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Important Single Owner Auction – European Furniture and Decorative Arts — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:368
Sale Title:Important Single Owner Auction – European Furniture and Decorative ArtsLots with images:366
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:304
Date:14-Sep-2014
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A provincial metal bound painted crucifix, probably Spanish, 18th/19th century. 43 cm high, 30 cm wide
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A carved wood and polychrome decorated Corpus Christi, Spanish, 16th century. 52 cm high, 48 cm wide
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A carved and painted wood Corpus Christi, possibly German, 17th century. 48 cm high, 35 cm wide
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A provincial painted crucifix, probably Spanish, 18th/19th century. 58.5 cm high, 37 cm wide
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A double sided painted crucifix, Russian, 17th/18th century. 48 cm high, 27 cm wide
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A small carved and painted figure of Christ, probably Spanish, 18th century, within a glazed wooden case, the figure 22 cm high, 12 cm wide
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A collection of 38 small silver saint coronitas, Spanish and Italian, 17th and 18th century, the largest 14 cm high
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A collection of eleven silver saint coronitas, Spanish and Italian, 17th and 18th century, the largest 23 cm high
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A collection of eight silver saint coronitas, Spanish and Italian, 17th and 18th century, the largest 21 cm high
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A carved polychrome figure of a crowned Madonna and child, probably Flemish, 17th/18th century. 117 cm high The increasing influence of courtly imagery on depictions of the Virgin Mary, especially in Northern Europe, meant that by the fourteenth century she is often shown as the Queen of Heaven, even ‘though her representation with the baby Jesus clearly predates her Coronation by her son in heaven. Her regal character is further emphasized by the composition: her feet are supported by a voluminous, gold…
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A rare polychromed limestone figure of the virgin and child, French, 16th century. 110 cm high, 43 cm high, 26 cm deep. A comparable polychrome decorated limestone example was sold at Sothebys New York, 25/1/07, lot 226. This figure is slightly later in date being earley 16th century, but has similarly thick parted hair and deeply carved flowing drapery. A further carved wood Virgin and Child circa 1500 was sold at Sothebys, London 7/7/06 (lot 24).
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A carved stone polychrome decorated figure group of the Pieta, possibly lower Austria, mid 15th century. This polychrome limestone sculpture represents the Pieta, in which the Virgin Mary cradles the dead body of her son. While the most famous example of this image type is the sculpture by Michelangelo in St Peter’s Basilica, the subject is derived from northern examples and was adopted quite late in Renaissance Italy. The Pieta, also referred to as Vesperbild, first appeared in German sculpture in around…
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A Florentine gilt and polychrome gesso relief of the Madonna and Child, Italian, mid 15th century. 77 cm high, 53 cm wide. In late medieval and Renaissance Italy, devotional activities took place in the home as well as in churches. Well-to do families might have a number of religious artworks throughout the house. Images of the Madonna and Child were often placed in the bedroom as a devotional focus, especially intended for women. It was, in particular, popularly believed that the contemplation of such…
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A carved polychrome wooden figure of a female saint, French, 18th century. 122 cm high
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A large polychrome carved walnut seated figure of St Catherine of Siena, French, possibly the Alsace region, 16th century. 143 cm high, 68 cm wide, 64 cm deep. St Catherine of Siena, born Catherine Benincasa in 1347, was a mystic, tertiary (lay) member of the Dominican Order, philosopher, theologian, writer and successful advocate for the return of the Papacy to Rome from Avignon. According to her legend, she began receiving mystical visions at the age of five or six. It is reported that, at twenty-eight,…
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A carved stone relief panel of the Throne of Grace, probably Florentine, late 15th century. 65 cm high, 36 cm wide. This small, sculpted stone relief depicts an image of the Throne of Grace. The iconography demonstrates the Holy Trinity with God the Father supporting the body of Christ who is variously shown as crucified, slumped as though being taken down from the cross or in the mode of a Pieta image, or being lowered into the tomb. Between the figures is always a dove, the symbolic representation of the…
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A carved and applied wooden Arma Christi Cross, Mexican, 18th century. 226 cm high, 105 cm wide. The imagery of the Cross, accompanied by the instruments of the Passion (Arma Christi) was imported to the New Spain from Europe by Franciscan missionaries.1 The Franciscans, following the example of their titular saint, were especially devoted to the Passion of Christ and used art as a means of prompting the faithful to contemplate the various stages of the crucifixion drama as though it were occurring before…
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A carved and patinated stone figure group with tower, Italian, probably 17th century. 104 cm high, 52 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A finely carved marble panel of the crucifixion, probably southern France, 14th/15th century. 39 cm high, 29 cm wide
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A Gothic revival carved stone figure of the Pieta, 19th century
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A carved limestone panel of a goddess, Roman, 18th century. 75 cm high, 34 cm wide, 12 cm deep
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A carved stone figure of a man, probably English, 16th century. 85 cm high
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A medieval carved stone panel, European, 13th-15th century
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A relief carved oak panel of a female fertility figure, probably English, 14th/15th century. 50 cm high, 12 cm wide
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A small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling shrine, 19th century. 32 cm high, 18 cm wide, 7 cm deep
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A small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling shrine, 19th century. 24 cm high, 19 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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A small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling shrine, 19th century. 19 cm high, 12 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling shrine, 19th century. 25 cm high, 19 cm wide, 6 cm deep
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A small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling tabernacle, 17th/18th century. 20 cm high, 14 cm wide, 9 cm deep
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Two small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling shrines, 19th century. The largest 20 cm high, 13 cm wide, 8 cm deep
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A small Spanish colonial carved and polychromed travelling tabernacle, 17th/18th century. 26 cm high, 17 cm wide, 15 cm deep
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A silver filigree mounted blue glass brooch, Italian, 19th/20th century. 8 cm high
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A carved stone torso fragment, Roman, 1st/2nd century AD. 52 cm high, 20 cm wide, 23 cm deep
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A painted tile image of Corazon de Jesus, probably Italian, 20th century. 65 cm high, 50 cm wide
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A carved stone figure group of the Madonna and child, late 19th century. 56 cm high
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An Italian maiolica tile panel of the Madonna and Child, 18th/19th century. 60 cm high, 45 cm wide
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A carved marble bust of classical lady, English, 18th/19th century
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A carved wood head of Christ, 17th century. 22 cm high
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A carved composite stone figure group of the Pieta. 43 cm high, 37 cm wide, 20 cm deep
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A small carved stone head fragment, probably Italian 17th century. 9.5 cm high
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A Russian silver icon of the Yugska mother of God, dated 1772. 32.3 cm high, 24.2 cm wide. Provenance: Galerie Manic, Le Louvre des Antiquares, 2, place du Palais Royale/ 18, Desmalter75001, Paris
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A carved and gilt polychrome retablo, probably Spanish, 18th century, enclosing a carved stone Corpus Christi surrounded by saintly figures above a nativity scene. 64 cm high, 24 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A large carved gilt-wood figure of Saint Paul, 16th/17th century. 68 cm high. Provenance: Nerylla's Antiques, Miller Street, Cammeray
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Two small silver mounted, painted wood and textile processional figures, probably Italian, 18th/19th century, the largest 18 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th/19th century. 29 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, late 19th century. 31 cm high
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A carved and gessoed polychrome figure of a female saint, Spanish probably 18th/19th century. 120 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, late 19th century. 51 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 40 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 37 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 34 cm high
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A silver mounted, painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 31.5 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 41 cm high
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A silver mounted, painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 27 cm high
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A painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 45 cm high
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A silver mounted, painted wood and textile processional figure, probably Italian, 18th century. 24 cm high
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An Italian maiolica jar decorated with a cartouche of St Lucy, 17th century. 29.5 cm high
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An Italian maiolica ovoid jar, late 17th century. 26 cm high
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A Italian maiolica waisted albarello, 17th century. 22 cm high
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A rare Sicilian maiolica jar, Italian, 17th century. 29 cm high
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A set of 18 painted tiles decorated with a hunting scene, Spanish, 17th/18th century. 30 cm high, 128 cm wide
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A provincial painted crucifix, probably Spanish, 18th/19th century. 59 cm high, 40 cm wide
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A provincial painted crucifix, probably Spanish, 18th/19th century. 46 cm high, 32 cm wide
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A provincial painted crucifix, probably Spanish, 18th/19th century. 49 cm high, 34 cm wide
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A Spanish colonial carved and polychromed Corpus Christi, 18th/19th century. 57 cm high, 39 cm wide
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A Spanish colonial carved and polychromed Corpus Christi, 18th/19th century. 44 cm high, 28.5 cm wide
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A Spanish colonial carved and polychromed Corpus Christi, 18th/19th century. 52 cm high, 42 cm wide
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A Spanish colonial carved and polychromed Corpus Christi, 18th/19th century. 61 cm high, 34 cm wide
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A Spanish colonial carved and polychromed Corpus Christi, 18th/19th century. 60 cm high, 39 cm wide
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A Spanish colonial carved and polychromed Corpus Christi, 17th/18th century. 60 cm high, 37 cm wide
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Three Antique Ethiopian carved wooden crosses, possibly 18th/19th century, the largest 37 cm high
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A carved bone corpus Christi, possibly French, 19th century. 25 cm high, 18 cm wide
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A bronze fountain spout and a forged iron cross, 18th/19th century, the spout 44 cm long
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A very rare carved and moulded corpus Christi in the Alto Boliviano style, South American, 18th century. 210 cm high, 127 cm wide
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An archaic form Megarian moulded terracotta bowl, Greek, possibly circa 330 - 30 BC. 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Moorabool Antique Galleries, Geelong, Victoria
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A Hellenistic Megarian pottery round-bottom drinking bowl, Greek, 2nd - 1st century BC. 13.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Moorabool Antique Galleries, Geelong, Victoria
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A collection of four bronze mortars, two pestles and an iron mortar and pestle, Italian, 16th century, the largest bronze mortar, 14 cm high, 16 cm diameter
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A collection of seven bronze mortars and a pestle, Italian, 16th century, the largest bronze mortar, 10 cm high, 15 cm diameter
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A collection of seven marble mortars, Italian, 18th century. 38 cm diameter (Longest)
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A heavy lead planter, 17th/18th century. 20 cm high, 38 cm diameter
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Two Moorcroft Pottery vases and a circular dish, English, circa 1940, the largest vase 18.5 cm high
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Two Royal Doulton flambe cylinder vases, English, circa 1930. The largest 22 cm high
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A Shelley 'Harmony' jug, English, circa 1920. 19 cm hgih
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A small pair of Italian maiolica blue and white cylinder vases, 19th century. 15 cm high
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An archaic period kylex form bowl, probably Greek, circa 6th - 8th century BC. 28 cm across the handles
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An Ibex form burnished black earthenware libation jug, central Asian, circa 800 BC. 21 cm high
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A small Khmer ceremonial storage vessel, Cambodian, 15th century. 20 cm high
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A painted tile panel of Santa Catalina, Italian. 45 cm high, 30 cm wide
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A small terracotta offering bowl, probably Greek, 6th century BC. 16 cm diameter
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An archaic period geometric painted terracotta wheel turned bowl, probably Greek, circa 6th - 8th century BC. 19 cm diameter
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A black glazed pottery jar. 17 cm high
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A large Talavero maiolica two handled jar, Spanish, 17th century. 41 cm high, 27 cm diameter
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A set of four Italian maiolica tiles, late 17th century, each tile 9 cm square
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A carved bone polychromed Corpus Christi, 19th century. 17 cm high, 12 cm wide, 8 cm deep
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A Hispano-Moresque copper lustre decorated faience bowl, Spanish, 16th century. 8 cm high, 35 cm diameter
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A Hispano-Moresque copper lustre decorated faience barbers bowl, Spanish, 16/17th century. 11 cm x 33 cm diameter
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A rare gilt, polychromed and carved sarcophagus shaped cassone, Northern Italian, 16th/17th century. Provenance: The Elizabeth Dangar Collection, Sothebys, June 2001, Sydney
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A walnut metal bound vargueno cabinet on stand, Spanish, 17/18th century. 43 cm high, 94 cm wide, 42 cm deep
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A rare Louis XIV painted and gilded eagle lectern, stamped Jacques Boulanger, French, early 18th century. 190 cm high
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A rare walnut fall front writing table, Italian, 17th century. 83 cm high, 96 cm wide, 47 cm deep
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