The Contents of a 19Th Century Baltic Villa New Bond Street, London | 16 October 2019
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The Contents of a 19th Century Baltic Villa New Bond Street, London | 16 October 2019 The Contents of a 19th Century Baltic Villa New Bond Street, London | Wednesday 16 October, 2019 at 10am VIEWING BIDS ENQUIRIES PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY VIEWING +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Charlie Thomas REFERENCE IN THIS Sunday 13 October +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 20 7468 8358 CATALOGUE TO THE PHYSICAL 11am to 3pm To bid via the internet please [email protected] CONDITION OF ANY LOT IS Monday 14 October visit bonhams.com/25727 FOR GENERAL GUIDANCE 9am-4.30pm ADMINISTRATOR / ONLY. INTENDING BIDDERS Tuesday 15 October Please note that bids should CONDITION REPORT AND MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES 9am-4.30pm be submitted no later than 4pm ADDITIONAL IMAGE AS TO THE CONDITION OF Wednesday 16 October on the day prior to the sale. REQUESTS ANY LOT AS SPECIFIED IN 9am-10am (restricted viewing) New bidders must also provide Sophie Plender CLAUSE 14 OF THE NOTICE TO proof of identity when submitting +44 20 7468 5895 BIDDERS CONTAINED AT THE bids. Failure to do this may [email protected] END OF THIS CATALOGUE. SALE NUMBER 25727 result in your bid not being processed. PRESS ENQURIES As a courtesy to intending [email protected] bidders, Bonhams will provide a CATALOGUE £20.00 Telephone bidding will only be written indication of the physical accepted on lots with a low CUSTOMER SERVICES condition of lots in this sale if a estimate in excess of £1,000. Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm request is received up to 24 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 hours before the auction starts. Live online bidding is This written Indication is issued available for this sale IMPORTANT INFORMATION subject to Clause 3 of the Notice Please email [email protected] In February 2014 the United to Bidders. with ‘live bidding’ in the subject States Government line 48 hours before the auction announced the intention to Condition reports can be to register for this service ban the import of any ivory provided for lots with an into the USA. Lots estimate above £1,000 containing ivory are indicated by the symbol Ф REGISTRATION printed beside the Lot IMPORTANT NOTICE number in this catalogue. Please note that all customers, irrespective of any previous activity with Bonhams, are required to complete the Bidder Registration Form in advance of the sale. The form can be found at the back of every catalogue and on our website at www. bonhams.com and should be returned by email or post to the specialist department or to the bids department at [email protected] To bid live online and / or leave internet bids please go to www.bonhams.com/auctions/ 25727 and click on the Register to bid link at the top left of the page. BonhamsBonhamsBonhamsBonhams 1793 1793 1793 1793 Limited Limited Limited Limited RegisteredRegisteredRegisteredRegistered No. No. No. No.4326560 4326560 4326560 4326560 RegisteredRegisteredRegisteredRegistered Office: Office: Office: Office: Montpelier Montpelier MontpelierMontpelier Galleries Galleries GalleriesGalleries MontpelierMontpelierMontpelierMontpelier Street, Street, Street, Street, London London London London SW7 SW7 SW7 SW7 1HH 1HH 1HH 1HH +44+44+44+44 (0) (0) (0)20 (0)20 207393 20 7393 7393 7393 3900 3900 3900 3900 +44+44+44+44 (0) (0) (0)20 (0)20 207393 20 7393 7393 7393 3905 3905 3905 3905 fax fax fax fax Central Middlesex Acton Ln Hospital Park Royal Acton Ln Cadogan Tate Coronation Road W e d s P a te a o r r n R k A v e R e s A o 40 a y h a Park l C Royal iWestern Ave A40 R o Station a 0 d 0 Acton 0 North 4 Cemetery A Acton d Station a o R a i r Sale o t c i Information V West Acton Horn Lane Station BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION & STORAGE AND HANDLING VAT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 STORAGE AFTER SALE CHARGES ON SOLD LOTS The following symbols are used +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax LOTS MARKED TP TRANSFERRED TO CADOGAN to denote that VAT is due on To bid via the internet please visit TATE the hammer price and buyer’s www.bonhams.com All sold lots marked TP will be premium. removed to Cadogan Tate, 241 Storage PAYMENTS Acton Lane, London,NW10 7NP Storage will be free of charge † VAT 20% on hammer price and Buyers on Friday 18 October 2019 & will for the first 14 calendar days buyer’s premium +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 be available for collection from 9am from & including the sale date +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Monday 21 October 2019 and then Wednesday 16 October 2019. * VAT on imported items at every working day between 9.30am Charges will apply from 9am a preferential rate of 5% on SELLERS and 4.30pm by appointment only Wednesday 30 October 2019. hammer price and the prevailing Payment of sale proceeds rate on buyer’s premium +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 A booking email or phone call Storage Charges +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax is required in advance to Furniture, Large Pictures & Y These lots are subject to ensure lots are ready at time of Large Objects: CITES regulations, please read VALUATIONS, TAXATION collection. Photographic ID will £6.05 per day + VAT the information in the back of & HERITAGE be required at time of collection. (Please note that charges apply every the catalogue. +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 If a third party is collecting on day including weekend & public +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax Your behalf written authorisation is holidays) Payment [email protected] required in advance from you All charges due to Cadogan and photographic ID of the third Handling Tate must be paid by the time of CATALOGUE party is requested at the time of After the first 14 calendar days collection from their warehouse. SUBSCRIPTIONS collection. following the sale, the following To obtain any Bonhams handling charges apply: Payment in advance catalogue or to take out an To arrange a collection time (Telephone to ascertain amount annual subscription: please send a booking email to £45.00 +VAT per lot for Furniture, due) by: cash, Visa or Mastercard Subscriptions Department [email protected] Large Pictures & Large Objects +44 (0) 1666 502200 or telephone call to +44 (0)800 Payment at time of collection by: +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax 988 6100 to ensure lots are ready Loss and Damage by: cash, Visa or Mastercard [email protected] at time of collection. Extended Liability cover for the value of the Hammer Price will SHIPPING All other sold lots will remain in the be charged at 0.6% but will not For information and estimates Collections room at New Bond Street exceed the total value of all other on domestic and international free of charge until transfer and storage charges. shipping as well as export 5.30pm Wednesday 30 October (Please note that charges apply every licenses please contact Alban 2019 lots not collected by this time day Shipping on: +44 (0) 1582 493 099 will be Transferred to Cadogan Tate. including weekend & public holidays) [email protected] Introduction Situated in the historic city of Riga and arguably one of the most important private residences in Latvia, Villa Mündel was originally built in 1887 in the Italianate style by the tobacco and resin industrialist Wilhelm Mündel. The villa has seen many evolutions throughout its life, and has been used as both a hotel and a boarding house for the local hospital. After years of neglect it fell into disrepair, before being rescued and restored to its current magnificence by the current owner, who filled the enfilade of state rooms with a superb collection of furniture, works of art, sculpture and paintings in keeping with the style and period of the property. Exceptional French 19th century revivalist furniture made by the foremost Parisian cabinet makers and ébénistes including the likes of Henry Dasson, Paul Sormani, Francois Linke and Maison Durand forms the backbone of the collection, giving scale and structure to the finely proportioned interiors. The owner aimed to complement this by building a collection of fine Italian and French marble sculpture, including a magnificent marble figure group of Romeo & Juliet by the famed Italian sculptor Antonio Frilli. Important Russian silver and works of art and 19th century Russian and European paintings have been used to give depth to the villa. No detail has being overlooked, from a group of jewel-like finely chased Swiss gold boxes contrasting with dramatically carved marble chimneypieces to the perfectly assembled cellar: the large collection of Dom Pérignon as well as bottles from renowned chateaux such as Pétrus and Château Mouton Rothschild all highlight the owner’s appreciation for the highest quality. All house sales have a narrative: they are a combination of a collector’s individual tastes and whims coupled with an aesthetic appreciation, and this collection is no exception. Carefully selected pieces collected over three decades have been individually chosen – either because they complement or embody the zeitgeist of the fine architecture, or because they fulfil a particular role, or simply because the owner loved them. This approach has allowed the collection to metamorphose into a unified but highly personal composition within a spectacularly grand interior, whilst acting as the backdrop to a comfortable and informal family home. Introduction 1 1TP 2TP A FRENCH SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY CARVED A GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION MIRROR GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE The rectangular plate within an acanthus leaf slip and grape and vine Made by Paul Sormani in the Louis XVI style decorated frame, 122cm high x 138cm wide The marble top above a fluted and olive leaf and berry decorated frieze on scrolled supports, the top of the frieze stamped, SORMANI PARIS, £500 - 700 131cm wide x 48cm deep x 86cm high, (51.5in wide x 18.5in deep x €550 - 770 33.5in high) £2,000 - 3,000 €2,200 - 3,300 Paul Sormani was one of the most important ébénistes of the 19th century.