Fine Interiors Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 June

FINE INTERIORS

Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 June 2023

We are thrilled to be able to share with you the Summer 2023 edition of our Fine Interiors catalogue, in which we have, as ever, strived to gather together an exquisite array of furniture and furnishings from collections across the country, blending timeless style with current interior-decorating trends. Since the last sale, the Fine Interiors department has gained a new member, and Grace is proving to be a superb addition to our team, imbuing it with further creativity and enthusiasm, and giving more scope to explore the exciting ways in which we can present our quarterly auctions.

There are several key themes running through the sale, particularly those of neoclassicism and the grand tour, with numerous works of sculpture, architectural models and museum studies, perfect for those with a John Soane-esque proclivity for stone and plaster cascading from ceiling to floor. Along a similar vein, we are extremely honoured to have been asked by David and Elizabeth Hacker to offer their collection of Derbyshire Blue John and Ashford Black Marble, again many pieces drawing from the architecture and decorative objects of the ancient world. We are also proud to be able to include among these pages East Anglian Silver from the Colman Family Collection, several spectacular lots previously owned by Arthur George Tite Esq. (1904-1984), as well as items from the estate of Roy Carter, whose passion for collecting and eye for quality is abundantly clear. Furthermore, providing some ‘Continental cool’ are pieces meticulously sourced from across Europe by Nick and Belinda Hough-Robbins in the Montpelier Interiors Edit.

Curating this sale has been a lot of fun and we can’t wait to see each and every item off to a loving new home.

Alexander Hallett Head of Department

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FINE INTERIORS

TUESDAY 13 & WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE, 10AM

Tuesday 13 June

Lots 1-68Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 69-73From the Collection of Arthur George Tite Esq.

Lots 74-98Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 99-110East Anglian Silver from the Colman Family Collection

Lots 111-126 Silver

Lots 127-196Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 197-261The Personal Collection of David and Elizabeth Hacker

Lots 262-336Furniture and Works of Art

Wednesday 14 June

Lots 337-392Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 393-445The Montpelier Edit

Lots 446-545Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 546-556From the Collection of Dr Jonathan Broido

Lots 557-631Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 632-675The Carter Collection

Lots 676-688 Garden

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Alexander Hallett Head of DepartmentSale Specialist

Charlotte Lee-Finglas

Sale Co-ordinator

Grace Julier

Director

James Pickup

Day One

Tuesday 13 June at 10am

LOT 1

A group of museum studies, depicting busts of Agrippa and Pherecydes, signed ‘A Rebeaud’, Seneca the Younger, indistinctly signed, and Jean-Léon Gérôme by ‘Jean Baptiste Carpeaux/1928’, all charcoal on paper and similarly framed, 63 x 47cm (4)

£400 - 600

LOT 2

A large plaster bust of the Pseudo-Seneca, after the antique from the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum, on a waisted base, 53cm wide

32cm deep

67cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 3

A plaster bust of Pericles after the antique, of recent manufacture, inscribed to the front of the chest in Greek, 27cm wide

24cm deep

57cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 4

A large plaster bust of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, 20th century, raised on a octagonal plinth base,

33cm wide

25cm deep

69cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 5

After Sir Francis Chantrey, Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, ‘Coke of Norfolk’, plaster bust, on a turned socle base,

48cm wide

28cm deep

76cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 6

A grand-tour-style composition model, of recent manufacture, of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, 19cm wide

21.5cm deep

62cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 7

A plaster figure after the antique, probably 19th century, depicting Socrates, numbered ‘2739’ to base,

37cm high

£300 - 500

The marble figurine on which this is modelled, dating to the 2nd/ 3rd century BCE is housed in the British Museum’s collection, and was discovered in Alexandria, possibly a Hellenistic original or Roman copy.

LOT 8

After Jean de Boulogne called ‘Giambologna’, 19th century, ‘Mercury flying on the breath of Aeolus’, patinated bronze, inscribed ‘J de Bologne’, on a turned bas relief base representing an allegory of the arts after Clodion, on a turned and stepped green marble base,

12.5cm wide

56cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 9

A miniature plaster bust, 20th century, in classical dress, raised on a sectional turned column and fluted supports, under a glass dome on a wooden stand, 39.5cm high including plinth dome 45cm high (4)

£200 - 400

LOT 10

Two grand tour bronze models, 19th century, French, each of the Luxor Obelisk, on a fenced black granite base, largest 11.5cm wide 32.5cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 11

A group of grand tour models, to include a bronze figure of the Dancing Faun, a bronze figure of Narcissus, on a rosso antico marble circular base, and a pair of alabaster lions after Antonio Canova, largest 22cm high (8)

£200 - 400

LOT 12

LOT 13

Two grand tour models of Trajan’s Column, 19th century, displayed under a glass dome on a wooden base, columns 28cm high (2) £300 - 400

After Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a pair of prints depicting Trajan’s column, 99 x 19.5cm, framed and glazed (2) £200 - 300

LOT 14

Five alabaster urns, after the ‘Capitoline Doves’ or ‘Doves of Pliny’ mosaic, largest 18cm wide 15cm high (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 15

After Pierre Puget, an écorché, or study of a flayed man, a painted plaster figure of an anatomical man, 13.5cm wide 25cm high, under a glass dome, 18.5cm diameter 34.5cm high (2)

£150 - 200

LOT 16

After Jean-Antoine Houdon, ‘l’Écorché’, or study of a flayed man, two painted plaster heads, 17cm wide 22cm deep 27cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 17

A plaster cast model, 19th century, an écorché study of an anatomical male arm, 38cm wide

32cm deep 18cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 18

After Jean-Antoine Houdon, ‘l’Écorché’, or study of a flayed figure, two large painted plaster figures, 24cm wide 45cm deep 85cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 19

After Jean-Antoine Houdon, ‘l’Écorché’, or study of a flayed man, plaster bust on a turned socle base, 25cm wide 23cm deep 46cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 20

A plaster figure of an écorché male, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled in action, indistinctly signed to the base, 60cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 21

A group of anatomical studies, to include a pencil and chalk drawing of a standing man, indistinctly signed, a pencil and gouache study of an arm, and an écorché study after Pierre Puget, largest 61 x 28.5cm (4)

£200 - 400

LOT 22

A painted wooden architectural model, early 20th century, of St Paul’s Cathedral, 42cm wide

25cm deep

25cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 23

Two wooden architectural models of staircases, 20th century, one example with a single staircase leading to a balustraded gallery, square example 47cm wide

40cm deep

35cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 24

A turned wooden architectural model of a staircase, 20th century, French, the single staircase leading to a circular balustraded gallery, 33cm wide

59cm deep

37cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 25

An adjustable oak sculpture stand, 19th century, the circular platform top supported by a cast iron column and tripod base, 41cm wide

69.5cm high

£200 - 400

A carved and stained pine artist’s lay figure, late 19th/ early 20th century, French, with articulated limbs and body, with a carved face, seated in a turned wooden chair, figure 35cm high chair 24cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

A carved and stained pine artist’s lay figure, late 19th/ early 20th century, French, with articulated limbs and a carved face, 33cm high £800 - 1,200

LOT 26

LOT 27

LOT 28

A grand tour marble cistern, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian, possibly rosso antico, in the form of a Roman bath with lion mask handles and paw feet, on a rectangular slate base, 21.5cm wide

10cm deep

9.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 29

A group of grand tour models, comprising: a painted plaster figure of a lion, 23cm long, a silvered metal model of the Capitoline Wolf, on an alabaster base, 14cm long, and another bronze of a winged lion, on a marble plinth, 8cm long (3)

£200 - 400

LOT 30

A pair of white marble and malachite obelisks, first half 20th century, possibly Carrara, each on a stepped and canted block plinth, 8.5cm wide 8.5cm deep

38.5cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 31

A group of grand tour sculptures, comprising: a bronze figure of Spinario, after the antique, on a rosso antico marble base, 25.5cm high, a resin bust of a male wearing a laurel wreath, 28cm high, and an oxidised metal bust of a bearded man, 19.5cm high (3)

£200 - 300

LOT 32

A George IV figured mahogany collector’s cabinet, c.1820, possibly Scottish, the upper section with an architectural pediment over two doors, opening to a fitted interior with shelves and pigeonholes, above a base with further doors flanked by pilasters, opening to cupboards and drawers bearing handwritten labels and containing fragments, fossils and specimens, on a plinth base, some trays lacking, 117.5cm wide

56.5cm deep

209cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 33

A George III-style carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, late 19th century, of architectural form with a bevelled glass plate,

142cm wide

162cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 34

A large carved and giltwood architectural crown, 20th century, the ball finial supported by eight arches and applied acanthus leaf details,

86cm wide

73cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 35

A wooden birdcage, 20th century, probably French, of architectural form, 56cm wide

56cm deep

105cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 36

A mahogany bijouterie table, 19th century and later, with a glazed and hinged terrarium-form top, over a plain frieze and turned column, raised on a triform base terminating in turned feet and castors,

65cm diameter

96cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 37

A pair of gilt-metal Empire-style candelabra, each with four lights and three scroll-branches, supported by a reeded and acanthus cast column and raised on a circular base, 14cm diameter base

46cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 38

A painted plaster bust after the antique, of recent manufacture, depicting the ‘The Charioteer of Delphi’, 32cm wide

28cm deep

61cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 39

A George III-style satinwood side cabinet in the style of Mayhew and Ince, late 19th century, of demilune outline, the top decorated with radiating veneers and rosewood crossbanding, with painted neoclassical decoration, 164cm wide

64cm deep

92cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 40

A neoclassical-style wallpaper panel by Zuber, c.1990, French, printed en grisaille depicting Psyche bathing in a Pompeian-style interior, laid on a later board, 180 x 215cm

£800 - 1,200

Founded in the late 18th century as Jean Zuber et Cie, Zuber is a French wallpaper manufacturer, who claim to be the last remaining producers of woodblock-printed wallpaper and furnishing fabrics. Throughout their existence, they have had such illustrious clientele as King Louis Philippe and Jackie Kennedy.

This panel is a print after the original c.1816 wallpaper from the Cupid and Psyche series by Dufour & Cie, Paris. The four panels illustrating Psyche bathing are numbers five to eight in the sequence, and would have been hung around a room as a continuous mural decoration, or framed in separate groups as pictures.

LOT 41

A patinated spelter figure in the manner of Émile Guillemin, early 20th century, French, in the form of a neoclassical female holding a torch aloft, 40cm wide 40cm deep 128cm high, on a modern painted wooden plinth, 198cm high in total (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 42

A flat-weave wool carpet of Aubusson design, late 20th century, the central field woven with floral motifs, within a foliate and key fret border, 427 x 304cm

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 43

A carved marble copy of the Warwick Vase, late 18th/early 19th century, Italian, attributed to the workshop of Lorenzo Bartolini, with fluted and intertwined handles, the body decorated with vine leaves and berries, scrolls, and female and male masks in high relief, fragmentary, 93cm wide

76cm deep

70cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 44

A large George III mahogany wake table, late 18th century, Irish, raised on canted square supports, 264cm long 145cm wide 70cm high £4,000 - 6,000

A

pier mirror, first quarter of the 19th century, the rectangular mercury glass plate surrounded by ribbed columns and a verre églomisé frieze, with a radiating foliate ground and an oval panel decorated with musical instruments,

46cm wide

69cm

£400 - 600

LOT 45

A pair of George III-style painted open armchairs, late 19th/early 20th century, in the manner of John Linnell, each with guilloché decoration and studded upholstery, 62cm wide

51cm deep

98cm high (2) £600 - 800

LOT 46

A pair of painted and giltwood table lamps, 20th century, Italian, each with eagle decoration, 40cm wide

20cm deep

49cm high (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 47

A George IV mahogany low open bookcase, c.1825, with stylised leaf-carved detail on a plinth base, 122cm wide

33cm deep

96cm high £300 - 500

LOT 48

giltwood

high

LOT 49

A ‘Bridgewater’ armchair by Howard & Sons, first quarter of the 20th century, in original ticking, raised on tapering square supports terminating in brass castors, stamped and numbered to the back leg, with a paper label and stencil beneath,

80cm wide

107cm deep

80cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 50

A ‘Grafton’ armchair by Howard & Sons, first quarter of the 20th century, with original ticking, raised on tapering square supports terminating in brass castors, stamped and numbered to the back leg and bearing traces of a paper label and stencil beneath,

80cm wide

107cm deep

87cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 51

A pair of Brocatelle marble Tuscan columns, late 19th century/ early 20th century, each with a square and turned marble base and capital, probably Maurin Green, 137cm high including base and capital (2)

£1,500 - 2,000

LOT 52

A pair of grand tour bronze urns by the workshop of Benedetto Boschetti, mid-19th century, Italian, each body decorated by trailing ivy and gadrooned detail, set between a pair of ram’s head handles, on a spreading circular base stamped ‘B. BOSCHETTI ROMA’, raised on a black and serpentine marble plinth, 19cm wide

15cm deep

39cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

The workshop of Benedetto Boschetti, active c.1820-1870 on the Via Condotti in Rome, was well known for the high quality of its works ‘after the antique’. The workshop had a strong reputation and, in 1856, S Bonfigli noted that ‘The establishment is particularly conspicuous for its great variety of marble works, bronzes etc.’ (A González-Palacios, ‘The Art of Mosaics’, 1982, p.166) and the works produced were highly sought-after by the young and wealthy ‘grand tourers’ of the 19th century.

Considered ‘the most eclectic virtuoso and certainly the most visionary of all the marmorari’, Boschetti himself is recorded as having won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851, and a bronze ‘Augustus Caesar’ from his workshop was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.

LOT 53

Two pairs of striped silk curtains, French, each with alternating bands of green and yellow damask, pink monochrome and chevron pattern, lined and interlined, top 264cm wide for the pair

259cm long (4)

£400 - 600

LOT 54

A pair of Charles X mahogany low chairs, 19th century, French, each curved and reeded top rail with scroll ends, over arms terminating in swan heads, raised on flared front supports, 48cm wide

42cm deep

71cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 55

A walnut lowboy, 18th century, fitted with one long and three short drawers, on cabriole legs and pad feet, 77cm wide

51cm deep

73cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 56

A reconstituted stone figure after Antonio Canova, 20th century, Pauline Bonaparte as Venus Victrix, 90cm wide

30cm deep

53cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 57

A set of twelve Regency Spode stone china plates, c.1820, in Japanese Imari-style pattern ‘3126’, decorated in transfer-printed blue, overlaid with red and blue enamels and gilt heightened, incorporating flower-filled-branches within a heavily decorated border, 20.5cm diameter (12)

£300 - 500

LOT 58

A Regency mahogany bracket clock, the enamel dial inscribed ‘Borrell, London’, supporting a twin fusee movement striking the hours on a bell, the case with brass stringing and grille sides below a gilt pineapple, 28cm wide

15cm deep

45cm high

£400 - 800

LOT 59

A George II-style walnut elbow chair, c.1930, the walnut frame with carved, scrolling, foliate arms and acanthus-leaf-decorated cabriole front supports, on claw and ball feet,

62cm wide

68cm deep

90cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 60

A George IV mahogany cheval mirror in the manner of Gillows, c.1820, set with a pair of urn finials and adjustable brass candle sconces, raised on outswept reeded supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 77cm wide excluding sconces

72cm deep

162cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 61

A pair of Regency mahogany washstands in the manner of Gillows, c.1815, each with reeded detail and a faux drawer, raised on turned tapering supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 76cm wide

56cm deep

96cm high (2)

£700 - 900

For pieces of similar design see Susan E. Stuart ‘Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840’, pp.333-334. Dressing furniture and washstands of this type are known to have been supplied by the firm to Baron Bolton at Hackwood Park in 1813; a number of such pieces were included in the Christie’s sale, 20, 21 and 22 April 1998.

LOT 62

A modern wool runner, mid/late 20th century, North-West Persian, with floral and foliate motifs on a red ground, 1060 x 75cm

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 63

A black wax seal embellished box, 19th century, the sloped box with all-over decoration of various seals with coats of arms, classical intaglio-style portraits and scenes, the lift-off top revealing a red-lacquered interior of separate compartments,

17cm wide

11cm deep

11cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 64

A baroque walnut, ebonised and verre églomisé table cabinet,

17th century, of rectangular form, the six painted drawers each depicting stylised animals within applied ripple mouldings, raised on four later squat bun feet, 64cm wide

28cm deep

35cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 65

An ebonised, specimen and parcel-gilt console table, 19th century, Florentine, the centre with quartered Granito verde della Sedia di San Lorenzo, within a border of-shaped marble specimens with gilt slips and alabaster corners, the frieze and square tapering legs with similarly inset specimens, on turned baluster supports, 146cm wide

79cm deep

76cm high

£10,000-15,000

Provenance: Gifted to William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale (1826-1911), on 18 May 1878 by repute; William George Montagu Hay, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale (1884-1967); thence by descent to Charles David Montagu Hay, 14th Marquess of Tweeddale (b.1947); Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions, ‘The Residual Contents of Yester House, Gifford’, 8 October 2015. The present lot is believed to have been gifted to William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, and Candida Louisa Dundas Bartolucci, upon their marriage in 1878, as a symbol of the joining of the two noble families. It then passed through the family until the death of the 11th Marquess of Tweeddale in 1967, when it remained on the family estate, Yester House, near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland, until the contents was sold at auction in 2015.

Granito verde della Sedia di San Lorenzo is a rare and decorative granite found near Wadi Umm Wikala in the eastern Egyptian dessert. it is so named because it was used as inlay in decorative panels in the throne of the church San Lorenzo in Rome. It has also been known as ophite, meaning snake, it was used in Hellenistic times in amulets to ward off the effects of snake bites.

LOT 66

A plaster bust of Mrs Alfred Shaw, 19th century, signed ‘Flatters’, 47cm wide 22cm deep 68cm high

£300 - 500

Mary Postans (1814-1876), professionally known as Mrs Alfred Shaw, was an English classical contralto who had an active international career, performing in concerts and operas during the 1830s and 1840s. She is best remembered for creating the role of Cuniza in the world premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s first opera, ‘Oberto’, at La Scala in 1839.

LOT 67

A grand tour rosso antico marble model of a lion, 19th century, depicted standing with the tail woven between its legs, on a rectangular green marble plinth, 5cm wide

14.5cm deep

12.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 68

A Nottingham alabaster relief fragment, probably 15th century, English, possibly depicting a scene from The Last Judgement, polychrome decorated depicting two carved figures with hands in prayer, on a green ground scattered with daisies, 16.5cm wide

5cm deep

25cm high

£500 - 700

For a similar treatment of the flowered ground, see Victoria & Albert accession number A.36:1, 2-1954.

For another, albeit larger panel, depicting The Last Judgement, see British Museum, museum number 1872,0520.31.

The collection of Arthur George Tite Esq. (1904-1984)

In the next few pages, we are pleased to present a select group of lots from the collection of collector and connoisseur, Arthur G Tite. Although little is known about Arthur, the Tites enjoyed a long connection with the Rothschild family over several generations, beginning with Arthur Tite Snr (1841-1894), the first MD of Messrs Rothschild & Sons Bank. His grandson, Arthur George, acted as an agent to Victor Rothschild 3rd Baron (1910-1990), sourcing fine art and antiques for purchase as evidenced by numerous references in the family’s correspondence (see: Bonhams, ‘Fine Portrait Miniatures from a Deceased Estate’, 30 May 2013, lot 136).

The group is led by a pair of Chinese export porcelain court figures, mounted with ormolu candelabra branches in 1891 by the French cabinetmaker, Henri Dasson (1825-1896). The practice of mounting of Oriental porcelain was common in the West from the sixteenth century and examples, such as the present figures - adapted at a time when the influence of chinoiserie had hit its zenith in Paris - represent an interesting marriage between East and West.

This lot is followed by another pair of candelabra attributed to François Rémond (c.17471812). As one of the leading gilders in Paris at the end of the eighteenth century, Rémond received his title as master in 1774, and lot 70, a pair of candelabra each in the form of a putto holding a lance, match other known examples by him as well as being an exemplar of the neoclassical style for which he was known for.

LOT 69

A pair of export famille rose porcelain figures of court officials, Qianlong period (1736-1795), Chinese, each figure standing with a serene expression, wearing a pink robe and a hat of rank, with later ormolu three-branch candelabra mounts by Henri Dasson et Cie., Paris, signed and dated ‘1891’, damages, 28cm wide

20cm deep

63cm high (2)

£15,000-20,000

In the eighteenth century, Chinese export porcelain was made with the same great skill and expertise that domestic wares were known for, but designed to Western tastes. The popularity and spread of these pieces, and their continued desirability, is a testament to the interaction between Chinese artisans and western collectors and importers who, without a common language or culture, promoted this interchange of stylistic ideas.

Most of the porcelain pieces transported for this purpose were blue and white wares decorated with generic landscapes, but the other, smaller, category of items was made up of colourfully decorated ceramics in the ‘famille rose’ or ‘famille verte’ palettes. It was these pieces that were considered the top of the market, a position they have maintained until today, and for wealthy collectors looking for the highest-quality decoration for their interiors, these enamelled porcelains held great appeal.

Ceramic figures in particular hold a special place in the history of the decorative arts in China, following a long tradition of modelling lifelike sculptures in porcelain to accompany important individuals into the afterlife. Simultaneously beguiling and amusing, these court figures or attendants were produced mainly for export on commission and particularly captivating to eighteenth-century western private collectors. Smaller figures were often placed on dinner tables in large palaces or great country houses to demonstrate their owner’s heightened refinement.

From the mid-nineteenth century through to the 1920s, there was a revival in interest for the arts of China and Japan, particularly in France, and Chinese export porcelains had achieved a status of luxury goods. Viewed with nostalgia, they were emblematic of earlier times and increasingly collected by connoisseurs during the last decades of the nineteenth century. It is quite probable that the court figures in the present lot changed hands during this time and their new owner, wishing to leave their mark on such a desirable piece, commissioned the pre-eminent French cabinetmaker, Henri Dasson (French, 1825-1896), to add the ormolu candelabra mounts. Dasson was renowned for his production of high-quality gilt-bronze mounted furniture and became famous for his ability to take traditional designs from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and adapt them to the needs of a contemporary audience.

LOT 70

A pair of French Empire bronze and marble candelabra attributed to François Rémond (c.1747-1812),

c.1800, each patinated bronze putto holding aloft a three-branch lance with entwined gilded garland, on a naturalistic base with stag and boar heads, raised on a Rouge Griotte cylindrical pedestal and gilt-bronze square foot, 17cm wide

17cm deep

89cm high (2)

£20,000-30,000

Literature: Alexandre Pradère, ‘Baron van Hoorn: An Amateur of Boulle, Antiquity, and the Middle Ages Under the Empire’, ‘Furniture History’, Vol. XI.III, 2007, pp.205-225.

François Rémond was one of the most important Parisian chaser-gilders at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century, receiving his title as master in 1774.

A pair of candelabra matching the present example appeared for sale in the collection of the well-known collector and connoisseur, Baron Pierre-Nicolas Hoorn de Vlooswyck (1743-1809), Paris, c.22-29 November 1809, lot 90. Another pair were recorded in the collection of the decorator Georges Geffroy (see P Arizzoli-Clémentel, ‘Georges Geffroy 1905-1971: Une légende du grand décor français’, 2016, p.188).

LOT 71

A satinwood and rosewood crossbanded Pembroke table, c.1890, in the manner of Wright & Mansfield, with painted floral detail and centred with an Angelica Kauffman-style double portrait, the surface enclosing a sprung cabinet section, raised on tapering square supports, 103cm wide

66cm deep

74cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

LOT 72

A Louis XV carved walnut duchesse brisée, mid-18th century, French, with scrolling rails and carved floral decoration,

178cm long

79cm wide

96cm high (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 73

A pair of Wedgwood jasperware urns and covers, 19th century, each twin-handled white stoneware body applied with neoclassical decoration in sage-green and lilac, with medallions of classical figures within formal leaf bands and ribbon swags, the cover with a baluster knop and decorated with acorns and oak leaf sprays, all raised on a flared circular foot, impressed upper case Wedgwood marks,

17cm wide

17cm deep

28cm high (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 74

A large suzani textile, of recent manufacture, Central Asian, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on a calico ground, decorated in predominantly satin and chain stitch with repeating stylised floral motifs, 272 x 234cm

£1,500 - 2,000

LOT 75

A suzani textile, of recent manufacture, Central Asian, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on a calico ground, decorated to the centre with red flowers, within a wide border of eight stylised floral medallions, 115 x 110cm

£400 - 600

FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 74-98

LOT 76

A pair of painted and parcel-gilt wooden putti, probably 19th century, Italian, each standing contrapposto and blowing a horn, on a later wooden plinth, 65cm wide

65cm deep

131cm high (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 77

A brass ‘Portobello’ cabinet by Julian Chichester, of recent manufacture, the rectangular verre églomisé top over a corrugated front and sides, raised on circular brass feet, 220cm wide 51cm deep

75cm high

£400 - 600

A group of eight Coalport porcelain map plates, c.1830, each one decorated with a British county map, comprising Kent, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Wiltshire, Sussex and Bedfordshire, within ground borders and three gilt-heightened panels containing floral sprigs, 22cm diameter (8)

£1,500 - 2,000

A Louis XVI-style giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, late 19th century, French, with a bevelled glass plate, 120cm wide 206cm high £1,500 - 2,500

LOT 78

LOT 79

A Persian wool carpet, late 20th century, Tabriz, woven with scrolling Shah Abbasi motifs, 385 x 279cm £400 - 600

A painted zinc bath by Allez Frères of Paris, late 19th/early 20th century, French, with faux marble decoration, 161cm wide 70cm deep 67cm high £300 - 500

A painted and parcel-gilt toleware and iron wall light, early 20th century, Italian, by Palladio, with three scrolling hanging lanterns, 62cm wide 80cm high £300 - 500

A carved wooden mirror in the Black Forest-style, of recent manufacture, decorated with oak leaves surrounding two bevelled glass plates, 70cm wide 155cm high £300 - 500

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LOT 84

A small gilt-metal towel rail, 20th century, Continental, with faux bamboo detail, 50cm wide 21cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 85

A coopered oak and brass planter or wine cooler, 19th century, of oval shape with twin handles, 42cm wide 31cm deep

19cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 86

Two pine butter churns, 19th century, Scandinavian or Eastern European, largest 25cm diameter 89cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 87

Two pine dough bins, late 19th/early 20th century, Eastern European, largest 79cm wide 47cm deep 22cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 88

A small painted-metal and glass hanging jardinière, late 19th/early 20th century, French or Italian, with floral decoration, 42cm wide

17cm deep

38cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 89

A pine, straw and seagrass armchair, 20th century, Scottish, Orkney Islands, the high back above white-painted scrolled arms, with a solid seat, and raised on tapering square supports united by stretchers, 61cm wide

55cm deep

105cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 90

A Karabagh kilim wool carpet, early 20th century, Caucasian, woven with flowers to a dark ground, 420 x 230cm

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 91

A carved walnut figure of a monk, 18th or 19th century, Continental, the standing figure modelled wearing a cassock with a braided belt cord,

19cm wide

12cm deep

61cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 92

An alabaster figure of the Immaculate Virgin, 17th or 18th century, South Italian, probably Trapani, on a stepped base, 10cm wide

7cm deep

27cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 93

A carved and polychrome painted wooden figure, 18th century, Spanish, depicting Saint Joseph and child,

32cm wide

18cm deep

69cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 94

A carved giltwood altarpiece, 19th century, French, the arched canopy with a domed interior, and raised on scrolled Ionic columns,

73cm wide

73cm deep

151cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 95

A pair of giltwood and ebonised mirrors, of recent manufacture, each of-shaped rectangular outline, with moulded detail and the corners set with roundels, 126cm wide

103cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 96

A baroque carved giltwood torchère, 19th century, Continental, with a leaf carved and turned column, to scroll and leaf carved legs, 67cm wide

67cm deep

179cm high

£500 - 800

LOT 97

A Persian Qashqai kilim rug, 20th century, 268 x 175cm

£400 - 600

LOT 98

A Persian wool runner, 20th century, Josheghan, 305 x 110cm

£300 - 500

East Anglian Silver from the Colman Family Collection

We are hugely excited to begin our Fine Interiors silver section with a prestigious collection of 17th-century East Anglian silver, assembled by one of Norfolk’s most notable families. The twelve incredibly rare pieces come from Bixley Manor, the estate of businessman Sir Timothy James Alan Colman (1929-2021) and his wife, Lady Mary Colman (née Bowes-Lyon), niece of the Queen Mother.

Many of these pieces formed part of an exhibition in the Norwich Castle Museum in 1966, with silver from the East Anglian city being highly coveted, as its Assay Office was only in operation for a limited amount of time, having closed in 1702.

Five spoons and two beakers in the collection carry the mark ‘EH’ for the remarkable Elizabeth Haselwood (1644-1715), a member of the Haselwood family of silversmiths. Elizabeth was the only female silversmith registered in Norwich in the 17th century and her work features in both the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the Royal Collection.

LOT 99

A good Charles I East Anglian provincial silver seal-top spoon, by Arthur Haselwood, Norwich 1641, pricked work initials ‘N B TB 1642’, 16.6cm long, 1.4ozt

£2,500 - 3,500

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 100

A Charles I East Anglian provincial silver seal-top spoon, by Arthur Haselwood, Norwich 1640, 16.1cm long, 1.13ozt

£1,500 - 2,000

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 101

A Charles II East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Thomas Havers, Norwich c.1680, 19cm long, 1.4ozt

£1,000 - 1,500

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 102

A Charles II East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Thomas Havers, Norwich 1685, with pricked work initials and later 18th century initials 19.6cm long, 1.56ozt

£800 - 1,200

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565/1706’, 1966.

LOT 103

A Charles II East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1685, 18.2cm long, 1.32ozt

£500 - 800

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 104

A William III East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1697-1701, with pricked work initials, 19.5cm long, 1.48ozt

£500 - 800

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

99-110 EAST ANGLIAN SILVER FROM THE COLMAN FAMILY COLLECTION

LOT 105

A William III East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1697, with pricked work initials, 18.5cm long, 1.41ozt

£500 - 800

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 106

A William III East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1697-1701, with pricked work initials and date ‘1704’, 19cm long, 1.47ozt

£500 - 800

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 107

A William III East Anglian provincial silver trefid spoon, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1697-1701, with pricked work initials and date ‘1703’, 19.5cm long, 1.4ozt

£500 - 800

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 108

A plain James II East Anglian provincial silver beaker, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1688, with an everted lip, 9.5cm high, 3.2ozt

£2,000 - 3,000

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966.

LOT 109

A William III East Anglian provincial silver engraved beaker, by Elizabeth Haselwood, Norwich 1697, later engraving in the Norwich-style with pricked work initials, 10.25cm high, 4.25ozt

£2,500 - 3,500

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966, no.125.

LOT 110

A William & Mary East Anglian provincial silver tankard, by Thomas Havers, Norwich 1691, marks to handle, lid and body, and with pricked work initials, 16cm high, 23.3ozt

£4,000 - 6,000

Exhibited: Nor wich Castle Museum, ‘Norwich Silver 1565-1706’, 1966, no. 118.

LOT 111

An early Victorian silver punchbowl, by Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1847, with elaborate trailing ivy relief decoration, inscribed ‘From H.S.H Grand Duke Michael and Countess Torby 1907’, 30.5cm wide, 15.5cm high, 49.89ozt £3,000 - 5,000

LOT 112

A Victorian silver condiment stand, by Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield 1855, the pierced stand with eight bottles, two with plated covers, four with glass stoppers, 20.5cm wide 30cm high, stand 24ozt (9)

£300 - 500

LOT 113

A George II silver basting spoon, probably by Robert Perth, London 1744, in Hanoverian pattern, 35cm long, 7ozt £300 - 500

£600 - 800

LOT 114

A George III silver tankard, by William Cripps, London 1764, of baluster form, with a domed lid, an openwork thumbpiece and scrolled handle, the handle engraved ‘RBA’, 20cm high, 24.5ozt

£600 - 800

LOT 115

A George III silver tankard, probably by John Scofield, London 1772, of baluster form, with a domed lid, an openwork thumbpiece and a scrolled handle, 18.7cm high, 24.8ozt

LOT 116

A composed set of six Edwardian silver candlesticks, four by Goldsmiths’ & Silversmiths’ Co. Ltd., London 1910, two by Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd., London 1909, each with acorn decoration to the columns and Adam-style urns to the loaded bases, 25cm high (6)

£800 - 1,200

117 111-126 SILVER

LOT 117

A Dutch silver flatware service, by Van Kempen & Begeer, mid-20th century, comprising one hundred and fifty-five pieces, with loaded steel-bladed knives, weighable silver approximately 161.62ozt (155)

LOT 118

A large Continental silver cockerel, import marks for B Muller & Son, London 1901, 48cm high, 90ozt £2,000 - 3,000

LOT 119

A silver-plated model of a woodcock or snipe, Continental, with glass eyes, the pull-off head revealing a vinaigrette grille, 30cm wide 11cm deep 22cm high including base, 11.64ozt £800 - 1,200

LOT 120

An eighteen-piece cased silver cruet set, by Asprey, London 1964, comprising: six pepper shakers, six mustard pots with spoons and blue glass liners, and six open salts with spoons and glass liners, shakers 3.5cm high, 14.56ozt, in a presentation case

£300 - 500

LOT 121

A set of eight sterling gilt side plates, International Silver Co., each of circular form with a reeded rim, engraved number ‘H575’, 15cm diameter, 25.6ozt (8)

£600 - 800

LOT 122

A pair of silver five-light candelabra, stamped W A Sarmento, Porto, post-1937, 830 standard mark, each central sconce leading to four scrolling-branches, the detachable stem on a-shaped base, 43.5cm high, total 145ozt (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 123

An Irish George III silver meat plate, by Gustavus Byrne, Dublin 1796, bearing the coat of arms of the O’Callaghan family, 46cm wide, 32cm high, 55.45ozt

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Presumably supplied to Cornelius O’Callaghan, 1st Baron Lismore.

LOT 124

A German silver nef, by Neresheimer & Söhne, Hanau, with Berthold Müller and Chester import mark, 1908, modelled as a masted-ship with rigging, the sails in full mast, leading to a removable deck with crewmen and cannon, to a hull embossed with mermaids, the figurehead modelled as a mythical beast holding an anchor in its mouth, raised on four wheels,

21cm wide

8cm deep

26.5cm high, 17.14ozt, with an oval stand and glass dome, 26cm wide

13cm deep

34cm high (3)

£600 - 800

LOT 125

A Victorian silver and silver-gilt askos jug, by Elkington & Co. Ltd., Birmingham 1854, of typical classical form, the upper rim with a flared pouring lip, a pair of cast hounds flanking it, the body with an applied acanthus-capped and scrolling handle with a cherub below, raised on an oval decorated ring foot, 25cm high, 40ozt

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 126

A silver-mounted cut glass lemonade or water jug, by W & G Sissons, Sheffield 1878, the cover and mount with pressed decoration and mask spout, 15cm wide 27cm

LOT 127

A painted cotton pichwai, 20th century, Indian, depicting Krishna standing on a lotus leaf, surrounded by flowers and meandering stems, within a border of flower heads, 125 x 78.5cm

£700 - 900

LOT 128

A Mughal red sandstone pilaster, 18th or 19th century, Indian, the facade with carved scrolling foliage, on a square plinth, 31cm wide

31cm deep

150cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 129

A carved red stone Mathura panel, 1st/2nd century, Kushan Empire, Indian, depicting attendants of Buddha and apsaras, 44cm wide

8cm deep

28cm high

36cm high including stand

£1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Private collection, UK.

FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 127-196

LOT 130

A folding chair, 19th century, Indian, with a cane back and seat, the top rail with a carved and pierced crest with two face-to-face elephants, over a blind fretwork carved frame, 46.5cm wide

72cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 131

A carved granite lingam and yoni, Indian, representing the abstract Shiva and Parvati, 43cm wide 33cm deep

30cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 132

A cotton lace pichhavai or pichwai, late 20th century, Indian, of square form, depicting a group of figures in celebration, within a border of cattle, 228 x 241cm

£600 - 800

LOT 133

Kalighat School (Bengal, c.1890-1920), 19th/early 20th century, pigment on paper, depicting Hayagriva, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu, framed and glazed, image 70 x 55.5cm

£300 - 500

LOT 134

A teak and brass octagonal occasional table, late 19th/early 20th century, Indian, Hoshiarpur, with foliate brass inlay and arched supports, 54cm wide

54cm deep

52cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 135

A large painted pine lion, probably late 19th/early 20th century, Indian, 180cm long

60cm wide

125cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 136

A near pair of leather elephants, 20th century, in the-style of Liberty of London, 67cm wide

130cm long

105cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 137

A leather hippopotamus, 20th century, in the-style of Liberty of London, 33cm wide

90cm long

59cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 138

A pair of painted hide figures of giraffes, 20th century, 24cm wide

45cm deep

101cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 139

A near pair of small leather elephants, 20th century, in the-style of Liberty of London, 22cm wide

56cm long

55cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 140

A large copper and brass-clad pull-along elephant, early 20th century, Indian, the elephant surmounted by a rider, 50cm wide

130cm long

111cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 141

An inlaid teak folding screen, late 19th century, Anglo-Indian, of four-panel construction, each with a central cartouche profusely inlaid with brass in a foliate design, profusely chip-carved throughout, set with latticed panels to the bottom,

192cm wide

189cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 142

A teak campaign chest, 19th century, fitted with two short drawers over three long drawers, with brass recessed handles and corners,

95cm wide

45cm deep

111cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 143

A view of Mecca, 19th/early 20th century, Persian or Indian, ink and colour on paper, detailing courtyard monuments with a calligraphic surround, framed and glazed 59 x 47cm

LOT 144

A bronze of a standing Nayanar, Vijayanagara period,15th/16th century, Indian, standing on a domed lotus base, his right hand raised in vitarka mudra, 7.5cm wide 18cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from the private collection of Michel and Martine Rede, in Vauréal, France, who purchased the sculpture in the late 1960s.

The sixty-three Nayanars were historical characters from a variety of backgrounds in South India, who, in the manner of saints, helped revitalise the worship of Shiva during the 6-9th centuries. Their exploits are described in the Periya Puranam.

LOT 145

A large Persian Ziegler carpet, of recent manufacture, woven with bold Shah Abbasi motifs to a red ground, 565 x 364cm

£5,000 - 7,000

LOT 146

A copper alloy temple figure, probably 19th century, Persian, in the form of a feline, with dense stylised foliate decoration,

8cm wide

26cm long

21cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 147

A near pair of carved rosewood occasional chairs, late 19th century, Anglo-Indian, each intricately carved with pierced foliage, barley twist supports and with an upholstered back and seat, the legs terminating in brass castors,

67cm wide

60cm deep

121cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 148

Indian School, 19th century Venugopal Krishna overcoming the Serpent watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gold framed and glazed

57.5 x 53cm

£400 - 600

LOT 149

A George III colonial teak bureau bookcase, c.1800, Anglo-Indian, the upper section fitted with a pair of doors with arched glazing, above a fall front enclosing a fitted interior and four graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet,

116cm wide

49cm deep

239cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 150

A George III mahogany writing desk, early 19th century, with flush brass handles above a folding surface, raised on turned and reeded supports terminating in brass castors, 79.5cm wide 48cm closed 72cm open 100cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 151

Two carved and painted wood models, late 19th/early 20th century, Indian, polychrome painted, each of an ox-drawn carriage with a domed top, carrying two seated figures and a driver, largest 53cm long 23cm deep 43cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 152

A set of eight hardwood dining chairs, 19th century and later, Anglo-Indian, each with a pierced bar back, caned seat and turned and reeded front legs, three examples in padouk and the others later copies, 58cm wide 58cm deep 82cm high (8)

£200 - 400

LOT 153

A near pair of inlaid walnut and fruitwood wine tables, c.1900, Syrian, Damascus, each with mother-of-pearl inlaid detail, 33cm wide 33cm deep 48cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 154

A Persian wool carpet, early 20th century, Qom, the field woven with lines of repeating paisley motifs, 337 x 235cm

£2,000 - 3,000

French, each in shades of golds and reds, with a velvet and passementerie trim border, lined and interlined,

French, each in shades of golds and reds, with a velvet and passementerie trim border, lined and interlined,

French, each in shades of golds and reds, with a velvet and passementerie trim border, lined and interlined,

A kilim-upholstered Ottoman daybed, 20th century, with interior storage, on bun feet, 170cm wide

60cm deep

70cm high

£400 - 600

A gilt-brass floor lamp, 20th century, with a dolphin base, 39cm wide

16cm deep

169cm high

£400 - 600

A large repoussé brass mirror, early 20th century, Dutch, 91cm wide 142cm high

£400 - 600

A George II-style pine standing corner cupboard, 19th century, 102cm wide 55cm deep 216cm high

£400 - 600

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LOT 162

A coquilla nut figural snuffbox, early 19th century, Northern European, modelled as a portly gentleman with grotesque features, inlaid bone buttonholes and eyes,

5cm wide

8.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 163

A coquilla nut figural snuff box, late 18th century, Northern European, probably French, modelled as a gentleman with grotesque features, wearing a cape and tricorn hat, with inlaid bone eyes, 4cm wide

9.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 164

A coquilla nut figural snuff box, early 19th century, Northern European, in the form of a portly gentleman holding a goblet and carrying a backpack,

5cm wide

8cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 165

A pair of large carved walnut monkey waiters, 19th century, Italian, Venice, each modelled seated on a rockwork base, 32cm wide

68cm deep

140cm high (2)

£8,000-12,000

LOT 166

A pair of George III-style mahogany pier tables in the manner of Robert Adam, c.1900, each with an earlier painted marble top, raised on carved supports, 118cm wide

56cm deep

93cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Crowcombe Court, Crowcombe, Somerset.

LOT 167

A bronze figural candlestick, probably 18th century, possibly German, modelled as a man dressed in livery, his hat pricked out with the initials ‘JR’, 18.5cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 168

A Gainsborough-style mahogany library chair, late 19th/early 20th century, upholstered in blue and beige velvet damask with an overstuffed seat, the front and rear supports with carved decoration, on scrolled feet, 63cm wide

68cm deep

96cm high, together with a similar George III-style side chair, in matching upholstery (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 169

A mahogany and gilt-metal-mounted guéridon, 19th century, Continental, after the ‘Schwanengarnitur’ by Johann Valentin Raab (1777-1839), 75cm diameter

79cm high

£800 - 1,200

A George I-style wingback armchair, early 20th century, with red damask silk upholstery, 74cm wide 87cm deep 114cm high £800 - 1,200

After Basilius Besler ‘Lilium Cruentum Poyanthus, Centaurium Minusfre Rubro, Centaurium Minus Flore; Corona Imperialis Polyanthos; two hand-coloured engravings, 47 x 39cm print in modern mirrored frames, 71 x 63cm (2) £200 - 400

After Bertel Thorvaldsen, early 20th century, ‘The Apotheosis of Napoleon’, a carved alabaster bust, 53cm high £1,200 - 1,500

LOT 170

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LOT 173

A carved and painted wood and composition pier table, 20th century, in baroque-style, the associated marble top above a boldly carved frieze with a lion’s mask and scrolling foliage, on scrolled supports and paw feet,

114cm wide

51cm deep

82cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 174

A pair of French giltwood bergère armchairs, 19th century, each having a pad back and cushioned seat, on fluted turned supports

73cm wide

71cm deep

11cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 175

A mirrored glass and giltwood coffee table,

second half of the 20th century, the rectangular top raised on acanthus-carved supports,

110cm wide

50cm deep

29cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 176

A pair of toleware table lamps, of recent manufacture, each in the form of a tea canister, with ikat-style decoration and a tapered cylindrical shade, 71cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 177

A glazed earthenware vase, in the Persian-style, of baluster form, painted in polychrome underglaze with deer and stylised floral and foliate motifs, 18cm wide 25cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 178

A Kashan ware vase, likely 19th century, in the Persian taste, of shouldered cylindrical form, underglaze painted in black with stylised floral and foliate motifs, 19cm wide 27cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 179

A Persian wall tile, purportedly from the Alhambra, Grenada, Spain, painted in underglaze green and blue with an Iznik-style pattern featuring floral motifs, with a telegram attached to the reverse, dated 16 April 1928, addressed to J A Sherman Esq., Architect, stating ‘At Mr. John Maw’s request we are posting you this evening a fragment of Genuine Persian Tile taken from the Alhambra’, 25 x 21cm

£200 - 400

LOT 180

A tin-glazed earthenware vase, Persian, of shouldered baluster form, painted in underglaze blue with stylised floral and foliate motifs, 22cm wide

28cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 181

A collection of glazed pottery, 19th/20th century, Persian, comprising: three dished and footed plates, largest 25cm diameter, a small octagonal vase, 11cm wide, and two smaller dishes, one in the Iznik palette, approximately 13cm wide (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 182

A pair of Directoire-style mahogany tables de nuit, c.1900, French, one with a pink granite top, the other green marble, above marble-lined cupboards, with all-over gilt bronze mounts,

42cm wide

36cm deep

85cm high (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 183

A George III mahogany open armchair, c.1770, in the French taste, the back, seat and arms upholstered in blue and yellow silk, with scroll-carved arms and raised on cabriole supports, 64cm wide

50cm deep

84cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, ‘Interiors’, 10 January 2012, lot 170.

LOT 184

A group of small grand tour bronze figures after the antique, comprising Venus and three further examples, largest 14.5cm high (4)

£200 - 400

LOT 185

A pair of silvered-metal and lapis lazuli candlesticks, 20th century, probably Continental, each with a square column and-shaped circular base, 10cm diameter

21cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 186

A golden oak library table, late 19th/early 20th century, the ebony line-inlaid rectangular top, above a drawer and a mask-decorated frieze, on fluted tapering supports, 153cm wide

68cm deep

75cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 187

A Persian Qashqai kilim wool rug, of recent manufacture, 280 x 170cm

£450 - 550

LOT 188

A Persian Qashqai kilim wool rug, of recent manufacture, 285 x 155cm

£400 - 600

LOT 189

A Persian Qashqai kilim wool rug, of recent manufacture, 225 x 160cm £300 - 500

LOT 190

A Persian Qashqai kilim wool rug, of recent manufacture, 295 x 150cm

£350 - 450

LOT 191

A George III-style mahogany breakfront library bookcase, 19th century and later, with a broken swan neck pediment, 224cm wide

55cm deep

255cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 192

A George III mahogany miniature bureau, the hinged top opening to reveal one compartment, over four faux drawers, 27cm wide

13cm deep

24.5cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 193

A pair of large carved mahogany low bergère chairs, first half of the 20th century, each with crisply carved arms terminating in acanthus-carved scrolls, on claw and ball feet, stamped to the back legs, upholstered in cream silk damask with matching cushion and feather-filled seat, 81cm wide

70cm deep

83cm high (2)

£500 - 1,000

LOT 194

A Persian wool carpet, mid-late 20th century, Kashan, woven with Shah Abbasi motifs to a pale field, 405cm x 300cm

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 195

A group of hardstone pietra dura desk pieces, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: a walnut and boxwood strung box with an inset panel depicting geraniums, 18.5cm wide

14cm deep

10.5cm high, three Italian desk weights inlaid with floral designs including lily of the valley, roses and hydrangeas, and two Ashford black marble weights, one with forget-me-nots and the other with a geometric specimen design (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 196

A pair of George III-style satinwood and coromandel side tables, of recent manufacture, each with tapering square supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher, 55cm wide

40cm deep

77cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

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The Personal Collection of David and Elizabeth Hacker

Lots 197-232: Derbyshire Blue John and Fluorite

Sworders’ Fine Interiors department are extremely pleased to present over sixty lots of strikingly beautiful Derbyshire Blue John and Ashford Black Marble, from the collection of lifelong collectors, David and Elizabeth Hacker.

David and Elizabeth’s passion and appreciation for British geology and minerology began around fifty years ago as a much-loved family pastime. Their interest became apparent during their visits to family and friends in the north of England, exploring the fells of West and East Cumbria, to County Durham; often staying at their cottage in the Lake District which gave access to the historic mineral locations and mining areas. Fascinated by the chemical compositions in the various specimens found in the area, and the stunning aesthetics of crystal forms, colour and beauty, the Hackers extensively researched the history of the mining industry and the sheer complexity of the minerals themselves. This enabled them to carefully select examples to buy through auctions, private sales, and even from a mine leased in County Durham.

After years of exploration and research, the two directed their attention to Derbyshire Blue John. Blue John is a rare and highly prized variety of fluorspar (calcium fluorite), with distinctive banding of purple, blue and golden yellow. David and Elizabeth were struck by the scarcity, quality and elegance of Derbyshire Blue John. In the twenty years it has taken to create the collection, it has been exhibited in Europe and the USA, and now finds its way to Sworders to be sold in our Fine Interiors sale on the 13 and 14 June.

LOT 197

A George III Derbyshire Blue John urn, late 18th/early 19th century, of cylindrical tapering form, on an alabaster and Blue John plinth with a black marble base, 9.5cm wide

9.5cm deep

32cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 198

A fluorspar campana urn, 19th century, Crich, Derbyshire, of tapering form with a rolled top and a bulbous base, 14cm diameter 18cm high £1,000 - 2,000

LOT 199

A Derbyshire Blue John bowl, 19th century, of plain circular form with a short foot, 16cm diameter

5cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 200

A Derbyshire Blue John jar and cover, probably late 19th/early 20th century, of turned baluster form, 7.6cm diameter

9cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 201

A Derbyshire Blue John candlestick, 19th century, with a knopped column and a domed foot, 17.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 202

A Derbyshire Blue John obelisk, 19th century, possibly from the Organ Room vein, of square form on a stepped Ashford black marble base, 17.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 203

A Derbyshire Blue John candlestick, 19th century, with a knopped stem and stepped circular base, 8.5cm diameter

17cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 204

A Derbyshire Blue John egg, early 20th century, raised on a silver stand, by James Deakin & Sons, Sheffield 1921, egg 9cm wide 20cm high including stand, silver weight 8ozt (2)

LOT 205

A fluorspar pedestal dish or tazza, probably late 19th/early 20th century, Crich, Derbyshire, the shallow bowl raised on a turned and knopped stem, on a circular base, 17cm diameter 15cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT

A Hatterel fluorite pedestal dish or tazza, 20th century, the dished circular top with moulded external banding, on a knopped tapering column, raised on an Ashford black marble square plinth, 12.3cm diameter

12cm high

£300 - 500

LOT

A pair of Derbyshire fluorite and ormolu candlesticks, late 19th/early 20th century, one Blue John, the other probably Crich fluorspar, each with foliate decoration to the mounts, 9cm diameter

18.5cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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A Derbyshire fluorspar egg, late 20th century, with cream and yellow-ochre banding, with galena inclusions, on a small spreading circular stand, 9cm wide

17cm high

£200 - 400

Provenance: Purchased from Clinton Burrhouse, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Clinton Burrhouse was particularly interested in fluorspar from Derbyshire and, in 1993, obtained solid fluorspar from Smalldale Quarry in Bradwell, Derbyshire. As an experiment, he had it cut and polished into the form of eggs and spheres in China. Only a few are thought to be in existence.

LOT

A Derbyshire Blue John urn, 19th century, partially complete, the tapering cylindrical body on a waisted stem and spreading circular base, 8.5cm diameter

14cm high

£300 - 500

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LOT 210

17cm high (2)

£1,000 - 2,000

A pair of George III Derbyshire fluorspar campana vases in the manner of Richard Brown, c.1800, each with a gilt-metal-mounted everted rim, standing on a square Ashford black marble plinth, 13cm diameter

LOT 211

A George III Derbyshire Blue John pedestal urn, late 18th/early 19th century, of ovoid form with a domed fixed cover, on a square Ashford black marble base, 8cm wide

8cm deep

25.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 212

A Derbyshire Blue John and gilt-metal urn, second quarter of the 19th century, the cover with a cupid-shaped finial modelled seated, the stem with a further cupid holding up the saucer-shaped urn and cover, on a circular base, 11cm diameter

19cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 213

A Derbyshire Blue John and gilt-bronze pedestal vase, late 19th century, possibly French, the ovoid body of shouldered form beneath a wavy spool-shaped neck, the reeded scroll handles with horned mask terminals, the stepped circular base on a square plinth with a coat of arms, 9.5cm wide

9.5cm deep

24cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 214

A Derbyshire Blue John dish, 19th century, possibly from the Old Tor vein, with an everted rim, 15cm diameter

£600 - 800

LOT 215

A Derbyshire Blue John goblet, 19th century, the ogee bowl raised on a tapering Ashford marble column and a circular base, 10cm diameter 14.5cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 216

A Derbyshire Blue John bowl, c.1850, with a shallow body and a flat base, 15.5cm diameter

4.5cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 217

A Derbyshire Blue John tazza, 19th century, the bowl with a flared rim, above a turned stem and spreading circular base, on a square Ashford black marble plinth, 15cm diameter

13.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 218

A small Derbyshire Blue John chalice, 19th century, the baluster stem in Ashford black marble and with a round fluorspar foot, 7.5cm diameter

11.5cm high, together with a further example, 7cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 219

A Derbyshire Blue John goblet by Edward Fisher, late 20th century, with a turned stem on a domed base, the fluorspar originating from the Blue Cliff vein in Treak Cliff Cavern, 8.5cm diameter

12cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Purchased from Edward Fisher directly.

LOT 220

A Derbyshire Blue John goblet, 19th century, the deep bowl raised on a turned Ashford black marble column and square base, 8.5cm diameter

13cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 221

A Derbyshire Blue John bowl, probably late 19th/early 20th century, of tapering ovoid form, 8cm diameter 5.5cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 222

A small group of Derbyshire Blue John pieces, 19th/20th century, comprising a miniature compass, a scent bottle, two eggs and a brooch, compass 3cm diameter 2cm high (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 223

Six Derbyshire fluorspar Blue John specimens, variously formed and coloured, largest 19cm long (6)

£200 - 400

LOT 224

A Derbyshire fluorspar door porter, 19th century, probably Crich, with ring-turned decoration, 8cm diameter

10cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 225

A Derbyshire Blue John dish, 19th century, possibly from the Bull Beef vein, of shallow form with a slightly everted rim and narrow foot, 12.5cm diameter

2.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 226

A Derbyshire Blue John egg, 19th or 20th century, 5cm diameter 7cm long, together with a Crich fluorspar example (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 227

A Derbyshire fluorspar pedestal dish or tazza, 19th century, Crich, the tazza with an everted rim and on a turned Ashford black marble stem and circular base, 8cm diameter 10cm high

£200 - 400

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LOT 228

A Derbyshire Blue John goblet, late 19th/early 20th century, with an hemispherical bowl on a turned Ashford black marble stem and circular stepped base, 11cm diameter 20cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 229

A Derbyshire Blue John bowl, probably late 19th/early 20th century, with bowed sides and a flat base, with some lead filling, 14.5cm diameter 8cm high

£500 - 800

LOT 230

Five small Derbyshire Blue John dishes, 19th/20th century, largest 7cm diameter

2.5cm high (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 231

A Derbyshire Blue John bowl, 19th century, possibly from the Old Tor vein, with an ogee-shaped body and a short foot, 15cm diameter 6cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 232

A Napoleon III Derbyshire fluorite and gilt-bronze table lamp, second half of the 19th century, French, set with putto masks, floral swags and claw feet, 18cm wide 13cm deep 49cm high

£600 - 800

The Personal

Collection

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David and Elizabeth Hacker

Lots 233-261: Ashford Black Marble

For David and Elizabeth Hacker, Ashford black marble warrants equal appreciation of its craftmanship, beauty and rarity. Again, the stone has important ties to travel and the exploration of Derbyshire, and the family and friends of the Hackers’ past.

Ashford black marble can be found in the hills surrounding the village of Ashford-inthe-Water in Derbyshire. Its earliest definitive use can be traced back to the fireplaces of Hardwick Hall in 1580. The emergence of Ashford black marble developed during the 18th and 19th centuries, where a thriving trade in the production of urns, obelisks, vases and other decorative items formed. The stone was elegantly inlaid with a variety of semi-precious stones, shells and ceramics to depict the many wildflowers native to Britain, such as forgetme-nots, pansies and lily of the valley.

LOT 233

An Ashford black marble ewer, 19th century, Derbyshire, the slender pear-shaped body decorated with jasmine flowers and foliage, inlaid with white stone and malachite, with a scroll handle and raised on a pedestal and an integral saucer base, 18cm diameter 41.5cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 234

A pair of Ashford black marble urns, first half of the 19th century, Derbyshire, each with a pair of gilt-bronze handles and decorated with a continuous band of jasmine and vines, 16cm diameter 38cm high (2)

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 235

Two Ashford black marble scallop-edged circular dishes, 19th century, Derbyshire, the larger example with a central field inlaid with lilies, 25.5cm diameter, together with a smaller example inlaid with jasmine, fuchsia and foliage, within a surround of specimen marble and hardstone, restorations, 23cm diameter (2)

£250 - 400

LOT 236

An Ashford black marble model of a cross, the cross inlaid with dog roses and flowering foliage, on a stepped base,

16.5cm wide

15.5cm deep

33cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 237

An Ashford black marble obelisk, 19th century, Derbyshire, the column inlaid with specimen marble and hardstone, the square plinth decorated with lily of the valley, on a stepped square base, 12.5cm wide

12.5cm deep

47cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 238

An Ashford black marble and Derbyshire Blue John tazza by Edward Leonard Fisher, of small proportions, with an everted rim above a continuous band of Derbyshire Blue John inlay, on a circular spreading base, inscribed to the base ‘Made by E. L. Fisher’, 8.5cm diameter

6.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 239

An Ashford black marble low table by William Arden of Buxton, 19th century, with pietra dura inlay of white rose, blue morning glory, fuchsia and other flowering foliage, the base also inlaid with further floral motifs of jasmine, dog rose, violet and pansy, signed ‘W. Arden’ to the underside, 82cm wide 61cm deep 41cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 240

An Ashford black marble mantel clock, 19th century, inlaid in various hardstones with pansies, lily of the valley, fuchsia and jasmine, with a French eight-day two-train movement striking on a bell, the enamel dial set with Roman numerals and inscribed ‘J.W. Benson, Ludgate Hill’,

40cm wide

15cm deep

33cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 241

A pair of Ashford black marble campana-shaped urns, each inlaid with jasmine flowers amongst foliage, with a turned stem and spreading circular foot, on a square plinth base, 15cm diameter

28cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 242

A pair of Ashford black marble obelisks, each tapering column and plinth, inlaid with daffodils and jasmine amongst foliage, on a stepped rectangular base,

8cm wide

7.5cm deep

25cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 243

A pair of Ashford black marble and malachite candlesticks, each on an octagonal base, inlaid with continuous bands of malachite to the rim, body and base,

9cm wide

9cm deep

12.5cm high (2)

£400 - 600

For a similarly decorated example, please see Sotheby’s, London, 19 January 2022, lot 46.

LOT 244

A pair of Ashford black marble and malachite obelisks, each column and plinth inlaid with jasmine, daffodils and other flowering foliage,

8.5cm wide

8cm deep

26cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 245

A pair of Ashford marble candlesticks, each circular spreading base inlaid with a band of jasmine flowers, 10.5cm diameter

12cm high, together with an Ashford black marble cylindrical spill vase, 7.5cm diameter

11.5cm high (3)

£300 - 400

LOT 246

An Ashford black marble tazza, 19th century, the flat rim inlaid with jasmine and malachite vines, above a turned knopped stem and cylindrical stepped base, on a square plinth, 25.5cm wide

27cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 247

An Ashford black marble pedestal vase, 19th century, Derbyshire, inlaid with dog roses amongst flowering foliage, the vase of tapering ovoid form, with a turned stem and spreading circular foot, on a square plinth base,

9.5cm wide

9.5cm deep

31cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 248

An Ashford black marble urn, 19th century, Derbyshire, of amphora form, the baluster body inlaid with dog rose, jasmine and forget-me-not flowers, on a square base, 18cm diameter

37cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 249

An Ashford black marble deskstand, the cut glass inkwell with a stylised gilt-metal foliate hinged cover, the stand inlaid with lily of the valley, jasmine, forget-me-not and flowering foliage,

33cm wide

21.5cm deep

10cm high, together with an Ashford black marble inkstand, with an Ashford marble cover inlaid with specimen marble and hardstone banding, the stepped base inlaid with malachite on three tapering cylindrical supports,

15.5cm diameter

12cm high (2)

£250 - 350

LOT 250

A pair of Ashford black marble candlesticks, 19th century, Derbyshire, with specimen marble and hardstone inlaid banding to each circular base,

9.5cm diameter

8cm high, a further pair, each inlaid with flowering foliage to the base,

9cm diameter

10cm high (4)

£400 - 600

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An Ashford black marble obelisk thermometer, the red-painted wood register within a specimen marble surround, above a rectangular plinth inlaid with dog rose and foliage, on a stepped base, 13.5cm wide

9.5cm deep

39cm high, together with another, smaller, with an ivory register, 9.5cm wide

14cm high (2)

£200 - 400

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: SK14JTPC.

LOT 252

Two Ashford black marble desk accessories, comprising: a postal scale with three engraved brass nesting weights, 28cm wide

21.5cm

11.5cm, and an Ashford black marble oval deskstand, the cut glass inkwell with an engraved gilt-metal hinged cover, the stand inlaid with lily of the valley, jasmine, forget-me-not flowers and other flowering foliage, 27.5cm wide

20cm deep

9cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 253

An Ashford black marble occasional table, 19th century, Derbyshire, the circular top inlaid with garlands of jasmine, above a turned and fluted column on a square base, 46cm diameter

68cm high

£1,000 - 2,000 253

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An Ashford black marble goblet, c.1850, Derbyshire, the body with floral inlay above a gadrooned border, on a circular dish, 36cm high

£400 - 600

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An Ashford black marble urn, 19th century, Derbyshire, the turned body inlaid with flowers, with gadrooned detail above a knopped waisted stem, raised on a square base, converted into a lamp, 18cm diameter 48cm high

£800 - 1,200

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A large Ashford black marble obelisk, 19th century, Derbyshire, inlaid with hardstones depicting flowering foliage, on a stepped square plinth, 16cm wide

16cm deep

47cm high

£600 - 800

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A pair of Ashford black marble and fluorspar candlesticks, 19th century, Derbyshire, each campana sconce above a cylindrical shaft, possibly Crich, with an ogee-moulded foot and a gilt-metal-bordered square base, 11cm wide

11cm deep 26cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

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LOT 258

An Ashford black marble dish, 19th century, Derbyshire, inlaid with floral sprays of jasmine, with a label to the reverse ‘W. Fratt & Son, 6 Fleet Street, Torquay’, 23.5cm diameter, together with an Ashford black marble specimen and hardstone inlaid panel and dish,

13cm wide

8.5cm deep

2.5cm high dish 16cm diameter (3)

£250 - 400

LOT 259

An Ashford black marble pedestal vase, of campana urn form, on a turned knopped stem with ring-turned decoration to the cylindrical plinth, on a square base,

11cm wide

11cm deep

32.5cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 260

Three Ashford black marble obelisks, 19th century, Derbyshire, comprising two specimen marble and hardstone inlaid examples, the plinths decorated with daffodils and lily of the valley, 24 and 36.5cm high, and a further example, modelled after Cleopatra’s Needle at Alexandria, 33.5cm high (3)

£400 - 600

LOT 261

A Cornish serpentine bottle vase, with a globular body, tapering neck and flared rim, on a spreading circular base, 13cm diameter 31.5cm high

£200 - 400

Provenance: Purchased from Lyon & Turnbull, ‘Keith Skeel - The Private CollectionLoudham Hall, Suffolk’, Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 June 2007.

LOT 262

After Hippolyte François Moreau, a patinated metal bust of an allegorical woman, early 20th century, modelled with her hair adorned with flowers, 37cm wide

25cm deep

67cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 263

A composition stone side table, 20th century, the rectangular glass top supported by the figure of a lion, 98cm wide

53cm deep

74cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 264

A pair of George I walnut side chairs, c.1720, possibly Irish, each with gros and petit point upholstery depicting exotic birds and plants, raised on anthemion-carved cabriole supports, terminating in pad feet, 76cm wide

60cm deep

96cm high (2)

£600 - 800

Provenance: Christie’s, South Kensington, ‘Anouska Hempel, Kay Saatchi, Ivor Braka, Three Tastemakers’, 17 January 2012, lot 261.

LOT 265

A pair of large gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, late 19th century, French Empire-style, each with a flaming urn finial above six scrolling-branches and a reeded tapering column, raised on three paw supports and a tripartite base, 83cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Farm House, Farm Street, London W1.

Eight fibreglass classical columns, of recent manufacture, four Corinthian, with stylised anthemion capitals over fluted bodies and square bases, 267cm high, a pair of Ionic columns, 244cm high, and a further pair of Ionic columns, 225cm high (8)

£800 - 1,200

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A grand tour bronze figure of the Venus de Capua, 19th century, after the antique, modelled on a circular base, 25cm high, together with a bronze sphinx on a stepped wooden base,

9cm wide

19cm deep

12.5cm high (2)

£200 - 300

A marine ivory chess piece or chessman, probably 19th century, Eastern European, in medieval-style,

4cm wide

3cm deep

9cm high

£200 - 400

A Louis XV-style gilt and patinated bronze hall lantern, 20th century, French, 40cm wide

40cm deep

75cm high

£500 - 700

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A pair of Empire-style gilt and lacquered-brass wall lights, 20th century, French, each with a circular plate cast with trophies of arms and surmounted by an eagle, with a projecting arm holding a caduceus set with three sconces, 20cm wide

21cm deep

59cm high (2)

£400 - 600

A pair of Egyptian Revival bronze figures after Émile Louis Picault, early 20th century, each modelled as an attendant holding a staff, on a square and canted black stone base, 11cm wide

11cm deep

40.5cm high (2)

£600 - 800

A Persian wool carpet attributed to the Benlian workshops, early 20th century, Tabriz, the pale field woven in vibrant colours, with bold Shah Abbasi motifs and leaves with lines of Farsi calligraphy, with a star mark signature to one corner, 375 x 285cm

£800 - 1,200

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An olivewood centre table in the manner of J Darmanin & Sons, second half of the 19th century, Maltese, the circular specimen marble top centred with a crouching feline, within numerous radiating specimens, raised on twisted tripod supports and paw feet,

75cm diameter

72.5cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

LOT 274

A Victorian mahogany bergère library chair, c.1840, with turned legs and loose suede-upholstered cushions, 58cm wide

73cm deep

92cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 275

A Regency mahogany and inlaid bracket clock, the circular dial set with Roman numerals, within an arched case, raised on bun feet, 24cm wide

17cm deep

37cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 276

A pair of marble and polished cast iron bistro tables, early 20th century, French, each raised on a fluted column and acanthus leaf tripod base, 51cm diameter 74cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 277

A pair of Louis XVI-style painted fauteuils, late 19th century, French, each upholstered in blue silk damask, 69cm wide 69cm deep 100cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 278

A pair of adjustable chrome floor lamps, 20th century, 49cm wide 26cm deep 148cm high at full extension (2)

£400 - 600

A silk and metal thread wall hanging, 18th century, Italian, with reverse appliqué revealing a stylised foliate design in red silk damask bordered by couched metal thread, above a-shaped chevron end with metal tassels, on a silk-covered pole, with stencilled and penned accession numbers to reverse, 98 x 110cm pole 115cm long

£1,500 - 2,000

A silk and metal thread wall hanging, 18th century, Italian, with reverse appliqué revealing a stylised foliate design in red silk damask, bordered by couched metal thread, above a-shaped chevron end with metal tassels, on a bamboo pole, with stencilled and penned accession numbers to reverse, 100 x 158cm pole 180cm long

£2,000 - 3,000

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Two Renaissance-style plaster figural corbels, late 19th/early 20th century, largest 20cm wide

15cm deep

82cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 282

A walnut library bookcase, late 19th century, Continental, with column pilasters, brushing slides and painted with panels to the lower doors centred by a crest, 186cm wide

53cm deep

259cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 283

A Persian Heriz wool runner, 20th century, 420 x 90cm

£450 - 550

LOT 284

A Persian Malayer wool runner, 20th century, with repeating motifs to a red ground, 511 x 121cm

£550 - 650

LOT 285

A George III mahogany chest on chest, fourth quarter of the 18th century, the carved cornice above a foliate pierced frieze, the upper section fitted with three short over three long drawers, the lower with four long drawers on bracket feet,

122cm wide

57cm deep

201cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 286

A delft pottery polychrome part garniture, c.1770, Dutch, marked ‘GVS’ for Geertruij Verstelle, the ‘Het Oude Moriaanshooft’ workshop, comprising one beaker vase with everted rim, and two others in baluster form with domed covers and bird knops, all decorated with a scene of a musician within a green and yellow foliate border, damages, baluster vases

11.5cm wide

8.5cm deep

28cm high with covers (5)

£300 - 500

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LOT 287

A George III mahogany butler’s card tray, of circular form, with a turned and tapered handle, 39.5cm long with handle tray 20cm diameter

£200 - 300

LOT 288

A George III mahogany urn stand, the top with a scalloped gallery and candle slide, raised on square section legs united by a stretcher, 30cm wide

30cm deep

57cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 289

An ebonised and gilt girandole wall mirror, 19th century, with gesso mounts and giltwood sconces, 64cm wide 93cm high

£200 - 400

An Empire-style stained beech stool, early 20th century, French, with a reeded ‘X’ frame base, 58cm wide

46cm deep

46cm high

£200 - 400

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A George III-style mahogany and brass peat bucket, 19th century, probably Irish, of tapering ribbed form, adapted,

39cm diameter

42cm high

£600 - 800

A pair of George I walnut side chairs, each with a-shaped top rail and pierced scrolling splat, over a damask-covered drop-in seat, raised on cabriole supports terminating in pad feet,

51.5cm wide

44cm deep

100cm high (2)

£600 - 800

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A Wedgwood ‘Ulander’ dinner service, 20th century, comprising approximately 233 pieces, decorated with turquoise glaze with parcel-gilt rims, serving platters 44.5cm long (qty.)

£800 - 1,200

An extensive ‘Splendid’ pattern crystal glass table suite by Moser, second half of the 20th century, Czech, bearing acid marks and some original labels, some retaining their original boxes, complete with a price list and leaflet displaying other ranges, largest 40cm high (78)

£2,000 - 3,000

A suzani textile, of recent manufacture, Central Asian, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on a calico ground, decorated to the centre with red and blue carnations in predominantly satin stitch, within a wide, densely applied, border of stylised floral motifs and medallions, 183 x 160cm

£800 - 1,200

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A set of twelve George II-style walnut dining chairs, 20th century, in the manner of Giles Grendey, 57cm wide 57cm deep 105cm high (12) £1,500 - 2,500

LOT 297

A Regenc y-style walnut extending dining table in the manner of Johnstone, Jupe & Co., first half of the 20th century, possibly by Arthur Brett & Sons, 216cm diameter when extended 82cm high £2,000 - 3,000

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A flat-weave wool carpet of Aubusson design, of recent manufacture, in the 18th century Savonnerie-style, woven with dense floral and foliate motifs, 375 x 270cm £2,000 - 3,000

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A George III mahogany dumb waiter, c.1800, with three graduated folding tiers on a tripod base, 60cm diameter 140cm high

£300 - 500

A scumbled pine waterfall bookcase, early 19th century, with faux coromandel decoration, 54cm wide

29cm deep

112.5cm high

£300 - 500

A small George III mahogany chest on stand, early 19th century and later, 76cm wide

45cm deep

84cm high

£300 - 500

A French Empire mahogany overmantel mirror, first half of the 19th century, the rectangular mirror plate with a gilt gesso foliate slip, flanked by four pilaster columns gilt metal mounts,

118cm wide

118cm high

£400 - 600

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A Regency mahogany and inlaid settee, c.1810 and later, with lyre splats and turned supports, 131cm wide

69cm deep

90cm high

£800 - 1,200

A William IV rosewood wine table by Charles Hindley & Sons, c.1830, the-shaped rectangular top with a gadrooned edge, bearing a paper label underneath, raised on a cluster column and carved tripod base,

44cm wide

33cm deep

73cm high

£800 - 1,200

A Regency mahogany drum table, the green leather inset top over four fitted and four faux frieze drawers, raised on splayed scroll supports with an undertier, terminating in brass lion-claw caps and castors, 100cm diameter

72cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 304

LOT 305

LOT 306

306

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LOT 307

A Persian wool runner, early/mid-20th century, Kirman, woven with Shah Abbasi motifs to a pale ground, 445 x 95cm

£600 - 800

LOT 308

A Persian wool runner, early/mid-20th century, woven with Shah Abbasi motifs to a pale ground, 438 x 94cm

£600 - 800

LOT 309

A copper, brass and enamel casket by Rafael Contreras, 19th century, Spanish, with a muqarnas frieze, palmette motifs and geometric designs with calligraphic cartouches, the interior with red velvet lining, stamped ‘R. CONTRERAS E HIJO, ALHAMBRA-GRANADA’, 27.5cm wide

15cm deep

19cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 310

A lapis lazuli and gilt-metal box, probably late 18th or early 19th century, Italian, of lozenge form with engraved and repoussé scrolling decoration, the cover inset with mother-of-pearl and a classical reclining figure, the interior lined, on ball feet, 12cm wide

7cm deep

10cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 311

A Romanesque-style bronze recumbent lion, 19th century, in the German medieval-style, modelled fully stretched, its paws clasping a ball, 4cm wide

15cm long

9cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 312

After Pierre I Legros, a pair of bronze figures, probably 18th century, one Anacharsis the Scythian, the other possibly Aesop, each standing contrapposto and raised on a square base, approximately 7cm wide

5.5cm deep

16cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 313

A Victorian-style cast iron radiator cover,

20th century, with a marble top and pierced decoration, 131cm wide

38cm deep

90cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 314

A Victorian-style cast iron radiator cover,

20th century, with a shaped rouge marble top and pierced floral decoration,

131cm wide

55cm deep

100cm high

£300 - 500

A long Victorian window or hall bench, late 19th century, with an overstuffed seat, 214cm wide

40cm deep

46cm high

£300 - 500

A pair of ebonised card tables, third quarter of the 19th century, each with a rounded rectangular top, opening to reveal a green baize lining, with decorative gilt-metal and boxwood inlay, and raised on tapered supports terminating in ball feet,

88cm wide

44cm deep

75.5cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,000

A George III mahogany bookcase, with a Greek key and corbel-moulded cornice over long glazed doors, five drawers to the base with brass plate handles, raised on bracket feet,

156cm wide

42cm deep

241cm high

£1,200 - 1,500

LOT 315

LOT 316

LOT 317

A black-lacquered and mother-of-pearl inlaid collector’s box, late 19th century, Japanese, with six trays of shell specimens of varying sizes, 42cm wide 29.5cm deep

17cm high

£300 - 500

A pair of papier mâché shell dolls, 19th century, a man and a woman with painted black hair, blue eyes, and jointed wooden arms, each covered in shells and standing on a wooden base,

10cm wide

8cm deep

18cm high (2)

£400 - 600

A pair of giltwood, coral and shell altar urns, 18th century, Italian, each with a large gorgonian coral fan, on a bed of further coral and shell specimens, probably including precious coral (Corallium rubrum),

38cm wide

10cm deep

55cm high (2)

£200 - 400

IMPORTANT NOTE

Louise Saunders (Australian, b.1955) Seashells a pair, watercolour, 74 x 52cm, framed and glazed (2)

£200 - 300

Please be advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing coral. 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.

LOT 318

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LOT 321

LOT 322

A nest of four French tulipwood tables, c.1870, French, stamped ‘Jeanselme, Paris’, 54cm wide

37cm deep

74cm high (4)

£600 - 800

Provenance: Purchased from Kenneth Harvey Antiques Ltd., Kings Road, London, in 2004.

LOT 323

A George III mahogany longcase clock, late 18th century, the brass and silvered dial with a moonphase, subsidiary seconds dial and inscribed ‘Thomas Pierce, Bristol’, 49cm wide

24cm deep

240cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 324

A George III mahogany kettle stand, with a dished top over a turned column and tripod base, top 27cm diameter

54.5cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 325

A George I-style walnut stool, c.1900, with carved cabriole supports and turned stretchers, 48cm wide

42cm deep

39cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 326

A William and Mar y-style walnut side table by Howard & Sons, early 20th century, with a moulded rectangular top and turned supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher, 53cm wide

36cm deep

71cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 327

A Regency mahogany reading table, c.1815, with ebony strung detail, 44cm wide

42cm deep

78cm high when closed

£300 - 500

LOT 328

A Victorian pollard oak side cabinet, c.1850, the canted-shaped top above with two doors flanked by scrolling foliate carved supports, 136cm wide

44cm deep

94cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 329

An oak and beech open armchair, late 19th century, Continental, with a later upholstered and a studded over-stuffed and petit point seat and back, in a rose and diamond trellis design, with flat scroll carved arms, scrolled shell knee-carved supports, and claw and ball feet, 71cm wide

63cm deep

104cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 330

A Empire jardinière, early 19th century, French, of rectangular form with a painted metal insert, mounted with fruitwood panels and anthemion and caryatid metalwork, 29cm wide

deep

high

- 400

LOT 331

A Victorian pitch pine chest of drawers, c.1870, by Bell & Coupland, Preston, the moulded rectangular top over two short and three long drawers, on a plinth base, stamped ‘BELL & COUPLAND PRESTON’, 122cm wide

A pair of Victorian mahogany bookcases, each with a rectangular top above three shelves and a base drawer,

94cm wide

30cm deep

108cm high (2)

£1,000 - 2,000

A Victorian mahogany hall seat or bench, 19th century, the raised and pierced back with a shield and painted coat of arms within a central roundel, over a solid seat, a moulded apron with blind carving, and tapering hexagonal supports on peg feet,

153cm wide

43.5cm deep

99cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

A George III mahogany and inlaid cabinet on stand, c.1790 and later, the rectangular top with a moulded cornice, above a pair of doors enclosing a series of shelves, raised on a stand with inlaid decoration and tapering square supports, terminating in spade feet,

82cm wide

46cm deep

131cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 333

LOT 334

LOT 335

LOT 336

336 FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART 262-336

History in Quartz | From Sovereigns to Souvenirs

Composed of nine exquisite ‘Stuart crystal’ memorial slides, this stunning creation from the Georgian era will take centre stage in our upcoming Fine Jewellery and Watch auction on 27 June. With a starting estimate of £6,000-7,000, this unique treasure promises to enchant discerning collectors and history enthusiasts alike.

Crafted from faceted rock crystal, known as quartz, these precious slides encapsulate poignant remnants of the past. Originating from the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Stuart crystals served as a precursor to the beloved memorial jewels that gained popularity during the Georgian and Victorian eras. Initially worn as tokens of support for the fallen Stuart monarch, Charles I, after his execution in 1649, these pieces quickly evolved into sentimental keepsakes that resonated with a wider audience.

While many Stuart crystals took the form of rings or brooches, the majority of surviving examples are the cherished ‘slides’. These delicate works of art were often suspended from ribbons, adorning the neck or wrist of their wearers. Each slide harbours a world of intricate details, featuring fine panels of woven hair, evocative enamel depictions of ‘memento mori’ imagery - such as angels, skulls, flowers, or doves - and the initials and dates of beloved family members.

This necklace comes for sale from the Carew family, formerly of Crowcombe Court, a breathtaking Grade 1 listed property nestled in the picturesque Somerset landscape. Two rows of belcher link chain unite the nine slides, each boasting its own distinctive motifs and initials. At the heart of this masterpiece, you will discover a pair of slides adorned with gold thread initials - ‘EJ’ and ‘MJ’ - set against a backdrop of meticulously woven hair. These central slides are enclosed by split pearl frames, enhanced with delicate pink and black enamel accents, showcasing an unparalleled level of craftsmanship. The remaining slides unveil an array of initials and typical motifs, including putti, skulls, and even a haunting depiction of a skeleton. One of the slides is adorned with a portrait miniature of a lady in late 17thcentury dress. It is likely that these impressive slides represent various members of a single extraordinary family, adding a layer of intrigue to their already remarkable story.

Let this striking piece transport you to a time of opulence, elegance, and heartfelt remembrance.

Fine Jewellery & Watches

Tuesday 27 June 2023

jewellery@sworder.co.uk

The Clive Bullimore Collection of Autographs

The Clive Bullimore Autograph Collection, potentially the largest private compilation of autographs in the world, is set to go under the hammer next month. With approximately 60,000 signatures from a wide array of celebrities, this extraordinary assemblage represents a veritable who’s who of 20th-century pop culture.

Clive Bullimore, a former stockbroker, dedicated more than 70 years of his life to amassing this expansive autograph collection, making it a testament to his unwavering passion. Commuting from Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire to his job at the London Stock Exchange during the week, Clive would spend his Saturdays scouring London’s smart hotels, theatres, record stores, and TV studios in pursuit of celebrities. Armed with tips gathered from the press, and weekly exchanges of information with fellow autograph enthusiasts, he would often rely on sheer luck when visiting the BBC studios. For the Hollywood stars who rarely ventured to the UK, Clive would reach out by sending letters accompanied by stamped addressed envelopes, requesting signed photographs or personal notes.

Even after retiring in 1992, Clive continued his autograph-collecting endeavours, utilising the internet as a valuable resource. However, he still embarked on travels to meet actors, musicians, sports personalities, politicians, and other notable figures face-to-face, documenting numerous encounters over the years. Clive’s autograph hunting was interrupted when the Covid lockdown was announced and he subsequently spent the next two years in isolation with his wife, during which time he meticulously organised the collection and made the decision to prepare it for sale.

This vast collection encompasses over 100,000 autographs from around 60,000 different individuals, divided into 600 lots across three distinct categories. Among the offerings are approximately 100 lots of individual autograph albums, each featuring multiple and diverse signatures. These albums include notable names such as Jack Bruce (Cream), Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Robin Gibb (Bee Gees), and Suggs (Madness). Another example contains signatures from Elaine Paige, Colin Firth, Yoko Ono, Meat Loaf, Jean-Claude Van Dame, and many more.

Of particular interest to science-fiction enthusiasts are collections from Star Trek, Doctor Who and Star Wars amongst others. There is also a series of signed photos and flyers by actors from the James Bond franchise, including the signatures of Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, and Pierce Brosnan. An intriguing addition to this lot is a set of seven postcards, each signed by Moore, one for each of his Bond films.

Notably, nearly half of the photographs in the collection were taken by Clive himself and included is a compilation of 71 different photos featuring female musicians, including Nana Mouskouri, Dolly Parton, Linda McCartney, Diana Ross, and Dame Vera Lynn.

The sports section of the collection encompasses three autographs from George Best and a majority of the 1966 World Cup-winning team. Additionally, there are 68 lots of vinyl records, many of which are early pressings, signed by one or more of the artists responsible for their creation. Noteworthy among them is a copy of ‘Let It Bleed’ by The Rolling Stones, signed by Bill Wyman, Char lie Watts, and Ronnie Wood, and a collection of 40 video cassettes, records and CDs by the Spice Girls, mostly signed by one or more members of the quintet.

Among the collection’s personal connections is Clive’s multiple encounters with the late Amy W inehouse. The auction includes a sheet of card inscribed with ‘Hiya Clive! Happy new year Amy xx’ and a copy of the single ‘Take the Box’ inscribed with ‘Hi Clive! Nice to see you again! God bless Amy xx’.

The forthcoming auction of the Clive Bullimore Autograph Collection promises to captivate both avid collectors and enthusiasts of 20th-century popular culture. With its sheer volume and diversity, it is a true testament to Clive’s dedication and serves as a time capsule of the era’s iconic figures.

The Clive Bullimore Collection of Autographs

Friday 16 - Sunday 25 June 2023 auctions@sworder.co.uk

The Water of Life

Although the exact origins of alcohol distillation are not definitively known, it is thought to have been developed by the Indus Civilisation, in what is now North-Western India and Eastern Pakistan, around 4,500 years ago, but evidence exists in many other parts of the ancient world too. Moving forward around 3,500 years, something akin to whisky was brought to Scotland by missionaries, and it was treated as a medicinal product for many years. The dissolution of the monasteries and general dissemination of the techniques of distillation allowed for ‘whisky’ to make its way into the public domain and over the years turned it into Scotland’s national drink.

From the medicine of missionaries to a national drink, the world in which this beverage now lives is very different. The seemingly unstoppable increase in prices, combined with Capital Gains Tax exemption, has made whisky a viable, if a little niche, addition to an investment portfolio. A bottle of the Macallan ‘Private Eye’ could have been yours for £300, fifteen years ago, but today that same bottle will cost closer to £4,000.

If you are, heaven forbid, interested in buying whisky to drink, these increased prices can make the decision process a little trickier and making the wrong choice could prove to be an expensive mistake. Let’s take a brief look at the five whisky-producing regions, and what one can expect in terms of geographical influence and the makers, and provide a benchmark for the ‘recreational’ whisky drinker.

The Highland region covers a massive area, from Orkney all the way down to the Isle of Arran. The geographical range leads to an understandable diversity in what gets produced, and subdividing the region further will help us understand what we can expect. Northern Highland whiskies are robust and spicy with heather in abundance, while whiskies from the south are far lighter with fruit at the forefront; eastern whiskies are close cousins of those from the south, but with a bit more punch. The western whiskies are heavily influenced by the sea and are fullbodied and peaty with salinity and heather notes. Names to look out for include Glenmorangie, Highland Park, Glenturret and Arran.

Speyside is a relatively small region with no shortage of distilleries taking advantage of the fast - flowing River Spey. These whiskies show little, if any, signs of peat and are filled with ripe fruits, vanilla and spice, with a lot of these flavours coming from the sherry casks in which the spirits are matured. The Macallan, Glenfarclas, Tamdhu, Glenfiddich and Cardhu are but a few of the distilleries.

Moving south, we have the Lowlands, and these whiskies provide a far gentler experience with very grassy and floral notes combined with lightly toasted spice. The distilleries of Auchentoshan, Glenkinchie, Bladnoch and Annandale are well worth investigating.

Now to the Mull of Kintyre, with the mist rolling in from the sea, to the distilleries of Campbeltown. The saltiness and smokiness of peat play their parts but so, too, do fruits, spice and sweetness, in these intense whiskies. Glen Gyle, Glen Scotia and Springbank are the only active distilleries (at present).

The final region is just across the water from Campbeltown and this is the isle of Islay. Renowned for rich, powerful whiskies that are full of peat, and not for the faint-hearted! Ardbeg, Port Ellen, Lagavulin and Laphroaig can show the variations that are possible, even within dark and smoky whiskies.

I hope that this whistlestop tour of Scotland has provided some insight into the variations that exist within the world of whisky and that it may even lead to trying something new. As Raymond Chandler said (while talking about American whiskeys, but the sentiment still holds true), ‘There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren’t as good as others’.

Slàinte Mhath!

A Fine Addition

As our team continues to grow, we recently had the pleasure of speaking with Grace Julier, the latest addition to the Fine Interiors Team. Join us as we delve into Grace’s motivations, her appreciation for the teams culture, her personal interests, and her own unique perspective on the priorities of the auction industry, in this ever-changing world.

What inspired you to pursue a career in the auction-house industry? Can you share a defining moment or experience in your life that influenced your career path and led you to where you are today?

I have always had an interest in the art industry, as I was encouraged as much as possible when I was younger to visit art galleries, exhibitions and museums. For my university degree, I decided to study Art History at the University of East Anglia, a world arts study centre. I studied modules from modern Indian art, early Islamic art to Pre-Columbian art. I love researching and learning about different cultures and histories - and auction houses are, without question, spaces where there is always an opportunity to grow and acquire knowledge. I developed an interest in the buying and selling of art, and during my second year at university, I gained experience at a local auction house in Oxford and absolutely loved it. Haven’t looked back since!

As a member of the Fine Interiors team, what aspects of the team’s culture or working environment do you appreciate the most, and why?

Everyone is so hard-working, passionate and creative. I feel very inspired by their work ethic. The attention to detail with the Fine Interiors catalogue is superb, and being a part of that creative process will be very beneficial for my own development.

Fine Interiors deals with a wide range of items, from furniture to artwork and decorative objects. Do you have a particular interest or passion for any specific category of items?

From working in an auction house based in Singapore for the past few years, I came across a lot of South-East Asian works of art – so anything that originates from that side of the world I get particularly excited about!

How do you like to stay updated with the latest trends and demands?

As I have been out of the UK for a while, I feel that it’s important to refresh and engage with European and UK trends. Living in London has really helped me be at the centre of the latest developments and advances. For example, being able to visit the Decorative Art Fair in Battersea and listen to the talks at Clerkenwell Design Week, which will be extremely useful for the development of future Fine Interiors catalogues.

Outside of your role as Fine Interiors sale co-ordinator, what are some of your personal interests or hobbies that you enjoy pursuing?

My main hobby is running - it’s a way of unwinding and recharging, so I can think things through logically and calmly. I am also keen to start playing hockey again in the autumn, as playing in Singapore wasn’t quite to my liking in 35-degree heat!

I have always loved travelling and learning about different cultures, and I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to travel all over South-East Asia, visiting areas of Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Singapore itself is also very multicultural, with Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian and Peranakan communities all living within the island and city state.

What do you think are the main priorities for the auction industry right now?

Auction houses are naturally quite traditional, so I think a main priority for the industry is ensuring that they remain relevant and forward-thinking in a world that is so progressive in technological and cultural developments.

I have been very lucky to have worked in multiple areas of an auction house, from portering to photography, cataloguing and valuation, to marketing and sale co-ordination. So, I hope that my experiences from working in the UK and abroad will provide a different and unique insight to the industry.

Grace Julier gracejulier@sworder.co.uk

Born in Shalford, Essex, in the house he was to occupy his entire life, Alexander George Tanner (1942-2022) showed a remarkable passion for motorised transport from a very young age. A tall child, he had learned to drive a car at the age of just seven and, before moving on to King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, he could already control a lorry and had a working knowledge of the internal combustion engine.

Even in romance, the car was the star. He gave his first childhood sweetheart, Angela, a toy car as a gift, prompting friends to quip, when they finally tied the knot in 1985, that she could not claim to having been unaware of his primary interest!

With cars so very much in his blood, Alex’s excellent commercial intellect allowed him to indulge his passion for vehicles. During his lifetime, he built an enviable collection of 64 cars and it had been his ambition to own at least two cars from each decade of the motor car. He was a Lifetime Member of the Veteran Car Club, and a passion for the Bentley and Rolls-Royce marques saw him join the Bentley Drivers’ Club and the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club in 1974. He later served as Bentley Drivers’ Club Chairman from 2008 to 2011.

At one time or another, he owned at least one model of every vintage Bentley, and many of the British marque’s finest later models.

Alex was the truest of enthusiasts, never fixated with a single marque or a fashion. He genuinely loved cars - from the earliest brass-era examples to the finest new models - but most of all, he simply loved driving.

On behalf of the executors of his estate, Sworders are selling the Alexander (‘Alex’) Tanner Collection. This superb single-owner motoring compilation comprises 54 lots – 12 pre-war, classic and modern cars, and 42 lots of highly sought-after automobilia.

The Alexander ‘Alex’ Tanner Collection Wednesday 21 June 2023 Luke Macdonald | cars@sworder.co.uk

The Alexander ‘Alex’ Tanner Collection

Day Two

Wednesday 14 June at 10am

LOT 337

A large pair of bronze grand tour figures, 19th century, depicting Augustus of Prima Porta and Minerva, each figure rotating on a red-veined and black marble plinth, 69 and 65cm high (2)

£4,000 - 6,000

LOT 338

A pair of ebonised wooden columns, late 19th/early 20th century, each with an inset variegated marble top, over a turned fluted column and square stepped base, 33cm wide 33cm deep 112cm high (2)

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 339

A bronze eagle and serpent, 20th century, on a marble turned column plinth, 40cm high overall

£800 - 1,200

LOT 340

A George II-style giltwood, composite and coromandel console table, of recent manufacture, the rectangular top above a Greek-key moulded cornice, supported by an eagle and raised on a stepped rectangular base, 131cm wide 48cm deep 100cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 341

A bronze figure of a rampant lion, 19th century, stamped ‘ST’, on a later oak plinth, 10cm wide 18cm deep 30cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 342

A large wool Persian carpet, early/mid-20th century, in the manner of the Benlian workshops, with floral and foliate motifs on a blue ground, bearing signature in a star border, 520 x 380cm

£600 - 800

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341

339

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338

An upholstered armchair by Julian Chichester, of recent manufacture, upholstered in Pierre Frey ‘Jacquard Bakou Rouge’, on tubular lacquered-metal supports, 83cm wide

83cm deep

76cm high

£600 - 800

A bronze and verre églomisé ‘Maisy’ side table by William Yeoward, of recent manufacture, the square mirrored top raised on faux bamboo supports with an undertier,

58cm wide

41cm deep

69cm high

£300 - 500

A bronze pricket candlestick, 20th century, 27cm diameter

68cm high

£200 - 400

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LOT 346

A suzani textile, of recent manufacture, Central Asian, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on a calico ground, decorated in reds and blues with seven large stylised floral medallions within a border, 187 x 159cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 347

A Chinese red-lacquered marriage cabinet, 20th century, the pair of doors with metal mounts in the form of a butterfly, enclosing a fitted interior with shelves and drawers, over a base with two further drawers, raised on rounded rectangular legs united by stretchers, with a blind fretwork carved apron,

137cm wide

57cm deep

178cm high

£300 - 500

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346

LOT 348

A pair of elm horseshoe-back chairs, late 19th/ early 20th century, Chinese, each curved top rail above a foliate-carved splat, the seat with a-shaped apron below, the supports joined by stretchers, 64.5cm wide

67cm deep

87.5cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 349

A bleached oak industrial table, early 20th century, French, the rectangular top with a single frieze drawer beneath, on turned supports, 209cm wide 130cm deep

73cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 350

A Persian djajim flat-weave wool rug, early 20th century, with linear polychrome decoration, 276 x 240cm

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 351

A pair of three-seater sofas, of recent manufacture, upholstered in geometric cream fabric, 220cm wide

99cm deep

83cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 352

A pair of painted ‘Peruline’ bedside tables by OKA, of recent manufacture, each of rectangular form, raised on latticed sides and a plinth base,

37.5cm wide

37.5 cm deep

72.5cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 353

A pair of painted toleware ‘Camellia’ table lamps by OKA, of recent manufacture, each in the form of a tea canister, painted in blue with gold banding, each with a linen shade, 23cm wide

41cm high with shades (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 354

A black japanned and parcel-gilt coffee table, 20th century, in the manner of Mallet & Sons, the rectangular top gilt-decorated with a chinoiserie scene depicting pagodas in a landscape, with fret-cut leg brackets and raised on-shaped square supports, 98.5cm wide

67cm deep

47cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 355

A wool Berber or Beni Ourain rug, of recent manufacture, Moroccan, with black diamond and fringed decoration, 300 x 192cm

£200 - 400

LOT 356

A Chinese export lacquered leather trunk, late 19th century/early 20th, with a circular brass lock plate, 79cm wide 54cm deep

38cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 357

A studded metal-clad table casket, late 17th/early 18th century and later, Spanish, with velvet and leather panels, the domed lid enclosing a later fitted interior, 44cm wide

21cm deep

28cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 358

A Louis XIV-style giltwood stool, first half of the 20th century, French, the seat with needlepoint upholstery of a cat, raised on scrolling supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher, 56cm wide

46cm deep

54cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 359

A black and gilt japanned corner cabinet, 18th century and later, with all-over chinoiserie decoration, the arched pediment over a pair of long doors, enclosing a red-painted interior fitted with-shaped shelves, over a frieze drawer and base with two further cupboard doors, 110cm wide 67cm deep 228cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 360

A yew and elm Windsor chair, late 18th/ early 19th century, Thames Valley, attributed to Robert Prior of Uxbridge, the splats set with bullseye roundels, raised on turned supports united by a crinoline stretcher,

48cm wide

51cm deep

88.5cm high

£300 - 500

Literature: Bernard Cotton, ‘The English Regional Chair’, p.76.

LOT 361

A ‘Cortes’ desk by Julian Chichester, the black vellum-covered top over four frieze drawers and raised on a gilt-metal base, 183cm wide

90cm deep

76cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 362

A pair of ebonised wooden sculpture stands, 20th century, each with a revolving square top, raised on tapering chamfered supports punctuated with bull’s-eye roundels, and united by ‘X’ form stretchers and an undertier, 46cm wide

46cm deep

133cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 363

A pair of cut glass table lamps, of recent manufacture, probably by Tyson London, each of ovoid form with a teal ground, each with a silk circular shade, 28cm diameter

42cm high

77cm high overall (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 364

A William and Mar y-style walnut mirror, c.1900, with an oyster-veneered cushion frame around a rectangular plate, 63.5cm wide

72.5cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Christie’s, South Kensington, ‘Anouska Hempel, Kay Saatchi, Ivor Braka, Three Tastemakers’, 17 January 2012, lot 265.

LOT 365

A lacquered photograph album, early 20th century, Japanese, comprising twenty-five sheets, mounted to the front and back with fifty hand-coloured and black and white albumen photographs, subjects including landmarks, gardens and geishas, and scenes including Mount Fuji and Nij Castle, Kyoto, mounted on gilt-trimmed boards within two red-lacquered covers, image size 19.5 x 24cm

mounts 27.5 x 34cm

covers 29 x 35.5cm

£200 - 300

LOT 366

A collection of pottery items, South American, including a double-chambered whistling vessel, a twin-spouted vessel with ropetwist ‘bridge’ handle, a bottle with a mythic deity spout base, zoomorphic bottles and flasks, etc., largest 24cm high (12)

£200 - 300

LOT 367

A Usoga hardwood stool, Ugandan, the dished circular top on four tapered supports, with a small circular stud projecting from the centre underneath and a label reading ‘Usoga chair Native name ENTEBE’, 30cm diameter 25cm high

£200 - 300

For a similar example, see: British Museum, museum number Af1894,-.395.

LOT 368

An Ewe kente cloth, mid-late 20th century, Ghanaian, dyed cotton and rayon in gold, red and green, with woven decoration of birds, combs, figures and geometric patterns, 130 x 270cm

£400 - 600

Provenance: Lyon & Turnbull, ‘African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities’, 16 September 2020, lot 123; Karun Thakar, London; Keir McGuinness, London.

LOT 369

A rustic elm workbench console table, early 20th century, French, the thick top raised on square supports, one set with an iron vice, 223cm wide 50cm deep 78cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 370

A terracotta oil pot, 19th century, French, with twin looped handles to either side of the stopper, 48cm diameter

70cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 371

A heavyweight flat-weave wool blanket, of recent manufacture, in an alternating yellow and black polka dot and striped pattern, with a heavy chevron overlocked hem,

176 x 214cm

£200 - 300

LOT 372

A pair of painted wooden dogs, early 20th century, Indian, Rajasthan, each seated on an oval plinth base, 11cm wide

20cm deep

32cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 373

Two wooden saddles, late 19th/early 20th century, Tibetan, each on a modern elm stand, 40cm wide

48cm deep

70cm high (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 374

A large toleware and crystal glass electrolier, of recent manufacture, the three-branches with scrolling acanthus leaf decoration and glass drops, 44cm wide 54cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 375

A Persian kilim wool rug, of recent manufacture, Shiraz 223 x 132cm

£300 - 500

LOT 376

A Persian Karabagh wool runner, 20th century, 319 x 80cm

£300 - 500

LOT 377

A Spanish Colonial Santos figure, 18th century, likely depicting St John the Baptist, 79cm high

£700 - 900

Provenance: Deaccessioned from Maynooth monastery, Ireland.

LOT 378

Three Victorian albums of pressed seaweed specimens, mid-19th century, approximately 373 specimens, some dated ‘May 1848’ and collected in Margate, Kent, others collected in Exmouth and Dawlish, Devon, inscribed with Latin names in ink and pencil, with an index and poem added to one album, largest 52 x 31cm (3)

£500 - 800

LOT 379

Two large leather flagons or blackjacks, 18/19th century, British, on an associated mahogany four-wheel trolley, with a copper gallery, blackjacks 38 and 44cm high trolley 60cm long (3)

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 380

A bone and tortoiseshell inlaid table cabinet, late 17th/early 18th century, Flemish, fitted with ten short drawers around a central door, revealing a chequered and mirrored interior, the drawers with raised tortoiseshell and scrolling gilt-metal panels, 24cm wide

13cm deep

16cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 381

A rosewood, fruitwood and marquetry cabinet, late 17th/early 18th century and later, Continental, with a fall front enclosing various ripple-moulded drawers, the pulls set with consecutive letters of the alphabet, 94cm wide

40cm deep

68cm high, on an associated walnut stand, 142cm high in total (2)

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 382

A provincial walnut fauteuil, 18th century, Continental, 67cm wide 65cm deep 111cm high, together with a kilim cushion (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 383

A pair of wrought-iron firedogs, late 19th/early 20th century, with an associated basket, 106cm wide 61cm deep 118cm high (3)

£300 - 500

LOT 384

A set of polished steel fire tools, 19th century, comprising of poker, tongs and shovel, the shovel with a pierced bowl, 78cm long (3)

£300 - 500

LOT 385

A woven rush log basket, 20th century, with a brass liner, 56cm diameter 64cm high

£200 - 400

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A Louis XVI-style giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, late 19th century, French, 120cm wide 209cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

A pair of Arts and Crafts oak tables, early 20th century, each cleated plank top over pierced and gently tapering end supports, linked by an arched stretcher and with a low square stretcher, 113cm wide

63cm deep

76cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

A pair of composition table lamps after Clodion, of recent manufacture, each decorated with cherubs amongst fruiting vines between lappet borders, 20cm diameter

38cm high (2)

£200 - 400

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A pair of velvet, cotton and silk embroidered curtains, French, the pair joining to form an olive-green velvet ground, with a red rectangular border decorated with an appliqué trailing branch, scattered with silk embroidered passion flowers, lined and interlined, top 365.5cm wide for the pair 234cm long (2)

£500 - 800

LOT 390

Four needlework cushions, to include examples by Chelsea Textiles, in gros and petit point, with various floral designs in predominantly browns and greens, with braid and tasselled trims, all approximately 49 x 44cm (4)

£400 - 600

LOT 391

A needlework sampler, 19th century, English, worked by ‘Ann Gibbs, Blisworth [Northamptonshire] 1836’, decorated in cross and tent stitch in silk on linen, spot motifs including the Tree of Life, putto, flowering urns, lions, and a large stag between two fir trees, with a verse from ‘Rock of Ages’, all within a trailing floral and foliate border, 43 x 29cm, framed and glazed £200 - 300

LOT 392

A needlework sampler, early 19th century, American, worked by Saviah C Holmes (1817-1859) and dated to 1829, with multicoloured silks worked in long, short, cross and double-cross stitches on a linen ground, titled ‘The Genealogy of Elisha Holmes’, with a verse and within a floral border, 44 x 49cm

£300 - 500

Provenance: Saviah Cook Holmes, embroiderer; thence by descent to the present owner. Saviah C Holmes was born 17 December 1817, in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the daughter of Elisha Bartlett Holmes and Saviah Cook. She married James Bradford on 24 March 1838, in Plymouth, MA, and they were the parents of at least two sons and six daughters; Saviah died on 1 December 1859, in Quincy, Norfolk, MA, at the age of 41. Her husband was a direct descendant of founding father William Bradford (1590-1657), a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and Governor of the Plymouth Colony intermittently for about thirty years between 1621 and 1657.

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The following section presents an eclectic combination of fifty-three lots from Montpelier Interiors and their finely curated range of antiques and vintage items. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer this stylish and considered collection in our June Fine Interiors sale.

Montpelier Interiors was established by Nick and Belinda Hough-Robbins, who both have a distinct appreciation of the beauty and craftsmanship of furniture and works of art, and a keen interest in the integration of pre-loved items with the new. The two have been shaping the style and feel of Montpelier for the past ten years, stating that modern homes are rarely decorated in uniform traditional or contemporary style, but rather, they are a combination of the two. They provide their clients with a hybrid of traditional antiques, decorative arts and interior design.

Engaging with the world of antique fairs, independent shops and markets, the pair have travelled extensively throughout Europe seeking inspiration and discovery, and sourcing unique and beautifully designed pieces for their business and clients. Montpelier has also featured at many decorative and antique fairs in the UK. Nick describes Montpelier’s style as ‘English country house’ combined with a quirky and unconventional edge, and hopes that his clients’ homes embody a well-travelled aesthetic, coupled with an enjoyment and appreciation of the works of art and furniture that Montpelier source, a must for Nick and Belinda.

LOT 393

A Gustavian pine cabinet, late 18th/early 19th century, the arched top above a pair of doors enclosing shelves and drawers, above two short and two long drawers, and raised on squat cabriole feet, with later black paint,

143cm wide

53cm deep

225cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 394

A grand tour bronze and marble tazza, 19th century, Italian, the dish on dolphin tripartite supports, in need of restoration,

14cm diameter

16.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 395

A giltwood and ebonised guéridon, probably first half of the 20th century, Continental, the circular marble top raised on a tripartite dolphin base, 97cm diameter

75cm high

£600 - 800

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A painted toleware coffee canister, 19th century, inscribed ‘Koffie’ on a distressed gold-toned ground with ribbed banding, 19cm diameter 28.5cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 397

A pair of toleware tea canisters, 19th century, each with gilt painted numbers on a black ground, 27cm wide 20cm deep 40cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 398

A pair of toleware tea canisters, 19th century, each decorated with a landscape medallion within a gilt foliate border on a green ground, 25cm diameter 40cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 399

A pair of walnut and marquetry side chairs, late 18th/early 19th century, Dutch, each arched top rail above a floral marquetry frame, with a vase-shaped splat inlaid with birds, plinths and botanical imagery, the floral-upholstered seat over a-shaped and inlaid rail, and raised on cabriole front legs with claw and ball feet,

55cm wide

52cm deep

118cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 400

A Biedermeier satin birch sofa, 19th century, with scrolling detail, upholstered in blue fabric, 204cm wide

67cm deep

103cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 401

A large oak cricket table, 19th century, with a circular top raised on tripod supports, 86cm diameter

67cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 402

A leather panther, 20th century, in the-style of Liberty of London, 34cm wide

120cm long

51cm high

£400 - 600

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A pair of mother-of-pearl veneered devotional tabernacle frames, 19th century, Italian, each-shaped wooden frame with a carved medallion crest enclosing a figural scene, surrounded by carved and painted decoration of Franciscan-style figures, including the Saints Peter, Paul, Simeon and Matthias, with further putti and foliate motifs, inscribed ‘S. Pietro’, ‘S. Paulo’, ‘S. Simeon’ and ‘S. Matthias’, 19cm wide 26.5cm high (2) £600 - 800

A delft pottery blue and white garniture, 19th century, Dutch, comprising three baluster vases with covers and two beaker vases, all decorated with pastoral scenes and foliate motifs, 15cm wide

11cm deep

38cm high (8)

£400 - 600

A wrought metal screen, 20th century, Spanish, with four scrolling panels, 39cm wide 172cm high

£300 - 500

A gilt and silvered wood and gesso girandole mirror, 19th century, Northern European, the rectangular plate surmounted by an eagle crest, flanked by fruiting and flowering foliage, with two scroll-branches beneath, 64cm wide 78cm high £300 - 500

A set of eight stripped beech dining chairs, first half of the 20th century, French, each with an upholstered back and stuff-over seat, raised on os de mouton supports, 48cm wide 62cm deep 111cm high (8) £600 - 800

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A distressed painted country house dresser, late 19th/early 20th century, French, the upper section with three pairs of glazed doors, opening to a painted aquamarine interior, over an open-shelved base, 257cm wide

63cm deep

230cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 409

A wooden architectural model, 20th century, modelled as a country house folly, 25cm diameter

34cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 410

A small grand tour group, comprising a late 19th/early 20th century bronze of the ‘She Wolf’,

8.5cm wide

4cm deep

6cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 411

A bronzed calamine urn, late 19th century, French, after Claude Michel, called ‘Clodion’, with twin handles above a continuous relief cast body decorated with cavorting putti, raised on a flared foot, 17cm diameter

33.5cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 412

After the antique, 20th century, a plaster bust of Euripides, the bust above a scroll-decorated rectangular plinth on a waisted socle,

27cm wide

35cm deep

52cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 413

A carved giltwood and gesso pier mirror, 18th century, Italian, Venice, with a carved and pierced scrolling frame, 87cm wide

163cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

LOT 414

A pair of plaster intaglio displays, 20th century, in faux tortoiseshell frames, each set with fifteen intaglios depicting gods and mythical scenes, 41 x 31cm including frames (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 415

A set of nine pressed-flower pictures, mid-20th century, Swedish, including examples such as common milkwort, silverweed, mountain ash or rowan, 39 x 23.5cm (9)

£400 - 600

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A pair of Carrara marble dogs, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian, each modelled seated and raised on a rectangular plinth, 16cm wide

26cm deep

44cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 417

A painted pine pier table, 19th century, Italian, with gilded scrolling rococo decoration to the legs and apron, the cabriole legs united by an undertier, 117cm wide

52cm deep

110cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 418

A plaster bust of St Jacques, 20th century, French, modelled in a broad hat, 56cm wide

40cm deep

64cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 419

After Achille Valois, Francis I, plaster bust, modelled in armour with a hand placed to his side, one hand lacking, 85cm wide

43cm deep

65cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 420

A gilt-bronze bouillotte table lamp, 19th century, French, with three avian neck-branches and a green toleware shade, 40cm diameter

48cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 421

A marquetry guéridon, probably second quarter of the 19th century, Dutch, the circular top inlaid with flowering foliage and butterflies, the frieze and spreading column with further decorative foliate inlay on a triform base,

100cm diameter

80cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 422

A wrought iron fireguard, early 20th century, French, with a scrolled and latticed frame, 148cm wide

58cm deep

53cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 423

A painted zinc bath, early 20th century, French, with a roll top and painted body, 170cm wide

73cm deep

76cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 424

An ash ladderback elbow chair, late 19th/early 20th century, of typical form with a rush seat, 59cm wide

51cm deep

98cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 425

A rustic oak boot rack, 20th century, with a rectangular base, 127cm wide

36cm deep

55cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 426

A carved pine blanket chest, 19th century, Spanish or Northern European, with arcade decoration flanked by carved panelling and motifs, iron handles, on-shaped bracket feet, 127cm wide

63cm deep

70cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 427

A painted pine chest, early 19th century, Swedish, the front painted blue and decorated with a floral motif to the centre, 99cm wide

51cm deep

45cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 428

A turquoise-glazed earthenware vase by Ceramics, Bondia, 20th century, Spanish, of baluster shape on a circular foot, with stylised leaves, 28cm diameter

57cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 429

A leather footstool, 20th century, in the manner of Dimitri Omersa for Liberty London, modelled as a dog with a leather collar, 25cm wide

66cm long

53cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 430

A Gustavian painted bureau bookcase, 19th century and later, Swedish, the curved pediment over two fitted doors opening to a shelved interior, over two short drawers and a plinth base, 120cm wide

57cm deep

178cm high

£500 - 700

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A set of coloured lithographs of birds after the Von Wright brothers, subjects including an osprey, long-tailed duck and other European birds, 45 x 55cm (9)

£300 - 500

LOT 432

A carved and painted pine console table, 19th century, Italian, the rectangular marble top above a foliate carved and pierced frieze with a central cartouche, on rocaille supports terminating in scrolling feet, 79cm wide

54cm deep

83cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

A chinoiserie giltwood fire screen, late 19th/early 20th century, the square frame enclosing a woolwork panel of birds, raised on bracket feet, 66cm wide

30cm deep

94cm high

£200 - 400

Two salt-glazed stoneware bellarmine jugs, probably 17th/18th century, each of typical bulbous form with a tapered neck and short loop handle, largest 25cm diameter 45cm high (2)

£300 - 500

An oak and wrought-iron table, early 20th century, the circular top on a twisted column and tripod supports, 70m diameter 77cm high

£300 - 500

A small gilt-gesso mirror, late 18th century, the mercury glass plate with a gilded frame of carved acanthus leaf, foliage and cross-hatched decoration, 49.5cm wide 57cm high

£400 - 600

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A pair of fibreglass plinths, of recent manufacture, each painted white and with panelled decoration, 52cm wide

36cm deep

65cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 438

A small giltwood and gesso mirror, late 18th/early 19th century, Northern European, the rectangular mirror plate below an eagle crest, flanked with pierced and carved scrolls and foliage, 38cm wide

67cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 439

A set of four painted side chairs, late 19th/early 20th century, Spanish, each painted with floral sprays and with gilded finials

46cm wide

42m deep

94cm high (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 440

A pair of modernist brass mirrors, of recent manufacture, each rectangular mirror plate set within a pierced geometric frame, 90cm wide

90cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 441

A pair of mahogany floor lamps, 20th century, each with a turned fluted support on a quatrefoil base, larger 56cm wide

56cm deep

142cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 442

A painted-metal sunburst mirror, of recent manufacture, Continental, the circular mirror plate framed with a radiating fan of distressed white painted leaves, 101cm diameter

£200 - 400

LOT 443

A pair of very large silvered-pine pricket torchères, 19th century, Italian, each with four tiers above an urn-shaped body, with knopped stem beneath, the three acanthus leaf supports terminating in paw feet, 105cm wide 100cm deep 250cm high (2)

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 444

A pair of wrought-iron bridle racks, 20th century, each with scrolling arms on a square plinth base,

127cm wide

61cm deep

170cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 445

A pair of wrought-iron bridle racks, 20th century, each with scrolling arms on a square plinth base,

127cm wide

61cm deep

170cm high

£300 - 500

A gilt-metal and cut-glass chandelier, 20th century, with three scrolling arms suspending numerous drops,

36cm diameter

64cm high

£300 - 500

A Regency gilt-framed pier glass, 19th century, the rectangular mirror plate flanked by figures on cluster column sides,

64.5cm wide

101.5cm high

£300 - 400

A George III painted and parcel-gilt sofa, late 18th century, with a serpentine rail, raised on tapering fluted front supports, 205cm wide

62cm deep

102cm high

£800 - 1,200

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A walnut cabinet on stand, late 19th/early 20th century, but incorporating some earlier elements, with an etched glass pediment, 85cm wide 40cm deep 210cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 450

A very large Persian wool carpet, 20th century, the central field woven with repeating paisley motifs, within multiple geometric and foliate borders, 563 x 494cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 451

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‘Pancratium XXVII / XXVIII’ two hand-coloured engravings image 45 x 30cm, with modern mounts and frames

88 x 72cm overall; and another

‘Tulipa Polyanthos Pracox’

48.5 x 39.5cm, with a modern mount and frame

87 x 76cm overall (3)

£200 - 400

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A pair of Siena-marble fluted columns, 19th century, Italian, each on a turned and square marble plinth, 28cm diameter 103cm high overall (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

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A pair of white-glazed ceramic table lamps, 20th century, Continental, each in the form of a cockatoo perched on a-branch, each with a tapered shade, 23cm wide 54.5cm high shades 36cm diameter (2)

£800 - 1,200

A Regenc y-style brass occasional table or étagère, 20th century, with three veneered and satinwood crossbanded shelves, on reeded brass supports with pineapple finials and brass castors,

32cm wide

32cm deep 78cm high

£300 - 500

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A pair of brass firedogs, late 19th/early 20th century, each with pierced lion detail, stamped ‘AL AR’ and numbered to the reverse, with an associated iron basket, 81cm wide

60cm deep 65cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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A set of brass fire tools, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising a shovel, poker, tongs, and a pair of andirons, tools 73cm long andirons 20cm wide 21cm high (5)

£400 - 600

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A Palissy-style lead-glazed earthenware dish, first half of the 17th century, French, polychrome decorated and moulded in relief with a scene after Léonard Gaultier, depicting King Henry IV and his family within a foliate border, the underside with a speckled glaze, 29.5cm wide

2.5cm deep

24.5cm high

£600 - 900

For an example bearing the same scene, see Musée du Louvre, inventory number OA 1351.

LOT 458

A pair of embroidered silk curtains, the pale gold ground delicately embroidered with trailing stems and yellow velvet flower heads, lined and interlined, top 254cm wide for the pair 350cm long (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 459

An ebonised and painted table clock, third quarter of the 19th century, French, the case with rippled detail, housing an eight-day movement, the enamel dial set with Roman numerals and inscribed ‘Thomas A Paris’, 19cm wide 12cm deep 23cm high

£200 - 300

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A George III-style satin maple side table, c.1900, in the Sheraton taste, the canted rectangular top above a single drawer, raised on tapering square supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher, terminating in peg feet, formerly a worktable, 52cm wide

37cm deep

74cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 461

A gilt gesso convex mirror, early 20th century, in the Sheraton taste, with pierced detail, 51cm wide

66cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 462

A small mahogany easel, early 20th century, with a ratcheted action, 38cm wide

36cm deep

174cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 463

A kingwood and rosewood kneehole desk, 18th century and later, with parquetry decoration and rococo mounts,

82cm wide

45cm deep

80cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 464

Two agate and gilt-metal-mounted caskets, 19th century, each with a hinged lid and panelled exterior, the smaller example raised on ball feet, largest 15cm wide

10cm deep

8cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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An aventurine quartz carving of a parrot, late 19th/early 20th century, modelled perched on a rock with naturalistically carved feathers and inset pink glass eyes, 18cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Sir Bernard Eckstein Bt (1894-1948), with label to the underside ‘no. A1519’.

LOT 466

A Persian wool carpet, late 20th century, Tabriz, woven with bold scrolling Shah Abbasi motifs to a navy ground, 373 x 249cm

£400 - 600

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A rosewood and marble-topped side cabinet, 19th century, with a-shaped top over a frieze drawer and two doors with silk panels, flanked by similar convex doors, within turned columns and gilt-bronze mounts, 168cm wide

66cm deep

100cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 468

A set of six Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze wall lights, late 19th/early 20th century, each with a tapering fluted column, 23cm wide

17cm deep

40cm high (6)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 469

A pair of patinated and gilt-metal column table lamps, 20th century, each with a Corinthian capital and a stepped square base, 14.5cm wide

14.5cm deep

43cm high (2)

£250 - 350

LOT 470

A late Regency oak-framed library armchair, upholstered in brass-nailed green leather, on turned legs and castors, 72cm wide

78cm deep

92cm high

£1,200 - 1,500

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A rare bells-in-view musical box, possibly by Paillard, Voucher et Fils, c.1880, playing six airs with a clock movement playing one tune on the half hour, the rosewood inlaid case extensively inlaid with flowers and leaves, within a brass and floral-entwined border to the lid, cylinder 28cm long

case 60cm wide

35cm deep

28cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 472

A Persian Heriz wool runner, of recent manufacture, 462 x 110cm

£450 - 550

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A pair of bronze figures of Columbus and Galileo, late 19th century, French, each in a seated pose, Columbus with a rope, capstan and an anchor at his feet, Galileo holding a globe and sitting on a bookcase, on a black and green serpentine marble base,

37cm wide

23cm deep

42cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

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A set of six painted pine ‘Andalusian’ chairs, 20th century, Spanish, each polychrome decorated in pink and black, with a high ladderback with a carved stylised sunflower crest, over a rush seat, raised on square and turned baluster supports united by multiple stretchers,

52cm wide

42cm deep

117.5cm high (6)

£300 - 500

A Victorian walnut, painted and parcel-gilt oval table, the gadrooned tilt-top over a turned column, raised on a foliate-carved tripod base,

146cm wide

115cm deep

75cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Robert Gathorne-Hardy (1902-1973); thence by descent.

A small provincial elm kitchen dresser or vaisselier,

18th century, French, with a fretwork frieze above a pair of pierced plate racks, the lower section with a pair of cupboard doors on a plinth base, 101cm wide

46cm deep

147cm high

£400 - 600

A gilt and gesso convex wall mirror, early 19th century, incorporating later elements, the frame with applied gesso floral motifs, now mounted within a carved eagle crest over double girandole arms and a carved leaf apron,

68cm diameter

108cm wide

119cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

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A Persian Heriz wool carpet, early/mid-20th century, the field woven with geometric floral and foliate motifs, 370 x 270cm

£1,500 - 2,500

A pair of rouge marble columns, 19th century, each raised on a stepped square base, one lacking, 30cm wide 30cm deep 130cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Robert Gathorne-Hardy (1902-1973); thence by descent.

A Victorian oak library armchair, mid-19th century, upholstered in buttoned red leather, with lion mask terminals, 66cm wide 84cm deep 108cm high

£500 - 700

Provenance: Robert Gaythorne-Hardy.

A suzani textile, of recent manufacture, Central Asian, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on a red cotton ground, decorated in predominantly chain stitch with a large floral medallion to the centre, within multiple borders of stylised foliate motifs, 173 x 168cm

£300 - 500

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A suzani textile, 20th century, Central Asian, Uzbekistan, silk embroidery on a red silk ground, decorated in predominantly satin stitch with repeating stylised floral medallions within a narrow border, 189 x 155cm

£500 - 800

A Queen Anne-style walnut elbow chair in the manner of Gillows, late 19th/early 20th century, with a studded leather seat, stamped ‘3275’ beneath the seat rail,

73cm wide

53cm deep

91cm high

£500 - 700

A polychrome painted carved wood figure, Thai, modelled standing with hands clasped, 24cm wide

16cm deep

175cm high

£300 - 500

A small export red-lacquered desk, early 20th century, Chinese, decorated with dragons, foliate scrolls and further auspicious motifs, with a raised superstructure and pierced supports, 92cm wide

60cm deep

106cm high

£300 - 500

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A porphyry column, 19th century, on a turned and square wooden plinth, 30cm diameter

115.5cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 487

A long Persian Heriz wool runner, early/mid-20th century, woven with repeating geometric motifs to a red ground, 760 x 70cm

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 488

A mahogany triangular tea table, 18th century and later, the frieze fitted with a single drawer, raised on turned supports terminating in pad feet, 107cm wide

54cm deep

71cm high when closed

£1,000 - 1,500

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A set of eight George III dining chairs, early 19th century, with two elbow chairs, each with a swag carved and pierced splat, over a leather-upholstered seat with a loose green damask cover, raised on square tapering supports,

58cm wide

47cm deep

95cm high (8)

£600 - 800

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A mahogany window seat, second quarter of the 19th century and later, the rectangular top with a Tekke covering, raised on bulbous foliate supports and scrolling feet, terminating in castors, 133cm wide

50cm deep

50cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 491

A baroque-style walnut pricket torchère, c.1900, Italian, with carved detail on a quadriform base, 81cm wide

81cm deep

150cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 492

A Louis XVI-style giltwood and gesso mirror, early 20th century, French, the canted rectangular frame surrounding a sectional glass plate, 66cm wide

93cm high

£400 - 600

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LOT 493

A group of classical studies, comprising: a 19th century school pencil on paper of the Jennings Dog, signed ‘A. Denis’ and dated ‘1881’, a red chalk study of Venus, signed ‘Durkett’, and a charcoal study of Myron’s Discobolus, signed ‘George H. Miles’ and dated ‘1876’, largest 72 x 50cm, all framed and glazed (3) £300 - 500

LOT 494

A plaster cast of a Molossian hound, 20th century, with part inscription to the collar, 37cm wide

43cm deep

38cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 495

A plaster figure of the Marathon Boy, of recent manufacture, after the antique, 15cm wide

15cm deep

66cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 496

A resin figure of Narcissus, of recent manufacture, after the antique, standing on a circular base with leaf-cast rim, 60cm high, together with another similar figure, 60cm high (2)

£200 - 400

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LOT 497

A plaster cast of a man’s arm, of recent manufacture, after the antique, holding a baton, 39cm long

18cm deep

10cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 498

A large plaster figure of the Venus de Milo, 19th century, after the antique, on an associated, ebonised wood, square and reeded stand, 25cm wide

30cm deep

110cm high with stand

£600 - 800

LOT 499

After Antonio Canova, ‘Dancer’, late 19th/early 20th century, an alabaster figure, 14.5cm wide

9cm deep

38cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 500

An alabaster figure of the Venus de Milo, 19th century, on a circular plinth base, 11.5cm wide

12cm deep

45cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 501

A painted plaster model of a foot, 20th century, after the antique, with mark to base ‘JB’ and sunrays in a triangle,

12.5cm wide

30cm deep

13cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 502

A large plaster cast of a foot, of recent manufacture, after the antique, 20cm wide

50cm deep

40cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 503

A plaster sculpture of a tiger, impressed to the reverse ‘Published Oct 24 1887 by D Brucciani & Co. London 279’, 36cm long

12cm deep

12.5cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 504

A group of grand tour models, 19th century, comprising: two in the form of Trajan’s Column, one in bronze, another gilt-metal and fitted with a thermometer, each on a fenced slate base, 9.5cm wide

21cm high, a brass desk stand or inkwell in the form of the Arc de Triomphe, on an oval slate base, and a model of a rotunda or temple, on a circular red-veined marble base (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 505

A crystal ball on stand, probably 19th century, the patinated bronze tripod stand with swan supports, 20cm diameter 31cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 506

A painted plaster figure of Narcissus, 19th/20th century, on a circular base, 27cm wide 66cm high

£300 - 500

A group of decorative oil paintings, comprising: a bust of Julius Caesar, 19th century, a portrait of a Roman, and a portrait of Cybele wearing a turreted crown, largest 98.5 x 49cm (3) £400 - 600

LOT 507

A plaster figure of a putto, 19th century, depicted leaning on a-branch, 20cm wide 18cm deep 52cm high £200 - 300

LOT 508

A plaster bust of Julius Caesar, 20th century, raised on a socle base, 24cm wide 23cm deep

49cm high £200 - 400

LOT 509

A plaster bust of Felix Mendelssohn, 19th century, on a waisted socle, 29cm wide 58cm deep 59cm high £300 - 500

LOT 510

LOT 511

Two grand tour alabaster figures, 20th century, each of the crouching Venus after the antique, approximately 10.5cm wide

16cm deep

25cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 512

A plaster cast after Michelangelo, 20th century, depicting the head of Moses, after an original from the San Pietro, Vincoli, Rome, 34cm wide

24cm deep

80cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 513

A grand-tour-type green marble cistern, late 19th/ early 20th century, in the form of a Roman bath with lion mask decoration and paw feet, on a rectangular slate base,

50cm wide

21cm deep

22cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 514

A grand tour alabaster bust of Diana, probably 19th century, on a turned socle base,

19cm wide

13cm deep

36cm high

£200 - 400

LOT

A painted plaster bust of a Victorian bearded man, of recent manufacture, on a square stepped base, indistinctly signed, displayed under a glass dome, on an oval wooden base, 12cm wide 10cm deep

32cm high (3)

£200 - 300

LOT

A group of museum studies, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising a portrait bust of a boy by Mabel Lumley, c.1912, and four other oil on canvas studies depicting classical sculptures, largest 46 x 35.5cm (5)

£300 - 500

LOT

Five carved alabaster jars and covers, 19th century, each turned with ribbed decoration and a detachable cover, largest 13cm diameter 18cm high (10)

£100 - 150

LOT

A turned wooden and gesso urn, 19th century, French, with scroll-form handles above acanthus leaves in relief, and a gadrooned, waisted stem on a circular base, 19cm diameter 52cm high

£150 - 250

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LOT 519

A near pair of large glass chemists’ bottles, largest 24cm wide 85cm high with stopper, and two smaller bottles with stoppers (8)

£200 - 400

LOT 520

A collection of Victorian lenses, predominantly brass, on adjustable stands, largest 31.5cm high (14)

£400 - 600

LOT 521

A scratch-built beech model of a tram, 20th century, French, 17cm wide 59cm deep 29cm high, together with a slatted wooden shed (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 522

A group of leather animals, 20th century, in the manner of Liberty & Co., London, comprising a gorilla, camel, and two moose, larger moose 47cm high (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 523 

A satinwood breakfront library bookcase, 19th century, in the Sheraton taste, with bone and ivory decoration to the frieze, above astragal-glazed doors and cupboards, raised on lobed bun feet, 182cm wide

54cm deep

230cm high

£6,000 - 8,000

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: TTN4BZ8E.

LOT 524

A Sheraton Revival painted satinwood Carlton House desk, c.1900, with all-over floral and foliate decoration, raised on tapering square supports,

153cm wide

70cm deep

102cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 525

A George III satinwood cheveret cabinet on stand, the superstructure with an arched carrying handle and three-quarter gallery, above two glazed doors and two drawers painted with cavorting cherubs and delicate foliate scrolls, raised on tapering square chamfered supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher,

54.5cm wide

30.5cm deep

154cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 526

A satinwood demilune pier table, probably 19th century, in the-style of Mayhew & Ince, with kingwood banding and penwork decoration with harebells and foliate scrolls, raised on tapering fluted supports, terminating in peg feet,

108cm wide

47.5cm deep

80.5cm high

£800 - 1,200

For a similar example see Christie’s, ‘Five Private Collections’, 7 June 2017, lot 372.

LOT 527

A small satinwood cylinder bureau, c.1900, with rosewood crossbanded detail,

61cm wide

43cm deep

94cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 528

A George III mahogany serpentine commode, c.1765, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with fluted frieze, brushing slide and cast bronze rococo handles, with angled sides and on bracket feet, with lignum vitae casters beneath,

114cm wide

57cm deep

80cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Crowcombe Court, Crowcombe, Somerset.

LOT 529

A Persian wool carpet, mid-20th century, probably Tabriz, the brick-red central field with all-over foliate decoration within a wide border,

471 x 356cm

£400 - 600

LOT 530

A parcel-gilt hall mirror, 20th century, the two-sectioned mirror plate with a wooden frame carved with acanthus leaves, acorns and swags, 104cm wide 199cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 531

A George I-style walnut stool, early 20th century, the rectangular top raised on cabriole supports, 76cm wide 46cm deep 43cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 532

A pair of silver-plated table lamps, of recent manufacture, each in the form of a Corinthian column, on a square stepped base and bracket feet, with a white pleated shade, 64cm high with shade shades 41.5cm wide (2)

£300 - 500

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LOT 533

A pair of Art Deco-style Macassar ebony side tables, of recent manufacture, each with a faux shagreen square top, over a fitted drawer with ceramic handles, on square sectioned supports united by ‘X’ framed stretchers, 45cm wide

45cm deep

72cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 534

A pair of Gustavian-style painted composition wall lights, late 19th/early 20th century, each set with a mask and with all-over foliate detail and twin branches,

35cm wide

50cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 535

A patinated metal and glass electrolier, 20th century, the three-tier central stem with reeded glass balusters, issuing eight scroll-branches with glass droplets,

55cm wide

61cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 536

A specimen marble tabletop, of recent manufacture, the circular top inset with a graduated feather design, within a border of egg-shaped inset stones and a grey marble band, 122cm diameter

£300 - 500

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LOT 537

45.5cm high (2)

£300 - 400

LOT 538

£300 - 500

LOT 539

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£1,000 - 2,000

Two brass nesting tables, 20th century, in the-style of Maison Jansen, each with a square glass top raised on ring-turned reeded supports, largest 55.5cm wide 45.5cm deep

Two wooden table lamps by John Stefanidis, of recent manufacture, each in the form of a turned brick column on a stepped square plinth, both with a cream shade, 10.5cm wide 75cm high including shades shades 41cm diameter (2)

Persian Heriz wool runner, early/mid-20th century, woven with geometric floral and foliate motifs to a pale field, 420 x 86cm

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LOT 540

A Persian Heriz wool runner, early/mid-20th century, woven with geometric floral and foliate motifs to a pale ground, 424 x 83cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 541

A Regency watercolour and feather picture, early 19th century, of three brown birds in a watery landscape, 26.5 x 34cm, in an ebonised and parcel-gilt glazed frame

£300 - 500

LOT 542

A modular sofa by Camerich, of recent manufacture, upholstered in cream, 330cm wide

269cm long

93cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT

A pair of polished metal aviator trunks, 20th century, each with brass studded and painted leather-effect decoration, hinged lid, polished metal clasps, and twin handles to each side,

102cm wide

50cm deep

47cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT

A pair of modernist hammered-metal table lamps, of recent manufacture, each of rectangular form raised on a black-lacquered plinth, with a rectangular black shade, 67cm high overall (2)

£300 - 500

LOT

A pair of patinated metal and marble console tables, of recent manufacture, each with a rectangular marble top, raised on square tapered supports united by demilune stretchers, 155cm wide 35cm deep

82cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

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The Collection of Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008)

This next section of our Fine Interiors sale originates from the remarkable collection of the late Dr Jonathan Broido, a professor of mathematics and philosophy. Broido received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and, rugs and was well-known for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London’s antique markets and the US.

The next ten lots incorporate a selection of pottery and metalware that highlights the beauty of form, shape and patina. Delicately engraved with repetitive intricate patterns, and crafted with twisting handles and softly curved feet, these are pieces that can sit alongside the traditional and the contemporary, easily enhancing the space they occupy.

LOT 546

An Islamic bronze tripod ewer, in the 10th/11th century Fatimid style, with a broad cylindrical body and angular shoulders on three slightly waisted feet, with stamped stippling decoration to the rim and below the handle,

18cm wide

32cm deep

42cm high

£500 - 800

For a similarly decorated example, see Christie’s, ‘Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds’, 17 April 2007, lot 80.

LOT 547

An Islamic bronze tripod ewer, in the 9th/10th century Khorassan style, the globular body resting on three hoofed feet, the shoulder issuing an ‘S’ shaped spout with a rosette terminal and a pomegranate-shaped thumb-rest to the handle,

14cm wide

17cm deep

33cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 548

A Mughal bronze ewer or aftaba, 18th or 19th century, Indian, with a raised leaf motif on the pear-shaped body and neck, a hinged domed cover and an ‘S’ scroll handle,

12cm wide

24cm deep

24cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 549

A Deccani bronze ewer, probably 18th century, Indian, the pear-shaped body raised on a circular base, with a straight knopped spout and curved handle, cover lacking, 14cm wide

28cm deep

31cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 550

A brass temple oil ewer, 18th century, Sri Lankan or South Indian, with a Tamil inscription to the spherical body, a tall, pointed spout and an ‘S’ scroll handle with ‘knot of Brahma’ detail, 15cm diameter

32cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 551

An Islamic bronze ewer, in the 8th/9th century Umayyad or Abbasid style, with raised circular banding to the shoulders, and a curved handle in the form of a mythical beast, spout and bottom of base lacking, 13cm diameter

30cm high

£250 - 450

LOT 552

An Ottoman brass tulip candlestick, possibly 17th century, with a flared octagonal shaped neck and shaped bobeche, on a spreading circular foot, 16.5cm diameter

35cm high

£300 - 500

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LOT 553

A group of six metalware items, to include a gilt-brass Khorassan-style jug, a Khorassan-style bronze inkwell and a candlestick, largest 31.5cm high, together with a small pottery incense burner (7)

£300 - 500

LOT 554

An Islamic bronze buckler, in the 12th/13th century Khorassan style, the central engraved conical point within a continuous band of scrolling motifs, interspersed with three circular panels, 29cm diameter

£200 - 400

LOT 555

A group of seven pottery, glass and metalware items, comprising: a turquoise-glazed bottle vase with slender neck and squat globular body, 17cm high, a green-glazed amphora vase, a cylindrical vase, two pottery and glass ewers, an Islamic pitcher with stylised inscriptions, 18cm high, and a cast metal twin-handled vase (7)

£300 - 500

LOT 556

A tin-glazed pottery bottle jug, 20th century, French, with an everted mouth and spout over an ovoid body with single handle, decorated with blue and yellow foliate scrolls on a white ground, 17cm wide 25.5cm high

£200 - 300

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FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 557-631

LOT 557

A bamboo cabinet on stand, 20th century, in the Chinese-style, with cross-hatch bamboo decoration and foliate engraved brass mounts, on square sectioned supports and a geometric undertier,

80cm wide

45cm deep

165.5cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 558

A set of four hardwood low chairs, 20th century, Chinese, each with a scrolled horseshoe-shaped back,

68cm wide

70cm deep

80cm high (4)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 559

A pair of lacquered wooden stools, of recent manufacture, in the Chinese-style, each curved rectangular top raised on square supports, 85cm wide

28cm deep

43cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 560

A Louis XV-style ebonised bureau plat, mid-20th century, in the manner of Maison Jansen, 102cm wide

63cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 561

A Victorian mahogany and leather swivel chair, mid-19th century, 88cm wide

70cm deep

85cm high

£400 - 600

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and gilt-metal

late 19th/early 20th century, French, with eight scrolling branches and numerous variously shaped drops, 85cm diameter 85cm high

LOT 562

A Karabagh runner, 397 x 81cm £1,000 - 2,000

LOT 563

A Karabagh runner, 304 x 85cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 564

A Karabagh runner, 455 x 77cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 565

cut glass

chandelier,

£600 - 800

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LOT 566

A large George IV mahogany cheval mirror in the manner of Gillows, c.1825, with a turned and reeded frame on outsplayed legs, carved with stylised leaves, terminating in brass caps and castors, 91cm wide

75cm deep

189cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 567

A George III mahogany demilune card table, c.1810, raised on four turned and tapered legs, set into an apron and terminating in brass castors, 92cm wide

46cm deep

74cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 568

A Chippendale period small tray, together with an apprentice-piece chest of drawers, 32cm wide

18cm deep 22.5cm high, a model of a tilt-top table, and a further tray (4)

£300 - 400

LOT 569

A pair of Meissen porcelain dishes, c.1775, each in lobed circular form, painted with a floral sprig to the centre including poppy, carnation and peony, within a parcel-gilt scrolling border with further floral sprigs, with underglaze blue crossed swords mark, 24.5cm diameter (2)

£250 - 350

LOT 570

Spare lot

A pair of baroque-style parcel-gilt wall mirrors, 20th century, Continental, probably Italian, each with a-shaped bevelled plate, set in a moulded and gesso carved frame of scrolling acanthus leaves and foliage,

28cm wide

34cm high (2)

£200 - 300

A George IV giltwood overmantel mirror, c.1830, with column detail, 146cm wide

179cm high

£1,500 - 2,000

LOT 571

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LOT 572

LOT 573

A walnut console table, 18th century, the rectangular grey-veined marble top, above a-shaped apron and carved cabriole legs, 113.5cm wide 59cm deep 82.5cm high

£700 - 1,000

LOT 574

A bronze helmet of Corinthian type, of recent manufacture, after the antique, on a later metal and composition stand, 56cm high overall £800 - 1,200

LOT 575

A plaster figure of Marsyas, mid/late 19th century, cast by Domenico Brucciani & Co., London, after the antique, the base with inventory number ‘269’, 24cm wide 32cm deep 87cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 576

A pair of carved and painted overdoors from Weald Hall, Essex, second quarter of the 18th century, possibly from a design by Giacomo Leoni (Italian, 1686-1746), each with a moulded pediment over Ionic capitals, and formal leaf swags of laurel leaves and berries united by a tied ribbon, 133cm wide

11cm deep

80cm high (2)

£4,000 - 6,000

Provenance: R C Knight & Sons, Norwich, ‘Weald Hall, Brentwood, Essex, Sale of the Valuable Fixtures and Fittings’, 1950, lot 100;

purchased from the above by the vendor’s father; thence by descent.

Although Weald Hall’s architect has never been confirmed, it is plausible that Giacomo Lenoni had some involvement in its design around the 1720s when he was at his most prolific (see Giles Worsley, ‘England’s Lost Houses’, 2002, p.108). Leoni, also known as James Leoni, was born in Venice in 1686 and came to England in c.1714, aged 28, where he was instrumental in introducing the Palladian-style through his publication of the first complete English translation of Palladio’s ‘I Quattro Libri D’ell Architettura’. His designs appeared refreshing and elegant compared to the heaviness of English Baroque, and almost immediately attracted the attention of several wealthy patrons, with great commissions including Lyme Park, Cheshire, and Clandon Park, Surrey. The latter is credited as being Leoni’s ‘masterpiece’ and an important example of the transition from Baroque to Palladianism, but was lost to a fire in 2015. Weald Hall was no stranger to the most prominent names in 18th-century art and design; Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was responsible for the naturalistic landscaping that took place around the 1730s-40s and Robert Adam was commissioned by the Tower family to produce several designs in 1778 (now housed in the Sir John Soanes Museum, London), some of which were brought to life in the Hall’s dining room.

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LOT 577

A verdure tapestry fragment, late 17th century, Flemish, decorated with rabbits in a clearing with a castle beyond, 236 x 100cm

£600 - 800

LOT

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A carved marble and composition bust of Apollo Belvedere, 20th century, on a later turned composite stand, inscribed ‘M/N Firenze’, 55cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 579

A walnut centre table, 19th century, Spanish, of rectangular form, the top carved to the centre with a crest in relief, with a carved and moulded edge, the corners modelled as wind spirits, raised on-shaped supports terminating on to claw and ball feet, the supports joined by dual wrought iron stretchers,

155cm wide

100cm deep

84cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 580

A George IV mahogany wine cooler, of sarcophagus form, the crossbanded hinged lid with moulded gadrooned beading, opening to a fitted interior, over a base with lion mask handles to the front and sides, and raised on a quatrefoil base with flared reeded supports terminating in lion paw caps and castors,

98cm wide

50cm deep

68cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

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LOT

An oyster-veneered laburnum, maple and walnut collector’s cabinet, 19th century, the serpentine top above a pair of inlaid doors, enclosing a series of velvet-lined drawers, and an undertier set between wrythen-twisted columns and raised on bun feet, 118cm wide

57cm deep

128cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT

A George III mahogany card table in the manner of Ince and Mayhew, of serpentine outline with reeded and anthemion decoration, the frieze set with a foliate boss, raised on fluted and turned supports, 91cm wide

46cm deep

74.5cm high

£600 - 800

For a similar example see Christie’s, ‘Decorative Arts’, 9 April 2003, lot 239.

LOT

A pair of brass wall lights, late 19th/early 20th century, each with scrolling foliate detail and a pointed glass shade, 110cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 584

A gilt-metal ‘Larson’ side table by Julian Chichester, of recent manufacture, the circular verre églomisé top raised on a knotted tripod base, 70cm diameter 60cm high

£200 - 400

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LOT 585

A Louis XVI-style gilt-brass and glass hall lantern, 20th century, French, 39cm diameter

72cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 586

A Louis XVI-style carved and painted wooden wall mirror, late 19th/early 20th century, the oval bevelled plate within a pierced scrolling foliate frame, 110cm wide

173cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 587

A mahogany campaign chest, fitted with two short drawers over three long drawers, with brass recessed handles and corners, 101cm wide

45cm deep

110cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 588

A pair of large glazed lions after Antonio Canova, late 19th/early 20th century, Staffordshire, each on a black-glazed plinth base,

17cm wide

52cm deep

31cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 589

A pair of painted side tables by Blanc d’Ivoire, of recent manufacture, French, each rectangular tray top on an ‘X’ framed stand, 60cm wide

50cm deep

55cm high (2)

£200 - 400

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LOT 590

A pair of porcelain Iznik-style table lamps by OKA, each of globular form with trailing floral and foliage painted decoration, each with a pleated silk shade, 29cm wide

70cm high including shade shades 45cm diameter (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 591

A George II ebonised pearwood and parcel-gilt overmantel mirror, mid-18th century, with swag and tassel-carved detail to the edges,

130cm wide

45.5cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 592

A kingwood and walnut lowboy, 18th century and later, with a-shaped top, raised on cabriole supports terminating in pad feet, 86cm wide

56cm deep

76cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 593

A Victorian coromandel vanity case, the silver lids by John Aldwinckle and Thomas Slater, London 1881, the locks by Samuel Fisher, 188 Strand, London, the leather and velvet-lined case with a brass lock, containing approximately thirty-four silver-mounted glass bottles and boxes, the removable tray fitted with various implements, enclosing secret compartments beneath,

34cm wide

26cm deep

21cm high

£400 - 500

LOT 594

A hardwood nest of tables, early 20th century, Chinese, each with pierced floral and foliate detail,

50cm wide

37cm deep

72cm high (4)

£600 - 800

LOT 595

A Persian Heriz Serapi wool rug, early 20th century, 339 x 230cm

£600 - 800

LOT 596

A George III mahogany bracket clock, late 18th century, the arched brass and silvered dial inscribed ‘John Collett, Chelsea’, striking on a bell, 30cm wide 21cm deep

39.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 597

A Victorian walnut and inlaid occasional table by James Peake (c.1838-1918), late 19th century, the circular top elaborately decorated with floral and foliate sprays, with a snap action and raised on a turned and carved base, 81cm diameter 78cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: James Peake (c.1838-1918); thence by descent.

LOT 598

Spare lot

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LOT 599

A painted wooden jardinière in the Louis XV taste, c.1900, French, with caned sides, raised on foliate-carved cabriole supports,

74cm wide

45cm deep

77cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 600

A delft pottery blue and white garniture, 18th century, Dutch, comprising two beaker vases and three octagonal baluster vases with covers, all decorated with pastoral scenes, bearing ‘ST’ marks and another monogram to the undersides, damages and losses, baluster vases 14.5cm wide

11cm deep

33cm high with covers (8)

£400 - 600

LOT 601

A delft pottery polychrome lobed dish, 18th century, Dutch, the centre painted with a swan in a landscape, within a tulip foliate border,

35cm wide

6cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 602

A black japanned and gilt centre table, early 20th century, Italian, the top decorated with chinoiserie scenes, over a frieze with gesso shell and anthemion mouldings, and raised on inswept legs,

67cm wide

52cm deep

72cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 603

An oak and iron clay pigeon trap, early 19th century, the ironwork mechanism on an oak base,

62cm wide

15cm deep

40cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 604

A George I walnut wingback armchair, early 18th century, raised on cabriole supports united by a-shaped stretcher, on hoof feet, 82cm wide

79.5cm deep

119cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 605

A George III mahogany bow fronted commode, late 18th/early 19th century, fitted with two short over two long drawers, with gilt lion mask knops and raised on square bracket feet, 102cm wide

60cm deep

97cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 606

An Oushak wool rug, early 20th century, 375 x 270cm

£300 - 500

LOT 607

A button upholstered walnut stool, 19th century and later, with a floral and brass button upholstered seat, on scroll carved supports,

80cm wide

73cm deep

49cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 608

Two inlaid octagonal tables, early 20th century, Syrian, one walnut inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the other fruitwood, amboyna and marquetry, the slightly larger 55cm wide

55cm deep

62cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 609 

A rosewood and walnut side table, 19th century, Indo-Portuguese, with ebony, bone and ivory inlaid decoration, 103cm wide

55cm deep

80cm high

£800 - 1,200

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: FGMNL9EQ.

LOT 610

A silk ikat panel, late 19th/early 20th century, Central Asian, probably Uzbekistan, woven in polychrome silks with abstract floral motifs, 102 x 76cm

£400 - 600

LOT 611

A Persian wool rug, early 20th century, Qum, 337 x 226cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 612

A George III mahogany card table, the fold-over top with a carved edge, enclosing an interior with original baize lining, over a plain frieze with carved apron and blind fret-cut supports, 92.5cm wide

91cm deep open

46cm deep closed

71cm high

615 614 613

616 557-631 FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

A walnut bureau, early 18th century and later, 97cm wide 55cm deep

97cm high

£700 - 900

With invoice from A C Jameson & Co., 23 February 1987.

A George III-style mahogany tripod table, 19th century, the-shaped rectangular top with a baluster-turned gallery, on a vase-turned column and three moulded outswept legs, 61cm wide

40cm deep 77.5cm high

£800 - 1,200

A George III-style mahogany chest of drawers, c.1900, with satinwood-strung detail, the drawers set with ivory escutcheons, raised on bracket feet, 86.5cm wide 44cm deep 80cm high

£300 - 500

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 1WHF726P.

A pair of red Lucite and brass table lamps, mid/late 20th century, each turned column on a square plinth and-shaped square base, raised on ball feet, each with a satin ribbon shade, 8cm wide 53cm high including shades shades 25cm diameter (2)

LOT 613

LOT 614

LOT 615 

LOT 616

618 FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART 557-631

617 619 620

LOT

617

A matched pair of fruitwood night tables, early 19th century, Continental, each with a marble inset top, a single short drawer to one example, both on turned supports united by two undertiers,

44cm wide

44cm deep

72cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT

618

A Regency carved giltwood convex mirror, early 19th century and later, the frame surmounted by an eagle perched on rockwork, with applied scrolling foliate and rope-twist decoration, and a bold shell finial, 102cm wide 140cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT

619

A chromed metal and cut glass electrolier, 20th century, Continental, 51cm diameter

73cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 620

A pair of Victorian silver-plated wall sconces by Elkington & Co., late 19th century, in the Charles II-style, each with repoussé decoration and fitted with a single-branch, stamped ‘Department of Science and Art Elkington’ with royal cypher of Queen Victoria, 26.5cm wide

22cm deep

44cm high (2)

LOT

A pair of Directoire-style mahogany tables de nuit by Maison Krieger, late 19th/early 20th century, French, each with a rouge marble top and a marble-lined cupboard, stamped to the door,

39cm wide

37cm deep

85cm high (2)

£600 - 800

A George II-style mahogany, parcel-gilt and faux marble occasional table, c.1900, the painted top on four scrolled supports, with carved and gilt foliate knees, and claw and ball feet,

81cm wide

43cm deep

61cm high

£300 - 500

A painted bronze ship’s badge for HMS Winchelsea, first half of the 20th century, British, the shield centred with a ship, surmounted with The Naval Crown, mounted on a wooden plaque,

29cm wide

41cm high

£300 - 500

A George IV mahogany wine cooler, c.1825 and later, of cupboard form, the twin doors with beaded detail enclosing bottle holders,

104cm wide

24cm deep

72cm high

£500 - 700

621

LOT 622

LOT 623

LOT 624

622

621

623 624

LOT 625

A narrow wool runner, early/mid-20th century, Azerbaijan, the field woven with repeating geometric medallions, 370 x 77cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 626

A small George II-style yew wood mirror, 19th century, with a moulded fretwork frame, 30cm wide

47cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 627

A mahogany gateleg table, late 17th/early 18th century, 93cm wide

25.5cm deep

90.5cm deep (open)

67.5cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 628

A provincial fruitwood stand, 19th century, the two stretchers with various sized holes for supporting objects, between two trestle ends, 69cm wide

24cm deep

74cm high

£200 - 300

626

627

LOT 629

A small oak cupboard in the 17th century-style, late 19th/early 20th century, 96cm wide

48cm deep

137cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 630

A Victorian pine low dresser, the rectangular top above an arrangement of seven drawers, surrounding a pair of cupboard doors, on a plinth base, 184cm wide

58cm deep

89cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 631

An oak draw-leaf refectory table, 18th century and later, the rectangular top raised on turned and block supports united by stretchers, 163cm long

77cm wide

80cm high

306cm when extended

£1,000 - 1,500

629

Solid Foundations for a Lifelong Collection

Roy Carter was a collector since childhood - first birds’ eggs, then coins and then pocket watches - and the large family home he built in 1968 became a receptacle for all manner of interesting antiques, later requiring a large extension to house his burgeoning collection. His son, Lee, remembers that the family business – the first company in Essex to produce ready-mixed concrete at a time when there was a huge demand for new homes - was doing well, and Roy was lucky enough to have large chunks of free time in his working week to source antiques. In the days before online catalogues, he would regularly visit auctions and shops he saw advertised in the local press or the Antiques Trade Gazette, and Lee recalls that during family trips out in the car, he ‘would suddenly announce that he was going to pull over and pop into an antiques shop that he’d spotted’, he continues, ‘we rather suspected that quite often he’d deliberately chosen the route for that purpose!’.

A carpenter and joiner by trade, in time Roy acquired the skills needed to restore his finds, and would spend many hours in his workshop carefully bringing furniture and clocks back to life. Lee would occasionally witness items being furtively whisked off into one of the sheds ‘before mum could interrogate him’, however, many of these pieces eventually became much-loved family possessions. The various Black Forest carved bears were always popular, particularly the hat stand, a favourite with Roy’s grandchildren who would scrabble to kiss the bear cub perched at the top.

After Roy’s passing in 2016, his collection now comes for sale at Sworders, and it is a pleasure to offer lots in several sales this spring, including Fine Interiors, Sporting Art, Wildlife and Dogs, and Homes & Interiors.

LOT 632

A Black Forest carved wood hallstand, late 19th/early 20th century, Swiss, in the form of a mother bear wrapped around a tree trunk, looking up to her cub,

79cm wide

195cm high

£1,500 - 2,000

For a similar stand, see: Christie’s, South Kensington, 10 April 2022, lot 271.

LOT 633

Two Black Forest carved wood bears, late 19th/early 20th century, Swiss, the first standing holding a club, the second, a pipe and tobacco stand in the form of a bear with a ragged staff and basket, on an oval base, both with glass eyes, 30 and 45cm high (2)

£500 - 1,000

LOT 634

A Black Forest carved wood occasional table, late 19th/early 20th century, Swiss, in the form of a standing bear on a triform base carved in the form of ibex masks and horns, supporting an associated circular walnut top, decorated with penwork panels depicting chamois, ibex, an eagle, foxes and edelweiss flowers, 53cm diameter

75cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

633

LOT 635

Two Black Forest carved wood bears, late 19th/early 20th century, Swiss, each with hinged heads, the first a smoker’s compendium, seated and holding a brass bowl and a brass vesta holder, the second standing against a ragged staff holding a brass bowl, both with glass eyes and coloured tongues, 34 and 39cm high (2)

£700 - 1,000

LOT 636

A Black Forest carved wood stick stand, late 19th/early 20th century, Swiss, in the form of a standing bear with glass eyes, on a base with an integral metal tray, 36cm wide

42cm deep 87cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

635

LOT 637

A large Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze cartel clock, late 19th century, having a convex enamel dial inscribed ‘Louis Montjoye, Aaria’, supporting a French drum movement striking on a bell, the case crest with a sunburst over a cherub seated in a carriage drawn by two doves, scrolling foliage and a seated nude and cherub, 120cm high dial 21.5cm diameter

£1,000 - 2,000

Louis Montjoye (1728-c.1815)

As an horological expert, Montjoye’s name is often associated with some of the finest Louis XVI clocks. The son of Jacques and Marie-Madeleine née Langlois, he was apprenticed to Michel Mathurin Guery in 1736. In 1748, he was received as a Paris maitre, at which date he moved from Quai Pelletier to rue Dauphine; 1758 saw him established at rue de la Vieille Draperie and 1772 at rue Galande. He lived well into old age and died circa 1815 at Jouy-le-Chatel; his sons Louis II (d. before 1783) and Joseph-Bernard (d. after 1817) were both watch-case makers. Much of Montjoye’s work was supplied to the marchands-merciers, especially Pierre-Simon La Hoguette and Dominique Daguerre, and through them was acquired by such figures as the duc de Richelieu, the duchesse de Mazarin, the marquis de Montesquiou, the comte de Vaudreuil and the Margravine von Baden. Today, examples of his work can be found among important collections, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Zähringer Museum in Baden-Baden, the Huntington Collection in San Marino, California, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

LOT 638

A pair of giallo antico marble pedestals, 20th century, each with a square top, on a turned column and canted square base, with gilt-bronze mounts, top 30cm square 108cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

LOT

A large pair of Louis XV-style gilt-bronze candelabra, 20th century, each with nine scrolled arms terminating in sconces and drip pans, one further central sconce above a column with applied trailing flowers and scrolls, the ornate base cast with further flowers and pierced scrolls, foxes and hounds, 93cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

After Andrea del Verrocchio, a model after the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, a gilt-bronze figure on a green-veined marble plinth, 34.5cm wide

15cm deep

38cm high

£300 - 500

LOT

A grand-tour-style bronze and marble occasional table, 19th century, French, the circular specimen marble top raised on a foliate cast baluster column with a circular base and flared feet, 52cm diameter 76cm high

£400 - 600

LOT

After Mathurin Moreau, ‘Venus au Bain’, a patinated bronze figure seated on a rustic outcrop and partially covered by flowing robes, raised on an integral naturalistic base, bearing signature ‘Moreau Math’, 14cm wide

47.5cm high

£300 - 500

639

LOT 640

641

642

642

641 640

639

LOT

An Empire-style ormolu mantel clock, late 19th century, French, by Le Roy & Fils, the enamel dial inscribed ‘Le Roy & Fils, Palais Royale GIE Montpensier 13-15 Paris & London

211 Regent Street’, supporting a two-train movement striking on a bell, the case surmounted by an urn and trailing swags, over stiff-scroll supports, foliage, husks and Vitruvian scrolls, dial 12cm diameter case 51cm wide

16cm deep

57cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT

A brass lantern, 20th century, with three curved glass panels enclosing three lights, mounted with ram masks and foliate swags, 46cm diameter 98cm high

£500 - 1,000

LOT

A gilt-bronze mantel clock, late 19th century, French, the enamel dial supporting a two-train striking French drum movement, the case ornately cast with three putti and scrolling fruiting vines, 48.5cm wide

18cm deep

48cm high

£600 - 800

LOT

A pair of Regency bronze and painted gilt candlesticks, each with a fluted column on an ornate triform paw base and black marble plinth, 31cm high (2)

£200 - 400

643

644

645

646

LOT

A walnut cassone, 18th century, Italian, the plank top carved with a shield within a roundel, over a three-panelled front carved with another shield and scrolling flowers, on a ‘fish-scale’ ground, flanked by caryatids and paw feet,

122cm wide

51cm deep

56.5cm high

£400 - 600

LOT

A pair of Regenc y-style bronze and parcel-gilt candelabra, each with a flaming urn finial above five scrolled sconces and a gilt collar, supported by a milk-glass cluster column above a gilt-bronze base, and raised on three bronze

paw feet,

13cm wide

59cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT

A pair of ormolu and marble cassolettes, c.1906-1911, French, each ovoid green-veined marble body below an ormolu cover, mounted with ram’s head masks and floral swags, on an ormolu spreading pedestal and-shaped square marble base, impressed foundry marks to base ‘Jollet & Cie Bronzer Paris’,

22cm wide

43cm high (4)

£1,500 - 2,000

649

647

648

649 648

647

LOT 650

A pair of rouge marble pedestals, 20th century, each square top supported by a Corinthian capital on a tapering turned column, on a square green-veined marble base with foliate cast gilt-bronze mounts, tops 25cm square 123.5cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 651

A pair of gilt-bronze candlesticks, 19th century, French, each crisply carved with scrolling foliage, 11cm wide 25cm high (2)

£300 - 500

651

652

LOT 652

A pair of Regenc y-style bronze and parcel-gilt candlesticks, each with a tapering reeded column supporting a sconce with an everted rim, over classical cast decoration and paw feet on a triform base, 10cm wide 26.5cm high (4)

£200 - 400

LOT 653

A musical longcase clock dial and movement, the arched brass dial with a calendar and moonphase dial to the arch over a silvered chapter ring, a dial engraved with a stylised sunburst and ‘Time wasted… existence used as life’ over a calendar aperture, the three-train movement striking on eight bells and a gong, 11.5in diameter (29cm)

£600 - 1,000

LOT 654

Two bronze figures after Guillaume Denière, 19th century, ‘Renaissance Archer’ and ‘Hunter’, each signed ‘Deniere’ to the base, 36.5 and 37cm high (2)

£500 - 1,000

LOT 655

A patinated bronze figure, late 19th century, French, depicting a seated Roman soldier with a sword at his side, probably formerly mounted on a clock, 35cm wide

38cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 656

After John Cheere, 20th century, a lead figure of a pastoral figure standing with a plumed hat and one hand on his hip,

109cm high

51cm wide maximum

27cm deep

£500 - 1,000

LOT 657

A lead figure of a young fisherman, 20th century, the boy wearing a hat, a water bottle at his side, holding a fish whilst kneeling on a rocky outcrop,

32cm wide

74cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 658

A brass and iron hexagonal lantern, 20th century, in the Gothic-style, the glass panels between cast cluster column supports, with three lights, 39cm diameter

80cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 659

A large pair of brass andirons, 20th century, in the classical Italian-style, linked by a serpentine rail, andirons 153cm wide 40cm deep overall 74cm high, and a heavy brass fender rail, 20th century, cast with a central panel of a plume of feathers and scrolling foliage within cast and turned balusters, now mounted on a wooden base, rail 143cm wide 29cm high, excluding wood base (2)

£600 - 1,000

LOT

A Charles I-style cast iron fireback, late 19th/early 20th century, decorated in relief with an anchor to the centre flanked by fleur-de-lys, inscribed ‘1626’, 76cm wide

64cm high

£200 - 400

LOT

A large iron ship’s anchor, probably 19th century, of Admiralty pattern, 169cm wide 173cm long

£300 - 500

660

661

659 658

LOT 662

A set of four Victorian painted cast iron campana urns, second half of the 19th century, in the manner of Andrew Handyside of Derby, each with twin-mask hoop handles and fruiting festoon decoration in relief to the body, on a flared foot and plinth base, 46cm wide 58cm high (4)

£400 - 600

664 663 662

665 632-675 THE CARTER COLLECTION

LOT 663

A pair of Victorian painted cast iron garden chairs, second half of the 19th century, in the Coalbrookdale-style, each pierced back with a central oval medallion enclosing figures, flanked by ‘C’ scroll detail over a circular seat, on cabriole supports, 38cm wide 39cm deep 100cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 664

A Victorian cast iron water pump, the column decorated in relief with reeds and foliate scrolls, with a lion mask and serpent spout, 155cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 665

A pair of painted cast iron urns, late 19th/early 20th century, each with an egg-and-dart border above a gadrooned body, raised on a spreading pedestal and on a stepped square base, 60cm diameter 135cm high including pedestals, together with another similar (6)

A large Victorian-style cast iron garden bench, 20th century, after the Coalbrookdale ‘Medallion’ design, the back cast with a central panel depicting a classical figure and a bird, over a slatted iron seat,

185cm wide

61cm deep

108cm high

£300 - 500

A near pair of Victorian painted cast iron campana urns, late 19th century, in the manner of Andrew Handyside of Derbyshire, each with twin handles and scrolling foliate detail to the body, raised on a spreading square pedestal, the slightly larger 58cm diameter 130cm high (4)

£200 - 400

A Victorian painted cast iron garden bench, late 19th/early 20th century, after the Coalbrookdale ‘Peacock’ pattern, 122cm long

£400 - 600

A pair of Victorian painted cast iron garden chairs, second half of the 19th century, in the manner of Coalbrookdale, each with a pierced oval back bordered by foliate scrolls over a circular seat, 38cm wide 44cm deep 80cm high (2)

£200 - 400

667 666

LOT 666

LOT 667

LOT 668

LOT 669

LOT 670

A large Victorian painted cast iron urn, with an egg-and-dart border and gadrooned body, raised on a square plinth,

104cm diameter

130cm high overall (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 671

A pair of Victorian painted cast iron urns, second half of the 19th century, in the manner of Andrew Handyside of Derby, each with scrolling foliate detail in relief to the body and mask loop handles,

58cm wide

79cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 672

A cast iron water trough, 20th century, in the Chinese-style, cast with panels of flowering prunus and birds, an inscription and four hoop rings,

105cm wide

57cm deep

42cm high

£300 - 500

674

LOT 673

A pair of Victorian painted cast iron urns, second half of the 19th century, in the manner of Andrew Handyside of Derbyshire, each with twin-mask loop handles and scrolling foliate detail to the body, 54cm wide

76cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 674

A set of six Victorian painted cast iron trough planters, second half of the 19th century, each of rectangular form with relief decoration in the neoclassical-style and four flared supports, all approximately 70cm long 35cm wide (6)

£600 - 800

LOT 675

A Victorian-style cast iron boot scraper, 20th century, formed as two harpies flanking a rectangular drip pan, 32cm wide

65cm long

30cm high

£200 - 300 675

673

GARDEN

LOTS 676-688

A pair of composition stone sphinxes in the manner of Austin & Seeley, 19th century, each with elaborate ribbon-tied hair and wearing an ‘embroidered’ saddlecloth, recumbent on a rectangular plinth, 45cm wide

98cm deep

70cm high (2)

LOT 676

£1,000 - 2,000

676

LOT 677

A pair of large bronze urns, 20th century, in the Renaissance taste, each with four satyr-head handles, flanked with scrolls and cherubs holding a central cartouche, between gadroon borders, 70cm diameter 98cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 678

A pair of composition stone gatepost finials, 19th century, each with a spherical top above a waisted column and a square base, 45cm wide

60cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 679

A pair of lead planters, 20th century, English, each of oval form with neoclassical relief decoration of Canova lions and foliate swags,

78.5cm wide

27.5cm deep

27cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 680

A large octagonal lead planter, 20th century, English, the sides decorated in relief with cavorting cherubs, 112cm wide

97cm deep

31cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 681

A pair of lead octagonal planters, 20th century, English, each decorated in relief with neoclassical festooned urns, 78.5cm wide

27.5cm deep

27cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 682

A set of four lead statues, 20th century after 19th century originals, English, probably by H Crowther, depicting children emblematic of the four seasons, each approximately 23cm wide 50cm high (4)

£400 - 600

An example of this lead figure group can be found in the gardens of Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.

LOT

A pair of lead corner planters, 20th century, English, each of bow-front form with lion-mask decoration in relief, 62cm wide 48.5cm deep 30cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT

A pair of composite stone campana urns, 19th century, each of classical form with egg-and-dart detailing and twin mask handles, on a flared gadrooned pedestal and plinth base, 44.5cm wide 54cm high (2)

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT

A pair of terracotta campana urns, late 19th/early 20th century, each on a square plinth, 38cm diameter 82cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT

A pair of composition stone statues, late 19th/early 20th century, each modelled as a seated faun, largest 36cm wide 47cm deep 85cm high (2)

£600 - 800

683

684

685

686

LOT 687

A granite garden water feature, of recent manufacture, in the form of a shaped quatrefoil, 520cm wide 860cm long £1,000 - 2,000

Provenance: From a private Hertfordshire house.

687

LOT 688

A Victorian-style wrought-iron garden gazebo, of recent manufacture, with a pagoda top and decorated all-over with foliate scrolls, enclosing a seat, 185cm diameter 295.5cm high

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Bidders are 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 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. These are charged at 0% while bidding via Sworders Website. If bidding through other online bidding platforms, you will be charged additional surcharges, which will be payable to us on top of the Hammer Price and our Buyer’s Commission at their advertised rate.

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 unsafe 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 postwar rosewood furniture items must have an Article 10 certificate in place, prior to being offered for sale.

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 and Plant Health Agency (APHA) 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.

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, where the opportunity is available to view the lots. We have separate terms for online only auctions and those where viewing is not available.

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.

‘Auctioneer’

any security arrangements we have in place before entering the auction room to view or bid.

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, we may execute Commission bids on your behalf. We will confirm receipt of your instruction by sending you an email acknowledging your request and confirming your bid. 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).

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 4 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 Sworders 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.

2.2 Our name, address and contact details as set out herein, in our auction catalogues and/or on our Website.

2.3 The Price of the Goods and arrangements for payment as described in Clauses 4, 5, 7 and 8.

2.4 The arrangements for collection or delivery of the Goods as set out in Clauses 8 and 9.

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.

2.6 We and Trader Sellers have a legal duty to supply any Lots to you in accordance with these Terms of Sale.

2.7 If you have any complaints, please send them to us directly at auctions@sworder.co.uk.

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

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.

3.5 Bidders will be deemed to act as principals, even if the Bidder is acting as an agent for a third party.

3.6 We may bid on Lots on behalf of the Seller up to one bid below the Reserve.

3.7 We may refuse to accept any bid if it is reasonable for us to do so.

3.8 Bidding increments will be at our sole discretion (but will be in line with standard auction practice).

4. The purchase P rice

4.1 As a 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 a Lot

d. any bidding platform fee payable on a Lot; and e. any VAT due.

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 us under the Money Laundering Regulations 2019 in accordance with our internal procedure remains outstanding, in which case the contract will be formed when that information is accepted by us 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 antimoney 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 Sworders 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 using our delivery service, 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.

8.4 Should you decide to use the delivery service, you thereby agree to allow us 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 L ot 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.

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.

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).

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 secondhand Lots or for any condition issues affecting a Lot if such issues are included in the description of a Lot in the auction catalogue, the condition report for a lot (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.

13.3 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.

15. Notices

15.1 All notices between you and us regarding these Terms of Sale must be in writing and either from your registered email address, our email address, or if in hard copy letter, signed by or on behalf of the party sending it.

15.2 Any notice referred in Clause 15.1 may be given:

15.2.1 by delivering it by hand;

15.2.2 by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery; or 15.2.3 by email.

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.

15.5 Any notice or communication given under these Terms of Sale will not be validly given if sent by fax, 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: (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.

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.

These terms are based upon the recommended terms of sale by the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers

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