WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE 2024
D O R E & R E E S EST 1868
AUCTION SALEROOMS, VICARAGE STREET, FROME BA11 1PUA
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Cover illustrations
Front cover: lot 9
Inside front: lot 75
Inside back: lot 72
Outside back lot 79
Wednesday 5 June 2024 10:30am Lots 1-
Viewing
Saturday 1 June 11am to 3pm
Sunday 2 June11am to 3pm
Monday 3 June 10am to 4pm
Tuesday 4 June 10am to 4pm
Morning of sale from 9am
Head of Sale
Duncan Campbell duncan.campbell@doreandrees.com 01373 462257
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Duncan Campbell, Head of Silver, joined Dore & Rees in 2023 and curates two successful Fine Silver auctions per year.
Having been fascinated by hallmarks as a child, Duncan got his first proper introduction to antique silver working for a well known silver dealer on Portobello Road while still at university in 1987. After graduating, Duncan worked for a Merchant Bank in the City for a few years before the attractions of his Saturday job, inevitably, were too compelling Duncan has spent the last 30 years immersed in antique silver
As a valuer he has catalogued collections for, among others, The Middle Temple, Lloyds of London, The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, The City of Nottingham Museum and The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
He has appeared regularly as a specialist silver valuer on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, having started on the same show, Hertford College Oxford, as Fiona Bruce, in 2008
As a dealer, after running his own stand on Portobello Road Duncan moved to the west
country in 2001 and has had a specialist antique silver shop in Bath since 2010. After 12 years of retail, it was time for a change:
“I have always had a hankering to put on a really good silver sale and so the opportunity to host a specialist silver collectors’ auction at Dore & Rees, alongside all my Antiques Roadshow friends, is too good a prospect to pass up. ”
Duncan comments:
"In this digital age, the market for specialist collectors' silver has largely moved towards online platforms. With my personal attention to general enquiries and more particularly to condition reports, I hope to be able to give buyers the confidence to bid from the comfort of their own homes.
“My focus for the Fine Silver sales will continue to be on the more unusual and, dare I say, interesting items, valued highly for their collectors and connoisseurs appeal, rather than those based on their weight in precious metal. "
Duncan CampbellLots 11 - 21 Continental Silver
Lots 22 - 24 Irish and Scottish Silver
Lots 25 - 42 Indian Silver
Lots 43 - 63 Spoons
Lots 64 - 79 Objets de Vertu
Lots 80 - 136 English Silver
Dore and Rees is centrally located in Frome, Somerset; about a 10 minute walk from the station with direct trains from London Paddington, operated by Great Western Railways (w w w.gwr.com).
Dore and Rees Auction Salerooms Vicarage Road Frome BA11 1PU 01373 462 257
Photography: Dominic Brown
Layout & Design: Eddie Hams
A PAIR OF NORWEGIAN SILVER CLOAK BUTTONS
C 1800
Marked with a maker’s mark and stamped K T S to the backs
3cm dia
40g
£80-£120
A SILVER MOUNTED HANDBAG
DUTCH C 1860
A velvet handbag decorated with cut steel beads and mounted with a silver clasp cast with putti and flowers between openwork
24 5cm width of clasp
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£160
AN ESCUTCHEON SHAPED EMBOSSED BOX
DUTCH C 1770
The sides embossed with a swan and two peacocks, the lid with a bacchic figure Marked on the base for Amsterdam. Together with a later square Dutch box c 1838
3cm & 5 2cm
50g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£90-£120
A NIELLO SNUFF BOX
MOSCOW C 1839
and an unmarked, possibly Scandinavian, box
Russian Box 8 5cm 99g
Scandinavian Box 8cm 110g. 145g
£180-£220
5 A CHINESE EXPORT SNUFF BOX
CANTON C.1825
The interior fully gilt and marked MK with 2 character marks The lid engraved with flowers on a matted, punched background.
4 2cm
28g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
6 A SILVER MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL TOOTHPICK CASE
CANTON C 1820
The lid and sides are engraved with village house landscape, fish and flowers
7.2cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£40-£60
7
A PAIR OF SILVER RELIQUARY FRAMES
POSS ITALIAN MID 19TH CENTURY
The frames are cast with scrolling flowers around a laurel garland with eagle heads to the tops with garnet eyes, one missing. 10 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
AN ENGRAVED PARCEL GILT BEAKER
MOSCOW C 1760
The body engraved with eagles between fruit, scrolls and flowers The lip of the beaker is gilded
8 6cm
87g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
9
A LATE 19TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER GILT MODEL OF A HARE WITH DETACHABLE HEAD
A well modelled hare with what appear to be garnet eyes The head pulls off the body, perhaps for use as a decanter Poss made by J D Schleissner & Sohne of Hanau.
30 5cm 684g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£800-£1200
10
AN OBLONG SILVER GILT BOX WITH A CHASED LID
GERMAN C 1840
The lid embossed and chased with a classical scene, the rescue of Andromeda, the base engraved with trophies of war within a scroll and shell border
8 5cm 135g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
DENMARK C 1760
A SNUFF BOX WITH NIELLO DECORATION
PARIS C.1830
With a finely rendered scene of card players to the lid 9 3cm 113g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) 114g.
£120-£160
Heavily gilt both inside and out and set with faux diamonds
6.2cm
42g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£150
AN ENGINE TURNED POMANDER
GERMAN C 1770
Cast as a stylised pear with a screw cap to the pierced body 6cm
22g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
14
A 19TH CENTURY SILVER GILT NEEDLE CASE
CAST AS A SWADDLED BABY
With a friction fit pull off head
8cm
50g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
15
A SILVER AND NIELLO ENAMEL PRAYER BOX
OTTOMAN 19TH CENTURY
Together with another similar example
9cm
100g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
16
AN AUSTRIAN SILVER & ENAMEL BOX WITH A PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM JOSEPH STALIN
C.1945
A blue and white enamelled oblong box with the inscription to the inside of the lid - ‘A Gift from Joseph Stalin Potsdam July 1945’ Apparently given to an english speaking delegate to the Potsdam Conference attended by Churchill, Stalin, Attlee & Harry Truman.
9 5cm
185g.
£300-£400
17
A SILVER MOUNTED AND GOLD INLAID LACQUER BOX
FRENCH MID 18TH CENTURY
The lid and sides inlaid with three colour gold decoration. Stamped on the rim with a Paris type maker’s mark
10cm
£300-£400
18
A CASED FILIGREE HAND MIRROR
POSSIBLY OTTOMAN C 1860
A double sided hand mirror in a fitted velvet lined morocco case 35 5cm length of case
£500-£700
19
AN EMBOSSED HAND MIRROR
TURKISH C.1880
The reverse of the mirror chased and pierced with strawberries. Marked within the decoration with a tughra and a standard mark Abdulhamid II 1876-1909 29cm
£500-£700
20
A SILVER MOUNTED COSMETIC BOX
CHINESE C 1840
The engraved lid has a mirror to the inside above two lidded compartments for make up 6 5cm
£100-£140
AN EARLY AMERICAN PUNCH STRAINER WILLIAM BREED, BOSTON C.1745
With a suspension loop to the end of one of the elongated handles. Marked WB and ‘W Breed’ on each handle The design is typical of American colonial era strainers.
27cm 107g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£1200-£1500
DUBLIN C.1760
Two pairs of cast Irish rococo candlesticks with typically Irish elongated nozzles. Each is engraved with a crest (somewhat worn) a lion passant guardant All 4 sticks bear marks for Dublin C 1770 One pair are marked for John Walker (rubbed) and the other MW Michael Walsh (prob)
31cm
3399g.
£4000-£6000
WILSON AND SHARP, EDINBURGH, 1931
An unusually large presentation quaich of plain form with two lug handles 36cm diameter 1226g
£800-£1200
24
PATRICK ROBERTSON, EDINBURGH 1781
With two pierced bands of harebells and wooden bases Engraved with a Baron’s coronet 13cm dia
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£700-£900
25
A HEART SHAPED FILIGREE BOX
DECCAN C 1770
A small box with filigree panels set in a frame with gilt edges Deccan late 18th C 4 4cm
32g
£240-£280
26
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CUP & COVER
TWENTYMAN & CO C 1830
The flared trumpet foot with gadroon edge, the lower body is tightly chased with flowers and shells and a group of greyhounds chasing a fox The upper rim and lid also chased with floral decoration beneath a gadroon edge finial Made by Twentyman & Co of Calcutta C 1830
21 5cm high
857g
£500-£700
27
AN ANGLO-INDIAN CUP AND COVER BY LATTEY BROS
CALCUTTA C.1830
A campana shape cup with a shell form hinged lid and greyhound finial The body of the cup is deeply chased with acorns and oak leaves above a flared circular foot chased like the lid, to simulate a sea shell Marked on the foot rim with pseudo marks. 32cm 1444g. £1200-£1500
AN EMBOSSED LIDDED MUG,
CALCUT TA C 1850
& CO
Chased all over with scrolls and flowers with an acorn finial and a vacant escutcheon
13 5cm
274g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
C 1880
The lower body of the ewer is entwined with a cast and applied snake, the upper shoulder is decorated with a removable frieze of deities in typical Madras style
36 5cm
1258g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£350-£450
30
A HEAVY ESCUTCHEON SHAPED BOX
LUCKNOW C 1880
An unusual anglo-indian snuff box of a more typically 18th century design
8cm
95g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
31 A SILVER HIP FLASK KASHMIR C 1880
Together with a small dish and an ink well both also made in Kashmir c 1890 9cm 269g
£100-£160
32 A CARD CASE WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION CALCUTTA , C 1900
Together with a spectacle case also made in Calcutta 17cm 202g.
£100-£160
33 A ROPE OR WINDPROOF LIGHTER MADRAS, C 1880
A well made and uncommon item in Indian silver. Illustrated in “Indian Silver” by W R T Wilkinson pp 154 12 5cm
56g
£40-£60
34
A FLASK WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION
CALCUT TA C 1890
Together with a spirit measure also from Calcutta C 1900
16.2cm
265g
£120-£180
35 AN EMBOSSED BOWL
BURMA C 1890
Together with two similar Burmese bowls, the shape based on an old form of alms bowl for buddhist monks
15cm
651cm
£200-£300
36 A HEAVILY EMBOSSED CHRISTENING MUG
MADRAS INDIA C 1900
Together with an embossed sugar bowl made in Calcutta C 1900
8 5cm
342g.
£80-£120
37 A PAIR OF BETEL BOXES
BURMA C 1890
Embossed all over with typical scrolling decoration One engraved to the base with a fish, the other with a bird 7.5cm
158g
£60-£100
38 A VESTA CASE KUTCH INDIA C 1890
Together with a baby’s rattle and a beaker both also with typical Kutch decoration C 1900
8cm
178g.
£100-£140
39 A LARGE TEAPOT & SUGAR BOWL
HAMILTON & CO , CALCUT TA C 1830
A heavily made squat baluster shape teapot with a matching covered sugar bowl, both with cast floral finials
Teapot 959g.
Sugar bowl 803g
Note: Ivory Excemption Certificate Submission
Reference: 333CTR99
£500-£700
40
AN OVAL TEAPOT ON STAND
W H T WENT YMAN, MADRAS C 1815
Of typically anglo-indian design, with a fruit wood handle and horn knop. The stand has 4 claw feet.
17 5cm 1183g
£400-£600
41
A PLAIN BEAKER WITH ENGRAVED ARMOURIAL CHARLES NEPHEW & CO , CALCUT TA C 1850
Elaborately engraved with the arms of Taney 10cm 223g
£100-£150
42 A COPPER FLASK OVERLAID WITH SILVER TANJORE INDIA C.1890
A copper body overlaid with silver bands of decoration above and below shaped reserves with deities 29cm
£140-£180
43
A PAIR OF SILVER LADLES
LONDON 1752
A very unusual pair of matching soup ladles with cast shell bowls and rococo cast finials The reverse of each bowl is engraved with the crest of Spenser of Althorp beneath an earl’s coronet Made by William Cripps
A similar pair by Peter Archambo appear in “Silver Flatware” by Ian Pickford pp 193 42cm 741g
£2800-£3600
44
A RATTAIL MOTE SPOON
LONDON C. 1730
With a bowl pierced with plain circular holes Maker’s mark illegible
13.5cm
8g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
45
A RATTAIL MOTE SPOON
LONDON C 1730
The bowl pierced with scrolls, unmarked 15cm
9g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£100
46 A SHELL BACK MOTE SPOON
LONDON C 1760
The bowl pierced with scrolls Made by Nicholas Hearnden. 13cm
9g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£100
47 A VICTORIAN SIFTER SPOON
BIRMINGHAM 1888
Made by Heath & Middleton to an organic design
attributed to Dr Christopher Dresser
16cm
35g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
48
A SK ARKSKIN CASED KNIFE AND FORK WITH AGATE HANDLES
C 1700
A steel two prong fork and matching knife with silver ferrules and facetted agate handles in a silver mounted shagreen case 22.5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
49
A 17TH CENTURY FORK WITH AGATE HANDLE
C 1640
With a multi-facetted agate handle a silver three prong fork 16cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
50 A SHELL BACK MOTE SPOON
LONDON C 1760
The bowl pierced with scrolls, engraved to the back of the bowl with initials TM. Mark illegible. 13 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
51
A GILT CAST NATURALISTIC SUGAR SPOON
JOSEPH WILLMORE, BIRMINGHAM 1834
With a cast vine leaf stem and bowl Together with a gilt Geo. II teaspoon. 11 5cm
38g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
52
C.1700-1783
Each one engraved to the finial with flowers
Two marked with maker’s mark only the third is fully marked for Bergen 1783
15 5, 16 5 & 18cm
94g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
Each spoon marked with a maker’s mark only Two are gilt, the large un-gilt spoon is engraved around the reverse of the bowl with an inscription dated 5th November 1710 The smaller gilt spoon engraved to the back of the finial, 1754.
16 - 19cm 194g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£180-£220
54
A SHOVEL SHAPED CADDY SPOON WITH MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLE
BIRMINGHAM 1811
Together with a plain Fiddle Pattern example, Birmingham 1831, and an engraved caddy spoon with a filled and embossed handle, Birmingham 1832
10 5cm
34g. total.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£50-£80
55
A PROVINCIAL DOG NOSE SPOON C. 1690, WILLIAM GOUGH OF MARLBOROUGH
Marked thrice on the reverse of the stem Probably William Gough III b 1655 See West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp. 94. 18cm
41g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
57 AN ELIZ ABETHAN SEAL TOP SPOON LONDON C 1599
Clearly marked with a leopard’s head and date letter, the maker’s mark is illegible The knop retains traces of gilding and is engraved C over I H 16.5cm
42g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
56
A LATE 17TH CENTURY BARNSTAPLE DIESTRUCK SPOON
Prick engraved ‘MR 1674’ Marked with a cinqfoil rose See West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp. 170. 17cm
37g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
58
A GOOD GILT APOSTLE SPOON THOMAS DARE II, TAUNTON C 1666
The large, typically west country nimbus prick engraved ‘I D 1667’ The mark appears in West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp 84 19cm
52g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£400-£600
AN APHRODITE KNOP SPOON WITH HEBREW INSCRIPTION
POSSIBLY GERMAN C.1680
Together with a similar, slightly smaller spoon with no inscription 20cm 98g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£140
60
A GERMAN SPOON, DANZIG C 1670
Together with a similar German example and an early Hungarian spoon 20cm 157g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£150
61 A NORWEGIAN SPOON
C 1690
With a maker’s mark to the reverse of the stem Together with two other Scandinavian type 17th century spoons 18 5cm 105g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£160
62 A PAIR OF TABLE SPOONS
JOHN LESLIE , ABERDEEN C 1800
Engraved with script initials ‘TMIW’. 21cm
127g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
63 AN ABERDEEN TABLE SPOON JAMES GORDON, C.1800 21cm 63g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £30-£50
64
T WO STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL PATCH BOXES
C 1790
The lid of the larger green enamel box has the legend “Ah Simple Fair Refuse a Kiss You’ll never gain the Man you Wish”. The smaller pink box has “Esteem the Giver” to the lid
2 5 & 2 3cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£140
65
AN OBLONG STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL BOX
C 1790
Decorated with a scene of a courting couple in a classical landscape Together with another oval box with a figure with flowers in a landscape.
5 5 & 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£180
66
A NELSON RELATED STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL BOX
C 1798
A blue enamel box decorated with a scene of ‘L’Orient on fire in the glorious victory by Adm Nelson 1st August 1798.’ Made to commemorate the Royal Navy’s victory over Napoleon’s fleet at the Battle of the Nile 5 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£180
67
A STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL BOX, A PUG’S HEAD
C 1800
The lid with an internal mirror bearing the legend ‘Friendship Sincere tis a Jewel Dear’ Together with an oval enamel box with a scene of Milsom Street, ‘A Present from Bath’
3 2 & 4 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£200
68
A CIRCULAR STAFFORSHIRE ENAMEL BOX
C 1790
Decorated with a classical urn bearing the words ‘Pledge of Love’ Together with another similar in blue enamel ‘Love for Love’ 2cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
69
A GOLD MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX
PARIS C 1760
The gold mounts chased with flowers and shells 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£700-£900
70
A GOLD SNUFF BOX WITH MOUNTED AGATE FRENCH C 1770
The body and lid of the box chased with flora and fauna in a pastoral landscape. 6cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£1000-£1400
72
A GOLD MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF BOX INSET WITH A WEDGEWOOD JASPERWARE PLAQUE
C 1800
The lid is set with a gold frame chased with scrolls and urns beneath a crystal cover The gold lined interior has a cut away section to the lid revealing the stamped ‘Wedgwood’ mark on the base of the plaque
8.5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£300-£400
71
A SILVER MOUNTED CARVED LAVA STONE SNUFF BOX
POSSIBLY ITALIAN MID 19TH CENTURY
The lid finely carved with a (possibly biblical) family scene in a pastoral landscape.
9 cm wide
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
73
A GOLD MOUNTED AGATE SNUFF BOX
POSSIBLY FRENCH C 1790
Green agate with red flecks mounted within a reeded gold frame Crack to the base Together with a later silver gilt mounted blue agate snuff box
5.5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£180-£240
A SILVER POCKET SUNDIAL & TWO BRASS SUNDIALS
20TH CENTURY
All faithful reproductions of early 18th century originals The brass rings are marked HS Thon Anno 1721, the silver universal equinoctial ring is marked Johann Somer
6cm dia of silver ring
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£140
A COLLECTION OF FOUR GOLD PENCILS
C 1860-1890
One engraved with a crest, a saltire over a mural crown beneath the motto ‘Carpe Diem’ Together with five mounted watch keys in a shagreen case
7 5cm to 10cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£180
75
A LARGE SILVER MOUNTED AGATE TOBACCO BOX
C 1700
The lid is set with a large oval polished natural moss agate. The flat base is set with an oval grey/white agate. 11cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£500-£700
A VERY FINE MICROMOSAIC OF SHEPHERDS IN A LANDSCAPE
ITALIAN C.1820
A particularly good mosaic with very fine detail depicting two shepherds with their flock in a landscape with a hut and tree in the foreground. In a gilt copper contemporaneous frame. Unsigned. 10 5 by 7 8cm in frame
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£1800-£2600
A very finely detailed mosaic of a King Charles Cavalier spaniel in a silver and gold frame
5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£400-£500
AN IRISH ORANGE ORDER GOLD MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
MOSSOP DUBLIN, C.1789
A medal generally found only in silver, this is a rare example of a gold medal signed by Dublin medalist William Mossop Inscribed around the edge “A REWARD FOR MERIT TO THE SECY OF No 145”
3.4cm dia.
22g
£1200-£1500
LONDON C 1760
Together with a pair of knife rests, London c 1900 13cm 132g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
SHEFFIELD C 1901
Together with a medallion of the Royal Bristol Volunteers 7 5cm 57g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
LONDON C 1860
Together with a Birmingham made patch box, c 1800 and an engine turned snuff box, London C.1840.
6cm
83g weighable silver
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON 1933
This large and heavy bowl was commissioned by Lord Hyndley as a gift for his daughter Elizabeth (Betty) on her 21st birthday, 4th September 1933 The bowl has cast and applied decorations, honours and badges relating to the life of 1st Viscount John Scott Hyndley GBE (18831963), a British Businessman and Industrialist During the First World War he was a member of the Coal Controllers Export Advisory Committee and provided valuable assistance in the supply of coal to Italy After the war he was awarded the Cross of the Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy in gratitude Hyndley was director of the Bank of England between 1931 and 1945 and became the first chairman of the National Coal Board upon its creation on 1st January 1947 Knighted in 1921, he was created a Baronet in 1927 and Baron in 1931, then Viscount in 1947 In 1953, he was master of the Clothworkers’ Company.
Betty served in the Women’s Royal Navy Service and in 1943 launched the British cargo ship named in her honour. In 1947, the SS Betty Hindley (sic) became the last vessel to be lost due to enemy action, on 7th October she detonated an unexploded WWII contact mine, just off
Scarborough 33 5cm 3379g. £4800-£5600
LONDON 1834
A large oval dish with a removable turned fruit wood handle The domed lid is decorated with laurel leaves beneath a ribbon and reed loop handle The liner within the base has a ribbon and reed edge, the 4 division insert is plain with a loop handle
The dish comes from the Storr service ordered by Lord Camden. The lid is engraved with the full coat of arms of the Earl of Camden, the body is engraved with a coronet and crest
38cm wide
2782g
£3000-£4000
LONDON 1752
The body of the box is spirally fluted and chased with flowers beneath a domed lid with a cast flower finial Made by Samuel Taylor in London in 1752 15cm 417g.
£500-£700
LONDON 1762
A circular tureen on 4 cast scroll & shell feet, gadroon edges and a realistically cast pomegranate finial Made in London in 1762 by Lewis Hearne & Francis Butty
Arms and coronet of Sir Lawrence Dundas Bart (1710-1781) Dundas was a well known collector of art and was famously painted by Zoffany surrounded by his collection
42cm
3886g
£2800-£3500
87
LONDON 1761
Each one engraved with a full armorial Made by David Mowden Arms of Challen of Shermanbury with Smythe on an escutcheon of pretence 17cm 485g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£350-£450
88
A LIBERTY & CO TEA STRAINER
BIRMINGHAM 1938
11 2cm
47g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
89 A HEAVY MEAT SKEWER
LONDON 1764
With a rope twist ring, engraved with a crest 32 5cm 124g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
A silver cased and hilted presentation sword awarded to Major George Cornwall, 93rd Highlanders. Maker H.S, Birmingham 1857, blade incuse stamped 9058
The steel blade by Henry Wilkinson, Manufacturer, Pall Mall, London, etched for its entire length with scrolling foliage and other motifs, including the 93rd Highlanders regimental title badge and motto, a presentation inscription ‘TO MAJOR GEORGE CORNWALL, 93RD HIGHLANDERS THE GIFT OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN IN TESTIMONY OF HIS LONG & GALLANT SERVICES. BANDON. MDCCCLVIII’, George Cornwall’s arms and crest, the silver hilt pierced and chased with scrolling foliage, encasing a silver wire bound fish skin grip, the whole sheaved in a plain polished silver scabbard featuring two suspension rings
106cm total length
£10000-£15000
Note: In 1815, George Cornwall (1815-1874) was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, to William Cornwall Esq and Jane De La Cour The Cornwall’s were a wealthy landed family, who still held over 1000 acres in County Cork in the 1870s.
Cornwall enlisted in the military as an Ensign on July 8th, 1836 and was promoted to Captain in June 1848, at which point he exchanged to the 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders He led an exemplary military career, serving in numerous high profile military campaigns Fighting in various battles in the Crimea, he suffered minor injuries in the trenches before Sebastopol, on August 3rd, 1855 He also bravely served during the Indian Mutiny, sustaining severe wounds at Gawnpore. He was promoted to BrevetMajor on the 24th of March, 1858, and became Major on 16th of April, 1858, eventually retiring from the military in 1860. Major Cornwall had the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaklava, and Sebastopol, together with the Turkish medal and Indian medal with clasp for the relief of Lucknow. In addition, for his military contribution during the Crimean War, he was presented with the Légion d’Honneur, at the grade of Chevalier (Knight); the highest honour conferred in France.
The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders became immortalised as ‘the Thin Red Line’ after facing down the Russian cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava, in October 1854 War correspondent William Russell described them in his despatch to The Times as ‘that thin red streak tipped with a line of steel ’
In 1857 the main body of the 93rd Highlanders, which included Captain George Cornwall, were sent to quell the Indian Mutiny
This impressive presentation silver sword was awarded to Major George Cornwall in 1858 by the townspeople of Bandon, a gift from the town of his birth, in recognition and appreciation of his military achievements It is inscribed on the blade, ‘TO MAJOR GEORGE CORNWALL, 93RD HIGHLANDERS THE GIFT OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN IN TESTIMONY OF HIS LONG & GALLANT SERVICES BANDON MDCCCLVIII ’
That same year, on June 19th, by special licence in Dublin, Major George Cornwall was married to Augusta Anne, second daughter of the late Brigadier Wilson Having retired from the military in 1860, he went on to have two daughters and a son He died on the 21st of January 1874 in London, at the age of 59
91
AN OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH A TORTOISE SHELL PIQUE LID
C.1730
The lid is decorated with a basket of flowers with insects, the inside is gilded
8.4cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
93
A GOOD SILVER-GILT MOUNTED HARDSTONE VINAIGRETTE
C 1800
The mounts are cast with flowers, the grille is engraved with flowers around a thistle
3 5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£180
92
AN OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH CENTURYARVED MOTHER OF PEARL LID C.1730
The lid is decorated with a tavern scene of fiddle player, the base is pearl 7.5cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
94
A HEART SHAPED LOCKET CHARLES II, C.1665
The lid embossed with a profile of Charles II between the initials CR, the base is embossed with a profile of Catherine of Braganza between the initials KR. 2 4cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
LONDON 1826
In very fine condition, the lid has a border of cast laurel leaves and the base has a flush hinge The box retains a its gilding both inside and out. Made by Alexander J Strachan 4 8cm
64g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£160-£200
96 A GILT AND ENGRAVED SPECTACLE CASE BIRMINGHAM 1843
The body of the case is engraved all over with Chinoiserie decoration Made by Joseph Willmore 12 6cm exc the suspension chain
68g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£70-£100
LONDON 1886
With a strap handle with a cast florate lower mount. The body engraved with a many quartered armourial Made by Aldwinckle & Slater 18cm
444g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£280-£350
A PLAIN BALUSTER SHAPE CREAM JUG
HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON 1784
Together with a bead edge cream ladle also 1784 by the same maker
13cm
81g. total.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
A SUGAR CASTER WITH PIERCED LID
HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON 1782
A plain baluster shaped body with bead edges and a cast flame finial
14.5cm
79g
100
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£140
AN ESCUTCHEON SHAPED WINE LABEL
SANDIL ANDS DRINKWATER, LONDON C.1740
Engraved with grapes and vines around ‘PORT’ With original chain
6cm
11g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£50-£80
A PAIR OF ENGRAVED HUNT BUTTONS
LONDON C.1740
Each button engraved with a mounted huntsman and a pack of hounds in a landscape beneath ‘The Joy of Life’ Marked with a lion passant and the maker’s mark of Sandilands Drinkwater 2.7cm dia.
14g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£80
AN OVAL SNUFFERS TRAY
HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON 1784
With a bead edge, the tray is centrally engraved with a crest, a leopard standant
24cm
135g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
A CAST FIGURAL CRUET
LONDON 1877
The removable pepper pot is in the form of a diner being approached by a lion with a barrel and a basket forming the salt and mustard pot, all on a naturalistic cast base Made by James Barclay Hennell 12cm dia.
318g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£300-£500
A CIRCULAR CHAMBER STICK WITH SNUFFER
LONDON 1750
Made by specialist candlestick maker, William Gould 14cm dia
378g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£250-£300
SIGNED A, ARNAUD, JAMES HENNELL BARCLAY, LONDON 1884
The detachable bundle of cane forms a reservoir for fuel with a pull off lid and a pincer type taper to take the flame to a cigar The back of the figure has a facsimile signature
‘A Arnaud’ for Charles Auguste Arnaud (22 August 1825 –6 September 1883) The wooden base on three ivory ball wheels
32cm
1301g weighable silver
Note: Ivory Excemption Certificate Submission Reference:
MAM515VF
£2000-£3000
LONDON 1835
Each part engraved with a ducal coronet above a reverse cypher monogram and on the base of the stand, ‘The Willows’ possibly belonging to Elizabeth, Duchess of Sutherland who lived at The Willows in Windsor after 1834 25 5cm width of stand 2118g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
Note: Ivory Exemption Certificate Submission Reference: YXHZN66M
£1000-£1400
18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN, WITH
LONDON 1836
The upper plates are of heavy gauge silver embossed with a bacchic scene of putti and a goat among vines and fruit The bases are plain flared trumpet shape and marked for Susanna Cook, London 1836 Lacking the nuts that hold the screw fixings, soldered to the plates, to the bases
15.5cm
829g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£300-£400
C 1730
Together with another soap box of similar type, C 1730, and a plated brass candlestick of similar date
7 8cm dia of soap box
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£300-£400
LONDON 1868
Made by Francis Higgins Together with two Old English Pattern small sifter ladles both London, 1786 & 1795
15.5cm
87g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£80-£120
C 1630
Together with a mid 17th century english (poss York) chased bowl (a/f ), a pair of ceramic handled silver forks, C. 1750, and an early 18th century fancy teaspoon
15 8cm Seal Top Spoon length
183g exc forks
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£180-£220
LONDON 1857
A heavy embossed rattle with a red coral teether together with another later silver rattle One bell appears to be missing from the gilt example. 15cm
97g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£140-£180
C 1680
The interior retains all its gilding though there is slight wear to the centre of the lid and base.
4 5cm
49g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
LONDON 1792
In very good order with bands of crisp engraved decoration and a fruit wood handle The shield shaped escutcheon is vacant and unerased
31cm
828g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£500-£700
A QUEEN ANNE TAPER STICK
LONDON 1712
With engraved monogram ‘AG’ to the underside of the base Made by Nathanial Lock 12cm
110g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£450-£600
GERMAN WITH IMPORT MARKS FOR 1964
A well modelled and now rather rare bird 19cm 339g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£250-£350
116
A SUGAR CASTER
EDWARD VINCENT, LONDON C 1740
With flat chased decoration to the body The reserves on the lid alternately pierced with crosses and scrolls 15.5cm
226g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£180-£240
THOMAS MANGY, YORK 1677
A heavy gauge cup with clear marks to the base which appears never to have been engraved nor erased 8.2cm dia.
201g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£800-£1200
118
A SILVER GILT MUG
HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON 1881
With a naturalistic ‘wooden’ handle. Embossed all over the body with vine leaves and grapes between two plain bands
9cm
199g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
Engraved with a cinqfoil rose Marked TK Thomas Kedden C.1690.
3 5cm
28g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£250-£350
TEA SET
BIRMINGHAM 1906
A matching teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug all marked CYMRIC A recorded design by Knox for Liberty Together with a pair of sugar tongs marked for Liberty 1908 19cm 571g total
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
Note: Ivory Excemption Certificate Submission Reference: WDWD2JKA £650-£800
A silver pen case with a seal intaglio to the base Marked twice TH. 13cm
61g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
JOHN ROBERTSON, LONDON 1805
Engraved to the inner lid, “BH above D.Jones 15th July 1841”
7.3cm
83g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
A SHELL SHAPE SNUFF BOX
LONDON C 1720
ith a gilt interior, engraved with scrolls and a mask to the edge of the shell near the hinge
6.5cm
33g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£100-£140
125
A SNUFF BOX WITH REED DECORATION AND A CAST HUNTING SCENE TO THE LID
LONDON 1808
Engraved with a crest within an escutcheon on the base, gilt interior.
7 5cm
110g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
AN OVAL SILVER AND TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF BOX
LONDON C 1730
Gilt interior with an engraved scene of a courting couple to the lid One overlaid piece of decoratio missing from the lid
8cm
53g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£90-£120
126
AN ESCUTCHEON SHAPED SILVER MOUNTED AVENTURINE SNUFF BOX
LONDON 1750
Heavy gilt interior, unmarked 6.5cm
46g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£180
127
A SILVER GILT OBLONG SNUFF BOX
LONDON C 1750
A heavily gilt box with a coat of arms engraved within elaborate mantling The maker’s mark appears to be Edward Bennett Jn. a London goldsmith.
6 8cm
67g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£180-£240
AN OBLONG SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL BOX
LONDON C 1740
With a pique work scene of a fox to the lid.
7 5cm
62g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£160
129
AN OCTAGONAL ‘FAUSSE MONTRE’ FAUX WATCH BOX
C 1740
The lid reveals on one side an engraved watch face with rotating hands, the reverse is a box.
5cm
24g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£150-£200
130
A SILVER MOUNTED ESCUTCHEON SHAPE MOTHER OF PEARL BOX
C 1750
Engraved decoration to the lid and a gilt interior, unmarked. 7cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£120-£180
131
AN UNUSUALLY SMALL SILVER MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX
C 1780
Engraved to the inside “W Hopkins” 4.6cm
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£90
132
AN OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH MOTHER OF PEARL LID
C 1735
The lid engraved with a figure within swags and scrolls, unmarked 6 5cm 33g
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£60-£90
133
AN OVAL NUTMEG GRATER
C 1780
Maker’s mark struck twice, TH in script, to the lid and base, unidentified.
4cm
23g.
Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023)
£200-£300
AN ELECTRO-PLATE MOUNTED GLASS CLARET JUG
DESIGNED BY DR C DRESSER, HUKIN & HE ATH CENTURY 1880
A less common version of the claret jug featured in ‘Christopher Dresser’ by Stuart Durant, pp 85 The difference being the rope twist decoration and lobed upper part of the body The lid is stamped ‘DESIGNED BY DR C DRESSER along with the maker’s mark of Hukin & Heath
20.5 CM
£4500-£5500
135
LONDON 1972
A set of modernist goblets, Grant was apprenticed to Leslie Durbin and also worked for Michael Murray before setting up business on his own in 1959
17.5cm
1183g total weight
£800-£1000
136
A CIRCULAR ENGRAVED & GILT CALENDAR BOX C 1655
The lid is engraved with the full armourial of Sir Thomas Mainwaring Bart of Peover Cheshire The base is engraved with a perpetual Julian calendar also incorporating the date, 1655
5 2cm dia
44g
£800-£1000
A SILVER GILT VINAIGRETTE WITH CAST TOP BIRMINGHAM 1830 SOLD: £1,300 ROLEX: A STEEL OYSTER PERPETUAL COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA WRIST WATCH SOLD: £19,500 A DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1900 SOLD: £2,080
EARLY AND FINE SILVER TANK ARD, MADE IN KUTCH, INDIA , C 1870 SOLD: £3,120 FINE SILVER
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2 Debit Card
3 Cash – up to a limit of £8,000 in person
a While you are bound by the contract for the purchase of the Lot from the fall of hammer on your successful bid, ownership in the Lot will not pass to you until you have paid us in full the Total Amount Due in cleared funds for that Lot;
b. You may not claim or collect your Lot until you have paid for it and ownership has passed to you
c. You will (at your own expense) collect any Lots that you have purchased and paid for either:
i Not later than 5 working days following the day of the auction
II Not later than 5 working days following the date that we have received payment of the Total Amount Due in cleared funds, if later
14. Storage of
a. If you do not collect the Lot within the time period set out in above, you will be responsible for any reasonable removal, storage and insurance charges in relation to the Lot.
b The risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you when you (or your agents) take physical possession of the Lot.
c If you do not collect the lot that you have paid for within 90 days after the auction we may sell the Lot. We will pay the proceeds of any such sale to you, we will deduct any storage charges or other sums that we have incurred in the storage and sale of the Lot We reserve the right to charge you a selling commission at our standard rates on any such resale of the Lot
15. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases
a. Please do not bid on a lot if you do not intend to buy it If your bid is successful, these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER will apply to you This means that you will have to carry out your obligations set out in these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER If you do not comply with these Terms and Conditions of SaleBUYER, we may (acting on behalf of the Seller and ourselves) pursue one or more of the following measures:
i Take action against you for damages for breach of contract
ii Reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold by us to you;
iii esell the Lot by auction or private treaty (in which case you will have to pay any difference between the price you should have paid for the Lot and the price we sell it for as well as the charges outlined in Clause
8. Please note that if we sell the Lot for a higher amount than your winning bid, the extra money will belong to the Seller;
iv. Remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense;
v f you do not pay within 5 days of your successful bid, we may charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1 5% per month on the Total Amount Due;
vi Keep that Lot or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the Total Amount Due
vii Reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impost conditions before we accept bids from you; and / or
viii If we sell any Lots for you, use the money made on these Lots to repay any amount you owe us.
b We will act reasonably when exercising our rights under clause 7 We will contact you before exercising these rights and try to work with you to correct any non-compliance by you with these Terms and Conditions
16. Forgeries
a A sale shall be cancelled and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium if a Lot bought by the Buyer through our Auction is shown to our satisfaction and within 14 days of the Auction to be a forgery
17. Data Protection
a We will hold and process any personal data in relation to you in accordance with our current privacy policy, a copy of which is available on our website
18 Liability
a Save as set out in these Terms and Conditions, we exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statue, common law or otherwise
b. Nothing in these Terms shall operate to exclude or limit the liability of a party in respect of death or personal injury resulting from that party’s own negligence, for fraud or for any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law
c No party to these Terms shall be liable to any other contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any indirect or consequential losses, or for any loss of profits, loss of good will, loss of revenue, loss of business or loss of anticipated savings.
d Subject to Clauses 10 b and 10 c, our liability to you shall not exceed £5,000, unless your claim relates to an item sold through an Auction in which case our liability to you shall not exceed the greater of £15,000 or the Hammer Price for the relevant Lot.
e We will not be responsible or liable for errors and omissions to execute bids, caused by a loss of internet connection, a breakdown or interruption of the on-line bidding system, or a breakdown or failure of any internet connection, computer or IT system
a. No party shall have any liability in respect of any delay in performance or non-performance of its obligations under these Terms (other than an obligation to pay) owing to Force Majeure. If a party is affected by Force Majeure it shall notify the other parties as soon as reasonably possible, in any event within 5 days, and shall take reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of the Force Majeure Subject to Clause 4 b, risk in the Lot remains with you at all times until risk passes to the Buyer You will indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where applicable) against all losses, damages, claims, costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any claim in respect of the Lot or proceeds of the sale of the Lot
b Every person on our premises shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and, subject to clause 9 b, shall have no claim against us in respect of accident or loss, however caused.
c hese Terms are governed by in interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales or the laws of Scotland or Northern Ireland if you live there) If you choose to bring proceedings in conjunction with these Terms you must do so in the courts of England and Wales, unless you live in Scotland, in which case you can choose to bring proceedings there, or in Northern Ireland, in which case you can choose to bring proceedings there
d Any or all part of any term of these Terms that is found to be unfair or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction will be treated as deleted and the remainder of the Terms will continue to govern each of our respective obligations
e ny notice from you to us must be sent in writing to us at our address detailed on our website
f f you elect to collect the Lot from us you will bear all associated cost, expenses and duties.)
1 Our Status
a You appoint us to act as agent to sell the Lots on your behalf by auction
b. You will pay us the Sellers Commission together with VAT at the prevailing rate
c We will not include any Lots in an auction until they have been received by us.
d We will pay the Hammer Price, with Seller’s Commission, Loss and Damage Warranty and any other charges incurred deducted and applicable VAT applied at the prevailing rate, to you at 28 working days following the Auction in which the Lots are sold, or if later, 7 days after payment by the Buyer
2 The Reserve
a We will agree with you the Reserve, which may be higher than the starting bid
b. We shall not publicise the Reserve.
c We may bid on your Lot up to an amount equal to the Reserve You may not bid on your Lot under any circumstances, nor maySyou permit any person to bid on your lot on your behalf
3. Seller’s obligations and undertakings
a You warrant to us and to the Buyer that:
i you are the sole owner of the Lot and that you have full right, title and authority to sell the Lot;
ii you have no reason to believe that it is a Forgery;
iii all Lots sold by you are sold to the Buyer with full title guarantee and free from all encumbrances;
iv you have provided to us all of the relevant information and documents in your possession or control concerning the Lot, including information about its authenticity, history, condition, prior ownership and all such information is complete to the best of your knowledge;
v if the Lot has been removed from a country outside the UK, all duties and taxes on the import of the Lot have been paid, all export and import declarations have been properly made;
vi. you will pay any and all duties and taxes that may be due in connection with the sale of the Lot;
vii you have given us notice of any alterations to the Lot of which you are aware;
viii you may not withdraw a Lot from an Auction without our consent
b If you withdraw a Lot from an Auction without our consent, you will pay to us 15% of the Lot’s estimate and any related costs within 14 days of such withdrawal.
c If the Buyer of your Lot decides to exercise their right to cancel, you agree that we shall be entitled to account directly to the Buyer for any applicable refund and we shall account to you for any sums retained on account of the Lot being damaged or tampered with by the Buyer.
d You will indemnify us and the Buyer in full on demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Buyer as a result of any breach by you of any of the obligations in this clause
4
Loss and Damage Warrant y
a All Lots held with us are covered by insurance against risk of fire, burglary, water damage and accidental damage except to glass For this we will charge you 1 5% plus applicable VAT of the Hammer Price for the Lot or the value the Lot would have achieved as assessed by the Auctioneer
b. Subject to this, risk in the Lot remains with you at all times until risk passes to the Buyer You will indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where appliable) against all loss damage claims costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any claim in respect of the Lot or the proceeds of the sale of the Lot.
5 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
a. We are obliged to comply with Anti-Money Laundering regulations which apply to individuals and businesses who deal in the sales, purchases and storage of works of art with a value of €10,000 or more
b Sellers may be requested to provide photographic ID and proof of address documentation in advance of the Auction in which their Lot is to be offered in order to meet the requirements of the regulations
6 Images and Illustration
a We will take (or authorise others to take) photographs, video and/or produce images of the Lot and will own all intellectual property rights in any such images and may use them for any purpose, and you warrant that there is no restriction on our ability to do so
7. Unsold Lots
a If at the end of the Auction, your lot is unsold (other than because it was withdrawn) the Lot will be available for After Sale offers.
b Registered Bidders may contact us and offer to purchase a Lot after the Auction If the bid meets or exceeds the Reserve, we may authorise the sale of your Lot without contacting you and the sale will be completed as if the Lot had been sold during the Auction If the bid is less than the Reserve, we will contact you. If you accept the bid and wish to proceed, the sale will be completed as if the Lot had been sold during the Auction
c. You may contact us at any time after the Auction to remove your Lot from the After Sale process
d Subject to agreement with us, your unsold Lot can be re-offered at a future Auction at a revised Estimate and Reserve or can be collected by you, you are responsible for collection and transportation arrangements and costs.
8 Withdrawn Lots
a. If we withdraw a Lot from Auction, we will notify you and you will collect the Lot from us within 30 days of our notification
b.You are responsible for collection and transportation arrangements and costs
9 Forgeries
A A sale shall be cancelled and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium if a Lot bought by the Buyer through our Auction is shown to our satisfaction and within 14 days of the Auction to be a Forgery
b. If this is the case, you shall refund to us on demand, the total amount paid to you in relation to the lot plus any costs incurred by us or by the Buyer.
Dore and Rees team members are always pleased to discuss individual lots with prospective purchasers prior to the auction, you are welcome to request condition reports If you require clarification of any terms used in the catalogue please be in touch. We are pleased to discuss lots which may have been altered, repaired, or restored.
The term basically used in conjunction with a date (ie basically 18th century) indicates that, in our opinion, the item may have undergone restoration, repair, or alteration It also indicates that only an element of the piece may date from the period stated in the description. The absence of the term basically does not imply that an item is without restoration, repair, or alteration The use of inverted comas around a word or phrase (i e “pearl”) indicates that the piece, or object, may not be what it is purporting to be (i.e. a simulated pearl). If you are in doubt, our specialists are available prior to the auction to offer guidance and advice
For Chinese ceramics and works of art, if the catalogue states that the object in question bears a mark, but it does not state “and of the period” it indicates that we believe the lot in question may not date from the period suggested by the mark Clearly, references to the colour of jade are subjective and again buyers are advised to personally inspect items on which they intend to bid to ensure the colour meets with their expectation
Care is taken to ensure that any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date and provenance is reliable and accurate, but all such statements of opinion are not to be taken as statement or representations of fact Dore and Rees reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority reasonably considered by them to be reliable
Descriptions of property in this catalogue do not always indicate condition, repair or damage Buyers are earnestly advised to inspect personally any lot they intend to purchase. Weights and measurements are approximate and should be verified by intending purchasers
A work catalogued with the forename(s) and surname or recognised designation of an artist is, in our opinion, a work by the artist, e g JOHN NASH
Attributed to JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist
Studio of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work by an unknown hand, which may have been executed in the studio of the artist
Circle of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work from the period of the artist and showing his influence.
Follower of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work executed in the style but probably not necessarily by a pupil.
Manner of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work executed in the style of the artist but of a later date
After JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a copy of any date after a work by the artist
Signed/inscribed/dated JOHN NASH – in our opinion, the work has been signed/inscribed/dated by the artist
Bears signature/inscription/date JOHN NASH – in our opinion, the signature/inscription/date are probably not by the hand of the artist
The addition of a question mark after any of the cataloguing terms in the above glossary indicates an element of doubt
The term 'ascribed to' may in certain cases be used to denote a traditional attribution based on style
A work catalogued as 'School' accompanied by the name of a place or country and a date mean that in our opinion the work was executed at that time and in that location, e g Italian School, circa 1800
All reference to signatures, inscriptions and dates refer to the present state of work, i e as at the time of inspection for the purpose of cataloguing
The use of inverted comas around the name of an artist, or date, in connection with a signature, or inscription (ie signed “John Nash”) indicates that the signature, or inscription, may have been added by another hand
Paintings, Drawings and Prints by living artists or those that have died within the past 70 years, which sell for more than the sterling equivalent of 1000 euros, are subject to artists’ resale rights (indicated by (§) next to the lot number) See clause 10 in the Conditions of Sale for Buyers for more details
The contents of any gemmological certificates accompanying lots in this sale are not guaranteed by Dore and Rees and we cannot be held responsible for any disagreement over the contents of the certificates after the sale, or for a retrospective change in opinion by the certificate issuer All weights and measurements provided are approximate only. Prospective purchasers should assume that all coloured stones sold by Dore and Rees have been treated unless otherwise stated to the contrary in the catalogue description Stones are commonly treated to enhance their colour and clarity Sapphires and rubies are commonly heat treated and emeralds commonly oiled Jade/jadeite is often bleached, polymer/resin filled or dyed
Please contact Dore and Rees for more clarification on treatment in individual lots Items containing rubies or jade/jadeite of Burmese origin are not permitted for import by the USA
