John Moran Auctioneers Announces March 2013 Fine Antiques Auction - Both the catalogued and uncatalogued Discovery sessions are overflowing with fabulous pieces of quality and character
- Continental furnishings and decorative arts dominate the roster
- Strong E
News-Antique.com - Mar 06,2013 - John Moran Auctioneers Announces March 2013 Fine Antiques Auction
- Both the catalogued and uncatalogued Discovery sessions are overflowing with fabulous pieces of quality and character
- Continental furnishings and decorative arts dominate the roster
- Strong European painting selection also promises to delight
Pasadena, CA--Hot on the heels of their February 5th Antique sale, John Moran Auctioneers is pleased to announce their upcoming March 12th Antiques and Fine Art Auction. Packed to the brim with Continental decorative arts, furniture, silver and fine European paintings, this sale will not disappoint those seeking to add a little glitz and gilt to their lives. Many of the two hundred catalogued lots were carefully culled from a fabulous private estate in Las Vegas, and are fit for a palace large or small.
In the category of fine furniture a number of standout pieces promise to turn out the bidders in full force. An absolutely stunning 18th century North Italian walnut cassone, ornately carved overall in foliate and floral designs and peppered with putti, is estimated to realize $2000 - $3000 at the auction block. Also estimated to bring $2000 - $3000 is a handsome rosewood and ebony-inlaid late 19th century Renaissance Revival library table featuring carved griffins and Corinthian column-form legs. In the Louis XVI style are a pair of ormolu chenets, each cast as ewers with dolphin-form handles (estimate: $3000 to $5000), and a wonderful marble-topped, ormolu-mounted cabinet by the renowned Parisian ébéniste Joseph-Emanuel Zweiner, bearing his stamp and also the stamp of the retailer Jansen. Moran’s is delighted to offer this marvelous example of the German/ French maker’s fine craftsmanship, consigned from a private Southern California collection, for $3000 – 5000.
Two Italian marble sculptures are alluring 19th century works of art. The first, a seated maiden in a flowing, sheer sheath, poses with an open book to her side. Signed “A. Fulli”, the sculpture carries an estimate of $4000 to $6000. The second work, by Vittorio Caradossi (1861 – 1909), is offered at $10,000 to $15,000, and portrays a classical maiden inquisitively inspecting two doves who have alighted nearby.
Smaller decorative pieces are also sure to turn heads. An enchanting boxed set of cloisonné enamel tea pieces by noted Moscow maker Maria Semenova, comprising a sugar bowl, tongs, and creamer jug, exhibit an attention to detail (estimate: $3000 to $5000). A gorgeous Edwardian Boulle style bronze-inlaid rosewood desk set will most likely find a buyer for a price of $2000 to $3000, and a Naploeon III ormolu-mounted, lapis-inlaid table casket from the Parisian firm of Tahan is expected to realize $2500 – 3500. Perhaps one of the most show-stopping pieces slated for sale March 12th is a monumental silvered bronze figural centerpiece, with ship’s prow-form handles at each end, and female allegorical figures perched atop each of the piece’s four corners. Measuring more than three feet across at its widest point, the centerpiece is estimated at $20,000 to $30,000.
High quality Continental porcelain will also be well represented at the
