13 Spooky Furniture & Decorative Arts Highlights for Friday the 13th

13 Spooky Furniture & Decorative Arts Highlights for Friday the 13th

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  A pair of French parcel-gilt and patinated bronze Egyptian-revival canopic jars, early 20th century. Estimate $4,000–6,000.

  For your favourite mortician. We promise they come empty.
  
  

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  A pair of Regency giltwood and ebonized armchairs in the manner of Thomas Hope, possibly designed by Alexander Roos (c.1810-1881), early 19th century. Estimate $40,000–60,000.

  “Hoo, hoo’s been sitting in my chair?”
  
  

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  A large Swiss "Black Forest" carved linden wood tall case clock, in the manner of Trauffer, circa 1900. Estimate $12,000–18,000.

  This is the closest you’ll want to get to the Black Forest.
  
  

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  A pair of carved marble models of feet. Estimate $4,000–6,000.

  A real step-up for the macabre decorator.
  
  

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  Two Italian silver crab-form boxes, Buccellati, Venice, 20th century. Estimate $2,000–3,000.

  Creepies and crawlies.
  
  

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  A group of fifteen Italian silver and enamel figurines, Ancini, Arezzo, 20th century. Estimate $5,000–7,000.

  Clowns. Enough said.
  
  

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  A French Prisoner-of-War bone and ebony model of a British Man-of-War in its original straw marquetry and glass case, early 19th century. Estimate $25,000–35,000.

  Built out of bones by prisoners. Also enough said.
  
  

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  A Meissen figure of a fox, mid-18th century. Estimate $500–800.

  "Nature, red in tooth and claw."
  
  

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  A pair of Victorian cut-glass and silvered metal armchairs circa 1880, attributed to F. & C. Osler, Birmingham. Estimate $30,000–50,000.

  From the Morticia Addams home line.
  
  

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  A George III Gothic Revival mahogany side chair, circa 1760. Estimate $6,000–8,000.

  From the Gomez Addams home line.
  
  

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  A monumental Italian silver flamingo, Mario Buccellati, Milan, 20th century. Estimate $80,000–120,000.

  "All right Mr. Hitchcock, I’m ready for my close-up."
  
  

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  Turini, Giovanni Italian Bust of a veiled beauty. Estimate $8,000–12,000.

  Ready for the Halloween masquerade.
  
  

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  The Black Pearl, the Flying Dutchman and Davey Jones’s Flagship.
  
  
  
   
  
  
  
  Lot 132 . A large German silver nef, B. Neresheimer & Söhne, Hanau, with import marks for Berthold Hermann Muller, London, 1914. Estimate $35,000–45,000.
  
  
  
  Lot 133 . A German silver nef, probably Hanau, with English import marks for Theodor Hartmann, London, 1899. Estimate $10,000–15,000.
  
  
  
  Lot 134 . A German silver nef, J. D. Schleissner & Söhne, Hanau, circa 1900. Estimate $15,000–20,000.
  
  

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