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A MUMMY MASK

Lot 1001 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A MUMMY MASK

Egypt, probably from Fayum, Ptolemaic, ca. 3rd–1st c. BC.
Stuccoed and painted kartonage, in part gilt. The contours of the eyes and the eyelid line are inlaid with lapis lazuli, the pupils with glass and white or black enamel. A two-part stranded wig, parted at the front and falling down to the chest, with an Ankh knot on the back, the loops of which transition into a Uraeus serpent. A relief scarab with spread wings on the front of the crown-cap. Figurative and geometric decoration on the strands in three ranks; the lowest rank with four seated genies each holding the Uas scepter, above them the enthroned Osiris on the right strand, accompanied by the four sons of Horus: Hapi and Duamutef, and on the left strand Amset and Kebehsenuef. The strands end with a falcon crowned with a sun disk, holding the feather of the goddess Maat in its talons. The inside with a later, probably Arabic annotation.
H 45.5 cm, L 28.5 cm, D 27.5 cm.
Gilding and polychrome paintwork with losses. Cracks.
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SHROUD FRAGMENT - FORMER COLLECTION OF HAN CORAY AND DORRIE STOOP

Lot 1002 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

SHROUD FRAGMENT - FORMER COLLECTION OF HAN CORAY AND DORRIE STOOP

Egyptian, Roman period, ca. 1st/2nd century AD.
Polychrome painting on linen fabric, mounted on later paper. Depiction of a richly ornamented female figure, probably the Sky Goddess Nut or Hathor. Flanked on the upper left by a kneeling worshipper, below which is a deity with a cow's head and a rising cobra. Framed. Verso cardboard with an old label reading Encadrements L. Barthe 35, Boulevard de Strasbourg Paris.
Dimensions 62.7 × 44.5 cm.
Restored. Fabric additions. Retouching. Losses, cracks in the paintwork. Trimmed.
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CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 10 310 / 15 460)

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MAGICAL KNOT IN HONOR OF THE FEMALE PHARAOH HATSHEPSUT

Lot 1004 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

MAGICAL KNOT IN HONOR OF THE FEMALE PHARAOH HATSHEPSUT

Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1479–1458 BC.
Carved wood, engraved with hieroglyphics in the form of a royal cartouche of the female Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Mounted on plexiglass.
H 13.5 cm.
Cracks, scratches, losses, and wormholes.
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FUNERARY STELE

Lot 1005 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

FUNERARY STELE

Greek, Attic, ca. first third of the 4th century BC.
Pentelic marble, carved in relief. Depiction of acanthus leaf vine, known as anthemion, in the upper register, and two figures shaking hands in the lower register. Engraved Greek inscriptions: ΠΑΤΡΟΚΛΗ ΕΡΑΤΟΣ (Patroclus and Eratos). Mounted on a later base.
Without base H 71.5 cm, W 44.5 cm, D 13 cm.
Deposits on the figures. Marble rubbed. Scratches on the sides. Broken edge at the bottom.

CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)

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A MARBLE TORSO OF THE “BARTHOLONI” VENUS

Lot 1006* - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A MARBLE TORSO OF THE “BARTHOLONI” VENUS

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 2nd century AD. Knidian type, after the Hellenistic model by Praxiteles, “Aphrodite of Knidos” (ca. 350/340 BC).
Carrara marble, sculpted in the round. Venus, Goddess of love, stands naked, leaning slightly forward in a contrapposto pose with her weight on her right leg. Her left leg is extended and bent at the knee. Remains of the original support on the outside of the thigh. The right arm was originally lowered, with the hand, which is now missing, positioned above the pubic triangle. The left shoulder is slightly pulled back. An old engraved inventory number, 170, is visible on the support. Mounted on a later rotating base.
H without base 120 cm, H with base 184 cm.
Repairs. Cleaned. Rubbing and chipping. Fillings.

CHF 500 000 / 800 000 | (€ 515 460 / 824 740)

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A PITHOS

Lot 1007 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A PITHOS

Etruscan, Cerveteri, 7th–6th century BC.
Reddish/brown terracotta with remnants of black and red paint. Ovoid vessel on a flat base. Short neck and slightly flared lip. The shoulder has a relief ring decoration, set in a band framed by two beaded rings. The vessel wall has vertical ribs and additional ring motifs. Two gadrooned, matching curved carrying handles.
H 46 cm, Ø max. 51 cm.
Repaired.
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AN IMPASTO OLLA "A SCACCHI"

Lot 1008 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

AN IMPASTO OLLA "A SCACCHI"

Etruscan, early 7th century BC.
Terracotta, partly painted white. Ovoid vessel body on a flat base, short neck with a slightly beaded lip. The vessel wall has a staggered checkerboard pattern of irregular rectangles, alternating in red and white. The individual rectangles have raised frames.
H 39 cm, Ø ca. 32 cm.
Repaired, color loss in the white areas.
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AN IMPASTO OLLA

Lot 1009 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

AN IMPASTO OLLA

Etruscan, 7th century BC.
Terracotta with a reddish painted surface. Tall ovoid vessel body on a flat base. Short neck with protruding lip. The shoulder of the vessel is decorated with raised cradle-shaped profiles, the vessel wall with fluted decoration, and a raised zigzag band below.
H 80 cm.
Repaired.

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AN IMPASTO AMPHORA WITH HANDLES

Lot 1010 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

AN IMPASTO AMPHORA WITH HANDLES

Villanovan culture, 8th–7th century BC.
Terracotta fired with punched decoration. Bulbous vessel on a recessed base. Wide cylindrical neck with a protruding lip. Two wide, flat handles. The vessel wall is modeled with vertical ribs and two arched motifs. Punched geometric decoration.
H 26 cm, Ø max. 25 cm.
Repairs to the handles. Few losses and retouches.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

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A MONUMENTAL COPTIC WALL HANGING

Lot 1011* - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A MONUMENTAL COPTIC WALL HANGING

Coptic, Egypt, probably found in Sheikh Abadeh, ca. 5th–7th century AD.
Linen ground with polychrome wool threads. The upper depiction with three worshippers standing under round arches, their hands raised in prayer. The left and middle figures are probably female, wearing elaborate necklaces and earrings, the middle one also wearing elaborate hair ornaments. Above their heads are remnants of Greek inscriptions. Mosaic decoration on columns and arches. Below this is an image segment with a round medallion, probably a sun symbol, flanked by two birds, the left one probably an eagle, the right one a peacock. Below this is an image segment with five standing figures, the left and middle ones with wings, possibly representing angels, their hands also raised in prayer. The central figure has a halo and a staff. The figure on the far left also has a staff. Again with remnants of Greek titles. The lowest image zone shows leaping lions between trees. The four image zones are bordered by four horizontal strips with geometric, partly offset patterns. On the left and right, the four image zones are lined by two column-like vertical strips, with a head visible in each of the lower areas. An additional wide border with geometric meander band decoration frames the lower half of the scene. An additional lower strip shows a flock of birds, probably doves, with a stylized geometric garland of flowers.
Ca. 405 × 310 cm.
Various fragments joined together. Partially supplemented. Restorations. Tears.
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SEDES SAPIENTIAE WITH ENTHRONED MOTHER OF GOD AND CHRIST CHILD

Lot 1012 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

SEDES SAPIENTIAE WITH ENTHRONED MOTHER OF GOD AND CHRIST CHILD

Romanesque type, Spanish, probably 16th/17th century.
Soft wood carved in relief, polychrome painted, and with traces of gilding, hollowed out on verso. Enthroned Mother of God with the Christ Child on her lap, his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing and holding a gilt orb in his left hand. On a rectangular base.
H 84 cm.
Losses and cracks. Retouching and restorations.

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

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THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL - FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF PRINCE EMANUEL OF LIECHTENSTEIN

Lot 1013 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL - FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF PRINCE EMANUEL OF LIECHTENSTEIN

Austria, Carinthia, Villach workshop, ca. 1480.
Carved wood, flattened on the back, painted, and in part gilt. The archangel stands in full armor in an expressive, dynamic pose with his sword raised, holding the Scale of Souls in his left hand. His cloak falls in soft, sweeping folds.
H 125 cm.
Paintwork partially restored. Wings, hands, and sword replaced. Chips on one of the weighing pans and on a fold in the garment. Figures on the Scale of Souls incomplete.

CHF 12 000 / 18 000 | (€ 12 370 / 18 560)

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THE VIRGIN AND CHRIST CHILD ON THE CRESCENT MOON

Lot 1014 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

THE VIRGIN AND CHRIST CHILD ON THE CRESCENT MOON

Gothic, Lake Constance/Swabia, ca. 1460/70.
Carved lime, hollowed on verso, and painted. The Virgin Mary is standing in slight contraposto, carrying the Christ Child on her left arm.
H 103 cm.
The Christ Child is holding a book in his right arm. Book supplemented. The paintwork has been partially reworked, some losses. The crown is chipped, and the Virgin's attribute is incomplete. Crack on verso.

CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)

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SAINT BARBARA

Lot 1015 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

SAINT BARBARA

Gothic, Central German, ca. 1510/20.
Lime, carved in the round, with remnants of the paintwork and gilding. The head is crowned, with long hair flowing in individual strands. The saint is depicted with a chalice.
H 100 cm.
Partially cracked. Repairs and fillings. Various losses and wormholes.

CHF 4 000 / 7 000 | (€ 4 120 / 7 220)

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STANDING CROSS WITH MICRO-CARVING AND LATIN TITLES

Lot 1016* - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

STANDING CROSS WITH MICRO-CARVING AND LATIN TITLES

Italo-Greek/Late Byzantine, last quarter of the 16th century. Attributed to Georgios Laskaris (active 1538–1583) and his workshop.
Boxwood, intricately carved on all sides and partly openwork, depicting 20 scenes from the New Testament divided into four registers, some with Latin titles for the scenes (Transformatio, Crucificatio, Sepulcrum, Resurectio, Annuntiatio, Nativitas, Pur(x)tio, Palmarum Celebratio, Christus Orat, Depositio (x) in Sepul, Chr. Docet Marias, Pencoste, (x) Genitrics Dei, Christus Docet, Palpatio, Resurectio Lazari). The narrow sides are similarly crafted. The relief panels depict Peter and Paul as well as a grotesque. On a hexagonal, stepped rock-crystal base.
H with base 23.3 cm, L 9 cm.
Chips and losses. Cracks.

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STAINED-GLASS PANEL FEATURING A COAT OF ARMS OF THE PATRICIAN FAMILY MUNTPRAT

Lot 1017 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

STAINED-GLASS PANEL FEATURING A COAT OF ARMS OF THE PATRICIAN FAMILY MUNTPRAT

Constance, ca. 1530. Probably by Ludwig Stillhart (active 1506–1537).
Decorative coat of arms of the Muntprat family, divided into black and silver with three fleurs-de-lys. With helmet and crest. Standing next to the coat of arms is a mercenary soldier with a halberd. Rounded columns on the sides. Decorated with foliage in the lower section, the upper section with scenes of a city siege.
Without frame 43.5 × 31.5 cm.
The lower coat of arms has been retouched. Lead filling from the 19th century. Two supplements. Crack.

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MINIATURE TOWER-SHAPED TABLE CLOCK

Lot 1018 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

MINIATURE TOWER-SHAPED TABLE CLOCK

France, mid-16th century
Bronze, engraved with grotesque figures, foliage, and scrollwork, and gilt. Hexagonal, narrow case on a slightly flared, profiled base. The side with a small door. The upper section is domed with a baluster top, engraved with a rosette motif and partially openwork with flowers in round and quatrefoil reserves. The cornices are decorated with small baluster knobs in the corners. Gilt dial with Roman hour markers. Finely crafted movement with blued round columns, superimposed hour striking mechanism with striking disc on bell, and going train with verge escapement on balance wheel. The mainspring is wound by a fusee with a fine chain. The movement can be pulled out of the case from the top, with a small locking mechanism (locking eyelet closed). 1 key.
Ø 5.5 cm, H 11 cm.
In good condition, case with later gold plating. Movement with minor supplements, slightly incomplete.

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

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RICHLY INLAID MINIATURE CABINET

Lot 1019 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

RICHLY INLAID MINIATURE CABINET

Southern Germany, second half of the 16th century. The ivory inlays are partly based on engravings by Virgil Solis (1514–1562).
Wood partly ebonized and richly inlaid with floral and foliage motifs featuring birds, hunting scenes, royal equestrian figures, etc. in rectangular reserves framed by scrollwork. Rectangular body structured by pilasters and molded cornices on a straight molded frame. Hinged lid with prismatic top, opening onto a compartment and side drawer. The top is inlaid with a cityscape, hunters with their prey, falconers on horseback, hunting dogs, and bears, hares, and wild boars, horsemen with pistols, and a cavalry battle. The inside of the lid is decorated with tendrils and birds. Finely engraved, gilt lock plate. The front has double doors above a drawer. The doors show a royal couple on horseback. The drawer front has two hunting scenes (probably later additions), owls, and birds. The double doors open onto eight drawers arranged around a door, the inlay work of which matches the exterior; the door shows a king with a scepter. The side walls and the back wall show royal horsemen in the middle section, the upper friezes show birds, and the lower friezes show hunting scenes. The pilasters in the lower section feature a total of nine ancient heroes based on engravings by Virgil Solis with different coats of arms. Iron grips on the sides.
45 × 33 × 38.5 cm.
Losses, minor supplements, missing parts, and cracks.
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A MAJOLICA ISTORIATO “SCODELLA”

Lot 1020 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A MAJOLICA ISTORIATO “SCODELLA”

Urbino, ca. 1540.
Deep round shape on a recessed base. Depicted in vibrant colors, the God of War Mars with Venus in the throes of passion on a canopy-covered bed, caught in a net. The secret affair is revealed in a forged net by Vulcan, the husband of Venus. The assembled deities bear witness to the adultery from cumulus clouds above. In the foreground, Mars' armor and helmet provide a striking contrast to the intimate scene. Verso titled “Veneta et marte” in blue.
Ø 25.5 cm.
Repaired.

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TWO CHESTS, KNOWN AS “CASSONE”"

Lot 1021 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

TWO CHESTS, KNOWN AS “CASSONE”"

Renaissance, Central Italy, probably Tuscany, 16th century.
Walnut with applied carved decoration, punched and painted black and red, and gilt. Rectangular body on straight base with scrolled feet. Coffered hinged lid. Architecturally structured front with two panels, flanked by central and corner pilasters, with a carved bracked-shaped projection at the front. Opulently carved and painted with foliage and leaf volutes. The sides are similarly paneled and structured. Iron locks. The inside lined with fabric. 1 key. Verso marked Berne-23 and Berne-24.
184 × 66 × 88 cm.
Losses and signs of use, paintwork partially overpainted.

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

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A TERRACOTTA MADONNA AND THE CHRIST CHILD

Lot 1022 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A TERRACOTTA MADONNA AND THE CHRIST CHILD

Tuscany, late 15th/early 16th century.
Terracotta, polychrome painted and partially gilt.
H 65 cm.
Paintwork reworked and with losses. Restorations and repairs to the head of the Madonna.

CHF 6 000 / 10 000 | (€ 6 190 / 10 310)

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A MAJOLICA PICTURE PLATE

Lot 1023 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A MAJOLICA PICTURE PLATE

Deruta, workshop of Giacomo Mancini (?), ca. 1550.
Depiction of the Crucifixion scene: Christ on the Cross, flanked by two thieves, in the presence of the Virgin Mary and Saint John, accompanied by two mounted Roman soldiers and a crowd of onlookers, with the city of Jerusalem in the background.
39.5 × 31 cm.
Old stapled repair.

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A DOOR KNOCKER

Lot 1024 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A DOOR KNOCKER

Renaissance, Veneto, 16th century. Based on a model by Tiziano Aspetti (1565–1607).
Bronze with a dark patina. Lyre-shaped door knocker, ending in a cartouche at the top. With the figure of Hercules standing in a seashell, flanked by two lions carved in the round. With a metal stand on flat plexiglass base.
H 24.5 cm, W 20.5 cm.
Patina rubbed in places. Small casting flaws. Break between the end of the club and the lion's tail.

CHF 6 000 / 10 000 | (€ 6 190 / 10 310)

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A PAIR OF WINGED MALE HERM FIGURES AS WALL SCONCES

Lot 1025* - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A PAIR OF WINGED MALE HERM FIGURES AS WALL SCONCES

Late Renaissance, Northern Italy, probably Venice, 17th/18th century. In the style of Niccolò Roccatagliata.
Bronze. Winged busts of young men, transitioning into acanthus leaves at the lower abdomen, holding a gadrooned bowl above their heads with one hand. Pointed spike.
H with spike 39.5 cm.
Later drill holes on the acanthus leaf wall piece. Bronze rubbed.

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A PAIR OF MAJOLICA ALBARELLI

Lot 1026 - A216 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - Thursday 26 March 2026, 01.30 PM

A PAIR OF MAJOLICA ALBARELLI

Sicily, Palermo, 17th century.
Cylindrical form, painted in blue, yellow, and green. The front features a Baroque-style shield, probably with the coat of arms of the Dominican Order, encircled by a yellow laurel wreath. The reverse is decorated with a shield and trophy motifs
H 30 cm.

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