STEFANO DELLA BELLA, CARD GAMEStefanoSTEFANO DELLA BELLA, CARD GAMEStefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664)Card game with renowned rulers (Jeu des Reynes Renommees)etchings on laid paperComplete set of 53 etchings for the Jeu des Reynes card game, executed in 1644; e
HOKUSAI AND HIROSHIGE, TWO RENOWNEDHOKUSAI AND HIROSHIGE, TWO RENOWNED WOODBLOCKSHokusai and Hiroshige, two renowned woodblockslot consists of two woodblock prints on wove paper: Hokusai (1760–1849) Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) the first block in Hohusai's series Th
A PONTE VECCHIO GIOELLI, ITALY 18CTA PONTE VECCHIO GIOELLI, ITALY 18CT GOLD PENDANT & NECKLACE.A stunning piece of jewellery, by the renowned Florentine Jeweller. Titled 'Atlantide' (Atlantis).18ct gold necklace with pendant, set with 2.65ct pink Sapphires, 0.54ct Rubies and 0.47ct Diamonds. On double strand 18ct gold chain.Fully marked.With original box & certificate. Pendant -27mm diameter. More Information Chain length is 42cm
Berrisford Hill - Large Watercolour.Berrisford Hill - Large Watercolour. Original artwork by renowned British artist Berrisford Hill.A stunning example of the artists work "Scottish Winter Scene with Falcon" Signed Lower left.Height 72cm frame 50cm imageWidth 91cm 70cm
Thai silver leaf coated seated SangkajaiThai silver leaf coated seated Sangkajai Fat Buddha statue, seated on double lotus base, approx 11cm H x 9cm W x 7.5cm D More Information This is a much favored depiction of a famed Buddhist disciple, rotund and shaven, renowned for his gifts in teaching the dharma. He was introduced into later Southeast Asian Buddhism from China, where he is known as Budai. He has various hagiographies, but is widely understood as an incarnation of Maitreya, the Future Buddha. Popularly he is associated with contentment and prosperity.
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIR in the mannerA GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIR in the manner of William Hallett, with an acanthus-carved top rail over a pierced and interlaced splat similarly carved and flanked by fluted uprights, with a needlework drop-in seat, on cabriole front legs carved with a stylised scallop shell and ending in claw and ball feet, 60cm wide x 93cm high Note: The distinctive collars above the claw and ball feet are a feature usually associated with William Hallett, the renowned 18th century cabinetmaker who originated from Somerset.
TERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "MOONSTRIPSTERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "MOONSTRIPS II" Screenprint. Signed and dated 'Terry Frost '81' (lower right) and numbered '41/75'.Artist BioTerry Frost (British, 1915-2003)Terry Frost was a British abstract artist who was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, color, and shape to start a new art movement in England. He became a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognized figure of the British art establishment.
TERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "STACKEDTERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "STACKED ON THE SIDE" Lithograph. Signed and dated 'Terry Frost '70' (lower right) and numbered '60/75'.Artist BioTerry Frost (British, 1915-2003)Terry Frost was a British abstract artist who was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, color, and shape to start a new art movement in England. He became a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognized figure of the British art establishment.
TERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "REDTERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "RED & BLACK ON GREY" Lithograph. Signed and dated 'Terry Frost '68' (lower right) and numbered '4/75'.Artist BioTerry Frost (British, 1915-2003)Terry Frost was a British abstract artist who was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, color, and shape to start a new art movement in England. He became a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognized figure of the British art establishment.
TERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "RED,TERRY FROST (BRITISH, 1915-2003) "RED, BLUE, GREEN" Lithograph. Signed and dated 'Terry Frost '72' (lower right) and numbered '20/65'.Artist BioTerry Frost (British, 1915-2003)Terry Frost was a British abstract artist who was renowned for his use of the Cornish light, color, and shape to start a new art movement in England. He became a leading exponent of abstract art and a recognized figure of the British art establishment.
MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1890-1973)MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1890-1973) "CLIPPER SHIP "MIDNIGHT" OFF BEACHY HEAD" Oil on canvas. Signed 'Montague Dawson' (lower left).Catalog Note: 1000 tons, built in 1854 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, copyright 13May49; G12820. Nyrya Marianne Dawson (c); 6Jul76; R636565.
Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973)
Montague Dawson was a British painter who was renowned as a maritime artist. His most famous paintings depict sailing ships, usually clippers or warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1924, Dawson was the official artist for an expedition to the south seas by the steam yacht St. George. During the expedition he provided illustrated reports to The Graphic periodical. During these years, his artwork was also published in the newspaper The Sphere. His works are featured in the Royal Naval Museum and the National Maritime Museum. After the war, Dawson established himself as a professional marine artist, concentrating on historical subjects and portraits of deep-water sailing ships often in stiff breeze or on high seas.
An Insurance Salesman's Porcelain OccupationalAn Insurance Salesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
Koken Barber's Supply Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, Early 20th Century
bearing the name John Lutteke above an image of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance building in Boston, Massachusetts, and reading Special Agent / John Hancock / Mutual Life Insurance Company.underside marked Koken Barber Supply Co.Height 4 inches.
The John Hancock Life Insurance Company was established in Boston in 1862. The company's name lacked standardization through the early twentieth century and was variably recorded as either the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company or the John Hancock Life Insurance Company through the 1940s. Early on, the firm was housed in Boston's first iteration of the John Hancock Building on Devonshire Street, where it was erected in 1891 based on designs by renowned American architect William G. Preston. The building was purchased by another bank in 1919 and demolished in 1922.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
BILL HENDERSON (B. 1950 - ) CAMPBELLBILL HENDERSON (B. 1950 - ) CAMPBELL RIVER, BCKwakwaka'Wakw MASTER CARVER, "Thunderbird", exceptional carved West Coast head dress by renown master carver Bill Henderson of Campbell River (BC), signed and dated 1990, leather straps for ceremonial wear, excellent condition, with original bill of sale, 9.5 high x 9.5 wide x 10.5 deep inches.
DAN DE QUILLE, HISTORY OF THE BIG BONANZA,DAN DE QUILLE, HISTORY OF THE BIG BONANZA, 1ST ED History of the Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the World Renowned Comstock Silver Lode of Nevada, Including the Present Condition of th Various Mines Situated Thereon; Sketches of the Most Prominent Men Interested in Them; Incidents and Adventures Connected With Mining, The Indians, and the Country; Amusing Stories, Experiences, Anecdotes, etc. by Dan De Quille (pen name of William Wright.) Mark Twain assisted with the publication of this book. Published 1876 by American Publishing Company. First edition. First state. Twain was a good friend of William Wright (Dan De Quille) and lived in Nevada during the times described. By coincidence, Twain and De Quille wrote letters to each other that crossed in the mail, each suggesting to the other the idea of writing this book; Twain was struck by this event and later wrote an account of it in an essay on mental telepathy. This was one of the worst selling books ever published by the American Publishing Company; after five months only 2,173 copies had been sold, and sales soon evaporated altogether. the publisher advertised this binding as "silver colored English cloth." Bound in original pale mauve cloth, stamped in black and gilt. 8vo. 566pp. BAL 3370. Howes W710. Paher, Nevada 2220.
COTTON MATHER, FOURTH BOOK OF HISTORY,COTTON MATHER, FOURTH BOOK OF HISTORY, 1702 The Fourth Book of the New English History, Containing An Account of the University From Whence the Churches of New-England (and many other Churches) have been Illuminated. Its Laws, its Benefactors, its Vicissitudes, and a Catalogue of such as have been therein Educated and Graduated. Whereto are Added, The Lives of Some Eminent Persons, Who Were Plants of Renown growing in that Nursery. By Cotton Mather. Published 1702, The Parkhurst, London. Part of Magnalia Christi Americana by Cotton Mather. A very important text from an important figure of New England. Part taken from a larger book. Book does not have boards.
CONFEDERATE LOUISIANA FROCK COAT UnitedCONFEDERATE LOUISIANA FROCK COAT United States,Steel gray jean cloth body (turned a slight green cast), black worsted wool tape trimmings, large gilt Hyde & Goodrich New Orleans, Louisiana pelican buttons on the breast, cuff-size U.S. eagle dragoon buttons with no back marks on the cuffs and shoulder straps, lined in the upper body with white twilled shalloon or light serge, unlined skirts with brown polished cotton skirt pocket bags, a pair of white gloves, a daguerreotype of a New Orleans gentleman marked inside the case "F. LAW./NEW ORLEANS/LA", with a paper label on the spine of the case marked "new orleans apr. 21st 1858", and a hand-sewn black velvet silk-lined case. Note: One of the finest enlisted Confederate frock coats extant with impeccable provenance. Bought originally by the renowned pioneer Civil War collector Robert L. Miller in 1953. Comes with lengthy 1953 correspondence with Miller concerning his purchase of this rare coat. Believed to have been worn by Charles Stebbins of the 5th Louisiana who deserted and took the oath of allegiance, although further research is probably warranted. Published in ?Echoes of Glory Arms & Equipment of the Confederacy,? Time-Life Books, 1991, p. 130, ?Battlefields of the Civil War,? William C. Davis,1991, p. 127, ?Don Troiani?s Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War,? Troiani, Coates, McAfee, Jensen, 2002, p. 19, and https://www.adolphusconfederateuniforms.com/confederate-uniforms-of-the-lower-south-part-i-tennessee-east-louisiana-mississippi-and-alabama.html.
Monumental Emilia Castillo Jardiniere,Monumental Emilia Castillo Jardiniere, spectacular oversized footed jardiniere in hand forged silverplated copper, the flared base in multi-stone floral and enamel paint decorated foliage surround, the vessel joined above inmulti-stone inlaid butterfly and scrolling vine decoration, 12 3/4"H x 16" dia, signed at underside, stamped Emilia Castillo T0-85 Mexico MR Plateado, silver plate, daughter of renowned Mexican silversmith Antonio Castillo, Emilia inherited the talent and ability to create as second generation designer. Born in Taxco, Mexico, where she grew up surrounded by an exotic environment filled with beautiful plants and animals, each piece she creates is an inspiration of her surroundings and a playful mixture of metals and natural elements.
RARE HERRESHOFF YACHT TROPHY. DATEDRARE HERRESHOFF YACHT TROPHY. DATED SEPTEMBER 5,1903. A three-handled copper, pewter, and glass bottom trophy made by Manning and Co. An inscription reads: Bristol Yacht Club Sept 5, 1903 cup given by Nathaniel G. Herreshoff. First Prize, Sakonnet, One Design Class, Won by Bazoo, Leeds Burchard. 7" high by 7" wide by 5" diameter. Some minor pitting and wear. Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was a world-renowned sailor, naval architect, and yacht designer from Bristol, Rhode Island. He designed six yachts that went on to win the America’s Cup.
18TH CENTURY: TWO PORTRAITS18th Century:18TH CENTURY: TWO PORTRAITS18th Century: Two Portraits, each: oil on canvas; unsigned Dimensions: Each: 14 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (35.9 x 29.5 cm.), Frame: 18 5/8 x 16.1 in. (47.3 x 41 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition: The girl in red with a horizontal repair to the upper left corner, spanning approximately 4 1/2 inches. The girl in white with an abrasion to the right-side of her right elbow. Each probably relined.
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL: FIGURES WALKINGCONTINENTAL SCHOOL: FIGURES WALKING ON A ROADContinental School: Figures Walking on a Road, watercolor on paper; signed and dated illegibly lower right Dimensions: Sight: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (16.5 x 24.1 cm.), Frame: 14 5/8 x 17 3/4 in. (37.1 x 45.1 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL: STILL LIFE WITHCONTINENTAL SCHOOL: STILL LIFE WITH FRUITContinental School: Still Life with Fruit, oil on canvas; unsigned Dimensions: 35 1/2 x 51 in. (90.2 x 129.5 cm.), Frame: 43 x 59 in. (109.2 x 149.9 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
PAIR OF CHINESE CINNABAR VASESPair ofPAIR OF CHINESE CINNABAR VASESPair of Chinese Cinnabar Vases, each with brass mount Dimensions: Each: 12 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (31.8 x 16.5 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
ANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN TABLEANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN TABLE BOXAntique Capodimonte Porcelain Table Box, blue-painted crowned "N" mark Dimensions: 8 x 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (20.3 x 27.3 x 21 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
ANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN ROUNDANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN ROUND COVERED BOXAntique Capodimonte Porcelain Round Covered Box, blue-painted crowned "N" mark Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (13 x 15.9 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
PAIR OF ANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE PORCELAINPAIR OF ANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN URNSPair of Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Urns, blue crowned "N" mark Dimensions: 15 x 7 x 6 in. (38.1 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
SET OF ANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE TEACUPS ANDSET OF ANTIQUE CAPODIMONTE TEACUPS AND SAUCERSSet of Antique Capodimonte Teacups and Saucers, blue-painted crowned "N" mark Dimensions: Teacups: 2 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. (5.4 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm.), Saucers: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) dia. [12 pieces] Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
ANTIQUE QUEEN ANNE-STYLE OAK DRESSINGANTIQUE QUEEN ANNE-STYLE OAK DRESSING TABLEAntique Queen Anne-Style Oak Dressing Table, the molded top over a drawer and paneled sides, on tapering legs with pad feet Dimensions: 27 7/8 x 28 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (70.8 x 71.8 x 46.4 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
AFTER DIMITRI CHIPARUS (1886-1947):AFTER DIMITRI CHIPARUS (1886-1947): THE SECRETAfter Dimitri Chiparus, Romanian/French, 1886-1947 The Secret, cold painted bronze, mounted to onyx plinth signed to base "D.H. Chiparus" cold painted bronze, mounted to onyx plinth Dimensions: Overall: 21 x 11 1/2 x 5 in. (53.3 x 29.2 x 12.7 cm.) Provenance: Romanian artist Demetre Chiparus became one of the most significant artists of the Art Deco movement, through combining bronze and ivory in what is known as thechryselephantinetechnique. Born in 1886, he studied in Italy before attending the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he refined his style. French fashion and theater, Eqyptian culture, and the dancers of France and Russia were influentialto his style, as the bulk of his work centers on female dancing figures. Noted for their agile, slender bodies that evoke graceful motion, Demetre Chiparus's sculptures of female dancers feature decorative detail.Demetre Chiparus sculptures and artwork for saleare not limited to dancers, as his early works include realistic renderings of children, which he exhibited in the Salon in Paris. It is, however, the Art Deco bronze and ivory statues of dancers for which he is most renowned. You can find notable artists' sculptures available online and at auction. Condition:
SET OF CHINESE MEDALLIONS IN CASESetSET OF CHINESE MEDALLIONS IN CASESet of Chinese Medallions In case, [30 pieces] Dimensions: Case: 3 x 16 x 12 3/8 in. (7.6 x 40.6 x 31.4 cm.) Provenance: The Walter and Donna Conn Estate; located within the desirable estate enclave of San Marino. Designed by the renowned architect Roland E. Coate in 1929, and built for a member of the Keck family, the gated Colonial Revival home graces over an acre of meticulously manicured park-like grounds. Formerly the USC Presidential Mansion. Condition:
VICTORIAN OAK AND COWHORN HALL STAND
LATEVICTORIAN OAK AND COWHORN HALL STAND
LATE 19TH CENTURY the oak square support with five pairs of graduated horn hooks, a black metal umbrella rail below, on a rectangular base with a tray insert182cm high, 63cm wide, 31cm deepProvenance: By repute sold by the Dukes of Hamilton in The Hamilton Palace sale of 1919, reputedly made from the horns of white cattle from the Duke's own herdNote: Hamilton Palace was a country house in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton and is widely acknowledged as having been one of the grandest houses in the British Isles. The palace contents were dispersed in two huge sales in 1882 and 1919, including the two libraries and a renowned collection of fine and decorative art. It was demolished between 1921 and 1932 after coal works beneath the house were discovered to threaten its structural integrity.
Y SCOTTISH ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER,Y SCOTTISH ROSEWOOD STICK BAROMETER, BY ADIE & SON
EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brass vernier signed 'Adie & Son, Edinburgh', the plain case with arched top, with a stepped reeded bulb88cm highProvenance: Stevenson CollectionNote: Born in 1774 Alexander Adie was the nephew of the renowned Scottish instrument maker, John Millar. Adie became his uncle's apprentice in 1789 and his business partner, under the name of Miller and Adie, in 1804. The business continued to flourish after Miller's death in 1815. Adie was predominately interested in meteorological instruments and notably invented the Sympiesometer, or marine barometer, in 1818. Appointed as optician to both William IV and Queen Victoria, his success was formerly recognised when he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1819. He brought one of his sons, John, into partnership in 1835, while his two of his other sons set up businesses in London and Liverpool.
JADEITE CARVING OF A MONKEY
19TH-20THJADEITE CARVING OF A MONKEY
19TH-20TH CENTURY ??????? ???????realistically carved as a crouching monkey, left hand placed behind its head, right palm rested on right knee, on a fitted wooden stand(1)4cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Harrietfield, Kelso; previously from the family estate bought in 1847, Newton Don, Kelso, thence by descent.Newton Don lies in the lowland hills near Kelso, overlooking the Eden Water, a tributary of the Tweed. It owes its name to the Don family who first acquired the former manorial lands of Newton around 1648. Sir Alexander Don inherited the estate and baronetcy in 1776 and over the next forty years the family brought about significant change. The Dons sought to expand the pleasure grounds and to create a secluded, fashionable, country seat and by 1800, a visitor described the estate as a ‘remarkably pretty, cheerful place’. Between 1817 and 1820 renowned English architect Sir Robert Smirke (1781-1867) made considerable alterations to the eighteenth-century house, for which Robert Adam had prepared the original plans. Unfortunately, the transformation had strained the family coffers to such an extent that the estate was sold in 1847. Harrietfield was the farmhouse of the Newton Don estate home farm. It may have been built after the marriage of Lady Harriet Cunningham to Alexander Don in 1778, hence the name.
ALBUM OF ELEVEN PITH PAINTINGS
QINGALBUM OF ELEVEN PITH PAINTINGS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ????????????? ????????comprising: nine paintings depicting dignitaries and their wives, two loose, one painted with a dinner scene and the other with idyllic figures in a lake scene, except three, all in a red silk-bound album(11)album: 36cm x 25.5cm; paintings: 28cm x 18.7cm eachProvenance: Private French collection; Gifted to the current owner's aunt by Mrs Gibbs in Normandy during the 1930s-1940s, when working for her first as a cook, and later as her housekeeper. Mrs Gibbs belonged to the renowned D&W Gibbs family, manufacturers of soap and toothpaste, famously used by British troops in France during the First World War.
FW PAPKE AUSTRIAN MINIATURE COURT CUPBOARDFW PAPKE AUSTRIAN MINIATURE COURT CUPBOARD FW Papke Austrian Viennese miniature court cupboard, circa 1900, possibly a salesman sample, the carved wood case with tooled details and applied tooled leather panels, the door with painted scene of a reclining woman surrounded by putti playing music and reading. 17? H x 10.75? W x 6.5? D. Note: F.W Papke was a venerable company based in Vienna, renowned for their leatherwork, gallantry and art bookbinding during the monarchy. They were located on Mozartplatz (Mozartgasse 4) in Vienna's 4th district of Wieden. He received the silver medal at the exhibition in Paris in 1894 and at the exhibition in Antwerp in 1894.
LARGE FRENCH OAK AND PARCEL-GILT EXTENSIONLARGE FRENCH OAK AND PARCEL-GILT EXTENSION DINING TABLE, BY JULES ALLARD & FILS, FOR OCHRE COURT, NEWPORT, RI30 1/2 x 5 ft. 7 in. x 15 ft. 1 in. (fully extended).
Note: Ochre Court is a Louis XIII inspired chateau in Newport, Rhode Island. Built for Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Goelet in 1892 for a cost of $4.5 million, by renowned architect Richard Morris Hunt. It is the second largest mansion in Newport. The house was donated to the Sisters of Mercy in 1947, by Robert Goelet IV.
Condition
Seam separations to the leaves are more evident due to age but the top is stable and in generally good condition. The top does not sit flush to the base in places as extra pieces of wood are used to fill the space. This table does come with bearers which will stabilize the top. Very slight lifting to some of the boards on the top. The gilding has been worn through in places, particularly on the lower part of the table. Minor losses to the carving on the legs and feet with one loss to a semi-circular border along the base. Minor seam separations to the base as to be expected. The central support has large age cracks to the pedestal, one vertical 3 in. running down to a horizontal crack of just under 7 in. and is missing one foot and half of the other. The other side of the pedestal has a 6 in. diagonal age crack. One of the baluster form supports at the end of the table has a vertical seam separation from top to bottom. Feet missing throughout which should be replaced in order to make the table stable and complete. Formerly had casters. Impressive scale and nicely carved. 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.
PIERO FORNASETTI DECOUPAGED AND PAINTEDPIERO FORNASETTI DECOUPAGED AND PAINTED CORNER CABINET43 1/4 x 27 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.
Note: Fornasetti designed only one type of corner furniture of which this lot is an example. It is decorated with shells, one of this favorite motifs, which he used along with other natural forms to decorate the wide range of his designs from furniture to fabrics and ceramics. It is likely that this piece was the result of a collaboration with Gio Ponti, the renowned Italian architect and designer, which began in the 1940's and which combined Ponti's skill as a designer of furniture with simple lines with Fornasetti's flair for exuberant decoration. As Ponti commented in 1962, "In our age of pronounced distrust of decoration Fornasetti happily reveals its importance".
Illustrated in Patrick Mauriès, Fornasetti, Designer of Dreams, 1991, p 267, and dating the piece to 1950.
Condition
Age splits with minor lifting and nicks throughout. Loss to some mirrored panels on the interior. 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.