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New York, NY, United States
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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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0098: A Directoire Brass-Mounted Mahogany Console Desserte, Circa 1795Est. US$800-US$1,200Lot Closed
0099: A Danish Silver "Pregnant Duck" Pitcher, No. 992, Designed by Henning Koppel, Georg JensenEst. US$5,000-US$8,000Lot Closed
0100: A Danish Silver "Swan" Pitcher, No. 1052, Designed by Henning Koppel, Georg Jensen Silversmithy,Est. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Closed
0101: The Wahup Cup, A George II Silver-Gilt Cup And Cover, After Designs By William Kent, ElizabethEst. US$40,000-US$60,000Lot Closed
0103: A South German Ivory-Inlaid Ebony Casket, probably Augsburg, late 16th CenturyEst. US$12,000-US$18,000Lot Closed
0104: A Cased Set of 48 Handblown Prosthetic Glass Eyes, probably German, Early 20th CenturyEst. US$800-US$1,200Lot Closed
0105: A William IV Ebonised and Painted Circular Tilt-Top Table, Circa 1830Est. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Closed
0106: A Large Portuguese Silver Dish, Maker's Mark ARC, Lisbon, Early 18th CenturyEst. US$10,000-US$15,000Lot Closed
0108: A Mexican Silver Incense Boat, Marked With a Crowned F, Mexico City, Circa 1600-1620Est. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Closed
0109: A Large Parcel-Gilt Silver Dish, Probably Mexican, Circa 1600Est. US$40,000-US$60,000Lot Closed
0111: A Silver-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Ewer, The Porcelain Mid-17th Century, Transitional Period, TheEst. US$6,000-US$8,000Lot Closed
0113: An Important German Silver-Gilt Basin, Hieronymous Sailer, Augsburg, 1613-1615Est. US$50,000-US$80,000Lot Closed
0114: An Indo-Portuguese Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Ewer, Gujarat, Early 17th CenturyEst. US$40,000-US$60,000Lot Closed
0115: Two Indo-Portuguese Mother-of-Pearl Dishes, Gujarat, 17th CenturyEst. US$15,000-US$25,000Lot Closed
![Indo-Portuguese Mother-of-Pearl Circular Powder Flask, Gujarat, 17th/18th Century: lacking stopper height 7 in.; width 6 in. 7.8 cm; 5.3 cm Catalogue note A similar circular Gujarat powder flask is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2018.211.9)[fig.1].](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/246/313826/168234259_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1703699692)
0116: Indo-Portuguese Mother-of-Pearl Circular Powder Flask, Gujarat, 17th/18th CenturyEst. US$3,000-US$5,000Lot Closed
0117: An Indo-Portuguese Mother-of-Pearl Powder Horn, Gujurat, 17th/18th CenturyEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Closed
0118: A Louis XVI Carved and Ivory Painted Lit de Repos, late 18th CenturyEst. US$5,000-US$8,000Lot Closed
0119: A Matched Pair of Victorian Ebonised Wood and Bone Two-Tier Etageres, mid-19th CenturyEst. US$5,000-US$10,000Lot Closed
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