Charles Cumberworth Antique Bronze Sculpture France XIX Century - France, XIX Century

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right "J. Dupont da Velzquez". This is a copy of Diego Velazquez's famous masterpiece, painted around 1657 and housed at the Prado Museum. Until the mid-20th century, the painting was titled "The Tapestry Factory of Santa Isabel in Madrid": only in 1948 did studies by art historian and critic Diego Angulo Íñiguez identify a connection between the painting and the ancient Greek myth of Arachne. In the foreground, several spinners work in a bare, dimly lit room, with a soft light reflected from the background. Five women are depicted: on the left, in the dim light, the eldest spinner operates the reel; in front of her, on the right, in full light, a young girl is collecting thread on the reel; They are respectively the representations of Athena, still hidden under false guise, and the human Arachne, during their contest. The other three women are merely surrounding elements; the central one is merely a static silhouette. In the background, central and illuminated by a powerful beam of light emerging from the left, and enlivened by the bright colors of the tapestry and the robes, is the scene of the goddess's revelation to the woman. Compared to the original, this copy, while faithful in the figures and details depicted, is painted with more nuanced brushstrokes and less defined outlines, as well as less vibrant colors. The work is presented in a frame.

Oil on canvas. The scene depicts an episode from the 17th-century novel "Les Aventures de Télémaque" (The Adventures of Telemachus) by François Fénelon, published in 1699. In Fénelon's tale, Telemachus (son of Ulysses), while searching for his father accompanied by Mentor (who disguises himself as the goddess Athena), is shipwrecked on the island of Calypso and falls in love with a nymph. To prevent Telemachus from leaving the island and abandoning the girl, the goddess Calypso, who has taken them in, orders her nymphs to burn the ship on which Telemachus and Mentor had arrived. In the painting presented, in the left foreground, Mentor urges the young Telemachus to turn away, while he is still gazing at the girl standing on the path to the right; meanwhile, the other nymphs set fire to the boat, stranded on the shore, with their torches. The canvas, previously relined, has several paint losses. It is presented in a period frame.

France, XIX-XX Century

Gilded antimony clock with a wide base decorated with leafy scrolls. Enamelled metal dial with Roman numerals surmounted by the figure of a courtier and a portrait of a young woman painted on porcelain. Gilded wood and velvet stand.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Bronze sculpture on a black marble base depicting a little bird. Excellent workmanship, but the artist is anonymous.

Tuscany, Late XIX Century

Mahogany chest of drawers. Four drawers in front, the first of which is smaller, with forty-five-degree uprights and turned and ebonized legs. White marble top, poplar interior. Tuscany, late 19th century.

France, Late XIX Century

Circular bedside table in mahogany veneer with maple and walnut trim. Top with pierced bronze balustrade, two front drawers and a right-hand under-top drawer. Truncated pyramidal legs joined by a lower shelf, topped with bronze cups. Oak interior. France, late 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Balloon chandelier. One central light, leaf-shaped metalwork, clear glass necklaces and pendants. Italy, late 19th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Balloon-shaped chandelier. Three central lights, flowers, necklaces, and clear glass pendants. Italy, late 19th century.

Italy, XIX-XX Century

Group of four gilded bronze mirror frames.

Italy, XIX Century

Bronze inkwell depicting the god Mercury with a scepter wrapped in snakes and a quill. Lid in the shape of a winged helmet. Porcelain flask.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Mahogany half-lune console table. Folding top supported by a central rear leg, with a pull-out drawer. Internal top in segmented veneer, truncated pyramidal legs with turned feet. Embellishments and replacements. Italy, late 19th century.

Italy, Mid XIX Century

Louis Philippe cupboard in mahogany, two drawers in the under-counter band and paneled doors. Upper part with glass doors, uprights with leaf carvings, small losses. Italy, mid-19th century.