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  Important Lucien Gaillard “Staghorn beetle” silver and gold inlay magnifying glass, signed c. 1900

  Silver hand finished and repoussed in the form of a staghorn beetle with horns encircling the round magnifying glass, gold details

  Signed: L. GAILLARD (engraved) on lower right leg, head of Minerva (950/1000 pure silver)

  The staghorn beetle was a favorite form for Gaillard and the inspiration for many examples of his work including jewelry, vases and this magnifying glass. A variant model in cast bronze can be seen in the collection of the Musee d’Orsay in Paris.

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  Belle Epoque “Staghorn Beetle” brooch, Montana sapphires set in white and yellow gold with a pearl back and 2 ruby eyes, c. 1900

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  Franz Bergman (attr.) Bronze Bull Pen Wipe c. 1900

  Franz Xaver Bergman (1861–1936)  (attr.) Vienna, Austria.

  Bull pen wipe c. 1900

  Cold painted bronze, boar’s hair bristles, horn.

  For information see: Art Bronzes, Mich. Forrest (Schiffer, 1988).

  H:  5 1/4” x L:  11”

  Franz Xaver Bergman (1861–1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronze Oriental, erotic and animal figures, the latter often humanized or whimsical, humorous objects d’art.

  A well-known anamalier at the turn-of-the century, the sculptor Franz Bergman created a number of small bronzes in a variety of subject matter.  Other figurative works were informed by the Jugendstil/Art Nouveau style and the European taste for the exotic as is found in his figures of rug merchants and camels.  His animal sculptures, however, capture the Viennese tradition of naturalistic bronzes.  The quality of the bronze casting shows tremendous detail, which was carefully brought out through the applied patination process known as cold painting.

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  Japanese Meiji Period “Koi” Cloisonné enamel box. c. 1900

  JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) Japan

  “Koi” covered box c.1900

  Cloisonné with silver wire and wireless orange enamel with silver foil backing and cobalt blue enameled background with silver foil and enameled underside, red woven silk interior.

  Original wood hinged box with padded cotton interior, attached paper label of an unidentified artist cipher (see box cover).

  Dimensions of wood box:
  H: 3 5/8″ x W: 5 3/4″ x D: 4 3/4″