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New York, NY, United States
Auction Details
The Pleasure of Objects
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.
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0001: A Monumental Agateware Pottery Potpourri Vase And Two-Handled Reticulated Cover, Probably FrenchEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Closed
0002: Jean-Guillaume Moitte (1746 – 1810), Presentation Drawing of a Pot a Oille on Stand, decoratedEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Closed
0004: An Italian Silver-Gilt Nautilus-Form Cup, Maker's Mark DB, Venice, Late 17th CenturyEst. US$12,000-US$18,000Lot Closed
0008: An American Silver "American Indian" Serving Fork And Spoon, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, CircaEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Closed
0010: A George II Silver Covered Jug and Stand, Jacob Marsh, London, 1746Est. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Closed
![Spanish or Mexican School, Circa 1810: Spanish or Mexican School, circa 1810 Portrait of Doña Isidora Navarro inscribed upper right beneath a coat of arms: D.A ISIDORA AVS A NAVA- / RRO. E.SPV. D[E] DAZA ANTES. / MAD. HV. oil on](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/246/313826/168234157_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1703699692)
0014: A Large Pair Of George III Silver Candlesticks, Frederick Kandler, London, 1777Est. US$7,000-US$10,000Lot Closed
0016: The Spitzer Collection. Two sets of works pertaining to this iconic collection. Paris: 1890-1891;Est. US$1,000-US$2,000Lot Closed
0018: Waterloo: A Victorian Silver-Gilt Equestrian Commemorative Inkstand, John Mortimer & John SamuelEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Closed
0019: A Very Rare Victorian Parcel-Gilt Silver And Enamel Three-Piece Tea Service With Shakespeare Scenes,Est. US$15,000-US$25,000Lot Closed
0020: A Pair Of William And Mary Silver Wall Sconces, Benjamin Bathurst, London, 1692Est. US$30,000-US$50,000Lot Closed
0021: A Large Northern European Creamware Two-Handled Potpourri Vase And Reticulated Cover, 19th CenturyEst. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Closed
0022: A Louis XV Carved and Parcel Gilt Grey Painted Table à Gibier, South of France, mid-18thEst. US$5,000-US$8,000Lot Closed
0023: A Silver-Gilt Model of a Horse, Probably East German, Late 17th CenturyEst. US$8,000-US$12,000Lot Closed
0024: A Continental Gilt-Metal And Coral Table Ornament, 17th Century and LaterEst. US$6,000-US$10,000Lot Closed
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