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SALEROOM NEWS MARCH 2018 Lot 75
ANIMAL MAGIC Chinese porcelain plaques lead the charge at Chorley’s auction | Tuesday 27 March, 10am Our sale on Tuesday 27th March sale offers a wide selection of art and antiques, but it is the Asian art section which is expected to attract the most attention. The highlight is an important private collection of Republic era porcelain with the highlight being a set of four rectangular porcelain plaques by Bi Botao (1885-1961) representing the four seasons, Lot 75. Bi Botao was a member of the wellknown group ‘The Eight Friends of Zhushan’. The group comprised the best porcelain artists of the period and revitalized the Chinese porcelain industry after the political unrest in 19th century China and the subsequent fall of the Qing dynasty. The plaques, which are delicately painted with frogs, a spider, turtles and a snake respectively, are estimated to realize £18,000-22,000 and were acquired from Peter Wain’s ‘Millennium List’ exhibition in 1999. The Peter Wain provenance is particularly important as it was he that brought Republican porcelain to the attention of the West. Another representation of an animal is Lot 23, a charming 19th Century Chinese bronze incense burner in the shape of a goose, estimate £600-800. Of excellent quality and with highly decorative panels of beasts including tigers and deer is Lot 16, a garniture of three Chinese famille verte vases from the Kangxi period, which asks £8,000-10,000. Moving towards Japan, our selection includes Lot 35, a Kutani porcelain jar of large proportions from the Meiji period, circa 1880, estimate £300-500. Japanese Samurai armour possesses a unique beauty and Chorley’s are pleased to be offering an Edo period example with an estimate of £4,000-6,000, Lot 14. Lot 16 Lot 23
Lot 35
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Lot 14
Elsewhere in the sale are various quirky items to appeal to buyers, including a collection of Western saddles, harnesses and lorinery, various estimates. Lorinery is not a word often heard today, it refers to the metal items found on a horse’s harness.
AUCTION PREVIEW: Tuesday 27 March
Lot 115 Lot 272
Among the pictures, ‘Hasty Lass’, Lot 272, a study of a horse by Lionel Edwards (1878-1966) is expected to fetch £2,500-3,000, and two oils by Walter Hunt (1861-1941) entitled Chickens (Lot 266) and Calves and Hens (Lot 267) are estimated at £1,000-1,500 and £2,500-3,000 respectively.
Lot 507
Lot 517 Lot 266
Lot 267
For collectors of antique board games, the stand out lot is 517, ‘The Reward of Merit’, invented by George Fox and published by J Harris in 1801. This rare game is almost complete and carries an estimate of £200£300.
Lot 269
Of local interest is Lot 269: a fascinating view of the Severn Vale from Rodborough Fort, with cattle in the foreground painted by Edward Smith in the late 19th Century. A number of local scenes by Smith can be found in Gloucester Museum and this one could be yours for £2,000-3,000.
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One wonders what the maker of Lot 115, a late 18th/ early 19th century creamware jug entitled ‘The Town and Trade of Shrewsbury for Ever’ would make of the situation we find ourselves in today regarding Brexit. The inscription on the jug is ‘Independence & Old England for Ever’ and the ditty goes: I’m an Independant Man Sir! And I don’t care That, who hears me say so! – I don’t like Wooden Shoes! no Sir, neither French Wooden Shoes, no nor English Wooden Shoes neither! – and as to the Tall Gentleman over the way I can tell him That I’m no Pizarro! I’ll not hold up the Devils Tail for a Place or a Pension!! - I’m no Sculker! - no, nor no Seceder neither! I’ll not keep out of the way, for fear of being told my own! – Here’s my Place: and here I ought to Speak! – I warrant I’ll not sneak into Taverns to drink humbug Toasts, that I am afraid to explain not I! my Motto is “Independence & Old England” and That, for all the rest of the World! – there! That! – That!- That! That! That!
The perfect present for the Brexiteer in your life, it is estimated at £50-70.
AUCTION PREVIEW: Tuesday 27 March
Lot 159
MARCH SALE DETAILS Viewing: Sunday 25 March 10am-4pm Monday 26 March 9am-5pm Sale morning 8.30am-10am
Auction: Tuesday 27 March, 10am Asian Art, Ceramics, Glass, Jewellery, Pictures, Furniture, Saddlery & Lorinery, Toys, Textiles, Stamps All figures provided are estimates only. A buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price and other fees may apply. Please contact us before bidding if you require further details or assistance.
A private collection of Irish glass originally from Friarstown, a country house in Kildare, will be offered with estimates ranging from £100 to £1,800. The tradition of Irish lead crystal making began in 1690 when Captain Philip Roche established The Round Glass House in Dublin. Its heyday, however, came some time later in 1780 with the repeal of punitive English laws and lifting of export restrictions, encouraging glass houses to be established in Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Waterford. However, politics and the potato famine almost put an end to the blossoming Irish glass industry and duties were levied on Irish glass in 1811 and 1825. By the 1850s Ireland’s glass industry was just about non-existent. Irish glass has always attracted collectors due to its unmistakable character; navette shaped pedestal bowls are particular to Irish glass and the best example in the group is expected to make £250£350.
Live bidding online at all auctions with:
90 @ 90 A Selling Exhibition of the Paintings of Allan Laycock R.W.A. to mark the artist’s 90th birthday
We are now accepting entries for the following sales. Please get in touch if you would like to consign any items: Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 May Arts & Crafts, Modern Art & Design, Silver & Jewellery Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 July Country House Furniture, Pictures & Antiques
Charity for 2018 We are pleased to announce that this year we will be supporting The Pied Piper Appeal. www.piedpiperappeal.co.uk
To be held in the Upper Saleroom, Chorley’s Saturday 2nd to Monday 4th June 10am-4pm each day More information will be provided in our May Newsletter.
Lot 165
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Circle of Thomas Elliot £15,500
JANUARY SALE RESULTS
Arthur Wellington Fowles £3,200
Chorley’s got the year off to a flying start with a traditional Country House sale on Tuesday 30th January & Wednesday 31st January containing items from several properties.
The Botanical Magazine £5,500 Joseph Severn £3,500
Newton’s Globes £18,000
A country house near Tetbury yielded several of the top lots including £15,500 for a scene of Portsmouth Harbour. This painting depicted three ships in harbour and was comparable to works by Thomas Elliot, a marine artist of the late 18th Century. A view of a racing schooner off Ryde by Isle of Wight artist Arthur Wellington Fowles also sailed past its estimate, purchased by an international buyer at £3,200. From the library of the same property came a wide variety of books including some particularly nicely illustrated botanical works. The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed, by William Curtis was almost complete and in fair condition ultimately knocking down for £5,500.
Samuel James Kitson £4,200
A selection of decorative furniture and furnishings from The Down House at Redmarley, once the home of Victorian playboy Sir George Bullough, also saw solid results. A pair of chandeliers lit up the saleroom going to a private buyer at £5,000 while a marble bust by Samuel James Kitson went to a new home at £4,200. A small selection of items from Treago Castle in Herefordshire produced two surprises, both in the picture section. A painting by Joseph Severn depicting Dr Acland sketching in the Campagna, hammered £3,500 while the following lot, an oil by William Etty depicting Christ carrying the cross achieved the same price. The leading lot from Little Sodbury Manor was a suite of japanned furniture which had been purchased from the Lord McAlpine house sale of West Green House in 1990; this time it sold for £5,000. From other properties, a pair of Newton’s Celestial and Terrestrial globes realised an impressive £18,000 and a silk carpet from a Chelsea townhouse saw £6,000. One of the big successes of the day was a garniture of three Pinxton porcelain D-shaped bough pots painted with buildings including one titled Butterley Hall. Two were signed Sarah Jessop, wife of William Jessop, the noted civil engineer best known for his work on canals, harbours and the early railways and cofounder of the Butterley Iron Works, Derbyshire. The Pinxton factory was in operation for less than 20 years and its wares are now highly collectable. This rarity combined with the connection to the Jessop’s and the industrial history of Derbyshire saw bidding reach an impressive £7,000.
Kashan silk carpet: £6,000
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William Etty £3,500
Pinxton bough pots £7,000