Chorley's Newsletter | May 2019

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SALEROOM NEWS MAY 2019 Eastington Hall

The principal contents of Eastington Hall, Worcestershire & other properties To be sold at Chorley’s saleroom on Tuesday 21 May 2019 The Eastington Hall collection has graced the rooms of the magnificent 13th Century building for over twenty years. Chorley’s have received kind instructions from Mr and Mrs Hugh Taylor to sell many of the wonderful examples of early oak, walnut and mahogany furniture, fine Eastern rugs, model steam boats and planes and country house effects. The collection, and adding to it, has been a lifelong passion of Mr and Mrs Taylor.

The online catalogue for this auction will be fully illustrated on our website from Friday 10th May. Printed catalogues are also available upon request.

Please note, all figures in this Newsletter are estimates only. A buyer’s premium charge will be added to the hammer price of every lot, and other fees may apply. Please contact us before bidding if you require any further information.

Auction: Tuesday 21 May, 10am

Live online bidding online is available (for an additional charge) through:

View Days: Sunday 19 May, 10am-4pm Monday 20 May, 9am-4pm Sale morning, 8.30am-10am

Chorley’s is a member of The Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and The Association of Accredited Auctioneers

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AUCTION PREVIEW | Tuesday 21 May

Lot 21

The Great Hall Eastington Hall, Worcestershire is a Grade 1 listed building and dates from the 13th Century. William Bridges, the son-in-law of William Eastington, carried out major alterations to the property in the early 16th Century. He died in 1523, bringing an end to the family succession that had survived for 400 years.

Bridges’ expansions and alterations to the hall incorporated the original Great Hall, which still retains its original base cruck trusses with collar and scissor rafted roof, which date back to the late 13th Century. No further additions or alterations were undertaken to the Hall until the early 20th Century when Mademoiselle de Montgeon enlarged the property and these alterations have blended in well presenting the property we see today; indeed Pevsner described the property as “a splendid piece of timber framed architecture.”

It is believed the market house in the nearby town of Ledbury was modelled on the Great Hall at Eastington and many of the Tate Gallery’s priceless works of art were stored at the property during the Second World War. The 20th Century author Radclyffe Hall often visited and wrote her acclaimed novel, The Well of Loneliness, during a stay in the early 1920s.

Removed for sale at Chorley’s saleroom, viewers will be greeted on arrival by an imposing bronze bust of an Egyptian pharaoh, which previously stood guard at the end of one of Eastington Hall’s hedged garden walkways, estimate £800-1,200 (Lot 367).

On entering the house, a wealth of early of early oak furniture complemented the Tudor structure and many of those pieces now grace our salerooms. A 16th Century French oak coffer is intricately carved and secured with a cast iron lock plate with fine tracery panels, estimate £4,000-6,000 (Lot 21).

Lot 3

Lot 5

From the Dining Room fireplace comes a pair of Renaissance style carved oak seated lions, each resting a shaggy paw on a ball, estimate £6,000-8,000 (Lot 3).

Equally stylish, a pair of Gothic Revival floor standing brass candlesticks have hobnail columns studded with deep red glass prunts, estimate £1,500-2,000 (Lot 5).

For those who have always dreamt of sleeping like a princess, the spacious Bedrooms of Eastington offer a number of four-poster beds, none more impressive than a part-17th Century oak bedstead carved with figures and floral motifs, estimate £4,000-6,000 (Lot 62).

Lot 367

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Lot 62

VIEW DAYS | Sunday 19 & Monday 20 May A selection of clocks, antique militaria, tapestries and other furnishings will enable the viewer to get an impression of the grandeur of Eastington Hall, with its combination of functional items and quirky artefacts – the very essence of English country house living.

From other properties, and complementing the Eastington Hall collection, pictures in a wide variety of styles and media grace our walls, from traditional 18th Century portraits to a delicate watercolour by Lot 560 Thom as Rowlandson depicting an auction of horses at Tattersall’s, estimate £3,000-5000 (Lot 531). Views of Trafalgar Square and Regent Street by E J Pegrum provide a fascinating glimpse of London life in the 19th Century, estimates £2,000-3,000 (Lots 560 & 561).

A rare and fascinating artefact is a glass fronted case containing 93 reliquaries, each suspending in a small oval frame, which once belonged to The Archbishop of Florence, estimate £2,500-3,500 (Lot 600).

Lot 531

The Dining Room Complementing the furniture, a good selection of Eastern rugs and runners includes, from the Great Hall, a late 19th Century North West Persian Bakshaish carpet, extending to over 5.5 metres, estimate £6,000-8,000 (Lot 382).

For those looking to furnish their own more modest Lot 212 castle, the auction contains plenty of smaller pieces. The firm of Howard & Son became synonymous with fine upholstered chairs in the Victorian era. Using high quality materials, they redesigned the inner workings of t r a di t i on al upholstery, producing chairs that became renowned for their comfort as much as their style. Among the Howard chairs and sofas from Eastington Hall, a deep cushioned armchair beautifully upholstered in pale blue and yellow foliate scroll fabric bears the Howard & Son stamp and is estimated to sell for around £800-1,200 (Lot 212).

The Billiards Room and The Sunday Morning Room housed Mr Taylor’s collection of model planes, boats and trains and examples transported to Chorley’s saleroom include a charming yellow model of a De Havilland Tiger Moth airplane, estimate £600-800 (Lot 469) and a model Windermere steam launch, estimate £4,000-5,000 (Lot 478).

Lot 469

Lot 478

Lot 600

A good selection of Silver, Watches & Lot 715 Jewellery rounds off a fascinating sale and includes a delicate Edwardian amethyst and pearl fringe necklace, estimate £800£1,200 (Lot 715). For those seeking even more sparkle, a pair of ribbon tie diamond ear studs, estimate £1,000£1,500 (Lot 747) and an Art Deco diamond brooch, estimate £4,000-6,000 (Lot 754) will provide the perfect solution – just add one little black dress!

Lot 747

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Lot 754

SALE RESULTS & FUTURE EVENTS April Sale | Modern Art & Design, Studio Ceramics A rare map depicting WHSmith's vast commercial empire in the 1930s by MacDonald Gill, a leading graphic designer of the last century, topped the results at Chorley’s Modern Art & Design sale on 16 April. The extraordinary scale map, one of a number of lots from the WHSmith Archive, was fought over by telephone and internet bidders, finally selling to a UK client for £50,000.

Fosseway Artists | 100th Exhibition We are thrilled that Chorley’s saleroom has been chosen as the venue for this celebratory exhibition.

Other highlights include: Stoneware footed bowl with an emerald glaze by Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995) £20,000 Collection of prints by Arthur Charlton (1917-2007), totalling £1,910 Harlequin – The Politician, wooden sculpture by Ian Norbury £2,800

Founded in 1965, The Fosseway Artists has sought to nurture and promote the work of practising artists in the Cotswolds. The exhibition will showcase the very best of current members’ work, covering a variety of genre and media including sculpture.

The artists have kindly agreed that 15% of the proceeds of any sales will be donated to our Charity for 2019, The Cobalt Appeal, Cheltenham.

Pulcini orange glass bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, £2,500 Set of Cotswold School pierced metal wall lights £2,400

We now invite entries to our next Modern Art & Design sale, scheduled for 15 October 2019.

Please contact Catrin Hampton to discuss any items you may wish to consign:

EXHIBITION OPENING TIMES Friday 21st June Saturday 22nd June Sunday 23rd June 10am-4pm

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