Eclectic Taste and Timeless Style in Collections Auction

Eclectic Taste and Timeless Style in Collections Auction

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  A pair of Florentine pietre dure and pietre tenere landscapes panels from circa 1700.
  Estimate: £12,000-18,000.

  Illustrated here is a beautiful pair of Florentine pietre dure and pietre tenere landscapes panels from circa 1700. This pair of large-scale panels relate to the output of the Grand Ducal pietre dure workshops in late 17th-century Florence. Depicting traditional ball games, bocce and possibly a variation of pallone col bracciale, these panels reveal amusing and interesting views into Tuscan popular life which certainly attracted the wealthy international visitors passing through the Grand-Ducal city.
  
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  A Queen Anne burr walnut bureau cabinet, circa 1710
  Estimate: £60,000–90,000.

  This magnificent cabinet , richly veneered in burr walnut, would have wowed its early 18th-century audience. Functionally, it was very innovative and could be used as a pier glass, bookcase, desk and chest of drawers. We particularly like the myriad of drawers, pigeonholes and secret compartments concealed behind the mirrored cupboard doors.
  
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  A pair of French bronze saluting cannon, dated 1708
  Estimate: £15,000–25,000.

  These saluting cannon certainly make a statement and were probably made for the Swiss city of Badenweiler, Herrschaft. The tapering barrels have been chiselled with the names 'Le Lion’ and 'La Lione' revealing the artillerist’s sense of irony.
  
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  A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood marquetry bureau plat attributed to Jacques Dubois, circa 1755
  Estimate £50,000–80,000.

  The illustrious provenance for this important table can be traced back to Highclere Castle, Buckinghamshire, the seat of the Earls of Carnarvon, well-known not only for the role of the 5th Earl in the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb but also as the setting for the acclaimed TV series Downton Abbey.
  
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  A George III white carrara and pink granite chimneypiece, circa 1789, in the manner of James Wyatt
  Estimate £15,000–25,000.

  The chimneypiece is often the heart of the house and the focal point of any room, lending grandeur without artifice. This chimneypiece has all the neo-classical hallmarks of architect and designer James Wyatt.
  
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  A low-relief carved ebony cabinet-on-stand, probably Coromandel Coast, circa 1650-80
  Estimate £5,000–8,000.

  A wonderful example of Indo-Dutch fusion, the richly decorated surface combines brilliantly with the clean lines of this cabinet’s design. A grubby label to the reverse of the stand reveals it once formed part of the extraordinary collection of the Lanarkshire treasure house - Hamilton Palace. This ducal provenance coupled with its superb design result in an extremely rare and desirable piece.
  
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  A pair of Italian carved alabaster vases, circa 1845
  Estimate £10,000–15,000.

  These vases were once housed in the Neues Schloss in Baden-Baden. Refurbished between 1843 and 1847 by Grand Duke Leopold of Baden (1790-1852), the architect in charge was Friedrich Theodor Fischer (1803-1867) who drew inspiration from the late 16th century and the golden age of the Baden dynasty.
  
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  A brass lantern clock, Ahasuerus Fromanteel, London, 1650
  Estimate £6,000–9,000.

  These  early timepieces  are fascinating. Fromanteel was an important maker hailing from Norwich and this example of his work is typical of mid 17th-century London domestic clock making. Made before the advent of pendulum technology, the movement relies on a verge escapement and top-mounted balance. Its timekeeping accuracy today is a testament to the ingenuity of 17th century clockmakers.
  
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  A matched suite of Viennese mahogany dining chairs, circa 1830, in the manner of Josef Danhauser
  Estimate £10,000–15,000.

  The design of this chic suite of chairs is strikingly modern and recalls the art-deco forms which emerged almost 100 years later.
  
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    Category: Past Auction

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