The Silk Road: Orientalist Paintings and Furniture from a Belgravia Residence
3 November - 9 November 2023 • London
1 A pair of Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted Meissen porcelain sweetmeat figures, mid-18th century
2 An Ansbach porcelain and Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted square dish, mid-18th century
3 A pair of mounted Chinese export porcelain pots pourris vases and covers, the porcelain Qianlong, the mounts French, 19th century
4 A pair of Régence gilt-bronze mounted Chinese blanc de chine porcelain two-light candelabra, the porcelain 18th century, the mounts circa 1730
5 A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted Japanese porcelain pot pourri and cover, the porcelain first half 18th century, the mounts circa 1735
6 A Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted Chinese red lacquer pot pourri, circa 1740
7 A Louis XV sycamore and bois satiné marquetry table à écrire, by Jean-Louis Grandjean, mid-18th century
8 A Louis XVI carved giltwood firescreen, circa 1780, in the manner of Georges Jacob
9 A Louis XVI yewwood, bois satiné, tulipwood, elm, sycamore and parquetry table à écrire, circa 1777, attributed to Jean-François Hache, Grenoble
10 A breccia medicea carved marble fountain, in Louis XIV manner
11 A pair of large Chinese famille-rose porcelain fish bowls
12 An early Louis XV gilt-bronze mounted Japanese Imari porcelain bowl, first half 18th century
13 After
Satyre couronnant une Bacchante (Satyr crowning a Bacchante)
14 A rare set of silk embroidered and metal-thread allegorical portraits, representing the five senses, probably French, 18th century
15 A North Italian carved giltwood mirror, mid-18th century
16 A Louis XV carved giltwood console table, circa 1750
17 A pair of Régence carved giltwood fauteuils, circa 1720
18 A pair of George II carved giltwood girandole wall mirrors, circa 1740, in the manner of William Kent
19 A Victorian silver-gilt suite of candelabra, R&S Garrard & Co., London, 1848 (the pair) and 1861 (the larger)
20 A Louis XV gilt-bronze cartel clock and matching barometer, Julien Le Roy, Paris, circa 1750
21 Arrival of the Sheikh
22 The Palace Guard
23 The Favourite
24 A Courtyard in the Alhambra
25 The Soothsayer
26 Leaving the Mosque
27 The Court of Lions in the Alhambra
28 At the Gate
29 In the Souk and By the Gate, Cairo: a pair
30 The Sheikh's Comforts
31 The Prayer
32 Moments of Repose
33 A Louis XV carved giltwood canapé en gondole, mid-18th century, in the manner of Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
34 A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted porcelain pots pourris and covers, circa 1770, the porcelain Qianlong period (1735–96)
35 A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze chenets, 19th century
36 A Régence carved giltwood wall mirror, circa 1720
37 A pair of Louis XV carved giltwood fauteuils, by Sylvain-Nicolas Blanchard, mid-18th century
38 A Tabriz silk 'Garden' carpet, Northwest Persia, circa 1890
39 A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and white marble athéniennes, late 19th century, in the manner of Pierre Gouthière
40 A pair of French gilt-bronze sphinxes, 19th century
41 A pair of George III white-painted pedestals, late 18th century
42 A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted Sèvres pots pourris vases and covers, circa 1775
43 A pair of Napoleon III gilt-bronze mounted and cut-glass vases, second half 19th century
44 A pair of Louis XVI white marble and gilt-bronze cassolettes, late 18th/early 19th century
45 A pair of Louis XVI carved giltwood console tables, circa 1775, in the manner of Jean Charles Delafosse
46 A pair of Régence style gilt-bronze chenets, late 19th century
47 A North Italian carved giltwood stool, late 18th century
48 A Transitional kingwood and tulipwood marquetry table ambulante, circa 1760, attributed to Roger van der Cruse dit Lacroix