A pair of Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle marquetry
coffres en tombeau (coffers-on-stands), by André-Charles Boulle, circa 1688
2,500,000-4,000,000
£2,617,250
$4,211,155
€3,020,307
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
49
A bronze figure of Cupid, by Corneille Van Cleve
(1646-1732), 1707
150,000-200,000
£481,250
$774,331
€555,363
European
Trade
113
A pair of silver gilt-frames with two painted ivory
panels of the Adoration of the Magi and the Virgin and Child and the frames
by Giuseppe Rusca (Master 1695-1745), circa
1745
50,000-80,000
£373,250
$600,559
€430,731
Anonymous
94
A large pair of Dutch 26 in. (68 cm.) library globes
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Amsterdam, the
terrestrial circa 1630-45, the
celestial circa 1630
60,000-100,000
£289,250
$465,403
€333,795
European Private
105
A Louis XIV ormolu eight-light chandelier, first
quarter 18th century, in the manner of André -Charles Boulle
150,000-250,000
£265,250
$426,787
€306,099
European
Private
152
An early Louis XV parcel-gilt and cream-painted
panelled room , circa 1730
150,000-250,000
£235,250
$378,517
€271,479
US
Private
6
An Italian giltwood and ormolu-mounted verde antico
marble console table, Rome, mid-18th century
40,000-60,000
£133,250
$214,399
€153,771
European
Trade
21
A pair of South Italian mother-of-pearl,
tortoiseshell- and brass-inlaid walnut, amaranth and ebony marquetry
commodes, Sicily, late 17th/early 18th century, probably Palermo
100,000-150,000
£133,250
$214,399
€153,771
European
Private
22
A carved ivory group of the Virgin and child, French
or Italian, circa 1280-1300
70,000-100,000
£133,250
$214,399
€153,771
UK
Private
102
A Regency ormolu-mounted brass-inlaid ebony and
tortoiseshell drum table, by Thomas Parker, signed George Wall Parker, circa 1817
70,000-100,000
£127,250
$204,745
€146,847
UK
Trade
Important European Furniture, Sculpture & Clocks
London –
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Sale no:
7745 – Top Ten
[All sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold:
£7,012,750
$11,283,515
€8,092,714
Lots
Sold:114
Lots
Offered: 176
Sold by
Lot: 65%
Sold by
£: 79%
Exchange Rate£:= $1.609/€1.154
Lot
Description
Estimate
(£)
Purchase
Price
Buyer
100
A pair of Louis XIV ormolu-mounted Boulle marquetry
coffres en tombeau (coffers-on-stands), by André-Charles Boulle, circa 1688
2,500,000-4,000,000
£2,617,250
$4,211,155
€3,020,307
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam
49
A bronze figure of Cupid, by Corneille Van Cleve
(1646-1732), 1707
150,000-200,000
£481,250
$774,331
€555,363
European
Trade
113
A pair of silver gilt-frames with two painted ivory
panels of the Adoration of the Magi and the Virgin and Child and the frames
by Giuseppe Rusca (Master 1695-1745), circa
1745
50,000-80,000
£373,250
$600,559
€430,731
Anonymous
94
A large pair of Dutch 26 in. (68 cm.) library globes
Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), Amsterdam, the
terrestrial circa 1630-45, the
celestial circa 1630
60,000-100,000
£289,250
$465,403
€333,795
European Private
105
A Louis XIV ormolu eight-light chandelier, first
quarter 18th century, in the manner of André -Charles Boulle
150,000-250,000
£265,250
$426,787
€306,099
European
Private
152
An early Louis XV parcel-gilt and cream-painted
panelled room , circa 1730
150,000-250,000
£235,250
$378,517
€271,479
US
Private
6
An Italian giltwood and ormolu-mounted verde antico
marble console table, Rome, mid-18th century
40,000-60,000
£133,250
$214,399
€153,771
European
Trade
21
A pair of South Italian mother-of-pearl,
tortoiseshell- and brass-inlaid walnut, amaranth and ebony marquetry
commodes, Sicily, late 17th/early 18th century, probably Palermo
100,000-150,000
£133,250
$214,399
€153,771
European
Private
22
A carved ivory group of the Virgin and child, French
or Italian, circa 1280-1300
70,000-100,000
£133,250
$214,399
€153,771
UK
Private
102
A Regency ormolu-mounted brass-inlaid ebony and
tortoiseshell drum table, by Thomas Parker, signed George Wall Parker, circa 1817