DICK TURPIN The Legend Lives On Thursday 25 January 2024
‘Dick enjoyed life immensely; he was ne ver far from good food, fine wine, great antiques, and close friends.’ L E N N O X C AT O
DICK TURPIN The Legend Lives On Thursday 25 January 2024 | 10am VIEWING Viewing will be held at our Stansted Mountfitchet Saleroom as follows:
Monday 22 January Tuesday 23 January Wednesday 24 January Thursday 25 January
10am-5pm 10am-5pm 10am-5pm 9am-10am
A selection of highlights will also be available to view in our London Gallery from 6-13 January
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C O N TA C T 01279 817778 | fineinteriors@sworder.co.uk
Daniel Webster Senior Valuer Head of Hertford Office
Charlotte Lee-Finglas Valuer & Cataloguer Fine Interiors
William Trudgill Valuer Hertford Office
Alexander Hallett Head of Department Fine Interiors
Amy Scanlon Head of Department Pictures
Grace Julier Sale Co-ordinator Fine Interiors
Yexue Li Head of Department Asian Art
‘He was larger than life, captivating his clients and fellow dealers for more than half a c e n t u r y. H e h a d e x t ra o rd i n a r y k n o w l e d g e a n d e x t ra o rd i n a r y e n e r g y. ’ CHRIS JUSSEL
Maurice, known to all as ‘Dick’, was one of the foremost antiques dealers of the second half of the 20th century, who in his fifty-year career achieved truly iconic status, the enduring memories of the quality and calibre of the pieces that he dealt in only surpassed by those of his persona; a giant of a man with a large walrus moustache, scarcely seen without his trademark thick glasses, Harris tweed trilby and pipe, all of which accentuated by the curiously high-pitched voice that those who knew him cannot fail to affectionately imitate. Born in Bow, East London, in 1928, the son of a fruit seller, he trained originally as a sound engineer, then working for the BBC, before taking up work as an antiques ‘runner’ in the summer of 1948, searching provincial shops and markets, sourcing goods to be sold on to those in the London trade. A couple of years later he opened his own small premises on Portobello Road, soon establishing himself as one of the industry’s most emphatic personalities. During the ‘golden age’ of the antique furniture business, Turpin, along with his partner and friend, Colin Hart, was a regular at provincial auctions and house sales, revelling in the hustle and bustle of the saleroom. He was never afraid to speak his mind, and the knock of the auctioneer’s gavel was often succeeded by the sound of his distinctive high-pitched voice, loudly congratulating a successful bidder whom he liked, or berating those he didn’t. It wasn’t only the UK and Europe that he scoured for fine antiques, but the United States also. He was one of the first British dealers to undertake frequent buying trips to America, leaving just as much of an impression on those across the Atlantic as he did here, once recouping an outstanding debt from a fellow dealer in the form of a small wine table that he selected from their stand at a fair, proudly walking away with it brandished above his head exclaiming, ‘This ought to settle the debt nicely!’. Whilst a harrier to those to whom he took exception, to his friends he is credited as a man of extraordinary kindness, good humour and generosity with his time and his vast knowledge. As an antiques dealer he was renowned, particularly for fine English furniture of the 18th century, but also possessing a formidable expertise in Renaissance bronzes, Continental furnishings, glass, porcelain and pictures. Following his death in 2005, his remaining stock was sold in two sales at Christie’s, titled ‘The Legend of Dick Turpin’, and their success serves as unequivocal evidence of the high esteem in which he was held. The contents of his Barons Keep residence - comprising hundreds of spectacular, rare and meticulously chosen pieces of furniture, works of art and paintings, from Europe and Asia over the last several hundred years - typify his superb eye for quality and his passion for the objects to which he devoted his life, and Sworders are immensely proud to be able to play a part in the final chapter of this great story.
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Lot 1
A hardwood occasional table, 20th century, Chinese, of octagonal form with an undertier and pierced detail, 63cm wide 70cm high £200 - 400
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Eugenio Pellini (Italian, 1864-1934), a prancing horse, bronze with green patina, bearing a cast signature to the base, raised on an ebonised wooden plinth, 34cm wide 38cm deep 15cm high £500 - 700
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Paolo Andrea Deangelis (Italian, fl.1840-1855) Views of Malta a pair, the first signed ‘P.A. Deangelis’ l.l., bodycolour 25 x 37cm (2) £600 - 800
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A Regency mahogany and satinwood quartetto nest of tables, early 19th century, with wide crossbanding and ring-turned supports, largest 46cm wide 30.5cm deep 71cm high (4) £300 - 500
Lot 5
A famille rose porcelain vase, Guangxu (1875-1908), Chinese, of baluster form, painted with a pheasant standing on a rock and another perched on a blossoming magnolia tree, surrounded by peony and other flowers, now fitted as a lamp, 36cm high approximately 53cm high overall £300 - 500
Lot 6
A large hardstone pietra dura panel, probably 19th century, Italian, Florentine, depicting a flowering-branch with butterflies, 35 x 49cm £300 - 500
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Lot 7
A George IV rosewood side cabinet in the manner of Gillows, c.1825, of breakfront outline, with a green marble top, above doors with brass grilles enclosing shelves, raised on lobed bun feet, 243cm wide 43.5cm deep 93cm high £1,000 - 2,000
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Lot 8
After Giambologna, 18th century, a patinated bronze figure group, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman, on a cylindrical rouge marble plinth, 19cm wide 17cm deep 42cm high £1,500 - 2,500
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Lot 9
A pair of export reverse-glass mirrors, late 18th/early 19th century, Chinese, each painted with a portrait of a court figure, within a rococo giltwood frame 49cm wide 73cm high (2) £2,000 - 4,000
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A Chinese blanc de Chine figure, Republic period (1912-1949), of Guanyin seated on a rock with a boy in his lap, fitted as a lamp, approximately 41cm high, wood stand, overall 49cm high £200 - 300
Lot 11
A pair of ormolu chinoiserie candlestands, 19th century, French, each modelled with a figure flanking an urn, on a-shaped fluted base, 15cm wide 9cm deep 16.5cm high (2) £200 - 400
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A pair of George III-style giltwood wall brackets, 19th century, each square section platform with a beaded cornice, above a tapering fluted support with carved rams’ masks, 11cm wide 11cm deep 23cm high (2) £600 - 800
Lot 13
A Regency-style rosewood and brass étagère, late 19th/early 20th century, with lobed finials and four shelves, set between tubular supports, terminating in castors, 46cm wide 39cm deep 99cm high £400 - 600
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A near pair of telescopic brass column floor lamps, early 20th century, each with a Corinthian capital and raised on a stepped square base with claw and ball supports, largest 38cm wide 38cm deep 132cm high at shortest (2) £300 - 500
Lot 15
Two export porcelain pieces, late 19th/early 20th century, Chinese, comprising: a famille rose cup, in the shape of a lotus leaf, a mandarin duck to the side, 10.5cm long, and a Buddhist lion, covered by a coral glaze with a gilt bell, 15cm long, with repairs (2) £100 - 150
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Henry Bernard Chalon (1770-1849) A Löwchen and a Toller signed and dated ‘H. B. Chalon/1796’ l.r., oil on canvas 25.5 x 33cm £400 - 600
Lot 17
A George III mahogany tray on stand, early 19th century, the oval top fitted with divisions, raised on ring-turned supports united by an undertier, 81cm wide 36.5cm deep 70.5cm high £200 - 400
Lot 18
A group of cloisonné pieces, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, comprising a pair of quail and a pair of pigeons, each modelled standing, with polychrome wings and tails, 11.5 and 19.5cm long (4) £100 - 200
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A George III Sheraton Period mahogany bonheur-du-jour, c.1800, with a fall-front enclosing a fitted interior, above a frieze drawer, raised on reeded supports united by an undertier, 76cm wide 45cm deep 112.5cm high £800 - 1,200
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Lot 20
A George III mahogany armchair, c.1760, with a pierced Gothic-style splat and scrolling open arms, raised on square supports carved with scales and trailing husks, 66cm wide 66cm deep 99cm high £600 - 800
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A George II silver and cut-glass cruet set, by Samuel Wood, London 1739, the stand with carry handle, blind cartouche and five divisions, fitted with a caster, two smaller pepperettes and a pair of cut-glass bottles, missing stoppers, 22cm high, 32ozt (6) £600 - 800
Lot 22
A set of four William IV Scottish silver salts, by Elder & Co., Edinburgh 1832, each body with engraved and repoussé scrolling foliage and flowers, 8cm wide 8cm deep 7cm high, together with a mustard pot, similarly decorated, engraved with a crest within a-shaped cartouche, 11.5cm wide 9cm deep 9cm high, 23ozt total weight (5) £400 - 600
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A pair of George III silver candlesticks, by John Kincaid, London 1764 and 1765, each on a scalloped base with engraved crest, the knopped baluster stem with a detachable nozzle, 14.5cm wide 13.5cm deep 27cm high, 42.5ozt (2) £600 - 800
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Lot 24
A pair of mahogany and painted cabinets, c.1820, each of breakfront outline, above three frieze drawers and a pair of cupboard doors, flanked by two further with painted faux grille decoration, raised on lobed supports terminating in brass caps and castors, 127cm wide 40cm deep 81cm high (2) £1,000 - 2,000
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Lot 25
An export reverse-painted glass mirror, 18th century, Chinese, depicting a pair of figures in a pagoda, 30cm wide 34.5cm high £300 - 500
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Lot 26
A Chinese celadon vase, Republic period (1912-1949), the pear-shaped body rising to a cylindrical neck, flanked by two mask handles to the shoulder, decorated with a chilong roundel, covered with a pale green glaze, damaged 13cm wide 11cm deep 15cm high £100 - 200
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A Regency rosewood, painted and parcel-gilt pier cabinet, early 19th century, in the manner of Henry Holland, with a marble top above a single drawer and glazed door, raised on turned feet, 81cm wide 33cm deep 84cm high £500 - 700
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Lot 28
Follower of Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot A village fete with peasants merrymaking oil on canvas 58 x 77cm £800 - 1,200
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Lot 29
An ormolu pendule d’officier by Robert & Courvoisier, c.1800, Swiss, the foliate-cast case with an entwined serpent handle and set with bosses to the sides, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals and inscribed ‘Robert & Courvoisier, the movement striking on two bells with pull-wind alarm and quarter strike/repeat, the backplate numbered ‘8641’, 16cm wide 12cm deep 20cm high £1,500 - 2,500
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A pair of George III Derbyshire Blue John and ormolu ‘Cleopatra’ candle vases, c.1771, attributed to Matthew Boulton, each of neoclassical urn form, with a rectangular plinth set with portrait roundels, raised on a stepped square base terminating in ball feet, with restorations, 11cm wide 11cm deep 24cm high (2) £2,000 - 4,000 Literature: For similar examples, see N Goodison, ‘Ormolu: The Work of Matthew Boulton’, 1974, pl. 111 and 113.
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A grand tour patinated bronze inkwell, 19th century, Italian, of cylindrical shape, the lid set with a figure of the Young Hercules Strangling Serpents, the body cast in continuous relief with scenes from the Labours, on three paw feet, 14cm diameter 18cm high £300 - 500
Lot 32
Four George III fruitwood tea caddies, each fitted with a hinged cover, stalk finial and escutcheon, three modelled as apples and one as a pear, largest 12cm wide 12cm deep 14cm high (4) £600 - 800
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A George I walnut ‘bonnet’ chest, early 18th century, with a hinged lid enclosing a velvet-lined interior, above faux drawers and three graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet, 50.5cm wide 35cm deep 79.5cm high £600 - 800
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A Louis XV guilloché enamel and bronze scent bottle case, mid-18th century, French, with all-over elaborate cast rocaille detail, each enamel panel decorated in the chinoiserie taste with pagodas and figures, the hinged lid enclosing four divisions holding three glass bottles, 6cm wide 5.5cm deep 9cm high £400 - 600 22
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A tortoiseshell and 9ct gold inlaid box, of oval form, in three sections with two hinged covers, with damages, 8cm wide 5.5cm deep 5.5cm high a pressed tortoiseshell box, with gilt-metal mounts, 7.5cm wide 5.5cm deep 4cm high, and two further boxes, to include a thuya, ivory and ebony box, 11cm wide 11cm deep 6cm high (4) £200 - 400 IMPORTANT NOTE This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: MUR8EUDC.
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A porcelain tureen, 19th century, Continental, the moulded body and cover painted with perching birds within gilt-heightened cartouches and floral sprays, 22cm wide 17cm deep 8cm high, a porcelain jug, German, of pear shape, raised on three scrollwork feet, 12cm wide 15.5cm deep 22cm high, an Ilmenau cup and cover, 13.5cm diameter, 6.5cm high, and a further similar (7) £200 - 400
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A delft tin-glazed earthenware double gourd vase, 18th century, Dutch, decorated in the Chinese blue-and-white-style, with figures, flowers and landscapes, 13cm diameter 26cm high £300 - 500
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Lot 38
A bronze inkwell, 17th century, North Italian, the cover surmounted by a putto, raised on three siren supports terminating in dolphin heads, the cover and base possibly associated, 14cm wide 14cm deep 19cm high £400 - 600
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Lot 39
A bronze inkwell, early 17th century, Northern Italian, probably Venice, the cover surmounted by the figure of a seated putto holding a bird, raised on three sphinx supports, 13cm wide 13cm deep 18cm high £800 - 1,200
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Lot 40
A George III Blue John or Derbyshire fluorspar urn, late 18th/early 19th century, of campana form and raised on a square base, 9cm wide 9cm deep 22cm high £500 - 800
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A pair of gilt-metal-mounted cloisonné candlesticks, Qianlong (1736-1795), Chinese, each of a baluster vase set on top of a double lotus pedestal, enamelled with scrolling lotus above spuming waves, 12cm wide 12cm deep overall 18.5 and 19cm high (2) £1,000 - 2,000
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A pair of Egyptian-style clay ushabti figures, 20th century, each with incised detail, approximately 15cm high (2) together with a stone carving of a bearded gentleman, 12.5cm high (3) £200 - 300
Lot 43
A pair of German cast silver candlesticks, Hanau, c.1900, with English import marks for Edwin Thomas Bryant, London 1905, each decorated in the neoclassical taste, 12cm wide 12cm deep 27cm high, 30.5ozt (2) £300 - 500
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A delft tin-glazed baluster vase and cover, 18th century, in the Chinese taste, 10cm wide 10cm deep 18cm high (2) £100 - 200
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Lot 45
A grand tour patinated bronze figure, after the antique, 19th century, Italian, probably Naples, of The Dancing Faun, on a rouge marble base, 22cm wide 11cm deep 37cm high £600 - 800
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A pair of Louis XVI patinated bronze and white marble candlesticks, late 18th century, French, each nozzle modelled as an urn supported by a caryatid, on a stepped oval base with bronze collar, 10.5cm diameter 30cm high (2) £400 - 600
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Lot 47
A George III mahogany canterbury, early 19th century, with plain divisions above a single drawer, raised on tapering square supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 45.5cm wide 34cm deep 53cm high £200 - 300
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A pair of cut-glass ship’s decanters, mid-19th century, each stepped body wheel-engraved with a ship, one titled ‘OUTWARD BOUND’ and the other ‘HOMEWARD BOUND’, 17cm diameter 22cm high (4) £150 - 200
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An oversized glass rummer, 19th century, engraved with a hunting scene, over a circular stem and foot, 17.5cm diameter 24cm high £100 - 150
Lot 50
A George IV silver and cut-glass cruet set, by William Stroud, London 1817, the quatrefoil stand with gadrooned border, a carry handle and four divisions, fitted with two cut-glass bottles with stoppers and a pair of silver-mounted mustard pots, the stand raised on four chased paw feet, stand 26cm wide 21cm deep 23.5cm high, 26ozt (7) £300 - 500
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Lot 51
A George II silver salver, by Dorothy Mills, London 1752, of-shaped circular form, with a raised shell and scroll border, engraved with a crest to the centre, 19.5cm diameter, 9.2ozt £150 - 250
Lot 52
A German silver flatware service, by J A Henckels, Solingen, 800 control mark, retailed by DUX, serving twelve places, comprising table knives, forks and spoons, dessert knives and forks, and fish forks, only six dessert knives and eleven spoons, 88ozt £800 - 1,200
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A George III mahogany breakfast table, late 18th century, the single-piece oval top, raised on a ring-turned column and three sweeping supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 73cm wide 170cm deep 136cm high £600 - 800
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A set of eight George III-style mahogany dining chairs, late 19th century, in the Hepplewhite taste, each with a pierced back and tapering square supports, terminating in peg feet, 55cm wide 55cm deep 94cm high (8) £600 - 800
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A pair of Bristol blue glass decanters, early 19th century, each heightened in gilt with a faceted stopper, in a pierced silver-plated stand, 18cm wide 9cm deep stand 27.5cm high (5) £100 - 200
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Lot 56
A grand tour specimen marble and gilt-brass occasional table, 19th century, Italian, Florence, decorated with numerous radiating marble and hardstone specimens, raised on a later gilt-brass faux bamboo stand, 45cm wide 51cm high £600 - 800
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Lot 57
A malachite trinket box, early 20th century, Russian, of rectangular form, raised on four gilt-brass paw feet, 23cm wide 12cm deep 12cm high £300 - 500
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A bronze model of a crouching lion, 17th century, South German, on a later marble base, 8cm wide 13cm deep 13cm high £1,000 - 2,000
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A group of five cushions, of recent manufacture, comprising a pair of needlework cushions with flowers, a silk-woven Bargello pattern example, an oblong chenille example with sunflowers, and one other needlepoint example decorated with flowers, pair 48 x 53cm (5) £200 - 400
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Lot 60
A pair of Regency-style mahogany and brass étagères, early 20th century, each with two rosewood crossbanded platforms, set between tubular supports, raised on castors, 35cm wide 29cm deep 59cm high (2) £300 - 500
Lot 61
A George III-style walnut sofa, 19th century, with a camel back, upholstered in blue velvet, raised on cabriole supports, 211cm wide 85.5cm deep 88cm high £500 - 700
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A Directoire-style ormolu three-light bouillotte lamp, 19th century, French, with adjustable red tole shade, 37cm diameter 60cm high £300 - 500
Lot 63
A small export reverse-glass picture, 19th century, Chinese, depicting three figures, 14 x 9cm £200 - 400
Lot 64
A set of four pietra dura panels, probably 19th century, Italian, Florence, each decorated with flowers, 12 x 14.5cm (4) £400 - 600
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A Louis XV-style beech fauteuil, late 19th century, French, with a floral-carved frame and blue upholstery, raised on squat cabriole supports, 74cm wide 95cm high £200 - 400
Lot 66
A Directoire mahogany occasional table, late 18th century, French, the white marble top with a brass gallery, raised on a fluted column and tripod supports, 55cm diameter 77cm high £300 - 500
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Lot 67
Samuel Dixon (Irish, d.1769) Duck and bird beside rocks, shells and water; A parrot beside butterflies and grapes a pair of embossed pictures, bodycolour, c.1750 27.5 x 38cm, in ebonised and parcel-gilt frames (2) £3,000 - 5,000
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Lot 68
A Louis XVI Transitional beech fauteuil à la reine, c.1765, French, stamped ‘L. Delanois’, with an arched back and scrolling open arms, raised on tapering fluted supports, 71cm wide 71cm deep 95cm high £800 - 1,200 The stamp may relate to Louis Delanois, who became a maitre-ebeniste in 1761, was one of the foremost menuisiers of his time and worked very much at the forefront of taste. Established in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine near the rue de Bourbon on the rue du Petit Careau, his clients comprised the elite of high society including the prince de Condé, the comte d’Orsay, the prince de Beauvau, the duc de Bourbon and the comtesse de Choiseul.
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Lot 69
A pair of patinated bronze table lamps, early 20th century, each of tapering form cast with trailing vines, 20cm wide 20cm deep 49cm high (2) £400 - 600
Lot 70
A bronze figure of a reclining hunter, 19th century, Continental, on a rock crystal base, 10cm wide 17cm deep 10cm high £200 - 400
Lot 71
A brass and marble coffee table, early 20th century, the rectangular top raised on reeded supports united by stretchers, 93.5cm wide 41cm deep 50cm high £200 - 400
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A gilt-bronze figure of a musician, late 19th century, modelled standing on a rectangular malachite base, 13.5cm wide 10cm deep 15.5cm high £200 - 400
Lot 73
A pair of cloisonné buckets, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Chinese, each slightly tapering cylindrical body flanked by two mask and ring handles, enamelled with scrolling lotus between metal-mounted horizontal bands, 19.8cm diameter 17cm high (2) £500 - 700
Lot 74
A Louis XV-style kingwood étagère, 20th century, French, of-shaped outline with gilt-metal mounts, 68cm wide 34.5cm deep 75cm high £200 - 400
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Lot 75
A George III padouk and kingwood commode attributed to John Cobb, c.1765, of serpentine outline with ormolu mounts, the matched-veneered top with a crossbanded moulded edge above three long cockbeaded drawers mounted with laurel wreath and reeded bail handles, with conforming escutcheons and carry handles to the sides above a wavy edge apron, on splayed forelegs terminating in foliate-cast sabots, 125cm wide 65cm deep 88cm high £30,000 - 50,000
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This commode relates to a select group of pieces executed in the French ‘pittoresque’ taste that can be attributed to the royal cabinetmaker John Cobb (1715-1778). Cobb was a cabinetmaker and upholsterer, believed to have trained in Norwich, before moving to London and entering partnership with William Vile in 1751. The partnership had premises at 72 St Martin’s Lane, London, and between 1761 and 1764, held a Royal Warrant to supply furniture to George III. After Vile’s retirement in 1765, Cobb continued to run the workshop independently until his death in 1778, being particularly celebrated for his fine marquetry furniture in his later years. This commode was likely supplied by Cobb in 1765, shortly after he took on the business in his own right. By the mid-18th century, the West End of London had become the centre of English cabinetmaking, and St Martin’s Lane, and the area surrounding it, was well placed to serve the country’s elite, with its proximity to the Royal Courts, to government, and with it being a popular residential area. However, it is movement in the wider arts that is often cited as one of the principal factors in the relocation of London’s furniture trade, the most significant of these being the establishment of the St Martin’s Lane Academy by William Hogarth – the forerunner to the Royal Academy. The academy and its followers, who included the likes of Thornhill, Reynolds and Hayman, led the way in promoting the fashionable French rococo style in England. The presence of London’s great furniture designers amongst this group (although not part of ), saw the modern style develop quickly. Thomas Chippendale, who occupied 60, 61 and 62 St Martin’s Lane, popularised these designs in his ‘Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director’ where he provided designs for ‘French Commodes’ and ‘Commode Tables’. Cobb, at 72 St Martin’s Lane, was a close neighbour of Chippendale, and it is widely believed that the pair, as well as Vile, would have known each other well. In fact, both Cobb and Chippendale were found guilty of smuggling French furniture into the country via Italian diplomatic bags to avoid import duties, showing their shared interest in the French style. A commode of this model, supplied by Cobb to James West of Alscot Park, Warwickshire, is illustrated in L Wood, ‘Catalogue of Commodes’, 1994, p.51, fig.35. The Alscot park commode, and the closely related group attributed to Cobb based on comparable features, share the same serpentine form, elaborately chased ormolu mounts and the unique sans traverse lower drawer, where the apron is fitted to the bottom drawer, rather than the carcass as more commonly seen on English pieces of this date. The commode also adopts the same ‘pelta’-shaped side aprons as that of the Alscot park example, a design seen not only on the Alscot commode, but also on further firmly attributed works by Cobb – see Christie’s, 11 November 1999, lot 100, for a pair of lacquered commodes commissioned for St Giles House, Dorset. In addition to these distinct features, there are further details which point towards the work of John Cobb or an equivalent St Martin’s Lane cabinetmaker practising in the second half of the 18th century, and these include the use of red wash applied to the secondary timbers, cedarwood chosen for drawer fronts, and concave quarter fillets as strengthening for the linings – see Christie’s, 1 July 2004, lot 100, for a similar commode attributed to Cobb, with comparable construction qualities. It seems more common for this model of commode to be finished with a single piece of veneer to the top, differing to the offered example, however, a similar commode attributed to Cobb, with almost identical quartered-veneered top, recently sold in London – see Christie’s, ‘The Collection of Lord & Lady Weinstock’, 22 November 2022, lot 89. Literature: C Gilbert, ‘The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale’, London, 1978; L Wood, ‘Catalogue of Commodes’, 1994, p.51; M Snodin, J Styles, ‘Design and the Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900’, London, 2001; R Edwards, ‘Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture’, London, 1964; Ed. C Payne, ‘Sotheby’s Concise Encyclopaedia of Furniture’, London, 1989.
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Lot 76
Samuel Dixon (Irish, d.1769) ‘The Canary Bird with a Group of Flowers’; ‘The Cock Butcher Bird with a Group of Flowers’ a pair of embossed pictures, titled and inscribed on printed labels verso ‘To the rig…/Countess of Cork/This Piece in Basso Relievo. is Dedicated by/Her Ladyship’s/Most Humble and Obedient Servant/ SAMUEL DIXON’ and ‘To Her Grace the/Duchess of Hamilton/This Piece in Basso Relievo, is Dedicated by/Her Ladyship’s/Most Humble and Obedient Servant/ SAMUEL DIXON’ respectively, bodycolour, c.1750 28 x 38.5cm, in ebonised frames with gilt floral decoration (2) £3,000 - 5,000
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A George I walnut wingback armchair, c.1720, with yellow floral upholstery, raised on scrolling cabriole supports, terminating in castors, 74cm wide 63cm deep 117cm high £800 - 1,200
Lot 78
A George II walnut stool, c.1730, the buttoned stuff-over seat covered in yellow damask silk, raised on knee-carved cabriole legs, 52cm wide 40cm deep 45cm high £600 - 800
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Lot 79
Manner of Hendrik Willem Schweickhardt A river landscape at dusk with a group of figures in the foreground and cottages beyond oil on panel 31.5 x 46.5cm £400 - 600
Lot 80
A near pair of Directoire-style mahogany vide poches, c.1900, French, each with three tiers with brass strung detail, the slightly larger 55cm wide 25cm deep 69cm high (2) £200 - 400
Lot 81
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A George III painted enamel plaque, dated 1770, ‘St James’s Park’, signed ‘JFK’ and titled verso, bearing a label inscribed ‘This pair of enamel plaques was given to Lady Lensden(?) by the painter J. F. Knight as a token of gratitude for her constant patronage while he was employed at the Battersea Works’, 22 x 34cm, in a scrolling rococo giltwood frame £300 - 500
Lot 82
A Lucite and brass coffee table, second half of the 20th century, the rectangular top raised on square supports united by an undertier, 108cm wide 57.5cm deep 40cm high £200 - 400
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A rosewood open bookcase of small proportions, 19th century, with four shelves set between ebonised and parcel-gilt figural pilasters, 41cm wide 30cm deep 83cm high £200 - 400
Lot 84
A pair of gilt-gesso girandoles, probably 19th century, Continental, each frame of tapering ovoid shape, with a shell surmount and scrolling decoration enclosing an earlier mercury glass plate, both set with a gilt-metal sconce, 25cm wide 53cm high (2) £600 - 800
Lot 85
A George III-style mahogany wingback armchair, 19th century, upholstered in yellow fabric and raised on moulded square supports united by stretchers, 90cm wide 63cm deep 112cm high £400 - 600
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Lot 86
French School, early 20th century A river landscape with figures in a punt bears signature ‘Sisley’ l.r., oil on canvas 69 x 63.5cm £400 - 600
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Lot 87
A pair of cloisonné ewers, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, each in the shape of a mythical beast, enamelled with a taotie mask surrounded by scrolls, with an extended chain to the oval cover, 23cm long 19.5cm high (2) £300 - 500
Lot 88
Three cloisonné cranes, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, each enamelled with white bodies and polychrome wings and tails, one standing on a marble plinth, 20 and 27cm high (3) £100 - 200
Lot 89
A pair of cloisonné cranes, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, each enamelled with white bodies and polychrome wings and tails, standing on a lobed disc decorated with scrolling lotus against a blue ground, 47 and 48cm high (2) £300 - 500
Lot 90
A pair of cloisonné boxes and covers, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century, Chinese, the rounded sides rising from a circular foot, enamelled with scrolling lotus against a blue ground, 20.5cm diameter 9.5cm high (4) £1,000 - 2,000
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Lot 91
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), two workers with spades, bronze with dark brown patination, one signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Frs Edts Paris’ and ‘cire perdue’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, the other signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Edts’ and ‘cire perdue’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, largest 6cm wide 10cm deep 14cm high (2) £800 - 1,200
Lot 92
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), a seated peasant mending his scythe, bronze with green patination, signed ‘DALOU’, inscribed ‘Susse Frs Edts Paris’ and ‘cire perdue’, with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 16cm wide 9.5cm deep 12cm high £600 - 800
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Lot 93
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), a reclining nude, bronze with brown patination, signed ‘DALOU’, inscribed ‘Susse Fres Edts’ and ‘Cire perdue’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 17.5cm wide 10cm deep 10cm high £800 - 1,200
Lot 94
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), two bronze figures with brown patination, the first a worker with a spade, signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Frs Ed’ and ‘cire perdue’, with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 5cm wide 7cm deep 14cm high, the second as a worker with a scythe, signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Frs Edts Paris’, with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 6.5cm wide 8.5cm deep 9cm high (2) £800 - 1,200
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Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), a peasant shovelling earth, bronze with gold-brown patination, signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Freres Eds Paris’ and ‘cire perdue’, on a rouge marble base, 13cm wide 6.5cm deep 20cm high, 22cm high overall £600 - 800
Lot 96
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), two figures of workers at rest, bronze with dark brown patination, one signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Frs Edts Paris’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, the other signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Cire perdue’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 6cm wide 5cm deep 12cm high (2) £600 - 800
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Lot 97
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), La Charité, a bronze with rich dark brown patination, signed ‘DALOU’ with ‘CIRE PERDUE A A HEBRARD’ foundry stamp, 14cm wide 16cm deep 34cm high £4,000 - 6,000
Lot 98
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), two bronze figures with dark gold patination, the first a farmworker carrying hay, signed ‘DALOU’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 10cm wide 8cm deep 11cm high, the second a worker bringing in the harvest, signed ‘DALOU’, inscribed ‘cire perdue’ and with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 9cm wide 5cm deep 13cm high (2) £1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 99
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902) two figures, bronze with dark brown patination, the first a farmworker making sheaves, signed ‘DALOU’ and inscribed ‘Susse Edts Paris’ with ‘Susse Frères’ foundry stamp, 9.5cm wide 7.5cm deep 10cm high, the second a woman with a rake, marked ‘Houdeline’ and stamped ‘58520’ underneath, 7.5cm wide 7cm deep 12cm high (2) £800 - 1,200
Lot 100
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902) bust of Mademoiselle Vuillier, ‘La Candeur’, bronze with dark green patination, signed ‘DALOU’ with ‘A A HEBRARD’ foundry stamp, on a verde antico marble plinth, 17.5cm wide 17cm deep 36cm high, 55cm high overall £3,000 - 5,000
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A set of Charles II-style steel and silver fire tools, 19th century, comprising tongs, a poker and a shovel, each with foliate mounts, shovel 90.5cm long (3) £300 - 500 Literature: R Edwards & P Macquoid, ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture’, rev. ed. 1954, vol. II, p.67, fig. 43. The present examples are based on the 17th-century set now in the Queen’s Bedchamber at Ham House. Others are known to have been made for and supplied by Lenygon and Company of Burlington Street, London, who were a notable firm of decorators. For similar examples, see Sotheby’s, ‘Property from the Collections of Lily & Edmond J Safra’, 3 November 2005, lot 512, and Christie’s, ‘Interiors - Masters & Makers’, 25 June 2013, lot 233.
Lot 102
Follower of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Portrait study of a young lady, head and shoulders, possibly the Comtesse d’Haussonville with stamp l.r., black chalk 28 x 20cm, in an 18th-century carved giltwood frame £300 - 500 Provenance: The Carroll Galleries, London.
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Lot 103
A near pair of cut-glass butter boats, early 19th century, Anglo-Irish, each with hobnail and mitre cut decoration, 17.5cm wide 14cm deep 7.5cm high (2) £100 - 200
Lot 104
Eugenio Pellini (Italian, 1864-1934), a female figure, patinated bronze, bearing a cast signature to the base, raised on an ebonised wooden plinth, 40cm wide 20cm deep 10cm high £300 - 500
Lot 105
A George III mahogany and brass-bound tray, of oval form, with carved carrying handles, 38 x 57.5cm £100 - 150
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Lot 106
A pair of Louis XV-style ormolu candlesticks, late 19th century, French, in the manner of Juste-Aurèle Meissonier, each cast in the rococo taste with foliate scrolls and chute de piastres, 16cm diameter 25cm high (2) £800 - 1,200 For a Louis XV period pair of the same design, see Christie’s, ‘The Collector’, 12 November 2020, lot 2.
Lot 107
A grand tour patinated bronze figure after the antique, 19th century, Italian, The Sleeping Faun, 13cm wide 13cm deep 23cm high £200 - 400
Lot 108
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A small Louis XV kingwood and parquetry writing table, mid-18th century, of serpentine outline, the inlaid top with a brass gallery, above a single drawer fitted with a leather surface and storage compartment, raised on outswept supports, with all-over later gilt-metal mounts, 72cm wide 48cm deep 32cm high £300 - 500 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
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Lot 109
A bronze oval portrait plaque, 19th century, cast in relief depicting a Knight of the Garter, 18.5cm wide 23cm high, in a gilt-metal frame, a gilt-bronze plaque, 19th century, depicting Homer, 13.5cm wide, in a beaded and leaf frame, and a bronzed plaque, depicting a blacksmith at work, 19.5cm wide, in a giltwood frame (3) £300 - 500
Lot 110
A pair of export porcelain candlesticks, 19th century, Chinese, each of spreading form, with painted and gilt detail of floral sprigs and three-masted ships, 9.5cm diameter 24.5cm high (2) £100 - 200
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Lot 111
James Tassie (Scottish, 1735-1799), four white glass portraits in relief of Admiral Karl Howe, James Tansel, two of and Admiral Lord Viscount Duncan, Admiral Karl Howe, inscribed Tassie F; and one other similar (5) all in oval ebonised frames, the largest portraits, 9cm high, the largest frame 21cm diameter £800 - 1,200
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Lot 112
A pair Louis XVI-style mahogany, amboyna and ormolu guéridons, first half of the 20th century, after the model by Adam Weisweiler, each with a circular marble top, raised on slender cluster supports united by a triform undertier, terminating in outswept feet, 75cm diameter 37cm high (2) £1,000 - 2,000
Lot 113
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Lot 114
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), ‘Eighth portrait of Peggy Jean’, 1921, bronze, with gold patination, on a black stone base, 26cm high, 33cm high overall £1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 115
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), ‘1st Portrait of Lillian Shelley’, bronze, with green-brown patination, on a square stone base, 32.5cm high 50cm high overall £2,000 - 3,000
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Lot 116
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), head of a young man, bronze, with rich golden-brown patination, on a black stone base, 27cm wide 27cm deep 43cm high £2,000 - 3,000 66
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Lot 117
Sir Jacob Epstein (1880-1959). ‘Portrait of Peggy Jean’, 1920, bronze with gold-brown patination, cast 1963, on a square stone plinth, 20cm high 28cm high overall £1,200 - 1,800
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Lot 118
A pair of carved giltwood wall brackets, c.1750-1760, each with a-shaped platform, above pierced rockwork and ‘C’ scroll supports, 20cm wide 14cm deep 16.5cm high (2) £600 - 800
Lot 119
Follower of Carel Van Falens Figures on horseback running at the ring bears signature ‘Falens’ l.r., oil on panel 32.5 x 44.5cm £600 - 800
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Lot 120
A George III pine breakfront library bookcase, late 18th century, with a dentil-moulded cornice, above astragal-glazed doors enclosing a painted interior, above cupboard doors and a plinth base, 252cm wide 36cm deep 237cm high £1,500 - 2,500
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Lot 121
Samuel Dixon (Irish, d.1769) A pheasant and a hen; A rainbow pheasant a pair of embossed pictures, bodycolour 29.5 x 24.5cm, in ebonised frames with gilt trellis and floral decoration (2) £3,000 - 5,000
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Lot 122
A Louis XV tulipwood, rosewood and bois satiné marquetry writing table, mid-18th century, French, the-shaped top decorated with flowers, foliate scrolls and musical motifs, above a single drawer and a leather-lined slide, raised on outswept supports, with all-over ormolu mounts, 72cm wide 64cm deep 40cm high £600 - 800
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Lot 123
A pair of cut-glass salts, early 19th century, Anglo-Irish, 9cm wide 7cm deep 4.5cm high (2) £100 - 150
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Lot 124
A horn, silver-mounted and stained hardwood walking stick, early 20th century, modelled as an elephant, 91cm long, a silver-gilt-mounted riding crop, 90cm long, and a malacca example, carved with a dog, 83.5cm long (3) £100 - 200
Lot 125
A pair of brass umbrella stands, late 19th century, each with a quatrefoil tray and chased shaft, 37cm wide 23cm deep 65cm high (2) £200 - 400
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Lot 126
James Tassie (Scottish, 1735-1799), two terracotta portraits in relief of Robert Campbell and Elizabeth Gordon, inscribed Robert Campbell, 1795; and Elizabeth Gordon 1795, Tassie F, in an oval mount and gilt frame, the portraits, 7.6cm high, the frame; 22.5 x 19cm £300 - 500
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Lot 127
A tooled leather stationery casket, late 19th century, French, the hinged cover with carry handle, enclosing a marble-papered divided interior, stamped ‘V. BEAUMONT REL. PARIS’ to base, 20cm wide 12cm deep 27cm high £100 - 150
Lot 128
Four various agate boxes, late 19th/early 20th century, Continental, each with a hinged lid and ball feet, three with gilt-metal detail and one silver, largest 15cm wide 11cm deep 7cm high (4) £800 - 1,200
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Lot 129
A pair of simulated porphyry table lamps, 20th century, each modelled as an urn with spiral-fluted detail, with a green silk shade, 14cm wide 14cm deep 53cm high (2) £200 - 400
Lot 130
A matched pair of satinwood cheveret tables, c.1800 and later, each with a raised superstructure fitted with drawers, one set with bone knobs, above a further long drawer and tapering square supports united by a-shaped undertier, the earlier example, one lacking knobs, 51cm wide 42cm deep 111cm high (2) £800 - 1,200
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Lot 131
A pair of Directoire ormolu four-light wall appliqués, 19th century, each with a circular backplate, the-branches mounted on a circlet, converted, 20cm wide 18cm deep 15cm high (2) £500 - 800
Lot 132
A Regency rosewood and parcel-gilt pier cabinet in the manner of Henry Holland, c.1810, the-shaped white marble top, above a pair of panelled doors set between tapering fluted columns, raised on turned feet, 79cm wide 39cm deep 88cm high £600 - 800
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Lot 133
A pair of gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, early 19th century, each in the form of an elephant supporting a pair of foliate-cast-branches, raised on a ribbed white marble plinth, 9cm wide 20cm deep 28cm high (2) £600 - 800
Lot 134
After Claude Michel called ‘Clodion’, 19th century, a pair of oval bronzes, depicting bacchantes, in giltbronze frames, 17cm wide 19cm high (2) £400 - 600
Lot 135
Four pietra dura panels, probably 19th century, Italian, Florence, of varying sizes, each depicting fruit, largest 11.5 x 27cm (4) £400 - 600
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Lot 136
A George III giltwood oval mirror, late 18th century, the frame carved with rope-twist decoration and trailing foliage, surrounding a later glass plate, 53cm wide 110cm high £1,000 - 2,000
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A pair of George III-style giltwood mirrors, 19th century, each frame carved with scrolling rococo decoration surrounding a later glass plate, 40cm wide 90cm high (2) £1,000 - 2,000
Lot 138
A Regency mahogany waterfall bookcase, c.1815, with five shelves, raised on ring-turned supports, terminating in brass castors, 56cm wide 29cm deep 119cm high £600 - 800
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Lot 139
Eugenio Pellini (Italian, 1864-1934), the head of a young woman, bronze with mid- to gold-brown patination, signed ‘PELLINI’, on a verde antico plinth, 38cm high 54cm high overall £300 - 500
Lot 140
Eugenio Pellini (Italian, 1864-1934), a sleeping child, bronze with dark green and mid-brown patination, signed ‘E. PELLINI’ and stamped with initials, on a rectangular plinth, 53cm wide 33.5cm deep 31cm high 50cm high overall £800 - 1,200
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Lot 141
Eugène Berman (Russian-American, 1899-1972) ‘Melancolie’ signed with initials and dated ‘1936’ in the centre, also signed, inscribed and dated ‘E. Berman/New York Juillet 1936/Janvier 1937/Melancolie’ verso, oil on canvas 46 x 38cm £2,000 - 3,000 Provenance: The Edward James Foundation.
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Lot 142
Attributed to Hendrik Pothoven (Dutch, 1725-1807) A family group around a table, the father seated, with his son standing by his side, the mother seated, playing with a child on her lap, with another lady standing behind, a Culpeper microscope on the table and a globe on the floor oil on canvas 69 x 85cm, in an 18th-century carved giltwood frame £2,000 - 3,000 Provenance: Clarke Thornhill, Esq.
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Continental School, 19th century The street seller inscribed ‘Gotto’ verso, oil on canvas 39 x 28cm £300 - 500
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A George III mahogany library table, c.1810, the rounded rectangular top above a pair of frieze drawers, raised on moulded square supports united by a turned stretcher, terminating in brass castors, 107cm wide 65cm deep 76cm high £400 - 600
Lot 145
A Louis XVI kingwood and marquetry occasional table, late 18th century, French, of oval shape with a marble top, above a frieze with scrolling guilloché decoration fitted with a single drawer, and raised on slender cabriole supports terminating in ormolu sabots, 61.5cm wide 49cm deep 72cm high £400 - 600
Lot 146
A William IV rosewood music chair, c.1835, with an adjustable blue leather seat and splayed supports, 39cm wide 47cm deep 86cm high £200 - 400
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A pair of pietra dura panels, probably 19th century, Italian, Florence, each depicting a bird on a flowering-branch, 12 x 15cm (2) £300 - 500
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Lot 148
A George III mahogany chest of drawers, late 18th century, with four drawers, raised on splayed bracket feet, 91cm wide 50.5cm deep 91cm high £300 - 500
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A Louis XV tulipwood, fruitwood and marquetry table-en-chiffonnière, c.1770, French, the circular top with a pierced brass gallery and with inlaid decoration of a vase of flowers and small vessels, above a similarly decorated door enclosing three drawers, raised on three cabriole supports with ormolu mounts, 35.5cm diameter 76cm high £400 - 600
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A Chinese blue-glazed cong vase, Qing dynasty, 19th century, heavily potted after the archaic jade form, the square body moulded to each corner with bagua (Eight Daoist Trigrams) in two tiers, covered with a crackled blue glaze, with later European gilt-bronze mounts, 13cm wide 10.5cm deep 18cm high £300 - 500
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A Chinese blue and white yuhuchun vase, Yongzheng (1723-1735), the pear-shaped body rising from an everted foot to a flared rim, painted with scrolling flowers under a ruyi-shaped band to the shoulder, the neck with a horizontal band of banana leaves and key frets, 22cm diameter 36cm high £3,000 - 5,000
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Indian Mughal School, second half of the 19th century, a group of five gouache studies depicting battle scenes, 24 x 14cm, together with a smaller example (6) £100 - 200
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A pair of Empire-style gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, early 20th century, French, after a model by Claude Galle, each with arms with trumpet nozzles, supported by a seated pharaoh, on a tapering base with pseudo-hieroglyphic sides, 17cm wide 11cm deep 35.5cm high (2) £200 - 300
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A Regency-style mahogany and brass étagère, early 20th century, by Howard & Sons, each tier with marquetry inlay, bearing remnants of a paper label beneath, 35cm wide 35cm deep 75cm high, together with a rosewood example (2) £300 - 500
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A Chinese celadon-glazed hill or ‘boshanlu’ censer, late Qing dynasty, decorated with bats amongst a fruiting peach tree, surrounded by clouds, the cover with two bats ascending from clouds, covered with a pale green glaze, 15.5cm wide 13.5cm deep 22cm high (2) £300 - 500
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A Chinese celadon vase, late Qing dynasty, the compressed body rising from an everted rectangular foot, flanked by two bat handles to each side, decorated with two chilong surrounding a shou character in a roundel, below a horizontal band of banana leaves and a ruyi border to the neck, fitted as a lamp, approximately 23cm high £200 - 300
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Follower of Isaac Ouwater A Dutch town scene with numerous figures oil on canvas 40 x 56cm £800 - 1,200
Lot 158
A George III satinwood and parcel-gilt occasional table, late 18th century and later, the canted rectangular top raised on slender supports united by an undertier, 54cm wide 41cm deep 70cm high £300 - 500
Lot 159
A Louis XV-style beech fauteuil de bureau, late 19th century, French, upholstered in blue leather and raised on cabriole supports, 57cm wide 53cm deep 69cm high £300 - 500
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A George III oak dresser, second half of the 18th century, the rectangular top above four slides and twelve drawers, raised on bracket feet, 173cm wide 31.5cm deep 77cm high £800 - 1,200
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Lot 161
A pair of Empire-style ormolu and patinated bronze table lamps, French, each with arms with trumpet nozzles, supported by a seated pharaoh, on a tapering base with pseudo-hieroglyphic sides, 17cm wide 13.5cm deep 39.5cm high (2) £300 - 500
Lot 162
A gilt-metal filigree and coral-embellished ewer, 19th century, Tibetan, heavily set with coral, turquoise and lapis, 16cm wide 9cm deep 22cm high, and two Tibetan jars, 9cm high (3) £200 - 400
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A patinated bronze figure of a lion, 17th century, modelled standing with its head turned, on a Louis XVI gilt-bronze plinth decorated with swags, 16.5cm wide 9cm deep 14.5cm high £1,500 - 2,500
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Lot 164
A patinated bronze figure after the antique, 17th century, Italian, of the Apollino, 15cm high, on a stepped brèche violette plinth, 9cm wide 9cm deep 22.5cm high overall £400 - 600 The marble statue, a Roman copy after the Hellenistic original, is housed in the Uffizi, Florence (inventory no. 229).
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A George III-style giltwood oval mirror, 19th century, with a scrolling foliate frame surrounding a later glass plate, 70cm wide 113cm high £600 - 800
Lot 167
Six small agate and quartz boxes, late 19th century, to include a tiger’s eye example, all with hinged lids and gilt-metal mounts, raised on ball feet, largest 11.5cm wide 7.5cm deep 5.5cm high (6) £400 - 600
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A pair of Régence-style ormolu candlesticks, late 18th/early 19th century, French, each sconce with a removable drip pan, cast with stiff leaves above a lobed knop, each octagonal baluster stem set with portrait roundels, the canted square base with foliate and gadrooned detail, 10.5cm wide 10.5cm deep 19.5cm high (2) £400 - 600
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A George III-style mahogany library chair, 19th century, upholstered in green leather and raised on outsplayed supports, 67cm wide 61cm deep 89cm high £400 - 600
Lot 170
A Chinese bronze incense burner, late Qing dynasty, of rectangular form on four stud feet, flanked by two mask handles to the sides, 9.5cm wide 8cm deep 5.5cm high, fixed wood stand £100 - 200
Lot 171
A George I-style walnut stool, 19th century, of oval shape with a needlework seat and cabriole supports, 49cm wide 56cm deep 42cm high £300 - 500
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Lot 172
A pair of cloisonné boxes and covers, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, each in the shape of a mandarin duck, enamelled with polychrome wings and tails, 12cm long (2) £100 - 150
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A Japanese gilt-lacquered inro, Meiji period (1868-1912), of four cases, decorated in relief with a pavilion below pine trees by a river, 9.3cm long, and a group of Chinese mother-of-pearl counters, late 19th century, in various forms, 2.7 to 6cm long (qty.) £100 - 150
Lot 174
A Louis XV kingwood and parquetry occasional table, mid-18th century, the white marble top within a pierced gallery, above a single drawer, stamped ‘MIGEON’ and raised on outsplayed supports united by an undertier, with all-over gilt-metal mounts, 39.5cm wide 29.5cm deep 67.5cm high £300 - 500
Lot 175
A pair of porcelain figures, 18th century, possibly German, modelled as musicians in traditional costume, 6.5cm wide 10cm high, a creamware dog, 18th century, decorated in the Whieldon manner in oxide glaze, 7.5cm wide 7.5cm high, and a Dresden porcelain figure, depicting a fruit seller, 4.5cm wide 12.5cm high (4) £100 - 200
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Lot 176
Emma Ciardi (Italian, 1879-1933) ‘The Song of the Fountain’ signed, inscribed and dated ‘Emma Ciardi/Venezia/1912’ l.r., inscribed with title on a gallery label verso, oil on canvas 72 x 56cm £1,500 - 2,000 Provenance: With the Leicester Galleries, London, February 1913.
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Lot 177
After Cesare Dandini Portrait of a young man, head and shoulders, wearing a beret and a blue tunic with white lace ruff oil on canvas, painted oval 51 x 40cm £1,000 - 1,500
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A group of Chinese porcelain cups and saucers, comprising: one wucai, Kangxi (1662-1722), of octagonal form, painted with sprigs of flowers, saucer 13cm long, one famille rose, Qianlong (1736-1795), of circular form, the centre painted with a lotus pond surrounded by ducks, shrimp and fish, saucer 11.6cm diameter, and another blue and white, Qianlong (1736-1795), of circular form, painted with blossoming prunus trees, gilt to details and to interior, saucer 10cm diameter (6) £200 - 300
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A collection of Chinese export famille rose teapot stands, 18th century, of lobed form, painted with cockerels by peony or florets, 13 to 15.4cm long (4) £100 - 200
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A Chinese smoky quartz carving, late Qing dynasty, of a duck grasping a lotus stem with its beak, 8cm long, and a jade cup, late Qing dynasty, of cylindrical form on an everted circular foot, plain, 6cm high (2) £100 - 150
Lot 181
A patinated bronze oil lamp, 16th or 17th century, Italian, in the form of a satyr, 8.5cm wide 8.5cm deep 5cm high £300 - 500
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Lot 182
A Chinese Canton export oil painting, mid-19th century, by Youqua (fl.1840-1870), painted with two ladies accompanied by children in a garden, oil on canvas, 74 x 110.5cm £3,000 - 5,000 Youqua was an export painter, active from the 1840s to the 1880s, who set up workshops in Canton and Hong Kong under the name ‘Yeehing’. See G Clunas, ‘Chinese Export Watercolours’, 1984.
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A George III mahogany chest of drawers, late 18th century, of bow-fronted outline with four drawers, raised on bracket feet, 89cm wide 54cm deep 104cm high £400 - 600
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Lot 184
A group of Clichy glass paperweights, 19th century, French, each with spaced millefiori decoration, 5 to 7cm diameter (4) £300 - 500
Lot 185
A group of cloisonné pieces, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, comprising five quail, each enamelled with polychrome wings, 11.5 to 13cm high (5) £100 - 200
Lot 186
A pair of George III mahogany bedside tables, c.1800, each of bow-fronted outline with a superstructure above a cupboard, raised on tapering square supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 38cm wide 34cm deep 97cm high (2) £600 - 800
Lot 187
A group of cloisonné pieces, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, comprising: a pair of elephants, 13cm long, a pair of mandarin ducks, enamelled with polychrome wings and tails, 9.5cm long, and a duck, 13.5cm high (5) £100 - 200
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A grand tour patinated and gilt-bronze figure after the antique, early 19th century, Italian, of Venus with a dolphin, raised on a waisted circular socle, 7cm wide 7cm deep 16cm high £300 - 500
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A gilt-glass and metal-mounted table casket, 18th century, French, the panelled and domed lid with four flowering vines, opening to a void interior and raised on a scrolling rococo base, 16cm wide 11cm deep 12cm high £400 - 600
Lot 190
A pair of faience candlesticks, 18th/19th century, French, each decorated in polychrome with foliate motifs, with scratch marks underneath, damages, 22cm high (2) £100 - 200
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A silver-gilt recusant chalice, 17th century, of plain form, the bowl with a slightly everted rim, above a spreading, stepped, circular foot engraved with a cross, unscrewing into three sections, unmarked, 14.5cm diameter 23.5cm high £800 - 1,200 After the Reformation, Catholics who refused to attend Church of England services were known as recusants. The chalices that the priests used were seldom hallmarked and were sometimes made to unscrew into several parts, to make it easier to conceal the chalice if necessary, as it was a punishable offence in England to attend any church service other than those of the Church of England.
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Lot 192
Two Worcester ‘Blind Earl’ plates, c.1770, each with moulded rose leaves and buds, heightened in green and yellow enamels, the scalloped rim edged with gilt ‘C’ scrolls, with a label to the underside inscribed ‘Myrtle M. Schlie’, 19cm diameter (2) £200 - 400
Lot 193
A tiger’s eye and ormolu snail, 19th century, on a rhodonite and stiff leaf ormolu-mounted base, 11cm wide 8.5cm deep 6.5cm high £800 - 1,200
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Lot 194
A patinated bronze figure group after the antique, early 19th century, North Italian, of Hercules and the Nemean Lion, on a stepped, veined green and giallo antico marble base, 17.5cm wide 9.5cm deep 20cm high £1,000 - 2,000
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Lot 195
A silver-gilt chalice, late 16th/early 17th century, Spanish, the tapering bowl within a separate galleried receiver, above a knopped stem and a stepped circular base, engraved throughout with foliate scrolls, 16.5cm diameter 25cm high £800 - 1,200
Lot 196
Two malachite veneered jewellery boxes or caskets, late 19th/early 20th century, Russian, each of cuboid form with a silk-lined interior, largest 11.5cm wide 7.5cm deep 6cm high (2) £400 - 600
Lot 197
A pair of treen snuff shoes, 19th century, with brass piqué work and inlaid foliate decoration, the hinged lids set with opposing bone portraits of a man and woman, 15cm long 5cm wide 6cm high (2) £200 - 400
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A Palais Royal-type cut-glass table casket, late 19th century, French, of rectangular form with gilt-metal mounts and a void interior, 12.5cm wide 7.5cm deep 8cm high £300 - 500
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Lot 199
A Victorian intaglio cut-glass and silver-mounted ‘rock crystal’ claret jug, by Charles Edwards, London 1896, the glass by Steven and William, Stourbridge, the silver mount with embossed decoration, the glass cut with stylised flowers and foliage, 12cm wide 33cm high £600 - 800
Lot 200
After Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 19th century, a pair of models of children, patinated bronze, each on an ormolu base, 27cm high (2) £800 - 1,200
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A metal-mounted agate boat, 19th century, Continental, raised on a dolphin base, 7cm wide 2cm deep 8cm high, and a bloodstone dish, 9cm diameter (2) £200 - 300
Lot 202
A Victorian historical revival silver-mounted claret jug, by George Fox, London 1861, in the 17th-century German taste, with ‘nipt diamond waies’ body, 37cm high £600 - 800
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Two Chinese malachite carvings, mid-19th century, comprising: a double gourd vase, carved with numerous smaller double gourds and leafy tendrils in relief, 9cm high, and a mythical beast, seated on its haunches with both heads rising, a pair of wings to the sides, 10.5cm high (2) £600 - 800
Lot 204
A patinated bronze figure of the standing Madonna, 19th century, on a pearwood plinth, 14cm wide 10cm deep 27cm high £100 - 200
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A George IV twin-handled silver tray, by Benjamin Smith III, London 1819, the scalloped border decorated in repoussé, with shells, foliage and fruit, the centre engraved with a crest within a garland, 36.5 x 55cm long, 87ozt £800 - 1,200
Lot 206
A collection of silver flatware, to include a cased set of fruit knives and forks, by William Eley I & William Fearn, London 1816, a Victorian ladle, by James McKay, Edinburgh 1853, 33cm long overall, and a silver cutter, by Arthur Downing Ltd., Birmingham 1909, 56ozt (qty.) £500 - 700
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Follower of Abraham Rademaker A river landscape with a ferry by a windmill; A river landscape with figures and animals by a house on a hill a pair, bodycolour with corners decorated in gold on a black ground 27 x 36cm (2) £1,000 - 1,500
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An Egyptian-style carved granite head of a man, 20th century, on a white marble plinth, 12.5cm wide 12.5cm deep 28cm high £200 - 400
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A Greek-style carved marble bust of a boy, 20th century, on a white marble plinth, 13.5cm wide 13.5cm deep 28cm high £300 - 500
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A George III 2¾-inch pocket globe, c.1776, by Lane of London, inscribed ‘A New Globe of the EARTH by N. Lane 1776’, in a red shagreen case, 8cm diameter £800 - 1,200
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A George III 3-inch pocket globe, early 19th century, inscribed ‘West, Bazaar, Soho Square London J. Mynde Sc.’ in a circular cartouche, in a red-edged fishskin case, 9cm diameter £600 - 800
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A George IV 3-inch pocket globe, c.1825, by Lane of London, inscribed ‘Lane’s Improved Globe 1825’ within a circular cartouche, in a red-edged fishskin case, 9cm diameter £800 - 1,200
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A Palais-Royal burr wood box, 19th century, with ormolu mounts, a foliate-cast swing handle and escutcheon, on paw feet, 17.5cm wide £200 - 400
Lot 214
A group of enamel and metal-mounted boxes, 18th century, English and Continental, comprising: a French Louis XVI silver-mounted patch box with a painted portrait miniature to the hinged lid and a tortoiseshell interior, 7cm wide, two rectangular enamel snuff boxes, probably South Staffordshire, with painted scenes on a white ground, 8cm wide, and another blue enamel circular box, possibly Battersea, 8cm diameter, all with gilt mounts (4) £400 - 600
Lot 215
A patinated bronze bust of Louis XVI, 19th century, French, on an ormolu plinth with elaborately cast floral and foliate detail, 14cm wide 11cm deep 28cm high £300 - 500
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A George III carved giltwood panel in the manner of Thomas Johnson, c.1760, centred with a calf and two sheep in a pastoral landscape, 58.5cm wide 19cm high £200 - 400
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A group of Dutch brass tobacco boxes, 18th century, three oblong and one oval in form, each engraved and embossed with vignettes, the copper-lidded example embossed to one side with ‘The Seafaring’ scene, another probably by Johan Henricus Giese, with a bust of Frederick the Great and a depiction of Ferdinand of Brunswick, a further with a religious scene, and the oval example portraying a tavern with inscription below, together with a silver example, of-shaped outline with gilt interior, the hinged cover engraved with a village scene within a ‘C’ scroll border, the base also with engraved decoration, copper example 16cm long (5) £400 - 600
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A Tibetan gilt-bronze phurba, 20th century, of triform, with a tri-headed terminal above a vajra, a mythical beast coming out of its mouth extends the blade, 37cm long £200 - 300
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For a similar example, see Royal Collection inventory number 22511.
Lot 221
An enamel and gilt-metal-mounted travelling writing box, 18th century, English, probably Staffordshire, the serpentine-fronted hinged lid painted with a rural scene within a gilt scrolled cartouche, on a blue ground with further floral panels, opening to a fitted interior to include glass inkwells and nib, 7cm wide 6cm deep 5cm high £500 - 800
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Two Chinese export teapots, comprising: one famille rose, Yongzheng (1723-1735), the globular body painted with a pair of pigeons and precious objects in a garden, 21cm long, and a Canton painted enamel teapot, 18th-19th century, decorated with a cockerel standing on a rock amongst peony, 15cm long (2) £200 - 300
Lot 222
A group of Chinese blanc de Chine, 18th century, comprising: a cup, the bell-shaped body rising from a channelled circular foot to a flared rim, moulded with blossoming prunus-branches in relief, 7.5cm high, a saucer, of lobed form, similarly decorated, 12cm long, and another, of rhinoceros form, similarly decorated, with later metal mounts, 8.3cm long (3) £250 - 350
A Chinese blue and white bowl, Guangxu (1875-1908), the rounded sides rising from a circular foot, decorated with birds and butterflies amongst sprigs of flowers and fruiting trees, the centre similarly decorated, with a four-character Kangxi mark to base, 17.8cm diameter £100 - 150
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An English porcelain mug, third quarter of the18th century, possibly Bristol, of baluster form, decorated with scrolling foliage, 10cm wide 8cm deep 10cm high £200 - 400
Lot 224
A pair of Battersea enamel salts, 18th century, c.1760, English, each of squat form, painted with pastoral scenes on a pink ground, with two further examples, 4cm high (4) £200 - 400
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A pair of Meissen porcelain salts, 18th century, German, each tapering bowl with floral sprays, set on a gilt-heightened tripod base, 10cm high, together with a Meissen saucer, after the swan service by Kaedler, 14.5cm wide, and a near pair of Meissen saucers, each painted with floral sprays and insects, 6cm high (7) £300 - 500
Lot 226
A porcelain bough pot and cover, early 19th century, in the manner of William Billingsley, of semicircular section on three bun feet, the pot painted with three panels of flowers to a green reserve, the lower section with a band of fluting heightened in gilt, the pierced cover with further gilt detail and three banded nozzles, 16cm wide 10cm deep 18.5cm high (2) £200 - 400
For a similar pair, see Royal Collection, inventory number 22509.
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A group of three Meissen porcelain mustard pots and covers, mid-18th century, each of barrel form, decorated with Deutsche Blumen and heightened in gilt, the covers similarly decorated and having rose finials, crossed sword marks in underglaze blue, largest 11cm high, together with a Sèvres example, mid-18th century, of barrel form, with a turned rim and base, painted with floral sprays and heightened in gilt, the handle with a later brass mount, marks to underglaze, 9.5cm high (4) £400 - 600
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A moulded, painted and gilt-heightened opaline glass inkwell, mid-19th century French, in the manner of Baccarat, 7cm high, an opaline glass scent bottle, with gilt decoration, 12.5cm high, and four Venetian glass scent bottles, mid-19th century, in the manner of Giacomo Franchini and Pietro Bigaglia, largest 5cm high (6) £100 - 150
Lot 230
A George II silver salver, by Robert Abercromby, London 1739, of-shaped circular form, with pie-crust and shell border, an engraved crest to the centre within a ‘C’ scroll cartouche, the border engraved with garlands, raised on three cast and-shaped feet, 32cm diameter 3.5cm high, 31.3ozt £400 - 600
Lot 229
A George III silver swing-handled cake basket, by William Allen III, London 1803, of circular form, engraved with a Greek key border and gadrooned rim, raised on an engraved and gadrooned foot, with engraving to the underside, 29.5cm wide, 33.3ozt £400 - 600 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
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A William IV silver four-piece tea service, by Josiah Williams & Co., Exeter 1834, comprising: a coffee pot, 31cm high, a teapot, 26.5cm high, a twin-handled sugar bowl, 18cm high, and a cream jug, 19cm high, each chased with scrolling foliage, the coffee pot and teapot with ivory insulators, 84.6ozt (4) £800 - 1,200 IMPORTANT NOTE This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: XNQJMMZX. www.sworder.co.uk
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A patinated bronze figure after the antique, 18th century, Italian, Venus at the Bath, 10cm wide 10cm deep 23cm high £600 - 800 For a similar example, see Christie’s, ‘Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Part II’, 29 January 2015, lot 220.
Lot 233
Circle of Matthys Balen (Dutch, 1684-1766) A landscape with figures on a path and a distant village oil on copper 18 x 20.5cm, in an 18th-century carved giltwood frame £500 - 700
Lot 234
A South Staffordshire enamel and gilt-brass etui, 18th century, of cylindrical form, painted with figures in a landscapes heightened in gilt, 13.5cm long £100 - 200
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Lot 235
An English porcelain figural scent bottle, 19th century, modelled as three pheasants each with removable cover, 7.5cm high £200 - 300
Lot 236
A pair of painted porcelain plaques, 19th century, of summer flowers, 14 x 19cm (2) £200 - 300
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A small George III silver salver, by Elizabeth Jones, London 1782, of circular form, with a beaded edge, 20.5cm diameter, 12ozt £150 - 250
Lot 238
A George III silver dish cross, probably by Richard Meach, London 1778, of typical form, with pierced feet and supports, and a circular central burner, 32.5cm wide 32cm deep 9cm high, together with a similar example, by William Plummer, London 1764, 30.8ozt total (2) £600 - 800
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An Anglo-Irish silver and cut-glass bread basket, early 19th century, of shaped form with fan-cut corners and hobnail decoration, 29cm wide 20cm deep 10cm high, together with two silver-plated coaster wagons, a cut-glass decanter, and a green glass Armagnac bottle (5) £200 - 300
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A Gucci chrome hip flask, 20th century, Italian, modelled as a shotgun cartridge, marked ‘MADE IN ITALY’, 5.5cm diameter 15cm high, and a silver-plated Art Deco cocktail shaker, by Mappin & Webb, 25cm high (2) £100 - 200 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
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A pair of George II silver sugar casters, by Samuel Wood, London 1747, each of baluster form, with a crest to the upper section, the detachable top with pierced foliage and trellis, 15.5cm high, and a similar earlier pair, by Samuel Wood, London 1736, 15.5cm high, 21.8ozt total (4) £300 - 500
Lot 242
A Continental silver mug in the 18th-century-style, late 19th/early 20th century, with part spiral fluting to the lower section, struck ‘800’ to the underside, 13cm wide 20cm deep 16cm high, 19.3ozt £200 - 300
Lot 243
A collection of silver items, 19th and 20th centuries, English and Continental, to include: a miniature wine cooler, probably German, with twin mask handles and traces of pseudo-Hanau marks beneath, 21cm long 15.5cm wide 10.5cm high, a jug with ivory handle, chocolate pot, a cow creamer, a pair of Mappin and Webb dishes, etc. 82ozt (qty.) £800 - 1,200 IMPORTANT NOTE This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 2922Z3XP
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Lot 244
After Gianfrancesco Susini, 18th or 19th century, North Italian, a bronze model of a pacing bull, on a stepped wooden plinth, 20cm wide 11cm deep 31.5cm high £1,000 - 2,000
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An ormolu and porphyry figure group, 19th century, French, depicting Orpheus charming the animals, the base with re-entrant corners and raised on scroll ormolu supports, 19cm wide 15cm deep 27cm high £600 - 800
Lot 246
A patinated bronze figure after the antique, early 19th century, Italian, The Ludovisi Ares, on a stepped Siena and black marble plinth, 14cm wide 9cm deep 25cm high £300 - 500
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A Staffordshire salt-glazed jug, c.1760-65, of pear shape, with a turned rim, pointed lip, and strap handle, the body enamelled with oriental scenes, 12cm wide 8.5cm deep 13.5cm high £200 - 400
Lot 248
A set of four small export reverse-glass pictures, late 18th/early 19th century, Chinese, depicting figures in landscapes, each set in a pierced and engraved mother-of-pearl border and a later silvered frame, 5 x 7.5cm (4) £400 - 600
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A Regency ebonised miniature timepiece, by Grimaldi & Johnson, Strand, London, the case with an inverted bell caddy top surmounted by a brass carry handle, above a brass-lined door and conforming sides, on turned brass feet, the four-inch silvered dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, moon hands and signature, the four-pillar single-fusee movement, with anchor escapement and adjustable locking nut pendulum, the backplate signed, 15cm wide 11cm deep 26.5cm high, together with an ebonised wall bracket, with gilt-brass gallery, 20cm high (2) £1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 250
Dutch School, 19th century A trompe l’oeil of paintings on a wall with a palette, a mahl stick, and brushes on a shelf oil on canvas 65 x 59cm £600 - 800
Lot 251
A bronze of a horse, late 19th/early 20th century, on a black marble base, 22cm wide 9cm deep 22cm high £300 - 500
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A group of cloisonné pieces, Republic period (1912-1949), Chinese, comprising a pair of hawks and a pair of quail, each standing with its head tilted to one side, enamelled with brown feathers, 17 and 23cm high together with a catalogue from Godmersham Park house sale (5) £250 - 350
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Lot 253
A chinoiserie gilt and patinated bronze desk bell, early 19th century, in the form of a seated figure with an articulated arm, on a black marble base, 17cm wide 9cm deep 14cm high £200 - 400
Lot 254
Two Chinese Yixing zisha stoneware teapots, 20th century, each rounded body imitating strips of bamboo, with a four-character seal mark to base, 12.5 and 17.5cm long (2) £100 - 150
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Lucas Van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533) ‘The Poet Virgil in a Basket’, 1525 (Bartsch 136) engraving sheet 24.5 x 19.5cm £400 - 600
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A Chinese export famille rose duck, late Qing dynasty, modelled perched on a rock, the feather painted in details, 17cm high £100 - 200
Lot 258
A Regency mahogany chest of drawers, c.1800, of bow-fronted outline, fitted with five drawers and raised on splayed bracket feet, 48cm wide 38cm deep 98cm high £200 - 400
A reverse-printed glass picture, dated 1831, Continental, depicting a castle on a hill with figures in the foreground, inscribed ‘B. Rekker Fec. 1831’, 23 x 32cm, in a gilt gesso frame £200 - 400
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A collection of ‘Dick’ Turpin memorabilia, 20th century, to include: a cigar box, 24cm wide, a 9ct gold pill box with mirror top, 4cm diameter, a silver money clip, 6.5cm long, and a feather hat pin, 15cm long approximately (4) £100 - 200
Lot 260
A group of three burr wood and ivory cigar boxes, c.1930s, to include an example of rectangular form fitted with a Bramah lock, 28cm wide, a similar example, 28cm wide, and a further smaller box, 16.5cm wide, with a collection of cigars and pipes to include a Dunhill example (qty.) £200 - 300 IMPORTANT NOTE This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 8WM89JGW
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A brown felt trilby by Lock & Co. of London, 20th century, size 7 1/8, together with a Lock & Co. bowler hat, a further example, and another trilby by Herbert Johnson, in two boxes (4) £200 - 300
Lot 262
A brass plaque inscribed ‘M. Turpin’, 20th century, from his shop at 27 Bruton Street, London W1, 15 x 100.5cm £100 - 200
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A Staffordshire pottery figure of Dick Turpin, 19th century, English, modelled on horseback, 20cm wide 7cm deep 30cm high £100 - 200
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Art: thirty-eight reference works, including B Maak, ‘The Golden Age: Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, 1984, and B Berenson, ‘Italian Pictures of the Renaissance’ two volumes (38) £100 - 200
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Asian art: approximately forty-five reference works, including M Beurdeley and G Raindre, ‘Qing Porcelain: Famille Vert, Famille Rose’, 1987, and R Krahl, ‘Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum’, 2001, three volumes, boxed (qty) £200 - 300
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Furniture: approximately one hundred reference works, including R Edwards, ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture’, 1954, three volumes, and A Heal, ‘London Furniture Makers 1660-1840’ (qty) £300 - 500
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Antique furniture: twenty reference works, including T Chippendale, ‘The Gentleman Cabinet Maker’s Director’, facsimile edition, Messrs Jackson Stops, ‘The Freehold of the Historic Mansion and Estate, Contents of the Mansion’, and T Sheraton, ‘The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book’, 1970 (2) £150 - 260
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Clocks, barometers, sculpture and other works of art: approximately eighty reference works, including H C Bainbridge, ‘Peter Carl Faberge’, 1949, limited edition, N Goodison, ‘Matthew Boulton Ormolu’, 2002, and M A Lloyd, ‘The Collector’s Dictionary of Clocks’, 1964 (qty) £200 - 300
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Ceramics and glassware: thirty-one reference works, including W D John, ‘Nantgarw Porcelain’, first edition, 1948, and B Klesse & H May, ‘European Glass from 1500-1800’ (31) £150 - 250 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS These conditions of business consist of: 1.
Information for Buyers;
2.
Terms of Consignment (for Sellers);
3.
Terms of Sale (for Bidders and Buyers).
1. INFORMATION FOR BUYERS Introduction The following notes are intended to assist Bidders and Buyers, particularly those that are inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All of our auctions are governed by our Terms and Conditions and any notices that are displayed in our salerooms or announced by the Auctioneer at the auction. Our Terms and Conditions are available for inspection at our salerooms and the Terms of Sale are printed in the back of our auction catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything in our Terms and Conditions that you do not fully understand. Please make sure that you read our Terms of Sale carefully before bidding in the auction. If your bid is successful, you will be obliged to comply with our Terms of Sale. Methods of payment Lots must be paid for before they are collected or shipped. For those attending the auction we ask that Lots are paid for on the day of the sale. Methods by which we accept payment are detailed on our Website, including online payment upon receipt of your invoice, and these should be paid by 5pm on the Friday following the sale. We accept cash to an upper limit of 10,000 euros equivalent. We accept credit card payments to an upper limit of £5,000. Usually any cheques will need to be cleared before you can take the Goods away. Collection and storage All Lots should be paid for and collected by 5pm on the Friday following the sale. Commission Bidders should check the success of their bids and arrange payment, and collection or shipping within this time. For our specialist auctions please refer to the collection and storage requirements detailed in the catalogue and on our Website, which specifies the applicable fees. For our Homes and Interiors auctions, items not removed by 5pm on Friday may be removed at the purchaser’s expense and storage charges of £10 (plus VAT) for administration and £2 (plus VAT) per lot per day. Agency As Auctioneers we usually act on behalf of the Seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. If you buy at auction your contract for the Goods is with the Seller, not with us as Auctioneer. Estimates Estimates are designed to help you gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular Lot. Estimates may change and should not be thought of as the sale Price. The lower estimate may represent the Reserve Price (the minimum Price for which a Lot may be sold) and will not be below the Reserve Price. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the auction and may be altered by a saleroom notice or announcement by the Auctioneer before the auction of the Lot. They are not definitive. Buyer’s Premium The Terms of Sale oblige you to pay a Buyer’s Premium at 25% on the Hammer Price of each Lot purchased, except for our Fine Wine and Spirits auctions when it is 15%. In addition, VAT is charged on these Premiums (see below). VAT Items in our catalogue may be marked with a dagger † or double dagger ‡, which indicates that VAT is payable by the Buyer on the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium at either the standard rate (currently 20%) or a reduced rate (currently 5%), depending upon the legal requirements relating to that Lot. Lots which do not have either of the above symbols have no VAT payable on the Hammer Price. This is because such Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. The VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax. Shipping Costs are liable for VAT and are payable by the Buyer. Inspection of Goods by the Buyer As we act on behalf of the Seller, we are dependent on information provided by the Seller about their Goods. We may inspect Lots and will act reasonably in taking a general view about them. However, we are normally unable to carry out detailed examinations of Lots to check their condition in the way a Buyer would do. You will have ample opportunity to inspect the Goods. You must inspect and investigate Lots that you might wish to bid for. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the description and condition of Lots set out in the Terms of Sale at clauses 12.2 and 12.4. Condition reports We may be able to assist Buyers unable to view by emailing a condition report, but these are based solely on our own opinion and are for guidance only and no responsibility is accepted for their accuracy. Intending Buyers are strongly encouraged to view. Condition reports cannot be prepared on the day of the sale. Shipping of Goods We offer a delivery service for Lots purchased. Estimates for Shipping Costs for smaller items can be calculated pre-sale on our website under each Lot and are based on value, size and your chosen UK destination. For items purchased the actual cost can be added to your account and paid online after the sale. If you purchase multiple Lots from the same auction, we will combine packaging/deliveries to reduce the Shipping Costs. For lots for which Shipping Costs cannot be automatically calculated, such as furniture, you can obtain a bespoke Shipping Cost from our website to any destination in the world either in advance of the sale or after you have purchased. Estimates of Shipping Costs on our website are based on the low estimate, whilst the actual cost is based on Hammer Price.
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Electrical goods These are sold as ‘antiques’ only. If you buy electrical Goods for use you must ask a qualified electrician to check them for compliance with safety regulations before you use them. Export of Goods If you intend to export Goods you must find out: a. whether an export licence is needed; and b. if there is a prohibition on importing Goods of that character e.g. because the Goods contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Bidding Bidders will be required to register with us before the auction starts. We Reserve the right to impose a deadline prior to the auction by which you must register or by which we must receive a Commission bid. If you wish to bid on high value Lots this deadline may be several days before the auction in order to allow us sufficient time to carry out the necessary checks. Lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. You will need to provide us with proof of your identity in a form acceptable to us and such other information as we may require. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone or online bidding. Please note that we may refuse to register you if you do not provide us with all the information and documentation that we ask for or at our discretion. Commission bidding You may leave Commission bids with us indicating the maximum amount to be bid against a Lot (excluding the Buyers’ Premium and/or any applicable VAT). We will execute Commission bids as cheaply as possible having regard to the Reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two Buyers submit identical Commission bids we may prefer the first bid received (where this can be reasonably ascertained). We recommend leaving Commission bids online via our Website, though please contact us about leaving bids by telephone or fax/email. All absentee bids should be received at least 30 minutes before the auction commences; we cannot guarantee to execute Commission bids received after this time. Telephone bidding If you are unable to come to the auction it may be possible to bid on the telephone for higher value Lots. Please note that this service is for Lots with an estimate of £500 or more. The number of lines is limited so we would urge serious telephone bidding only and ask that you be prepared to bid over the top estimate. It is advisable to leave a maximum covering bid in case we are not able to contact you by telephone. All lines must be booked and confirmed in writing before the day of the auction and preferably some time in advance. Telephone bidding involves many variables and whilst we take every care to ensure the smooth operation of this service, we cannot be held liable if your bids are missed for any reason. Online bidding Any Lots purchased via a live online bidding service will be subject to an additional Commission charge on the Hammer Price payable by the Bidder, in accordance with rates specified by the online service. From 1 January 2020, these charges will be charged at 0% while bidding via Sworders Website. If bidding through the-saleroom.com this will be charged at 4.95% plus VAT. These charges will be payable to us on top of the Hammer Price and our Buyer’s Commission. Artist Resale Rights Lots marked with a ▴ indicate the item is subject to additional Artist Resale Right charges.
IMPORTANT NOTICES Removal of Lots All Lots are to be removed from the premises by 5.00pm at the latest on the Friday following each sale. Sworders retain the right to remove Lots remaining after this time into safe storage, for which a charge will be made. Electrical Goods All electrical Goods offered in this sale have either been tested and certified safe or unsafe by an appropriately qualified electrician. All electrical Goods certified safe must be re-Commissioned by an appropriately qualified electrician and we recommend those certified safe are similarly re-Commissioned. Post 1950 Upholstered Furniture All items of furniture included in this sale are offered for sale as works of art. The items may not comply with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) Safety Regulations 1988 and for this reason, they should not be used in a private dwelling. Furniture made of Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia Negra) To comply with CITES Regulations on Post-1947 furniture made of Brazilian Rosewood, all post-war rosewood furniture items have Article 10 certificates. If you are purchasing rosewood furniture for commercial purposes and not solely for your own use, CITES regulations require you to obtain your own certificate. You would need to contact the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (‘AHVLA’) and, as part of the process of obtaining your document, it is a requirement that you have seen sight of the Sworders’ certificate or are aware of its reference number. It is therefore the responsibility of commercial Buyers to ensure that they obtain a copy of the appropriate certificate, or the certificate reference number, after purchase from Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers. Items are marked with this sign §. Ivory Lots marked contain elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.
TERMS OF SALE Please note that if you register to bid and/or bid at auction this signifies that you agree to and will comply with these Terms of Sale. These Terms of Sale relate to auctions conducted by an Auctioneer only. We have separate terms for online only auctions. 1. Definitions and interpretation 1.1 To make these Terms of Sale easier to read, we have given the following words a specific meaning: In these Terms of Sale the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to you as the Buyer. The words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneer. Any reference to a ‘Clause’ is to a clause of these Terms of Sale unless stated otherwise.
3.2 We strongly recommend that you attend the auction in person. You are responsible for your decision to bid for a particular Lot. If you bid on a Lot, including by telephone and online bidding, or by placing a Commission bid, we assume that you have carefully inspected the Lot and satisfied yourself regarding its condition and other characteristics. 3.3 If you instruct us in writing, we may execute Commission bids on your behalf. Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your Commission bid, unless our failure to do so is unreasonable. Where two or more Commission bids at the same level are recorded we have the right to prefer the first bid made (where this can be reasonably ascertained).
‘Auctioneer’
means GES & Sons Ltd trading as Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers, a company registered in England and Wales with registration number 6858916 and whose registered office is located at Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex CM24 8GE or its authorised Auctioneer, as appropriate;
‘Bidder’
means a person who places a bid for Goods at our auction;
‘Buyer’
means the person who makes the highest bid for the Goods accepted by the Auctioneer;
‘Commission’
means the Commission that we charge you on the sale of the Goods as set out in Clause 5 below;
‘Consumer’
means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession;
‘Consumer Contracts Regulations’
means the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013;
‘Deliberate Forgery’
means: (a) an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source; (b) which is described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator without qualification; and (c) which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been as described;
‘FCA’
means the Financial Conduct Authority;
‘Goods’
means the Goods that have been consigned to us for sale at our auction;
‘Hammer Price’
means the level of the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer;
‘Premium’
means the Premium charged to the Buyer on the sale of the Goods in accordance with the Terms of Sale;
‘Price’
means the total of the Hammer Price, Premium, Shipping Costs (if applicable) and any applicable VAT;
‘Proceeds’
means the Price less the Commission, the Premium, Shipping Costs, any expenses incurred to your account and any applicable VAT;
‘Reserve’
means the minimum Price at which the Goods may be sold;
‘Seller’
means the owner of the Goods and any agent who consigns the Goods for sale on the owner’s behalf (if applicable);
‘Shipping Costs’
means the charges applied to the shipping of all Goods purchased, should the Buyer ask for the Auctioneer’s shipping agent to deliver the Goods (if applicable);
‘Terms of Consignment’
means these Terms of Consignment;
‘Terms of Sale’
means the Terms of Sale for Bidders or Buyers at our auctions;
‘Trader’
means a Seller who is acting for purposes relating to that Seller’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the Trader’s name or on the Trader’s behalf (such as an agent and/or the Auctioneer);
‘VAT’
means any value added tax or equivalent sales tax; and
‘Website’
means our Website available at www.sworder.co.uk.
2. Information that we are required to give to Consumers 2.1 A description of the main characteristics of each Lot as contained in the auction catalogue.
5. VAT 5.1 You shall be liable for the payment of any VAT applicable on the Hammer Price, Premium and Shipping Costs (if applicable) due for a Lot. Please see the symbols used in the auction catalogue for that Lot and the ‘Information for Buyers’ in our auction catalogue for further information. 5.2 We will charge VAT at the current rate at the date of the auction. 6. The contract between you and the Seller 6.1 The contract for the purchase of the Lot between you and the Seller will be formed when the Auctioneer records the winning Lot in the sale book accepting the highest bid for the Lot at auction, unless due diligence information required by the Auctioneer under the Money Laundering Regulations 2019 in accordance with their internal procedure remains outstanding, in which case the contract will be formed when that information is accepted by the Auctioneer as complete. 6.2 You may directly enforce any terms in the Terms of Consignment against a Seller to the extent that you suffer damages and/or loss as a result of the Seller’s breach of the Terms of Consignment. 6.3 If you breach these Terms of Sale, you may be responsible for damages and/or losses suffered by a Seller or us. If we are contacted by a Seller who wishes to bring a claim against you, we may at our discretion provide the Seller with information or assistance in relation to that claim. 6.4 We normally act as an agent only and will not have any responsibility for default by you or the Seller (unless we are the Seller of the Lot). 7. Payment 7.1 Immediately following your successful bid on a Lot you will: 7.1.1 give to us, if not already provided to our satisfaction, proof of identity in a form acceptable to us (and any other information that we require in order to comply with our anti-money laundering obligations); and 7.1.2 pay to us the total amount due in any way that we agree to accept payment. 7.1.3 pay in full the Shipping Costs prior to the Goods being shipped, should you agree to the Auctioneer’s shipping agent delivering the Goods. 7.2 If you owe us any money, we may use any payment made by you to repay these debts. 8. Title and collection of purchases 8.1 Once you have paid us in full the total amount due for any Lot, ownership of that Lot will transfer to you. You may not claim or collect a Lot until you have paid for it. 8.2 You will (at your own expense) collect any Lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 5pm on the Friday following the auction, or such later date as is specified in the printed catalogue or on our Website. 8.3 If you agree to the Auctioneer delivering the Goods, only when the full Shipping Costs have been paid will the Goods be dispatched. We reserve the right that some Lots will not be suitable for an automated shipping estimate and will require bespoke quotes from the shipping agent.
2.2 Our name, address and contact details as set out herein, in our auction catalogues and/or on our Website.
3.4 The Bidder placing the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer will be the Buyer at the Hammer Price. Any dispute about a bid will be settled at our discretion. We may re-offer the Lot during the auction or may settle the dispute in another way. We will act reasonably when deciding how to settle the dispute.
2.3 The Price of the Goods and arrangements for payment as described in Clauses 4, 5, 7 and 8.
3.5 Bidders will be deemed to act as principals, even if the Bidder is acting as an agent for a third party.
2.4 The arrangements for collection or delivery of the Goods as set out in Clauses 8 and 9.
3.6 We may bid on Lots on behalf of the Seller up to one bid below the Reserve.
2.5 Your right to return a Lot and receive a refund if the Lot is a Deliberate Forgery as set out in Clause 13.
3.7 We may refuse to accept any bid if it is reasonable for us to do so.
8.5 If you do not collect the Lot within the time period under Clause 8.2, you will be responsible for any reasonable removal and storage charges in relation to that Lot.
2.6 We and Trader Sellers have a legal duty to supply any Lots to you in accordance with these Terms of Sale.
3.8 Bidding increments will be at our sole discretion (but will be in line with standard auction practice).
2.7 If you have any complaints, please send them to us directly at the address set out on our Website.
8.6 Risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you when you (or your agents) take physical possession of the Lot.
4. The purchase price As Buyer, you will pay: a. the Hammer Price; b. a premium of 25% plus VAT of the Hammer Price or 15% plus VAT for our Fine Wine and Spirits Auction; c. any artist’s resale right royalty payable on the sale of the Lot; and d. any VAT due.
8.7 If you do not collect the Lot that you have paid for within thirty days after the auction, we may sell the Lot. We will pay the Proceeds of any such sale to you, but will deduct any storage charges or other sums that we have incurred in the storage and sale of the Lot. We reserve the right to charge you a selling Commission at our standard rates on any such resale of the Lot.
3. Bidding procedures and the Buyer 3.1 You must register your details with us before bidding and provide us with any requested proof of identity and billing information, in a form acceptable to us. You must also satisfy any security arrangements we have in place before entering the auction room to view or bid.
8.4 Should you decide to use the delivery service, you thereby agree to allow the Auctioneer to share relevant personal data that we hold with the shipping agent in order to allow effective communication between the shipping agent and you, and to enable delivery.
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9. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases 9.1 Please do not bid on a Lot if you do not intend to buy it. If your bid is successful, these Terms of Sale will apply to you. This means that you will have to carry out your obligations set out in these Terms of Sale. If you do not comply with these Terms of Sale we may (acting on behalf of the Seller and ourselves) pursue one or more of the following measures: 9.1.1 take action against you for damages for breach of contract; 9.1.2 reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; 9.1.3 resell the Lot by auction or private treaty (in which case you will have to pay any difference between the Price you should have paid for the Lot and the Price we sell it for as well as the charges outlined in Clause 8.7). Please note that if we sell the Lot for a higher amount than your winning bid, the extra money will belong to the Seller; 9.1.4 remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense; 9.1.5 if you do not pay us within five business days of your successful bid, we may charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due; 9.1.6 keep that Lot or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due, including Shipping Costs where applicable; 9.1.7 reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impose conditions before we accept bids from you; and/or 9.1.8 if we sell any Lots for you, use the money made on these Lots to repay any amount you owe us. 9.2 We will act reasonably when exercising our rights under Clause 9.1. We will contact you before exercising these rights and try to work with you to correct any noncompliance by you with these Terms of Sale. 10. Health and safety Although we take reasonable precautions regarding health and safety, you are on our premises at your own risk. Please note the lay-out of the premises and security arrangements. Neither we nor our employees or agents are responsible for the safety of you or your property when you visit our premises, unless you suffer any injury to your person or damage to your property as a result of our employees’ or our agents’ negligence. 11. Warranties 11.1 The Seller warrants to us and to you that: 11.1.1 the Seller is the true owner of the Lot for sale or is authorised by the true owner to offer and sell the Lot at auction; 11.1.2 the Seller is able to transfer good and marketable title to the Lot to you free from any third party rights or claims; and 11.1.3 as far as the Seller is aware, the main characteristics of the Lot set out in the auction catalogue (as amended by any notice displayed in the saleroom or announced by the Auctioneer at the auction) are correct. 11.2 If, after you have placed a successful bid and paid for a Lot, any of the warranties above are found not to be true, please notify us in writing. Neither we nor the Seller will be liable to pay you any sums over and above the total amount due and we will not be responsible for any inaccuracies in the information provided by the Seller except as set out below. 11.3 Please note that many of the Lots that you may bid on at our auction are second-hand. 11.4 If a Lot is not second-hand and you purchase the Lot as a Consumer from a Seller that is a Trader, a number of additional terms may be implied by law in addition to the Seller’s warranties set out at Clause 11.1 (in particular under the Consumer Rights Act 2015). These Terms of Sale do not seek to exclude your rights under law as they relate to the sale of these Lots.
12.2 We will give you a number of opportunities to view and inspect the Lots before the auction. You (and any independent consultants acting on your behalf) must satisfy yourself about the accuracy of any description of a Lot. We shall not be responsible for any failure by you or your consultants to properly inspect a Lot in advance of the auction. 12.3 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 will be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. 12.4 Please note that Lots (in particular second-hand Lots) are unlikely to be in perfect condition. Lots are sold ‘as is’ (i.e. as you see them at the time of the auction). Neither we nor the Seller accept any liability for the condition of second-hand Lots or for any condition issues affecting a Lot if such issues are included in the description of a Lot in the auction catalogue (or in any saleroom notice) and/ or which the inspection of a Lot by the Buyer ought to have revealed. 13. Deliberate Forgeries 13.1 You may return any Lot which is found to be a Deliberate Forgery to us within thirty days of the auction provided that you return the Lot to us in the same condition as when it was released to you, accompanied by a written statement identifying the Lot from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. 13.2 If we are reasonably satisfied that the Lot is a Deliberate Forgery we will refund the money paid by you for the Lot (including any Premium and applicable VAT) provided that if: 13.2.1 the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of experts as at the date of the auction; or 13.2.2 you personally are not able to transfer good and marketable title in the Lot to us, you will have no right to a refund under this Clause 13.2. 13.3 If you have sold the Lot to another person, we will only be liable to refund the Price that you paid for the Lot. We will not be responsible for repaying any additional money you may have made from selling the Lot. 13.4 Your right to return a Lot that is a Deliberate Forgery does not affect your legal rights and is in addition to any other right or remedy provided by law or by these Terms of Sale. 14. Our liability to you 14.1 We will not be liable for any loss of opportunity or disappointment suffered as a result of participating in our auction. 14.2 In addition to the above, neither we nor the Seller shall be responsible to you and you shall not be responsible to the Seller or us for any other loss or damage that any of us suffer that is not a foreseeable result of any of us not complying with the Terms and Conditions. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is obvious that it will happen or if at the time of the sale of the Lot, we, you and the Seller knew it might happen. 14.3 Subject to Clause 14.4, if we are found to be liable to you for any reason (including, amongst others, if we are found to be negligent, in breach of contract or to have made a misrepresentation), our liability will be limited to the total purchase price paid by you to us for any Lot. 14.4 Notwithstanding the above, nothing in these Terms of Sale shall limit our liability (or that of our employees or agents) for: 14.4.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence (as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977); 14.4.2 fraudulent misrepresentation; or 14.4.3 any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
11.5 Save as expressly set out above, all other warranties, conditions or other terms which might have effect between the Seller and you, or us and you, or be implied or incorporated by statue, common law or otherwise are excluded.
15. Notices 15.1 All notices between you and us regarding these Terms of Sale must be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the party giving it.
12. Descriptions and condition 12.1 Our descriptions of the Lot will be based on: (a) information provided to us by the Seller of the Lot (for which we are not liable); and (b) our opinion (although it is likely that we will not be able to carry out a detailed inspection of each Lot).
15.2 Any notice referred in Clause 15.1 may be given:
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15.3 Notices must be sent: 15.3.1 by hand or registered post; a. to us, at our address set out in these Terms of Sale or at our registered office address appearing on our Website; and b. to you, at the last postal address that you have given to us as your contact address in writing; or 15.3.2 by email: a. to us, by sending the notice to the following email address: auctions@sworder.co.uk b. to you, by sending the notice to any email address that you have given to us as your contact email address in writing. 15.4 Notices will be deemed to have been received: 15.4.1 if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery; 15.4.2 if sent by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery, two business days after posting, exclusive of the day of posting; or 15.4.3 if sent by email, at the time of transmission unless sent after 17.00 in the place of receipt in which case they will be deemed to have been received on the next business day in the place of receipt (provided that receipt is acknowledged by the recipient). 15.5 Any notice or communication given under these Terms of Sale will not be validly given if sent by fax, email, any form of messaging via social media or text message. 16. Data Protection We will hold and process any personal data in relation to you in accordance with our current privacy policy, a copy of which is available on our Website. 17. General 17.1 We may, acting reasonably, refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. 17.2 We act as an agent for our Sellers. The rights we have to claim against you for breach of these Terms of Sale may be used by either us, our employees or agents, or the Seller, its employees or agents, as appropriate. Other than as set out in this Clause, these Terms of Sale are between you and us and no other person will have any rights to enforce any of these Terms of Sale. 17.3 We may use special terms in the catalogue descriptions of particular Lots. You must read these terms carefully along with any glossary provided in our auction catalogues. 17.4 Each of the clauses of these Terms of Sale operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining clauses will remain in full force and effect. 17.5 We may change these Terms of Sale from time to time, without notice to you. Please read these Terms of Sale carefully, as they may be different from the last time you read them. 17.6 Except as otherwise stated in these Terms of Sale, each of our rights and remedies are: (a) are in addition to and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies under these Terms of Sale or general law; and (b) may be waived only in writing and specifically. Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any right under these Terms of Sale is not a waiver of that or any other right. Partial exercise of any right under these Terms of Sale will not preclude any further or other exercise of that right or any other right under these Terms of Sale. Waiver of a breach of any term of these Terms of Sale will not operate as a waiver of breach of any other term or any subsequent breach of that term.
15.2.2 by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery; or
17.7 These Terms of Sale and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including any noncontractual claims or disputes) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
15.2.3 by email, provided that receipt of the email is acknowledged by the recipient.
These terms are based upon the recommended terms of sale by the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
15.2.1 by delivering it by hand;
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