- Pair of French Ornamental Engravings
Pair of French Ornamental Engravings by Jean Moyreau (1691-1762) after the Works by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), early-mid 18th century LA FOLIE & MOMUS each hand-coloured on wove paper framed 24.75 x 13 in — 62.9 x 33 cm
- PAUL CESAR HELLEU, DRYPOINT ETCHING,
PAUL CESAR HELLEU, DRYPOINT ETCHING, MADAME HELLEUPaul Cesar Helleu, Drypoint Etching, signed lower right. Madame Helleu Looking at the Watteau Drawings in the Louvre, Measures appx 11 1/2" x 15 1/2" and 19 3/4" x 23 1/2" in frame. Good condition wit
- [FRENCH ART] -- French Art from Watteau
[FRENCH ART] -- French Art from Watteau to Prud'hon. London: Dickinsons, 1905.
3 volumes, quarto. Engraved frontispieces and engraved plates. Original vellum gilt. (Covers slightly bowed.) LIMITED EDITION, number 21 of 35 copies of the "Edition Royale." Provenance: Sir Julius Wernher (armorial bookplate).
- S?VRES STYLE PORCELAIN CHAMPLEV? & ONYX
S?VRES STYLE PORCELAIN CHAMPLEV? & ONYX LAMPS, PR Pair of S?vres style gilt metal mounted porcelain urns of baluster form, mounted as a table lamps, late 19th century, exuberantly paint decorated with Rococo and foliate motifs, the cobalt blue bodies centered with painted scenes in the manner of Fran?ois Boucher and Jean-Antoine Watteau, depicting chateaux and courting couples, signed "Harel" lower right, with champlev? necks and socles, all over a canted square onyx base. 27.5? H to finial x 5.5? diameter. Provenance: From a Park Avenue estate.
- JEAN ANTOINE WATTEAU (AFTER), CHARCOAL
JEAN ANTOINE WATTEAU (AFTER), CHARCOAL DRAWING After Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), Two Studies of a Seated Woman, red and black charcoal on brown paper, signed "A. Watteau" lower right, matted and framed under glass, 9"h x 10"w (sight), 17"h x 18"w (frame)
- DURGIN "WATTEAU" STERLING SILVER FLATWARE.
DURGIN "WATTEAU" STERLING SILVER FLATWARE. American, Patented 1891. Includes five dinner forks, 7"l., six tablespoons, 7"l., and six serving spoons. 8.25"l. Monogrammed. Approx. 23 ozt.
- PAUL CéSAR HELLEU (1859-1927): MADAME
PAUL CéSAR HELLEU (1859-1927): MADAME HELLEU DEVANT LES DESSINS DE WATTEAU AU LOUVREDrypoint in black and brown on wove paper, signed in red crayon, with label from Thomas Agnew & Sons, London.
16 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (sheet), 21 x 25 in. (frame).
Literature: M. 56
Condition
With margins. Pale light- and mat staining A few pale foxmarks. Remains of old glue and brown paper tape around the reverse of the sheet edges. 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 MEISSEN PORCELAIN OVAL CHARGER, CA.
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN OVAL CHARGER, CA. 1860 16¾" x 13¼" x 1" Reserved with gilt ogival cartouches painted in colors with a Watteaumalerei scene on a light blue ground with a grape vine and leaf rim with gilt accents. Blue crossed sword mark and incised L'194 23 to the verso.
- Manner of Jean Antoine Watteau (French,
Manner of Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721) large supraporta panel depicting a galants scene, oil on canvas. Presented in a nicely carved mahogany frame in the Louis XV taste, h. 32\", w. 67\".
- A (LOT OF 8) SHREVE & CO DURGIN WATTEAU
A (LOT OF 8) SHREVE & CO DURGIN WATTEAU STERLING PUNCH LADLE, CARVING SET, MEAT FORK, ETC A (lot of 8) Shreve & Co. Durgin Watteau sterling serving pieces: a cold meat fork; a casserole spoon; (3) piece carving set, (3) ladles, the largest punch ladle 13"l; en suite with a Shreve berry pattern ladle; a "Kelly" coin silver fork and spoon, total weighable 18.75 toz
- PRINT, AFTER ANTOINE WATTEAU After Antoine
PRINT, AFTER ANTOINE WATTEAU After Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721), Young Woman in Robes, collotype after a charcoal on paper, unsigned, gallery label (Rudolf Lesch Fine Arts, Inc) affixed verso, overall (with frame): 21.25"h x 15"w
- A (15 PC) DURGIN WATTEAU STERLING FLATWARE
A (15 PC) DURGIN WATTEAU STERLING FLATWARE A (15 pc) Durgin Watteau sterling flatware: (12) dessert spoons, (2) serving spoons, a punch ladle; together with (7) Gorham Louis XV five o'clock spoons and (6) demitasse spoons, a large Whiting Louis XV asparagus server, and (2) other servers, total weighable 42.7 ozt [31 pc]
- ROYAL WORCESTER WATTEAU FIGURINE, WOMAN
ROYAL WORCESTER WATTEAU FIGURINE, WOMAN WITH GUITARModel no. 547. Modelled as a seated woman playing a guitar. Royal Worcester backstamp.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 4"H
Manufacturer: Royal Worcester
Country of Origin: England
- DOULTON BURSLEM WATTEAU PATTERN CHAMBER
DOULTON BURSLEM WATTEAU PATTERN CHAMBER POTFlow blue pot with encircling serenade scene; gilt accents; handle.
Doulton Burslem Watteau backstamp. Age and use related wear.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 11.25"W x 6"H
Country of Origin: England
- DOULTON BURSLEM WATTEAU PATTERN LAMPFlow
DOULTON BURSLEM WATTEAU PATTERN LAMPFlow blue lamp with encircling serenade scene; twin handles. Includes etched globe and chimney.
Doulton Burslem Watteau backstamp. Crazing to body; age and use related wear. Untested.
Issued: 20th c.
Dimensions: 23"H
Manufacturer: Doulton Burslem
Country of Origin: England
- DOULTON BURSLEM PITCHER, WATTEAUStunning
DOULTON BURSLEM PITCHER, WATTEAUStunning pitcher decorated with a romantic scene of a man and woman playing their instruments in a natural setting. Doulton Burslem backstamp.
Issued: c. 1890-1910
Dimensions: 4.5"W x 7.5"H
Manufacturer: Doulton Burslem
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear.
- 42 PCS ASSD. ANTIQUE STERLING SLIVER
42 PCS ASSD. ANTIQUE STERLING SLIVER FLATWARE, INCL. BO...Forty-two (42) various sterling silver flatware items, including a boxed set of twelve (12) Durgin "Watteau" pattern dessert or soup spoons housed in a Harsch and Shirey, Cleveland, Ohio case; a boxed set of six (6) Roger Williams Silver Co. dessert spoons housed in the original box; three (3) pieces of Reed & Barton "Francis I" flatware, including two serving spoons and one sugar shell; one (1) Reed & Barton hooded asparagus server with a stainless top; four (4) casserole serving spoons, including three with shaped gilt wash bowls by Durgin, Waltrous, Whiting, and more; one (1) Towle "Old Colonial" large jelly server with gilt wash bowl; one (1) sterling gravy ladle; five (5) assorted cream ladles, including one Gorham with enameled handle, two by Baker-Manchester and two others by Gorham; one (1) Reed & Barton sugar shell, one (1) Mechanics pierced bon bon spoon, one (1) Wallace urn form toothpick holder, two (2) Whiting Louis XV pattern teaspoons; one (1) teaspoon with floral enameled handle and gilt wash bowl, one (1) Manchester shell serving spoon, one (1) Kirk & Son two-tine lemon fork; and one (1) hexagonal form tea strainer with turned wood handle. Ranging in size from 5 1/2" L to 9" L. 54.04 total weighable troy ounces.
Condition:
All pieces are in overall good condition with expected use wear. Both boxed sets are monogrammed. One cream ladle, the pierced bon-bon spoon, and gravy ladle are also monogrammed.
- JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU INSPIRED TAPESTRYJean-Antoine
JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU INSPIRED TAPESTRYJean-Antoine Watteau inspired machine woven tapestry, framed under glass; measures approximately 22" tall and 59" wide. In good condition.
- A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CIRCULAR SNUFF BOX
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CIRCULAR SNUFF BOX AND COVER WITH G...A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CIRCULAR SNUFF BOX AND COVER WITH GILT COPPER MOUNTS, CIRCA 1735-1740, of waisted form, the top with "Kauffahrtei" or harbor scene decoration with two robed gentlemen wearing fur turbans in the foreground and a bound blackamoor at their feet, in the mid and background a crenelated tower leads on to a bustling canal and port scene with a swan necked ship and onion domed buildings, the interior of the lid with a scene of a lady at her toilette, attended by two maids doing her hair, while taking a pinch of snuff, the bottom with a continuous band of figures reclining and strolling in a landscape setting interspersed with four large gilt splayed leaves with black outlining, along the waist spays of "Indianische blumen" floral decoration, and on the bottom a fête galante scene in the manner of Watteau, the interior of the bottom with a heavy layer of gilding, the top and bottom (now detached) framed with later gilt copper mounts.NOTE: While only a handful of Meissen circular waisted snuffboxes are known to exist, the overall delicacy of the form had an immediate impact on other contemporary porcelain manufacturers including Chantilly, which by the late 1730's had begun production of a nearly identical version in soft paste porcelain. Height: 1 7/8" Diameter: 3"
- CIRCA 1890 TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF THE
CIRCA 1890 TWO MEISSEN FIGURES OF THE 'GREETING HARLEQU...each modelled after J.J. Kaendler, each seated on a tree-trunk and bowing deeply with his left leg extended, holding out his tan and gilt hat, wearing a multi-colored jacket and pantaloons, with bow-tied shoes, one with a sly smile the other with a jovial smile each with a slapstick on his side, atop a small mound base with applied flowers, each marked with factory mark in blue underglaze, the bearded one with impressed numerals 123, incised model number 632, with painter's numeral 66 in brown underglaze, with additional with painter's numeral M62.358 in red overglaze, the jovial one with impressed numerals 49, incisded model number 3023 with incised X, with painter's numeral M62.356 in red overglaze, all under base; bearded height: 16 cm (6 1/4 in.), jovial height: 22 cm (8 5/8 in.)
LOT NOTES
The Greeting Harlequin is depicted in an engraving by Antoine Watteau, Volume II: Engravings by Various Artists after Watteau, L'oeuvre d'Antoine Watteau, c. 1740, National Gallery of Art, credit line of Widener Collection, accession number 1942.2093
CONDITION
The porcelain figures are in very good condition. Inspection under UV light shows no sign of restoration.
- MARGUERITE LOEB MCBEY SKETCHBOOKS(Pennsylvania/Tangier/London,
MARGUERITE LOEB MCBEY SKETCHBOOKS(Pennsylvania/Tangier/London, 1905-1999)
Three comprising 73 drawings: sketchbook, (26), New York harbor, James McBey painting, sketches after Watteau, 1940-1970s, watercolor, ink, 6-3/4 x 5 in.; sketchbook (24) Africa, 1971, figure studies, some double sided, watercolor and ink, 5 x 7 in.; sketchbook (23) 1971-1989, still lifes, Gulf Shores, lobsters, self portraits, figure studies, some loose, some double sided, 7 x 10 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artists James McBey and Marguerite McBey, London, England; by descent in family
Condition:
covers with inscriptions, sketches in generally good condition
- GROUP OF VICTORIAN AND CHINESE FANS,
GROUP OF VICTORIAN AND CHINESE FANS, WATTEAU PAINTED FA...Group of Victorian and Chinese Fans, Watteau painted fan in shadowbox frame, 17" x 22"; two Chinese fans in black lacquer boxes, along with four other frames.
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.
- 50. SèVRES PORCELAIN DRESS CANE -CA.
50. SèVRES PORCELAIN DRESS CANE -CA. 1900 -PORCELAIN HA...50. Sèvres Porcelain Dress Cane -Ca. 1900 -Porcelain handle consisting of a stubby Derby shaped top and a longer cylindrical stem with two courting scenes in the taste of Watteau. The panels are executed in finest micro detail and vibrant colors on a cherry background with opulent and partly raised gold moriage framing. Rosewood shaft with two gilt metal collars and a horn ferrule. Top rate vanity indoor cane and distinguished by the unique feature of bespoke golden initials “GFK” ordered with the handle directly in the porcelain manufacture. The cane must have been used at very rare occasions and spent the greater part of its life in a protective cabinet as it survived in mint condition. -H. 6” x 3”, O.L. 38 ½” -$800-$1,200
- SILVER DRESS CANECa. 1900-Derby shaped
SILVER DRESS CANECa. 1900-Derby shaped silver handle chased in micro detail with various “Watteau” scenes extending on both lateral sides, including gallant themes, putti, deities and a horse against a city landscape and within Baroque framing. The handle is struck with three unidentified hallmarks on its short and wide neck, ends with a raised trailing beads collar and comes on a deep black shaft and a horn ferrule. Its profile and the taste of the decoration hints to a Dutch origin. H. 4” x 2”, O.L. 36 ½”
- LOUIS XV STYLE SEVRES PORCELAIN AND
LOUIS XV STYLE SEVRES PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU CANDELABRALOUIS XV STYLE SEVRES PORCELAIN AND ORMOLU CANDELABRA
French, late 19th to early 20th century, porcelain. The seven lights, each with a detachable bobeche, mounted to the bleu celeste urn with mask handles, painted with flowers to one side and a Watteau inspired garden courtship scene to the other, raised on a square base with concave corners.
25 x 12 in. (63.5 x 30.5 cm.)
- THREE CHELSEA TURQUOISE GROUND VASES
LATE
THREE CHELSEA TURQUOISE GROUND VASES
LATE 18TH CENTURY one of moon flask form, painted to one side with a Watteau inspired scene of courtship, and to the reverse with a floral bouquet, the scroll handles with gilt highlights, 19cm high, the other two of flattened pear shaped form with rococo scroll handles, one painted to both sides with scenes of courtship, the handles with gilt and puce decoration, the other painted to both sides with rustic scenes of men making music and of a couple smoking and drinking from a tankard, the scrolling handles with gilt highlights; all with gold anchor mark(3)17.5cm highProperty of a Scottish Borders family
- 18TH CENTURY FAN MUSICIANS AFTER WATTEAU18th
18TH CENTURY FAN MUSICIANS AFTER WATTEAU18th century hand painted fan. Musicians in a park, after Watteau, seated woman on verso. Unsigned. Silvered carved mother-of-pearl sticks and guards with gilt putti decoration. Circa 1730. Fan approximately 11 1/2"H x 19 1/2"W. Stick on left side cracked and partially missing, several sticks detached from fan at top, some staining and discoloration, creasing and minor losses at pleats, minor tears at pleats along top, some paint loss on verso, fan separating from guard on right side with paint loss and creasing. Christie's South Kensington, sale 7333, May 24,1996; collection of a prominent Connecticut family.
Condition:
Notice to bidders: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.
- French School in the manner of Watteau,
French School in the manner of Watteau, 19th Century/Sketch Of Three Ladies' Heads/gouache on board, 25cm x 18cm
- A Royal Worcester Watteau figure of
A Royal Worcester Watteau figure of a Boy by James Hadley, signed and inscribed and dated 1876, 10cm high
- A Meissen cabinet cup and saucer, circa
A Meissen cabinet cup and saucer, circa 1830-40, bell shape with snake handle, finely painted with 'Green Watteau' pattern, mosaic border and bright gold, saucer 14cm diameter, crossed swords marks/Provenance: from the Henry Sandon Study Collection
- GROUP (4) ANTIQUE ENGRAVINGS, 18TH C.
GROUP (4) ANTIQUE ENGRAVINGS, 18TH C. Including: L. Desplaces after Jean Antoine Watteau, "Officier en Surtout", c. 1700-39; with, after Watteau, "Rear View of a Military Drummer"; after Giovanni Batista Tiepolo, "Palais Delphino Venise"; and with, Demarteau after Francois Boucher, "La Poesie", a sanguine soft-ground engraving; largest: 12.5"h x 8.5"w (sight), 19"h x 14"w (frame); smallest: 5"h x 2.75"w (sight), 10.5"h x 8.5"w (frame)
- MEISSEN ECUELLE, COVER AND STAND, 18TH
MEISSEN ECUELLE, COVER AND STAND, 18TH C. c. 1740, gilt and polychrome enameled porcelain, Alt-ozier basketweave molded and painted with Watteau panels of figures in outdoor settings, the bowl with two scroll handles, the lid with molded flower finial on vine, marked with blue underglaze crossed swords, the underplate with enameled numbers 1387 and 55N, old paper label and with paper information card, 8"h x 9.5"dia (total)
- FOLLOWER OF JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU (FRENCH
FOLLOWER OF JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU (FRENCH 1684-1721) "FETE CHAMPETRE" FOLLOWER OF JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU (FRENCH 1684-1721) 19TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS DEPICTING "FETE CHAMPETRE" A GARDEN PARTY OF WELL COSTUMED FIGURES IN FOLIATED LANDSCAPE, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGHT 22"H 26.25"W OVERALL 29.5"H 33.5"W; CONDITION: CANVAS HAS BEEN RELINED, AREAS OF RESTORATION OBSERVED UNDER UV LIGHT
- OIL ON BOARD COURTING SCENE IN THE STYLE
OIL ON BOARD COURTING SCENE IN THE STYLE OF WATTEAU LATE 19TH/20TH C. OIL ON BOARD PAINTING OF COURTING FIGURES IN THE STYLE OF WATTEAU; 19"H X 23"W OVERALL
- ATTR. NICOLAS LANCRET FIGURE STUDY DRAWING
ATTR. NICOLAS LANCRET FIGURE STUDY DRAWING France,1690-1743Depicts a young woman with her back turned towards the viewer while a masculine figure stands to her left. Lancret was an avid follower of fellow artist Jean-Antoine Watteau, and upon their meeting, was encouraged to attend theater performances to sketch from nature by Watteau. Lancret took this advice and through this befriended his future biographer Sylvain Ballot de Sauvot and met famous dancers Mademoiselle Sall? and Mademoiselle de Camargo who later became subjects for his paintings.
- ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD THREE-PANEL DRESSING
ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD THREE-PANEL DRESSING SCREENFrench Rococo style giltwood three-panel folding screen, early 20th c., beaded and twisted ribbon molding, carved and pierced panels with laurel branches, center panel with oval beveled mirror plate, side panels with prints on fabric after Jean-Honore Fragonard's "L'Escarpolette" (The Swing) and Jean-Antoine Watteau's "La gamme d'amour" (The Love Song), over silk lisere patterned with roses, reverse with ivory-colored silk moire, glass pane on right side panel intact with fracture, center panel: approx 67.25"h, 17.75"w, each side panel: approx 65.75"h, 15.75"w **Provenance: The estate of a Houston Socialite who enjoyed a long career in modeling, both nationally and internationally. She loved and studied interior design and fashion, and was known for her pristine style**