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English Carved Lapis Lazuli Sculpture, ''On A Golden Pond'', by Frempire
Located in London, by appointment only
Magnificent 21st Century English Carved Lapis Lazuli Sculpture, ''On A Golden Pond'', by Frempire.
A superb quality, contemporary model of a Horse carved in the round from Lapis La...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Neoclassical Animal Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Pair Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Alabastro Fiorito Lidded Vases
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare Pair Early 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Alabastro Fiorito Lidded Vases. These fabulous masterpieces are designed and made in the most exquisite form, the superbly cast & cha...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Blue John Cassolettes
Located in London, by appointment only
Rare Pair Louis XVI Gilt Bronze & Blue John Cassolettes. Retaining their original gilding, which compliments the deep gem quality Blue John to perfection Cast, chased & burnished sup...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$19,153 / set
Pair Qing Dynasty Carved Fluorite Lions of Fo
Located in London, by appointment only
Superb Pair Qing Dynasty Carved Purple Fluorite Imperial Buddhist Lions of Fo. These exquisite male and female Lions are similarly carved on double platforms, the gemstone in both ex...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,333 Sale Price
50% Off
17th century leather studded travellers Chest
Located in London, by appointment only
A large French 16th Century Beech wood & leather chest, with iron flowerhead and domed stud work to front top and sides. Original hasp and lockplate, the interior of the box with lat...
Category
Antique Early 17th Century French Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Leda and The Swan Marble Bust
Located in London, by appointment only
Leda and the swan carved in white marble, Italian, Risorgimento, late 19th century.
Stock Number: 33150
Leda and the Swan: A Mythological Tale Immortalised in Marble
The mythology ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
Dance The Blues I & II - Mark Houghton - Flocked Steel
Located in London, by appointment only
Dance the Blues I & II
MARK HOUGHTON
DANCE THE BLUES I & II, 2023
Steel, flocking
70 58 35 cm
75 48 35 cm
Stands as shown (if required) 90 x 34 x 37cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$13,681 / item
19th Century Grand Tour Carved Marble
Located in London, by appointment only
Sculpted from one of the rarest and most visually stunning coloured and figured of stones.
Exceptionally Rare 19th Century Carved Breche Sanguine & Gilt Bronze Mounted Navicella. This magnificent marble masterpiece is a work of art, a variation on the ancient sculpture of a Roman Galley...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Grand Tour Mounted Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Bronze
$22,574 / set
18th Century Qianlong Jade Bowl On 19th Century Gilt Bronze Stand
By Henri Picard
Located in London, by appointment only
Magnificent Grand Scale Late 18th Century Qianlong Period Spinach Green Jade Bowl On 19th Century Gilt Bronze Stand By Henri Picard. To have created a sculptural bowl of this excepti...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Jade, Bronze
$6,669 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Alabaster Polar Bear, Early 20th Century
By Achille Collas
Located in London, by appointment only
Early 20th Century Alabaster Polar Bear
A fine early 20th century carved alabaster sculpture of a polar bear.
Additional information:
Origin: France
Period: Circa 1925, 20th Centu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Adam Style Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Marble Bust of a Girl, 18th Century
By Achille Collas
Located in London, by appointment only
Italian 18th Century Marble Bust of a Girl
Late 18th century bust of a girl, in the manner of Luigi Valadier
Son of Andrea Valadier, a Prove...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble
Grand Tour Bust of Julius Caesar, 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
19th Century Grand Tour statuary marble portrait bust of Julius Caesar 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC
Bust of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble
Pair of Bronze and Gilt Classical Vases by Barbedienne, 19th Century
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of 19th-century Bronze and Gilt Classical Vases By Ferdinand Barbedienne 1810-1892.
Each is unique with male nude figures in classical Greek poses playing music and ad...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Bronze
Carved Wood Figure of a Komodo Dragon Lizard, Indonesia, 20th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Realistically carved wood Komodo Dragon, with green and yellow-painted scales
Size: 14cm high; 126cm long.
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Lorenzo Bartolini Neo Classical Statuary Marble Snake Handled Tazza and Column
Located in London, by appointment only
This elegant marble urn was almost certainly made by Lorenzo Bartolini, who rose to prominence in the early 19th century as sculptor to Napoleon’s sister Elisa Baciocchi, who was Gra...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Mounted Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Lysippos Apoxyomenos Style Black Basalt Torso 'The Scraper' Statue
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptional and well-studied large-scale carving of a torso in black basalt after the Roman antique. Depicted life-sized, standing in contrapposto with his weight on his left leg,...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$218,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Val Saint Lambert 'Palacio' Ruby Over Uranium Yellow Cut Glass Vase
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in London, by appointment only
A splendid “rose over yellow” (original catalogue description) ‘Palacio’ crystal vase with a straight neck above the angular bulbous body. The vase is cut to clear with lenses, split...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Vases
Materials
Cut Glass
Giltwood Carved Eagle on Verde Antico Fluted Marble Column
Located in London, by appointment only
A superb and richly carved giltwood eagle perched on rocks with open wings, the eagle's head looking to its left and fitted with a separate giltwood wreath...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Bronze Sculpture Bird of Prey Fighting a Serpent
Located in London, by appointment only
19th century bronze bird of prey fighting a serpent mounted on a white marble pedestal.
Dimensions: Height 15.75? x width 13? x depth 8?.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Regency Leather Jewelry, Work and Writing Casket
Located in London, by appointment only
A Regency leather jewelry, work and writing casket,
the hinged lid enclosing a partitioned compartment, the moulded doors enclosing four drawers with faux book spine fronts, the low...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
19th Century Novelty Smokers Companion Carriage
Located in London, by appointment only
A late Victorian oak smoker’s companion in the form of a horse drawn delivery van, 1897, a hinged lid encloses two compartments, with a pipe rack and...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Oak
Regency Tooled Leather Desktop Secretaire Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
A Regency tooled leather work desktop secretaire cabinet, the hinged lid enclosing a partitioned compartment, the moulded doors enclosing four drawers with faux book spine fronts, th...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$4,268 Sale Price
20% Off
Red Tole Charles X Bullseye Wall Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
A very fine early 19th century Tole wall clock, the circular bullseye shape with a central white enameled dial within a gilt bronze mount. The clock body finished in red japanning an...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal
17th Century Bone 'Flaming Torch' Hearth Brush
Located in London, by appointment only
A very rare carved and turned bone 17th century Flemish hearth brush. Each section made from turned elements, taking the form of a flaming torch.
Low co...
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch William and Mary Fireplace Tools and Chi...
Materials
Bone
19th Century French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Gallery Glass
Located in London, by appointment only
A large scale brass mounted gallery glass with a mother of pearl veneered handle.
Probably Palais Royal
France, circa 1840
Measure: Length 12 inches.
Category
Antique 19th Century French More Desk Accessories
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass
Large Pair of Cut Glass Fruit Coolers Urns by Voneche Belgium
Located in London, by appointment only
A pair of cut glass over scale fruit coolers from the Belgian Voneche works with boldly diamond cut and facetted bodies and covers. Standing on faceted stem feet.
Belgium, circa 183...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Glass
Materials
Glass
Gilt Bronze, Bronze and Marble Clock Set Garniture
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine 19th century clock garniture, the clock with a finely cast and patinated bronze cherub sitting on a rouge marble column with ormolu mounts, he carries the clock movement in a ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
$27,362 / set
Large Pair of Antique Japanese Meiji Bronze Vases
Located in London, by appointment only
A pair of large Japanese Bronze vases dating from the Meiji period. Of baluster form with raised panels of birds among tree branches foliage...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Bronze
$12,997 / set
Marquetry Bracket Clock With Engraved Face
Located in London, by appointment only
Bracket clock circa 1880 playing on 2 tunes Westminster and old St. Paul’s playing on gongs
Measures: Width 42cm
Height 90cm with bracket
Deep 30cm (pending confirmation).
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wall Clocks
Materials
Steel
Superb Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in London, by appointment only
A very fine a superb scale Japanese Cloisonné vase, the light blue ground with flowers and floral details. In perfect condition.
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Enamel
French Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1880
A fine French, gilt bronze ormolu mantel clock with its porcelain face, the case with elaborate garland decorations culminating in a volute krater of flowers ab...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$18,469
Empire Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock By Dautel, Rue de Thionville à Paris
By Dautel
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine early 19th century fire gilt French mantle clock circa 1810, with a reclined figure of learning reading a book above a white enamel dial, signed Dautel, Rue de Thionville à Pa...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Bronze
Fine Sevres Porcelain Blue Celeste and Ormolu Mounted Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
A rare and very fine 19th century Napoleonic era Sevres Porcelain mantel clock, The richly chased ormolu gilt bronze body inset with 11 p...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1880
The ormolu case mounted with fine painted porcelain scenes of a courting couple. This unusual mauve colour pallet emphasizes the...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine French Neoclassical Marble and Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine late 19th century large white marble and ormolu mantel clock with a finely cast and patinated bronze lady reading.
The clock is in superb condition and has been restored by...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Statuary Marble, Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Bracket Cartel Clock by Charles Voisin, Paris
Located in London, by appointment only
Charles Voisin, mid-18th century bracket cartel clock, the green backed horn veneer “Corne Verte” case with glass front and sides and gilt bronze Rococo mounts applied. The white enamel dial signed CHARLES VOISIN A PARIS...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze
French Gilt Bronze Ottoman Chinoiserie Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
A 19th century gilt bronze clock with a seated lady in Ottoman dress resting on cushions with her arm raised possibly originally holding a bird or simila...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 18th Century Louis XV Silvered Bronze Figures
Located in London, by appointment only
Beautiful pair of 18th century Louis XV silvered bronze musical cherubs on columns. The silvering on these delightful and elegantly sculpted pair exhibits the most wonderful aged col...
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$10,260 / set
Henri Michel Chapu "La Jeunesse" Bronze Statue by Barbedienne H 46.5 inches
By Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, by appointment only
A very large parcel-gilt bronze figural sculpture: “La Jeunesse”
By Henri Michel Chapu (1833-1891)
Signed Chapu, F. Barbedienne Foundeur Paris, Seal Achi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Statuary Marble Statue of a Child Personifying Music
Located in London, by appointment only
Seated on a tree stump, a young child is playing the cymbals, carved from a single piece of statuary marble. This is for sure an impressive carving, the hands hold the cymbals with a...
Category
Antique 1860s French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair of Late 18th Century Brown Painted Batavia Trumpet Vases ‘Could Be Lamps’
Located in London, by appointment only
These trumpet vases are European and were made to copy Chinese porcelain vases being exported to Europe from China.
This pattern is known as Batavia and is characteristic with th...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century German Louis XVI Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Massive Cast Iron Scallop Shell Attributed to the Val D'Osne Foundry
By Val D'Osne Foundry
Located in London, by appointment only
A very large-scale early 19th century naturalistically cast iron scallop shell, France, circa 1820. Attributed to the Val d'Osne factory.
Measures: Wid...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mounted Objects
Art Deco Ruby over Yellow Uranium Cut-Glass Vase by Val St Lambert VSL
By Joseph Simon, Val Saint Lambert
Located in London, by appointment only
A splendid "rose over yellow" (original catalogue description) crystal vase with a straight neck above the angular bulbous body. The vase is cut to clear with lenses, splits and flat...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Glass
Materials
Uranium Glass
Tole Games Box and Counters for Boston Russe
Located in London, by appointment only
An unusual and rare Charles X tole counter box containing gaming pieces and the rules for Boston Russe. It is decorated throughout with romantic transfer v...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tôle
Pair of Neo Egyptian Candlesticks in Gilt Ormolu
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of gilt bronze candlesticks as standing female Egyptian caryatid figures surmounted with gilt bronze handled nozzles with lion masks, the candlesticks of tapering form, t...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Egyptian Revival Candlesticks
$8,892 / set
Agate Slice
Located in London, by appointment only
Agate slice, Brazil.
Mounted on a metal stand.
Measures: H 28cm,
W 20 cm,
D 6cm.
Category
20th Century Brazilian Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Stone
$820
Carlsbad Bohemian Hardstone Inlaid Rosewood and White Metal Casket Box
Located in London, by appointment only
Bohemia, circa 1870.
This exceptional 19th century antique casket originates from Carlsbad, a spa town in the west Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. The town is officially known as Karlovy Vary and gained fame as a destination during the 19th century.
Its piping hot springs drew tourists from across Europe to 'take the waters' and their health benefits. The highly figured stones used on this exceptional box were locally sourced and are specific to the hot mineral rich springs of Carlsbad. Close inspection will reveal layer on layer of fine mineral...
Category
Antique 1880s Czech Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Marble
Collection of Czechoslovakian Glass Vases
By Exbor, Oldrich Lipsky
Located in London, by appointment only
A collection of Czechoslovakian glasses by the designers Oldrich Lipsky and Pavel Hlava and others for Exbor, some signed.
Czechoslovakia, circ...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Bohemian Vases
Pair of Bronze Cherubs on Marble Bases
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine pair of mid-18th century French bronze cherubs standing contrapposto, one playing an instrument and the other holding a knife opening a oyster shell. Both standing besides tre...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Figurative Sculptures
$20,521 / set
Fine Sevres and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1870.
A fine late 19th century ormolu and porcelain mounted mantel clock, the painted dial above a courting couple scene, the whole mounted with a Krater vase and ra...
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Ormolu
Madagascan Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Located in London, by appointment only
Madagascan fossil tree trunk slice.
Measures: 25 cm.
29 cm.
5 cm.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Prehistoric More Desk Accesso...
Materials
Stone
20th Century Biscuit Porcelain Gorilla Skeleton by James Webster
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine biscuit porcelain gorilla skeleton naturalistically cast.
James Webster 2014
Measures: Height 16in,
width 20in,
depth 9in.
Raised on a steel base and concrete plinth...
Category
2010s English Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Classical Faux Marble Roundel with a Mask
Located in London, by appointment only
An extremely well-made copy of a classical mask after the antique, the face shown in high relief within a dished background and a border of Greek Key with discs to the four sides. No...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Roman Mounted Objects
Materials
Resin
Large Empire Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1820-1830.
A large-scale early 19th century bronze and gilt bronze mantel clock, the clocks hunting theme, featuring three different scenes. The bronze Diana...
Category
Antique 1820s French Louis Philippe Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Porcelain Mounted Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, by appointment only
France, circa 1880.
The ormolu case mounted with fine painted porcelain scenes of a courting couple. This unusual mauve color pallet emphasizes the...
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
Materials
Porcelain
