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Paradigms & The Unexpected

“Paradigms and the Unexpected” presents 1,800 lots of varied scale and origin within a single, carefully assembled sale. With The Château de Chalain Collection at its centre, the auction reflects continuity, heritage and the enduring appeal of objects preserved across generations.

10th-12th March

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Sale Schedule • Wednesday 11th March 2026 • Tuesday 10th March 2026 • Thursday 12th March 2026
Categories • AFRICAN ART • ANTIQUE BOXES • ARMS AND ARMOUR • BLANK • BOOKS • CAR MEMORABILIA • CARPETS AND RUGS • CERAMICS • CHINESE • CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS • COLLECTIBLES • DESK FURNITURE • FASHION • FIRE FURNITURE • FURNITURE • GARDEN • GLASS • HISTORICAL INTEREST • INDIAN ART • JAPANESE • JEWELLERY • KITCHENALIA • LIBRARY • LIGHTING • MAPS • MARITIME INTEREST • MILITARIA • MIRRORS • MUSICAL INSTRUMENST • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • OBJETS D'ART • PERSIAN • PHOTOGRAPHS • PICTURES AND PRINTS • POLITICAL FRENCH MEMORABILIA • PORCELAIN • RELIGIOUS ARTEFACTS • SCIENTIFIC • SCULPTURE • SILVER AND SILVER PLATE • SPORTING • TAPESTRIES • TAXIDERMY • TELECOMMUNICATIONS • VERNACULAR • VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS • VINTAGE TOYS • WALKING STICKS • WINES AND SPIRITS

Virtual tour • TOUR HOME • JEWLLERY • CHINESE
LOT 101
1651 ELZEVIR EDITION — P. TERENTII COMOEDIAE SEX — AMSTERDAM, LUDOVICUS ELZEVIR, 1651
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 102
19TH-CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF SAINT CECILIA AFTER STEFANO MADERNO
contd.
€150 - 250
LOT 103
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FAIENCE OR MAJOLICA LANDSCAPE PLAQUE
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 104
EARLY 20TH-CENTURY WOOD BOX WITH BRONZE MEDALLION
contd.
€50 - 80
LOT 105
LATE 19TH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL FOLDING FAN WITH SEQUIN-ENRICHED LEAF
contd.
€140 - 180
LOT 106
EXQUISITE LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH-CENTURY REVERSE-PAINTED GLASS PORTRAIT
contd.
€500 - 800
LOT 107
IMPORTANT FRENCH OFFICIAL FIFTH REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL SOIRÉE PROGRAMME — THÉÂTRE NATIONAL DE L’OPÉRA
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 108
GRAND TOUR IVORY CRUCIFIX WITH ANGEL HEAD
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 109
CHINESE POLYCHROME PORCELAIN PLATE, POSSIBLY KANGXI PERIOD
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 110
NAPOLEON III PERIOD LOUIS XVI STYLE SETTEE
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 111
A PHYSIONOTRACE OVAL PORTRAIT MINIATURE WITH DECORATIONS, 18TH CENTURY
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 112
A PAIR OF BACCARAT CUT-CRYSTAL BONBONNIÈRES AND COVERS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
contd.
€400 - 600
LOT 113
BRASS AND STEEL CRUCIFIX, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 114
A FRENCH MARBLE AND GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK, SIGNED “ANGENIN À PARIS”, 19TH CENTURY
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 115
IMPORTANT FRENCH OFFICIAL FIFTH REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL SOIRÉE PROGRAMME — COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 116
LATE 17TH-CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN EBONY CASKET WITH PIERCED BRASS MOUNTS
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 117
19TH-CENTURY FAN WITH TORTOISESHELL-EFFECT AND AMBER-COLOURED GUARDS
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 118
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH-CENTURY PASTEL PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 119
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL FOLDING FAN
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 120
EARLY 17TH-CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE
contd.
€800 - 1200
LOT 121
A GILT-BRONZE BIRD SCULPTURE, SIGNED “JULES MOIGNEZ”, LATE 19TH CENTURY
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 122
IMPORTANT FRENCH OFFICIAL FIFTH REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL SOIRÉE PROGRAMME — COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 123
PAIR OF CUT-CRYSTAL VASES, BACCARAT
contd.
€500 - 800
LOT 124
RED CHALK STUDY OF THREE HEADS
contd.
€150 - 250
LOT 125
FRAMED FAIENCE OR MAJOLICA PLAQUE WITH FIGURAL SCENE
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 126
PAIR OF LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH-CENTURY GENRE SCENES, OIL ON BOARD
contd.
€250 - 350
LOT 127
18TH-CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 128
18TH-CENTURY FRENCH DEVOTIONAL WORK — L’ÂME ÉLEVÉE À DIEU — LYON, ÉTIENNE RUSAND, 1773 — TWO VOLUMES
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 129
FRENCH PROVINCIAL CARVED WOOD HANGING SHELVES
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 130
18TH-CENTURY WALNUT JEWELLERY CASKET
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 131
A CIRCULAR PORTRAIT MINIATURE, LATE 18TH CENTURY, FRENCH SCHOOL
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 132
A GROUP OF THREE PORTRAIT MINIATURES, LATE 18TH CENTURY, FRENCH SCHOOL
contd.
€500 - 800
LOT 133
20TH-CENTURY TERRACOTTA BUST OF A CHILD
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 134
LORRAINE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MAIDEN WITH GOOSE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
contd.
€150 - 250
LOT 135
SIGNED BRONZE CORPUS OF CHRIST, ATTRIBUTED TO OVIDE YENCÉSSE (1869–1947)
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 136
LATE 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH FRUITWOOD AND BURR PANELLED ARMOIRE
contd.
€800 - 1200
LOT 137
BOOK: CHEFS-D’ŒUVRE DE PIERRE CORNEILLE, AVEC LES REMARQUES DE VOLTAIRE, PARIS, MAME FRÈRES, 1809
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 138
A PAIR OF FRENCH EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE CANDLESTICKS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
contd.
€250 - 350
LOT 139
POLYCHROME AND CARVED IN THE ROUND VIRGIN AND CHILD, WITH OVAL GILTWOOD FRAME
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 140
ILLUMINATED BOOK OF HOURS ON VELLUM (CHÂTEAU DE CHALAIN)
contd.
€3000 - 5000
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