seated cast lion figure with shield.<ul><li>Rectangular base with canted corners.</li></ul>

Cast Lion With Shield

Giltwood starburst wall clock.<ul><li>White dial with black numbers covered with hinged convex glass door.</li></ul>

French Art Deco Starburst Wall Clock

Mantle clock made by F. Pelissier for the Grogan Company.<ul><li>Brass base with finials, feet and scrollwork encasing a wooden frame with tortoiseshell sides.</li><li>Cast brass clock face over a porcelain cartouche with Roman numerals in cobalt.</li></ul>

French Neoclassical Style Tortoiseshell Mantle Clock

Silk oak glacier screen.<ul><li>A four-panel silk oak wood and bronze floor screen.</li><li>Each panel has four open square windows.</li><li>A translucent slice of Brazilian agate in irregular round shape mounted to each open window.</li><li>One of a kind.</li></ul>

Silk Oak Glacier Screen

Regency-style spiral library step ladder.<ul><li>Gentle curving fan blade design.</li><li>Central segmented extending balance pole.</li></ul>

Regency Style Spiral Step Ladder

Pair of French Napoleon III large painted garden urns.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Central bust profile in laurel surround.</li><li>Removable lids with finials.</li><li>Green painted verdigris-style finish.</li></ul>

French Verdigris Style Iron Garden Urns

A Chinese flower pot from the Republic Period.<ul><li>Quatrefoil form and painted in the style of the famous Republic period artists with birds soaring among green rushes.</li><li>Calligraphy on reverse.</li></ul>

Chinese Painted Porcelain Flower Pot

A Japanese kettle hook from the Meiji period.<ul><li>The jizaikagi is the hook from which an iron kettle for making tea is suspended, and is found in the heart of the home above the irori or sunken hearth where a family gathers and guests are welcomed.&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;This J-shaped hook is named after one of the Seven Gods of Luck, Ebisu, because it resembles the form of his tall hat. Ebisu is a god of wealth, fishermen and guardian of health in small children.</li><li>Displayed on a custom mount.</li></ul>

Japanese Meiji Ebisu Jizaikagi

A Japanese kettle hook from the Meiji period.<ul><li>The jizagaki is the hook from which an iron kettle for making tea is suspended, and is found in the heart of the home above the irori or sunken hearth where a family gathers and guests are welcomed.&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;This J-shaped hook is named after one of the Seven Gods of Luck, Ebisu, because it resembles the form of his tall hat. Ebisu is a god of wealth, fishermen and guardian of health in small children.</li><li>Displayed on a custom mount.</li></ul>

Art Deco sterling silver and gold-plated mechanical travel clock with movement by Jaeger LeCoultre and metalwork by Asprey.<ul><li>Original and matching stick and hand markers.</li><li>Wind once every eight days.</li><li>Power reserve indicator.</li><li>Fully marked, including maker's and date stamps.</li></ul>

Gold and Silver 8-Day Travel Clock

French Provincial-style butcher shop sign.<ul><li>Butcher shop sign in a shape of a pig.</li><li>Painted steel and mounted on a later custom tabletop mount.</li><li>The sign originally hung from the three holes running along the back of the pig.</li></ul>

 French Provincial Style Butcher Shop Sign

French Provincial apothecary shop wood sign.<ul><li>A hand-carved shop sign with a gilt wooden mortar and pestle.</li><li>Mounted on a wrought iron bracket with a fleur-de-lis at the top.</li><li>Traces of its original paint remain.</li></ul>

French Provincial Apothecary Shop Sign

Italian glazed ceramic urn.<ul><li>Tortoiseshell glazed urn in a classical form.</li><li>Fluted body with thick lip and narrow foot.</li><li>Two applied handles, each with two bearded faces.</li></ul>

Italian Monumental Ceramic Urn

<ul><li>Yinka Shonibare, CBE (British-Nigerian, b. 1962).</li><li>Edition of 50.</li><li>3D printed using ABS, PLA plastics, resin, automobile paints, etched brass, dry transfers, acrylic mirror, batik fabric, quartz clock.</li><li>The artist offers a wry commentary on the tangled interrelationship between Africa and Europe and the vestiges of empire. Informed by an upbringing split between Nigeria and Great Britain, Shonibare’s work confronts the fraught history between the two countries. Amalgamating imagery from both cultures, the work exposes the ingrained conflicts of geopolitics and their outsized role in shaping material culture.</li><li>Carriage Clock takes the form of the Queen’s Irish Carriage, among the most iconic symbols of the British Empire at its most powerful. Using his signature African Batik fabric for the inner and outer upholstery of the carriage, the artist invites viewers to consider Britain’s relationship to its former colonial holdings and the violence inherent therein. Inside the carriage sits a clock whose hands move in reverse; the time is only legible when read in the mirror across from it. In a typically layered gesture, Shonibare presents time itself as a political and social force, questioning its supposedly linear relationship with progress and human advancement, especially in the face of stifling governments and expansionist colonial bodies.</li><li>Carriage clocks were invented in 1812 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, reputedly for Napoleon to take on his campaigns. They became a popular travel timepiece in the 19th century, paving the way for the development of the wristwatch in the late 1800s.</li></ul>

Carriage Clock

Chinoiserie light green-painted wood planter.<ul><li>Tapered form.</li><li>Four brass handles.</li><li>Faux bamboo molding.</li><li>Brass edge.</li><li>Black painted interior.</li><li>Raised on four Chinese-style legs.</li></ul>

Chinoiserie Green-Painted Jardinière

Pair of Japanese Meiji bronze and champlevé footed jardinières.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2.</li><li>Decorated with floral enameling. </li><li>Gilt and patinated bronze body.</li><li>Bamboo-form handles.</li><li>Foliate legs and feet.</li></ul>

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Henri Picard, Raingo Freres

Franz Hermle & Sons

Minton

Frederic Weinberg

Maple & Co. Ltd.

Harrods, Hans Wilsdorf & Alfred Davis

J.E. Caldwell & Co.

Tiffany & Co.

F. Pelissier, Grogan Company

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Asprey, Jaeger LeCoultre

Yinka Shonibare CBE