Circa 1770
Each modelled in atop a curling branch twisting to form the handle and a tree stump, painted in bright yellow, green and ocre, the head forming the cover.
Height 10 inches (25.5 cm).
Sold for $2,560
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Includes Buyer's Premium
Circa 1770
Each modelled in atop a curling branch twisting to form the handle and a tree stump, painted in bright yellow, green and ocre, the head forming the cover.
Height 10 inches (25.5 cm).
Notes:
A second pair of this rare model sold, Collection of Héli de Talleyrand-Périgord, Duc de Talleyrand, Christie's Paris, November 26, 2005, lot 92; and a further pair sold at Koller, Zurich, March 21, 2024, lot 1087.
One with previous restorations to handle and neck, glaze chips and losses.
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Auction: Old Master Paintings / English & Continental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts, May 21, 2025
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's auction on May 20, 2025 saw strong results for 19th Century & Old Master Paintings & Drawings spanning the Italian Renaissance through the early 19th century. The sale showcased a wide range of landscapes, still lifes, portraits and religious and mythological subjects.
Highlighting the sale was an 18th century French School view of Ships Loading Cargo in a Mediterranean Harbor estimated at $2,500-5,000 that achieved a stunning $38,500. Property of a Distinguished European Collector, the painting depicted a fantastical scene of sailing ships in a harbor surrounded by classical ruins.
The selection of Old Master drawings in the sale featured Studies of a Juvenile Spoonbill, Greenfinch, and Butterfly by Vincenzo Leonardi (Italian, 1589-1657) that sold to a private collector for $20,460, many times its $3,000-5,000 estimate. Consigned by the Estate of Joanne duPont Foster, the watercolor had a distinguished and lengthy provenance dating back to the prominent Roman collector Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657). It was later sold to Pope Clement XI in 1703, and eventually to King George III of England in 1762, leaving the royal collection during the reign of King Edward VII.
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