Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 3 - Important Asian Works of Art

Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST - Mon, Nov 17, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 1275

A Group of Decorative Accessories:

Estimate: $200 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Curtain Tiebacks, Footed Porcelain Tureen Base, Antique Violin 19th century: pair tiebacks with painted flowers, 4-1/8 in. diameter, both bent, dents, losses to sides, areas of paint loss; white porcelain small footed tureen base, busts of classical figures at sides, tripod animal-paw feet, unmarked, 6 x 5-1/2 in., traces of old gilding on busts, age crack from rim into body with minor chips, age crack to base; labeled Antonius Stadivari Cremona style violin, late 19th century copy of a 1725 model, 23-1/4 x 8-1/4 x 2-3/4 in., crack and repair to body, lacking two tuning pegs, strings and bridge and fine tuners, extensive surface abrasions; with a printed engraved profile portrait of Louis XVIII, Roi d'France et de Nave Arre from John Nichols, The Gentleman magazine, 1824, 8-1/2 x 5 in., unframed, discoloration overall with water stains and foxing, (four pieces) . Provenance: portrait purchased at The Philadelphia Print Shop, 2010; Deaccessioned from James Madison's Montpelier; Proceeds to Benefit the Collection