“The stirrups, however, bear evidence in themselves of an earlier date than the Boyne battle,” wrote a respondent, thought to be Major Stewart Blacker, in Notes and Queries, 4th Series, Volume VII. “And as being the property of an earlier king than William III, viz. Charles I; for on the interior of the upper part, where the leather was looped on, is plainly marked, dotted or inscribed, a royal crown, with the cypher C.R. and the date 1626 beneath.” The grandson of Charles I, William III is said to have worn his grandfather’s horse furniture in the 1690 Battle of Boyne, where he squashed the army of his Catholic father-in-law, James I, and stabilized the throne of England back to his bloodline. Those battle-worn stirrups find the auction block in London, along with a reel of other notable lots in this week’s picks.
CHRISTIE’S
Sale Date: July 6, 2017
Lot 17
A Pair Of Charles I Copper-Alloy Stirrups With The Cypher Of Charles I
Second quarter of the Seventeenth Century, each with slotted tread, bowed side-pieces decorated with incised shells and lightly punched scrollwork, plain cross-piece for the attachment of the stirrup-leather, and decorative incised shell to the top, with traces of gilding, the reverse of each shell punched with crowned “‘CR cypher and the date “1626,” the cypher possibly added later in the Seventeenth Century.
Estimate: $51/76,500
JACKSON’S INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONEERS
Sale Date: June 27, 2017
Lot 178
A Fine Russian Silver And Enamel Three-Piece Tea Set
Comprising a lidded teapot and sugar bowl with matching cream jug. Each piece on flared footed base with urn-shape body, profusely enameled on a stippled gilt ground and with similarly decorated handles. The interiors brightly gilded. Each piece hallmarked Moscow, dated 1894, and Cyrillic maker’s IS — for Ivan Saltykov, and with 84 silver standard.
Estimate: $10/15,000
MATERIAL CULTURE
Sale Date: June 26, 2017
Lot 35
Antique Sultanabad Rug
Persia, 14 feet, 8 inches by 17 feet, 4 inches
Estimate: $10/15,000
WILLIAM BUNCH AUCTIONS
Sale Date: June 27, 2017
Lot 4891
Chinese Gilt Bronze And Cloisonne Palace Incense Burners
Pierced column with entwined dragon, each burner in four sections, marked “Qing Qianlong.” Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1735–96), 51½ inches high.
Estimate: $20/40,000
NEAL AUCTION COMPANY
Sale Date: July 8–9, 2017
Lot 269
American Rococo Carved And Laminated Rosewood Armchair
Circa 1850–60, attributed to John Henry Belter, New York, tall crest elaborately carved with clusters of fruit, back carved with acorns, serpentine seat rail centered by cluster of flowers, cabriole legs, acanthine feet, casters, 47 inches high.
Estimate: $12/18,000
FORTUNA AUCTION
Sale Date: June 29, 2017
Lot 114
Patek Philippe World Time Rose Gold Men’s Watch
Crafted out of 18K rose gold, with a white dial and a warm brown guilloche center, featuring a rotating ring with the names of 24 cities inscribed on it, a second rotating ring with 24-hour markers used to display time in 24 different time zones, local time is told by a standard hour and minute hand, an automatic Caliber 240 HU self-winding movement that can be seen through the transparent skeleton case back; this movement is coveted for the elegance of its layout and its extremely compact design.
Estimate: $35/45,000
HERITAGE AUCTION
Sale Date: July 1–2, 2017
Lot 95161
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Production Cel, Courvoisier Setup
Walt Disney, 1937. “Because you’ve been to good to poor old Granny, I’ll share a secret with you. This is no ordinary apple. It’s a magic wishing apple!” An exceptional hand inked, hand panted production cel of Snow White with the Old Hag, holding the poison apple. This is an original Courvoisier cel setup, placed on a custom background for presentation purposes.
Current Bid: $2,800
BONHAMS
Sale Date: June 29, 2017
Lot 118
A Rare Seventeenth Century Gilt Metal Figural Horizontal Table Clock
Probably German, surmounted by the rotating figure of a standing classical figure holding an engraved clock dial in her raised right hand, the left holding an arrow-headed pointer against the silver Roman and Arabic chapter ring engraved with fleur de lis half-hour markers, encircling the center decorated with three Biblical scenes, comprising Moses and the Brazen Serpent, the Sacrifice of Isaac and Jonah and the Giant Fish, on a shaped repoussé upper tier mounted on a conforming repoussé socle mounted with three patinated cherubs, supported by three turned brass feet, the circular movement wound from below, the going train with chain fusee to a verge escapement with balance wheel under a pierced and engraved bridge cock (the set-up click protected by a shaped pierced single-footed cock), the strike train with spring barrel and numbered countwheel set to the pillar plate.
Estimate: $7,600–$10,000
SOTHEBY’S
Sale Date: June 29, 2017
Lot 11
Gustave Miklos, “Deux Betes Affrontées”
Executed in 1925, polychrome gilt bronze. Both signed “G. Miklos” twice, dated 1925 and with foundry mark “Cire Perdue C. Valsuani” on the feet
Estimate: $272/381,000
