Sales catalogue: Christies

Date:
7th July 1925
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/4/170
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Christies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    169 170 171 172 173 174 175 A A A A 42 VESSEL—64 in. high—Italian, 17th Century yw? Ge. , It is formed as a fish, and the tail end carved as a mask studded with carbuncles and turquoise and with silver filigree top, on stem and foot of rock crystal with silver filigree bands set with stones Tazza—6 in. high, 104 in. wide—Italian, lith Century It is shaped as a shallow oval bowl with lobed sides and plain loop handle at each end, supported on a pear-shaped stem, carved with fluting, and oval foot | 2 2 5 ’ BENITIER—8 in. high—Italian, 17th Century ~— It has a shield-shaped back with a receptacle in the centre con- taining a wax medallion with portrait of a bishop, the stoop of octagonal shape, the cover mounted with silver corded borders ; in leather-covered case stamped with the arms of France and fleur- de-lys gilt on a red ground Tazza—64 in. high, 63 in. wide & #94 @ It has an oval bowl supported on a fluted oviform stem and oval foot, the bowl and foot engraved with ribands and arabesques in the 16th Century taste, and mounted with gold borders enamelled with key pattern in black Curp—12 in. high fA.G2 & Formed of a beaker-shaped cup of faceted crystal on crystal stem and octagonal foot, the whole mounted with bronze gilt borders chased with caryatid figures, the handles surmounted by gryphons IVORIES. Group oF THE VirGIN AND InFantT SaviouR—12} in. > © a] high—French, 14th Century, on tortoiseshell and ebony ?®. stand The Virgin is standing holding the Infant Saviour on her left arm, and a fruit in her right hand; she is clad in long robes and has a veil over her head; the Saviour also wears a robe reaching to his feet Exhibited at the South Kensington Museum, 1881, Catalogue No. 474 “tO GS. | poe Be Group OF THE VIRGIN AND INFANT SAVIOUR—13 in. high—French, 14th Century—on ebonised stand The Virgin is standing and holding the Infant Saviour on her left arm; she wears flowing robes, a portion being thrown over her head to form a veil, which is retained in position by a silver tiara
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