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in 17th century style, with large globular body issuing five down
scrolling arms with raised light sockets and drip pans, surmounted
with suspension loop and chain. 58cm diameter
€ 800 - 1000
Of circular shape painted with a depiction of a tea-clipper set sail
and titled below : “Success to the Europa, East Indiaman Capt. Pelly
Edward Roach”, the exterior printed with monochrome images of
clippers at sea. 25cm diameter
*The Europa (1766-67) registered as taking 499 tonnes, one voy-
age Madras and Bombay
€ 200 - 300
Vue de Morat et Environs vers le Mont Vully, c.1790
Gouache, 26 x 41cm
Curty, who depicted the scenery around his native Fribourg was in
the employ of Lord Northampton who visited Avenches in 1786.
His work is distinguished by the scale of his foreground figures and
his atmospheric ‘hochesommerluft’.
€ 3,000 - 5,000
19th century, with brass lion mask handles, on square feet.
90cm high x 126cm wide x 73cm deep
€ 600 - 1,000