The Guinness Sale at Elveden 14 September 2023

Thursday 14 September 2023

Thursday 14 September 2023

Thursday 14 September 2023, 10am

ORDER OF SALE

Lots 1-179 Furniture, Carpets and Textiles

Lots 180-199 The Guinness Family

Lots 200-239 Furniture

Lots 240-265 Indian and Persian Furniture and Works of Art

Lots 266-277 Oriental Furniture and Ceramics

Lots 278-327 Furniture

Lots 328-355 Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Lots 356-438 Furniture, Taxidermy and Works of Art

Lots 439-441 Cars

VIEWING

Viewing will be held at Elveden Hall, London Road, Elveden, Thetford IP24 3TQ.

Entrance by catalogue only, admits two.

Saturday 9 September 10am-4pm

Sunday 10 September 10am-4pm

Monday 11 September 10am-7pm

Tuesday 12 September 10am-4pm

Wednesday 13 September 10am-4pm

Refreshments by Maison Bleue available on site.

COLLECTION & DELIVERY BIDDING

IN PERSON Attend the live auction in person at Elveden Hall, London Road, Elveden, Thetford IP24 3TQ. Doors open at 8.30am.

ONLINE

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Sale Co-ordinator

Luke Macdonald Director Head of Art & Estates Director James Pickup

Grace Julier

My family have either especially commissioned or have bought items we have wished to live with in our various households in England and Ireland.

In particular, my great-great-grandparents - Edward Cecil Guinness (18471927) and his wife, Adelaide (1844-1916) - amassed items to furnish their homes at Elveden, Suffolk and Farmleigh, Dublin.

At that time, English and Irish furniture making was at its height, with its craftsmen having the broad base of skills necessary to fashion items to keep pace with the enhanced trade links of the day, combined with a greater access to materials, such as tropical hardwoods, whose availability until this generation had been limitedand whose supply now, of course, is strictly curtailed.

I am delighted to offer these items for others to appreciate, as my family has ceased to live in the large-scale homes we have formerly enjoyed. It is likely that the quality of pieces such as these shall never be available again, given the advent of fast, cheap and throwaway furniture.

I wish all the recipients of lots from this Elveden auction years of enjoyment from their purchase, as I believe the vast majority of these items are likely to be heirlooms for generations of the future.

Edward Iveagh

Elveden Hall

Removed from his kingdom by the British East India Company, Duleep Singh (1838-1893), the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, was exiled to England as a boy in 1854. He purchased Elveden Hall estate (once the home of Admiral Augustus Keppel) in 1863, and employed the architect John Norton to remodel the property with an Italianate exterior and interiors based on the Mughal palaces that had been his home. He transformed the run-down estate into a game reserve and it was here that Duleep gained his reputation as the fourth best shot in England. The estate became famous for its shooting parties that were a favourite of Queen Victoria.

Despite settling into life in the English countryside at Elveden - rebuilding the village’s school, church and cottages - the maharaja’s heart was still in India, so much so that he left Elveden in 1886 to journey to the Punjab in an attempt to re-establish his dynasty there. Unfortunately, this was a futile attempt and he never returned to England, dying in Paris in 1893.

Elveden Hall, along with its 16,000 acres, was sold to Edward Cecil Guinness (created Earl of Iveagh and Viscount of Elveden in 1919), and it was he who built the Elveden War Memorial - the towering 113-feet high Corinthian column made to commemorate the forty-eight men from the parishes of Elveden, Icklingham and Eriswell who died in the First World War. Today, it makes a popular landmark for holidaymakers on their way to the beaches of Norfolk.

It was Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, who transformed the lands for agricultural use in 1927 and later ceded the hall for use as the headquarters of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.

The entire contents, excluding items previously sent to Farmleigh, were sold at auction in 1984. Since then, the house has been closed to the public, although its unique and impressive architecture and surrounding landscapes are a popular venue for film and creative industries.

Farmleigh

Farmleigh, the Irish State Guesthouse, was bought by the 1st Earl of Iveagh in 1873 and extensively remodelled after the Guinness brewing business was floated on the Stock Exchange in 1886. Although viewed as a rural retreat and used only for short periods in the spring and summer months (the family’s main residence was 80 St Stephen’s Green, now the Department of Foreign Affairs), it was nonetheless furnished with elements of what became an important art collection. Shopping at London galleries such as Duveen and Agnews, the 1st Earl acquired art and furniture for his many houses.

Farmleigh was sold to the Irish State by Arthur Guinness, the 4th Earl of Iveagh, in 1999. It includes the wonderful collection of books – from early bindings to modern first editions – assembled by Benjamin Guinness, the 3rd Earl of Iveagh.

Lots from Farmleigh are denoted by a ☘

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LOT 1

☘A mahogany silver table, Irish, with a shell-centred frieze, on cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, 86.5cm wide

45cm deep

70cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 2

☘A Regency mahogany bow-front chest, Irish, of two short and three long drawers, banded with satinwood and border inlays, 114.5cm wide

55cm deep

102cm high

£700 - 1,000

LOT 3

☘A matched set of six George III mahogany dining chairs, Irish, each with a vertical rail splat and upholstered seat with green cotton loose cover, on square legs, together with a further similar single chair, 48cm wide

88cm high (7)

£150 - 200

Provenance: Farmleigh, 2nd Earl of Iveagh’s Bedroom.

LOT 4

☘A pair of George III mahogany ladder-back dining chairs, Irish, each with an overstuffed seat, on stretchered square chamfered legs, 56cm wide 49cm deep 94cm high, and two similar dining chairs (4) £100 - 200

LOT 5

☘A George III mahogany tallboy, Irish, with a blind fretwork frieze, reeded canted sides and eight long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 125.5cm wide 58.5cm deep 189cm high

£700 - 1,000

LOT 6

☘A set of four mahogany rail-back dining chairs, c.1800, Irish, each inlaid with shell and fan medallions, with an upholstered seat, on square legs, 46.5cm wide 85cm high, and a similar open armchair, 53cm wide 90cm high (5) £600 - 800

LOT 7

☘A mahogany sofa, 19th century, Irish, with a rectangular padded back and drop-in bowed seat, upholstered in machine-woven green foliate damask, on scallop-carved cabriole legs with claw feet, 168cm wide

68cm deep

89cm high

£500 - 800

After the restoration of Kings Charles II to the English, Irish and Scottish throne in 1660, Ireland experienced a relatively peaceful period in its history. Cities expanded and trade increased, however, society remained fragmented due to religion and class. Furniture was predominantly fashioned from oak during the early 17th century, however, from the 1660s, Continental influence became more prevalent and walnut imports more desirable. Stylistically, carving, veneers, inlays and contrasting wood colours also became more fashionable. Dublin benefitted greatly and experienced a flourishing development of trade with England and the Continent, and a significant amount of quality Irish furniture of this period was commissioned for the aristocracy.

From the 18th century onwards, Ireland experienced a noticeable rise in skilled craftsmen who emigrated to the country and brought with them different stylistic influences and developments. For example, the well-known designs of Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton hugely influenced Irish furniture character, and elements such as the dark-hued mahogany, low relief carving, oak-leaved festoons, winged birds, shells, squared claw and paw feet were intertwined gracefully with stereotypical Georgian motifs of English cabinetmakers. The development of Dublin, such as the construction of St Stephen’s Green, enabled guilds and various workshops to thrive due to the new appetite for luxury.

Towards the close of the 18th century and beginning of the 19th, the Acts of Union united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. This union enabled the furniture business to flourish considerably and created further crossover with makers and styles, such as the neoclassical, a style based on the art and building designs of ancient Greece and Rome. Mahogany and rosewood were popular and japanned furniture also became a frequent feature in many wealthy homes. The Industrial Revolution further instigated new and exciting furniture styles, and Dublin firms - such as Mack, Williams & Gibton, Arthur Jones, George Gillington, Joshua Kearney, James Del Vecchio and George Murray - prospered.

This prosperity, however, declined heavily in the early 1840s and 50s due to the Great Famine (also known as the Irish Potato Famine). The Irish suffered starvation, disease and loss of population due to emigration, all caused by a blight which affected the potato crop, upon which a third of Irish people were dependent for food. The economy tumbled and the beautiful homes of the Irish elite were stripped and looted, destroying countless works of traditional furniture. Today, the few existing examples of Irish furniture are largely found in museum collections, including the National Museum of Ireland and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The scarce number of surviving furniture creations from Irish craftsmen and cabinetmakers that do find their way to the market are coveted by collectors all over the world.

LOT 8

☘A George II mahogany master’s chair, early 18th century and later, Irish, of large proportions, with carved foliate detail, lion mask terminals to the open arms, and blind fret carved legs

80cm wide

97cm deep

130cm high

£2,500 - 3,500

A

63cm deep

82cm high

£300 - 500

35cm deep

76.5cm

73cm deep

66cm high

£200 - 300

LOT

A

82cm deep

82cm high

£500 - 700

41cm wide (4)

£100 - 200

LOT 9

red-leather-upholstered tub armchair by Strahan & Co., Irish, on turned oak legs, stamped to the back leg ‘95813’, 75cm wide

LOT 10

☘A Regency mahogany and inlaid quartetto table, the top veneered in figured walnut and with boxwood and ebony inlays, 51cm wide

high, a similar mahogany quartetto table, 44.5cm wide, a George IV mahogany night table, with galleried top and cupboard, 33cm wide, and another mahogany night table

LOT 11

A George III mahogany Pembroke table, the serpentine top over a fitted end drawer, raised on chamfered square legs, 93cm wide (open)

12

Victorian mahogany-framed upholstered armchair by J Mills, on turned legs and brass collar castors, stamped ‘228’, 64cm wide

LOT 13

☘A George III mahogany side table, the rule-moulded top above a single drawer, on stretchered square chamfered legs, stamped ‘7936’, 74cm wide

42.5cm deep

71cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 14

A Regency satinwood bonheur-du-jour, with a raised back with loop handle and small drawers with bone handles, the table with a long drawer and brass handles, on tapering square legs, 57cm wide

45cm deep

110cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 15

A button-upholstered spoon-back armchair, early 20th century, raised on turned mahogany legs and brass castors, upholstered in blue linen, 73cm wide

62cm deep

88cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 16

A George III mahogany kneehole desk, c.1770, with blind fret-carved canted corners, a brushing slide and a long drawer over a kneehole cupboard, flanked by a dummy drawer and six further small drawers, raised on ogee bracket feet, 87cm wide

49cm deep

84.5cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 17

A Victorian upholstered tub chair, on turned legs and castors, ‘P. J. Walsh & Sons, Dublin’ paper label to the underside, 72cm wide

73cm deep

89.5cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 18

A button-upholstered tub chair by Howard & Sons, early 20th century, raised on square tapering mahogany legs terminating in brass castors, stamped to the inside of the back leg ‘Howard & Sons, Berners Street’, numbered ‘31232654’, 76cm wide

68cm deep

79cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 19

A Regency rosewood and brass-inlaid pedestal card table, the top with cut-brass inlay to a band of amboyna and bead-moulded border, a scroll-shaped apron on a tapering square column, with swept legs and brass castors, 92cm wide

45cm deep

78cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 22

☘A Regency mahogany sofa table, crossbanded in rosewood, with two drawers, and on lyre end scrolling supports and castors, open 147cm wide

74cm deep

70.5cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Farmleigh, Boudoir.

LOT 23

☘A mahogany and satinwood bureau, c.1890, the sloping flap, inlaid with a shell, enclosing a fitted and inlaid interior above one long, two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet, 98cm wide

57cm deep

108cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 20

A George III mahogany bureau bookcase, with an astragal glazed top, inlaid interior cupboard and letter drawers, plate brass handles, on bracket feet, 96.5cm wide

53cm deep

199cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 21

A George IV satinwood and mahogany bow-front sideboard, with two cupboards and three drawers, 89cm wide 60cm deep 90cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 24

☘A George III-style mahogany china cabinet, c.1890, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, having a large pierced swan-neck pediment over part-glazed doors, all raised on ogee bracket feet, 133.5cm wide

60cm deep

242cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 25

☘A George III mahogany standing corner cupboard, with a dentil moulded cornice and astragal glazed doors above cupboards to the base, 123cm wide

57cm deep

207.5cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 26

☘A Sheraton-style mahogany press, c.1890, satinwood banded with an inlaid frieze and two panelled doors centred by urns, above two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet,

135cm wide

58.5cm deep

224cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 27

☘A Regency rosewood pedestal centre table, with a cut-brass inlaid circular top, on a plain turned column and triangular base, with round section feet and castors, an attached ‘Strahan & Co.’ removal label,

140cm diameter

79cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 28

☘A George III satinwood card table with semi-elliptical top, inlaid with radiating veneers and amboyna scallops, the frieze with a swag, on square tapering legs, 106.5cm wide

46cm deep

77cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Blue Bedroom.

LOT 29

A Victorian walnut-framed horseshoe-back library chair, with bobbin-turned arm supports and legs, 55cm wide

74cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 30

☘A late George III mahogany bow-front sideboard, early 19th century, with frieze drawers, two deep drawers and two cupboards, banded in satinwood, on tapering square legs and shaped feet, 137cm wide

66cm deep

91.5cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Dining Room Corridor.

LOT 31

☘A George III mahogany Pembroke table, the oval crossbanded top and single-end drawer, raised on gateleg square tapering legs and castors, open 117cm wide

91cm deep

72cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

☘An upholstered daybed, c.1900, upholstered with a printed cotton fabric, a scroll end and box base, 183cm long

75cm deep

71cm high £100 - 200

☘A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers, with turned wood handles, stamped ‘3225’, on a plinth base, 107cm wide

53cm deep

110cm high £100 - 150

A mahogany George III-style wingback armchair, late 19th century, upholstered in a woven pink striped and floral fabric, on shell-carved claw and ball legs, 85cm wide

82cm deep

113cm high

£200 - 300

A Regency mahogany linen press, with a satinwood banded frieze and oval panelled doors enclosing slides, above two short and two long drawers, on splayed bracket feet, 124cm wide

57cm deep

202.5cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 32

LOT 33

LOT 34

LOT 35

LOT 36

☘A pair of late George III satinwood secrétaire cabinets, each with an arcaded cornice above two interlaced lozenge pattern glazed doors, the base with a fitted secrétaire above two panelled doors, banded with tulipwood and inlaid stringing, alterations, 110.5cm wide

51.5cm deep

253cm high (2)

£5,000 - 7,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Blue Dressing Room.

LOT 37

A George III mahogany serving table, with a blind fret-carved frieze on square chamfered legs with pierced fret-cut brackets, 130cm wide 61cm deep 78.5cm high £2,000 - 3,000

LOT 38

A camelback two-seater settee by Lenygon & Morant Ltd., early to mid-20th century, all raised on brass castors and with maker’s label to the underside, ‘Lenygon & Morant Ltd. Makers of Howard Chairs and Settees’, 198cm wide 100cm deep 90cm high £1,000 - 2,000

LOT 39

A George III mahogany chest of drawers, with a caddy top, four long drawers, brass handles on bracket feet, 81.5cm wide

50cm deep

95cm high

£250 - 400

LOT 40

A matched pair of Victorian armchair frames, each on turned legs and castors, 75cm wide

75cm deep

89cm high (2)

£100 - 200

LOT 41

A Victorian walnut pedestal desk, with an inset leatherette top, over an arrangement of nine drawers, with Hobbs locks, 137cm wide

76cm deep

76cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 42

An Edwardian mahogany stool, with a serpentine front on square tapering supports, united with an ‘H’ stretcher, stamped ‘826’, 64cm wide

43cm deep

42cm high, together with a mahogany stool, with a worn leather seat with a studded edge, mounted with fretwork spandrels on fluted supports, with a shaped apron, stamped ‘488’, 84cm wide

43cm deep

40cm high (2)

£200 - 400

LOT 43

☘A mahogany cheval dressing mirror, 19th century and later, the rectangular plate within a marquetry-inlaid frame, raised on swept legs, with brass lion paw feet and castors, 79cm wide

64cm deep

213cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 44

☘A Regency mahogany press, with a rope-twist carved cornice with slides, enclosed by doors above two short and two long drawers, on turned legs, 127cm wide

59cm deep

220cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 45

☘A pair of George III-style mahogany ladder-back dining chairs, 19th century, each with an overstuffed seat upholstered in a printed linen fabric, 57cm wide

53cm deep

93.5cm high, and a similar chair with a shaped back, 53cm wide

48cm deep

94cm high (3)

£150 - 200

LOT 46

☘A George II-style walnut and gilt-framed overmantel mirror, early 20th century, 111cm wide

41cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 47

☘A George III mahogany chest of drawers, with canted reeded sides, oval brass handles, on bracket feet, 104cm wide

52cm deep

100cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 48

☘A George III mahogany bureau bookcase, with ornate brass plate handles, lancet glazed doors above a bureau with one long, two short and two further long drawers, on bracket feet, 108cm wide

57cm deep

228cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 49

☘An Adam Revival brass and steel serpentine fire grate, with pierced borders, urn finials and on square reeded supports,

82cm wide

33cm deep

75cm high, and a matching brass serpentine fender, 175.5cm wide

33cm deep (2)

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 50

☘A George III giltwood mirror, c.1760, Irish, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with a later arched plate in shaped mirrored borders, surmounted by a pagoda and entwined with fruiting vines, restorations and losses, 124cm wide

235m high

£20,000 - 30,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Entrance Hall.

Thomas Chippendale was one the most significant furniture creators of the 18th century, achieving an international reputation and producing beautiful designs that have echoed through generations of furniture-making. This mirror in particular combines both Irish taste and Chippendale styles with an elegant, flowing and fruitful frame filled with ripening vines, imaginative rococo scrolls and chinoiserie flair.

During the 18th century there was an increasing demand for a luxury market, and in 1754 Chippendale published ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director’, a subscription pattern book that ensured he was perceived as one of the most influential and impressive cabinetmakers of his time. The book contained 161 engravings of a wide range of domestic furniture in the ‘Gothic, Chinese and Modern Taste’ (rococo) as well as plainer, more practical pieces. Chippendale, through this innovative showcase of design, became wildly successful, and his pattern book was reissued twice, in 1755 and 1762, with additional plates in the Neoclassical style that was quickly becoming a society favourite.

Chippendale excelled over his contemporaries due to his superb understanding of design and craftmanship, with many of the pieces ensuring function and practicality was met as well as beauty.

LOT 51

☘A giltwood mid-Georgian style mirror, 19th century, the scroll and leaf carved swept frame decorated with branches, chinoiserie motifs and ho-o birds, 134cm wide

236cm high

£8,000 - 12,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Entrance Hall.

LOT 52

☘A giltwood mirror of Chippendale style, in the manner of Thomas Johnson, with an arched divided plate in shaped mirror borders, the pagoda cresting framing young lovers flanked by ho-o birds, 125cm wide 213cm high

£10,000 - 15,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Entrance Hall.

☘A set of six Regency rail-back dining chairs, each with a drop-in seat, on stretchered turned legs, one with arms, 56cm wide 48cm deep 84cm high (6) £250 - 350

☘A composed set of six Biedermeier walnut dining chairs, with varied carved splats, rush seats, three with inlaid seat rails, and two additional bar-back chairs, 54cm wide 50cm deep 87cm high (8) £200 - 300

☘A Louis XV-style parcel-gilt salon chair, c.1890,

a

rail, upholstered in silk, on swept legs, 66cm wide 64cm deep 90cm high £150 - 250

☘A Victorian figured walnut reading stand, with inlaid and banded decoration, a book ledge and ratchet-adjustable hinged top, and brass Gothic Revival handles, 48.5cm wide 35.5cm deep 11.5cm high £200 - 300

LOT 53

LOT 54

LOT 55

with

foliate-carved crest

LOT 56

LOT 57

☘A Continental gilt-gessoframed pier glass, mid-19th century, with a neoclassical mask, laurel leaf and berry swag moulded frieze, floret corners and a shaped apron, 68cm wide

128cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 58

☘A set of four Biedermeier walnut bar-back armchairs, each splat carved with a vase of flowers, with a rush seat on stretchered legs, 60cm wide

47cm deep

87cm high (4)

£150 - 250

LOT 59

☘An upholstered chesterfield settee, late 19th/early 20th century, with roll-over back and arms, raised square tapering walnut legs, terminating in brass feet and ceramic castors, with old label for ‘P. J. Walsh & Sons, Dublin’, 200cm wide

90cm deep

72cm high £300 - 400

LOT 60

☘A set of four Louis XV Revival painted armchairs, mid-19th century, each with a grey and cream lined frame, tapestry-upholstered with Aubusson panels of figures and animals, on swept legs, 69cm wide

69cm deep

94.5cm high (4)

£2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Blue Drawing Room.

LOT 61

☘A composed set of fourteen Biedermeier walnut dining chairs, twelve standard plus two armchairs, each with a carved lyre splat back, over a rush seat, 58cm wide

49cm deep

89cm high (14)

£400 - 600

LOT 62

☘A mahogany torchère, c.1900, with a pierced fret-carved hexagonal galleried top, a leaf-carved fluted column and leaf-carved cabriole legs,

26cm wide

129cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 63

☘An Empire mahogany escritoire, with a grey fossil marble top, frieze drawer, fall-flap and two cupboards including three drawers flanked by columns, with classical brass mounts, on turned feet, 97.5cm wide

47cm deep

141.5cm high

£700 - 1,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Nursery Corridor.

LOT 64

38cm deep

93cm high (2)

£1,500 - 2,500

☘A pair of Dutch satinwood bow-front pier cabinets, c.1820, each with an inlaid galleried top, a blind frieze drawer and lacquer inset panels to each door, stamped ‘8060’, on shaped tapering square legs, 76cm wide

LOT 65

☘A Regency mahogany pedestal drum-top library table by Druce & Co., the fabric-lined top with two dummy and two opposing drawers, on leaf-carved hipped and swept legs with brass castors, 79.5cm diameter

73cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 66

☘A George III mahogany chest of drawers, the caddy top, over a brushing slide and four graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet, 87cm wide

51cm deep

79cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 67

☘A low open armchair by Mellier & Co., the button-upholstered back, seat and open arms, raised on ebonised turned tapering legs and brass castors, 73cm wide

77cm deep

73cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 68

☘An ironwork basket fire grate, 19th century, with scrollwork feet and finials, 63cm wide

33cm deep

47cm high

£100 - 150

LOT 69

A porch lantern, early to mid-20th century, the ovoid glass shade suspended on a circular spreading iron boss, 30cm diameter 53cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall, the Maharajah’s Entrance Porch.

LOT 70

☘An Edwardian mahogany and satinwood Sheraton Revival cheval mirror, c.1910, with a break-arch swan-neck pediment surmounted by urn finials, the rectangular bevelled plate surrounded by an inlaid and painted frame, raised on four sabre legs, terminating in brass feet and castors, 84cm wide 66cm deep 200cm high £800 - 1,200

LOT 71

☘A Victorian pine pedestal desk, late 19th century, with a leatherette-lined top, nine drawers with brass handles, on a plinth base, 120cm wide 68cm deep 81cm high £150 - 200

LOT 72

☘An oak oval extending pedestal dining table, 19th century and later, with carved border decoration, two additional leaves and bearers with drop-down legs, and a carved pedestal on wood castors, 130cm wide 232.5cm extended 72.5cm high £250 - 350

LOT 73

☘A pair of Sheraton-style painted shield-back chairs, 19th century, each decorated with Prince of Wales feathers to a lined cream ground, with a tapestry seat, 46cm wide

93cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 74

☘A French Directoire console table, with a grey marble top and gilt-brass gallery, above a single drawer, fluted column legs and undertier, on turned feet, 81cm wide

33.5cm deep

86cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 75

A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded settle, with an arched panel back and open arms, on cabriole legs, 185cm wide

66.5cm deep

101cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 76

A Victorian pine estate cabinet, in two parts, the top with three panelled cupboards, the interior of each fitted with twenty-four divisions, the lower section with fitted with fourteen drawers each with turned knob handles

203cm wide

72cm deep

227.5cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 77

☘A set of four Victorian Aesthetic-style oak library chairs, each with a shell-carved back and leather-upholstered seat, 53cm wide 52cm deep 88cm high, and two similar (6)

£200 - 300

LOT 78

☘A French Empire mahogany armchair, with open scrolling arms, an upholstered back and seat in gold damask, on sabre legs, 56cm wide 56cm deep 93cm high, together with a mahogany armchair, with a shaped bar back and drop-in seat, on turned legs, 56cm wide 56cm deep 96cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 79

A set of eight cream and green painted dining armchairs, 19th century, each with a drop-in seat, on stretchered cabriole legs, 66cm wide

52cm deep

108.5cm high (8)

£1,500 - 2,000

LOT 80

A neoclassical grey painted daybed, early 19th century, the frame and legs highlighted in gilt, with double scroll ends, raised on ring-turned tapering legs and with cream button upholstery and pad cushion, 210cm wide

66cm deep

88cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 81

A large green painted pine housekeeper’s cupboard, late 19th/early 20th century, with three panelled doors opening to reveal shelves within, raised on a plinth base, 192cm wide

68cm deep

163cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 82

☘A George III satinwood writing table, later decorated with a neoclassical, ribbon swag, painted border, baize-lined and with a single drawer, 67cm wide

57cm deep

80cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 83

☘An oak and mahogany estate cupboard, 19th century, with a scroll-shaped pediment, and a single door enclosing pigeonholes and small drawers,

58cm wide

39cm deep

103cm high

£300 - 400

☘A set of six Louis XV-style walnut salon chairs, early 19th century, French, each with a foliate-carved crest rail, caned back and overstuffed seat upholstered with printed silk fabric, on swept legs,

A large oak refectory table, early 20th century, the planked top raised on turned and tapering supports, 284cm wide

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A large circular walnut extending dining table, early 20th century, French, the quarter-veneered top raised on a split-pedestal column support and octagonal base, with fold-out leaf and flip-down supports, 144cm diameter

80cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 87

A four-fold painted leather dressing screen, 19th century, French, the panels with arching tops and decorated with courtly scenes within cartouches, 212cm wide overall

202cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 88

A pair of Continental satinwood and painted consoles, 20th century incorporating earlier elements, each with a pierced galleried border, on swept lined and painted satinwood supports, 81cm wide

42cm deep

85cm high (2)

£400 - 600

LOT 89

A Victorian pine estate cupboard, with pigeonholes enclosed by panel doors to the upper half and doors below, on a plinth base, 201cm wide

71cm deep

255cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 90

☘An upholstered oak-framed gout stool, c.1900, on stretchered scroll-carved legs, 51cm wide

32cm deep

29cm high

£60 - 80

LOT 91

A painted beehive, 19th century, French, by ‘Grand Établissement d’Apiculture, Georges Darmand’, in sections,

70cm wide

70cm deep

70cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 92

☘An Aubusson tapestry, 18th century, with romantics in a pastoral scene, 275 x 150cm £5,000 - 7,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Nursery Corridor.

LOT 93

☘A French needlepoint carpet, c.1880, with roundels of floral blooms to a blue, white and gold border, 262 x 200cm

£300 - 500

LOT 94

☘A silk embroidered coverlet, 19th century, Ottoman, worked in ivory-coloured thread on a blue silk ground, with central double-headed eagle medallion within a scrolling foliate field 230 x 150cm

£300 - 500

LOT 95

☘A Persian Tabriz prayer rug, with archway, lantern, columns and flowers, on a brick ground labelled verso ‘Anderson, Stanford & Ridgeway, 2nd April 1910’, 178 x 128cm

£800 - 1,200

LOT 96

☘A large Mashed carpet, Persian, the central field with a large stylised medallion within multiple foliate borders, 500 x 367cm £400 - 600

LOT 97

☘A Kirman or Qom rug, the two central stylised medallions within multiple stylised foliate borders, 245 x 140cm

£1,000 - 2,000

LOT 98

☘A Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persian, the field woven with a large stylised floral motif, within multiple scrolling floral borders, on a red ground, 374 x 334cm £500 - 800

LOT 99

☘An Heriz carpet, Persian, the central field with a geometric design, within multiple stylised red-ground borders, 435 x 330cm

£2,000 - 3,000

LOT 100

☘A Karabagh runner, 20th century, decorated with quadruple medallions to the centre on a blue ground, 337 x 128cm

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 101

☘A Kurdish runner, Persian, with multiple foliate borders, latch-hook motifs and signed, 313 x 118cm

£600 - 800

LOT 102

☘A Kurdish wool carpet, inscribed with a verse to the central field, with a Liberty & Co. label dated 1898, 410 x 300cm

£3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Red Bedroom Hall.

LOT 103

☘A large blue Amritsar carpet, with a repeating boteh pattern, bearing Harvey Nichols label dated 1898, 474 x 370cm £5,000 - 7,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Dining Room.

LOT 104

☘A Caucasian Shirvan runner, on a blue ground, 310 x 100cm £1,500 - 2,000

LOT 105

☘A Feraghan rug, decorated with a stylised floral pattern on a deep blue ground, with sky blue border, 91 x 195cm £600 - 800

LOT 106

☘A Sarab runner, with a stylised floral design on a camel ground, 418 x 115cm £1,500 - 2,000

LOT 107

A set of eight painted ladder-back dining chairs, 20th century, each with a rush seat, raised on square tapering fluted legs, two with arms, 50cm wide 54cm deep

high (8) £400 - 600

LOT 108

A George III-style mahogany-framed wingback armchair, late 19th century, upholstered in crewel work fabric, raised on acanthus-carved cabriole legs, terminating in claw and ball feet, 83cm

LOT 109

☘An Edwardian octagonal tented clothes closet by Robinson & Son, Ilkley, Yorkshire, with finial, brass hangings and a locking handle, 76cm diameter

230cm high

£400 - 600

Edwardian furniture refers to the furniture fashioned during the reign of Kind Edward VII (1901-1911). Furniture of this era can be characterised as an eclectic combination of different styles and designs, whereby qualities and fashions taken from previous furniture styles, such as Tudor, Georgian, neoclassical and art nouveau, were reborn with comfort in mind and exciting new elements. After her death, Queen Victoria’s son Edward became King in 1901, and with this new reign began a fresh and renewed sense of furniture-making. The Victorian period was distinguished by ornate carvings, dark woods and heavy luxurious fabrics, whereas the Edwardian period embodied an airy, lighter and more delicate approach. The woods generally used were mahogany, bamboo, and wicker, emphasising the style’s breezy, slight nature. Flora and fauna decorative inlays in coloured wood accents were utilised, creating refreshing and elegant interiors.

LOT 110

☘A Victorian black lacquer papier mâché tray, decorated in gilt and floral designs to a scalloped edge, 61 x 79cm, a similar Victorian tray, decorated with floral blooms, 57 x 76cm, and a single chair, decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays, 41cm wide

43cm deep

82cm high (3)

£100 - 150

LOT 111

☘Two similar Regency mahogany night tables, each with a three-quarter galleried top, largest 40cm wide

36cm deep

80cm high, and another smaller (3)

£100 - 200

LOT 112

A George III-style mahogany estate cupboard, early 20th century, the upper section with panelled doors opening to reveal pigeonholes within, over conforming cupboards to the lower section, raised on a plinth base, 122cm wide

49cm deep

217cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 113

☘A George III-style mahogany bow-front sideboard, 20th century, having two drawers flanked by cupboards, raised on tapering supports and spade feet, 138cm wide

52cm deep

91cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 114

☘An Edwardian mahogany hanging cupboard, with astragal glazed and inlaid panel doors, a swan-neck fret-carved pediment, on bracket feet, 135cm wide

63cm deep

243cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 115

☘A George III mahogany ‘D’ end dining table, the centre section with drop leaves, raised on a double gateleg base, 316cm long

137cm wide

72.5cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 116

☘A matched set of eight Hepplewhite-style mahogany dining chairs, c.1900, each with a pierced vase splat, a chintz-upholstered seat and square fluted legs, five with block feet, 51cm wide 92cm high (8)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 117

☘A Regency mahogany drum-top pedestal library table, the baize-lined top with line-inlaid alternate drawers, on three swept legs, brass feet and castors, 121cm diameter 78cm high £1,500 - 2,000

LOT 118

☘An Edwardian mahogany cheval dressing mirror, with mahogany crossbanded and inlaid framed oval swing plate, on swept legs and pad feet, 69cm wide 69cm deep 148.5cm high £150 - 200

LOT 119

☘A mahogany kidney-shaped desk in the manner of Gillow, 19th century, the brass-galleried leather-inset top over frieze drawers and fitted cupboards, arranged around a central kneehole, all raised on a plinth base, 162cm wide

91cm deep

82cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 120

☘A George III mahogany linen press, the upper section with a Greek key moulded cornice and slides, enclosed by panel doors over the base, having two short and two long drawers, 125cm wide

57.5cm deep

208.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 121

☘A Sheraton mahogany and satinwood inlaid cellaret, with a drawer to the base, on tapering square inlaid legs, 51cm wide

39cm deep

62cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 122

☘An early George III mahogany linen press, the dentil moulded cornice above a shelved upper half, enclosed by figured panel doors with border moulding, above six short drawers, on square bracket feet,

141cm wide

69cm deep

216.5cm high

£400 - 800

LOT 123

☘A George II mahogany silver table, with a dished top and shaped frieze, with carved shell and acanthus leaf decoration, on slender swept legs and escalloped feet, 86cm wide

48cm deep

73cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 124

☘An octagonal tented clothes closet, 20th century, with a fabric-covered crown-top cornice, 70cm wide

70cm deep

195cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 125

☘A mahogany chest of drawers, 19th century, banded in satinwood with four long drawers, reeded rounded sides, on turned feet, 112.5cm wide

53.5cm deep

115cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance:

Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 126

☘A mid-Victorian mahogany triple wardrobe, with arched panelled doors, hanging space and a drawer, on a plinth base, 190cm wide 60cm deep

204cm high

£150 - 200

A mahogany butler’s tray, early/mid-19th century, on a turned folding stand, 90cm wide

58cm deep

88cm high

£150 - 250

☘An Edwardian mahogany tall chest, c.1900, with blind fret frieze, canted sides, brass handles and shell-carved apron, stamped ‘2749’, on claw feet, 58cm wide

45cm deep

134cm high

£150 - 250

☘A Victorian mahogany library table by James Shoolbred & Co., with a leatherette-lined top, three drawers and three verso, stamp to the drawer, on turned legs and castors, 153cm wide

98cm deep

78cm high

£200 - 300

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LOT 130

☘A pair of Italian giltwood-framed girandoles, late 18th/early 19th century, each cartouche frame with carved festoon and mast cresting, 55cm wide 83cm high (2) £800 - 1,200

LOT 131

☘A Louis XV floral marquetry bombé commode, with a breccia marble top, with two deep drawers inlaid with cartouches of floral sprays, indistinctly stamped in the manner of Migeon, with cast bronze leaf-moulded handles, on splayed legs, 149cm wide

67cm deep

87cm high

£8,000 - 12,000

LOT 132

☘A set of six giltwood open armchairs of Chippendale design, late 19th century, each with an oval back and bowed seat, upholstered in pink trellis-patterned silk, the foliate frame on fluted legs, some with stamped numbers, 62cm wide 90cm high, and a matching sofa, stamped ‘8286’, 183cm wide 85.5cm deep 78cm high (7) £3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 133

☘A Victorian découpage four-fold dressing screen, of full height and decorated both sides, with an ebonised frame, each panel 56cm wide

192cm high

£200 - 400

LOT 134

☘A Louis XVI tulipwood commode, the frieze inlaid with simulated fluting above two long drawers, on turned legs, surmounted by a veined grey marble top,

127.5cm wide

56.5cm deep

84.5cm high

£1,000 - 2,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Boudoir.

LOT 135

☘A satinwood press, late 19th century, with an architectural pediment, urn finials, and two panelled doors enclosing slides, above two short and two long drawers, banded with tulipwood, on splayed bracket feet,

138.5cm wide

57.5cm deep

228cm high

£600 - 800

LOT 136

☘A satinwood-banded mahogany hanging cupboard, with chequered cornice, geometrically part-glazed and panelled doors, on ogee bracket feet,

134.5cm wide

59cm deep

212.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 137

☘A Victorian giltwood and composition tripod table, with a glazed needlework top, depicting a seated cat, adapted from a pole-screen, 58cm wide

61cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 138

☘A pair of Dutch floral marquetry torchères, each with a shaped rectangular top and tripod base, 23.5cm square

102cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 139

☘A pair of Victorian small tub chairs, in the manner of Maple & Co. Ltd., each with a waisted back and pink linen loose cover, on turned legs and brass collar castors, stamped ‘3708/3712’, 66cm wide

80cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 140

☘A composed set of five Victorian easy armchairs, late 19th century, with small variations in height and legs, 76cm wide

92cm deep

88cm high (5)

£800 - 1,200

LOT 141

☘A walnut chest on chest, early 18th century, with canted fluted sides to the top and lower halves, brass plate handles, on shaped feet, 107cm wide

55.5cm deep

169.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 142

☘A matched pair of Victorian tub armchairs, each on turned and straight legs with chintz fabric upholstery, 71cm wide

72cm high (2)

£150 - 200

LOT 143

☘A walnut dressing table mirror, 18th century, with a parcel-gilt gesso arched frame, the base with three drawers, on bracket feet, 46cm wide

LOT 144

☘The Right Honourable Earl of Iveagh’s mahogany boardroom armchair, c.1890, the oval fan-shaped back with a sterling silver name plaque and centred by an inlaid family crest, upholstered seat and arms, on stretchered legs, 65cm wide

64cm deep

108.5cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 145

☘A near pair of button-upholstered spoon-back armchairs, 19th century, each on turned legs with brass castors, 71cm wide

75cm deep

87cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 146

A mid-Victorian mahogany parlour suite, comprising a sofa and two chairs, each with a foliate-carved frame with open arms, upholstered in red brocade, on shaped legs and castors, sofa 176cm wide

83cm deep

112.5cm high, chairs 67cm wide

111cm high (3)

£700 - 1,000

LOT 147

☘An Edwardian mahogany silver table, with a fret-carved gallery and blind-fret decoration to the frame, and husk-carved legs with a scroll-shaped cross stretcher,

69cm wide

42.5cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 148

☘A pair of ‘Bridgewater’ armchairs by Howard & Sons Ltd., early 20th century, each raised on square tapering legs and terminating in brass castors, upholstered in pale blue and printed white floral fabric, stamped to the back leg ‘Howard & Sons Berners Street’, numbered ‘3108 2649’ and ‘3109 2649’, with differing upholstery

75cm wide

90cm deep

85cm high (2)

£4,000 - 6,000

LOT 149

☘A Regency mahogany sofa table, crossbanded in rosewood, fitted with two frieze drawers, on rope-twist carved column ends and a central stretcher, with swept legs and brass castors, 152cm wide

81cm deep

73cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 150

☘A George III mahogany-framed wingback armchair, on square legs with shaped brackets, on associated brass wheel castors, 85cm wide

85cm deep

124cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 151

☘A pair of George III mahogany shield-back dining chairs, each with leaf and patera carved splat, on moulded tapering square legs and spade feet,

92cm wide

47cm deep

95cm high (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 152

A Louis XVI-style basket chandelier, c.1900, with a three-light fitment, 40cm wide

90cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 153

A painted ash ladder-back armchair, c.1880, finished in grey, with a rush seat, on stretchered legs, 58cm wide

51cm deep

85cm high

£100 - 150

LOT 154

A reproduction mahogany breakfront library bookcase, with arched glazed doors above drawers and cupboards below, on a plinth base, 215cm wide

37.5cm deep

215cm high £100 - 200

LOT 155

☘A Ziegler Sultanabad pattern carpet, late 19th century, the pale blue ground decorated with rust-red flower head motifs and scrolling foliate designs within a foliate banded border, with cotton label verso inscribed ‘3642 Sept 1894, Harvey Nichols’, 390 x 272cm

£15,000 - 20,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Nursery Dining Room.

The term ‘Ziegler’ refers to a particular design pattern and style of weaving. The Ziegler carpet is often characterised by a soft, muted colour palette and elegant, delicate designs. They often feature repetitive floral and geometric patterns, and large central medallions. The colours are usually the result of vegetable-based dyes, which elicit a distinctive soft and warm hue. The origin of the style and craftmanship of these carpets can be traced back to the late 19th century and a German company based in England called Ziegler & Co. This company began to produce fine and high-quality carpets in the Sultanabad region of Iran, where their aim was to successfully marry Western tastes with the aesthetic and craftsmanship of Persia. The popularity and success of Ziegler carpets grew significantly during the 20th century, however, production in Iran ground to a halt due to political unrest and economic sanctions. As a result, Ziegler & Co. moved production to countries such as Afghanistan and Pakistan, where skilled craftsmen continue to create these exquisite rugs.

After the death of Duleep Singh in 1893, the estate of Elveden was bought by Edward Guinness, the first Earl of Iveagh. After this transition, the house was lavishly refurbished in 1894, and included the purchase of twenty-three Ziegler carpets. In 1984, many of these beautifully made carpets were sold, with the larger selling for prices more than £30,000 each, ensuring that Ziegler carpets are still considered to be the most desirable weavings on the market. Today, Sworders is extremely pleased to be a part of the history of Elveden and its Ziegler carpet collection.

LOT 156

☘A Ziegler Sultanabad pattern wool carpet, late 19th century, the pale blue ground with repeating rust-red flower head motifs, within a foliate banded border, cotton label verso inscribed in pen ‘3644 Harvey Nichols Sept 1894’, 490 x 360cm

£20,000 - 30,000

LOT 157

☘A Caucasian Kazak rug, with geometric decoration, 210 x 103cm £200 - 300

LOT 158

☘A Turkish Sparta carpet, c.1900, with a floral pattern, 420 x 340cm £2,000 - 3,000

LOT 159

☘A Bessarabian flat-weave rug, c.1880, decorated with birds and cornucopia on a black ground, 410 x 142cm £300 - 500

LOT 160

☘A small Turkoman brick-ground rug, with a Liberty label dated 1893, 175 x 98cm £200 - 300

LOT 161

☘A small Caucasian Kazak prayer mat, 150 x 83cm £300 - 400

LOT 162

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LOT 163

☘A Khamseh rug, the central cream ground with triple medallions within multiple stylised foliate borders, numbered ‘6812 Hotehand [or Hotchand], Algiers 1902’, 203 x 132cm £100 - 150

LOT 164

☘A group of three rugs, comprising: a prayer rug, a modern machine-made runner and a small rug, the largest 368 x 69cm (3) £60 - 80

LOT 165 ☘A Caucasian prayer rug, the central field decorated with geometric motifs within multiple borders, 125 x 94cm

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LOT 166

☘A large red velvet and metal thread embroidered armorial hanging, 19th century, possibly Mexican, with a central spread eagle holding a shield, flanked by two smaller armorials, all within a taped double border, 402 x 227cm

£400 - 600

LOT 167

☘A group of textiles, comprising: a length of striped silk, French or English, 85 x 158cm, and a pair of block-printed cushion covers, 60 x 64cm (3) £80 - 120

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☘Two pairs of interlined printed cotton curtains, in autumn leaf pattern, with tassel pelmets, 230 x 160cm drop (6) £300 - 500

A pair of chintz interlined curtains, in wild briar floral pattern, 200 x 170cm drop (2) £150 - 200

A pair of printed cotton interlined curtains, in Venetian masked dancer pattern, 250 x 190cm drop (2) £150 - 200

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A ribbed mahogany and brass-bound peat bucket, c.1900, Irish, 37cm diameter 41cm high, and a brass-bound pail with swing handle, 32cm diameter 33cm high (2)

£250 - 350

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94cm

☘A set of six George III mahogany dining chairs, Irish, each with a carved and arched top rail, a pierced cross pattern splat and upholstered seat with woven horsehair fabric, on carved cabriole legs and claw feet, one a later date, 53cm wide

high (6)

£1,500 - 2,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Dining Room.

LOT 173

☘An upholstered armchair by Strahan & Co., mid-late 19th century, Irish, stamped, 71cm wide

75cm deep

85cm high, a similar low upholstered armchair, on turned legs and castors, 88cm wide

90cm deep

72cm high, and a further spoon-back upholstered armchair,

78cm wide

82cm deep

87cm high (3)

£400 - 600

LOT 174

☘A mahogany tray-top night table, Irish, with pierced fretwork blind drawer, small drawer, cupboard and sliding stool base, 44cm wide

44cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 175

☘A George III mahogany side table, Irish, the bowed top with a drawer, on square legs, stamped ‘737’, 107cm wide

64.5cm deep

80.5cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Billiard Room.

LOT 176

☘A George III silver table, Irish, with a dished top, scalloped shell-centred frieze, on cabriole legs with later scale-carved knees and pointed pad feet,

86cm wide

54cm deep

72.5cm high

£600 - 800

Provenance: Farmleigh, 2nd Earl of Iveagh’s Study.

LOT 177

☘A George III mahogany bureau, Irish, with a sloping fall, enclosing an inlaid fitted interior, above two short and two long drawers, on bracket feet, 96cm wide

55cm deep

105cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 178

☘A mahogany dressing chest by M Butler, Dublin, late 19th century, Irish, with a shell-carved apron, on cabriole legs and claw feet, stamped ‘6519’, 110cm wide

51cm deep

103cm high

£300 - 400

LOT 179

☘A George II-style mahogany silver table, Irish, with a shell-centred frieze, cabriole legs and pad feet, 75.5cm wide

45cm deep

70cm high

£400 - 600

The Guinness Family

Histories of the Guinness family tend to start with Arthur Guinness (1725-1803) who, in 1759, left his home town of Leixlip to take over a small brewery at St James’s Gate in Dublin. He started out by brewing a standard Dublin ale, but by 1799, production of ale had ceased with the popularity of a darker beer he made using roasted barley.

By the 1860s, Guinness stout was available all over the world and its golden harp an internationally recognised trademark. But the firm was also becoming prominent in other ways - a level of employee welfare had been pioneered, while the Guinness family had begun to give back to the city where they had enjoyed so much success. A philanthropic tradition, that began with Arthur Guinness himself, has been passed on from father to son for generations.

The present-day Guinness baronets descend from the great-grandson of Arthur Guinness, namely Edward Cecil Guinness (1847–1927), 1st Earl of Iveagh and Viscount Elveden. Managing director of the Guinness partnership from 1868, by the age of 29 he had taken over sole ownership of the Dublin brewery and brought unprecedented success to St James’s Gate. When, in October 1886, Guinness became a public company, it was averaging sales of 1.138 million barrels of beer a year.

Edward Guinness remained chairman of the board for life and the company’s largest shareholder. However, in semi-retirement he was also able to turn his attentions to other passions. Alongside the Guinness Trust in London and the Iveagh Trust in Dublin - both established to help the underprivileged in the inner cities - from the 1870s, Edward Cecil amassed a distinguished collection of Old Master paintings, antique furniture and historic textiles. His London home at Hyde Park Corner, Farmleigh in Dublin (bought in 1873), and later the Elveden Hall estate in Suffolk (1893), all became vehicles for his taste.

Much of his collection of paintings was donated to the nation after his death in 1927 and is housed at the Iveagh Bequest at Kenwood, Hampstead. However, many other heirlooms remained in the Iveagh family, some of them offered for sale here for the first time in generations.

The Earls of Iveagh

Edward Guinness (1847-1927), Baron Iveagh (from 1891), Baronet of Castle Knock (from 1895), Viscount Iveagh (from 1905) Earl of Iveagh (from 1919).

Rupert Guinness (1874-1967) Earl of Iveagh and Viscount Elveden (1927-1967)

Benjamin Guinness (1937-1992) Earl of Iveagh

Edward Guinness (1969-) Earl of Iveagh

LOT 180

☘Sir Thomas Farrell RHA PHRA (Irish, 1827-1900), Sir Arthur Edward Guinness Bt, 1st Baron Ardilaun (1840-1915), a marble portrait bust, carved wearing fur-trimmed robes, a tasselled jacket and a lace neckerchief, on a socle plinth, inscribed to the reverse ‘Sir Arthur Edward Guinness Bt, Baron Ardilaun, born 1 Nov 1840’ and ‘Thomas Farr’, 89cm high, together with a Siena marble column, with white marble bands, grey marble octagonal top and base, 41cm diameter 110cm high (2) £5,000 - 8,000

Provenance: The Guinness Brewery. Sir Thomas Farrell (1827-1900) was the third son of Terence Farrell and the most successful sculptor in Ireland in the second half of the 19th century. Thomas studied first in his father’s studio and then at the modelling school of the Royal Dublin Society from 1842. He exhibited at the Royal Hibernian Academy for over fifty years and was elected its President in 1893. Farrell was responsible for many public statues in Dublin, including a bronze statue of Sir Arthur in 1891, placed at St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, on which this appears to be based.

LOT 181

☘The Earls of Iveagh Coronation robes, early 20th century, red velvet with an ermine trim, worn by the Earls of Iveagh to the coronations of Edward VII, George V, George VI and Elizabeth II, all housed within a lacquered tin trunk

£3,000 - 5,000

As early as the end of the fourteenth century, British peers (those of titled nobility inherited or bestowed) wore distinctive ceremonial robes of state during the coronation of a King or Queen, illustrating the rank of their titles. Dukes, Marquesses and Earls received robes in the late fifteenth century and Viscounts in the sixteenth century. In the early seventeenth century, the robes were standardised to crimson velvet cloaks that extended slightly to trail on the ground at the back, and had an open front, lined and edged with miniver fur. Peeresses’ robes differ in style, but are designed with the same crimson velvet. The robe is close-fitting, open down the front, and has short, fitted sleeves, a small cape across the shoulders and a train.

LOT 182

☘A ceremonial robe of the Grand Order of the Knights of St Patrick, 19th century, a light blue robe, with white trim £500 - 800

The Order of the Knights of Saint Patrick was established by King George III in 1783 as a National Order for Ireland, consisting of the Sovereign and twenty-two Knights-Companions. The Order was seen to be one of the highest accomplishments and was a means of promoting faithfulness to the Crown in Ireland. The insignia of the Order consisted of the eight-pointed star, the collar, and the badge. The star consists of a green-enamelled trefoil to the centre, and each leaf has a gold and enamelled crown sitting on an enamelled cross of Saint Patrick on a faceted silver ground. The motto sits on light blue ground with chased gold borders. The collar is composed of alternating harps and roses interlinked with knots of gold. The badge depicts a shamrock bearing crowns on each of its three leaves, which are encircled by the order’s motto, ‘Quis separabit?’, meaning ‘Who shall separate us?’, and ‘1783’ in Roman numerals.

Members tended to hold noble or royal titles and were generally Anglo-Irish peers and members of the royal family. Originally, the order was limited to the Sovereign (the British monarch) and fifteen knights; this was increased by George IV who raised the number to twenty-one knights. Eventually, William IV formally limited the number to twenty-two. The Order of Saint Patrick continued until the establishment of Ireland as the Irish Free State in 1922. Although the Order technically still exists, no knight of St Patrick has been created since 1936, and the last surviving knight, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1974.

LOT 183

A quantity of Rifle Brigade uniform, together with a quantity of Royal Naval reservist uniform, including a black jacket with ornate silk brocade, all within a lacquered tin trunk (qty.) £80 - 120

LOT 184

The Royal Standard of 1837, 19th century, 220cm wide 425cm high £300 - 500

LOT 185

The Standard of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, late 19th century, 295cm wide 180cm high £300 - 500

LOT 186

A selection of various costumes and clothing, late 19th century, to include rowing caps and vests, and other sporting attire, all housed within a lacquered tin trunk £50 - 80

180-199 THE GUINNESS FAMILY

LOT 187

A quantity of military uniform, early to mid-20th century, to include naval and artillery, possibly Loyal Suffolk Hussars ‘Suffolk Yeomanry’, worn by Major, The Honourable Viscount Elveden, killed in action in Holland, February 1945, together with a further quantity of mixed uniform including a pith helmet, all housed within four lacquered tin trunks (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 188

John Thomas Young Gilroy (1898-1985) ’My Goodness/My Guinness’, a seagull stealing a mariner’s basket - a design for an advertisement

watercolour and gouache over pencil

35 x 28cm

£400 - 600

LOT 189

John Thomas Young Gilroy (1898-1985)

’Now, I feel I’ve earned a Guinness’, a fisherman straining with his catch - a design for an advertisement

watercolour and gouache over pencil

28 x 35cm

£300 - 500

LOT 190

John Thomas Young Gilroy (1898-1985) ’My Goodness/My Guinness’, a milkman and a kangaroo - a design for an advertisement signed and dated ‘1947’ l.l., watercolour and gouache over pencil

34 x 28.5cm

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LOT 191

John Thomas Young Gilroy (1898-1985)

’My Goodness/My Guinness’, Home Guard - an original drawing for an advertisement signed with initials, indistinctly inscribed l.r. and dated ‘21-04-44’, watercolour and gouache over pencil

28 x 35cm

£400 - 600

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Attributed to John Thomas Young Gilroy (1898-1985)

Two lumberjacks - a design for an advertisement for Guinness watercolour over pencil

31 x 26cm

£200 - 400

’A Guinness a Day - Guinness is Good For You’ lithograph, printed by Sanders Phillips & Co. Ltd., London

74 x 104cm

£200 - 300

’My Goodness My Guinness’, an advertising poster with zookeeper and sea lion lithograph, published by Sanders Phillips & Co. Ltd., London

74 x 49cm

£200 - 300

After John Ireland

A series of twelve Guinness advertising prints modern colour reproductions 44 x 30.5cm (12)

£200 - 300

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A collection of nine commemorative Guinness bottles, late 20th century and later, together with a stoneware flagon, inscribed ‘Guinness and Co. XX, Dublin Extra Stout’, flagon 33cm high (10)

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Two modern large cloth panels, each embroidered with yellow Irish harps on a blue background, mounted as one, 260 x 275cm £200 - 300

196

’My Goodness My Guinness’ advertising poster of a zookeeper and crocodile lithograph, published by Mills & Rockleys, Ipswich

74 x 49cm

£200 - 300

197

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Guinness Time’ advertising poster with a toucan opening a bottle lithograph, published by John Waddington Ltd., Leeds

74 x 49cm £200 - 300

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FURNITURE

LOTS 200-239

LOT 200

☘A George III and later figured mahogany drop-leaf table, with a shaped and carved top, on floret-carved and fluted tapering square legs, 144cm wide 101cm deep

LOT 201

☘A George III mahogany rectangular writing table, with crossbanded and inlaid border decoration, a single drawer with divisions, and dummy verso, on moulded chamfered legs, 72.5cm wide

47cm deep

72.5cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 202

☘A Regency mahogany linen press, with satinwood line and crossbanded border inlaid decoration, with slides, the lower half with three long drawers, on bracket feet,

132cm wide

58cm deep

219cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 203

A large George III-style partners’ desk, mid to late 20th century, the green leather inset top over nine drawers and cupboards to either side, arranged around a central kneehole,

184cm wide

122cm deep

78cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 204

An Art Deco walnut crossbanded breakfront cocktail cabinet, with a raised central section opening to reveal mirrored compartments, over a single drawer and cupboard below, with ivory escutcheon, flanked by further cupboards,

131.5cm wide

41cm deep

126cm high

£200 - 300

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: M3VUTG1E

LOT 205

☘A four-fold painted leather dressing screen, 19th century, decorated all over with scrolling foliage and birds, 160cm wide overall

180cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 206

☘A green upholstered chesterfield settee, 19th century, raised on turned walnut legs, brass feet and ceramic castors, 196cm wide

86cm deep

73cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 207

☘An amboyna veneered oval top pedestal table, 19th century, with a folding top on a tripod base, 79cm wide

89cm deep

73cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 208

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LOT 209

☘An Edwardian mahogany and inlaid cheval dressing mirror, with swan-neck pediment and urn finials, on swept legs, brass feet and castors, 79cm wide

64cm deep

213cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 210

☘A Continental walnut footstool, 19th century, the frame with scrolling foliate decoration and raised on scroll-carved feet, with old label to the underside, ‘P. J. Walsh & Sons, Cabinet makers, upholsterers, auctioneers, valuers and undertakers, Dublin’, 45cm wide

24cm deep

20cm high

£100 - 150

LOT 211

☘A large upholstered settee, early to mid-20th century, with a low back and deep seat raised on castors, the underneath labelled ‘buoyant patent’ and ‘symphony’, the cushions feather-filled, 200cm wide

100cm deep

73cm high

£400 - 600

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 212

An oak pedestal desk, late 19th/early 20th century, the rectangular leather-inset top over an arrangement of fitted drawers, around a central kneehole, all raised on a plinth base and stamped ‘Elveden’ to the interior of one drawer,

127cm wide

70.5cm deep

75cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 213

☘A mahogany china cabinet on stand, 18th century and later, with a break-arch pediment, Greek key and blind fret-carved frieze, on a table stand with two drawers and tapering square legs, 105cm wide

57cm deep

218cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 214

☘An Edwardian mahogany and marquetr y-inlaid work/ games table, with a fold-out top, baize lining and banded in satinwood, a single drawer and on tapering square legs, 45cm wide

44.5cm deep

76.5cm high, a similar table, 38.5cm wide

83.5cm deep

75.5cm high, and another similar drop-leaf table (3)

£300 - 400

LOT 215

☘A Sheraton mahogany and inlaid card table, the demilune top with a satinwood fan and trailing penwork-decorated banded border, on tapering square legs with bellflower inlays, 97cm wide

43.5cm deep

77cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Blue Dressing Room.

LOT 216

☘A George III mahogany and brass-bound bucket, with a swing handle, 37cm diameter

44cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 217

☘A Sheraton Revival mahogany dressing table mirror, 19th century, having satinwood banding and inlaid urn and swag decoration, 63cm wide

24.5cm deep

87cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 218

☘A Victorian low-back armchair, with long arms, printed floral fabric upholstery, on turned legs and castors, 76cm wide

88cm deep

76cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 219

219cm wide

118cm deep

74cm high

£2,500

☘A William IV oak library table in the manner of Richard Bridgens, with a leather-lined top to a carved border, on stretchered standard end supports, each carved with armorials, on leaf-carved scroll feet,

- 3,500

Provenance: Farmleigh, 2nd Earl of Iveagh’s Study.

LOT 220

☘An Arts and Crafts ash washstand in the manner of Bruce Talbot, with a flecked white marble top, inlaid joints, on stretchered turned legs and castors, 138cm wide

68cm deep

72cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 221

☘A Sheraton mahogany worktable, having inlaid decoration with a ribbon inlaid central medallion, a single drawer, on stretchered tapering and swept legs, 47.5cm wide

32.5cm deep

74cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 222

☘An Edwardian inlaid mahogany breakfront bookcase, with a moulded cornice and chequer banding, centred with three-quarter glazed doors enclosing three shelves, flanked by cupboards, with inlaid ovals to the panels, fitted with hanging rails and hooks,

256cm wide

64cm deep

210cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 223

☘A Victorian mahogany chest of drawers, with two short and three long drawers, fitted with turned handles, stamped ‘7855’, 106cm wide

53.5cm deep

107cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 224

☘A Victorian upholstered armchair, with a later cream and turquoise cover, raised on stained beech supports with brass castors, stamped to the back legs ‘3892’ and ‘208’, 79cm wide

84cm deep

86cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 225

☘A mahogany and inlaid press in the manner of Maple & Co. Ltd., c.1890, with an inlaid frieze, over two panelled doors inlaid with lily of the valley, two short and two long drawers, raised on bracket feet, 127cm wide

56cm deep

214cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 226

☘A small mahogany desk with a raised back, 19th century and later, fitted with a bank of eight small drawers and a cupboard, the base with a baize-covered slide and fitted drawer with gilt-brass handles, raised on square tapering legs and castors, 65cm wide

53cm deep

97cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 227

☘A George IV mahogany chest, of four long drawers, banded with satinwood and with an inlaid shell medallion, 101cm wide

51cm deep

105.5cm high £250 - 350

Provenance: Farmleigh, Blue Bedroom.

☘A pair of mahogany display cabinets, c.1890, in the manner of Chippendale, each with a scrolled pierced trellis pediment, above two Gothic-patterned glazed doors bordered with blind fretwork, the base with two panelled doors, on blind fret-carved square bracket feet, 110cm wide

LOT 228

49.5cm deep

255cm high (2)

£2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Red Bedroom.

LOT 229

☘A George III mahogany chest of drawers, of two short and three long drawers, with cast foliate handles, on bracket feet, 96cm wide

50cm deep

84.5cm high

£500 - 700

Provenance: Farmleigh, Red Bedroom.

LOT 230

☘An Edwardian mahogany kneehole dressing table, satinwood-banded with a leather-lined top and five drawers, 111cm wide

55cm deep

80cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 231

☘A George III-style mahogany standing corner cupboard, 19th century, with a triangular break-arch pediment, above two geometrically glazed doors and urn-inlaid panelled doors below, 127cm wide

62.5cm deep

264cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 232

☘A set of eight Victorian stained oak side chairs, each with a close-nailed machine tapestry rectangular back and seat, on spiral twist and turned legs, joined by conforming ‘H’ shaped stretchers, with white ceramic castors, 51cm wide

53cm deep

90cm high (8)

£500 - 700

LOT 233

☘A mahogany hanging cupboard, 19th century, the break arch pediment having an eagle finial, over astragal glazed and inlaid doors, each decorated with a neoclassical urn motif, all on bracket feet, 135cm wide

66cm deep

240cm high

£400 - 800

LOT 234

☘A pair of low occasional chairs, mid-Victorian, each button-upholstered with a waisted back, on ebonised turned legs and castors, 57cm wide

69cm high, and a matching small armchair, 70cm wide

69cm high (3)

£150 - 200

LOT 235

☘A Victorian upholstered tub armchair, on turned mahogany legs and brass-collared castors, stamped ‘2166/3922’, 73cm wide

76cm deep

89cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 236

☘An Edwardian mahogany centre table, crossbanded in satinwood to a chequer line inlaid border, with galleried shelf undertier and fan inlaid apron, on swept legs, maker’s label to the underside

‘Nolan & Sons, Dublin’, 84cm wide

53.5cm deep

75.5cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 237

☘A large gilt gesso overmantel mirror, early/mid-19th century, with a ribbon-tied crest over an arching plate and with ribbon-tied brackets to the inside, 165cm wide

125cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 238

☘An Edwardian mahogany oval occasional table, crossbanded with a central inlay in satinwood, on tapering square legs united by a cross stretcher, 72.5cm wide

56.5cm deep

71.5cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 239

☘An ash and elm Windsor armchair, c.1800, on crinoline stretchered legs, 57cm wide

96cm high

£150 - 250

INDIAN AND PERSIAN FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 240-265

A painted double door, 19th century, Moroccan, painted with a repeating design, with a central arched door, with integral metal-mounted hinges, with further pierced star and anthemion brackets, with two domed and hoop handles, mounted with a ‘U’ shaped lock escutcheon, the reverse painted, with a latch, a sliding bolt and a metal lock plate, no key,

148cm wide

192cm high

6cm deep

£500 - 800

An Indian teak small door or shutter, 19th century, with double-arched panelled front,

77cm wide

136cm high

£100 - 150

A painted pine canopy, Indian, the central square panel with a radiating pattern, fitted with a metal hook, the domed sides with flowers centred within repeating designs, a dog-tooth border, with further painted border designs, 177cm wide

175.5cm deep

52cm high

£400 - 600

A massive carved and painted overdoor or arch, Indian, profusely painted and with a carved blockwork arch,

243cm wide

36cm deep

183cm high

opening 145cm wide, 112cm to the top of arch

£400 - 600

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LOT 244

A massive contemporary painting, painted on canvas with two Indian figures, 270 x 355cm £200 - 300

LOT 245

A massive contemporary painting, painted on canvas with flowers, 273 x 310cm £200 - 400

Indian School

A ceremony

Indian

A

dance

LOT 246

A massive contemporary painting, painted on canvas with an Indian man and a flower, 274 x 300cm £200 - 400

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LOT 247

A massive contemporary painting, painted on canvas with flowers, 270 x 190cm £200 - 400

LOT 248

gouache 68 x 86cm £200 - 300

LOT 249

School, 20th century

ceremonial

gouache on linen 121 x 89cm £200 - 300

LOT 250

A pair of carved hardwood throne chairs, c.1900, Indian, each with a shaped back and low sides, on ‘X’ framed supports, 76cm wide

66cm deep

86cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 251

A painted table, early 20th century, Indian, with a circular top, raised on an hexagonal apron, on six turned supports, 77cm diameter

36cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 252

A three-stringed instrument, c.1900, Moroccan, with a hide cover and beaded fabric soundbox, 21cm wide

110cm long

15cm deep

£150 - 250

LOT 253

☘A large embroidered panel 19th century, Turkish Ottoman, worked in coloured silks on a pale brown cotton ground, with tasselled fringed sides, 250 x 160cm

£100 - 200

LOT 254

☘An embroidered fabric table cover, 19th century, Indian, woven with silver wire and a velvet centre panel to a tassel fringe, 130cm square £200 - 300

LOT 255

☘A large suzani panel, 19th century, probably Bokhara, Uzbekistan, worked in multicoloured silk threads on a cotton ground, decorated with large floral medallions within a similarly patterned border, with old label to the reverse, ‘6776, V Frases algiers 1902’, 239 x 163cm £800 - 1,200

LOT 256

☘A large Ura-Tube suzani panel, late 19th/early 20th century, Uzbekistan, made up of five panels, worked in polychrome silks on a cotton ground, with old label to the reverse, ‘0818, Hatchand Algiers 1902’, 181 x 207cm

£1,000 - 1,500

LOT 257

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£1,500 - 2,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Red Bedroom.

An Uzbekistan suzani, labelled ‘Borbouchi, Tunis, 1902’, 246 x 190cm

LOT 258

☘A silk embroidered panel or ‘bohça’, 19th century, Ottoman, worked in blue and red threads on a linen ground, with stylised foliate and floral motifs, 98 x 102cm, together with an embroidered Turkish towel, 112 x 47cm (2) £100 - 150

LOT 259

☘A silk and metal thread embroidered panel, 19th century, Indian, a peach ground with repeating designs within a multi-banded border, 168 x 168cm £100 - 150

LOT 260

☘A silk and embroidered panel, 18th/19th century, Ottoman Empire, depicting a vase of flowers within an arch, amongst scrolling foliage, backed with plain green silk, 200 x 114cm £200 - 300

LOT 261

☘An embroidered panel 19th century, Ottoman Empire, worked in silk, depicting a vase of flowers beneath an arch within a scrolling foliate border, with a tasselled fringe, 183 x 120cm £100 - 150

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☘An embroidered textile, probably 19th century, Ottoman empire, worked in coloured silks with a floral pattern on a beige ground, 252 x 186cm £200 - 300

☘A rectangular embroidered textile panel, probably 19th century, Ottoman Empire, worked in brown silk on a cotton ground, 230 x 179cm £80 - 120

☘A rectangular embroidered textile panel, probably 19th century, Ottoman Empire, worked in coloured silk on a cotton ground, 247 x 180cm £80 - 120

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LOT 265

ORIENTAL FURNITURE AND CERAMICS

LOTS 266-277

LOT 266

☘A Chinese wucai incense burner, Kangxi (1662-1722), the rounded sides rising from a circular foot to a flared rim, painted with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds, 23.5cm diameter £500 - 800

LOT 267

☘A Chinese blue and white ginger jar, Kangxi (1662-1722), of ovoid form, painted with ladies and boys in a garden, 23cm high £500 - 800

LOT 268

☘A large silk embroidered panel, early 20th century, Chinese, the pale blue ground embroidered with dragons chasing flaming pearls, with old label to the reverse numbered ‘7759’ and ‘Liberty Nov 1903’, 231 x 215cm, together with a further example, early 20th century, decorated with floral sprigs, 224 x 196cm (2)

£100 - 200

LOT 269

☘A silkwork four-fold screen, c.1900, Japanese, with fret-carved crestings and framing, the panels decorated with birds, boats and flowers,

216cm wide overall

172cm high £200 - 400

LOT 270

☘A famille rose charger, 18th century, Chinese, the bowl painted with a bird perched amongst flowering foliage, label to the reverse for ‘Walsh 5092 April 96’, 32.5cm diameter, and a further famille rose charger, 18th century, Chinese, decorated with flowering foliage and birds, with stylised flowers to the scalloped rim, label to the reverse for ‘Walsh 5093 April 96’, 31.5cm diameter (2)

£200 - 300

LOT 271

☘A set of eleven Chinese export famille rose octagonal plates, 18th century, each painted with vases of flowers, pomegranates and insects, within multiple borders of fruiting and flowering foliage, 23cm diameter (11)

£150 - 250

LOT 272

☘A collection of Chinese Imari porcelain plates, 18th century, each of circular form and painted with peonies by a rock, 22.5cm diameter (14)

£150 - 250

LOT 273

☘An Imari punchbowl, 18th century, Chinese, the rounded sides rising from a circular foot, the bowl painted with panels of precious objects and flowering foliage, damages, 23cm diameter 10cm high, together with a famille rose example, 18th century, Chinese, painted with birds and flowers, 24cm diameter 10cm high (2)

£100 - 150

LOT 274

☘A large punchbowl, 20th century, Japanese, decorated with alternating panels of birds, prunus and pine, 33.5cm diameter 15.5cm high

£100 - 150

LOT 275

☘A blue and white bowl, Chinese, Jiaqing (1796-1820), the rounded sides rising from a circular foot to a flared rim, painted with scrolling flowers between ruyi-shaped borders, a six-character Jiaqing mark to the base, 17cm diameter

7.5cm high, together with a blue and white plate, 19th century, painted with birds and flowers 23cm diameter, and a Canton enamelled plate, painted with butterflies and flowers against a celadon ground, 25.5cm diameter (3)

£100 - 200

56cm

88cm

£1,000

LOT 276

☘A Chinese elm serving table, 18th century, with a wide plank top above an arrangement of seven drawers, brass plate handles, on stretchered square legs, 228cm wide

deep

high

- 1,500

LOT 277

☘An extensive famille rose dinner service, Chinese, 18th century, painted with peonies and roses enclosed by a diapered border, tureen 35cm wide x 21cm high largest meat plate 42cm wide

large meat plates 37.5 cm wide

medium meat plates 34cm wide

small meat plates 30cm wide

smallest stands 26cm wide

bowls 22cm diameter plates 22.5cm diameter

small dishes 16cm diameter

sauce boats 24cm wide (qty.)

£3,000 - 5,000

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

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

FURNITURE

LOTS 278-327

LOT 278

☘A Regency mahogany circular pedestal centre table, the fiddle-back figured top to an ebony line inlaid border, on four reeded and swept legs, brass feet and castors, 130cm diameter

73cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 279

☘A George III mahogany side table, a later rectangular top, with a single drawer, on tapering square stretchered legs and brass castors, 87.5cm wide

53cm deep

76cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 280

☘A George III-style mahogany twin-pedestal dining table, with a reeded edge, on splayed legs terminating in brass castors, complete with one additional leaf, 185cm long

111cm wide

73cm high

£150 - 250

LOT 281

☘An Edwardian mahogany rectangular side table, with two drawers, on tapering square legs and castors, 122cm wide

58.5cm deep

77cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 282

☘A Regency mahogany bow-front chest of drawers, with crossbanded border decoration to the top, four long drawers, on splayed bracket feet, 91.5cm wide

50cm deep

88cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 283

☘A set of twelve giltwood ballroom chairs, each with a twisted cane rail back, caned seat and squab cushion, 38cm wide

35cm deep

84cm high (12)

£300 - 500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Ballroom.

LOT 284

☘A four-fold painted leather dressing screen, 19th century, decorated with romantic pastoral scenes, 212cm wide overall

198cm high

£300 - 500

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LOT 285

☘A large mahogany low press cupboard in the manner of William Trotter, early 19th century, Scottish, the central panelled doors flanked on each side by banks of drawers, all raised on bun feet,

182cm wide

55cm deep

114cm high

£1,500 - 2,500

LOT 286

☘A giltwood mirror in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, late 19th century, carved with a pagoda top, leafy branches and ho-ho birds, 94cm wide

149cm high

£800 - 1,200

LOT 287

☘An Edwardian mahogany and marquetry inlaid bureau, the fall crossbanded in rosewood and satinwood, enclosing a fitted interior with an inlaid central cupboard, above two short and three long drawers, on ogee bracket feet,

76cm wide

48.5cm deep

107cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 288

☘A George IV mahogany hanging cupboard, crossbanded in satinwood with an inlaid frieze, with full-length panelled doors enclosing a drawer and shelves, on bracket feet, 126cm wide

52cm deep

208cm high

£300 - 500

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LOT 289

☘A George III mahogany side table, a single drawer with brass drop handles, stamped ‘3515’, on square chamfered legs, 82.5cm wide

50cm deep

77cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 290

☘A late Victorian mahogany library table, with a faux leather inset top, over three frieze drawers with three verso, raised on turned legs and castors, 151cm wide

97cm deep

70cm high

£250 - 350

LOT 291

☘A late Regency mahogany bow-front sideboard, with cellaret drawers flanking a central drawer, ebony line border inlays and brass ring handles, on tapering square legs and spade feet, 183cm wide

70cm deep

89cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 292

☘A mahogany bow-front chest of drawers, early 19th century, with chequered line border inlaid decoration, fitted with two small drawers and two further long drawers with brass handles, on a shaped apron and bracket feet,

89.5cm wide

45.5cm deep

89cm high

£100 - 150

LOT 293

☘A set of twelve Victorian mahogany parlour chairs, each with a plain bar back, carpet-upholstered seat, on turned fluted legs, 47cm wide

45cm deep

89cm high (12)

£200 - 300

LOT 294

☘A Victorian figured walnut chest of drawers, with two short and three long drawers, on a plinth base, 121cm wide

53cm deep

119cm high

£200 - 300

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LOT 295

☘A George III mahogany linen press, with a moulded cornice over panelled doors, the interior with a single shelf, with a brass rail and hooks, over two short and two long drawers on bracket feet,

132cm wide

63cm deep

192cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 296

☘A George III mahogany estate cupboard, with a moulded top over panelled doors, mounted with pierced escutcheons, opening to reveal four open-fronted slides over two drawers to the base, raised on bracket feet, 115cm wide

65cm deep

121cm high

£500 - 1,000

LOT 297

☘A George III inlaid mahogany cellaret, the top with chequer banding with inlaid spandrel and a central panel with a moth to the lid, the front with two panels of musical instruments, with side carrying handles, on a plain stand, 46cm wide

30cm deep

54cm high, and a George III inlaid mahogany pot cupboard, with satinwood and ebony banding, with fan-shaped spandrels, centred with a leaf roundel to the hinged cover, over two cupboards, with side carrying handles, on bracket feet, 38cm wide

33cm deep

87.5cm high (2)

£400 - 800

LOT 298

☘A George III mahogany rectangular side table, with a drawer and on square legs, 81cm wide

51.5cm deep

72cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 299

☘A George III mahogany chest of drawers, of three short and three long drawers, with blind fretwork borders and canted corners, raised on ogee bracket feet, 105cm wide

50.5cm deep

102cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 300

☘A set of six mahogany dining chairs of Sheraton design, c.1900, each with an arched back and pierced splat, the drop-in seat on reeded legs, labelled ‘Morrison, Edinburgh’, stamped ‘A1301, B858’, 54cm wide

49cm deep

96cm high (6)

£300 - 500

☘A late Victorian chair-end daybed, button-upholstered, stamped ‘Maple & Co. Ltd.’ to the hessian underside and ‘6598’ to one leg, on turned legs and brass-collared castors, 150cm long

78cm wide

94cm high

£800 - 1,200

☘A late Victorian chair-end daybed, button-upholstered to match, probably by Maple & Co., not stamped, on turned legs and brass-collared castors,

150cm long

78cm wide

94cm high

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Farmleigh, Red Bedroom.

LOT 301

LOT 302

301 left and 302

LOT 303

☘A set of five late Victorian oak dining chairs, each with a scrolled padded top rail and foliate-carved shoulders, a padded seat and fluted tapering legs headed by octagonal collars, on ceramic castors, 48cm wide

53cm deep

90cm high (5)

£150 - 200

LOT 304

☘A satinwood pedestal desk, late 19th century, with eight drawers, banded and inlaid with ebony, stamped ‘7743’, 156.5cm wide

62cm deep

75.5cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Farmleigh, Lady Iveagh’s Bedroom.

LOT 305

☘A late Victorian satinwoodbanded mahogany sideboard, with a bow-front central section and three frieze drawers, above a pair of recessed cupboards flanked by similar cupboards, on square tapering legs, 163cm wide

LOT

☘A late George III mahogany small rectangular worktable, with a satinwood-banded top, a drawer in the frieze with an ivory escutcheon, on square tapering legs with a ‘X’ stretcher, 36cm wide

51cm deep

73.5cm high

£250 - 350

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 5DLQT84H

LOT

☘A Victorian mahogany library table, c.1860, the rectangular rule moulded top with two short drawers, on turned legs and castors, 142cm wide

73cm deep

74cm high

£200 - 300

LOT

☘A Regency mahogany press, with a swan-neck break-arch pediment, the top half with panelled doors above drawers, on bracket feet, 132cm wide

61cm deep

216cm high

£200 - 400

LOT

☘A George II mahogany card table, with three-quarter round corners and a shell-carved apron, green baize lining and counter recesses, on later carved cabriole legs and claw feet, 83cm wide

41cm deep

76cm high

£500 - 700

306

307

308

309

LOT 310

☘A pair of Regency rosewood and brass-inlaid pedestal card tables, each with a blue baize lining, on hipped and swept legs with brass castors, 91cm wide 45.5cm deep 73cm high (2) £2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Farmleigh, Entrance Hall.

LOT 311

☘An Edwardian ‘plum pudding’ mahogany centre table, the circular table crossbanded in satinwood to a chequered border, with undertier and shaped cross stretchers, stamped ‘1611’, 75cm diameter

75cm high

£250 - 400

LOT 312

☘An Edwardian mahogany and inlaid secretaire chest, decorated with neoclassical swags to a crossbanded border, a fitted writing drawer and three further drawers, oval brass handles, on bracket feet, 68cm wide

44cm deep

91.5cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 313

☘A George IV mahogany and inlaid cellaret, the centre inlaid with a conch shell to a chequered border, stringing and satinwood crossbanding, on tapering square legs,

54.5cm wide

28cm deep

61cm high, and a similar cellaret, 45.5cm wide

28cm deep

60.5cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 314

☘Two similar spoon-back upholstered armchairs, mid-late 19th century, each with buttoned upholstery, on turned legs and castors, 68cm wide

55cm deep

79cm high (2)

£300 - 500

☘A George IV mahogany hanging cupboard, with astragal glazed and half-panelled doors, with inlaid outline panels, on bracket feet, 142cm wide

56.5cm deep

226cm high

£300 - 500

☘A George III mahogany silver table, the dished top with carved corners, a single drawer to a shaped apron, and on leaf and carved scroll cabriole legs with claw feet, 81cm wide

53cm deep

70.5cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

☘A Sheraton satinwood table display, with a circular glazed and fan-inlaid hinged top, velvet-lined and on tapering square legs, 59cm square 81.5cm high £200 - 400

Provenance: Farmleigh, Library.

☘ A George II walnut high-back armchair, c.1670, with a crown-carved crest, caned seat and back, leaf-carved arms and twist-carved stretchered legs, 54cm wide

62cm deep

118cm high

£150- 250

LOT 315

LOT 316

LOT 317

LOT 318

316

315

318

317

LOT 319

A

150cm wide

83cm deep

112cm high £2,000 - 3,000

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late Victorian upholstered settee by Howard & Sons, with a concaved front, high wingback and loose cushion seat, on stretchered cabriole legs, with paper label and stencil printed name to the underside,

LOT 320

☘A George III Chippendale-style cheval mirror, the break-arch pediment carved and pierced with two rosettes, the rectangular mirror plate within a reeded frame with pierced foliate decoration below, on brass feet and castors, 70cm wide

75cm deep

168cm high

£400 - 600

LOT 321

☘A Victorian library armchair, with button-upholstered back and arms, raised on square tapering supports, terminating on brass feet and castors, 80cm wide

89cm deep

90cm high

£100 - 200

321

320

LOT 322

☘A George III-style cast iron fire grate, with urn-decorated backplate, cut-steel apron and finials to the legs and uprights,

76cm wide

41cm deep

85cm high, and a cut-steel serpentine fire kerb, 103cm wide

38cm deep

12cm high (2)

£250 - 350

LOT 323

☘A mahogany chest of drawers, c.1890, crossbanded in rosewood, with two short and three long drawers, on bracket feet, 100cm wide

48cm deep

98cm high

£250 - 350

323

322

LOT 324

☘A Wheatstone forty-eight-button concertina, 19th century, with ivory buttons, fretwork-decorated rosewood keyboards and paper maker’s label, ‘no.1745’, in a mahogany carrying case, 21cm wide 17cm high £250 - 350

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 32CRPNGJ

LOT 325

☘An HMV portable gramophone, in a blue Rexine case, retailed by Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd., London, with winding handle, 29cm wide 42cm deep 16cm high £50 - 80

LOT 326

LOT 327

☘A Steinway & Sons 9ft ‘Model D’ concert grand piano, c.1901, serial number ‘100900’, rosewood cased, on square tapering legs, 155cm wide 270cm deep 100cm high £10,000 - 15,000

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PRINTS

LOTS

328-355

LOT 328

☘Samuel Henry Alken (1810-1894)

’The Meet’ signed ‘H. Alken’ and dated ‘1873’ l.l., oil on canvas 76 x 111cm

£10,000 - 15,000

LOT 329

☘After Thomas Sidney Cooper two chromolithographs of cattle; another, after Cornelius Pearson various sizes (3) £100 - 200

LOT 330

☘John Keyse Sherwin, after Sir Joshua Reynolds ’The Fortune Teller’ engraving image 35 x 42cm, and four other engravings Venus and Adonis, after Titian; A fête champêtre, after Watteau; and two landscapes (5) £100 - 200

LOT 331

☘Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds

’Lady Smyth’;

’Jane Countess of Harrington, Lord Viscount Petersham and the Hon. Lincoln Stanhope’ two coloured stipple engravings image 28 x 22.5cm, and two hand-coloured engravings

23 x 39cm, in verre églomisé mounts and gilt frames (4)

£200 - 300

LOT 332

☘A group of portrait engravings

‘A portrait of a gentleman’, after Sir Thomas Lawrence; Charles XII;

’The Right Honourable Henry Gratin’, after C Gilbert Stuart;

’Arthur Smyth, Lord Archbishop of Dublin’, after Francis West; ’John Lord Fitzgibbon’, after C Gilbert Stuart various sizes (5)

£100 - 200

332

331

LOT 333

Emily Eden (1797-1869)

’Portraits of the Princes and Peoples of India by the Honble. Miss Eden/Drawn on the Stone by L. Dickinson’ with hand-coloured lithographed title page depicting the son of the Nawab of Banda, and twenty-four hand-coloured lithographed plates by Lowes Dickinson, heightened with watercolour and bodycolour, each with printed caption on the mount below the image, mounted on sheets of card, printed by Charles Hullmandel, published by J Dickinson, London, 1844 unbound, in a portfolio

card 52 x 37cm

£8,000 - 12,000

Emily Eden (1797-1869), the seventh daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, was a novelist, gifted artist and traveller. She journeyed to India in 1836 with her sister Fanny to join their brother George, Lord Auckland, who was Governor-General between 1835 and 1842, and proceeded to write entertaining accounts of her time there. These were full of local colour and included descriptions of ceremonies and social functions, witty observations and, on occasion, she gave perceptive insights into significant political events. After a stay in Calcutta, Emily and her two siblings toured through Oudh and the Upper Provinces between October 1837 and February 1840, when she recorded their experiences in letters and sketched the people and places they visited.

On her return to England in 1842, Emily worked up a number of the sketches, which she then had printed privately and published in four parts in the ‘Portraits’. Most copies were issued in monochrome, but a few were enhanced by exquisite hand-colouring, of which the work offered here is one. The collection of twenty-four lithographs includes not only celebrated princely figures, such as the Maharaja Ranjit Singh, whom she met in 1838, and the King of the Punjab, Maharaja Sher Singh, but also members of their families, servants at Government House and various religious figures. On her meeting with Ranjit Singh, she presented him with her sketch of a portrait of Queen Victoria, with whom she corresponded, in her coronation robes.

The superb quality of the plates and the freshness of the hand-colouring capture the magnificence of the artist’s subjects and their entourage, and the images include caparisoned elephants, horses from the Maharajas’ stables, hawks and even hunting leopards, a gift to Lord Auckland from the King of Oudh.

LOT 334

☘George White, after Sir James Thornhill

’John Sheppard’ mezzotint 36 x 25.5cm, After Rembrandt

Woman drawing aside a curtain; Young woman at a window two engravings, together with Engraving of a scholar, after Gerrit Dou; ’Beer Street’, after William Hogarth;

’The Hermit’ after Alexander Fraser (6) £100 - 200

LOT 335

☘Thomas Burke, after Angelica Kauffman

’Cupid and Cephisa’ a pair of stipple engravings oval, image 36 x 29cm, Francesco Bartolozzi, after Angelica Kauffman

’The Birth of Shakespeare’; ’Shakespeare’s Tomb’ a pair of stipple engravings oval, image 32 x 25cm, George Knight, after Thomas Stothard

’Guy Fawkes’;

’Buffet the Bear’ a pair of stipple engravings image 12 x 16cm (6)

£100 - 200

LOT 336

☘Joseph Crozier, after George Morland ’Morning or the Benevolent Sportsman’; ’Evening or the Sportsman’s Return’ coloured mezzotints 46 x 60cm, and two others:

Edward Dayes, after George Morland

’Children Nutting’ 43 x 54cm;

William Ward, after George Morland

’The Sportsman’s Return’ 44 x 56cm in verre églomisé mounts and gilt frames (4) £200 - 300

LOT 337

☘William Ward, after George Morland

’Blind Man’s Bluff’ coloured mezzotint 43 x 54cm, and four others:

’The Country Stable’ 47 x 59cm;

’The Turnpike Gate’ 46 x 61cm;

’The First of September - Evening’ 49 x 62cm;

’Inside a Country Alehouse’ 49 x 61cm

all in verre églomisé mounts and gilt frames (5)

£250 - 350

337

336

335 334

LOT

☘George Keating, after George Morland

’Children Playing at Soldiers’ coloured mezzotint 44 x 54cm, William Ward, after George Morland

’The Effects of Extravagance and Idleness’ plate 64 x 48cm, others, after George Morland ’Setters’ mezzotint

32 x 38cm;

Figures resting with dogs coloured stipple engraving 45 x 35cm (4)

£150 - 250

LOT

☘J Murphy, after Francis Wheatley

’The Encampment at Brighton’; ’The Departure From Brighton’ a pair, coloured mezzotints 53 x 66cm, Richard Earlom, after Francis Wheatley

’Going to Labour’;

’Preparing for Market’

two coloured mezzotints

47 x 61cm (4)

£200 - 400

LOT 340

☘William Ward, after William Redmore Bigg

’The Romps’; ’The Truants’ a pair, coloured mezzotints 48 x 59cm, and two others Thomas Burke, after William Redmore Bigg

’Saturday Morning Going to Market’ stipple engraving 51 x 60cm; A family outside a cottage coloured mezzotint 45 x 57cm (4)

£200 - 300

LOT

☘William Dickenson, after Henry Bunbury

’Susan’s Farewell’ coloured stipple engraving 32 x 31cm, William Nutter, after Richard Westall

’The Rose-Bud’ coloured stipple engraving 33 x 38cm, E Scott, after George Morland ’Boys Skating’; ’Boys Robbing an Orchard’; ’Boys Bathing’; ’The Angry Farmer’ a set of four coloured stipple engravings 36 x 42cm, in verre églomisé and gilt frames (6)

£100 - 200

338

339

341

LOT 342

☘William Ward, after James Ward ’The Citizens Retreat’; coloured mezzotint plate 48.5 x 61cm, By and after James Ward ’The Dairy Farm’; coloured mezzotint 49 x 62cm, a pair by William Ward, after Francis Wheatley coloured mezzotints 48 x 34cm, and William Annis, after Francis Wheatley ’At Market’ coloured mezzotint 53 x 43cm (5)

£250 - 350

LOT 343

☘By and after James Ward ’A Cottager Going to Market’; ’A Cottage Return’d’; a pair, coloured mezzotints 47 x 57cm, and two others by William Ward, after James Ward ’Selling Rabbits’ coloured mezzotint 49 x 61cm; ’The Citizens Retreat’ coloured mezzotint 49 x 61cm in verre églomisé mounts and gilt frames (4)

£250 - 350

LOT 344

Emma Tennant (b.1943)

’One Pear’ signed with initials and dated ‘94’, watercolour on handmade paper 18.5 x 14.5cm, in a Victorian rosewood frame

£200 - 300

Exhibited: Mallett, London, 1996.

LOT 345

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Golden Lion’, Romford; ‘The Bull Inn’, Dagenham the first signed ‘J. T Wilson’ l.r., the second signed ‘Wilson’ l.l. (obscured by mount), pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm, together with:

‘The Sun Inn and The Compasses’, Romford; ‘The King’s Head’, Romford; ‘The Coach and Bell’, Romford; ‘The White Hart’, Romford’; ‘The Cross Keys’, Dagenham (7) £100 - 200

LOT 346

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Fox and Hounds’, Stratford; ‘The Old Black Bull’, Stratford; ‘The Blue Boar’, Stratford; ‘The Red Lion’, Leytonstone; ‘The Plough and Harrow’, Leytonstone; ‘The Bell Inn’, Leytonstone; ‘The Thatched House’, Leytonstone; pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (7)

£400 - 600

LOT 347

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Bell Inn’, Hendon’; ‘The Bear’, Hendon’; ‘The Plough Inn’, Hendon; ‘The King’s Head’, Hendon; ‘The Greyhound’, Hendon pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 348

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Six Bells’, Acton; ‘The White Hart’, Acton; ‘The Red Lion’, Edgware; ‘The King’s Arm’s’, Edgware; ‘The Bald-faced Stag’, Edgware pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 349

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The George and Dragon’, Blackheath; ‘The Green Man’, Blackheath; ‘The Yorkshire Grey’, Blackheath; ‘The Horse and Groom’, Blackheath; ‘The Three Tuns’, Blackheath pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 350

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

’The Fishing Smack’, Deptford signed ‘JT Wilson’ c.r., pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm, together with:

‘The Three Compasses’, Deptford; ‘The Golden Fleece’, Deptford; ‘The Neptune’, Deptford; ‘The Earl of Chatham’, Deptford’; ‘The Lion and Lamb’, Deptford (6) £400 - 600

LOT 351

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The George’, Lewisham; ‘The Castle Inn’, Lewisham; ‘The White Hart’, Lewisham; ‘The Tiger’s Head’, Lewisham; ‘The Black Bull’, Lewisham; ‘The Lion and Lamb’, Lewisham pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 352

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Greyhound’, Eltham; ‘The Three Hammers’, Eltham; ‘The Black Horse’, Eltham;

‘The Porcupine Tavern’, Eltham pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (4)

£200 - 400

352

350 351

349

LOT 353

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Roebuck’, Lewisham; ‘Brockley Jack’, Lewisham; ‘The Salutation’, Lewisham; ‘The Mansion House’, Deptford; ‘The Cape of Good Hope’, Deptford one signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (5)

£300 - 500

LOT 354

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Prince of Orange’, Plumstead; ‘The Prince of Orange’, Plumstead; ‘The Plume of Feathers’, Plumstead; ‘The White Horse’, Woolwich; ‘The Marquis of Granby’, Woolwich; ‘The Royal Standard’ Woolwich pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (6)

£300 - 500

LOT 355

☘J T Wilson (19th century)

‘The Adam & Eve’, Hendon; ‘The Rising Sun’, Hendon; ‘The Three Crowns’, Hendon; ‘The Welsh Harp’, Hendon; ‘The Artichoke Stores’, Poplar pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 27cm (5)

£300 - 500

FURNITURE, TAXIDERMY AND WORKS OF ART

LOTS 356-438

LOT 356

Taxidermy: lion (Panthera leo), full mount on a naturalistic base, Botswana, S A 210cm long

129cm high

£1,000 - 1,500

Left to right: 359, 357 and 358

Taxidermy: falcon (Falco), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 53cm wide 53cm high

£500 - 700

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: spotted eagle (Clanga clanga), full mount in a naturalistic display case, inscribed label verso ‘Killed at Elveden, 1845’, 44.5cm wide

75cm high

£500 - 700

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 33cm wide

45.5cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

IMPORTANT NOTE: CITES REGULATIONS

To comply with CITES Regulations on post-1947 skeletons and specimens found in Appendix I, all post-war taxidermy and skeletons have Article 10 certificates. If you are purchasing taxidermy 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 numbers or are aware of its reference number. Equally any species listed in CITES Appendix II will be requiring a (re-) export and import licence from the United Kingdom to the country of destination. It is therefore the responsibility of all 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. For confirmation of certificate number, please refer to our website www.sworder.co.uk

LOT 357

LOT 358

LOT 359

Taxidermy: Eleonora’s falcon (Falco eleonorae), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 35cm wide

58cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: red kite (Milvus milvus), a full mount in a naturalistic display case, 38.5cm wide

69.5cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: Eleonora’s falcon (Falco eleonorae), a full mount in a naturalistic display case,

40cm wide

69cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 51cm wide

48cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 360

LOT 361

LOT 362

LOT 363

Clockwise from top: 360, 362, 363 and 361

Taxidermy: buzzard (Buteo buteo), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 52cm wide 53cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), full mount in a naturalistic setting, 53.5cm wide

36.5cm deep

88cm high

£600 - 800

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: Asiatic linsang (Prionodon), early 20th century, in a naturalistic setting and five-glass case, 78cm wide

36cm deep

53cm high

£300 - 500

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 364

LOT 365

LOT 366

Clockwise from top left: 364, 366 and 365

LOT 367

☘A porcelain part tea service, 19th century, English with painted maroon and gilt floral tracing, numbered ‘5990’, teapot 16cm high (qty.)

£100 - 150

LOT 368

☘A group of Sèvres ‘wicker’ pattern porcelain plates, 19th century, each with basketry motifs in relief to the rim, polychrome decoration of bouquets of flowers to the centre, and blue line and gilt dash edges, some bearing two interlaced L’s with date letters to the reverse,

24.5cm diameter (17)

£300 - 500

LOT 369

☘A group of Sèvres and Sèvres-style porcelain plates, 19th century, each with interlacing floral motifs in relief to the rim, polychrome decoration of loose bouquets to the centre, and blue line and dash edges, some bearing two interlaced L’s with date letters to the reverse,

24.5cm diameter (10)

£200 - 300

369

368

367

356-438

LOT 370

☘A large Copeland porcelain crested part dinner service, late 19th century, with blue and gilded rims and crests to the centre, the arms are those of Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh, dinner plates 25cm diameter (qty.)

£500 - 800

LOT 371

☘An enamel tea caddy, 18th century, painted with polychrome pastoral scenes and Italianate landscapes, within rococo-style gilding on a pink ground, 8.5cm wide

5cm deep

10cm high, together with three enamel salts two examples with cartouches of floral sprays on a pink ground, the other with pastoral scenes on a white ground with rococo-style gilding, 7.5cm diameter

3cm high (4)

£300 - 500

LOT 372

☘A large English porcelain part dessert service, each with interwoven ribbon decoration to the rim with a green ground, the centre with flowering foliage, twin-handled footed plate 37cm wide 26.5cm deep

22cm high (qty.)

£300 - 500

LOT 373

☘A quantity of Belleek ‘Echinus’ porcelain teawares, including five teacups and nine saucers, marked Belleek, four shell-shaped teacups, a muffin dish etc., together with further unmarked pieces, 22cm diameter

9cm high (qty)

£200 - 300

LOT 374

☘A Wedgwood pitcher and bowl, the pitcher with an hexagonal neck and foliate moulded decoration, the bowl similarly decorated, pitcher 16cm diameter

25cm high, together with a large pitcher, with lion head handle and a large cylindrical cover and base, pitcher 23cm wide

26cm deep

34cm high (4)

£80 - 120

372

371

LOT 375

☘Two large Coalport cream tureens, late 19th century, one example with vacant cartouches on a ground of moulded roses and trailing vines, the other with leafy moulded decoration, 30cm wide 19cm high (2) £60 - 80

LOT 376

☘Two Copeland blue and white footed bowls, 19th century, each interior with a printed design of fish jumping from rivers amongst foliage, with a gilded rim, largest 36cm diameter 14cm high (2) £60 - 80

LOT 377

☘A large group of English and Irish pottery and porcelain items, comprising: a Crown Devon floral pitcher, an Irish butterfly yellow-ground plate, a Jersey England basin, an ironstone pottery basin, a Copeland Spode basin and cover, a Copeland snuffer and a Doulton platter, platter 55cm wide 44cm deep 6.5cm high (8) £50 - 80

LOT 378

☘A Minton footbath, decorated with floral bouquets, 46cm wide 33cm deep 22cm high, together with a pair of Minton pitchers, a bowl, soap dish and potty, pitchers 20cm wide 24cm deep 28cm high (8) £200 - 300

LOT 379

☘A large quantity of Belleek porcelain, including teacups, saucers and a milk jug, milk jug 10cm wide

12cm deep

14.5cm high (qty.)

£100 - 200

LOT 380

☘A porcelain tea and coffee service, 19th century, English including teacups, saucers, a teapot and square serving dish, decorated with maroon and floral gilded tracery, numbered ‘5/3486’, teapot 20cm wide

14cm deep

17cm high (qty.)

£80 - 120

LOT 381

☘A Royal Copenhagen ‘Blue Lace’ vase, 19th/20th century, the reticulated pentagon-shaped neck above a squat body and pentagonal base, numbered ‘1/1124’, 15cm diameter

20.5cm high

£50 - 80

LOT 382

☘A Dutch delft blue and white tin-glazed faience plate, 18th century, decorated in the Chinese style with figures in a garden setting, 23cm diameter, together with two ironstone pitchers in the Imari palette,

20cm wide

22cm deep

24cm high (3)

£80 - 120

LOT 383

☘A set of eight graduated ceramic imperial weights by W & T Avery, Birmingham, 19th century, each with a lead base, comprising 14lb, 7lb, 4lb, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, the largest 15.5cm diameter 14cm high (8) £300 - 500

LOT 384

☘A pair of Crown Derby coffee cups and saucers, late 18th/early 19th century, each decorated with gilded floral sprays, together with two other English porcelain coffee cups and saucers, largest saucer 10cm diameter (8)

£50 - 80

LOT 385

☘A set of twenty-five Royal Copenhagen soup bowls, late 19th century, decorated with overglaze bouquets of purplish flowers and with gilded rims, numbered ‘6/1617’, 20cm diameter 4cm high (25)

£200 - 300

LOT 386

☘A Spode felspar porcelain part dessert service, 19th century, with green banded and gilded floral decoration, footed rectangular dish 34cm wide

22cm deep

12cm high (qty.)

£300 - 500

LOT 387

☘A Wedgwood part dessert service, 19th century, with pink and gilded lattice banding, and rope-twist gilded handles, footed dish 27cm wide

24cm deep

12cm high (qty.)

£50 - 80

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LOT 388

☘An English porcelain part dessert service, 19th century, the centre decorated with painted botanicals, within maroon and foliate gilded borders, foot dishes 23cm diameter 5.5cm high (qty.)

£100 - 150

LOT 389

☘A porcelain part dessert service, 19th century, English, all painted with bouquets of roses, within multiple scrolling gilt and cobalt-blue borders, cover and bowl 18cm diameter 10cm high (qty.)

£200 - 300

LOT 390

☘A porcelain part tea service, 19th century, English, spirally fluted and decorated with floral sprigs, bowl 15.5cm diameter 8cm high (qty.)

£60 - 80

LOT 391

☘A pair of Staffordshire spirit barrels, c.1900, marked ‘Whisky’ and ‘Brandy’, decorated with swans and river scenes to gilt borders, with lids, lacking taps, 30cm wide

34.5cm high (4)

£100 - 150

LOT 392

☘A George IV coromandel wood travelling box by Wells & Lombe, brass-inlaid and lined in red morocco leather and velvet, fitted with chased silver-gilt and cut glass lidded jars, lift-out vanity trays and writing pieces, maker’s marks for Charles Rawlings, London 1827, 40cm wide

29.5cm deep

17.5cm high

£2,000 - 3,000

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LOT 393

☘A set of eight cut-crystal finger bowls, 14.5cm wide 12.5cm deep 9cm high, together with a further seven similar examples, the largest 13cm diameter 10cm high (15) £50 - 80

LOT 394

☘A large quantity of Waterford cut glass decanters, comprising nineteen bottleneck decanters, 19cm high together with an hexagonal-shaped cut glass decanter, with an oval stopper, 7cm deep 26cm high (21) £150 - 250

LOT 395

☘A pair of Regency gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, each mounted with a winged figure standing on a sphere, holding aloft a laurel with three candle branches, 58.5cm high approximately, and another pair of Regency gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, each mounted with a classical figure, one with losses, branches broken, 56cm high (4) £400 - 600

LOT 396

☘A pair of George III Revival mahogany candlestick lamps, c.1900, each brass-mounted and on a turned base, 15cm diameter 63cm high including shades (2) £80 - 120

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LOT 397

☘A pair of cut glass two-branch table lustres, late 18th century, Irish, each with a facet-cut obelisk column and star finial, lacking lustre drops

37cm wide

17cm deep

60cm high (2)

£150 - 250

LOT 398

☘A large copper urn two-handled vase, late 19th century

38cm wide

52cm high

£150 - 200

LOT 399

☘A pair of Regency gilt and patinated bronze candelabra, each modelled as a figure holding aloft twin branches, raised on a circular marble plinth, 65cm high (2)

£300 - 500

LOT 400

☘A group of gilded and engraved glasswares, comprising a pair of decanters, each with a sun-shaped stopper and foliate-gilded decoration to the shoulders,

7.5cm wide

7.5cm deep

19cm high, and a bottle-shaped decanter, the stopper associated, with engraved swag border, 9cm diameter

23cm high (5)

£50 - 80

LOT 401

☘A large quantity of glassware, including decanters of various sizes and forms, two silver-plated decanter labels, carafes etc., largest 15cm diameter

28cm high (qty.)

£60 - 80

LOT 402

☘A white marble plaque, 19th century, of arched rectangular form, carved with Cupid as a boy with another figure 52 x 38cm, with gilt slip and rosewood frame

£800 - 1,200

Provenance: Farmleigh, Nursery Corridor.

LOT 403

Spare lot

402

Taxidermy: a melanistic cock pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), full mount in a naturalistic glazed display by ‘George Simm, naturalist, 20 King Street, Aberdeen’, 86cm wide

20cm deep

55cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: great bustard (Otis tarda), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 61.5cm wide

79cm high

£500 - 700

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 44cm wide 41cm high

£150 - 200

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

Taxidermy: woodcock (Scolopax), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 38cm wide

28cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 404

LOT 405

LOT 406

LOT 407

Clockwise from top left: 406, 407, 405, 404

LOT 408

Taxidermy: woodcock (Scolopax), full mount in a naturalistic display case, 39cm wide

32cm high

£150 - 200

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 409

Taxidermy: kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), full mount in a naturalistic display case,

30.5cm wide

60.5cm high

£200 - 300

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 410

Taxidermy: golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), in a naturalistic display case, 110cm wide

22cm deep

17cm high

£400 - 600

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 411

Taxidermy: curlew (Numenius), in a naturalistic display case by Daniel W Howlett, 58cm wide

19cm deep

59cm high

£200 - 400

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 412

Taxidermy: short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), full mount within a naturalistic display case, 34cm wide

47cm high

£150 - 200

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 413

A crossbill’s nest of wire, removed from a tree in Icklingham, in a display case, 30cm wide

17cm high

£100 - 150

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

from top left:

LOT 414

A large iron mantrap, 19th century, 188cm long

72cm wide

£100 - 200

Provenance: Elveden Hall.

LOT 415

☘An Edwardian wood fishing rod travelling case, The case named ‘F.M.F Castle Fraser, N.B’, containing incomplete greenheart and cane salmon rods, the case with leather fastening straps, 233.5cm long

21.5cm wide

21.5cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 416

A scumbled pine tack room saddle rack, 19th century, with four saddle pegs, 197cm wide 35cm deep

17cm high

£80 - 120

LOT 417 ☘A set of Victorian mahogany jockey scales by Leuchars & Son, with a leather seat and brass scales, a rosette-carved frame on twist-carved legs, and a brass maker’s label ‘Leuchars & Son, 38 & 39 Piccadilly, London’, 89cm wide

52cm deep

69cm high

£500 - 700

LOT 418

A Baird & Tatlock teak-mounted veterinary cold cabinet, opening to reveal a copper-mounted glass door, enclosing nine slide bars, with two perforated slides, labelled ‘Baird & Tatlock

Ref. No. R8241’, 53cm wide 51.5cm deep 81.5cm high £100 - 200

LOT 419

☘A Victorian woven wool panel, decorated with a resting dog on a floral cushion, to a faux tassel border, 13 x 114cm £200 - 300

LOT 420

☘A Sutton & Sons display of ‘Grasses useless in Agriculture and found in Bad Hay and Pastures’, early to mid-20th century, 38 x 66cm, framed and glazed £200 - 300

LOT 421

☘A pharmacist’s bank of stained pine medicine drawers, late 19th century, 122cm wide 25cm deep 64cm high £100 - 200

LOT 422

☘A walnut-framed stick barometer by C W Dixey & Son, of 3 New Bond Street, London, 1777-1929, with a silvered register plate and thermometer, 14cm wide

98cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 423

☘A Victorian walnut stick barometer, mid-19th century, having a pierced and scroll-carved crest, over an ivory indicator dial with a thermometer beneath, 27cm wide

122cm high

£100 - 200

IMPORTANT NOTE

This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Ivory declaration submission reference: 8P48KGSS

LOT 424

☘A brass-framed sextant by Henry Barrow & Co., London, 1928, 24cm wide, and a brass-framed theodolite by Troughton & Simms, 15cm wide

36cm deep

38cm high (2)

£100 - 150

LOT 425

☘A nightwatchman’s walnut dial clock by J N Moore & Sons, London, the white painted dial with black Roman and Arabic numerals, the four-pillar movement stamped ‘13399’, 45cm diameter

£400 - 600

LOT 426

A Victorian turret clock and bell by Gillett & Johnston, Croydon, dated 1895, the twin-barrel movement, signed to the frame ‘Gillett & Co.’, and to the silvered setting dial, ‘Gillett & Johnston, Croydon’, 54.5cm wide

34cm deep

45cm high setting dial 8.5cm diameter, with a patinated copper dial, with Roman numerals, with raised shamrocks to the spandrels, 76.5cm square, with nine cast iron weights, 18 to 20cm diameter, an ash pendulum, with a weight, 125.5cm long, a cast bell, numbered ‘1503’ and ‘Gillett & Johnston, Croydon, 1895’, top bar 68cm wide

38.5cm diameter

34cm high, a crank handle, four pulleys, a wood cradle and a cast iron wheel, cast ‘1ft 9in RG’, and a collection of rods (qty.)

£1,000 - 1,500

Provenance: Elveden Hall Stables.

LOT 427

☘A Victorian Gothic Revival stained-glass window, c.1860, the arched top to five medallions, within multiple roundels to the border and a central armorial, 290 x 114cm high

LOT 428

☘An ironwork Armada chest, 17th century, with clasps and side carrying handles, 72cm wide

42cm deep

41cm high

£300 - 500

LOT 429

A modern pine butcher’s block table, with a polished granite top, with two drawers, over six further drawer divisions, no drawers, with rails to each side,

140cm wide

62cm deep

87cm high

£200 - 300

LOT 430

A Swedish bentwood and coopered ‘Reliance Freezer’, the lidded bucket on a triform stand with undertier, and retaining paper brand labels and Good Housekeeping magazine label, 39cm diameter

72cm high

£100 - 200

LOT 431

A large wicker laundry basket early 20th century, stencilled ‘SEC & Co. Leeds’, 94cm wide

66cm deep

58cm high, and another smaller basket,

71cm wide

58cm deep

50cm high (2)

£300 - 500

431

A set of six modern obelisk ironwork garden plant stands, all finished in green paint, 80cm wide 260cm high (6)

£500 - 700

A garden room modern ironwork plant stand, with pagoda cresting and open shelves, 91cm wide

33cm deep

200cm high

£150 - 200

A croquet set, 19th century, French, for six players, in a carrying stand with mallets, balls and hoops, 104cm wide

11cm deep

46cm high £100 - 150

A garden badminton set by F W Last, early 20th century, with brass-mounted wood posts and three modern racquets, all within a pine box, 94cm wide 37cm deep 28cm high £150 - 200

A MK1 Raleigh Chopper bicycle, with three-speed Sturmey Archer gears, finished in yellow, with folding stand 125cm long

100cm high

£200 - 300

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LOT 432

LOT 433

LOT 434

LOT 435

LOT 436

A pony phaeton, late 19th century, with an iron leaf sprung frame and button-upholstered seat, 410cm long

A governess’ cart, 19th century, the body and wheels painted with scumbled and line decoration, 300cm long

LOT 437

LOT 438

437

CARS

LOTS 439-441

LOT 439

2011 Bentley Continental GTC Speed A

Registration Number: AU11 AKV

Chassis Number: SCBDJ23WXBC070426

Engine Number: CKH004131

£40,000 - 45,000

In 2010, the Bentley Continental GT saw its first significant redesign since its initial launch in 2003. New technology, greater efficiency, state-of-the-art materials, a sleek new silhouette, and a sportier feel distinguished the new from the old. Equipped with a 6.0 litre, twin-turbocharged W12 engine, the GTC Speed produces 603bhp with a staggering top speed of 200 mph. FlexFuel compatible, the car will run both on standard pump fuel or E85 bioethanol and has a Torsen-based permanent four-wheel drive system as standard.

This is an extremely low-mileage example which at the time of cataloguing shows a recorded 9,982 miles from new. Finished in Onyx Black with cream leather interior, it has been with the current vendor since 21 November 2012.

The service handbook records the pre-delivery inspection in April 2011 by Bentley Norwich, then six subsequent services by Bentley Cambridge to September 2017. Two keys are present and paperwork includes the Continental GTC Speed handbook and service handbook. Original Bentley wind deflectors are present in their fitted case.

With an extremely low mileage from new, this is a powerful, opulent, stunningly pretty, engineering tour de force. MoT-tested until 11 June 2024, it is ULEZ compliant.

LOT 440

1990 Citroen 2CV6 ‘Dolly’

Registration Number: G557 BRX

Chassis Number: VF7AKZA00KA866377

Engine number: 0909533826

£3,000 - 5,000

Described by the motoring writer L J K Setright as ‘the most intelligent application of minimalism ever to succeed as a car’ and a car of ‘remorseless rationality’, Citroën’s ‘Deux Chevaux’, or 2CV, is perhaps one of the most widely recognised vehicles in the world.

Like the Volkswagen Beetle, the 2CV was conceived in the 1930s to make an affordable car for the masses, in the 2CV’s case with an eye particularly on French rural use with simplicity, frugality and flexible suspension as major criteria. While neither were put into full production until after the Second World War, like the Beetle, the 2CV became not only a million-plus seller, but also one of the few cars in history to continue a single generation in production for over four decades. Over 3.8 million 2CVs were built in various factories around the world.

The peak of sales in the UK was reached in 1986, thanks in part to the trendy ‘Dolly’ special editions, with production ending in 1990 due to toughening legislation.

A ‘late’ 2CV manufactured in 1990, this 2CV6 Dolly was supplied new on 30 April 1990. It is fitted with the 602cc two-cylinder air-cooled engine mated to the four-speed manual gearbox. Finished in the desirable colour combination of maroon and cream, or ‘plums and custard’, with grey cloth interior upholstery, ‘G557 BRX’ is a very low mileage, seemingly original example. Mileage is extremely low with just 32,789 recorded miles from new at the time of cataloguing.

In the vendor’s ownership since December 2020, the 2CV is offered with two sets of keys and a history file containing an original book pack presented in the Citroën wallet. Further paperwork includes the handbook and service book, a selection of recent invoices and a current V5C. It is expected that the car will be MoT-tested prior to the sale.

LOT 441

1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom I Shooting Brake

Registration No: YV 9253

Engine No: RL85

Chassis No: 95FH

£35,000 - 45,000

Purchased by Arthur H Wrey Esq. of Romany House, the Wentworth Estate, chassis 95FH was delivered to coachbuilders Windovers Limited on 12 May 1928 to be fitted with formal limousine coachwork. As was the case with many larger, more ‘upright’ Rolls-Royces of the period, by the 1950s the Phantom was in the possession of a funeral director based in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire. It then further passed through the hands of several owners until 1990 when it was purchased by fanatical car enthusiast and MP, the Rt Hon Alan Clark.

Apparently coming into his possession in poor condition, but still as an original ‘matching numbers’ rolling chassis, the decision was made to re-body the car with Shooting Brake coachwork, which had earlier been transferred from a Silver Ghost. Clark sold the reconfigured Phantom in the 1990s through Sotheby’s, London.

Single long-term ownership followed and 95FH was acquired by the present owners in 2007 for use on the estate as intended, as an extremely up-market ‘gun bus’, ferrying guests to their pegs in grand style.

Presented in elegant two-tone green with pale yellow lining and ‘elephant hide’ roof, the Phantom is fitted with high-quality Marchal headlamps, large Boa Constrictor horn, nickel-plated fixtures and fittings, and twin side-mounted spares wheels. With bench seating for twelve adults, ‘YV 9253’ is a fabulously imposing, yet practical, commercial Vintage Rolls-Royce that could see further use on a country estate, earn its keep with promotional or film work, or simply be a fun and unique way for the whole family to get to the beach.

Retaining its matching chassis and engine numbers, the Rolls-Royce has a history file containing Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club build records, a buff continuation logbook, various invoices and MoT test certificates, instruction manual and current V5C document

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

For Specialist Live Auctions

These conditions of business consist of:

1. Information for Buyers;

2. 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.

Agency

As Auctioneers we usually act on behalf of the Seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. If you buy at auction your contract for the Goods is with the Seller, not with us as Auctioneer.

Estimates

Estimates are designed to help you gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular Lot. Estimates may change and should not be thought of as the sale Price. The lower estimate may represent the Reserve Price (the minimum Price for which a Lot may be sold) and will not be below the Reserve Price. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the auction and may be altered by a saleroom notice or announcement by the Auctioneer before the auction of the Lot. They are not definitive.

Buyer’s Premium

The Terms of Sale oblige you to pay a Buyer’s Premium at 25% on the Hammer Price of each Lot purchased, except for our Fine Wine and Spirits auctions when it is 15%. In addition, VAT is charged on these Premiums (see below).

VAT

Items in our catalogue may be marked with a dagger † or double dagger ‡, which indicates that VAT is payable by the Buyer on the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium at either the standard rate (currently 20%) or a reduced rate (currently 5%), depending upon the legal requirements relating to that Lot.

Lots which do not have either of the above symbols have no VAT payable on the Hammer Price. This is because such Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. The VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax.

Shipping Costs are liable for VAT and are payable by the Buyer.

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.

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

All Lots are to be removed from the premises by 5.00pm at the latest on the Friday following each sale. Sworders retain the right to remove Lots remaining after this time into safe storage, for which a charge will be made.

Electrical Goods

All electrical Goods offered in this sale have either been tested and certified safe or unsafe by an appropriately qualified electrician. All electrical Goods certified unsafe must be re-commissioned by an appropriately qualified electrician and we recommend those certified safe are similarly re-commissioned.

Post 1950 Upholstered Furniture

All items of furniture included in this sale are offered for sale as works of art. The items may not comply with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) Safety Regulations 1988 and for this reason, they should not be used in a private dwelling.

Furniture made of Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia Negra)

To comply with CITES Regulations on Post-1947 furniture made of Brazilian Rosewood, all postwar rosewood furniture items must have an Article 10 certificate in place, prior to being offered for sale.

If you are purchasing rosewood furniture for commercial purposes and not solely for your own use, CITES regulations require you to obtain your own certificate. You would need to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and, as part of the process of obtaining your document, it is a requirement that you have seen sight of the Sworders’ certificate or are aware of its reference number.

It is therefore the responsibility of commercial Buyers to ensure that they obtain a copy of the appropriate certificate, or the certificate reference number, after purchase from Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers. Items are marked with this sign §.

Ivory Lots marked  contain elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.

Please note that if you register to bid and/or bid at auction this signifies that you agree to and will comply with these Terms of Sale.

These Terms of Sale relate to auctions conducted by an Auctioneer only, where the opportunity is available to view the lots. We have separate terms for online only auctions and those where viewing is not available.

1. Definitions and interpretation

1.1 To make these Terms of Sale easier to read, we have given the following words a specific meaning:

In these Terms of Sale, the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to you as the Buyer. The words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneer. Any reference to a ‘Clause’ is to a clause of these Terms of Sale unless stated otherwise.

‘Auctioneer’

any security arrangements we have in place before entering the auction room to view or bid.

3.2 We strongly recommend that you attend the auction in person. You are responsible for your decision to bid for a particular Lot. If you bid on a Lot, including by telephone and online bidding, or by placing a Commission bid, we assume that you have carefully inspected the Lot and satisfied yourself regarding its condition and other characteristics.

3.3 If you instruct us, we may execute Commission bids on your behalf. We will confirm receipt of your instruction by sending you an email acknowledging your request and confirming your bid. Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your Commission bid, unless our failure to do so is unreasonable. Where two or more Commission bids at the same level are recorded, we have the right to prefer the first bid made (where this can be reasonably ascertained).

means GES & Sons Ltd trading as Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers, a company registered in England and Wales with registration number 6858916 and whose registered office is located at Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex CM24 8GE or its authorised Auctioneer, as appropriate;

‘Bidder’ means a person who places a bid for Goods at our auction;

‘Buyer’ means the person who makes the highest bid for the Goods accepted by the Auctioneer;

‘Commission’ means the Commission that we charge you on the sale of the Goods as set out in Clause 4 below;

‘Consumer’ means an individual acting for purposes which are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession;

‘Consumer Contracts Regulations’ means the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013;

‘Deliberate Forgery’ means: (a) an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source; (b) which is described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator without qualification; and (c) which at the date of the auction had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been as described;

‘FCA’ means the Financial Conduct Authority;

‘Goods’ means the Goods that have been consigned to us for sale at our auction;

‘Hammer Price’ means the level of the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer;

‘Premium’ means the Premium charged to the Buyer on the sale of the Goods in accordance with the Terms of Sale;

‘Price’ means the total of the Hammer Price, Premium, Shipping Costs (if applicable) and any applicable VAT;

‘Proceeds’ means the Price less the Commission, the Premium, Shipping Costs, any expenses incurred to your account and any applicable VAT;

‘Reserve’ means the minimum Price at which the Goods may be sold;

‘Seller’ means the owner of the Goods and any agent who consigns the Goods for sale on the owner’s behalf (if applicable);

‘Shipping Costs’ means the charges applied to the shipping of all Goods purchased, should the Buyer ask for Sworders shipping agent to deliver the Goods (if applicable);

‘Terms of Consignment’ means these Terms of Consignment;

‘Terms of Sale’ means the Terms of Sale for Bidders or Buyers at our auctions;

‘Trader’ means a Seller who is acting for purposes relating to that Seller’s trade, business, craft or profession, whether acting personally or through another person acting in the Trader’s name or on the Trader’s behalf (such as an agent and/or the Auctioneer);

‘VAT’ means any value added tax or equivalent sales tax; and

‘Website’ means our Website available at www.sworder.co.uk.

2. Information that we are required to give to Consumers

2.1 A description of the main characteristics of each Lot as contained in the auction catalogue.

2.2 Our name, address and contact details as set out herein, in our auction catalogues and/or on our Website.

2.3 The Price of the Goods and arrangements for payment as described in Clauses 4, 5, 7 and 8.

2.4 The arrangements for collection or delivery of the Goods as set out in Clauses 8 and 9.

2.5 Your right to return a Lot and receive a refund if the Lot is a Deliberate Forgery as set out in Clause 13.

2.6 We and Trader Sellers have a legal duty to supply any Lots to you in accordance with these Terms of Sale.

2.7 If you have any complaints, please send them to us directly at auctions@sworder.co.uk.

3. Bidding procedures and the Buyer

3.1 You must register your details with us before bidding and provide us with any requested proof of identity and billing information, in a form acceptable to us. You must also satisfy

3.4 The Bidder placing the highest bid for a Lot accepted by the Auctioneer will be the Buyer at the Hammer Price. Any dispute about a bid will be settled at our discretion. We may re-offer the Lot during the auction or may settle the dispute in another way. We will act reasonably when deciding how to settle the dispute.

3.5 Bidders will be deemed to act as principals, even if the Bidder is acting as an agent for a third party.

3.6 We may bid on Lots on behalf of the Seller up to one bid below the Reserve.

3.7 We may refuse to accept any bid if it is reasonable for us to do so.

3.8 Bidding increments will be at our sole discretion (but will be in line with standard auction practice).

4. The purchase P rice

4.1 As a Buyer, you will pay:

a. the Hammer Price;

b. a Premium of 25% plus VAT of the Hammer Price or 15% plus VAT for our Fine Wine and Spirits Auction;

c. any artist’s resale right royalty payable on the sale of a Lot

d. any bidding platform fee payable on a Lot; and e. any VAT due.

5 VAT

5.1 You shall be liable for the payment of any VAT applicable on the Hammer Price, Premium and Shipping Costs (if applicable) due for a Lot. Please see the symbols used in the auction catalogue for that Lot and the ‘Information for Buyers’ in our auction catalogue for further information.

5.2 We will charge VAT at the current rate at the date of the auction.

6. The contract between you and the Seller

6.1 The contract for the purchase of the Lot between you and the Seller will be formed when the Auctioneer records the winning Lot in the sale book accepting the highest bid for the Lot at auction, unless due diligence information required by us under the Money Laundering Regulations 2019 in accordance with our internal procedure remains outstanding, in which case the contract will be formed when that information is accepted by us as complete.

6.2 You may directly enforce any terms in the Terms of Consignment against a Seller to the extent that you suffer damages and/or loss as a result of the Seller’s breach of the Terms of Consignment.

6.3 If you breach these Terms of Sale, you may be responsible for damages and/or losses suffered by a Seller or us. If we are contacted by a Seller who wishes to bring a claim against you, we may at our discretion provide the Seller with information or assistance in relation to that claim.

6.4 We normally act as an agent only and will not have any responsibility for default by you or the Seller (unless we are the Seller of the Lot).

7. Payment

7.1 Immediately following your successful bid on a Lot you will:

7.1.1 give to us, if not already provided to our satisfaction, proof of identity in a form acceptable to us (and any other information that we require in order to comply with our antimoney laundering obligations); and

7.1.2 pay to us the total amount due in any way that we agree to accept payment.

7.1.3 pay in full the Shipping Costs prior to the Goods being shipped, should you agree to Sworders shipping agent delivering the Goods.

7.2 If you owe us any money, we may use any payment made by you to repay these debts.

8. Title and collection of purchases

8.1 Once you have paid us in full the total amount due for any Lot, ownership of that Lot will transfer to you. You may not claim or collect a Lot until you have paid for it.

8.2 You will (at your own expense) collect any Lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 5pm on the Friday following the auction, or such later date as is specified in the printed catalogue or on our Website.

8.3 If you agree to using our delivery service, only when the full Shipping Costs have been paid will the Goods be dispatched. We reserve the right that some Lots will not be suitable for an automated shipping estimate and will require bespoke quotes from the shipping agent.

8.4 Should you decide to use the delivery service, you thereby agree to allow us to share relevant personal data that we hold with the shipping agent in order to allow effective communication between the shipping agent and you, and to enable delivery.

8.5 If you do not collect the Lot within the time period under Clause 8.2, you will be responsible for any reasonable removal and storage charges in relation to that Lot.

8.6 Risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you when you (or your agents) take physical possession of the Lot.

8.7 If you do not collect the Lot that you have paid for within thirty days after the auction, we may sell the Lot. We will pay the Proceeds of any such sale to you, but will deduct any storage charges or other sums that we have incurred in the storage and sale of the Lot. We reserve the right to charge you a selling Commission at our standard rates on any such resale of the Lot.

9. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases

9.1 Please do not bid on a Lot if you do not intend to buy it. If your bid is successful, these Terms of Sale will apply to you. This means that you will have to carry out your obligations set out in these Terms of Sale. If you do not comply with these Terms of Sale we may (acting on behalf of the

Seller and ourselves) pursue one or more of the following measures:

9.1.1 take action against you for damages for breach of contract;

9.1.2 reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold by us to you;

9.1.3 resell the Lot by auction or private treaty (in which case you will have to pay any difference between the Price you should have paid for the Lot and the Price we sell it for as well as the charges outlined in Clause 8.7). Please note that if we sell the Lot for a higher amount than your winning bid, the extra money will belong to the Seller;

9.1.4 remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense;

9.1.5 if you do not pay us within five business days of your successful bid, we may charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due;

9.1.6 keep that Lot or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due, including Shipping Costs where applicable;

9.1.7 reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impose conditions before we accept bids from you; and/or

9.1.8 if we sell any Lots for you, use the money made on these Lots to repay any amount you owe us.

9.2 We will act reasonably when exercising our rights under Clause 9.1. We will contact you before exercising these rights and try to work with you to correct any noncompliance by you with these Terms of Sale.

10. Health and safety

Although we take reasonable precautions regarding health and safety, you are on our premises at your own risk. Please note the lay-out of the premises and security arrangements. Neither we nor our employees or agents are responsible for the safety of you or your property when you visit our premises, unless you suffer any injury to your person or damage to your property as a result of our employees’ or our agents’ negligence.

11. Warranties

11.1 The Seller warrants to us and to you that:

11.1.1 the Seller is the true owner of the Lot for sale or is authorised by the true owner to offer and sell the L ot at auction;

11.1.2 the Seller is able to transfer good and marketable title to the Lot to you free from any third party rights or claims; and

11.1.3 as far as the Seller is aware, the main characteristics of the Lot set out in the auction catalogue (as amended by any notice displayed in the saleroom or announced by the Auctioneer at the auction) are correct.

11.2 If, after you have placed a successful bid and paid for a Lot, any of the warranties above are found not to be true, please notify us in writing. Neither we nor the Seller will be liable to pay you any sums over and above the total amount due and we will not be responsible for any inaccuracies in the information provided by the Seller except as set out below.

11.3 Please note that many of the Lots that you may bid on at our auction are second-hand.

11.4 If a Lot is not second-hand and you purchase the Lot as a Consumer from a Seller that is a Trader, a number of additional terms may be implied by law in addition to the Seller’s warranties set out at Clause 11.1 (in particular under the Consumer Rights Act 2015). These Terms of Sale do not seek to exclude your rights under law as they relate to the sale of these Lots.

11.5 Save as expressly set out above, all other warranties, conditions or other terms which might have effect between the Seller and you, or us and you, or be implied or incorporated by statue, common law or otherwise are excluded.

12. Descriptions and condition

12.1 Our descriptions of the Lot will be based on: (a) information provided to us by the Seller of the Lot (for which we are not liable); and (b) our opinion (although it is likely that we will not be able to carry out a detailed inspection of each Lot).

12.2 We will give you a number of opportunities to view and inspect the Lots before the auction. You (and any independent consultants acting on your behalf) must satisfy yourself about the accuracy of any description of a Lot. We shall not be responsible for any failure by you or your consultants to properly inspect a Lot in advance of the auction.

12.3 Representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling Price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion will be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently.

12.4 Please note that Lots (in particular second-hand Lots) are unlikely to be in perfect condition. Lots are sold ‘as is’ (i.e. as you see them at the time of the auction). Neither we nor the Seller accept any liability for the condition of secondhand Lots or for any condition issues affecting a Lot if such issues are included in the description of a Lot in the auction catalogue, the condition report for a lot (or in any saleroom notice) and/ or which the inspection of a Lot by the Buyer ought to have revealed.

13. Deliberate Forgeries

13.1 You may return any Lot which is found to be a Deliberate Forgery to us within thirty days of the auction provided that you return the Lot to us in the same condition as when it was released to you, accompanied by a written statement identifying the Lot from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects.

13.2 If we are reasonably satisfied that the Lot is a Deliberate Forgery, we will refund the money paid by you for the Lot (including any Premium and applicable VAT) provided that if:

13.2.1 the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of experts as at the date of the auction; or

13.2.2 you personally are not able to transfer good and marketable title in the Lot to us, you will have no right to a refund under this Clause.

13.3 If you have sold the Lot to another person, we will only be liable to refund the Price that you paid for the Lot. We will not be responsible for repaying any additional money you may have made from selling the Lot.

13.4 Your right to return a Lot that is a Deliberate Forgery does not affect your legal rights and is in addition to any other right or remedy provided by law or by these Terms of Sale.

14. Our liability to you

14.1 We will not be liable for any loss of opportunity or disappointment suffered as a result of participating in our auction.

14.2 In addition to the above, neither we nor the Seller shall be responsible to you and you shall not be responsible to the Seller or us for any other loss or damage that any of us suffer that is not a foreseeable result of any of us not complying with the Terms and Conditions. Loss or damage is foreseeable if it is obvious that it will happen or if at the time of the sale of the Lot, we, you and the Seller knew it might happen.

14.3 Subject to Clause 14.4, if we are found to be liable to you for any reason (including, amongst others, if we are found to be negligent, in breach of contract or to have made a misrepresentation), our liability will be limited to the total purchase price paid by you to us for any Lot.

14.4 Notwithstanding the above, nothing in these Terms of Sale shall limit our liability (or that of our employees or agents) for:

14.4.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence (as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977);

14.4.2 fraudulent misrepresentation; or

14.4.3 any liability which cannot be excluded by law.

15. Notices

15.1 All notices between you and us regarding these Terms of Sale must be in writing and either from your registered email address, our email address, or if in hard copy letter, signed by or on behalf of the party sending it.

15.2 Any notice referred in Clause 15.1 may be given:

15.2.1 by delivering it by hand;

15.2.2 by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery; or 15.2.3 by email.

15.3 Notices must be sent:

15.3.1 by hand or registered post;

a. to us, at our address set out in these Terms of Sale or at our registered office address appearing on our Website; and b. to you, at the last postal address that you have given to us as your contact address in writing; or

15.3.2 by email:

a. to us, by sending the notice to the following email address: auctions@sworder.co.uk

b. to you, by sending the notice to any email address that you have given to us as your contact email address in writing.

15.4 Notices will be deemed to have been received:

15.4.1 if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery;

15.4.2 if sent by first class pre-paid post or recorded delivery, two business days after posting, exclusive of the day of posting; or

15.4.3 if sent by email, at the time of transmission unless sent after 17.00 in the place of receipt in which case they will be deemed to have been received on the next business day in the place of receipt.

15.5 Any notice or communication given under these Terms of Sale will not be validly given if sent by fax, any form of messaging via social media or text message.

16. Data Protection

We will hold and process any personal data in relation to you in accordance with our current privacy policy, a copy of which is available on our Website.

17. General

17.1 We may, acting reasonably, refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

17.2 We act as an agent for our Sellers. The rights we have to claim against you for breach of these Terms of Sale may be used by either us, our employees or agents, or the Seller, its employees or agents, as appropriate. Other than as set out in this Clause, these Terms of Sale are between you and us and no other person will have any rights to enforce any of these Terms of Sale.

17.3 We may use special terms in the catalogue descriptions of particular Lots. You must read these terms carefully along with any glossary provided in our auction catalogues.

17.4 Each of the clauses of these Terms of Sale operates separately. If any court or relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful, the remaining clauses will remain in full force and effect.

17.5 We may change these Terms of Sale from time to time, without notice to you. Please read these Terms of Sale carefully, as they may be different from the last time you read them.

17.6 Except as otherwise stated in these Terms of Sale, each of our rights and remedies: (a) are in addition to and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies under these Terms of Sale or general law; and (b) may be waived only in writing and specifically. Delay in exercising or non-exercise of any right under these Terms of Sale is not a waiver of that or any other right. Partial exercise of any right under these Terms of Sale will not preclude any further or other exercise of that right or any other right under these Terms of Sale. Waiver of a breach of any term of these Terms of Sale will not operate as a waiver of breach of any other term or any subsequent breach of that term.

17.7 These Terms of Sale and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them (including any noncontractual claims or disputes) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

These terms are based upon the recommended terms of sale by the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers

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