Lot 501

WILLIAM EDWARD FRANK BRITTEN 1848-1916
Suggestion for a portrait 1888
Pen and pastels on paper. 
12.40 x 6.50 in.
Signed and dated lower left recto, on the reverse label inscribed 'Suggestion for a portrait/W E F Britten/139 Bloomfield Place/SW’.

Mostre/Exhibits
1888,

Starting price: € 700

Lot 502

Drawing room forniture
19th Century
Carved gilt-wood, comprising four chairs, two armchairs and a sofa, oval backrests centered with floral clasps, on fluted legs, yellow and ivory striped satin upholstery.
Sofa 37.8 x 49.6 x 25.6 in.
Armchairs 37.8 x 24.8 x 21.7 in.
Chairs 35.8 x 18.9 x 17.7 in.
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Starting price: € 800

Lot 503

Pair of wall candle-holders
18th-19th Century
Carved and polychrome-painted wood, richly decorated with floral motifs and scrollwork. Shaped structure with winged figures and putto heads in relief; upper candleholders.
Wear, losses to paint and minor chips.
The highest one 9.25 x 16.73 x 2.16 in.

Starting price: € 250

Lot 504

Large scagliola top
19th Century
Round, decorated with rich polychrome floral motifs, with a central fruit basket and naturalistic scrolls, applied to a not coeval burl wood base. 
Diameter 39.4 in.

Starting price: € 250

Lot 505

Pair of Neo-Renaissance cups
Probably France, second half of the 19th Century
Majolica, decorated with poured colors. 
10.2 x 13.4 x 13.4 in.

Starting price: € 250

Lot 506

Mirror frame
19th Century
Carved gilt-wood, double frame, richly decorated with scrolls and rocailles, floral clasps and tripartite cymatium. 
Wear and tear, breaks, losses and widespread oxidation to the mirrors. 
68.5 x 35.4 x 1.2 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 507

Pair of pitchers
Southern Italy (probably Sicily), late 18th-early 19th Century
Polychrome decoration majolica with geometric motifs. 
Defects. 
8.7 x 7.5 x 8.7 in.

Starting price: € 150

Lot 508

Chest-of-drawers
18th Century
Walnut inlaid with ebonised wood and precious woods with ribbons inlays, with three drawers, on bracket feet. 
Wear and tear, replacement. 
40.9 x 51.8 x 22.6 in.

Starting price: € 400

Lot 509

SCUOLA INGLESE DEL XIX SECOLO
Portrait of a Lady
Oil on oval canvas. 
40.16 x 30.91 in.

Starting price: € 500

Lot 510

FRANCESCO GHITTONI 1855-1928
Girl's head 1914 circa
Oil on board. 
13.58 x 8.66 in.
Signed lower right recto. 

Bibliografia/Literature
Bonfanti L. (a cura di), Francesco Ghittoni. Inediti e disegni della collezione Banca di Piacenza, Tip.Le.Co. Piacenza, 2018, ill. p.

Starting price: € 600

Lot 511

Vase with cover
Ginori, mid-19th Century
Porcelain with polychrome relief decoration, crowned 'N' mark. 
15 x 6.9 x 6.3 in.

Starting price: € 400

Lot 512

Meuble d'appui
20th Century and later
Mahogany essence, with two-door, shaped yellow marble top, gilt-bronze fittings.
Wear and tear, scratches, replacement. 
49.4 x 33.5 x 18.5 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 513

Dessert vermeil flatware
Henin, Milan, 20th Century
Comprising twelve forks, twelve knives, twelve spoons, twelve teaspoons, handles with ribbon edges. In cardboard and velvet case bearing the Miracoli silverware label, Milan.
1150 g
Different measures. 

Starting price: € 600

Lot 514

Box set
France, late 19th Century
Onyx and gilt-silver, quadrangular with rich openwork decoration featuring ribbons and floral garlands, resting on four moulded feet. 
2.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 in.

Starting price: € 200

Lot 515

Silver and mother-of-pearl fruit flatware
Sheffield, 1987-1988
Including six forks and six knives with mother-of-pearl handles and blades engraved with floral decorations. Within original wooden, velvet and silk fitted case by Mappin Brothers.
Not weighable silver. 
Different measures. 

Starting price: € 300

Lot 516

Mirror frame
Probably Piedmont, late 18th-early 19th Century
Carved gilt-wood, double frame, richly decorated with leafy scrolls and rocailles, projecting cymatium, flower-shaped clasps, on fluted feet. 
Breks, damage to the gilding, small losses. 
53.9 x 14.6 x 2.4 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 517

ATTRIBUITO A RAFFAELLO SERNESI 1838-1866
Landscape
Oil on canvas. 
12.60 x 17.72 in.

Starting price: € 2.500

Lot 518

Dressing table
Early 19th Century
Precious woods inlaid with floral motifs, with a front drawer, shaped top, on curved legs.
28.7 x 23 x 16.5 in.

Starting price: € 200

Lot 519

Carpet
Pakistan, Ziegler, late 20th Century
Polychrome decoration with floral motifs on a blue and cream ground. 
118.1 x 78.7 in.

Starting price: € 600

Lot 520

Mirror frame
Probably Piedmont, late 18th-early 19th Century
Carved gilt-wood, double frame, richly decorated with leafy scrolls and rocailles, projecting cymatium, flower-shaped clasps, on curled feet. 
Breks, damage to the gilding, small losses. 
53.9 x 26.4 x 2.4 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 521

GIACINTO GIGANTE 1806-1876
Wood
Oil on canvas. 
18.90 x 10.63 in.
Signed lower right recto. 

Starting price: € 2.000

Lot 522

Carpet
Persia, 20th Century
Polychrome decoration with floral motifs on a beige and blue ground. 
171.3 x 131.9 in.

Starting price: € 500

Lot 523

LOUIS MOREAU 1793-1873
La Fortune
Brown patina bronze, on moulded ebonized wood circular base. 
28.35 x 13.78 x 11.81 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 524

EUGENIO AVOLIO 1876-1929
Female figure 1916
Dark patina bronze. 
13.78 x 6.50 x 7.87 in.
Signed and dated on the reverse, on circular marble base. 

Starting price: € 400

Lot 525

Inkwell
First half of the 20th Century
Gilt-bronze, with two ink holders and a pen holder, shaped, depicting a reclining naked girl, overhanged by a lioness.
4.7 x 12.8 x 8.3 in.

Starting price: € 300