Antiques at Christmas
Lot. 1 Faun in bronze
Head of a faun in bronze.
Estimate 500 – 600 €
Lot. 2 Porcelain casket
Porcelain casket with allegorical figures.
Estimate 300 – 500 €
Lot. 3 dueling guns
Pair of sculptures in the shape of dueling pistols in carved bone and mahogany wood.
Estimate 800 – 1400 €
Lot. 4 Nativity crib
ancient crib, nativity.
Estimate 900 – 1800 €
Lot. 5 Nativity crib
Great nativity scene with glass bell, 20th century.
Estimate 900 – 1700 €
Lot. 6 Bronze sculpture
Bronze warrior sculpture, signed de luca, late 19th century.
Estimate 1500 – 2500 €
Lot. 7 Pair of marble vases
Pair of elegant Siena yellow marble vases, carved with snakes, 20th century.
Estimate 4000 – 6000 €
Lot. 8 Venus in marble
Large sculpture of a kneeling Venus in white marble.
Estimate 3000 – 6000 €
Lot. 9 Emerging skull
Very original sculpture of a skull made of marble paste, from the appearance and weight it is difficult to recognize that it is not marble. Dimensions 20x15x17 cm weight 4 kg
Estimate 650 – 1500 €
Lot. 10 A young woman with a basket
Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) mainly produced art bronzes. Many of his works are preserved in the Troyes Museum of Fine Arts and the Bordeaux Museum of Fine Arts.
This splendid bronze represents a girl holding a basket of fruit. The bronze is expertly worked and recreates the natural movement of the wind that envelops the girl in the open air.
The artist’s original and autograph signature is placed at the base of the sculpture, near the girl’s feet.Estimate 500 – 800 €
Lot. 12 Bust of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – carrara marble
Bust of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe – carrara marble, dimensions 41x23x16 cm, weight 20 kg
Estimate 2500 – 6000 €
Lot. 13 Torso Venere Medici
Female torso in antiqued Carrara marble inspired by the famous “Medici Venus” from the Uffizi museum in Florence. Placed on a travertine base from which it is separable. Base height included 73 cm, weight 34 kg
Estimate 2200 – 5000 €
Lot. 14 Head of Caesar in marble
Head of Julius Caesar in carrara marble on a turned base in colored Emperador marble
The measurements, including the base, are 38x16x21 cm, the weight 12 kg.Estimate 1350 – 2900 €
Lot. 16 Human skull in carrara marble
Human skull carved on carrara marble.
Placed on a basalt base from which it is separable.
Dimensions, base included, cm 19 x 26 x 16.5, weight, base included, kg 10.Estimate 1850 – 3000 €
Lot. 18 Greek vase
Reproduction of a Greek vase, made in the late twentieth century, the vase has been restored and re-glued, therefore very fragile and still bears breakages.
Estimate 300 – 1000 €
Lot. 25 Sacrilege of Iphigenia painting
Oil on canvas, Sacrilege of Ifigenia, probable Bolognese painter, 17th century, measures H. 110cm x 160cm
Estimate 10000 – 15000 €
Lot. 28 Marble sculpture
Large statue of Venus in white Carrara marble, 20th century, Height 210cm.
Estimate € 7,000 – € 10,000
Lot. 31 Important Tuscan palace coat of arms in white marble
Important coat of arms in white marble from a Tuscan palace with allegorical figures and putti. XX century, Measurements height 60cm, 48cm x 7cm.
Estimate € 2.200 – € 3.000
Lot. 32 Marble fountain
Beautiful sculpture in white statuary Carrara marble. It represents a young faun standing, with his hand on the head of a dolphin, a dolphin used as a thrower as the sculpture represents an 18th century fountain. In very good general condition, only the right hand with the wrist is missing. Never restored or cleaned it maintains its original patina. Original sculpture not only of furniture but also of excellent functionality.
Estimate 6000 – 10000 €
Lot. 34 Pair of medical vessels
Pair of red marble medical vases, 20th century.
Estimate 1000 – 2000 €
Lot. 35 Centaur in marble
White marble centaur sculpture, early 20th century.
Estimate 1800 – 4000 €
Lot. 36 Large porcelain vases
Large blue porcelain vases with floral decorations and gilt bronze parts
Estimate 4000 – 6000 €
Lot. 37 Elegant centerpiece
Elegant centerpiece in refined porcelain.
Estimate 1500 – 3000 €
Lot. 38 Santone in jade
Chinese sculpture of a holy man in jade.
Estimate 1400 – 2500 €
