DEAR FRIENDS,
It is our pleasure to present to you the catalog of our 222 Live Auction.A special auction, with a single session, covering a wide range of pieces of particular quality, rarity and antiquity, integrating two distinct sections:
Though restricted, a remarkable Collection, created over many years with unsurpassed zeal and a clear underlying ethical and cultural concern, evident in its introductory texts.
It consists of 47 selected lots, the vast majority from Angola (37 lots) and purchased there, but including also artefacts from Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, South Africa, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
“Motherhood”, wood sculpture, Angolan - Yombe - Congo, 19th/20th C. (Cover, Lot 37);«Txihongo» mask, wood, fibers, metal, resins and pigments, Angolan - Luando region (North of Cuemba) (Lot 29);«Mwana Pwo» mask, wood, fibers and metal, Angolan - Tshokwe (Lot 5);
"Three Graces", marble sculptural group, Italian, 20th C., signed CAV. FERdo. PALLA SCULTORE - PIETRASANTA, probably the sculptor Ferdinando Palla - 1852-1944 (Cover, Lot 257);
PORTUGUESE PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
Author:DOMINGOS SEQUEIRA - 1768-1837, "Moeda de César" (Lot 119);JOSÉ MALHOA - 1855-1933, "Varanda dos Rouxinóis" (study) (Lot 122);JOÃO VAZ - 1859-1931, "Setúbal harbour" (Lot 121);SIMÃO DA VEIGA - 1879-1963, Campino on horseback; Harvester (Lots 124 and 125);FRANCIS SMITH - 1881-1961 Landscape with houses (Lot 167);ALMADA NEGREIROS - 1893-1970, Untitled - Study for one of the three tapestries at the Ritz Hotel "Centaurs" (Lot 164); "Integration", Portalegre tapestry (Lot 179); vd. also 136;CARLOS BOTELHO - 1899, "As Chagas" (Lot 170);MARIA HELENA VIEIRA DA SILVA – 1908-1992, Untitled (Lot 163);JOÃO HOGAN - 1914-1989, Untitled (Lot 176);NADIR AFONSO - 1920-2013,"Iris Frieze" (Lot 171); and: 172; 173);LOURDES DE CASTRO - 1930-2022, Untitled (Lot 177);
INTERNATIONAL
Sofonisba choosing the poison, European school, 17th C. (Lot 211);JEAN PILLEMENT - 1728-1808, Landscape with figures, signed (Lot 206);ARTHUR J. ELSLEY - 1861-1952, Lady with child and hound, signed (Lot 207);
ANTIQUES
Indo-Portuguese ArtCabinet of twelve drawers, Indo-Portuguese, 17th century (2nd half) (Lot 145);Our Lady of the Rosary, ivory sculpture, Indo-Portuguese, 17th/18th C. (Lot 140);
Sino-Portuguese ArtChild Jesus lying down, ivory sculpture, Sino-Portuguese or Japanese-Portuguese (Namban), 16th/17th century (Lote 138);
CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
Kendi, blue decoration "Birds and flowers", Chongzhen period (1628-1644) (Lot 263);Chocolate pot with cover, coat of arms of Joaquim Inácio da Cruz Sobral - 5th service (eight garlands), Qianlong period (1736-1795) (Lot 89);A scalloped platter, polychrome and gilt decoration "Rabbits, birds, fish, fruits, vegetables, flowers and leaves" and coat of arms of Gaspar de Saldanha e Albuquerque (1719-1771), Qianlong period (1736-1795) (Lot 96);A tureen with stand "Chapeau chinois", ocher and gilt decoration "Flowers", Qianlong period (1736-1795) (Lot 114);
FURNITURE
Two assorted sets of six chairs, D. João V king of Portugal (1706-1750) /D. José I King of Portugal (1750- 1777), Brazilian rosewood, Portuguese (Lots 74 and 75);A pair of “bombée” chests of drawers, baroque, Italian, 18th C. (1st half) (Lot 235);
SILVER, JEWELRY and GOLD COINS
Ewer with open handle, D. José I King of Portugal (1750-1777), silver, Portuguese, Porto assay mark by João Coelho de Sampaio (1768-1784), maker's mark attributable to António Pereira Lopes de Oliveira (1773-1801) (Lot 362);A pair of cups with handles and covers, George IV (1820-1830), silver, English, London hallmark (1828- 1829) (Lot 367);A demi-parure - Brooch and pair of earrings, gold decorated with black enamel, brooch set with 148 antique cut diamonds, pair of earrings set with 50 antique cut diamonds, 19th C. (Lot 348);A pair of earrings, gold, set with 2 cabochon cut rubellites and 28 brilliant cut diamonds, American, 20th C. (mid), marked SEAMAN SCHEPPS, numbered (Lote 342);A ring, platinum, set with 8 brilliant cut diamonds, 8 baguette cut diamonds and a central brilliant cut diamond, Portuguese (Lot 343);A Jug-shaped brooch, platinum, set with pearl, 8 baguette cut diamonds and 245 brilliant cut diamonds, Portuguese (Lot 340);A Dobra from 1731, gold, KING D. JOÃO V of Portugal (1706-1750) - 1731 R. - Rio de Janeiro, date amended 0 to 1, VF, Weight: 25 g., signs of use (Lot 351);Peça de 1820, ouro, REI D. JOÃO VI - 1816-1826, BELA, Peso: 15 g. (Lote 350);
OTHER
Noblemen at the table, 360 tile panel, Portuguese, 18th C. (final third) (Lot 70);«Blackamoors», pair of painted and gilt wood sculptures, Italian, 18gth C. (Lot 256);"Diana hunting", tapestry probably by Aubusson, French, 17th/18th C. (Lot 253);Six-leaf screen, Namban (Momoyama) style, “Arrival of the Portuguese on the coast of Japan in the large Black Ship (the Carrack)" Portuguese, 20th C., stamped FUNDAÇÃO R.E.S.S. (Ricardo do Espírito Santo Silva Foundation) (Lot 188);
RARE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND ENGRAVINGSS – LOTS 351 to 398
PACHECO, Diogo. - EMANVELIS LVSITAN: AL | GARBIOR. AFRICAE AETHI | OPIAE ARABIAE PERSIAE | INDIAE REG. INVICTISS: | OBEDIENTIA. Roma, 1514 (Lot 336);SOUSA, Manuel de Faria e.- ASIA | PORTVGVESA. | TOMO I. [II & III] | DE MANUEL DE FARIA, Y SOUSA | Cavallero de la Orden de Christo, | y de la Casa Real. Lisboa, 1666-1675.- 3 vols (Lot 299);NEWCASTLE, William Cavendish, Duke of. - Methode et invention nouvelle de dresser les chevaux (...) Seconde edition .- A Londres: Chez Jean Brindley, 1737 (Lot 324);BARTOLOZZI, Francesco. - [Álbum de gravuras].- 1776-1802 (Lot 323);VIVIAN, George.- Scenery of Portugal & Spain / on stone by L. Haghe.- London: P. & D. Colnaghi; Ackermann, 1839.- E. (Lot 312);
SEVERAL ORIENTAL CARPETS (Lots 243 to 248) and EUROPEAN TAPESTRIES (Lots 249 to 253).
Hoping to have the pleasure of welcoming you soon, in person or virtually, with our best regards,
Pedro Maria de Alvim Miguel Cabral de Moncada