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MAY
18, 2005 AUCTION OF ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL FURNITURE AND DECORATIONS
ATTRACTS STRONG INTERNATIONAL BIDDING AT DOYLE NEW YORK
Sale
included Old Master Paintings and Drawings, Asian Works of Art, and the
Estate of Countess Maria de Almagro Baccelli
On May, 18,
2005, Doyle New York conducted an auction of Important English and Continental
Furniture and Decorations including Old Master Paintings and Asian Works
of Art. The sale will offered important furniture and decorations from
the 17th through early 19th centuries, as well as Continental, English
and Chinese export porcelain, Georgian silver, sculpture, clocks, chandeliers,
sconces, tapestries, rugs, Asian works of art and Old Master paintings
and drawings. A special section of the auction was devoted to furniture,
decorations and fine art from the estate of Countess Maria de Almagro
Baccelli. Intense international competition in the salesroom and on the
telephones resulted in strong prices and sent the sale total to $1,742,760,
against an estimate of $1,137,050-1,679,250, with 86% sold by lot and
93% by value.
THE COLLECTION
OF COUNTESS MARIA DE ALMAGRO BACCELLI
The Collection of Countess Maria de Almagro Baccelli comprised approximately
one hundred forty lots in the auction and offered a large array of elegant
furniture, decorations, fine art, rugs and Asian works of art. The countess
assembled her collection during the 1960s and 70s, mostly purchasing in
Rome and Florence. Highlighting the collection was an important pair of
Italian Neoclassical gilt-wood bilbao mirrors measuring 68 inches in height,
each with a painted landscape panel and an elaborate crest. Attracting
active bidding from international bidders in the salesroom and on the
telephones, the mirrors sold to an English buyer for $84,000, surpassing
their pre-sale estimate of $50,000-70,000. Also sought-after was an elegant
Italian Neoclassical commode in the manner of G. Maggiolini, decorated
with elaborate marquetry panels depicting urns, trailing foliage, musical
trophies and birds. Intense competition sent the commode soaring over
its pre-sale estimate of $15,000-20,000 to reach $39,000. French furniture
also attracted strong prices, with an elegant pair of Louis XVI style
painted and parcel gilt fauteuils fetching $7,800 against an estimate
of $3,000-5,000.
Highlighting
the fine art in the Baccelli Collection was a remarkable pair of 17th
century views of the Battle of Lepanto by the Circle of Jan Peters that
sold for $16,800 against an estimate of $10,000-15,000. Also notable was
a pair of small oils measuring 9 by 13 inches by John Newboldt (British,
1805-1867) depicting the Castel Sant Angelo and the Temple of Vesta, that
sold to an Italian buyer for $10,800, well over their pre-sale estimate
of $4,000-6,000. Of much more recent vintage was a masterful pencil and
wash on paper of a female reclining nude by Francisco Zuniga (Mexican,
1913-1998) that surpassed its estimate of $5,000-7,000 and sold for $12,000.
Featured
in the fine decorations of the Baccelli Collection was a pair of exquisite
Charles X opaline glass and gilt-bronze vases measuring 13 inches tall.
Estimated at $2,500-3,500, the pair more than doubled the high estimate
and sold for $7,200. Also notable was a 19th century French white marble
sculpture of a reclining female nude by E.T. Falconnet, which achieved
$6,600, well over their estimate of $1,500-2,500. Highlighting the selection
of silver from the Baccelli Collection was a pair of 19th century Continental
silver figures of male and female cockatoos that soared past their estimate
of $2,000-3,000 to sell for $2,000-3,000.
Among the Asian Works of Art in the Baccelli Collection were 17th through
19th century Chinese and Chinese Export porcelain articles. Highlighting
the selection was a Chinese Imari five-piece porcelain garniture from
the second half of the 18th century. It comprised three high-shouldered
covered vases and two cylindrical vases, and sold to a Southern buyer
for $15,600 against an estimate of $2,000-3,000.
For
further information on Countess Maria de Almagro Baccelli and her collection,
click here.
PROPERTY
FROM OTHER OWNERS
Highlighting the property from other collections and estates in the auction
was a set of four Continental Medieval quatrefoil stained glass windows
depicting various saints and religious scenes. The center panels of the
windows were unusually large and the figures were well executed. The set
was the object of intense competitive bidding, and it sold to an English
bidder on the telephone for $106,000. Also highly sought-after was a circa
1700 William and Mary walnut tall case clock inscribed Nicolas Masseys
A Londres that sold for a strong $51,000, against an estimate of $8,000-12,000.
An impressive Regency cut glass and gilt-bronze nine-light chandlier caught
the fancy of a number of bidders and sold for $16,800, well over the pre-sale
estimate of $8,000-12,000.
Rugs and
carpets also sold strongly at the auction. An early 20th century Tabriz
carpet measuring 23 by 15 feet was estimated at $12,000-18,000, but sold
for $30,000 after much competition. Attracting almost as much attention
was a Lavar Kirman from the last quarter of the 19th century that sold
for $24,000, against an estimate of $8,000-12,000.
ASIAN
WORKS OF ART
In addition to the Asian Works of Art in the Baccelli Collection, the
auction offered almost one hundred lots from other owners. Highlighting
the selection was an exquisite 18th century Chinese gilt-bronze and jade
ruyi sceptre measuring 20 inches in length that sold for $18,000, well
over its estimate of $8,000-12,000.
OLD MASTER
PAINTINGS
The Old Master paintings section of the auction offered a wide range of
works by artists from the Renaissance to the 19th century. The top painting
of the day was a British School 18th century canvas of a Spinone Italiano
(Italian Spaniel) in a landscape that soared past the pre-sale estimate
of $10,000-15,000 to fetch $54,000. There was much international competition
for an 18th century Italian School painting depicting a Woman at the
Virginals, which was sold to a Spanish bidder for $48,000, well over
its estimate of $12,000-18,000. Two portraits of Saint Jerome, one attributed
to Luca Giordano and the other to a follower of Artus Wolffort, each sold
for $16,800, against estimates of $8,000-12,000 and $7,000-9,000, respectively.
AUCTION
Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 10am
NEXT
AUCTION
Ocotber 2005
INFORMATION
Old Master Paintings and Drawings: Shani Toledano, 212-427-4141, ext.
238, paintings@DoyleNewYork.com
Furniture and Decorations: Mark Moehrke, 212-427-4141, ext. 271, furniture@DoyleNewYork.com
CATALOGUE
Subscriptions Department, 212-427-4141, ext. 257, subscriptions@DoyleNewYork.com
View
the online catalogue
MEDIA
CONTACT
Louis LeB. Webre, Vice President, Marketing and Media, 212-427-4141, ext
232, louis@DoyleNewYork.com
Images and interviews are available upon request.
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