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December 2008 Auction Catalogue - 1st Session

First Session:
Monday December 8, 2008, 7:30pm
Lots 1-238
Second Session:
Tuesday December 9, 2008, 7:30pm
Lots 300-540
19th century furniture and decorative art, important Art Nouveau and Art Deco Important paintings, estate silver and jewellery, cabinet items.
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1 An early 20th century miniature bronze figure of a wild boar. Signed "Overs" on naturalistic base. French, circa 1935. 5 3/4" long, 4" high. 500-600
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2 An early 20th century French miniature bronze figure of a stallion, cast after a model by Jules MOIGNIEZ. Unsigned. 3 1/2" long, 3 1/4" high. 400-500
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3 Cast After ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (1796-1875) French Animaliers school. "Turkish Horse". A finely cast brown patinated miniature bronze figure of a prancing horse signed on naturalistic rectangular base. 5" high. A similar model is illustrated in J. Horswell: "Les Animaliers", page 39. Ref. Benezit, vol. 1, page 440. 1000-1500
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4 AUGUSTE-NICOLAS CAIN (1822-1894) French school. "Male Lion with Prey". A fine cabinet size brown patinated bronze group. Signed and with Susse Fres. Ed. Paris foundry mark on naturalistic base. 6" long, 6 3/4" high. 2000-2500
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5 AIME-JULES DALU - 19th century French school. "The Worker". An important bronze figure of a man. period cast, lost wax process. With Susse Fres. Foundry mark. 9" high. Ref. Benezit, vol. 3, page 17. 1000-1500
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6 GASTON BROQUET (1880 -1947) French school. A fine cire-perdu cast dark green patinated figural group depicting a couple of field workers. Signed and with Blanck-Barbedienne, Paris foundry mark. On naturalistic base. 8 1/2" high. 1500-1800
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7 LOUIS KLEY (1833-1911) French school. A vitrine size gilt bronze figure of a small putto on a naturalistic base, supporting a relief gilt crystal vase. Signed. 8" high. Ref. Benezit, vol. 5, page 267. 2000-2500
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8 RENE-PAUL MARQUET - 19th century French school. "The Flower Girl." A finely cast gold patinated and cold painted bronze and ivory figure of a young girl in Dutch costume. With finely hand carved ivory face and hands. Signed. 7" high. Ref. Benezit, vol. 5, page 796. 4000-5000
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9 ART DECO - EUGENE J. URBAIN (1855-1934) French school. A silver patinated bronze and carved ivory figure of a clown playing guitar. Well detailed ivory face and hands. Signed on onyx base. 7" high. 5000-6000
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10 LOUIS KLEY (1833-1911) French school. A pair of gilt and silvered-bronze cabinet vases, c. 1890. Allegorical subject matter, set on rouge marble bases. Signed "L. Kley" and with casting letters "A.P." 6 3/4" tall. 3000-5000
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11 ART NOUVEAU - L.C. Tiffany - A circular iridescent Favrile art glass tray. Signed L.C.T and numbered. Circa 1900. 9" diam. 1800-2500
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12 ART NOUVEAU - DAUM, NANCY. A French internally decorated art glass bud vase with three applied jewel cabochons. Signed. 7 1/2" high. 6000-7000
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13 ART NOUVEAU - DAUM, NANCY. A wheelcarved and cameo decorated cabinet vase carved with a design of nicotina flowers and leaves in shades of orange. 4 1/2" high. Signed. 3500-4000
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14 ART DECO - EMILE GALLE. A fine triple layered French cameo glass perfume bottle. With landscape designs in green and brown. Matching frosted glass stopper. 7 1/2" high. Signed. Circa 1900. 4000-5000
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15 ART NOUVEAU - DAUM, NANCY. An important and unusual wheel carved and enamelled perfume bottle. The columnar vessel is decorated with a large applied dragonfly and green foliage on a blue fused ground. Frosted glass stopper in the form of a finely carved Fleur-de-Lys. Signed, numbered underside. 6" high. 16000-18000