Pair of French Sevres style lidded porcelain lamps having spiral ribbed magenta and white ground with enameled floral and gilt decoration throughout, lids with gilt bronze pineapple finials, and mounted onto square gilt bronze bases. Marked with red hallmark and stamped "France" in blue to the underside of the lids. 18 3/4" H. Late 19th/early […]
Lot 195: Pair Bronze Mounted Urns signed Raingo
Pair of Neoclassical ormolu mounted red marble or hardstone urns attr. Raingo Freres, Paris; each with domed basket weave style lids having pineapple finials and supported by three caryatid ram figures, each with a single, curved, leaf-overlaid leg ending in a hoof, joined by a low-relief gilt bronze band with scene of cherubs at work […]
Lot 196: Pair French Jollet et Cie Candelabra plus Candlesticks
Pair French Rococo style Jollet et Cie candelabra and two (2) Second Empire candlesticks, 4 items total. 1st-2nd items: French Rococo style pair of gilt bronze 6-arm candelabra. Foundry marks for Jollet et Cie, Ave. Mon Colin A Paris stamped to bases. Electrified. 24 1/2" H x 12" dia. Late 19th century. 3rd-4th items: Pair […]
Lot 197: Pair Ormolu Candelabra with Cherubs
Pair of gilt bronze 5-light candleabra, each candle arm issuing from a central branch, held by a cherub or putti standing on a circular, Neoclassical plinth base encircled with laurel leaf wreath, atop a square base with concave corners and marble insets atop two scrolled and four toupie feet. 21 3/8" H x 9" dia. […]
Lot 193: Italian Carved & Painted Venetian Blackamoor
Italian carved and polychrome painted blackamoor figure depicting a young male standing atop a tassled pillow and attired in a colorful turban, vest and sash with red coat and blue breeches, with outstretched arms, one holding a torch and the other holding a platter, mounted atop an integral painted wood pedestal with octagonal base. Base […]
Lot 194: Pr. Gilt Bronze Candelabra & Bronze Mounted Centerpiece Bowl
Pair of Louis XVI style pair candelabra and gilt mounted crystal centerpiece bowl, 3 items total. 1st-2nd items: French Louis XVI style pair of gilt bronze 6-arm candelabra with central urn. Marked "Bronze Made France with foundry mark for Jollet et Cie, Mon Colin A Paris. Electrified later. 24" H x 12 1/2" dia. 3rd […]
Lot 191: Decorated Edgefield, SC Stoneware Jar
Edgefield, South Carolina decorated stoneware jar, possibly Chandler pottery. Ovoid form with crescent lug handles and olive/brown alkaline glaze, Both sides decorated in iron slip with a "broken stem flower" design. 13 1/4" H. Second quarter of the 19th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition with some minor scattered expected glaze wear and glaze imperfections […]
Lot 192: Italian Wood & Polychrome Blackamoor Jardiniere
Italian carved, gilded and polychrome painted wood blackamoor jardiniere figure, depicting a young female kneeling atop a decorated pillow and attired in an ornately decorated tasseled dress with golden sash, green and gold armbands, and cape, supporting a large seashell form basin with her arms and shoulder; mounted atop an integral painted wood pedestal with […]
Lot 189: Lewis Miles Edgefield Pottery Jar, Signed & Dated 1857
Lewis Miles Pottery, Edgefield, South Carolina stoneware pottery jar with an olive colored alkaline glaze, ovoid form with two lug handles, deep incised initial signature on the shoulder "L. M." and dated March 12, 1857 below the rim with four additional punch marks (denoting capacity) and two incised slash marks to the left of the […]
Lot 190: Edgefield South Carolina Slave Made Pottery Jar
South Carolina Edgefield slave made alkaline glaze pottery storage jar, 5 gallon capacity, with five slash marks below the rim to one side denoting capacity. 14 3/4" H. 2nd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Chip to rim and chip to one handle, scattered firing flaws, overall good condition.