FINE ART + ANTIQUES. International auction 869

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1 FINE ART + ANTIQUES International auction 869

2 FINE ART + ANTIQUES International auction 869 AUCTION 29 November - 2 December 2016 PREVIEW Thursday 24 November 3 pm - 6 pm Friday 25 November 11 am - 5 pm Saturday 26 November 11 am - 4 pm Sunday 27 November 11 am - 4 pm Monday 28 November 11 am - 5 pm or by appointment Bredgade 33 DK-1260 Copenhagen K Tel info@bruun-rasmussen.dk bruun-rasmussen.com

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4 DAYS OF SALE FINE ART + ANTIQUES Tuesday 29 November 4 pm Paintings and drawings Marie Krøyer s studies ORIENTAL ART Wednesday 30 November 2 pm Oriental sale The Benjamin Wolff Collection FINE ART + ANTIQUES Wednesday 30 November 5 pm Oriental carpets Thursday 1 December 4 pm Jewellery and handbags pm Wristwatches Friday 2 December 2 pm Russian sale Furniture, clocks and bronzes Silver and ceramics MODERN ART Tuesday 6 December 4 pm Cobra Modern and contemporary paintings Wednesday 7 December 2 pm Modern paintings and sculptures Modern prints NORDIC DESIGN Wednesday 7 December 4:30 pm Silver Ceramics Thursday 8 December 4 pm Furniture, lamps and carpets DEADLINE FOR CLAIMING ITEMS: TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER Items bought at Auction 869 must be paid no later than eight days from the date of the invoice and claimed on Bredgade 33 by Tuesday 20 December at the latest. Otherwise, they will be moved to Bruun Rasmussen s storage facility at Baltikavej 10 in Copenhagen at the buyer s expense and risk. This transportation will cost DKK 100 per item VAT included, and storage will cost DKK 100 per item per week VAT included.

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6 MALERIER + ANTIKVITETER International auktion 869 AUKTION 29. november - 2. december 2016 EFTERSYN Torsdag 24. november kl Fredag 25. november kl Lørdag 26. november kl Søndag 27. november kl Mandag 28. november kl eller efter aftale Bredgade København K Tel info@bruun-rasmussen.dk bruun-rasmussen.dk

7 SPECIALISTS IN FINE ART AND ANTIQUES Paintings, drawings and prints Birte Stokholm Paintings, drawings and prints Julie Arendse Voss Paintings, drawings and prints Søren K. Holmstrup Russian art Martin Hans Borg Doctor of Arts, Professor St. Petersburg Academy of Arts Elena Nesterova Jewellery and wristwatches Katrin Mikkelsen Sørensen Jewellery and handbags Lise Jacobsen Jewellery Julie Gram Wristwatches Kristian Haagen Director of sales Kasper Nielsen Ceramics and Oriental art Ralph Lexner Ceramics, glass and Oriental art Charlotte Hviid Silver and ceramics Heidi Schophuus Jensen Ceramics and Oriental art Alexandra Nilsson Silver and ceramics Line Langkjær Ceramics and Oriental art Torben Friis Møller Furniture and carpets Henrik Schleppegrel Furniture, bronzes and clocks Anders Fredsted International relations Frederik Bruun Rasmussen Silver and branding Alexa Bruun Rasmussen

8 AUKTIONSKALENDER FINE ART + ANTIQUES Tirsdag 29. november kl. 16 Malerier og tegninger Marie Krøyers studier ORIENTAL ART Onsdag 30. november kl. 14 Orientalsk kunst Benjamin Wolff-samlingen FINE ART + ANTIQUES Onsdag Torsdag 30. november kl. 17 Orientalske tæpper december kl. 16 Smykker og dametasker kl. 19 Armbåndsure Fredag 2. december kl. 14 Russisk auktion Møbler, ure og bronzer Sølv og keramik MODERN ART Tirsdag 6. december kl. 16 Cobra Moderne kunst og samtidskunst Onsdag 7. december kl. 14 Moderne malerier og skulpturer Grafik NORDIC DESIGN Onsdag 7. december kl Sølv Keramik Torsdag 8. december kl. 16 Møbler, belysning og tæpper SIDSTE FRIST FOR AFHENTNING: TIRSDAG DEN 20. DECEMBER Effekter købt på auktion 869 skal være betalt senest 8 dage efter fakturadatoen og afhentet i Bredgade 33 senest tirsdag den 20. december. I modsat fald bliver de transporteret til Bruun Rasmussens lager på Baltikavej 10 i Københavns Nordhavn for købers regning og risiko. Transporten koster 100 kr. pr. effekt inkl. moms, og opbevaringen koster 100 kr. pr. effekt pr. påbegyndt uge inkl. moms.

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10 The Opening of the Preview in Bredgade 33 Thursday 24 November Presentations in the Saleroom 4 pm Jorn and Cobra by Art Historian Troels Andersen Friday 25 November Gallery talk 2 pm Salto and the Forces of Nature by expert in contemporary crafts, Amalie Hansen (mezzaninen) 3 pm From My Bungalow in Calcutta - an Introduction to Benjamin Wolff s Collection by specialist in art on paper, Peter Titelbech (3rd floor) Monday 28 November Gallery talk 2 pm Marie Krøyer an artist in her own right? by expert in fine art, Julie Arendse Voss (1st floor) 3 pm Russia - a Cornucopia of Art and Antiquities by expert in Russian art, Martin Hans Borg (1st floor) Åbningen af eftersynet i Bredgade 33 Torsdag 24. november Foredrag i auktionssalen Kl. 16 Jorn og Cobra ved kunsthistoriker Troels Andersen Fredag 25. november Gallery talk Kl. 14 Salto og naturens kræfter ved ekspert i moderne kunsthåndværk, Amalie Hansen (mezzaninen) Kl. 15 Fra min bungalow i Calcutta en introduktion til Benjamin Wolffs samling ved specialist i kunst på papir, Peter Titelbech (3. sal) Mandag 28. november Gallery talk Kl. 14 Marie Krøyer en kunstner i sin egen ret? ved ekspert i ældre malerier, Julie Arendse Voss (1. sal) Kl. 15 Rusland et overflødighedshorn af kunst og antikviteter ved ekspert i russisk kunst, Martin Hans Borg (1. sal)

11 Danish Golden Age Paintings, Fine Jewellery and Norwegian Furniture One of the highlights of the auction is Martinus Rørbye s formidable portrait of his teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, C.A. Lorentzen, who sits in front of his easel in his studio at Charlottenborg. The work is from 1827, and in the background is a plaster cast of Venus, whose graceful youthfulness forms a striking contrast to the aging art professor in the worn-out chair (cat. no. 27). Christen Købke is another Danish Golden Age painter. He went south in search of artistic inspiration, and during a trip to Naples in 1839 he studied the ancient murals from Pompeii. Included in the auction is a peacock motif, which Købke copied from a work from the Temple of Isis (cat. no. 9). Leif Hasle s Golden Age Collection The Danish author and art collector Leif Hasle lived in a building from the 1700s at Landemærket 55 in central Copenhagen. His home was tastefully decorated with art, mainly from the Danish Golden Age, and we can now present part of his collection at the auction. This includes Johan Thomas Lundbye s Fountain at the Loggia dei Mercanti in Florence from 1846, both as a painting and as a watercolour drawing, as well as five works by P.C. Skovgaard, including the depiction of a summer afternoon at the milking place near Knabstrup from (cat. no. 17, 18 and 32). The Artists Colony in Skagen No Bruun Rasmussen auction is complete without the works from the artists in Skagen! Michael Ancher is represented with the large and colourful painting Fishermen returning from the North Beach. Evening sun (cat. no. 62). A definite highlight is a collection of Marie Krøyer s nudes and portraits, which have only recently been discovered. Marie Krøyer began her artistic career in the early 1880s and was taught by her future husband P.S. Krøyer in his studio in the backyard behind our auction house in Bredgade 33. Read more about Marie Krøyer s collection on page 148. Diamonds and Gentlemen s Wristwatches The auction continues on Thursday, 1 December with exclusive jewellery and wristwatches led by a rare jewellery set with natural pink, blue and green diamonds, not to mention an impressive diamond ring of 9.29 ct. designed by the renowned Danish jeweller Jan Stockmarr (cat. no. 518 and 504). We can probably get most men to lift their bidding paddle with the Omega model Speedmaster Ultraman (named after a Japanese TV series), and the same goes for the auction s two Urban Jürgensen wristwatches. One of them is the extremely sought after ref. 2 with a perpetual calendar, the other a ref. Big 8 (cat. no. 694, 679 and 678). Riches from Russia Several other jewellery items will be up for auction, when we the day after focus on art and antiques from Russia, for instance a brooch with a large oval sapphire from the Russian jeweller Fabergé (cat. no. 719). The portrait of the perplexed boy Shurka from 1908 was painted by the artist Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky, who was part of the Russian art elite (cat. no. 707). The large the and coffee service of silver is also a fine item, which is suitable for travel use and was made in 1887 by the silversmith Mikhail & Semen Gavrilovich Gratchev in St. Petersburg (cat. no. 732). Norwegian Paintings and Antiques We turn our attention to Norway, which for many years belonged to the Kingdom of Denmark. The Danish Golden Age painter Martinus Rørbye came from Drammen and was one of the first artists who

12 depicted the distinctive Norwegian nature and the nation s prestigious buildings and festive folk traditions. Included in the auction is his glorious work with the picturesque title A Sunday on Gulsvig in Hallingdal. Farmers from various valleys are gathered for a dance from 1833 (cat. no. 52). Rørbye was a pioneer in this area, but others also took up the tradition, including his previously mentioned teacher from the Academy of Fine Arts, C.A. Lorentzen, who was known for his Norwegian landscapes. The Norwegian-Danish artist I.C. Dahl also enjoyed finding his motifs in Norway, and he is represented with Nordic Landscape With Thatched Roof House from 1814 (cat. no. 54). The painting has an interesting provenance, since it has belonged to the Danish art collector and draftsman Benjamin Wolff. He also owned a collection of Indian art, which we will present at our Oriental auction. We also offer Norwegian furniture design of a quality that you rarely see in Denmark, for example, a very beautifully carved and partially gilded bureau, attributed to Heinrich Lorentzen Bech, and the painted Falsenskap both furniture pieces have an estimate of DKK 300, ,000 (cat. no. 777 and 781). It is also worth mentioning a gilded Rococo console and a sofa bench from Norway (cat. no. 780 and 779). Lacquer Furniture We journey from Norway to the U.K. with a George III commode from approx. 1765, attributed to the cabinetmaker John Cobb, who today is considered one of English furniture history s biggest names. One of his specialties was to incorporate the Japanese lacquer work from the Edo period in his furniture pieces, which the offered commode is an excellent example of. A pair of similar commodes have just been represented at the antique fair TEFAF in New York (cat. no. 764). Two other lacquer furniture pieces are an elegant Louis XV bureau from approx attributed to the French cabinetmaker Jacques Dubois, and a Danish rococo bureau cabinet, which according to tradition is attributed to Mathias Ortmann and believed to have a past history at Hirscholm Castle north of Copenhagen (cat. no. 763 and 788). Welcome to this year s Christmas auction! Jesper Bruun Rasmussen

13 Guldaldermalerier, strålende smykker og norske møbler Et af auktionens højdepunkter er Martinus Rørbyes formidable portræt af hans lærer på kunstakademiet, C.A. Lorentzen, der sidder foran staffeliet i sit atelier på Charlottenborg. Værket er fra 1827, og i baggrunden ses en gipsafstøbning af Venus, hvis yndefulde ungdommelighed danner en iøjefaldende kontrast til den aldrende kunstprofessor i den slidte stol (kat.nr. 27). En anden guldaldermaler er Christen Købke, der drog mod syd i jagten på kunstnerisk inspiration. Under en rejse til Napoli i 1839 studerede han de antikke vægmalerier fra Pompeji, og med på auktionen er et påfuglemotiv, som han kopierede efter et værk fra Isistemplet (kat.nr. 9). Leif Hasles guldaldersamling Den danske forfatter og kunstsamler Leif Hasle boede i en 1700-talsbygning på Landemærket 55 i det indre København. Hans hjem var smagfuldt indrettet med kunst, hovedsageligt fra den danske guldalder, og vi udbyder nu en del af hans samling. Det gælder fx Johan Thomas Lundbyes Fontænen ved Loggia dei Mercanti i Florens fra 1846 både som maleri og tegning samt fem værker af P.C. Skovgaard, heriblandt skildringen af en sommereftermiddag på malkepladsen ved Knabstrup fra (kat.nr. 17, 18 og 32). Kunstnerkolonien i Skagen Ingen auktion uden værker fra kunstnerkolonien i Skagen! Michael Ancher er repræsenteret med det store og farvestrålende motiv Fiskere vender hjem fra Nordstranden. Aftensol (kat.nr. 62). Helt særligt er imidlertid en samling af Marie Krøyers nøgenstudier og portrætter, som først for nyligt er dukket op. Marie Krøyer indledte sin kunstneriske karriere i begyndelsen af 1880 erne og modtog undervisning af sin kommende ægtemand P.S. Krøyer i hans atelier i gården bag vores auktionshus i Bredgade 33. Læs mere om Marie Krøyers samling på side 148. Diamanter og herrearmbåndsure Auktionen fortsætter torsdag den 1. december med eksklusive smykker og armbåndsure anført af et sjældent smykkesæt med naturlige pink, blå og grønne diamanter for ikke at tale om en imponerende diamantring på 9.29 ct., der er designet af den kendte danske guldsmed Jan Stockmarr (kat.nr. 518 og 504). Med Omegas model Speedmaster Ultraman, der er opkaldt efter en japansk tv-serie af samme navn, kan vi nok få de fleste herrer op af stolen, og det samme gælder auktionens to Urban Jürgensenure. Det ene er det ekstremt efterspurgte ref. 2 med evighedskalender, det andet et ref. Big 8 (kat.nr. 694, 679 og 678). Rigdomme fra Rusland Der kommer flere smykker under hammeren, når vi dagen efter sætter fokus på kunst og antikviteter fra Rusland, fx med en broche med en stor oval safir fra den russiske juveler Fabergé (kat.nr. 719). Portrættet af den betuttede dreng Shurka fra 1908 er malet af kunstneren Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky, der var en del af den russiske kunstelite (kat.nr. 707). Fint er også det store kaffe- og theservice af sølv, som er velegnet til rejsebrug og udført i 1887 hos sølvsmeden Mikhail & Semen Gavrilovich Gratchev i Skt. Petersborg (kat.nr. 732). Norske malerier og antikviteter Vi vender blikket mod Norge, der gennem mange år hørte til det danske kongerige. Guldaldermaleren Martinus Rørbye kom fra Drammen og var en af de første kunstnere, der skildrede den særprægede norske natur og landets fornemme bygningsværker og festlige folkeliv. Med på auktionen har vi hans herlige værk med den malende titel En søndag på Gulsvig i Hallingdal. Bønder fra forskellige dalstrøg

14 er forsamlede til dans fra 1833 (kat. nr. 52). Rørbye var en pioner inden for dette område, men andre tog også traditionen op, heriblandt hans tidligere omtalte lærer fra kunstakademiet, C.A. Lorentzen, der netop var kendt for sine norske prospekter. Den norsk-danske kunstner I.C. Dahl yndede også at hente sine motiver i Norge, og han er repræsenteret med Nordisk landskab med stråtækt hus fra 1814 (kat. nr. 54). Maleriet har en interessant proveniens, da det har tilhørt den danske kunstsamler og tegner Benjamin Wolff. Han ejede også samlingen af indisk kunst, som vi præsenterer på vores orientalske auktion. Vi byder desuden på norsk møbelkunst af en kvalitet, som man sjældent ser i Danmark, fx et meget smukt udskåret og delvis forgyldt chatol, tilskrevet Heinrich Lorentzen Bech, og det bemalede Falsenskap begge møbler har en vurdering på mellem kr. (kat.nr. 777 og 781). Værd at nævne fra Norge er også en forgyldt rokokokonsol og en sofabænk (kat.nr. 780 og 779). Eksklusive lakmøbler Vi tager fra Norge til England med en George III-kommode fra ca. 1765, tilskrevet møbelsnedkeren John Cobb, der i dag betragtes som en af engelsk møbelhistories største navne. Et af hans specialer var at inkorporere gamle japanske lakarbejde fra edoperioden i sine møbler, hvilket den udbudte kommode er et fremragende eksempel på. Et par lignende kommoder har netop været repræsenteret på antikvitetsmessen TEFAF i New York (kat.nr. 764). To andre lakmøbler er et elegant Louis XV-bureau fra ca. 1750, tilskrevet den franske møbelsnedker Jacques Dubois, og et dansk rokokochatol, som ifølge traditionen er tilskrevet Mathias Ortmann og menes at have en fortid på Hirscholm Slot (kat.nr. 763 og 788). Velkommen til årets juleauktion! Jesper Bruun Rasmussen Lot 732

15 RUSSIAN SALE Friday 2 December 2 pm Lot Lot 706

16 SEMION SERGEIEVICH PLATONOV b. 1860, d. 1925, active in St. Petersburg Russian fishermen at sea in the early morning. Signed S. Platonov (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 58 x 88 cm. Provenance: Danish private collection, at least from the 1950s. DKK 60,000-80,000 / 8,050-11, EFIM A. TIKHMENEV b. Sumy, Ukraine 1869, d. Orenburg 1934 A Russian hunter with his dog at a coast. Signed E. Tikhmenev (in Cyrillic). Pastel on canvas. Visible size 28 x 44 cm. Provenance: Danish private ownership since 1993, where the seller received it as a present. DKK 30,000 / 4, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

17 703 VLADIMIR EGOROVICH MAKOVSKY b. Moscow 1846, d. St. Petersburg 1920 A Russian peasant with hat and coat. Signed and dated V. Makovsky 1896 (in Cyrillic). Pencil on paper laid on paper. Sheet size 27.5 x 21 cm. Provenance: Seller's parents, Kamma and Arne Andersson, who were posted in Moscow 1956 in connection with the opening of the new Scandinavian Airlines route Copenhagen-Moscow. DKK 10,000-12,000 / 1,350-1, MICHAIL VASILIEVICH BOSKIN b. Korelovschina, St. Petersburg region 1875, d. Zagorsk, Moscow region 1930 Russian country scene with peasants dancing. Signed M. Boskin (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas laid on cardboard. 23 x 40 cm. Provenance: Shipowner Carl Cremer, Hellerup. Then to a friend of his youth, Karl Riisbro, tenant at Wedelsborg Manor, who gave it to the present owner. DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,050-5, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

18 CD ALEXANDER DMITRIEVICH ROMANICHEV b. Russkie Gorenki, Simbirskaya 1919, d. St. Petersburg 1989 "Standing nude model" Signed A. Romanichev (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 103 x 73 cm. Alexander Dmitrievich Romanichev studied at the Academy of People's Artists of the Russian Federation at the Repin Institute of Arts His "Standing nude model" is a typical teaching work from this period. On the reverse of the canvas is also a label from the Academy of Arts of the USSR stating that this painting is no. 321 from the Faculty of Oil Painting, fourth course, first term. It furthermore informs that the painting is executed by A. D. Romanichev guided by M. I. Avilov ( ). However, the writer has inadvertently switched the names of the student Alexander Dmitrievich Romanichev and the teacher Mikhail Ivanovich Avilov ( ) on the lines of the pre-printed form. Alexander Dmitrievich Romanichev was later professor at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. DKK 20,000-30,000 / 2,700-4, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

19 CD FEODOR VASILIEVICH SYCHKOV b. Kochelaevo 1870, d. Saransk 1958 Russian girl in a blue coat and red scarf by a fence, winter. Signed F. Sychkov (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 54 x 36 cm. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,400-6,700 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

20 Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky: In the Artist s Workshop ( ). The Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Shurka is sitting in the middle in the chair. 322 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

21 VLADIMIR EGOROVICH MAKOVSKY b. Moscow 1846, d. St. Petersburg 1920 "Shurka". A Russian boy in a red shirt with curley light hair sitting in a chair. Signed and dated V. Makovsky Shurka July (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 66 x 55 cm. The boy Shurka is a known model from more works of Vladimir Egorovich Makovsky, among others "In the Artist's Workshop ( ), owned by the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. Provenance: Seller's father-in-law, Herluf Jørgensen. He worked in the Great Northern Telegraph Company and was leader of the telegram station in Moscow before and after the Russian revolution He aquired the painting, while living in Moscow. DKK 300, ,000 / 40,500-47,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

22 708 ALFRED ALEXANDROVICH GIRV b. Pechori 1880, d. Pskov 1918 On the way to the theater. Portrait of a young Russian lady with embroidered shawl and red flowers in her hair, holding a lorgnette. Signed and dated A. Girv 1905 (in Cyrillic). Oil on canvas. 59 x 49 cm. Exhibited: Alfred Alexandrovich Girv exhibited regularly at the Exhibition of St. Petersburg Society of Artists. In 1906 he exhibited a work as no. 147 with the title "The Head". This painting is presumably the above mentioned. Provenance: Danish private collection, at least from the 1950s. DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,050-5, KARL ROSEN b. Elgava, Latvia 1864, d. s.p "Forest scene. Sunset". Russian birch forest at winter time with red glow of the sun. Signed Karl Rosen. Oil on canvas. 81 x 115 cm. Provenance: Danish private collection, at least from the 1940s. DKK 20,000-30,000 / 2,700-4, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

23 710 A Russian icon depicting Christ Pantokrator fitted with pierced ritza and silver-gilt halo, mounted in kiot. Reverse with engraving in memory of the Russo-Turkish War The 1st Artel, Moscow , 84 standard. Icon 28.8 x 35.6 cm. Kiot 33 x 44.5 cm. Engraving on the reverse says in Cyrillic: "In the memory of the military operation in Turkey ". The Russo-Turkish War was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Orthodox coalition led by the Russian Empire and composed of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro. DKK 12,000-15,000 / 1,600-2, A Russian Church Icon, rare variant of The Entombment of Christ. Our Lady is depicted praying over the body of Jesus Christ lying in the coffin. In the upper right part the pillar, where Christ was suffering; on the pillar the cock, which reminds of the prophecy of Christ to the Holy Apostle Peter: "Before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times." The other tools of the Passions are displayed. Tempera on wood. 17th/18th century. 51 x 41.5 cm. DKK 12,000 / 1, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

24 Russian travel icon depicting the blessing Christ, silver-gilt oklad, halo decorated with cloisonné enamel. Cyrillic maker's mark KZ, Moscow town mark, 84 standard, late 19th century. Mounted in a three-pieced black leather box, lined with red silk. 24 x 18 cm. Oval part 18 x 14 cm. Provenance: The sellers great-grandfather, doctor and officer in the Danish Navy, Peter Vilhelm Lütken ( ). Due to his position and profession he often met Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia ( ) in Denmark and Russia, and he was even awarded with the St. Anna Order. DKK 10,000-15,000 / 1,350-2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

25 713 A Russian church icon depicting The Transfiguration of Christ, flanked by the prophets Moses and Elijah, shows himself with bright rays of light to three of his apostles Peter, James and John. Tempera on panel. 19th century x 58 cm. DKK 15,000 / 2, A Russian four parted church icon depicting Christ the Blessed Silence, Mother of God "Don't Weep for me Mother", St. Nicholas and Holy Elijah the prophet flanked by saints and St. Peter, St. Nadezhda, Holy Martyrs Kyrikos and his mother Julitta of Tarsus. Tempera on panel. 19th century x 37.5 cm. DKK 15,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

26 715 Russian Belle Epoque sapphire- and diamond brooch, set with numerous old mine-cut diamonds and square-cut sapphires, mounted in 14k gold and platinum. Cyrillic maker s mark ZS, St. Petersburg , 56 standard. H. 2.8 cm. DKK 15,000-20,000 / 2,000-2, Russian Fabergé moss agate and diamond brooch, set with a moss agate plaque with treetop-formed inclusions resembling a treetop, encircled by numerous rose-cut diamonds, mounted in 14k gold and platinum. Workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg town mark, 56 standard. The brooch can also be used as a pendant. C Diam. 2.5 cm. Original case from Wartski in London as retailer for Fabergé enclosed. (2). DKK 40,000 / 5, A collection of nine Russian Easter egg pendents of respectively lapis lazuli, dark chrysoprase, carnelian, cat's eye, chalcedony, citrine engraved with a bird and set with a cabochon-cut sapphire, white translucent enamel on guilloched ground painted with red roses and foliage, light chrysoprase, amethyst and petrified coral. Presumably Fabergé. C Mounted in the 1960s in an 8k gold bracelet. H. from 1.5 to 2 cm. L. bracelet 19 cm. Exhibited: Koldinghus, "Fabergé. Zarens hofjuvelér og forbindelsen til den danske kongefamilie", 2016 no. 62. Prince Harald of Denmark Provenance: Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia ( ), née Princess Dagmar of Denmark. She gave, through her regular visits to Denmark, the different Easter egg pendents to his nephew, Prince Harald of Denmark ( ), King Christian X of Denmark's younger brother. The egg pendents were placed in a china cabinet in the home of Prince Harald and his wife Princess Helene ( ), until they were gathered in the bracelet. DKK 60,000-80,000 / 8,050-11, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

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28 718 A pair of Russian Rococo revival emerald cufflinks, each adorned with the Imperial Warrant and set with a circular-cut emerald on golden translucent enamel on guilloched ground, encircled by rocailles, mounted in 14k gold. Ivan Ekimovich Morozov, Cyrillic workmaster s mark IP ( ), 56 standard, mounted with chain and hanger. Diam. 1.7 cm. L. 2.6 cm. In original red leather case with the Imperial Warrant in gold as purveyor to the Imperial Russian Court, interor marked I. E. Morozov, St. Petersburg. (3). Ivan Ekimovich Morozov was one of the most serious competitors for Fabergé, which is also evident from the design and quality of these cufflinks. Provenance: Seller s grandfather, Rudolph Georg Nielsen ( ), chief of police in Hellerup. Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia s Danish residence Hvidøre belonged to this jurisdiction. Through her regular visits to Denmark, Rudolph Gerog Nielsen often had different tasks for the Tsaritsa, and she gave him the cufflinks with thanks for good cooperation and faithful service. DKK 60,000-80,000 / 8,050-11, Russian Fabergé sapphire and diamond brooch, set with a cushion-cut unheated Ceylon sapphire weighing app carats, encircled with a ribbon tied border of numerous rose-cut diamonds, mounted in 14k gold and platinum. Workmaster August Hollming. C H. 2.5 cm. L. 2.4 cm. Original case from Hunt & Roskell, Late Storr & Mortimer in London as retailer for Fabergé enclosed. (3). Accompanied by sapphire report no from Gemmological Certification Services, London, stating that the sapphire has no indications of heating. DKK 250,000 / 33, A pair of Empire diamond ear girandole earrings, set with numerous rose-cut diamonds in the shape of flowers and foliage, mounted in gold and silver, later 14k gold ear clips and hangers. Apparently no maker's mark. Presumably Russia. C L. 7 cm. (2). Provenance: Antique dealer and collector Arne Schlesch ( ) in New York. According to his information the earrings earlier belonged to Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia ( ), née Princess Dagmar of Denmark. DKK 10,000-15,000 / 1,350-2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

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30 The Korbievsky Service - six Russian white porcelain soup plates, decorated in colours and gold with garlands of grapevines, centre with colourful flower bouquets. The Imperial Porcelain Factory. One marked A II, three H II 1899, one H II 1902 and one H II 1907, respectively for Tsar Alexander II of Russia ( ) and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia ( ). Diam. c. 25 cm. (6). The original service was produced before 1823 in France and acquired through the J. Corbie Store in St. Petersburg. It comprised over one thousand pieces and was originally designed for two hundred place settings. In 1823 it was used at the Imperial residence of Pavlovsk, but in 1824 it was transferred to the Imperial residence of Tsarskoe Selo. Throughout the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, sets of additions were produced at the Imperial Porcelain Factory, significantly exeeding the quantity of original French pieced. DKK 15,000-20,000 / 2,000-2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

31 722 A set of six Russian silver-gilt and plique-a-jour enamel tea spoons, bowls with dark blue translucent enamel on guilloched ground. The 11th Artel, Moscow , 84 standard. Weight c. 166 gr. L cm. (6). DKK 15,000 / 2, Russian silver and cloisonné enamel kovsh with scrolling flowers and foliage, ropework rim, stylized feather handle. Nicolai Vasilievich Alexeiev, Moscow , 84 standard. Weight c. 296 gr. H cm. L. 13 cm. Provenance: Acquired by the Danish engi neer Knud Madsen in Russia around the time of the Russian revolution in 1917, where he worked for the Great Northern Telegraph Company. Thence Knud Madsen's nephew and his daughter until today. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,400-6, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

32 724 Russian Empire silver beaker with lid, applied frieze in the form of women in classical dresses, handle with fabulous animals, lid with two wreaths. Cyrillic maker's mark SR, assayer I. Avdejev 1838, Moscow town mark, 84 standard. Weight c. 338 gr. H cm. (2). Provenance: Aquired by seller's father, Niels Gunnar Hansen from Uggerslev ( ), while he worked the the Great Northern Telegraph Company in Russia during the 1920s. DKK 10,000-15,000 / 1,350-2, Russian ivory glove box, beading lid with Russian nobility crowned monogram OC. Late 19th century. H. 5 cm. L. 28 cm. DKK 10,000-12,000 / 1,350-1, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

33 "The Württemberg Service" - large Russian porcelain dish, decorated in colours and gold, centre with an antique view of "Village près de Castello Nuovo", gold rim and flower border between yellow cartouches with classic architecture. Marked AI for Tsar Alexander I of Russia ( ). The Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg. Diam. 39 cm. The Dowry Service for Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia ( ), daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia, was manufactured and originally comprising 900 pieces. The service was given as a wedding present by Alexander I to his sister, when she married King Wilhelm I of Württemberg ( ). DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,400-6, Russian cut crystal wine jug, silver handle and lid with a standing bear. Cyrillic maker's mark IF/FI, , 84 standard. H. 28 cm. Provenance: Seller's grandparents, Soya Alexandrovna and Peter Henrik Herløv-Nielsen. Peter was working in the Great Northern Telegraph Company as telegraphist in St. Petersburg, where he also met Soya. They were married but during the Russian revolution in 1917 they fled to Denmark bringing the wine jug with them. DKK 15,000 / 2,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

34 Russian porcelain plate, decorated in gold and colours on white ground, edge with foliage and flowers, centre with a view of Tsaritsa Island with the Tsaritsa's Pavillion at Peterhof outside St. Petersburg. The Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, marked A III in underglaze green for Tsar Alexander III of Russia ( ). Diam. 24 cm. The view is painted after a watercolour in the 1840s by Johann Jakob Meyer ( ). This reproduced: "An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain. Dining with the Czars - Peterhof", A La Vieille Russie 1991, p DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,050-5, Russian hardstone jasper figure formed as an elephant with diamond eyes. Apparently no maker s mark. Presumably Fabergé. C L. 4.5 cm. DKK 25,000-30,000 / 3,350-4, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

35 Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel cigarette case, cabochoncut tourmaline lock. The 6th Artel, Moscow , 88 standard. Weight c. 182 gr. H. 7 cm. L. 10 cm. DKK 20,000-25,000 / 2,700-3, Russian Fabergé dark red velvet and silver-gilt oval frame, set with cross bands, top with flowers, foliage and bow. In the frame a portrait of a distinguished lady (gouache on bone). Workmaster Mikhail Perchin, St. Petersburg town mark, 88 stan dard. Late 19th century. H. 11 cm. DKK 50,000-60,000 / 6,700-8, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

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37 732 Large Russian colossal silver travel coffee and tea service, several parts with gilt interior, engraved with chinoiseries, birds, flowers and foliage, comprising swing kettle with lid and ivory spout handle on a stand with burner, teapot with lid, coffeepot with lid, sugarbowl with lid, creamer, cakebowl, cakedish with handle, lemon fork, sugar tongs and strainer. Workmaster Mikhail & Semen Gavrilovich Gratchev, maker Johan Ferdinand Olsonius, assayer Alexander Frans Fan-der-Flet and unknown Cyrillic assayer IE, St. Petersburg town mark 1887 and 1888, 84 standard. All parts in original oak box, lined with blue velvet and white silk, marked inside in the lid Gratchev St. Petersburg (in Cyrillic). H. swing kettle (incl. handle) 37 cm. H. creamer 10 cm. L. lemon fork 14 cm. H. box 23 cm. D. 46 cm. L. 71 cm. Total weight c. 5,563 gr. (13). Proveniens: Aquired by seller's parents-in-law in Aarhus during the 1960s. DKK 150,000 / 20, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

38 Russian porcelain plate, decorated in gold and colours on white ground, centre with a young couple in a landscape, gilt border with palmette leaves and rosettes. The Imperial Porcelain Factory. Marked H I for Tsar Nicholas I of Russia ( ), numbered "N. 26". Diam cm. DKK 30,000 / 4, Russian silver-gilt beaker, decorated with light blue translucent enamel on guilloched ground. Mikhail & Semen Gratchev, marked with the Imperial Warrant as purveyor to the Imperial Russian Court, St. Petersburg , 88 standard. H. 4.6 cm. Weight c. 56 gr. DKK 15,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

39 A collection of seven Russian porcelain figurines, decorated in overglaze colours and gold, depicting fully armed Russian bogatyr worriors from the 10th-11th century. Designed 1910 by Boris Berngardovich Lange ( ), executed at Gzhel Porcelain Factory, where B. B. Lange taught students from Moscow Technical Art School. Apparently unmarked, five pieces numbered from four to eight. H. five á 21 cm and two á 29 cm. (7). Provenance: Seller's grandfather Kaj Ipsen ( ), who lived on Bornholm until During the Soviet occupation of Bornholm he met a Russian soldier, who had brought these figures with him and now swapped them for a bottle of brandy. DKK 50,000-60,000 / 6,700-8,050 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

40 Large Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel kovsh with scrolling flowers and foliage, ropework rim with cabochon-cut lapis lazuli and chrysopras. Ivan Petrovich Chlebnikov, Moscow , 84 standard. Weight c. 260 gr. H. 7. L cm. DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,050-5, Russian Fabergé silver-gilt kovsh, decorated with light blue translucent enamel on guilloched ground. Workmaster Anders Nevalainen, Moscow town mark, 88 standard. C Weight c. 126 gr. H. 6 cm. DKK 40,000-60,000 / 5,400-8, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

41 Russian Fabergé silver and nephrite bell push, set with silver pearl and leaf edgings. Workmaster Hjalmar Armfeldt, St. Petersburg , 88 standard. H. 4. Diam. 6 cm. Provenance: The Danish contractor and diplomat Harald Schou-Kjeldsen, who lived and worked in St. Petersburg. Among his tasks were a restoration of Fabergé's business headquarters, in which connection he acquired the table bell. DKK 60,000-80,000 / 8,050-11,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

42 A pair of Russian marquetry birchwood and polished wood armchairs, curved backs with figures and animals in prosession. C (2). Provenance: According to tradition the chairs were bought at a Winkel & Magnussen Auction, Copenhagen, in the 1930s among effects from the Russian ambassador in Denmark. DKK 15,000-20,000 / 2,000-2, Russian marquetry birchwood and polished wood two-seat canapé with curved back and legs with figures and animals in procession. C L. 155 cm. Provenance: According to tradition the chairs were bought at a Winkel & Magnussen Auction, Copenhagen, in the 1930s among effects from the Russian ambassador in Denmark. DKK 15,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

43 741 FRIEDERICH BERGENFELDT, ATTRIBUTED TO b. Germany 1760, d. St. Petersburg c A pair of Russian gilt and patinated bronze candlesticks. St. Petersburg, early 19th century. H. 30 cm. (2). Friederich Bergenfeldt ( /22) was a German born bronzier. He may well have worked in Paris before coming to St. Petersburg since his bronzes show a distinct similarity with the work of the Parisian bronzier Claude Gallé he was back and working in St. Petersburg. Friederich Bergenfeldt was very productive and without doubt one of the finest bronziers ever to have worked in Russia. DKK 40,000-60,000 / 5,400-8, Russian marquetry birchwood and mahogany table. C H. 79 cm. L. 127 cm. W. 79 cm. Provenance: According to tradition the chairs were bought at a Winkel & Magnussen Auction, Copen hagen, in the 1930s among effects from the Russian ambassador in Denmark. DKK 15,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

44 743 Russian gilt bronze mounted mahogany pedestal cupboard. Early 19th century. H. 79 cm. W. 27 cm. D. 19 cm. Provenance: Mr. Hans Henning Schrøder (b. 1892), Consul General in St. Petersburg 1930, later director of the Danish State Department. DKK 20,000 / 2, A pair of Russian gilt bronze and cut glass five light candelabra. 19th century. H. 78 cm. (2). DKK 50,000 / 6, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

45 JOHANN FISCHER, ATTRIBUTED Large Russian gilt brass and bronze chandelier, hung with prisms and set with a large clear glass bowl, the top set with rock crystal. Late 18th century. H. 120 cm. Diam. 70 cm. Literature: Similar chandelier on the coverpage of Eva Dyrssen & Katarina Årre, "Gamla Ljuskronor av glas og bergkristall" (1986). The German born Johann Fischer came to St. Petersburg in the 1780s and became part of the German copper guild. He delivered work to the Imperial palaces, which today is to be seen at the Hermitage and at Count Stroganoff's Palace in St. Petersburg as well as at Ostankino Palace in Moscow. DKK 225, ,000 / 30,000-33,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

46 746 A large gilt and patinated bronze threepiece mantel set, comprising of a pair of candelabra with figures after Clodion and a large mantel clock with hunter, hounds and deer. France, late 19th century. Candelabra H. 87 cm. Clock H. 60 cm. W. 72 cm. D. 25 cm. (3) Provenance: Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna of Russia ( ), née Princess Dagmar of Denmark, at her Danish residence, Hvidøre. Thence her nephew, Princ George of Greece and Denmark ( ) and his son, Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark ( ), Lille Bernstorff Castle in Gentofte. DKK 50,000-75,000 / 6,700-10, A pair of Russian Empire gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, each with female figures holding aloft three candle branches in the shape of seahorses with interspersed tails, square bases with ornamented reliefs. Early 19th century. H. 74 cm. (2). DKK 200,000 / 27, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

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48 Russian crystal, gilt brass and bronze chandelier, profiled cut glass stem with six curved candle holders, hung with crystal prisms. Moscow, late 18th century. H. 125 Diam. 80 cm. DKK 60,000-80,000 / 8,050-11, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

49 FURNITURE, CLOCKS AND BRONZES Friday 2 December Lot Lot 764

50 749 WILLIAM FREDERICK STRIGEL A George III ebonised table clock, strike/silent dial in the arch, gilt brass dial with openwork corner ornaments, silvered chapter ring, the movement with hour striking, calendar diaposal and repeat function, verge escapement. Signed on a silvered plaque 'Willm; Fred; Strigel, London'. C H. 42 cm. W. 26 cm. D. 19,5 cm. DKK 30,000 / 4, JOHN BERRY, LONDON MID 18TH CENTURY A George II brass mounted ebonised eight-day striking table clock, brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, date aperture and subsidiary dial for strike-silent to arch, engraved back plate, verge escapement. Marked 'John Berry, London'. Mid 18th century. H. 45 cm. W. 31 cm. D. 18 cm. DKK 20,000-30,000 / 2,700-4, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

51 751 GRAVELL & TOLKIEN, LONDON A George III gilt bronze mounted mahogany table clock with chimes, gilt brass dial, chapter ring with traces of silvering and calendar, quater striking, eight bells and striking bell, strike-silent to the arch and signed ''GRAVELL & TOLKIEN, LONDON'. England, late 18th century. H. 60 cm. W. 39 cm. D. 25 cm. Provenance: Hans Henning Schrøder b. 1892, Consul General in Leningrad, DKK 20,000-30,000 / 2,700-4, WILLIAM BERRIDGE b. 1799, d A Regency mahogany table clock, gilt brass dial with openwork corner ornaments, strike-silent to the arch, chapter ring with traces of silvering, engraved to the centre ' Will. Berridge, London', anchor escapement. England, early 19th century. H. 40 cm. W. 28 cm. D. 20 cm. DKK 20,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

52 753 JOSEPH WINDMILLS b. 1640, d An English burr walnut longcase clock with a glass lenticle to the trunk door, flat top hood, square brass dial with silvered chapter ring, movement with minute and calendar disposal. Signed 'Windmills London'. C H. 226 cm. W. 47 cm. D. 26 cm. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,400-6, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

53 754 ROBERT SARGENT & THOMAS ATTWOOD A George III brass mounted ebonised eight-day striking table clock, brass dial with silvered Roman chapter ring, subsidiary dial for fast-slow and strike-silent, engraved back plate, converted anchor escapement, repeat function. The dial marked 'Robert Sargent, Foster Lane, London' and 'Tho's Attwood, Bunhill Row'. Mid 18th century. H. 45 cm. W. 27 cm. D. 17 cm. DKK 20,000-25,000 / 2,700-3, A pair of George II mahogany game tables, raised on four circular tapered legs, terminating with pad feet. Mid 18th century. H. 73 cm. W. 106 cm. D. 53 cm. (2) DKK 20,000-25,000 / 2,700-3, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

54 756 A George II giltwood mirror with scrolling top centered by a flower vase, later facet cut mirror. Mid 18th century, restored. H. 138 cm. W. 73 cm. DKK 20,000 / 2, A Regency mahogany table, three extention leaves with birdcage bases, fluted splayed legs on brass lion's paw caps and castors. England, early 19th century. H. 73 cm. L. 273 cm. W. 121 cm. DKK 40,000/ 5, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

55 An English George III Adam style giltwood sofa with arched back and round fluted tapering legs. Late 18th century. L. 193 cm. DKK 20,000 / 2, A pair of George III giltwood armchairs. England, late 18th century. (2) DKK 15,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

56 760 EDMÉ-JEAN CAUSARD b. c. 1720, d A Louis XVI gilt bronze wall clock, white enamel dial. Marked 'Causard Hgr. Du Roy, Suviant La Cour'. France, late 18th century. H. 42 cm. W. 21 cm. DKK 20,000 / 2, LÉONARD BOUDIN b. 1735, d. Paris 1807 A late Louis XV gilt bronze mounted tulipwood, amaranth and fruitwood marquetry 'Table a ecrire', oval brechê d' Alep marble top with openwork gallery, the frieze with drawer, on square sectioned cabriole legs joined by a concave-fronted oval under-tier, scrolling foliate sabots, stamped 'L.BOUDIN, JME'. France, third quarter of the 18th century. H. 72 cm. L. 54 cm. W. 41 cm. Provenance: The late Knud Abildgaard collection. ABR auction 709/847, May DKK 50,000-60,000 / 6,700-8, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

57 A set of six Royal Louis XVI painted chairs from the Chateau de Chanteloup. Attributted to Georges Jacob ( ), each with square padded back and seat covered in later green velvet. The seat rail stamped 'C P' divided by an anchor below a crown. France, late 18th century. (6) Georges Jacob was the most celebrated and outstanding Parisian menusier in the second half of the 18th century during the reign of Louis XVI. He founded a dynasty of furniture makers that prospered for almost one hundred years. His illustrious clients included the Comte d'artois, the younger brother of Louis XVI, the Prince de Condé, the Duc de Chartres, the Prince of Conti to name but a few. He also worked for foreign clients including the Prince of Wales, later George IV, Gustavus III of Sweden, Prince Kinsky etc. He enjoyed great wealth and a distinguished position in society until the fall of the monarchy, when their flight caused him great financial loss. In 1796, he handed his business over to his two sons, Georges and François-Honoré-Georges and retired. DKK 300,000 / 40,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

58 JACQUES DUBOIS, ATTRIBUTED A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Japanese lacquer and 'vernis martin bureau à pente', the Japanese lacquer panels decorated overall with landscapes and with an exotic bird to the reverse, the fall-front enclosing a red lacquer interior with five drawers, on cabriole legs headed by acanthus-cast angle mounts terminating in scrolling sabots, the underside indistinctly inscribed in white chalk 'Weiller'. C. 1750, the Japanese lacquer 17th/18th century. H cm. W. 85 cm. D. 45 cm. Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney and Jenny Brown-Sulzer, Switzerland, assembled one of the most important collections of French Impressionists before the First World War, to which they added a fine collection of French furniture and Chinese porcelain in the 1920's. The inscription 'Weiller' on the underside of this bureau refers to the French industrialist, philanthropist and art collector Paul Louis Weiller ( ). German Private Collection: Sotheby's, London, 8 December 1995, lot 137. The Collection of Josette Day Solvay; Etude Tajan, Paris, 17 December 2002, lot J. Christies, New York, November 2012, lot BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

59 763 Jacques Dubois ( ) was a French eighteenth century master cabinetmaker, born in Pontoise. Dubois was cabinetmaker to the king and he made beautiful work for Princess Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Parma, the Duke of Orleans and the nobility of the time. He specialized in veneers varnish, red or black lacquers reproducing the effects of the Far East, decorated with Chinese pagodas and ornaments of very high level of quality. DKK 400, ,000 / 54,000-80,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

60 JOHN COBB, ATTRIBUTED A George III Japanese commode in the French taste, black and gold Edo-period lacquer bombé shape, gilt bronze mounting, later black-veined white marble top above curved doors, decorated in a shade of gold depicting a mountain landscape and cart bearing plants of flowers, the landscape motif continues on the sides, enclosing three drawers sparsely decorated with fruiting vines, the angles with pierced foliate and C-scroll clasps and the sides with further landscapes, tapering and slightly splayed legs with foliate sabots. England, c H. 93 cm. W. 151 cm. D. 66 cm. Provenance: Scholar-collector John Hardy BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

61 764 John Cobb ( ) worked in premises at 72 St Martin's Lane, London. He completed his apprenticeship in 1736 and went into partnership with William Vile in Upon Vile's retirement in 1764 Cobb took over the firm. At this time Cobb took a managerial role and was primarily concerned with design and quality control. A change in direction was required to meet competition from other London firms such as Thomas Chippendale and John Linnell The neo-classical taste gradually took hold from the mid 1760s, first in an increasingly refined vocabulary of marquetry decoration applied to the bombé and serpentine forms of the 'French manner' of the 1750s introduced to London by Pierre Langlois and popularised by Chippendale's Director. DKK 1,500,000 / 200,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

62 765 CLAUDE GALLE b. 1759, d A French Empire mantel clock, gilt and patinated bronze with standing youth on an oval base, white enamel dial. Marked 'Galle, Rue Vivienne á Paris'. Early 19th century. H. 63 cm. W. 35 cm. D. 19 cm. DKK 20,000-30,000 / 2,700-4, A set of four late Gustavian chairs, each with curved back carved with leaf borders and rosettes, curved legs. Sweden, late 18th century. (4) DKK 50,000-60,000 / 6,700-8, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 869

63 A pair of French Louis XVI gilt bronze and white marble candelabra, each with four leaf cast scrolled candle branches issuing from urns supported by standing Vestal Virgins, standing on socles adorned with gilt bronze mounting in the shape of masks and foliage. C H. 55 cm. (2) DKK 200,000 / 27,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION