LOT 186: MARCO RICCI, BELLUNO, 1676 - 1730, VENICE, 18TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
Landscape, Roman Ruin Caprice, the prominent central motif of ruined archways is thought to be based on the Baths of Caracalla and through which can be seen the Pyramid of Cestius beyond and a portion of the Colosseum in foreground, two men raise a long ladder under the command of another, held in a giltwood and gesso framed.
(sight 47cm x 61cm, frame 67cm x 80.5cm)
N.B. Ricci was clearly influenced by the ruin-pieces of both Panini and Carlevarij, there are several versions of the composition and near identical engraved version of this composition, in reverse, is also known, a similar example to the present work can be found in the Royal Collection [RCIN 406906]
SOLD FOR £15,000 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 60C: RARE 1963 VW KARMANN GHIA 34 RAZOR EDGE RHD
Make: VW, year: 1963, mileage: 0, VIN: 0091315, configuration: right hand drive, registration: YMC 124B, transmission: manual.
N.B. barn find, owned by vendor since 1993, was used as a weekend car, previously stored in a garage for the last 26 years, converted to RHD, the engine is turning over, stating paperwork is lost at present time
SOLD FOR £8100 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 43: AN 18CT WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND TENNIS BRACELET.
(Approx diamond weight 10.33ct, Approx 18.5cm)
SOLD FOR £5000 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 84: A FINE 18TH CENTURY FRENCH LOUIS XV GILTWOOD THREE PIECE SUITE Comprising of a large settee and pair of armchairs, the frames finely carved with musical instruments foliage and acanthus leaves, raised on turned tapered legs.
(settee h104cm x d 73cm x w 202cm)
SOLD FOR £1200 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 184: AFTER TIZIANO VECELLI (KNOWN AS TITIAN), 1490 - 1576, 17TH/18TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
Portrait of La Bella, held in a period Florentine carved wood frame with acanthus leaves and scrolls decoration, bearing chalk numbers verso, relined.
(sight 71.5cm x 95cm, frame 108cm x 145cm)
N.B. a good version after the original portrait of an unknown woman by Titian created, Circa 1536 [Now in the Palazzo Piti, Florence. 100cm x 75cm / 39ins x 30ins]. It is thought the same model was used by the artist in his masterpiece Venus of Urbino
SOLD FOR £2600 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 98: A LARGE PAIR OF DECORATIVE 19TH CENTURY CARVED STONE TWIN HANDLED URNS
With facial mask of Serapis above acanthus leaf, raised on a plinth base.
(h 96cm x w 72cm x d 58cm)
SOLD FOR £1400 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 65: MANNER OF ROBERT ADAM, A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY GEORGE III DESIGN CARVED GILTWOOD AND PAINTED SATINWOOD SIDE TABLES
The tops painted with Neoclassical roundels, urns and swags, the anthemon boulder with rosewood crossbanding above a reeded frieze and rosette panels, raised on acanthus leaf and reeded tapered legs.
(h 79cm x w 122cm x d 61cm)
SOLD FOR £2000 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 95: A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY GEORGE III CARVED GILTWOOD ROCOCO DESIGN OVAL MIRRORS
THE PLATE SURROUNDED BY FLOWERHEADS AND SCROLLING LEAVES.
(122cm x 66cm)
SOLD FOR £3800 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 163: CIRCLE OF JAN DAVIDSZ DE HEEM, UTRECHT, 1606 - 1684, ANTWERP, 17TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
Still life, grapes and peaches on a silver plate, a bowl of cherries, a glass rummer of wine and other fruits upon a draped table, bearing Christie's stencil and chalk marks verso, held in a giltwood and gesso framed.
(sight 45cm x 65cm, frame 62cm x 81cm)
SOLD FOR £1700 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 143: CLOSE CIRCLE OF JAMES ABBOTT MCNEIL WHISTLER, 1834 - 1903, 19TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
Portrait of the head of a girl with butterfly motifs, bearing two sets of Christie's stencil numbers verso and a rare canvas stamp for 'Wood & Co., 190 Brompton Road' (who are known to have supplied Whistler on a number of occasions), stamp dated between 1861 -1889, giltwood and gesso framed.
(sight 23.2cm x 30.4cm/9.13' x 11.96')
Condition: canvas appears to have been primed twice
N.B. according to the Whistler Catalogue Raisonne, there are several missing portraits by the Artist for which this work might be a candidate, no sizes are known for the following unlocated works:
YMSM 532 Head of Young Girl (exhibited at Goupil Spring Exhibition 1900)
YMSM 429 Portrait of Miss Laura Barr (1894/95)
YSM 432 Head of a Girl (1894/5)
YMSM 446 Devonshire Daisy (1895)
YMSM 551 Dorothy Seton ( thought to be on panel, but might be on canvas)
YMSM 554 Head of A Girl (1903) Sitter may have been Dorothy Seton
SOLD FOR £1700 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 51: A 17TH/18TH CENTURY ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN IMMACULATA ASCENDING INTO HEAVEN
On a cloud base with angel heads above a serpent, raised on plinth.
(h 20cm x 7cm)
SOLD FOR £750 (Plus Buyers Premium)
LOT 179: AFTER PHILIPS WOUWERMAN, HAARLEM, 1619 - 1668, LARGE 19TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS
Stage hunt in woodland, with riders on horseback and hounds, held in a giltwood and gesso framed.
(sight 108cm x 187cm, frame 132cm x 211cm)
SOLD FOR £2600 (Plus Buyers Premium)
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