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An Early 18th Century Carved Wood Polychrome and Parcel-Gilt Figurine of a saint

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 19th Century French Napoleon III Ormolu-Mounted Japanese Export Imari Porcelain Jardinière, the rim accented with diapering and the base conforming with scrolling acanthus leaves

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An Early 19th Century Florentine Terra Cotta Urn Finial centered with scrolling banderoles and accented with flower laden swags above waisted socles and crested with a pine finial faux top

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of Late 19th Century Terra Cotta “Borghese” Urns, each raised on pedestals embellished with victory wreaths

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of 19th Century Fabric, Cabochons, and Gold Thread Heraldic Banners of the House of Savoy from the Palazzo Reale in Torino and acquired from the Estate of Luciano Bernardo Toselli, now presented on later custom wrought iron mounts shaped as arrows

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Early 19th Century Solid Bone Valuables Box, with intricately carved floral and foliate motifs

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of Late 18th Century Terracotta Florentine Statues of Grecian Muses dressed in well rendered draping chitons, one carrying a sheath of wheat and a laurel victory wreath and the other holding a cluster of grapes and a cornucopia

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Regal Pair of 18th c. Leather and Polychrome Map Holders, the cylindrical shapes banded near the top and at the base, and centered with the British Sovereign Coat of Arms, the belt surrounding the shield bearing the French motto of the Order of the Garter (“Honi y Soit Qui Mal y Pense”/”Shame be to him who thinks evil of it”) and below the motto of the Sovereign (“Dieu et Mon Droit”/”God and My Right”)

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of 18th Century Pietra di Vicenza Vasiform Gate Finials accented with wrought iron scrolling handles and crested with pineapples stationary lids representing the welcoming nature of the original estate

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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Pair of Cut Leaded Crystal and Ormolu Urns of vasiform shape presented on conforming bases

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of of 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Landscape Paintings signed George Haller and presented in giltwood frames

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An Unsigned 18th Century Oil on Canvas, quite likely to be that of the English Baroque composer George Frideric Handel; cf the full portrait by Jan van der Banck (d.1739 Dutch)

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Large-Scaled 19th Century Papier-Mâché Lacquered Urn decorated with cranes, pine and peony trees with scrolling tendrils, Asiatic lilies and other stylized foliate motifs

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An Exceptional Pair of 18th Century French Giltwood Wall Appliqués intricately carved with bows and ribbons, trophies, billing doves, tassels, acanthus leaves, lambrequins, symbols of the harvest, and a wide array of musical instruments including a tambourine, pipes of pan, and a lyre

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An Allegorical Pair of 18th Century Grisaille Oil on Canvas Panels, one of a contented sleeping wood nymph asking not to be disturbed and the other of a muse counseling vigilance (listening and observation, as represented by the bell and oil lamp) to avoid being disturbed, presented in silvered later frames

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 19th Century Macassar Ebony Valuables Box, retaining its original hardware and keyed lock on two doors fitted with beveled glass and opening to four drawers

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Late 19th Century Leather and Brass Italian Bota Bag with carrying straps

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 4th Century A.D. Marble Roman Head possibly of Emperor Constantine, one of Rome’s greatest leaders, dating back to earlier days of Constantine’s empire and most likely displayed after A.D. 312 in the part of the Forum built by the emperor Trajan.

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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Anglo Indian Bone, Ebony, and Tortoiseshell Box

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 19th Century Dutch Translucent Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver
Valuables Box, the top centered by an ornate cartouche medallion with conforming mounts on the lid and sides of the scalloped box

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 19th Century Shaped Octagonal Chinese Export Chinoiserie Tea Caddy, created for the French market but in the English style, with its original key and embellished with intricate penwork in varying tones of gold and polychrome depicting pavilions, tea rituals and farming, the interior fitted with two lidded tin compartments, one for green tea and one for black, and the whole raised on dragon feet

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An Elegant 19th Century English Burl Wood Travel Box, fully outfitted with a complete set of sterling silver and glass jars, boxes, scissors, perfume/cream bottles, mother-of-pearl sewing items, and two interior drawers, one with a leather writing surface and the other for storage, a mirror inside the lid, and the whole accented with gold-plated brass banderole and heraldry inlay as well as the original lock and key

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 19th Century English Walnut and Satinwood Marquetry Sewing Box, with original lock and key, embellished with neoclassical scenes of Roman gods and goddesses on chariot, the interior fitted with compartments and pin cushion

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of Monumental Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Borghese Urns

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A 19th Century Oil on Canvas depicting an English Landscape, signed David Bates, 1881 and presented in a giltwood frame

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Mid-19th Century English Oil on Canvas Landscape entitled Day on Loch Torridon depicting a sportsman in full Scottish regalia along with his two daughters and surrounded by their dogs and other animals, signed in the lower right hand corner “TW 1849” and most likely the work of Thomas Woodward, (1801-1852), cf. Horses Surprised by Wolves 1842, Tate Gallery London. Woodward was employed as an animal painter to Queen Victoria but also produced landscapes and historical subjects

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An Unusually Diminutive Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Table Box accented with a silver eagle motif on the top along with garlanded banding and an elaborate conforming silver escutcheon, the top opening to reveal a small silver locket for a memento or small treasured item, and with all raised on flattened bun beet

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of Edwardian Silver and Ribbed Crystal Match Strike Globes, (priced individually) and signed John Grinsell & Sons, renowned silversmiths from the Victoria Works, St George’s, Birmingham

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Fine 19th Century English Regency Barometer decorated with inlaid conch shells

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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A Pair of 19th Century Red Venetian Porcelain Parcel-Gilt and Enameled Urns

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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Set of Four 19th Century Polychrome and Giltwood Wall Appliqués featuring gold eagles grasping lambrequins and supporting the platforms with spread wings

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   


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An 18th Century Siamese Stone Buddha Head now mounted on a later bronzed metal base

Height: 31”; Width: 10”; Depth: 8”
   

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