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Auction archive: Lot number 1

A DUTCH FAMILY COLLECTION OF 17TH-18TH CENTURY WORKS FORMED THROUGH MARRIAGE AND DESCENT INCLUDING THE VAN HOORN, VAN WASSENAER AND VAN PALLANDT FAMILIES

Estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
ca. US$194,555 - US$324,258
Price realised:
£173,000
ca. US$224,386
Auction archive: Lot number 1

A DUTCH FAMILY COLLECTION OF 17TH-18TH CENTURY WORKS FORMED THROUGH MARRIAGE AND DESCENT INCLUDING THE VAN HOORN, VAN WASSENAER AND VAN PALLANDT FAMILIES

Estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
ca. US$194,555 - US$324,258
Price realised:
£173,000
ca. US$224,386
Beschreibung:

A DUTCH FAMILY COLLECTION OF 17TH-18TH CENTURY WORKS FORMED THROUGH MARRIAGE AND DESCENT INCLUDING THE VAN HOORN, VAN WASSENAER AND VAN PALLANDT FAMILIES 17TH - 18TH CENTURY a) A Japanese lacquer accessory box (tebako) decorated with the coat-of-arms of Joan van Hoorn, Edo period, circa 1700-1710, the box octagonal, with cover decorated in various lacquer techniques including gold and silver high and low relief lacquer ( takamaki-e and hiramaki-e ), togidashi , sprinkled gold flecks ( nashiji ), kinpun and kirikane all against a black roiro-nuri ground, the sides depicting a lady and attendant, pavilions beside a bridge over water, birds amongst various flowers and trees issuing from rockwork, the base and interior in dense nashiji , fundame rims, 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm.) wide, 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high b) A Japanese Arita porcelain apothecary bottle, Edo period, circa 1690-1710, decorated in underglaze blue with the initials I:V:H (Joan van Hoorn) within a laurel wreath surrounded by flowering peony and pomegranate branches, the neck with a double flanged rim decorated with flower sprays above a lappet band, 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high c) A Japanese Arita porcelain ewer, Edo period, circa 1660-80, the pear-shaped body with waisted neck and loop handle, decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous landscape with figures in Chinese transitional style, the handle decorated with geometric design and pierced for a mount, 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high d) A Dutch-colonial silvered and cased table watch with alarm, signed Noel Pol, Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), dated 1694, the silver dial with Roman enamel hours, steel hand and inner Arabic alarm dial with trefoil hand, the movement with brass plates joined by vase-shaped pillars, pierced steel gate, chain fuse for time and spring barrel for striking, pierced and engraved alarm barrel, the fine spring balance with engraved backcock to verge escapement, the backplate with worm and wheel set-up and engraved Noel Pol / Batavia 1694 , the casing decorated with a putto amongst scrolling foliage, double chain with a ring with copper key; together with a fitted wood with richly decorated silver lock plates and hinges, 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) long, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide, 1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high, the case inlaid with a silver plate with a verse reading: De tijd valt d ’ eenen cort en d ’ ander langh En onder wijlen gaet de tijd altijt haer gangh Wel hem die desen tijt geaerden soo beleeft Dat hij niet voor het eijnd van sijnen tijt en beeft For some time seems short and for others long and all the while time just goes on Hail to him who lives his time well-grounded so that he may live his life without fear e) A silver filigree box and cover, Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), circa 1700, with an outer wall of silver filigree in the form of leaves and flowers, encasing a silver-gilt liner, 2 5/8 in. (7 cm.) diam., 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high f) An iron and gold betel nut-cutter, Mainland Southeast Asia, circa 1690, with dragon head and elaborate chased and engraved scrollwork, 6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) long g) A black leather and silver-mounted notebook, circa 1700, with silver fittings finely engraved with a ship flying a VOC flag, silver clasps engraved with ‘VOC’ and ‘R’, of the Rotterdam Chamber of the VOC, parchment paper pages within, silver writing implement, 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) long and 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide h) A serpentine tankard, Dutch or German, 17th century, with silver mounts, handle and cover, the cover engraved with the coat-of-arms of the van Wassenaer family within a ring of leaves, 6 1/8 in. (15.9 cm.) high i) A serpentine decagonal canister, Dutch or German, dated 1638, with silver screw cover engraved with a garland and the coat-of-arms of Margaretha van Aeswijn, Widow of Munster, Lady of Runen ( circa 1590-1657) the side of the cover inscribed M * V * A * W * V * M * V * V * R and ALLEEN * GOODT * DIE * EER * ANNO * 1638 , 7 1/3 in. (18.7 cm.) high j) A circular serpentine box, probably

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jul 2017
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

A DUTCH FAMILY COLLECTION OF 17TH-18TH CENTURY WORKS FORMED THROUGH MARRIAGE AND DESCENT INCLUDING THE VAN HOORN, VAN WASSENAER AND VAN PALLANDT FAMILIES 17TH - 18TH CENTURY a) A Japanese lacquer accessory box (tebako) decorated with the coat-of-arms of Joan van Hoorn, Edo period, circa 1700-1710, the box octagonal, with cover decorated in various lacquer techniques including gold and silver high and low relief lacquer ( takamaki-e and hiramaki-e ), togidashi , sprinkled gold flecks ( nashiji ), kinpun and kirikane all against a black roiro-nuri ground, the sides depicting a lady and attendant, pavilions beside a bridge over water, birds amongst various flowers and trees issuing from rockwork, the base and interior in dense nashiji , fundame rims, 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm.) wide, 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high b) A Japanese Arita porcelain apothecary bottle, Edo period, circa 1690-1710, decorated in underglaze blue with the initials I:V:H (Joan van Hoorn) within a laurel wreath surrounded by flowering peony and pomegranate branches, the neck with a double flanged rim decorated with flower sprays above a lappet band, 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high c) A Japanese Arita porcelain ewer, Edo period, circa 1660-80, the pear-shaped body with waisted neck and loop handle, decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous landscape with figures in Chinese transitional style, the handle decorated with geometric design and pierced for a mount, 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high d) A Dutch-colonial silvered and cased table watch with alarm, signed Noel Pol, Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), dated 1694, the silver dial with Roman enamel hours, steel hand and inner Arabic alarm dial with trefoil hand, the movement with brass plates joined by vase-shaped pillars, pierced steel gate, chain fuse for time and spring barrel for striking, pierced and engraved alarm barrel, the fine spring balance with engraved backcock to verge escapement, the backplate with worm and wheel set-up and engraved Noel Pol / Batavia 1694 , the casing decorated with a putto amongst scrolling foliage, double chain with a ring with copper key; together with a fitted wood with richly decorated silver lock plates and hinges, 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) long, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide, 1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high, the case inlaid with a silver plate with a verse reading: De tijd valt d ’ eenen cort en d ’ ander langh En onder wijlen gaet de tijd altijt haer gangh Wel hem die desen tijt geaerden soo beleeft Dat hij niet voor het eijnd van sijnen tijt en beeft For some time seems short and for others long and all the while time just goes on Hail to him who lives his time well-grounded so that he may live his life without fear e) A silver filigree box and cover, Batavia (Jakarta, Indonesia), circa 1700, with an outer wall of silver filigree in the form of leaves and flowers, encasing a silver-gilt liner, 2 5/8 in. (7 cm.) diam., 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high f) An iron and gold betel nut-cutter, Mainland Southeast Asia, circa 1690, with dragon head and elaborate chased and engraved scrollwork, 6 3/8 in. (16.1 cm.) long g) A black leather and silver-mounted notebook, circa 1700, with silver fittings finely engraved with a ship flying a VOC flag, silver clasps engraved with ‘VOC’ and ‘R’, of the Rotterdam Chamber of the VOC, parchment paper pages within, silver writing implement, 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) long and 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide h) A serpentine tankard, Dutch or German, 17th century, with silver mounts, handle and cover, the cover engraved with the coat-of-arms of the van Wassenaer family within a ring of leaves, 6 1/8 in. (15.9 cm.) high i) A serpentine decagonal canister, Dutch or German, dated 1638, with silver screw cover engraved with a garland and the coat-of-arms of Margaretha van Aeswijn, Widow of Munster, Lady of Runen ( circa 1590-1657) the side of the cover inscribed M * V * A * W * V * M * V * V * R and ALLEEN * GOODT * DIE * EER * ANNO * 1638 , 7 1/3 in. (18.7 cm.) high j) A circular serpentine box, probably

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jul 2017
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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