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SALEROOM NEWS JUNE 2021 Summer has finally arrived, and our June Lot 352 sale is bursting with colourful and decorative antique ceramics and paintings, many of which have floral, animal and avian motifs. A smart pair of Derby Crown moon flasks, with gilt handles and exquisite decoration of birds in blossom branches, carries an estimate of £250-350 (Lot 330). A rare Derby dry-edge model of a ewe will be sought-after by collectors, £800-1,200 (Lot 352) and a Meissen ornithological dessert service decorated with birds and insects asks £300-500 (Lot 283). Leading an extensive Asian Art section is a sensational pair of Japanese embroidered panels which have been mounted on blue silk to form curtains. Believed to date from the late 19th Century, the panels are decorated with hens and cockerels below cascading wisteria blossoms, with two further cockerels on a third panel which now forms a pelmet, estimate £2,000-3,000 (Lot 360). At over 3 metres high, these will require a room with a very high ceiling!
Lot 330
Lot 283
Lots 362 & 363
Among the Asian ceramics, two Chinese transitional period blue and white double gourd vases are very similar but offered as separate lots, each estimated at £800-1,200 (Lots 362 and 363). A fascinating album of early 20th Century photographs capture the people, buildings and landscape of Hankow, one of three towns merged in the 1920s to form the modern day Wuhan City, estimate £200-300 (Lot 387).
Lot 360
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Lot 387
AUCTION | Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23 June Lot 124 A large section of Silver offers plenty of choice if you’re looking for a decorative item to display on your sideboard or to give as a wedding present. A Chinese silver bowl with beautiful relief decoration of iris flowers is estimated to realise £600-800 (Lot 110).
Lot 110
A Georgian silver coffee pot by Thomas Whipham and Charles Wright, London 1768, with later floral decoration, would make a smart addition to your dinner table, estimate £600-800 (Lot 16). A Russian silver and cloisonne enamel stamp box, the cover decorated with a bird bearing a letter in its beak to the lid, carries pre-sale expectations of £8001,200. The Jewellery includes a Mughal style ruby, diamond and enamel pendant suspending a single pearl drop, £400-600 (Lot 172), a pretty Georgian paste tiara, £400-600 (Lot 205) and a tiny but delightful 18ct gold and enamel ladybird brooch, £200-300 (Lot 182).
Lot 16
Lot 504
Lot 172
Lot 182
Lot 205
Now the weather is warm enough to tempt us into our gardens, the auction offers some decorative features to suit all sizes and budgets. An elegant life-size Classical figure of a bather is estimated at £400-600 (Lot 504) and a pair of iron deer would look very smart mounted on gate posts, estimate £300-400 (Lot 506). For instant greenery to smarten your courtyard, a selection of topiary buxus bushes and pyramids are grouped to sell between £200-300 per pair (Lots 500 to 503). Leading the furniture section, a pair of red lacquered serpentine commodes make a colourful impression, estimate £6,000-8,000 (Lot 557). Less ostentatiously, a pair of George III dome topped secretaire bookcases would be Lot 506 an elegant addition to a library or sitting room, £3,000£5,000 (Lot 560).
Lot 557
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VIEW DAYS | Sunday 20 & Monday 21 June
Lot 560
Lot 841
Viewing: Sunday 20 June, 10am-4pm Monday 21 June, 9am-4pm Several examples of stained glass include panels by Edward Raymond Payne (1906-1991), son of Henry and Edith Payne who figured highly in the Birmingham and Cotswold Arts & Crafts movements. Edward Payne lived and worked in Box, near Minchinhampton, for most Lot 802 of his life and carried out repair work on the windows of Gloucester Cathedral as well as designing and making new stained glass windows for churches and buildings around the area. A charming depiction of figures, fairies and animals in a forest, possibly based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, carries an estimate of £300-500 (Lot 802). An oil painting by Lionel Edwards, entitled ‘Last Man Shut the Gate’ captures a determined young rider valiantly trying to keep up with her father’s horse (and inadvertently failing to obey the instruction of the title), £3,000-5,000 (Lot 828).
Lot 828
For those unable to come and view items in person, we are happy to provide condition reports and additional images upon request. Absentee bids can be submitted via email, telephone and our website. Live online bidding is also available at www.chorleys.com for no additional fee.
Auction: Tuesday 22 June, 10am Lots 1-493 Silver, Jewellery, Glass, Ceramics, Asian Art Wednesday 23 June, 10am Lots 500-988 Furniture, Rugs, Clocks, Pictures, Books Please note, the figures provided in this Newsletter are estimates only, based on similar examples that have been sold. Subject to any reserve in place, it may be possible to buy an item for less than the estimate, or the final hammer price may be higher if there is a lot of interest on the day. A buyer’s premium of 27% (incl. VAT) will be added to the hammer price of every lot, and other fees may apply. Please get in touch with us before bidding if you require further information.
Two pairs of portraits offer historical and literary interest. Jonathan and Anna Maria Hargreaves were the parents of Reginald Gervis Hargreaves who married Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Alice in Wonderland. Painted by Sir Francis Grant in 1850, this pair of oil paintings asks £2,000 -3,000 (Lot 841). From the same family, Thomas Hargreaves of Oak-Hill, Accrington and his wife, were painted in 1817 by James Lonsdale, £800-1,200 (Lot 840). Thomas Hargreaves is believed to have been a cousin of James Hargreaves, inventor of the ‘Spinning Jenny’.
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APRIL SALE RESULTS
Collections from The Laskett: The Property of Sir Roy Strong Tuesday 27 April 2021
Modern Art & Design Wednesday 28 April 2021
Three months of planning and six months of waiting resulted in a remarkably successful Laskett House contents auction. The initial promotion of the sale began in the autumn but finally in April Chorley’s were thrilled to open the doors for the first time since October. Three view days brought in over 400 visitors, socially distanced, but excited by the opportunity to view the fascinating collections of Sir Roy Strong. The popularity of Sir Roy, such a well-known character in the art world, was obvious from the number of enquiries and the sale attracted more than 2,000 registrants across the firm’s two bidding platforms. Sale highlights: David Hockney, Portrait Study of Sir Roy Strong 1969 pencil sketch - £19,000 Early 17th Century English School, Portrait of Anne Shirley 1603 oil on panel - £6,500 Cecil Beaton, Portrait Study of Lady Diana Cooper pencil sketch - £6,000 Laura Knight, Tamara Karsavina in ‘The Firebird’, watercolour sketch - £3,800
The demand for 20th Century art and design continues to grow, and Chorley’s bi-annual auction on 28th April smashed through its presale expectations. After this past year of being cooped up at home, many are dreaming of beaches and the sea, so there was no surprise a stunning view of St Ives by Bryan Pearce was hotly contested to £9,000. Studio ceramics also performed well, most notably a collection of pieces by John Maltby, who sadly died last year. Always popular for his colourful designs and quirky shapes, the Maltby group performed well with a typically colourful slab vase reaching a staggering £1000 despite a little damage. A near full size bronze figure of a girl just waking from stretched slumber was one of just eight examples of a sculpture produced in 1981 by Ralph Brown RA. Exquisitely modelled, she found a new home at £6,000. Entries are now being accepted for our next sale of Modern Art & Design in October. Contact: catrin.hampton@chorleys.com
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