SALE REVIEW

SALE REVIEW

MARCH

CLARICE CLIFF, ART DECO & DESIGN

1. ‘Persian Bird’ a monumental stoneware vase by William Staite Murray (1881-1962) SOLD FOR £35,000

2. An Epstein satinwood cocktail cabinet designed by Harry & Lou Epstein SOLD FOR £6,875

JUNE

ENGLISH & EUROPEAN CERAMICS & GLASS

1. A very rare façon de Venise carafe or ewer for the Austrian market c.1560-90 SOLD FOR £17,500

2. A rare Bristol delftware documentary Adam and Eve charger dated 1755 SOLD FOR £8,125

JULY

FINE CHINESE PAINTINGS & WORKS OF ART

1. A pair of large and imposing Chinese lapis lazuli models of elephants SOLD FOR £85,000

2. Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) Farewell to a good friend SOLD FOR £62,500

JULY

JAPANESE WORKS OF ART

1. A Japanese scroll painting of the pure land of Amida Buddha, Taima Mandala Kamakura period or later, 13th/14th century or later SOLD FOR £38,750

2. A pair of impressive Japanese Imari Baluster vases Edo Period, 18th century SOLD FOR £11,875

FINE JEWELLERY

1. A fancy vivid-yellow diamond ring, 5.26cts, GIA certification SOLD FOR £93,750

2. An attractive Art Nouveau enamel butterfly bracelet by Carreras, c1905, 19cm long SOLD FOR £62,500

SILVER & OBJECTS OF VERTU

1. A 17th century Dutch silver-mounted green glass shaft and globe bottle, probably by Hans C. Brechtel, The Hague 1664 SOLD FOR £45,000

2. A Royal presentation silver cigarette case and accompanying letter from George VI to Lionel Logue, the case by The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London 1936 SOLD FOR £76,250

AUGUST

FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS

1. A pair of fine and rare Louis XVI period ormolu mounted white marble vases after the Borghese vase SOLD FOR £118,750

2. Two fine silver-gilt models of an elephant and rhinoceros with exotic riders SOLD FOR £97,500

MODERN BRITISH & 20TH CENTURY ART Including the Estate of Dame Elisabeth Frink & Lin Jammet

1. Henry Moore OM, CH (1898-1986) Maquette for Seated Torso Bronze on a marble base, conceived in 1954, cast in 1956, in an edition of 9 13.8 x 14.7cm (figure) SOLD FOR £57,500

2. Mary Fedden OBE, RA, RWA (1915-2012) White Arches Signed and dated 1955 Oil on canvas 50.5 x 60.9cm SOLD FOR £48,750

SEPTEMBER

OLD MASTERS, BRITISH & EUROPEAN PAINTINGS

1. Attributed to Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch 1620-1691)

Portrait of a gentleman holding a compass

Oil on panel,

oval 94.5 x 75.5cm; 37¼ x 29¾in

SOLD FOR £70,000

2. George Gower (c.1540-1596)

portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Thomas Arundell, later 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour (c.1560-1639)

Inscribed ANº DNI 1580 / atatis sua.20 (upper left above the centaur), Non spirat Qui non afpirat (centre left) and charged upper right with the sitter’s coat of arms

Oil on panel

60.6 x 50.9cm; 23¾ x 20in

SOLD FOR £102,500

TRIBAL ART & ANTIQUITIES

1. An Inuit child’s parka Alaska SOLD FOR £5,000

2. An Egyptian bronze Horus falcon sarcophagus Late Period, circa 664-332 BC SOLD FOR £7,500

MEDALS & COINS, ARMS & ARMOUR, MILITARIA

1. A 17th century cup hilt rapier, slender blade 39in with flamboyant edges SOLD FOR £5,250

2. The rare Naval General Service Medal group of six medals to Captain Richard Lockington Birdwood SOLD FOR £3,125

OCTOBER

ARTS AND CRAFTS

1. A good large Martin Brothers stoneware bird jar and cover by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1893, 31.5cm high SOLD FOR £32,500

2. Sir Alfred Gilbert MVO RA (1854-1934) Charity patinated bronze on ebonised wood base SOLD FOR £15,000

DESIGN

1. ‘Ghostly Wood’ a fine pair of Wedgwood Fairyland lustre covered vases designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, 38cm high (4) SOLD FOR £27,500

2. William McMillan RA (1887-1977) Resting Infantryman, patinated bronze on shallow marble base SOLD FOR £8,750

FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS

1. A large pair of Venetian carved pine and fruitwood devil figures Attributed to Francesco Toso (Italian d.1893) 190cm high (max) SOLD FOR £87,500

2. A rare and fine pair of Anglo-Chinese huanghuali bureau cabinets Qianlong period, c. 1750-60 193.5cm high, 120cm wide, 57cm deep SOLD FOR £100,000