STEINITZ at Masterpiece London 2017
Monumental Louis XVI five-light sconce, of a suite of four, adorned with a fleur-de-lys, from a set of eight which were placed in 1800-1801 in the dining room of Madame Bonaparte, the future Empress Joséphine, in the Palace of the Tuileries, Paris, circa 1785, most probably executed originally for a royal residence. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
A pair of 3-light candelabra with figures of bacchantes and putti after Claude I Ballin (1615-1678) and Nicolas Delaunay (1646-1727), master in 1672 and « directeur de la Monnaie des médailles » in 1696, Paris, Louis XIV period, circa 1700-1710. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843) Center table with "Dupasquier chimeras" Paris, Directory period, c. 1798-1800. Chased patinated gilt bronze; pink granite. H. 90 cm. (35½ in.); L. 137 cm. (54 in.); D. 77 cm. (30½ in.). STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Pair of monumental beaker vases with allied coats of arms of Gilles Le Brun (1667-1745), squire, Sieur de La Franquerie and of Marie Pépin, Demoiselle of Bellisle. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Andrea Brustolon (Belluno, 1662 – 1732), Mirror with putti decor, Venice, 17th century, circa 1690-1700. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Attributed to Melchior Barthel (1625–1672), A draped bust of a young black woman, Italy, Venice (?), 17th century, circa 1660-1670. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Jacob-Desmalter & Cie (1803-1813), Exceptional gilded wood and bronze console made for the Emperor Napoléon I and delivered in 1808 for his cabinet de travail in the Tuileries palace, Paris, Paris, Empire period, ca. 1808. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Pierre-Philippe Thomire, (1751-1843, Master in 1772), Monumental pair of 12-light torchères from the collection of the Count Nikolaï Nikititch Demidoff (1773-1828), then his son, Anatole Nikolaïevitch Demidoff (1813-1870) at the Palace of San Donato, Florence, Paris, Empire period, circa 1805-1810. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Attributed to Antoine-Guillaume Grandjacquet (Reugney, 1731 - Rome, 1801), Osiris-Antinoüs. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
Exceptional pair of large ‘Flower boxes’ attributed to Adam Weisweiler (1744-1820, master in 1778), Paris, Revolutionary period, circa 1793-1795. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD
“Martin-varnish” “Japanese-style” blue-background commode, Paris, Louis XV period, circa 1745-1749. Oak frame, Martin varnish, Japanese style, blue background, gilded bronze, Brèche d’Alep marble. 83 cm (32¾ in) high; 113.5 cm (44¾ in) wide; 62 cm (24½ in) deep. Stamp: I DUBOIS. Hallmark: crowned “C”. STEINITZ, C28 © 2017 MASTERPIECE LONDON LTD