2024.06.05 FINE SILVER AND OBJETS DE VERTU at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms

FINE SILVER and OBJETS DE VERTU WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE 2024

DORE & REES EST. 1868

AUCTION SALEROOMS, VICARAGE STREET, FROME BA11 1PUA 01373 462257 www.doreandrees.com

Fine Silver Wednesday 5 June 2024

10:30am Lots 1Viewing

Saturday 1 June 11am to 3pm Sunday 2 June11am to 3pm Monday 3 June 10am to 4pm Tuesday 4 June 10am to 4pm Morning of sale from 9am

Head of Sale

Duncan Campbell duncan.campbell@doreandrees.com 01373 462257

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lot 9 lot 75 lot 72 lot 79

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Silver at Dore & Rees Duncan Campbell, Head of Silver, joined Dore & Rees in 2023 and curates two successful Fine Silver auctions per year.

Having been fascinated by hallmarks as a child, Duncan got his first proper introduction to antique silver working for a well known silver dealer on Portobello Road while still at university in 1987. After graduating, Duncan worked for a Merchant Bank in the City for a few years before the attractions of his Saturday job, inevitably, were too compelling. Duncan has spent the last 30 years immersed in antique silver.

As a valuer he has catalogued collections for, among others, The Middle Temple, Lloyds of London, The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, The City of Nottingham Museum and The Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

He has appeared regularly as a specialist silver valuer on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, having started on the same show, Hertford College Oxford, as Fiona Bruce, in 2008.

As a dealer, after running his own stand on Portobello Road Duncan moved to the west

Duncan Campbell

country in 2001 and has had a specialist antique silver shop in Bath since 2010. After 12 years of retail, it was time for a change: “I have always had a hankering to put on a really good silver sale and so the opportunity to host a specialist silver collectors’ auction at Dore & Rees, alongside all my Antiques Roadshow friends, is too good a prospect to pass up.”

Duncan comments:

"In this digital age, the market for specialist collectors' silver has largely moved towards online platforms. With my personal attention to general enquiries and more particularly to condition reports, I hope to be able to give buyers the confidence to bid from the comfort of their own homes.

“My focus for the Fine Silver sales will continue to be on the more unusual and, dare I say, interesting items, valued highly for their collectors and connoisseurs appeal, rather than those based on their weight in precious metal."

Order of Sale Lots 11 - 21

Continental Silver

Lots 25 - 42

Indian Silver

Lots 22 - 24

Lots 43 - 63

Lots 64 - 79

Irish and Scottish Silver Spoons

Objets de Vertu

Lots 80 - 136 English Silver

How to find the Saleroom Dore and Rees is centrally located in Frome, Somerset; about a 10 minute walk from the station with direct trains from London Paddington, operated by Great Western Railways (www.gwr.com).

Dore and Rees Auction Salerooms Vicarage Road Frome BA11 1PU 01373 462 257

Photography: Dominic Brown

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Fine Silver

Lot 106

Continental Silver 1

A SILVER MOUNTED HANDBAG

DUTCH C.1860 A velvet handbag decorated with cut steel beads and mounted with a silver clasp cast with putti and flowers between openwork.

24.5cm width of clasp.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£160

2

A PAIR OF NORWEGIAN SILVER CLOAK BUTTONS

C.1800 Marked with a maker’s mark and stamped K.T.S. to the backs.

3cm dia.

40g. £80-£120

3

A NIELLO SNUFF BOX

MOSCOW C.1839 and an unmarked, possibly Scandinavian, box Russian Box 8.5cm 99g.

Scandinavian Box 8cm 110g.

145g. £180-£220

4

AN ESCUTCHEON SHAPED EMBOSSED BOX

DUTCH C.1770 The sides embossed with a swan and two peacocks, the lid with a bacchic figure. Marked on the base for Amsterdam. Together with a later square Dutch box c.1838.

3cm & 5.2cm 50g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £90-£120

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A CHINESE EXPORT SNUFF BOX

CANTON C.1825 The interior fully gilt and marked MK with 2 character marks. The lid engraved with flowers on a matted, punched background.

4.2cm 28g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

6

A SILVER MOUNTED MOTHER OF PEARL TOOTHPICK CASE

CANTON C.1820 The lid and sides are engraved with village house landscape, fish and flowers.

7.2cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £40-£60

7

A PAIR OF SILVER RELIQUARY FRAMES

POSS. ITALIAN MID 19TH CENTURY The frames are cast with scrolling flowers around a laurel garland with eagle heads to the tops with garnet eyes, one missing.

10.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120 Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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AN ENGRAVED PARCEL GILT BEAKER

MOSCOW C.1760 The body engraved with eagles between fruit, scrolls and flowers. The lip of the beaker is gilded.

8.6cm 87g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

9

A LATE 19TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER GILT MODEL OF A HARE WITH DETACHABLE HEAD

A well modelled hare with what appear to be garnet eyes.

The head pulls off the body, perhaps for use as a decanter. Poss. made by J.D. Schleissner & Sohne of Hanau.

30.5cm 684g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £800-£1200

10

AN OBLONG SILVER GILT BOX WITH A CHASED LID

GERMAN C.1840 The lid embossed and chased with a classical scene, the rescue of Andromeda, the base engraved with trophies of war within a scroll and shell border.

8.5cm 135g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

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A SNUFF BOX WITH NIELLO DECORATION

PARIS C.1830 With a finely rendered scene of card players to the lid.

9.3cm 113g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) 114g. £120-£160

12

A SILVER GILT HOVEDVANSOEG

DENMARK C.1760 Heavily gilt both inside and out and set with faux diamonds.

6.2cm 42g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£150

13

AN ENGINE TURNED POMANDER

GERMAN C.1770 Cast as a stylised pear with a screw cap to the pierced body.

6cm 22g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

14

A 19TH CENTURY SILVER GILT NEEDLE CASE CAST AS A SWADDLED BABY

With a friction fit pull off head.

8cm 50g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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A SILVER AND NIELLO ENAMEL PRAYER BOX

OTTOMAN 19TH CENTURY Together with another similar example.

9cm 100g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

16

AN AUSTRIAN SILVER & ENAMEL BOX WITH A PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM JOSEPH STALIN

C.1945 A blue and white enamelled oblong box with the inscription to the inside of the lid - ‘A Gift from Joseph Stalin Potsdam July 1945’. Apparently given to an english speaking delegate to the Potsdam Conference attended

by Churchill, Stalin, Attlee & Harry Truman.

9.5cm 185g. £300-£400

17

A SILVER MOUNTED AND GOLD INLAID LACQUER BOX

FRENCH MID 18TH CENTURY The lid and sides inlaid with three colour gold decoration.

Stamped on the rim with a Paris type maker’s mark.

10cm £300-£400

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A CASED FILIGREE HAND MIRROR

POSSIBLY OTTOMAN C.1860 A double sided hand mirror in a fitted velvet lined morocco case.

35.5cm length of case £500-£700

19

AN EMBOSSED HAND MIRROR

TURKISH C.1880 The reverse of the mirror chased and pierced with strawberries. Marked within the decoration with a tughra and a standard mark. Abdulhamid II 1876-1909.

29cm £500-£700

20

A SILVER MOUNTED COSMETIC BOX

CHINESE C.1840 The engraved lid has a mirror to the inside above two lidded compartments for make up.

6.5cm £100-£140

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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AN EARLY AMERICAN PUNCH STRAINER

WILLIAM BREED, BOSTON C.1745 With a suspension loop to the end of one of the elongated handles.

Marked WB and ‘W Breed’ on each handle. The design is typical of American colonial era strainers.

27cm 107g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £1200-£1500

Irish and Scottish Silver

22

TWO MATCHED PAIRS OF IRISH ROCOCO CANDLESTICKS

DUBLIN C.1760 Two pairs of cast Irish rococo candlesticks with typically Irish elongated nozzles. Each is engraved with a crest (somewhat worn) a lion passant guardant. All 4 sticks bear marks for Dublin C.1770. One pair are marked for John Walker (rubbed) and the other MW Michael Walsh (prob).

31cm 3399g. £4000-£6000

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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AN OVERSIZED PRESENTATION QUAICH

WILSON AND SHARP, EDINBURGH, 1931 An unusually large presentation quaich of plain form with two lug handles.

36cm diameter 1226g. £800-£1200

24

A SET OF FOUR WINE COASTERS

PATRICK ROBERTSON, EDINBURGH 1781 With two pierced bands of harebells and wooden bases. Engraved with a Baron’s coronet.

13cm dia.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £700-£900

Indian Silver 25

A HEART SHAPED FILIGREE BOX

DECCAN C.1770 A small box with filigree panels set in a frame with gilt edges. Deccan late 18th C. 4.4cm 32g. £240-£280

26

AN ANGLO-INDIAN CUP & COVER

TWENTYMAN & CO. C.1830 The flared trumpet foot with gadroon edge, the lower body is tightly chased with flowers and shells and a group of greyhounds chasing a fox. The upper rim and lid also chased with floral decoration beneath a gadroon edge finial. Made by Twentyman & Co of Calcutta C.1830.

21.5cm high.

857g. £500-£700

27

AN ANGLO-INDIAN CUP AND COVER BY LATTEY BROS.

CALCUTTA C.1830 A campana shape cup with a shell form hinged lid and greyhound finial. The body of the cup is deeply chased with acorns and oak leaves above a flared circular foot chased like the lid, to simulate a sea shell. Marked on the foot rim with pseudo marks.

32cm 1444g. £1200-£1500

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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AN EMBOSSED LIDDED MUG, MIDDLETON & CO.

CALCUTTA C.1850 Chased all over with scrolls and flowers with an acorn finial and a vacant escutcheon.

13.5cm 274g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

29

A LARGE EWER WITH CENTURYAST HANDLE

MADRAS C.1880 The lower body of the ewer is entwined with a cast and applied snake, the upper shoulder is decorated with a removable frieze of deities in typical Madras style.

36.5cm 1258g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £350-£450

30

A HEAVY ESCUTCHEON SHAPED BOX

LUCKNOW C.1880 An unusual anglo-indian snuff box of a more typically 18th century design.

8cm 95g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

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A SILVER HIP FLASK

KASHMIR C.1880 Together with a small dish and an ink well both also made in Kashmir c.1890.

9cm 269g. £100-£160

32

A CARD CASE WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION

CALCUTTA, C.1900 Together with a spectacle case also made in Calcutta.

17cm 202g. £100-£160

33

A ROPE OR WINDPROOF LIGHTER

MADRAS, C.1880 A well made and uncommon item in Indian silver.

Illustrated in “Indian Silver” by W.R.T.Wilkinson pp.154.

12.5cm 56g. £40-£60

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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A FLASK WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION

CALCUTTA C.1890 Together with a spirit measure also from Calcutta C.1900.

16.2cm 265g. £120-£180

35

AN EMBOSSED BOWL

BURMA C.1890 Together with two similar Burmese bowls, the shape based on an old form of alms bowl for buddhist monks.

15cm 651cm £200-£300

36

A HEAVILY EMBOSSED CHRISTENING MUG

MADRAS INDIA C.1900 Together with an embossed sugar bowl made in Calcutta C.1900.

8.5cm 342g. £80-£120

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37

A PAIR OF BETEL BOXES

BURMA C.1890 Embossed all over with typical scrolling decoration. One engraved to the base with a fish, the other with a bird.

7.5cm 158g. £60-£100

38

A VESTA CASE

KUTCH INDIA C.1890 Together with a baby’s rattle and a beaker both also with typical Kutch decoration C.1900.

8cm 178g. £100-£140

39

A LARGE TEAPOT & SUGAR BOWL

HAMILTON & CO., CALCUTTA C.1830 A heavily made squat baluster shape teapot with a matching covered sugar bowl, both with cast floral finials.

Teapot 959g.

Sugar bowl 803g.

Note: Ivory Excemption Certificate Submission Reference: 333CTR99 £500-£700 Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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AN OVAL TEAPOT ON STAND

W.H.TWENTYMAN, MADRAS C.1815 Of typically anglo-indian design, with a fruit wood handle and horn knop. The stand has 4 claw feet.

17.5cm 1183g. £400-£600

41

A PLAIN BEAKER WITH ENGRAVED ARMOURIAL

CHARLES NEPHEW & CO., CALCUTTA C.1850 Elaborately engraved with the arms of Taney.

10cm 223g. £100-£150

42

A COPPER FLASK OVERLAID WITH SILVER

TANJORE INDIA C.1890 A copper body overlaid with silver bands of decoration above and below shaped reserves with deities.

29cm £140-£180

Spoons

43

A PAIR OF SILVER LADLES

LONDON 1752 A very unusual pair of matching soup ladles with cast shell bowls and rococo cast finials. The reverse of each bowl is engraved with the crest of Spenser of Althorp beneath an earl’s coronet. Made by William Cripps.

A similar pair by Peter Archambo appear in “Silver Flatware” by Ian Pickford pp. 193 42cm 741g. £2800-£3600

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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A RATTAIL MOTE SPOON

LONDON C. 1730 With a bowl pierced with plain circular holes. Maker’s mark illegible.

13.5cm 8g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

45

A RATTAIL MOTE SPOON

LONDON C.1730 The bowl pierced with scrolls, unmarked.

15cm 9g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£100

46

A SHELL BACK MOTE SPOON

LONDON C.1760 The bowl pierced with scrolls. Made by Nicholas Hearnden.

13cm 9g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£100

47

A VICTORIAN SIFTER SPOON

BIRMINGHAM 1888 Made by Heath & Middleton to an organic design attributed to Dr Christopher Dresser.

16cm 35g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

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48

A SKARKSKIN CASED KNIFE AND FORK WITH AGATE HANDLES

C.1700 A steel two prong fork and matching knife with silver ferrules and facetted agate handles in a silver mounted shagreen case.

22.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

49

A 17TH CENTURY FORK WITH AGATE HANDLE

C.1640 With a multi-facetted agate handle a silver three prong fork.

16cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

50

A SHELL BACK MOTE SPOON

LONDON C.1760 The bowl pierced with scrolls, engraved to the back of the bowl with initials TM. Mark illegible.

13.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80 Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

51

A GILT CAST NATURALISTIC SUGAR SPOON

JOSEPH WILLMORE, BIRMINGHAM 1834 With a cast vine leaf stem and bowl. Together with a gilt Geo. II teaspoon.

11.5cm 38g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

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THREE EARLY NORWEGIAN SPOONS

C.1700-1783 Each one engraved to the finial with flowers.

Two marked with maker’s mark only the third is fully marked for Bergen 1783.

15.5, 16.5 & 18cm 94g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

53

FOUR CAST STEMMED DUTCH SPOONS

18TH CENTURY Each spoon marked with a maker’s mark only. Two are gilt, the large un-gilt spoon is engraved around the reverse of the bowl with an inscription dated 5th November 1710. The smaller gilt spoon engraved to the back of the finial, 1754.

16 - 19cm 194g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £180-£220

54

A SHOVEL SHAPED CADDY SPOON WITH MOTHER OF PEARL HANDLE

BIRMINGHAM 1811 Together with a plain Fiddle Pattern example, Birmingham 1831, and an engraved caddy spoon with a filled and embossed handle, Birmingham 1832.

10.5cm 34g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £50-£80

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A PROVINCIAL DOG NOSE SPOON

C. 1690, WILLIAM GOUGH OF MARLBOROUGH Marked thrice on the reverse of the stem. Probably William Gough III b.1655. See West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp. 94.

18cm 41g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

56

A LATE 17TH CENTURY BARNSTAPLE DIESTRUCK SPOON

Prick engraved ‘MR 1674’. Marked with a cinqfoil rose.

See West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp. 170.

17cm 37g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

57

AN ELIZABETHAN SEAL TOP SPOON

LONDON C.1599 Clearly marked with a leopard’s head and date letter, the maker’s mark is illegible. The knop retains traces of gilding and is engraved C over I.H. 16.5cm 42g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

58

A GOOD GILT APOSTLE SPOON

THOMAS DARE II, TAUNTON C.1666 The large, typically west country nimbus prick engraved ‘I D 1667’. The mark appears in West Country Silver Spoons and Their Makers, Timothy Kent, pp. 84.

19cm 52g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £400-£600

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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AN APHRODITE KNOP SPOON WITH HEBREW INSCRIPTION

POSSIBLY GERMAN C.1680 Together with a similar, slightly smaller spoon with no inscription.

20cm 98g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£140

60

A GERMAN SPOON, DANZIG C.1670

Together with a similar German example and an early Hungarian spoon.

20cm 157g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£150

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61

A NORWEGIAN SPOON

C.1690 With a maker’s mark to the reverse of the stem. Together with two other Scandinavian type 17th century spoons.

18.5cm 105g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£160

62

A PAIR OF TABLE SPOONS

JOHN LESLIE, ABERDEEN C.1800 Engraved with script initials ‘TMIW’.

21cm 127g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

63

AN ABERDEEN TABLE SPOON

JAMES GORDON, C.1800 21cm 63g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £30-£50 Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

Objets de Vertu

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TWO STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL PATCH BOXES

C.1790 The lid of the larger green enamel box has the legend “Ah Simple Fair Refuse a Kiss You’ll never gain the Man you Wish”. The smaller pink box has “Esteem the Giver” to the lid.

2.5 & 2.3cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£140

AN OBLONG STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL BOX

C.1790 Decorated with a scene of a courting couple in a classical landscape. Together with another oval box with a figure with flowers in a landscape.

5.5 & 5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£180

66

A NELSON RELATED STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL BOX

C.1798 A blue enamel box decorated with a scene of ‘L’Orient on fire in the glorious victory by Adm. Nelson 1st August 1798.’ Made to commemorate the Royal Navy’s victory over Napoleon’s fleet at the Battle of the Nile.

5.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£180

67

A STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL BOX, A PUG’S HEAD

C.1800 The lid with an internal mirror bearing the legend ‘Friendship Sincere tis a Jewel Dear’. Together with an oval enamel box with a scene of Milsom Street, ‘A Present from Bath’.

3.2 & 4.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£200

68

A CIRCULAR STAFFORSHIRE ENAMEL BOX

C.1790 Decorated with a classical urn bearing the words ‘Pledge of Love’. Together with another similar in blue enamel ‘Love for Love’.

2cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

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69

A GOLD MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX

PARIS C.1760 The gold mounts chased with flowers and shells.

5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £700-£900

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A GOLD SNUFF BOX WITH MOUNTED AGATE

FRENCH C.1770 The body and lid of the box chased with flora and fauna in a pastoral landscape.

6cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £1000-£1400 Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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A SILVER MOUNTED CARVED LAVA STONE SNUFF BOX

POSSIBLY ITALIAN MID 19TH CENTURY The lid finely carved with a (possibly biblical) family scene in a pastoral landscape.

9.cm. wide.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

72

A GOLD MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF BOX INSET WITH A WEDGEWOOD JASPERWARE PLAQUE

C. 1800 The lid is set with a gold frame chased with scrolls and urns beneath a crystal cover. The gold lined interior has a cut away section to the lid revealing the stamped ‘Wedgwood’ mark on the base of the plaque.

8.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £300-£400

73

A GOLD MOUNTED AGATE SNUFF BOX

POSSIBLY FRENCH C.1790 Green agate with red flecks mounted within a reeded gold frame. Crack to the base. Together with a later silver gilt mounted blue agate snuff box.

5.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £180-£240

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74

A SILVER POCKET SUNDIAL & TWO BRASS SUNDIALS

20TH CENTURY All faithful reproductions of early 18th century originals. The brass rings are marked HS Thon Anno 1721, the silver universal equinoctial ring is marked Johann Somer.

6cm dia. of silver ring.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£140

75

A LARGE SILVER MOUNTED AGATE TOBACCO BOX

C.1700 The lid is set with a large oval polished natural moss agate. The flat base is set with an oval grey/white agate.

11cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £500-£700

76

A COLLECTION OF FOUR GOLD PENCILS

C.1860-1890 One engraved with a crest, a saltire over a mural crown beneath the motto ‘Carpe Diem’. Together with five mounted watch keys in a shagreen case.

7.5cm to 10cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£180

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A VERY FINE MICROMOSAIC OF SHEPHERDS IN A LANDSCAPE

ITALIAN C.1820 A particularly good mosaic with very fine detail depicting two shepherds with their flock in a landscape with a hut and tree in the foreground. In a gilt copper contemporaneous frame. Unsigned.

10.5 by 7.8cm in frame.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £1800-£2600

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78

A FINE CASED MICROMOSAIC OF A SPANIEL

ITALIAN C.1820 A very finely detailed mosaic of a King Charles Cavalier spaniel in a silver and gold frame.

5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £400-£500

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AN IRISH ORANGE ORDER GOLD MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE CENTENARY OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

MOSSOP DUBLIN, C.1789 A medal generally found only in silver, this is a rare example of a gold medal signed by Dublin medalist William Mossop.

Inscribed around the edge “A REWARD FOR MERIT TO THE SECY OF No 145” 3.4cm dia.

22g. £1200-£1500

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A PAIR OF SCISSOR ACTION CANDLE SNUFFERS

LONDON C.1760 Together with a pair of knife rests, London c.1900.

13cm 132g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

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A SILVER MODEL OF A MILITARY OFFICER

SHEFFIELD C.1901 Together with a medallion of the Royal Bristol Volunteers.

7.5cm 57g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

82

A TRAVELLING INK WELL

LONDON C.1860 Together with a Birmingham made patch box, c.1800 and an engine turned snuff box, London C.1840.

6cm 83g. weighable silver Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

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A VERY LARGE ROSE BOWL

OMAR RAMSDEN, LONDON 1933 This large and heavy bowl was commissioned by Lord Hyndley as a gift for his daughter Elizabeth (Betty) on her 21st birthday, 4th September 1933. The bowl has cast and applied decorations, honours and badges relating to the life of 1st Viscount John Scott Hyndley GBE (18831963), a British Businessman and Industrialist. During the First World War he was a member of the Coal Controllers Export Advisory Committee and provided valuable assistance in the supply of coal to Italy. After the war he was awarded the Cross of the Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy in gratitude.

Hyndley was director of the Bank of England between 1931 and 1945 and became the first chairman of the National Coal Board upon its creation on 1st January 1947. Knighted in 1921, he was created a Baronet in 1927 and Baron in 1931, then Viscount in 1947. In 1953, he was master of the Clothworkers’ Company.

Betty served in the Women’s Royal Navy Service and in 1943 launched the British cargo ship named in her honour. In 1947, the SS Betty Hindley (sic). became the last vessel to be lost due to enemy action, on 7th October she detonated an unexploded WWII contact mine, just off Scarborough.

33.5cm 3379g. £4800-£5600

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84

A SILVER CHAFFING DISH BY PAUL STORR

LONDON 1834 A large oval dish with a removable turned fruit wood handle. The domed lid is decorated with laurel leaves beneath a ribbon and reed loop handle. The liner within the base has a ribbon and reed edge, the 4 division insert is plain with a loop handle.

The dish comes from the Storr service ordered by Lord Camden. The lid is engraved with the full coat of arms of the Earl of Camden, the body is engraved with a coronet and crest.

38cm wide.

2782g. £3000-£4000

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A BOMBE SHAPE SILVER SUGAR BOX

LONDON 1752 The body of the box is spirally fluted and chased with flowers beneath a domed lid with a cast flower finial.

Made by Samuel Taylor in London in 1752.

15cm 417g. £500-£700

86

A LARGE SILVER TUREEN

LONDON 1762 A circular tureen on 4 cast scroll & shell feet, gadroon edges and a realistically cast pomegranate finial. Made in London in 1762 by Lewis Hearne & Francis Butty.

Arms and coronet of Sir Lawrence Dundas Bart. (1710-1781) Dundas was a well known collector of art and was famously painted by Zoffany surrounded by his collection.

42cm 3886g. £2800-£3500

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87

A PAIR OF GEORGE III SAUCE BOATS

LONDON 1761 Each one engraved with a full armorial. Made by David Mowden.

Arms of Challen of Shermanbury with Smythe on an escutcheon of pretence.

17cm 485g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £350-£450

88

A LIBERTY & CO TEA STRAINER

BIRMINGHAM 1938 11.2cm 47g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

89

A HEAVY MEAT SKEWER

LONDON 1764 With a rope twist ring, engraved with a crest.

32.5cm 124g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

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90

A SILVER MOUNTED INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD

BIRMINGHAM 1857 A silver cased and hilted presentation sword awarded to Major George Cornwall, 93rd Highlanders. Maker H.S, Birmingham 1857, blade incuse stamped 9058.

The steel blade by Henry Wilkinson, Manufacturer, Pall Mall, London, etched for its entire length with scrolling foliage and other motifs, including the 93rd Highlanders regimental title badge and motto, a presentation inscription ‘TO MAJOR GEORGE CORNWALL, 93RD HIGHLANDERS. THE GIFT OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN IN TESTIMONY OF HIS LONG & GALLANT SERVICES. BANDON. MDCCCLVIII’, George Cornwall’s arms and crest, the silver hilt pierced and chased with scrolling foliage, encasing a silver wire bound fish skin grip, the whole sheaved in a plain polished silver scabbard featuring two suspension rings.

106cm total length £10000-£15000 Note: In 1815, George Cornwall (1815-1874) was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, to William Cornwall Esq and Jane De La Cour. The Cornwall’s were a wealthy landed family, who still held over 1000 acres in County Cork in the 1870s.

Cornwall enlisted in the military as an Ensign on July 8th, 1836 and was promoted to Captain in June 1848, at which point he exchanged to the 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders. He led an exemplary military career, serving in numerous high profile military campaigns. Fighting in various battles in the Crimea, he suffered minor injuries in the trenches before Sebastopol, on August 3rd, 1855. He also bravely served during the Indian Mutiny, sustaining severe wounds at Gawnpore. He was promoted to BrevetMajor on the 24th of March, 1858, and became Major on 16th of April, 1858, eventually retiring from the military in 1860. Major Cornwall had the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaklava, and Sebastopol, together with the Turkish medal and Indian medal with clasp for the relief of Lucknow. In addition, for his military contribution during the Crimean War, he was presented with the Légion d’Honneur, at the grade of Chevalier (Knight); the highest honour conferred in France.

The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders became immortalised as ‘the Thin Red Line’ after facing down the Russian cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava, in October 1854. War correspondent William Russell described them in his despatch to The Times as ‘that thin red streak tipped with a line of steel.’

In 1857 the main body of the 93rd Highlanders, which included Captain George Cornwall, were sent to quell the Indian Mutiny.

This impressive presentation silver sword was awarded to Major George Cornwall in 1858 by the townspeople of Bandon, a gift from the town of his birth, in recognition and appreciation of his military achievements. It is inscribed on the blade, ‘TO MAJOR GEORGE CORNWALL, 93RD HIGHLANDERS. THE GIFT OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN IN TESTIMONY OF HIS LONG & GALLANT SERVICES. BANDON. MDCCCLVIII.’ That same year, on June 19th, by special licence in Dublin, Major George Cornwall was married to Augusta Anne, second daughter of the late Brigadier Wilson.

Having retired from the military in 1860, he went on to have two daughters and a son. He died on the 21st of January 1874 in London, at the age of 59.

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AN OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH A TORTOISE SHELL PIQUE LID

C.1730 The lid is decorated with a basket of flowers with insects, the inside is gilded.

8.4cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

93

A GOOD SILVER-GILT MOUNTED HARDSTONE VINAIGRETTE

C.1800 The mounts are cast with flowers, the grille is engraved with flowers around a thistle.

3.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£180

92

AN OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH CENTURYARVED MOTHER OF PEARL LID

C.1730 The lid is decorated with a tavern scene of fiddle player, the base is pearl.

7.5cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

94

A HEART SHAPED LOCKET

CHARLES II, C.1665 The lid embossed with a profile of Charles II between the initials CR, the base is embossed with a profile of Catherine of Braganza between the initials KR. 2.4cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

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95

AN OVAL GILT, CAST AND ENGINE TURNED SNUFF BOX

LONDON 1826 In very fine condition, the lid has a border of cast laurel leaves and the base has a flush hinge. The box retains all its gilding both inside and out. Made by Alexander J Strachan.

4.8cm 64g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £160-£200

96

A GILT AND ENGRAVED SPECTACLE CASE

BIRMINGHAM 1843 The body of the case is engraved all over with Chinoiserie decoration. Made by Joseph Willmore.

12.6cm exc. the suspension chain.

68g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £70-£100

97

A LARGE PLAIN WATER OR BEER JUG

LONDON 1886.

With a strap handle with a cast florate lower mount. The body engraved with a many quartered armourial. Made by Aldwinckle & Slater.

18cm 444g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £280-£350

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A PLAIN BALUSTER SHAPE CREAM JUG

HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON 1784 Together with a bead edge cream ladle also 1784 by the same maker.

13cm 81g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

99

A SUGAR CASTER WITH PIERCED LID

HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON 1782 A plain baluster shaped body with bead edges and a cast flame finial.

14.5cm 79g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£140

100

AN ESCUTCHEON SHAPED WINE LABEL

SANDILANDS DRINKWATER, LONDON C.1740 Engraved with grapes and vines around ‘PORT’. With original chain.

6cm 11g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £50-£80

101

A PAIR OF ENGRAVED HUNT BUTTONS

LONDON C.1740 Each button engraved with a mounted huntsman and a pack of hounds in a landscape beneath ‘The Joy of Life’.

Marked with a lion passant and the maker’s mark of Sandilands Drinkwater.

2.7cm dia.

14g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£80

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102

AN OVAL SNUFFERS TRAY

HESTER BATEMAN, LONDON 1784 With a bead edge, the tray is centrally engraved with a crest, a leopard standant.

24cm 135g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120

103

A CAST FIGURAL CRUET

LONDON 1877 The removable pepper pot is in the form of a diner being approached by a lion with a barrel and a basket forming the salt and mustard pot, all on a naturalistic cast base. Made by James Barclay Hennell.

12cm dia.

318g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £300-£500

104

A CIRCULAR CHAMBER STICK WITH SNUFFER

LONDON 1750 Made by specialist candlestick maker, William Gould.

14cm dia.

378g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £250-£300

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A FIGURAL CIGAR LIGHTER

SIGNED A, ARNAUD, JAMES HENNELL BARCLAY, LONDON 1884 The detachable bundle of cane forms a reservoir for fuel with a pull off lid and a pincer type taper to take the flame to a cigar. The back of the figure has a facsimile signature ‘A Arnaud’ for Charles Auguste Arnaud (22 August 1825 – 6 September 1883). The wooden base on three ivory ball wheels.

32cm 1301g. weighable silver Note: Ivory Excemption Certificate Submission Reference: MAM515VF £2000-£3000

106

A TEA KETTLE & LAMP ON A TRIANGULAR STAND

LONDON 1835 Each part engraved with a ducal coronet above a reverse cypher monogram and on the base of the stand, ‘The Willows’ possibly belonging to Elizabeth, Duchess of Sutherland who lived at The Willows in Windsor after 1834.

25.5cm width of stand.

2118g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) Note: Ivory Exemption Certificate Submission Reference: YXHZN66M £1000-£1400

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107

A PAIR OF GILT TAZZE

18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN, WITH DETACHABLE BASES, LONDON 1836 The upper plates are of heavy gauge silver embossed with a bacchic scene of putti and a goat among vines and fruit. The bases are plain flared trumpet shape and marked for Susanna Cook, London 1836. Lacking the nuts that hold the screw fixings, soldered to the plates, to the bases.

15.5cm 829g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £300-£400

108

A SILVER FORM BRASS SOAP BOX

C.1730 Together with another soap box of similar type, C.1730, and a plated brass candlestick of similar date.

7.8cm dia. of soap box.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £300-£400

109

A SUGAR SIFTER LADLE

LONDON 1868 Made by Francis Higgins. Together with two Old English Pattern small sifter ladles both London, 1786 & 1795.

15.5cm 87g. total.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £80-£120 Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

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A SEAL TOP SPOON

C. 1630 Together with a mid 17th century english (poss. York) chased bowl (a/f), a pair of ceramic handled silver forks, C. 1750, and an early 18th century fancy teaspoon.

15.8cm Seal Top Spoon length.

183g. exc. forks.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £180-£220

111

A SILVER GILT BABY’S RATTLE

LONDON 1857 A heavy embossed rattle with a red coral teether together with another later silver rattle. One bell appears to be missing from the gilt example.

15cm 97g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £140-£180

112

A SCARCE SILVER GILT TREFOIL SHAPE COUNTER BOX

C.1680 The interior retains all its gilding though there is slight wear to the centre of the lid and base.

4.5cm 49g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

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113

A CLARET JUG

LONDON 1792 In very good order with bands of crisp engraved decoration and a fruit wood handle. The shield shaped escutcheon is vacant and unerased.

31cm 828g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £500-£700

114

A QUEEN ANNE TAPER STICK

LONDON 1712 With engraved monogram ‘AG’ to the underside of the base. Made by Nathanial Lock.

12cm 110g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £450-£600

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115

A MODEL OF A CURLEW

GERMAN WITH IMPORT MARKS FOR 1964 A well modelled and now rather rare bird.

19cm 339g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £250-£350

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116

A SUGAR CASTER

EDWARD VINCENT, LONDON C.1740 With flat chased decoration to the body. The reserves on the lid alternately pierced with crosses and scrolls.

15.5cm 226g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £180-£240

118

A SILVER GILT MUG

HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON 1881 With a naturalistic ‘wooden’ handle. Embossed all over the body with vine leaves and grapes between two plain bands.

9cm 199g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

117

A TUMBLER CUP

THOMAS MANGY, YORK 1677 A heavy gauge cup with clear marks to the base which appears never to have been engraved nor erased.

8.2cm dia.

201g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £800-£1200

119

A LATE 17TH CENTURY HEART SHAPED NUT GRATER

Engraved with a cinqfoil rose. Marked TK Thomas Kedden C.1690.

3.5cm 28g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £250-£350

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120

A THREE PIECE, ARCHIBALD KNOX DESIGNED LIBERTY & CO. TEA SET

BIRMINGHAM 1906 A matching teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug all marked CYMRIC. A recorded design by Knox for Liberty. Together with a pair of sugar tongs marked for Liberty 1908.

19cm 571g. total Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) Note: Ivory Excemption Certificate Submission Reference: WDWD2JKA £650-£800

121

A LATE 17TH CENTURY PENNER

A silver pen case with a seal intaglio to the base. Marked twice TH. 13cm 61g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

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122

A SILVER GILT ENGINE TURNED SNUFF BOX

JOHN ROBERTSON, LONDON 1805 Engraved to the inner lid, “BH above D.Jones 15th July 1841”.

7.3cm 83g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

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123

A SHELL SHAPE SNUFF BOX

LONDON C.1720 ith a gilt interior, engraved with scrolls and a mask to the edge of the shell near the hinge.

6.5cm 33g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £100-£140

125

A SNUFF BOX WITH REED DECORATION AND A CAST HUNTING SCENE TO THE LID

LONDON 1808 Engraved with a crest within an escutcheon on the base, gilt interior.

7.5cm 110g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

124

AN OVAL SILVER AND TORTOISE SHELL SNUFF BOX

LONDON C.1730 Gilt interior with an engraved scene of a courting couple to the lid. One overlaid piece of decoratio missing from the lid.

8cm 53g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £90-£120

126

AN ESCUTCHEON SHAPED SILVER MOUNTED AVENTURINE SNUFF BOX

LONDON 1750 Heavy gilt interior, unmarked.

6.5cm 46g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£180

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127

A SILVER GILT OBLONG SNUFF BOX

LONDON C.1750 A heavily gilt box with a coat of arms engraved within elaborate mantling. The maker’s mark appears to be Edward Bennett Jn. a London goldsmith.

6.8cm 67g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £180-£240

129

AN OCTAGONAL ‘FAUSSE MONTRE’ FAUX WATCH BOX

C.1740 The lid reveals on one side an engraved watch face with rotating hands, the reverse is a box.

5cm 24g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £150-£200

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128

AN OBLONG SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SHELL BOX

LONDON C.1740 With a pique work scene of a fox to the lid.

7.5cm 62g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£160

130

A SILVER MOUNTED ESCUTCHEON SHAPE MOTHER OF PEARL BOX

C.1750 Engraved decoration to the lid and a gilt interior, unmarked.

7cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £120-£180

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131

AN UNUSUALLY SMALL SILVER MOUNTED COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX

C.1780 Engraved to the inside “W.Hopkins”.

4.6cm Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£90

132

AN OVAL SNUFF BOX WITH MOTHER OF PEARL LID

C.1735 The lid engraved with a figure within swags and scrolls, unmarked.

6.5cm 33g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £60-£90

133

AN OVAL NUTMEG GRATER

C. 1780 Maker’s mark struck twice, TH in script, to the lid and base, unidentified.

4cm 23g.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of the Late George Withers (1946-2023) £200-£300

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134

AN ELECTRO-PLATE MOUNTED GLASS CLARET JUG

DESIGNED BY DR C. DRESSER, HUKIN & HEATH CENTURY.1880 A less common version of the claret jug featured in ‘Christopher Dresser’ by Stuart Durant, pp. 85. The difference being the rope twist decoration and lobed upper part of the body. The lid is stamped ‘DESIGNED BY DR C DRESSER along with the maker’s mark of Hukin & Heath.

20.5 CM £4500-£5500

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135

SIX GOBLETS BY GEORGE GRANT

LONDON 1972 A set of modernist goblets, Grant was apprenticed to Leslie Durbin and also worked for Michael Murray before setting up business on his own in 1959.

17.5cm 1183g. total weight £800-£1000

136

A CIRCULAR ENGRAVED & GILT CALENDAR BOX

C.1655 The lid is engraved with the full armourial of Sir Thomas Mainwaring Bart. of Peover Cheshire. The base is engraved with a perpetual Julian calendar also incorporating the date, 1655.

5.2cm dia.

44g. £800-£1000

To be followed by

Fine Jewellery and Watches at 2pm

Enquiries: Susan Rumfitt susan.rumfitt@doreandrees.com 01373 462 257

DORE & REES EST. 1868

NOVEMBER 2024 FINE SILVER FINE JEWELLERY AND WATCHES NOW INVITING ENTRIES

A SILVER GILT VINAIGRETTE WITH CAST TOP BIRMINGHAM 1830 SOLD: £1,300

A DIAMOND PENDANT, CIRCA 1900 SOLD: £2,080

ROLEX: A STEEL OYSTER PERPETUAL COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA WRISTWATCH SOLD: £19,500

AN EARLY AND FINE SILVER TANKARD, MADE IN KUTCH, INDIA, C.1870 SOLD: £3,120

FINE SILVER Contact: Duncan Campbell www.duncan.campbell@doreandrees.com

FINE JEWELLERY AND WATCHES Contact: Susan Rumfitt susan.rumfitt@doreandrees.com

DORE & REES EST. 1868

CURATED INTERIORS to include contents from

TURVILLE GRANGE and EATON SQUARE THE RESIDENCES OF THE LATE MRS. HENRY T. FORD II 3 JULY, 10:30am

Viewing: Saturday 29 June 10:00 to 16:00 Sunday 30 June 10:00 to 16:00 Monday 1 July 10:00 to 16:00 Tuesday 2 July 10:00 to 16:00

Illustrations of all lots can be found at auctions.doreandrees.com/auctions/

Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms Frome Somerset BA11 1PU

enquiries@doreandrees.com www.doreandrees.com 01373 462 257

DORE & REES EST. 1868

CLASSIC CARS THE SUMMER AUCTION 22 JUNE, AT 2:00pm

2002 FERRARI 360 MODENA F1 Sold in April 2024

Inviting enquiries Contact Nick Wells, Head of Motoring 07920 500091 Viewing Friday 21 June: 10:00 to 18:00 Dore & Rees Vicarage Street, Frome BA11 1PU 01373 462 257 www.doreandrees.com

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

Conditions of Sale BUYERS

This document acts to confirm the terms and conditions under which Dore & Rees, acting as agent, will sell Lots by auction to Buyers on behalf of Sellers. 1

11. Our Status a. We act as agent to sell the Lots on the Seller’s behalf by auction. b. You will pay the Hammer Price, with Buyer’s Premium at 25% together with VAT at the prevailing rate and any applicable charges within 5 working days following the Auction in which the Lots are purchased by you. c. We will always treat your data with care, personal details are held securely and will not be sold. Our Privacy statement is available at www.doreandrees.com 12. The Estimate a. The estimate is a guide to help you gauge how much you might have to spend to purchase the Lot. b. Estimates can change, they are not definitive and should not be thought of as the sale price. c. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT at the prevailing rate and any applicable charges. d. Estimates may be altered by a saleroom notice or announcement by the auctioneer before the Lot is offered.

13. Buyer’s obligations and undertakings a. You warrant to us and to the Seller that: i. you will not bid on a Lot you do not intend to pay for ii. you have the funds to complete the purchase at the total value of Hammer Price, Buyer’s Premium together with VAT at the prevailing rate and any applicable charges; iii. the funds are not connected with any criminal activity including tax evasion, and that you are neither under investigation nor have you been charged with or convicted of money laundering, terrorist activities or other crimes iv. if the Lot you purchased is to be removed to a country outside the UK, all duties, taxes and licences on the export of the Lot are your responsibility. b. If you, the Buyer, decide to exercise your right to cancel, we are entitled to account directly to the Seller for any applicable refund and we shall retain on account amounts to compensate the Seller should the Lot be damaged or tampered with by you. c. You will indemnify us and the Seller in full on demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Seller as a result of any breach by you of any of the obligations in this clause.

14. Inspection of Lots a. As we act on behalf of the Seller, we are dependent on information provided by the Seller about their Lots. 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. b. We strongly recommend that you attend the auction viewing in person if possible. You are responsible for your decision to bid for particular Lot. If you bid on a Lot, including by telephone,

absentee bid or online bidding, we will assume that you have carefully inspected the Lot and satisfied yourself regarding it’s condition. c. Please note that the 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 (or in any saleroom notice) and/or which the inspection of a Lot by the Buyer ought to have revealed.

15. Descriptions and condition a. Our descriptions of the Lot will be based on i i. Information provided to us by the Seller of the Lot (for which we are not liable); and i ii. Our opinion (although it is likely that we will not be able to carry out a detailed inspection of each Lot). b. We will give you a number 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. c. 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.

16. Registration, Bidding and the Buyer a. You are required to register to bid by 5pm on the day before the auction. We reserve the right to impose a deadline prior to the auction by which you must register or by which we must receive a absentee bid. b. If you wish to bid on high value Lots, the registration deadline may be several days before the auction in order to allow us sufficient time to carry out the necessary checks. c. We reserve the right to require deposits at the point of Registration on high value Lots.

Deposits are refundable after the auction if you are not a successful Bidder. d. Lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the Registration Form. e. Absentee bids may be left with us in writing indicating the maximum amount to be bid against a Lot (excluding Buyer’s Premium and/or VAT and any applicable charges). We will execute absentee bids as cheaply as possible having regard to the Reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two Bidders submit identical absentee bids we may prefer the first bid received (where this can reasonably be ascertained). Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your absentee bid, unless our failure to do so is unreasonable. f. Telephone bidding is offered on a first come first serve basis on high value lots. Neither we nor our employees or agents will be responsible for any failure to execute your telephone bid, unless our failure to do so is unreasonable. g. Bidding online is available via doreandrees.com and our auction partners EasyLiveAuction.com.

Please refer to EasyLiveAuction.com for their charges and terms and conditions.

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h. We reserve the right to refuse to register you if you do not provide us with all the information and documentation that we ask for at our discretion. i. We may bid on Lots on behalf of the Seller up to one bid below the Reserve. j. We may refuse to accept any bid if it is reasonable for us to do so. k. Bidding increments will be at our sole discretion (and in line with standard auction practice). l. 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 reoffer the Lot during the auction or may settle the dispute in another way. We will act reasonably when deciding how to settle the dispute.

17. Anti-Money Laundering Regulation a. We are obliged to comply with Anti-Money Laundering regulations which apply to individuals and businesses who deal in the sales, purchases and storage of works of art with a value of €10,000 (or equivalent) or more. b. Buyers may be requested to provide photographic ID and proof of address documentation in advance of the Auction in which they are bidding in order to meet the requirements of the regulations.

18. The Purchase price a. As Buyer, you will pay: i. The Hammer Price; ii. Buyer’s Premium of 25% of the Hammer Price iii. Any artists resale right royalty payable on the sale of the Lot iv. Any VAT due11

19. VAT a. You are responsible for the payment of any VAT applicable on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium due for a Lot. b. We will charge VAT at the current rate at the date of the auction.

10. Artist’s Resale Right a. From mid February 2006, living artists are entitled by law to receive a resale royalty each time their work is resold by or to and art market professional. From January 2012, the Right has been extended to include sales of works by artists who have died within the last 70 years (following the existing term of copyright).

Royalties will be payable to the families and the beneficiaries of these artists. b. An artwork must be resold for more than 1000 euros Hammer Price (or equivalent) to qualify for the right. The rates applicable are calculated as a percentage of the Hammer Price and are set out on a sliding scale from 4% to 0.25%. The charge is exclusive of VAT. We reserve the right to pass all the cost to the Buyer of the qualifying artwork.

11. The contract between you and the Seller a. The contract for the purchase of the Lot between you and the Seller will be formed when the hammer falls accepting the highest bid for the Lot at the auction. b. You may directly enforce any terms in the Terms and Conditions of Sale - SELLER against a Seller to the extent that you suffer damages and/or loss as a result of the Seller’s breach of the Terms and Conditions - SELLER.

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c. If you breach these Terms and Conditions – BUYER, 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 in our discretion provide the Seller with information or assistance in relation to that claim. d. 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) e. In addition to any other rights we may have to cancel a contract for sale under these Terms and Conditions – BUYER, in the event: i. You are in breach of your warranties in clause 3; or ii. We have not completed our enquiries pursuant to the Money Laundering Regulations and related legislation to our satisfaction; or iii. We have reason to believe that the transaction might be unlawful for any reason, or that the sale might put us under any civil or criminal liability, we may delay the completion of the sale, delay a release of a Lot or cancel the sale of a Lot.

12. Payment a. Immediately following your successful bid on a Lot you will: i. Pay to us the Total Amount Due by one of the following methods: 1. BACS 2. Debit Card 3. Cash – up to a limit of £8,000 in person

13. Title and Collection of Lots a. While you are bound by the contract for the purchase of the Lot from the fall of hammer on your successful bid, ownership in the Lot will not pass to you until you have paid us in full the Total Amount Due in cleared funds for that Lot; b. You may not claim or collect your Lot until you have paid for it and ownership has passed to you. c. You will (at your own expense) collect any Lots that you have purchased and paid for either: i. Not later than 5 working days following the day of the auction II. Not later than 5 working days following the date that we have received payment of the Total Amount Due in cleared funds, if later.

14. Storage of Lots a. If you do not collect the Lot within the time period set out in above, you will be responsible for any reasonable removal, storage and insurance charges in relation to the Lot. b. The risk of loss or damage to the Lot will pass to you when you (or your agents) take physical possession of the Lot. c. If you do not collect the lot that you have paid for within 90 days after the auction we may sell the Lot. We will pay the proceeds of any such sale to you, we 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.

62 | DORE & REES AUCTIONEERS 15. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases a. Please do not bid on a lot if you do not intend to buy it. If your bid is successful, these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER will apply to you.

This means that you will have to carry out your obligations set out in these Terms and Conditions of Sale - BUYER. If you do not comply with these Terms and Conditions of Sale BUYER, we may (acting on behalf of the Seller and ourselves) pursue one or more of the following measures: i. Take action against you for damages for breach of contract ii. Reverse the sale of the Lot to you and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; iii. esell 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. Please note that if we sell the Lot for a higher amount than your winning bid, the extra money will belong to the Seller; iv. Remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense; v. f you do not pay within 5 days of your successful bid, we may charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the Total Amount Due; vi. Keep that Lot or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the Total Amount Due vii. Reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or impost conditions before we accept bids from you; and / or viii. If we sell any Lots for you, use the money made on these Lots to repay any amount you owe us. b. We will act reasonably when exercising our rights under clause 7. We will contact you before exercising these rights and try to work with you to correct any non-compliance by you with these Terms and Conditions.

16. Forgeries a. A sale shall be cancelled and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium if a Lot bought by the Buyer through our Auction is shown to our satisfaction and within 14 days of the Auction to be a forgery.

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

18. Liability a. Save as set out in these Terms and Conditions, we exclude to the fullest extent permitted by law all warranties and conditions, whether express or implied by statue, common law or otherwise. b. Nothing in these Terms shall operate to exclude or limit the liability of a party in respect of death or personal injury resulting from that party’s own negligence, for fraud or for any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

c. No party to these Terms shall be liable to any other contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise for any indirect or consequential losses, or for any loss of profits, loss of good will, loss of revenue, loss of business or loss of anticipated savings. d. Subject to Clauses 10.b and 10.c, our liability to you shall not exceed £5,000, unless your claim relates to an item sold through an Auction in which case our liability to you shall not exceed the greater of £15,000 or the Hammer Price for the relevant Lot. e. We will not be responsible or liable for errors and omissions to execute bids, caused by a loss of internet connection, a breakdown or interruption of the on-line bidding system, or a breakdown or failure of any internet connection, computer or IT system.

19. General a. No party shall have any liability in respect of any delay in performance or non-performance of its obligations under these Terms (other than an obligation to pay) owing to Force Majeure. If a party is affected by Force Majeure it shall notify the other parties as soon as reasonably possible, in any event within 5 days, and shall take reasonable steps to mitigate the effect of the Force Majeure. Subject to Clause 4.b, risk in the Lot remains with you at all times until risk passes to the Buyer. You will indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where applicable) against all losses, damages, claims, costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any claim in respect of the Lot or proceeds of the sale of the Lot. b. Every person on our premises shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and, subject to clause 9.b, shall have no claim against us in respect of accident or loss, however caused. c. hese Terms are governed by in interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales or the laws of Scotland or Northern Ireland if you live there). If you choose to bring proceedings in conjunction with these Terms you must do so in the courts of England and Wales, unless you live in Scotland, in which case you can choose to bring proceedings there, or in Northern Ireland, in which case you can choose to bring proceedings there. d. Any or all part of any term of these Terms that is found to be unfair or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction will be treated as deleted and the remainder of the Terms will continue to govern each of our respective obligations. e. ny notice from you to us must be sent in writing to us at our address detailed on our website. f. f you elect to collect the Lot from us you will bear all associated cost, expenses and duties.)

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SELLERS

1. Our Status a. You appoint us to act as agent to sell the Lots on your behalf by auction. b. You will pay us the Sellers Commission together with VAT at the prevailing rate. c. We will not include any Lots in an auction until they have been received by us. d. We will pay the Hammer Price, with Seller’s Commission, Loss and Damage Warranty and any other charges incurred deducted and applicable VAT applied at the prevailing rate, to you at 28 working days following the Auction in which the Lots are sold, or if later, 7 days after payment by the Buyer.

2. The Reserve a. We will agree with you the Reserve, which may be higher than the starting bid. b. We shall not publicise the Reserve. c. We may bid on your Lot up to an amount equal to the Reserve. You may not bid on your Lot under any circumstances, nor maySyou permit any person to bid on your lot on your behalf.

3. Seller’s obligations and undertakings a. You warrant to us and to the Buyer that: i. you are the sole owner of the Lot and that you have full right, title and authority to sell the Lot; ii. you have no reason to believe that it is a Forgery; iii. all Lots sold by you are sold to the Buyer with full title guarantee and free from all encumbrances; iv. you have provided to us all of the relevant information and documents in your possession or control concerning the Lot, including information about its authenticity, history, condition, prior ownership and all such information is complete to the best of your knowledge; v. if the Lot has been removed from a country outside the UK, all duties and taxes on the import of the Lot have been paid, all export and import declarations have been properly made; vi. you will pay any and all duties and taxes that may be due in connection with the sale of the Lot; vii. you have given us notice of any alterations to the Lot of which you are aware; viii. you may not withdraw a Lot from an Auction without our consent. b. If you withdraw a Lot from an Auction without our consent, you will pay to us 15% of the Lot’s estimate and any related costs within 14 days of such withdrawal. c. If the Buyer of your Lot decides to exercise their right to cancel, you agree that we shall be entitled to account directly to the Buyer for any applicable refund and we shall account to you for any sums retained on account of the Lot being damaged or tampered with by the Buyer. d. You will indemnify us and the Buyer in full on demand against all claims, costs or expenses incurred by us or the Buyer as a result of any breach by you of any of the obligations in this clause.

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4. Loss and Damage Warranty a. All Lots held with us are covered by insurance against risk of fire, burglary, water damage and accidental damage except to glass. For this we will charge you 1.5% plus applicable VAT of the Hammer Price for the Lot or the value the Lot would have achieved as assessed by the Auctioneer. b. Subject to this, risk in the Lot remains with you at all times until risk passes to the Buyer. You will indemnify us and our employees and agents, and the Buyer (where appliable) against all loss damage claims costs and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of any claim in respect of the Lot or the proceeds of the sale of the Lot.

5. Anti-Money Laundering Regulations a. We are obliged to comply with Anti-Money Laundering regulations which apply to individuals and businesses who deal in the sales, purchases and storage of works of art with a value of €10,000 or more b. Sellers may be requested to provide photographic ID and proof of address documentation in advance of the Auction in which their Lot is to be offered in order to meet the requirements of the regulations.

6. Images and Illustration a. We will take (or authorise others to take) photographs, video and/or produce images of the Lot and will own all intellectual property rights in any such images and may use them for any purpose, and you warrant that there is no restriction on our ability to do so.

7. Unsold Lots a. If at the end of the Auction, your lot is unsold (other than because it was withdrawn) the Lot will be available for After Sale offers. b. Registered Bidders may contact us and offer to purchase a Lot after the Auction. If the bid meets or exceeds the Reserve, we may authorise the sale of your Lot without contacting you and the sale will be completed as if the Lot had been sold during the Auction. If the bid is less than the Reserve, we will contact you. If you accept the bid and wish to proceed, the sale will be completed as if the Lot had been sold during the Auction. c. You may contact us at any time after the Auction to remove your Lot from the After Sale process. d. Subject to agreement with us, your unsold Lot can be re-offered at a future Auction at a revised Estimate and Reserve or can be collected by you, you are responsible for collection and transportation arrangements and costs.

8. Withdrawn Lots a. If we withdraw a Lot from Auction, we will notify you and you will collect the Lot from us within 30 days of our notification. b.You are responsible for collection and transportation arrangements and costs.

9. Forgeries A. A sale shall be cancelled and the Buyer shall be entitled to a refund of both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium if a Lot bought by the Buyer through our Auction is shown to our satisfaction and within 14 days of the Auction to be a Forgery. b. If this is the case, you shall refund to us on demand, the total amount paid to you in relation to the lot plus any costs incurred by us or by the Buyer.

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Glossary of Cataloguing Terms Dore and Rees team members are always pleased to discuss individual lots with prospective purchasers prior to the auction, you are welcome to request condition reports. If you require clarification of any terms used in the catalogue please be in touch. We are pleased to discuss lots which may have been altered, repaired, or restored.

The term basically used in conjunction with a date (ie. basically 18th century) indicates that, in our opinion, the item may have undergone restoration, repair, or alteration. It also indicates that only an element of the piece may date from the period stated in the description. The absence of the term basically does not imply that an item is without restoration, repair, or alteration. The use of inverted comas around a word or phrase (i.e. “pearl”) indicates that the piece, or object, may not be what it is purporting to be (i.e. a simulated pearl). If you are in doubt, our specialists are available prior to the auction to offer guidance and advice.

For Chinese ceramics and works of art, if the catalogue states that the object in question bears a mark, but it does not state “and of the period” it indicates that we believe the lot in question may not date from the period suggested by the mark. Clearly, references to the colour of jade are subjective and again buyers are advised to personally inspect items on which they intend to bid to ensure the colour meets with their expectation.

Care is taken to ensure that any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date and provenance is reliable and accurate, but all such statements of opinion are not to be taken as statement or representations of fact. Dore and Rees reserve the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority reasonably considered by them to be reliable.

Descriptions of property in this catalogue do not always indicate condition, repair or damage. Buyers are earnestly advised to inspect personally any lot they intend to purchase. Weights and measurements are approximate and should be verified by intending purchasers.

Paintings, Drawings and Prints

A work catalogued with the forename(s) and surname or recognised designation of an artist is, in our opinion, a work by the artist, e.g. JOHN NASH

Attributed to JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist.

Studio of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work by an unknown hand, which may have been executed in the studio of the artist.

Circle of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work from the period of the artist and showing his influence.

Follower of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work executed in the style but probably not necessarily by a pupil.

Manner of JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a work executed in the style of the artist but of a later date.

After JOHN NASH – in our opinion, a copy of any date after a work by the artist.

Signed/inscribed/dated JOHN NASH – in our opinion, the work has been signed/inscribed/dated by the artist.

Bears signature/inscription/date JOHN NASH – in our opinion, the signature/inscription/date are probably not by the hand of the artist.

The addition of a question mark after any of the cataloguing terms in the above glossary indicates an element of doubt.

The term 'ascribed to' may in certain cases be used to denote a traditional attribution based on style.

A work catalogued as 'School' accompanied by the name of a place or country and a date mean that in our opinion the work was executed at that time and in that location, e.g. Italian School, circa 1800.

All reference to signatures, inscriptions and dates refer to the present state of work, i.e. as at the time of inspection for the purpose of cataloguing.

The use of inverted comas around the name of an artist, or date, in connection with a signature, or inscription (ie. signed “John Nash”) indicates that the signature, or inscription, may have been added by another hand.

Artists’ Resale Rights

Paintings, Drawings and Prints by living artists or those that have died within the past 70 years, which sell for more than the sterling equivalent of 1000 euros, are subject to artists’ resale rights (indicated by (§) next to the lot number). See clause 10 in the Conditions of Sale for Buyers for more details.

Jewellery

The contents of any gemmological certificates accompanying lots in this sale are not guaranteed by Dore and Rees and we cannot be held responsible for any disagreement over the contents of the certificates after the sale, or for a retrospective change in opinion by the certificate issuer. All weights and measurements provided are approximate only. Prospective purchasers should assume that all coloured stones sold by Dore and Rees have been treated unless otherwise stated to the contrary in the catalogue description. Stones are commonly treated to enhance their colour and clarity. Sapphires and rubies are commonly heat treated and emeralds commonly oiled. Jade/jadeite is often bleached, polymer/resin filled or dyed.

Please contact Dore and Rees for more clarification on treatment in individual lots. Items containing rubies or jade/jadeite of Burmese origin are not permitted for import by the USA

Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20%.

DORE & REES EST. 1868

AUCTION SALEROOMS, VICARAGE STREET, FROME BA11 1PUA 01373 462257 www.doreandrees.com