- A GORHAM STERLING SILVER PART FLATWARE
A GORHAM STERLING SILVER PART FLATWARE SERVICEA Gorham sterling silver Versailles part flatware servicelate 19th/early 20th centuryComprising 8 forks, 10 knives, 4 round bowl soup spoons and 12 teaspoons. (34)total weighable silver approximately
- AFTER CHARLES LE BRUN, PALACE OF VERSAILLES
AFTER CHARLES LE BRUN, PALACE OF VERSAILLES (3)After Charles Le Brun (France, 1619-1690)Palace of Versailles (3)engravings on laid paperlot includes three (3) engravings: 1. La Franche Comte Conquise pour la Seconde Fois (Franche-Comte Conquered f
- AFTER CHARLES LE BRUN, VERSAILLES, ENGRAVINGS
AFTER CHARLES LE BRUN, VERSAILLES, ENGRAVINGS (2)After Charles Le Brun (France, 1619-1690)Versailles ca.1752 (2)engravings on laid paperlot consists of two engravings after ceiling paintings at Versailles by Charles Le Brun; plates designed and draw
- 6 ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIOS: FRANCE,
6 ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIOS: FRANCE, SICILY & ROMESix architectural portfolios: France, Sicily, and Romelot includes: 1-3. The Petit Trianon Versailles (mixed volumes in three parts, however plates not complete, 130 total plates with volume one repea
- American Silver 'Versailles' Pattern
American Silver 'Versailles' Pattern Flatware, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, R.I., c.1900 comprising thirty-eight pieces: 18 luncheon forks, 7 tea spoons, 6 five o'clock spoons, 6 demi-tasse spoons, and a table spoon
fork length 6.7 in — 17 cm
46 oz. — 1430 grams
- SET OF GORHAM VERSAILLES STERLING SILVER
SET OF GORHAM VERSAILLES STERLING SILVER FLATWARE,Set of Gorham Versailles sterling silver flatware, 81.47 ozt.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
12 knives (9 13/16" l.), 16 dinner forks (6 3/4" l.), 12 dessert forks, 20 teaspoons, 8 butter knives, 2 serving pieces (70 pieces total). Marks vary. Wear as expected with age an duse. No apparent damages or repairs.
- A Continental Marble Bust of Diana of
A Continental Marble Bust of Diana of Versailles
19th/20th Century
raised on a marble socle.
Height of bust 11 inches.
- 17 GORHAM STERLING SERVING PIECES17
17 GORHAM STERLING SERVING PIECES17 Gorham sterling silver serving pieces, in various patterns. Some monogrammed. Hanover serving spoon and fork, Versailles serving fork and 2 serving spoons, Newcastle serving spoon, Colonial ladle and serving fork, Marguerite serving fork and slice, Buttercup ladle, Norfolk sugar tongs, fish slice and pierced spoon, Swiss serving spoon, Imperial Chrysanthemum lettuce fork, Plymouth serving spoon. Versailles shell spoon 8 3/4"L. 1284 grams total.
Provenance: From the Estate of Angela Gross Folk.
- 18TH C. PARQUETRY MOUNTED AS COFFEE
18TH C. PARQUETRY MOUNTED AS COFFEE TABLE Antique 18th century European parquetry motif in the manner of 'Chateau de Versailles' now mounted as a low table raised on industrial cast iron tapered legs. 18" H x 35" W x 35" D.
- TREATY OF VERSAILLES, FRENCH PRINTING
TREATY OF VERSAILLES, FRENCH PRINTING W/ MAPS 1919 Treaty of Peace Between the Allied and Associated Powers and German and Protocol Signed at Versailles, June 28, 1919. Official French printing of the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War. Contains many maps. Printed in French and English. Paper covers on treaty with a light blue case to secure the large document. 215pp.
- PAIR BACCARAT BY STARCK CANDLESTICKS
PAIR BACCARAT BY STARCK CANDLESTICKS WITH SHADES Four pieces of Baccarat (French 1765), by Starck (Philippe Starck (French b.1949), table articles comprising a pair of 'Harcourt Our Fire' (''Harcourt-Versailles' pattern introduced 1841) convertible candlesticks, votive and taper, with hurricane shades, the candlesticks with acid marks and numbered 10925 and 25709, the hurricane shades apparently unmarked. Provenance: From The Estate of James A. Adams Jr., Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: overall h. 12.5", w. 5", d. 4.25".
- SIX BACCARAT 'HARCOURT-VERSAILLES' OLD
SIX BACCARAT 'HARCOURT-VERSAILLES' OLD FASHIONEDS Set of six of Baccarat (French 1765), 'Harcourt-Versailles' pattern (introduced 1841), colorless crystal double old fashioned glasses, each having flat panel cuts to the sides, with acid marks to the bottom of each. Provenance: From The Estate of James A. Adams Jr., Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: h. 3.75", dia. 3.25".
- SIX BACCARAT 'HARCOURT-VERSAILLES' SHOT
SIX BACCARAT 'HARCOURT-VERSAILLES' SHOT GLASSES Set of six of Baccarat (French 1765), 'Harcourt-Versailles' pattern (introduced 1841), colorless crystal shot glasses, each having flat panel cuts to the sides, and acid marks to the bottom. Provenance: From The Estate of James A. Adams Jr., Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate dimensions: h. 4.75", dia. 2".
- GROUP OF SIX SèVRES CHATEAU DES TUILERIES
GROUP OF SIX SèVRES CHATEAU DES TUILERIES AND CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES PLATES France, 1840s, hand-painted, to include: (1) scalloped and gilt rim portrait plate, yellow lip with raised gilt decoration, artist signed "OBrun," marked "CHATEAU DES TUILERIES," "S.37," "SEVRES 1844," and "PARIS" to underside, with "Pitkin and Brooks / Chicago" retailer mark (9 in.) (wear to gilt, light scratch to well, scratching to underside and rubbing to marks, small chip to foot); (1) scalloped and gilt rim plate with gilt and pink border, landscape scene with figures in well, artist signed "Debriey"(?), marked "S.46," "SEVRES 1846," and "CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES" to underside (9 1/2 in.) (small marks and light scratches to gilt, tiny chip to foot); and (4) smooth gilt rim plates, pink with gilt foliate border and center featuring Louis Philippe gilt monogram flanked by winged putti, marked "CHATEAU DES TUILERIES," "S.37," and SEVRES 1844" to undersides (9 3/8 in.) (rubbing and scratching to gilt, rubbing to pink paint, gilt flakes to rim).
- TWO 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCENES, ENGRAVINGS,
TWO 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCENES, ENGRAVINGS, FRAMED Later printings from copper plates, both colored; one depicting the promenade at the Thuilleries palace, as inscribed along bottom; the other also inscribed at bottom, depicting the Fountain of Neptune in the gardens of Versailles; with French style watercolored mats, each about 17 x 25 in., as framed.
- LOT OF DESIGNER PERFUME INCLUDING FRENCH,
LOT OF DESIGNER PERFUME INCLUDING FRENCH, BURBERRYLot of designer perfume. Yves Delorme 100ml partially full, Bulgari Au the vert 75 ml mostly full, Molinard de Molinard 3 1/3 fl. oz. partially full, Lancome O de Lancome 28ml full, Burberry Touch 50ml partially full, Verte Violette 1.7 fl oz half full, Jean Desprez Bal a Versailles mostly full. With a crystal perfume bottle and a Lalique style frosted glass perfume bottle. Bal a Versailles missing labels, Lancome label torn, frosted glass bottle stopper frozen.
- PONT-AUX-CHOUX CREAMWARE (FAIENCE FINE)
PONT-AUX-CHOUX CREAMWARE (FAIENCE FINE) CANDLESTICK HOLDER, CIRCA 1755 HEIGHT: 11 1/8 IN. (28.3 CM.)PONT-AUX-CHOUX CREAMWARE (FAIENCE FINE) CANDLESTICK HOLDER, CIRCA 1755, the form based on the fountain designed by Charles Le Brun, executed by Jean-Baptiste Tuby for the gardens at Versailles in 1672, modeled as two children holding a fish beneath a foliate candle nozzle and gushing drip-pan, on a rocky mound base Dimensions: Height: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) Provenance: With Christophe Perles, Paris, June 2018, app. 3000 pounds Gift of J.V.G. Mallet, 2018 From the Collection of Diana Edwards Murnaghan, No. 498
- AFTER RIESENER LOUIS XVI PERIOD CORNER
AFTER RIESENER LOUIS XVI PERIOD CORNER CABINET Louis XVI gilt bronze mounted satinwood and amaranth encoignure, after a model by Jean Henri Riesener (1734-1806), circa 1785, the corner cabinet with red marble top above the case with single drawer and cupboard door, overall with finely cast bronze mounts and scrolling foliate motifs. 40.5" H x 33" W x 22" D. Provenance: Removed from the Fifth Avenue residence of the MacArthur Family. Note: similar examples from a set of four cabinets made for Marie Antoinette's Hameau de la Reine at the Palace of Versailles are in the collections of The Art Institute of Chicago and The Saint Louis Art Museum.
- JILL & JOHN FAIRCHILD "J'AIME" SIGNED
JILL & JOHN FAIRCHILD "J'AIME" SIGNED POSTER Jill and John Fairchild "J'aime" poppy poster, type reads: "Entrez. Il y a un cadeau pour vous. Pour tout achat de J'AIME," signed and inscribed: "After Versailles-we will be thinking of you. Jill and John Fairchild / Women's Wear Daily." Image: 25.25" H x 17" W; frame: 26.5" H x 18" W x 1" D. Creasing to paper.
- GORHAM "VERSAILLES" STERLING SILVER
GORHAM "VERSAILLES" STERLING SILVER TEASPOONS, 9 Gorham sterling silver "Versailles" pattern teaspoons, set of nine, handles with relief decoration depicting cherubs with lyre, maker's mark on reverse, monogrammed in bowl. 5.875" L. Approx: 9.28 ozt.
- S?VRES STYLE COBALT BLUE PORCELAIN LAMP
S?VRES STYLE COBALT BLUE PORCELAIN LAMP S?vres style parcel gilt paint decorated urn of baluster form, mounted as a lamp, exuberantly decorated in the 19th century taste with Classical and foliate motifs, the cobalt blue body centered with two finely painted scenes in the manner of Antoine Caton and Charles Monnet, depicting Cupid and Diana in wooded landscapes signed "Wagner" lower right, flanked by scrolling handles surmounted with chimerical figures, all over a conforming socle and round base. 27.25? H to fixture x 9? diameter. Similar examples can be found in the Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Ch?teau de Versailles.
- JILL & JOHN FAIRCHILD "J'AIME" SIGNED
JILL & JOHN FAIRCHILD "J'AIME" SIGNED POSTER Jill and John Fairchild "J'aime" poppy poster, type reads: "Entrez. Il y a un cadeau pour vous. Pour tout achat de J'AIME," signed and inscribed: "After Versailles-we will be thinking of you. Jill and John Fairchild / Women's Wear Daily." Image: 25.25" H x 17" W; frame: 26.5" H x 18" W x 1" D. Creasing to paper.
- LUIGI KASIMIR (1881-1962) VERSAILLES
LUIGI KASIMIR (1881-1962) VERSAILLES ETCHINGFramed aquatint etching on paper, Stairs at the Palace Versailles, pencil signed lower right Luigi Kasimir (Slovenia, Austria, 1881-1962), dated in print 1913, sight: approx 23"h, 17.5"w, overall: approx 21.25"h, 28.25"w, 5.75lbs
- (35) ETCHED ELEGANT GLASS TABLEWARE(lot
(35) ETCHED ELEGANT GLASS TABLEWARE(lot of 35) Collection of etched elegant glass stem and tableware, including: (21) Fostoria "Melrose" comprised of (six) plates, each approx 7.25"diam (four) handled glasses, each 5.5"h, 2.5"diam, (six) champagne coupe, 5"h, 3.5"diam, (five) water glasses, 7"h, 3"diam; (2) Fostoria "June" low sherbet dishes, 4.75"h, 4"diam; (5) "Woodland" pattern glasses, by Wheeling Decorating Company, largest: 5"h, 4"diam; (6) Fostoria "Versailles" pattern (two) blue cordial, 5.5"h, 2.25"diam, (two) pink sherbet, 4"h, 4"diam, (two) pink parfait, 5.25"h, 2.5"diam; (1) sunflower pattern flute, 6.5"h, 2"diam; a few pieces with small flakes to rim, 12.25lbs total
- STERLING. GORHAM VERSAILLES STERLING
STERLING. GORHAM VERSAILLES STERLING FLATWARE Includes (12) teaspoons - approx. 5 7/8" in length; (15) forks - approx. 6 3/4" in length; (1) flat handle master butter knife - approx. 7 5/8" in length; (1) tomato server - approx. 7 1/2" in length; (1) tablespoon serving spoon - approx. 8 1/2" in length; and (1) round bowl cream soup spoon - approx. 6 3/8" in length. Total approx. weight of all items is 48.5 troy oz (gross). From a Chappaqua, NY estate. Condition: Monogrammed. Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
- STERLING. ASSORTED GROUPING OF STERLING
STERLING. ASSORTED GROUPING OF STERLING HOLLOWWARE and Flatware. Including (2) monogrammed Tiffany & Co. sterling shoehorns - stamped, "Tiffany & Co. Makers Sterling 925-100" with a date stamp of "M"; a monogrammed Gorham sterling shoehorn- stamped, "Sterling B2244" with a Gorham pictorial maker's mark; a monogrammed Gorham Versailles sterling soup ladle with a gold washed bowl, stamped "Sterling Copyrighted '88" with a Gorham pictorial maker's mark; a Canadian Petersen sterling pastry server - stamped, " Petersen Hand Made Sterling'; a monogrammed sterling shoe horn; a monogrammed Whiting Heraldic sterling gravy ladle; a Danish Georg Jensen Ornamental serving spoon - stamped, "Denmark Sterling"; an engraved Irish silver openwork dish with with a city mark of Dublin, makers mark of James Le Bas, and a date letter of 1842; an engraved French Cincinnatus Lorillon silver soup ladle bearing a crest; (2) monogrammed Kirk & Son Repousse brushes - stamped, "Kirk & Son 925/1000"; a 5 piece Gorham hollow handle carving set with stainless blades/forks/sharpener comprised of (2) knives, (2) carving forks, and a sharpener; (2) hollow handle sterling button pulls with stainless pulls; (2) hollow handle sterling nail tools with stainless implements; an engraved Dominick & Haff sterling magnifying glass; a S Kirk & Son sterling comb holder with a plastic comb; a monogrammed Gorham sterling brush with a damaged handle; a German .800 silver hollow handle carving set with gold washed stainless blade/fork; a silver tone magnifying glass; a monogrammed Ellmore Silver Co. sterling coffee pot; and a silver tone eye glass case?. Total approx. weight of all sterling items is 40.61 troy ounces (gross), excluding items with non-sterling components except for coffee pot; total approx. weight of French silver ladle is 7.85 troy ounces gross. From a Chappaqua, NY estate. Dimensions: coffeepot measures approx. 7" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. German carving set exhibits losses to gold wash; coffee pot exhibits a dent.
- FRENCH SCHOOL: FRENCH REPUBLICAN GUARD
FRENCH SCHOOL: FRENCH REPUBLICAN GUARD AT VERSAILLESMixed media, unmarked.
9 x 10 3/4 in. (overall with frame).
Property from The Collection of Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine, Washington Depot, CT
Condition
In good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS
FINE PAIR OF LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD FAUTEUILS à LA REINE, STAMPED J.B. SENéUpholstered in needlework panels.
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené, maitre in 1769.
37 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 29 in., height of seat 15 1/2 in.
Note: The son of the menuisier Claude I Sené, J.B.C.Sené was established in the rue du Cléry at the sign of the Gros Chapelet. In 1785, he was appointed fournisseur du Garde-Meuble de la Couronne alongside Jean-Baptiste Boulard, and he gradually supplanted the latter to become amongst the most celebrated menuisiers of the Louis XVI period. Royal patronage dominated the vast majority of his mature career, and he was responsible for supplying seat-furniture to the King and Queen at Saint-Cloud, Versailles, Compiègne, Fontainebleau etc.
Condition
Scattered wear and a few holes to the needlework panels. Minor seam separations, one to the top rail with an old repair. Old repair to the back left legs of both chairs. Minor fading and expected small age splits. Beautifully carved with guilloche borders, large scale. Structurally sound.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- SUITE OF LOUIS XVI PAINTED SEAT FURNITURE,
SUITE OF LOUIS XVI PAINTED SEAT FURNITURE, STAMPED J.B. BOULARDJean-Baptiste Boulard, Maitre in 1754; fitted with a Christie's label "Juin 4, 2003, Lot 495/7".
Comprising:
One Settee, 43 3/4 x 5 ft. 10 in. x 26 3/4 in.; height of seat 19 1/2 in.
Pair of Painted Fauteuils en Cabriolet, 36 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 22 3/4 in., height of seat 17 1/2 in.
Three Unpainted Fauteuils en Cabriolet Frames, 36 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. height of seat 14 1/4 in.
Note: Jean-Baptiste Boulard worked almost exclusively for the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne from 1777, supplying a plethora of menuiserie to the crown at Versailles, the Tuileries, Fontainebleau and Saint-Cloud. In 1785, he delivered a suite of thirty-six chairs carved by Jean Hauré for the Salon des Jeux at Versailles and in 1786 collaborated with fellow menuisier Jean-Baptiste Sené (matire in 1769), with whom he shared many Royal commissions, to deliver a suite of twelve dining chairs for the salle à manger of Louis XVI at Versailles (P. Verlet, Le Mobilier Royal Francais, vol. I pp. 81-83, n. 31, pl. XLV).
Condition
The settee has traces of paint and parcel-gilt on the frame. Repairs to the corners of the top rail with minor losses to the carving. Evidence of old worming with minor age splits and wear to the painted and gilt surface. The pair of white painted fauteuils have minor seam separations with nicks. Evidence of old worming, painting refreshed and new corner blocks. The three fauteuil frames with age splits, losses to the carving and old worming. One of the frames with an epoxy-type filler on the backrest, supports, back legs and some of the garland carving. All with structurally sound frames. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- PAIR OF NAPOLEON III SILVERED-METAL
PAIR OF NAPOLEON III SILVERED-METAL URNS WITH SPHYNX HANDLESUnmarked.
15 x 12 x 9 in.
Note: The design of this urn is by Claude Ballin (1615-1678). The original urn is part of a set of thirteen pairs designed for Louis XIV's formal terraced garden's at Versailles, the parterre du Nord and the parterre du Midi , cast between 1660 and 1680.
Condition
Wear and areas of oxidation to the patination. Both with loose handles, one with a loose socle and greater oxidation to the patination. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- A PAIR OF LALIQUE FRANCE "VERSAILLES"
A PAIR OF LALIQUE FRANCE "VERSAILLES" FROSTED & Clear Glass Urns. A good large size pair signed. From an East 82nd St NYC estate. Dimensions: 13.75" H x 9" dia. Condition: Good with no apparent issues.
- AFTER RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953): VERSAILLES;
AFTER RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953): VERSAILLES; AND EPSOMTwo reproductions on paper, both with the printed signatures and the F.A.R. Gallery, Publishers stamp, Versailles with label from Raymond & Raymond, NY.
Both 17 x 22 in. (sight), 23 x 28 1/2 in. (frame).
Condition
Both with sheets mounted on card, pale staining and scattered foxing. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- STERLING. TIFFANY & CO & GORHAM VERSAILLES
STERLING. TIFFANY & CO & GORHAM VERSAILLES SILVER. Includes (12) Gorham sterling "Versailles" teaspoons - stamped, "Sterling Copyrighted '88" with Gorham pictorial hallmarks; (4) Tiffany & Co. sterling leaf form dishes - stamped, "Tiffany & Co Makers Sterling", accompanied by a Tiffany sterling lidded box; and (6) Tiffany & Co. "Shell & Thread" sterling oyster forks - approx. 6" in length. Total approx. weight of all items is 22.14 troy oz (gross). From a Larchmont, NY estate. Dimensions: teaspoons measure approx. 5 7/8" in length. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents.
- STERLING. GORHAM VERSAILLES STERLING
STERLING. GORHAM VERSAILLES STERLING FLATWARE SET. Comprised of (24) teaspoons- approx. 5 7/8" in length; (12) round bowl soup spoons - approx. 6 1/4" in length; (12) forks - approx. 7 3/4" in length; (12) salad forks - approx. 6 3/8" in length; (1) sugar spoon - approx. 6" in length; (2) serving spoon - approx. 8 1/2" in length; and (12) hollow handle knives with stainless blades - approx. 9 3/4" in length. Total approx. weight of all items is100.21 troy oz (gross) excluding knives with stainless blades. From a Long Island, NY estate. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. This set bears no monograms.
- ÉDOUARD DETAILLE (1848-1912): THE PRISONERS
ÉDOUARD DETAILLE (1848-1912): THE PRISONERS OF VERSAILLESWatercolor on paper, 1871, indistinctly signed with initials and dated lower left, titled and inscribed 'les dangereux' ipper left.
8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (sight), 11 1/2 x 14 in. (frame).
Property from the Estate of Emile Wolf
Condition
Staining. Small tears and nicks at the sheet edges. Creasing with attendant small splits upper left edge. Not examined out of frame.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- LOUIS XV STYLE EXTENDING DINING TABLE
LOUIS XV STYLE EXTENDING DINING TABLE Louis XV Style Extending Dining Table, with shaped rectangular top inlaid in the parquet de Versailles pattern within a frame above two slide-extending leaves, with carved and shaped apron above four shell-headed cabriole legs. 31.5" H x 85" L x 45" W. Note: This item is only available for preview at our Astoria warehouse, located at 36-01 35th St., Astoria, NY 11106. To see an item, you must make an appointment. Pick-up and shipping arrangements must also be completed at this location. Please contact us to make arrangements.