Chorley's May 2017 newsletter: Modern Art & Design | Silver & Jewellery

PRINKNASH ABBEY PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL4 8EU 01452 344499

SALEROOM NEWS MAY 2017 Style and Substance Auction preview: Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th May Chorley’s forthcoming sale on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th May includes an interesting collection of Modern & Contemporary Art & Design with a good selection of paintings, prints, sculpture, drawings, studio glass, pottery and furniture.

There is also a strong silver and jewellery section.

The sale will be a unique opportunity to purchase items from ‘The Studio Sale’ of artists Ronald and Betty Pennell and their collection of 20th Century European paintings and sculpture spanning 50 years. It includes artists from Europe and the USA, notably those associated with Elizabeth Organ's iconic Kilvert Gallery in Clyro near Hay on Wye. Ronald Pennell has an international reputation in the art world for his work in bronze and notably his richly engraved narratives on hand-blown glass vessel forms.

Betty Pennell continues the British Romantic landscape tradition with distinctive, personalised imagery from the English/ Welsh borderlands: magical juxtapositions of yew trees, pathways, hedges and enigmatic figures in oil, watercolour and wood engraving. The collection consists of just under 70 works with estimates ranging from as little as £30 up to £1,500, offering something for everyone!

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AUCTION PREVIEW Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 May

Anyone looking for a show piece must look no further! A fresh take on the 18th Century French armchair, artist Karim Rashid drew inspiration from 20th Century Finnish designer Eero Saarinen to design the Veuve Clicquot ‘Loveseat’, Lot 394. This limited edition piece is made from baby pink moulded fibreglass with chrome pedestal, complete with display Champagne bottle, estimate £2,500-3,500.

and a 'Ceylan' vase with decorative raised figures of birds among branches, estimate £200-300. The Art Nouveau movement is also beautifully captured by a glass lamp, etched and enamelled with silver birch trees in a summer landscape, which glows softly when lit. Designed by the French crystal studio Daum around the start of the 20th Century, the lamp is a rare design and in excellent condition, so should attract international interest, estimate £800-1,200.

Lot 585

Lot 394 If you want a more iconic design to feature within your home, then an Eames chair could be the answer.

Since the early 1950s when Charles and Ray Eames started developing their plastic chairs, they have become icons of mid-century Modernist design.

Included in the sale are Lots 350 & 351, a set of four DSR (Dining height Side chair Rod base) and a pair of DAR (Dining height Armchair Rod base) chairs produced by Herman Miller, in matching grey with estimates at £200300 and £300-500.

Lot 873

Lot 596

£5,000-7,000 and Lady in Kimono estimated at £2,000-3,000, Lot 873. The large prints and watercolour section includes works by John Piper, Victor Pasmore and Mary Fedden as well as a group of fantastic print folios after Piet Mondrian, Leon Bakst and Henri Matisse.

Lot 655 Complementing the furniture and decorative objects is a large picture section including an oil by Duncan Grant (1885-1978) depicting a man seated in a harbour, Lot 863, estimate £3,000-5,000 and two oils by Scottish painter and printmaker Elizabeth Violet Blackadder (b. 1931), Japanese Plate with Fruit carrying an estimate of

Lot 350

Lot 863

The Art Deco glamour of the 1920s is well represented by a group of Lalique glass consigned by a private collector. The striking designs include Lot 585, an opalescent clock in the 'Les Inseparables' pattern of love birds in cherry blossom, estimate £800-1,000

Lot 653

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AUCTION PREVIEW

Lot 319

Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 May

smaller items, a William IV vinaigrette of book form by Taylor & Perry has crossover appeal and a modest estimate of £120-180 while a silver model of a foxhound is of local interest having been a Cotswold Hunt Puppy Show prize in 1929-1932, Lot 57, estimate £80-120.

Lot 215 Preceding Chorley’s Modern sale is a day purely dedicated to jewellery and silver including a wide variety of antique and modern pieces to suit all tastes. A stunning tanzanite ring with a central stone of 7.8 carats and with baguette cut diamonds to the shoulders will certainly attract attention, estimate £2,000-3,000 .

Among the wristwatches there are affordable classics such as a gentleman’s 1960s Omega Seamaster at £100-150 and a lady's Cartier 'Tank' at £800-1,000. The section is led by a striking 18ct gold and diamond Piaget watch, Lot 319, set with approximately 4.8 carats of diamonds, £2,500-3,500.

Lot 57

Lot 109 All figures provided above are for guidance only and the final sale price will attract buyer’s premium (24% incl.

VAT) on top of the hammer price.

Other charges may also apply.

See Chorley’s website for more details.

Lot 241

The catalogue is fully illustrated online at www.chorleys.com.

Chorley's hit the headlines in 2016 when they sold a group of Australian gold rush jewellery for record sums. This sale also has a piece which should attract bidding from down under, a diamond kangaroo brooch, set with a ruby eye. This well made little piece asks £2,000-3,000, Lot 241. Also on the theme of animals, the Cheltenham Festival may be over for another year but a pair of brooches modelled as racehorses at full gallop would make the perfect gift for the race goer. The diamond set horses with their enamelled jockeys ask £3,500-4,000, Lot 262.

Lot 262

Printed catalogues can be ordered by post or purchased on the viewing days at our saleroom.

The backbone of the silver section is a 50-lot local private collection. The highlights include a George III silver teapot and teapot stand dating to 1788. It is quite rare to find teapots with their original stands and it is particularly important in this case as both items have a distinctive rectangular shape with concave corners. This is classic British silversmithing at its best and seems reasonable at £500-700.

The collection also includes a fantastically complete Warwick cruet, Lot 109. The Warwick cruet is so named because the first set of this type was made for the Duke of Warwick in 1715.

It differed from earlier examples as it contained three casters and two glass bottles. The example on offer is in nice condition and made by Samuel Woods, London 1755, estimate £2,000£3,000.

Other notable silver includes a handsome tankard by Henry Payne, London 1747, estimate £700-900 and a well matched set of four neo-classical candlesticks, £1,000-1,500. Among the

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SALE INFORMATION: Tuesday 23 May, 10am Silver, Objets de Vertu, Jewellery

Wednesday 24 May, 10am Modern Art & Design

VIEW DAYS: Sunday 21 May, 10am-4pm Monday 22 May, 9am-5pm Sale mornings 8.30am-10am

ONLINE BIDDING: For this sale, we will be running three live internet bidding platforms:

ENTRIES INVITED The Country House Sale Tuesday 18th & Wednesday 19th July

Cataloguing is well under way for Chorley’s July sale, which includes items sourced from houses large and small across the three counties and beyond.

A strong selection of militaria is led by a historic presentation sword presented to Lieutenant Colonel George Smith in 1802. George Smith began his military career in 1778 as ensign in the 25th Regiment of Foot; his early career included service in Corsica but it was not until 1799 that he was nominated Lieutenant Colonel of the 20th Regiment. On his appointment he immediately went to Holland where he was mentioned in Sir Ralph Abercromby’s official despatch following the defence of Crabbendam against a superior force. He was again mentioned in despatches following the 1801 excursion to Egypt ‘The cool and spirited conduct of Lt Col Smith, and the corps and detachment under his command, is well deserving of praise…’. At the close of the Egyptian campaign, Smith and his regiment travelled to Malta en route to England and it was there that the presentation of the sword was made. In a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Ross, he states of his brother officers that ‘they request your acceptance of a sword...May you have the health to wear it, and, when you draw it in defence of your king and country, may it be the good fortune of the 20th to be under your command.’ He was knighted in 1807 and shortly afterwards appointed aide-de-camp to his majesty. This historic item asks £8,000-10,000.

The sought-after country house look cannot be achieved without paintings of animals. Thomas Sidney Cooper is one of the biggest names in 19th Century art and the sale includes a small oil painting depicting

Chorley’s welcomes Oliver Halford We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Olli to the role of Saleroom Manager here at Chorley’s. Having previously worked for Bonhams, Olli is an experienced auctioneer and has a general grounding in antiques and works of art, with a particular interest in sports memorablia, sporting guns and militaria.

sheep on Romney Marsh; painted on board this is a little gem and carries expectations of £1,500-2,000.

For the racing enthusiast there is a painting of Sainfoin, the winner of the Epsom Derby in 1890, painted by Adrian Jones. The 1890 Derby was run on heavy ground and in driving rain - the favourite Surefoot carried odds of 40/95, while Sainfoin was an outsider at 100/15. The unusually small field of just 8 runners was soon led by Sainfoin and he held on to win by three quarters of a length. The painting is fancied at £2,000£3,000.

A strong book section has a small collection of books relating to the Scottish borders and another to the Tewkesbury area. Collectors of Royal Memorabilia will be tempted by an interesting Visitor’s Book for Ealing Studios. This book contains the signatures of both Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on the occasion to their visit to the set of Nicholas Nickleby in 1946. The film which was released in 1947 was produced by Sir Michael Balcon and his bookplate is on the slipcase in which the visitor’s book is contained. A photograph of the Princesses with Reginald Barker and Sir Michael Balcon is included in the lot. This will not set you back a king’s ransom at £100-150.

With a wide selection of country house furniture and furnishings already consigned, we are inviting final entries for this fascinating sale. If you have any items you may wish to enter, give us a call on 01452 344499 or drop in to one of our valuation days, held at Prinknash every Friday.

Thomas Jenner-Fust

Chorley’s is a Member of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and the Association of Accredited Auctioneers

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