29 September 2009 - Fine Art Sale

#0197

Lot 556/0197

A heavy brass Hall Lantern,
of cylindrical form with four bowed glass panels and leaf cast urn finials and pineapple terminal, 29″ (74cms). (1)

Lot 557/0197

SOLD Hammer price €440

A brass Hall Lantern,
late 19th Century,
with four coloured and leaded glass panels under a pierced Arcadian frieze, 26 1/2″ (67cms). (1)
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Lot 558/0197

SOLD Hammer price €900

A hexagonal brass Hall Lantern,
late 19th Century, in the George III style,
with six glass panels and leaf cast corona, 28″ (71cms)h. (1)
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Lot 559/0197

SOLD Hammer price €50

A pair of two branch rococo style brass Wall Lights,
each with leaf cast arms, 15″ (38cms). (2)

Lot 560/0197

A pair of two branch brass Wall Lights,
each in the rococo style with leaf scroll branches, 17″ (44cms). (2)

Lot 561/0197

SOLD Hammer price €550

A comprehensive 119 piece part Masons Stoneware Dinner / Breakfast / Coffee Service,
Strathmore & Regency pattern,
comprising large Soup Tureen and Cover, Dinner Plates, oval Platters, Soup Bowls and stands, Side Plates, Serving Dishes, and bowls, Sauceboats, Egg Cups, Tea Cups & Saucers, Coffee Cups and Sucrier, etc.

Lot 562/0197

SOLD Hammer price €280

A mahogany and parcel gilt table barrel Organ,
19th Century,
with fourteen wooden pipes and gilt front panel, in the form of organ pipes, 19″ x 17″ (49cms x 43cms). (1)
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Lot 563/0197

SOLD Hammer price €500

A ceremonial Sword,
“Knights of Malta,” with cruciform gilt brass hilt by Wilkinson Sword, England, in original scabbard, 36″ (91cms) overall, together with a Victorian officer Sword with single edged blade, as is. (2)

Lot 564/0197

SOLD Hammer price €700

A carved wooden Trophy Model of a Salmon,
naturalistically painted and mounted on board, the salmon 44″ x 12″ (112cms x 31cms). (1)
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Lot 565/0197

An attractive pair of baluster shaped Chinese Famille Rose Jars and covers,
19th Century,
each decorated with calligraphy and an urn with flowering shrub under a domed cover, 16″ (41cms). (2)
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Lot 566/0197

SOLD Hammer price €380

A very large blue and white Chinese porcelain Fish Tank,
applied with various Chinese emblems in relief and decorated with flowers, 21 1/4″ x 23″ (54cms x 59cms). (1)
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Lot 567/0197

SOLD Hammer price €4800

An usual Chinese porcelain Plaque,
mid-19th century,
painted in underglaze copper red on cobalt blue with two monkeys on a rock above a deer, a bird and wasps’ nest above, the rounded rim with bamboo, 11 ¾ by 16cm;30 by 40.8cm (1)
This plaque, which appears to Western eyes simply to feature disparate wildlife, to a Chinese would be read like a book. The word for wasp (and bee) is feng and monkey hou; fenghou means ‘May you be promoted to high rank’. The deer (lu) is homophonous with lu, emolument. The whole, therefore, wishes high rank and appropriate remuneration.
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Lot 568/0197

SOLD Hammer price €1300

A Chinese Rouleau Vase,
c.1860,
painted with panels of ladies playing go or the qin, children on a ground of prunus and cracked ice, 24in; 61cm, wood cover and stand (3)
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Lot 569/0197

A very unusual Japanese glazed pottery Vase,
19th Century,
of baluster form the green ground decorated with fan shaped panels of flowers and insects, 19″ (48cms). (1)
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Lot 570/0197

A pair of heavy speckled iron red marble vase shaped Table Lamps,
each on white marble base with attractive cream and gold shade, 24″ (61cms). (2)

Lot 571/0197

SOLD Hammer price €340

A very attractive pair of French two colour bronzed Spelter Figures of Boys,
one playing skittles and the other young peasant bare foot smoking a cigarette, 16 1/2″ (42cms). (2)

Lot 572/0197

A Continental porcelain Centrepiece,
with floral decoration, the pierced bowl supported by cherubs on a shaped base, 11″ (29cms). (1)

Lot 573/0197

A pair of two branch gilt brass Candlesticks,
each modelled with Faun holding double cornucopia with urn finials on a square white marble base with paw feet, issuing drapes, 9″ (23cms). (2)

Lot 574/0197

SOLD Hammer price €1800

A very good eight air Swiss Music Box,
19th Century,
“Subtime Harmonie no. 3333 (16 pieces),” with original tune sheet in a very ornate kingwood banded case, the marquetry top with floral inlay and musical trophies, 28″ (22cms). (1)
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Lot 575/0197

SOLD Hammer price €400

A large heavy pair of brass and steel And Irons,
19th Century,
each in the form of an ornate reeded brass urn on arched leaf cast legs, 21 1/2″ (55cms). (2)