Harcroft House Sale

Live Auction, 18 November 2019

Session One

Sold for

ZAR 9 967
Lot 18
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
  • A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )


Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 967

About this Item

A spelter figure of Mephistopheles, after Jacques Louis Gautier, French, (1831- )
signed, 90,5cm high;and a grey-veined marble pedestal, 19th/20th century, with circular top and stepped plinth base, some distress, 106cm high, 37cm diameter
(2)

Notes

The plinth appears in photographs of Harcroft, Cape Town, during Charles and Muriel Rycroft's occupancy post 1951.



Other lots that might interest you
Two Louis XV style woven tapestries, probably Belgian
Two Louis XV style woven tapestries, probably Belgian
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
A set of four Continental biscuit porcelain plaques, late 19th century
A set of four Continental biscuit porcelain plaques, late 19th century
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Two gilt-metal mounted porcelain boxes, Paris, late 19th century
Two gilt-metal mounted porcelain boxes, Paris, late 19th century
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
A Napoleon III boulle, tortoiseshell and gilt-metal-mounted centre table
A Napoleon III boulle, tortoiseshell and gilt-metal-mounted centre table
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
A pair of French giltwood and upholstered armchairs, early 20th century
A pair of French giltwood and upholstered armchairs, early 20th century
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
A French brass carriage clock, retailed by Mappin & Webb Ltd, Paris, circa 1900
A French brass carriage clock, retailed by Mappin & Webb Ltd, Paris, circa 1900
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000