Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024 10:00 EST
Lots 569 - 799
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English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
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Auction of English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts on October 17, 2024
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A Circa 1665 Charles II Embroidered Cabinet and a 17th/18th Century Venetian Mirror Each Achieved $32,000
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NEW YORK, NY — Doyle’s auction of English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts on October 17, 2024 attracted determined bidders from both sides of the Atlantic. The sale presented an impressive array of exceptional furniture, porcelain, mirrors, clocks, chandeliers, tapestries and rugs from prominent estates and collections.
Tied for top lot were two rare and important survivals that sold for the identical price of $32,000, many times their respective estimates. A circa 1665 Charles II cabinet was covered in stumpwork, silk and metal thread-embroidery depicting flora, fauna and and Biblical scenes. Biblical themes were very popular at this time and were much used in paintings and the decorative arts. Its exceptional state of preservation is likely due to its careful storage in what appears to be its original traveling case. Needlework of this caliber was the pastime of wealthy, aristocratic women and professional embroiderers. Girls were taught sewing skills at an early age, progressing from samplers to much more elaborate needlework, as seen in this cabinet.
Also achieving $32,000 was a colorful Venetian Baroque clear and cobalt glass-mounted mirror from the late 17th/early 18th century. Bidders were attracted by its rectangular form and elaborate decoration of intricate panels, foliate plaques and reverse-painted lozenges, which rarely survive intact.
Additional Categories in the Sale
Special sections of the sale also showcased Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints, The Collection of Eldo Netto and English & Continental Silver on Oct 16, and Russian Works of Art on Oct 17.
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A Selection of Auction Highlights
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Lot 581 - Egyptian Sandstone Amarna Style Relief Of Pharaoh Akhenaten
Sold for $25,600
Estimated at $5,000 - $7,000
Lot 600 - A Pair of Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Diorite Urns 19th Century
Sold for $20,480
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 634 - Venetian Baroque Clear and Cobalt Glass-Mounted Mirror Late 17th/early 18th century
Sold for $32,000
Estimated at $5,000 - $7,000
Lot 636 - Italian Baroque Giltwood Large Mirror Late 17th/early 18th century
Estate / Collection: Property from a Manhattan Apartment Decorated by Thomas Britt
Sold for $10,240
Estimated at $2,500 - $3,500
Lot 690 - Charles II Stumpwork, Silk and Metal Thread-Embroidered Cabinet Circa 1665
Sold for $32,000
Estimated at $2,000 - $4,000
Lot 718 - George III Style 'Gothick' Mahogany Clothes Press Late 19th/early 20th century
Sold for $16,640
Estimated at $5,000 - $8,000
Lot 727 - Set of Nine George II Walnut Dining Chairs Circa 1750
Sold for $19,200
Estimated at $15,000 - $30,000
Lot 760 - Pair of Regency Style Giltwood Dolphin Consoles
Estate / Collection: Property from a Sutton Place South Private Collection
Sold for $15,360
Estimated at $5,000 - $7,000