26 ) Kayserzinn boar platter / plaque probably by Hugo Leven (German, 1874-1956) for J.P. Kayser & Sohn AG
An oval Kayserzinn platter / plaque depicting a running boar probably by Hugo Leven (German, 1874-1956) for J.P. Kayser & Sohn AG. The edge decorated in pine cones and needles, Model number 4344. Marked to the back “Kayserzinn 4344”. German, circa 1900.

27 ) Large silver boar stirrup cup by Karl Kurz Silberwarenfabrik of Kesselstadt
A large and fine Hanau silver stirrup cup by Karl Kurz Silberwarenfabrik of Kesselstadt. Assayed with the Karl Kurz mark for ‘925’ silver and marked ‘925’. Circa 1870 This a SOLD item and has been left in the Public Domain for research purposes.

28 ) 19th century, French bronze doré hunting / ‘chasse’ boar stag / sanglier cerf wall sconces / ‘appliques’after Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain (French 1719-1791)
A pair of late 19th century bronze and bronze doré hunting / ‘chasse’ wall sconces / ‘appliques’, after the éminent 18th century master founder Jean Joseph de Saint-Germain (French, 1719-1791). Both draped oak leaves and acorns, the two arms similarly decorated. One depicts a boar’s / sanglier head, the other a stag / cerf. French, circa 1880.

29 ) A 19th century Versailles / Medici shaped Vase Sarreguemines Majolica boar head vase
A 19th century Versailles / Medici shaped Vase Sarreguemines Majolica boar head vase. The heads surround by oak leaves and acorns, the vase similarly decorated with oak leaves and acorns and the interior of the vase is of sky blue colour typical of the production of the Sarreguemines factory at this time. It bears the Sarreguemines Majolica mark and “909” hollow under cover. In “Guide de l'amateur des faïences de Sarreguemines” by Emile Decker and Christian Thevenin, number 909 is the ‘Versailles Vase’ French, circa 1886

30 ) A rare set of boar motif walnut chairs by Maples & Co
A rare set of eight boar motif walnut and leather chairs by renowned London makers Maples & Co. With French Baroque stretchers spring leather seats, and leather backs. The backs with central motif of a boar’s head set amongst vine leaves and grapes. Incised with the maker’s mark “MAPLES & CO” and catalogue number “25580”, and further label: DRUCE & CO., Upholsterers, cabinet Makers, & C., 68, 69, & 58, BAKER STREET PORTMAN SQUARE” Druce & Co were renowned antique furniture cabinet makers and furniture restorers based in Baker street London. They would make, upholster and restore furniture for the wealthy clientele throughout the Victorian era.Druce & Co

31 ) Iron French, 19th century ‘anneau d’écurie’ stable ring in the form of a boars head
An iron French, 19th century ‘anneau d’écurie’ stable ring in the form of a boar’s head. Possibly from the Val Osne foundry, established in 1835 by Jean Pierre Andre Victor.

32 ) A French musical pepper grinder with silver boar and pheasant detail.
A rosewood French “chasse” musical pepper grinder with silver mountings, including a boar's head spout, pheasant finial, on lion mask head and feet. The base with a wind up music box. French circa 1900.

33 ) A rare 19th, French, bronze and ormolu stag and boar “La Chasse” chenets / fire dogs / andirons.inspired by designs by Jacques Caffieri (1678-1755).
A rare 19th, French, bronze ormolu stag and boar “La Chasse” chenets / fire dogs / andirons. A pair of stags stand tall beneath oak branches. A central boar’s head sits wit a gun within a French horn, surrounded by oakleaf decoration. Signed “CH”. French, circa 1870.

34 ) Very unusual 19th century French cast iron boar vase after Claude Ballin (Paris 1615-1678) enamelled to imitate porphyry and marble
A very unusual 19th century French cast iron boar handled vase, enamelled to imitate porphyry and marble, after Claude Ballin (Paris, 1615-1678), Louis XIV’S goldsmith. The handles cast with Janus heads and boars' masks, the sides with shells, Greek key and oak leaf decoration, on waisted fluted stems and square platform bases.

35 ) Late 19th century pair of ormolu candelabra the bases formed with Samson Edmé et Cie Bolognese Terriers in the manner of the Meissen models of Bolognese Terriers after Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706 – 1775)
Late 19th century pair of ormolu candelabra the bases formed with Samson Edmé et Cie Bolognese Terriers in the manner of the Meissen models of Bolognese Terriers after Johann Joachim Kändler (German, 1706 – 1775). French, circa 1890

36 ) Border Terrier by Horatio Henry Couldery (1832-1893)
Miniature in pencil on paper of a Border Terrier by Horatio Henry Couldery (1832-1893). English late circa 1870 monogrammed "HC".

37 ) Magnificent near life size pair of papier-mache Borzoi dogs SOLD
A large assortment of painted Russian papier-mache items appear in a Tiffany & Co. cataloge from 1893.

38 ) Reverse intaglio crystal of a Borzoi
A Reverse intaglio crystal of a head study of a Borzoi, set in gold mount with platted boarder. The reverse bears the French assay mark for gold , and a lozenge seal of the jewellery house.

39 ) A marble sculpture of a Borzoi by Giacomo Merculiano (Italian, 1859-1935)
A marble sculpture of a recumbent Borzoi by Giacomo Merculiano (Italian, 1859-1935). Italian, circa 1900 Giacomo Merculiano clearly loved the Borzoi breed, and sculptured them in many different forms, he is especially known for his amazing Borzoi sculpture at the Monseigneur de Andrea Buenos-Aires (Argentina).

40 ) Magnificent pair of enamel and soft paste Sèvres/Sevres porcelain hunting vases
A magnificent pair of early 19th century, Sèvres, enamel and soft paste porcelain hunting vases. The bases with seated Borzoi and Foxhounds in soft paste porcelain, the bodies polychromed with horseback and dog hunting scenes in tree adorned landscape. Stag and boar heads in soft paste porcelain applied to distinctive 'bleu celeste' border. Marked to the base with the Sèvres 'intertwined' double 'L', inset with an ‘M’, and the painter’s mark ‘277’. French, circa 1830.

41 ) Boston Terriers Reverse intaglio crystal cufflinks
Reverse intaglio crystal cufflinks of Boston Terriers, English, American 14 carat set, circa, 1900.

42 ) An oil of Boxer dogs by Lord Edward Joseph Bellew (Irish, 19th/20th) and J.A. Daniel (British, 19th/20th)
A large oil on 'Windsor and Newton' canvas of three near life size seated Boxer dogs in picket fenced landscape by Lord Edward Joseph Bellew (Irish, 19th/20th c., for the dogs) and J.A. Daniel (British, 19th/20th c., for the landscape). To the reverse titled "Is Marriage a Failure" and dated 1890. Signed and dated, in red, bottom right 'Bellew .. J A Daniel .. 1890'. To the reverse , in ink, titled "Is Marriage a Failure", and inscribed 'Dogs by Lord Bellew _ Landscape by J.A. Daniel _ 1890'. [Note: Lord Bellew had travelled to German, in fact he died suddenly in 1895 at Frankfurt-am-Main-Bad Mannheim, where he was living. It is apparent from this painting in which he commissioned the London landscaped painter J A Daniel that Bellew was a fancier of the breed. It was not until 1894, when three Germans by the names of Friedrich Robert, Elard K�nig, and R. H�pner decided to stabilize the breed and exhibit at dog shows. This was done in Munich in 1895, and the next year they founded the first Boxer Club, the Deutscher Boxer Club. The Deutscher Boxer Club went on to publish the first Boxer breed standard in 1902. This 1890 portrait would appear to be a very early depiction of the breed.] 34 x 56 inches

43 ) Late 19th century, French, oil of a Briard by Jules-Bertrand Gélibert (1834-1916)
An oval head and shoulders of a black Briard by Jules-Bertrand Gélibert (1834-1916). Signed and dated “Jules Gélibert 1894. French, 1894.

44 ) “Maternité” Briard and puppy bronze by Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937)
“Maternité” a bronze of a recumbent Briard with her two playful puppies by Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937). Titled along the edge “MATERNITE”, then signed by the paw “Ch. Paillet” beneath “Medaille d'or”, and numbered “6550”. French, circa 1900.

45 ) “Les Deux amis” Briard and cat, enamel ceramic by Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937)
A rare enamel ceramic recumbent Briard nurturing a cat by Charles Paillet (French, 1871-1937). Signed “Ch. Paillet”. The bronze version of this was cast by "Le Blanc Barbedienne et fils". A variant with puppies in know as “Maternité”. French, circa 1900

46 ) Brittany Spaniels by Maurice-Étienne Dantan (French, op 19th/20th)
Brittany Spaniels by Maurice-Étienne Dantan (French, op 19th/20th). French Circa 1880.

47 ) Bull Terrier by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (1803 - 1873)
Pencil on paper of recumbent Bull Terrier by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (1803 - 1873). Appears in a different pose, standing, as Alexander in Landseer's famous painting "Alexander and Diogenes", painted and exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1848. English. Circa 1848 SOLD

48 ) A Wheeler Jnr 'From Nature' 1882
oil on board of a Bull Terrier / Staffordshire Terrier / English Terrier by Alfred Wheeler (1851 - 1932). Signed, titled and dated 'A Wheeler Jnr 'From Nature' 1882.

49 ) Oil on canvas of three Bull Terriers working
A 19th century oil on canvas of three Bull Terriers in a field setting working. One in a hole while the others wait anxiously. Though working dogs note the expensive collars. Unsigned, circa 1880.

50 ) “Follette” the artist’s Bull Terrier by Louis Eugène Ginain (French, 1818-1886)
“Follette”, an oil on canvas of the artist’s much loved Bull Terrier standing in a plain landscape by Louis Eugène Ginain (French , 1818-1886). This pampered Terrier dog wears a red leather collar with gold details. Titled, in gold, top left “Follette” and signed bottom left in red “Eug Ginain”. The canvas stretched on a wood frame is stamped "TOILES à PEINDRE & COULEURS FINES MOIRINAT PARIS 184 Faubourg Saint Honoré", famed Parisian art supplier. Ginain painted several images of his beloved Follette, one, a life size image, in 1879 that was to be his farewell to the Paris Salon. This smaller version was painted for M Truhard, see page 65, “Eugène Ginain 1818-1886” by Gustave Vattier, published in 1887. French, circa 1880