Time auction
N. 291
A Florentine House
tue 17 - tue 24 September 2024
Online only auction
17 - 24 September
online bids on website
www.maisonbibelot.com
The Florentine home of a traveller and eclectic collector, where family furniture and mementos dialogue with art objects acquired during his many trips to the Far East. Among the family memories is a fine collection of antique silverware, including numerous saltcellars.
17 - 24 September
online bids on website
www.maisonbibelot.com
The Florentine home of a traveller and eclectic collector, where family furniture and mementos dialogue with art objects acquired during his many trips to the Far East. Among the family memories is a fine collection of antique silverware, including numerous saltcellars.
Highlights
Lot N. 372
Side table in ebonized wood
top inlaid with characters and grotesque motifs, lyre-shaped legs joined by a cross-shaped crosspiece, some defects
Estimate
€ 150,00 / 200,00
Lot N. 598
Illuminated manuscript page
within frame, defects
Estimate
€ 100,00 / 150,00
Lot N. 367
Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860, 1917
oil on canvas, titled, dated and signed E. Nievo, framed
Estimate
€ 150,00 / 200,00
Lot N. 134
Silver table set
composed of a mustard shaker and a pair of salt shakers in neoclassical style, interiors in blue glass, pierced with an eight-pointed star motif, the salt shakers [..]
Estimate
€ 150,00 / 200,00
Lot N. 364
Secretaire veneered in mahogany feather
white marble top, sliding door to hide cabinet partly covered in red cloth and with small drawers and open compartment between column pilasters with gilded bronze [..]
Estimate
€ 400,00 / 500,00
Lot N. 182
Pair of Celadon porcelain vases
painted with landscapes in blue monochrome within reserves and inscriptions on the reverse, one with a small defect on the neck, perforated bottom
Estimate
€ 800,00 / 1.200,00
Lot N. 1
Large silver censer incense burner
of Empire style, made as a podded vase with an embossed band of vegetal scrolls and rosettes, supported by three high feral legs with caryatid attachment, triangular [..]
Estimate
€ 1.150,00 / 1.500,00
Lot N. 172
Collection of cadastral maps of the Tenuta del Borro
series of 45 maps drawn and painted by hand (plates 25, 22, 8, 7 missing), slight defects
Estimate
€ 100,00 / 150,00
Lot N. 152
Silver cruet
Paris, 1819-1838
perforated with palmette motif, without ampoules, central socket desoldered, 460 g
Lot N. 152
Silver cruet
Paris, 1819-1838
perforated with palmette motif, without ampoules, central socket desoldered, 460 g
Lot N. 153
Silver cruet, Giuseppe Fontana
Turin, 1787-1815
base with perforated edge, central socket surmounted by large volutes, missing ampoules, 340 g
Lot N. 153
Silver cruet, Giuseppe Fontana
Turin, 1787-1815
base with perforated edge, central socket surmounted by large volutes, missing ampoules, 340 g
Lot N. 154
Small mirror with silver frame
Austro-Hungarian Empire, 19th century
shaped and embossed with vegetal scrolls, cymatium centered by a shell motif, wooden base, 38x31 cm
Lot N. 154
Small mirror with silver frame
Austro-Hungarian Empire, 19th century
shaped and embossed with vegetal scrolls, cymatium centered by a shell motif, wooden base, 38x31 cm
Lot N. 156
Silver lined box
beginning of the 20th century
on the lid watercolor engraving depicting the Allegory of Profane Love, wooden interior
Lot N. 156
Silver lined box
beginning of the 20th century
on the lid watercolor engraving depicting the Allegory of Profane Love, wooden interior
Lot N. 160
Silver table set
Paris, 1798-1809
composed of a mustard shaker and a series of three salt shakers with blue glass interiors, on tripods with zoomorphic [..], net 330 g
Lot N. 160
Silver table set
Paris, 1798-1809
composed of a mustard shaker and a series of three salt shakers with blue glass interiors, on tripods with zoomorphic [..], net 330 g
Lot N. 161
Silver and crystal table set
Germany, early 20th century
composed of a mustard pot and a series of four salt shakers, accompanied by five vermeil teaspoons, approximately 80 g net
Lot N. 161
Silver and crystal table set
Germany, early 20th century
composed of a mustard pot and a series of four salt shakers, accompanied by five vermeil teaspoons, approximately 80 g net
Lot N. 162
Set for serving tea and coffee in silver
beginning of the 20th century
composed of a set of 12 coffee spoons, sugar tongs and tea strainer, in their original box, 160g
Lot N. 162
Set for serving tea and coffee in silver
beginning of the 20th century
composed of a set of 12 coffee spoons, sugar tongs and tea strainer, in their original box, 160g
Lot N. 163
Silver table set
Milan, 19th century
composed of a pair of coasters and bottle coaster, railing edge, 170g
Lot N. 163
Silver table set
Milan, 19th century
composed of a pair of coasters and bottle coaster, railing edge, 170g
Lot N. 164
Three silver salt shakers
Paris, first half of the 19th century
of different shapes, two with blue glass trays, one cylindrical embossed with a mythological scene, 120 g net
Lot N. 164
Three silver salt shakers
Paris, first half of the 19th century
of different shapes, two with blue glass trays, one cylindrical embossed with a mythological scene, 120 g net
Lot N. 165
Four silver salt shakers
first half of the 19th century
of a different shape, missing the blue glass trays, 170g
Lot N. 165
Four silver salt shakers
first half of the 19th century
of a different shape, missing the blue glass trays, 170g
Lot N. 167
Three silver salt shakers
19th/20th century
a pair in the shape of small risers and one in the shape of a tripod, supported by baroque dolphins with a weighted [..], 60 g
Lot N. 167
Three silver salt shakers
19th/20th century
a pair in the shape of small risers and one in the shape of a tripod, supported by baroque dolphins with a weighted [..], 60 g
Lot N. 168
Two vintage accessories
a bronze bell and an iron for branding cattle, h from 23 cm to 39 cm
Lot N. 168
Two vintage accessories
a bronze bell and an iron for branding cattle, h from 23 cm to 39 cm
Lot N. 169
Large lot of vintage frames
of various shapes and sizes, some of which with prints inside, combined with a collection of drawings and prints, [..], from 6x5 cm to 35x40 cm
Lot N. 169
Large lot of vintage frames
of various shapes and sizes, some of which with prints inside, combined with a collection of drawings and prints, [..], from 6x5 cm to 35x40 cm
Lot N. 170
Lot of Savoy curiosities
including two field blankets embroidered with the numbers E.F. and Savoy crown and two period books (6)
Lot N. 170
Lot of Savoy curiosities
including two field blankets embroidered with the numbers E.F. and Savoy crown and two period books (6)
Lot N. 171
Miscellany of vintage curiosities
including a collection of coins and medals and a collection of standards and flags, including a large flag of [..]
Lot N. 171
Miscellany of vintage curiosities
including a collection of coins and medals and a collection of standards and flags, including a large flag of [..]
Lot N. 172
Collection of cadastral maps of the Tenuta del Borro
series of 45 maps drawn and painted by hand (plates 25, 22, 8, 7 missing), slight defects, approximately 57x41 (41) cm
Lot N. 172
Collection of cadastral maps of the Tenuta del Borro
series of 45 maps drawn and painted by hand (plates 25, 22, 8, 7 missing), slight defects, approximately 57x41 (41) cm
Lot N. 173
Small terracotta sculpture
Oriental manufacture, 19th/20th century
depicting a probably female divinity, some defects, h 19 cm
Lot N. 173
Small terracotta sculpture
Oriental manufacture, 19th/20th century
depicting a probably female divinity, some defects, h 19 cm
Lot N. 174
Wooden tea box
Indian manufacturing
painted in polychrome with flowers and depicting the divinity Vishnu on the lid, h 10x16x25 cm
Lot N. 174
Wooden tea box
Indian manufacturing
painted in polychrome with flowers and depicting the divinity Vishnu on the lid, h 10x16x25 cm
Lot N. 175
Sleeping Cupid - Gallant scene
19th/20th century
oil on glass and porcelain, both with breakage at one corner, defects, from 9x14 cm to 18x21 cm (2)
Lot N. 175
Sleeping Cupid - Gallant scene
19th/20th century
oil on glass and porcelain, both with breakage at one corner, defects, from 9x14 cm to 18x21 cm (2)
Lot N. 176
Canton porcelain basin
China, late 19th century
enamel painting with genre scenes, exotic flowers and birds, restorations on the edge, h 13x42 cm
Lot N. 176
Canton porcelain basin
China, late 19th century
enamel painting with genre scenes, exotic flowers and birds, restorations on the edge, h 13x42 cm
Lot N. 177
Collection of small prayer books
19th/20th century
including one made of chiselled mother-of-pearl with rose shoots, contained in a box, some defects, from 9x6 cm to 13.5x8 cm (7)
Lot N. 177
Collection of small prayer books
19th/20th century
including one made of chiselled mother-of-pearl with rose shoots, contained in a box, some defects, from 9x6 cm to 13.5x8 cm (7)
Lot N. 178
Crucified Christ in carved and painted wood
18th/19th century
applied to a green velvet panel, in a frame with an ancient carved and gilded wooden cymatium, Christ 40x38 cm
Lot N. 178
Crucified Christ in carved and painted wood
18th/19th century
applied to a green velvet panel, in a frame with an ancient carved and gilded wooden cymatium, Christ 40x38 cm
Lot N. 179
Lot of vintage curiosities
including a porcelain miniature depicting the Madonna of the chair, with a silver filigree frame, a blown glass [..], h from 6 cm to 33 (24) cm
Lot N. 179
Lot of vintage curiosities
including a porcelain miniature depicting the Madonna of the chair, with a silver filigree frame, a blown glass [..], h from 6 cm to 33 (24) cm
Lot N. 180
Lot of vintage curiosities
beginning of the 20th century
including opera glasses painted with gallant scenes, a Ginori porcelain wedding favor and a small biscuit group [..], h from 4 cm to 10 cm (8)
Lot N. 180
Lot of vintage curiosities
beginning of the 20th century
including opera glasses painted with gallant scenes, a Ginori porcelain wedding favor and a small biscuit group [..], h from 4 cm to 10 cm (8)