Leilão 169 Antiguidades e Obras de Arte - 2ª Sessão

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1 and 2 June 2015

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689

A Domestic scene with figures, oil on canvas, English school, 19th C., relined, signed B. BLATTER (probably Bruno Blatter - 1870-?)

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 40 x 30 cm

€ 600 - 900 Base - Estimate

€ 950Sold

690

A Domestic Scene, pietra dura plaque, Italian, 19th C.

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 24 x 20 cm

€ 700 - 1,050 Base - Estimate

€ 1,300Sold

691

A Lady and a boy with a kite and The Doctor's Visit, a pair of oils on copper, Dutch school, 19th C., small defects

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 26 x 21,5 cm

€ 600 - 900 Base - Estimate

€ 850Sold

692

Landscape with ruins, male figure, and dog, oil on canvas, French school, 18th/19th C., restorations

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 83,5 x 104 cm

€ 1,200 - 1,800 Base - Estimate

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693

Shepherds and flock, pencil and watercolour on paper, signed DE LA RIVE (probably Pierre Louis de la Rive - 1753-1817) and dated 1810

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 41 x 36 cm

€ 1,000 - 1,500 Base - Estimate

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694

"Joan of Arc at the battle of Taillebourg "and "Battle of Bouvines", a pair of watercolours on paper, originals by Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Bréville, known as Job (1858-1931) for the work "Les Grands Jours de France" (The great days of France), French school, 19th/20th C.

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 23,5 x 30 cm

€ 600 - 900 Base - Estimate

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695

Interior with Noblemen, ink and sepia on paper, French school, 18th C., signed F MORELLON DE LA CAVE (probably François Morellon la Cave - 18th C.), dated 1734

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 19 x 15 cm

€ 2,000 - 3,000 Base - Estimate

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696

View of St. Petersburg - "Vüe de la Neva vers l'orient entre le chantier des Galeres et la 13eme ligne de Wassili Ostroff" (View of the Neva River to the East between the construction site of the galleys and the 13th line of Wassili Ostroff), engraving on paper, of the work "Plan de la ville de St. Petersbourg avec ses principales vües dessiné & gravé sous la direction de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences et des Arts" , dated 1753, Russian, small restorations, small defects

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 50 x 135 cm

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

€ 950Sold

697

A Large Box, Lusíada, ivory sculpture, vegetal motifs carved decorations, scalloped applied silver mounts Singhalese-Portuguese, 17th C. (mid), small restorations on the hinges, one silver application missing, small defects, apparently later feet Rare and significant large box, rectangular in shape, with a flat lid, slightly projecting (with silver chains on the interior), projecting socle and ball-shaped turned feet connected to the underside by two straight bevelled rulers. The box is formed out of four dovetailed thick ivory panels - with ca. 1 cm in thickness -, the front and back measuring 29.7 x 9.4 cm, joined by a secret mitred dovetail, also known as full-blind dovetail joint (the outer edges meet at a 45-degree angle while hiding the dovetails internally within the joint). Two exceptionally large panels make up the lid (each with 30.7 cm in length) and three form the base, assembled with half lap splice joints, held in place with ivory pins. Although slightly later, the present turned feet would have been similar to the original ones. Their presence indicates the likely original function of this imposing, sumptuous piece of furniture: it is a box intended to be placed on a dais, probably used to store the precious belongings of a noble lady, objects and materials used for needlework and embroidery, such as valuable silk yarn balls and gold and silver thread. All sides except for the base are profusely carved in low-relief with large vine scrolls and stylised lotus buds known in Chinese art, which deeply influenced Ceylonese art, as baoxiang. These vine scrolls are symmetrically arranged: two on the front, back and sides, in a panel framed by a simple beaded frieze; and four on the lid, in a quadripartite panel framed by a thin beaded frieze and a larger quatrefoil band typical of Ceylonese decoration. Regardless of the quintessential Ceylonese character of the baoxiang floral motif (Coomaraswamy 1956), the sculptural finesse of the carving is clearly inspired in European prints and similar to the botanical naturalism present in the best Mughal low-relief stone carving dating to the reigns of Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) and Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658) - see Michell 2007. The same refinement and floral decoration may be seen in the sophisticated and copious pierced, openwork silver mounting worked in repoussé and chased. These, conceived from the outset given the plane reserves later covered with the pierced mountings, with a clear contrast between the silver and the smooth, flat ivory, not only further contribute to the aesthetic unity of its decoration, but were strategically placed over the joints uniting the ivory panels that form this large casket: cusped, polylobate angle-pieces on the lid, and also on the socle; bands on the lid forming a cross with a lozenge in the centre (reminiscent of the female coat of arms) dividing the carved composition in quarters, projecting towards to the edge and covering the joints, also present on the socle; corner uprights covering the edges of the box; and long, projecting hinges with polylobate pierced finials, seen on the back and on the inside of the lid, reminiscent of Mediaeval and Islamic models. The mountings also comprise the turned-like side handles, exceptional for their weight and the lock (double, spring lock), with the escutcheon in the shape of a coat of arms flanked by four large hemispheric silver nails and an extraordinary key decorated with pierced, openwork floral elements. The quality of the carving, as may be seen from the micrographs (10x) is similar to the best examples produced for the Portuguese market (until 1658), namely to the veneered pieces (with a wooden structure covered by tortoiseshell plaques, gilded copper or even mirror mica), covered with thin pierced, openwork ivory carved plaques - see the small table cabinet with doors from the Ashmolean Museum of Art, Oxford (inv. EA1976.6) dated to the first half of the seventeenth century (Veenendaal 2014, pp. 38-39; see Jordan Gschwend and Beltz, 2010, cat. 51-52, pp. 120-121). The main difference lies in the material used, given that the present box, in its opulence, uses thick, large ivory plaques similar in construction and material to the early caskets made in Kotte in the mid-sixteenth century until the demise of the 'imperial' capital (Ferrão 1990; Jaffer and Schwabe 1999; and Jordan Gschwend and Beltz, 2010). One of the best examples of this veneered, openwork pieces of furniture, similar to the present one and following the same shape (25.2 cm in length), decoration (although less refined) and identical silver mountings, is dated to the second half of the seventeenth century and is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, inv. BK-1971-30 (Veenendaal 2014, p. 38). The superior quality of the carving as seen in the present box contrasts with similar ivory and ebony examples dated to the second half of the seventeenth century and commissioned by the Dutch. Although similar in their floral decoration, they are distinct in their execution and the scale of the motifs. These are mainly caskets and cabinets (Veenendaal 2014, p. 31), but also pipe cases, such as the ones in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. W147-1928, and the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore (Veenendaal 2014, p. 47; Jaffer 2002, cat. 18, pp. 50-51; and Chong 2013, cat. 143, p. 131). Furthermore, the silver mountings of the present box, as may be seen from the chasing tools used (see micrographs), are very similar to the ones decorating a small, ivory carved Ceylonese primer flask dated to the mid-seventeenth century (Dias 2004, cat. 69, pp. 168-169; see also Crespo 2014, cat. 111, pp. 172-173). Its large dimensions, the artistic level of the ivory carving and silver mountings, and above all the fact that it was built using very thick African ivory panels, make the present box a unicum for its rarity and a tour de force on account of the technical and artistic quality that distinguishes it from all other know pieces of this rare production. Bibliography: Carvalho, Pedro de Moura (ed.), Luxury for Export. Artistic Exchange between India and Portugal around 1600 (cat. exp.), Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2008; Chong, Alan et al., Devotion and Desire. Cross-cultural art in Asia. New Acquisitions, Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum, 2013; Coomaraswamy, Ananda K., Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, Nova Deli, Munsharam Manoharlal, 1956; Crespo, Hugo Miguel, Jóias da Carreira da Índia (cat. exp.), Lisboa, Fundação Oriente, 2014; Dias, Pedro, A Arte do Marfim. O Mundo onde os Portugueses chegaram, Porto, Pedro Bourbon de Aguiar Branco V.O.C. Antiguidades, 2004; Ferrão, Bernardo, Mobiliário Português dos Primórdios ao Maneirismo, Vol. 3 (Índia e Japão), Porto, Lello & Irmão Editores, 1990, maxime pp. 77-91; Jaffer, Amin, Luxury Goods from India. The Art of the Cabinet-Maker, London, V&A Publications, 2002; Jaffer, Amin, e Schwabe, Melanie Anne, "A group of sixteenth-century caskets from Ceylon", in Apollo, 149.445, 1999, pp. 3-14; Jordan Gschwend, Annemarie, e Beltz, Johannes (eds.), Elfenbeine aus Ceylon: Luxusgüter für Katharina von Habsburg (1507-1578) (cat. exp.), Zürich, Museum Rietberg, 2010, maxime cats. 12, 18-19, 21-23, 50-52; Michell, George, The Majesty of Mughal Decoration. The Art and Architecture of Islamic India, London, Thames and Hudson, 2007; Veenendaal, Jan, Asian Art and Dutch Taste, Zwolle, The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, 2014; Seipel, Wilfried (ed.), Exotica. Portugals Entdeckungen im Spiegel fürstlicher Kunst- und Wunderkammern der Renaissance (cat. exp.), Vienna - Milano, Kunsthistorisches Museum - Skira, 2000, cats. 147, 149-153. Hugo Miguel Crespo, May 2015
Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 12 x 31 x 20,5 cm

€ 30,000 - 45,000 Base - Estimate

€ 52,000Sold

698

A Drawer Box, Lusíada, fully veneered teak with marquetry of sissoo, ivory and dyed ivory, lacy copper mounts and applications with traces of gilt, interior partitions, Mughal influence, 17th C. (1st half), lid's interior, partitions and drawer's with later chestnut painting, restorations, small faults

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 16 x 37,5 x 28,5 cm

€ 5,000 - 7,500 Base - Estimate

€ 13,000Sold

699

A Tray, Lusíada, teak e sissoo, background with marquetry of sissoo, teak, ivory and green tinged ivory with metal pins "Caryatids with coiled tail, rosettes, carnations, vases with flowers and other vegetal motifs", sissoo rims with teak, ivory and green tinged ivory inlays with metal pins "Vegetal motifs", pierced copper corners with gilt traces, Mughal influence, 17th C. (1st half), small faults and defects

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 5 x 55 x 38,5 cm

€ 10,000 - 15,000 Base - Estimate

€ 13,000Sold

700

A Table, Lusíada, sissoo, ivory inlays "Secant circles ",Jatayu-shaped scalloped feet, gilt and intertwined copper mounts, gilt copper coiled studs, teak top and drawers' dividers, Indo-Portuguese, 17th C., small restorations, some wear to the applications gilt

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 76 x 86 x 56,5 cm

€ 30,000 - 45,000 Base - Estimate

€ 60,000Sold

701

A Tsuba, Lusíada - Namban Art, pierced iron "Catholic Crosses", Momoyama period (1573-1615)

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 8 cm

€ 2,200 - 3,300 Base - Estimate

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702

A Step Chair, Lusíada, ebony and sissoo, bone inlays, cane seat, backrest and front, usually assigned to the East African Coast, 17th C., small restorations, small faults and defects

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 132,5 x 75 x 66 cm

€ 3,000 - 4,500 Base - Estimate

€ 6,000Sold

703

A Chest with two drawers and stand, Lusíada, teak, partly ebonised, ebony and ivory inlays "Secant circles", interior of the lid with central diamond and corners of identical decoration, stand with drawer and carved legs "Nagini" based on "cubes" carved as well "Lion jaws", Indo-Portuguese, 17th C., non-original intertwined metal mounts and locks, previous restorations, small faults and defects, note: a similar copy integrates the collection of the National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Inv. Nr. 35 Mov., and is part of the permanent exhibition.

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 101 X 88 X 58 cm

€ 12,000 - 18,000 Base - Estimate

€ 12,000Sold

704

A «Ventó» Cabinet, Lusíada - Namban Art, fully black lacquer coated wood, mother-of-pearl inlays with gold paintings and reserves "Vases with flowers", interior decoration "Leaves", engraved copper mounts with traces of gilt, Momoyama period (1573-1615), fault on cover's decoration, faults and defects on decoration

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 37 x 31 x 45,5 cm

€ 20,000 - 30,000 Base - Estimate

€ 20,000Sold

705

A Chest, fully black lacquered wood, gilt and red decoration "Oriental landscapes" and "Flowers", gilt engraved copper mounts, Japanese - Edo period (1615-1868), 17th C. (mid), restorations and faults on decoration

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 46,5 x 97,5 x 41 cm

€ 2,500 - 3,750 Base - Estimate

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706

A Chest Lusíada, fully carved teak "Imaginary Animals" and "Vegetal motifs", Singhalese-Portuguese, 16th/17th C., later bronze mounts, several restorations, small faults and defects, later stand with similar decoration with large drawer and "Imaginary animal" shaped feet

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 70 x 93 x 54 cm

€ 10,000 - 15,000 Base - Estimate

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707

A Bureau with lift lid, black lac fully lined wood, red and gilt decoration "Tigre, elephant, fruits and leaves", graved copper, Japan- Edo period (1615-1686), 18th C., wear to the gilt, lid slightly warped

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 32 x 40 x 29 cm

€ 3,000 - 4,500 Base - Estimate

€ 3,000Sold

707a

A Three-Leaf Folding Screen, Lusíada style - Arte Namban style, painted and gilt wood, policromatic decoration "Landing of portuguese on a portuguese harbour", Europe, 20th C., small defects

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 198 x 46 (cada folha) cm

€ 10,000 - 15,000 Base - Estimate

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708

A Chest, painted wood "Flowers and Birds", iron mounts, India, 18th/19th C., small restoration, small defects, faults to the painting

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 15,5 x 27 x 15 cm

€ 300 - 450 Base - Estimate

€ 420Sold

709

A Chest, painted wood "Flowers, horses and Birds", iron mounts, India, 18th/19th C., small restoration, small defects, faults to the painting

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 16 x 26 x 15 cm

€ 400 - 600 Base - Estimate

€ 550Sold

710

A Chest, fully tortoise plaques veneered, relief and graved silver mounts and aplications , Spanish colonial, 17th/18th C., small restoration

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 20 x 26,5 x 15,5 cm

€ 3,000 - 4,500 Base - Estimate

€ 3,500Sold

711

Vanitas - memento Mori, two-faced bone sculpture, Indo-Portuguese, 17th/18th C.

Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 3 cm

€ 80 - 120 Base - Estimate

€ 80Sold