Harcroft House, Cape Town, South Africa, Post 1951
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Harcroft House, Cape Town, South Africa, post 1951 68 69 70 Harcroft House, Constantia, Cape Town 18 November – 12.30pm Drawing Room, Dining Room, Passages, Breakfast Room, Verandah Two, Mouseman Room, Recreation Room Session 2 Lots 165–376 Lot 284 A George IV silver two-handled tureen and cover, Rebecca Eames & Edward Barnard I, London, 1826 71 DRAWING ROOM 72 165 167 A Villeroy and Bosch phanolith Two Louis XV style woven pâte-sur-pâte wall plaque, Jean tapestries, probably Belgian Baptiste Stahl, late 19th/early each woven of silk and wool, depicting 20th century fi gures in eighteenth century attire before rectangular, depicting the deposition of wooded landscapes, within a twisted Jesus Christ, against a blue/green ground, ribbon border, numbered 51635 to the signed, 28cm high, 58,5cm wide reverse, one signed H. Beon, the young courtier 173,5cm high, 122cm wide, his 165 R - companion 172,5cm high, 117cm wide; and an Italian silk embroidered fragment, 166 19th century, enclosed in a later ribbon A Meissen fi gure of a gallant and border edged with lace, some damage, 14,7cm high 26cm wide (3) his companion, late 19th century R - each dressed in eighteenth century attire, holding baskets of fl owers, on square scroll bases, restorations, underglaze-blue 168 crossed swords, restorations, chips, impressed A pair of Empire style mahogany, numerals ‘85’ and ‘92’, the taller 48,5cm high birds-eye-maple and satinwood- (2) veneered gilt-brass mounted R - pedestals, late 19th/early 20th century each red-veined marble top above a frieze centred by a swag fl anked by a pair of urns, supported on a tapering column applied with a rondel cast with a classical scene, raised on a beaded moulded plinth base, chips to marble tops, cracks, 110,5cm high, 35cm square (2) 166 R - 167 Part Lot 168 73 169 169 A Bohemian Moser glass 170 and enamelled jug, late 19th century the ovoid body with inverted-oval shaped panels, enamelled in high relief with a bird, insects, acorns and foliage, with tricorn-shaped lip, the side applied with a hoop-shaped handle, gilding worn to the handle, painted numerals in gilt, 8474/D.180, 20cm high R - 171 170 A pair of Royal Worcester ‘chinoiserie’ juglers, 1882 one seated cross-legged, the other lying on his back with his ankles crossed, each wearing a gilt robe highlighted with iron-red fl owerheads, supporting green and gold bottle vases, fi ngers damaged, puce and impressed factory marks, 172 impressed numerals 796, S10, the taller A ‘Chinese Chippendale’ style 13cm high (2) mahogany display cabinet, R - early 20th century the carved pagoda surmounted by Royal Worcester Porcelain, from 1862- a fi gure of a Chinese gentleman, to the Present Day, Henry Sandon, the central door with rococco see page 193. Model no 796 referred astragal glazed door with blind- to a Juggler candlesticks, a pair. fret carved frame enclosing a pair of glass shelves, fl anked by a pair 171 of geometric glazed doors and sides with blind fret frames, each A Chinese carved green- enclosing a pair of glass shelves, the glazed covered box, stand carved with fl owerheads and Qing Dynasty, 19th century ribbed panels, on cluster legs with the domed cover carved in high relief pierced brackets, joined by a curved with a pair of contesting dragons, the pierced stretcher, fi tted for electricity, fi nial in the form of a fl aming pearl, restorations, 287cm high, 161,5cm the base carved with stylised waves, wide, 47cm deep turquoise-glazed interiors, moulded R - six-character mark, hairline cracks, chipping to the dragons, repairs to the PROVENANCE inside of the rim, 11,5cm diameter Sold: Sotheby’s, Cape Town, The contents of Nederberg, 19th and 20th R - April, 1982, lot 80 172 74 174 173 175 176 177 173 174 176 177 A Chinese agate carving of an A Chinese pale green jade A René Lalique ‘Faucon’ glass A Chinese rose quartz carving elephant, 20th century carving of three monkeys, car mascot, No 1124 of Liu Hai and his three- the saddle on his back carved with late 19th century introduced in 1925, moulded R legged toad, 20th century shou symbols, one tusk chipped, 12cm carved with a pair of monkeys and LALIQUE, and wheel-cut FRANCE, the laughing fi gure holding a rope long; a Chinese pink quartz carving their young, clasping at a peach, engraved No 1124, 15,3cm high with coins over his shoulders, his left of an elephant, 20th century, both 5cm high R - foot resting on the toad, repairs, chips tusks damaged, ears chipped, 14cm R - and cracks 14,5cm high; and a Chinese long; and a Chinese pale green jade famille-rose fi gure of Quanyin, 20th carving of an elephant, 20th century, century, the standing fi gure holding repaired, with chips, 8,5cm long (3) 175 a ruyi sceptre in her left hand, with R - A Royal Krona Swedish a phoenix standing to her right, frosted lead crystal fi gure of damaged, fi xed to the stand, chips, an elephant, modern 28cm high (2) paper label, 20,5cm high R - R - 75 179 178 180 181 182 178 179 181 183 A pair of Chinese carved A Chinese stained ivory A Chinese carved quartz A French ivory face screen, mother-of-pearl shells, carving of a cabbage leaf, crystal fi gure of Buddha, possibly Dieppe, 19th century early 20th century early 20th century late 19th/early 20th century the adjustable shield-shaped screen one carved with a fi gure and his carved in high relief with a cricket, seated on the back of a dog-of-fo, carved in high relief with an angel dog followed by a small attendant, a fl owerheads and millet, heightened his clasped hands holding a peach, holding a small child and attended buff alo and three attendants before in shades of pale green, pink and repairs, internal fi ssure cracks, 14,5cm with by cherubs, enclosed by fl owers, a mountainous landscape, the yellow, minor chipping to the edges, high; and a Chinese carved quartz raised on a carved column and other carved with small boys and 35,5cm long crystal brush washer in the form of three outswept legs with scroll feet attendants before a maiden, with R - a recumbent goat, Qing Dynasty, headed by urn-shaped fi nials, 49cm dwellings and rocky outcrops, the 19th century, carved with linghzi in high; an ivory box, probably French, rim with a diamond-shaped diaper its mouth, its body carved with star 19th century, oval, the hinged cover border, signed, four-character mark, 180 motifs, glued, cracks, 12,5cm long (2) surmounted by a carved rose bud each 18cm high; each with carved A Chinese stained ivory R - and foliage, branches and leaves stands, each stand, 13,5cm high (2) carved fi gure of a gardener, within rope-twist borders, the R - body with a band of carved buds 20th century 182 and foliage centred by a vacant seated on a rocky outcrop, her A Chinese carved jade brush cartouche, losses, chips, 12cm wide; left arm holding a spade, her right washer, 20th century an ivory pendant, 19th century, hand resting on a basket of fl owers carved as a courting couple within wearing a wide brimmed hat, her of lotus leaf form, the corners carved an oval frame, with bale, 7,7cm long; head dressed with a feather, on a with fl owerheads and branches, a French ivory carving of a rose, 19th pierced stand, raised on four bracket chips, some damage, 10,5cm wide; century, naturalistically rendered, the feet, minor chips, 22,5cm high; and and a Chinese carved rose quartz stem wrapped with fabric and foil, a Chinese stained ivory fi gure of an brush washer, 20th century, in the chips, 3,7cm wide; and a carved ivory Immortal, 20th century, wearing form of a lotus leaf, chips to the rims, necklace, 20th century, composed a pale blue robe, the bearded 11cm wide (2) of graduating beads, length fi gure holding a staff , a spray R - approximately 47,5cm (5) chrysanthemums, the top of the staff R - rope-tied with a double gourd, minor chips, 27cm high (2) *This lot is not suitable for export R - 76 183 185 184 184 A Chinese ivory puzzle ball on stand, late 19th/early 20th century the outer ball carved with writhing dragons, the columnar stand with a smaller concentric ball knop supported on a deity’s head, the standing fi gure holding a staff in his right hand and a double gourd vase in his left, with a bat on his right shoulder, on a carved and pierced base, chips, 39,5cm high; and two further smaller examples, chips, the taller 18,5cm high (3) R - 186 *This lot is not suitable for export 185 A Chinese ivory puzzle ball on stand, late 19th/early 20th century carved with concentric balls, the outer 186 187 ball carved with peonies and foliage Italian School A Victorian giltwood and supported on a columnar stand carved LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY needlework pole screen with a further concentric ball knops, the acanthus-leaf moulded shield- with two deities below, one holding a Still Life with Flowers shaped screen stitched with a bird lotus bloom, the other a carved bowl, signed C Pagnotta perched on a branch surrounded by on a foliate base, chips, 35,4cm high; oil on canvas laid down on board foliage, on an adjustable pole, the and another, similar, supported on a 69 by 100cm excluding frame; triangular support with c-scrolls and columnar stand of writhing dragons, 84 by 118 by 6cm including frame foliate decoration, on three scroll feet repaired, some damage, set to a later R - carved with grapes and vines, distress ebonised stand, 36,5cm (2) to the reverse of the screen, foxing, R - 116cm high, 55cm wide *This lot is not suitable for export R - 187 77 188 189 188 A pair of Chinese green fl uorite crystal and gilt-metal mounted