PRINKNASH ABBEY PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL4 8EU 01452 344499
SALEROOM NEWS NOVEMBER 2018
Lot 360
Lot 361
Auction: Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21 November The November auction features a strong selection of Asian Works of Art, led by an outstanding collection of twenty 18th and early 19th Century jade carvings. Collected by the grandfather of a Cheltenham family in the early 20th Century, they are expected to realize in total between £35,000 and £40,000. Subjects include exquisitely carved animals, birds, insects, flora and fauna, including three kittens playing, £2,000£3,000, a heron with its head extended along its back, Lot 360, £4,000-6,000, a beetle on mushrooms £2,000-3,000 and a peach cup with a flowerhead base and bird handle, Lot 361, £3,000-5,000. Lot 402
Lot 409
A Chinese blue and white saucer dish, Lot 402, from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) painted a four clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl looks good value at £300-500 and Lot 409, a pair of large Chinese cloisonné enamel vases would make fine statement pieces in anyone’s home, £600-800. A fine and rare pair of Qing dynasty rhinoceros horn libation cups, Lot 401, will also be offered. These have been consigned by a client in Worcestershire, whose father acquired them from the owner of Lot 401 Powis Castle in the early 1940s. The cups were beautifully carved in the mid-19th Century, and depict figures and animals amongst foliage, estimate £60,000£80,000.
A good selection of paintings is headed by a depiction of the Madonna and Child Lot 652 with St John, attributed to Giovanni Battista Salvi (1609-1685), known as Sassoferrato because of the town in Italy from which he came. For those of you with long memories, Lot 652 may look familiar, because it has graced the walls of our saleroom before. Back in 2006, just after we left Bruton Knowles to start our new saleroom at Prinknash Abbey, we received instructions to auction the property of the late Mr Michael Peterson, erstwhile organist and choirmaster of Tewkesbury Abbey. This painting from his collection was at the time ascribed as 18th Century, after Correggio. In the twelve years since it was sold, further research has been undertaken and the attribution has been altered. The purchaser has decided the time has come to sell it, and we are delighted that he has asked us to do the honours. The painting is expected to realise in the region of £15,000-20,000. Leading an elegant jewellery section is Lot 275, an extremely rare Art Deco Cartier ‘Egyptian’ onyx and diamond lapel watch, circa 1930, with a tapering gilt dial signed Cartier; this has an estimated value of £15,000-20,000. Further pieces by Cartier include a diamond necklace and an enamel cased pocket watch, Lot 274. Among gemstones of all shapes and sizes, the most impressive is a diamond solitaire ring measuring a whopping 5cts, estimate £25,000-30,000, Lot 197. Now that would be a lovely surprise to find in your stocking this Christmas! Lot 274
Lot 275 Front & Back
Lot 197
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