The Pleasure of Objects 2024-01-30 Auction - 178 Price Results - Sotheby's in NY - Page 7
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A Chinese Celadon-Glazed Porcelain Ge-Type Moon Flask With George IV Silver-Gilt Mounts, TheAn Important German Silver-Gilt Basin, Hieronymous Sailer, Augsburg, 1613-1615A Large German Parcel-Gilt Silver-Mounted Blue and White Fayence Canister, Christian Mentzel the
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The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian & Carolina Irving Collection Sotheby’s is pleased to be offering, The Pleasure of Objects: The Ian and Carolina Irving Collection this January during Old Master’s Week. Objects from this collection were never hidden in cupboards but out on display and always in use. A summer lunch at this East Hampton home was served outside on white tablecloths set with white and gilt silver catching the afternoon sun surrounded by a background of lawns and tall grasses. Dinner inside would be a candle-lit presentation rotating between settings of German 17th century silver-gilt with the emphasis on diamond pattern and repeated hearts one night, to all an English setting the following night, the display centered by a superb, covered cup to a design by William Kent, the food served on plates designed by Robert Adam, while on the wall glinted chargers designed by Pugin. Some guests were privileged to experience a Royal and Imperial night, with the emphasis on the courts of Hanover and London, with a glimpse of a tapestry of Queen Anne nearby, the wine bottles sitting in gilded coasters from the Borghese Palace, on a side table a pair of tazze with the arms of the Doge of Venice, bought from the famous Mentmore sale. While other visitors might be treated to candelabra from Cadiz mixed with chargers from Portugal, Alto Peru, and Guatemala, all overseen by an early 19th century Mexican beauty in a frame nearby. While greatly loved, these treasures will now be available for a new generation to enjoy.
A George I Silver Gilt Cup and Cover, John Edwards, London, 1720, Britannia Standard: the wide bell-shaped body engraved above a molded girdle with contemporary arms below earl’s coronet, the double scroll handles with unusual quatrefoil and button terminals, the domed cover
0146: A George I Silver Gilt Cup and Cover, John Edwards, London, 1720, Britannia StandardEst. $15,000-$25,000Lot Closed
A Pair of French Brass and Blue and White Opaline Glass Wall Lights, 19th Century: wired for electricity width 12 in. 30.5 cm Provenance Madeleine Castaing, 30 Rue Jacob, Paris, 20 November 2000 
0147: A Pair of French Brass and Blue and White Opaline Glass Wall Lights, 19th CenturyEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Closed
A Gilt, Patinated, Enamelled and Cold-Painted Bronze Floor Lamp, early 20th Century: height 52 in.; 132 cm
0148: A Gilt, Patinated, Enamelled and Cold-Painted Bronze Floor Lamp, early 20th CenturyEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Closed
A Large English Embroidery Portrait Wall Hanging, Circa 1700: worked in wools in long and short split stitch, depicting a female figure wearing an ermine-trimmed mantle holding a laurel wreath and an oval half-length portrait of young boy in armour and crowned
0149: A Large English Embroidery Portrait Wall Hanging, Circa 1700Est. $8,000-$12,000Lot Closed
Six American Silver-Gilt Pomegranate Bowls, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1890: realistically modelled as pomegranate fruits and foliage with seeds spilling out of gashes on the sides, marked on the bases with maker's mark, year mark and special order no. 1826 31 oz; 964 g
0150: Six American Silver-Gilt Pomegranate Bowls, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, 1890Est. $6,000-$8,000Lot Closed
A French Lapis Lazuli and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Circa 1900: with key height 9 1/2 in.; width 5 3/4 in. 24 cm; 14.5 cm
0151: A French Lapis Lazuli and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Circa 1900Est. $1,500-$2,500Lot Closed
A Levantine Bone-Inlaid Walnut Guéridon, probably Syria, 19th Century: height 30 in.; diameter 27 1/2 in. 76 cm; 70 cm Provenance Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp, Sotheby's New York, 25 January 2011, lot 167
0152: A Levantine Bone-Inlaid Walnut Guéridon, probably Syria, 19th CenturyEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Closed
A Spanish Baroque Carved and Turned Walnut Settee, Circa 1700: covered in yellow silk velvet height 51 1/4 in.; width 55 in.; depth 20 1/2 in. 130 cm; 140 cm; 52 cm Provenance Bonham's London, 7July 2010, lot 46
0153: A Spanish Baroque Carved and Turned Walnut Settee, Circa 1700Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed
Royal: A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Covered Beaker, Johann Mittnacht III, Augsburg, Circa 1753-55: straight-sided form, the body set with five medals relating to Ludvig VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt within chased cartouches relating to hunting, drinking, eating and flowers, on three lion paw
0154: Royal: A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Covered Beaker, Johann Mittnacht III, Augsburg, Circa 1753-55Est. $10,000-$15,000Lot Closed
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Cup And Cover, Probably Augsburg, Circa 1700: the circular gilt body with a sleeve of silver acanthus leaves and two scroll handles, the cover with a ball finial and swirling acanthus bracket, apparently unmarked 17 1/4 oz; 552 g height 6 1/4
0155: A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Cup And Cover, Probably Augsburg, Circa 1700Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Ewer, Probably Augsburg, Circa 1700: the body with a sleeve of acanthus leaves, the scroll handle with beaded ornament, apparently unmarked 17 oz; 528 g height 6 3/4 in.; 17 cm Provenance Precious Objects from Asprey & Garrard,
0156: A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Ewer, Probably Augsburg, Circa 1700Est. $5,000-$7,000Lot Closed
A Parcel-Gilt Silver Cup And Cover, Maker's Mark ILW Struck Twice, Probably German, Second Half Of: the foot, cup and cover all with chased heart motifs, the cover with a dolphin finial, marked on the lip 6 oz; 186 g height 9 in.; 24 cm
0157: A Parcel-Gilt Silver Cup And Cover, Maker's Mark ILW Struck Twice, Probably German, Second Half OfEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed
Royal: A George III Silver Serving Dish From The Russian Imperial Volynsk Service, Maker's Mark: shaped-circular form, with a reeded border, the underside with later inscription, stamped and dot-pricked with inventory number 11, marked on the underside 37 oz; 1150 g diameter 13 in.; 33 cm
0158: Royal: A George III Silver Serving Dish From The Russian Imperial Volynsk Service, Maker's MarkEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Closed
A Russian Trompe L'oeil Silver Cigar Box, Alexander Mukhin, Moscow, 1885: realistically engraved to simulate a wooden cigar box with tobacco tax bands 17 oz; 528 g length 5 in.; 13 cm
0159: A Russian Trompe L'oeil Silver Cigar Box, Alexander Mukhin, Moscow, 1885Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed
An Indian Mughal or Rajput Parcel-Gilt Silver Water Syringe for Holi (Pichkari), Late 18th Or Early: tubular lappet borders and shaped handle, the spout formed as an elephant's head 38 oz.; 1181 g length 23 in.; 58 cm with handle depressed Provenance Stuart Cary Welch Collection Part II,
0160: An Indian Mughal or Rajput Parcel-Gilt Silver Water Syringe for Holi (Pichkari), Late 18th Or EarlyEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed
An Italian Parcel-Gilt Silver 'Turquerie' Perfume Burner, Venice, Late 18th Century: modelled as an Ottoman couple seated on a divan chased with flowers, the chimney allowing the smoke to rise and swirl between them, marked inside base and cover, and with later Austrian control marks
0161: An Italian Parcel-Gilt Silver 'Turquerie' Perfume Burner, Venice, Late 18th CenturyEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Closed
A George II Silver Snuffers Tray, David Willaume II, London, 1728: shaped-rectangular form, with a flat faceted baluster handle, on four bun feet, engraved with the crest of Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart, marked on the underside 12 oz; 373 g length 7 1/4
0162: A George II Silver Snuffers Tray, David Willaume II, London, 1728Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed
A German Silver-Gilt Wine Cup, Maker's Mark MH Conjoined, Possibly For Mang Hopfer, Augsburg,: the foot with embossed heart-shaped motifs, repeated on the screw-on octofoil bowl, marked on the lip and foot 6 oz; 186 g height 7 1/4 in.; 18 cm Catalogue note Mang Hopfer was born in Hamburg
0163: A German Silver-Gilt Wine Cup, Maker's Mark MH Conjoined, Possibly For Mang Hopfer, Augsburg,Est. $5,000-$8,000Lot Closed
A German Silver-Gilt Pineapple Cup And Cover, Christoff Kremer, Nuremberg, Circa 1610: modeled as a bunch of grapes, the foot with chased decoration leading to the knopped stem, supporting the lobed cup, the cover with a vase of flowers finial, marked on the foot, lip and cover 14 oz;
0164: A German Silver-Gilt Pineapple Cup And Cover, Christoff Kremer, Nuremberg, Circa 1610Est. $8,000-$12,000Lot Closed
A German Silver-Gilt Wine Cup, Abraham Kessbair I, Augsburg, Circa 1685-1690: the base, stem and waisted cup all with pronounced convex circles, marked on foot and lip 7 oz; 217 g height 7 1/4 in.; 18.5 cm Catalogue note Abraham Kessbair registered as a master in 1669 and
0165: A German Silver-Gilt Wine Cup, Abraham Kessbair I, Augsburg, Circa 1685-1690Est. $5,000-$8,000Lot Closed
A Pair of George III Gilt Bronze Ice Pails, possibly by Matthew Boulton, circa 1775: each with removable parcel-gilt copper liner; one marginally greater in height height 9 in.; width 11 in. 23 cm; 28 cm Catalogue note In the initial stages of ormolu production at the Soho
0166: A Pair of George III Gilt Bronze Ice Pails, possibly by Matthew Boulton, circa 1775Est. $20,000-$30,000Lot Closed
An Important Set Of Twelve George III Silver Dinner Plates Designed by Robert Adam, John Carter II,: with applied outer ovolo borders and inner beaded borders, engraved with contemporary arms in a circle of husks, the backs engraved with numbers and weights: No. 10 18-3, No. 17 17-15, No. 24 19-10,
0167: An Important Set Of Twelve George III Silver Dinner Plates Designed by Robert Adam, John Carter II,Est. $20,000-$30,000Lot Closed
A George I Silver-Gilt Dessert Service for Eighteen, Samuel Hitchcock and William Woodward, London,: Old English pattern, the knives and forks with octagonal pistol handles, the spoons with rat-tail bowls, the forks with three prongs, engraved with crest and coronet, comprising: eighteen
0168: A George I Silver-Gilt Dessert Service for Eighteen, Samuel Hitchcock and William Woodward, London,Est. $6,000-$8,000Lot Closed
A Set Of Twenty-Four George II Silver-Mounted Agate-Handled Dinner Knives, Circa 1750: with mottled brown and grey octagonal pistol handles, scalloped silver ferrule and steel scimitar blades, one blade stamped Underwood, possibly for Yeeling Underwood of Great Turnstyle, Lincolns Inn
0169: A Set Of Twenty-Four George II Silver-Mounted Agate-Handled Dinner Knives, Circa 1750Est. $3,000-$5,000Lot Closed