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A Taste for Luxury: Fine Silver & Works of Art
Fine Decorative Art, Silver, Ceramics, Clocks, Sculpture, Pictures and Works of Art.
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FRANZ BERGMAN (AUSTRIAN, 1861-1936): A LARGE BRONZE OF A SNAKE CHARMER
the early 20th century Viennese cold painted bronze erotic figure depicting a semi-clad dancer holding aloft a snake, on a base modelled as a rug, over a circular base, signed to the reverse 'Nambreb'
44cm high
Namgreb' is Bergman backwards, a signature he used on only the finest of his works.
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF A GIRL SIGNED F. ROLL
the nude girl raised on a circular base, dark brown patination, signed 'F. Roll' to the base, raised on a marble plinth,
39cm high
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A FINE AND LARGE 19TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF THE CROUCHING VENUS
probably Italian or French, after the Antique, the nude goddess crouching on a rectangular base, brown patination with reddish high points, her hair finely chased, unsigned,
76cm high
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JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1827-1875): LE CHINOIS, NO. 2, CAST BY SUSSE FRES. PARIS
the ceramic bust depicting a Chinese male in plain tunic, his head turned to dexter, on a square socle patinated to resemble marble, signed on the left shoulder 'JB Carpeaux' and on the right 'SUSSE FRES EDITE PARIS', beside a circular stamp,
31.5cm high
The original bust was conceived in 1872 and this later version cast by the celebrated bronze founders Susse Freres is a rare example in ceramic rather than terracotta. The bust was originally commissioned by Georges-Eugène Haussmann to create a work to adorn Gabriel Davioud’s fountain at the Observatory in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. The bust is designed as an allegorical figure representing Asia, intended to form part of the four continents together with America, Europe and Africa. The first version known as 'Le Chinois Esquisse (the sketched Chinese man)' was also produced in terracotta by Susse Freres, for example see Bonhams, 22 June 2023, lot 44, sold for 75,000 euros.
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A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER KOVSH
of typical for, the interior gilded, with a band of text around the beaded rim, profusely decorated with foliate scrolls and mythical birds, the underside inscribed in cyrillic with the words to a Russian song, bearing spurious marks for Ovchinnikov
2295 grams (73.78 oz t) in weight
41cm wide x 22.5cm high
Good condition.
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A PAIR OF MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ VASES MOUNTED AS LAMPS C. 1880
each cylindrical vase decorated with multi-shaped floral cartouches to front, sides and reverse. Mounted in French bronze to base top and elephant handles. One vase has sustained a blemish below left elephant handle. Wired for electricity.
39cm high (42cm including light socket, 19cm maximum diameter)
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SILVER AND GLASS CLARET JUGS BY BOIN TABURET
the antique wine jugs in the Renaissance Revival style, with scrolling, acanthus wrapped handles, cartouches to the mounts and hinged domed covers, on silver circular bases, with Minerva French silver mark and marked 'BOIN TABURET A PARIS',
27cm high (2)
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R & S GARRARD: A 19TH CENTURY STERLING SILVER TREASURY INKSTAND, C. 1870
the small encrier of rectangular form with a central hinge for two rising lids, engraved with Renaissance style strapwork and cartouches, raised on four ball feet, one hinged cover revealing a pair of inkpots with glass liners, the underside signed 'R & S GARRARD PANTON ST LONDON', hallmarked London, 1870, maker's mark for Garrard, 900 grams (28.93 oz troy) in weight,
20cm wide
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF CHERUBS AFTER CLODION
the pair of Bacchic putti feeding a goat grapes, dark brown patination, raised on a sienna marble, oval plinth,
25cm high
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY BRONZES OF VENUS AFTER FALCONET AND ALLEGRAIN
Venus Sortant du Bain after Allegrain, depicting the nude maiden holding her falling drapery with her left hand, about to dry herself, her hair arranged in an elaborate coiffure with entwined plaits, dark brown patination, the figure of Venus bathing by Falconet of similar design, both raised on black marble plinths,
47cm high (2)
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HENRI CHAPU (FRENCH 1833-1891) JOAN OF ARC CAST BY BARBEDIENNE
the seated girl on a circular naturalistic base, signed 'Chapu', and 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR' with Reduction Mechanique stamp, on a red velvet covered plinth,
the bronze 35cm high
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CARRIER BELLEUSE (1824-1887) A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE ARTIST CORREGIO
by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824-1887), depicting Antonio Corregio Allegri, the seated painter resting his foot on a Doric capital, on a shaped base, signed 'A. Carrier',
46cm high
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LUCY GWENDOLIN WILLIAMS (1870-1955): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BOY
in the 'New Sculpture' style, depicted breaking a stick across his knee, inscribed 'LGW / 6', on an alabaster base,
24cm high overall
Provenance: Purchased from the present vendor at Christie's, London, 12 October 2010, lot 22.
This lot is subject to AAR.
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FRANCOIS RUDE (FRENCH, 1784-1855): 'JEUNE PECHEUR NAPOLITAIN'
by Barbedienne, the seated nude Neapolitan boy wearing a traditional fisher boy's cap, holding a turtle, seated on a net, on a naturalistic base, dark brown patination, signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR' and with Reduction Mechanique stamp,
25cm wide x 24cm high
Provenance: Purchased by the present vendor from Mary Wise & Grosvenor Antiques Ltd at Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair 1995. Original catalogue entry to be sold with the lot.
The marble original by Rude is in the Louvre, Paris.
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GABRIELLE BEDELL-BRICHARD: A BRONZE STUDY OF PUCK CAST BY SUSSE FRERES
early 20th century, french, the boy raised on an shaped naturalistic integral base, dark brown patination, inscribed 'PUCK', and signed 'G. Bedell-Brichard', and 'Cire Perdue' (lost wax cast) and 'Susse Freres Ed. Paris',
23.5cm high
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EUROPE BOURET (FRENCH 1833-1906): A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY
the 19th century bronze figure seated on a rocky base, signed, with two tone patination, signed 'Bouret', on a green marble plinth,
27.5cm high
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JOSEPH D'ASTE: (ITALIAN, 1881-1945): A BRONZE OF A SATYR AND GOAT
on a naturalistic base, signed 'J. D'Aste', with foundry mark L N Paris J& L, dark greenish patination,
57cm wide x 39cm high
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A FINE LATE 19TH CENTURY VIENNESE ENAMEL AND SILVER CLOCK
of balloon shape, on a footed plinth base with silver mounting, featuring four semi nude busts, the back panel depicting nude Venus rising from the sea, with further panels depicting Gods and Goddesses, surmounted by a figure of a cherub,
18.5cm high x 11cm wide
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A LARGE PAIR OF SILVER AND JEWELLED CLASSICAL FIGURES, LATE 19TH CENTURY, GERMAN
depicting the Rape of Europa and the Rape of Hippodamia (or Nessus Abducting Deianira) in the Baroque style, Europa seated on the rearing bull, her dress and sandals with gem set cabochons, the head of the bull removable and hallmarked to the inside with Hanau marks, the torso of the centaur also removable and hallmarked to the inside, the gem set centaur carrying away a maiden, her arms outstretched, both raised on ebonised and silver mounted Renaissance style plinths, 7800 grams in weight in total,
both 39cm high overall (2)
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AN 18TH / 19TH CENTURY NORTH EUROPEAN PAINTED LEATHER THREE PANEL SCREEN
each panel painted in the Dutch 17th century still life manner with bouquets of flowers, mounted in a walnut arched folding screen, the panels currently not screwed together,
each panel 166cm high x 61cm wide
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PIETRO BAZZANTI (ITALIAN, 1825-1895): A MARBLE FIGURE OF A CHILD
the nude boy reclining on a cushion with tassels over a finely carved Renaissance style day bed with volute scroll top and carved with flowers, the back of the bed signed 'P. BAZZANTI F. FIRENZE',
64cm wide x 34cm high
Provenance: Private UK Collection. Reputedly purchased at Sotheby's in the 1980's.
This unusual marble figure appears to be derived or influenced by an 18th century marble portrait of the royal infant Carlo Tito di Borbone by Giuseppe Sanmartino, circa 1775 and now in the Royal Palace of Caserta. The pose of the child is similar; and although the work follows a tradition of marble figures of lying putti by sculptors such as Duquesnoy; they usually are asleep with eyes closed, whereas our figure has clearly delineated pupils and is wide awake. Rather than referencing an ancient Roman work, our boy reclines on a Renaissance style bed rather than a layer of flowing drapery, indicating that like Sanmartino's marble, this may indeed be a portrait rather than a depiction of a generic angel.
Like many of the other Italian marble sculptors of the day, Bazzanti ran his own studio and gallery, selling his works to the public directly. Other sculptor's such as Romanelli also ran their own galleries, exhibiting their own works and those of the most highly regarded sculptors at the time, such as Cesare Lapini, Ferdinando Vichi and Guglielmo Pugi.
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A NUDE
French, Art Deco period, signed 'I. Montry', depicting a nude girl beside a pair of doves, on a plinth base, repaired,
54cm in length
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A 19TH CENTURY GRAND TOUR MODEL OF A ROMAN BATH
carved in alabaster, on a rectangular base
26cm wide
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GUISEPPE CARLI (1915-1987): A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A GIRL
raised on a shaped integral base with gilt decoration, signed to the reverse 'G. Couli', and marked 'MADE IN BELGIUM 17 46',
41cm high
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A PAIR OF RENAISSANCE STYLE TERRACOTTA RELIEFS OF ROMAN SOLDIERS
the profile portraits depicting the classical figures facing left and right, each in an ornate helmet, fitted with hanging rings for wall hanging to the reverse,
33cm x 47cm (2)
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PAINTED WOOD RELIEF OF THE DANISH ROYAL CREST
circa 1820, the carved wood and polychrome decorated relief depicting the Danish royal coat of arms, surmounted by a central crown over draped lambrequin and flanked by palm fronds,
96cm wide
Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor at Christie's, London, 4 November 2008, lot 366, sold with original invoice.
These arms were used after 1819 and include the lion of Norway.
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A 19TH CENTURY SPANISH OR PORTUGUESE COLONIAL CARVED WOOD FIGURE
possibly South American, depicting the Infant of Praque, the crowned child in priests robes, carved in high relief with flat back, the face painted,
64cm high
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17TH / 18TH CENTURY NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL: THE DEATH OF SAINT ANDREA AVELLINO
the Italian Baroque style oil on board depicting the saint in the arms of an angel, with two further angels holding a flaming heart above, relined on to card, in a gilt frame,
the painting 20cm x 16cm
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THOMAS VAN APSHOVEN (FLEMISH, 1622-1664): INTERIOR WITH OLD WOMAN SLEEPING
oil on panel, depicting a lady sleeping with a dog beside her, two men in the in the background, the genre scene showing an interesting interior with bellows, fruit and a turned pot and cover, signed lower right 'TV APSHOVEN', the back with strengthened panel, in 19th century giltwood frame,
the painting 66cm x 46cm, the frame 84cm x 67cm
The composition of this painting is almost identical to one similarly signed that was sold at Dorotheum, Vienna, October 17, 2007, lot 440 £18,600 euros, except that in the present painting the artist has added a dog that looks at the viewer.
A further panel with very similar scene by van Apshoven was sold at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, Genève, December 13, 2017, Switzerland.
Thomas van Apshoven was a pupil of David Teniers, and this panel and the similar examples listed above are all derived from Teniers kitchen interior scene featuring a sleeping woman.
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SAMUEL SMITH OF WORCESTER (FL. 1790-1840): MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE
oil on canvas, depicting a stone bridge with figure driving cattle, a lake and mountain in the background, signed lower left 'S Smith Worcester 1820', mounted in a late 18th / early 19th century giltwood frame, with applied carved limewood pierced border in the style of Grinling Gibbons,
the painting 94cm x 66cm, the frame 118cm x 94cm Dimensions: 118
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A. VESCOVI (ITALIAN, FL. LATE 19TH CENTURY): A PAIR OF PAINTINGS, LOW TIDE AND FISHERMEN AT SEA
oil on canvas, of maritime / nautical theme, the first depicting various figures at the shore at dusk, the second a fishing boat at sea, both signed 'A. Vescovi' and frame, with paper labels to the reverse for 'The Ravensbourne Galleries'
the paintings 69cm x 42cm, the frames 76cm x 51cm (2)
A similar pair of oil paintings by Vescovi were sold at Bonhams, 8 September 2010, lot 200, £860.
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Y GABOR PETERDI (HUNGARIAN): AUTUMN WETLAND
oil on canvas, signed and dated '80 and titled verso, in painted and parcel gilt frame,
100cm x 120cm excluding frame
Sold with a copy of the certificate of authenticity from the Brenner Gallery when purchased there on 14 August 1984.
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PAINTING OF A CARRIER PIGEON
in the style of Andrew Beer, the sporting painting depicting a carrier or racing pigeon, oil on canvas, signed Gmo. Close, 1924, with a list of various flights, such as St. Denis, St. Quentin, Orleans, etc, in a giltwood frame,
the painting 52cm x 46cm, the frame 66cm x 60cm
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AMERICAN FEDERAL SCHOOL: A MID 19TH CENTURY PAINTING OF CHILDREN
oil on canvas, the primitive Folk Art style painting depicting three children and a cat at a card table with playing cards, re-lined, later framed in a gilt frame with perspex,
the painting 66cm x 58cm
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AMERICAN FEDERAL SCHOOL: A MID 19TH CENTURY PAINTING OF TWIN BOYS AND A GIRL
oil on canvas, the primitive Folk Art style painting depicting twin blonde boys seated a table with a basket with a pair of birds and an orange, with a young girl stood on a chair, re-lined, later framed in a gilt frame with perspex,
the painting 66cm x 58cm
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E. BIRCK (19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCHOOL): PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN DATED 1861
oil on canvas, wearing a blue bow tie, signed E. Birck 1861, painted in an oval, unframed,
the painting 68cm x 54cm
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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY PORTRAIT OF A LADY, POSSIBLY BY OCTAVE DENIS VICTOR GUILLONNET (1872-1967)
oil on canvas, the portrait depicting a lady seated in a red chair by a window, holding a sprig of flowers, signed indistinctly to the lower left 'Guillon***', framed,
the painting 83cm x 93cm
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A LARGE ORIENTALIST PAINTING OF THE REGISTAN PLAZE IN SAMARKAND
oil on canvas, probably circa 1920's, with numerous figures and camels and a horse, unsigned, inscribed to the reverse (illegible), framed,
the painting 84cm x 73cm
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A LARGE PAIR PAINTINGS OF SINGING CHILDREN
oil on canvas, each depicting three girls, one painting singing, the other with musical instruments, both with mosaic style abstract backgrounds, one inscribed 'S.S. GENEVIEVE DE MONTORRE 1938', both framed,
105cm x 105cm including frame (2)
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JOSEPH HUGHES CLAYTON (BRITISH, 1870-1930): A PAIR OF WATERCOLOURS
depicting English 19th century cottage scenes with figures and chickens, both signed 'J. Hughes Clayton', in Victorian giltwood and glazed frames,
58cm x 48cm overall (2)
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BRIGHTON BEACH FROM EAST AND WEST, A PAIR OF MID 19TH CENTURY SCENES
early Victorian watercolours, circa 1850, depicting Brighton beach, from east and west, one showing the Chain Bridge, with numerous figures and boats, unsigned, framed and glazed,
the paintings 41cm x 16cm (2)
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JAMES AUMONIER R.I. R.O.I. (1832-1911): WATERCOLOUR OF SHEEP IN COUNTRY LANE
the Victorian, late 19th / early 20th century English watercolour depicting a rural scene, signed lower right 'J. Aumonier', framed and glazed, the reverse of the frame with stamp 'Collection of Wilfred Tomlinson',
43cm x 37cm including frame
For a similar watercolour by this artsits see Christie's, London, 12 June 2005, lot 123.
James Aumonier was a painter of pastoral landscapes and animals. He became associate of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours in 1876, and was one of the original members of the Institute of Oil Painters. In 1889 he was awarded a gold medal for water-colour in Paris, and a bronze medal for oil painting at Adelaide. He also received a silver medal at the Brussels exhibition in 1897. Aumonier exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy in 1871, and his painting 'Sheep Washing' was in the Chantrey bequest collection at the Tate Gallery,
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19TH CENTURY ITALIAN SCHOOL: LAKE GARDA C 1850
oil on canvas, depicting a villa and boats, signed indistinctly to the lower right and inscribed lower left '1850 ** Lake Garda', in a later frame,
the painting 56cm x 40cm
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JOSEF ADAM, 20TH CENTURY: 'THE CARD PLAYERS'
oil on canvas, in the style of a Dutch genre scene, signed 'J. Adam', framed,
66cm x 56cm including frame
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A 17TH CENTURY STYLE OIL ON PANEL OF A STILL LIFE
in the Dutch style, depicting a vase of flowers, in an gilt ornate frame, modern,
50cm high overall
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AN 18TH CENTURY HANDCOLOURED ETCHING TOGETHER WITH TWO FURTHER ITEMS
the etching depicting a mill or tavern, with farm animals, in gilt frame, together with a resin cast of an oak relief of a cherub mask with wings, and a framed print of a silhouette,
the etching 12cm x 9cm excluding frame (3)
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AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF 1960'S PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE KENNEDY'S
purchased from the Neumeister auction sale of 12 December 2007 at 6pm, three retaining original lot labels.
comprising:
The Kennedy Women, Joan, Jean, Eunice Jackie and Ethel Kennedy 1960, gelatin photograph by Jack Lowe (American, 1930-2001). With old lot label to reverse, lot 12, with printed previous estimate 3000 - 9500 euros. 21cm x 15cm
The Election Victory, Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy on Election Night, 9 November 1960, vintage gelain silver print by Manfred Kreiner, old lot label for lot 118, with printed previous estimate 1200-1500 euros. 21cm x 15cm
The Fiances, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and John F. Kennedy, 1953, gelatin silver by James Coyne, old lot label 100, with printed previous estimate 1100 - 1200 euros. 21cm x 15cm
A vintage colour photograph of Marilyn Monroe singing to troops, on Fujifilm Pictro Paper. 30.5cm x 22cm
Footnote:
All of the negatives of Jack Lowe's photographs were destroyed in the 911 attack on the World Trade Centre.
The full press release for the original auction is below:
PRESS RELEASE Special Auction Photography "The Kennedys" on December 12, 2007, 6 p.m. The Kennedys amid a Storm of Flashguns (Preview from November 28 to December 11 in our exhibition spaces at Gabelsbergerstrasse 17, 80333 Munich) NEUMEISTERS MODERNE is auctioning in an evening auction more than 550 photographs, most of which were taken in the family's private circle. No family in the public sphere moved the world in the 1950s and 1960s as much as the Kennedys, and their fascination still holds today. The popular clan embodied all the wishes and desires that filled the citizens of the time: glamorous, cosmopolitan, wealthy, casual, and yet purposeful and ambitious. Although he was not even three full years in office as president, John F. Kennedy is still one of the most famous personalities and politicians in American history. NEUMEISTERS MODERNE succeeded in obtaining a unique private collection for auction. More than 550 photographs, some are grouped in bundles, all are rarities, most are private views, and some are also exhibited at the Kennedy-Museum Berlin. The collection offers a broad spectrum of photographic quality from vintage prints produced with high-quality technique by way of clear press prints of great documentary value on to radio photographs, so-called wire photos, which are no longer found today. Numerous photographs that NEUMEISTERS MODERNE will auction are connected in a specific way to a tragic event that shaped America: all of the negatives of Jacques Lowe's Kennedy photographs - some 40,000 of them - were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Our prints - numbering about twenty - are thus extremely rare, since they are vintages (the first prints produced by the photographer) and thus will no longer appear on the market in this form again. The detailed research of our expert, Ulrike Gramer, did not turn up publications of most of the early photographs of the Kennedys and hence they are worthy of particular consideration. "In addition, I consider the unity of the collection particularly remarkable: the photographs cover the greatest and most significant part of JFK's career path. Moreover, they include photographs of intimate moments from the life of John F. Kennedy. This collection is, of course, also an expression of the desirable media presence of a successful man and a document of marketing by means of photography," notes Gramer of the unique significance of the works offered in this auction.
The chronology of the collection reveals the evolution of the people photographed: Jackie develops from a diminutive equestrian to an unperturbed first lady, and JFK from a young, somewhat tense-seeming candidate for his first political office to a charismatic president. The viewer is also granted special insight through "clandestine" photographs of John F. Kennedy on crutches, which were prohibited from being published in his later years. His many ailments, including his back pain, were made taboo by his advisers, as they could have harmed the image of the radiant, invulnerable president. The Catalog A comprehensive auction catalog is being published; in keeping with its subject matter it is designed to resemble a magazine from the 1960s, Die Neue Illustrierte. Supplemented by original reports from Die Bunte Illustrierte of the time, the era of the glamour clan is revived. The catalog is divided into chapters: "The Kennedy Clan" has photographs of Ethel, Joan, Edward and other family members having breakfast, out for a ride, reading, or on the beach at Hyannis. The section "On the Path to Power" shows the young JFK launching his campaign in Boston for a seat in the House of Representatives, emotional meetings with supporters, close to the people such as visiting dockworkers in Boston or wading through the crowd prior to his election to the Senate, and later Kennedy overjoyed at the celebration of his victory in the election. The chapter "The Wedding" is dedicated entirely to the high society event of the century: the young Jacqueline Lee Bouvier became Jackie Kennedy and was soon idolized by an entire generation of women. The high tension of the atmosphere around the election campaign is palpable in the photographs of the chapter "The President"; later snapshots of state visits, such as one in Vienna, reflect the casualness and elegance of the glamorous pair. Other photographs show the children, John-John and Caroline in private, often provoking a smile in the viewer who is touched by the uninhibitedness of the models in the middle of the political stage. Numerous photos depict the life journey of the "goddess of the White House," as Die Bunte Illustrierte euphorically called Jacqueline Kennedy, from a child to the widow of the president. The final chapter of the NEUMEISTER catalog is accordingly called "The Last Road of a King," with photographs revealing the profound shock that affected the world after John F. Kennedy's assassination. All of the photographs are auctioned in frames (black wood, acid-free passe-partout, mounted on acid-free cardboard), for which 30 euros (including VAT) is added per photograph.
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AFTER EMILE ANDRE BOISSEAU (1842-1923): A BRONZED FIGURE OF A MAIDEN
the patinated clad figure depicted in the Medieval style, on a circular base,
58cm high
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A 19TH CENTURY PAINTED PORCELAIN MINIATURE TOGETHER WITH TWO FURTHER
the 19th century miniature depicting a French nobleman in 18th century dress, of oval form, in a later gilt frame, together with a religious miniature of the Virgin Mary and a minature on metal of a lady in a hat,
the largest 7.5cm including frame (3)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY NEAPOLITAN BRONZE FIGURE OF THE DANCING SATYR
after the Antique, dark brown patination, on a rectangular base,
36cm high
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AFTER JAMES EARL FRASER: 'THE END OF THE TRAIL'
the bronze figure of a native American Indian on horseback, on naturalistic base, raised on a marble plinth
35cm high overall
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A BRONZE MODEL OF A PANDA
the bear in seated position, with two tone patination to delineate his darker fur, naturalisticially modelled, signed 'Milo' and bearing stamp 'Bronze Garanti', on marble plinth,
21cm high
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AFTER CHIPARUS: A DANCING GIRL, COLD PAINTED AND GILDED BRONZE
the dancer with arms raised, her face and hands painted to resemble ivory, her dress textured and dark blue, the integral bronze base with dark brown patination, signed 'D. H. Chiparus', on marble plinth,
47cm high
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AFTER FREDERIC REMINGTON (AMERICAN,1861-1909): A BRONZE 'OUTLAW'
depicting a cowboy on a bucking horse, on a naturalistic base, signed 'Frederic Remington', on a grey marble plinth
35cm high
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AFTER FREDERIC REMINGTON (AMERICAN,1861-1909): A BRONZE 'WARRIOR'
the native American Indian on horseback, on a naturalistic base, signed 'Frederic Remington 1900', on a marble plinth, modern,
29cm high
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCING GIRL
the nude figure raised on an integral base, mounted on a marble plinth
36cm high
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AFTER FREDERIC REMINGTON (AMERICAN,1861-1909): A BRONZE FIGURE 'SCALP'
the Native American Indian on horseback, on a naturalistic base, signed 'Frederic Remington', on marble plinth,
31cm high
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AN ART DECO STYLE COLD PAINTED BRONZE FIGURE OF A GIRL
her skin painted to resemble ivory, in a gilt dress, bearing signature 'Collinet', on a marble plinth,
35cm high
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GIRL HOLDING A PAIR OF DOVES
in the French 18th century style,
26cm high
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