• Auction 20367

    The Exceptional Sale

    7 July 2022, London

    SALE TOTAL: 19,382,020 (GBP)
44 Lots for Sale 20367
Lot 1
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN PORCELAIN AQUATIC GROUP
THE PORCELAIN CIRCA 1741, THE ORMOLU ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES CAFFIERI CIRCA 1760
15 3⁄4 in. (40 cm.) high overall
estimate
£35,000 - £40,000
($41,790 - $47,760)

price realized
£75,600
($90,266)
Lot 2
AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, PIETRA DURA AND EBONY CASKET
ATTRIBUTED TO THE GRAND DUCAL WORKSHOPS, PROBABLY AFTER A DESIGN BY GIOVANNI
7 3⁄4 in. (20 cm.) high; 12 1⁄2 in. (32 cm.) wide; 9 3⁄4 in. (25 cm.) deep
estimate
£60,000 - £100,000
($71,640 - $119,400)

price realized
£69,300
($82,744)
Lot 3
ATTRIBUTED TO THE MASTER I.C., LIMOGES, LATE 16TH OR EARLY 17TH CENTURY
THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR
7 1⁄4 x 5 3⁄4 in. (18.5 x 14.6 cm.) each; 11 1⁄2 x 10 in. (29.3 x 25.4 cm.) each, overall
(12)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($83,580 - $119,400)

Lot 4
A PAIR OF GEORGE II SILVER SHELL DISHES
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1732
5 in. (12.7cm.) wide
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£88,200
($105,310)
Lot 5
A GEORGE II SILVER BASKET
MARK OF PAUL DE LAMERIE, LONDON, 1750
15 in. (38.1cm.) wide
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

Lot 6
A SAXON GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
BY JOHANN CHRISTIAN NEUBER, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1775-1780
3 1⁄2 in. (88 mm.) long
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($143,280 - $214,920)

price realized
£178,920
($213,630)
Lot 7
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED DUC DE VILLEROY PORCELAIN AND TOLE PEINTE...
THE FIGURES CIRCA 1740, ONE WITH PAINTED BROWN .D.V. MARK, THE FRENCH FLOWERS
10 in. (26 cm.) high; 11 in (28 cm.) wide overall
estimate
£60,000 - £100,000
($71,640 - $119,400)

price realized
£75,600
($90,266)
Lot 8
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND GILT-COPPER TIBETAN-STYLE...
KANGXI PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY
24 1⁄2 in. (62 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) diameter
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($179,100 - $298,500)

price realized
£176,400
($210,621)
Lot 9
A GILT-COPPER-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL CUP
CENTRAL EUROPEAN, PROBABLY SALZBURG, CIRCA 1600
9 1⁄2 in. (24 cm.) high, 10 3⁄8 in. (26.4 cm.) wide
estimate
£50,000 - £100,000
($59,700 - $119,400)

Lot 10
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE GROUP STATUE FOR MEHERNEFER AND HIS SON
OLD KINGDOM, MID-LATE 5TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2400-2300 B.C.
25 3⁄8 in. (64.5 cm.) high
estimate
£4,000,000 - £6,000,000

price realized
£6,014,500
($7,181,313)
Lot 11
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY HALL STOOLS
DESIGNED BY WILLIAM KENT, EXECUTED BY JAMES MOORE THE YOUNGER, 1730
18 1⁄4 in. (46 cm.) high; 36 1⁄2 in. (93 cm.) wide; 21 1⁄4 in. (54 cm.) deep
estimate
£60,000 - £100,000
($71,640 - $119,400)

price realized
£69,300
($82,744)
Lot 12
A SUITE OF INDIAN SOLID IVORY AND PARCEL-GILT SEAT FURNITURE
MURSHIDABAD, CIRCA 1785
the chairs each 36 in. (92 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.); 22 (56 cm.) deep; the sofa 37 in. 94 cm. high; 82 in. (208 cm.) wide; 33 in. (84 cm.) deep
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($477,600 - $716,400)

price realized
£3,762,000
($4,491,828)
Lot 13
A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL LOUIS-PHILIPPE WHITE MARBLE AND GILTWOOD FIVE-LIGHT...
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
98 in. (250 cm.) high; 20.5 in. (52 cm.) wide; 20.5 in. (52 cm.) deep
estimate
£60,000 - £90,000
($71,640 - $107,460)

price realized
£906,000
($1,081,764)
Lot 14
A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE BORGHESE VASES
ATTRIBUTED TO LUIGI AND GIUSEPPE VALADIER, CIRCA 1785
14 1⁄2 in. (36.5 cm.) high; 10 1⁄2 in. (27 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($179,100 - $298,500)

price realized
£882,000
($1,053,108)
Lot 15
A ROMAN MARBLE CINERARY URN
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
27 1⁄2 in. (70 cm.) high
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($238,800 - $358,200)

Lot 16
A ROYAL LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL
BY GEORGES JACOB, SUPPLIED FOR THE PETIT APPARTEMENT DE LA REINE AT THE CHATEAU
37. 3⁄4 in. (96 cm.) high; 26 in. (66 cm.) wide; 25 in. (64 cm.) deep
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($477,600 - $716,400)

Lot 17
A PAIR OF ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU THREE-LIGHT WALL-LIGHTS
CIRCA 1785, POSSIBLY BY PIERRE GOUTHIERE
30 1⁄2 in. (77.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (41 cm.) wide
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£189,000
($225,666)
Lot 18
A PAIR OF ITALIAN GILTWOOD, BIANCO E NERO MARBLE AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED CONSOLE...
ROME, CIRCA 1780, IN THE MANNER OF ANTONIO ASPRUCCI AND VICENZO PACETTI
40 1⁄4 in. (102 cm.) high; 53 1⁄2 in. (35.5 cm.) wide; 27 in. (69 cm.) deep
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£119,700
($142,921)
Lot 19
A COALPORT PORCELAIN SILHOUETTE-DECORATED APRICOT- GROUND DINNER-SERVICE
CIRCA 1808-10
20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide, the largest platters
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($71,640 - $95,520)

price realized
£56,700
($67,699)
Lot 20
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE LACQUER AND JAPANNED COMMODE
BY MATHIEU CRIAERD, MID-18TH CENTURY
35 in. (89 cm.) high; 61 in. (155 cm.) wide; 26 in. (66 cm.) deep
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($179,100 - $298,500)

price realized
£264,600
($315,932)
Lot 21
A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED DOCCIA PORCELAIN TABLE-CLOCK
CIRCA 1777
56 1⁄2 in. (143.6 cm) high excluding Time’s scythe
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($358,200 - $597,000)

Lot 22
A FLEMISH LATE GOTHIC BIBLICAL TAPESTRY
CIRCA 1490-1510, TOURNAI OR BRUSSELS
100 in. (254 cm.) high; 100 in. (254 cm.) wide
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($95,520 - $143,280)

price realized
£504,000
($601,776)
Lot 23
A NORTH ITALIAN IVORY AND PEWTER-INLAID EBONY, AMARANTH, FRUITWOOD AND WALNUT...
ATTRIBUTED TO LUCIO DE LUCCI, VENICE, LATE 17TH CENTURY, THE STAND 19TH CENTURY
31 in. (79 cm.) high; 67 in. (170 cm.) wide; 331⁄2 in. (85 cm.) deep
estimate
($179,100 - $298,500)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 24
AN ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, ROCK CRYSTAL, PARCEL-GILT EBONY AND EBONISED PIETRA...
THE CABINET ATTRIBUTED TO THE OPIFICIO DELLE PIETRE DURE, FLORENCE, SECOND HALF
73 in. (186 cm.) high; 44 1⁄2 in. (113 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
estimate
£250,000 - £400,000
($298,500 - $477,600)

price realized
£504,000
($601,776)
Lot 25
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERMES
CIRCA 120-140 A.D.
241/2 in. (62 cm.) high; the head 111⁄2 in. (29 cm.) high
estimate
£3,000,000 - £5,000,000
($3,582,000 - $5,970,000)

Lot 26
A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED BURR YEW, PADOUK AND MARQUETRY SERPENTINE COMMODE
BY INCE & MAYHEW, CIRCA 1765 - 75
32 1⁄4 in. (82 cm.) high; 53 3⁄4 in. (136 cm.) wide; 22 3⁄4 in. (58 cm.) deep
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($95,520 - $143,280)

price realized
£126,000
($150,444)
Lot 27
A PAIR OF GEORGE III ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE `APOLLO AND...
BY MATTHEW BOULTON, CIRCA 1778
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($95,520 - $143,280)

Lot 28
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A PEACOCK
CIRCA 1731, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK TO BACK OF BASE
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high (to upper tip of tail feathers)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($143,280 - $214,920)

price realized
£176,400
($210,621)
Lot 29
A LARGE LOUIS XV GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL
BY JEAN AVISSE, MID-18TH CENTURY
48 in. (122 cm.) high; 32 1⁄2 in. (83 cm.) wide; 30 in (76 cm.) deep
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($59,700 - $95,520)

Lot 30
A SET OF EIGHT ROYAL GERMAN SILVER-GILT CANDLESTICKS FROM THE ELECTOR OF...
DRESDEN, SIX WITH MARK OF CHRISTIAN HEINRICH INGERMANN, 1747, TWO WITH MARK OF
9 1⁄2 in. (24.2 cm.) high
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($358,200 - $597,000)

price realized
£693,000
($827,442)
Lot 31
A SET OF FOUR ROYAL GERMAN SILVER-GILT FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA FROM THE ELECTOR...
MARK OF CHRISTIAN HEINRICH INGERMANN, DRESDEN, 1747
Total height: 19 5⁄8 in. (50 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($298,500 - $417,900)

price realized
£252,000
($300,888)
Lot 32
A SET OF FOUR ROYAL GERMAN SILVER-GILT FOUR-LIGHT CANDELABRA FROM THE ELECTOR...
MARK OF CHRISTIAN HEINRICH INGERMANN, DRESDEN, 1747
Total height: 19 5⁄8 in. (50 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($298,500 - $417,900)

price realized
£252,000
($300,888)
Lot 33
TWO SAINT-CLOUD PORCELAIN BOTTLE-COOLERS (SEAUX A BOUTEILLE)
CIRCA 1720-30
7 in. (18 cm.) high
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($95,520 - $143,280)

price realized
£88,200
($105,310)
Lot 34
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE PORCELAIN THREE-BRANCH CANDELABRA
CIRCA 1785-90, ALMOST CERTAINLY SUPPLIED BY DOMINIQUE DAGUERRE, THE PORCELAIN
Each 12 1⁄2 in. (32 cm.) high; 10 1⁄2 in. (27 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($143,280 - $214,920)

Lot 35
NAPOLEON I (1769-1821), EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH
'Bataille d'Austerlitz' [The Battle of Austerlitz]. Partly autograph manuscript
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($298,500 - $417,900)

price realized
£277,200
($330,976)
Lot 36
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF NAPOLEONIC SILVER-MOUNTED RIFLED PRESENTATION FLINTLOCK...
BY BOUTET & FILS, VERSAILLES, SERIAL NO. 345, CIRCA 1809
14 1⁄2 in. (37 cm.) long overall, 8 1⁄2 in. (21.7 cm.) barrels; the case 3 3⁄4 in. (9.5 cm.) high, 19 3⁄4 in. (50.3 cm.) wide, 10 1⁄4 in. (26 cm.) deep
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($358,200 - $597,000)

price realized
£978,000
($1,167,732)
Lot 37
A PAIR OF SEVRES PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE BASKETS (GRANDES CORBEILLES A ANSES...
1809, RED PRINTED IMPERIAL MARKS FOR 1809
19 7⁄8 in. (50.5 cm.) wide, 9 1⁄8 in. (23.3 cm.) high
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

Lot 38
A LATE EMPIRE ORMOLU AND CUT-CRYSTAL TWENTY-FOUR LIGHT CHANDELIER
BY MAISON CHAUMONT, CIRCA 1815-30, THE CUT-CRYSTAL ALMOST CERTAINLY BY THE
70 in. (178 cm.) high; 47 in. (120 cm.) diameter
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£126,000
($150,444)
Lot 39
A ROMAN MARBLE ATHENA HEAD OF VESCOVALI TYPE
LATE FLAVIAN-EARLY TRAJANIC, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (36 cm.) high
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($238,800 - $358,200)

price realized
£819,000
($977,886)
Lot 40
ANTONIO STRADIVARI, THE 'HELLIER' VIOLIN
CREMONA, 1679
Length of back: 14 in. (35.7 cm.)
Upper bouts: 6 11⁄16 in. (17 cm.)
Middle bouts: 4 1⁄2 in. (11.5 cm.)
Lower bouts: 11 7⁄16 in. (29 cm.)
estimate
£6,000,000 - £9,000,000
($7,164,000 - $10,746,000)

Lot 41
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE AND VINCENNES PORCELAIN TABLE FOUNTAIN
THE ORMOLU AND PARROTS MID-18TH CENTURY, THE CELADON VASE QIANLONG PERIOD
14 1⁄2 in. (37 cm.) high; 10 1⁄2 in. (27 cm.) wide; 6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£60,000 - £100,000
($71,640 - $119,400)

price realized
£75,600
($90,266)
Lot 42
A ROYAL COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN 'FLORA DANICA' PATTERN PART TABLE-SERVICE
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY, BLUE WAVE MARKS AND SOME PIECES WITH GREEN PAINTED
9 1⁄4 in. (23.5 cm.) diameter, the vegetable-tureens
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($95,520 - $143,280)

price realized
£100,800
($120,355)
Lot 43
A MONUMENTAL PAIR OF FRENCH MARBLE SPHINXES
BY FRÉDÉRIC-EUGÈNE PIAT (1827-1903), PARIS, DATED 1873
57 1⁄2 in. (146 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 22 1⁄2 in. (57 cm.) deep
estimate
($147,360 - $221,040)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 44
A NEOFIDELITY IONIC ORIGINAL ACETATE DISC OF A 2021 RECORDING OF...
COMPOSED AND SUNG BY BOB DYLAN (b. 1941) ; PRODUCED BY JOSEPH HENRY ‘T BONE’
10 in. diam. (Disc); 61⁄4 x 19 x 153⁄4 in. (Cabinet)
estimate
£600,000 - £1,000,000
($716,400 - $1,194,000)

price realized
£1,482,000
($1,769,508)
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