A Deeper Dive - English & Continental Furniture Silver & Decorative Arts

A DEEPER DIVE ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL FURNITURE, SILVER & DECORATIVE ARTS AUCTION JUNE 11

Mary Helen McCoy Doyle is honored to present property from the inventory and private collection of Mary Helen McCoy in the upcoming auction of English & Continental Furniture, Silver and Decorative Arts on June 11, 2020. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Mary Helen McCoy grew up in an environment rich in culture and the decorative arts. Her mother and grandmother exposed her to European and Southern traditions at an early age, which nurtured her love of beautiful things.

McCoy began her antiques career in 1987 at Wardemond Galleries in Birmingham as the manager and buyer. She established her own business in late 1990, after a seminal buying trip to France during which she fell in love with French antiques. Over the last three decades, McCoy has become one of the foremost dealers in French antiques in the South. She has amassed an extensive library and embarked upon high-end design jobs which include privately procuring antiques and art for clients.

In Conversation with Mary Helen McCoy Specialist Peter Lang spoke to McCoy ahead of the auction to delve deeper into her passion for French antiques, ask her advice to antique collectors and figure out what’s next for the renowned dealer and interior designer.

How did your upbringing and education lead you to start your business?

Both my maternal grandmother and mother exposed me to the arts at a very young age. My grandmother grew up in one of the most historic cities in the world, Constantinople (Istanbul), and like many Greeks left that area in the first part of the 20th century. She arrived at her new home with knowledge of a cultured civilization. As such, my grandparents encouraged my mother to pursue a liberal arts education. I became involved in civic cultural groups because of my grandmother and mother. This left me with a thirst to educate myself in the decorative arts. Like my mother before me, I was very active with the Birmingham Museum of Art as a member of the board of trustees. Now, I’ve spent over three decades as an antique dealer and almost as long specializing in French antiques.

“She has served as an extraordinary ambassador to the world of the French decorative arts, recognized by her peers who nominated her to become a member of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires. That is no small honor for a dealer that does not live in France. She has earned the recognition by her peers that few get and even fewer deserve. She deserves this recognition wholeheartedly.� - New York dealer Clinton Howell

What prompted your interest in French furniture, in particular?

I was exposed to both English and Continental antiques growing up but preferred the beauty of the forms and exquisite details carried out by the French. This includes exceptional pieces from the French provinces such as the Bourgogne, Alsace, Provence or the city pieces from Bordeaux, Nimes, Grenoble, Lyon and so forth. As a result I began to study and have accumulated an incredible library.

How did your business influence your personal collection?

What is different in your personal collecting?

My personal collection and my inventory are one in the same. My favorite pieces have always been from the Hache family of Grenoble their work is considered comparable in quality to the top Parisian masters. I had the opportunity to learn and study from the world’s top expert on Hache and we had a most unique bond.

“Mary Helen’s pieces are what I admire and like as they are perfect, original, elegantly simple but not simple by lack of something but simple by choice, sophistication and refinement. I have been lucky to buy some pieces from Mary Helen, which I now live with and will for the foreseeable future.”

- Prominent interior designer Robert Couturier

What advice would you give to antique enthusiasts who are starting or looking to add to their collection of French furniture and decorative arts?

My advice on collecting is to first educate yourself. That education should begin with historical research, in particular about events that influenced the decorative arts. Second, one should seek the advice of trusted experts in that particular field. Third, teach your senses how to recognize quality - to touch and see the age along with the flaws (which sometimes can be positive). Go to the most renowned and carefully-vetted decorative arts fairs held. Buy from experts who are members of or whose stock has been evaluated by CINOA groups such as NAADAA, AADLA, SNA, BADA. Attend auction house previews and carefully seek the advice of the expert who has examined the article you are interested in. Ask questions and do not be afraid to pay good money for quality. Buy the best you can afford and do not look back. Enjoy your collection because it is a part of you.

“She has served as an extraordinary ambassador to the world of the French decorative arts, recognized by her peers who nominated her to become a member of the Syndicat National des Antiquaires. That is no small honor for a dealer that does not live in France. She has earned the recognition by her peers that few get and even fewer deserve.�

- New York dealer Clinton Howell

What new projects are you working on now?

What’s next for you?

I’m currently working on a French Country house, or mas, in Alabama.

The owners called me in to assess the furniture pieces they collected while the house was being built. During the process, they decided they wanted me to bring the collection to a higher level and I’ve brokered most pieces from my sources in France. I’ve also introduced them to beautiful French Decorative arts including wonderful 17th and 18th century faience. The most fun has been working with a long-time relationship I’ve had in Paris, my iron and bronze Atelier, creating modern-inspired forms to join with the traditional.

I’ll never stop working. I’ve found the consultant/broker business model more interesting and creative. I am able to use the skills I’ve accumulated from my years running the business to help clients, including architects and interior designers, locate everything from a French tile roof to the perfect commode (chest) for their projects.

As for interior design, I’ll continue working with my most loyal clientele those I’ve had the privilege of working with for three decades - and exposing them to the best I can offer expressly for their homes and tastes.

I look forward to working with a new age group, designing for their lifestyles and helping them identify the best quality. Writing and teaching are on the horizon, which I look forward to - my goal is to leave a small bit of what I know behind for others in order to keep interest in the French decorative arts alive.

Lot 1181 Provenรงal Giltwood Mirror 18th Century The rectangular mirror plate within a molded frame with diaperwork panels, the shaped pierced cresting with bifurcated birds, flowerheads, scrolls and foliage.

Height 47 1/2 inches (120.7 cm), width 24 1/2 inches (62.3 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,000-1,500

Lot 1182 Louis XV Wrought-Iron and Gilt-Metal Console Table Mid-18th century The serpentine pink and green marble top above a pierced foliate-cast frieze and raised on pierced ruffle-decorated cabriole legs ending in scrolled feet joined by a pierced stretcher.

Height 34 1/2 inches (88 cm), width 38 inches (97 cm), depth 21 1/2 inches (55 cm).

Provenance: Christie's, New York, Property from a New York Private Collection, May 20, 2008, lot 309.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,500-3,500

1182

Lot 1183 Louis XVI Style Six-Light Giltwood Chandelier With scrolling candle arms, the egg-and-dart-carved tapering pan with swagged festoons.

Height 31 inches (78.7 cm), diameter 30 inches (76.2 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

1183

Lot 1184 Pair of Louis XVI Grey-Painted and Aubusson Tapestry-Upholstered Fauteuils a la Reine stamped I. B. Boulard Circa 1775 Each back, arms and seat rail with leaftipand rope-twist-carved molded frame, raised on ring-turned tapering stop-fluted legs; each front rail stamped I. B. Boulard to the underside, each with printed Chenue label. Height 36 inches (91.4 cm), width 23 inches (58.4 cm), depth 18 inches (45.7 cm).

Provenance: Christie's, New York, Segoura, October 19, 2006, lot 132.

Jean-Baptiste Boulard, maĂŽtre in 1755.

Jean-Baptiste Boulard (c. 1725-1789), whose workshop was on the rue de Clery, Paris, worked primarily for the Crown and supplied furniture for Versailles, Fontainebleau, Compiègne and the Tuileries.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $5,000-7,000

Lot 1185 Directoire Mahogany, Ormolu, Marble and Brass-Mounted and -Inlaid Serviteur Muet Late 18th century In the manner of Canabas With pierced galleried graduated circular white marble-inset tiers, the lower tier tilting above a central fluted shaft and roundel-mounted downswept legs terminating in scrolled feet, on casters.

Height 39 inches (99.1 cm), diameter 38 inches (96.5 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $6,000-8,000 Lot 1186 Louis XV Amaranth Parquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Secretaire Stamped MIGEON Mid-18th century The three-quarter galleried rectangular top with two quarter-veneered panels above an undulating case fitted with a secretaire drawer opening to a hinged flap and a polished writing surface and drawers, over a kneehole recess flanked by short drawers and raised on cabriole legs ending in ormolu sabots. Height 33 1/2 inches (85.1 cm), width 39 inches (99.1 cm), depth 16 1/4 inches (41.2 cm).

1185

Pierre IV Migeon, maĂŽtre by 1729.

Provenance: Christie's, Paris, June 21, 2007, lot 142.

Pierre IV Migeon (1696-1758) supplied furniture to the Court and an important circle of aristocratic patrons. His work is especially known for its simple and elegant serpentine forms and fine use of veneers.

He was also one of the first Parisian makers to work in mahogany.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $4,000-6,000

1186

Lot 1187 Pair of Louis XV/XVI Transitional Painted and Parcel-Gilt Caned Chaises en Cabriolet attributed to Michard Third quarter 18th century Each flower-carved shaped back and seat raised on molded cabriole legs. Height 35 1/4 inches (89.6 cm), width 22 1/2 inches (57.3 cm), depth 17 inches (43.2 cm).

Claude-Étienne Michard, maÎtre in 1757.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

Lot 1188 Pair of Louis XVI Painted Fauteuils a la Reine attributed to Claude II Sené Circa 1780 Each arched padded back with flowehead-carved toprail, the seatrail similarly carved and raised on tapering fluted legs; reupholstered in documented French silk damask by Tassinari & Chatel, Lyon, France. Height 38 inches (96.5 cm), width 23 1/4 inches (59 cm), depth 18 inches (45.7 cm).

Claude II Sené, maître in 1769.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,000-3,000

Lot 1189 Pair of French Rococo Style Silvered-Bronze Five-Arm Candelabra 19th Century Each with foliate-cast scrolling candle arms and centered by a central nozzle, the baluster stem on a swirling base. Height 20 1/4 inches (51.4 cm), diameter 15 inches (38.1 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,000-3,000 Lot 1190 Louis XV Walnut Commode attributed to Jean-François Hache Third quarter 18th century The shaped rectangular top with molded edge above two conforming long drawers and raised on four cabriole legs ending in pastille-form feet.

Height 33 3/4 inches (85.8 cm), width 51 1/2 inches (130.8 cm), depth 24 3/4 inches (62.8 cm).

Jean-François Hache (1730-1796), Grenoble, maître in 1754, of the well known Hache family of cabinet makers, which included his grandfather, Thomas (1664-1747) and father, Pierre (1703-1776).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $4,000-6,000

1189

1190

Lot 1191 Louis XV Carved and Giltwood Provenรงal Mirror 18th Century The two-part shaped mirror plate within a mirror-backed frame carved with scrolling grape clusters, leaves and scrolls, the pierced cresting with a foliate spray and grape clusters.

Height 65 1/2 inches (166.4 cm), width 40 inches (101.6 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,000-3,000

Lot 1193 French Neoclassical Style Oak, Painted and Parcel-Gilt 'Lourdes' Dining Table by Nancy Corzine The rectangular top with outset corners above an arcaded frieze and raised on leaf-carved tapering fluted legs.

Height 30 3/4 inches (78.1 cm), length 96 inches (243.9 cm), width 48 inches (121.9 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,500-2,500

Lot 1194 Set of Eight 'Gabrielle' Painted and Silk-Upholstered Dining Chairs by Nancy Corzine Each padded back and seat raised on tapering stop-fluted legs; upholstered in Scalamandre Colony Collection 'Melograno' maize lampas fabric. Height 38 1/2 inches (97.8 cm), width 21 inches (53.3 cm), depth 17 inches (43.2 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,500-2,500

Lot 1195 Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Marble Gueridons Each with beaded edge, on scrolled supports headed by goats' masks and ending in hoofed feet, joined by an undertier. Height 27 in. (68.5 cm), diameter 27 1/2 in.

(70 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $3,000-5,000

Lot 1196 Louis XV Tulipwood and Kingwood Marquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Commode à Vantaux by Jean-Baptiste Hédouin Mid-18th Century The shaped molded brèche d'Alep marble top above a frieze drawer and a pair of doors opening to a shelved interior, the angles headed by rocaille and foliate scroll clasps, on cabriole legs and sabots, all four corners stamped HEDOUIN, each back stile also stamped. Height 34 inches (86.4 cm), width 43 inches (109.3 cm), depth 21 inches (53.3 cm).

Jean-Baptiste Hédouin, maître in 1738.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $4,000-6,000

1196

Lot 1197 Continental Gilt-Metal and Glass Lantern 19th Century Of tapering hexagonal form, the sides with leaded colored glass panels. Height 32 inches (81.3 cm), diameter 19 inches (48.3 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,500-2,500

1197

Lot 1198 Johann Christoph Volckamer (1644-1720) [CITRUS FRUIT AND LANDSCAPE STUDIES] Six hand-colored engravings, from Nurnbergishce Hesperides, published

by J. A. Endter Sohn und Erben, Nuremberg, 1708 and 1714, framed.

Sight of each sheet 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance: Sue Prigmore, London.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

Lot 1199 Johann Christoph Volckamer (1644-1720) [CITRUS FRUIT AND LANDSCAPE STUDIES] Eight hand-colored engravings, from Nurnbergishce Hesperides, published by J. A. Endter Sohn und Erben, Nuremberg, 1708 and 1714, framed.

Sight of each sheet 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance: G. & R. Leapman, Ltd., London C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

Lot 1200 Johann Christoph Volckamer (1644-1720) [CITRUS FRUIT AND LANDSCAPE STUDIES] Four hand-colored engravings, from Nurnbergishce Hesperides, published by J. A. Endter Sohn und Erben, Nuremberg, 1708 and 1714, framed.

Sight of each sheet 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance: Charles Edwin Puckett, Akron Ohio.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

1201

Lot 1201 [FINE BINDINGS] GROTE, GEORGE. History of Greece. London: Murray, 1869. 12 volumes. Stated "new edition." Contemporary full tan polished morocco gilt, the spines tooled and lettered in gilt with red and green lettering labels, marbled edges and endpapers. 7 x 5 inches. A fine set.

Provenance: Imperial Fine Books, New York.

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $300-500

Lot 1202 Two Pairs of Turned Marble Vases 19th/20th Century Each of trumpet form. Height of larger 16 inches (40.7 cm), diameter 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm), height of smaller 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm), diameter 5 1/8 inches (13 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $800-1,200

1202

Lot 1203 Peruvian Giltwood Mirror Of oval form, the beveled central mirror plate within tiered, faceted smaller mirrors, the pierced frame with a border of stylized flowers. Height 43 inches (109.3 cm), width 36 inches (91.4 cm).

See Illustration C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

Lot 1204 French Wrought-Iron Glass Six-Light Chandelier in the manner of Baguès Of cage form, the canopy hung with smoked-glass prisms, the sides with amethyst prisms, the beaded circular ring issuing drip pans with prisms, above scrolls and a pendent sphere. Height 30 inches (76.2 cm), diameter 24 inches (61 cm).

See Illustration C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,500-3,500

Lot 1206 Louis XVI Carved Giltwood Mirror Last quarter 18th century The rectangular mirror plate within a bead-and-reel-carved molded frame with scrolling oak branches and acorns and outset square corners, the mirror-back husk-swagged urn cresting within a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, the apron centered by a basket of flowers.

Height 65 inches (165.1 cm), width 36 inches (91.3 cm).

See Illustration C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,500-3,500

1207

Lot 1207 Louis XV Walnut Commode Lyon, second quarter 18th century The shaped rectangular top above a conforming case with three drawer and a shaped apron, the sides with arched panels, the rounded stiles ending in shell-carved squared hoof feet. Height 36 3/4 inches (93.4 cm), width 52 inches (132.1 cm), depth 26 1/4 inches (66.7 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,000-3,000 Lot 1208 French Wrought-Iron, Silvered-Metal and Glass Eight-Light Chandelier Possibly Baguès Of cage form, with beaded, clear, amber and amethyst glass tear- and pear-form prisms and scrolling candle arms centered by a tree with silvered-metal leaves above a pear-form pendant.

Height 38 inches (96.5 cm), diameter 30 inches (76.2 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $3,000-5,000 1208

Lot 1209 Louis XV Mahogany and Acajou MouchetĂŠ Large Armoire de Chateau Mid-18th century The molded serpentine cornice centered by a rocaille cartouche carved with a cannon above a pair of paneled doors carved with scrolling and ruffled foliage and opening to a shelved interior and flanked by molded rounded stiles, the conforming plinth raised on scrolled feet.

Height 112 inches (284.4 cm), width 81 inches (205.7 cm), depth 30 inches (76.2 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $5,000-7,000

Lot 1210 Pair of Neoclassical Style Gilt-Bronze and Glass Three-Light Wall Lights Each pierced shaped back with flowerhead-hung with pear and lozenge prisms above scrolling candle arms. Height 34 inches (86.3 cm), width 29 inches (73.3 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,500-2,500

1210

Lot 1211 Pair of Gilt-Metal and Mirrored Two-Tier Occasional Tables Of rectangular form, each mirrored panel within faux-bamboo frame and raised on straight faux-bamboo legs. Height 26 inches (66 cm), width 16 1/4 inches (41.2 cm), depth 14 1/4 inches (36.2 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

1211

Lot 1212 RĂŠgence Walnut CanapĂŠ Second quarter 18th century Southern Burgundy The padded serpentine back, sides and seat within a molded frame, raised on cabriole legs ending in scrolled feet.

Height 41 inches (104.2 cm), length 80 inches (203.3 cm), depth 25 inches (63.5 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,000-3,000

Lot 1213 Empire Mahogany Fauteuil de Bureau attributed to Jacob Desmalter Early 19th century The backscrolled U-shaped back with ram's head-carved handholds above a close-nailed leather-upholstered revolving circular seat, raised on four leaf-carved monopodia. Height 32 inches (81.3 cm), width over arms 25 inches (63.5 cm), diameter of seat 24 inches (61 cm).

See Illustration C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $4,000-6,000

Lot 1214 Set of Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Two-Light Wall Lights Each foliate- and flowerhead-cast shaped backplate issuing two scrolling candle arms; now drilled for electricity. Height 16 inches (40.7 cm), width 12 inches (30.5 cm).

See Illustration C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,200-1,800

1214

Lot 1215 Two Worcester (Flight, Barr & Barr) Porcelain Plates First quarter 19th century The first with the arms of the Honourable East India Company in the center, puce mark ROYAL PORCELAIN WORKS/FLIGHT, BARR & BARR./WORCESTER/&/COVENTRY ST. LONDON. Diameter 9 3/4 inches (24.8 cm); the second painted with a border of purple and gilt trailing vines, with the crest of a cat-a-mountain in the center and the motto A CRUCE SALUS, for Burgh (Baron Downes), puce circular FLIGHT, BARR & BARR / Proprietors of the / Royal Porcelain Works / WORCESTER / Established 1751. with the royal arms of England and the crest of Prince of Wales, within a circle surrounded by the words MANUFACTURERS to their MAJESTIES and the PRINCE REGENT London Warehouse No. 1 Coventry Street, impressed 'FBB' under a crown.

Diameter 9 3/8 inches (23.8 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $200-300

1215

Lot 1216 Rose Tarlow Melrose House 'Georgina Ribbon' Walnut Large Armchair The interlaced back above a drop-in seat raised on lappet-carved cabriole legs. Height 41 3/4 inches (106.2 cm), width 28 1/2 inches (72.4 cm), depth 20 inches (50.8 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $2,000-3,000

Lot 1217 Pair of Rose Tarlow Melrose House Side 'Georgina Ribbon' Walnut Large Side Chairs Each interlaced back above a drop-in seat and raised on appet-carved cabriole legs. Height 41 3/4 inches (106.1 cm), width 28 inches (71.1 cm), depth 20 inches (50.8 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,500-2,500

Lot 1218 Pair of French Iron Wall-Mounted Lanterns Of tapered form, fitted with a door. Height 30 1/2 inches (77.5 cm), width 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm), depth 9 inches (22.8 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $800-1,200

1218

1219

Lot 1219 Pair of French Iron Hanging Lanterns with Wrought-Iron Wall Brackets Of tapering square form, fitted with a door and suspended from scrolling wall-mounted brackets.

Height of lantern 33 inches (83.8 cm), width (square) 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm), height of bracket 27 inches (68.7 cm), depth 30 inches (76.2 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,500-2,500

Lot 1220 Pair of French Wrought-Iron Standing Pricket Sticks Each circular top on four scrolled supports, the standard on a cruciform base with scrolled feet.

Height 54 inches (137.3 cm), width (square) 17 3/4 inches (45.1 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $800-1,200

Lot 1221 Pair of French Gilt-TĂ´le Five-Light Wall Lights by Ateliers Bataillard, Paris In the form of scrolling foliage.

Height 23 inches (58.4 cm), width 20 inches (50.8 cm).

C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $1,000-1,500

Lot 1222 French Gilt-TĂ´le Two-Light Wall Light by Ateliers Bataillard, Paris In the form of scrolling foliage.

Height 23 inches (58.4 cm), width 16 inches (40.7 cm).

See Illustration C Property of Mary Helen McCoy Fine Antiques and Interiors $200-300

Bucce For over 100 years, the name Buccellati has resonated with prominent collectors, society hostesses and enthusiasts of Italian craftsmanship and fine jewelry and silver. Mario Buccellati (1891-1965) opened his first shop on Largo Santa Margherita in Milan in 1919, at the heart of the city’s fashionable shopping district around the corner from the famed Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

ellati Buccellati viewed his jewelry and silver as the sublime works of art that they were and knew in time he would find an adoring public. According to legend, at his first international outing at an Exposition in Madrid in 1920, Mario threw one of his compacts out a window after a client asked

for a discount. As the story of the prior day’s spectacle spread among the Madrileùos, crowds descended upon the Buccellati exhibit and everything sold the next day.

Soon, Buccellati'sclientele included not only European Royal houses and aristocracy but also the beau monde of society.

uccellati’s silver designs have always been distinctive; rather than repeating forms drawn from traditional English models, Buccellati looked to the Renaissance for inspiration for his silver designs. He drew particularly on the rustication created

by Renaissance architects and transposing it to great affect on the surfaces of his silver, as on a tray where it offsets a simple olive branch to stunning effect. Ancient Venetian and Roman models were also adapted and expanded upon with a modern twist to create pieces unique to the firm. A pair of Rococo style candlesticks are exaggerated for contemporary living. Lot 1054. A set of four putti representing the seasons look back to the Baroque period.

Lot 1055. Beautifully cast, they look to have jumped out of the Italian Old Master paintings that served as a point of reference for these creations.

Sterling Silver Tray, Buccellati.

Sold for $1,062.

Mario Buccellati Sterling Silver and Parcel Gilt Figure of a Duckling.

Sold for $1,375.

Buccellati Sterling Silver Sack-Form Box. Sold for $720.

The great bounty of nature has been another potent inspiration for Buccellati's silversmiths. They adapted flora and fauna to create whimsical accessories for modern living. These silver vessels take on an incredible degree of realism with leaves, shells and even birds and animals fashioned in extraordinary detail. Buccellati is renowned for their menagerie of birds and animals, which utilize a special technique to give them a lifelike appearance of “real” feathers and fur. From the smallest duckling to fawns and turkeys, these enchanting wonders always capture the imagination of the viewer.

Another of the great talents of Buccellati’s silversmiths is their ability to make silver and gold appear to turn into gentle pliable fabric.

A silver box becomes unrecognizable as a burlap sack. This tradition of trompe l’oeil dates back centuries, but Buccellati’s silversmiths have embraced it as one of their trademarks. The technique is also used quite often in Buccellati jewelry, where silver and gold bracelets are set with gemstones against a textured ground.

Mario Buccellati’s children grew up in the family business and many continued to work with silver and jewelry in one way or another.

After Mario’s death, Gianmaria and Federico left to form their own businesses under their respective names, while Lorenzo took the mantle from his father and ran the Buccellati firm. But after almost 50 years apart, all divisions are now consolidated under one Buccellati umbrella to ensure that the most inspiring designs and quality craftsmanship will continue to be carried out under the name Mario Buccellati.

Lot 1054 Pair of Buccellati Rococo Style Sterling Silver Dresser Lamps 20th Century Each knopped stem with foliate scrolls on conforming shaped circular base. Height 4 3/4 inches (12 cm), weighted.

C Property of an International Collector $800 - $1,200

Lot 1055 Set of Four Buccellati Sterling Silver Figures of the Four Seasons Each putti with emblem of a season on shaped square base. Height of largest 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm), total approximately 48 ounces.

Provenance: Buccellati, New York, February 1, 1982 C Property of an International Collector $2,000 - $4,000

Lot 1056 Pair of Buccellati Rococo Style Sterling Silver Candlesticks 20th Century Each knopped stem with scrolls and rocaille, on domed circular base with stylized foliage. Height 11 1/4 inches (28.5 cm), total approximately 38 ounces.

C Property of an International Collector $1,500 - $2,500

Lot 1057 Buccellati Silver Vase 20th Century Ovoid on pedestal foot with loop handles and hammered finish. Height 10 inches, approximately 17 ounces.

C Property of an International Collector $600 - $800

Lot 1058 Buccellati Sterling Silver Table Lamp Columnar-form chased with bands of acanthus and rosettes.

Height 16 1/2 inches (42 cm), weighted.

Provenance: Buccellati, New York, November 30, 1977 C Property of an International Collector $4,000 - $6,000

Buccellati in Fine Jewelry JUNE 10 A Buccellati piece is instantly

recognizable. They have maintained unparalleled consistency of design since 1919, drawing on Italian Renaissance and Venetian motifs to create their unique look.

Precisely cut gold and silver, so detailed in its craftsmanship, could look like diamonds from afar. Their designs are crafted with such intricacy, they contain multitudes, and will sing across the room to you that you are looking at a Buccellati piece.

Lot 40 Buccellati Pair of Gold and Ruby Cufflinks 18 kt., the stylized textured scalloped flowers centering clusters of 76 round rubies ap. 4.20 cts., signed Buccellati, Italy, ap. 10 dwts.

Fine Jewelry June 10 C Property of an International Collector $700 - $900 Fine Jewelry June 10 Lot 123 Mario Buccellati Pair of Two-Color Gold and Lapis Pendant-Earrings 18 kt., topped by textured gold domes surmounted by clusters of textured and polished bombĂŠ white gold florets, joined by pairs of white gold florets, suspending 2 drop-shaped lapis ap. 25.0 x 10.8 to 11.0 mm., capped by textured gold cones, edged by two rows of white gold florets, signed M. Buccellati, Italy.

C $3,500 - $4,500 Fine Jewelry June 10

THE ESTATE OF PAULINE IRELAND Doyle is honored to auction artwork, furniture and decorative arts from the Estate of Pauline Ireland.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Pauline was educated at Brooke Hill, Chatham Hall and Hollins College where she majored in Music. In addition to music, Pauline was passionate about art, culture and philanthropy. She served on volunteer groups, boards and advisory committees of the Junior League, St. Luke's Church, Advent Episcopal Church, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Alys Stephens Center and many others.

A gracious hostess, Pauline loved celebration and was known for her memorable parties. She was also an adventurous traveler and was as comfortable camping on wilderness rivers in the West as she was staying at the St. Regis Hotel. Her collection reflects her sophisticated eye for quality and unique sense of style.

Lot 1170 Continental Baroque Black-Japanned and Parcel-Gilt Cabinet on Stand Early 18th century Decorated all over with chinoserie designs in the manner of Stalker and Parker, in two parts, the upper section with a pair of doors opening to a blue-painted interior with shelves and drawers, the stand with two long drawers, raised on tapering faceted legs joined by a shaped stretchers; one drawer with penciled inscription: verzonden door Jf Guillamajer / vanJ. Grilmaier / int Kochterins Araat 4 E / Mechelen. Height 75 inches (190.5 cm), width 59 inches (149.9 cm), depth 23 1/2 inches (59.8 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $2,000-4,000

Lot 1171 Assembled Pair of Italian Faux Painted Columnar Pedestals 18th/19th Century Each with Corinthian capital and stepped square base. Height of larger 53 inches (134.7 cm), width (square) 11 inches (28 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $1,000-1,500

1172

Lot 1172 Rococo Style Pine and Part-Painted Center Table The marble serpentine top above a pierced shell-carved frame raised on foliate- and fruit-carved cabriole legs joined by a shaped X-form stretcher centered by a handled vase. Height 31 inches (78.8 cm), width 54 inches (137.3 cm), depth 31 3/4 inches (80.8 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $1,500-2,500

1173

Lot 1173 Pair of Rococo Style Gilt- and Patinated-Bronze Five-Light Candelabra Each with seated Bacchic putto amidst swirling foliage issuing scrolling candle arms. Height 21 1/2 inches (55 cm), width 13 1/2 inches (34.3 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $1,200-1,800

1174

Lot 1174 Spanish Stained Wood Trestle Table The paneled rectangular top on splayed legs joined by wrought-iron stretchers.

Height 30 inches (76.2 cm), width 60 inches (152.4 cm), depth 30 inches (76.2 cm).

Provenance: William Ward Antiques, Atlanta, Georgia.

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $2,000-3,000

Lot 1175 Italian Walnut Chest of Drawers 18th/19th Century The rectangular top above four drawers flanked by applied scroll-carved panels, the base with shaped apron and raised on mask-carved feet. Height 41 3/4 inches (106.1 cm), width 57 inches (144.8 cm), depth 28 inches (71.2 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $1,000-2,000

1175

Lot 1176 Italian Rococo Style Green- and Ochre-Painted Console The serpentine marble top above a conforming stand with pierced shaped frieze and raised on shell-carved cabriole legs joined by an X-form stretcher. Height 29 inches (73.7 cm), width 38 inches (96.5 cm), depth 22 1/2 inches (57.2 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $1,500-2,500

Lot 1177 Continental Rococo Painted Canvas Six-Panel Screen Mid-18th century Depicting an amorous couple in a landscape in the center with a castle in the background flanked by a man and woman picking fruit, a boy with a dog and two travelers, all within a border of ruffled scrolls and flowering vines, the reverse with trailing grape clusters and vines centered by sprays of flowers. Height 72 inches (182.9 cm), width of each panel 25 1/2 inches (64.8 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $1,000-1,500

Lot 1178 Canaletto (1697-1768) VIEW OF A TOWN ON A RIVER BANK (DEVESME, BROMBERG 9) Etching, circa 1735, on laid paper with an unidentified watermark, ostensibly from Bromberg's first state of two, with good margins, framed.

Plate 11 7/8 x 17 1/8 inches; 302 x 435 mm.

Sheet 13 5/16 x 18 1/2 inches; 338 x 470 mm.

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $4,000-6,000

Lot 1179 Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Settee Early 19th century Of slightly concave form, the padded back and seat within a Vitruvian scroll-carved frame and flanked by recumbent griffins and raised on tapering fluted legs. Height 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm), length 77 inches (195.6 cm), depth 21 inches (53.3 cm).

C Estate of Pauline Ireland, Birmingham, Alabama $2,500-3,500

Meet the Specialists!

Our team of Specialists welcome the opportunity to share their vast expertise and experience with you. They are available by telephone, email and even videochat to provide free auction estimates in all categories. Discover the value of your collection!

Peter Lang, SVP

Todd Sell, SVP

Cynthia L. Klein, SVP

Director, English & Continental

Appraiser, Silver,

Director, Prints & Multiples

Furniture & Decorative Arts

Furniture & Decorations

212-427-4141, ext 246

212-427-4141, ext 274

212-427-4141, ext 268

Prints@Doyle.com

Furniture@Doyle.com

Todd.Sell@Doyle.com

Alexis Gyateng

Mark M. Topalian

Cataloguer, Prints & Multiples

Consultant Appraiser,

212-427-4141, ext 246

Rugs, Carpets & Tapestries

Prints@Doyle.com

212-427-4141, ext 244 Rugs@Doyle.com

Lot 1154 Pair of French Papier-Peint Panels entitled L’AIR and LA TERRE Each of an allegorical standing figure, now within giltwood frames.

Sight: 62 x 25 1/2 inches (157.5 x 64.8 cm), framed: 63 x 27 inches (160 x 68.6 cm).

Est: $800 - $1,200

DOYLE.COM DOYLENEWYORK