Fine Interiors 25th - 26th March 2025

FINE INTERIORS

Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26 March 2025

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FINE INTERIORS

TUESDAY 25 & WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH, 10AM

Tuesday 25 March

Lots 1-145 The Collection of Charles Edwards and Julia Boston, Tile Barn, Northamptonshire

Lots 146-281 Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 282-292 A Chester Jones Interior - From the Collection of Robert and Jenny Borgerhoff Mulder

Lots 293-298 From the Collection of David and Sandy Fuller

Lots 299-363 Furniture and Works of Art

Wednesday 26 March

Lots 370-416 Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 417-441 From the Collection of Nigell and Heather D’Oyly

Lots 442-513 Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 514-548 The Selected Contents of York’s Tenement, Yoxford, Suffolk

Lots 549-620 Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 621-630 Silver

Lots 631-643 A Private Collection, Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, London SW3

Lots 644-697 Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 698-723 Garden

VIEWING

Viewing will be held at our Stansted Mountfitchet Saleroom as follows:

Friday 21 March 10am-4pm

Sunday 23 March 10am-1pm

Monday 24 March 10am-4pm

BIDDING

IN ROOM Attend the live auction in person

ONLINE Bid live at www.sworder.co.uk (0% surcharge)

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CONTACT

T 01279 817778 E fineinteriors@sworder.co.uk

Alexander Hallett

Head

Charlotte Lee-Finglas

of Department Valuer & Cataloguer

Grace Julier

Sale Co-ordinator

Sworders and Abels Partnership

STORAGE OF LOTS

Furniture and large items, and small items if they form part of the same invoice, not collected within seven working days of the auction will be removed by Abels Moving Services Ltd (Abels), at your expense, and delivered to their depot at Potters Bar, where they will be subject to collection, administration and storage fees - see below.

Charges

Collection Fee

Collection from Sworders £25 per collection of 1 – 5 items and £50 per collection of 6-10 items listed on an invoice (plus VAT) Items will be stored free of charge for 7 days from the Sworders collection date.

Storage Charges

Storage charges will commence on the 8th day after being collected by Abels at £4.00 per lot, per day.

Additional charges will be made for items exceeding 8 x 8ft.

A Levied Liability Charge (LLC) of £0.08p / per £1k value of goods.

Abels will charge to the client for storage, shipping and delivery. All costs associated with collection and storage are payable directly to Abels and must be paid prior to collection of the lot(s).

You will need to provide your ID at the time of collection, or prior notification, where your items are being collected by a third party.

Abels Terms & Conditions can be found at www.abels.co.uk/website-terms-and-conditions (All subject to VAT and 6.72% insurance on total admin charge).

Collection is by prior appointment, made directly with Abels, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm (No weekend collections)

Abels Moving Services Ltd

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These charges are set by Abels; once collected, Sworders will be unable to answer questions relating to items and recommend you contact Abels directly.

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Day One

Tuesday 25 March at 10am

The Collection of Charles Edwards and Julia Boston, Tile Barn, Northamptonshire

Following Sworders’ tremendously successful collaboration with Guinevere Antiques, the Fine Interiors department are excited to start 2025 with the collection of two more King’s Road icons. Leading this sale is the selected contents of Tile Barn, Northamptonshire, the former home of Charles Edwards and Julia Boston.

Charles, the globally renowned lighting designer, purchased Tile Barn in 1986 after two decades in London, where he built his reputation for sourcing fine English antiques, specialising in unusual decorative objects, furniture and light fixtures. With his wife, Julia, he spent 18 months amalgamating the barn with a Victorian cottage and other stone outbuildings on the site, transforming it into a country home for them to share.

Named after the unusual tile roof that once covered it, the barn is dominated by a huge drawing room, where oversized lanterns hung between the original wooden joists of the A-frame roof, creating clear focal points within the space. The lighting was characteristically Charles, but this was perfectly balanced with pieces that epitomised Julia’s taste, with delicately aged tapestries, paintings and prints softening the stone walls and creating a welcoming interior for them to enjoy and entertain. Such was the success of their joint decorative enterprise that, for decades, the home was used to stage the marketing imagery of Charles Edwards’ lighting, which appeared in publications such as The World of Interiors, House & Garden, Architectural Digest and Elle Decor.

Since 2002, Julia Boston Antiques have developed a reputation for being specialists in 17th, 18th and 19th-century French furniture, tapestries and decorative paintings and prints. Charles opened his first shop in London in the late 1960s in Kensington’s Abingdon Road; from there, he moved to Notting Hill, opening a shop in Rabbit Row. After renovating Tile Barn, he opened a shop at 582 King’s Road in 1987, and in 1992, Charles Edwards was founded in the same location, where it continues to thrive today.

The collection offered here features a selection of inherited and expertly sourced items from the couple’s former home, including Georgian and Victorian furniture, lighting, works of art, curiosities, carpets and more. Beautifully presented in historic images of Tile Barn, these items reflect the couple’s deep knowledge and passion for timeless design, and the quintessential country house aesthetic, which have shaped two of London’s most celebrated interior brands over the past three decades.

LOT 1

A nickel and painted ‘Jumbo Ophelia’ lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, in the Louis XVI taste, with pineapple finials and ribbon-and-stick detail, decorated with Farrow & Ball ‘Berrington Blue No.14’, with six lights, 100cm diameter

195cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

Provenance: Charles Edwards, London.

LOT 2

An upholstered two-seater sofa, late 20th century, with roll arms and tapering square supports terminating in brass caps and castors, upholstered in striped herringbone fabric, 182cm wide

97cm deep

90cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 3

A near pair of teak folding campaign tables, early 20th century, each with slender square supports united by stretchers, larger 58cm wide

46cm deep

70cm high (2)

£200 - 400

4

A Louis XVI carved giltwood pier mirror, late 18th/early 19th century, French, with a ribbon-and-stick moulded frame with beaded detail, enclosing a split mercury glass plate, 72cm wide

116cm high

£300 - 500

5

A pair of Victorian silver-plated candelabra, second half of the 19th century, each of scrolling rococo form with five branches, 37cm diameter

58cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 6

A Persian wool carpet, 20th century, Tabriz, the pale field woven with bold foliate medallions, within a dark blue border, 491 x 322cm

£400 - 600

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LOT 7

A pair of glass and nickel table lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, each of urn form, with satyr mask and scrolled handles, each with a conical shade,

51cm diameter

74cm high (2)

£300 - 500

8

A rouge marble and patinated bronze desk stand, 19th century, fitted with two octagonal inkwells and covers, raised on a stepped marble base,

50.5cm wide

30cm deep

18cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 9

A pair of fruitwood and ebonised library bookcases, first half of the 19th century, French, each with a white marble top, above two frieze drawers and a pair of brass grille doors and shelves, raised on a plinth base, 143cm wide

56cm deep

210cm high (2)

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT

10

A pair of Victorian ebonised beech elbow chairs, c.1820, each with bobbin detail and a caned seat, raised on outplayed supports,

51cm wide

53cm deep

81cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 11

A small export leather travel trunk, early 20th century, Chinese, brass-bound with studded decoration,

49.5cm wide

25cm deep

20cm high

£200 - 400

LOT

12

A walnut and rosewood crossbanded centre table, 19th century, the rectangular top with slatted veneers, raised on foliate-moulded tapering square supports, united by an undertier, 137cm wide

84cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

LOT

13

A Gothic Revival pine floor lamp, second half of the 19th century, with a domed glass shade and cut-glass reservoir, raised on a moulded column with tripod supports, converted from an oil lamp,

75cm diameter

192cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 14

A late Victorian Arts and Crafts walnut desk, c.1900, the moulded rectangular top above two pedestals, fitted with drawers with all-over inlaid geometric decoration, raised on peg feet,

137cm wide

60cm deep

77cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 15

A Napoleon III upholstered armchair, third quarter of the 19th century, French, with scroll arms raised on turned ebonised supports, terminating in wooden castors, 86cm wide

98cm deep

102cm high

£200 - 400

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LOT 16

A lacquered copper hall lantern, 19th century and later, of globe form, adapted 40cm diameter

57cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 17

A patinated bronze ‘Palmer’ table lamp by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, after a Regency design, the plain stem supporting twin branches, 38cm wide

14cm deep

48cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 18

An Edwardian mahogany armchair, c.1900, upholstered in blue corduroy fabric with a buttoned back, raised on tapering square supports, terminating in ceramic castors, 72cm wide

82cm deep

79cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 19

Two George III-style upholstered mahogany stools, early 20th century, both upholstered in herringbone fabric, the larger with an oval seat and tapering square supports, 57cm wide

39cm deep

50cm high (2)

£150 - 250

LOT 20

A velvet-upholstered Knole sofa, early 20th century, with silk trim, raised on brass castors, distressed, 237cm wide

101cm deep

121cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 21

A large upholstered ottoman, 20th century, with a hinged lid covered with an antique Oushak carpet fragment, above a waisted body, raised on castors, 197cm wide

72cm deep

59cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 22 ▲

Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson (1876-1955), an oak tray, mid-20th century, of kidney-shaped form with carved mouse handles, 35 x 47.5cm

£200 - 400

LOT 23

A pair of black glass ‘Deco Urn’ table lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, each with classical nickel handles, on a stepped Perspex plinth base, and with a conical shade, 51cm diameter

69cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 24

A pair of mahogany chemist’s cabinets, 19th century, each square top with a reeded edge, above an arrangement of drawers with painted numbers within, on a plinth base, 51cm wide

51cm deep

58cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 25

An Oxford University painted and gilt-decorated oar, dated ‘1924’, for the ‘St John’s College second torpid’, 356cm long 16cm high, together with two rudders, and three photograph displays (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 26

A green glass mosque lantern, 20th century, of bell shape with a foliate brass collar, 30cm diameter

51cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 27

A small baroque carved giltwood mirror, early 18th century, Italian, of oval shape with scrolling foliage and shell detail, 29cm wide

56cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 28

A near pair of Louis XVI painted and parcel giltwood and gesso pier mirrors, late 18th century, French, each with scrolling foliate decoration to the frame and a rectangular mercury glass plate, the slightly larger 97cm wide 125cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 29

A Victorian walnut armchair, c.1860, decorated in the Gothic taste with a pierced rail and foliate motifs, with outswept open arms and lobed turned supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 76cm wide

76cm deep

95cm high

£200 - 400

A George III-style stripped pine bookcase, late 19th/early 20th century, with a dentil-moulded cornice, above open shelves and a pair of panelled cupboard doors with painted foliate decoration, raised on a plinth base,

130cm wide

32cm deep

237cm high

£400 - 600

A large painted-metal hanging lantern, late 19th/early 20th century, French, with scrolling detail and astragal glazing, with four lights, 97cm wide

97cm deep

170cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

A Persian wool carpet, early 20th century, Tabriz, the blue field with a central foliate medallion surrounded by Herati motifs, within a wide banded border, with damages and alterations, 462 x 452cm

£400 - 600

LOT 30

LOT 31

LOT 32

LOT 33

A collection of oak and mahogany trays, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising a rectangular example with shaped sides and inset handles, 61cm wide

40.5cm deep

11cm high, two oval with silver-plated mounts, a rectangular example with brass handles, and another, a rectangular oak example (5)

£300 - 500

Provenance: From the collection of Charles Edwards and Julia Boston, The Tile Barn, Northamptonshire.

LOT 34

A graduated set of three Victorian Tonquin China ironstone meat dishes, 19th century, each decorated with vases of flowers and flowering foliage, printed marks to the underside, largest 48cm wide

34cm high (3)

£100 - 200

LOT 35

A collection of creamware and stoneware items, 19th century, comprising: a cream twin-handled urn with liner, damages, urn 31.5cm diameter

41cm high, a Wedgwood tureen, cover and ladle, a Sewell tureen and cover, a Wedgwood oval footed dish, a stoneware twin-handled basin, and a tapering pot and cover with novelty handles, together with an 18th-century Chinese export porcelain punch bowl, damages (11)

£100 - 200

A set of four turned oak candlesticks, late 19th/early 20th century, each with a twisted column over a stepped square base, 12cm wide

12cm deep

35.5cm high (4)

£100 - 200

LOT 37

A George II-style mahogany and parcel-gilt pier mirror, 19th century, the arched pediment with carved floral and foliate ornamentation, with egg-and-dart moulded decoration surrounding a mercury glass plate, 75cm wide

155cm high

£400 - 600

A needlework picture of the RMS ‘Titanic’, c.1920, depicted in profile and inscribed ‘The Titanic Went Down Aprial (sic.) 15 1912’, 37 x 49cm, framed and glazed

£200 - 400

LOT 39

A scumbled pine chest of drawers, 19th century, the rectangular top above two short and three long drawers, raised on bun feet, with all-over imitation ebony-strung decoration, 117cm wide

52cm deep

113cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 36

LOT 38

40

An assembled set of four table lamps, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising a Palmer & Co. Patent opaline glass example, a blue glass example, another opaline glass example, and a smaller gilt-metal mounted example, each with a tapered shade, largest (blue) 15cm diameter of base 74cm high including shade (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 41

A collection of silvered-metal oil and table lamps, 19th century and later, comprising: a square example with twist decoration, 13cm wide 13cm deep

40.5cm high, three ‘Richmond’ table lamps by Charles Edwards, and two others (6)

£200 - 400

LOT 42

A pair of terracotta recumbent lions, 18th century, Italian, each resting on a rectangular plinth, with damages, 75cm long

30cm wide

48cm high (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 43

A painted wooden dog gate, 19th century, with an arched pediment and slatted detail, 165cm wide

127cm high

£400 - 600

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LOT 44

A collection of brass table lamps, oil lamps and candlesticks, 19th century, to include four Victorian examples by Palmer & Co., largest 15cm wide

15cm deep

60cm high (8)

£200 - 400

LOT 45

Two wall lights by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, comprising: an Art Deco-style shell-shaped example, 34cm wide

10cm deep

27cm high, and a brass example with pierced trefoil decoration, 18cm wide

9cm deep

68cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 46

A pair of Art Nouveau brass wall sconces, c.1900, each of scrolling form, 21cm long

7cm wide

13cm high (2)

£100 - 200

LOT 47

A pair of small patinated metal Gothic architectural wall lights by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, each with a trefoil pierced gallery and crown over five arched panels, 17cm wide

13cm deep

18cm high (2)

£150 - 250

LOT 48

Three painted toleware lamps, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: a green Perry & Co. student oil lamp, stamped ‘Perry & Co., 72 New Bond Street’, 25cm wide

16.5cm deep

50cm high, together with two red-painted examples (3)

£200 - 300

49

A Regenc y-style painted wooden pier mirror, 20th century, with a reeded frame surrounding a rectangular glass plate, 117cm wide

90cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 50

A set of George III steel fire tools, late 18th/early 19th century, comprising a pair of tongs, a shovel and a poker, each with a faceted handle, each approximately 70cm long (3)

£150 - 250

A Regency brass and painted wirework spark guard, early 19th century, with swag detail and paw feet, 82cm wide

41cm deep

89cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 52

A George III steel trivet, c.1790, a rectangular grille top, raised on tapering square supports, united by sweeping stretchers with acorn terminals, 61cm wide

33cm deep

24cm high

£200 - 400

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LOT 51

LOT 53

A group of four ‘Glass Ball’ table lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, three decorated with four coloured-glass spheres of varied size, the other example with rock crystal spheres, each on a circular base and with a shade, 41cm diameter

70cm high including shade (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 54

A set of four ‘Glass Ball’ table lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, each decorated with four glass spheres, on a circular base, 41cm diameter

70cm high including shade (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 55

A carved wooden Kanak club, late 19th/early 20th century, New Caledonia, the domed hooded top with a cylindrical shaft and a raised grip, 5.5cm diameter

89cm long

£200 - 400

LOT 56

A cast iron fireback, 19th century, with an arched top and a beaded edge, decorated with foliate scrolls and a fox and a goat, 59cm wide

76cm high

£200 - 400

A George IV giltwood overmantel mirror, c.1830, of inverted breakfront form, with a stepped cornice and foliate column pilasters flanking a triple plate, 153cm wide

69cm high

£300 - 500

A matched pair of George IV-style mahogany library candlesticks, 19th century, each brass sconce over a reeded column on a circular base, approximately 19cm diameter 61cm high (2)

£300 - 500

A pearlware supper set, early 19th century, in the Imari palette, comprising a footed tureen and cover, with four shaped examples, all with lion mask handles, repairs, central tureen 25cm wide

17cm deep

23cm high (10)

£200 - 400

LOT 60

A neoclassical fruitwood commode, late 18th/early 19th century, northern European, with a shaped white marble top, above three drawers with shield-shaped brass escutcheons, set between column pilasters and raised on square block feet, 111cm wide

59cm deep

86cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 57

LOT 58

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LOT 61

A large Louis XVI-style carved giltwood and gesso pier mirror, 19th century, French, with a scrolling foliate-carved frame surrounding a split mercury glass plate, 130cm wide

195cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 62

A collection of brass lamps by Palmer & Co., 19th century, each of column form with variously cast decoration, each with a glass shade, largest 18cm diameter

63.5cm high (10)

Charles Edwards was an avid collector of lamps by Palmer & Co., several of which seen here informed the designs for his own range of table lighting

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 63

An oak cupboard, late 19th century, with a lead-clad top above a pair of panelled doors, raised on a plinth base, 115cm wide

59cm deep

85cm high

£600 - 800

A group of metal buckets, 19th century, of various sizes, including two stamped ‘NARANG’, largest 25cm diameter 27cm high, together with an iron-mounted grain bushel (5)

£200 - 400

LOT 65

A Victorian toleware tea canister table lamp, second half of the 19th century and later, decorated with traces of gilt, initialled ‘J’, and with a conical shade, adapted, 41cm diameter

61cm high

£200 - 400

A large nickel and painted drum shade ceiling light by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, the round shade painted with Farrow & Ball black eggshell, 81cm diameter

94cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 67

A Victorian golden oak side table, c.1850, the rounded rectangular top with a moulded edge, on square supports and outswept feet with bull’s-eye roundel detail, 83cm wide

47cm deep

71cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 64

LOT 66

A pair of painted oak table lamps, 20th century, each with a turned wooden column on a square stepped base, 41cm diameter

67cm high including shades (2)

£200 - 400

An Empire-style painted oak guéridon, 19th century, French, the white marble top raised on a hexagonal baluster column and scrolling tripod base, terminating in paw feet, 97cm diameter

74cm high

£600 - 800

A small painted and leaded glass panel, 19th century, painted to the centre with a robin perched on a branch, 21cm diameter

£200 - 400

A Victorian brass hanging rail, second half of the 19th century, each end with an anthemion finial and six pegs, 154cm wide 12cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 68

LOT 69

LOT 70

LOT 71

LOT 72

A pair of Regenc y-style mahogany étagères, 20th century, each of oval form with three tiers and tubular brass supports terminating in peg feet, one with a lamp attachment, one lacking, 63cm wide

43cm deep

120cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 73

A Regency black and gilt-japanned oval mirror, c.1810, the frame with pierced fretwork scrolls and all-over chinoiserie decoration, enclosing a mercury glass plate, adapted, 45cm wide

57cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 74

A teak bench in the George III taste, of recent manufacture, with a high back and sides with slatted detail, raised on tapering square stretchers, 190cm wide

57cm deep

91cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 75

A provincial oak drop-leaf dining table, late 18th/early 19th century, French, the folding oval top above end drawers and chamfered square supports united by wavy stretchers, 149cm wide

119cm deep

71cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 76

A provincial pine cricket table, 19th century, the circular top raised on three supports united by an undertier, 65cm diameter

76cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 77

An upholstered ‘Bridgewater’ armchair by Howard Chairs Ltd., 20th century, upholstered in cream suede, with scrolling arms and tapering front supports terminating in brass caps and castors, stamped and numbered to the back leg, 73cm wide

97cm deep

78cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 78

An Art Deco-style patinated metal and glass mirror, of recent manufacture but incorporating earlier 20th-century elements, centred with an image of Leda and the Swan, 108cm wide

54cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 80

A pair of Art Deco chrome and marble bookends, c.1930, each in the form of an aeroplane, on a veined marble base, 20cm wide

12cm deep

18cm high (2)

£200 - 300

A large brass hanging porch lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, based on an 1870s English design, with six panels and anthemion scroll detailing, the tapering roof and sides with finial detail at the base, 58.5cm wide

52.5cm deep

82.5cm high

£350 - 450

LOT 81

A pair of Victorian golden oak library bookcases, c.1880, each of inverted breakfront form, with a central section flanked by a pair of cupboard doors, lacking grilles on a plinth base, 183cm wide

36cm deep

109cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 82

A Federal cherrywood tea table, c.1830, American, with a shaped folding top with a moulded edge, raised on tapering fluted supports, terminating in peg feet, 94cm wide 47cm deep

75cm high when closed

£200 - 400

LOT 83

A late Victorian painted wooden metamorphic snooker and dining table, c.1900, with scumbled decoration and a panelled rounded rectangular top concealing a baize-lined snooker table, raised on ring-turned supports, 240cm long

137cm wide

77cm high closed

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 79

84

A pair of silvered-metal ‘Palmer’ table lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, after a Regency design, each with foliate decoration, on a hexagonal base,

37.5cm diameter

71cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 85

A set of three silvered-metal ‘Palmer’ table lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, after a Regency design, each with foliate decoration, on a hexagonal base,

18cm wide

15cm deep

60cm high (3)

£100 - 200

LOT 86

A composed set of ten Victorian golden oak dining chairs, second half of the 19th century and later, each with a chamfered bar back, buttoned suede seat, and tapering faceted supports terminating in peg feet, some with stamped initials ‘HH’ and serial numbers to the back legs,

48cm wide

53cm deep

87cm high (10)

£400 - 600

LOT 87

A pair of brass ship’s lanterns by Davey & Co., London, 19th century, each with a domed top over a pierced border and three rectangular and bevelled glass panels, one hinged for opening, with an embossed plaque inscribed ‘DAVEY & CO. ENGLAND’, 23cm wide

17cm deep

45cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT

Two export lacquered camphor wood trunks, late 19th/early 20th century, Chinese, each with a hinged lid above a painted façade decorated with figures, flowers, and foliate scrolls, approximately 87cm wide

55cm deep

60cm high (2)

£300 - 500

Two export lacquered camphor wood chests, late 19th/early 20th century, Chinese, each painted with figures and floral motifs, slightly larger example 88cm wide

56cm deep

61cm high (2)

£300 - 500

An export porcelain baluster vase and cover, 20th century, Chinese, painted in enamels with lotus flowers and calligraphy, 24cm diameter

40cm high (2)

£100 - 200

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LOT 89

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LOT 91

A giltwood pier mirror, 19th century, with a plain frame and a moulded slip surrounding a rectangular glass plate,

94cm wide

125cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 92

A Victorian Gothic Revival painted wooden cupboard, c.1860, of inverted breakfront outline surmounted by a pair of brass candle sconces, above a pair of panelled cupboard doors set between foliate-capped pilasters, with hanging space within, raised on short bun feet, with all-over scumbled decoration imitating golden oak,

155cm wide

73cm deep

234cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 93

Two similar wooden stools, late 19th/early 20th century, each with a slender rectangular top above a moulded frieze, and tapering faceted supports terminating in peg feet, one painted grey, larger 85cm wide

31cm deep

48cm high (2)

£100 - 200

A set of seven ebonised bentwood bistro chairs by Thonet, early 20th century, comprising an elbow chair and six singles, each with a scrolling back and arms, a caned seat, and tapering turned supports, stamped and labelled beneath, elbow chair 55cm wide

60cm deep

98cm high, together with an associated example, all with seat cushions (8)

£300 - 500

A large polished nickel ‘Corinthian’ lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, based on a 1920s French design, fitted with clear glass rods and a sculptural crown top, 45cm diameter

65.5cm high

£350 - 450

A painted wooden bench in the Georgian style, of recent manufacture, the high back, sides, and seat with lattice detail, raised on tapering square supports united by stretchers, 187cm wide

56cm deep

91cm high, together with a loose seat cushion (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 94

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LOT 96

97

A William IV mahogany pier mirror, c.1830, the moulded rectangular frame with applied floral roundels, surrounding a mercury glass plate, 50cm wide

88cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 98

An oak torchère, 19th century, French, with a fluted column stem and square base, 31cm wide

31cm deep

98cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 99

A neoclassical fruitwood commode, late 18th/early 19th century, Continental, the rectangular marble top above three long drawers, set between column pilasters and raised on turned feet, 126cm wide

47cm deep

83cm high

£200 - 400

LOT

100

A carved sycamore shipbuilder’s model, early 20th century, French, in the form of a yacht, raised on iron supports and a canted oak base,

121cm long

17cm wide

22cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 101

A copper ship’s hull model, early 20th century, with an articulated propeller and rudder, 118cm long

27cm wide

21cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 102

A pair of George III-style birch single beds, early 20th century, each with ball finials and square supports terminating in castors, 204cm long

95cm wide

142cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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A Victorian oak hall bench, c.1880, with a slatted back and seat raised on ring-turned supports, 108cm wide

52cm deep

91cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 104

A patinated metal ‘Pineapple’ lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, based on an English design of the 1830s, with a tapered roof and sides enclosing three lights, 39.5cm wide

33.5cm deep

64cm high

£350 - 450

LOT 105

A beech folding stepladder, early 20th century, with five steps, 37cm wide

63cm deep

116cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 106

Two Victorian stools, c.1890, each with a needlework seat, raised on ring-turned supports, larger 32cm wide

32cm deep

54cm high (2)

£150 - 250

A Regency mahogany bootjack, early 19th century, with turned detail, 39cm wide

37cm deep

76cm high

£200 - 400

108

An ebonised wooden convex mirror, 19th century, with a plain rectangular frame, 35cm wide

48cm high

£200 - 400

A fruitwood and elm Windsor single chair, early 19th century, Thames Valley, with a pierced urn-shaped splat above a dished seat, raised on single ring-turned supports united by a stretcher, 48cm wide

46cm deep

86cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 110

A painted wooden luggage stand, 20th century, with a rounded rectangular top, above tapering turned supports terminating in peg feet,

78cm wide

44cm deep

48cm high

£200 - 400

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A collection of six bronze doorstops, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: a silvered-metal example of a stylised dolphin, with foundry initials ‘CGF’ to the back for Classic Garden Furniture of Shropshire, 27cm wide

7cm deep

41cm high, a set of four, similar, smaller, and another in the shape of a fox surrounded by foliage (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 112

Two Regency red lacquer wine coasters, early 19th century, each with banded decoration, one example with looped handles, 13cm diameter

5cm high (2)

£100 - 200

LOT 113

A large Victorian mahogany luggage rack, c.1890, with a high back and moulded rectangular top with chamfered slats, raised on ring-turned tapering front supports, terminating in peg feet,

72cm wide

61cm deep

78cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 114

A George III scumbled oak tripod occasional table, early 19th century, the circular top raised on a baluster column and scrolling supports, 59cm diameter

60cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 115

A painted wooden shield of the coat of arms of Ireland, 19th century, centred with a harp, 49.5 x 43cm

£150 - 250

LOT 116

A provincial sycamore tavern table, 19th century, the circular fruitwood top raised on moulded supports united by stretchers, and on outswept feet, initialled ‘P.A.’ to the top, 96cm diameter

72cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 117

An Oushak wool rug, early 20th century, Turkish, woven with geometric foliate motifs to a pale ground, 237 x 130cm

£200 - 400

A carved fruitwood model, 20th century, in the form of an open palm holding an apple, initialled ‘RB’ to the slate base, 23cm wide

16cm deep

9cm high

£100 - 200

A William IV mahogany cupboard, c.1830, with an arched superstructure, above a rounded rectangular top and a pair of cupboard doors enclosing shelves, with all-over bead-and-reel moulded detail, raised on brass paw feet terminating in castors, with damages

100cm wide

50cm deep

118cm high

£200 - 400

A large nickel and ebonised ‘Clover’ lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, based on an 1840s English design, with pierced decoration over four curved glass panels, enclosing four lights,

47cm wide

44cm deep

101cm high

£400 - 600

A Regenc y-style oak bookcase, second half of the 19th century, with a stepped dentil-moulded cornice above open shelves and a pair of panelled cupboard doors, set between fluted column pilasters with bull’s-eye roundels, on a plinth base,

155cm wide

38cm deep

237cm high

£400 - 600

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A scumbled pine chest, 19th century, the hinged top enclosing a storage space with a candle box and a drawer, with a moulded base and later handles,

103cm wide

47cm deep

45cm high

£200 - 400

An Oushak wool carpet, early 20th century, Turkish, the vacant red field within a stepped border woven with geometric foliate motifs, 446 x 340cm

£300 - 500

A pair of George III-style painted oak hall chairs, 20th century, each with a pierced tracery back and quatrefoil detail to the arms, one with a shield crest in the form of a dragon, each with a dished seat, raised on moulded square supports united by stretchers, 63cm wide

57cm deep

90cm high (2)

£400 - 600

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A polished nickel ‘Eydon’ ceiling light by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, based on an 1880s English design, with a rise-and-fall action, the circular frame set with finials, 58.5cm diameter

240cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 126

A blonde oak refectory table, 20th century, decorated in the Gothic taste, the rectangular top with a moulded edge, above square supports united by stretchers, 245cm long

105cm wide

75cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 127

A cotton rag rug, early 20th century, Northern European, stitched with individual strands of varying fabrics in a polychrome striped design, with tasselled fringe,

273 x 184cm

£150 - 250

LOT 128

A late Victorian ebonised wooden chaise longue, c.1890, with buttoned upholstery and ring-turned supports, terminating in ceramic castors, 195cm long

68cm wide

78cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 130

A painted wooden mirror, early 18th century and later, the arched mirror plate engraved with a sunburst, within a shaped frame, adapted, 41cm wide

34cm high

£100 - 200

A set of three etched glass lamps by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, each of urn form with nickel satyr mask handles and decorated with stars, on a stepped square Perspex plinth base, 50cm diameter

76cm high including shade (3)

£300 - 500

A near pair of painted wooden pier mirrors, early 19th century, each rectangular frame with red decoration surrounding a mercury glass plate, the slightly larger 94cm wide 109cm high (2)

£700 - 900

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A Black Forest carved wooden model of an owl, early 20th century, Swiss, with glass eyes, modelled seated on a rocky base, 23cm wide 14cm deep

37cm high, together with another pottery model of an owl, inscribed ‘MATCHMAKING’ (2)

£200 - 400

Nine various owl prints, 18th/19th century, to include Jean Guillaume Blanchon, after Jacques Eustache de Sève, ‘La Chouette’, largest 40 x 53cm (9)

£100 - 200

A group of carved and painted decoy birds, first half of the 20th century, two examples mounted on wrought-iron poles, mounted 25cm long 10cm wide

87cm high, together with a bronzed-metal model of a pigeon perched on a basket (9)

£200 - 400

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Three sailors’ shellwork valentines, of recent manufacture, two larger, each with a 10½-inch panel decorated with concentric bands and blocks of multicoloured shells, inscribed ‘FARRIER HOUSE’ and ‘THE BARN HOUSE GREAT HOATH’, with another, smaller, larger 28.5cm wide 4cm deep

28.5cm high, each in an octagonal glazed frame (3)

£300 - 500

LOT 136

A wire and silk chenille picture, 19th century, French, depicting a basket of flowers, housed in a shadow box frame, 62cm wide 18cm deep 55cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 137

A large cow trophy skull, early 20th century, French, with a shield-shaped oak mount, inscribed ‘souvenir du duc de Montrenser…mars 1911’, 138cm wide 125cm high, together with another cow skull, and a smaller horn trophy mount (3)

£400 - 600

138

A neoclassical Siena marble and patinated bronze table lamp, late 19th/early 20th century, the Ionic capital over a stepped square base, on ball feet, 13.5cm wide

13.5cm deep

70cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 139

A patinated bronze model of a horse, 20th century, modelled on a naturalistic base, 18cm wide

5.5cm deep

11cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 140

A large bronze and nickel ‘Fearon’ lantern by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, based on a 1930s American design, of octagonal shape with a stepped roof and three bold horizontal bands, 42cm wide

40.5cm deep

80cm high

£350 - 450

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Ten various menswear advertising pictures, 20th century, to include ‘Itshide Rubber Co. Ltd.’, ‘Brown & Sons…Gaiters and Leggings’, and the ‘Felt Hatters & Trimmers’ Unions of Great Britain’, mixed media, largest 63 x 48cm (10) £100 - 200

LOT 142

Nineteen various food and drink advertising pictures, 20th century, to include ‘Manders’s Dublin Porter’, ‘Ernest Cox Finnan Haddocks’ and ‘Opening Time is Guinness Time’, mixed media, largest 67 x 53cm (19)

£200 - 400

LOT 143

Twelve various advertising signs, 20th century, to include ‘David Gillies/Net Manufacturer’, ‘Burgon & Wilkinson/Sheep Shears’ and ‘Franz Schneider & Co./ Cigar Box Label Printers’, mixed media, largest 57 x 71cm (12)

£400 - 600

LOT 141

A Victorian polished brass double bed, c.1880, with large tubular supports and ceramic

175cm wide

215cm long

£400

152cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 144

A large lacquered wooden convex mirror by Charles Edwards, of recent manufacture, with a moulded frame, 123cm diameter

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A matched pair of late Victorian ‘Bridgewater’ armchairs by Howard & Sons, c.1890, each with scroll arms, and turned walnut front supports terminating in brass caps and castors, each stamped to the back leg and one stamped to the castors, larger 72cm wide 99cm deep 80cm high (2) £5,000 - 7,000

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A painted pine cupboard, late 18th/early 19th century, the rectangular top above a pair of panelled doors enclosing shelves, raised on bracket feet, with the original crusty distressed finish, 90cm wide

56cm deep

118cm high

£1,200 - 1,800

LOT 148

A Bukhara embroidered suzani, late 19th/early 20th century, Uzbek, worked in multicoloured silk threads on six cotton panels, with an ikat border and cotton backing, 205 x 157cm

£400 - 600

LOT 149

A pair of fruitwood urns, early 20th century, each constructed from alternating timbers, with an everted rim and bulbous body, raised on a waisted circular foot and a stepped square base, 15cm wide

15cm deep

18cm high (2)

£200 - 400

150

An Oudenaarde-style tapestry, of recent manufacture, woven with a verdure design, 189 x 250cm

£400 - 600

LOT 151

A pair of Victorian simulated rosewood side chairs, 19th century, each with bobbin and spiral-turned detail, and with a caned seat,

44cm wide

49cm deep

85cm high (2)

£300 - 500

152

A primitive gnarled elm pig bench, 19th century, the rectangular top raised on spreading supports, 152cm wide

42cm deep

37cm high

£400 - 600

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A George III 3½-inch terrestrial globe by Charles Smith & Son (fl.1803-1862), early 19th century, titled ‘Smith’s Terrestrial Globe exhibiting the whole of the Discoveries of the different circumnavigators to 1810. Published by C. Smith, Strand, Oct 1 1810’, in a shagreen case, case 11cm diameter

£3,000 - 4,000

154

An oak and woven seagrass Orkney chair, c.1920, Scottish, with an arched hooded top, above a pair of open arms and a drop-in seat, raised on tapering square supports united by stretchers,

63cm wide

55cm deep

140cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 155

A turned beech tazza, 20th century, with a gadrooned body over a plain stem and circular foot, 26cm diameter

20cm high

£100 - 200

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An export camphor wood travel chest, late 19th century, Chinese, with a hinged lid and brass mounts, raised on bracket feet,

170cm wide

50cm deep

52cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Somersal Hall, Derbyshire.

A kilim flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven with polychrome geometric motifs,

250 x 178cm

£300 - 500 157

A Hollywood Regency painted toleware chandelier, mid/late 20th century, French or Italian, modelled as a palm tree with five branches,

49cm diameter

42cm high

80cm high including chain

£400 - 600

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A zinc window frame, early 20th century, French, of baroque form with scrolling decoration, 117cm wide

122cm high

£200 - 400

A taxidermy giraffe shoulder mount (Giraffa giraffa), early 20th century, 79cm wide

72cm deep

280cm high

£800 - 1,200

IMPORTANT NOTE: This lot is subject to CITES regulations when exporting outside the UK. Non-UK potential purchasers should be aware that, under EU/UK guidance issued March 2014, it is possible that you may not be able to obtain a CITES re-export permit for this lot.

A painted and carved mango wood model, 20th century, Indian, possibly Rajasthan, of an elephant’s rump, decorated throughout with floral sprays, 59cm wide 45cm deep

110cm high

£400 - 600

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A Louis XV-style painted and parcel-gilt overmantel mirror, late 19th century, French, with an elaborately scrolling crest decorated with grapes, the frame with beaded detail and acanthus decoration to the bottom corners, surrounding a mercury glass plate, 125cm wide

231cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 163

A pair of Empire-style gilt and patinated bronze table lamps, first half of the 20th century, French, each with a fluted column with scrolling acanthus detail, the base supported by putti, and with a custom-made shade from Ann’s, Kensington Church Street, 17cm wide

17cm deep

66cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 164

A vargueno or bargueño-style cabinet on stand, 20th century, Spanish, the studded and leather-covered cabinet with an arrangement of compartments and drawers, raised on an ebonised 17th-century-style stand, cabinet 90cm wide

37cm deep

54.5cm high

133cm high overall with stand (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 165

A George II red and gilt-japanned bureau, second quarter of the 18th century and later, with a fall front enclosing a fitted interior, above two short and two long drawers, raised on bracket feet, with all-over chinoiserie decoration of figures, birds, rockwork and pagodas, 77cm wide

42cm deep

108cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 166

A silvered-metal wall sconce, late 19th/early 20th century, Northern European, of elongated octagonal form, with repoussé decoration, domed convex panels and foliage, 49cm wide

20cm deep

64cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 167

A composed pair of gilt-metal table lamps, 20th century, each with a reeded column and raised on a plinth base, larger 14cm wide

81cm high including shade (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 168

A pair of Louis XV-style ormolu candlesticks, late 19th century, French, in the manner of Juste-Aurèle Meissonier (French, 1695-1750), each cast in the rococo taste with foliate scrolls and chute de piastres, 16cm diameter

25cm high (2)

£200 - 400

Provenance: Maurice ‘Dick’ Turpin, Barons Keep, London W14.

For a Louis XV period pair of the same design, see Christie’s, ‘The Collector’, 12 November 2020, lot 2.

LOT 169

A pair of lamps from Southend Pier, each of circular shape, iron, copper, galvanised, with St George’s flag finial and ‘rigging’, over windows with curved access doors, 54cm diameter

133cm high (2)

£600 - 800

These lamps were in position on top of tall columns in 1973, prior to a devastating fire at the pier in 1976

LOT 170

A Victorian walnut partners’ desk by Robert Strahan & Co. of Dublin, c.1860, Irish, with an embossed leather top with a carved edge, each corner mounted with carved lion monopedia, fitted with panelled cupboards enclosing drawers, each side with hinged panelled folio compartments, centred with an arched apron, labelled ‘Robert Strahan Cabinet Maker & Upholsterer, Auctioneer and Undertaker 24 Henry Street Dublin, Established A.D. 1776’, stamped ‘Strahan’ prolifically across the piece and numbered ‘AN20Z58’, 117cm wide

95cm deep

75cm high

£4,000 - 6,000

Founded in 1776 as a cabinetmaker, trading from 10-11 Chancery Lane, Dublin, Robert Strahan & Co. grew to become one of Ireland’s premier furniture designers. After exhibiting at the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853 in Dublin, a walnut table displayed at the second London International Exhibition of 1862, showcased their talent for both design and manufacture.

Bringing together marquetry, scrolling foliage, masks, strapwork and cartouches in a piece of some merit, influenced by the work of Thomas Hope and Richard Bridgens, it was illustrated in ‘The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue’ for the London exhibition.

Designing and manufacturing for the Office of Public Works, they went on to gain a reputation for high quality furniture, and were commissioned to design and manufacture for some of the great Irish country houses, such as Doneraile Court, Co. Cork and Lisnavagh, Co. Carlow.

By 1815, the firm had expanded to 24-25 Henry Street, Dublin, before expanding further still, in 1845, to 5 Leister Street. In 1870, the firm moved again, to Abbey Street, trading under the family name until 1969.

LOT 171

A reverse glass painting, 18th/19th century, Chinese export, in the manner of François Boucher (French, 1703-1770), depicting Leda and the Swan seated by a lake, 34.5 x 44cm, framed £3,000 - 5,000

LOT 172

A Louis XV-style tortoiseshell and brass bracket clock in the style of André-Charles Boulle, 19th century, French, surmounted by a seated figure of a cherub, the dial with enamelled numerals and inscribed ‘T. J. Paris’, the glass applied with classical scrolling foliage, with a ‘ting tang’ quarter-strike movement chiming on a bell, on scroll feet, above a bracket with scrolling foliate mounts, overall 42cm wide 20cm deep 102cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 173

A black and red lacquered wooden occasional table, early 20th century, Burmese, the octagonal top raised on a folding base with arched detail, 66cm wide

66cm deep

62cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 174

A Queen Anne scarlet and gilt-japanned side chair,

c.1710, with a scrolled crest rail flanking a figural vignette, over a curved back with a central panel depicting flowers, birds and pagodas, above a caned seat, raised on angular cabriole supports united by a wavy stretcher, 51cm wide

60cm deep

122cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

For two similar pairs see: Christie’s, ‘The Ann and Gordon Getty Collection: Volume Four - Chinese Works of Art, English and European Furniture and Decorative Arts, Day Sale’, 23 October 2022, lots 577 and 578, which are described to have been part of a larger suite, once comprising six chairs and a daybed, formerly in the collection of Archbold van Beuren.

LOT 175

A Regency lacquered chest on stand, 19th century, the top and front decorated with chinoiserie scenes, the single panelled door opening to reveal collector’s drawers within, the stand with turned legs united by an undertier, 40cm wide

32cm deep

116cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 176

A pair of Imari porcelain jardinières, 20th century, Japanese, each decorated with flowers, foliage, and pagodas with gilt decoration, and raised on a black lacquer stand, 39cm diameter

50cm high in total (4)

£250 - 350

LOT 177

A mahogany blanket chest-on-stand in the George II Irish taste, early 20th century, the hinged lid, with a moulded edge, enclosing storage space, raised on a carved base with foliate decoration and lion paw supports, 145cm wide

70cm deep

81cm high

£700 - 1,000

LOT 178

A large George IV-style mahogany footstool, of recent manufacture but incorporating earlier elements, the rectangular seat with hessian upholstery, raised on reeded supports, 152cm wide

78cm deep

49cm high

£1,200 - 1,800

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A gilt-metal valet, 19th century, raised on cast trestle ends, 37.5cm wide

41cm deep

112cm high

£200 - 400

180

A George III mahogany wing armchair, late 18th century and later, upholstered in silk damask and raised on square supports united by stretchers, terminating in ceramic castors, 82cm wide

88cm deep

111cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

181

A lacquered wooden low table, 19th century, Chinese, the rectangular top above a laced apron and square supports, terminating in bracket feet, 256cm wide

56cm deep

62cm high

£300 - 500

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A black-lacquered elm low table, 20th century, Chinese, the rectangular top above two frieze drawers, raised on square supports and peg feet,

87cm wide

56cm deep

59cm high

£200 - 400

A pair of Empire-style gilt and patinated bronze five-light candelabra, c.1860, French, each in the form of a caryatid holding a torch aloft, on a stepped white and brocatelle marble base, 32cm wide

25cm deep

56cm high (2)

£300 - 500

A carved oak pew, 19th century, with a crenulated top rail, over a pierced quatrefoil frieze and panels, the sides with carved roundels and columns, 245cm wide

43cm deep

132cm high

£400 - 600

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A matched pair of embossed leather wastepaper bins, 20th century, each of tapering faceted form with gilt-tooled decoration and a marbled paper interior, each centred with a rampant lion and set with lion mask loop handles, one stamped ‘The General Trading Co. (Mayfair) LTD., Grantham Place, Park Lane, W1’, 30cm wide

23cm deep

29cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 186

A Victorian oak whip rack, second half of the 19th century, with a barley twist frame, terminating in ball finials and applied masks to each corner,

69cm wide

9cm deep

69cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 187

A pair of beech and woven leather stools, mid-20th century, Spanish, each of rectangular form, raised on turned and knopped supports united by stretchers, 41cm wide

41cm deep

45cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 188

A baroque ebonised fruitwood mirror, late 17th/early 18th century and later, Dutch, with a ripple-moulded frame surrounding a later glass plate, 55cm wide

60cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 189

A tortoiseshell and gold piqué work snuffbox, c.1750, Italian, Naples, of shaped rectangular outline, decorated all over with rococo scrolls, 7.5cm wide

6cm deep

4cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 190

A Persian wool rug, 20th century, woven with scrolling foliate motifs to a pale ground, 185 x 125cm

£200 - 400

LOT 191

A pair of toleware table lamps, of recent manufacture, each in the form of a tea canister, with gilt decoration on a green ground, each with a tapered shade, canisters 24cm diameter

45cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 192

A Regency mahogany bergère library armchair, c.1810, with a reeded frame and ring-turned supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, with a caned back, sides and seat with loose buttoned-leather cushions, stamped ‘HI’ beneath the frame, 58cm wide

68cm deep

86cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 193

A painted and parcelgiltwood mirror, 18th century, North Italian, with a scrolling rococo frame surrounding an arched mercury glass plate, 68cm wide

87cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 194

An oak and walnut window seat, early 20th century, French, the high sides with pierced decoration, raised on outsplayed square supports united by stretchers, 108cm wide

33cm deep

88cm high

£200 - 300

A pair of Regency black lacquer and penwork waterfall bookcases, c.1815, each with a scrolling top and three graduated shelves, above a pair of cupboard doors and a base drawer raised on waisted bun feet, with all-over floral and foliate decoration with lattice details to the doors, one bookcase stamped ‘EOB’ to the back,

66cm wide

35cm deep

127cm high (2)

£6,000 - 8,000

Provenance: Spencer Swaffer Antiques, Arundel.

A walnut, rosewood, and fruitwood marquetry commode, late 18th/early 19th century, North Italian, the rectangular top with crossbanded detail, above two long drawers and tapering square supports,

127cm wide

50cm deep

94cm high

£500 - 700

A late Victorian oak and leather club fender, c.1900, each end set with a studded seat above plain supports, raised on a moulded base, 149cm wide

46cm deep

51cm high

£500 - 700

A flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven with alternating black and white stripes, 248 x 172cm

£300 - 500

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A baroque ebonised wooden mirror, late 17th/early 18th century, Dutch, with a geometric ripple-moulded frame, surrounding a rectangular glass plate, 55cm wide

61cm high

£600 - 800

A Victorian oak ottoman, 19th century and later, of waisted rectangular shape, upholstered in silk and cotton fabric with studded detail, raised on bun feet,

173cm wide

52cm deep

52cm high

£200 - 400

A nest of four burr oak and ebonised tables, of recent manufacture, each rectangular top raised on ring-turned supports and outsplayed feet, largest 59cm wide

39cm deep

59cm high (4)

£200 - 400

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A George I-style walnut and parcel-gilt pier mirror, 19th century, with a carved foliate crest flanked by a pair of phoenixes, above a shaped bevelled and engraved glass plate, 69cm wide

146cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 203

A painted pine chest of drawers, late 18th/early 19th century, Northern European, with a rectangular faux marble top above three graduated drawers, raised on tapering square supports, decorated all over with chinoiserie motifs,

125cm wide

61cm deep

102cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 204

A small vernacular elm milking stool, 19th century, of asymmetrical tripod form, 41cm wide

34cm deep

30cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 205

A Persian wool carpet, mid-20th century, Kirman, woven with scrolling foliate motifs, distressed, 407 x 261cm

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 206

A pair of painted and bleached occasional tables, 20th century, Indian, each with a circular top, carved to the centre with a floral medallion within a wide carved rim, raised on a pierced tripod base,

45cm diameter

47cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 207

A pair of George II-style mahogany wing armchairs, 19th century, each upholstered in heavy cotton twill with striped cotton back and sides, raised on shell-carved cabriole supports, terminating in pad feet,

79cm wide

73cm deep

92cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 208

A large Aubusson-style needlepoint carpet, 20th century, the ivory fields with all-over foliate decoration within a plain red border, 553 x 350cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 209

A pair of painted wall mirrors, 20th century, Italian, each white-painted frame in rococo style, with carved scrolling acanthus leaves, 59cm wide

90cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 210

A pair of small Regenc y-style mahogany open bookcases, late 19th/early 20th century, each rectangular top with strung detail, above a pair of drawers and shelves, raised on splayed bracket feet,

76cm wide

26cm deep

81cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 211

A pair of George IV carved giltwood wall brackets, early/mid-19th century, with acanthus leaf decoration, 62cm wide

31cm deep

25cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 212

A large walnut architect’s model of a staircase, late 19th/early 20th century, probably French, of rectilinear form with a pierced balustrade, 58cm wide

43cm deep

80cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 213

A Victorian oak hall bench, c.1850, with a scroll rail above a panelled back and seat, set between a pair of bold, carved boar’s-head terminals, and raised on foliate-carved cup and cover supports, 158cm wide

80cm deep

104cm high

£4,000 - 6,000

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A Regenc y-style giltwood convex mirror, 19th century and later, with an eagle crest and an ebonised slip, 66cm wide 91cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 215

A vernacular elm settle, late 18th/early 19th century and later, with a dentil-moulded cornice above two drawers and a cupboard, with open arms and a box seat on a plinth base, 103cm wide 70cm deep 170cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 216

A suzani-inspired flat-weave wool carpet, of recent manufacture, with polychrome floral and foliate embroidery, 295 x 191cm

£400 - 600

A George III satinwood side cabinet, late 18th century, of breakfront outline, the crossbanded top above three doors fitted with silk panels, raised on peg feet, 143cm wide

42cm deep

85cm high

£600 - 800

A large chinoiserie painted and lacquered wooden coffee table, 20th century, the panelled top decorated with birds and branches within a lotus-detailed border, raised on stylised supports,

153cm wide

92cm deep

48cm high

£400 - 600

A pair of Regenc y-style painted faux bamboo side tables, of recent manufacture, each of square form, with two shelves with inset verre églomisé glass panels, raised on outswept supports,

54cm wide

54cm deep

57cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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An oak refectory table in the 17th-century style, early 20th century, with a cleated plank top above a foliate-carved frieze, raised on ring-turned supports united by stretchers, terminating in block feet,

244cm wide

107cm deep

75cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

An Heriz wool rug, early 20th century, Persian, woven with geometric foliate motifs to a red ground, 313 x 211cm

£500 - 700

A pair of Renaissance-style walnut sgabello hall chairs, c.1900, Italian, each with a carved figural back, above a canted rectangular seat, and shaped supports united by a stretcher, 41cm wide

47cm deep

106cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 220

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A brass and glass lantern, 19th century, Danish, of rectangular form with a domed top with pierced decoration, 28cm wide

15cm deep

53cm high

£300 - 400

A pair of carved giltwood wing armchairs, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian, each with a scrolling rococo frame and cabriole supports, upholstered in foliate fabric, 82cm wide

65cm deep

122cm high (2)

£500 - 800

A beech studio easel by Lefranc et Cie of Paris, early 20th century, French, with a ratchet action, raised on plain supports and castors,

56cm wide

50cm deep

148cm high (lowest)

£300 - 500

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A George II mahogany tripod table, mid-18th century and later, the circular top with carved decoration centred with an image of St George slaying the dragon, with a birdcage action and raised on a similarly carved baluster column and outswept supports, terminating in pad feet,

80cm diameter

70cm high

£300 - 500

A pair of chestnut benches, 19th century, French, each slender rectangular top raised on turned supports, terminating in square feet united by stretchers,

188cm wide

95cm deep

45cm high (2)

£350 - 450

A pair of George III ebonised and parcel-gilt oval mirrors, late 18th/early 19th century and later, Irish, each moulded frame set with faceted glass cabochons and enclosing a glass plate, 64cm wide

80cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 228

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A late Victorian Aesthetic period walnut bench, c.1880, in the ‘Sussex’ style with turned decoration, the high back and open arms above a rush seat, and tapering supports united by stretchers,

162cm wide

58cm deep

85cm high

£800 - 1,200

A set of twelve George III-style painted wooden dining chairs, 20th century, each with a pierced splat and foliate decoration, with a gingham check seat, raised on tapering square supports,

50cm wide

53cm deep

90cm high (12)

£1,000 - 1,500

A George III-style giltwood overmantel mirror, early 20th century, in the Chippendale taste, the frame of scrolling rococo outline with foliate decoration, enclosing a triple plate, 135cm wide

95cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 229

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A walnut and feather-banded chest of drawers, 18th century and later, the rectangular top with matched veneers, above two short and three long drawers, raised on bracket feet, 97cm wide

54cm deep

102cm high

£300 - 500

An architectural model, 20th century, with a domed cupola and foliate finial over an octagonal base, 29cm wide

84cm high

£600 - 800

A Louis XV-style giltwood and marble pier table, late 19th century, French, of serpentine outline, with a rouge marble top, raised on rococo cabriole supports united by an undertier, 147cm wide

53cm deep

97cm high

£400 - 600

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A mythological stained-glass roundel, 19th century, Continental, of oval form, depicting Dionysus within a vineyard, 20 x 26cm, mounted in a lead frame

£200 - 300

A pair of George III giltwood reverse-painted glass mirrors, 18th century, each painted with a scene of a courting couple, 68 x 42cm (2)

£1,500 - 2,000

A flat-weave wool carpet of Scandinavian design, of recent manufacture, in the manner of Märta Måås-Fjetterström, woven with geometric motifs in pale tones, 304 x 252cm

£1,000 - 2,000

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A late Victorian walnut tub chair by Gillows, c.1880, with a button-upholstered back and arms, raised on beaded and fluted turned supports terminating in brass caps and castors, stamped and numbered to the back leg, presented with a loose floral cover, 75cm wide

84cm deep

77cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 239

A small oak coffer, 17th century, the plank top over a three-panelled front, with carved and inlaid geometric decoration and stylised trailing leaves, 106cm wide

48cm deep

58cm high

£300 - 500

A large Oushak wool carpet, of recent manufacture, decorated with multicoloured stylised motifs to a pale blue ground, within a foliate border, 388 x 300cm

£3,000 - 5,000

LOT 240

LOT 238

An enamelled and gilt glass bowl, 19th century, French, of wide compressed globular form with waisted neck and everted rim, decorated in turquoise and white enamels, with gilt highlights,

23cm diameter

11.5cm high

£300 - 400

A George II oak dresser base, mid-18th century, the rectangular top with a moulded edge, above three drawers and turned supports, terminating in pad feet,

167cm wide

47cm deep

79cm high

£400 - 600

A pair of George III mahogany and boxwood strung bedside tables, c.1790, of bow-fronted outline, each top above a candle slide, a drawer and an open shelf, raised on tapering square supports terminating in spade feet,

45cm wide

36cm deep

77cm high (2)

£700 - 900

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A pair of miniature Regency penwork bellows, early 19th century, of typical form, with chinoiserie decoration, Moroccan leather and brass studs, 10cm wide

4cm deep

29cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 245

A pair of pressed gilt-metal pictures, late 18th/early 19th century, each depicting a pastoral landscape, with cabins and woodland alongside a river, indistinctly inscribed to the reverse, 18.5 x 22.5cm, each in a moulded giltwood frame (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 246

Three Regency ormolu candelabra, 19th century, each with a flame finial over a reeded column and raised on a tripartite base, comprising one larger flanked by a smaller pair, largest 34cm diameter

87cm high (3)

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 247

A pair of walnut pot cupboards, 19th century, each of fluted cylindrical form with a hinged lid above a base drawer, each set with lacquered brass carry handles, with later glass tops, 45cm diameter

46cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 248

A walnut cased travelling decanter set, c.1860, French, with gilt-brass mounts, fitted with four glass and gilded decanters to a silk-lined interior, 12.5cm wide

12.5cm deep

14.5cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 249

A Victorian walnut and brass-bound travelling vanity case, 19th century, silver mounts by Thomas Johnson, London 1860 and 1862, retailed by Asprey, 166 Bond Street, London, fitted with various vanity bottles and tools, the reverse of the hinged lid with a document compartment, case 30cm wide

24cm deep

13cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 250

A collection of Edwardian parasol and cane handles and mounts, early 20th century, including six partidgewood examples, two with mother-of-pearl handles, one in the shape of a swan, a horn mount and a porcelain mount, swan 27cm long (9)

£150 - 250

LOT 251

A carved olivewood walking stick, 19th century, Greek, the handle modelled as a horse’s head and bearded man, 10.5cm wide

77cm long, together with a another silver-mounted walking stick, 20th century, the handle in the form of a bulldog with glass inset eyes and bone teeth, the silver collar initialled ‘WF’ and dated ‘July 19th 1940’, 3cm wide

94cm long (2)

£300 - 500

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A carved, painted and giltwood crucifix, late 19th/early 20th century, Continental, of typical form with an angel mask terminal, 84cm wide

20cm deep

129cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 253

A medieval carved limestone pot quern, c.12th-14th century, of octagonal form set with a mask, 33cm wide

36cm deep

20cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 254

A carved and painted wooden butcher’s trade sign, early 20th century and later, in the form of a pig, inscribed ‘…Gate Family Butchers, established 1850, Choice Cuts from our own Farms’, 100cm wide

30cm deep

65cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 255

A pair of Fabergé-style cold-painted bronze figures, dated 1912, Russian, cast and cold-painted as A A Kudinov and N N Pustynnikov, inscribed in Cyrillic on the heels and soles of the boots ‘Kamer-Kazak since 1894/A. A. Kudinov/Fabergé/1912’ and ‘Kamer-Kazak since 1894/N. N. Pustynnikov/ Fabergé/1912’, 7cm wide

6cm deep

18.5cm high (2)

£400 - 600

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Attributed to Louis Hottot (French, 1829-1905), late 19th/early 20th century, French, a cold-painted and patinated spelter Orientalist figure, depicting a female playing a lyre, standing in front of a vase and raised on a rectangular base with a simulated bamboo frame, the base signed ‘L Hottot’, 22cm wide

34cm deep

69cm high

£600 - 800

A bronzed figure of a young girl, late 19th/early 20th century, a basket of fruit slung over her left shoulder, 25cm wide

23cm deep

66cm high

£300 - 500

A large bronze mortar, c.1650, probably Whitechapel, London, with a wide rim, cast below with a band of scrolls and scallop shells, repeated to the central band, wire-moulded, with a flared foot and recessed foot rim, 32.5cm diameter

24.5cm high, 38kg

£1,000 - 1,500

Two Egyptian imperial porphyry pestles, 18th century, Italian, each of typical form, the larger incorporating a rare black xenolith, 6cm diameter

19cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

Provenance: A private collection, UK; acquired by the owner in Padova, Italy, c.1980s.

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A painted and parcel-gilt wooden hall bench, 19th century, Dutch, Amsterdam, the arched back, with scrolling foliate decoration and painted after Melchior d’Hondecoeter with birds in a courtyard, above a rectangular seat and scrolling rococo supports, 133cm wide

44cm deep

113cm high

£1,500 - 2,000

This style of bench was often seen in the hall of the canal houses in Amsterdam. This example is unusual given that it is painted, as most were decorated simply.

A wool carpet of Persian Bidjar design, 20th century, Indian, woven with a shaped medallion and Herati motifs to a red and blue ground, 336 x 250cm

£400 - 600

LOT 262

A triptych icon of the Deisis, 17th century, Greek, tempera on panel with gilding, with two doors enclosing a central panel depicting an enthroned Christ flanked by the Mother of God and St John the Baptist, open 62cm wide

7cm deep

62cm high

£600 - 800

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A cork picture or diorama, c.1908, showing the process of cork making, the central panel depicting the cutting of cork bark from the trees, with a painted background, flanked with ten different panels depicting the process of manufacturing the cut cork, in a bevelled mount with dog-tooth, anthemion and bead-and-dart borders, all on velvet, surmounted with a carved St George and the Dragon, the lower section centred with a coat of arms, signed ‘E Barcelo’, labelled verso ‘Property of Salip Warden & Co Ltd, Catalonia House, 1 Alie St, E1’, 71 x 105cm, within a natural cork frame

£1,000 - 2,000

The picture is believed to have been made for the company Salip Warden Co. Ltd., founded by the vendor’s grandfather in 1910, and was believed to have taken two years to produce.

A grand tour-style composite cork model of the Temple of Athena at Paestum, of recent manufacture, on a rectangular painted wooden base, 62cm wide 27cm deep

22.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

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A grand tour-style composite cork model in the manner of Domenico Padiglione, c.1990, The Temple of Segesta, housed within an ebonised and glazed cabinet, raised on a moulded stand with tapering square supports,

76cm wide

35cm deep

24cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

An Attic-style terracotta krater, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian, with red-figure decoration to a black ground, with three gladiators to one side, the other similarly decorated with a figure on horseback, 32.5cm diameter

35cm high

£200 - 300

An Attic-style terracotta krater, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian, with red-figure decoration on a black ground, 37cm diameter

34cm high

£200 - 300

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After Hendrick Goltzius, a set of nine giclée prints from the ‘Icones Imperatorum Romanorum’, each marked with edition number ‘101/295’ in pencil and with Trowbridge blind stamp, 46 x 46cm, framed (9)

£400 - 600

A grand tour specimen marble centre table, second half of the 19th century and later, Italian, the circular top inlaid with numerous radiating hardstone specimens, raised on a serpentine marble column,

75cm diameter

61cm high

£1,500 - 2,000

A carved marble portrait relief, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian, centred with a profile head of Julius Caesar crowned with a laurel wreath, within a moulded oval frame with inscription to the bottom, 57 x 49cm

£1,500 - 2,500

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A Roman-style marble cuirassed torso of an Emperor, 20th century, raised on a stone plinth base,

After Pietro Bazzanti, ‘The Three Graces’, white marble, inscribed to the base ‘P Bazzanti Florence’, 32cm wide

20cm deep

59cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 273

A painted wooden and composition pedestal, 20th century, with a cylindrical column, the square top and base with imitation rouge marble decoration, 30cm wide

30cm deep

100cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 274

A group of eleven classical engraved prints, 17th century, comprising six after François Perrier, ‘Segmenta Nobilium Signorum et Statuarum’, depicting Roman sculptures, largest 32 x 24cm, together with five similar examples and an index, framed together (12)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 272

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After Francesco Panini

‘Veduta Di Piazza Colonna con in mezzo la magnifica Colonna di Antonino Pio che da il nome alla detta Piazza ornata con Chiesa Palaz e fontana’;, ‘Veduta Della Facciata della Chiesa del Gesù, e sua Piazza, con li magnifichi edifizi, e palazzi circonvicini, che sono nominati con l’indicazione de’ numeri’; ‘Veduta del Sacro Palazzo Apolostico Ponteficio, e sue Piazza nel Quirinale detto Monte Cavello’; ‘Veduta Di Ripa-grande, e dell’Ospizio Apostolico detto di S. Michele’ a set of four engravings

visible 48 x 70.5cm (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 276

A gilt-bronze and white marble tazza, c.1830, with reeded scrolled handles, on a trumpet foot and plinth base with a band of foliage, 21cm wide

17cm deep

28cm high

£500 - 800

Provenance: Sotheby’s, ‘Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art from the Collection of Gianni Versace, Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio’, 19 March 2009, lot 529.

LOT 277

Edward Arlington Foley (Irish, 1814-1874), a portrait bust of a woman as Diana, white marble, inscribed to the reverse ‘E A FOLEY Sc 1874’, 40cm wide

27cm deep

29cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 278

A glazed terracotta column plinth by Lipscombe and Co., late 19th century, of plain form with imitation granite decoration, raised on a stepped ebonised base, stamped, 40cm diameter

97cm high

£400 - 600

A pair of Empire-style alabaster and gilt-metal-mounted cassolettes, 19th century, French, each with swan-neck scroll handles and shell detail, over a shaped base and bun feet, 16cm wide

11.5cm deep

16.5cm high (2)

£200 - 400

A grand tour bronze of the Borghese Gladiator, 19th century, raised on an oval marble base, 33cm wide

13cm deep

28cm high

£600 - 800

A French Empire gilt-bronze bust of the Apollo Belvedere, first quarter of the 19th century, on a modern green marble plinth, with base 17cm wide

14cm deep

25cm high

£500 - 800

Provenance: Sotheby’s, ‘Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art from the Collection of Gianni Versace, Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio’, 19 March 2009, lot 529.

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Balance and Erudition: The Selected Contents from a Chester Jones interior

Just moments from Holland Park’s Leighton House and the Design Museum, this Addison Road home, built in 1856-57, carries a rich artistic legacy. Its most celebrated resident, Victorian painter Herbert Gustave Schmalz (1856-1935), created its beautiful studio, which remains a defining feature. Today, the interiors - designed by Chester Jonesoffer a calm and inviting atmosphere, seamlessly blending character and elegance whilst honouring the building’s artistic heritage.

Chester Jones is a British interior designer, architect and author, known for his timeless, understated and meticulously styled interiors. His studio is small, deliberately so, but his experience is wide. Jones was an architect before joining Colefax and Fowler, one of the UK’s principal firms of traditional decoration, ending up as managing director.

With a background in architecture and an encyclopedic knowledge of contemporary art and antiques, Chester Jones crafts interiors that harmoniously meld elegance and comfort. His design philosophy - rooted in balance, erudition, and the joy of living among meaningful objectsis reflected throughout the current owner’s collection. The bold, monochromatic pattern of a Nafana Bedu plank mask creates a striking contrast against off-white walls, while the rich patina of an 18th-century Italian armoire is juxtaposed with the vivid colour palettes of modern and contemporary artwork, showcasing a masterful interplay of history and creativity.

Chester Jones and his team incorporate antiques and artefacts from diverse cultures and periods - not for their nostalgia, but to form a ‘collage of intriguing relationships’ through careful arrangement. These pieces interact, enhancing one another, gaining new energy, and remaining relevant in the present. As the thoughtfully curated works from this collection come to market through Sworders’ upcoming sales, they offer a glimpse into a design philosophy where past and present exist in perfect harmony - proof that great interiors, like great art, are never bound by time.

Further items from the collection will be offered for sale in Sworders’ Modern & Contemporary Art, Design, and Old Master, British and European Art auctions - see sworder.co.uk for further information.

Photography | © Russell Simpson

A Baule mask, 20th century, carved softwood and pigment, raised on a contemporary metal stand, 48cm diameter

86.5cm high including stand

£200 - 400

A carved carruba wood armoire, first half of the 18th century, Italian, Genoa, the scrolled pediment over a pair of carved panel doors, 230cm wide

90cm deep

300cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Sotheby’s, ‘Important Continental Furniture and Tapestries’, 30 May 1997, lot 93.

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A Regenc y-style ebonised and parcel-gilt chaise longue, 20th century, with striped herringbone upholstery, raised on ring-turned supports, terminating in brass caps and castors stamped ‘Collinson & Lock’, 233cm wide 97cm deep 90cm high

£800 - 1,200

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A pair of Liverpool delft plates, c.1760, each painted in the Fazackerley style with flowers in a rock garden, 23cm diameter (2)

£150 - 250

A large ash and ebony-inlaid centre table by Chester Jones, of recent manufacture, the circular top with geometric stringing, raised on ebonised, tapering, bobbin-turned supports, 182cm diameter 76cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 287

A large oak five-leaf folding screen, of recent manufacture, with studded upholstered panels, overall 350cm

£400 - 600

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A Nafana Bedu plank mask, early 20th century, West African, Ivory Coast or Ghana, carved wood and pigment, raised on a contemporary metal stand, mask 105cm high

overall 150cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 289

Two pichhwai paintings, early 20th century, Indian, probably Rajasthan, pigment on cotton, one depicting the ‘Annakuta Festival’ with Shrinathji (young Krishna) to the centre, the other, a herd of cows on a yellow ground, each pichhwai approximately 149 x 94cm, mounted on red taffeta (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 290

A fruitwood window screen, 19th century, Chinese, with pierced geometric decoration, set into a later frame, 125cm wide

7cm deep

125cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 291

A blonde oak refectory table in the 17th-century taste, of recent manufacture, the scrubbed plank top raised on panelled square supports united by stretchers, 305cm long

107cm wide

74.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 292

A pair of neoclassical oak and painted pine occasional tables, 19th century and later, each of Corinthian capital form, adapted from architectural elements, 63cm wide

63cm deep

55cm high (2)

£300 - 500

From the Collection of David and Sandy Fuller

David William Fuller (1935-2024)

David joined Ackermann’s, the leading dealers in British sporting art, in 1958. Like many young gallery assistants before him, he learned the ropes the hard way - framing pictures after collecting them from restorers, delivering purchases to clients, and visiting auction houses. There were few books or photographic reproductions to learn from, apart from those in the Witt Library, which were also the primary reference for attributions.

David’s timing was fortunate, as sporting art was gaining popularity not only in Britain but also in North America. Paul Mellon was assembling the greatest collection of British works of art ever gathered by a private individual, sparking a surge of interest in the genre.

Following the unexpected closure of Ackermann’s in 1991, David went on to establish himself as a highly respected independent consultant, working with prestigious auction houses and galleries. Most Mondays, he could be found strolling down Bond Street, making his rounds at Bonhams, Sotheby’s and Christie’s. He was also a frequent visitor to Sworders, where his expertise and wise counsel were greatly valued. The Fine Interiors department is thrilled to present a curated selection of objects from his personal collection, reflecting his diverse interests and deep passion.

LOT 293

A Victorian woolwork picture, 19th century, worked in long stitch using multicoloured threads, depicting a vase with birds and flowers, 31 x 24cm, framed and glazed £100 - 200

LOT 294

A woolwork picture, early 20th century, worked in long stitch using multicoloured threads, depicting a Japanese battleship, 32 x 35cm, framed and glazed £100 - 200

LOT 295

A silk and wool needlepoint panel, 18th century, worked in tent stitch heightened with French knots, depicting a basket of flowers with carnations, tulips, sunflowers, chrysanthemum and roses, on a burgundy ground, 39 x 34cm, framed and glazed £150 - 200

A carved softwood Corpus Christi, probably 18th century, Continental, the crucified figure of Christ wearing a blue painted loincloth, the figure with traces of gesso and colour,

62cm wide

14cm deep

60cm high

£500 - 1,000

A carved bone and wood casket, 19th century possibly incorporating earlier elements, Northern Italian, in the manner of the workshop of Baldassare Ubriachi (Embriachi), the exterior with panels carved in relief with figures standing beneath a canopy, the hinged lid with winged boys, enclosing a single compartment,

21cm wide

11cm deep

15cm high

£400 - 600

A George IV engraved horn beaker, dated 1826, dedicated to ‘Richd. Ely Bricklayer London 1826, from N. Spilman Sculp. Yarmouth’ engraved with ‘The Pier Head & Harbour’s Mouth, Yarmouth’, opposite an armorial and motto ‘Esto Fidelis’ and flanked by figures holding flags engraved ‘Friendship & Benevolence’ and ‘Unity with all, Envy to none’, 7.5cm diameter

9.2cm high

£400 - 600

Provenance: Jonathan Horne, purchased from the vendor, 23 March 1996.

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FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 299-416

A George III-style carved giltwood and gesso oval mirror, 19th century, with a sectional glass plate and ribbon-tied decoration punctuated with oval paterae,

89cm wide

123cm high

£600 - 800

A Louis XVI-style painted wooden canapé, 19th century, French, with a rosebud cresting over serpentine arms and raised on tapering fluted supports,

200cm wide

70cm deep

95cm high

£300 - 500

A wool rug of Persian Bidjar design, mid-20th century, Indian, the central stylised floral motifs on a red field, 268 x 181cm

£200 - 300

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An upholstered footstool by Parker Knoll, of recent manufacture, the rectangular top with a grey wool covering, raised on turned wooden supports terminating in brass castors,

95cm wide

73cm deep

38cm high

£200 - 400

A wool tribal blanket, 20th century, composed of strips and woven in red and white stripes, 220 x 218cm

£200 - 400

A Gothic Revival toleware ewer, mid-19th century, in the manner of Hardman, the dark-blue ground with painted banded decoration, inscribed to the body ‘water to the mystical washing away of sin’, modelled with a spiral twisted handle,

24cm wide

29cm deep

51cm high

£200 - 400

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A baroque-style painted composition mirror, late 19th/early 20th century, French, of oval form with a scrolling foliate surmount, accented with a ram’s head flanked by putti, with ribbon-and-bead moulding surrounding a glass plate,

75cm wide

118cm high

£800 - 1,200

A vernacular ash and elm

Windsor armchair, c.1800, West Country, with a high hoop back above a shaped saddle seat with bent arm supports,

66cm wide

75cm deep

95cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

Provenance: Westvale, Nailwell, Bath, formerly the home of Baron and Lady Craigmyle.

A Louis Philippe marble and ormolu-mounted mantel clock, c.1840, French, the 3½-inch white enamelled dial with Roman chapter ring, signed ‘Raingo Frères, Paris’, within a white marble case surmounted by a gilt bacchanalian putto with a goat, the movement stamped ‘2866’, striking on a bell, 27cm wide

15cm deep

38cm high

£400 - 600

A Louis XV-style lacquered chinoiserie commode, first half of the 20th century, French, of serpentine outline with a brocatelle marble top, above two drawers, raised on cabriole supports, with all-over gilt-metal mounts, 121cm wide

51cm deep

89cm high

£600 - 800

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A Victorian rosewood stool, c.1840, with a button-upholstered seat with studded detail, and a foliate-carved ‘X’ structure united by ring-turned supports, 122cm wide

44cm deep

38cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 310

A Colefax and Fowler-inspired flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven in tones of red, green and brown with poppies to a pale ground, 241 x 187cm

£400 - 600

LOT 311

A brass oval mirror in the Louis XVI style, early 20th century, mounted by a pair of crossed torches and with a bevelled glass plate, 86cm wide

69cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 312

A Zsolnay Pécs pottery ewer, 19th century, Hungarian, in the Islamic taste, densely decorated with scrolls and flowering foliage, blue printed marks underneath, 19cm wide

16cm deep

33cm high, and a pair of similar Zsolnay Pécs bottle vases, 19th century, impressed numerals ‘640’ and blue printed marks to the base (3)

£300 - 500

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An Iznik-style tondino, 17th century, Italian, Padua, painted in blue, turquoise and light brown with a spray of flowers within a double line rim, 19.5cm diameter

£200 - 300

LOT 314

A pair of Persian Qajar-style glazed pottery table lamps, 20th century, each decorated with stylised flowers, converted, 11cm diameter

42cm high excluding fitting (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 315

A pair of polychrome-painted ceremonial figures, c.1900, Indian, modelled as a male and female in traditional dress, mounted on rectangular stands, 34cm wide

40cm deep

104cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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An Ottoman ivory, mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell-inlaid table casket, late 18th/early 19th century, Turkish, the sarcophagus-shaped hinged lid opening to a velvet-lined interior, two compartments, and the reverse of the lid enclosing two wirework floral displays and a mirror, raised on bracket supports, 44cm wide

26cm deep

40cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

A teak tester bed, 19th century, made for the Chinese community in Indonesia, with ornate, carved and giltwood panels, the tester of ‘trelliswork’ design over a side shelf with two drawers, a modern mattress and ornately carved front supports, mattress 5ft 4in wide

bed 176cm wide

250cm long

240cm high

£800 - 1,200

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LOT 317

A brass single-handed lantern clock, first half of the 18th century, by Edward Cutbush of Maidstone, the case of typical form with engraved frets and bell surmount, the brass chapter ring with Roman numerals and signed to the lower edge ‘Cutbush Maidstone’, the two-chain weight-driven movement with anchor escapement,

16.5cm wide

14.5cm deep

38cm high

£1,500 - 2,000

A Victorian 2¾in brass refracting telescope by Dollond and Co., London, mid-19th century, with a lacquered brass body tube with rack-and-pinion focusing and star-finder above, mounted on a racked semicircle, twin five-draw telescopic steadying bars, tapering pillar support above a folding tripod stand, a pair of mahogany-handled struts for rotating and elevating the telescope, with five lenses together with a mahogany and brass-mounted tripod stand, signed ‘Dollond London’, 43in long, with a hinged mahogany case, labelled stand 120cm wide

120cm deep

161cm high

£1,500 - 2,000

A patinated brass desk cannon, probably late 19th/early 20th century, with a turned barrel, raised on a stepped teak truckle with bronze wheels, 24cm wide

45cm deep

19cm high

£200 - 400

A Napoleon III patinated bronze and marble mantel clock, 19th century, French, the 8-inch enamel dial with Roman numerals and inscribed ‘GROS A LYON’, surmounted by a reclining classical maiden playing the lyre, raised on a stepped marble base with ormolu mounts, the movement with impressed numerals ‘408 48’, 40cm wide

14cm deep

31cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: The David and Sarah Battie Collection.

LOT 318

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LOT 321

After Jules Moigniez, of recent manufacture, a patinated bronze model of a stag, on an oval marble base, 37cm wide

20cm deep

75cm high

£500 - 700

323

A giltwood and verre églomisé glass mirror, 20th century, with a moulded frame and chinoiserie panels, surrounding a rectangular glass plate, 100cm wide

131cm high

£500 - 700

A leather rhino footstool, 20th century, in the manner of Dimitri Omersa for Liberty, 80cm wide

26cm deep

40cm high

£800 - 1,200

A Navajo-inspired kilim flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven in monochrome tones with diamond medallions and zigzag stripes, 281 x 182cm

£500 - 700

LOT 322

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LOT 325

A pair of Regenc y-style silvered wooden pier tables in the manner of Thomas Hope, of recent manufacture, each with a Welsh slate top raised on neoclassical monopod supports, 156cm wide

82cm deep

93cm high (2)

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 326

A collection of scatter cushions, including two crewelwork-style examples, two Bargello, as well as needlepoint, paisley and tapestry examples, largest 40 x 46cm (17)

£200 - 400

A George V needlework sampler, signed by ‘Ann Calvert Aged 12 Years’ and dated 1836, worked in predominantly red and green threads with verse and spot motif pattern, including baskets of flowers, trees, birds and stags,

48 x 41cm, framed and glazed

£200 - 300

Provenance: Christie’s, ‘The Edward James Collection’, 2-6 June 1986, lot 2052..

A Regency needlework sampler, by M A Clifton, dated ‘Sepbr. 19th 1821’, worked in multicoloured silks and wools on linen, with a verse to the centre above two large beehives surrounded by bees, flanked by columns surmounted by flowering urns, a floral wreath and garland, 34 x 30cm, in a glazed and ripple-moulded frame

£400 - 600

A pair of coopered elm buckets, late 19th/early 20th century, Chinese, each of cylindrical form with tapered handles, 34cm diameter

54cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 327

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LOT 331

A George IV rosewood centre table, c.1825, the rounded rectangular top with a beaded edge, with a snap action, above a waisted column with gadrooned moulding and a shaped rectangular base, raised on feet terminating in concealed brass castors,

140cm wide

105cm deep

76cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 332

A Hadji Jalili wool carpet, 19th century, Tabriz, the central field in muted earthy tones of ivory, hazelnut, soft greys and olive green, the spandrels and central medallion in a deep brown,380 x 280cm

£4,000 - 6,000

LOT 333

A pair of Charles X mahogany fauteuils, c.1830, French, each with a bar and upholstered back, scrolled arms and front legs with ebonised detail, upholstered in horsehair, 57cm wide

58cm deep

96cm high (2)

£600 - 800

334

A walnut, rosewood and parquetry occasional table, 19th century, Italian, Sorrento, the canted rectangular top with inlaid geometric decoration, raised on a turned column and four scrolling supports,

70cm wide

45cm deep

73cm high

£200 - 400

A pair of Louis XV-style night tables, late 19th century, each with a marquetry-inlaid shaped top, over a shelf and an undertier, with cabriole legs with gilt-metal sabots,

45cm wide

34cm deep

70cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 336

A pine stepladder, early 20th century, with six steps and plain supports, 35cm wide

74cm deep

140cm high

£100 - 200

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337

A pair of Venetian etched and moulded glass mirrors, of recent manufacture, each with an arched central plate within a segmented border with applied flower head detail, 92cm wide

161cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 338

A pair of mahogany commodes, late 18th century, Dutch, each canted rectangular top with a dentil-inlaid edge, above three drawers set between a pair of satinwood and marquetry pilasters, raised on tapering square supports, 100cm wide

52cm deep

92cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 339

A Persian wool carpet, mid-20th century, Tabriz, woven with scrolling foliate motifs, distressed, 384 x 291cm

£1,000 - 2,000

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An oak gateleg table, first half of the 18th century, with a hinged oval top above an end drawer, raised on knee-carved cabriole supports, terminating in pad feet,

122cm wide

113cm deep

72cm high

£200 - 400

A pair of Regenc y-style coromandel and brass étagères, early 20th century and later, each with three square shelves, set between tubular supports with ball finials, terminating in castors,

45cm wide

45cm deep

71cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

An oak dresser base, mid-18th century, with a raised superstructure, above a moulded rectangular top and four frieze drawers, raised on flat baluster supports, 242cm wide

60cm deep

92cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Somersal Hall, Derbyshire.

LOT 340

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A pair of red and gilt-japanned side chairs, 18th century and later, possibly Dutch, each with a pierced fiddle back and a serpentine seat, raised on cabriole supports united by a wavy stretcher, 53cm wide

53cm deep

103cm high, together with a similar example (3)

£200 - 300

A Persian Heriz wool carpet, 20th century, the central field with a large stylised medallion, surrounded by cream-ground spandrels and a foliate border, 332 x 265cm

£1,200 - 1,800

A George III mahogany dressing chest, c.1765, of serpentine outline, fitted with four graduated drawers set between blind fret-carved pilasters, the top drawer fitted with a leather writing surface enclosing a folding mirror and further various compartments, raised on bracket feet, 105cm wide

55cm deep

84cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 345

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LOT 347

A pair of Regency black and gilt-japanned side chairs, c.1810, each with a lyre-shaped splat above a woven rush seat, raised on faux bamboo supports,

48cm wide

45cm deep

83cm high (2)

£300 - 500

A Louis XV-style rosewood semainier, late 19th century, French, with a rouge marble top above drawers and a fall, enclosing a writing surface and drawers, raised on bracket supports with all-over rococo ormolu mounts,

60cm wide

35cm deep

127cm high

£500 - 700

A Navajo-inspired flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven with geometric medallions to a red and cappuccino-coloured ground, 212 x 151cm

£200 - 400

LOT 348

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An oak coffer, 17th century, the plank top over a three-panelled front, each panel with a carved arch with stylised foliate borders, 127cm wide

51cm deep

69cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 350

A pair of George III mahogany bedposts, c.1790, in the manner of Gillows, each with a cylindrical reeded baluster column issuing from a fluted urn, raised on a square base, 10cm wide

10cm deep

218cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 351

A carved oak coffer, first half of the 17th century and later, French, the hinged rectangular top above a panelled front with guilloché and foliate decoration, raised on stile supports, 143cm wide

57cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 352

A George III mahogany and brass-bound bucket, late 18th century, of oval form with a brass liner and swing handle,

34cm wide

26cm deep

30cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 353

A Regency mahogany occasional table in the manner of Gillows, c.1810, with a rounded rectangular top above a shallow and deep drawer, the top fitted with small compartments with dummy drawers to the other side, raised on ring-turned supports terminating in brass caps and castors,

51cm wide

40cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 354

A Regenc y-style simulated rosewood chaise longue, late 19th century, with a high back and arm, raised on tapering ring-turned supports, terminating in brass caps and castors,

155cm wide

66cm deep

90cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 355

A Breton carved walnut and fruitwood cupboard, 18th century and later, French, fitted with two cupboard doors above a single drawer, with heavily carved and pierced decoration, 116cm wide

51cm deep

201cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 356

A Fez embroidered panel, late 19th/early 20th century, Moroccan, worked in red silk on hessian, in a repeating diamond pattern, 102 x 126cm

For similar examples, see Minneapolis Institute of Art, Accession Number 91.141.6

£400 - 600

LOT 357

A Louis XV Gobelins Chancellerie portière tapestry fragment, mid-18th century, French, worked in wool and silk, depicting a female figure emblematic of Prudence, by Dominique de la Croix or Jean de la Fraye, after cartoons by Guy-Louis Vernansal, Pavillon and Claude III Audran, 129 x 92cm

£1,000 - 2,000

Provenance: The property of a European collector.

For the same figure, albeit in a slightly different scene, see Sotheby’s, ‘Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I: Chefs-d’oeuvre’, 11 October 2022, lot 43.

A pair of silvered and painted pine wall lights, 18th century, Spanish or Italian, each with a scrolling foliate backplate issuing one scroll branch,

48cm wide

52cm deep

62cm high (2)

£600 - 800

Provenance: The property of a European collector.

A pair of painted and parcel-gilt pine column pilasters, 19th century and later, Italian, each with a Corinthian capital above a stop-fluted body, raised on a plinth base, 48cm wide

24cm deep

270cm high (2)

£700 - 900

Provenance: The property of a European collector.

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Sido Thévenin (French, 1934-1986) and François Thévenin (French, 1931-2016), a ‘Deu’ bench, c.1985, manufactured by Sawaya & Moroni, with a stitched and studded leather top, over a wrought-iron frame with ‘spearhead’ supports, united by a pierced stretcher, 137cm wide

41cm deep

43.5cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: The property of a European collector.

LOT 358

LOT 359

A rosewood, tulipwood and marquetry commode in the manner of Giuseppe Maggiolini, late 18th century, North Italian, Lombardy, inlaid all over with neoclassical motifs, set with three graduated drawers and raised on tapering square supports, 124cm wide

57cm deep

87cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

Provenance: The property of a European collector.

LOT 362

Italian School, 19th century Two putti watercolour over pencil 16 x 26cm, in a carved and pierced giltwood frame

£400 - 600

Provenance: Sotheby’s, ‘Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art from the Collection of Gianni Versace, Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio’, 19 March 2009, lot 364.

LOT 363

A neoclassical painted wooden settee, late 18th/early 19th century, Northern European, the shaped frame with parcel-gilt sunburst decoration, upholstered in white linen with a feather-filled squab cushion, raised on fluted and tapered supports, 214cm wide

66cm deep

89cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 361

Holkham | Timeless Heritage and International Appeal

Holkham Hall’s historic first on-premises auction, Holkham | The Attic Sale , conducted on Tuesday 11 February, exceeded all expectations. Under the direction of Thomas Edward Coke, 8th Earl of Leicester, this extraordinary event saw over 400 lots from the estate’s storied cellars and attics fetch £521,175 including fees - more than double the pre-sale estimate.

The sale attracted an impressive global audience, with more than 150 in-room bidders in the Lady Elizabeth Wing at Holkham and 1,600 online registrants. There were successful purchasers from a dozen countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, China, Germany, Denmark, France, Italy and the US. All but a handful of lots were sold.

The Coke family of Norfolk traces its roots back to the Elizabethan and Jacobean jurist Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) – author of the ‘Institutes of the Lawes of England’ that laid the principles for the common law.

Holkham Hall itself was built by Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (1697-1759), who as a young man in 1712, embarked on a six-year grand tour during which he amassed an extraordinary collection of works of art. William Kent helped to shape the estate to house his acquisitions although the process would be a long one. The house was built (under the supervision of the Norfolk builder Matthew Brettingham the Elder) between 1734 and 1764, with work on the interiors only completed by Coke’s widow, Lady Margaret Tufton, Countess of Leicester (170075), in 1771.

Explaining the auction’s rationale, Lord Leicester highlighted the need to declutter as rooms had changed function over time. Recent attic and cellar tours for visitors had necessitated significant reorganisation, prompting the decision to part with items long in storage. Following expert recommendations, the sale featured furniture, decorative arts and collectables spanning centuries of the estate’s history.

The sale’s top lot was a Republican-period Sèvres dessert service, exquisitely painted with botanical specimens, which soared to £59,800 against a £20,000-30,000 estimate. A set of Roman carved marble fragments, purchased by the 1st Earl in 1716, realised £49,400, while 18th and 19th-century plaster busts, likely grand tour acquisitions, drew strong competition.

The auction featured classic English country house furniture, achieving spectacular results. A pair of William IV mahogany library tables, estimated at £4,000-6,000, sold for £37,700, while a George III Pembroke table climbed to £13,000, far exceeding its estimate.

Other highlights included an 18th-century Louis XV Gobelins tapestry (£11,700), an 18th-century Japanese Imari vase (£14,300), and a Regency giltwood fire screen in the Egyptian Revival taste that was likely made in the workshops of Thomas Chippendale the Younger (£5,850). Mentioned in various inventories back to the mid-19th century, this is almost certainly one of the pair illustrated in the Drawing Room and the Green State Room at Holkham in the 1909 book ‘English Homes’.

Among the more personal pieces were items from the family’s private quarters, including porcelain services. Pottery, once a thriving estate enterprise, also featured prominently, with unique pieces fetching strong prices.

Reflecting on the sale, Lord Leicester acknowledged mixed emotions, but expressed confidence that new owners would cherish these pieces. He now hopes to have more time to nurture his interests in art and continue his father’s initiatives, including a display in the Hall about Magna Carta and the role played by his ancestor Sir Edward Coke in preserving its values.

Guy Schooling, Chairman of Sworders, lauded the event’s success, stating ‘Little did I think when I first visited Holkham Hall some thirty years ago, and marvelled at the splendour of the Marble Hall, that one day I would conduct an auction there. It has been a pleasure and privilege so to do. One of many lasting memories I will take from the experience is the power and allure of the Holkham Hall and Coke family provenance - it is no exaggeration to say the prices we achieved were beyond my wildest expectations. So many people, from around the world, craved a piece of Holkham and were prepared to spend heavily to acquire it’.

*all sold prices listed include fees

For enquiries about a potential Estate or House Contents Auction, please contact privatecollections@sworder.co.uk

The St Ives School: A Beacon of Modern British Art

Sworders are pleased to offer a selection of works by Ben Nicholson, Roger Hilton, Peter Lanyon and Patrick Heron from a private collection.

The picturesque town of St Ives, Cornwall, has long been a haven for artists, its rugged coastline and unique light providing endless inspiration. In 1928, artists Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) and Christopher Wood visited St Ives, where they encountered the naïve artist Alfred Wallis. Wallis’s work had a profound influence on Nicholson, accelerating his move towards modernism and abstraction. By the outbreak of the Second World War, Nicholson and his new wife, Barbara Hepworth, had settled in the area. Their presence, along with that of Naum Gabo, attracted other artists, solidifying St Ives’ reputation as an artistic hub.

Nicholson’s work during this period is characterised by a refined simplicity and geometric precision, influenced by his interactions with European modernists like Mondrian. His role in the St Ives School was pivotal, as he helped establish the Penwith Society of Arts, providing a platform for modernist artists in Cornwall.

Around 1950, a cohort of younger artists began to congregate in St Ives, joining forces with Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson. Despite not viewing themselves as a formal group or school, these artists shared a common interest in abstraction and a deep appreciation for the local landscape, which profoundly inspired much of their work.

One such artist was Patrick Heron (1920-1999) , who is celebrated for his vibrant abstract compositions that explore the interplay of colour and light. Heron’s journey to St Ives began in 1956 when he moved to Eagles Nest, a house near Zennor, just outside St Ives. This relocation marked a significant turning point in his career, allowing him to immerse himself in the natural beauty of Cornwall. Heron’s work during this period is characterised by a bold, expressive use of colour, influenced by the landscape and the unique quality of light in St Ives.

Roger Hilton (1911-1975) began his association with the St Ives School in the late 1950s and moved to the area permanently in 1965. His work was deeply influenced by European avantgarde movements such as CoBrA. Hilton’s paintings from this period are marked by a raw, expressive quality that captures the essence of his surroundings. Along with large oil paintings, we will offer an interesting selection of works on paper, showcasing his talents as a draughtsman to create both sensitive and delicate works as well as the comical and sometimes absurd.

Unique in this group as a native of St Ives, Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) brought a dynamic energy to landscape painting. His works, often inspired by his experiences as a glider pilot, capture the rugged beauty of the Cornish coast with a unique abstract sensibility. Lanyon’s innovative approach to landscape painting combined elements of Constructivism and Abstract Expressionism. His deep connection to St Ives and its landscape is evident in his paintings. Sworders is pleased to offer eleven diverse works by the artist, many depicting the local area, ranging from small drawings and abstract monotypes to vibrant reliefs, and a mammoth 9-metre long gouache of Porthleven.

The interconnections between these artists and their shared commitment to innovation and experimentation have been significant and the St Ives School represents a crucial chapter in the history of 20th-century British art. The works of Heron, Lanyon, Nicholson, and Hilton continue to inspire and captivate, and we are excited to present the artwork we have on offer in our upcoming auction.

Modern & Contemporary Art Tuesday 15 April | 10am pictures@sworder.co.uk

Sacred Pages | Rare and Historic Bibles Up for Auction

A remarkable collection of rare and historic Bibles is set to go under the hammer in our timed auction of Books, Manuscripts and Maps on 17-27 April, offering collectors, scholars and history enthusiasts a unique opportunity to own some of the most significant early English translations of the Holy Scriptures. The collection showcases centuries-old editions that played a pivotal role in shaping religious thought, language and culture.

The Bible, written over 1,500 years by approximately 40 different authors in Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and Latin, contains around 611,000 words and has been translated into over 700 languages. Despite its sacred nature, it holds the curious distinction of being the most shoplifted book in the world. From clandestine translations that once defied persecution to beautifully illuminated manuscripts, this sale offers a rare glimpse into the evolution of one of history’s most influential texts.

This collection was assembled by Brian M Hills, a devoted collector of religious history and member of the Loughton Methodist Church. Over years of searching bookshops and auction catalogues, his collection expanded to fill an entire room before being passed on. Recognising its value, our vendor’s father, Ray George, saw an opportunity to enhance the library at Mulberry House, a former rectory of High Ongar Church and home to a Christian charity. Originally intended as a theological resource, concerns over preservation and rising insurance costs ultimately led the trustees to part with the collection, ensuring its legacy endures while supporting the charity’s ongoing mission.

The Doway-Rheims Old Testament (1609-1610)

One of the standout pieces in the collection is the first edition of the Roman Catholic version of the Old Testament in English. Printed in two volumes by Laurence Kellam in Doway, this translation was undertaken by the English College of Doway under the guidance of Gregory Martin and Cardinal Allen. Although translated alongside the Rheims New Testament (1582), the Old Testament was delayed for nearly three decades due to financial constraints.

This edition, listed in the renowned bibliographies of Darlow and Moule (300) and the STC (2207), features woodcut-illustrated titles, headpieces and initials. The copy to be auctioned bears the armorial bookplate of Thomas Duke of Norfolk, adding to its provenance and desirability. Despite some wear and minor losses, it remains a highly sought-after artefact, with an estimated value between £2,000-£4,000.

The 1538 Coverdale New Testament

Another highlight is an early edition of Miles Coverdale’s New Testament, printed in Antwerp by Matthew Crom. Coverdale, a key figure in the history of English Bible translation, played a pivotal role in producing the first complete English Bible in 1535. This 1538 edition incorporates William Tyndale’s prologues and features over 180 woodcuts, including full-page illustrations depicting the Gospels and the Apocalypse of Saint John.

Bound in a contemporary Netherlandish brown calf binding over wooden boards, this edition is adorned with a rose and ornamental motif, along with an intricate pineapple stamp. The binding itself is dated 1546. While some pages are missing and have been replaced with facsimiles, the rarity of finding such a volume in its original binding elevates its estimated value to between £3,000-£5,000.

The 1560 Geneva Bible - ‘Breeches Bible’

Also included in the auction is the first edition of the Geneva Bible, printed by Rouland Hall in 1560. A landmark in biblical scholarship, the Geneva Bible was the first English Bible to incorporate verse divisions and be printed in Roman type. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Breeches Bible’ (due to its translation of Genesis 3:7), it was widely used by English Protestants, including the Puritans who later settled in America.

This particular copy, though missing its Old Testament title page, includes three folding maps and numerous text illustrations. Bound together with a 1636 Book of Psalms, it represents an essential piece of Reformation history. The estimated value for this rare volume is between £2,000-£4,000.

The sale of these extraordinary Bibles offers a rare opportunity to acquire landmark artefacts of religious and literary history. Whether sought for theological study, bibliophilic appreciation, or investment, these volumes stand as enduring tributes to the pioneering efforts to make the Scriptures accessible in English.

They embody the profound influence of the Reformation and the printing revolution, pivotal moments that transformed the dissemination of the Bible and shaped the course of history.

Books, Manuscripts and Maps

Thursday 17 April - Sunday 27 April 2025

books@sworder.co.uk

Welcoming Matthew Yeats

Ahead of our spring Design sale, we are delighted to welcome Matthew Yeats, who joins Sworders as Head of Design. With a commitment to building on the department’s success and expanding the reach of its sales, his background and expertise promise to bring fresh perspectives and elevate the quality and scope of our offerings.

I’ve always thought that the great pleasure of working with objects in Design is the fact that they are shaped by, and shape, the way we live our lives often in a practical and day-to-day manner, while elevating our existence through the beauty and care with which they have been created. Design feels to me as much an important part of our culture as great music, art, or literature; be it sitting in a beautifully designed mid-century armchair while reading a good book, or finding the perfect decorative object - perhaps a vase from a great maker with an unusual glaze and then putting it in the perfect place in your home, to be enjoyed and experienced every day. The nature of Design as a modern and international sector, alongside the eclecticism of form and material, means that it is impossible to ever get bored - something new, exciting, and sometimes unexpected, is always just around the corner.

While I am currently based in central London, I grew up in Aberdeen in north-east Scotland. My passion for material culture, and its interaction with art, led me to study French and History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. I then continued my studies at the École du Louvre in Paris, immersing myself in all that the city had to offer for a year. Following this, I returned to Edinburgh, where I completed a Masters in Modern & Contemporary Art Theory. Today, alongside my work at Sworders, I am a doctoral candidate at the University of St Andrews, where my research focuses on the multidisciplinary nature of French artists whose works blur the expected boundaries between art, literature and crafts throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Professionally, I have always been drawn to auction houses. While at university, I began my career as an intern at a renowned saleroom in Edinburgh, where I first developed my knowledge of Design as a business. I was drawn to the department straight away, particularly feeling the emotional significance held by objects that transcend time and share stories not just of their makers and creators, but of the homes in which they have inhabited. For me, the satisfaction of helping a client place their collection in the hands of passionate new collectors is one of my favourite aspects of the industry. The ability to assist in the dissemination of these wonderful objects is a joy.

After completing my studies, I relocated to London to take up a position working for the prominent furniture and decorative arts dealer Adrian Alan in Mayfair. In this role I learned the importance of providing exceptional service to my clients. I then returned to the leading auction house I had interned for in Edinburgh, joining the Design team in London where I helped to drive brand development and strategy within the department, which resulted in setting numerous auction records for specific makers and for private single collections. I also organised an exhibition of works in collaboration with the Crafts Study Centre as part of London Design Week, showing off the very best of contemporary design, something which remains a true passion of mine.

Outside work, I like nothing more than embracing all the culture I can, regularly going to exhibitions, opera, ballet, theatre, and any other event that piques my interest as an opportunity to learn or meet like-minded people. I always like to keep my finger on the pulse of what is moving and shaking in the Design world, and I am thrilled to now be joining the team at Sworders as the new Head of Design where I am eager to continue building the reputation and work of this strong department.

With a particular interest in studio ceramics and the emergence of the contemporary crafts movement, I am keen to develop the department’s successes, offering not only the things we have seen work historically, but also by expanding the reach of the department and to incorporate innovation into our sales and events offering.

Design Wednesday 30 April 2025 | 10am design@sworder.co.uk

Paul Atkinson | The Nomadic Collector

Devising a single, all-encompassing title for this collection has been no mean feat. The breadth of objects amassed by collector and dealer Paul Atkinson span continents and centuries - grand tour bronzes, Anglo-Indian carvings, Ottoman swords, African tribal masks, and European furniture - each reflecting his insatiable curiosity and lifelong passion for dealing. We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming two-day sale, Paul Atkinson | The Nomadic Collecto r, taking place at Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers on 13 and 14 May 2025.

Paul’s journey began in the heady 1970s trade, sourcing treasures from regional salerooms before opening his first shop in Matlock, Derbyshire. His keen entrepreneurial spirit and love of objects quickly propelled his business on to the international stage. In 1976, he shipped his first container to the USA and established a gallery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. By 1977, he was exporting English furniture to northern Holland while expanding into Pre-Columbian, tribal and ethnographic art. In 1979, he cemented his reputation by opening a gallery in the prestigious Louvre des Antiquaires in Paris, specialising in English period oak.

A master storyteller and charismatic conversationalist, Paul’s charm has opened countless doors, allowing him to acquire pieces from celebrities, aristocrats, artists and collectors alike. Many of the lots boast remarkable provenance and captivating stories - whether fishing with Bob Marley in Montego Bay, attending art exhibitions with Salvador Dalí or uncovering fossils from Charles Darwin’s cellars.

Throughout the 1980s, Paul’s relentless pursuit of the rare and remarkable took him across Europe, from Prague to Frankfurt to Barcelona. In 1987, he acquired Sydnope Hall in Derbyshire, a magnificent 38-bedroom neo-Gothic mansion and former home of naturalist Charles Darwin. During its extensive restoration, he unearthed fossils and ancient statue fragments, further enriching his ever-growing collection.

By 2007, Paul had relocated to Mallorca, opening a gallery in the stunning south-west mountains of the island. His clientele included Peter Stringfellow, Hollywood actor Mads Mikkelsen, Abba’s Agnetha Fältskog and other international figures drawn to the exquisite pieces he continued to source. Many of these exceptional finds now form part of this retirement sale, marking the culmination of a lifetime spent in pursuit of beauty and history.

Please join us on the 13 and 14 May for a truly unforgettable event. This auction of over 500 lots is a testament to Paul Atkinson’s extraordinary life and career. Each piece tells a story, reflecting his expertise, adventurous spirit, and unwavering passion for art and antiques. We are honoured to offer you the opportunity to acquire a part of this remarkable legacy.

Paul Atkinson | The Nomadic Collector Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 May 2025 | 10am

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Pick Up My Guitar And Play

The spark of an idea

The earliest electric guitars were developed at the height of the Jazz Age, with guitarists desperately seeking to reach comparable volumes as their big band colleagues. The improvisations and innovations of the jazz genre were a perfect breeding ground for those who wanted to experiment with the idea of electrifying guitars and amongst them was a guitarist called Les Paul (more about him later).

Numerous makers were coming up with different approaches, both to the physical appearance and the electronic workings, but the Rickenbacker Electro A-22, or ‘Frying Pan’, was far from a thing of beauty - the epitome of function over form.

One of the Gibson Guitar Corporation’s earliest forays into electric guitars was the ES-150, an Electric Spanish guitar that retailed for $150 when it was released in 1936. The guitar was used and popularised by the great jazz guitarist, Charlie Christian. In this era, it was the band leaders that the general public knew, and audiences went to see Benny Goodman and his band, not Charlie Christian (or his guitar).

As the years advanced, the appetite for louder and cheaper electric guitars led to the rise of solid body instruments. Imagine the production costs of a sawn, sanded and painted plank of wood, in comparison with a hollow instrument that requires the wood to be steamed and then held together with bracing and glues (a far more laborious enterprise!). In this world of solid body guitars, Leo Fender was the king, and his 1950 Esquire guitar introduced the world to a design that can still be found today. The success of the Esquire, followed by the Broadcaster and Telecaster models, paved the way for the development of the Fender Stratocaster - and from that moment, the world changed.

Now, let’s come back to Les Paul…a wonderful jazz guitarist and a true innovator, both in his playing style and his use of electronics for recording and manipulating what his guitar could sound like. His vision was to create an instrument that combined the benefits of solid body guitars and hollow body guitars and offered the player versatility. His collaboration with Gibson resulted in a guitar produced from 1952 to 1960, before being replaced in the 1960s by newer, more ‘modern’ designs like the Explorer, the Flying V, and the SG.

The demand for bands to play in increasingly large venues meant that everything needed to be louder, and the Gibson Les Paul was a powerful guitar that could meet the requirements of the ever-increasing number of guitar-playing superstars.

The age of the guitar hero

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘iconic’ as ‘designating a person or thing regarded as representative of a culture or movement; important or influential in a particular (cultural) context’.

As previously mentioned, Elvis and Buddy Holly’s iconic TV appearance started the trend of the musician - and his instrument of choice - becoming part of the public consciousness. If we fast forward a little to The Beatles at Shea Stadium, Cream at the Fillmore, Led Zeppelin at Knebworth, Queen at Live Aid. The plethora of music videos that were created for MTV, such as Dire Straits ‘Money for Nothing’ and George Michael playing his old Gretsch guitar in the music video for ‘Faith’, put the guitar and player, front and centre. Gone are the days of the guitar being quietly strummed in the background, whilst the pianos and horn sections took the glory.

With big band and jazz declining in popularity and rhythm and blues, boogiewoogie and rock and roll becoming more popular, the guitar was becoming the main instrument, and the players were now gaining admirers. The Ed Sullivan Show proved to be of huge significance in promoting this ‘new’ music to the youth of America. Elvis Presley and his Martin acoustic guitar, Buddy Holly playing a Stratocaster.

Endless amounts of merchandise and millions/tens of millions of views on YouTube just imbed Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughan and so many others into the subconscious. Taking it to the next level, the potential to purchase a limited edition reproduction of significant guitars shows that the demand is not just to look at the posters and listen to the albums but also to play and sound like them (fingers permitting).

The electric guitar has defined the music of the last three generations and can, surely, rate amongst the most culturally significant items of the 20th century. If they are something that strike a chord with you, then to quote a minor recording artist, ‘keep on rockin’ in the free world’!

Guitars Now Consigning for 2025 auctions

tonysalani@sworder.co.uk

The rise of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Red Kite Support is Named as

Charity of the Year for 2025

We are proud to announce that Red Kite Support has been chosen as our Charity of the Year for 2025. The decision was made following a company-wide vote, with Red Kite Support emerging as the top choice among our employees.

Red Kite Support is a vital local charity that provides comprehensive services to survivors of historic or recent rape, sexual abuse, or violence, enabling them to recover and thrive once more in their communities.

Each year, we select a charity to champion, supporting its initiatives through fundraising events, awareness campaigns and direct contributions. This selection process is an integral part of our commitment to corporate social responsibility, ensuring that our employees have a say in choosing a cause close to their hearts. This year, Red Kite Support resonated strongly with our team, reflecting our shared desire to make a tangible impact within the local community.

‘We are delighted to be supporting Red Kite as our Charity of the Year for 2025,’ said Claire Hayter for Sworders Fine Art. ‘Their work is truly inspiring and, as a company, we are committed to helping them make a difference. Our team is eager to contribute, whether through fundraising efforts, special events, or raising awareness of the essential services they provide through our outreach.’

We encourage our clients, partners and the wider community to join us in supporting Red Kite Support throughout this year. More details on upcoming fundraising initiatives will be announced in the coming months, offering numerous opportunities for participation and contribution.

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Day Two

Wednesday 26 March at 10am

LOT 370

A pair of Louis XV-style six-branch candelabra, early 20th century, French, each with a hexagonal finial, over five gilt-brass tiers of shaped cut-glass drops and rosettes, on a shaped circular foot, 36cm wide

32cm deep

76.5cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 371

A set of twelve George I-style dining chairs, first half of the 20th century, each with a high back and square seat, raised on cabriole supports terminating in pad feet, 63cm wide 55cm deep

98cm high (12)

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 372

A Victorian folk art watercolour, beadwork and sand collage, third quarter of the 19th century, of a castle flying the Royal Navy’s White Ensign, 38 x 47cm, framed and glazed

£500 - 700

LOT 373

A Queen Anne walnut and feather-banded bureau bookcase, c.1710, with a double-arched top, above a pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior, with a fall-front and three short and three long drawers, raised on bun feet, 104cm wide

59cm deep

208cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

After Max Klinger, a portrait bust of Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), patinated bronze on a marble plinth, stamped to the reverse ‘AKT.GES vorm. H.GLADENBECK u. SOHN / BERLIN - FRIEDRICHSHAGEN’, with base 16cm wide

10cm deep

25cm high

£3,000 - 4,000

An Oushak wool carpet, of recent manufacture, woven with floral and foliate motifs to a pink ground, 372 x 280cm

£1,500 - 2,500

Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., ‘Tribal Art’, 3 December 1984, lot 386.

LOT 374

LOT 375

A carved softwood headrest, first half of the 20th century, Somalian, the single post with basket-weave carving, raised on a flared circular foot, 20cm wide

13cm deep

20.5cm high

£200 - 400

Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., ‘Tribal Art’, 3 December 1984, lot 386.

LOT 377

Two Oceanic wooden throwing clubs, 20th century, comprising: a Fijian example (i ula tavatava), with a domed top and carved head, a tapered shaft with a carved zigzag grip, with a concave terminal, inscribed ‘To Ross From Kip’, 43.5cm long, and another, with a plain head and shaft, with a carved zigzag grip, with indistinct inscribed letters, 39.5cm long (2)

£300 - 500

Two wooden throwing clubs (i ula kitu), 20th century, Fijian, each with a coconut-shaped head on a tapering shaft, one with a hatched grip, both with holes to the ends, one with cord, 65 and 82cm long (2)

£250 - 300

LOT 379

A large appliquéd khatwa wall hanging, of recent manufacture, Indian, Bihar, variously dyed cotton and silk fabrics on a beige, tussah silk, woven cloth ground, with a serrated border, 89 x 132cm, mounted on a wooden frame

£200 - 400

For a similar example, see British Museum, no. As2003,02.1.

Literature: See Susan Conway, ‘Bihar Quilting and North-East Thai Weaving: a Comparative Study of Status’, Textile History, 30:1, 1999.

LOT 376

LOT 378

An Oceanic wood and stone adze, 20th century, Mangaia Island, Cook Islands, with a faceted blade, the cylindrical shaft carved with geometric motifs, 67.5cm long

£500 - 700

LOT 381

A carved redwood club, 20th century, Papua New Guinea, with a paddle head decorated with zigzags, 70.5cm long, a hardwood axe, with zigzag decoration, with an iron blade, 65cm long overall, and another club, 52cm long (3)

£200 - 400

LOT 382

Four carved wood throwing clubs and a boomerang, 20th century, South Australian, two with hatched designs, largest club 74cm long boomerang 60cm long (5)

£250 - 350

LOT 383

Two Yoruba iron ceremonial Opa Osanyin staffs, Nigerian, each surmounted by stylised birds, the larger mounted on a wooden plinth base, larger 41cm wide 12cm deep 73cm high (2)

£200 - 400

Two carved and patinated wood ancestor figures, one in Bamana style, Mali, mounted with shells, with an old collection note to the underside in French, the other Fang, Gabon, clad with brass plates, with cloth and a feather headpiece, slightly larger (Bamana) 14cm wide 16cm deep

55cm high (2)

£200 - 400

Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen, ‘Prince Henrik’s Collection Part III’, 9 February 2020, lot 2006/9049.

LOT 385

A tanoa fai’ava (kava bowl), 20th century, Samoan, with a dished circular bowl over thirteen legs, 30cm diameter

12cm high

£200 - 400

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LOT 380

LOT 384

A ‘scare-devil’ or kareau figure, early 20th century, Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean, a male carved wood figure, holding a spear, with a painted face, shell eyes, and original cloth coverings, 73cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Obtained by the vendor’s father whilst working as a chaplain in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the 1930s.

Hentakoi or ‘scare-devils’ were placed in doorways to guard Nicobari homes against illness, bad luck and evil spirits. They were made by the spiritual healers of the community, known as menluanas. When misfortune befell a household, it was believed that the hentakoi had lost their efficacy. The non-functional figures were discarded and replaced, before being picked up as souvenirs by visiting sailors and travellers to the island.

LOT 387

Spare lot

A Queen Anne cedar and engraved-bone tobacco box, early 18th century, dated ‘1707’, the boxwood-strung oval top inset with bone panels inscribed ‘Too Good For You The Best Is Not’, the underside imprinted ‘The Gift of Edwd. Reppington of Ommington[?] 173[?]’, 10cm wide

8cm deep

3cm high

£800 - 1,200

For a similar example, see Bonhams, ‘The Oak Interior’, 18 September 2019, lot 266.

Literature: Three similar examples are illustrated in Owen Evan-Thomas, ‘Domestic Utensils of Wood’, Stobart Davies, 1992, pl.38.

LOT 389

A Louis XVI-style giltwood pier mirror, late 19th/early 20th century, French, with an elaborate foliate crest set between a pair of urn finials, with further neoclassical decoration to the frame, surrounding a rectangular glass plate, 122cm wide

190cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 386

LOT 388

A walnut and seaweed marquetry bureau, late 17th/early 18th century and later, Continental, with a hinged top and fall, revealing an arrangement of drawers, above further drawers and a cupboard, raised on later bracket feet, decorated all over with foliate scrolls, 96cm wide

58cm deep

89cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 391

An oak joint stool,

early 18th century and later, the moulded rectangular top above a shaped apron, with square and turned supports united by stretchers, 51cm wide

30cm deep

59cm high

£200 - 300

A pair of linen curtains by Robert Kime, mid/late 20th century, in ‘Dandelion Clock Bright’ linen, with triple pinch pleats, each length 70cm wide at pleated edge

125cm wide at bottom

222cm drop (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 393

A set of four ormolu curtain tie-backs, late 19th/early 20th century, each cast with a cherub’s head over a scrolling base, terminating in Romanesque motifs, impressed ‘DH 7S’, 10cm wide

18cm deep

31cm high, together with a further pair of ormolu tie-backs, 7cm wide

14cm deep

20cm high (6)

£200 - 400

LOT 390

LOT 392

A Louis XVI Transitional-style satinwood and rosewood occasional table, 19th century, French, the oval three-quarter galleried top with a marquetry and penwork landscape, over two frieze drawers, and raised on cabriole supports united by an undertier, 66cm wide

47.5cm deep

74cm high

£600 - 800

Provenance: The Accumulations of a Cotswold Antiques Dealer: The David Pickup Edit.

LOT 395

A pair of grotesque-style patinated bronze relief panels, 19th century, French, each one cast with a half-man half-beast figure, larger 42 x 15cm (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 396

After Christophe Fratin, ‘Charlatan Bear’, patinated bronze, inscribed to the base ‘FRATIN’ and indistinctly numbered, 13cm wide

11cm deep

12cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 397

A pair of Zwischengoldglas glass beakers, late 18th century, Bohemian, attributed to Johann Joseph Mildner (Austrian 1764-1808), each of tapered form with basal cutting, the Zwischengoldglass rim with a repeating floral motif, the reverse with an inscription to a silvered ground, each centred with a silhouette portrait in profile, the reverse decorated with neoclassical scenes of a young couple below an inscription and dated ‘1799’, all to a silvered ground,

7.6cm diameter

12.1cm high (2)

£500 - 700

For a similar glass, see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 27.185.336.

LOT 394

398

A boxwood and bone figure of a mercenary, 19th century, German, in the manner of Simon Troger, modelled wearing a fez hat, a sword and two pistols in his waistband, 9cm wide

25.5cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 399

A pair of Heemskerk-type brass candlesticks, last quarter of the 18th century, each with a knopped stem over a circular drip tray and raised on a domed foot,

13cm diameter

27cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 400

German School, 20th century, a bronze owl, signed and dated ‘V. & E. Schmidt, 1923’, on a circular black stone base, 10cm diameter

15cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 401

A Victorian mahogany hatstand, c.1840, with a turned baluster column issuing nine brass hooks, raised on tripod supports, terminating in bun feet, 45cm wide

45cm deep

185cm high

£300 - 500

LOT

A Regency mahogany bergère library armchair, c.1820, with a moulded edge, the arms and back upholstered with cotton-covered drop-in panels with a loose seat cushion, the arms raised on reeded spreading circular supports and sabre legs, terminating in brass castors, 66cm wide

83cm deep

92cm high

£800 - 1,200

A Regency mahogany cheval mirror, c.1820, with an adjustable mercury glass plate set between a pair of foliate-carved ring-turned uprights, united by a base stretcher and terminating in outswept supports with paw feet and brass caps and castors, the metalware stamped ‘Cope & Austin patent’,

87cm wide

64cm deep

160cm high

£300 - 500

A Louis Philippe figured elm console table, second quarter of the 19th century, French, with a grey marble top above a frieze drawer, raised on scrolling supports and a shaped plinth base, terminating in bun feet, 93cm wide

46cm deep

88cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 404

LOT 403

LOT 402

LOT 405

A shaped wicker armchair, 20th century, in the form of a lotus, 83cm wide

75cm deep

63cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 406

An Aubusson-style needlepoint rug, of recent manufacture, the biscuit-coloured field with a foliate-decorated centre, within a wide red-ground border with scrolling leaf decoration, 188 x 122cm

£300 - 500

LOT 407

A George IV-style leather and mahogany footstool, of recent manufacture but incorporating 19th century elements, the rectangular top with buttoned and studded detail, raised on bold lobed supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, 174cm wide

64cm deep

50cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

408

A fruitwood and ebonised bucket, 19th century, Dutch, with a brass swing handle and associated liner, raised on bun feet, 44cm diameter

44cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 409

A large copper log bin, 19th century, French, with riveted trims and two articulated handles, 54cm wide

41cm deep

70cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 410

A Persian Heriz wool runner, 20th century, the field woven with multiple geometric motifs to a cream ground, within foliate borders, 492 x 73cm

£800 - 1,200

411

A Victorian walnut and marquetry pier cabinet, c.1860, the rectangular top above a glazed single door enclosing shelves, on a shaped plinth base, with all-over floral and foliate decoration, 86cm wide

37cm deep

106cm high

£200 - 400

LOT

LOT

412

A George III chinoiserie birdcage, late 18th century, the pagoda-shaped cage with a turned finial, two mahogany feeders, a perch and swing, over a banded mahogany base with turned faux bells and finials, 40cm wide

24cm deep

50cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Turpin’s Antiques, Hungerford, Berkshire, purchased 5 June 1998; the Bunny Campione Collection.

LOT 413

A George III chinoiserie birdcage, the wirework cage of pagoda form, with canted corners and turned mahogany finials and pendants, enclosing three feeders and a galvanised metal drinker, on a mahogany base with a pull-out drawer and bracket feet,

31cm wide

24cm deep

56cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Dreweatt Neate, ‘Antique Furniture, Clocks & Scientific Instruments’, 30 January 2002, lot 548; the Bunny Campione Collection.

LOT 414

A painted pine architectural birdcage, 19th century, in the form of a building with lantern roof, over a frieze mounted with a clock face, part-glazed façade and wirework sides, with a pull-out drawer and feeder, 34cm wide

28cm deep

52cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: The Bunny Campione Collection.

LOT

61cm

99cm

£600

LOT 415 

A Victorian Aesthetic period Japonesque black lacquer and faux bamboo upright piano, c.1880, with all-over floral, foliate and bird decoration, with inlaid ivory panels and keys, set with a pair of brass candle sconces, 138cm wide

deep

high, with a matching stool (2)

- 800

LOT 416

A Persian wool carpet, c.1940, Tabriz, the central field with stylised foliate motifs on a red ground, within multiple cream borders similarly decorated, 417 x 312cm

£2,000 - 4,000

From the Collection of Nigell and Heather D’Oyly

Nigell and Heather have been passionate collectors throughout their married life. The core of their collection was inherited from the J W French side of Nigell’s family, who were prosperous flour millers based in Bow, Chelsea and Ware. Their notable relatives include Sir Charles D’Oyly, 7th Baronet (1781-1845), an accomplished watercolourist based in Calcutta, and Sir John D’Oyly, 1st Baronet of Kandy, Ceylon (1774-1824).

Nigell is a world-renowned expert on barometers and Napoleonic-period works, including ship paintings, bone ship models, scrimshaw and small marine instruments. This sale has, sadly, been precipitated by Nigell’s failing health. Nevertheless, his enduring passion and interests are evident in many of the lots offered in this auction, including an exquisite 19th-century appliquéd silk diorama of a three-masted ship and several Napoleonic prisoner-of-war artefacts crafted in bone and straw.

A large silkwork picture of the three-mast ship ‘Bann’, 19th century, English, with appliqué silk sails set on to a pale-blue silk background, embroidered sea and accents, with an accompanying vessel and plaque reading ‘Bann, London, F Pinder, Commander’, 55 x 85cm, framed and glazed

£1,000 - 2,000

A Victorian burr walnut, rosewood, crossbanded and marquetry pier cabinet, mid-19th century, with strung, inlaid and crossbanded decoration, over a frieze with three inlaid tablets and inlaid arcading, a single glazed door enclosing three shelves, within turned column pilasters with gilt-bronze capitals and terminals, raised on a plinth base, with all-over gilt-bronze mounts,

77cm wide

33cm deep

103cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

A Copeland porcelain potpourri vase and cover, late 19th century, the body densely painted with flowers in enamel and gilt on a black ground, with gilt handles and borders, internal lid and cover, printed marks and painted ‘8084 H’, 24cm wide

18cm deep

25cm high (3)

£80 - 120

LOT 420

A large porcelain cup and saucer, 19th century, both painted with a dog in a landscape within a gilt reserved panel, and a dark-green ground decorated with gilt swags, each with blue crossed swords mark underneath, saucer probably altered, cup 8cm diameter

8cm high

saucer 16cm diameter (2)

£200 - 400

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LOT 419

LOT 421

A small Meissen teapot and cover, c.1765-1775, of globular shape with a naturalistically moulded twig handle and spout, the body decorated with a crowned floral ‘C’, the cover with a rosebud finial, crossed blue swords mark with a dot between hilts,

12cm wide

7cm deep

8cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

Accompanied by a handwritten paper label: ‘This teapot belonged to The Empress Catherine of Russia’.

LOT 422

A Gien pottery vase and cover, late 19th century, French, of ovoid shape, the cover surmounted by a boldly moulded seated sage, the body painted in enamels with birds and insects amongst flowering foliage, with two moulded and applied dragons, painted marks ‘JG’ and ‘Gien’, 33cm diameter

65cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 423

A pair of Vienna porcelain and gilt-metal-mounted tankards, c.1815-1820, each of tapering cylindrical form with a gilt reserved panel painted with classical scenes depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, and Procris, with brightly coloured grounds interspersed with gilt reserved panels with geometric and pictorial decoration, with a hinged cover painted to the exterior and interior, and inscribed to the underside ‘Pirannis et Thisde’ or ‘Porris’ and with blue beehive marks,

14cm wide with handle

9.5cm diameter

16cm high (2)

£500 - 800

Provenance: President Ahmet Bej Zogu, later King Zog I of Albania, by repute; gifted by the above to Sir General Richard Haking, Cairo, 1925, by repute.

Sir Richard Haking GBE KCB KCMG (1862-1945) commanded the XI Corps during the majority of the First World War.

LOT 424

A George III-style satinwood and marquetry revolving bookcase, late 19th century, in the Sheraton taste, with three independently rotating tiers on a tripod base, each inlaid with a classical urn, on four outswept supports with brass paw feet and castors,

47cm diameter

142cm high

£800 - 1,200

425

An ‘Elsinore’ porcelain ship’s portrait bowl, mid-19th century, Danish, painted in colours with an oval cartouche depicting a ship under full sail flying the British flag, with Kronborg Castle in the background, bordered with elaborate gilt foliate scrolls, a vacant panel verso, the interior with gilt sprays, 28cm diameter

13cm high

£150 - 300

LOT 426

A Bloor Derby porcelain garniture, c.1825-1840, comprising a large urn-form vase flanked by two smaller, each painted with a romantic landscape within gilt and moulded stiff-leaf borders, with gilt scrolling handles terminating in masks, on integral cylindrical plinths on moulded feet, printed mark in red, larger 18cm wide

12cm deep

32.5cm high (3)

£300 - 500

LOT 427

A walnut and marquetry side table, late 18th century, Dutch, of serpentine outline with an ebonised border, over two frieze drawers and a shaped apron, with turned legs and pad feet, 85cm wide

49cm deep

79.5cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 428

A Sèvres-style porcelain pocket watch case, late 19th century, the front with an imitation watch face decorated in enamels with lovers in a river landscape, signed ‘Ledus’, the reverse with a landscape panel within a gilt border, with gilt-metal mounts and ‘winder’, 7.5cm diameter

3cm deep

£150 - 300

LOT

429

A brass carriage clock, early 20th century, with an enamel face, the repeating movement striking the hours and half hours on a gong, the backplate stamped with the mark for Henri Jacot, ‘Paris’ and ‘8861’, 10cm wide

9cm deep

18cm high including handle

£200 - 400

LOT 430

A Victorian satinwood and walnut three-tier étagère, c.1890, decorated in the French taste, each graduated oval shelf with a marquetry border of flowers and foliage, and a gilt-metal pierced gallery, raised on turned supports terminating in scrolled gilt-metal feet,

42cm wide

34cm deep

84cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 431

A George III ebonised table timepiece, with a 4½-inch enamel dial, inscribed ‘Grant, Fleet Street, London’, in a square case with a stepped top, on brass ball feet, the backplate also engraved, 18cm wide

14cm deep

27cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 432

Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (French, 1795-1844), a draught horse in full harness, patinated bronze, on a naturalistic base signed and dated ‘TH Gechter 1841’, 22cm wide

8.5cm deep

20cm high

£300 - 500

LOT

LOT 433

A cut-glass decanter, late 18th century, of slender mallet shape, engraved ‘Sheriff of London 1793’ with initials within foliate swags, below a ring-turned neck and bullseye stopper, 10cm diameter

30cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 434

A Regenc y-style kingwood and brass étagère, early 20th century, each shelf quarter-veneered with a strung and crossbanded border, on turned supports with pineapple finials and brass castors, 35cm wide

29cm deep

58cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 435

A brass carriage clock by Jules of Paris, late 19th century, French, the ornately cast case enclosing an enamel face inscribed ‘Jules Paris’, the movement striking the hours and half hours on a bell, the backplate stamped ‘Jules à Paris 238’, 10cm wide

9cm deep

17cm high including handle

£400 - 800

LOT 436

A George III mahogany longcase clock by Benjamin Grey of London (1676-1784), mid-18th century, the arched brass dial with a rocking figure of Old Father Time within applied dolphin spandrels, over a silvered chapter ring, the matted centre with a seconds dial and name plaque, the five-pillar movement striking on a bell, the arched hood with brass finials and stop-fluted columns over a curl mahogany trunk, dial 29cm diameter

case 47cm wide

22cm deep

216cm high

£800 - 1,500

437

A Queen Anne brass lantern clock by William Wood, Nailsworth, the 6½-inch brass dial engraved with tulips and signed ‘Wm Wood, Nailsworth, fecit, 1710’, with a 19th-century movement below a bell, 16cm wide

15cm deep

39cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 438

A Napoleonic bone prisoner-of-war ship model, early 19th century, the 5-inch long ship with three masts, a St George’s flag, rigging, a figurehead, two anchors, two lifeboats and three banks of canons, mounted on an inlaid galleried stand, below an oval glass dome, with base and dome 16.5cm wide

11cm deep

17cm high (2)

£600 - 800

439

A Napoleonic prisoner-of-war straw-work picture, early 19th century, depicting sailing ships beside a castle and before a setting sun, inscribed verso in ink ‘French Prisoner’s Straw work picture’, 12 x 23.5cm, in a later maple frame

£200 - 400

LOT 440

A Napoleonic bone prisoner-of-war cribbage board, early 19th century, with carved and pierced decoration, and a pivoted ‘pocket’ to the underside, raised on turned wooden feet, 22cm long

3.4cm wide

2cm high

£100 - 200

441 

Three George III inlaid tea caddies, the first in satinwood, with inset oval paterae to the top and side each enclosing a shell, with an ivory escutcheon, the interior with two lidded compartments, 18cm wide

11cm high, another satinwood example, enclosing a single lidded compartment with bone knop, 11.5cm wide

12cm high, and a parquetry and mahogany example, with ivory escutcheon and two inlaid lidded compartments, 18cm wide

12cm high (3)

£200 - 400

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FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 442-513

442

A silvered-metal ‘Aviary’ chandelier by Bella Figura, of recent manufacture,

75cm diameter

104cm high

£200 - 400

A velvet upholstered ‘Song’ two-seater sofa by Maker & Son, of recent manufacture, with short arms and loose cushions, raised on short turned beech supports,

230cm wide

110cm deep

77cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

A kilim flat-weave wool carpet, of recent manufacture, woven with geometric motifs in tones of turquoise and cream,

385 x 310cm

£700 - 900

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LOT 443

LOT 444

A pair of Gothic Revival silvered-metal altar candlesticks, 19th century, each of stepped column form with a castellated rim,

28cm diameter

77cm high (2)

£200 - 400

A pair of Empire-style patinated and gilt-metal jardinières, 20th century, French, each of neoclassical torch shape, with a circular bowl raised on ‘X’ frame supports with pharaoh-head capitals and paw feet, terminating in a triform base,

36cm diameter

93cm high (2)

£600 - 800

A contemporary stainless steel dining table, of recent manufacture, Italian, the rectangular top raised on ebonised square supports,

180cm wide

90cm deep

75cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 445

LOT 446

LOT 447

LOT 448

A Herend ‘Chinese Bouquet Rust’ porcelain part dinner service, 20th century, Hungarian, decorated with floral sprays and lemon-shaped finials, blue printed and impressed marks underneath, tureen 32cm wide

21cm deep

24cm high (67)

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 449

A Herend ‘Queen Victoria’ porcelain part dinner service, 20th century, Hungarian, each with painted and gilt-heightened decoration with stylised peony flowers and butterflies, blue printed and impressed marks to base, tureen 30cm wide

21cm deep

20cm high (111)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 450

A Herend ‘Rothschild Bird’ pattern part dinner service, 20th century, Hungarian, with hand-painted polychrome decoration of birds and insects, with blue printed and impressed marks underneath, oval tureen 36cm wide

21cm deep

29cm high (48)

£400 - 600

An oak hanging plate rack, 18th century, set with three turned finials and ring-turned supports, with three shelves,

161cm wide

21cm deep

92cm high

£300 - 500

A Napoleon II ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, c.1820, French, the silvered dial with Roman numerals, the ormolu-mounted case surmounted by a gilt Medici lion, raised on scroll bracket feet,

47cm wide

19cm deep

63cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

A Persian Heriz wool runner, 20th century, with geometric motifs to a dark-red ground,

473 x 93cm

£800 - 1,200

453

452

LOT 451

LOT 452

LOT 453

LOT 454

A gilt-brass, champlevé enamel and porcelain-mounted mantel clock, late 19th/early 20th century, French, the porcelain dial with Roman chapter ring and a cherub to the centre, within a case with four glass and two porcelain panels painted with figures, and raised on toupie feet, with mercury compensated pendulum, engraved to the inside of the base with an inscription dated ‘March 27th 1902’, 23cm wide

15cm deep

19cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 455

William John Marriner (1881-1967) for Fulham Pottery, c.1930s, an earthenware urn of fluted twin-loop form on a spreading foot, with an unglazed exterior, glazed interior, the underside with impressed stamp ‘THE POTTERY FULHAM LONDON’ and ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’, and inscribed shape no. ‘FMC2’,

42cm wide

11cm deep

13cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 456

A Minton glazed earthenware snake, c.1870, the coiled body naturalistically modelled with scales, 51cm long

24cm wide

19cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Bonhams, ‘Masterpieces of Minton’, 23 July 2002, lot 311.

456

454

Two pottery cow creamers, early 19th century, the first with a wafer-thin base with a maid, the second with a dog to the base, with Prattware palette sponged decoration, with a lid, larger 16cm wide

7cm deep

14cm high (2)

£200 - 400

A pair of painted and parcel-gilt window seats, 20th century, Italian, each with upholstered seat and sides, flanked by cabriole supports, and raised on flared scroll feet, 78cm wide

38cm deep

65cm high (2)

£300 - 500

A flat-weave wool rug of Scandinavian design, of recent manufacture, woven with geometric motifs to a pale-blue ground, 300 x 249cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 457

LOT 458

LOT 459

A baroque rosewood and ebonised cabinet on stand, late 17th/early 18th century and later, North Italian, with a pierced brass gallery set with flaming torch finials, above an arrangement of ivory, bone and tortoiseshell-inlaid drawers flanking a cupboard door enclosing further drawers, decorated all over with figures and mythical scenes, raised on claw and ball feet and a stand with turned supports terminating in peg feet, 119cm wide

38cm deep

170.5cm high (2)

£3,000 - 5,000

A near pair of painted and parcel-gilt mirrors 19th century and later, Italian, each with foliate motifs enclosing a bevelled mirror plate, 168cm wide

184cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

A pair of Regenc y-style ebonised and coromandel side tables, of recent manufacture, each with two shelves, between ring-turned and square supports with ‘X’ frame detail, terminating in brass caps and castors,

46cm wide

30cm deep

80cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

An Arts and Crafts oak side table, late 19th/early 20th century, with a rectangular top, raised on chamfered square supports united by a stretcher, terminating in stepped bracket feet, 152cm wide

76cm deep

75cm high

£400 - 600

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462

461

LOT 461

LOT 462

LOT 463

A Charles X walnut stool, c.1830, French, of ‘X’ frame form with a pair of high open arms with foliate supports, raised on faceted legs united by a stretcher, with needlework upholstery, 67cm wide

50cm deep

71cm high

£400 - 600

A Victorian-style needlepoint rug, 20th century, decorated with repeating rose medallions to a monochrome ground, interspersed by sage-green motifs, 97 x 38cm

£200 - 400

A George III mahogany side chair, c.1760, in the Gothic taste, with an acanthus-carved rail and a pierced tracery splat, the velvet-upholstered seat above square supports united by stretchers,

58cm wide

58cm deep

99cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 464

LOT 465

LOT 466

A pressed brass-clad pier mirror, mid-20th century, Spanish, in the manner of Rodolfo Dubarry, with a canted top and border frame enclosing a glass plate, 80cm wide

11cm deep

100cm high

£200 - 400

An export lacquered wooden pagoda, 20th century, Chinese, with a pointed roof above a pair of panelled cupboard doors, the panel sides painted with immortals, all raised on curved supports and a shaped square base, with all-over floral and foliate details,

67cm wide

67cm deep

107cm high

£400 - 600

A set of six lacquer panels, early 20th century, Japanese, with mother-of-pearl decoration, each panel 31cm wide 95cm high (6)

£200 - 300

A pair of neoclassical giltwood table lamps, 19th century, Italian, each with Greek key motifs and laurel leaf garlands, with an 18-inch flared silk shade, lamps 22cm wide

72cm high including shades (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 467

LOT 468

LOT 469

LOT 470

LOT 473

A small provincial oak cupboard, mid-18th century, North German, the canted rectangular top above a pair of panelled doors enclosing shelves, raised on bracket feet,

126cm wide

44cm deep

137cm high

£300 - 500

A George II-style carved pine fire surround, 20th century, with a moulded cornice, above a floral and foliate-carved frieze with egg-and-dart detail, with a foliate moulded slip, 164cm wide

18cm deep

141cm high

£600 - 800

A pair of giltwood convex mirrors, 19th century and later, each mirror with an eagle surmount with foliate scrolls, the frame decorated with balls to the slip and enclosing a later glass plate, 65cm diameter

101cm high (2)

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 471

LOT 472

A pair of Louis XV-style giltwood salon chairs, late 19th century, French, each with a caned back and seat, with all-over scrolling rococo decoration, raised on cabriole supports,

55cm wide

55cm deep

87cm high (2)

£300 - 500

A Louis XVI-style kingwood, tulipwood and satinwood parquetry bouillotte table, late 19th/early 20th century, French, the circular marble top with a pierced brass gallery, above candle slides and drawers, on tapering square supports terminating in bronze sabots,

63cm diameter

77cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 476

A pair of chinoiserie verre églomisé glass console tables, of recent manufacture, Italian, each of canted outline, raised on stylised supports, and decorated all over with foliate scrolls, 143cm wide

44cm deep

83cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 474

LOT 475

A Victorian shell-encrusted framed display, mid-19th century, the centre with an arrangement of seaweed specimens and a handwritten poem, signed ‘J. M. Stewart 17/6/84’, 40 x 24cm

£200 - 400

Spare lot

A scratch-built painted wooden model of a steam ship, 20th century, on a wooden stand,

126cm wide

17cm deep

37cm high (2)

£100 - 200

A scratch-built painted wooden model of a steam ship, 20th century, on a wooden stand, 126cm wide

17cm deep

37cm high (2)

£100 - 200

LOT 477

LOT 478

LOT 479

LOT 480

A collection of framed algae specimens, 19th century, each with a handwritten inscription, various sizes,

largest 32 x 16.5cm, framed and glazed (8)

£800 - 1,200

Two giant clamshell halves, the larger 87cm wide

60cm deep

40cm high (2)

£2,000 - 4,000

Provenance: Sandford Orcas Manor, Dorset.

LOT 481

LOT 482

481

482

A pair of shell-encrusted composition stone baskets, first quarter of the 20th century, French, each of tapering ovoid shape with a swing handle,

62cm wide

35cm deep

44cm high (2)

£600 - 800

A large serpentine lighthouse, c.1920s, Cornish, representing the Lizard Peninsula Lighthouse, on a naturalistically modelled carved stone base, 29cm diameter

71cm high

£700 - 900

The Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall is the only place in the United Kingdom where serpentine rock naturally occurs.

An Oushak wool carpet of Ziegler design, of recent manufacture, woven with bold foliate motifs to a pale-blue ground, 321 x 242cm

£1,200 - 1,800

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484

483

LOT 483

LOT 484

LOT 485

doors enclosing an arrangement of drawers, raised on a later George I-style giltwood stand, bearing a label beneath inscribed ‘The Honourable G. G. Wilson’, which possibly relates to Guy

LOT 486

An export red and gilt-lacquered cabinet, 19th century, Chinese, decorated all over with figures, pagodas and rockwork, amongst floral and foliate scrolls, set with foliate-engraved brassware, the pair of hinged

Greville Wilson (1877-1943),

- 4,000

A George III-style giltwood and gesso oval mirror, 19th century, with a sectional glass plate and foliate detail,

82cm wide

114cm high

£300 - 500

A Louis XIV-style marquetry commode, of recent manufacture, French, the shaped black marble top over three long drawers, with gilt-metal mask escutcheons and pull handles, the whole with applied floral and foliate decoration, raised on splayed supports with gilt-metal hoof sabots, 116cm wide

53cm deep

79cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 489

A Bauhaus-inspired flat-weave wool carpet, of recent manufacture, woven in polychrome colours with various stripes, 304 x 252cm

£600 - 800

LOT 488

LOT 487

490

An oak tripod table, second half of the 18th century, the circular snap top raised on a turned baluster column and three scrolling supports,

69cm diameter

71cm high

£350 - 450

LOT 491

A carved oak overmantel mirror, 19th century, but possibly incorporating earlier elements, the frame decorated with 17th-century putti, birds and foliate scrolls, around a bevelled glass plate, 116cm wide

90cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 492

A Regency patinated bronze sideboard back rail in the manner of Thomas Hope, c.1820, centred with a wreath and crossed bars with a central ‘knot’, 50 x 220cm

£200 - 400

LOT 493

An oak coffer, late 17th/ early 18th century, the plank top over three panels, the centre inscribed ‘1695’ and ‘FSL(?)’ below a rail carved with scrolling foliage, 125cm wide

58cm deep

69cm high

£300 - 500

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491

492

A large Victorian burr maple and bois durci cabinet, c.1860, the shaped top with a leather inset, over a frieze with moulded panels and stringing, adjustable central shelves flanked by bois durci caryatids on giltwood fluted columns, panelled doors with moulded panels, further caryatids and strung sides with further moulded panels, on a shaped and moulded plinth base, 263cm wide

56cm deep

136cm high

£1,500 - 3,000

Provenance: The David and Sarah Battie Collection. Bois durci is a ‘plastic’ based on animal polymer, patented in France in 1856 by François Charles Lepage. He claimed ‘A New Composition of materials which may be employed as a substitute for wood, leather, bone, metal and other hard or plastic substances’. His invention was made up with blood from the Paris slaughterhouses and powdered wood, mixed with colouring to simulate wood. The mixture was heated and stirred until it acquired the ‘correct consistency’, when it was then moulded in a heated mould. Once cured under heat and pressure, then cooled, it yielded a hard, dense and glossy substance.

A late Victorian fruitwood occasional table, c.1900, in the manner of E W Godwin, with a square top, raised on tapering supports with turned bobbin stretchers, 40cm wide

39cm deep

57cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 496

A set of four Louis XVI-style walnut and parcel-gilt side chairs, late 19th/early 20th century, French, each with an arched back, stop-fluted tapering supports and all-over carved detail, the back and seat upholstered in pale silk damask, 55cm wide

62cm deep

97cm high (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 495

LOT 494

A George IV amboyna side cabinet, c.1825, the raised back with a gilt-brass three-quarter gallery and supports, the base with a central panelled door within convex moulded jambs, flanked by faux rosewood open shelves and moulded pilasters, on turned supports, 123cm wide

44cm deep

125cm high

£800 - 1,200

A Regency mahogany sofa table, c.1810, the rectangular top with drop ends and with inset leather surfaces, above two drawers and ring-turned supports united by a stretcher, terminating in outsplayed feet with brass caps and castors,

162cm wide

63cm deep

71cm high

£300 - 500

An Oushak wool carpet, of recent manufacture, woven in tones of blue with floral and foliate motifs, 369 x 284cm

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 499

LOT 497

LOT 498

A George IV rosewood centre table in the manner of Gillows, c.1825, with a rounded rectangular top with a beaded lower edge, raised on twin reeded and turned supports, terminating in lobed feet with concealed brass castors, 122cm wide

70cm deep

72cm high

£500 - 700

A provincial elm child’s correction chair, 19th century, painted in green with an ‘X’ frame splat above a caned seat, raised on tapering square supports united by stretchers, 30cm wide

40cm deep

98cm high

£200 - 400

Provenance: The Bunny Campione Collection; a private collection.

A provincial Louis XV limed walnut commode, second quarter of the 18th century and later, French, of serpentine outline with a moulded rectangular top, above three drawers with carved foliate decoration, raised on short, square, cabriole front supports, 135cm wide

74cm deep

102cm high

£800 - 1,200

A large steel and beech library stepladder, 20th century, with nine steps and tubular supports, 86cm wide

170cm deep

286cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 500

LOT 501

LOT 502

LOT 503

LOT 505

A pair of Sutton & Sons grass samplers, early 20th century, marked ‘Sutton & Sons, Reading, England’, each containing various meadow grass specimens and titled ‘Useless Grasses’ and ‘Useful Grasses’, each 44.5 x 71.5cm, framed and glazed (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Given to the present vendor c.1970s by the farm manager at the Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms.

A grass sampler display by Sutton & Sons, c.1930, titled ‘Useful Grasses/Useless Grasses’, inscribed to the reverse ‘Presented to the Royal Veterinary College by Messrs Sutton and Sons Ltd., June 1933’, 50 x 82cm, mounted and glazed

£1,500 - 2,000

Provenance: Given to the present vendor c.1970s by the farm manager at the Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms.

LOT 506

Spare lot

LOT 504

A George III mahogany chest-on-chest, c.1760, with a Greek key moulded cornice, above a foliate blind fret-carved frieze and two short over three long drawers with cockbeaded edges, set between free-standing stop-fluted column pilasters, the base fitted with three further long drawers and raised on ogee bracket feet,

124cm wide

61cm deep

189cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 508

A carved and painted wooden cart panel, early 19th century, Sicilian, depicting a scene from ‘Orlando Furioso’ by Ludovico Ariosto, 72cm wide

5cm deep

20cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 509

A modernist flat-weave wool runner, of recent manufacture, woven with alternating black and white stripes, 301 x 76cm

£200 - 400

LOT 507

LOT 510

A Louis XVI ebonised wooden commode, late 18th century and later, French, the grey marble top above three long drawers, raised on tapering turned supports, with brass mounts, 121cm wide

50cm deep

87cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 511

A pair of George II-style mahogany tripod occasional tables, late 19th/early 20th century, each pie-crust top above a turned column and knee-carved supports, terminating in claw and ball feet, 59cm diameter

73cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 512

A William IV rosewood low library bookcase, c.1830, of inverted breakfront outline with a later sectional marble top, above open shelves set between plain plinths with scrolling decoration, raised on a plinth base, 260cm wide

42cm deep

97cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 513

A Persian Mashad Amoghli wool carpet, first half of the 20th century, woven with densely scrolling floral and foliate motifs, 328 x 230cm

£2,000 - 3,000

The Selected Contents of York’s Tenement, Yoxford, Suffolk

The Fine Interiors department are very pleased to offer for sale a second instalment from the collection at York’s Tenement in Yoxford, Suffolk. With original elements dating back to 1592, York’s Tenement stands today as a remarkable testament to the preservation of historic dwellings and interiors, and the unique character they embody.

Set within sixteen acres of gardens and surrounded by lush meadows and woodland, this medieval house exudes a timeless charm that can only come from centuries of history. Owners, Doris Urquhart and Christopher Richardson, both passionate antique dealers, have drawn inspiration from the home’s rich past, carefully curating interiors that celebrate its old-world character. The result is a space that offers a welcome escape from the predictability of more restrained modern interiors, showcasing the transformative power of thoughtfully chosen antiques, seamlessly integrated into their surroundings.

This collection of over thirty items will captivate countryfurniture and folk-art collectors, featuring well-presented primitive chairs, a group of vibrantly glazed ceramics, whimsical English Naïve paintings, and many other small works of art that will bring timeless charm to their new homes.

LOT 514

A painted ash and elm child’s Windsor chair, 19th century, painted green with bow-back saddle seat, 32cm wide

27cm deep

47cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 515

Two models of recumbent lions, early 19th century and later, comprising a glazed terracotta example on a castellated plinth base and a carved schist or granite example, slightly larger (stone) 15cm wide

6.25cm deep

11cm high (2)

£150 - 200

LOT 516

A set of three glazed earthenware storage jars and covers, 19th century, Scottish, probably by Morrison and Crawford, Rosslyn Pottery, Kirkcaldy, each of ribbed barrel form with a mottled glaze, inscribed ‘Flour’, ‘Sugar’ and ‘Meal’, 15cm diameter

24cm high (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 517

A pair of large glazed earthenware storage jars and covers, 19th century, Scottish, probably Seaton Pottery, Aberdeen, each of ribbed barrel form with a slip mottled glaze, inscribed ‘Mrs Urquhart 1896’, 16cm diameter

21cm high (4)

£400 - 600

517

516

515

514

LOT 518

A collection of glazed earthenware jars and covers, 19th century, Scottish, comprising a large barrel shaped example, inscribed ‘Lentils’, probably Morrison and Crawford, Rosslyn Pottery, Kirkcaldy, with a mottled glaze, another smaller, inscribed ‘Tea’, and two money banks, one with finial and inscribed ‘For a Good Boy’, largest 15cm diameter

19cm high (6)

£200 - 300

LOT 519

A treacle-glazed earthenware stirrup cup, 19th century, modelled as a fox mask, 6cm diameter

10cm high

£100 - 150

LOT 520

A slip-glazed terracotta figure of a seated fox, 19th century, decorated in a honey colour, on a plinth base relief-decorated with running hounds, 13cm wide

10.5cm deep

19.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 521

A Charles II-style carved pine overdoor, c.1900, of two figures supporting a crown, 51cm wide

13cm high

£100 - 200

521

520

518

519

A pair of glazed earthenware spaniels, 19th century, Scottish, probably Morrison and Crawford, Rosslyn Pottery, Kirkcaldy, each with a mottled Whieldon-type glaze, 13cm wide

6cm deep

17cm high (2)

£150 - 200

523

A glazed earthenware bread bin and cover, late 19th century, Scottish, probably Morrison and Crawford, Rosslyn Pottery, Kirkcaldy, of square shaped form with two handles, relief-decorated with foliate vines and inscribed ‘Bread’ to the cover,

27cm wide

24cm deep

25cm high (2)

£250 - 350

A pair of George II provincial ash and elm side chairs, mid-18th century, each with a vase-shaped splat, panel seat, and on stretchered legs, 46cm wide

36cm deep

92cm high (2)

£200 - 300

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LOT 525

A George III vernacular oak and ash armchair, late 18th century, with a panelled back and slab seat, raised on stick legs, 57cm wide

£1,500 - 2,500

A carved wooden box, 20th century, in the form of a fish, 26cm wide

11cm deep

6cm high

£100 - 200

527

A pair of large terracotta models of lions, early 19th century, each recumbent, with traces of black paint, 25cm wide

15cm deep

23cm high (2)

£150 - 200

An oak and bone seafarer’s keepsake, 19th century, with a pegged sliding lid, decorated with fish, symbols and a crucifix to all sides, 17cm wide

9cm deep

8cm high

£600 - 800

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A burr wood circular apothecary patch box, 19th century, relief-decorated and inscribed ‘Cranologie du Docteur Calu’, with a tortoiseshell lining, and with further decoration to the underside, 8cm diameter

1.5cm high

£300 - 500

A slip-glazed terracotta money bank, late 18th century, with a bird finial and further birds, inscribed ‘Save thou in me and i may save thee’, 11cm diameter

22cm high

£300 - 500

A polychrome-painted marriage box, 19th century, French, with floral decoration to the domed cover, finished in blue with a yellow lined border, 24cm wide

13cm deep

14cm high

£300 - 500

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530 529

£2,000 -

LOT 532

A primitive oak, ash and elm yoke-back Windsor armchair, late 18th century, the single-piece back above a slab seat, raised on three branch legs,

87cm wide

3,000

LOT 533

A powder horn, 19th century, with incised decoration, 48cm long

£200 - 400

LOT 534

A provincial toleware cockerel weathervane, 19th century, French, with pressed tin roundel eyes, comb and tail, on an iron spike and steel stand,

70cm wide

13cm deep

92cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 535

A naïve painted toleware model of an American partridge, 19th century, with cold-painted decoration, on a steel and log stand, 32cm wide

60cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 536

A treen caricature walnut money bank, late 19th century, of a woman wearing a bonnet, 12.5cm diameter

27cm high

£250 - 350

A pair of glazed terracotta lions, early 19th century, each with incised decoration and raised on a fluted plinth base, 16cm wide

7cm deep

10cm high (2)

£150 - 200

An architectural treen spice jar, late 19th century, Continental, modelled as a tower, with traces of painted decoration, 6cm diameter

16cm high

£200 - 300

A naïve treen cottage money bank, early 20th century, painted as a thatched ‘pepper pot’ cottage, 9.75cm diameter

13.5cm high

£150 - 250

A pair of carved wooden door panels, 16th century, probably from a marriage cabinet, depicting a male and female figure in robes, 51 x 33cm (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 537

LOT 538

LOT 539

LOT 540

English Naive School, mid-19th century

Study of three dogs

oil on canvas

33 x 40cm

£300 - 500

English Naive School, early 19th century

A tradesman selling bulls’ eyes oil on panel

22 x 18cm, in a painted frame

£300 - 500

English Naive School, early 19th century

A gentleman in top hat seated at a tavern table oil on canvas

46 x 36cm

£300 - 500

English Naive School, 19th century

A lurcher and other dogs stealing from a table oil on panel

22 x 32cm

£300 - 400

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LOT 543

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544

545

English Naive School, early 19th century

‘Nathaniel Dawson, Esq of Otley with the Butcher buying the Great Farnley Ox 1802

Weight 192 stone 11 lbs’ oil on canvas

39 x 49cm, in a glazed gilt frame

£400 - 600

546

A Victorian needlepoint panel, c.1840, of a still life subject,

31 x 38cm, in a glazed maple frame

£300 - 400

547

English Naive School, early 19th century

Study of a piglet feeding oil on canvas

23 x 40cm, and a study of a pig oil on panel

28 x 36cm, unframed (2)

£300 - 500

548

A naive painted wood toy sailor figure, c.1880, with pull-string automaton limbs, 18cm wide

24cm high, and, another, similar, of a figure wearing a bow tie, 22.5cm wide

27cm high (2)

£300 - 500

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FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 549-620

LOT 549

A matched pair of early Victorian club armchairs by Howard & Sons, c.1850, each button-upholstered in blue and white H&S factory ticking, raised on turned walnut and satin birch front supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, stamped ‘COPE & COLLINSON patent’ to the caps, one numbered to the back leg, 72cm wide

91cm deep

77cm high (2)

£5,000 - 7,000

These early examples pre-date the firm’s use of the full name stamp to the back legs and brass castors, a process which was fully established in 1898. One example is stamped with a number to the back leg, the other without. It is very possible that the latter was manufactured by Gillows for Howard & Sons - collaborations between the two firms, we understand, were relatively frequent. This chair was found by its present owner with remnants of original Howard ticking, indicating that it could have been made by Gillows and upholstered by Howard & Sons. Images of the traces of the previous ticking can be viewed on our website. Both chairs have been faithfully re-covered in matching H&S printed ticking.

LOT 550

A set of four George III brass castors, late 18th/early 19th century, each worked as a claw and ball projecting from a stylised foliate mount, 13cm long

7cm wide

11cm high, together with four ormolu carrying handles, 14cm wide

2cm deep

9cm high (8)

£300 - 500

LOT 551

A mother-of-pearl fan, 18th/19th century, painted with classical scenes, decorated with a gilt border, with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, 35.5 x 62.5cm, framed and glazed

£200 - 400

Provenance: Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex

LOT 552

A large Louis XVI-style painted and parcel-gilt wooden pier mirror, 19th century, French, the frame with neoclassical decoration surrounding a mercury glass plate, 154cm wide

220cm high

£600 - 800

A mother-of-pearl fan, 18th century, painted with classical scenes, decorated with a gilt border, with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, 35.5 x 63cm, framed and glazed £200 - 400

Provenance: Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex.

A Kashan wool carpet, c.1930s, the pale field decorated with stylised foliate scrolls, within banded foliate borders, 392 x 275cm

£2,000 - 4,000

A George I-style carved giltwood and gesso mirror, probably late 19th/early 20th century, incorporating some earlier elements, with a scrolling mount set between a broken swan-neck pediment, with acanthus detail to the frame, enclosing a later glass plate, 56cm wide

107cm high

£700 - 1,000

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553

A William and Mary walnut and panelled seaweed marquetry longcase clock, c.1700, with an eight-day movement striking on a bell, the 11-inch engraved brass dial set with a silvered-brass chapter ring with Roman numerals, with a subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, inscribed ‘Chr. Gould Londini Fecit’, the hood with wrythen column pilasters, above a moulded long door with a glass lenticle, raised on a plinth base,

43cm wide

23cm deep

210cm high

£4,000 - 6,000

Provenance: A private collection, Hertfordshire.

LOT 556

A Regency rosewood, satinwood, and brass sofa table, c.1820, with a canted rectangular top with drop ends, a pair of frieze drawers, raised on an ‘O’ shaped support and a waisted square base, with stepped feet terminating in brass paw caps and castors, 161cm wide

68cm deep

72cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 558

A Victorian brass skeleton clock, second half of the 19th century, the silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, with a single chain-driven fusee movement with an anchor escapement, raised on a stepped oval marble base, 33cm wide

17cm deep

41cm high

£300 - 500

A George II walnut stool, c.1730, with an oval tapestry seat above a plain frieze, and raised on cabriole supports terminating in claw and ball feet,

62cm wide

45cm deep

47cm high

£700 - 900

LOT 560

A Regency rosewood side cabinet, c.1820, with a rectangular top, above a pair of brass grille doors with pleated silk liners enclosing a fitted interior, set between plain pilasters with neoclassical gilt-brass mounts, raised on a plinth base, 137cm wide

38cm deep

94cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 557

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LOT 561

A carved giltwood and gesso pier mirror, late 19th/early 20th century, French, the arched top with a foliate crest flanked by putti, above a shaped rectangular plate with glass borders, 82cm wide

155cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 562

A late Victorian tub chair in the manner of Howard and Sons, c.1890, upholstered in foliate fabric and raised on ring-turned walnut front supports, terminating in brass caps and castors, stamped ‘8368’ to the back leg, 71cm wide

77cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 563

A Victorian brass skeleton clock by Beha, Lickert & Schwerer of Norwich, c.1870, the pierced silvered dial with Roman numerals, with a single chain-driven fusee movement and an anchor escapement, inscribed with the maker’s name to the front, raised on a stepped oval marble base, 33cm wide

18cm deep

36cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 564

A George III mahogany wake table, second half of the 18th century and later, the folding oval top raised on square supports, 205cm long

141cm wide

75cm high

£400 - 600

Provenance: Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex.

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562

563

561

LOT 565

A pair of Louis XV-style ebonised wooden card tables, late 19th/early 20th century, French, each of serpentine outline with ormolu mounts,

90cm wide

45cm deep

76cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: From the personal collection of Axel Vervoordt, by repute.

LOT 566

An ebonised oak bookcase, 19th century, French, of breakfront form with three glazed doors flanked by reeded pilasters, raised on a base with three drawers and squat bun feet,

257cm wide

66cm deep

230cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 567

A reindeer antler chandelier, 20th century, of interlocking form with eight lights, 105cm diameter

100cm high

£400 - 600

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565

567

LOT 568

A wool stone tablecloth, c.1930s-40s, Swedish, Scania, with alternating bands of red within a green border, 127 x 136cm

£200 - 400

LOT 569

Two flamskväv carriage cushion covers, c.1920s-30s, Swedish, Scania, worked in multicoloured wools with interlocking squares surrounded by tulip heads, eight-point stars and palmettes, within a border of stylised vine and flower heads, larger 48 x 105cm (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 570

A rug fragment, 18th century, Anatolian, mounted on a linen backing, fragment 134 x 168cm with backing 145 x 215cm

£100 - 200

LOT 571

Two flamskväv carriage cushion covers, late 19th/early 20th century, Swedish, Scania, worked in polychrome wools, the first with a red lion to the centre within a border of stylised floral motifs, the second with a tulip emerging from an urn, with bird and floral motifs, lion 47 x 52cm (2)

£400 - 600

571

569

LOT 572

A Persian wool carpet, 20th century, woven with geometric floral and foliate motifs to a red ground, 408 x 302cm

£400 - 600

LOT 573

Three flamskväv carriage cushion covers, late 19th/early 20th century, Swedish, Scania, worked in polychrome wools with birds and floral motifs, largest 49 x 48.5cm, one framed (3) £400 - 600

572

573

An antler suite, 20th century, comprising a two-seater settee and a pair of armchairs with interlocking frames, settee 216cm wide

90cm deep

122cm high (3)

£2,000 - 4,000

575

A Victorian mahogany, horn and antler hall stand, second half of the 19th century, with a shield-shaped crest set with a pair of stag antlers, above a pierced and panelled central section centred with a mirror plate surrounded by hooks, above a stick or umbrella stand, with column supports and raised on bun feet,

147cm wide

49cm deep

268cm high

£300 - 500

576

A Regency steel Gothic fender, c.1815, by W & S Summers, the design possibly attributable to George Bullock or a member of his circle, the quatrefoil panelled front flanked by two uprights, each with cusped arches, the returns centred by a cinquefoil with conforming arches, raised on bracket feet, stamped to each foot ‘256 SUMMERS’, and ‘SUMMERS’ indistinctly to the reverse of the panelled front, 88cm wide

31cm deep

23cm high

£300 - 500

Literature: J Murray and H Blairman & Sons, ‘George Bullock Cabinet Maker’, 1988; M Levy, ‘George Bullock’s Partnership with Charles Fraser, 1813-1818, and the Stock-In-Trade Sale, 1819’, ‘Furniture History, XXV’, 1989, pp.145-213.

A set of three Regency brass and steel fire tools, 19th century, each with rococo handles, comprising a shovel, poker and tongs, 78cm long (3) £300 - 500

576

577

575

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A set of three Regency brass and steel fire tools, 19th century, comprising a shovel, poker and tongs, 78cm long (3)

£300 - 500

LOT 579

A pair of painted wooden pyramid bookcases in the George II taste, of recent manufacture, each with five graduated shelves, above a pair of cupboard doors, with panelled sides and chinoiserie fretwork detail, on a plinth base,

63cm wide

33cm deep

234cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

A carved and polychrome-painted wooden figure of St Roche, 18th century, Northern European, standing holding a staff with an attendant dog, 98cm high

£600 - 800

578

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LOT 580

579

A Louis XVI-style patinated bronze and ormolu mantel clock, 19th century, French, the white enamel dial signed ‘Denière à Paris’, with a Roman chapter ring, the case surmounted by a seated classical maiden looking at birds in a nest, the two-train movement striking on a bell, the movement stamped ‘DENIERE’,

52cm wide

20cm deep

40cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

A William IV giltwood pier table, second quarter of the 19th century and later, the rouge marble top raised on scrolling rococo supports and a mercury glass plate, terminating in a rosewood plinth base, 104cm wide

42cm deep

95cm high

£800 - 1,200

A pair of George III oak bergères, c.1810, in the manner of Gillows, each with a moulded frame, and tapering fluted supports terminating in peg feet, upholstered in foliate fabric, 62cm wide

62cm deep

86cm high (2)

£500 - 700

A George III-style satinwood occasional table, c.1900, with two graduated tiers, raised on slender square supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher, with painted neoclassical decoration, 66cm diameter

58cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 583

LOT 582

LOT 584

584

583

582

A composite standing figure, of recent manufacture, in the form of Diana holding a book, raised on a canted rectangular base,

A wool carpet, early 20th century, Persian, Kirman or Isfahan, 495 x 328cm £1,000 - 2,000

586

585

LOT 585

LOT 586

LOT 587

A Black Forest carved wooden bench, late 19th/early 20th century, Swiss, with a pierced back decorated with oak leaves, and a rectangular seat supported by two standing bears, 156cm wide

44cm deep

85cm high

£5,000 - 7,000

A giltwood and gesso picture-frame mirror, late 19th century, of shaped rectangular outline, the pierced rococo frame decorated with floral and foliate scrolls, enclosing a later glass plate,

120cm wide

82cm high

£250 - 450

A Louis XVI tulipwood, amaranth and kingwood marquetry commode, late 18th century, French, with a rouge marble top, above two long drawers, raised on cabriole supports with ormolu mounts and floral decoration, 99cm wide

47cm deep

86cm high

£500 - 700

A Persian Qashqai wool carpet, mid-20th century, woven with repeating motifs to a red ground, 295 x 204cm

£600 - 800

LOT 588

LOT 589

LOT 590

590

589

A pair of Louis XVI-style gilt-metal torchères, of recent manufacture, each with a rouge marble top, raised on scrolling supports and a triform base, 104cm high

39cm diameter (2)

£300 - 500

A mahogany cased bracket clock, 19th century, the 8-inch white enamelled dial with Roman numerals, fitted single fusee movement, inscribed ‘W M Dodge, 25, Market Place, Manchester’, 28.5cm wide

15cm deep

52cm high overall including bracket

£400 - 600

An oak waterfall bookcase, early 20th century, with pierced scrolling decoration to the back and sides, set with four graduated open shelves with a beaded edge, raised on scrolling supports, 94cm wide

28cm deep

117cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 591

LOT 592

LOT 593

592

593

591

LOT 594

A George III mahogany serpentine tea table, c.1760, the folding top above a frieze drawer and moulded square supports with fret-carved Gothic decoration, with a double gateleg action to the back, 89cm wide

44cm deep

75cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 595

An oak and specimen wood parquetry centre table, late 19th/early 20th century, with an octagonal top with a central star and radiating veneers, raised on cluster column supports united by an undertier, terminating in brass castors, 88cm wide

88cm deep

73cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 596

After Isidore-Jules Bonheur ‘Le Grand Jockey’, patinated bronze, marked ‘I BONHEUR to the base’, mounted on a stone base, 58cm wide

16cm deep

64cm high

£500 - 700

A set of eight George III mahogany dining chairs, c.1800, each with a bar back with red and ebony strung decoration, above a square seat and tapering turned supports, terminating in peg feet, the armchair 58cm wide

58cm deep

87cm high (8)

£300 - 500

A large Buckingham Palace garden party table, 20th century, the sectional top with a limed finish on ring-turned tapering legs,

308cm diameter

72cm high

£700 - 900

As featured on ‘Salvage Hunters: The Restorers’ (Discovery Network - Quest).

A Colefax and Fowler-inspired flat-weave wool carpet, of recent manufacture, woven in tones of green, red and brown with poppies to a pale ground, 300 x 246cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 597

LOT 598

LOT 599

597

599

598

A Victorian rosewood library table, c.1840, the moulded rectangular top with lobed ends above a pair of frieze drawers, the fluted end supports united by turned and moulded stretchers, and terminating in paw feet and ceramic castors,

146cm wide

81cm deep

74cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Purchased from Chappells Antiques, Bakewell.

An upholstered chair-back chaise longue in the style of Howard & Sons, 20th century, by Kingcome, with a high back and scroll arms, raised on square oak supports terminating in castors, upholstered in pleated floral fabric, 160cm long

77cm wide

83cm high

£300 - 500

A pair of Regenc y-style mahogany and ebonised side tables, of recent manufacture, each rectangular top with a shallow three-quarter gallery, above two further shelves set between turned supports, terminating in bun feet, 40cm wide

33cm deep

77cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

A composition stone lion-mask boss, first quarter of the 20th century, modelled with an oak branch in its jaws, 46cm wide

22cm deep

34cm high

£600 - 800

A set of four carved marble sarcophagus feet, 20th century, Italian, each in the form of a lion’s paw, 18cm wide

18cm deep

32cm high (4)

£1,200 - 1,800

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LOT 604

604

601

602

603

A pair of Empire maple fauteuils, second quarter of the 19th century, Northern European, each with inlaid neoclassical decoration and complementary silk upholstery, 61cm wide

59cm deep

94cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

A Louis XVI-style giltwood and painted trumeau mirror, early 20th century, French, the arched top with a floral crest, above an image of a courting couple in a landscape and a rectangular glass plate,

70cm wide

130cm high

£300 - 500

A papier mâché tray-top occasional table, 19th century, with a shaped edge, decorated with a ruined folly and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, raised on a later turned wooden stand, 61cm wide

50cm deep

50cm high

£300 - 500

A flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven with geometric red decoration to a blue ground, 249 x 182cm

£300 - 500

LOT 605

LOT 606

LOT 607

LOT 608

607

606

605

609

A George II-style oak and pollard oak tripod table, 19th century, the circular top above a gun-barrel turned column, raised on foliate-carved supports, terminating in paw feet,

75cm diameter

75cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 610

A pair of George IV-style rosewood side tables, 20th century, each with a rectangular top above a single drawer, and raised on reeded supports terminating in brass caps and castors,

59cm wide

40cm deep

74cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 611

A ‘tramp art’ carved wooden mirror, late 19th/early 20th century, with notched geometric decoration, enclosing a later glass plate, 45cm wide

55cm high

£300 - 500

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LOT 612

A primitive painted oak and leather lambing chair, first half of the 18th century, Welsh, with a hooded wing back with studded detail, above a pair of plain arms and a boarded seat, over a panelled base fitted with a cupboard and raised on short square supports, 65cm wide

£3,000 - 5,000

LOT 613

A vernacular oak bench, 19th century, the slender rectangular top raised on joined block supports, 184cm wide

50cm deep

42cm high

£350 - 450

614

A kilim flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, woven with polychrome geometric motifs, 243 x 182cm

£300 - 500

615

A glazed terracotta urn, early 20th century, French, Castelnaudary, the bell-shaped body set with four lug handles, 57cm diameter

47cm high

£200 - 400

616

A Louis XV giltwood pier table, mid-18th century, French, of serpentine outline with a rouge marble top, raised on scrolling rococo supports united by a shell stretcher, 98cm wide

49cm deep

92cm high

£600 - 800

614

613

615

616

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617

Two coquilla nut nutmeg graters, 19th century, comprising: one carved as an acorn, 8cm high, and another, carved as a basket with bone-mounted metal grater, 6cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 618

A coco de mer shell, with a polished finish, 25cm wide 16cm deep

26cm high

£300 - 500

619

A coco de mer box, 19th century, with hinged top and metal mounts, 25cm wide 15cm deep 28cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 620

A Persian Lori wool rug, 20th century, 250 x 117cm £200 - 400

619

620

618

617

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SILVER LOTS 621-630

A silver model of a 6th Dragoon Guards carabinier, the model marked London, probably 1869, maker’s mark SS, the plaques marked probably Goldsmiths’ & Silversmiths’ Co. Ltd., London, possibly 1909, raised on an ebonised wooden base with a plaque inscribed ‘6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiners) Trooper in Review Order 1880’, 20.5cm wide

12.2cm deep

32.5cm high

£3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex.

A white-metal figural vinaigrette, 19th century, Continental, in the form of a recumbent ewe with ruby eyes, over an engraved hinged cover and pierced grille, 6cm wide

3.5cm deep

5cm high

£200 - 400

Provenance: From the Collection of Nigell and Heather D’Oyly

LOT 623

A Victorian City of London ceremonial silver tipstaff, applied to either side with die-stamped arms of the City of London, inscribed ‘GUILDHALL 1863’ and with three further shields of arms, the shank engraved ‘LORD MAYOR AND SHERIFF’S COMMITTEE

James Smith Esq.’, with a turned boxwood handle, the surmount 12cm long 25cm long overall

£600 - 800

LOT 624 

A George IV three-piece silver-gilt tea service, by J E Terrey & Co., London 1824, comprising a teapot with ivory insulators, a sugar basin and milk jug, with gilt interiors, teapot 30cm wide

15cm high, 64.3ozt (3)

£800 - 1,200

624

622

LOT 621

LOT 622

623

A silver trompe l’oeil cigar box, marked 84 standard, Moscow, post-1908, of rectangular form, the exterior with chased and engraved decoration to imitate woodgrain, with the manufacturer’s label ‘La Flor de Henry Clay Juliana Lvz Havana’, applied monogram, 22cm wide

14cm deep

6.5cm high, 30ozt

£4,000 - 6,000

A 925 standard silver salt cellar, 20th century, possibly Continental or American, in the manner of Fabergé, formed as a rocaille dolphin with a raised tail, with a gilt interior and hallmarks to the underside of one front fin,

13cm long

6cm deep

8cm high, 13.7ozt

£200 - 300

A pair of Corinthian silver candlesticks, 19th century, by William Hutton & Sons Ltd., each modelled as a Corinthian column raised on a stepped plinth, with stamped marks to the underside, 12.2cm wide

12.2cm deep

28cm high, bases loaded (2)

£400 - 600

Provenance: Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex

A George III silver trophy cup, possibly William Holmes, London 1792, the cover with a greyhound finial, 25cm wide

15cm deep

29.5cm high, 48ozt

£1,500 - 2,500

628

627

626

LOT 626

LOT 627

LOT 628

A George V cased canteen of silver flatware, by Francis Higgins & Son Ltd., London 1930, in King’s pattern, comprising: 4 salt spoons, 4 sauce ladles, 12 teaspoons, 12 dessert forks, 11 table forks,

12 dessert spoons, 12 soup spoons, 6 tablespoons, and a pair of sugar tongs, case 14cm wide

36cm deep

13cm high, 169ozt (74)

£1,500 - 2,000

A pair of Queen Anne silver candlesticks, marked London 1710, maker’s mark indistinct, each raised on an octagonal base, with a conforming baluster stem terminating in a spool-shaped socket, the base engraved, with a silk-lined case, 10cm diameter

17cm high, 23ozt (2)

£3,000 - 5,000

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LOT 629

LOT 630

A Private Collection, Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, London SW3

Boldly adorned in a striking palette of yellow and black, accented by vibrant scarlet, this apartment in the prestigious Cadogan Gardens, just around the corner from Chelsea’s Sloane Square, makes a powerful statement with its interiors. Against a backdrop of golden walls, the previous owner’s curated selection of furniture and decor showcases a deep appreciation for Asian art and design.

Highlights include a Qing-dynasty gilt and lacquer folding screen and a magnificent Burmese giltwood Buddha, sourced from Guinevere Antiques on the King’s Road. The influence of Guinevere’s iconic style - blending eras, cultures and aesthetics, in ways that excite and delight - is evident throughout the apartment.

The owner’s choice of more elaborate pieces, seamlessly paired with the clean lines and forms of contemporary furniture, creates a dazzling contrast that is both inspiring and radiant - perfect for those looking to inject vibrant energy into their own spaces.

A baroque gilt-metal and ebonised wooden pier mirror, late 19th century, Dutch, the arched top above a rectangular bevelled plate within glass borders, with all-over scrolling foliate rococo decoration and ripple moulding,

107cm wide

170cm high

£300 - 500

A pair of Regency mahogany corner chairs, early 19th century, each with a single sloping arm and ring-turned supports terminating in brass caps and castors, upholstered in pale linen fabric, one with hooks and one with loops beneath to allow them to be joined together, 90cm wide

66cm deep

87cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 632

LOT 631

LOT 633

An imitation leopard-skin and ebonised wooden ottoman, of recent manufacture, Italian, by TPM Tappezzeria, the hinged rectangular top with studded detail, raised on tapering square supports, 130cm wide

65cm deep

48cm high

£200 - 400

A Regency simulated rosewood sofa, c.1815, with a plain back and outswept arms, raised on turned tapering supports, with all-over painted and parcel-gilt neoclassical decoration, 194cm wide

89cm deep

85cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 634

A George I-style red and gilt japanned pier mirror, 20th century, with an arched scrolling crest above a shaped rectangular plate, with all-over chinoiserie decoration,

97cm wide

183cm high

£400 - 600

A pair of red lacquer horseshoe-back chairs, 20th century, Chinese, each carved with figures, animals and foliate scrolls with parcel-gilt detail, 70cm wide

70cm deep

97cm high (2)

£200 - 400

635

636

LOT 635

LOT 636

A very large lacquered and giltwood figure of the standing Buddha, late 19th/early 20th century, Mandalay period (1853-1948), Burmese (Myanmar), clad in thickly folded brocaded hems inset with multicoloured glass ‘beads’, the slender figure standing on a flat disc of the moon held within a lotus blossom, raised on a modern black plinth,

72cm wide

40cm deep

201cm high excluding base

234cm high including base

For a similar example, see Bonhams, ‘Asian Art’,

5 November 2018, lot 245

£1,000 - 2,000

A painted plaster profile portrait, 20th century, of Emperor Augustus, wearing a laurel wreath, 30cm wide

6cm deep

43cm high

£150 - 250

Chinese School (Qing dynasty), a large ancestor group portrait, depicting twenty-six seated figures in front of a screen and an altar table, oil on cotton canvas, 187 x 142cm

£300 - 500

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637

LOT 638

LOT 639

LOT 637

A painted plaster bust of the Diana of Versailles, of recent manufacture, after the antique, raised on a socle base,

30cm wide

16cm deep

53cm high

£200 - 400

A pair of Regency simulated rosewood and parcel-gilt side chairs, early 19th century, each with a spiral-fluted and gilt-metal-mounted splat, above a cane seat and sabre supports, each with a loose cushion, 50cm wide

60cm deep

84cm high (4)

£200 - 400

A pair of Regency ebonised wooden side chairs, c.1810, each with a pierced splat, caned seat and outsplayed faceted supports, with floral-painted and parcel-gilt decoration, 52cm wide

57cm deep

86cm high (2)

£200 - 400

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641

LOT 640

LOT 641

LOT 642

A black and gilt lacquer folding screen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Chinese, consisting of six panels, each decorated with figures, pagodas, animals, rockwork and foliate scrolls, each panel 52cm wide 274cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 643

FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 644-697

LOT 644

A painted pine marriage cupboard, 19th century, Austrian, with a moulded cornice, above a pair of panelled doors decorated with flowers and inscribed ‘1848’, raised on short tapering feet, 137cm wide

- 4,000

LOT 645

A nickel-plated brass ‘Colombier’ chandelier by Vaughan, of recent manufacture, the textured-finish frame issuing seven branches with leaf sconces,

92cm diameter

87cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 646

A collection of painted wood and fibreglass decoy ducks, 20th century, largest 38cm wide

14cm deep

21cm high (12)

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: The private collection of a British wildfowler.

LOT 647

A kilim-upholstered ottoman, of recent manufacture, incorporating an Anatolian kilim, 1950s, of rectangular shape with a hinged lid and raised on short feet, 112cm wide

68cm deep

46cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 648

A painted leather blackjack, early 20th century, in 18th-century style, decorated with a rhyming verse and images of Robin Hood and Little John, inscribed to the underside ‘Rowland Hill Co. Salop’, 28cm diameter of base

55cm high

£500 - 700

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648

646

645

A pair of Regenc y-style rosewood and brass étagères, early 20th century, each with two rectangular shelves with satinwood crossbanding, on tubular supports with acorn finials and terminating in brass caps and castors, the slightly larger 63cm wide

32cm deep

58cm high (2)

£400 - 600

A large wrought-iron hall lantern, 19th century, French, with bevelled glass panels and scrolling foliate decoration, 58cm wide

58cm deep

140cm high

£800 - 1,200

A flat-weave wool carpet in the Scandinavian-style, of recent manufacture, woven with geometric motifs in tones of blue, 316 x 252cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 651

LOT 650

LOT 649

651

650 649

A pair of red velvet two-seater sofas, of recent manufacture, Italian, each with red piping and loose cushions, 217cm wide

105cm deep

86cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 653

A pair of gilt-metal standard lamps, 20th century, each with a plain stem and crossed support, 37cm diameter

145cm high (2)

£200 - 400

An Edwardian strung and crossbanded satinwood bookcase, c.1900, the top section with a convex mirrored crest, over turned pendant ivory drops and shaped astragal-glazed doors, the base with two drawers and two panelled doors on turned reeded supports, 112cm wide

44cm deep

223cm high

£500 - 1,000

LOT 655

Two Nuremberg brass alms dishes, 17th century, each field embossed to the centre with a gadrooned boss, encircled by bands of Germanic text, 41.5 and 44.5cm diameter (2)

£600 - 800

LOT 652

LOT 654 

654

652

653

656

A painted pine shop display sign, late 19th/early 20th century, in the form of a sailor with a wooden leg, standing on a rectangular base, with damages,

48cm wide

48cm deep

126cm high

£200 - 300

A pair of Louis XVI-style painted and parcel-gilt wall sconces, early/mid-20th century, Continental, each with an urn finial over mirrored panels and twin branches, 28cm wide

12cm deep

92cm high (2)

£500 - 700

A pine housekeeper’s cupboard, late 19th century, with a moulded cornice, above two pairs of panelled cupboard doors enclosing shelves, raised on a base fitted with two drawers and a stepped plinth, 195cm wide

42cm deep

179cm high

£1,200 - 1,800

LOT 658

LOT 657

LOT

658

657

656

LOT 659

A pair of carved walnut and leather club chairs, c.1900, each of square shape, with foliate supports and paw feet, terminating in brass castors,

91cm wide

91cm deep

95cm high (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 660

A painted pine kitchen prep table, 19th century and later, with a scrubbed plank top above three frieze drawers, raised on tapering square supports,

196cm wide

60cm deep

76cm high

£700 - 900

LOT 661

A pair of woven leather low seats, mid-20th century, Spanish, each with a serpentine leather-upholstered backrest over woven seat, raised on turned and square supports united by stretchers, 47cm wide

50cm deep

68cm high (2)

£300 - 500

A polished slate mantel clock, 19th century, French, the circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals and visible Brocot escapement, signed ‘Barber, Paris’, over an enamel perpetual calendar and moon phase dial, subsidiary day and date dials, the case of rectangular form with ogee moulded angles and plinth base, 32cm wide

16cm deep

39.5cm high

£300 - 500

A Louis XVI-style carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, late 19th century, with acanthus-carved ornament and a foliate crest, above a pair of fluted column pilasters surrounding a rectangular mercury glass plate, bearing stencilled inscription to back ‘C. Nosotti 397-398 Oxford Street London’, 150cm wide

210cm high

£800 - 1,200

A Suzani-inspired wool carpet, of recent manufacture, woven with bold foliate motifs to a pale ground, 298 x 207cm

£1,200 - 1,800

LOT 664

LOT 663

LOT 662

664

662

663

A modernist steel console table, of recent manufacture, of slender rectangular shape with a polished concrete top,

90cm wide

25cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 400

A pair of George III mahogany pot cupboards, c.1800, each of square form with a gallery top above a rectangular door, raised on square supports united by an ‘X’ stretcher, terminating in outsplayed feet, 48cm wide

34cm deep

76cm high (2)

£500 - 700

LOT 667

A George III coopered mahogany bucket, late 18th century, of circular shape with brass bands and handles, 47cm wide

43cm deep

25cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 665

667 666

665

LOT 666

A stripped pine cupboard, late 19th/early 20th century, with a stepped cornice, above a pair of panel doors enclosing a shelf, and raised on a plinth base, 98cm wide

51cm deep

164cm high

£300 - 500

A painted pine pier mirror, 19th century, Northern European, with a frieze above a rectangular glass plate, 85cm wide

123cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 670

A pair of Regenc y-style bronze table lamps, early 20th century, each of neoclassical column form with cast folio detail, paw feet, and a triform base, 19cm wide

19cm deep

54cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 668

668

LOT 669

LOT 671

A pair of neoclassical painted pine commodes, 19th century, Northern European, each with a canted rectangular top above three long drawers, the uppermost with carved Greek key decoration, raised on tapering square supports, 106cm wide

48cm deep

84cm high (2)

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 672

A pair of painted and parcel-gilt wooden floral appliqués, 19th century, carved with meandering, fruiting and flowering hops and scattered roses each with intertwined oak leaves, acorns and roses, terminating in tassel ends, 10cm wide

6cm deep

170cm high (2)

£2,000 - 4,000

672

671

LOT 673

A bamboo folding screen, 20th century, with three panels and scrolling decoration, each panel 51cm wide

2cm deep

184cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 674

A George I-style walnut wingback armchair, late 19th/early 20th century, upholstered in studded brown leather, raised on squat cabriole supports, 82cm wide

83cm deep

105cm high

£1,200 - 1,800

LOT 675 

A baroque ebonised wooden, tortoiseshell and gilt-brass cabinet on stand, late 17th/early 18th century, Flemish, the rectangular top above a pair of panelled doors with applied hearts, enclosing a fitted interior with ripple-moulded short drawers flanking an architectural door, enclosing a mirror glass, rosewood and ivory- inlaid compartment with a paper interior and three drawers behind, all above a further long drawer and raised on a later stand,

67cm wide

41cm deep

122cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

675

674

673

A Louis XV-style carved giltwood stool, early 20th century, French or Italian, of square form, with a red velvet seat and a foliate-detailed apron, raised on outsplayed supports,

56cm wide

56cm deep

44cm high

£200 - 400

An upholstered armchair, late 19th century, stamped ‘CVS’ for Cornelius V Smith, with rounded arms and an overstuffed seat, raised on square supports and castors,

73cm wide

85cm deep

89cm high

£200 - 400

A flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, embroidered with birds, insects, flowers and houses to a pale ground, 209 x 155cm

£200 - 400

LOT 678

LOT 677

LOT 676

678

677

676

LOT 679

A four-fold room screen, 19th century, French, with arrowhead finials, each panel 46cm wide

174cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 680

A George II mahogany lowboy, 18th century, the moulded rectangular top over one long and three short drawers with brass pull handles, and a shaped frieze, raised on square bracket supports, 75cm wide

45.5cm deep

72cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 681

A William IV carved giltwood overmantel mirror, c.1835, with scrolling acanthus detail and a rectangular mercury glass plate, 170cm wide

142cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 682

A neoclassical walnut and parcel-gilt guéridon, 19th century, Italian, the circular tilt-top above a fluted column set between three dolphins, raised on a triform base and bun feet, 135cm diameter

78cm high

£2,000 - 4,000

LOT 683

A Regency mahogany tub chair, c.1820, upholstered in brown cotton fabric and raised on reeded sabre supports, 66cm wide

81cm deep

97cm high

£200 - 400

683

682

A painted composition stone swan, 20th century, 41cm wide

59cm deep

51cm high

£400 - 600

A small walnut bachelor’s chest, 18th century and later, the rectangular top above a brushing slide and four long drawers, raised on bracket feet,

75cm wide

49cm deep

73cm high

£600 - 800

A kilim flat-weave wool rug, of recent manufacture, Afghan, woven with polychrome geometric decoration,

250 x 181cm

£300 - 500

LOT 686

LOT 685

LOT 684

686

685

684

LOT 687

A rosewood free-standing Wellington chest, second quarter of the 19th century, with six drawers secured by a locking bar, with panelled sides, a panelled door to the reverse enclosing shelves, all on a plinth base,

62cm wide

57cm deep

106cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 688

A Regenc y-style gilt, painted wood and gesso overmantel mirror, 19th century, the frame with foliate decoration and a pair of column pilasters, surrounding a glass plate, 147cm wide

146cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 689

A pair of maiolica lamps, 19th century and later, Italian, each of cylindrical form, decorated with painted figures in a landscape in blue, yellow and green tones to a cream ground, one inscribed ‘Aloe - Officinalis’, the other, ‘Viscum - Quercum’, each with a cream silk and velvet shade, 18cm diameter

41cm high to fitting (2)

£300 - 500

Provenance: Lime House, Earls Colne, Essex.

689

687

688

A George IV mahogany library table, c.1830, the rounded rectangular top with an inset gilt-tooled leather surface, above three frieze drawers, and raised on foliate-capped tapering turned supports, terminating in large brass and ceramic castors, 168cm wide

100cm deep

77cm high

£600 - 800

A Tabriz wool carpet, 20th century, Persian, the central field decorated with alternating stylised floral motifs, within multiple cream and red-ground borders,

400 x 297cm

£1,500 - 2,500

A cedar cassone, second half of the 18th century and later, Italian, with a moulded rectangular top above a relief-carved facade, centred with Neptune in a chariot between a pair of tapering column pilasters, raised on bracket feet, 143cm wide

65cm deep

84cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 692

LOT 691

LOT 690

692

691

690

A painted wooden and verre églomisé glass bookcase, of recent manufacture, with two open shelves, the reverse decorated with the detail of a Louis XVI cabinet, raised on bun feet,

104cm wide

36cm deep

86cm high

£400 - 600

An oak drop-leaf table, early 18th century and later, the folding oval top above a gateleg action and an end drawer, raised on turned and block supports united by stretchers,

189.5cm wide

139cm deep

74cm high

£400 - 600

A Donegal Oushak wool carpet, early 20th century, woven with geometric floral motifs to a red and brown ground,

345 x 325cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 695

LOT 694

LOT 693

695

693

694

Two fruitwood hat moulds, first half of the 20th century, Continental, each raised on a later display stand, larger 26cm wide

18cm deep

31cm high (2)

£200 - 400

An Egyptian-style relief-carved alabaster stele, early 20th century, French, centred with the standing goddess Isis amongst hieroglyphs, with polychrome-painted decoration, 40cm wide

8cm deep

100cm high

£300 - 500

696

697

697 detail

LOT 696

LOT 697

A lead birdbath, early 20th century, in the manner of Bulbeck Foundry, the shell-form bowl with pan surmount,

53cm wide

38cm deep

32cm high

£300 - 500

GARDEN LOTS 698-723

LOT 699

A cast iron child’s garden seat, late 19th/early 20th century, the back panel decorated with African animals, with pierced scrolling ends and a slatted seat,

82cm wide

46cm deep

54cm high

£200 - 300 700

A pair of painted aluminium garden flower baskets, 20th century, each of oval form with lattice decoration, 88cm wide

40cm deep

32cm high (2)

£200 - 400

A Regenc y-style painted cast iron urn, 19th century, of rectangular form with all-over neoclassical decoration, terminating in anthemion feet, 71cm wide

36cm deep

36cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 700

LOT 701

LOT 698

A Victorian painted cast iron campana garden urn, second half of the 19th century, of typical form with an egg-and-dart cast rim, over a gadrooned body, on a square plinth, 66cm diameter

77cm high

£400 - 600

A pair of painted cast iron campana garden urns, late 19th century, each with an egg-and-dart moulded rim, above a waisted and gadrooned body, raised on a foliate-decorated plinth, 49cm diameter

90cm high (2)

£500 - 800

A pair of composition stone gatepost finials, 20th century, Continental, each formed as a basket of flowers on a square base, 39cm diameter

52cm high (2)

£600 - 800

A pair of large reconstituted stone putti, of recent manufacture, French, each modelled reclining on a rococo base,

79cm wide

42cm deep

117cm high (2)

£2,000 - 4,000

705

704

703

LOT 703

LOT 704

LOT 705

LOT 702

A neoclassical lead urn, 19th century, of campana form with relief decoration, raised on a composition stone base, 60cm diameter

95cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

707

A Victorian painted cast iron garden bench, late 19th century, with scrolling neoclassical ends and a slatted back and seat, 145cm wide

64cm deep

81cm high

£400 - 600

A neoclassical bronzed-metal fountain, of recent manufacture, in the form of three putti playing flutes, 79cm diameter

120cm high

£400 - 600

A Victorian cast iron garden seat, second half of the 19th century, in the manner of Val d’Osne, with a pierced Gothic back, 111cm wide

49cm deep

90cm high

£500 - 700

707

706

709

708

LOT

LOT 708

LOT 706

LOT 709

710

A composition stone campana urn, c.1890, of fluted pedestal form, on a stepped plinth, 62cm diameter

132cm high

£200 - 300

A large marble mortar, 19th century, with an embossed lead top and four lugs,

100cm wide

100cm deep

52cm high (2)

£1,000 - 1,500

A Victorian carved sandstone font in the Gothic taste, dated 1840, of octagonal form with relief-carved detail, inscribed ‘given by Henry Torre Rector 1840’, raised on a square plinth, adapted as a water feature, 60cm wide

60cm deep

107cm high

£1,200 - 1,500

LOT 711

LOT 712

711

LOT

712

710

A driftwood sculpture, of recent manufacture, in the form of a boat, raised on stretched supports, 305cm long

100cm wide

110cm high

£450 - 550

A composition stone fountain, 20th century, in the form of Bacchus resting on a cistern, 62cm wide

49cm deep

128cm high

£800 - 1,200

A composition stone planter, 20th century, of round form with an arcaded body, raised on a circular base, 80cm diameter

56cm high

£400 - 600

A teak garden table and chair set by Barlow Tyrie, of recent manufacture, comprising a circular table and four chairs, table 130cm diameter

70cm high, chairs 58cm wide

66cm deep

88cm high (5)

£400 - 600

LOT 715

LOT 714

LOT 713

LOT 716

716

715

714

713

A pair of painted wrought-iron lantern stands, 19th century, in the medieval taste, each with scrolling decoration, 73cm wide

59cm deep

300cm high (2)

£1,200 - 1,500

Two red sandstone staddle stones, 18th or 19th century, each of typical mushroom form, the slightly larger 50cm wide

40cm deep

90cm high (2)

£600 - 800

Two red sandstone staddle stones, 18th or 19th century, each of typical mushroom form, larger 65cm wide

53cm deep

100cm high (2)

£600 - 800

A neoclassical carved composition stone urn, late 19th/early 20th century, with a waisted neck and gadrooned body, raised on a square base, 45cm wide

45cm deep

115cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 717

LOT 718

LOT 719

LOT 720

720 719

718 717

A neoclassical carved stone plinth, late 19th/early 20th century, in the form of four putti draped with flowers and garlands, 42cm diameter

84cm high

£350 - 450

A pair of Victorian cast iron and glass cloches, 19th century, each with lead mounts, glazed sides, and with side-opening mechanisms, 111cm wide

111cm deep

80cm high (2)

£800 - 1,200

A large neoclassical carved sandstone urn, 20th century, Indian, the bulbous body set with four lion masks, raised on a spreading circular base, 123cm diameter

66cm high

£700 - 900

LOT 721

LOT 722

LOT 723

723

722

721

▲ Dame Lucie Rie (Austrian, 1902-1995), a porcelain bowl, with a yellow glaze and manganese rim, impressed to the bottom of the foot with

seal, 19cm diameter, 10cm high, Sold for £32,500 (inc. fees)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

For Specialist Live Auctions

These conditions of business consist of:

1. Information for Buyers;

2. Terms of Consignment for Sellers (not printed within this catalogue, but can be viewed at www.sworder.co.uk);

3. Terms of Sale for Bidders and Buyers.

1. INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

Introduction

The following notes are intended to assist Bidders and Buyers, particularly those that are inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All of our auctions are governed by our Terms and Conditions and any notices that are displayed in our salerooms or announced by the Auctioneer at the auction. Our Terms and Conditions are available for inspection at our salerooms and the Terms of Sale are printed in the back of our auction catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything in our Terms and Conditions that you do not fully understand.

Please make sure that you read our Terms of Sale carefully before bidding in the auction. If your bid is successful, you will be obliged to comply with our Terms of Sale.

Methods of payment

Lots must be paid for before they are collected or shipped. For those attending the auction we ask that Lots are paid for on the day of the sale. Methods by which we accept payment are detailed on our Website, including online payment upon receipt of your invoice, and these should be paid by 5pm on the Friday following the sale. We accept cash to an upper limit of 10,000 euros equivalent. Any cheques will need to be cleared before you can take the Goods away.

Collection and storage

All Lots should be paid for and collected by 5pm on the Friday following the sale. Commission Bidders should check the success of their bids and arrange payment, and collection or shipping within this time. For our specialist auctions please refer to the collection and storage requirements detailed in the catalogue and on our Website, which specifies the applicable fees.

Furniture and large items, and small items if they form part of the same invoice, not collected within seven working days of the auction will be sent to Abels Moving Services Ltd, at your expense. Refer to clause 8 in Sworders Terms of Sale for more information.

Agency As Auctioneers we usually act on behalf of the Seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. If you buy at auction your contract for the Goods is with the Seller, not with us as Auctioneer.

Estimates Estimates are designed to help you gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular Lot. Estimates may change and should not be thought of as the sale Price. The lower estimate may represent the Reserve Price (the minimum Price for which a Lot may be sold) and will not be below the Reserve Price. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the auction and may be altered by a saleroom notice or announcement by the Auctioneer before the auction of the Lot. They are not definitive.

Buyer’s Premium

The Terms of Sale oblige you to pay a Buyer’s Premium at 25% on the Hammer Price of each Lot purchased, except for our Fine Wine and Spirits auctions when it is 18%. In addition, VAT is charged on these Premiums (see below).

VAT

Items in our catalogue may be marked with a dagger † or double dagger ‡, which indicates that VAT is payable by the Buyer on the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium at either the standard rate (currently 20%) or a reduced rate (currently 5%), depending upon the legal requirements relating to that Lot.

Lots which do not have either of the above symbols have no VAT payable on the Hammer Price. This is because such Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. The VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax.

Shipping Costs are liable for VAT and are payable by the Buyer.

If you are exporting the items from the UK, you may be able to claim a reimbursement of the VAT, where:

1. you are using Sworders Delivery service.

In these cases, a zero rated (VAT exempt) invoice can be issued where the following criteria are met:

a. the items are exported within three months of the date of the auction b. the total amount of VAT payable would exceed £75 per shipment

There is no administrative charge for clients using Sworders Delivery Service.

If you cancel shipping through Sworders Delivery Service, we will reinstate the VAT, which must be paid prior to the release of goods.

2. you arrange shipping through a private logistics company, agent or courier and the following criteria are met:

a. the invoice is paid in full, including VAT

b. the items are exported from the UK within three months of the date of the auction

c. the certificate of shipment and export documents are provided to us within a year of the date of export from the UK

d. the total amount of VAT to be claimed exceeds £75

e. you have paid an administrative fee of £25

Inspection of Goods by the Buyer

As we act on behalf of the Seller, we are dependent on information provided by the Seller about their Goods. We may inspect Lots and will act reasonably in taking a general view about them. However, we are normally unable to carry out detailed examinations of Lots to check their condition in the way a Buyer would do. You will have ample opportunity to inspect the Goods. You must inspect and investigate Lots that you might wish to bid for. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the description and condition of Lots set out in the Terms of Sale at clauses 12.2 and 12.4.

Condition reports

We may be able to assist Buyers unable to view by emailing a condition report, but these are based solely on our own opinion and are for guidance only and no responsibility is accepted for their accuracy. Intending Buyers are strongly encouraged to view. Condition reports cannot be prepared on the day of the sale.

Shipping of Goods

We offer a delivery service for Lots purchased, either by shipping ourselves, or use of a third party logistics company. Estimates for Shipping Costs for smaller items can be calculated pre-sale on our website under each Lot and are based on value, size and your chosen UK destination. For items purchased the actual cost can be added to your account and paid online after the sale. If you purchase multiple Lots from the same auction, we will combine packaging/deliveries to reduce the Shipping Costs. For lots for which Shipping Costs cannot be automatically calculated, such as furniture, you can obtain a bespoke Shipping Cost from our website to any destination in the world either in advance of the sale or after you have purchased.

Estimates of Shipping Costs on our website are based on the low estimate, whilst the actual cost is based on Hammer Price.

Items not collected within seven working days of the auction will be sent to Abels Moving Services Ltd, at your expense. You will be liable for all costs relating to the collection and storage of your items. See clause 8 and 9 in the terms of sale relating to the Title and Collection of purchase and associated costs.

Electrical goods

These are sold as ‘antiques’ only. If you buy electrical Goods for use you must ask a qualified electrician to check them for compliance with safety regulations before you use them.

Export of Goods

If you intend to export Goods you must find out: a. whether an export licence is needed; and b. if there is a prohibition on importing Goods of that character e.g. because the Goods contain prohibited materials such as ivory.

Bidding

Bidders 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

Furniture and large items, and small items if they form part of the same invoice, will be removed from the premises after 4pm seven working days following the sale, by Abels Moving Services Ltd, the cost of which you will be liable for. See clause 8 and 9 in the Terms of Sale for Title and Collection of Purchases and Costs relating to Collection Services, for more details.

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 post-war 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.

2. TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS

Not printed within this catalogue, but can be viewed at www.sworder.co.uk

3 TERMS OF SALE FOR BIDDERS AN D BUYERS

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.

3. Bidding procedures and the Buyer

3.1 You must register your details with us before bidding and provide us with any requested proof of identity and billing information, in a form acceptable to us. You must also satisfy any security arrangements we have in place before entering the auction room to view or bid.

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).

‘Auctioneer’ means GES & Sons Ltd trading as Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers, a company registered in England and Wales with registration number 6858916 and whose registered office is located at Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex CM24 8GE or its authorised Auctioneer, as appropriate;

‘Bidder’ means a person who places a bid for Goods at our auction;

‘Buyer’ means the person who makes the highest bid for the Goods accepted by the Auctioneer;

‘Commission’ means the Commission that we charge you on the sale of the Goods as set out in Clause 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.

3.4 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 Price

4.1 As a Buyer, you will pay: a. the Hammer Price;

b. a Premium of 25% plus VAT of the Hammer Price or 18% 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 anti-money laundering obligations); and

7.1.2 pay to us the total amount due in any way that we agree to accept payment.

7.1.3 pay in full the Shipping Costs prior to the Goods being shipped, should you agree to 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 If you do not collect the Lot within the time period under Clause 8.2, you will be responsible for removal and storage charges in relation to that Lot – see clause 8.5 -8.7 below.

8.5 Items not collected within seven working days of the auction will be collected by Abels Moving Services Ltd for storage at their Potters Bar depot and subject to collection, storage and administration costs, for which you will be liable. See Clause 9 for Costs relating to Collection and Storage Services

8.6 Items will be stored by Abels Moving Services Ltd free of charge for seven days from the date of collection. Storage charges will commence thereafter. All costs associated with collection and storage in these cases are payable directly to Abels Moving Services Ltd and must be paid prior to collection of the lot – see clause 9 on Costs Relating to Collection and Storage Services.

8.7 All lots must be collected by prior appointment at Abels Moving Services Ltd, The Heights, East, Cranborne Road, Potters Bar, EN6 3JN. 020 4259 4315

collectionsPB@abels.co.uk

Collections Monday – Friday 08:30-16:30 only.

8.8 Risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you when you (or your agents) take physical possession of the Lot or it is collected by Abels Moving Services Ltd.

8.9 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. Costs Relating to Collection and Storage services

9.1 These fees relate to the collection and storage of your purchases by Abels Moving Services Ltd and are payable directly to them.

9.2 Collection from Sworders £25 per collection of 1-5 items and £50 per collection of 6-10 items listed on an invoice (plus VAT)

9.3 Free storage for one week thereafter, then:

9.3.1 £4.00 (plus VAT) per lot, per day*

*Additional charges apply for items exceeding 8 x 8ft

*A levied liability charge (LLC) of £0.08 per £1,000 value of goods is payable

*Admin fees will be payable on collection of goods from Abels Moving Services Ltd

*All charges are subject to VAT and 6.27% insurance on total charges

10. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases

10.1 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:

10.1.1 take action against you for damages for breach of contract;

10.1.2 reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold by us to you;

10.1.3 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;

10.1.4 remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense; 10.1.5 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;

10.1.6 keep that Lot or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due, including Shipping Costs where applicable;

10.1.7 reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impose conditions before we accept bids from you; and/or

10.1.8 if we sell any Lots for you, use the money made on these Lots to repay any amount you owe us.

10.2 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 non-compliance by you with these Terms of Sale.

11. 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.

12. Warranties

12.1 The Seller warrants to us and to you that:

12.1.1 the Seller is the true owner of the Lot for sale or is authorised by the true owner to offer and sell the Lot at auction;

12.1.2 the Seller is able to transfer good and marketable title to the Lot to you free from any third party rights or claims; and

12.1.3 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.

12.2 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.

12.3 Please note that many of the Lots that you may bid on at our auction are second-hand.

12.4 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 12.1 (in particular under the Consumer Rights Act 2015). These Terms of Sale do not seek to

exclude your rights under law as they relate to the sale of these Lots.

12.5 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.

13. Descriptions and condition

13.1 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).

13.2 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.

13.3 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.

13.4 Please note that Lots (in particular second-hand Lots) are unlikely to be in perfect condition. Lots are sold ‘as is’ (i.e. as you see them at the time of the auction). Neither we nor the Seller accept any liability for the condition of second-hand Lots or for any condition issues affecting a Lot if such issues are included in the description of a Lot in the auction catalogue, 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.

14. Deliberate Forgeries

14.1 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.

14.2 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: 14.2.1 the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of experts as at the date of the auction; or

14.2.2 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.

14.3 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.

14.4 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.

15. Our liability to you

15.1 We will not be liable for any loss of opportunity or disappointment suffered as a result of participating in our auction.

15.2 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.

15.3 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.

15.4 Notwithstanding the above, nothing in these Terms of Sale shall limit our liability (or that of our employees or agents) for:

15.4.1 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.

16. Notices

16.1 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.

16.2 Any notice referred in Clause 16.1 may be given:

16.2.1 by delivering it by hand;

16.2.2 by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery; or

16.2.3 by email.

16.3 Notices must be sent:

16.3.1 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

16.3.2 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.

16.4 Notices will be deemed to have been received:

16.4.1 if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery;

16.4.2 if sent by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery, two business days after posting, exclusive of the day of posting; or

16.4.3 if sent by email, at the time of transmission unless sent after 5pm 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.

16.5 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.

17. 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.

18. General

18.1 We may, acting reasonably, refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

18.2 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.

18.3 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.

18.4 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.

18.5 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.

18.6 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.

18.7 These Terms of Sale and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including any non-contractual 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.

19 Sharing your information

19.1 Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. We do not share your data unless there is a business, or legal reason for us to do so. In agreeing to these terms of sale, you agree that:

• Should you decide to use Sworders delivery service, we may share relevant personal data that we hold with the shipping agent to allow effective communication between the shipping agent and you, and to enable delivery

• Should you fail to collect your items within seven working days of the date of the auction, we may share your details with the shipping agent to allow effective communication between them and you, to arrange for the payment of storage and collection of your items from their store.

Please refer to Sworders Privacy Policy for more information on how we process your data.

These terms are based upon the recommended terms of sale by the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers

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