Attributed to Dionisio MISERONI (1607-1661) An important light smoky quartz cup PRAGUE, circa 1633 Light smoky quartz, translucent and opaque enamels on gold Height: 12,8 cm (5 in.) Width: 14,1 cm (5 ½ in.) Depth: 14,2 cm (5 ½ in.)     David ROENTGEN (1743-1807) A highly important ormolu and brass mounted mahognay "bureau à gradin" NEUWIED, circa 1786 Probably for Catherine the Great The bronzes by François REMOND Height: 130 cm (51 ¼ in.) Length: 166, 5 cm (65 ½ in.) Depth: 90 cm (35 ½ in.)     Michel BOYER (1668-1724) Fire screen representing the attributes of the music in front of a white marble mantlepiece in trompe l’oeil Oil on canvas and panel 98 x 153 cm     A large polychrome enamel plate Venice, late 15th century Opaque blue, green and white enamel on copper with gold highlights Diameter: 43 cm (17 in.)     The golden society in saxony badgepresented by Christian I (1560-1591), elector of Saxony to Johann Georg (1525-1598), elector of Brandenburg DRESDEN, 1589 Gold, enamel, pearl Height: 9,5 cm (3 ¾ in.) Width: 4,2 cm (1 ¾ in.)     Attributed to Lorenzo MOLINARI and Francesco GIARDONI An exceptional pair of ormolu-mounted lacquer commodes Rome, circa 1750 The lacquer attributed to Lorenzo MOLINARI The ormolu mounts attributed to Francesco GIARDONI (1692-1757) Height: 83, 5 cm (32 7/8 in.) Depth: 63 cm (24 7/8 in.) Width: 118 cm (46 ½ in.) for one and 131 cm (51 ½ in.) for the other.     Giovanni Antonio FORNARI (active between 1760 and 1791) A highly important holy water stoup within its original case ROME, circa 1760-1765 Silver, lapis lazuli, ormolu, copper, bronze and leather Dimensions of the stoup: 82 x 50 cm (32 ½ x 19 5/8 in.) Dimensions of the case: 86,5 x 54 cm (33 7/8 x 21 ¼ in.)     Bernard II VAN RISENBURGH (1696-1766) a Louis XV travelling coffer forming a desk PARIS, circa 1735 Marquetry of rosewood and amaranth, and ormolu mounts H. 106 cm (41 ¾ in.), L. 99 cm (39 in.), P. 53 cm (20 7/8 in.)     A magnificent and large ormolu mounted celadon and blanc de chine table fountain N/A The porcelain: China, 17th century-early 18th century The mounts: PARIS, circa 1740 Céladon and “blanc de Chine” porcelain, gilt and patinated bronze Height: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.) Width: 40 cm (15 ¾ in.) Provenance: Jacques Guerlain collection (1874-1963)     Bernard Gaillot (1780-1847) Portrait d'enfants au balcon, probablement la famille de l'artiste Huile sur toile Signé au dos 157 x 128 cm (sans cadre) 172 x 142 cm (avec cadre)     Francesco APOLLODORO dit « IL PORCIA » Portrait d'Albertino Bottoni et son neveu Inscription en haut à gauche « AN AET SVAE/LI » Inscription au dessus du portrait de l’enfant « AN AET SVAE/VII » Portrait signé et daté au revers de la toile d’origine sous le réentoilage ALBERTINUS/BOTTONUS/PETRI FILIUS./ORDINARIUS./franc Apollodoro/faciebat 1576 Huile sur toile 114 x 96 cm     A royal damasked steel and partly gilt mirror presented to Duchess de Osuna by King Carlos III of Spain Madrid, 1782 By Carlos MONTARGIS Height : 49, 4 cm (19 ½ in.) Width : 32, 7 cm (12 ¾ in.)     UNIQUE “PIETRE DURE” FIGURE OF PAOLO GIORDANO ORSINI, DUKE OF BRACCIANO FLORENCE, GRAND-DUCAL WORKSHOPS, circa 1620-1625 Probably after a model by Orazio MOCHI (1571-1625) Black paragon marble, chalcedony, agate, bronze Height (without base): 16.5 cm Height (with base): 28.5 cm Base: 22.4 x 22.2 cm     After a model by Benvenuto CELLINI 1500–1571 MARS Florence, circa 1550 Bronze brown patina Height: 36 cm Height with the base: 50 cm Width: 14.5 cm Side of base: 15.5 cm     UNIQUE GILT COPPER MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL MARQUETRY EWER INSET WITH GARNETS AND TURQUOISES GUJARAT, early 16th century The mounts: NAPLES, circa 1640 Height: 42 cm (16 ½ in.) Width: 33.5 cm (13 1/8 in.)     « THE ASTRONOMERS » A BEAUVAIS TAPESTRY FROM THE SET OF THE « STORY OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA » After a cartoon by Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay (1653-1715) Beauvais manufactory, early 18th century Wool and silk Height : 355 cm (9ft 32 in.) Width : 397 cm (9ft 48 ¼ in.)     A FINE ORMOLU MOUNTED MAHOGANY DESK Stamped BOICHOD PARIS, circa 1775 Of unique model probably after a design by Charles De Wailly Height: 78 cm (30 ¾ in.) Length: 146 cm (57 ½ in.) Depth: 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)     A PARCEL-GILT OSTRICH EWER WITH ITS BASIN THE ROSEBERY PARCEL-GILT OSTRICH EWER WITH ITS BASIN AUGSBURG, circa 1690 The Ostrich By Marx WEINOLD H. 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.) The Basin By Johann MITTNACHT I L: 64 cm (25 ¼ in.)     RARE PARTLY GILT CARVED WALNUT AND PATINATED BRONZE BELLOWS FLORENCE, circa 1550 Length: 75 cm (29 ½ in.) Width: 18 cm (7 in.)     Klaus Maurice, Die deutsche Rädeuhr, C.H. Beck München, 1976, n° 279. "THE CHARIOT OF GAMBRINUS" AUTOMATON CLOCK SOUTHERN GERMANY, circa 1600 Gilt-copper Height: 53.3 cm (21 in.) Length: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.) Width: 23.5 cm (9 ¼ in.)     A sewing casket attributed to Heinrich Gambs and Jonathan Ott Ivory, ebony, mahogany, steel and eglomise glass, 74 x 48 x 39 cm Saint Petersburg, circa 1800