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  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
  • A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.
A life size carved lime wood Medici lion.


A magnificent late 19th century highly decorative life size Italian carved lime wood Medici lion. The original marble Medici lions were standing with one paw on a ball or sphere with the head looking to the side, one lion being from ancient origin and the other from the 16th century were placed at the Villa Medici in Rome in 1598 and since 1789 have been displayed in Rome at the Loggia dei Lanzi. Dimensions: H123 x 86 x 59cm. H48.43 x 33.86 x 23.23 inch.
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An Art Deco solid silver coffee and tea service by Delheid Frères Brussels.

An Art Deco solid silver coffee and tea service by Delheid Frères Brussels.

Top quality Art Deco solid silver coffee and tea service by Delheid Frères Brussels. Handles and tray top in Macassar wood Model 3090 and with the original solid silver tray also model 3090. (See last photo old catalogue.) Stamped Delheid, 800. Belgium Circa 1925. Museum: -Example at Royal Museum for Art and History Brussels (inventory number AG. 71-75.) but with a silver plated tray. -Literature. Steel, 1993, p150-151 image 273. -Art Deco zilver, Sterkckshof studies 3, p129. Dimensions: H19.5 x W63 x D32.5 cm. H7.68 x W24.80 x D12.80 inch. Coffee pot 841grams Teapot 798 grams Sugar bowl 324 grams Milk jug 481 grams Tray 3997 grams
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A large Louis XV lantern.

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A large Louis XV lantern.

A large gilt bronze four lights lantern in Louis XV style. France c 1930s. Dimensions: H102 by 55 cm. H40.16 by 21.65inch.
A superb Art Deco Cutlery Set For 12, Solid Silver, 222 Pieces, Complete In Its cabinet. By Delheid Frères Brussels, Model

A superb Art Deco Cutlery Set For 12, Solid Silver, 222 Pieces, Complete In Its cabinet. By Delheid Frères Brussels, Model

A superb Art Deco Cutlery Set For 12, Solid Silver, 222 Pieces, Complete In Its cabinet. By Delheid Frères Brussels, Model No. 39. Belgium Circa 1920s. 12 knife rests 12 table forks 12 table spoons 12 table knives 12 dessert forks 12 dessert spoons 12 dessert knives 12 fish forks 12 fish knives 12 lobster forks 12 oyster forks 12 dessert forks 12 cake forks 12 ice cream spoons 12 coffee spoons 12 mocha spoons 18 serving pieces Net weight silver: 9000 Grams (without knives). The interior of the cabinet has been re-upholstered in a special anti-tarnish cloth. Each piece has been re-polished, like new! Dimensions cabinet: H35 x W51 x D49.5 cm. H13.78 x W20.08 x D19.49 inch.
A Victorian mahogany wine cooler.

A Victorian mahogany wine cooler.

A Victorian period mahogany sarcophagus wine cooler, with concealed recessed brass castors underneath. Fully re-leaded. England circa 1880 Dimensions: H50,5 x W74 x D57 H19.88 x W29.13 x D22.44 inch.
A brass vitrine / display cabinet

A brass vitrine / display cabinet

A beautiful brass vitrine by Haas Nancy. France circa 1920s. 3 adjustable glass shelves. Dimensions: H191 x W58.5 x D66.5cm. H75.20 x W23.03 x D26.18inch.
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A large vintage turtle shell table lamp.

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A large vintage turtle shell table lamp.

A large vintage brass and turtle shell table lamp, 1970s. 2 light points. Dimensions: H90 x W57 x D35 cm. H35.43 x W22.44 x D13.78 inch.
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A Regency wine cooler.

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A Regency wine cooler.

An exceptional and outstanding quality Regency period sarcophagus shaped mahogany wine cooler, constructed in the most beautifully figured mahogany on animal paw feet with hidden sunken brass castors beneath. Fully relined with lead England Circa 1815s Dimensions H56 x W70 x D44cm. H22.05 x W27.56 x D17.32inch.
A fine Napoleon III bronze and marble centerpiece by Georges Emile Henri Servant

A fine Napoleon III bronze and marble centerpiece by Georges Emile Henri Servant

A fine Napoleon III bronze and marble centerpiece with the bust of the Talleyrand Zeus. by Georges Emile Henri Servant, marked G S MEDAILLE D’OR 1867. Dimensions: H45 by 38 cm H17.72 by 14.96 inch. Literature and References: -Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, Vol. IV, Berman, p. 1059, f. 4186 - present figure noted as “Thetis - Olympian” at 14 1/2” H and cast by Georges Servant -"E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol VI", Gründ, p. 1290 -"Bronzes of the Nineteenth Century, Dictionary of Artists", Kjellberg, p. 376 -“The Romantics to Rodin, French Nineteenth Century Sculpture”, Fusco & Janson, 1980, p. 294-95 -“Dictionnaire des Sculpteurs de l’Ecole Francaise”, Lami, 1914-21, p. 91-93
Exceptional pair of 19th century monumental bluestone lions.

Exceptional pair of 19th century monumental bluestone lions.

We will present these exceptional sculptures at Antica Namur from November 7 to 17. Exceptional pair of 19th century monumental bluestone lions. Belgium around 1840. Made by Edouard François Marchant (Antwerp 1813 –1873). Signed E. Marchant. Edouard François Marchant (Antwerp 1813 –1873). Started out as a painter before concentrating on sculpture. Édouard Marchant studied painting under Matthijs van Bree and was later encouraged towards sculting by Van den Ven who led him to study under Guillaume Geefs in Brussels. In 1836 he made an instructional tour in Paris after which he established in Brussels and married Johanna Willems (1837), niece of his master G. Geefs. He took part in the restauration of the Brussels City Hall and was responsible for the decorative reliefs of the Maes Chapel in the St Michael Cathedral. In 1859 he built a 5m high confessional for the Lanark church in Scotland. BENEZIT E. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Nouvelle édition. Librairie Gründ, 1976. 10 volumes, Tome7 p164.PIRON Paul. Dictionnaire des artistes plasticiens de Belgique des XIXe et XXe siècles. Editions Art in Belgium, Ohain-Lasne, 2003, 2 volumes, Tome2 p126. Provenance: The lions originate from a neo classical Brussels mansion from 1843 at the corner of the Rue de la Loi and the Rue de Froissart. It was demolishe in the 1950’s and relocated to the Rue de la Régence 35 in the 1980’s. image001.jpg Source: Brussels-Capital Region, Architectural Heritage Inventory. Dimensions: H188 x 206 x 100 cm. H74.02 x 81.10 x 39.37 inch. Weight 6000 kg each
Pair Italian mirrors.

Pair Italian mirrors.

A pair of Italian late 19th century Baroque Giltwood mirrored wall brackets. Dimensions: H60 x W40 x D15 cm. H23.62 x W15.75 x D5.91 inch.
Pair of modernist candelabras attr. to Jacques Adnet.

Pair of modernist candelabras attr. to Jacques Adnet.

Pair of modernist candelabras attr. to Jacques Adnet. Nickel plated bronze and cristal. Excellent condition. Stamped “bronze”. French. Circa 1930. Dimensions: H14 x W22 x D7cm. H5.51 x W8.66 x D2.76inch.
A fine 19thC. Grand Tour bronze of The abduction of Deianira by the centaur Nessus.

A fine 19thC. Grand Tour bronze of The abduction of Deianira by the centaur Nessus.

A fine 19thC. Grand Tour bronze of The abduction of Deianira by the centaur Nessus. After Jean Bologna. Resting on a Louis XVI style base in griotte marble, perlage and gilded bronze. Dimensions: H54 x 32 x 16 cm. H21.26 x 12.60 x 6.30 inch.