A few examples of appraisal values for
CONTESSA

• RICHARD GINORI "CONTESSA BROWN"
  RICHARD GINORI "CONTESSA BROWN" PORCELAIN PLATE, 8 Eight Richard Ginori Italian porcelain cocktail plates or saucers in the "Contessa Brown" pattern, each marked to underside. 5.5" Diameter.
• LOT OF 2 CONTESSA NETTEL PLATE
  LOT OF 2 CONTESSA NETTEL PLATE HOLDERS Lot of 2 Contessa Nettel wood and metal plate holders.
• RICHARD GINORI 'CONTESSA' AND
  RICHARD GINORI 'CONTESSA' AND 'PALMERO' PORCELAIN DINING PIECESRICHARD GINORI 'CONTESSA' AND 'PALMERO' PORCELAIN DINING PIECES, including 'Contessa': 8 cups, 8 saucers, 8 salad/lunch plates, 8 dinner plates; and 'Palmero': 12 cups, 11 saucers, 12 bread and butter plates (67)
• RELIEF PORTRAIT OF CONTESSINA DE
  RELIEF PORTRAIT OF CONTESSINA DE BARDIAfter Donatello (Italian 1386-1466), relief portrait of Contessina De Bardi. 9" X 6.5".
• TWO ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT
  TWO ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURES 19th century, hand-painted in oval format, the smaller a portrait of a French Contessa, with floral corsage and hair pin, painted on celluloid, faint signature to left edge, with ink inscription regarding sitter to frame verso (Frame dimensions 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); the larger a three-quarter portrait of a Lady in blue dress with green shawl, watercolor and gouache on paper, unsigned, ink inscribed "c.1805-1815 / Schwarzenfeld" to reverse (Frame dimensions 5 x 3 1/2 in.), both presented in period frames behind glass.
• ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL CONTADINELLA
  ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL CONTADINELLA ALABASTER STATUE Italy,20th CenturyNaturalistic young woman in a flowing dress posing with a basket of grapes tucked beneath her arm.
• CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURE
  CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUP unidentified mark modeled as a fashionable lady seated at a table before a chessboard her amorous companion kissing her hands and a gilt enriched oval base - h:6 w:8 d:0.75 in.
• A Richard Ginori Porcelain Part
  A Richard Ginori Porcelain Part Dinner Service 20TH CENTURY in the Contessa Onice pattern, comprising: 12 dinner plates 12 salad plates 8 coffee cups 8 saucers (40 pieces) The Estate of Richard Fitzgerald, Boston, MA, and Palm Beach, FL
• CONTINENTAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF
  CONTINENTAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF COURT LADYContinental Miniature Portrait of Court Lady
• A Royal Worcester bone china
  A Royal Worcester bone china \'\'Contessa\'\' pattern part dinner service comprising - twelve 10.5ins dinner plates twelve 8ins dessert plates two 7ins side plates ten 6.25ins fruit plates ten crescent shaped salad side dishes oval meat dish 15.5ins x 13ins twelve 6.75ins soup bowls three 9ins two-handled circular vegetable tureens and lids gravy boat and stand and a Royal Worcester \'\'Oven to Tableware\'\' \'\'White and Gold\'\' pattern oval casserole and lid 10ins x 7.75ins x 5.75ins high a ditto smaller casserole and six ditto avocado dishes
• BOOK: COUNTESS DESMOND,
  BOOK: COUNTESS DESMOND, SAINTHILL, 1861, DROMOLANDOld Countess of Desmond by Richard Sainthill, University Press, London, 1861. Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Measures 8 1/2" tall. Some wear to covers and foxing throughout. Part of a collection of books from Dromoland Castle in today's sale. Provenance: Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland. From the library of Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet (1705-1765), inherited by his son, Sir Lucius O'Brien, 3rd Baronet (1731-1795), then by his son, Sir Edward O'Brien, 4th Baronet (1773-1837). The library was pretty much intact until 1962, when Donough O'Brien, the 16th Baron Inchiquin, was forced to sell the castle and its contents at public auction. The December 1962 sale -- conducted by James Adams & Sons of Dublin -- was attended by Gioia Marconi Braga, the daughter of Beatrice O'Brien and inventor Guglielmo Marconi. O'Brien was the daughter of the 14th Baron Inchiquin (1839-1900). Braga purchased a number of volumes from the auction and brought them to the U.S. Thence by descent in the family. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
• A CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE
  A CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE A Continental portrait miniature of Countess of Blessington after Thomas Lawrence, late 19th/early 20th century, signed 'Lucie Mansuy', inscribed verso 'Comtesse de Blessington', within gilt metal easel frame, sight 3.375"dia., framed 7.5"h x 6.25"w
• 17TH C. PORTRAIT OF A STANDING
  17TH C. PORTRAIT OF A STANDING FEMALE SAINT Continental, probably Portuguese, she is standing on top of a wave with an angel at front, in robe with lace edged cape and mantle, her hands clasped in prayer, her hair coiffed under the mantle, mounted on an octagonal wooden base. 4 1/4" figure, 5 3/8" tall overall. Yellowed, shrinkage cracks, stain on back of head.
• A Continental Carved and Polychrome
  A Continental Carved and Polychrome Figure depicting a woman with her hand over her face together with a continental terracotta bust depicting a saint. Height of first 7 3/4 inches.
• CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A
  CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY 19th century, watercolor on ivory, an elegantly dressed woman holds a floral bouquet in an atmospheric landscape, inscribed "DAX" in graphite to ivory verso, presented behind glass in an ornate brass frame.
• A Richard Ginori Porcelain Dinner
  A Richard Ginori Porcelain Dinner Service 20th Century Contessa Black pattern, comprising: 9 dinner plates 17 salad plates 9 bread and butter plates 8 soup bowls 8 teacups 9 saucers; 60 items total. Diameter of dinner plates 10 1/4 inches.
• Continental School 17th Century
  Continental School 17th Century Three quarter portrait of a noblewoman. Oil on wood panel no signature found framed in a wide antique coved frame in black painted finish overall 30-3/4" x 24". Strip of textile has been applied vertically to the back of the panel probably to arrest a crack. Old stenciled auction numbers and partial sticker verso. The artwork is inscribed on the verso with white chalk "Rousuck" possibly E. J. Rousuck who was an Ohio native and former owner of Scott & Fowles a small New York art gallery that handled old master paintings.
• AFTER DONATELLO CONTESSINA DE BARDI
  AFTER DONATELLO CONTESSINA DE BARDI AS ST CECILIA IN THE ROBE OF ARTEMIS painted plaster relief, framed(2)57cm x 40.5cm (frame 73cm x 56.5cm)Note: The original bronze bust relief was created by Donatello in 1412 while Contessina de Bardi, wife of the Cosimo de Medici, was still young.
• After Lucio Rossi (Italian,
  After Lucio Rossi (Italian, 1846-1913), Italian oval portrait miniature of the "Principessa Maria-Theresia de Carignano" (the future Princesse de Lamballe of France) in a large flower-bedecked straw hat and standing in a park, fourth quarter 19th century, presented in a bronzed metal fillet within a dished pieced, polished and antiqued bone frame with a horn border and convex glazed, signed at the lower right edge "Rossi", h. 5-3/4", w. 4-7/8".
• CONTINENTAL FIGURE OF A FINELY
  CONTINENTAL FIGURE OF A FINELY DRESSED WOMAN: Slightly iridescent glaze 21'' tall x 7'' wide.CONDITION: Chips to petals.
• RICHARD GINORI, A LARGE PARTIAL SET
  RICHARD GINORI, A LARGE PARTIAL SET (82) OF CONTESSA TABLEWARE FOR TWELVE Made in Italy, a gilt edged rust red border surrounds a central classical urn, includes: twelve (12) dinner plates (10 1/4 in.), twelve (12) bread & butter plates, twelve (12) salad plates (7 3/4 in.), twelve (12) cream soups with twelve (12) saucers, eight (8) can coffee cups with twelve (12) saucers, a cream jug and covered sugar, each marked to the underside.
• CONTARDO BARBIERI ITALIAN, 1900 -
  CONTARDO BARBIERI ITALIAN, 1900 - 1966 DEPICTS TWO SEAT...Contardo Barbieri Italian, 1900 - 1966 depicts two seated women in red oil on canvas signed lower right and verso C. Barbieri 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• 16th century portrait, elegant
  16th century portrait, elegant woman in profile, wearing an embroidered, jeweled and collared French gown, headdress with conical cap and elaborate chaperon, oil on oak panel inscribed verso Di Paris Bordone Dopie…30(?), Italian School, circa 1560, 11-1/4 x 8-5/8 in.; 18th century carved and formerly gilt wood Maratta frame. Retouch scattered in background and face, panel warped with three battens verso, craquelure; frame resurfaced, abrasions. Property of the Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina (acquired in 1983).
• F. Boncalli (Italian, early 19th
  F. Boncalli (Italian, early 19th Century) A portrait miniature, oil on ivory, of an Italian beauty wearing coral jewelry and ornaments, signed at the right edge, inscribed at the left edge, approx. 2"D, set into the lid of a tortoise shell box, approx. 2-1/2"D x 5/8" with a gold tooled bezel and with gold ornaments inset in the lid and sides. The inscription is "mia dono a te per esser sempre tua" or "...my gift to you will always be yours..." The sitter bears a strong resemblence to Maria Anna Elisa, grand duchess of Tuscany, sister of Napoleon Boneparte. Provenance: Purchased from The Norton Galleries, 1975
• PAIR OF CONTINENTAL FIGURES OF A
  PAIR OF CONTINENTAL FIGURES OF A GALLANT AND COMPANION late 19th century she impressed 954 in Renaissance costume he holding a hooded falcon she feeding nuts to a squirrel on stepped bases (2) - h:12.50 in.
• An Italian Carved and Polychrome
  An Italian Carved and Polychrome Decorated Figure depicting a standing maiden in headdress and exotic attire holding a cornucopia aloft and a tray. Height 63 3/4 inches.
• *An Italian Marble Bust of a Maiden
  *An Italian Marble Bust of a Maiden Modestia after Professor Giuseppe Bessi (1857-1922) depicting a crowned maiden her clothing executed in variegated marble the collar centered with a relief carved rosette rising on a rectangular titled plinth. Height 16 inches.
• CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF
  CONTINENTAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF MARIA THERESA CHARLOTTE MADAME ROYALE DE FRANCE Watercolor on ivory contained in a brass frame inscribed on reverse in French; 4 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. Provenance: Estate of Louis S. Auchincloss
• CONTINENTAL PAINTED TERRACOTTA
  CONTINENTAL PAINTED TERRACOTTA GROUP OF THE MADONNA AND CHILD She wearing a cloak over her head and gown and holding the Child on serpentine-fronted base. Provenance: Property from Salander-O'Reilly Galleries' Collection consigned by the Trustee. 20 x 8 1/2 x 7 in.
• PAIR OF CONTINENTAL FIGURES OF A
  PAIR OF CONTINENTAL FIGURES OF A GALLANT AND COMPANION late 19th century she impressed 954 in Renaissance costume he holding a hooded falcon she feeding nuts to a squirrel on stepped bases (2) - h:12.50 in.
• Conta & Bohme Figural Tobacco
  Conta & Bohme Figural Tobacco Container Hand decorated figural porcelain tobacco container in the form of a young girl posing in front of her dressing table mirror polychrome glazes and enameled dots incised mark on the underside "2514" "II" and "4".
• Capo di Monte covered
  Capo di Monte covered compote/centerpiece; tall footed body with eight applied cavorting cherubs, floral garland and gilt accents overall. 27"H. Good condition, very minor damage and restoration to several petals.
• A Continental Cast Metal Figure
  A Continental Cast Metal Figure depicting a robed maiden with grapevine wreath in her hair raised on a square plinth base. Height overall 26 1/2 inches.
• GIOCONDA. GIOCONDA ASOMBROSA
  GIOCONDA. GIOCONDA ASOMBROSA MEDIUM.Valencia: Graficas Valencia, ca. 1950. Full-length portrait advertising this little-known mind reader in a red evening gown with a pink and black cape flung over her shoulders. Spanish text below her reads, “She sees everything…she knows everything.” 13 ¼ x 27 ¼". A. The magicienne was the performing partner of Alba, seen in Lot #2.
• ISABELLA COUNTESS OF SEFTON
  ISABELLA COUNTESS OF SEFTON HN3010 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGU...Porcelain glazed figurine, Woman with light yellow dress and dark purple shawl. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Peter Gee Issued: 1991; Ltd. 5,000 Dimensions: 9.75"H Edition Number: 239 of 5000 Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE DIGNITARY
  PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE DIGNITARY (CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, EAR...PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE DIGNITARY (CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY) CIRCLE OF FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER Oil on canvas, unsigned. Dated 1615 when the sitter was 28 years old, as indicated by the Latin inscription, the coats of arms probably those of Halsingland, Sweden. The subject in red dress with white collar meticulously adorned with lace; her right hand held to her chest holding a small pink carnation, a beribboned rosary spilling over a bible stationed at her right side, her left hand holding her gloves down at her side. Fine gold jewelry adorns her hands and a large, jeweled pendant hangs at her chest. The later ebonized, gothic style frame with the gilded date 1628 (probably a misinterpretation of the Roman numeral 28). The sitter bearing resemblance to Constance of Austria who gave birth in January of 1616. Constance was a daughter of Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria. Her paternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547). Anne was the only daughter of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix. Her maternal grandparents were Albert V, Duke of Bavaria and Anne Habsburg of Austria. Constance was also a younger sister of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Margaret of Austria, Leopold V of Austria and Anna of Austria. Her older sister Anna was the first wife of King Sigismund III Vasa, King of Sweden and Poland. After her sisters death Constance and Sigismund were married on December 11, 1605. The final photo of the lot is a documented portrait painting of a young teenage Constance by Frans Pourbus the Younger. The pose, articles, and clothing bear a close resemblance. Stretcher: 46 x 34 1/4 in. (116.8 x 87 cm.), frame: 56 1/4 x 43 3/4 in. (142.9 x 111.1 cm.)