A German parcel-gilt silver standing salt. Estimate £40,000–60,000.
The standing salt was an essential element of the formal dining table until the mid-17th century.
This example
is decorated with delicate engravings illustrating scenes from Roman poet Ovid’s Metamorphoses, including the God Apollo’s pursuit of the nymph Daphne.
A banded agate hardstone salt and cover with silver-gilt mounts. Estimate 20,000–30,000.
This intriguing agate salt and cover
comes from the collection of Baron Guy de Rothschild. Similar examples can be seen in the Danish Royal Collection at Rosenborg Castle and in the Louvre. The latter entered the collection of King Louis XIV in the late 17th century.
A pair of Maltese silver candlesticks. Estimate £20,000–30,000.
This fine pair of Maltese candlesticks
comes to auction directly from a member of the eminent Saint-Fournier family of Malta.
A Meissen porcelain cased coffee service. Estimate £20,000–25,000.
This extensive Meissen coffee service
is distinctively painted with classical figures from mythology including Venus, Mercury and an array of putti. The service for twelve people also features silver-gilt teaspoons and sugar tongs and is a rare survival having it’s contemporary leather case.
'Harrison Walk, Bath'. A rare documentary ivory fan, attributed to Thomas Loggan, English, circa 1750. Estimate £2,000–4,000.
This fan
depicts a rare view of Bath's first assembly house, called the Lower Assembly Hall. Erected in 1708, it featured an open riverside walk along the Avon lined with sycamore trees and gravelled. The building was almost completely destroyed in a fire on 21 December 1820,
A Sèvres porcelain tea service, Déjeuner des peintres Flamands. Estimate 30,000–50,000.
In 1822
this exceptional Sèvres tea service
was displayed in the Galerie d’Apollon of the Louvre in the annual exhibition of the factory’s most exciting and innovative designs. The service is painted with Flemish Master Portraits after those from the collection of the Louvre. The painters of Sèvres have payed homage to the Flemish Masters and in caringly imitating the works have shown their own skills as porcelain painters. The déjeuner has been in a private collection for 45 years and as such is an exciting fresh service to be presented to the market.
A gold royal double portrait presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, 1838-1842. Estimate £15,000–20,000.
The portraits on
this snuff box
depict the son of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans, and his wife, Hélène of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They were painted by Lizinska de Mirbel, official court miniature painter at the time.
A pair of Bohemian large amber-stained glass goblets and covers. Estimate £15,000–20,000.
This impressive pair of goblets
are intricately carved and engraved with scenes of a stag hunt. The goblets perfectly evoke a period of history when the hunt was one of the most fashionable pursuits one could do in society.
A silver-gilt and enamel inkwell, Eugene Feuillâtre, Paris, circa 1900. Estimate £10,000–15,000.
Eugene Feuillâtre was a talented artist who discovered the technique of enamelling on silver and was head of Lalique’s workshop before opening his own. His sumptuous Art Nouveau jewellery and objects are now in worldwide private and public collections.
The fourth edition of From Earth to Fire on 1 November includes an exquisite selection of decorative objects, from European silver and glass to ceramics and objects of vertu. With estimates ranging from £1,000 to £70,000 the sale offers something for the aspiring collector as well as the seasoned connoisseur. Click ahead to see highlights from the auction, including a stunning Sèvres porcelain tea service and a beautiful decorative ivory fan.
From Earth to Fire
London | 1 November 2017