Rare Meissen in the Autumn Fine Sale

Rare Meissen porcelain from private collections is set to go under the hammer at Tennants Auctioneers on 15^th November in the Autumn Fine Sale, led by a rare Meissen Porcelain Goldchinesen Teapot and Cover, which was decorated in the Augsberg workshop of Abraham Seuter, circa 1725 (estimate: £3,000-5,000 all figures exclude buyer’s premium). Also on offer are two Meissen Porcelain Armorial Plates from the Ferrero service, offered separately with estimates of £1,200-1,800 and £1,500-2,000. The service was made circa 1740 for Carlo Francesco Vincenzo Ferrero, the Marquese d’Ornea (1680-1745), who held various ministerial posts under the Kings of Sardinia, as well as being Ambassador to the Saxon Court in Dresden. There are relatively few pieces of this service recorded. Finally, there is a charming Pair of Meissen Porcelain Figures of Swans, made circa 1750 and modelled by Johann Joachim Kaendler (estimate: £3,000-5,000).

Amongst the works of art in the sale is a Bronze of the 1863 Derby Winner ‘Macaroni’, with his jockey Tom Chaloner, signed ‘I Bonheur’ (estimate: £4,000-6,000). Macaroni was bred by Richard Grosvenor, 2^nd Marquess of Westminster, and was sold in 1861 to Liverpool banker Richard Naylor to be trained by James Godding at the Palace House Stable in Newmarket. In 1863, Macaroni won seven of his eight races, including the 2,000 Guineas, the Drawing Room Stakes at Newmarket, the York Cup and the Doncaster Cup and the legendary Derby, notable for its record 33 false starts, partially caused by torrential rain. Also of interest is an August Rodin bronze of a male figure, cast in 1963 by the Musee Rodin as one of an edition of eight after Rodin’s original 1895 model (estimate: £1,500-2,500), and a William and Mary Silver-Mounted Tortoiseshell Snuff Box dated 1691 (estimate: £700-1,000).

Fine antique furniture on offer in the sale includes a good French Boulle-Marquetry Bureau Plat, made in the second half of the 19^th century after a design by Andre-Charles Boulle (estimate: £4,000-6,000), and an Elizabethan Style Oak Full Tester Bed (estimate: £3,000-5,000). A mid-19^th century Mahogany Extending Dining Table attributed to Gillows is offered with an estimate of £3,000-4,000, and an interesting set of four Carved Mahogany Torcheres, by repute supplied by Liberty’s of London to the Odeon Cinema Ballroom in the early 20^th century are offered with an estimate of £2,000-3,000. Two Relief-Decorated Plaster Sections after the Parthenon Frieze, made by renowned cast-maker Domenico Brucciani in the late 19^th or early 20th century are expected to sell for £3,000-5,000.

A Good Striking Pull Quarter Repeat Table Clock by one of the finest clockmakers of the 18^th century John Ellicott leads a good offering of clocks, offered with an estimate of £3,000-4,000. Interesting 19^th century clocks include a Mahogany Chiming Tubular Bell Longcase Clock retailed by Maple & Co. Ltd. of London circa 1890 (estimate: £1,500-2,000), a Mahogany Chiming Longcase Clock by J. Jennens of Clerkenwell, made circa 1870 (estimate: £1,500-2,000), and a French Ormolu Striking Revolving Urn-Shaped Mantel Clock from the first half of the 19^th century (estimate: £600-800). Good furnishing rugs and carpets on offer include a Ghom Silk Carpet made in Central Iran in 1980 (estimate: £3,000-5,000), a 1960s Fine Tabriz Carpet from Northwest Iran (estimate: £2,000-3,00), and a modern Afghani Ziegler Mahal Design Carpet (estimate: £700-1,000).

Coming up in the Autumn Asian Art Sale, which takes place on Friday 14^th November, is a good mix of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and works of art. Highlights of the sale include a Chinese Flambe-Glazed Bottle Vase, Qing Dynasty, probably Qianglong (estimate: £2,000-3,000), and a Chinese Guan-Type Meiping, possibly Ming (estimate: £7,000-10,000), both with provenance from renowned Asian art dealer Sydney Moss. Also of interest is a Chinese Porcelain Bottle Vase, with Jiaqing reign mark and probably of the period (estimate: £1,000-1,500). The sale will also offer a private collection of Japanese works of art, featuring such lots as a good Pair of Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases, Meiji period, decorated with birds, flowers and kanji seal tablets (estimate: £6,000-8,000).

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