DEAR FRIENDS,

We are pleased to present to you the catalogue of our In-person Auction 234, dedicated to Antiquities and Works of Art: a special auction, with a single session, covering a wide range of pieces of particular quality, rarity and antiquity, which will be held on September 29, Monday, at 6 pm.

SOME HIGHLIGHTS:

COVER: JOÃO VAZ - 1859-1931 - Marine - Setúbal - Boats and figures on the beach (Lot 70; vd. tb Lot 125).

PORTUGUESE PAINTING

• MÁXIMO PAULINO DOS REYS - 1781-1866 - Portrait of King D. Miguel I of Portugal (1802-1866), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1830, on the back (Lot 32);
• ALFREDO KEIL - 1850-1907 - “Caminho de Sintra”, oil on canvas pasted on cardboard, signed (Lot 124);
• JOSÉ MALHOA - 1855-1933 - Marine with rocks, oil on wood, signed and dated 1885 (Lot 122);
• JOSÉ JÚLIO DE SOUSA PINTO - 1856-1939 – A Breton, oil on canvas, signed (Lot 63; vd. also Lot 61);
• ANTÓNIO CARNEIRO - 1872-1930 -Untitled, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1928 (?) (Lot 71);
• FALCÃO TRIGOSO - 1879-1956 - “Waves - Furnas – Ericeira”, oil on canvas, signed (Lot 69);
• FRANCIS SMITH - 1881-1961 - Untitled (Party in the Village), oil on canvas, signed; Untitled (View of village with flower pot), oils on canvas, signed (Lots 205 and 206);

PINTURA ESTRANGEIRA

• Adoration of the Magi, oil on canvas, Spanish School, probably Sevillian, 17th C. (1st half) (Lot 241);
•  Party in the Village - diptych - oil on canvas, Dutch School, 17th/18th C. (Lot 178);
• JEAN PILLEMENT - 1728-1808 - Landscapes with figures and animals near the river, a pair of oils on canvas both signed and dated 1794 (Lot 74; vd. also Lots 161, 163 and 183);

ANTIQUITIES & CROSS CULTURE

Indo-Portuguese Art

• A large centre table with double stretchers, teak, 17th C. (2nd half) (Lot 136);
• A cabinet with six drawers simulating nine, with stand, teak, Mughal India, 16th/17th C. (Lot 138);
• Jesus praying in the Garden of Olives, carved ivory plaque, 17th/18th C. (Lot 146);
• A coverlet or drape cloth, silk embroidered with silk and silk hue, 17th/18th C. (Lot 158);

Namban Art

• A Reliquary Cross, gilt copper alloy, decoration en relief with black lacquered background, on one side “Crucified Christ topped by a cartouche with «Titulus Crucis» INRI”; on the other side “Blessed Sacrament surmounted by the Dove of the Holy Spirit with inscription LOUVADO SEIA O SANCTISS[IM]º SACRAME[NT]”, Momoyama period (1573-1615) – dedicted essay by Hugo Miguel Crespo (Lot 140);

CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN

• Oval basket with pierced flap base, polychrome and gilded decoration with the coat of arms of Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos e Lemos (1751-1847), Jiaqing period (1796-1820) (Lot 89);
• A large pot, polychrome «Ducai» decoration “Flowers”, handles en relief “Elephant mask with rings”, 19th C. (2nd half), apocryphal mark (Lot 228);
• Various plates with gilt decoration en grisaille “European Figures”, some according to engravings by Jan Luyken produced for the Nederduytse Bijbel Lutheran Bible published in 1750, Qianlong period (1736-1795) (Lots 75-79; 81-82).

FURNITURE

• A ten-drawer cabinet, baroque, Brazilian rosewood and Brazilian rosewood veneer, carved centre of the front skirt “Cross of the Order of Christ”, Portuguese, 17th C. (late) (Lot 22);
• A serpentine bureau, King D. João V of Portugal (1706-1750), Jacaranda/Rosewood (Rio rosewood), Brazilian (Lot 27);
• A bureau, king D. José I of Portugal (1750-1777), Jacaranda/Rosewood (Rio rosewood), pilasters and feet with carvings “grotesque masks and shell motifs”, Brazilian (Lot 26);
• A centre table, King D. José I of Portugal (1750-1777), carved Brazilian rosewood, Portuguese (Lot 28);

SILVER AND JEWELRY

• A tureen, silver, Portuguese, body of the tureen with João Coelho de Sampaio maker's mark from Porto (1742-1784) (Lot 299);
• Cutlery, silver and 854/1000 silver, consisting of 12 soup spoons, meat forks and meat knives, 5 spoons, 5 forks and 6 dessert knives, soup spoons and cutlery with engraved decoration with coat of arms - quartered shield: I and IV Abreu; II and III Gama; overall of Miranda; helmet and crest of Abreu, Portuguese, 18th C. (Lot 300);
• Several ceremonial silver salvers, Portuguese, 17th/18th C. (Lots 292-296; 302-305; 307);
• A pendant “Heart”, gold filigree, applications with enamelled decoration “Flowers”, Portuguese, 20th C. (mid) (Lot 286);
• A ROLEX YACHT MASTER wristwatch, 750/1000 gold case and bracelet (Lot 289);

Other

• Holy Mothers (or triple Saint Anne), Ançã limestone sculpture with traces of polychrome and gilt, Portuguese, 15th/16th C. (Lot 243);
• A litter, Queen D. Maria I of Portugal (1777-1816), wood entirely painted with gilt decoration, door painted with full coat of arms of Ferreira and baron's coronet, Portuguese (Lot 29);
• Portrait of King D. Fernando II of Portugal - 1816-1885, miniature on enamel, European school, 19th C. (2nd half) (Lot 1);
• A fish platter with a stand and cover “Fish”, Caldas da Rainha faience, from the Manuel Cipriano Gomes Factory «Mafra», Portuguese, 19th C, (2nd half) (Lot 9);
• A set of various glass pieces with polychrome and engraved decoration (Lots 47-58);
• A set of various pieces of armory (Lots 37-46);
• A set of various chess pieces (Lots 90-95).

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