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DEFINING STYLE Fine European Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Silver and Gold Boxes Wednesday 18 November 2015 EUROPE - DEFINING STYLE Fine European Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Silver and Gold Boxes Wednesday 18 November 2015 Lots 9, 50, 55, 77, 78, 100, 104, 111, 135 INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, SILVER AND WORKS OF ART SPECIALISTS FURNITURE, SCULPTURE AND WORKS OF ART François Le Brun Guy Savill Sally Stratton SILVER Michael Moorcroft EARLY WORKS OF ART Rachael Osborn-Howard Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Lucinda Bredin, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Peter Rees, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Matthew Girling CEO, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Charles Lanning, Gordon McFarlan, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. EUROPE - DEFINING STYLE Fine European Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Silver & Gold Boxes Wednesday 18 November 2015 at 14.00 101 New Bond Street, London VIEWING ENQUIRIES CUSTOMER SERVICES IMPORTANT INFORMATION Sunday 15 November, Furniture, Sculpture Monday to Friday 8.30 to 18.00 The United States 11.00 - 15.00 & Works of Art +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Government has banned the François Le Brun Monday 16 November, Please see page 2 for bidder import of ivory into the USA. 9.00 - 16.30 +44 (0) 20 7468 8251 Lots containing ivory are [email protected] information including after-sale Tuesday 17 November, collection and shipment indicated by the symbol Ф 9.00 - 16.30 printed beside the lot number Sculpture & Wednesday 18 November, ILLUSTRATIONS in this catalogue. 9.00 - 12.00 Early Works of Art Rachael Osborn Howard Front cover: Lot 99 Back cover: Lot 165 SALE NUMBER +44 (0) 20 8963 2815 [email protected] Front Endpaper: 22302 Lots 9, 50, 55, 77, 78, 100, 104, Michael Lake 111, 135 CATALOGUE +44 (0) 20 8963 2813 Inside back cover: £25.00 [email protected] Lots 87, 135 BIDS Silver & Gold Boxes PHYSICAL CONDITION OF +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Michael Moorcroft LOTS IN THIS AUCTION +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 20 7393 3835 To bid via the internet please [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY visit bonhams.com REFERENCE IN THIS Senior Administrator CATALOGUE TO THE Please note that bids should be Jackie Brown PHYSICAL CONDITION OF submitted no later than 4pm on +44 (0) 20 7468 8204 ANY LOT IS FOR GENERAL the day prior to the sale. New [email protected] GUIDANCE ONLY. INTENDING bidders must also provide proof BIDDERS MUST SATISFY of identity when submitting THEMSELVES AS TO THE bids. Failure to do this may CONDITION OF ANY LOT AS result in your bid not being SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE 14 OF processed. Telephone bidding THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS will only be accepted on lots CONTAINED AT THE END OF with a lower estimate in excess THIS CATALOGUE. of £1,000. As a courtesy to intending Live online bidding is bidders, Bonhams will provide a available for this sale written indication of the physical Please email bids@bonhams. condition of lots in this sale if a com with ‘live bidding’ in the request is received up to 24 subject line 48 hours before the hours before the auction starts. auction to register for this This written Indication is issued service subject to Clause 3 of the Notice to Bidders. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Lucinda Bredin, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Peter Rees, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Matthew Girling CEO, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Charles Lanning, Gordon McFarlan, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. Central Middlesex Hospital SALE Park Royal INFORMATION Coronation Road W Bonhams, e d s P t Park Royal a e a rn r o A k R v e R e s A4 o 0 a y Park a h l C Royal Western Ave A40 R o 0 Station a 0 d Acton 0 4 Cemetery North A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V Bids Collection and Storage Handling and storage VAT refunds on exports from +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 after sale charges the EU West Acton Horn Lane +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax All sold lots (excluding lots StationTransfer and storage charges To submit a claim for refund of [email protected] 100-165) will be transferred will apply to sold lots transferred VAT HMRC require lots to be www.bonhams.com to the warehouse at Park Royal to Park Royal from Wednesday exported from the EU within from 5pm on the day of the sale 2 December 2015 and will be strict deadlines. Payments and will be available for applicable for each working day. Buyers collection from 2pm on Monday For lots on which Import VAT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 23 November 2015. The charges levied by Bonhams has been charged; marked in +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax are as follows: the catalogue with a * or Ω, lots Lots 100-165 will remain in New must be exported within 30 Sellers Bond Street free of charge until Furniture, large paintings and days of Bonhams’ receipt of Payment of sale proceeds 5.30pm Wednesday 2 other large objects. payment and within 3 months of +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 December 2015. Sold lots not the sale date. For all other lots +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax collected by this time will be Transfer per lot £35.00 export must take place within 3 transfered to the Silver Daily storage per lot £3.60 months of the sale date. Valuations, taxation and Department at Knightsbridge heritage storage. All other objects For further VAT information +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 please contact: +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax Bonhams Park Royal Transfer per lot £20.00 [email protected] [email protected] Warehouse Address: Daily storage per lot £1.90 Unit 1, Sovereign Park CITES REGULATIONS Catalogue subscriptions Coronation Road All the above charges are Please be aware that all Lots To obtain any Bonhams Park Royal exclusive of VAT. marked with the symbol Y are catalogue or London NW10 7QP subject to CITES regulations to take out an annual Tel: +44 (0) 87 0811 3867 Payment in advance when exporting these items subscription: Hours of opening 9.30am to Tel: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 to outside the EU. The regulations Subscriptions Department 4.30pm Monday to Friday ascertain amount due by: cash, may be found at www.ukcites. +44 (0) 1666 502200 cheque with banker’s card, gov.uk or may be requested +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax Lots may be released from credit card or traveller’s from: [email protected] Bonhams warehouse on cheque. production of the Collection UK CITES Management Shipping Order obtained from cashiers Payment at time of collection Authority For information and estimates office at Bonhams, Knightsbridge By credit card / debit card Zone 117 on domestic and international or New Bond Street and a form Temple Quay House shipping as well as export of photographic ID. If a third party Important Notice 2 The Square licenses please contact is collecting on behalf of the A surcharge of 2% is applicable Temple Quay Bonhams Shipping Department client, the client must provide when using Mastercard, Visa BRISTOL BS1 6EB on: Bonhams with written authority and overseas debit cards. +44 (0) 20 8963 2849 prior to collection. The third party +44 (0) 20 8963 2850 must present a photographic The following symbol is used to +44 (0) 20 7629 9673 fax form of ID when collecting. denote that VAT is due on the [email protected] hammer price and buyer’s premium † VAT 20% on hammer price and buyer’s premium * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer’s premium 1 A SECOND QUARTER 14TH CENTURY FRENCH (ILE-DE- FRANCE) MARBLE FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD the Virgin holding the Christ Child on her left arm, his right hand reaching across her chest, holding a dove in her right hand, wearing a crown (with later gilding), head of Christ Child detached, 62cm high £8,000 - 12,000 €11,000 - 16,000 US$12,000 - 19,000 Provenance: By repute excavated from a field at Furneaux Pelham in Hampshire and given to the current vendor’s great uncle in April 1930. The stylistic and iconographical features of the present marble are comparable to a number of known examples produced in the Ile-de-France in the second quarter of the 14th century.
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