The Rootes Collection
Day Two Friday, 28th September Ceramics, Furniture, and Works of Art
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An Art Deco diamond and onyx brooch-pendant
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Thursday 18th October
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Property from the estate of the late Marian, Lady Rootes, the Rootes family, a Hampshire manor house and other vendors.
Friday, 28th September 10.30am Ceramics and Glass Coins and Medals Objet d'art Boxes, Caddies Metalwork and Sculpture Clocks and Scientific Instruments Rugs and Carpets Furniture
Marian, Lady Rootes
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AUCTION: November 8th
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A fine Chinese doucai ogee bowl, Qianlong seal mark and of the period, 8 ½ “ diameter Estimate: £20,000 – £40,000 Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.
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Marian, Lady Rootes. 10
William (Billy), the first Lord Rootes with Ramsbury Manor beyond.
FOREWORD Marian Rootes was the widow of Geoffrey Rootes, the eldest son of William Edward (Billy) Rootes who founded Rootes Motors. This sale brings together some of the finest works of art collected by two generations of the Rootes family during the years when the Rootes motoring empire was at its peak. The Rootes story starts with Billy Rootes's father, William, who ran a bicycle shop in Hawkhurst, Kent and began selling cars in 1895. Billy shared his father's mechanical interests and went to work for the Singer Motor Company as a penny an hour apprentice at the tender age of 15. He soon progressed to selling Singer cars and the dynamism that marked him as a future entrepreneur became apparent at this time. After serving in the naval air service in the First World War, he was demobbed and founded Rootes Motors with his brother Reggie. The brothers set about establishing a network of car showrooms throughout the country selling British car marques. Such was their success that by 1926 they had opened Devonshire House, the palatial flagship Rootes showroom and headquarters that dominated the north side of Piccadilly at Green Park. The next step was to take over many of the small car manufacturers whose cars they were selling and rationalise their production. Thus Humber, Hillman, Sunbeam and Singer came under the Rootes Group banner.
In January 1936 Billy took his son Geoffrey - who had just left Harrow school - on a six-month world tour, looking for opportunities to expand the Rootes Group's international motoring empire which by now stretched from America to Australia and the Far East. It was during this trip that Billy received a cable from the government inviting him to become chairman of the committee tasked with setting up shadow factories to manufacture aircraft for the Royal Air Force in preparation for the war. It was Billy Rootes's contribution to the war effort that led to his knighthood. In November 1940, following the Coventry blitz, Winston Churchill asked him to get Coventry's industry back into production without delay. Billy rose to the occasion. On the morning after the blitz, he stood on an upturned box outside his bombed factories, encouraging his workforce to clear up the mess and promising there would continue to be work for all. Billy was knighted in 1942 for his achievements and the outstanding contribution made to the war effort by the Rootes Group in producing record numbers of aircraft, vehicles and supplies for the British forces. His brother Reggie was also knighted in 1945.
Billy provided cars to the most famous people in the land: he made his chauffeur and car available to the Duke of Windsor upon his abdication; provided the Humber staff car - affectionately known as Old Faithful - which Field Marshall Montgomery used throughout the war, and made sure that Sir Winston Churchill always had a succession of much loved Humbers when there was a post-war shortage of motor cars. In 1946 Billy bought Glenalmond Estate in Scotland, a magnificent 16,000 acre sporting estate with grouse moors, stalking, pheasant shooting, duck flighting lochs and game fishing. At its heart stood a large and extremely comfortable house which he bought complete with contents, including silver and linen. Billy and his wife had it beautifully re-decorated by John Fowler and for thirty-five years it was the setting for many happy house-parties and excellent sporting holidays enjoyed by family and friends. The guest list was illustrious, with Harold Macmillan among the distinguished guns listed in the Game Book. Billy was honoured with an hereditary peerage in 1959 in recognition of his role in promoting Britain’s interests abroad as Chairman of the Dollar Exports Council. He took the title of Baron Rootes of Ramsbury, having bought Ramsbury Manor from Lord Wilton a year earlier. Pevsner described Ramsbury Manor as “a perfect example of the moderate-sized brick mansion of about 1680.” By modern standards it was extremely large and was considered to be one of the most beautiful houses in England with interiors embellished with Grinling Gibbons carvings and fine plasterwork. The house was full of beautiful paintings and antiques, many of which were included in the purchase of the house. Billy died in 1964 and Geoffrey succeeded to the title. Geoffrey had returned from 6 ½ years active military service in March 1946 and upon his return he had fallen in love with a beautiful young war widow, Marian Slater, whose husband Wing Commander Garth Slater had been killed in action. Marian's childhood and teens were spent at Burghclere Grange, near Newbury, where she made an impression on all who knew her, including the author Richard Adams of Watership Down fame, who penned the following in his autobiography (The day gone by, 1990): “Marian Hayter (her maiden name) was, by common agreement, the most beautiful girl for miles around. She did teach the torches to burn bright. Since then I have had the luck to meet some very beautiful women (including Virginia McKenna, Julie Christie, and Raquel Welch) but I have never seen anyone -anyone at all- more beautiful than Marian Hayter. She fairly knocked you flat (even at the age of eight or nine); a perfect English blonde, golden-haired, blue-eyed, smiling, graceful in movement, softly rosy, with a kind of unselfconscious vivacity and poise which made you want to go on looking at her for ever. She later married the chairman of the Rootes group. Good luck to him!”
Geoffrey, the second Lord Rootes. Geoffrey and Marian married in August 1946 and he joined the family motor business, becoming Managing Director of Rootes Group. When Billy died Ramsbury Manor was sold, in part to settle the massive burden of death duties levied at that time, and Glenalmond Estate was shared between Geoffrey and his brother Brian. Ramsbury was described as “the most expensive house in Britain” in the 1966 Guinness Book of Records, achieving a record price of £650,000. How times have changed! The North Standen Estate in Berkshire now became the main home of Geoffrey and Marian and many of the works of art from Ramsbury Manor were divided between their Berkshire, Scottish and London homes. Glenalmond House was sold in 1981 with the consequent migration of many items to North Standen House, which now boasted a most remarkable array of fine and decorative art. Geoffrey and Marian were keen collectors in their own right, adding paintings such as Sir Matthew Smith's Flowers in a Jug to their collection. After Geoffrey’s death in 1992, Marian sold the North Standen Estate and moved to a house nearby, retaining some of her favourite pieces until her death in March of this year. The works of art in this catalogue are the culmination of many years of collecting and reflect the memories of Marian's long and happy marriage to Geoffrey and the lovely homes they created together.
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CER A MICS
Lot 406 detail
Lot 400
Lot 401
400 R A CANTAGALLI GLOBULAR JARDINIÈRE, painted in lustre with a fleur de lys design, painted cockerel mark in blue, 10¾ “ high See illustration
402 R A DRESDEN SERPENTINEFRONTED INK STAND with two loop handles and two ink wells and covers, painted with flowers within green scale borders, 7½” wide, painted mark in blue
£400-600
Provenance: Glenalmond House, Perthshire.
£100-150 401 R A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY BERLIN FIGURES OF BLACKAMOORS, each beside a flower decorated oval basket, on mound base, 7¼”high, marks in blue. See illustration
403 R TWO MEISSEN SMALL GLOBULAR TEAPOTS AND COVERS, each encrusted with brightly coloured flowers, painted crossed swords marks, the highest 2½” £180-220
£500-800
404 R A SAMSON GILT-METAL MOUNTED CANTED RECTANGULAR BOX, in Chinese famille rose style, 6¼” wide
401A R A PAIR OF EARLY 19th CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN BEAKER VASES, with beaded borders, each finely decorated with flowers and leaves, within blue and gilt borders, 5” high
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in Lady Rootes’ bedroom.
£300-500
£80-120 405 R A PROSKA CREAMWARE OVAL PIERCED BASKET with end handles and copper liner, impressed mark, 9½” wide £80-120 14
406 R TWO MEISSEN EQUESTRIAN FIGURES, one mounted with a Hussar, the other rearing and being held by a Turkish attendant, each on mound bases, one figure with an underglazed blue crossed swords mark, 10¼” high overall. See illustration £2,000-3,000
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Lot 407
Lot 408
410 SPARE LOT
407 R A PAIR OF COALBROOKDALE TYPE CANDLESTICKS, each painted and encrusted with flowers, on three scroll feet, circa 1840, 9” high. See illustration
411 R A 19TH CENTURY COALBROOKDALE TYPE ROUND TWO HANDLED BOWL and cover, encrusted with brightly coloured flowers, on four scroll feet
£400-600 408 R A MINTON PORCELAIN WAISTED POT POURRI VASE and pierced domed cover, with two scroll handles, finely painted in coloured enamels with birds and fruits, and encrusted with brightly coloured flowers and leaves, within turquoise and gilt borders, on round base, circa 1840, 5½” high. See illustration
£150-200 412 R A PAIR OF MINTON BALUSTER SHAPED VASES, each with two scroll handles and painted and encrusted with flowers and leaves, within blue and gilt scroll moulded borders, on square base, circa 1840, 5” high (2) £300-500
£400-600
409 R A BLOOR DERBY FLOWERENCRUSTED EWER AND COVER, with high scroll handle, printed mark in red, 3¾” high £180-220
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413 R A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN OWLSHAPED JAR AND COVER, with glass eyes, 8¼” high. See illustration £200-300
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Lot 418
Lot 419
414 R A COALBROOKDALE SCROLLMOULDED EWER AND COVER, applied with brightly coloured flowers and leaves on a blue ground, painted mark in blue, 6¼” long; and a Minton small round bowl and cover, painted and applied with flowers and leaves (2)
417 R A CROWN STAFFORDSHIRE GROUP OF TWO BIRDS, in the white, 7¼”high, and a Bing and Grondhal figure of a child, in the white (2) £80-120
£100-150
418 R A PARIS PORCELAIN CYLINDRICAL DRUG JAR and cover, inscribed in gilt ‘Pom: Oxigen’, with a vase shaped cartouche flanked by flowers, 12” high. See illustration
415 R A STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN GARNITURE of three baluster shaped two handled pot pourri vases and pierced covers, each encrusted with brightly coloured flowers and leaves, within green and gilt borders, circa 1840-50, 8¾” high overall
£100-150
416 R A BOW FIGURE OF A PUTTI holding flowers and flanked by a floral bocage, on a marbled pierced waisted base, c.1760, 5¾” high
419 R A MEISSEN (MARCOLINI PERIOD) PIERCED OVAL BASKET with cover and fixed stand, decorated with flowers, within puce and gilt borders, circa 1790-1800, mark in blue, 19½” wide overall. See illustration
£80-120
£200-300
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Drawing Room.
£300-500
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420 R A ROYAL COPENHAGEN DESSERT SERVICE, each piece painted in coloured enamels with European flowers and leaves, within spirally moulded diaper borders with a gilt line rim, comprising; twelve plates, a pair of triangular dishes and a pair of leaf shaped dishes, with flower encrusted loop handles, printed and painted marks in blue and green and pattern number 4/1623 in green. See illustration ÂŁ800-1200
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425 R A PAIR OF ROYAL WORCESTER COLUMN-SHAPED TABLE LAMPS with square bases, finely decorated with spiraling flowers, within gilt borders, printed marks, with pleated silk shades, 20½” high (2) See illustration
421 R TWO ROYAL CROWN DERBY MODELS OF DUCKS, 4¾” high; and two of robins (4) £200-300 422 R A BING AND GRONDHAL GROUP OF THREE BIRDS, 7½” wide; and three Royal Copenhagen models of birds (4)
See Country Life, December 21st 1961, where illustrated in Lady Rootes’s Bedroom, Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire.
£500-700
£200-300
426 R A BLUE JASPER ROUND CHEESE DOME AND STAND, with acorn finial, applied with putti and oak leaves and acorns, probably Dudson, circa 1880, 10½”diameter
423 R TWO ROYAL COPENHAGEN MODELS OF FISH, painted and printed marks, the longest 6” (2)
£150-200
£100-150 424 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY STONE CHINA PART DINNER SERVICE, each piece printed in blue with flowers and leaves, and picked out in iron red, within gadrooned borders, comprising; approximately 25 various plates, two round vegetable dishes and two small meat dishes, printed Royal Arms mark in blue and number 69 (a lot) £150-250
Lot 425 illustrated in Lady Rootes Bedroom at Ramsbury Manor 20
Lot 425
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431 R SIX 19TH CENTURY GREEN GLAZED LEAF MOULDED PLATES and a similar low round stand (7)
427 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SPODE PART DINNER SERVICE, each piece printed in blue with flowers and leaves, in Chinese style, and picked out in iron red and gilt, comprising; approximately 18 plates, three graduated canted rectangular meat dishes, a canted rectangular twohandled vegetable dish, and a vegetable dish and cover, printed marks in blue and pattern number 2053 (a lot)
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire and recorded in the 1965 inventory.
£60-80
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory.
432 R A ROYAL WORCESTER MODEL OF A PARAKEET, 7” high; and other similar studies of birds (a lot)
£150-250
£60-80 428 R A SET OF SIXTEEN WEDGWOOD FLORENTINE pattern coffee cans and saucers
433 R A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD NAPOLEON IVY PATTERN TABLE LAMPS, of ovoid form with two handles, printed in black, 11½” high
£100-150 429 R A JOHNSON BROTHERS ‘OLD BRITAIN CASTLES’ PART SERVICE printed in green, and similar pieces in blue and puce (a lot)
£80-120
430 R AN ENGLISH PORCELAIN SMALL RECTANGULAR BASKET, centrally moulded with flower sprigs and leaves, circa 1830, 4¼” wide
434 R A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY WORCESTER PORCELAIN PLAQUES, each finely painted in coloured enamels with a named view, one ‘Dunolly Castle, near Oban Argyllshire’, the other ‘Lord Oich with Invergarry Castle (Invernesshire)’, 4¼” x 6¾”, in giltwood frames. See illustration
£120-180
£1200-1800
£100-150
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Lot 435
Lot 436
435 A PAIR OF CREAMWARE PIERCED OVAL TWO-HANDLED BASKETS and pierced stands, picked out in brown enamel, circa 1800, 10¼” wide. See illustration
438 A SAMUEL ALCOCK MODEL OF A RECUMBENT RAM with granitic decoration, the rocky mound base with a gilt band, 3¾” wide, circa 1830-40, and a Staffordshire pottery model of a recumbent cat, sponged in black and yellow, on scroll moulded base, circa 1850, 3½” wide (2)
£250-350
£80-120
436 A CREAMWARE ROUND BOWL printed in black with figures on a bench, a verse and flower sprays, the interior with “Come Box The Compass’, circa 1780-1800, 6½” dia. See illustration
439 A 19TH CENTURY PEARLWARE JUG moulded and painted with ‘Lord Wellington and General Hill’, 5” high, and other items (a lot) £40-60
£150-250 437 AN UNUSUAL DENBY TYPE GREENGLAZED MODEL OF A DUCK, 7½”
440 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MOCHAWARE SMALL ROUND BOWL, the exterior marbled in brown, beneath a pale green engine-turned band, and other items (a lot)
£80-120
£60-90
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441 A PAIR OF MASONS IRONSTONE LARGE ROUND DISHES, printed in brown and picked out in iron red, blue and gilt with flowers, emblems and diaper panels, in Imari style, printed marks in black, circa 1825-30, 16½”diameter. See Illustration £300-500
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Lot 442
445 A BARR WORCESTER PART TEA SERVICE painted en grisaille with flowers, circa 1800; and other 19th century part services (a lot)
442 A FRENCH FAIENCE PLATE WITH BARBED RIM, painted in coloured enamels with Masonic emblems and motto ‘Tout est Reuni’, the border with a resplendent sun and scattered flowers, 9” diameter. See illustration
£80-120
£100-150
446 A WORCESTER GLOBULAR TEAPOT AND A COVER, with flower knop, painted in Chinese style with figures in a garden, 5½” high, circa 1770, and other items
443 A 19TH CENTURY TEA SERVICE, each piece decorated with panels of flowers, within gilt cartouches, on a gilt decorated pale blue ground, comprising; teapot and cover, with flower knop and feet, sucrier and cover, milk jug, sugar bowl, twelve teacups, twelve saucers, twelve tea plates and a pair of bread and butter plates, pattern number 834 in gilt (a lot)
£50-80 447 A DUTCH DELFT OVOID TOBACCO JAR, titled in blue ‘Havana’, within a bold flower, shell and leaf scroll cartouche, 9¾” high
£250-350
£150-250
444 A STAFFORDSHIRE PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE, each piece printed and painted with scattered flowers, within flower paneled peach ground borders, comprising; a round two handled tureen and cover, a round two handled bowl, forty nine plates in sizes, and eleven graduated meat dishes, pattern number 6389, circa 1840 £150-250 26
448 AN 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN TIN GLAZED ‘D’ SHAPED CISTERN, moulded with female masks, and painted in blue with pendant flowers and scrolls, 19” wide. See illustration £300-500
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Lot 449
452 AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT OVOID TOBACCO JAR titled in blue ‘GERAPSTE. RAPPE,’ within a flower leaf scroll and diaper cartouche surmounted by flowers in a vase, blue painted mark ‘VDUIYM’, 12¼” high, and with brass cover with waisted knop. See illustration
449 A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT OVOID TOBACCO JARS inscribed in blue ‘DUINKERKER’ or ‘ST. OMER’, within a flower leaf scroll and diaper cartouche surmounted by flowers in a vase, blue painted marks ‘L.PKam’ (De Lampetkam), 11¼" high, and having brass covers with turned finials (2)
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£700-900
£1,200-1,800 450 AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT SQUAT DRUG JAR, inscribed in manganese ‘Mel: Comm’, within an oval panel, surmounted by swags of flowers and leaves, 4½” high, brass cover. See Illustration
453 AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT OVOID TOBACCO JAR inscribed in blue ‘ST. DOMINGO,’ within a flower leaf scroll and diaper cartouche surmounted by flowers in a vase, blue painted mark ‘PPK’, 10½” high, and with brass cover with waisted finial. See illustration
£250-350
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£500-800 451 AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT OVOID TOBACCO JAR painted in blue with a Native American seated and smoking a piper beside a vase inscribed ‘CAROTTE’, and with tobacco leaves, canisters and bales and two boats in full sail, triple arrowhead painted mark (de 3 Klokken), 9¼” high, and with brass cover with ball finial. See Illustration
454 AN UNUSUAL 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFT CYLINDRICAL DRUG JAR inscribed in blue ‘SACCHAR:ALB:’ within a rectangular label suspending garlands of flowers and surmounted by a spiky flowering plant in a tub and laurel swags, painted mark in blue ‘LPK’ (De Lampetkam), 12¼” high, and with brass cover with ball finial. See Illustration
Exhibited: ‘Hidden Treasures’, a Dreweatt Neate loan exhibition, Donnington Priory, November 1997, exhibit no. 55.
Exhibited: ‘Hidden Treasures’, a Dreweatt Neate loan exhibition, Donnington Priory, November 1997, exhibit no. 54.
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£800-1,200
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455 A FRENCH PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A YOUNG MAN, in the white, standing holding a cockerel, on scroll moulded mound base, 6½” high, circa 1750, possible Mennecy See illustration
Lot 455
£300-400 456 A PAIR OF WILTON WARE LUSTRE BALUSTER VASES decorated with fish on a pale blue ground, printed marks, 9” high £80-150 457 A WORCESTER BOWL PAINTED IN THE CHINESE STYLE with the Valentine pattern, c.1765, 6” diameter; and a Worcester stand for a butter tub painted with the Earl Manvers pattern (2) £80-120 458 A WORCESTER POINTED LEAFSHAPED PICKLE DISH painted in underglaze blue with a flower spray and scattered flowers, workman’s mark, c.1755, 4” long £80-120
462 A DERBY LOBED OVAL DISH decorated in the Imari style within a flower and scroll border, painted mark in red, c.1820, 11½” wide
459 A DOULTON BURSLEM GLOBULAR EWER printed and painted with flowers on a cream ground with flower enameled border, printed mark in brown, 6” high
£80-150 463 A WORCESTER COMPRESSED ROUND TEAPOT AND COVER, penciled in black with the Boy on the Buffalo pattern , circa 1755-56, workman’s mark, 4½” high
£70-100 460 A WORCESTER DOUBLE-LIPPED TWO-HANDLED SAUCE BOAT printed in black with
water fowl, the exterior printed with boats in full sail within oak leaf moulded
roundels, c.1755, 7½” wide
£150-250
£150-250 461 A ROYAL WORCESTER CABBAGE LEAF MOULDED MASK JUG, printed in black to commemorate the bi-centenary of the factory in 1951, printed mark, 5½” high £40-80
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464 A LIVERPOOL LARGE ROUND BOWL, painted in blue with a dragon and flaming pearls in Chinese style, circa 1758-60, 9½” diameter See illustration
Provenance: With label from Klaber and Klaber.
£300-500
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Lot 465
467 A BOW LEAF SHAPED PICKLE DISH, painted in underglaze blue with a fruiting vine, within a ‘berry’ border, 4¼” wide
465 A WEDGWOOD AND BENTLEY OVOID VASE with two mask handles, the simulated porphyry ground modelled with a classical profile and laurel swags, on waisted stem and black basalt square bases, 7" high (no cover). See illustration
£150-250 468 A CAUGHLEY COFFEE CUP, PRINTED IN BLUE WITH THE FENCE PATTERN, 2½” high, blue printed S mark, circa 1780, and two other Caughley coffee cups and a Worcester coffee cup
£200-300 466 A SPODE FLARED BALUSTER VASE painted in pink and gilt with flowers on a bright blue ground painted mark in pink, pattern no. 3975, c.1820, 6¾" high
£80-120
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469 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PEARLWARE MODEL OF A COCKEREL with detachable cover and brightly decorated in coloured enamels on a round base, 8¾” high. See illustration £400-600
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Lot 470
472 A HOCHST BALUSTER SHAPED MILK JUG AND COVER, with ‘’C scroll handle and fruit knop, boldly painted with a spray of flowers and leaves, 7½” high, blue painted wheel mark, circa 1770
470 A CHELSEA FLUTED SHALLOW ROUND DISH, painted in Kakiemon style with a long tailed bird on a rock, and a bird in flight, the border with an iron red and gilt flowerhead and leaf scroll band, , red anchor mark, 9 3/4” diameter. See illustration
£180-220
Exhibited: Ceramic Collectors Society, Sydney, 1979, number 45
Provenance: Cheetham Collection
£400-600
473 A WORCESTER PLATE, PRINTED IN BLUE WITH THE PINECONE pattern, the fluted border with flowerheads and diaper, 6 7/8” diameter, crescent mark, circa 1770 £100-200
471 A HOCHST BALUSTER SHAPED COFFEE POT AND COVER, with ‘C’ scroll handle and fruit knop, boldly painted with a spray of flowers and leaves, 8½” high, painted wheel mark, circa 1770
474 A WORCESTER TEACUP, PAINTED WITH EXOTIC BIRDS AND INSECTS, within gilt cartouches, on a blue scale ground, script W mark, circa 1770
£180-220
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475 A WORCESTER INVERTED BALUSTER SHAPED VASE AND DOMED COVER, with two scroll handles, painted with exotic birds in wooded landscapes, within gilt cartouches, on a blue ground, blue fret mark, 7¾” high See illustration £800-1,200
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476 A 19TH CENTURY MEISSEN DESSERT SERVICE comprising two broad bowls with raised, pierced and gilt borders, centrally decorated with a bird amongst flowering foliage, with similar decoration to the borders, 9” wide, four similar smaller bowls and eleven side plates (17)
481 A SEVRES PLATE painted with a central spray of fruit and flowers within a pink border decorated with three cartouches of exotic birds, with gilt highlights, with painted mark to the base, 9¼” £80-150
£200-400
482 A MINTON CABINET PLATE, the centre painted with a scene of oyster dredging within a pierced and gilt border, with painted mark to the base “Oyster Dredging” (after E. Duncan) and impressed marks, 9” wide, and two similar plates (3)
477 A 19TH CENTURY TEASET decorated with exotic birds amongst foliage within elaborate gilt cartouches and pale mauve borders. Comprising two bread plates, twelve cups and saucers and a slops bowl (a lot)
£200-400
£80-150
483 A PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE PLATES decorated with floral decoration within green borders, each with three sprays of flowers within gilt cartouches, with printed mark to the base “G. Smith & Co., 57 Conduit Street”, 9½” (2)
478 A 19TH CENTURY MEISSEN PLATE decorated with a central spray of flowers surrounded by songbirds and butterflies, within a pierced gilt foliate border, with underglaze blue crossed sword mark to the base, 10¼” wide
£80-150
£80-150
484 A PAIR OF SPODE BASKETS ON STANDS, the oval baskets with pierced sides and all over blue transfer printed decoration, the stands with similarly pierced borders, with impressed and painted marks to the base, 9½” wide
479 A ROYAL WORCESTER CREAM JUG and sugar basin painted by W. Powell with a robin and bullfinch, the jug 2¾” high
£60-80
£180-250
480 A SWANSEA PLATE decorated with a central spray of flowers within a border of three conforming sprays within a gilt rim, with painted mark to the base, 8½” wide
485 A TIN GLAZED EWER covered in a white glaze, with narrow ribbed neck and a spiral moulded body on a spreading foot, the pewter mount with a shell-shaped thumbpiece, probably Frankfurt circa 1690/1700, 11" high. See illustration
£100-200
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£700-£1,000
Lot 485
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486 A LARGE SICILIAN ALBARELLO, the straight sided body decorated with a portrait medallion within a painted frame within green, yellow and blue leaves and foliage, on a circular foot, 16th/17th century, 12ž" high. See illustration
Provenance: A gift to the vendor. A Dorset Manor House.
ÂŁ1,500-2,500
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487 AN IMPORTANT URBINO ISTORIATO DISH, probably from the workshop of Durantino, circa 1540, decorated with Marcus Curtius wearing a plumed helmet and a golden breast plate riding on horseback across a dark chasm with attendants to one side and trees and Italianate buildings beyond, inscribed on the reverse "Marco Curzio", 11" dia. See illustration
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Provenance: A gift to the vendors family from Sir Kaye le Fleming. Private collection, Dorset.
The painting on the present dish may be compared to that of the youthful Orazia Fontana and the skilful use of white highlighting is reminiscent of the battle scene depicted on the signed and dated charger previously in the Rothschild collection, which is considered to be one of the masterpieces of the period.
ÂŁ6,000-ÂŁ10,000
Lot 488
Lot 489
488 R A CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF OVOID VASE of slender form with flared neck and finely veined glaze, 14¾ “ high, now fitted as a table lamp. See illustration
489 R A CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF HU VASE of baluster form with two handles, 12” high, wood stand, now fitted as a table lamp, with pleated silk shade. See illustration
£400-600
£400-600
Lot 490
Lot 491
490 R A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE SLENDER OVOID VASE, with mask handles, moulded with two roundels, 12¾ “ high, now fitted as a table lamp See illustration
491 R A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE GU VASES, decorated with figures and flowers, 7¾” high (2) £200-300
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492 R A CHINESE SLENDER BALUSTER SHAPED VASE, decorated in famille rose enamels with flowering branches and rockwork, 13½” high, now fitted as a table lamp. See illustration £300-400
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Lot 493
496 R A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SLENDER VASE, decorated in famille verte enamels with warriors, on a crackle ground, within bronzed bands, 24” high, now fitted as a table lamp
493 R A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE FISH BOWL, the interior painted with five gold fish, the exterior with shaped panels of birds and flowering branches on a dark ground with flower and building paneled borders See illustration
£250-350
£800-1,200
497 R A CHINESE CANTON ROUND BOWL, 13¼” dia.
494 R A PAIR OF CHINESE ENAMELED SHAPED DISHES decorated with flowers and foliage, 7” across; and an ivory card case (3)
£100-150
£80-120
498 R A CHINESE CELADON OVOID VASE carved with flowers and stiff leaves, 11¾ “ high, fitted as a table lamp with gilt-metal base
495 R A LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL, decorated with flowers and leaves, within puce diaper panels, 7½” diameter
£150-200
£60-80
499 R A CHINESE CREAM VASE OF OVOID FORM with mask and ring handles, 14¾ “ high, with a wooden stand, now fitted as a table lamp £100-200 42
500 R PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CANTONESE BALUSTER TWOHANDLED VASES, each moulded with precious objects and picked out in colours, 18¼” high, now fitted as table lamps (2) See illustration
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Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Drawing Room.
£1,200-1,500
Lot 502
501 SPARE LOT
504 A SET OF SIX CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL PLATES, each painted with a mountainous river landscape, within diaper and spearhead bands, circa 1800, 9” diameter (6)
502 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE OVAL SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER, with two high scroll handles and scroll knop, painted with flowers and trees in fenced gardens, within flower paneled diaper bands, circa 1780, 7¾” wide. See illustration
£200-300
Exhibited: ‘Hidden Treasures’, a Dreweatt Neate loan exhibition, Donnington Priory, November 1997, exhibit no. 59.
505 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL PLATE, painted with two birds in a river landscape, within flower, ruyi head and diaper borders, circa 1780, 8½” wide; and five other Chinese Export blue and white plates (6)
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£150-250
£100-150 506 A CHINESE EXPORT PLATE, painted in Imari palette with a central armorial, within a flower paneled cell diaper band, the rim with a hound’s head crest, flowers and leaves, 9” diameter, Qianlong
503 FIVE CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE DEEP PLATES, each painted with a ribbon tied spray of flowers, the barbed border with flowers and a key-fret band, Qianlong, 9” diameter (5)
£150-250
£200-300
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507 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE CANTED RECTANGULAR SOUP TUREEN, cover and stand, the tureen with two hare mask handles and scroll knop, painted with sprays of flowers, leaves and emblems, within spearhead and key-fret borders, circa 1800, 14½” wide overall See illustration
£800- 1,200
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
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513 A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE PART TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE, painted with figures within lobed panels, comprising: a teapot and cover, sucrier and cover, three tea bowls, two coffee cups and two saucers, late 18th century, and other Chinese export pieces (a lot)
508 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH painted with a bird, flowering branches and rockwork, within a roundel, the fluted border with arched panels of flowers, on a scale and diaper ground, 10½” diameter, encircled flower mark, Kangxi ; and a Chinese blue and white saucer dish, painted with the Boy on the Buffalo pattern, within a diaper band, circa 1800, 8” diameter (2)
£80-120
£80-120
514 JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JAR, painted with growing flowers and leaves, 11 1/2” high, circa 1900 (no cover)
509 A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL DEEP PLATES, painted with sprays of flowers and emblems, within spearhead and key-fret borders, circa 1800, 8¾” wide; and a Chinese blue and white saucer dish, painted with a vase, flowers and bamboo, within a flower and emblem border, circa 1780, 9½” diameter (3)
£80-100 515 A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE BOWL, the exterior painted with figures, within gilt scroll bands, the interior with a blue cell diaper band, 10 1/4” diameter, Qianlong, and three other 18th century Chinese Export bowls
£60-80 510 A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE CANTED RECTANGULAR MEAT DISHES, each with a central spray of flowers, within orange diaper and puce leaf bands, circa 1800, 16” wide, and other items (a lot)
£120-150 516 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FLUTED ROUND TWO HANDLED TUREEN AND PIERCED DOMED COVER, painted with flowers, 10 1/2” high, Qianlong, and a Chinese Export blue and white large round hot water dish, circa 1800
£40-60 511 AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE EXPORT OVOID TEA CANISTER, decorated with carp,, 4¼” high, and a Chinese famille rose tea canister (2)
£80-120 517 A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE GLOBULAR TEAPOT AND COVER, with gilded handle and spout, painted with oval panels of figures and branches, on a gilt scroll ground, 5” high, Qianlong, and another Chinese teapot and cover
£100-150 512 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE, each piece painted with river landscapes, comprising: a globular tea pot and cover, eleven tea bowls, nine coffee cups, and eleven saucers, late 18th century (a lot)
£150-250
£150-250
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518 A CHINESE EXPORT ‘TOBACCO LEAF’ CANTED RECTANGULAR MEAT DISH, painted in underglaze blue and famille rose enamels with the Tobacco Leaf pattern, within a blue line rim, circa 1780, number 103 in black enamel verso, 16” wide. See illustration
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£800-1,200
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519 A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PART DINNER SERVICE, each piece painted in underglaze blue and famille rose enamels with a Turkish inspired building, carp, ducks and fisherwomen in boats, in a river landscape, within flower, emblem and diaper borders, comprising; nine graduated canted rectangular meat dishes, 16¼” - 10¼”, three canted rectangular sauce tureens, covers and stands, each with two hare mask handles and scroll knop, and twelve octagonal plates, circa 1780. See illustration
The unusual Church or Mosque depicted on this service may represent Santa (Hagia) Sofia in Istanbul.
Exhibited: A tureen and cover from this service was shown in ‘Hidden Treasures’, a Dreweatt Neate loan exhibition, Donnington Priory, November 1997, exhibit no. 58.
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£4,000-6,000
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Lot 520
520 A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEM CUPS, the rounded bowls painted with horses and flowering trees, on knopped stems and round bases, Meiji, 4¼” high. See illustration
522 A Chinese Export famille rose cylindrical mug, with dragon handle, painted with scattered flowers and leaves, and in gilt with the monogram ‘EJ’, beneath a gilt spearhead band, 5” high, circa 1780
£100-200
£150-200
521 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS finely enameled with birds in flowering branches, Qianlong £100-150
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Lot 586 detail 51
523 R SIX STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 2½” dia. (6).
531 R SMALL STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 1¾” diameter (6)
£150-250
£100-200
524 R SIX STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 2½” diameter (6)
532 R SIX SMALL STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 1¾” diameter (6)
£150-250
£100-200
525 R SIX STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 2½” diameter (6). See illustration
533 R TWO GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS with millefiore flowerheads on a blue ground and star-cut bases, 2¼” diameter; and another with green ground (3)
£150-250
£150-250
526 R SIX STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 2½” diameter (6).
534 R A STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, 2¼” diameter; and nine various glass paperweights (10)
£150-250
£100-150
527 R SIX STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 2½” diameter (6).
535 R A PAUL YSART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT with a central dragonfly within a flower garland border, 2¼” diameter. See illustration
£150-250
£300-500
528 R SIX SMALL STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 1¾” diameter (6).
536 R A PAUL YSART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT with a spray of mistletoe within a floral garland on a red ground, date canes beneath for 1972, 2½” diameter. See illustration
£100-200 529 R SIX SMALL STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 1¾” diameter (6)
£150-250
£100-200
537 SPARE LOT
530 R SIX SMALL STRATHEARN MILLEFIORE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS, approx. 1¾” diameter (6) £100-200
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LotS 525, 535 and 536
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Lot 538
542 R A PAIR OF CRESTED SHIP’S DECANTERS, 9½ “ high (2)
538 R A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY LARGE RUMMERS, the rounded bowls engraved with a band of acorns and oak leaves, each on knopped stems and round bases, 8¼” high (2). See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory.
£150-250
£200-300
543 R A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY OVOID GLASS JARS AND DOMED COVERS, cut with diamond and faceted bands, on square bases, 13” high (2). See illustration
539 R A LARGE 19TH CENTURY RUMMER, with rounded bowl, knopped stem and round base, 9¾” high. £80-120
£400-600 540 R A SET OF SIX WAISTED CUT-GLASS TUMBLERS, each base engraved with a figure hanging from a gallows and inscribed ‘The Last Drop’, 4” high; and six small tumblers engraved with game birds (12)
544 R A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY ROUND GLASS JARS AND DOMED COVERS, with diamond shaped finials, each cut with a spirally fluted design, 10¼” high (2). See illustration
£100-200
£300-500
541 R A GEORGE III TRIPLE RING NECK DECANTER and stopper, 10¾” high; a various cut and other glass
£80-120
£100-150
545 R SIXTEEN CUT GLASS SALAD PLATES
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Lots 543 and 544
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546 R A PAIR OF GLASS ICE PAILS, or two-handled tapering form, cut overall with a diamond design, and with star-cut bases, 8¼” high (2)
Lot 552
£150-250 547 R A SET OF 12 GLASS ICE PLATES with star-cut bases (12) £60-80 548 R A NEAR PAIR OF GLASS ROUND TABLE LAMPS, with knopped stems round bases, 12” high (2) £120-180 549 R A NEAR PAIR OF GLASS ROUND TABLE LAMPS, with knopped stems round bases, 12” high (2) £120-180 550 R A GLASS ROUND TABLE LAMP, with knopped stem round base; and two similar
examples (3)
£80-120 551 R A PAIR OF CUT-GLASS TABLE LUSTRES with faceted drops and star-cut bases, 6¾” high (2) £150-200 552 R A CUT GLASS CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP, with gilt metal capitol, on square stepped base, 20¾ “ high. See Illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Storage Safe.
£400-600
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Lot 553 illustrated in the Peacock Room at Ramsbury Manor
553 R A NEAR PAIR OF FACETED OPAQUE GLASS TABLE LAMPS, with gilt metal mounts, and pleated silk shades, 22” high, fitted for electricity. See illustration £500-1,000
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Lot 554
Lot 555
557 AN 18TH CENTURY TRUMPETSHAPED WINE GLASS, with multi-opaque twist stem, on domed foot, 7” high, and other glass (a lot)
554 R A CUT GLASS CORINTHIAN COLUMN LAMP BASE, with plated Corinthian capitol and round stepped star-cut base, 17¾” high See illustration
£80-120
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Pink Bedroom.
558 AN 18TH CENTURY STRAIGHTSIDED WINE GLASS, with ogee-shaped bowl, multi-opaque spiral-twist stem and domed foot, 5¾” high
£400-600 555 R A CUT GLASS CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP, on a stepped square star-cut base, 17” high, now fitted for electricity See illustration
£150-200 559 A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY STRAIGHT-SIDED TUMBLERS, engraved with agricultural implements, flowers and hops, on ‘lemon squeezer’ bases; and a larger tumbler engraved with vines and with initials, above a facet-cut band, star-cut base (2)
£400-600
556 A NEAR PAIR OF LARGE WINE GLASSES, each with drawn trumpet shaped bowl, on plain foot, 8” high, and other drinking glasses (a lot)
£80-120
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Lot 560 and 561
560 A WINE GLASS WITH BELL SHAPED BOWL, on incised twist straight stem and plain foot, circa 1750, 6¾” high See illustration
561 AN 18TH CENTURY TRUMPEDSHAPED WINE GLASS, engraved with a windmill, trees and Masonic emblems, 7” high See illustration
£100-150
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Lot 562
Lot 563
562 AN EARLY 18TH CENTURY WINE GLASS WITH CONICAL BOWL, multi-baluster tear drop stem and high domed foot, 5¾” high. See illustration
566 TWO CUT GLASS SCENT BOTTLES WITH POINTED STOPPERS, each with a broad scroll engraved silver collar, 7¾” high (2)
£200-300
£80-120
563 AN 18TH CENTURY BUCKETSHAPED WINE GLASS with basally wrythen bowl, multi-opaque spiral-twist stem and domed foot, 6” high. See illustration
567 A WEBB CORBETT STRAIGHT-SIDED TWO-HANDLED GLASS LOVING CUP, cut with the National emblems and cipher, to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI, 1937, acid etched mark, 5½” high, and a matching tankard.
£150-250
564 A LARGE WINE GLASS WITH TRUMPET-SHAPED BOWL, plain stem and domed foot, 13¾” high
568 FOUR LATE 18TH CENTURY WRYTHEN GLASS GRADUATED CONICAL FUNNELS,
£80-120
and other glass (a lot)
£60-80
565 AN 18TH CENTURY SLENDER ALE GLASS, etched with hops, on plain stem and domed and folded foot, 6¼” high
£80-120
569 A FLARED CUT-GLASS VASE, with liner, on round star cut base, 9½” high
£70-90 60
£60-80
570 A PAIR OF GEORGE III SQUARE SPIRIT DECANTERS AND STOPPERS, engraved with vines and hops, and inscribed ‘Whiskey’ and ‘Brandy’, within a rectangular ‘label, 9¼” high (2). See illustration
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£200-300
571 A VICTORIAN CRANBERRY GLASS BALUSTER CREAM JUG and round sugar bowl, with applied clear glass feet, 4” high (jug) (2)
578 AN OVERLAID CLEAR AND MAUVE GLASS CYLINDER VASE decorated with exotic flowers against a textured ground, 12” high, and a similar vase of lobed form in red and green (2)
£50-70
572 A 19TH CENTURY OPAQUE GLASS VASE painted with flowers and a butterfly, 12” high; a greentinted glass large goblet; an ‘end of day’ glass cream jug; and a pair of cut-glass knife rests (4)
579 “VAL”: AN ART DECO STYLE ACID ETCHED GLASS VASE with white metal rim, the bulbous body decorated with butterflies against a foliate ground, 6” high, and a Vedar finger bowl decorated with fairies (2)
£50-70
573 A GLASS CYLINDRICAL JAR, cut with swags and ribbon ties, the silver gilt engine turned cover with yellow metal coronet and initial L , London , 2¾” high, and two matching scent bottles.
£150-250
£80-100
£50-100
£50-100
577 “WEBB”: A BLUE OVERLAID CLEAR GLASS VASE of waisted form decorated with stylised flowers, 9” high, and a similar glass vase with moulded fruit to the base (2)
£80-150
582 A BOHEMIAN STYLE CLEAR GLASS BOWL overlaid in red and cut with scenes of animals in woodland settings and scrolling decoration, 9” wide, and a similar bowl on a pedestal foot (2)
576 LALIQUE: A PAIR OF “STRASBOURG” GLASSES with conical bowls, the stems decorated with two figures, on spreading bases with engraved signatures, 5½” (2)
£400-600
581 A LARGE VICTORIAN BOHEMIAN STYLE OVERLAID GLASS GOBLET, the broad bowl engraved with initials “W.E.C” and dated 1863, within vine leaf and geometric decoration in blue against a clear ground, on a tapering stem and spreading foot, 11½” high
575 A SET OF FOUR BOHEMIAN CLEAR GLASS GOBLETS of tapering ten-sided form engraved with stags in a wooded landscape, on conforming base, 7” high (4)
£80-150
580 A TIFFANY FAVRILLE GLASS FLOWERHEAD SHAPED IRIDESCENT GLASS LAMP SHADE, with bronzed fittings, 6” high overall. See illustration
574 A PAIR OF RUMMERS, each flared bowl cut with drapery, on knopped stem, 6¾” high
£80-150
£80-150
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£80-150
Lot 580
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Lot 585
Lot 586
583 A VICTORIAN OIL LAMP, the column and reservoir of cranberry glass overlaid and cut with white glass collar on an oak leaf and acorn moulded base, converted for electricity, 18½” high
585 AN AMERICAN GLASS WATER JUG, with loop handle, overlaid in white metal and pierced with a cartouche and leaf scrolls, and inscribed and dated 1903, 9¼” high See illustration.
£80-150
£300-500
584 A PAIR OF SUNDERLAND BRIDGE RUMMERS decorated with a scene of the bridge with a sailing ship beneath, the reverse with conjoined initials “WMB” within a cartouche, on spreading feet, 5¼” high (2)
586 A STEUBEN AURENE IRIDESCENT GLASS ROUNDED BOWL, 5” diameter, engraved ‘Aurene’ and numbered 2687 See illustration.
£200-400
£300-500 587 A WHITE METAL OVERLAID GLASS MILK JUG AND SUGAR BOWL, and other items
£80 – 120
588-589 Spare lots
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Coins and Medals
Lots 591 and 593 65
590 A 9CT GOLD CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL with a profile bust of Churchill to one side and a flaming torch “His Spirit Saved Britain ...” to the reverse, with stamped mark to the rim, (c.80grams) in a B.A. Seaby box
595 A CASED SET OF 1893 COINAGE comprising ten coins including gold £5, £2, sovereign and half sovereign, and silver coins from crown to threepence (10) (cased) £1,500-2,000
£500-700
596 A SPECIMEN SET OF FOUR 1937 GOLD COINS comprising £5, £2, sovereign and half sovereign, in a Royal Mint box See illustration
591 A 22CT GOLD CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL decorated with a bust of Churchill to one side and a flaming torch and motto “His Spirit Saved Britain ...” to the reverse, hallmarked to the rim and numbered 125 from an edition of 500, (c.118grams), in a B.A. Seaby box
£1,500-2,000
£1,500-2,000
597 A PART-1937 SPECIMEN SET comprising a crown, half-penny, one shilling, farthing, sixpence and four Maundy coins, in a Royal Mint case
592 A SILVER CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL decorated to one side with a bust of Churchill and to the reverse with a flaming torch and motto “His Spirit Saved Britain ...”, hallmarked to the rim, in a B.A. Seaby box
£80-120 598 AN 1887 SPECIMEN SET comprising a gold £5, £2, sovereign and half sovereign, and silver coins from crown to threepence (11) See illustration
£50-100 593 AN UNMARKED GOLD MEDAL commemorating Queen Victoria’s Jubilee in 1897, decorated to one side with a bust of the Queen, the reverse with a bust of the young Queen, (c.90grams)
£1,500-2,500 599 A GEORGE III SPADE GUINEA dated 1794, with attached suspension loop
£800-1,200
£200-400 594 A CASED SET OF 1887 COINAGE comprising eleven coins including gold £5, £2, sovereign and half sovereign, and silver coins from crown to threepence, cased.
600 A GEORGE V GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1911 and a similar sovereign dated 1958 (2) £200-400
£1,500-2,000
601 A VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1889 and a similar sovereign dated 1896 (2) £200-400
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Lot 598
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602 A VICTORIAN HALF SOVEREIGN dated 1892 and a similar half sovereign dated 1900 (2)
608 A QUEEN ANNE GOLD GUINEA dated 1714 and a similar George III guinea dated 1790 (2)
£100-200
£300-500
603 A GEORGE I GUINEA dated 1715
609 AN EDWARD VII GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1910 and a similar Victorian sovereign dated 1864 (2)
£150-250
604 A GEORGE IV £2 COIN dated 1823
£200-400
610 A VICTORIAN GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN dated 1856 and a similar Edward VII coin dated 1910 (2)
£300-500
605 A GEORGE IV £2 COIN dated 1823
£100-200
611 AN AUSTRIAN GOLD 100 CORONA COIN dated 1915. See illustration
£300-500 606 A GEORGE III SHIELD BACKED GUINEA dated 1774 and a similar coin dated 1788 (2)
£300-500
£600-800
612 AN AUSTRIAN GOLD 4 DUCAT COIN. See illustration
607 A GEORGE III GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1817 and a similar George IV sovereign dated 1829 (2)
£300-500
£300-500
613 AN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1962 and another similar dated 1963 (2)
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£300-500
Parts of lots 606, 608 and lots 611, 613
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614 A VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1898 and a similar coin dated 1899 (2)
620 A SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD 1 POND COIN dated 1898
£300-500
615 A CANADIAN GEORGE V GOLD $10 COIN dated 1912 See illustration
621 AN ALPHONSO 12TH GOLD 25 PESETAS COIN dated 1885 and a similar Canadian $5 coin dated 1912 (2) See illustration
£200-400
616 A QUEEN ANNE GOLD GUINEA dated 1713, and a similar George III coin dated 1791 (2)
£200-400
£150-250
£300-500
624 A VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1889 and a similar sovereign dated 1900 (2)
619 A VICTORIAN GOLD AUSTRALIAN SOVEREIGN dated 1870 from the Sydney Mint and a similar coin dated 1857 (2) See illustration
£600-800
623 A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOLD $10 COIN dated 1905 and a similar $1 coin dated 1857 (2).
£150-250
618 A GEORGE III SOVEREIGN dated 1818
£300-500
622 A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOLD $20 COIN dated 1895. See illustration
617 A GEORGE III GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN dated 1825 and a similar Victorian coin dated 1842 (2)
£150-250
£200-400
625 AN EDWARD VII GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1909 and a similar George V coin dated 1914 (2)
£300-500
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£200-400
Lots 615, 619, 621 and 622
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626 A GEORGE III GOLD GUINEA dated 1788 and a similar coin dated 1791 (2) See illustration
632 AN AUSTRIAN 4 DUCAT GOLD COIN dated 1915.
£400-600
627 A VICTORIAN GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN dated 1876 and a similar coin dated 1895 (2)
633 A VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1842 (2) and another coin
£200-400
£200-400
629 A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $20 GOLD COIN dated 1895 See illustration
£600-800
£300-500
636 A GEORGE V SOVEREIGN dated 1913 and a similar half sovereign dated 1912 (2)
£200-300
637 AN AUSTRALIAN VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN from the Sydney Mint dated 1867 and a Victorian half sovereign dated 1892 (2) See illustration
£300-500
631 AN AUSTRIAN 100 CORONA GOLD COIN dated 1915. See illustration
£150-250
635 A VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1873 and a similar Edward VII coin dated 1910 (2)
630 A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $10 GOLD COIN dated 1881
£250-450
634 A VICTORIAN GOLD HALF SOVEREIGN dated 1870 and a similar Edward VII coin dated 1902 (2)
628 A VICTORIAN GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1899 and a similar Elizabeth II coin dated 1962 (2)
£300-500
£600-800
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£200-300
Lots 626, 629, 631, 635 and 637
73
638 A SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD ONE POND COIN dated 1893 and a similar half Pond dated 1894 (2)
644 A SMALL COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COINAGE, Coronation souvenirs and other items
£200-300
639 A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOLD $10 COIN dated 1892
645 A CHARLES II CROWN dated 1662 and a small collection of George III coinage and other similar items
£300-500
£600-800
£300-500
642 AN AUSTRIAN GOLD 100 CORONA COIN dated 1915
£5,000-10,000
648-649 Spare lots
£600-800
643 AN ELIZABETH II GOLD SOVEREIGN dated 1962, a French gold $20 Franc coin and a similar Russian coin (3)
£100-200
647 A VICTORIAN SPECIMEN COIN SET for 1839 comprising seventeen coins including a gold £5 coin, sovereign and half sovereign, in a circular Spink & Sons box. See illustration
641 AN AUSTRIAN 4 DUCAT GOLD COIN
£100-200
646 R A SMALL GOLD COIN decorated to one side with a portrait bust beneath an Arabic script
640 A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOLD $20 COIN dated 1882
£30-50
£300-500
Lot 647
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Lot 647
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76
OBJETS D'ART
Lot 680 detail 77
Lot 650
650 R A BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR BOX with yellow metal mounts, 3¼” wide. See illustration
654 R TWELVE PORCELAIN AND ENAMEL SMALL BOXES including several Halcyon Days examples (12)
£80-120
655 R AN INDIAN LACQUER CONCENTRIC BALL, brightly decorated with flowers and geometric bands, 4½” diameter overall
651 R AN 18TH CENTURY SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL LOBED RECTANGULAR BOX and cover, with gilt metal mounts, finely decorated with flowers and leaves in coloured enamels, 3½” wide
£300-400
£100-150
£80-120
653 R A SILVER AND ENAMELLED SMALL ROUND BOX, and other decorative boxes (a lot)
£150-250
656 R TWELVE BLACK AND GILT LACQUER BOWLS, 4¾” diameter; and twelve similar gilt ground examples (24)
652 R A MALACHITE TABLE LIGHTER, ashtrays, etc (a lot)
£150-250
£150-250
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657 R A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ‘PALAIS ROYALE’ SILVER-GILT MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL CANTED RECTANGULAR BOX, with engraved flower and leaf borders, and chased mounts, 4½” wide. See illustration
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£300-400
Lot 658
Lot 659
658 A 19TH CENTURY CARVED WOOD SMALL BOX, in the form of a toad, with glass eyes, the base with a sliding cover, 3½ “ long. See illustration
662 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG MAN, with white stock and blue coat, on ivory, oval, 3¼” high; a rectangular double portrait miniature of two young girls, in Morocco case, and a later portrait miniature of a young woman, in an associated Morocco case (3)
£100-150
659 AN 18TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL LOBED OVAL BOX and fluted cover, with brass mounts, 4¼”wide. See illustration
663 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY WATERCOLOUR ON IVORY PORTRAIT MINIATURE of a young girl, seated before a column, 3” x 2¼”, in morocco case
£80-120
660 AN 19TH CENTURY MAUCHLIN ROUND PIN CUSHION, printed with a named view ‘Grand Pump Room Hotel Bath’, the reverse with a view of ‘Lansdowne Crescent’, various small decorative boxes and other small items (a lot)
£80-100
664 AN LATE 19TH CENTURY TWOCOLOURED GOLD OVAL FRAME, with laurel border and ribbon tie crest, containing two watercolour on ivory portrait miniatures of a young boy in a sailor suit, and a young girl in a white dress, signed with monogram ? WT, circa 1900, 2” high overall
£50-70
661 A GEORGE III ENAMEL OVAL BOX, the cover moulded and painted with a comical figure, 2”wide (cover detached), and other small decorative boxes (a lot)
£100-150
£60-80
80
£150-250
665 A 19TH CENTURY GILT METAL MOUNTED SHELL NECESSAIRE, with bird finial, opening to reveal a thimble, scissors and other implements, on round base, 5¾” high. See illustration
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£120-180
Lot 672
670 A 19TH CENTURY HORN OVAL SNUFF BOX, the cover with a silver cartouche, 1¾” wide, a tortoiseshell small rectangular box, on four ivory turned feet, and other items (a lot)
666 A 19TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL BAPTISMAL SCOOP, carved with the Madonna and Child, and picked out in red and black, 4¼” wide £60-80 667 AN 18TH CENTURY DUTCH OVAL TOBACCO BOX, engraved with scrolls, 6½” wide, a 19th century brass round ejector chamber candlestick, and other metalware (a lot)
671 A 19TH CENTURY BLUE JOHN OVOID BELL PULL, 2¼” high
£50-70
£60-90
669 A 19TH CENTURY WHITE METAL RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOX, the sides chased with flowers and leaves, the cover with an agate panel, 3” wide
£100-150
672 A 19TH CENTURY BLUE JOHN CUPSHAPED BOWL, on waisted socle and cylindrical stem with square slate base, 8” high. See illustration
668 AN EDWARDIAN LEATHER SMALL DRESSING CASE, with some ivory, glass and metal mounted fittings, and two leather travelling cases containing Ordnance Survey and Bartholomew’s maps
£50-80
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Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£500-800
673 A GEORGE III BLUE JOHN COMPRESSED URN-SHAPED VASE, on stepped foot and white marble mounted blue john drum-shaped column, with square black marble base, 10½” high. See illustration £2,000-3,000
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
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Lot 679
674 A CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED AND CARVED IVORY FAN, the end sticks carved in relief with foliate decoration, the internal sticks with pierced and similar carved decoration, the fan leaf painted to both sides in reds, greens and blues with scenes of a tiger hunt and other similar subjects
676 A COLLECTION OF SIXTEEN SPECIMEN MARBLE AND HARDSTONE EGG-SHAPED ORNAMENTS including a Blue John egg, ?” long, and others similar (16)
£200-400
677 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SMALL GROUP of two immortals, 2” wide, on a carved hardwood low stand
675 A COLLECTION OF SIX LARGE SPECIMEN MARBLE ORNAMENTS, one a ball of grey stone, 4¾” wide, and five egg-shaped, 6½” and smaller (6)
£150-250
£60-90
£200-400
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Lot 680
678 A CARVED “SCRIMSHAW” WHALES TOOTH decorated with a Scotsman wearing a kilt surrounded by thistles, 6¾”
680 ENGLISH SCHOOL, early 19th century A portrait miniature of a young girl wearing a coral cross on a ribbon, watercolour on ivory, 2¼” x 1¾”, in an ebonised frame. See illustration
£500-1,000
679 ENGLISH SCHOOL, early 19th century A portrait miniature of Miss Ellenborough, watercolour on ivory, oval, 2¾” x 2¼”, in an ebonised frame, titled verso. See illustration
£300-400
681 A VICTORIAN IVORY PAPER KNIFE, the silver handle embossed with a woman at a fence, a bird and leaf scrolls, London 1882, by William Comyns
£300-400
£150-250
682 A LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY CREAM SILK COAT embroidered with flowerheads and foliage, approx. 38” long
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£150 – 300
86
BOXES, CADDIES AND MISCELL ANEA
Lot 735
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685 R A JAPANNED DEEP BOX inscribed ‘W.E.Rootes’, 13” wide; and other cases etc (a lot)
690 R A PATCHWORK QUILT bearing the date November 1789, with a chintz and tasseled border
£40-60
£150-250
686 R A PAIR OF CREAM- AND GREENPAINTED TABLE LAMPS with knopped stems, 19” high, and a green-painted hexagonal waste paper basket (2)
£60-80
687
A PAIR OF SMALL GILT-METAL TWO-BRANCH WALL LIGHTS with wheat ears decoration, 11¼” high; and a glass table lamp with knop stem and metal bands (3)
691 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY RED GROUND PAPIER MACHE DISH decorated in gilt with figures and buildings, 13¾ “ wide
692 R A PAIR OF TOOLED RED LEATHER WASTE PAPER BINS, and a similar green leather example, 11½ “ high
£60-80
£100-150
693 R A QUANTITY OF TABLE AND OTHER LINEN
£60-80
£80-120
694 R A SET OF KITCHEN SCALES with brass pan, and other items (a lot)
689 R A GILT-TOOLED LEATHERCOVERED JEWELLERY BOX, the lid decorated with a bull fight, 10¾” wide; and other boxes and trays (a lot)
£150-200
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688 R A CUSHION COVERED IN 18TH CENTURY NEEDLEWORK with tassels, 18” wide; and other cushions (a lot)
Provenance: Glenalmond House, Perthshire.
£100-150
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£60-80
695 R A VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHÉ RECTANGULAR BOX, the cover painted with two monks in an interior, before an elaborate fireplace, 13¾” wide. See illustration
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£200-300
696 R A SET OF TWELVE PLACE MATS, each applied with a print after Picasso; and other place mats (a lot)
702 R A TRIPOD TABLE CLOCK, a pair of silver-handled glove stretchers, and other items (a lot)
£100-150
£80-120
697 R TWO WICKER SIX-DIVISION WINE BASKETS, and an elephant doorstop and other items (a lot)
703 R A MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD BANDED CUTLERY BOX with lift-top and three drawers flanked by locking pilasters, 19½” wide
£60-80
698 R TWO BOTTLES OF PAVILLAC CHATEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE 1982 (2)
704 R A CUSHION COVERED IN 18TH CENTURY GROSS AND PETIT POINT NEEDLEWORK with a gold-thread border, 15” square; and another needlework cushion with two figures (2)
£40-60
699 R TWO BOTTLES OF SMITH WOODHOUSE LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE PORT 1974 (2)
£100-150
£150-250
706 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY TOLE PEINT CYLINDRICAL CANISTER and cover, inscribed ‘C Beans’, with oval plaque for ‘Mark Aitken & Son, General Furnishing Ironmongers, Crieff ’, 14” high, and a smaller canister inscribed ‘Tea’ (2)
701 R A BOTTLE OF TAYLORS 1963 VINTAGE PORT (lacking label); and a bottle of Grahams 1958 port (lacking label rebottled 1981) (2)
£200-300
705 R A GEORGE III TREEN ROUND BOWL, the exterior with an incised band, 21½ “ diameter
£40-60
700 R THREE BOTTLES OF TAYLORS VINTAGE PORT 1970 (3)
£100-150
£100-150
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Provenance: Glenalmond House, Perthshire
£150-250
707 R A 19TH CENTURY BOULLE RECTANGULAR BOX, with gilt metal mounts and paw feet, 8½” wide. See illustration
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£300-400
Lot 708
Lot 717
713 AN AMERICAN ‘B L QUALITY TOYS’ TINPLATE LARGE MODEL OF A GREEN PAINTED BUS, 28” long
708 A MID 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY TRAVELLING TANTALUS, the velvet-lined interior fitted with four small squaresection glass decanters and stoppers and a facetted stirrup cup, above three small drawers, 5¼” high. See illustration
714 A GEORGE III SILK WORK PANEL with a spray of flowers and leaves, 14½ x 11”, in a maple frame
715 A GEORGE III SAMPLER, worked in green, yellow and iron red with bands of flowers in tubs, birds, figures and a house, worked with initials ‘MA’ and dated 1780, 13½ x 12¼”
£60-80
710 A RED-PAINTED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET decorated with the Royal Arms, 14” high; and other items (a lot)
£40-60
£100-150
Provenance: A Hampshire manor house.
£200-300
717 AN 18TH CENTURY SILK AND SILVER THREAD PANEL worked with a figure of Christ the Good Shepherd, within a broad carnation and leaf scroll border, on a crimson ground, 22” square, now mounted as the banner of a 19th century pole screen with spiral fluted column and dished round base. See illustration
712 A SET OF SIX SILVER BEAN-END COFFEE SPOONS in a case; and another set of six regular coffee spoons; a plated cake basket; and a brass preserving pan (4)
£250-350
716 A LATE 19TH CENTURY NEEDLEWORK PANEL IN THE STYLE OF WILLIAM MORRIS, the blue ground worked with dogs, rabbits and a bird amongst flowers and leaves, 17½ x 24¾” See illustration
711 A VICTORIAN WALNUT BRASSMOUNTED TEA CHEST with two lidded compartments, 9¾” wide
£80-120
£200-300
709 A KASHMIRI LACQUER DEEP BOWL, signed and inscribed, 14” diameter; and other items (a lot
£150-300
£40-60
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£250-350
Lot 716 detail
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718 JENNENS & BETTRIDGE: A PAPIER MACHÉ CIRCULAR DISH with all over painted Gothic style decoration, on a small raised foot, 10” wide
723 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY, the domed top inlaid with a wreath of leaf decoration, the front and sides similarly decorated, with a single lidded tea compartment, 4½” wide
£80-150
719 A TURNED FRUITWOOD TEA CADDY in the form of a globular compressed four-lobed melon with a short stalk, 5½” high
724 A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SEWING BOX, the rectangular top with re-entrant corners and feathered stringing, enclosing a fitted interior, on short raised feet, 10½” wide
£200-400
720 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY, the rectangular top with a moulded border and brass carrying handle, above straight sides, on short bracket feet, with a three-part interior, 9¼” wide and another similar smaller caddy (2)
£200-400
£300-500
726 A VIZAGAPATAM IVORY COVERED DRESSING TABLE BOX, the rectangular top with central initials, within a running foliate border, the velvet-lined interior with lidded compartments and removable tray, above a single flush fitting drawer, 11½” wide
£100-200
722 A VICTORIAN SPECIMEN MARQUETRY WORKBOX, the square lid with a central gilt metal carrying handle, inlaid with burr maple padouk and other timbers in an “X”form pattern, the front and sides similarly decorated, the interior fitted with three removable trays, 12” wide
£180-250
725 A GEORGE III TURNED WALNUT NUTMEG GRATER of tapering turned form, comprising three unscrewing sections and a detachable grinding handle, 8½” high
721 A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD STRUNG SARCOPHAGUS-SHAPED TEA CADDY with a raised central top above sloping sides with gilt metal basket-form ring handles, on short ball feet, the interior with twin lidded tea compartments, 7½” wide
£100-200
£800-1,500
727 AN EARLY VICTORIAN IVORY EDGED AND BURRWOOD VENEERED BOX, the interior with gilt metal mounts and musical box, 9” wide
£200-400
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£80-150
728 A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUERWORK FOLDING CHESS BOARD, the folding top with gilt floral borders and decorated edge, the interior decorated in gold and red for backgammon, early 19th century, 16¾" wide See illustration £200-400 729 A STAINED AND TURNED IVORY CHESS SET 19th century, in red and white, the tallest piece 3½" high. See illustration
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£500-800
Lot 735
730 A TURNED WOODEN HAMMERING IMPLEMENT bearing a silver label “Sua Tela Tonanti Lodge no. 8003 Egyptian Masons Mallet 2500BC from Tura Caves. Bequeathed by W. Bro. E.A. Clutten P.G.StdB”, 12½” high
733 AN "VIZAGAPATAM" CARVED AND DECORATED IVORY MOUNTED DRESSING TABLE BOX, the domed lid set with a central filigree panel, with a sandalwood lined interior, on animal paw feet, 6½” wide
£100-200
734 A PAIR OF LARGE DUNHILL PLATED TABLE LIGHTERS with engine turned decoration (2)
731 AN ORIENTAL CARVED AND STAINED CHESS SET in white and red, the figures in the form of warriors and dignitaries, standing on foliate carved knops and circular bases, in a pine box
£200-300
£200-400
735 AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE EXPORT CANTED RECTANGULAR BOX, decorated in gilt with figures, birds and flowers, on a brown ground, on four carved giltwood ‘dragon’ feet, 8” wide. See illustration
732 A GENTLEMAN’S WALKING CANE with tapering shaft, the pommel with a silver mount and “glitter stone” ball handle, 35½”
£50-100
£100-200
£150-200
736-739 Spare lots 96
METALWORK AND SCULPTURE
Lot 787 97
Lot 740
744 R A BRASS AND GLAZED HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERN, with scroll crest, 24½” high
740 R 5MARK CORETH (B.1958) A cheetah chasing an impala, number 5 of 6, bronze, 6½” high, on an ebonised base See illustration.
Provenance: Sladmore Gallery, October 1986.
£2,000-3,000
745 R A PAIR OF GILT TWO BRANCH WALL LIGHTS, with sheaves of corn, 25½” (2)
741 R A BRASS AND IRON SQUARE STICK STAND, 8¾" square, together with a shooting stick and various other items
£150-250
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory
£100-150
747 R A BRONZE RESIN SCULPTURE OF TWO HANDS AND A FOOT, 17” high, on a black marble square base, indistinctly signed with monogram and numbered 1/6.
743 R A 19TH CENTURY BRASS AND IRON FENDER, 48” long, together with four steel fire irons on a stand, and a wrought iron fireguard (a lot)
£200-300
746 R A PAIR OF BRASS DOORSTOPS, each in the form of two partridges, 11¾” high.
£150-250
742 R A STEEL FIRE IRON STAND AND THREE FIRE IRONS, a wrought iron and mesh spark guard, bellows etc (a lot)
£300-500
£200-300 98
£100-150
748 R A PAIR OF COMPOSITION STONE MODELS OF SEATED SPANIELS, each on canted rectangular base, 23” high. See illustration
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£1,200-1,500
749 A 19TH CENTURY COPPER OVAL TWO HANDLED PAN, 22” wide overall
756 A GEORGE III COPPER TEA URN with brass borders, lion mask ring handles and tap, 18” high
£80-120
750 A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY DUTCH BRASS OVAL JARDINIÈRE, with flared rim, on four ball feet, 17” wide overall
757 TWO BRASS AND COPPER LARGE OVOID JARS and covers, with loop handles, 20” high (2)
£80-120
751 AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN COPPER TWO GALLON MEASURE, with loop handle and a brass tap, 15” high
£80-120
752 A 19TH CENTURY COPPER TWO GALLON MEASURE and another similar (2) £80-120
£120-180
£150-200
761 A BRASS CORINTHIAN COLUMN LAMP BASE, with cut glass reservoir, and stepped square base, 32” high overall
£80-120
755 A 19TH CENTURY COPPER OVAL FOOT BATH with two handles, 25” wide; and other metalware (a lot)
£150-250
760 THREE GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS, each with knopped stems, on dished square canted bases, 6¾” high overall (3)
754 A COPPER CYLINDRICAL LOG BUCKET, with studded band and swing handle, and a similar brass log bucket (2)
£80-120
759 A PAIR OF GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS, each with knopped tapering stems, on square canted bases, 7¼” high (2)
753 A SET OF SEVEN COPPER BALUSTER SHAPED MEASURES, from one gallon to half a gill (7)
£100-150
758 A PAIR OF GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS, each with knopped tapering stems on square canted bases, 7¼” high (2)
£80-120
£80-120
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£250-350
762 A MARBLE BUST OF Tsar Alexander I carved in white marble on a spreading malachite-mounted base, 11½” high. See illustration
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Provenance: Acquired from Mallett, Bourdon House, London, by the vendor in the 1980’s.
£3,000-5,000
763 A FIRST WORLD WAR BRASS MONEY BOX OF A TANK, stamped to either side “Lilian”, on four small wheels, on an oak base, 9” wide
768 A CARVED FIGURE OF A SEATED CHINESE DEITY, 7½” high
£60-80
769 A CAST BRASS "MANX" TRIVET with an oval top with pierced foliate decoration with flowering thistles and a central three-legged motif, on four cabriole legs with pad feet, 12¾ wide
764 A BRASS MODEL OF A RACE HORSE “Running Rein” on a stained wooden base, 10¾” wide
Running Rein was disqualified as winner of the 1844 Epsom Derby when it was discovered that the horse was the subject of a betting scandal.
£100-200
£150-250
£100-200 771 E. CANA A cast bronze sculpture of a bird of prey with wings outstretched, on a naturalistic base, 10” high
766 ARCHIBALD KNOX FOR LIBERTY & CO: A PAIR OF PEWTER AND ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS with circular candleholders, on shaped tri-form uprights and spreading circular bases with entwined decoration and circular green/blue enamel panels, stamped to the underside of the base “Liberty & Co. 0223”, 9½” high. See illustration
Provenance: Private Collection, West Dorset.
£1,500-2,500
£150-250
772 A SET OF VICTORIAN GRADUATED WEIGHTS, the largest marked “56lbs Avon” with various control marks and indistinctly marked to the base and dated 1852, 14½” and smaller (12)
767 E.F. JENNINGS: “A portrait bust of Francesco Messino Countessa Edda Ciono, daughter of Signor Mussolini”, 19” high
£80-150
770 A GILT METAL MOUNTED CIGARETTE BOX, the rectangular top decorated with a naked female figure amongst scrolling foliate swags, the front and sides similarly decorated, 8” wide
765 A VICTORIAN BRASS TOBACCO BOX of rectangular form with a carrying handle, stamped “Rich Patentee, Bridgwater” with a coin operated locking mechanism, on ball feet, 9½” wide
£80-150
£800-1,500
773 A LARGE VICTORIAN COPPER FLAGON of tapering ribbed form, with a broad spreading base and scrolling handle, 15½” high
£200-400
£200-400
774 A VICTORIAN COPPER “WELL BUCKET” of riveted construction with a scrolling handle with ring suspension and flared body, with stamped no. “6”, 30” high
767A A WOODWORKERS BRACE AND BIT, the brass mount stamped “Marples & Sons, Sheffield” £150-250
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£200-400
Lot 766
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781 R A GILT BRONZE PRESENTATION BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SOCIETY OF ARTS MEDAL awarded to “The Rt. Hon. Lord Rootes CBE for his work in the furtherance of Anglo-American Commerce. 1962”, in a John Pinches box
775 A LARGE CAST BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA on a carved and pierced hardwood stand, 13” £200-400
776 A COPPER RELIEF PANEL OF ADAM AND EVE in the Garden of Eden, probably Netherlandish in the first half of the 16th century, 7½” wide. This attribution was suggested by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1992. It was also noted that the work is not listed in Ingrid Webber’s book on Renaissance Plaquettes “DeutscheNiederlandische und Franzosische Renaissance Plaketten”.
782 A MEIJI PERIOD CAST BRONZE JARDINIÈRE of circular bellied form, decorated with fish swimming amongst plants, on three short feet with cast mark to the base, 13” wide
£500-800
777 A "GRAND TOUR" CARVED STONE TRIFORM INCENSE BURNER with a leaf-shaped pierced lid on a similarly leaf-carved base and on three lion monopodia supports with paw feet, probably circa 1780 with a later lid, 9" high
784 A BRASS BAR MOUNTING CORKSCREW “The Rapid” with turned wooden handle
£500-£1000
£50-100
780 R W. GILBERT: A TERRACOTTA HEAD AND SHOULDERS BUST of a female figure looking down, on a socle base, stamped to the reverse “W. Gilbert, Tipton”, 10” high
£100-200
785 A TABLE TOP TELESCOPE by “G & C Dixey, Opticians to the King, 3 New Bond Street, London”, a five drawer telescope with wooden mounting, on a tripod stand
779 R A VICTORIAN COPPER LOG BIN of circular riveted form, 21” wide
£300-500
£800-1,200
778 A CLASSICAL STONE DRAPED BUST on a square plinth mounted with a vacant cartouche, the bust possibly Roman and the base probably Renaissance, 10¾" high
£200-400
783 A REGENCY BRONZE AND MARBLE DESK STAND, the marble base with twin pen troughs and a central entwined carrying handle in the form of two snakes flanked by lobed inkwells with ormolu mounts, on animal paw feet, 13” wide
The form of this incense burner is derived from Roman examples illustrated by Piranesi.
£40-60
£40-80
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£200-400
786 A ROMAN “PORPHYRY” OR BASALT AMPHORA with simple loop handles and a circular base, possibly 1st/2nd century with old repairs, 14” high, and a hardstone vase ensuite, apparently a Grand Tour copy, 17th/18th century, 14” high (2). See illustration
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Provenance: A gift from the Earl and Countess of Crawford of Balcarres Castle, Fife, Scotland.
Private collection, West Dorset.
£3,000-5,000
787 P.C.E. FIASCHI 19th/20th century An alabaster sculpture of a mother and child, with signature to the reverse, 8½” high
792 AN IMPORTANT "VENETO SARACENIC" BRONZE TANKARD AND COVER decorated with bands of stiff leaves, arabesques, gadrooning and a cylindrical body with two principal registers of scrolling foliage and flowers on a "tinned" ground, the slightly domed cover with a bud finial and the scrolling handle surmounted by a camels head thumbpiece, on a spreading circular foot, probably Venice 16th century, 11½" high.
£300-500
788 A VICTORIAN STYLE FOLDING FANSHAPED FIRE GUARD cast with neo-classical motifs and hanging swags, on a shaped base, 26” high
789 A REGENCY STYLE GILT BRASS AND STEEL COMPANION SET with a central reeded column and cast top suspending a poker, brush, tongs and toasting fork, 33½” high
Provenance: A Dorset Manor House.
Probably originally the property of the Seymer family.
This enigmatic tankard appears to relate to so-called Veneto-Saracenic metalwork, which has been the subject of considerable academic debate in recent years. The stylistic vocabulary may indicate that it was made in Venice, but a Levantine origin cannot be discounted. It seems likely that the tinned ground on the exterior was originally filled with a black compound, traces of which remain in some places.
£100-200
790 A FLEMISH STYLE BRASS CHARGER of 17th century design, with a broad flat rim and a dished centre decorated with a biblical scene, the border with figures, animals and other subjects, 39" dia.
£100-200
793 A JAPANESE KATANA SWORD, the handle and scabbard decorated with circular motifs containing three leaves, the Tsuba with engraved scrolling foliate decoration, 39½”
£200-400
791 A VICTORIAN MARBLE AND ALABASTER PORTRAIT BUST of a young girl with leaves in her hair, on a tapering square base and tapering fluted marble column with octagonal base, 60” high
£150-300
794 A 19TH CENTURY NAVAL SABRE, the curving blade with engraved decoration with Royal coat-of-arms, and anchor and flags and other motifs, the carved handle with an ivory grip, the scabbard marked ‘Will & Yardley, Charing Cross’ with a presentation inscription ‘This sword was... by The Postmaster General and principal... that office... W William Brown, Commander of the ... Cutter for service rendered.. that office.. Jan 25th 180..’
£300-500
£150-300
795-799 Spare lots
106
Lot 792
107
108
CLOCK S AND SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT
109
806 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER with an arched top and turned ivory finials, 38 ½ “ high
800 A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK by John Smith Bungay, the case with long arch door above a rectangular plinth, the hood with turned tapering pilasters surmounted by a fretwork frieze, the brass arch dial with silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, inscribed ‘I mark time dos’t thou’ with a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, with a two-train eight-day movement striking on a bell, 87” high
807 R A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CASED BRACKET CLOCK, the white enamel dial inscribed ‘Randall, Newbury’, with eight-day striking movement, the arched top with carrying handle and brass fret sides, on brass ball feet, 17½” high. See illustration
£700-1,000 801 A VICTORIAN OAK AND MAHOGANY CROSSBANDED LONGCASE CLOCK, the enamelled dial signed J.G Walford, Banbury, with a thirty hour movement, striking on a bell, the trunk with a rectangular door between reeded columns, 81” high
803 A 17TH CENTURY STYLE LONGCASE CLOCK in ebonised case, the square dial signed ‘John Munday’ with engraved centre and date aperture, with birdcage style movement, striking on a bell, the hood with gilt finials with a long trunk door, 88” high
William Randall is recorded in business in Newbury from 1795-1812.
£1,200-1,500
£500-800 809 A SLIDING BALL CLOCK, with three dials recording hours, seconds and minutes, with a brass mechanism with ring-turned uprights, beneath a glass case, 11½” wide
£300-500
804 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MANTEL CLOCK, with an architectural case surmounted by a gilt eagle with wings outstretched above an ebonised pediment, the broad circular dial with silvered chapter ring and visible pendulum, with an open base with four ebonised tapering columns with gilt metal mounts, on a platform base, with a two-train movement signed ‘Jaques Andoz, Paris’ 32” high, 19th century and later
£100-200
810 A GILT BRONZE MANTLE CLOCK with a silvered engine-turned dial with Roman numerals and a two-train eight-day movement striking on a bell, the elaborately carved rococo style case surmounted by flowers, on a carved wooden base, 18¼” high
£400-600
£500-1,000
811 A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY WALL CLOCK, the circular convex dial with Roman numerals, with single train movement, 12” wide
805 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER, the broad circular dial signed ‘M.D. Torre, Worrington’, with thermometer above a decorated case, 39” high
808 A REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID STICK BAROMETER, the arched ivory scale signed ‘Spencer, Browning House, Minories, London’, the column inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration and a central thermometer, above a brass cased reservoir, 38” high
£250-350
802 spare
£500 – 1,000
£200-400
110
£200-400
Lot 807
111
Lot 817
815 A 19TH CENTURY GILT-METAL CASED POCKET BAROMETER, the silvered dial signed ‘Z Barraclough & Sons, 54 Briggate, Leeds’ in leather case; and a small gilt-metal and glazed oval tray, set with a feather picture of a fish, 4½” wide (2)
812 R A FRENCH GILT-METAL AND PORCELAIN TABLE TIMEPIECE, with flower-painted round dial, flanked by caryatids, on tapering stem and turquoise bordered square base with gilt metal feet, 8” high
£200-300
813 R A LATE 19TH CENTURY SPHERICAL TABLE TIMEPIECE, with white dial, and red and white paste-set border, 3¼” high
816 R A SMALL MANTEL TIMEPIECE with round dial and Swiss movement, in a gilt brass scrolling-cast case, 7½” high
£80-120
817 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY WHEEL BAROMETER WITH THERMOMETER, the silvered dial inscribed ‘Hudson, Optician, Greenwich... Rising in Winter indicates frost. A rapid and continuous fall for two or three days in the summer certainly indicates much wet. The longer the period of falling, the more certain the rain. Previous to a storm, the mercury generally falls very fast and after a storm vice versa’, the reverse with a Hudson & Sons, Greenwich’, opticians label, 43” high. See illustration
814 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASSCASED CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE, with white enamel dial, eight-day lever movement and leather travelling case
£60-80
£100-150
£1,200-1,800
818-819 Spare lots 112
Rugs and carpets
Lot 828 113
Lot 820
Lot 821
820 R A GEORGE III WOOLWORK SMALL RUG, with bold flowers, on a fawn ground, one geometric border, 42¾ x 83½ “ See illustration
821 R A KURDISTAN RUNNER, with flower medallions on a blue field, one wide and four narrow borders, 168” x 38” See illustration
£400-600
£500-800
Lot 822
Lot 823
822 R A CAUCASIAN TYPE RUG, the central triple medallion surrounded by animals and flowerheads, with foliate spandrels and multiple border, 71 x 60½”. See illustration.
823 R A GEORGE III WOOL RUG, the centre with ribbon-tie flowers and foliage on a cream ground, within a foliate border and later outer-border, 73¼ x 96¾”. See illustration
£300-500
114
£400-600
824 R A SILK QUM WITH A CENTRAL MEDALLION AND BOTEH on a red field, one wide cream ground and three narrow borders, 94” x 54”. See illustration. 115
£1,500-2,500
Lot 828
829 R AN HERIZ PERSIAN CARPET with a bold geometric design centred on a foliate medallion, the principal indigo border with serrated leaves alternating with stylised flowerheads and with an outer flowering vine guard stripe on a biscuit-coloured ground c.132" x c.98". See illustration
825 R A BALOUCH RUG, with medallions on a red field, one wide and three narrow borders, 39 x 62¾”
£200-300
826 R A TEKKE STYLE RUG with champagne ground, 47 x 68”, and another similar (2)
£80-120
827
TWO SIMILAR CAUCASIAN TYPE WOOL RUGS with central medallions among foliage, approx 50 x 78”
830 R A CHINESE SMALL RUG decorated with vases of flowers on a blue ground, 50" long.
R
£200-300
£50-100
831-834 Spare lots
828 R A PERSIAN PICTORIAL WOOL RUG, the central landscape medallion with a building and trees on a red ground with birds among foliage, the pale ground spandrels with conforming medallions, within a multiple foliate border, 51½ x 79”. See illustration
£2000-3000
£1,500-2,500 116
Lot 829
117
118
FURNITURE
Lot 986 119
Lot 835
Lot 836
838 R TWO MAHOGANY FRET FRAME WALL MIRRORS, in George III style, each with a gilt bird at the crest, 28¼ and 29” high (2)
835 R A PAIR OF MAHOGANY ROUND DISH-TOP TABLES, each supported by a seated hound wearing a gilt-metal collar, on rectangular bases, 29¼” high. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Drawing Room.
£1,800-2,500
839 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIR, with leaf carved crest, pierced vase shaped splat and padded serpentine seat, on straight legs, 36” high
836 R A LOUIS XVI BEECH FRAMED OPEN ARMCHAIR, carved with borders of ribbons and beads, the arms with stopped fluted supports, on turned tapering stopped fluted legs, the underside inscribed with an old inventory number twice in black ‘A53/47’. See illustration.
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Blue Bedroom
£1,500-2,000
£200-300
840 R A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CROSSBANDED D-SHAPED TEA TABLE, with folding top, on boxwood strung square tapering legs, 35¾” wide
£400-600
841 R A MAHOGANY ROUND DISH TOP TABLE, on turned pillar and tripod, now with a plate glass top and chintz cover, 27”diameter
837 R A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD STRUNG D-SHAPED SIDE TABLE, on square tapering legs (one end of a dining table), 43½” wide
£400-600
£500-800
£150-250 842 R A MAHOGANY SMALL ROUND TABLE, on turned pillar and tripod, 29½” high x 14” diameter 120
£200-300
843 R AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE EXPORT RECTANGULAR MIRROR PAINTING, finely painted with pheasants in a river landscape, with buildings and flowering trees, in a gilt wood frame carved and pierced with icicles and ‘C’ scrolls, the panel 23¼ x 16¾”, overall size 35½ “ x 24” See illustration
£8,000-10,000
121
Lot 844
848 R A PAIR OF BRASS FRAMED RECTANGULAR TWO TIER ETAGERES, with gilt tooled leather covered surfaces, 24¾” high x 18½” wide
844 R A MAHOGANY TWO PILLAR DINING TABLE, with two loose leaves, the top crossbanded in mahogany and tulipwood, turned pillars, each with four reeded splayed legs with brass terminals, Maple label to the underside, approx. 119” long, 48”deep See illustration
£2,000-3,000
845 R A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND TUNBRIDGEWARE OCTAGONAL FOOTSTOOLS, with floral needlework covering and white glazed ceramic feet, 10¼” wide
£150-200
£400-600
£500-800 850 R A PAIR OF BRASS FRAMED OVAL TWO TIER TABLES, with pierced galleries and tooled red or green leather surfaces, 22” high x 21¼” long
£400-600
847 R A RECTANGULAR LONG STOOL, upholstered in green velvet, on a walnut baluster turned frame, 54” long
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Library.
849 R A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY ENCLOSED GAMES TABLE, with velvet-lined interior, boxwood strung borders and one drawer, on slender turned legs headed by oval boxwood panels, 26¾” high x 18” wide
846 R A MAHOGANY PIE-CRUST TIP-UP TABLE, on a turned and leaf-carved column and three leaf-carved legs with paw feet, 28” high x 28” diameter
£600-800
851 R A BUTLERS MAHOGANY RECTANGULAR TRAY, with shaped raised borders, as a coffee table, on a stand with straight legs and a shelf, 25” wide.
£400-600
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See Country Life, 21st December 1961, where illustrated in the Library At Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire
£300-400
852 R A GEORGE I WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE, the upper part with shelves and two small drawers, enclosed by a panelled door, above a candle slide, the fall enclosing fittings above two short and two long drawers with brass handles and engraved escutcheons, on bracket feet, the reverse with a manuscript label “...d Park...man’s Hi...W3”, basically 18th century, 83½ “ high, 30” wide. See illustration.
123
£5,000-7,000
853 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SHOW FRAME TUB-SHAPED ARMCHAIR, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with padded back and seat in velvet, the scroll arms over stop fluted tapering legs headed by carved flowerheads, 32¾ " high See illustration
See Country Life, 21st December 1961, where illustrated in the Library at Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and also recorded in the 1965 Inventory.
In view of the Ramsbury Manor provenance, it is possible that this chair originally formed part of the furnishings of Foremark Hall, Derbyshire, the home of Sir Robert Burdett, Bt. Sadly, Sir Robert's improvements at Foremark Hall are not impressively documented. Substantial payments to "Mr Chippendale" are recorded between February 1766 and April 1774. The stylistic vocabulary and execution of this chair is consistent with the workshop of Thomas Chippendale and it may be compared to a chair from The Hochschild Collection sold at Sotheby's on 1st December 1978, Lot 66. It may also be compared to a set of four bergere chairs supplied by Chippendale for the Dining Room at Paxton in 1776, illustrated by Christopher Gilbert in "The Life & Works of Thomas Chippendale" and published 1978.
£800-1200
Lot 853
Lot 853 illustarted in the Library at Ramsbury Manor,
854 R A PAIR OF LOUIS XIV WALNUT OPEN ARMCHAIRS, with rectangular seats and backs in gros and petit point needlework, the backs with sheep shearers and a music party, the seats with birds and flowers, scroll arms and scroll shaped legs and stretchers, 47" high x 25.5" wide. See illustration
Lot 854
124
£3,000-£5,000
855 R A GEORGE III ELBOW CHAIR, of Sheraton design, the beech frame painted with husks and patera on a green ground, the back with three upright rails, swept arms and turned tapering legs, 35½” high. See illustration.
Lot 855
£500-700
856 R A SET OF FOUR REGENCY OPEN ARMCHAIRS, with black and gilt Japanned beech frames, the crest rails painted with flowers, above spindle supports, caned seats, on turned legs (4). See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Garden Flat.
£1,500-2,500
857 R A SET OF EIGHT REGENCY MAHOGANY RAIL BACK DINING CHAIRS, with reeded uprights, the pierced centre rails carved with shells, drop in needlework seats with crests and ribbon tied laurel garlands, on sabre legs (six single and two elbow chairs with scroll arms), 32½" high. See illustration
Lot 856
£3,000-4,000
Lot 857 125
Lot 858
Lot 859
862 R A LOW TABLE WITH SIMULATED MARBLE TOP, printed with a floral design, on brass stand, 37½” diameter
858 R A SET OF SIX REGENCY GREY AND GILT PAINTED SIDE CHAIRS, with caned panelled backs, rope twist rails, caned seats and sabre legs See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Staircase Hall.
£1,000-1,500
863 R A NEST OF FOUR MAHOGANY AND CROSSBANDED RECTANGULAR TABLES, on ring turned legs with stretchers, 27” high x 19½ “ wide
859 R A SET OF FOUR REGENCY EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT SIDE CHAIRS, the turned crest rails over pierced backs with tablets decorated with military trophies, the caned seats above turned legs (three single and one chair with arms), 33¼” high. See illustration
Provenance: Glenalmond House, Perthshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory.
£500-700
864 R A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY RECTANGULAR TIP-UP TABLE with tooled leather inset top, on turned column with three splayed legs, 28¼” high x 20¼” wide
£1,000-2,000
860 R A MAHOGANY SMALL TRIPOD TABLE, 18” high
£100-150
865 R A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY FOLDING STAND for a butler’s tray, and an elm oval tripod table (2)
£50-70
861 R A MAHOGANY OCTAGONAL TABLE, on turned pillar and tripod, 27¾ “ high x 17¾”wide
£150-200
£300-400 126
£80-160
866 R A LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY SIX LEAF SCREEN, decorated in applied paperwork with Chinese figures, pavilions and flowers, the reverse similarly decorated with birds amidst flowering branches, each leaf 17¾” wide x 77¾” high. See illustration
127
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Blue Bedroom.
£3,000-4,000
Lot 867
Lot 868
Lot 869
Lot 870
128
869 R A PAIR OF JAPANNED AND GILT ROUND TABLES, each on turned tapering columns and triform bases, 20” diameter (the bases originally the stands for pole screens) (2). See illustration
867 R A RECTANGULAR WALL MIRROR, IN CHINESE CHIPPENDALE STYLE, the pine frame carved and pierced with Ho-Ho birds, flowers and ‘C’ scrolls, 53½ “ high. See illustration
£1,200-1,500
868 R A GEORGE I BLACK AND GILT JAPANNED SILVER TABLE, the tray top decorated with Chinese lake scenery, on cabriole legs, 33¾" wide. See illustration
See Country Life, 21st December 1961, where illustrated in the Chinese Room at Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire.
Japanned tables of this form are rare and no examples appear to be illustrated in "The Dictionary of English Furniture" by Ralph Edwards. Little japanned furniture survives in such a good state of preservation.
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Second Floor Flat Bedroom.
£500-700
870 R A PAIR OF OVAL TWO TIER TABLES WITH CHINESE BLACK AND GILT LACQUERED TOPS decorated with pavilions and figures, above black and gilt Japanned lower tiers, brass frames and supports, 23½” high x 17½” wide See illustration
£2,000-£4,000
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Drawing Room.
£1,000-1,500
Lot 868 illustrated in the Chinese Room at Ramsbury Manor
129
871 R A LATE GEORGE III LACQUER AND JAPANNED CENTRE TABLE, the Chinese export gilt lacquer top decorated with a wide border of birds amidst flowers and leaves, the frieze with flowers and leaves in two tones of gilt, fitted with two frieze drawers, on end supports painted with flowers and leaves and with scroll terminals and splayed legs, 29 ¼" high x 52 ½" wide x 27 ½" deep. See illustration
This table may be compared to a pair of tables with Grecian-lyre end-supports supplied to Henry Richard, Third Earl of Warwick (1779-1853), which formed part of the Regency furnishings of Warwick Castle. These tables also have japanned frames with chinoiserie decoration corresponding to the Chinese lacquered top.
£5000-8000
130
Lot 872
874 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONTED SIDEBOARD, the top crossbanded in rosewood with boxwood stringing, fitted with a frieze drawer above an arched centre, flanked by two deep double fronted drawers crossbanded in satinwood, on square tapering legs headed by rectangular and oval satinwood panels, 36¼ “ high x 76” wide x 31” deep (the legs cut and reduced). See illustration
872 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BOWFRONTED SIDEBOARD, fitted with a central frieze drawer above a recessed arched front drawer, flanked by two deep drawers, all crossbanded in rosewood, brass loop handles, on square tapering legs with spade feet, stamped T Wilson, 68 Gt Queen Street, London, 36” high x 72” wide x 28” deep. See illustration
Thomas Wilson was an auctioneer, broker and appraiser at 28 Little Queen Street and 68 Great Queen Street. Pieces of furniture bearing his stamp range in date from circa 1780-1840, and include mostly mahogany furniture. See The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840.
875 R A WALNUT AND CROSSBANDED SERPENTINE-FRONTED CHEST of four long drawers with brass handles, on bracket feet, 34¾” high x 27½” wide
£3,000-4,000
873 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD STRUNG TABLE, with tip-up canted rectangular top, on turned pillar and tripod, 27½” high x 24” wide
£1,000-1,500
£300-500
£250-350
Lot 875 131
876 R A MID 18TH CENTURY WALNUT TALLBOY, fitted with two short and six long drawers, with pierced brass handles, on bracket feet, 70” high x 41¼” wide. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in Lord Wilton’s Room.
£1,500-2,500
132
877 R A GEORGE III CREAM AND GILT PAINTED LAMP STAND, with a later octagonal top, the four cabriole legs carved with leaves and scrolls, on hairy hoof feet and joined by a later platform, 21” wide. See illustration
878 R A PAIR OF FRENCH KINGWOOD OVAL TABLE EN CHIFFIONIERE, with marble and gilt-metal galleried tops, each fitted with three parquetry drawers, on cabriole legs joined by a shelf, gilt-metal ribbon mounts, 31 ¾" high x 18 ½"wide (2) See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, one recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Pink Bedroom.
£1000-2000
See Country Life, 21st December 1961, where illustrated in Lady Rootes’s Bedroom at Manor, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory as “a Directoire ‘table-ambulate’
£800-1,200
Lot 877 illustrated in Lady Rootes’ Bedroom at Ramsbury Manor 133
879 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY RECTANGULAR SPIDER LEG TEA TABLE, with two drop leaves, on slender turned legs with stretchers, 28¼” high x 29½” long. See illustration
880 R AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ROSEWOOD SWEPT TOP MUSIC CANTERBURY, with turned corner supports, and one drawer, on turned legs with castors, 18” wide. See illustration
£700-900
134
£500-700
881 R A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CARD TABLES, with crossbanded folding tops, with oval panels outlined in stringing, the friezes similarly decorated, on plain turned tapering legs, 36”wide. See illustration
135
£4,000-6,000
Lot 882 and 883
Lot 884
885 R A PAIR OF MAHOGANY TWO TIER BEDSIDE TABLES, with turned and reeded supports and “X”- form stretchers, 22½ “ long (2)
882 R A CREAM-PAINTED SIMULATED BAMBOO OPEN ARMCHAIR in Chinese Chippendale style, with a drop-in caned seat and patchwork squab cushion, 36½" high. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 inventory.
£400-600
886 R LADY ROOTES’ KIDNEY-SHAPED DRESSING TABLE, painted cream and with triple mirror and hangings
883 R A CREAM-PAINTED SIMULATED BAMBOO SIDE CHAIR in Chinese Chippendale style, with a drop-in caned seat and patchwork squab cushion, 36½ “ high. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 inventory.
£200-300
£80-120
887 R A PAIR OF GREY-PAINTED CHAIRS IN THE FRENCH STYLE, each with low back, with spindle gallery, padded seat, on turned and fluted legs, 25½” high
£200-300
888 R A 19TH CENTURY YEW, ASH & ELM WHEEL-BACK WINDSOR ELBOW CHAIR, on turned legs with stretchers, 36¾” high
884 R A ROSEWOOD AND CROSSBANDED SOFA TABLE, with boxwood stringing, two frieze drawers, on end supports with splayed legs and central stretcher, 28” x 61½” wide. See illustration
£150-250
£1,200-1,800
£250-350
889 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE with one drawer, brass handles and square tapering legs, 28” high x 35” long 136
£100-150
890 R A REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND PARCEL GILT LOW CABINET in the manner of Henry Holland, with a grey veined marble top, above one long frieze drawer and two brass grille panelled doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, flanked by gilt wood fluted tapering columns, on octagonal parcelgilt feet, 50" wide x 16" deep x 33 ½" high. . See illustration
137
This fine side cabinet may be compared to furniture supplied by Henry Holland for Southill, Bedfordshire, the home of Samuel Whitbread.
ÂŁ5,000-7,000
Lot 891
Lot 892
892 R A GEORGE III OAK SMALL BUREAU, the fall front with a book rest and enclosing a central cupboard with an ivory triangular insert engraved with an angel, flanked by pigeon holes and small drawers above a well, the lower section with two short and two long drawers with case brass handles and escutcheons, 36” high x 30” wide. See illustration
891 R A GEORGE II WALNUT-FRAMED RECTANGULAR STOOL, the seat in velvet with brass oval nails, on turned legs and stretchers carved and parcel-gilt with leaves, on scroll toes, 17” high x 24” long x 18” deep. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in the Pink Bedroom ‘An English early 18th century rectangular stool…’
£1000-2000
Lot 893
Lot 894
893 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CROSS-BANDED PEMBROKE TABLE with two drop leaves and one drawer with brass handles, on fluted square tapering legs headed by oval panels, 26” high x 33” long. See illustration
£600-800
894 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LOWBOY with three frieze drawers, on cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 29¼" wide. See illustration
£800-1200 138
£600-£1,200
895 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONTED COMMODE, fitted with four long drawers, original brass handles, and blind fret canted corners, on bracket feet, 33 ½" high x 49" wide x 23½" deep. See illustration
139
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory in Lady Roote's Bedroom.
Bearing in mind the Ramsbury Manor provenance, it is possible that this chest originally formed part of the furnishings of Foremark Hall, Derbyshire, the home of Sir Robert Burdett, Bt. Sadly, Sir Robert's improvements at Foremark Hall are not impressively documented. Substantial payments to "Mr Chippendale" are recorded between February 1766 and April 1774. Chippendale supplied comparable serpentine chests to Paxton in 1774. The timber and execution of the present lot are consistent with Chippendale's oeuvre.
£4000-6000
Lot 896
Lot 897
896 R A PALE-GREEN PAINTED LARGE ROUND DROP-LEAF DINING TABLE in George III style, on square tapering legs and brass castors, approx 70 x 70” overall when open. See illustration
899 R A MAHOGANY RECTANGULAR TABLE, on slender tapering legs with pad feet, 26” wide
£100-150
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 inventory. Almost certainly part of the redecoration scheme carried out by John Fowler for Lord Wilton shortly after he acquired the estate from the Burdett family.
900 R A MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE DESK, with crossbanded top, fitted with one long and six short drawers, with a drawer and a cupboard in the kneehole, 32¼” high x 29½” wide
£300-500
901 R A MAHOGANY SERPENTINEFRONTED CHEST, with crossbanded top above a slide and four long drawers, 36” high x 39” wide
897 R A REGENCY PAINTED GREY AND PALE-BLUE BANDED CHEST of two short and three long drawers with carved and painted faux-bamboo borders, oval embossed brass handles, and turned feet, 36” high x 36¼” wide. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 inventory.
£400-600
£300-400
902 R A STADDLESTONE AND CAP
£100-200
903 R TWO CIRCULAR FOOTSTOOLS with ceramic feet (2)
898 R A NEST OF THREE ITALIAN GILT AND CREAM SIDE TABLES, 21” wide overall
£500-700
£80-120
140
£50-70
904 R AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST, with inverted serpentine front, and serpentine sides, fitted with three short and three long drawers, with chased and gilded rococo handles, on panelled bracket feet carved with leaf scrolls, and with concealed castors, 31¾” high x 36” wide x 20½” deep. See illustration
141
£3,000-5,000
Lot 905
Lot 906
909 R A HOWARD AND SONS TYPE DEEP-SEATED ARMCHAIR in chintz covers, 31” deep
905 R A GEORGE III RECTANGULAR STOOL, with floral needlework seat, on mahogany straight legs, 24¼” long x 18¼” deep. See illustration
£200-300
906 R A REGENCY FAUX BAMBOO DRESSING TABLE MIRROR with rectangular swing plate, the base with two drawers with brass handles and painted with flowers and leaves, 22” high x 22½ “ wide. See illustration
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 inventory.
£400-600
Provenance: The Collection of the Late Marian, Lady Rootes, and the Rootes Family.
£80-120
910 R AN ARMCHAIR WITH BLUE COVERS, and a matching footstool (2)
£150-250
911 R A HOWARD AND SONS TYPE DEEP-SEATED ARMCHAIR in green fabric, 33½ “
£200-300
907 R A LARGE GEORGE II STYLE WING ARMCHAIR in red damask, on shell carved claw and ball feet, 42½” high
912 R A HOWARD AND SONS TYPE DEEP-SEATED ARMCHAIR in blue stripe loose covers, 32” deep
£100-150
908 R A HOWARD AND SONS FOOTSTOOL covered in chintz, on mahogany square tapering legs with brass castors, the underside with a Howard & Sons sewn fabric label, 21” square
£150-250
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£200-300
913 R AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE with a rectangular top over a flame-figured frieze, on square chamfered legs with "C"-scroll corner brackets, 56¼" wide x 27¼" deep. See illustration Provenance: Previously at Glenalmond House, Perthshire.
143
£4,000-6,000
Lot 914
914 R A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY YEW AND ASH TUB-SHAPED CHAIRS, with wood seats, turned legs and crinoline stretchers, 35½” high (2). See illustration
917 R A HOWARD AND SONS TYPE DEEP-SEATED ARMCHAIR in poppy-printed loose covers, 35” deep
£200-400
Provenance: Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire, and recorded in the 1965 Inventory on the Second Floor Landing.
918 R A THREE-SEAT SOFA, covered in a woven coral fabric, 70½” long
£500-700
919 R A HOWARD & SONS TYPE DEEPSEATED ARMCHAIR on mahogany square tapering legs with brass casters, in chintz loose covers
915 R A HOWARD AND SONS TYPE DEEP-SEATED SOFA, with two seat cushions, in printed loose covers, 62½” long
£400-600
916 R A HOWARD AND SONS TYPE DEEP-SEATED ARMCHAIR in bird and flower-printed loose covers, 32½” deep
£400-600
£200-400
144
£200-300
920 R A PAIR OF GILT WOOD TWO BRANCH WALL LIGHTS, each with ribbon tied trophies, 25½” high, wired for electricity. See illustration
£800-1,200
145
921 R AN ARMCHAIR with loose cover in red with gold motifs, 35" wide.
927 R AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY POT CUPBOARD on cabriole legs with brown marble top. 15¼" wide
£60-80
922 R A 17TH CENTURY STYLE OAK SMALL DRESSER of William and Mary style with two bollection moulded drawers, on turned legs joined by squared stretchers, 44" wide
928 R A CARVED STANDARD LAMP of William and Mary design, 66" high overall.
£500-700
£150-200
924 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST of two short drawers over a slide and three long drawers, on bracket feet, now painted cream, 37½ “ high x 40” wide
£400-600
925 spare LOT 926 R A VICTORIAN PINE KNEEHOLE DESK with one long drawer, four short drawers and side cupboard
£150-200
929 R A REGENCY ROSEWOOD DRUMTOP LIBRARY TABLE, with leather inset and crossbanded top, above four real and four false drawers, with lion mask ring handles, on a concave sided triform base with carved gilt paw feet, 28 ½" high x 39" diameter. See illustration
923 R A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE MIRROR, the rectangular plate within a moulded surround on tapering supports and a box base with three short drawers on bracket feet, 15” wide
£100-150
See Country Life, 21st December 1961, where illustrated in the Library at Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire.
This robust form of centre table was introduced around 1800 by the connoisseur, Thomas Hope (died 1831). He was inspired by the work of his friend, Charles Percier . Hope may also have been influenced and assisted by his architect, Charles Heathcote Tatham (died 1842) in the invention of this form of "round monopodium" table which was introduced at his Adam-built Duchess Street mansion. Hope published the design in "Household Furniture and Interior Decoration Excluded from Designs by Thomas Hope" in 1807 where it is illustrated as plate 39.
£12,000-£18,000
£300-400
Lot 929 illustrated in the Library at Ramsbury Manor 146
Lot 929
147
930 R A MID 18TH CENTURY ROCOCO MIRROR FRAME, in carved wood painted in grey and gilt, the rocaille border set with four children at the lower corners, holding musical instruments and a wine jug and cup, the upper corners with a Chinese figure to the left and a female musician to the right, a dog in the centre, surmounted by a Chinese figure within a fenced pagoda, 54 ½ " high x 36” wide. See illustration
The extravagant rococo form and the scale of the carving is redolent of the work carried out by Luke Lightfoot at Claydon, Buckinghamshire. Claydon House was built between 1757 and 1771 by Earl Verney. The Chinese Room on the first floor represents a chinoiserie fantasy smothered with fruit, foliage, icicles, figures in niches and bells. It is, without doubt, one of the most extraordinary rooms in the British Isles. 148
The present mirror represents an eccentric expression of the chinoiserie style, which reached its apotheoses in the 1760's.
The overall form and design can also be compared to the published designs of Thomas Johnson - "150 New Designs", published 1758 and those published by Matthias Lock in conjunction with Copeland.
The painted scheme may well reflect the original, but it was almost certainly conceived and executed by the renowned designer, John Fowler.
£20,000-30,000
149
937 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALE STYLE CHEST ON CHEST, the upper section with two frieze drawers with pierced brass rococo handles, with three long graduated drawers below, flanked by reeded canted corners, the base with a brushing slide and three long drawers on bracket feet, the holes surmounted by a blind fret and dentil-carved pediment, 40”
931 A GEORGE II WALNUT CORNER CHAIR with vase-shaped splat backs and scroll arms, needlework upholstered seat on shell-carved cabriole legs and pad feet, 29”
£300-500
932 A GEORGE III OAK LOW BOY with a crossbanded top above an arrangement of three drawers, with pierced brass hinges above a shaped apron on hipped cabriole legs and pad feet, 24”
938 A GEORGE I WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS with a crossbanded top above an arrangement of three short and three long graduated drawers, with a crossbanded top above an arrangement of three short and three long graduated drawers with brass handles and key escutcheons on shaped bracket feet, basically early 18th century, 39”
£300-500
933 A SMALL CARVED OAK COFFER with a triple panelled hinged top above a frieze carved with lunettes and stylised tulip panels and arcaded frieze on groove moulded supports, basically late 17th century, 43” wide
939 A SMALL EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS, the rectangular top above three cockbeaded drawers with turned knob handles, on splayed bracket feet, 30”
£1,000-1,500
£40-80
941 A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY METAL STAND, the rectangular top with a raised border and brushing slide on a tapering fluted column and three downswept cabriole legs with leaf-carved knees and pad feet, 84½” high
£140-180
936 AN 18TH CENTURY OAK SMALL DRESSER, the base with a rectangular top with an arrangement of two frieze drawers with petal-shaped brass handles above a serpentine shaped apron with pierced corner brackets, on block legs with a platform base, surmounted by a three shelf plank back Delft rack, with a moulded pediment, 49”
£100-200
940 AN EDWARDIAN ROSEWOOD AND IVORY INLAID BEDROOM CHAIR, the back with central upholstered panel above a decorated splat upright, above an overstuffed seat on square tapering legs with spade feet, 32½” high
935 A CHIPPENDALE STYLE MAHOGANY ELBOW CHAIR, with a pierced vase-splat back, leaf-carved scroll arms, stuffover upholstered seat on carved cabriole legs and ball and claw feet, 24”
£300-600
£250-450
934 AN 18TH CENTURY WALNUT BUREAU, the herringbone crossbanded fall-front opening to a serpentine stepped fitted interior with central architectural cupboard door flanked by Corinthian columns, secretaire drawers and pigeon holes above an arrangement of four long graduated drawers with brass key escutcheons and swan-neck handles on bracket feet, basically early 18th century, 36” wide
£700-900
£300-500
942 A CHARLES II MIRROR, the later rectangular plate in a scroll shaped needlework frame, worked in coloured silks and metal threads with two birds, two figures, buildings and flowers, on a cream satin ground, 25” x 21”. See illustration
£1,200-1,500
150
Provenance: A Hampshire Manor House
£1,500-2,000
Lot 942
151
943 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE MIRROR, the rectangular plates within a gilt filet, supported on sloping uprights, above a box base with three shaped drawers, on short bracket feet, 17½” wide
949 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILTWOOD AND MARBLE OCCASIONAL TABLE, the marble inset top with serpentine borders above a shaped carved frieze on cabriole legs with “X”-form stretcher, 38” wide
£100-200
944 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE, the rectangular top with satinwood crossbanding, with twin drop flap sides above a single frieze drawer, on square tapering legs with barrel-form castors, 28” wide
950 A 19TH CENTURY TURKISH GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR, the rectangular plate within a scrolling and foliate-carved giltwood frame surmounted by a crown and feather, 23” high
£150-250
945 A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY BOWFRONT SIDE TABLE, the shaped top with a moulded border above a single bowfronted frieze drawer with brass ring handles with foliate backs, on square tapering legs, 36” wide
£80-150
£400-600
£400-800
953 A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE, the rectangular top with broad crossbanding and twin drop flap sides, with two frieze drawers and conforming dummy drawers with brass knob handles, on lyre ends with downswept legs with leaf-carved knees and gilt metal cap castors, 19th century and later, 39½”
£250-450
948 A 19TH CENTURY TURKISH GILTWOOD AND GLASS THREEFOLD SCREEN, the three-folds of graduated size, each with a rectangular etched glass panel, within a carved and scrolling giltwood surround, 52” wide
£300-600
952 A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY OVAL PETIT COMMODE, the oval top with a three-quarter pierced gallery and a central marquetry panel with a military trophy beneath drapery, above three short bow-fronted drawers and an open kidney-shaped shelf, on slender cabriole legs, 19½" wide
947 A GEORGE III OAK LOW BOY, the rectangular top above a long frieze drawer and two short drawers, on turned legs and pad feet, 35” wide
£300-600
951 A PAIR OF TURKISH GILTWOOD COLUMNS, each with circular tops on spiral turned and leaf-carved columns and broad spreading circular bases with carved animal paw feet, 46” high
946 A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU, the fall-front opening to a fitted interior, above an arrangement of four long graduated drawers with brass handles and key escutcheons on ogee bracket feet, 36” wide
£300-600
£300-600
£500-800
954 A VICTORIAN CARVED AND GILTWOOD MIRROR FRAME, the rectangular frame, the central cresting and upper portion with carved foliate decoration, all within a ribboncarved border, 28” wide
152
£200-400
Lot 948
153
961 A GEORGE II OAK CHEST OF DRAWERS, the rectangular top above three short drawers with chequered stringing and brass handles with pierced back plates on short bracket feet, 28” wide
955 A CHINESE CARVED ROSEWOOD DESK CABINET, with a central raised section of pigeon holes flanked by twin cupboards and short drawers, profusely carved with dragons and foliage, on short ball and claw feet, 30“ wide
£200-400
£500-800
956 A REGENCY ROSEWOOD BOOK STAND, the rectangular rosewood stand with raised gilt metal gallery and twin foliate cast carrying handles on turned bun feet, 20” wide
962 A GEORGE I OAK AND WALNUT LOWBOY, the rectangular top with a moulded walnut border above a single frieze drawer with brass handles and key escutcheon, on square section cabriole legs, 33” wide
£250-450
957 A GEORGE III OAK AND MARQUETRY HANGING WALL CUPBOARD with an architectural cornice above twin doors with arched top fielded panels with marquetry starburst foliate decoration, the doors enclosing a shelved interior with a central small drawer, 30” wide
963 A LOUIS XIV STYLE WALNUT FIRESCREEN the tapestry panel depicting an architectural capriccio, the frame with male and female finials in the manner of Andrea Brustolon, on square section uprights and animal paw feet, 48" high
£250-450
964 AN ANGLO-INDIAN PADOUK PLANTER'S ARMCHAIR, with a caned back and seat, with swept arms and folding leg supports, with incised detail, 19th century
£250-450
959 A GEORGE II OAK DRESSER BASE, the rectangular top above a central arrangement of two short and two long drawers with moulded fronts with walnut crossbanding, flanked to either side by conforming drawers and pairs of cupboard doors with fielded arch top panels, on bracket feet, 76” wide
This chair is similar to one designed by Philip Webb for Morris & Co
£600-1,200
965 A SHERATON PERIOD PARCEL-GILT PAINTED WRITING TABLE attributed to Marsh & Tathum, the rectangular top with an inset writing surface above a shallow frieze, with gilt mouldings, on an ebonised and gilt “X”-form legs with conforming turned stretcher with gilt metal paterae with animal paw feet, 19th century and later, 32½” wide. See illustration
£1,000-2,000 960 A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK, the rectangular top with broad crossbanding and central quarter matched veneers, with a moulded border and re-entrant corners, above a single long drawer and a central cupboard flanked by two columns of three short drawers, all with brass handles, the central cupboard pulling forward to create a flat front, on bracket feet, 30½” wide, 18th century and later
Provenance: Private Collection, Vienna
£400-600
958 A CHARLES II OAK SIDE TABLE with a rectangular two plank top with a moulded border above a single frieze drawer on bobbin-turned legs with square section stretchers, 36” wide
£200-300
The form of this table may be compared to other supplied to the Whitbread Family at Southill and others to George, Prince of Wales at Carlton House, London.
£1,000-1,500
966 A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY PEDESTAL CUPBOARD in the manner of Gillows, with a square top with moulded border above a sliding tambour fronted shelf and cupboard, on a plinth base, 15" wide
£1,000-2,000
154
£300-600
Lot 965
155
967 A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD BREAKFAST TABLE, the tip-up top with reentrant corners and broad rosewood crossbanding with conforming scrolled corners, on a turned column and three downswept legs with brass animal paw cap castors, 58" wide . See illustration
ÂŁ1,000-2,000
156
968 A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS of Sheraton design, with carved and reeded uprights beneath an arched top rail, comprising six single chairs and two elbow chairs, with floral needlework seat covers (8)
Provenance: Private Collection, West Country
ÂŁ500-1,000
157
Lot 970
969 A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN GLASS TOPPED BRASS OCCASIONAL TABLES, the circular tops supported on “X”-frame bases with circular section uprights with central ball decoration, on splayed feet, each with an applied label ‘Incing Ingall Parsons, Clive & Co Ltd, Birmingham’ 24” high (2)
972 A GEORGE III OAK CABINET, the upper section with twin glazed doors with diamondshaped glazing bars and glass knob handles, the base with two short drawers and panel cupboards with conforming glass handles, on bracket feet, 43” wide
£500-1,000
973 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE, the rectangular top with drop flap sides with a reeded border above a single short drawer and a conforming dummy drawer, on square tapering legs with brass castors, 32” wide
970 A PERSIAN HARDWOOD AND IVORY-INLAID CHEST with a domed lid, inset with engraved ivory panels and stringing, the fall-front enclosing an arrangement of short drawers and pigeon holes, 17th/18th century ?, 19" wide, See illustration
Provenance: Private Collection, Vienna
£500-1,000
Provenance: Private Collection, London
£500-800
£150-250
974 ROBERT THOMPSON, MOUSEMAN: A PAIR OF OAK ARMCHAIRS with lattice effect backs above leather upholstered seats on octagonal tapering legs, the front of each with a carved mouse detail, 35½”
971 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE, the circular top with a bird-cage mechanism and tapering spiral turned column with three downswept cabriole legs with pad feet, previously with a gallery, 22" dia.,
£300-600
158
Provenance: Originally from a church at Charlton Down which when closed transferred to St Mary’s Church in Charminster
£800-1,500
975 A NAPOLEON III EBONY MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABBATANT mounted with porcelain and ormolu mounts, with a marble top above a frieze drawer with a fall-front mounted with a porcelain plaque and four short drawers, with all over gilt metal mounts, on short turned legs, the lock plate signed "DIEHL/19.r. Michel-le-Comte/PARIS" 29" wide. See illustration
Provenance: Private Collection
Diehl, a German craftsman settled in Paris in the late 1830's, where by 1870 he employed no less than six hundred craftsmen. His work was shown in all the major International exhibitions from 1851, and examples are to found in The Musee D'Orsay, the Rijks Musum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other permanent collections 159
Diehl, a German craftsman settled in Paris in the late 1830’s, where by 1870 he employed no less than six hundred craftsmen. His work was shown in all the major International exhibitions from 1851, and examples are to found in The Musee D’Orsay, the Rijks Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other permanent collections
£1,000-2,000
Lot 976
979 A PAIR OF VICTORIAN WALNUT POLE SCREENS, each cartouche-shaped banner with a needlework panel of flowers, on baluster-shaped stems and three splayed legs with scroll toes, 55” high
976 GILLOWS OF LANCASTER: A REGENCY "GOLDEN" OAK "X"-FRAME STOOL, with a dished caned seat and turned ball feet, stamped 'Gillows, Lancaster' on the frame, 21" wide. See illustration
This cane-seated 'Grecian' dressing stool pattern derives from Thomas Hope's 'Household Furniture and Interior Decoration' of 1807 and corresponds to a pattern that Gillows had been making since at least 1812 when they supplied a Grecian stool of the model to Wilbraham Egerton of Tatton Park
£250-350
980 A 17TH CENTURY OAK DOOR CREST, carved with two angels, each with an outstretched arm, 34½” x 9¼” £80-150
£1,000-2,000
977 A LATE 17TH CENTURY OAK SLOPE FRONTED WRITING BOX, the hinged sloping lid with a moulded rail enclosing an interior with two short drawers with ring-handles, the front and sides with carved lunettes and frieze, on a moulded base, 18” wide, 17th century and later
981 A PAIR OF REGENCY SIMULATED ROSEWOOD AND BRASS MOUNTED SIDE CHAIRS, with rail-backs, with flowerhead and leaf mounts, cane seats and sabre legs
£200-400
978 A SET OF SIX LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS, with high padded backs and seats on turned octagonal tapering legs, united by “X”-stretchers, on turned feet (6). See illustration
Provenance: A Hampshire Manor House
£800-1,200 160
£150-250
Lot 978
161
Lot 986
982 A PAIR OF REGENCY SIMULATED ROSEWOOD AND BRASS MOUNTED SIDE CHAIRS, with rail-backs, with flowerhead and leaf mounts, on sabre legs
986 AN ITALIAN NEO-CLASSICAL GILTWOOD ARMCHAIR, the design attributed to Lorenzo and Dionisio Santi, circa 1806, with a triangular arched pediment decorated with facing griffins and supported on fluted pilasters, with winged lion monopodia arms over a fluted frieze, on shaped front legs ending in paw feet, 27" wide. See illustration
£150-250 983 A PAIR OF CONE-SHAPED BOX TREES, 34" high (2)
£50-100
984 A PAIR OF BOX TREES, each clipped into a double ball-shape, 34" high (2)
£80-160
985 A PAIR OF BOX TREES, each clipped into a spiral shape, 41" high (2)
Provenance: Almost certainly part of a large suite of furniture made for Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839) for the Palazzo Buffalo-Ferraioli, Rome, circa 1806.
Thence by descent to Fesch's principal heir, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain.
Later sold from the Villa San Donato, Florence, March 1880.
Acquired on the London art market by the vendor in the 1980's.
Private collection, Dorset.
£8,000-£12,000
£100-200 162
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987 AN IMPORTANT ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS, the front panel centered by a portico with a triangular pediment carved with ribbons emanating from a wreath, with a partially open double door below carved with lions' masks and trophies, with bold leafy swags suspended from ribbon tied bows and pilasters at either end, the sides carved and incised with concentric circles and pierced at one end for drainage, the back simply hewn, probably Rome, 2nd century AD, 85" wide x 29" deep x 27" high.
Provenance: The collection of Sir John Vharles Robinson CB, FSA, Surveyor of Pictures to HM Queen Victoria and founder and First Superintendent of the Art Collection in South Kensington Museum (Victoria and Albert Museum).
Sold by Hy. Duke & Son of Dorchester as part of the Newton Manor Collection, Swanage, Dorset on September 1st-4th 1913, Lot 503 (illustrated in the catalogue) and acquired at that sale by the family of the vendor.
Various dates have been proposed for this magnificent sarcophagus. In a communication from the British Museum in 1956 a second century date was proposed, but more recently an early third century date has been suggested. The quality of the marble and the sculpted decoration indicate an Italian origin and the undecorated back suggests that the sarcophagus may have come from an independent mausoleum, where the tomb was placed against a wall.
Sir John Charles Robinson was born in Nottingham in December 1824. He was one of the young men that took up with great zeal the movement inaugurated by Prince Albert after the Great Exhibition, for establishing a general system of art education in England. When the South Kensington Museum was founded in 1852 he was appointed the first Superintendent of the Art Collections, a post which he held for 17 years. His obituary records that he spent many seasons travelling for the museum in Italy and Spain. With significant funds at his disposal he was able to acquire a vast number of works in marble, bronze and other materials, which quickly gave South Kensington a unique position among the museums of Europe. It seems likely that this sarcophagus was acquired on one of these tours for his private collection.
ÂŁ30,000-ÂŁ50,000
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VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots. *VAT payable at 5.00% on the hammer price and 20% on the buyers premium.
6 PAYMENT (1) Immediately a Lot is sold you will: (a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and (b) pay to us the total amount due in cash or in such other way as is agreed by us. (2) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied. 7 TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES (1) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges. (3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for. 8 REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES (1) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (a) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (b) to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; (c) to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (d) to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (f) to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.
THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.
10 COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. 11 WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.
13 TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the Lot. 14 DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 “information to buyers”. (2) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation. 15 FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale. 16 GENERAL We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. (1) any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (2). Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them. (3) Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting. (4) Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue. (5) Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect. (6) English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions. 16 DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS Due to problems with fraudulent debit and credit card transactions payments over the telephone cannot be made for invoices totalling more than £200 unless the Buyers are known to Duke’s. Payment can be made in person using a chip and pin number, bank transfer, cash up to £9,000, or cheque (allow six working days for clearance).
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CONDITIONS OF SALE (continued) CHEQUES The Auctioneers regret that they are unable to accept cheques in payment for purchases, except where arrangements have been made beforehand, well in advance of sale day. Intending purchasers are asked to instruct their bank to contact the Auctioneer’s bank (Natwest, 49 South Street, Dorchester) as early as possible, to confirm clearance in writing up to a stated maximum amount to ensure that a cheque will be accepted on sale day. In the absence of such information, a Banker’s Draft, a Building Society cheque or cash will be required to allow removal of goods on sale day. Purchasers may not otherwise remove goods until their cheques are cleared by the Auctioneers’ bank. Live Bidding Duke’s Auctioneers offer an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details (unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Duke’s Auctioneers) you: 1. authorise Duke’s Auctioneers, if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and 2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to Duke’s Auctioneers through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Duke’s Auctioneers are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale. P lease note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price. Clicking the bid button is a commitment to buy. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY Any person or his personal property at Melplash Court, Dorset, or on the auctioneers premises, before, during, or after the auction, shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and will have no claim against the auctioneers in respect of any injury sustained, or accident which may occur. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BUYERS OF FURNITURE All items are held at the risk of the Buyer. If they are not removed within 5 working days of the sale the Auctioneers will instruct a carrier to remove them to storage. The Buyer will be responsible for paying the aforementioned carrier all charges incurred and for making arrangements in advance for the removal of items from their store after payment of their charges on production of our reciept for the items.
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Bidding Form I hereby instruct Duke’s to bid the following amounts on the lots stated, without any legal obligation on their part. I agree that these bids are subject to buyers premium and VAT as applicable, and to the conditions of sale printed in the auction catalogue. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bidding Form I hereby instruct Duke’s to bid the following amounts on the lots stated, without any legal obligation on their part. I agree that these bids are subject to buyers premium and VAT as applicable, and to the conditions of sale printed in the auction catalogue. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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