Dear Friends,

We are pleased to present to you the catalogue of our live auction 197 dedicated to Antiques and Works of Art / Modern and Contemporary Art, a two-session special auction, enclosing a wide range of pieces of particular quality, rarity and antiquity, including Haute-Décoration items.

A precious perfume bottle for suspension, of reduced dimensions, in agate, with two-colour gold mounts, set with a cabochon cut ruby and 10 rose cut diamonds, Russian, 19th C., with the warranty mark of the city of St. Petersburg and Mikhail Perkhin maker's mark (1860-1903) – the goldsmith-jeweler commissioned by Fabergé, between 1896 and 1903, the date of his death, to execute and to supervise, in exclusive, the famous Imperial Eggs - illustrates the cover (lot 729).

Other highlights:

Cross-culture

Several pieces illustrate eloquently the originality, aesthetics and cultural richness of Portuguese art commissioned in the time of the Portuguese Discoveries from Africa to the Far East – a crossover between Portuguese art and culture and the art and culture, beliefs, traditions, styles and craftsmanship of India, Ceylon, China or Japan to name just a few countries with which we closely related to since the 16^th century.

• A small table, sissoo, ivory inlays Indo-Portuguese, 17th (2nd. half) (Lot 658);
• A Two-door Cabinet, teak, ivory, the interior with seven drawers simulating ten, Mughal Empire influence, India, 17th C. (1st half) (lot 657);
• The Child Jesus, partly painted and gilt ivory sculpture, Indo-Portuguese, 17^th C. (lot 649);
• Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception crowned, ivory sculpture with traces of painting and gilding, ivory stand, Cingalese-Portuguese, 16th/17th C. (lot 656);

Portuguese and foreign painting:

• JOSÉ MALHOA - 1855-1933, “Regresso ao entardecer”, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1905 (lote 95);
• JOÃO VAZ - 1859-1931, Landscape, oil on canvas, signed (lot 92);
• CARLOS BOTELHO - 1899-1982, Untitled (Alfama), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1946 (Lot 255);
• JÚLIO RESENDE - 1917-2011, Untitled, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1983 (lot 270);
• CÍCERO DIAS - 1907-2003, Untitled (Recife), oil on canvas, signed and dated from the 40s/50s (lot 275);
• NIKIAS SKAPINAKIS - Born. 1931, “O quarto de Louise Bourgeois em Brooklyn”, oil on canvas, signed and dated 2001 (lot 293);
• JORGE MARTINS - Born. 1940, “Souvenir de Lesbos”, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1969 (lot 292);
• EDUARDO NERY - 1938-2013, “Ameaça III”, oil on cardboard, signed and dated 1973 (lot 295);
• Cefalus e Procris, oil on wood, attributable to the circle of Abraham Bloemaert (1546-1651), Flemish School, 16^th/17^th C. (lot 585);
• King D. Miguel I of Portugal (1802-1866), oil on canvas, Portuguese School, 19th C. (2^nd quarter) (lot 135);
• Landscape with Houses and River, oil on canvas, French School, 19th C., signed A. LAPITO (lot 559);

Silverware and jewelry

• A silver Tripod Scalloped Inkstand, D. João V (1706-1750), decoration en relief engraved with the coat of arms of a Portuguese family, Portuguese (lot 763);
• A gold and silver Parure, composed of a tiara with tortoiseshell hairpin, a necklace and a brooch, set with rose cut diamonds and 212 antique brilliant cut, Portuguese, 19th/20th C. (lot 682);
• A platinum Ring, set with 2 baguette cut diamonds and 1 emerald cut diamond with colour degree “Light Yellow to Fancy Light Yellow”, VVS quality and weak fluorescence Portuguese, 20^th C. (lot 698);
• A gold Parure, composed of a necklace, a brooch, a ring and a pair of earrings carved with diamonds, Portuguese, 20th C. (mid) (lot 701);
• Several wrist steel and gold watches – Jaeger-Lecoultre, TAG, Rolex, Girard-Perregaux, Ebel, Audemars Piguet, Omega, Franck Muller, Ferrari, Patek Phillipe (lots 730 to 744);

Chinese Porcelain

• A large Dish, Chinese export porcelain, blue decoration with the coat of arms of D. Rodrigo da Costa (1657-1722), Governor-General of Brazil and Viceroy of the Portuguese India State, Kangxi period (1662-1722) (lot 166);
• A Tureen with Scalloped Stand, Chinese export porcelain, «Famille verte» polychrome and gilt decoration “Flowers”, cover's handle en relief “Serpent”, Kangxi (1662-1722)/Yongzheng (1722-1735) periods (lot 167);

Various

• Portuguese Gentleman and Portuguese Lady, a pair of gouaches on paper, Chinese school, 18th C. (mid) (lot 537);
• A Signet “Mastiff”, gold handle, engraved agate seal with the coat of arms of the marquesses of Marialva, masters of the Horse of the Portuguese Royal Household supported by a horse with harness, European, 18th/19th C. (lot 728);
• A Signet, silver handle en relief  “Grotesque masks and vegetalist motifs”, engraved seal with crest of the Geraldes family (from Italy), inscription “RAPHAEL. FEZ . LISBOA. 1845”, Portuguese, 19th C. (2nd half) (lot 727);
• A Tapestry, polychrome wool yarn “Landscape with female figures and Cupid”, polychrome bordure “Saint sitting and putti among amphorae with flowers”, Flemish, 16th C. (lot 247);
• A Large Vase with two Handles, faience probably from Talavera, polychrome decoration with the coat of arms of D. Frei António Manoel de Vilhena (1663-1736), 76th Sovereign Master of the Order of Malta, back dated 1729 (lot 53);
• A set of manuscripts, incunabula and old and modern books (lots 311 to 341).

Hoping to have the pleasure of receiving you soon, we wish you all, with our best wishes, very Happy Holidays

Pedro Maria de Alvim                                                    Miguel Cabral de Moncada