European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Skinner

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Cranberry Flashed and Colorless Cut Glass Decanter Set, mid-
19th century, comprising a decanter with ovoid stopper and paneled
body, ht. 12 3/4, eight cordial glasses with cranberry flashed bowls
and colorless stems, ht. 4 1/8, and an undertray with central well for
decanter, dia. 11 1/2 in., all cut with teardrop-shaped stylized leaves
and star-cut bases.
Provenance: Estate of James Michael Curley. Sold with a letter dated
1863 referring to this as a “nectar dessert set,” in which the 19th
century owner states a belief that the set was owned by Napoleon and
Josephine.
$800-1,200
45.
Pair of Japanese Kutani Ware Vases, 19th century, baluster form, gilt
and red decorated, bodies with phoenixes and cloudwork, marked, ht.
14 1/2 in.
$300-500
46.
Pair of Figural Carved, Polychrome, and Giltwood Candlesticks,
each with a standing figure in a short cloak and sandals, holding a
cornucopia with a candle cup at the end, on carved base, ht. 23 1/2 in.
$800-1,200
47.
Four Royal Worcester Porcelain Jugs, England, late 19th century,
each gilded and polychrome enameled with flowers, a tusk jug, shape
1116, ht. 7 1/2; dragon-handled jug, shape 260, ht. 8 3/4; and two
vitreous glazed jugs, ht. 6 3/4, 8 3/8 in.; printed marks.
$400-600
48.
Sultanabad Carpet, West Persia, late 19th century, (small repair on
edge), 12 ft. 9 in. x 10 ft.
$3,000-4,000
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Continental School, 19th Century
Two Watercolors of French Cavalry Officers: France Garde
Impériale 1864 and Garde mobile à cheval - France 1848
Unsigned, titled in ink beneath the images.
Watercolor on paper, sight sizes to 10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in., framed.
Condition: Scattered foxing, not examined out of frames.
$700-900
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Pair of Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Side Chairs, 19th century, each with
baluster-form splat, shaped upholstered slip seat, and carved cabriole
legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, crest with two figures, splat with bird
and bouquet-filled urn, allover decorated with flowers, seat ht. 19 in.
$600-800
51.
Louis XVI-style Bronze-mounted Boulle Work Mantel Clock,
Paris, with putto finial over dial inset with enameled porcelain Roman
numerals, and hinged door adorned with a Classical female figure, on
cabriole legs, ht. 28 1/2 in.
$1,200-1,800
52.
Three Royal Worcester Porcelain Vases, England, late 19th century,
each with gilded trim and polychrome enameled floral designs, a
Persian bottle form, shape 1158, ht. 10 3/8; two-handled globular vase,
shape 1074, ht. 11; and a bottle shape with pierced handles, ht. 10 1/2
in.; printed marks.
$500-700
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Two Royal Worcester Porcelain Flower Bowls, England, c. 1902,
gilded trim and polychrome enamel decorated with flowers, modeled
with a large bowl set atop a stem set with lion masks and three smaller
cornucopia-shaped vases, shape 1713, printed marks, ht. 8 7/8 in.
$600-800