Highlighting the eclectic collecting sensibilities of the American elite of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Freeman’s July 14 The Gilded Age auction is led by two atmospheric oil-on-canvas cityscapes by Edouard Léon Cortès, as well as a number of important landscapes and portraits by Spanish, Russian, and Ukranian painters. The sale showcases the luxurious design objects of the era, from sterling silver Tiffany & Co. candelabra sets and an ornate carved giltwood convex mirror to impressive sterling silver flatware and coffee and tea services. With sumptuous Kurdish and Persian rugs and Chinese export porcelain—as well as ancient Greek and Etruscan pottery and sculpture—the selection on offer puts the wide-ranging Eastern and Western influences of the Gilded Age front and center.
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Lot 2
A Venetian Neoclassical Polychrome Painted Commode 18th century
Lot 3
An Italian Silvered Shell-Back Grotto Chair late 19th/early 20th century
Lot 7
An Ancient Greek Terracotta Figurine of a Comic Actor Boeotia, c. 320 B.C.
Lot 8
An Ancient Greek Terracotta Figurine of a Comic Actor Attica, c. 350 B.C.
Lot 14
A Flemish Verdure Tapestry Fragment 18th century or earlier
Lot 19
A Northern European Cream-Painted Carved Wood Sofa late 19th/early 20th century
Lot 20
Two Flemish Verdure Tapestry Fragments 18th century or earlier
Lot 22
After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641) Portrait of Cornielus van der Geest
Lot 23
French School (17th Century) Portrait of a Gentleman in Armor
Lot 25
A Large Elkington Style Repoussé Electroplated Shield late 19th century
Lot 26
A Flemish Verdure Tapestry Fragment 18th century or earlier
Lot 29
A Spanish Painted Panel Fragment of an Angel with Crown 15th/16th century
Lot 30
A Pair of Spanish Panel Paintings style of Navarra school, mid 16th century
Lot 31
Spanish Colonial School (18th Century) Virgin and Child and St John the Baptiste
Lot 32
A Polychromed Parcel Gilt Carved Wood Bust of Saint Paul probably German, 16th/17th century
Lot 37
A Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Hooded Butler's Chair late 19th century
Lot 41
French School (Early 19th Century) Addressing the Poet
Lot 42
School of Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825) Portrait of a Lady in Her Study
Lot 44
Auguste Raffet (French, 1804–1860) Napoléon au Bivouac; together with a Companion
Lot 50
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Four-Light Candelabra 19th century
Lot 51
A Large Continental Patinated and Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock late 19th century
Lot 53
A Russian Silver-Mounted Cut Crystal Centerpiece circa 1900
Lot 54
Two Russian Porcelain Figures of Coachmen Gardner Porcelain Factory, first half 19th century
Lot 57
An Articulated Artist’s Model of a Woman probably French, 19th century
Lot 58
A Suite of Five Engravings from 'Description de l'Égypte'
Lot 62
Manner of Sir Peter Lely (British, 1618–1680) Portrait of a Seated Lady in an Exterior
Lot 64
British School (18th Century) Portrait of a Military Gentleman in a Red Coat, Half-Length
Lot 72
British School (18th Century) Portrait of a Lady with a Ribbon in her Hair, Half-Length
Lot 74
A Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Mirror Thomas Fentham & Co., circa 1810
Lot 81
After Thomas Lawrence (British, 1769–1830) Portrait of Robert Peel Seated, Half-Length
Lot 82
British School (19th Century) Portrait of a Scholar at His Desk, Bust-Length
Lot 85
Montague Dawson (British, 1890–1973) U.S.S. New York in Mid-Atlantic
Lot 89
A Suite of Eight Chinese Export Paintings of Junks and Vessels 19th century
Lot 90
A George III Gilt Decorated Black Lacquered Cabinet on Stand late 18th century