Strauss & co - 8 October 2012, Cape Town

147 A porcelain inkstand, late 19th century of pierced rococo outline, the central section with covered quill compartment and a pair of covered inkwells, painted with ‘dishevelled’ birds within turquoise and gilt borders, restoration to finials, pseudo Chelsea gold anchor mark, 29cm wide over handles; and a pair of Continental vases, late 19th century, each flared body painted with a spray of roses enclosed by sprigged flowerheads, with leaf-shaped handles, raised on a shaped domed foot, gilt highlights, restorations and chips, 18cm high (3) R3 000 – 4 000 148 A large Carlton Ware ‘New Mikado’ pattern vase, 1916-1923 the baluster body enamelled and gilded with Oriental figures before island pagodas reserved against a blue ground, lustre interior, printed factory mark, painted pattern number, 48cm high R3 000 – 4 000 149 A Royal Bonn vase, late 19th century ovoid, painted with the portrait of a maiden, signed indistinctly, the reverse with a scene of a lake, moulded gilt highlights to the base and neck, some gilding rubbed, printed factory mark and painted numerals, 18cm high R2 000 – 3 000 150 A bronze figure of a maiden, Eutrope Bouret (1833-1906) modelled leaning against rocks, holding a spray of flowers, on a shaped base, incised BOURET, 41cm high R4 000 – 6 000 151 A bronze figure of a mussel catcher, Charles Anfrie (1833-1905) modelled with the figure of a bare-footed maiden holding a basket of mussels, shielding her eyes with her right hand and scanning the horizon, with shells at her feet, incised C Anfrie, 40cm high R4 000 – 6 000 152 A bronze figure of Lorenzo dé Medici, late 19th century raised on a stepped rouge marble base, 28cm high, excluding base, 37cm high, including base R4 000 – 6 000 153 A pair of French bronze figures of classical maidens, after Clodion, late 19th/early 20th century each with raised arms, one holding a ewer, the other a bunch of grapes, on circular black marble bases, the bases with restorations, 46cm high, excluding bases, the bases 6,5cm high (2) R10 000 – 15 000 155 A pair of French bronze models, ‘Faneuse’ and ‘Faucheur’, Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) each standing on a circular rouge marble base, signed Drouot, 82cm high (2) R30 000 – 40 000 154 A bronze bust of Napoleon, after Antonio Canova (1757-1822) signed Canova, 57cm high R25 000 – 30 000 154 56