• Auction 15417

    The Exceptional Sale 2018

    5 July 2018, London

    SALE TOTAL: 10,703,000 (GBP)
20 Lots for Sale 15417
Lot 103
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CUP IN THE FORM OF A LION RAMPANT
MARK OF TOBIAS ZEIL(N)ER, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1630
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($237,959 - $330,499)

price realized
£200,000
($264,400)
Lot 104
A GERMAN SILVER-GILT CUP IN THE FORM OF AN OWL
MARK OF MARTIN MALFEIT, NUREMBERG, 1569-1575
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($237,959 - $330,499)

price realized
£200,000
($264,400)
Lot 105
A SILVER-INLAID, TORTOISESHELL-VENEERED, CARVED IVORY AND EBONISED WOOD CHESS...
AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1705-1709, THE BASES OF THE CHESS PIECES EACH STAMPED BY THE
22 ¼ x 22 ¼ x 4 ½ in. (56.5 x 56.5 x 11.5 cm.), the board; 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high, the tallest chess piece
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($198,299 - $330,499)

price realized
£416,750
($550,943)
Lot 106
A SOUTH GERMAN ORMOLU, SILVER AND GILT-BRASS QUARTER-STRIKING ASTRONOMICAL...
HIERONYMUS SYX, AUGSBURG, 1705
31 in. (78.7 cm.) high; 12 ¾ in. (32.4 cm.) wide; 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) deep
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($528,799 - $793,199)

price realized
£512,750
($677,855)
Lot 107
A GEORGE III MINIATURE ORRERY
PROBABLY BY JOHN & EDWARD TROUGHTON FOR ROBERT NEWMAN, CIRCA 1800
13½ x 12 x 12 in. (34 x 30 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($92,539 - $132,199)

price realized
£87,500
($115,675)
Lot 108
A VENETIAN GLASS DIAMOND-ENGRAVED ARMORIAL EWER AND BASIN
CIRCA 1690-91
The ewer 9 in. (23 cm.) high, the basin 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,880 - $79,319)

price realized
£50,000
($66,100)
Lot 109
A SILVER, GILT-BRONZE, EBONY AND PAINTED HARDSTONE ARCHITECTURAL TABERNACLE
ROME, CIRCA 1600-1625
41 3/8 x 28 7/8 x 17 1/8 in. (105 x 73.5 x 43.3 cm)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($132,199 - $198,299)

price realized
£162,500
($214,825)
Lot 110
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES OVERCOMING ACHELOUS
FERDINANDO TACCA (1619-1686), FLORENCE, CIRCA 1640-50
22 ¾ x 21 ½ x 15 in. (57.8 x 54.5 x 38.1 cm)
estimate
£5,000,000 - £7,000,000

price realized
£6,758,750
($8,935,067)
Lot 111
A NORTH ITALIAN MEDIEVAL BROADSWORD FROM THE MAMLUK ARSENAL IN ALEXANDRIA
PROBABLY MILAN, DATED 1419
Length of blade 35 5/8 in. (90.5 cm.); overall length 44 3/8 in. (112.7 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($264,399 - $396,599)

price realized
£200,000
($264,400)
Lot 112
A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL TRAVELLING NÉCESSAIRE
PARIS, 1750-1756, MAKER'S MARK LACKING, THE ENAMEL ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS-FRANҪOIS
the case 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.4 cm.) deep and 7 in. (18 cm.) high
the spoon 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) long
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($132,199 - $198,299)

price realized
£112,500
($148,725)
Lot 114
A ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED ACAJOU MOUCHETE COMMODE
BY ADAM WEISWEILER, CIRCA 1784
35 ¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high; 51 ¾ in. (131.5 cm.) wide; 23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) deep
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($264,399 - $396,599)

price realized
£224,750
($297,119)
Lot 115
A SET OF FOUR ALLEGORICAL MARBLE FIGURES REPRESENTING THE FOUR SEASONS
PIERRE MAZELINE (1632-1708), PARIS, CIRCA 1690
Spring 34 1/8 in. (86.5 cm.) high; Summer 31 in. (78.8 cm.) high; Autumn 35. in. (89 cm.) high; Winter 30 ¼ in. (77 cm. high)
(4)
estimate
($925,399 - $1,321,999)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 116
AN ANGLO-INDIAN ENGRAVED IVORY AND INDIAN ROSEWOOD CLOTHES-PRESS
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1760
87 in. (221 cm.) high; 55 ¼ in. (140 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (62 cm.) deep
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($264,399 - $396,599)

price realized
£284,750
($376,439)
Lot 117
AN ANGLO-INDIAN ENGRAVED IVORY AND INDIAN ROSEWOOD DRESSING-BUREAU
VIZAGAPATAM, CIRCA 1740-50
33 ¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high; 41 ¼ in. (105 cm.) wide; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) deep
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($198,299 - $330,499)

price realized
£200,000
($264,400)
Lot 121
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY HALL STOOLS
DESIGNED BY WILLIAM KENT, EXECUTED BY JAMES MOORE THE YOUNGER, 1730
18 ¼ in. (46 cm.) high; 36 ½ in. (93 cm.) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) deep
estimate
£60,000 - £100,000
($79,319 - $132,199)

price realized
£100,000
($132,200)
Lot 122
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT SOFA
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SAUNDERS, CIRCA 1750
49 in. (125 cm.) high; 81 in. (206 cm.) wide; 38 in. (97 cm.) deep
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($92,539 - $132,199)

price realized
£106,250
($140,462)
Lot 123
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL STOOLS
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1765
17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) high; 36 ½ in. (93 cm.) wide; 17 ½ in. (45 cm.) deep
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($105,759 - $158,639)

price realized
£162,500
($214,825)
Lot 124
A LOUIS XIV ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS, PEWTER, TORTOISESHELL, EBONY AND...
BY NICOLAS SAGEOT, CIRCA 1710
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 52 in. (132 cm.) wide; 27¼ in. (69.2 cm.) deep
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($198,299 - $330,499)

price realized
£332,750
($439,895)
Lot 128
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 703, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 27 ¼ in. (69 cm.) wide; 25 in. (58 cm.) deep
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($198,299 - $330,499)

price realized
£162,500
($214,825)
Lot 129
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GOD
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($198,299 - $330,499)

price realized
£428,750
($566,807)
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