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The Jewel in the Crown of the London summer season: Art Antiques London

16 lundi Fév 2015

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c. 1600, Nautilus cup, Nikolaus Schmidt

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The Royal Collection Trust SILVER, BELLS AND NAUTILUS SHELLS: ROYAL CABINETS OF CURIOSITY AND ANTIQUARIAN COLLECTING – An English Wunderkammer Nautilus cup, Nikolaus Schmidt, c.1600. Royal Collection Trust © HM Queen Elizabeth II 2015

LONDON – Art Antiques London Announces 6th Annual Edition in Kensington Gardens, London,  12-18 June 2015  —  Face to Face: Dame Rosalind Savill in Conversation with The Duke of Wellington on the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo Will Highlight Lecture Programme.

Anna and Brian Haughton, the London-based international art and antiques Fair organizers have announced plans for Art Antiques London, which will run from 12th-18th June 2015 in Kensington Gardens, London. It will be the 6th edition of this acclaimed Fair which takes place in a purpose-built pavilion in Kensington Gardens. Set in the beautiful parkland of Kensington Gardens, the Fair’s Pavilion is positioned next to the Albert Memorial and opposite the Royal College of Art and The Royal Albert Hall. Art Antiques London is the first fair to take place on the historic site of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Art Antiques London brings together more than 60 exciting international art and antiques dealers offering exceptional works of art, among them many of museum quality. Furniture, paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, glass, clocks, watches, jewellery, objets de vertu, silver, antiquities and Asian art are among the many different categories included and for sale.

The superb lecture programme is a particular feature of the Fair, underpinning its academic credentials and always receives acclaim from collectors and museum curators. The Fair has been most successful in furthering the tradition of collecting, connoisseurship and academia, setting the fair apart from other events in the Capital. The Fair presents a serious platform, that, according to Anna Somers Cocks in The Art Newspaper (20 June 2013) “like the Old Master drawings fair in Paris, but unlike most other fairs today,… is an encounter between people who really want to talk art and handle objects knowledgeably.”

Among the highlights of the Lecture Programme:

Kathryn Jones, Curator of Decorative Arts, The Royal Collection Trust : SILVER, BELLS AND NAUTILUS SHELLS: ROYAL CABINETS OF CURIOSITY AND ANTIQUARIAN COLLECTING – An English Wunderkammer

The great treasuries of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I list curiosities from around the world – unicorn horns, works of amber, pelican bones and wrought pieces of silver and gold. This tradition of collecting was widespread in the courts of Europe but less well known in England and does not appear to have been widely pursued by later monarchs. Yet historic inventories and other archival documents do offer occasional glimpses of an English Wunderkammer containing humming birds, whale’s ribs and bezoar stones, as well as exquisitely carved Roman gemstones and works of art by Holbein. It was the greatest royal collector, however, who revived the tradition of his forebears in his collections of the early nineteenth century. George IV’s great collection included items of silver gilt, ivory, amber, mother of pearl, jewelled cups and nautilus shells. Kathryn Jones will look at the history of these royal cabinets of curiosities and some of the surviving wonders in the Royal Collection.

Other lectures include Jeffrey Munger, Porcelain Highlights at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Prof Dr. Ulrich Pietsch, Director of Public Art Collections, Dresden: “Fantastical Worlds – Painting on Meissen Porcelain and German faïence by Adam Friedrich von Löwenfinck 1714-1754”, and Dr. Alfred Ziffer on The Ansbach Residence Collection.

A jewelled four-colour gold and enamel royal presentation snuff box, German, circa 1830-1840

06 vendredi Fév 2015

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circa 1830-1840, German, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, jewelled four-colour gold and enamel, royal presentation snuff box

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A jewelled four-colour gold and enamel royal presentation snuff box, German, circa 1830-1840. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby’s.

rectangular, the lid applied with the diamond-set cypher and crown of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756-1837), on a translucent blue enamel ground, within scrolling foliage and roses in multi-coloured gold on a sablé ground, echoed on the sides and base, alternating with engine-turned panels, the lid with a wide border of diamond-set flowers and gold scrolls picked out in black enamel, unidentified maker’s mark and town mark – 9cm., 3 1/2 in. wide

PROVENANCE: Christie’s Geneva, 30 November 1982, lot 324

Notes: The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, located in Northern Germany, was created in 1701 and held by the House of Mecklenburg at Schwerin. After the Napoleonic wars, Friedrich Franz I (1756-1837) was raised to the dignity of Grand Duke at the Congress of Vienna (1815).

Sotheby’s. Of Royal and Noble Descent Londres, 24 févr. 2015, 10:30 AM

A circular two-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Auguste-Gaspard Turmine, Paris, 1784

06 vendredi Fév 2015

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1784, Auguste-Gaspard Turmine, Paris, snuff box, two-colour gold and enamel

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A circular two-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Auguste-Gaspard Turmine, Paris, 1784. Estimation 7,000 — 10,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby’s

the lid with a central glass cameo carved with a satyr’s mask within coloured enamel foliage in chased ropework framed by rose diamonds, the  deep yellow translucent enamel ground with applied corded rims chased in two-coloured gold, maker’s mark, charge and décharge of Henri Clavel, Paris date letter – 7.4cm., 2 7/8 in diameter

PROVENANCE: Christie’s London, 30 June 1982, Rothschild Collection, lot 22

Notes: Auguste-Gaspard Turmine became master in Paris on 26 August 1778 sponsored by François Georges. By 1781, he had moved from the rue St-Martin to the rue Bourg-l’Abbé where he remained until his death in 1786. In his death announcement in the Journal de Paris, he was described as marchand orfèvre, bijoutier et tablettier. (Paris 11.2012)

Sotheby’s. Of Royal and Noble Descent Londres, 24 févr. 2015, 10:30 AM

A jewelled gold Imperial presentation box, probably Hanau, circa 1865

06 vendredi Fév 2015

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circa 1865, Imperial presentation box, jewelled gold, probably Hanau

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A jewelled gold Imperial presentation box, probably Hanau, circa 1865. Estimation 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby’s

of cartouche form, the lid with the later crowned cypher of Archduchess Maria-Theresia on a sablé ground, within a rose-cut diamond frame, further applied with six large rose-cut diamonds on a sablé ground chased in relief with leafy scrollwork, the sides and base engraved with scrolls and flowers, the interior of the lid inscribed: Maria Theresia, Austrian import mark, the rim numbered: [3] [6] 71? – 8.5cm., 3 3/8 in wide

PROVENANCE: Christie’s Geneva, 30 November 1982, lot 321

Notes: The cypher is probably that of Princess Maria Theresia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1867-1909). She married in 1899 Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (1864-1927).

Sotheby’s. Of Royal and Noble Descent Londres, 24 févr. 2015, 10:30 AM

A jewelled gold and enamel Imperial presentation snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1891

06 vendredi Fév 2015

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circa 1891, Imperial presentation snuff box, jewelled gold and enamel, probably Hanau

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A jewelled gold and enamel Imperial presentation snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1891. Estimation 10,000 —15,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby’s

of cartouche form, the lid applied with the diamond and enamel-set cypher of Emperor Wilhelm II under the Imperial crown on a sablé ground, within a shaped oval diamond-set border, surrounded by six flowerheads each set with a large diamond on a foliate ground chased in relief, the sides and base also chased with scrolling foliage; 8.3cm., 3 1/4 in wide

PROVENANCE: The interior is engraved with a presentation inscription from their Imperial Majesties Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria, on the occasion of the visit in July 1891 to Sheriff Augustus Harris, signed by the German Ambassador Count Hatzfeld;
sale, Christie’s Geneva,17 November 1981, lot 112

Notes: In early July 1891, Wilhelm II (1859-1941), Emperor of the Germans and King of Prussia, visited London with his consort Augusta Victoria. This was was the occasion of lavish receptions and entertainements. Sir Augustus Henry Glossop Harris (1852-1896), British actor, impresario, and dramatist, was involved in the organisation as the newly appointed Sheriff and Deputy Lieutenant of the City of London. On 8th July, their Imperial Majesties saw at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, an evening of acts from four different operas, and on 10 July, a lunch was held at Guildhall.

The presentation inscription reads: ‘ German Embassy / London July 13th 1891 / Dear Sir, / I have great pleasure in forwarding / to you, by command of His Majesty The Emperor and King, my august Sovereign / the herewith enclosed snuff box with / The Emperor’s initials and the Imperial / Crown, with which His Majesty has been / previously pleased to present you as a / remembrance of the Emperor’s visit to / the City of London and in acknow-/ledgment of the magnificent / entertainment provided by you / for Their Imperial Majesties / the Emperor and Empress / at the Royal Italian Opera / Mr Sheriff Augustus Harris / believe me, dear Sir, yours very truly / Guildhall / signed ‘E. C. Hatzfeld’

Sotheby’s. Of Royal and Noble Descent Londres, 24 févr. 2015, 10:30 AM

An Austrian Imperial diamond-set gold and enamel presentation snuff box, C.F. Rothe & Neffe, Vienna, late 19th century

06 vendredi Fév 2015

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Austrian Imperial, C.F. Rothe & Neffe, diamond-set gold and enamel, late 19th century, presentation snuff box, Vienna

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An Austrian Imperial diamond-set gold and enamel presentation snuff box, C.F. Rothe & Neffe, Vienna, late 19th century. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby’s

of cartouche form, the lid applied with an oval blue enamel plaque applied with the rose diamond-set crowned cipher of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary (reigned 1848-1916), within a rose diamond petal frame, the matted ground set with six collet-set brilliants within further rose diamonds, the base and bombé sides engraved with foliage, makers’ mark, Vienna control marks for 1872-1922. Width 9.5cm., 3 3/4 in.

PROVENANCE: The property of a Gentleman, Sotheby’s, 25 November 1968, lot 118;
Christie’s Geneva, 10 May 1983, lot 34

Note: Christian Friedrich Rothe (born 29 July 1817 in Altenburg, Saxony) was apprenticed as a goldsmith in Vienna in 1834 and set up business in 1844. He was appointed Court Jeweller and Goldsmith to Franz Joseph in 1855 supplying Empress Elisabeth with the diamonds for her coronation as Queen of Hungary in 1867 and becoming Jeweller to the Shah of Persia in 1873 and to the Emperor of Brazil in 1874 (following the ill-fated Vienna International Exhibition of 1873). Rothe took his two nephews Anton Otto Gerbitz and Heinrich Emil Rothe into the firm (which at its peak employed some 60 workers) in 1850 and 1867. The business continued through five generations of the family under the name ‘zum Nibelungenhort’ at 7 Kohlmarkt until its closure in 2005.

Sotheby’s. Of Royal and Noble Descent Londres, 24 févr. 2015, 10:30 AM

Royal and aristocratic heirlooms from the four corners of the world to be auctioned at Sotheby’s London

03 mardi Fév 2015

Posted by alaintruong2014 in 19th Century Furniture & Sculpture, Chinese works of Art, European Sculpture & Works of Art, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu, Islamic Art

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20th century, Alexis De Caix, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, antique marble inlaid table top, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Berlin, Bridge & Rundell, brown aventurine quartz, cheval mirror, circa 1805, circa 1855-1871, circa 1865, circa 1890, circa 1903, Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, Empress of Brazil, Florence, Guangxu period, hunting sword, Louis-François Tronquoy, M. Fadderjahn, Marquess of Ormonde, Napoleon III, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Paris, Pierre Barthélemy Dejante, presentation dagger, presentation snuff box, Prince Heinrich of Prussia, Qing dynasty, Renaissance Style, ruyi scepter, Saudi Royal family, Silver Model of The Warship Kaiser Friedrich III, snuff box, Stanislaus Striberny, surtout de table, Vienna

LONDON.- Following the great success of last year’s “Of Royal and Noble Descent” sale, Sotheby’s London will present a further selection of 250 exceptional royal and aristocratic heirlooms on Tuesday, 24 February 2015. Covering centuries of history and originating from the four corners of the world, including China, Latin America, Saudi Arabia and Europe, this sensational group of furniture, paintings and precious objects not only boasts royal and noble provenance, but also exemplifies the creativity and craftsmanship of their era.

Discussing the forthcoming sale, João Magalhães, Sotheby’s Specialist in Continental Furniture, said: “Having survived through inheritance, many of the lots in the sale have fascinating stories to tell and will appear on the market for the first time. This is an exciting auction covering a wide range of categories, including paintings, furniture, silver, Decorative Arts and Jewellery and we look forward to welcoming collectors to our public exhibition in a couple of weeks.”

Highlights in the sale include:

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A rare set of 24 portraits of Roman emperors and their consorts, in classical poses, dressed in armour and draped clothing, together with the personification of Rome. After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, first half of 18th century Est. £80,000-120,000 (€102,000-153,000). Photo Sotheby’s.

This series of panels painted on grey marble derive from a set of 24 prints by the Flemish 16th century engraver Aegidius Sadeler II, of which the 12 portraits of the emperors were done after paintings by Titian. Portrait series showing Roman emperors and empresses were in high demand from the late 17th century onwards, mainly due to the increasing popularity of the ‘Grand Tour’ and these are particularly rare for being painted on marble.

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Prince Heinrich of Prussia’s Silver Model of The Warship Kaiser Friedrich III. M. Fadderjahn (Silberwarenfabrik), Berlin, circa 1903. Est. £60,000-100,000 (€76,500-128,000). Photo Sotheby’s.

Made by the Berlin maker M. Fadderjahn circa 1903, this impressive model was presented to Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1862-1929), Inspector-General of the Navy and younger brother of German Emperor William II. It is a model of the warship SMS KAISER FRIEDRICH III which was launched in 1896 by the Emperor in person, in the name of his father, and was a lead ship of the Imperial fleet. Elaborate silver ship models like the present one were very popular as prestigious gifts for the German Empire’s high nobility and the high military command. However, only a few pieces have survived to this day.

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A wood ruyi scepter, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period. Est. £30,000-50,000 (€38,300-64,000). Photo Sotheby’s.

This hardstone, coral and ivory-inlaid wood ruyi sceptre is accompanied by a shaped textile support bearing an inscription meaning “Presented by Gang Yi (1837-1900), who was the Governor of Guangdong during Guangxu period”. According to family tradition, this exquisite piece was acquired by a member of the Brockholst Livingston family (relative of the famous American Revolutionary War officer Henry Brockholst Livingston) during a visit to China in 1863 and thence by descent to the present owner, a German Count.

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A Renaissance style antique marble inlaid table top 2007-2012, executed by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Florence with antique stones and marble. Est. £20,000-30,000 (€25,500-38,300).

This exquisite table top was produced over the course of five years by the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, heir to a workshop established by Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici in Florence in 1588 and renowned for its works of art made of semiprecious stones and marbles. Inspired by Antiquity and often using Imperial Roman marbles, the workshop’s extraordinary production of table tops, cabinets and decorative panels were highly sought after by European royalty and aristocracy in the 16th-18th centuries.

The present table top was inspired by a late 16th century top, known as the “Medici Treasury”, today in the Museo degli Argenti, Florence. Exclusively made using traditional tools and technique, it features stones from the actual Medicean collection of antique marble and stones, which the Florentine patrons brought over from Rome in large quantities as prize possessions.

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The Archduke Franz Ferdinand hunting sword by Stanislaus Striberny, circa 1890, Vienna. Est. £8,000-12,000 (€10,200-15,300). Photo Sotheby’s.

In 1892, Archudke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este, heir to the AustroHungarian Empire, embarked on an around the world journey. Testament to his travel to Nepal and his great passion for hunting is a sword he gave in 1893 to Prem Shamsher Rana, nephew of the Maharaja of Lambjang and Kaski, Prime Minister of Nepal. Made in Vienna by Stanislaus Striberny, circa 1890, this sword is mentioned in the Archduke’s detailed travel diaries. A photograph of Prem Shamsher Rana proudly holding the received gift still exists in the collections of the Weltmuseum in Vienna.

AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ROYAL AND IMPERIAL PRESENTATION BOXES

The sale also comprises a group of ten royal and imperial presentation boxes, led by jewelled pieces featuring the cyphers of Napoleon III and Mexican Emperor Maximilian.

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A  presentation snuff box with the cypher of Napoleon III. Made by Louis-François Tronquoy, Paris, circa 1855-1871. Est. £15,000-20,000 (€19,200-25,500). Photo Sotheby’s.

This jewelled, gold and enamel imperial box was made by LouisFrançois Tronquoy, a prolific snuff box maker and the chief supplier of presentation boxes to Napoleon III. Featuring the cypher of the Emperor of the French, it is further applied with rose-diamond bees. Symbol of immortality and resurrection, the bee was chosen by Napoleon I to link the new dynasty to the very origins of France and was subsequently adopted by Napoleon III.

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A snuff-box with the cypher of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico’s, circa 1865. Est. £5,000-7,000 (€6,400-9,000). Photo Sotheby’s.

The brown aventurine quartz lid of the box is applied with the emerald and diamond-set enamelled crowned cypher of Emperor Maximilian and his consort Carlota.

Archduke Maximilian (1832-1867) was the younger brother of the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I. In 1861 Maximilian entered into a scheme with Napoleon III to rule Mexico after France captured Mexico City. He declared himself Emperor of Mexico on 10 April 1864 but was captured and executed by the Mexican Republican forces in 1867.

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A presentation dagger commissioned by the Saudi Royal family, 20th century. Est. £8,000-12,000 (€7,700-11,200). Photo Sotheby’s.

From the same collection as the previous two pieces is a jewelled gold, silver and silvergilt dagger, the blade of which is engraved with the emblem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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The surtout de table of Marquesses of Ormonde, circa 1805. Attributed to Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, possibly supplied by Alexis De Caix. Est. £8,000-12,000 (€10,200-15,300). Photo Sotheby’s.

This gilt-bronze surtout de table was most probably made for Kilkenny Castle, Ireland, the seat of Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde, 18th Earl of Ormonde and his wife Anna Maria Catherine Clarke. Attributed to Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, foremost Royal goldsmith known to have produced outstanding pieces in bronze, this magnificent piece was designed in the French Empire taste in vogue among the fashionable Regency circles.

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The Empress of Brazil’s mirror, circa 1840. Attributed to Pierre Barthélemy Dejante. Est. £2,000-3,000 (€2,550-3,850). Photo Sotheby’s.

Carrying a label with the Brazilian Imperial crown, this Portuguese kingwood gilt bronze mounted cheval mirror in the Empire style is thought to have been supplied to Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Duchess of Braganza, Empress of Brazil (1812-1873) when she was living in Palácio Alvor in Lisbon, as the widow of Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil. This exquisite piece is attributed to Pierre Bartholomé Dejante, a Parisian trained cabinetmaker who settled in Lisbon in 1821 and quickly gained a firm reputation in the city. His work was appreciated by the Royal Family who kept commissioning him furnishings for the Palácio de Belém, Palácio da Pena and Palácio das Necessidades, several of which still remain in these palaces.

Amélie of Leuchtenberg was Duchess of Leuchtenberg and Empress of Brazil as the wife of Dom Pedro I of Brazil, IV of Portugal. Granddaughter of Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French, she was the daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais and Augusta Amélia, daughter of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria.

An Elizabeth I silver-gilt mounted salt-glazed Rhenish « tigerware » jug, maker’s mark possibly that of a mullet between a pair of compasses overstruck by another, London 1575,

15 jeudi Jan 2015

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Elizabeth I, Jug, London 1575, salt-glazed Rhenish "tigerware", silver-gilt-mounted

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An Elizabeth I silver-gilt mounted salt-glazed Rhenish « tigerware » jug, maker’s mark possibly that of a mullet between a pair of compasses overstruck by another, London 1575. Estimate £12,000 – 18,000 (€15,000 – 23,000). Photo Bonhams.

Globular with cylindrical neck, loop handle and mottled brown glaze, the spreading foot embossed with alternate panels of flowers and lobes, collar and hinged cover chased with similar decoration, and the cover also applied with a fluted disc and ornate thumb-piece, prick-dot engraved on side handle junction « PW » over « M », height 24cm.

Note: For similar « tigerware » jugs purchased through How, see The Milntown Collection, these rooms 13 November 2013, ex-lots 141 and 142.

Bonhams. GENTLEMAN’S LIBRARY SALE. 27 Jan 2015 11:00 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A Chinese agate and French silver and silver-gilt mounted snuff bottle / lighter

15 jeudi Jan 2015

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Chinese agate, French silver and silver-gilt mounted, snuff bottle

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A Chinese agate and French silver and silver-gilt mounted snuff bottle / lighter, the silver mounts stamped with French marks and distorted maker’s mark, collar also engraved MAQUET, late 19th / early 20th century. Estimate £800 – 1,200 (€1,300 – 1,900). Photo Bonhams.

The pull-off mounted cover carved with foliate branch, the silver mount chased with alternating panels depicting flowerheads, birds and insects, the agate body carved with foliage, fitted into an oval base with leaves, embellished border below with foliage and similarly decorated panels to the cover, with exotic birds, fish and insects, underside centred with a metal vesta striker, flanked with engraved decoration, height 10cm.

Bonhams. GENTLEMAN’S LIBRARY SALE. 27 Jan 2015 11:00 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Précieuse coupe en agate montée en or émaillé, diamants et rubis, Prague, vers 1605

13 mardi Jan 2015

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attribuée à Jan Vermeyen, Attribuée à Ottavio Miseroni, coupe en agate, Galerie J. Kugel, Prague, vers 1605

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Précieuse coupe en agate montée en or émaillé, diamants et rubis, Prague, vers 1605. Attribuée à Ottavio Miseroni (Milan 1567-Prague 1624). La monture attribuée à Jan Vermeyen (Bruxelles 1559-Prague 1606). Photo Galerie J. Kugel

Hauteur : 8,9 cm – Diamètre : 6,2 cm. Prix sur demande

Provenance :
– William Beckford (1760-1844), Fonthill Abbey,
sa vente, Phillips le 16 octobre 1823, lot 1060
– Baron Anselm von Rothschild (1803-1874), Vienne

Bibliographie :
Schestag (Franz), Katalog der Kunstsammlung des Freiherrn
Anselm von Rothschild in Wien
, Vienne, 1866, n° 350, ill.

Cette précieuse petite coupe présente un rare travail lapidaire de godrons rayonnants finement polis sur fond amati. Une coupe très proche provenant du même atelier, conservée à Burghley House, appartenait à Elizabeth,  3e comtesse de Devonshire (1619-1689), et apparaît dans son inventaire dressé en 1690. La monture est différente mais présente le même type original d’ajours à deux niveaux sur le pied.

Au début du XIXe siècle, la présente coupe a appartenu au célèbre collectionneur William Beckford et a figuré dans sa vente de Fonthill Abbey, en 1823. La coupe possédait encore son couvercle et est identifiable par ses pieds en forme de tortues.

Le style de la monture est caractéristique de la production de l’orfèvre de l’empereur Rodolphe II, Jan Vermeyen. On y retrouve les alignements de rubis en table et les frises d’oiseaux, insectes et batraciens en émail translucide, qui figurent notamment sur la pendule réalisée pour l’empereur en 1606 par Martin Schneeberger et montée par l’orfèvre (KHM n° 1148).

Galerie J. Kugel

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