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BACTRIAN RITUAL OBJECT - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1001* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

BACTRIAN RITUAL OBJECT - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Bactrian, late 3rd millennium/early 2nd millennium BC.
Polychrome breccia marble, partly with sintering. Monolithic stone with a retracted cylindrical shape. With a straight notch in the middle at the top and bottom.
H 33.5 cm.
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CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

Sold for CHF 6 875 (including buyer's premium)

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LOWER BODY OF AN ORANTE WEARING A KAUNAKES - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1002* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

LOWER BODY OF AN ORANTE WEARING A KAUNAKES - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Sumerian, Early Dynastic III, ca. 2600–2350 BC
Limestone, carved all round. The lower body of a male worshipping figure on a rectangular base and leaning against a column. Ankle-length garment, so-called kaunakes. The feet in a slightly offset position. Several drill holes on the back and in the upper area of the robe. A loose stone plug, probably the former fastening of the upper body. The underside with a later felt pad.
H 31 cm.

CHF 15 000 / 18 000 | (€ 15 460 / 18 560)

Sold for CHF 18 750 (including buyer's premium)

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LARGE CYCLADIC IDOL - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1003* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

LARGE CYCLADIC IDOL - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Early Cycladic, Spedos type, ca. 2500–2400 BC. Attributed to the Goulandris Sculptor.
Marble. Large fragment of a female idol. Lyre-shaped head with a prominent, elongated nose merging directly into a receding forehead, harmoniously rounded chin. Long, slightly thickened neck (restored). Sloping shoulders, the shoulder base at slightly different heights. Broad torso with small, widely spaced, pointed breasts. The slender arms are crossed under the chest. Slightly bulging belly, notched underbelly fold merging into a stylized pubic triangle. Slightly curved thighs with a deeply notched thigh slit. Visible notched upper arm slits on the back. Straight back with slightly bulging buttocks and a deeply notched thigh slit. With a later metal frame.
H without mount 42.6 cm.

CHF 350 000 / 600 000 | (€ 360 820 / 618 560)

Sold for CHF 622 000 (including buyer's premium)

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PERFUME BOTTLE, SO-CALLED “ALABASTRON” - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1005* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

PERFUME BOTTLE, SO-CALLED “ALABASTRON” - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Eastern Mediterranean, 5th century–4th century BC
Ultramarine blue glass with applied polychrome line and band decoration in turquoise, yellow and white. Miniature amphora with small loop handles, short neck and wide lip. Old glass cement on the reverse side. With a later base.
H without base 12.5 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 3 250 (including buyer's premium)

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LARGE BUCCHERO-WARE KANTHAROS - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1007* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

LARGE BUCCHERO-WARE KANTHAROS - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Etruscan, ca. 6th century BC.
Black-toned bucchero ceramics. Wide basin with notched rim and two elegant loop handles. Three incised lines around the outside of the lip. Trumpet-shaped foot.
H 34.5 cm, L 40 cm.

CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 580 / 3 610)

Sold for CHF 4 375 (including buyer's premium)

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LARGE HEAD FRAGMENT, PROBABLY OF A GODDESS

Lot 1008 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

LARGE HEAD FRAGMENT, PROBABLY OF A GODDESS

Campanian-Etruscan, 5th century BC.
Terracotta, hollowed, perforated at the top of the polos crown. With a finely modeled face of a woman with large almond-shaped eyes and a pointed mouth, curly hair, hair ornament and polos crown. A necklace is partially visible. Mounted on a later base.
H 34.5 cm.

CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)

Sold for CHF 7 500 (including buyer's premium)

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HEAD FRAGMENT OF A RULER, PROBABLY PTOLEMY - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1012* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

HEAD FRAGMENT OF A RULER, PROBABLY PTOLEMY - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century BC.
Marble, fully carved, with sintering. The head with curly, short hair. Distinct eyebrow arch. Two perforations at the front of the skullcap, probably for a diadem. Mounted on a base.
H with base 16.5 cm.

CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)

Sold for CHF 15 000 (including buyer's premium)

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HEAD OF A BOY - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1014* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

HEAD OF A BOY - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Roman, 1st century AD, during the reign of Emperor Nero. Probably reworked in the 5th century AD.
Marble worked all around with sintering. Frontal view of a youthful boy's face with medium-length, wavy strands of hair. In the middle of the skullcap, three strands of a braid, which transition into three pearl- and jewel pendants at the front. The neck with childlike skin folds. Mounted on a later plinth.
H without plinth 25 cm.

CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 10 310 / 15 460)

Sold for CHF 16 250 (including buyer's premium)

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HEAD OF THE EMPRESS SALLUSTIA ORBIANA - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Lot 1018* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

HEAD OF THE EMPRESS SALLUSTIA ORBIANA - FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION

Roman, 3rd century AD, during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander.
Marble, worked all around. Frontal view of the face. Close-set eyes with incised pupils. Nose replaced. Fine, pointed lips. Distinctive, protruding ears. Medium-length, wavy hair. Mounted on a later plinth.
H with plinth 28 cm.

CHF 6 000 / 9 000 | (€ 6 190 / 9 280)

Sold for CHF 8 125 (including buyer's premium)

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MILLEFIORI AND BRONZE BROOCH MOUNTED AS A GOLD NECKLACE

Lot 1021 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

MILLEFIORI AND BRONZE BROOCH MOUNTED AS A GOLD NECKLACE

Gallo-Roman, ca. 4th century AD.
Blue and white “millefiori” glass rods set in bronze and arranged in concentric circles. A button in the center. Modern mounting as a necklace. 23 ct gold chain and setting.
Brooch: Ø 5 cm.

CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)

Sold for CHF 8 750 (including buyer's premium)

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DONATION BOX IN THE FORM OF A CHURCH

Lot 1022 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

DONATION BOX IN THE FORM OF A CHURCH

Italy or France, in the late Romanesque style, probably 16th century.
Engraved iron with copper rivets. Rectangular design with a gabled roof. The front is architecturally structured with a Romanesque protruding portal (probably partly added) with two freestanding columns resting on lion pedestals. Flanked by two doors with round arches. A wheel-shpaed window in the middle above the portal, two smaller round-arched windows on the sides. Engraved, partly covered inscription “Sct Ac(?) (E)cclesia”. The back is engraved with the Christ monogram and belt loops.
16 × 9 × 18 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

Sold for CHF 3 750 (including buyer's premium)

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PROBABLY A KING FROM AN ADORATION SCENE

Lot 1023 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

PROBABLY A KING FROM AN ADORATION SCENE

Probably Swabian, ca. 1510.
Carved limewood, partly hollowed out and polychromatically painted and in part gilt. Depiction of a kneeling, bearded king without hands or attributes. Inside, a label with the attribution to Ivo Strigel and the date of purchase: 21 October 1941.
H 41 cm.

CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)

Sold for CHF 1 375 (including buyer's premium)

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WEDDING CASKET, SO-CALLED “COFANETTO”

Lot 1024 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

WEDDING CASKET, SO-CALLED “COFANETTO”

Venice, 15th century. Workshop of the Embriachi.
Bone carved in relief, poplar and walnut. Rectangular body with a hinged lid shaped like a flattened mansard roof and an iron handle on a flat, profiled base. The sides with bone plaques in relief depicting a man and a woman, as well as armed warriors as cornerstones. The lid with bone plates in relief with cherubs holding hands, foliage and cartouches, one of which is engraved with “ADEFONS REX”. Iron lock and later key.
19 × 12 × 15.5 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)

Sold for CHF 5 375 (including buyer's premium)

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VERDURE "FORÊT SAUVAGE À GRANDES FEUILLES"

Lot 1025 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

VERDURE "FORÊT SAUVAGE À GRANDES FEUILLES"

Probably Enghien or Oudenaarde, 16th century.
Featuring large cabbage leaves and lush vegetation and fauna, with birds, two leopards, animals fighting, etc., as well as a landscape with a village, a church, ruins and a river with a fishing boat in the background. The border was trimmed and added later.
250 × 220 cm.

CHF 15 000 / 20 000 | (€ 15 460 / 20 620)

Sold for CHF 23 750 (including buyer's premium)

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MISSAL CASKET

Lot 1027 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

MISSAL CASKET

France or Flanders, ca. 1400.
Wood, leather and iron with dark lacquer. Rectangular body with side handles and a hinged lid. Wooden core with red and embossed leather, the outer sides with iron fittings shaped as rosettes and serrated decorative edging. The central iron lock with a hasp flanked by two additional hasps. No key.
10 × 9.5 × 6 cm.

CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 580 / 3 610)

Sold for CHF 3 125 (including buyer's premium)

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ENAMELLED INCENSE BOAT, SO-CALLED “NAVETTE À ENCENS”

Lot 1029 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

ENAMELLED INCENSE BOAT, SO-CALLED “NAVETTE À ENCENS”

Limoges, 13th century.
Copper engraved and with remnants of gilding, as well as champlevé enamel decorated with tendrils on a turquoise ground. Two applied, parcel-gilt copper medallions of saints (probably Evangelists) also enamelled in blue and red. Purple gemstone cabochons set in gilt copper. Oval, boat-shaped vessel, the cover rounded at the ends and ending in bird heads, and hinged down one side. The walls engraved with geometric friezes. On a short trumpet-shaped foot (probably replaced).
19 × 9 × 7 cm.

CHF 8 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 250 / 12 370)

Sold for CHF 11 250 (including buyer's premium)

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WOODEN CASKET, SO-CALLED "MINNEKÄSTCHEN", DECORATED WITH ANIMALS

Lot 1030 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

WOODEN CASKET, SO-CALLED "MINNEKÄSTCHEN", DECORATED WITH ANIMALS

Probably German or Swiss, 15th century
Cherrywood, carved and with remains of polychrome paintwork, partly painted red. Wrought-iron bands reinforced with decorative hearts. Rectangular body with hinged lid. The sides each with a depiction of one or more animals, including a hare, a dog and a fox striding in front of a mountain landscape, and a group of monkeys; in rectangular reserves with a diamond pattern and stylized rosettes as a background. The lid is carved with a striding lion, a brand signature and a ring eyelet. No key.
19.5 × 15 × 10 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

Sold for CHF 6 250 (including buyer's premium)

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SAINT GEORGE

Lot 1031 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

SAINT GEORGE

Austria, ca. 1480/90, in the style of Michael Pacher.
Limewood, fully carved, verso flattened and hollowed, polychrome painted and partially gilded. Youthful saint in full armor, slaying the dragon with a lance. Friendly facial features with intricately carved, medium-length, curly hair.
H 85 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 9 000 | (€ 5 150 / 9 280)

Sold for CHF 10 000 (including buyer's premium)

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SAINT CATHERINE

Lot 1032 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

SAINT CATHERINE

Late Gothic, probably Swabian, ca. 1500/10.
Linden wood, carved and verso hollowed, with a dark patina, originally polychrome painted. The saint is standing and holding a sword in front of her body.
H 95 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer's premium)

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FRAGMENT OF A VERDURE “À GRANDES FEUILLES”

Lot 1034* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

FRAGMENT OF A VERDURE “À GRANDES FEUILLES”

Probably Enghien, 2nd half of the 16th century.
Large cabbage leaves, lush vegetation with flowers and fruits, and two birds.
120 × 152 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer's premium)

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A PAIR OF MALE AND FEMALE DONORS

Lot 1036 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

A PAIR OF MALE AND FEMALE DONORS

Southern Germany, late 16th century.
Carved limewood, verso flattened and painted. Kneeling on a red cushion, two men in full armor and with ruffs, their helmets at their feet, and two ladies wearing long robes and headscarves. Mounted on later plinths.
H 69 and 57 cm, respectively.

CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)

Sold for CHF 3 750 (including buyer's premium)

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DEUX-CORPS

Lot 1038 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

DEUX-CORPS

Renaissance, Île-de-France or Rhone Valley, 16th century
Walnut, carved with two masks and palmettes. Rectangular body with straight, slightly protruding cornice on a straight plinth with square feet. Upper section with double doors between half-columns on a lower section with two drawers above two doors. Iron escutcheons. An old inventory label on the back. 2 keys.
113 × 48.5 × 157 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer's premium)

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IZNIK POTTERY PLATE WITH BLUE DECORATION

Lot 1039 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

IZNIK POTTERY PLATE WITH BLUE DECORATION

Turkey, Ottoman Empire, ca. 1560–70.
Painted in a greyish blue, the center with a rosette and radial, stylized leaf decoration with pointed arches in a double-lined border, surrounded with seven floral motifs. Stylized “breaking waves” border on the lip. The back with alternating chinoiserie and leaf decoration. The foot ring with a drilled hole for mounting.
Ø 28 cm.

CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)

Sold for CHF 36 250 (including buyer's premium)

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LARGE SILK AND METAL EMBROIDERY

Lot 1040 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

LARGE SILK AND METAL EMBROIDERY

Probably Italy, 16th century.
Polychrome silk embroidery with metal threads on a linen ground. Central field with lush tendrils, and animal figures in cartouches and in the corners. Wide tree and shrub border, with hybrid creatures and animals in the corners.
226 × 265 cm.

CHF 7 000 / 10 000 | (€ 7 220 / 10 310)

Sold for CHF 10 000 (including buyer's premium)

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IZNIK POTTERY PLATE FROM THE LAGONIKOS COLLECTION

Lot 1041 - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday 27 March 2025, 01.30 PM

IZNIK POTTERY PLATE FROM THE LAGONIKOS COLLECTION

Turkey, Ottoman Empire, late 16th century.
Painted in blue, emerald green and bole-red engobe. Decorated with two saz leaves emerging from tall grass, with roses and tulips between them. The lip is painted with a stylized “breaking waves” border in black, green and blue with a blue rim, and the back with alternating leaf and flower motifs in green and cobalt blue.
Ø 29 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 10 000 (including buyer's premium)

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