ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE - AN AUCTION ON THE PREMISES

Duke’s

Athelhampton House Auction on the premises Wednesday, 9th October 2019

Wednesday, 9th October Athelhampton House 2019

PRINTED IN DORCHESTER BY EPIC PRINT

On the instructions of Mr and Mrs Patrick Cooke Auction on the premises Athelhampton House Wednesday 9th October 2019 at 10.30am

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LOCATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

LOCATION:

Athelhampton House, Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 7LG The House is signposted off the A35, a mile east of the village of Puddletown and 6 miles east of the county town of Dorchester.

ENQUIRIES:

Prior to 5th October Tel:

01305 265080

Email:

athelhampton@dukes-auctions.com guy.schwinge@dukes-auctions.com

From 5th October until 14th October Tel:

01305 849356 01305 265080

Email:

athelhampton@dukes-auctions.com

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VIEWING Saturday 5th October

10.00am - 4.00pm

Sunday 6th October

10.00am - 4.00pm

Monday 7th October

10.00am - 5.00pm

Tuesday 8th October

10.00am - 5.00pm

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B U Y E R S I N F O R M AT I O N

Access:

Entry is strictly by catalogue (£25 admits 2). At busy times, access may be restricted for safety reasons. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Parking:

Please park in the area on the right as you enter Athelhampton or as directed by staff.

Registration:

If you wish to bid please register at the viewing or by emailing stephanie.smith@dukes-auctions.com.

Condition reports:

An indication of condition is not generally printed in the catalogue, but prospective buyers are welcome to request a condition report up to 48 hours before the auction. Please bear in mind that whilst we endeavour to provide an accurate representation the ultimate responsibility is with the buyer and we strongly recommend you personally view any lots on which you intend to bid.

Online bidding:

Online bidding is available for this sale at www.the-saleroom.com. All you need is a computer or laptop and an internet connection. You will be able to bid in real time; a live audio feed means you can hear the Auctioneer at exactly the same time as the other bidders.

You will see the lots on your computer screen as they appear in the auction room and the Auctioneer is aware of your bids the moment you make them. Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale for charges.

Telephone bidding:

If you wish to bid on a major lot over the telephone we will do all we can to assist you, but lines should be booked at least 48 hours before the auction.

Commission bids:

If you are unable to attend the auction in person we will be pleased to execute commission (absentee) bids on your behalf. Lots will be purchased as cheaply as allowed by other bids and reserves. Commissions must be received at least 48 hours before the auction.

Terms of Sale:

Please refer to our terms and conditions of sale at the back of this catalogue, which should be read in conjunction with the glossary of cataloguing terms.

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PAY M E N T A N D C O L L E C T I O N

Bank transfers:

If you wish to pay for your purchases by bank transfer our bank details are as follows.

NatWest. Sort code: 60-07-01 Acc:39084493 Duke’s 1823 LLP. For the reference please use your bidding number and your surname.

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Payment may be made by credit card, or debit card, but over the telephone only up to a maximum of £500

Buyer’s Premium:

25% plus VAT on the hammer price

Collection:

Items not collected by 4pm on Monday 14th October will be removed to storage. The buyer will be responsible for all carriage and storage costs and for arranging their own insurance. Limited clearance may be possible during the auction.

Transport:

For local deliveries a representative from Empire Removals will be available on the auction day 01305 262186 For national or international carriage Duke's are pleased to recommend the following shippers: Alban Shipping - www.albanshipping.co.uk - 01582 493099 AVMT - www.avmt.co.uk - 01202 600012

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From "The Treasure Houses of Britain" Exhibition catalogue, Washington D.C. 1985 7

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One of England's finest Tudor manors Athelhampton is one of the most important Tudor manor houses in England and the Great Hall is one of the finest examples of 15th century domestic architecture in the land.

The earliest part of the house, which incorporates the Great Hall, was built around 1485 by Sir William Martyn. Sir William was a successful London merchant becoming Master of the Skinners Company and Lord Mayor of London in 1492. He was knighted by Henry VII in 1494 and received a licence to enclose a deer park and build a battlemented house with towers. His tomb is in the Athelhampton aisle of St. Mary's Church, Puddletown. The west wing and a gatehouse were added around 1550 (the latter demolished in 1862).

The house was inherited by his son, Nicholas, who married Margaret, a sister to, and co-heiress of , Nicholas Wadham, the founder of Wadham College, Oxford. When their male descendants pre-deceased them, the house passed to their surviving daughters, one of whom married Sir Ralph Bankes, who went on to build Kingston Lacey.

Sir Robert Long bought Athelhampton in 1665 and the Estate passed through his family to the fourth Earl of Mornington, the nephew of the Duke of Wellington. For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, the house was divided into two households and by the time it was purchased by George Wood in 1848 it was in a run-down state.

In 1891 the house was acquired by the antiquarian Alfred Cart de Lafontaine, who resolved to restore the house to its former glory. He engaged Inigo Thomas to create one of England's finest gardens creating a series of "outdoor rooms" in the Renaissance style. De Lafontaine was an interesting character. He was born Alfred Cart and according to contemporary records, his father was a scrap dealer from London.

In 1930 it was acquired by the Honourable Mrs Esmond Harmsworth, who was a notable hostess during the 1930's. At this time Athelhampton was the backdrop for some lavish parties with a guest list including celebrities such as Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Aly Khan, and Noel Coward.

In 1949 Athelhampton was purchased by Rodney Phillips, who was married to Marika, the illegitimate daughter of Diego Rivera and the Russian artist, Marevna (born Marie Vorobieff-Stebelska in 1892). The Phillips' marriage ended in divorce and the house then came into the ownership of the Cooke family.

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The Cookes at Athelhampton Robert Victor Cooke, FRCS, an eminent surgeon from Bristol, was a great collector and he had long resolved to restore an historic house as a backdrop for his growing collection. His numerous purchases during the 1930's and 1940's are documented on old invoices from leading dealers of the period including Norman Adams, SW Wolsey , Gill and Reigate Ltd, Charles Duveen, Hotspur and G. Noel Butler.

The quality of the collection is demonstrated by the fact that many of the pieces have been illustrated in standard works on English furniture including Victor Chinnery's "Oak Furniture: The British Tradition", published in 1979; Tobias Jellinek's "Early British Chairs and Seats", published in 2009, and Anthony Coleridge's magisterial "Chippendale Furniture", published in 1968. Furthermore, the William and Mary japanned cabinet on silvered strand was exhibited in the seminal exhibition in Washington D.C. in 1984 "The Treasure Houses of Britain".

Following the premature death of his wife, Elizabeth, Robert Victor Cooke decided to present the house and gardens to his son, Robert, and his future daughter-in-law Jenifer, on the occasion of their marriage in 1966. The house and contents were the subject of a learned article in the Connoisseur Magazine in May 1968 Sir Robert (Robin) Cooke and his wife Jenny continued to improve the house and gardens. Robin, who was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, was MP for Bristol West from 1957 to 1979. He received his knighthood on retiring from the House of Commons in 1979.

Historic buildings and their contents were a great interest and he was a member of the Historic Buildings Council for England from 1979-1980 and did two stints as Vice-Chairman of the Arts and Heritage Committee of the Conservative Party. When the National Heritage Memorial Fund was created in April 1980, Robin Cooke was one of the first to be appointed as a Trustee.

He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the fabric and furnishings of the Palace of Westminster and his passion for the work of Augustus Welby Pugin is clearly reflected in many of the gothick revival pieces he acquired for Athelhampton.

Following his untimely death from motor neurone disease his widow, Jenny, married the Right Honourable Sir Edward Du Cann in 1990. Tragically Jenny died in 1995 and the house was inherited by her son, Patrick. With the help of his wife Andrea, and their sons, George and James, he has continued to restore and maintain the house. Athelhampton as you see it today is testament to their dedication. Little wonder Simon Jenkins chose it for the cover of his book "England's 1000 Best Houses".

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Artistic and literary associations Thomas Hardy was a regular visitor to Athelhampton and in his father, a stonemason, worked on the house. Hardy set his poem “The Dane of Athelhall” at the house and his “The Dame and Sir Nameless” he refers to the tombs of the Martyn family in St. Marys Church, Puddletown.

In the early 1970’s the house was the setting for the critically acclaimed film "Sleuth", starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The house also featured in a number of television series in the 1970’s and 1980’s including the “Goodies” and “Dr Who”.

More recently, in 2009, Julian Fellowes (Lord Fellowes of West Stafford) used the house as the backdrop for his film “From Time to Time” starring Dame Maggie Smith and Timothy Spall.

Thomas Hardy OM.

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ATHELHAMPTON: A NEW CHAPTER

In the summer Athelhampton was aquired by Giles Keating (second from the right), who is delighted to host this auction, which he sees as a celebration of the Cooke family's long and outstanding stewardship.

The team at Athelhampton look forward to welcoming you to special "empty house" events in the coming weeks, and at normal opening times next year when the house will again be furnished.

When it comes to arranging your wedding, or other events, our team have many decades experience and will work with you, from the initial discussions up to the big day itself, on small details and big decisions, to make your day utterly special at one of the most beautiful locations in the country.

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1 A PAIR OF GOTHIC OAK PEW ENDS, early 16th century and later, with ogee shaped tops surmounted by fleurde-lis finials, now converted to a sofa, 90" wide overall £500-1,000 2 A SET OF FOUR GILT-BRASS "GOTHIC: WALL BRACKETS, 19th century, in the manner of A W N Pugin, each with three scrolling branches cast with stylised leaves and scrolls and pierced with quatrefoils, 15" high (4) £500-1,000 3 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT WINGBACK SOFA, upholstered with padded ears and out-scroll arms, on three "S"-scroll front legs united by conforming stretchers, 57½" wide and a sofa upholstered ensuite, 58" wide (2) £300-600

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4 A WILLIAM III WALNUT ARM CHAIR, in the manner of Daniel Marot, the arched back carved with acanthus foliage and scrolls centred by a foliate boss, with acanthus-carved arms and a cane seat, on turned legs united by a moulded cross-over stretcher, 24½". £300-600

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5 A WILLIAM III WALNUT ARMCHAIR in the manner of Daniel Marot, the arched back carved and pierced with acanthus scroll leafage and a central circular boss, with acanthus-carved downswept arms and a padded seat, on turned legs joined by a crossover stretcher with a central urn finial, 25½" wide £300-600

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6 A SPANISH WALNUT CENTRE TABLE, basically late 17th century, with a plain rectangular top on slightly splayed ring-turned baluster legs and shaped cross-over stretchers united by an arched wrought-iron central stretcher, 37" x 79" £500-1,000 7 A "GOTHIC" BRASS CHANDELIER with five scrolling branches emanating from a central open shaft incorporating the standing figure of the Virgin Mary, 26" diameter £500-800

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8 A PAIR OF "GOTHIC" BRASS STANDING CANDELABRA, 19th century, the central pricket surrounded by six subsidiary sconces with leaf-borders, on a cluster-column and a bold tripod base, 72" high (2)

11 A MONUMENTAL BRASS TWO-TIER CHANDELIER, apparently dated "1756", with twelve scrolling branches emanating from a baluster central shaft, the base with a stylised acorn finial, circa 52" dia.

£1,000-2,000

Provenance: Kings Weston, Bristol. According to an article published in "The Connoisseur", in May 1968 this chandelier is dated 1756 and it originally hung in the entrance hall of Vanbrugh's Kings Weston, Bristol.

9 A HENRY VIII OAK BOARDED COFFER, basically circa 1500, the rectangular lid with the moulded edge over the front carved with four "Gothic" roundels in square panels, the notched ends continuing to form feet, 58" wide

This item is to be removed at the purchaser's risk and expense. £2,000-4,000 12 A STAG'S HEAD TROPHY with glass eyes mounted on a wooden escutcheon-shaped shield, circa 39" high, and another trophy (2)

£2,000-4,000 10 A PAIR OF FLEMISH BRASS "PRICKET" CANDLESTICKS, 17th century, each with a circular drip pan and supported on a turned baluster stem and a bell-shaped foot, 20½" high (2)

13 A CHARLES I OAK SIDE TABLE, basically 17th century, with a rectangular top over a notch-carved frieze incorporating a drawer with a stop-fluted front, on turned front legs and squared back legs, 36½" wide

£300-500

£300-500

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14 A CHARLES II OAK JOINED STOOL, circa 1670, the rectangular seat with incised decoration and partially scalloped edge over a shaped-frieze carved with a band of lunettes and deeply gouged zig-zag lines, on turned legs united by squared stretchers, 20" wide Literature: Illustrated by Tobias Jellinek in "Early British Chairs and Seats, 1500-1700", published 2009, pages 240 and 241, plate 321, where the author describes the stool as 'utterly extraordinary". £2,000-3,000

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15 A NETHERLANDISH OAK FIGURE OF A BISHOP, CIRCA 1480, wearing robes embroidered with fleur-de-lis, 26½" high £800-1,500

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19 A FLEMISH TAPESTRY, late 16th/early 17th century, woven with Sampson slaying the Philistines with the jawbone of an ass (from Judges no. 15), circa 135" wide

16 A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS AND IRON ANDIRONS, 19th century, in the manner of A W N Pugin, each with a gilt brass fleurde-lis finial and applied with a circular brass panel cast and chased with an heraldic lion within a border of Tudor roses and leafy scrolls, on bifurcated arched supports cast with stylised leafy scrolls and centred at the front by a quatrefoil, 37" high (2)

£3,000-6,000 20 A NORTH EUROPEAN OAK AND WALNUT COFFER, dated "1631", the rectangular lid with a moulded edge over a frieze carved with strapwork divided by five chip-carved corbels and a front composed of four arcaded panels incorporating the date "1631" surrounded by chequered line inlay separated by five further vertical panels of carved strapwork, the twin-panelled ends with wrought iron carrying handles, on bun feet, 78½" wide

£1,000-2,000 17 A COPPER LOG BUCKET with repousse decoration, 14" high; a brass coal bucket repousse with hounds and miscellaneous fire tools including bellows, a fork, tongs and a poker (6)

£800-1,600

18 AN ELIZABETHAN OAK SIDE TABLE basically late 16th century, with a rectangular top over a moulded frieze incised with zig-zag decoration over a triangular arched front frieze carved with stylised Gothic spandrels with turned pendant drops between, on turned legs joined by moulded stretchers, 52½" wide x 24" deep

21 A BOARDED OAK BOX DESK, 17th century, the sloping lid with decorative iron hinges enclosing an interior with pigeonholes, the front carved with lunettes, 22" wide £100-200

£3,000-5,000

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24 A SET OF SIX "GOTHICK" STYLE CANDLESTICKS, 19th century, with castellated drip pans and multi-baluster shafts, on conforming bases, 28" high (6)

22 A CHARLES I OAK CUPBOARD basically circa 1640, of small proportions with an overhanging frieze drawer carved with circular stylised floral medallions and flanked by pendant balusters, with two panelled cupboards below carved with lunettes, florets and stylised flowers within conforming panelled borders, on short baluster legs and block feet united by a rectangular undertier and moulded stretchers, 32" wide x 43½" high

£500-1,000 25 A GERMAN TWO HANDED LONG SWORD 16th/17th century, with a fullered tapering blade and a velvet-bound and turned wood grip, with a fluted finial and a shaped steel crossguard with an oval shaped and pierced oval hand guards, 65" long overall

£2,000-4,000 23 A FRENCH OAK CREDENCE CUPBOARD, basically 16th century, the door carved with a fruiting vine over a fence and mounted with an iron hasp and decorative strap-hinges, flanked by conforming panels and a later drawer similarly carved with a fruiting vine, on an associated base, 57" hgh x 23" wide.

£500-1,000 26 A PAIR OF GOTHIC STYLE BRASS IMPLEMENT RESTS in the manner of AWN Pugin, 7¼" high, a brass jardinière and the base of a Regency copper tea urn (4)

£400-600

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28 A CHARLES II OAK "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR, basically circa 1660, the shaped cresting carved with opposing "S" scrolls and a rectangular panel back carved with a lozenge surrounded by foliate scrolls incorporating "hob-cut" circular panels with a solid seat and shaped arms, on ball -turned legs united by squared stretchers, 22¼" wide

27 CHARLES II "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR, basically 17th century, the raked back carved with strapwork and a vertical band of guilloche separating two lozenge-carved panels, with a padded seat with rope webbing, on turned legs united by squared stretchers 21¼" wide £500-1,000

£800-1,500

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30 A CHARLES III OAK "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR, basically 17th century, the rectangular back carved with opposing "S" scrolls and the frieze carved with lunettes, on turned legs united by squared stretchers, 25½" wide

29 A CHARLES II OAK "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR, basically 17th century, with an undulating cresting carved with opposing "S" scrolls and the rectangular panelled back carved with a lozenge with a lunette on each side, with downswept arms and a solid seat, on turned legs united by squared stretchers, 22½" wide

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31 A JAMES I BOARDED OAK COFFER, basically early 17th century, the rectangular lid with strap hinges with fleur-de-lis finials and a conforming hasp, over a front carved with two rectangular panels incorporating interlocking leafy scrolls, arches and Gothic leaf spandrels, scratch-carved with the initial "A" to the left of the lock plate, the notched ends continuing to form supports, 53" wide x 16" deep

35 AN ANTIQUARIAN OAK PANEL carved with Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, confronting Henry II, the four knights who later murdered the Archbishop in Canterbury Cathedral depicted conspiring towards the left-hand end of the panel, 12½" high x 53½" long

£600-1,200

36 A PAIR OF GOTHIC STYLE OAK AND PINE PEWS, the shaped ends carved with stylised oak leaves, 31" wide (2)

£200-400

32 A PAIR OF CHARLES II OAK "DERBYSHIRE" TYPE CHAIRS, circa 1660, the typical arched backs carved with opposing "S"-scrolls with turned pendants and applied split-baluster mouldings to the uprights, with panelled seats on ball-turned legs united by squared stretchers, 18" wide (2)

£200-400 37 A CHARLES II BOARDED OAK COFFER, the chip-carved lid with a channelled front over a conforming carved front, the notched ends continuing to form supports, 37½" wide

£400-700 33 A CHARLES II OAK "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR, basically 17th century, the shaped cresting carved with a flowering vine over two panels carved with stylised plants and interlocking leafy scrollwork between uprights with chip-carved decoration in channels, with shaped arms and a solid seat, on turned legs united by squared stretchers, 22¾" wide

£150-250 38 AN ANTIQUARIAN OAK AND BRASS WATER CLOCK inscribed on a brass plaque "A Chavser of ye towne Barry 1646", 30" high

£500-1,000

£100-200

34 A GEORGE III OAK "MULE" CHEST with a hinged lid over four simulated drawers with four real drawers below, on ogee bracket feet, 58½" wide

38A A RUSTIC BENCH 19th century, with a rectangular seat on splayed square legs, 66¼" wide

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39 AN ENAMEL PORTRAIT PLAQUE in the manner of Leonard Limousin, painted with an elderly gentleman with a white beard wearing a dark coat and a velvet cap, on a rich blue ground, enamel on metal, 7" x 5", in a painted and inlaid frame According to a label on the reverse exhibited at the Paris Salon 1952. £300-500 32

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40 A DANISH WALNUT VENEERED AND PARCELGILT STANDING CORNER CUPBOARD, circa 1740, with a moulded swan neck pediment centred by a giltwood urn finial mounted with flowers over an arched door set with a bevelled mirror within a parcel-gilt border moulded with leafy scrolls and rocaille-work on a pounced ground, the base with a crossbanded cupboard and shaped bracket feet, 37¼" wide by 86" high £1,000-2,000 41 A REGENCY MAHOGANY BOW-FRONT SIDEBOARD, c.1820, inlaid with key-pattern banding with two short drawers, a cupboard and cellarette drawer with a simulated double front around the central arch, on turned and reeded legs, 52" wide £300-600 42 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, circa 1765, the rectangular top with a moulded edge carved with stylised flowerheads and scrolls on a pounced ground over a single frieze drawer and a fretwork "Gothick" apron pierced with a design of arches, the sides with an undulating apron, on square chamfered legs, 33¾" wide £500-1,000 43 A GEORGE III STYLE BURR-YEW TWIN PILLAR DINING TABLE with "D"-shaped end sections and an additional leaf, on twin balusterturned supports, each with three downswept moulded sabre legs terminating in brass toe caps and casters, 89" x 42¼"

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£300-600 44 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE BURR-WALNUT SIDE TABLE with a rectangular top over three drawers with an undulating apron below, on turned tapering legs joined by complex curvilinear stretchers and ending in compressed bun feet, 42" wide x 22¼" deep £300-600

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48 A PAIR OF GEORGE II STYLE GILTWOOD WALL SCONCES in the manner of Benjamin Goodison, carved with ribbon-tied Prince of Wales plumes, each with two scrolling branches, fitted for electricity, 19½" high (2)

45 A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT CANDLE STAND, late 17th century, with an octagonal top on a baluster-turned shaft and an octagonal platform base, 31" high and the base 15½" wide £400-600

This lot to be removed at the buyer's risk and expense.

46 A REGENCY MAHOGANY BOW-FRONT SIDEBOARD, circa 1820, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, the top with a reeded edge over a long drawer and two short drawers around the central arch flanked by reeded rectangular panels, on turned and reeded legs, but lacking the brass rail back, 40½" wide

£300-600 49 A LOUIS PHILIPPE KINGWOOD AND WALNUT LIQUEUR BOX circa 1870, with geometric inlay and ormolu mounts, the interior with an ormolu frame containing fifteen liqueur glasses (one missing) and four cutglass decanters with star cut mushroom stoppers, 13½" wide

£300-600

£300-600

47 A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY KNIFE BOXES, circa 1760, of serpentine form with chequered edging, shaped brass escutcheon plates, simple loop handles to the lids and side carrying handles, one with a converted interior, 8¾" wide (2) £500-1,000

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50 A LOUIS XV STYLE BRONZE JARDINIÈRE, 19th century, with a gilt metal rim, base and scroll handles cast with leafage and fruit, 25¼" dia. £300-600

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51 A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, 19th century, of Chippendale design with carved serpentine cresting rails over pierced vase-shaped splats carved with a central lozenge, with drop in seats on square moulded legs united by stretchers, (4)

55 A VICTORIAN STYLE MAHOGANY, BRASS AND METAL CLUB FENDER, the top upholstered in simulated green leather, 59" wide

£300-600

56 A LATE VICTORIAN GILT BRASS "PEACOCK FAN" FIRESCREEN with pierced and chased decoration, 38" wide

£300-600

52 A GEORGE III SHAGREEN CUTLERY BOX, circa 1770, with gilt-brass mounts, 11¼" high and two other shagreen boxes, one with silver mounts (3)

£100-200

£200-400

57 A COROMANDEL LACQUER CABINET, late 17th century, decorated in polychrome and incised with birds and insects amidst blossoming plants, the doors with pierced and engraved brass strap hinges and a conforming lock plate, the interior with various drawers (partly deconstructed), on associated ebonised ball feet, 34" wide x 31" high

53 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WINE COOLER with a brass bound octagonal body and brass side carrying handles, the interior with an associated circular liner, 20½" wide 54 A PAIR REGENCY PAPIER MACHINE WINE COASTERS, circa 1810, with plain galleries decorated in shades of gilt with a key pattern band over a continuous line of stylised acanthus leaves, , 5¾" diameter (2)

£500-1,000

£100-200

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59 A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK GATELEG DINING TABLE with an oval flap top over a single frieze drawer, on spirally-turned legs with a double-gate action united by conforming spirally-turned stretchers, 47½" x 52" extended

58 A GEORGE II WALNUT CORNER CUPBOARD with a rectangular door incorporating nine original bevelled mirror plates, 39¾" high x 31" wide £500-1,000

£300-600

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60 A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS, circa 1755, in the manner of William Vile, with rectangular padded backs and seats, on panelled and chamfered front legs incised with diaper work and carved with flowers and acanthus foliage, with pierced "Chinese" corner brackets and terminating in guttae feet, 23½" wide (2) These chairs may be compared to the celebrated suite of furniture supplied to St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, Dorset for the Earl of Shaftesbury. This was originally attributed to Thomas Chippendale, but is now generally accepted as the work of William Vile or the so-called "St. Martins Lane Syndicate" Provenance: According to old references made for Captain Townsend MP, for Raynham Hall, Norfolk.

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61 A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK with a white enamel dial and a simple bell-striking movement, the case with a reclining figure representing the arts, 17½" wide x 13½" high 62 A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS "GOTHICK" PRICKET CANDLESTICKS in the manner of AWN Pugin, with cluster column shafts and triangular scroll bases cast with stylised foliage, 34" high (2) £300-500 These candlesticks are en-suite with lot 97 in the passageway outside the Great Chamber.

63 A VICTORIAN GILT METAL INKSTAND modelled as a horse's head, mounted on an oak plinth with scalloped corners, 11" x 7" 64 A CARVED WOOD "BUDDHA" TABLE LAMP fitted for electricity and with a green shade, 26½" high 65 A PAIR OF SILVER PLATED CANDELABRA of neo-classical design, each with twin scrolling branches, on a faceted tapering shaft and a circular base, 17¾" high, and a pair of neo-classical candlesticks with Corinthian columns, 9½" high (4) £100-200

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66 A SET OF EIGHT GEORGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with serpentine cresting rails carved with oval and circular paterae hung with bell flowers over three horizontal bars carved with interlocking foliate scrolls, on square-moulded front legs carved with circular foliate paterae united by squared stretchers and terminating in block feet. Comprising a pair of elbow chairs upholstered in contemporary gross and petit point needlework with musicians and figures carrying a cat in a mannequin and six single chairs, (8)

67 A SIMILAR PAIR OF CHAIRS ENSUITE of later date, with slight variations and lacking the flowerhead carving on the front legs, 22" (across the seat) (2) £300-500 68 SPARE LOT

£15,000-25,000 The distinctive carving on the toprails centred on oval paterae is comparable to chairs supplied by Thomas Chippendale to Brocket Hall circa 1773 and Goldsborough Hall circa 1772.

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76 A COPPER WINE CISTERN with bold loop handles at either end, 21¼" wide; a copper cistern repousse with an armorial with lion supporters, 14" wide; and a Victorian brass doorstop with a fleur-de-lis finial, 9½" high (3)

69 A PARIANWARE FIGURE, circa 1860, of a woman crouching on the ground wearing a veil and holding a basket, 14½" high £150-250

77 A REGENCY YEW WOOD AND MARQUETRY TEA CADDY of sarcophagus form, the interior partially lacking, 12½" wide; and a pair of Victorian face screens in base metal cases designed as columns, 9½" high (3)

70 A PARIANWARE FIGURE circa 1860, of Queen Guinevere, standing on an oval base, 16½" high, and a Minton Parianware figure of a classical siren sitting on a rock with a large shell at her feet, the base with impressed and incised marks, 15¼" high (2)

78 A GEORGE III BURRWOOD AND MARQUETRY TEA CADDY of rectangular form decorated with oval paterae and stars to the lid and front outlined with chequered stringing, the interior with two covered divisions, on turned ball feet, 7¾" wide

£150-250 71 A NORTH EUROPEAN MARBLE FIGURE of a classical maiden, perhaps in the guise of winter, 16¾" high £150-250

£150-250

72 A PAIR OF TABLE LAMPS converted from Old Sheffield Plate candlesticks originally fitted with storm lanterns, fitted for electricity and with silk shades, 30" high (2)

79 A PARIANWARE GROUP, circa 1860, of two young children embracing as they sleep draped in diaphanous robes, the ground strewn with leaves, with impressed marks, 11½", the base with the remains of a Sotheby's label - "Childhood 1988".

73 A PAIR OF CUT-GLASS DECANTERS with ribbed rectangular stoppers, the body of each with an oval panel cut and engraved with a design of flowers, 8½" high; a smaller decanter and stopper (3 and stoppers)

£150-250 80 A VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED MEAT DISH COVER with a leaf-cast and beaded handle, and a gadrooned lower border, the body engraved with a crest and inscribed "Holborn", 23" wide

74 A PAIR OF LATE REGENCY CUT-GLASS DECANTERS AND STOPPERS with faceted and circular-cut bodies beneath channelled necks, 10½" high, and another decanter and stopper (3 and stoppers)

81 A MINTON GLAZED PARIANWARE MODEL OF A FONT, circa 1860, with an octagonal body and lid moulded with tracery masks and Gothic trefoils, the octagonal base with impressed and moulded marks, 12½" high; and a Victorian green stoneware Stilton dish and cover moulded with entwined leafy scrolls and flowers, 11½" high (2)

75 A COLLECTION OF SILVER AND SILVER PLATED BOTTLE LABELS including a Georgian label for "Port", by S.B., London, a silver label for "Sherry", London, others for "Whiskey", "Mount", "Lisbon" and "Brandy"; and a Victorian ceremonial silver and ivory trowel "Presented to John Floyer, Esq. on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the Church at Athelhampton, February 19th 1861", 12" (7)

£100-200

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82 A CHINESE "CINNABAR" LACQUER VASE in the Qianlong style, carved with crashing waves, scrolls and lobed sections incised with a vertical key-pattern band, converted to a table lamp and fitted with a hardwood base, 33" high including the shade £300-500

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83 A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III GILTWOOD GIRANDOLES, circa 1760, each apparently retaining the original oval plate in frames carved with leafy fronds, scrollwork and foliage and fitted with two metal and gessoed leafy branches, each with two gilt metal sconces.

29¼" high x 12½" wide max. (2) £3,000-5,000

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84 A FINE ZIEGLER CARPET, Sultanabad, North West Persia, circa 1890 the mid-blue field with an ascending design of cypress trees, supported by plants issuing vines ending in flower heads, within a broad pale terracotta border enclosing bold palmettes and flower heads, linked by vines ending in sickle leaves 192" by 150". £5,000-10,000 85-89 SPARE LOTS

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Lot 90 90 A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK DRESSER BASE, with an arrangement of eight drawers with bolection-moulded fronts surrounding an arched fielded-panel cupboard on brass "H" hinges, on block feet, 86" wide

92 A PARIANWARE BUST OF LORD DERBY published by "John Stark, Etruria" and registered Feb 12th 1867, on a turned socle 13½" high, and another Parianware bust of Henry Bright, 11½" high (2)

£2,000-4,000

£200-400

91 A PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN EBONY AND IVORY CANDLESTICKS, 19th century, with baluster shafts carved with bands on basket weave, fluting and beading, on square bases, now fitted for electricity, 12" high (excluding the fittings and shade) (2)

93 "BIG BEN": A VICTORIAN BRASS TABLE CLOCK, 19th century, modelled as Big Ben, with an eight day bell striking movement, in a gilt metal case and on a stepped black slate base with square brass feet, 30" high £1,000-2,000

£300-500

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94 A VICTORIAN "GOTHIC" OAK CENTRE TABLE, mid-19th century, in the manner of A W N Pugin, and possibly made by Crace and Son, with a square geometric parquetry top within a carved border, on five ribbed gothic columns with arched tracery tops and an "x" frame stretcher with knurled feet carved with berried leaves, 23" wide £1,500-2,500

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95 A VICTORIAN OAK "GOTHICK" FONT, circa 1850, in the manner of A W N Pugin, the sides pierced with latticework and quatrefoils at the canted angles, on a panelled octagonal stem and conforming plinth base, 25" wide £300-500 96 AN IRON AND GILT METAL MAQUETTE FOR THE JUBILEE FOUNTAIN

by Wylenty Pytel, on a stepped circular base with a rectangular plaque inscribed with the sculptor's name, 33" high.

This sculpture is a reduced version of the Jubilee Fountain commissioned

by Sir Robert Cooke, MP, for New Palace Yard, Westminster in 1977 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of H.M The Queen.. £500-1,000 97 A PAIR OF GILT-BRASS "GOTHICK" PRICKET CANDLESTICKS in the manner of AWN Pugin, with cluster-column shafts and triangular scroll bases cast with stylised foliage, 35½" high These candlesticks are ensuite with lot 62 located in the Dining Room. £300-500 98 A SOUTH EAST ASIAN POTTERY STORAGE JAR, 16th/17th century, with an ovoid body and a slightly flared neck, mounted with four small loop handles, the body carved and moulded with a scaly dragon and covered in a lustrous brown glaze varying in tone between a dark treacle and pale honey colour, 26" high £300-500 99 A PAIR OF MEDIEVAL STYLE IRON ANDIRONS, each mounted with a stag's head beneath the torch-basket tops, on inverted "U"-shaped bases, 46" high (2) £300-500

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100 JOHN FRANCIS A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE BUSTS OF PRINCE ALBERT AND QUEEN VICTORIA, the Queen facing to dexter and the Prince to sinister, the Queen inscribed on the back "Victoria. D.C. Brit. Regina. F.D." and signed lower down "J. Francis, Sc. London 1853", the Prince inscribed on the reverse "Albertus Dux Saxon AE" and signed lower down "J. Francis Sc London 1853".

Prince Albert 31½" high and Queen Victoria 29½" high (2) £5,000-10,000 John Francis (1780-1861) first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1820 and in 1844 he executed his first bust of Prince Albert at the command of H.M. Queen Victoria.

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101 A "GOTHICK" STYLE GILT BRASS HANGING LANTERN, 19th century, in the manner of A W N Pugin and probably made by John Hardman and Co. with a trumpet-shaped body pierced and chased with scrolling tendrils and berried branches beneath a band of champlevé enamel surmounted by another band of pierced and trailing foliage with anthemia at intervals, 18" dia. £1,000-2,000

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102 AN IMPORTANT REGENCY COADE STONE TORCHERE

by Coade & Sealy, Lambeth, 1810, the octagonal foliate capital carved and moulded in relief with monkeys amidst foliage, the panelled and faceted shaft with lancet-shaped arches and the heads of kings, on a square panelled plinth decorated with quatrefoils centred by vacant shields and inscribed and dated "1810", 81" high. £5,000-10,000 Provenance: One from a set of ten torcheres designed by Thomas Hopper and supplied to George, Prince of Wales, for Carlton House. In the 1820's they were removed to Windsor Castle. One torchere from the set is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, which was acquired from Christopher Gibbs Ltd in 1970.

This lot is sold with two coloured engravings of the conservatory at Carlton House. In one the torcheres are depicted in situ in the piers between the arched Gothic windows. (see above) 103 AN ISLAMIC COPPER BASIN, the exterior decorated with panels of stylised flowers, geometric banding and stylised leafy tendrils with star-shaped circular panels at intervals, 21½" dia.

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Lot 107

107 AN INDO-PORTUGUESE COLONIAL CABINET ON STAND, late 17th century, with an arrangement of five drawers with nine simulated moulded fronts applied with pierced steel escutcheon plates, the stand with a deep shaped apron carved and pierced with interlocking leafy scrolls and foliage, on swollen baluster supports with spirally-turned lower sections joined by conforming stretchers, 27" wide £800-1,500 108 A VICTORIAN SOFTWOOD CUPBOARD, the doors painted in polychrome with berried foliage emanating from a circular panel containing a monogram on a blue ground; a wooden barley shovel, and two corkscrews (a collection) 60

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112 A COLLECTION OF CAMERAS including a Mastra V35 and a Bellows camera (a collection)

109 A CONTINENTAL COPPER GRAPE HOD, the raised back with repousse decoration of fish flanking an oval cartouche, 34" high, and a collection of brass and metal dairy skimmers (5)

113 A COLLECTION OF GLASS including a Nailsea pipe, a George III ale glass, a decanter with an armorial surmounted by a coronet, three Bristol Blue glass coolers, nine wine glasses with cranberry and green glass bowls and other items (a collection)

110 A TUDOR HAMSTONE ARMORIAL PANEL, circa 1550, carved with the coat of arms of Robert Martyn and Elizabeth Kelway flanked by monkey supporters and surmounted by a helm within a mantling of fleshy leaf scrolls, 36" high

114 A CARVED STONE ARMORIAL PANEL, the quartered shield centred by a bird and contained in a scrolling mantling, and a smaller rectangular marble armorial panel (2)

£2,000-4,000 111 A GEORGE III DARK GREEN GLASS WINE BOTTLE of typical form with a kick-in base, 7¾" high, and a collection of eight other wine bottles including several with seals, one inscribed "I. Sloggett" and dated "1791" (a collection) £300-500

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115 CIRCLE OF ANTONIO CANOVA A white marble bust of Paris, with curls cascading from beneath his cap, on a circular socle, 27" high It has been suggested that this bust may have been produced in the workshops of Antonio Canova £8,000-12,000 116-119 SPARE LOTS

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123 A GEORGE III STYLE WING ARMCHAIR with out-scrolled arms, on square chamfered legs joined by stretchers, 35" wide

120 A GEORGE II MAHOGANY FOLIO CABINET, two glazed doors with octagonal astragal-glazing bars carved in relief with ribbon and florets, the rectangular panelled ends with carved "egg and dart" moulding at one end, on a conforming plinth base, 60" wide

£300-600

Provenance: By repute HRH The Duke of Gloucester.

124 A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY WING ARMCHAIR upholstered ensuite with the previous lot, on square chamfered legs joined by squared stretchers, 32½" wide

£500-1,000 121 A GEORGE I WALNUT BUREAU BOOKCASE, basically circa 1720, with a moulded cornice over a pair of rectangular glazed doors enclosing shelved, pigeonholes and drawers above an exterior candleslide, the base with a fall-flap enclosing a fitted interior over two short and three long graduated exterior drawers with cross-banded borders, on bracket feet, 39½" wide

£300-600 125 A PRIMITIVE OAK CANDLESTAND, 18th century, with an octagonal top on a turned shaft and a cruciform base, 12¾" wide

£1,000-2,000

£300-500

122 A PAIR OF HISPANIC STYLE JOINED STOOLS with pierced square seats, on splayed bobbin-turned legs joined by squared stretchers, 16½" wide and another stool en-suite. (3) £100-200 64

126 A CHARLES II OAK ARMCHAIR, circa 1670, of unusual form, the rectangular panelled back surmounted by a carved cresting, the crown flanked by "S"-scrolls, on spirally-turned uprights, with large out-scroll arms on spirally-turned supports over a solid seat, on a turned and squared underframe with a carved front stretcher composed of opposing "S"-scrolls and flowerheads, 30¼" wide across the arms Provenance: The back of the chair bears an old label signed by Richard Heape (?) of Healey Hall, 1916, which states: "This chair was bought in 1898 from John Booth, blacksmith, of Rochdale, who inherited it from his uncle about the year 1840. J. Booth told me his ancestors had long dwelt upon the spot and side and the tradition in 1840 was that the chair had been in the family's possession for 300 years". £1,000-2,000

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127 A GEORGE I WALNUT TALLBOY crossbanded and inlaid with herringbone banding throughout, the upper section with a moulded cornice over two short and three long drawers, and the base with two short and two long drawers, apparently retaining the original gilt-brass handles and back plates, on shaped bracket feet, 40½" wide x 71" high £2,000-4,000 128 A CHARLES II STYLE OAK BENCH, the rectangular seat with a moulded edge over a deep scrolling apron, on six turned legs joined by chamfered squared stretchers, 72" wide x 16" deep £500-1,000

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133 A PAIR OF VICTORIAN "GOTHICK" BRASS CANDELABRA in the manner of AWN Pugin, each with seven scrolling branches cast with stylised leafy scrolls and a single axis, on triangular "turret" bases incorporating gothick-arched windows, quatrefoil panels and pinnacles, on leafy scroll feet, 33" high (2)

129 A RARE WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT BOOKSTAND, basically late 17th century, inlaid with a star within a scalloped rectangular panel and a banded border, on spirally-turned supports joined by conforming stretchers, 15½" wide x 11¾" high £500-1,000

£1,000-2,000

130 A PAIR OF HISPANIC WALNUT PIER TABLES, 18th century, each with a semi-circular top on three turned legs joined by a conforming "T"-shaped stretcher, 44½" wide x 22" deep (2)

134 A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS LAMP BASES in the Gothick style with spirally fluted columns and square bases with three paw feet, now with glass shades and fitted for electricity, 30" high (2)

£2,000-4,000

£300-500

131 A LOUIS XVI STYLE PARCEL-GILT SALON SUITE comprising a pair of bergere chairs, 28½" wide and a three seater sofa, 67" wide (3)

135 A PAIR OF LAMPS ensuite with Lot 134, 31" high (2)

£500-1,000

£300-500

132 A VICTORIAN "GOTHICK" OAK STOOL with a rectangular padded seat on a moulded crossover frame centred by a circular boss and joined by a turned central stretcher, 32½" x 20"

136 A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY PEDESTAL of octagonal form inlaid throughout with satinwood banding, with a tapering shaft and an octagonal base with arched bracket feet, 14" wide x 44½" high

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137 A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT SIDE CHAIRS, circa 1735, attributable to William Hallett, with rectangular padded backs and seats, on cabriole legs carved at the knee with stylised scallop-shells and ending in claw and ball feet, 23½" across the seat Provenance: Acquired from Hotspur at the Grosvenor House Fair, 1949, described as formerly the property of the Earl of Jersey. £3,000-5,000

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Lot 140

140 A HENRY VIII BOARDED OAK COFFER, early 16th century, with a plain rectangular lid over a front carved with two "Gothic" roundels incorporating leaves flanking a panel of "clover-leaf " tracery, the "notched" ends continuing to form supports, 36½" wide

138 A LOUIS XIV STYLE CHANDELIER with a gilt metal frame incorporating six lights (fitted for electricity) with moulded glass pinnacles between and the whole hung with numerous faceted pear-shaped drops suspended from stylised flowerheads, the base with a glass globe finial, circa 46" drop and the width circa 24"

£1,500-2,500

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141 A PAIR OF MASSIVE WROUGHT IRON ANDIRONS, of 16th century design, each with a mace-head terminal supported on a spirally-fluted shaft with openwork and scroll panels, on "U"-shaped supports rising to a pointed arch, with a fleur-de-lis below, 42¾" high (2)

139 A FRANCO-FLEMISH SHAGREEN RECTANGULAR CASKET, late 17th century, with gilt brass edge mounts and bold cruciform strap hinges incorporating loop carrying handles on either side, the interior partially veneered in walnut and inlaid with herringbone banding, 23¼" wide

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142 A CHARLES II OAK JOINED STOOL late 17th century, the square seat with a moulded edge over a channelled frieze with an undulating apron, on turned and squared legs united by channelled square stretchers, 14¾" wide £500-1,000

143 A RARE COMMONWEALTH OAK JOINED BOX-STOOL, circa 1650, the square lid apparently retaining the original wire hinges and with a double-moulded edge, the frieze carved in relief with strapwork panels, on turned and squared legs joined by channelled stretchers, 15¾" wide Literature: Illustrated by Tobias Jellinek in "Early British Chairs and Seats" 1500-1700" as plate 350, page 257 where the author refers to the stool as 'rare and excellent". £2,000-4,000

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144 A GILTWOOD CARVING OF A ROYAL LION SUPPORTER reputedly from the Queen's Throne in the House of Lords, the crowned beast standing holding a pole (not present), on an octagonal plinth base, 22½" high £500-1,000

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From "The Treasure Houses of Britain" Exhibition catalogue, Washington D.C. 1985 74

145 A WILLIAM AND MARY JAPANNED CABINET ON SILVERED STAND, late 17th century, the upper section decorated in polychrome and shades of gilt with chinoiserie landscapes, exotic birds, a vase charged with flowers, insects and elegant figures on a black ground and with a finely chased gilt brass lock plate, mounts and pierced strap hinges on the rectangular doors enclosing an arrangement of ten various drawers with conforming decoration, the interior of the doors decorated with foliage sprouting from a fenced garden beneath which walks a peacock and ornamental ducks amidst foliage, the silvered stand carved with a deep apron incorporating amorini flanking a figure carrying a basket of flowers attended by two eagles with wings displayed against a background of scrolling acanthus foliage, flowers and ribbed scrolls, the shaped legs carved with putti carrying flowers and leafage terminating in scrolling feet, 48" wide max. x 66" high.

Exhibited: The Treasure Houses of Britain, Washington DC, 1985, no.130 £15,000-25,000

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146 AN IMPORTANT ELIZABETH I WALNUT REFECTORY TABLE, circa 1580, with an associated rectangular top over a gadrooned frieze with stylised leaves at the corners, each of the four legs carved with dancing putti amidst foliage beneath leafy iconic capitals joined by squared stretchers, areas with traces of stained and painted decoration, 98" x 35½" Provenance: Sold by Charles Duveen to William Randolph Hurst on 8th December 1930 for $10,434.78 and later acquired by Robert V. Cooke £8,000-15,000

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147 A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BREAK-FRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE in the manner of William Kent, circa 1735, the upper part with triangular broken arched pediment carved with stylised acanthus leaves and bands of "egg and dart" and key pattern dentilling, the entablature carved with a central classical mask from which emanate rays of light on a trellis and rosette ground over four glazed doors with plain rectangular glazing bars, the lower section with a brushing slide over four plain cupboards, on a plinth base carved with scrolling acanthus leaves, shells and ribbons interspersed by rosettes, 100" wide x 103" high x 17" deep £15,000-25,000

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148 A GEORGE II WALNUT CONSOLE TABLE, circa 1750, the serpentine Sienna-marble top with a moulded edge, over a shaped frieze pierced and carved with"C"-scrolls, rocaille-work and foliage, on cabriole legs carved at the knee with bunches of fruit and flowers and terminating with inverted leafy-scroll feet, the underside with an old typed label inscribed "Robert V. Cooke FRCS, no. 1, Litfield House, Clifton, Bristol 8", 58" wide Provenance: Recorded in an article on Athelhampton published in "The Connoisseur", May 1968. £10,000-18,000

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149 AN IMPORTANT EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE COMMODE in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with four graduated drawers fitted with gilt-bronze handles with lion's mask back plates, the uppermost drawer with a fitted interior including a writing slope, numerous covered compartments and drawers, the canted angles carved with scale-work, corbels hung with husks, acanthus foliage, oval paterae with beaded borders and ribbon-tied bows suspended with pendant bell-flowers, on shaped bracket feet, 43¼" wide £20,000-30,000 150 A KULA CARPET, WEST ANATOLIA, 19th century, the green stepped field with a bold bright plum medallion, aquamarine spandrels, woven with hooked leaves, within a flower head and meandering vine and leaf border 198" by 138" £500-1,000 80

151 A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, each with an intricately carved and pierced back centred by an escutcheon-shaped cartouche painted with the crest of a man in the guise of a Roman emperor, within a foliate mantling, with solid serpentine seats on square chamfered legs joined by square stretchers, 21¼" wide (2)

Lot 152

£500-1,000 152 A RARE WILLIAM AND MARY OAK CONSOLE TABLE, the rectangular top with a simple moulded edge over a deep double-arched frieze with a pendant finial, on faceted tapering legs joined by an elaborate cross-over stretchers centred by an urn finial and ending in compressed bun feet, 40¼" wide x 25" deep £500-1,000 153 AN HISPANIC WALNUT ELBOW CHAIR, 17th century, of grand proportions, apparently retaining the original studded leather back and seat, on block legs joined by squared stretchers, 28¼" across the arms, and a similar chair of lower proportions, 26½" wide (2) £500-1,000

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154 A WILLIAM AND MARY BLACK JAPANNED CABINET ON STAND, basically circa 1690, decorated throughout with chinoiserie in gilt on a black ground, the upper section with a pair of glazed doors with beveling which may suggest that they were originally mirrored, the base with a single frieze drawer, on turned legs joined by an undulating cross-over stretcher and ending in ball feet, 47½" wide x 62½" high

Lot 155

£400-700 155 A WILLIAM AND MARY CEDAR AND OAK ARMCHAIR, 17th century with later upholstery, the serpentine cresting carved with leafage emanating from a lunette beneath "S"-scrolls incorporating masks (one missing) over an oak panel carved with a stylised rose, downswept arms and a padded seat, on slender baluster-turned legs joined by moulded squared stretchers, 21" wide across the arms.

The use of cedar and the unusually slender turnings on the front legs may suggest an American or colonial origin. £500-1,000 156 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE OAK AND FRUITWOOD BOX of unusual form, the front applied with bosses and split baluster mouldings, on a bobbin-turned oak stand, 34" wide x 29¾" high

Lot 157

£200-400 157 A RARE PAIR OF "RENAISSANCE" WALNUT BELLOWS, circa 1550 or later, with a faceted bronze nozzle issuing from a lion's mask, the carved body with a stylised face to both sides. one face flanked by carved mythical creatures, 28½" Literature: For a comparable pair of bellows see "At Home in Renaissance Italy", edited by Marta Ajmar-Wollheim and Flora Dennis, The V&A 2006, page 149 and cat no.125 £500-1,000

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158 A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE II PETIT-POINT PANELS, one worked with a figure in a chariot pulled by camels and the othe with horses with attendant putti, within foliate and leafy scroll borders incorporating masks, 56cm x 43cm (2) £500-1,000 Provenance: Originally acquired from North Mymms Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, in the auction on the premises conducted by Christies in September 1979.

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159 A HENRY VIII JOINED OAK COFFER, circa 1525, the rectangular lid composed of two recessed rectangular panels over the front composed of four panels, each containing a "Romayne" head in profile within incised circular frames and leafy spandrels, on stile supports, 58½" wide x 21¾" deep £8,000-15,000 The distinctive English form of joined coffer is a rare survival. The profile portraits appear to represent actual people as opposed to the more usually encountered "Romayne" busts.

Tobias Jellinek illustrates a chair, dateable to 1525, with a comparable panel in the back in "Early British Chairs and Seats 1500-1700", published 2009.

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160 A CHARLES II OAK SOFA with a padded rectangular back, arms and seat, with flame-stitch upholstery, square-chamfered back and arm supports and on a turned and squared underframe, 56" wide £1,000-2,000 161 A GEORGE I STYLE WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR with gros and petit point upholstery of figures in landscapes, animals and flowers, with out-scroll arms and padded ears, on cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 31" wide across the arms x 46" high £800-1,500

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162 A GEORGE I STYLE WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR with a channeled frame, a serpentine back, padded ears and bold out-scroll arms, on cabriole legs carved with shells and foliage and ending in shaped pad feet with conforming carved decoration, 24" wide across the arms x 50½" high £1,000-2,000

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163 A DOCUMENTARY CHARLES I OAK COURT CUPBOARD, circa 1630, the freize with a band of conjoined "s" sc rolls over a pair of panelled doors with conforming carving flanking a panel containing a stylised upright leaf, the lunette-c arved freize with a central turned pendant, oncolumnar-turned legs joined by an undertier with block feet, 50¼" wide x 18½" deep x 46½" high.

Literature: Illustrated by Victor Chinnery in "Oak Furniture: The British Tradition", published 1979, page 321, figure 3:262 £4,000-6,000

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164 AN IMPORTANT LATE GOTHIC JOINED OAK REFECTORY TABLE, probably circa 1550, with a three-plank rectangular top over a plain frieze with simple shaped corner brackets, on substantial faceted column legs with simple notched decoration at the top and base and joined by squared stretchers, 94" long x 32" wide x 32¾" high Literature: Illustrated by Victor Chinnery: "Oak Furniture: The British Tradition", published 1979, page 183, figure 2.199 where the author states "The sheer sense of age in the surface and design of this massive table should be studied for its own sake". £10,000-15,000

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165 A GOTHICK OAK STATUE OF THE VIRGIN MARY, probably Flemish, late 15th century, the standing figure with cascading curls of hair emerging from beneath her crown and with finely carved drapery folds, the reverse with a hollowed-out rectangular section, 44¼" high £4,500-7,500

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166 A GEORGE I WALNUT CONSOLE TABLE, apparently retaining the original white and grey striated rectangular marble top, over a convex-moulded frieze, on faceted cabriole legs with scrolling ears, ending in pointed pad feet, 46" wide x 27¾" deep Provenance: Originally in the collection at Glemham Hall, Suffolk, the home of the North family (later the Earls of Guildford). This table was probably made for the house during the period of remodelling in the 1720's. £5,000-10,000

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The Mansion, Herriad Park, demolished in the 1960's.

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168 A LARGE KULA CARPET, Western Anatolia, 19th century, with a central hexagonal madder medallion containing geometric motifs and stylised plants, within a partially hooked border, on a green ground with large pale blue spandrels containing lines of stylised flowerheads, with a principal stylised vine border on a madder ground enclosed by multiple guard stripes and an outer border of stylised flowerheads, 152" x 214"

167 A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY TORCHERES in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, each with an octagonal top with a pierced fretwork gallery, on a turned and fluted shaft with an elongated baluster lower section incorporating a spirally-fluted urn, on tripod bases with elongated pad feet, 10" wide x 48¾" high Provenance: Originally from the collection at Herriard Park, Hampshire, the home of the Jervoise family.

£200-400

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169 A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO, 1st century AD or later, with well-defined musculature, 28" high, on a metal stand £10,000-15,000

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Lot 171

173 AN EDWARDIAN GILT-GESSO TRIPLE DRESSING TABLE MIRROR, the central section with a rectangular swing mirror and the conforming wings mounted with rams' heads and cascading bell flowers, 42" wide 34" high

170 A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT CHEST ON STAND, basically late 17th century, with crossbanded borders and geometric stringing, the top with an inlaid oval over two short and three long graduated drawers and the base with a single drawer, 38" wide x 38" high £800-1,600

174 A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BEDSIDE TABLE with two tiers, on columnar-turned supports, the central section with a drawer fitted with a simple loop handle, on turned and club legs joined by a concave-sided platform and ending in pad feet, 14½" wide x 29½" high

171 A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER-WALNUT SIDE TABLE inlaid with boxwood stringing, the top inlaid with a geometric pattern of conjoined circles within a moulded border, with a single frieze drawer, on spirally turned legs joined by a flattened crossover stretcher centred by an oval, 37½" wide x 25¾" deep

£200-400 175 A VICTORIAN BURR-WALNUT CHEVAL MIRROR, the rectangular swing plate with an arched top between curved and pierced uprights, with a serpentine base and scroll feet with castors, 31" wide x 63" high

£1,000-2,000 172 A PAIR OF ARTS AND CRAFTS SIMULATED BAMBOO BEDROOM CHAIRS with green upholstery, 16½" across the seat (2)

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176 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE BURR WOOD AND PARCEL GILT SIDE TABLE, the banded rectangular top inlaid with banding and a central panel with a scalloped border, within a moulded parcel-gilt edge carved with overlapping stylised leafage, with a single frieze drawer on four "S"-scroll caryatid supports joined by a shaped cross-over stretcher centred by a parcel gilt flambeau finial, 46¼" wide x 30" deep £500-1,000

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179 A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILTWOOD BED with caned head and footboards, within cable and beaded borders, the footboards surrounded by an oval panel of flowers tied with cascading ribbons and the footboard with a similar pierced panel with flowers cascading from a ribbon-tied bow, 59" wide x 81" long, together with the mattress and bedding as viewed (a lot)

177 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ELBOW CHAIR in the manner of Ince and Mayhew, the circular back designed as a pierced foliate patera, with scrolling arms and a padded saddle seat, on square tapering legs ending in block feet, 22" wide £200-400

£500-1,000

178 A LOUIS XVI STYLE GILTWOOD DAY BED with a reeded frame wrapped with overlapping ribbons and carved with acanthus leaves and foliage, 74" long x 38" high

180 A GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR of Chinese Chippendale design, apparently retaining the original rectangular plate in a frame carved with cascading flowers, foliage and leafy tendrils, surmounted by a ho-ho bird perched on rocaille-work, 44½" high x 19½" wide

£400-700

£1,000-2,000

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Lot 185

184 A LOUIS XVI MARQUETRY DRESSING TABLE, the rounded rectangular top with a pictorial scene of a hot air balloon rising above a landscape with numerous figures looking on, the hinged central section opening to reveal a mirror over two simulated drawers and one real drawer in the frieze, on square tapering legs with gilt metal sabot feet, 30¾" wide x 17¼" deep

181 A GEORGE II GILTWOOD CHIMNEY GLASS with three divided plates in a Kentian style frame with a carved "egg and dart" outer border, 20" high x 58¼" wide £300-600 182 A GEORGE III OAK LOWBOY, the rectangular top over three drawers surrounding an arched apron, on square chamfered legs, 33" wide x 16¾" deep

£300-600 185 A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS, apparently retaining contemporary plates in cartouche-shaped frames carved and pierced with scrolling acanthus leaves, rocaille-work and leafy scrolls, the cresting with opposing "C"-scrolls capped with curling acanthus leaves and surmounted by flower and leafage, 36" high x 22" wide (2)

£200-400 183 A REGENCY MAHOGANY BOW FRONT CHEST OF DRAWERS in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, with banded decoration throughout and boxwood stringing, with a brushing slide over three long graduated drawers flanked by projecting reeded columns with palmette capitals continuing to shaped and reeded feet, with a swept apron between, 48" wide x 23½" deep

£4,000-7,000

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Lot 186

188 A GEORGE I WALNUT ARMCHAIR, basically circa 1720, with an escutcheon-shaped back and shaped arms over a compass-shaped seat, on cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 25½" wide across the seat

186 A CHARLES II OAK SIDE CABINET, the rectangular top with a moulded edge over a dentilled moulding and a drawer with a bolection-moulded front, and two geometrically moulded panelled cupboards below with applied split-baluster mouldings, on block feet, 38" wide x 17" deep

£800-1,600

£400-600 189 A NEO-ROCOCO GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK with a white enamel dial and an eight day bell-striking movement, the case surmounted by a medieval knight resting his arm on a helm and with an axe at his feet, 20" high x 13¾" wide

187 A GEORGE I STYLE WALNUT WARDROBE with a shallow double-dome moulded cornice over two doors, each composed of two raised panels with shaped tops and crossbanded borders, flanked by canted corners, on shaped bracket feet, 54" wide x 79" high

£100-200

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Lot 193

193 A MINTON PARIANWARE GROUP OF UNA sitting astride a lion covered in drapery, on a rectangular base, with impressed mark and moulded registration marks, 15" wide x 14¼" high, on a mahogany plinth, and a similar Parianware figure of Ariadne reclining on the back of a leopard (2)

190 A PAIR OF WILLIAM III WALNUT CIRCULAR STOOLS in the manner of William Roberts, each with a circular padded top on four "S"-scroll supports carved with cascading foliage and acanthus leaves, and joined by lateral "S"-scroll stretchers centred by an octagonal plinth with an urn finial, 16" dia. (2)

£300-600

£3,000-5,000 194 A VICTORIAN SLATE MANTEL CLOCK with a white enamel dial and an eight day movement, on a black slate plinth base with incised stylised foliate decoration, 15¾" wide x 8¼" high

191 A PAIR OF GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS, circa 1750, each with a circular petal-shaped base supporting a knopped stem and an elongated bell-shaped nozzle, 9¼" high (2)

195 A SMALL COLLECTION OF "BRISTOL BLUE" GLASS including a decanter and stopper, 9" high, a Victorian trumpet-shaped vase in a pierced gilt metal stand, 11¼" high and two other pieces (4)

£100-200 192 A PAIR OF ROMAN STYLE SILVERED METAL CUPS cast and chased with hippocampi and putti, each with a pair of simple loop handles, 5¼" high, and a Victorian opaline glass vase in a base metal frame decorated with bulrushes and flowers, 18" high (3)

196 A PAIR OF GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY BEDSIDE TABLE LAMPS with reeded circular bases supporting fluted and spirally-fluted knopped stems, fitted for electricity and with pleated shades, 23" high (2)

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Lot 202

197 A VICTORIAN BRASS-BOUND ROSEWOOD DRESSING CASE containing some original fitments with crested mounts and other associated items including a glass bowl with a silver lid inscribed "From WW Simpson to Edwin Landseer, Esq RA with all the sincerity of friendship which time can neve tarnish, soap cannot wash or razors cut away 1841", 3½" dia., a Victorian cranberry glass double-ended scent bottle and other items, the case 12" wide

200 A VICTORIAN BLACKENED IRON AND BRASSMOUNTED FIRE GRATE in the manner of AWN Pugin with a lancet-shaped back centred by a vacant cartouche over a scroll and the integral andirons with spirally-fluted plinths on which sit upright brass heraldic lions holding vacant escutcheonshaped shields, 36" wide x 33½" high

£300-600 198 A VICTORIAN SILVER TOASTING FORK with four prongs on a turned lignum vitae handle with a simple loop handle terminal, the silver with hallmarks for Sheffield, 44½" long

201 A CONTINENTAL GILT BRASS CHANDELIER of 17th century design, with ten scrolling branches emanating from a central pierced shaft decorated with leafy scrolls and strapwork, with three amorini masks below the ceiling mount, fitted for electricity, 27" high x 22" dia.

£100-200

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£500-1,000

£300-600 199 A GEORGE III STYLE SILVERED METAL SERPENTINE FENDER with pierced neo-classical decoration of interlocking ovals, 49¼" wide, and an early Victorian brass trivet with a turned wood handle and a pierced brass panel, on an iron base, 14¾" wide (2)

202 A RARE KHOTAN CARPET, East Turkestan, 18th/19th century, with a continuous field of conjoined geometric medallions with foliate vine and indigo key-pattern borders.

78½" x 168" £500-1,000

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212 A GEORGE III STYLE MINIATURE MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS, the rectangular top over four graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet joined by a valanced apron, 5¼" wide x 28" high

210 A FLEMISH EBONY AND BRASS-MOUNTED CABINET, late 17th century, the exterior with brass strap hinges, lock plate and mounts, engraved with flowers and leafy tendrils, the interior with an arrangement of ten drawers with simple loop handles, on an associated ebonised stand with a carved frieze,. turned legs and square chamfered stretchers, 37¾" wide x 65" high

£300-500 213 AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE, the square mirror plate between column-shaped cupboards with drawers below, with a single frieze drawer on reverse tapering turned legs with carved gareya husk capitals and a platform base, 42¾" wide x 63" high

£400-700 211 A GEORGE III "THAMES VALLEY" MAHOGANY WINDSOR ARMCHAIR with an intricately pierced splat and outswept arms over a shaped saddle seat, on square chamfered legs joined by an "H"-stretcher, 30" wide across the arms

£300-500 214 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT STOOL, the rectangular tapestry seat on four turned legs joined by a conforming "H"-stretcher, 21" x 17"

£500-1,000

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215 A FINE GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR in the manner of Thomas Johnson with an oval plate in a cartouche-shaped frame carved and pierced with naturalistic flowers, acanthus scroll work, rocaille-work and scrolls, the asymmetrical cresting with cascading water and surmounted by a garland of flowers suspended from an acanthus leaf, 48" high by 54" wide £10,000-15,000

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216 A FINE AFSHAR NERIZ RUG, South West Persia, late 19th century, the shaped rectangular field with a design of madder, indigo and ivory stripes containing stylised flowerheads and foliage, on an indigo ground filled with boteh, within multiple geometric and flowering vine borders, 83" x 50½" £300-500 217 AN ANGLO-DUTCH BRASS TEA URN of 18th century design with a faceted octagonal body and turned wood loop side handles, the tap with a pierced finial, 14½" high and a copper kettle with an overhead swing handle and a domed lid surmounted by a brass acorn finial, 10½" high (2) 218 G. POCHINI An alabaster bust of a siren emerging from a shell and waves, signed on the reverse, 19" high

Lot 219

£100-200 219 A CHARLES I OAK CHILD'S JOINED STOOL, the well patinated square top with a moulded edge over a shaped and channelled frieze, on turned legs joined by channelled square stretchers, 14½" x 15¾"

Lot 225

£500-1,000 220-223 SPARE LOTS 224 A WHITE PAINTED BOOKCASE OR CHINA CABINET of 18th century design, with a castellated cornice over a pair of glazed doors with moulded glazing bars, on a plinth base, 83¾" high x 57½" wide; and a smaller cabinet ensuite, 78½" high x 40½" wide (2) Both bookcases are screwed to the wall for safety purposes and must be removed at the buyer's risk and expense. £300-500 225 A WILLIAM IV FRUITWOOD AND ELM WINDSOR ARMCHAIR, the shaped cresting rail carved with "S"-scrolls over a shaped splat pierced with a six-pointed star, with "U"-shaped arms, over a shaped seat, on turned legs joined by a conforming "H"-stretcher, 23½" wide across the arms £300-600

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226 MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS: A FRAGMENT OF EMBROIDERY in a frame with a label inscribed in a 19th century hand "A piece of the bed hanging embroidered by Mary, Queen of Scots, & her Ladies. Brought from Scone Palace about 1820", the fragment 5" x 3¼" (maximum)

Lot 226

227 A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK "BACK STOOL" with a panelled rectangular back over a solid seat, on a bobbin-turned underframe, 18" wide across the seat £100-200 228 A GILTWOOD HERALDIC LION, 17th/18th century, with open mouth and flowing mane, probably part of an armorial on the stern of a ship, 18" high £1,000-2,000 229 LUCIEN PALLEZ A terracotta bust of Franz Liszt gazing to sinister, on a stepped square plinth, inscribed with the sculptors name along one edge, 33" high £300-600 230 A CARVED GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME HERALDIC LION, the upright beast wearing a crown, with traces of the original painted decoration beneath extensive repainting, 18" high £300-600 231 A CHINESE "CINNABAR" LACQUER VASE in the Qianlong style decorated with shaped panels of figures in garden settings, with pavilions and trees, on a cellular ground strewn with mons, the neck with pine trees sprouting from rockwork and the rim with leafy tendril, 17½" high £300-500

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232 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE, Daoguang, decorated with panels of dignitaries receiving warriors in an elegant interior and figures beside garden pavilions, on a ground strewn with floral scrolls, bats and foliage, the neck with flattened stylised dragon handles, the base unglazed, 24¼" high

234 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEDESTAL DESK, the rectangular crossbanded top with radiating veneers and inlaid with chequered stringing over an arrangement of seven drawers surrounding a central recessed cupboard, with brass "H"-hinges, on shaped bracket feet, 48" wide x 21" deep

£300-500

£500-1,000

233 A MONUMENTAL OAK AND PARCEL-GILT ORGAN, probably executed to a design by James Wyatt, of Gothic design, the upper section with parcel gilt organ pipes surmounted by pinnacles and arches carved with stylised foliage and crockets, the lower section with burrwood panels, one hinged and opening to reveal the keyboard flanked by gilt metal candle branches, 68½" wide

235 A GEORGE II WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT WALL MIRROR of rectangular form, apparently retaining the original plate, in a moulded frame with shaped upper corners and a carved parcel-gilt inner border, 24½" wide x 18½" high £200-400 236 A PAIR OF WILLIAM III STYLE SILVERED WOOD ARMCHAIRS with padded rectangular backs and seats and down-scroll arms on urnshaped supports, on turned legs joined by shaped cross-over stretchers with an urn finial, 25¼" wide across the arms and a stool ensuite, 22½" wide (3) £800-1,600 237 A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BOOT STAND of conventional form with eight turned pegs along the serpentine top rail pierced with a hand aperture, 29" wide x 33¾" high £150-250 238 A GEORGE III PAINTED SILK DRESS, 18th century with alterations and additions, the whole painted in polychrome with scattered bouquets of flowers tied with ribbon, leafy palmettes and scattered blossom, the edges trimmed with lace and worked with "pearls", together with a display stand, and an old label inscribed on a House of Commons card "Painted silk dress of the time of George III", 58" high £300-500 239 A KUBA KELLEH, North East Caucasus, late 18th/early 19th century, the rectangular madder field containing stylised branches and flowers within an indigo principal border containing large stylised flowerheads with leafy tendrils between enclosed by ivory vine guard stripes, 66½" wide x 130" long

Lot 238

£500-1,000

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240 AN IMPORTANT GEORGE II IRISH MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, the rectangular top with a bold gadrooned edge over a deep apron carved and pierced with rocaille-work, shells, leafy fronds and scroll-work, on a ground incised with a diaper pattern, on four cabriole legs carved to the knee with rocaille cabochons and ending in carved webbed feet, 55½" wide x 25½" deep x 31" high Literature: Anthony Coleridge: "Chippendale Furniture", published 1968, no.364, where the author states "...from Raynham Hall, Norfolk, where it is thought Chippendale was employed". £20,000-40,000

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Lot 247

244 A MINTON PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE with registration mark, modelled as an elephant carrying a howdah supported on a tasselled cushion, 12¼" wide x 12¼" high

241 AN EXTENSIVE CHAMBERLAINS WORCESTER TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE comprising: cups, saucers, shell-shaped dishes, shaped square dishes, circular plates and two jugs, decorated in iron red, blue and gilt in the Imari pattern with sprays of flowers tied with ribbon, with printed Chamberlain's mark "New Bond Street", (circa 74 pieces)

£100-200 245 A GEORGE III STYLE YEW-WOOD TRAY with a raked and undulating gallery incorporating two shaped hand apertures, 22½" wide x 15¼"

£500-1,000 242 A VICTORIAN "PAPERWEIGHT" INK BOTTLE with colourful canes of glass in the base and a mushroom-shaped stopper, 6" high, and a similar inkwell with a damaged stopper (2)

£100-200 246 PUBLISHED BY L. BRUCHANY; A CREAMPAINTED PLASTER BUST of Admiral, Lord Nelson, inscribed on the back "Published by L. Bruchany, April 1814 by authority of the MODr. W.P.C.,. London", on a circular socle, 14¾" high

£100-200 243 A COLLECTION OF CERAMICS including an English porcelain teapot and cover, circa 1800, decorated in gilt with acorns and oak leaves, 10¼"; a pair of Bloor Derby plates decorated with sprays of flowers within puce and gilt vine borders, 10¼" dia.; and other ceramics (a collection)

£100-200 247 AN HISPANIC WALNUT STOOL, late 17th century, the square top with pierced carrying apertures and a moulded edge, on splayed bobbin-turned legs joined by undulating stretchers, 114

£100-200

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248 AN OAK BOARDED COFFER, basically 16th century, the associated rectangular lid over the front carved with stylised leafage, a scrolling band of foliage over a band of overlapping arcading, the notched ends continuing to form supports, 44½" wide x 14½" deep

Lot 249 and 251

£400-600 249 A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK COACHING TABLE with an oval; top (one extremity lacking) on a folding turned base joined by an incised square stretcher, the conforming standard end supports with sledge feet, 29½" x 21¼" £300-500 250 A QUEEN ANNE FRUITWOOD OCCASIONAL TABLE, the rectangular elm top with a moulded edge over a channelled frieze and on slender turned legs joined by conforming stretchers, 25¾" wide x 16½" deep £300-600 251 A PAIR OF GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY TABLE LAMPS, each with a square base supporting a fluted shaft rising from a spirallyfluted baluster, fitted for electricity and fitted with pleated shades, 30" high (2) £100-200 252 A VICTORIAN OAK ARMCHAIR in the Gothick revival style, with a padded back, arms and seat, the back with leafy spandrels forming an arch and the arms with incised panels, on panelled legs carved with a lower band of stylised upright leaves and ending in brass toe caps and castors, 26" wide across the arms £200-400 253 A CHARLES I JOINED OAK COFFER with a rectangular hinged lid over a guilloche-carved frieze and four panels carved with stylised flowerheads, with an arcaded band below, the stile supports carved with a vertical band of stylised "S"-scrolls, 66½" wide x 22" deep £300-600

Lot 252

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254 A CHARLES II OAK JOINED COFFER with a triple panelled lid over a conforming front with a lunette-carved frieze over three panels carved with a lozenge flanked by stylised flowerheads, on channelled stile supports, 52" wide x 21" deep £300-500 255 A JAMES II WALNUT ARMCHAIR, the padded back and seat formerly caned, with a serpentine cresting rail carved and pierced with scrollwork over outswept arms, on columnarturned supports, on cabriole legs joined by undulating stretchers and ending in shaped block feet, 25½" wide across the arms £300-500 256 A CHARLES II OAK CHEST ON STAND, the rectangular top with a moulded and carved edge over two panelled drawers applied with split baluster mouldings and flanked by conforming mouldings, each end with twin rectangular bolection-moulded panels, the stand with a carved and dentilled frieze and ring-turned legs joined by moulded square stretchers, 42" wide x 21¼" deep x 39" high

Lot 254

£800-1,600

257 A RARE PAIR OF LARGE GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS with domed circular bases supporting ring-turned stems with push-up ejector mechanisms, 13¼" high £150-300 258 A PAIR OF GEORGE II BRASS CANDLESTICKS with shaped circular bases supporting knopped stems and reel-shaped nozzles, 6½" high, and a pair of Victorian brass doorstops with pierced heart-shaped terminals and faceted bases, 13½" high (4) £100-200 259 A GEORGE III "STRAW-WORK" WORK BOX, circa 1800, of rectangular form, the hinged lid with an oval panel decorated with a figure confronting a beast and the well preserved interior with musical trophies and classical ornament, 12¾" wide

Lot 256

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Lot 261

262 A RARE HENRY VIII OAK FOUR POSTER BED, basically early 16th century, the posts carved with triangular flowerheads centred by a boss and the headboard with four conforming rectangular panels beneath two panels carved with opposing dragons with long tongues and entwined fleur-de-lis tails, the later "tented" canopy covered in figured green and gold damask, 55" wide x 84" long

260 A GEORGE III FRUITWOOD MINIATURE SPINNING WHEEL with integral wool-winder and spool, on a rectangular base with rounded ends, 16¼" wide x 16½" high 261 A RARE CHARLES II WALNUT SLEEPING CHAIR circa 1675, with an adjustable back with ears over padded arms on "bobbin"-turned supports, the padded seat with a cushion and on "bobbin"turned legs joined by conforming stretchers at the back and front, the latter with attractive irregular wear consistent with use, 24½" wide across arms x 40¾" high

The bed is sold with all the bedding and drapes excluding the Suzani coverlet which is the next lot.

This exceptionally rare bed may be compared to the "Stanley Bed", which Victor Chinney dates to c1500-1530 and illustrates in "Oak Furniture: The British Tradition", published 1979, page 387-388, fig 3:457. £5,000-10,000

£500-1,000

263 A SUZANI, 19th century, embroidered in blue, red, green, yellow and ivory with panels of blossoming branches, vines and leafy tendrils, circa 98" x 56" £400-600 118

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273 A PRIMITIVE ELM "CRICKET" TABLE, late 18th/early 19th century, with a circular top on three faceted splay legs joined by a circular undertier, 26¼" dia.

264 A FARAGHAN RUG, North West Persian, circa 1900, the madder field with repeating design of conjoined foliate panels enclosed by a principal ivory border of flowerheads with multiple outer guard stripes, 106" x 61½", and another smaller rug (2)

Provenance: Apparently acquired from Norman Adams, London, in the 1930's or 1940's.

£200-400

£300-600

265 THREE SPANISH DOLLS in 18th century costume, with silk dresses trimmed with bullion-work representing St. Anne, St. Mary and St. Catherine, the interior of the case with elaborate painted decoration and a painted black and white floor, the oak case with a glazed front and a moulded border, 27¾" wide x 22" high

274 AN HISPANIC POLYCHROME AND GILT CORPUS CHRISTI, probably 17th century, on a later grained wood and parcel-gilt cross, the figure of Christ 26" high

£500-1,000

£300-500

270 A MEDIEVAL STYLE GILT METAL CHALICE in the manner of AWN Pugin, with an hexagonal lid modelled as a spire with pinnacles, the lobed circular base engraved with circular panels of Saints named in the scrolls below, 20" high, and four gilt-brass gothick-style vases with pear-shaped bodies decorated with quatrefoils beneath pierced leafy handles, 14½" high (5)

275 A VICTORIAN ALABASTER MODEL OF A FONT, 10¼" high; four giltwood and gesso carvings of Saints, 7" high; a painted panel with German text taken from Matthew 11, 28, 35" wide x 11" high; a wall-mounted figure of The Madonna and Child; three pictures; a collection of books; a purple damask altar front embroidered in gilt with "IHS" and the hanging lantern(a lot)

£150-250

The last item to be removed at the buyer's risk and expense.

271 A PAIR OF OAK CHAIRS, 19th century, in the manner of AWN Pugin, each with a pierced escutcheon-shaped back designed as crossed keys over a square padded seat, on conforming crossover frames, 17" wide

276 A VICTORIAN OAK COUNTRY HOUSE LETTER BOX in the manner of AWN Pugin, the hinged rectangular top with two slots with trefoil terminals and the glazed front and back with pierced circular panels, 10" wide; and a polychrome and parcel-gilt carving of a coronet, 13" wide (2)

£100-200 272 A RENAISSANCE STYLE FOLDING CHAIR with chip-carved decoration and a medieval style oak prayer stand, 22" wide (2)

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290 AN OAK ARMCHAIR designed by AWN Pugin with red leather back, seat and padded arms, the back with a portcullis emblem of the House of Commons in gilt, the "U"-shaped arms carved with "H" and "P" on the terminals representing the Houses of Parliament, on a faceted cross-over frame centred by a Tudor Rose, 27½" wide across the arms £800-1,500 291 A LATE REGENCY MAHOGANY SQUARE PIANO

by Joseph Kirkman, London, in a crossbanded mahogany case with ormolu mounts of a vitruvian scroll band and foliate bosses, on turned and reeded legs ending in brass toe caps and castors, 71½" wide x 26½" deep

292 AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DRESSING MIRROR with an arched rectangular plate on scrolling supports joined by a turned central stretcher, 24½" wide x 31¼" high

Lot 295

293 A LARGE PAIR OF BRASS CANDLESTICKS with knopped and faceted stems on circular bases, 18½" high (2) 294 A CHARLES II OAK CHILD'S CHAIR with a carved cresting rail over a simple rectangular panelled back, down-scrolled arms and a solid seat, the square legs joined by a recessed rectangular panel at the front, 16¼" wide x 32¾" high £300-600

Lot 297

295 A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT ARMCHAIR retaining 17th century tapestry covers, with a rectangular back over scrolling arms carved with leafage, on spirally-turned uprights, the padded rectangular seat on a turned and a spirally-turned underframe joined by a conforming "H"-stretcher, 26" wide x 44¾" high £500-1,000 296 A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT OR FRUITWOOD SIDE TABLE, the rectangular top with a moulded edge over a single frieze drawer, on a bobbin-turned underframe incorporating square sections and the raised front stretcher with a central elongated spool-shaped section, 33" wide x 21¾" deep £400-700

Lot 296

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297 A VICTORIAN OAK TABLE CABINET in the Gothick style, with a "castellated" cornice over a pair of pierced tracery-panelled doors enclosing an arrangement of shelves and flanked by conforming blind fretwork, 19" wide x 19" high

Lot 297

298 A CHARLES I OAK COURT CUPBOARD, basically circa 1640, the upper section with a shelf carved with a band of guilloche over a shaped apron, on carved caryatid supports, the rear supports carved with upright stiff leaves, the base with a pair of rectangular panelled cupboards carved with adorsed scaly sea creatures within carved and incised borders, separated by three leafy pilasters with gadrooned capitals and with a band of an upper register of strapwork and a lower register of guilloche incorporating stylised flowerheads, the legs carved with strapwork, 48½" wide x 17" deep x 48¾" high £3,000-5,000 299 AN ANGLO-DUTCH COPPER WARMING PAN, late 17th century, the hinged cover with pierced and engraved foliate decoration, the back repousse and chased with foliage inhabited by birds surrounding an armorial with bear and griffin supporters and surmounted by an helm, on a spirally-turned hardwood handle, 36¼" long and another copper warming pan lacking the handle, 13½" long (2) £150-250 300 A CHARLES II STYLE VELVET-COVERED BOX, the domed lid embroidered with an armorial panel and bullion-work borders throughout, with an iron hasp and conforming loop carrying handles, 15" wide x 10" deep £200-400 301 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT MINIATURE CABINET, the domed top with a moulded cornice over a glazed door outlined with herringbone banding, enclosing shelves, the base with spirally-turned legs joined by square stretchers, 19½" wide x 53¼" high £300-500 302 A COLLECTION OF BOOKS including Universal History with Morocco gilt spines and marbled boards, and other volumes (a collection) 303 A GLAZED MAHOGANY DISPLAY CASE containing a collection of bronze and silvered metal medallions, principally relating to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, including a glass paperweight with an intaglio portrait of the Queen and her Consort, 2¼" dia., the display case 36¼" wide (a lot)

Lot 298

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304 AN IMPORTANT EARLY VICTORIAN IRON FIRE GRATE in the manner of AWN Pugin, the raised grate pierced with Gothic tracery and with a castellated top flanked by towers with blind fretwork panels surmounted by foliage and faceted foliate finials, the raised back with a central armorial in a register of arcading with cusped arches and a triangular cresting cast with curling leafage and centred by a blind quatrefoil surmounted by a foliate finial, 38" wide x 37½" high £2,000-4,000

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305 A CHARLES I OAK FOUR POSTER BED, the baluster posts carved with stylised leafage beneath a band of stopfluting and the back board with panels of stylised branches of blossom and leafy scrolls divided at the top by three conforming shallow corbels, one retaining an old iron fitting for hangings, the ceiling of the bed with a central lozenge-shaped panel enclosed by ten geometric and foliate panels carved with geometric scrolls, chip-carved crosses and leafage, 61½" wide x 76" long x 85" high Literature: Victor Chinnery: "Oak Furniture: The British Tradition", published Woodbridge, Suffolk 1979, page.389, figure 3:460 £10,000-15,000 126

306 AN IMPORTANT JAMES I OAK JOINED COFFER, the rectangular top with a moulded edge over a lunette-carved frieze, a gadrooned moulding and two arcaded panels carved with upright stiff leaves, flowerheads and a lower register of guilloche, divided by three bold corbels carved with stylised leaves, the ends with arcaded panels and on large shaped block feet carved with guilloche on the front, 48" wide x 26½" deep (maximum) £3,000-5,000

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307 A FRENCH WALNUT BUST OF CHRIST, probably circa 1550, with a serene face and finely carved hair, in classical attire with a grotesque mask at his neck and a strap across his chest, with traces of the original polychrome decoration, 10¼" high £800-1,600 308 A CAST IRON ANDIRON in the manner of AWN Pugin, designed as two heraldic lions sitting back to back and supporting an upright Gothic finial, with pierced circular panels containing initials surmounted by a coronet, lacking the back support, 26¾" high x 11" wide £100-200 309 A WALNUT SIDE TABLE in the manner of AWN Pugin, the rectangular top with canted corners over a frieze incorporating a recessed arch, with a single end drawer, on faceted legs joined by a conforming "H"-stretcher, 20" wide; a tapestry banner worked with the Royal Coat of Arms, suspended from a gilt metal rod with shaped end finials, 22¼" wide (maximum) (2) 310 A DORSET BRASS LANTERN CLOCK inscribed "Nicholas Hancock, Shaston, Dorset", the dial with a projecting chapter ring, a single hand and a centre engraved with flowers and foliage surmounted by a panel pierced and engraved with entwined dolphins amidst foliage, flanked by urn-shaped finials supporting the belt, on ball feet with peg toes, 14½" high, together with a later wall bracket, weights, and a brass-cased pendulum.

Lot 307

Lot 310

Nicholas Hancock is recorded as working in Shaftesbury (Shaston) Dorset during the latter part of the 17th century. £,1000-2,000 311 AN ORMOLU "COLZA" CHANDELIER in the manner of AWN Pugin, with four associated opaline glass shades in the form of flowerheads separated by medieval masks from which emanate upright curling leaves to which are attached the decorative suspension chains descending from the corona, the centre with a large urn-shaped finial, now fitted for electricity, 26" high x 24" wide This lot is to be removed at the buyer's risk and expense. £500-1,000 312-319 SPARE LOTS

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323 A PAIR OF PARIANWARE BUSTS of The Rt. Hon. Benjamin Disraeli and The Rt. Hon. W.E. Gladstone, MP, the back of Disraeli inscribed "Published by John Stark, manufactured by Robinson & Leadbeater, Stoke on Trent, EW Wyon Sculpt. 1867", 15¼" high maximum (2)

320 AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD or library cabinet, of concave form, with a crossbanded and boxwood edge top over an arrangement of drawers and cupboards flanking a central drawer with inlaid satinwood fan spandrels below, on swept bracket feet joined by a valanced apron, 107" wide

£300-500

£200-400 324 A COALBROOKDALE PARIANWARE FIGURE of the Duke of Wellington reclining on a chair, inscribed "C. Abbott, Sculpt.", 10¼" wide, a Copeland tazza dedicated to "Albert of Sax-Coburg and Gotha, Consort of Victoria, Queen born 1819, married 1840, died 1861", with transfer printed decoration and various inscriptions, the base with printed marks, including "Art Union of London 1863", 16½" dia., and a Copeland Parianware bust of "Horatio Nelson", inscribed on the square socle, 13¼" high (3)

321 A REGENCY MAHOGANY DECANTER BOX with kingwood banding and brass mounts, the baize-lined interior with four divisions, 10¾" wide 322 A MODEL SUIT OF ARMOUR in late medieval style, the helm with a feather plume, on a wooden plinth, 31½" high £200-400

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325 TAXIDERMY: A VICTORIAN DISPLAY OF EXOTIC BIRDS under a glass dome, 27" high, and a stuffed alligator, 38" long (2)

Lot 335

£100-200 326 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT BOOKSTAND with an adjustable top supported on a carved ratchet, the base with scrolls and leafage, on turned feet, 16¼" wide £100-200 327 A VICTORIAN STEREOSCOPIC VIEWER with a collection of cards, 21¼" high x 17½" wide maximum £100-200 328 A WALNUT FIRESCREEN in the manner of Daniel Marrow, inset with an 18th century gros and petit point panel worked with figures in a landscape within a border of blossoming foliage and scrolls, 57" high x 34¾" wide £200-400 329 A SPECIAL MILLENNIUM LIMITED EDITION ROCKING HORSE supplied by the Rocking Horse Stable, West Moors, Dorset, with a brass plaque inscribed "Limited Edition to mark the year 2000, serial no.

397/500", on a polished wood stand, 47" high 333 A SMALL REFECTORY TABLE of 17th century design with a well-figured and worn walnut top over a carved frieze incorporating an escutcheon, on turned legs joined by flattened stretchers, together with three carved architectural elements, 56" x 23"(4)

£300-600 330 A BRASS PESTLE AND MORTAR, 18th century, the pestle of flared form, 5½" dia., and two other brass pestles and mortars (6) £100-200

334 A GEORGE III STEEL FOOTMAN with a pierced apron and top, on cabriole front supports, a collection of Victorian children's shoes and miscellaneous items (a collection)

331 A VICTORIAN WALNUT LECTERN with brass mounts and an adjustable top, on a faceted column and a cruciform base with four large carved and pierced scrolling brackets, 27" wide

335 A MAHOGANY SCORING TABLE in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, the folding baize-lined top opening to reveal a scoring board, on turned and fluted legs ending in castors, 28" wide

£200-400 332 A GEORGE I OAK SERVING TABLE with a cleated rectangular top over a plain frieze, on turned legs joined by square moulded stretchers, 47½" x 30¾" wide

£200-400

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339 A CHARLES II JOINED OAK COFFER with a triple panelled lid over a stop-fluted frieze and three carved panels centred by stylised flowerheads surrounded by leafage, on channelled stile supports, 44½" wide

336 VANITY FAIR: A SPY CARTOON "He might be champion if there were a championship", the companion Spy cartoon of "The Champion of 1885", 13¾" x 8¼", "The Rules of Billiards" in a wooden frame, and a set of table top croquet, on a wooden stand, 14" high (3) 337 AN EDWARDIAN WALL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY SCORING BOARD incorporating a blackboard, scoring lines and two glazed cupboards flanking a cupboard with a fall front, 46" wide x 31" high

340 A PAIR OF GOTHICK REVIVAL ARMCHAIRS circa 1860, with simulated green leather upholstery and arched backs carved with stylised leafage and pinnacle terminals, the galleried arms carved with scale-work, with bow-fronted seats on faceted carved front legs ending in castors, 25½" wide (2)

£200-400

£500-1,000

338 A VICTORIAN WALNUT LIBRARY FOLIO STAND with a hinged rectangular top over a double-panelled front opening metal arms, on twin-turned standard end supports and down-scroll legs, 47" wide x 48" high

341 A SET OF VICTORIAN LIBRARY STEPS with four treads and a turned upright, the turned back legs with castors, 17" wide x 59" high, and two stools (a lot) £100-200

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351 A SOUMAC RUG, 19th century, with two bold medallions on a madder ground strewn with stylised plants, flowerheads and geometric motifs, within a zig-zag border enclosed by ivory guard stripes containing geometric motifs, 98" x 73"

342 A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE, the leather-lined top over two flush frieze drawers, on faceted standard end supports and turned feet with recessed castors, 59" x 28¾" £200-400

£200-400

343 A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT ARMCHAIR with a cross-over frame and shaped arms, 26½" wide across the arms

352 A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS on the Arts and Architecture (shelves E F G) (a collection)

344 AN OAK COFFER of 17th century design, the gadrooned lid over a lunette frieze and four carved panels, with two carved drawers below, on channelled stile supports, 58¼" wide

353 A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS including Alison's "Europe", 10vols; "Battles of the British Navy", vols 1 & 2"; Gibbons "Roman Empire" and other volumes in shelf D (excluding the lowest shelf) (a collection)

345 A VICTORIAN GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK in the manner of AWN Pugin, the silvered dial signed "James Page, Plymouth", and with an eight day bell striking movement, the Gothic case with blind tracery quatrefoil panels and pinnacles, 17¾" high

354 PERCY MCQUOID: "A History of English Furniture", 4vols; and other books on furniture including Ralph Edwards "The Dictionary of English Furniture", 3vols; and related works (a collection)

£200-400

355 A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON THE ARTS AND COUNTRY HOUSES, together with other volumes (in shelves A, B & C. excluding the lower shelves) (a collection)

346 A GRAMOPHONE with a large brass trumpet, 17" dia., and an Imperial Typewriter, 20¾" wide (2)

356 "OLD ENGLISH MANSIONS" vols. 1 & 2; "English Homes" 8 vols, and other works on the arts and interiors (a collection)

347 A VICTORIANWROUGHT IRON STANDARD LAMP on a triform base decorated with flowers and foliage, previously an oil lamp and still fitted with the original cranberry glass reservoir, but now fitted for electricity and with a shade, 71¼" high

357 RUTTER, JOHN "Delineations of Fonthill and its' Abbey", published London 1823, half calf with marbled boards; "The History and Antiquities of Haddon Hall" by Rayner; "Bicton Church" and other volumes (a collection)

348 A BERGERE SOFA on carved ball and claw front legs, 71" wide 349 A MATADOR'S COSTUME with bullion-work embroidery, on a stand, a stag's head and a coverlet (3)

358 A LARGE COLLECTION OF GRAMOPHONE RECORDS including speeches, classical music and pop (a collection)

350 A TEKKE TURKOMAN CARPET, Central Turkestan, 19th century, of typical design with shaped guhls, on a madder ground, with geometric motifs between, with a border of octagonal medallions enclosed by chequered guard stripes, 117" x 80"

359 A COLLECTION OF BOOKS including: "The Family Physician", "A Manual of Practical Hygiene" by Parkes, "Byrons Works" vols 1-7, Stanleys "Sinai and Palestine", and other volumes (shelves H, I & J) (a collection)

£300-600 360 SPARE LOT

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371 JOHN BELCHER ARA & MERVYN MACARTNEY: "Later Renaissance Architecture in England", vols 1-4, half-calf with cloth boards; and "Architecture of the Renaissance in England", by J.A. Gotch, vols 1 & 2, half-calf with marbled boards (6)

361 MR RAPIN DE THOYRAS: "The History of England" written in French, 3rd edition, 5vols., printed for John & Paul Knapton at the Crown in Ludgate Hill, 1743 (5) 362 CLAUDE SAUVAGEOT: "Palais, Chateaux, Hotels et Maisons de France from 15th Century to the 18th Century", published Paris, 1847, 4vols. (4)

372 THE THIRD SERIES OF NASH'S MANSIONS OF ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME, 1st, 2nd and 3rd series, and other related material (a collection)

363 A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS including Pope's Works, Fieldings Works and other volumes (in shelves K & L) (a collection)

373 A COLLECTION OF POLITICAL EPHEMERA including inaugural address of President John F. Kennedy issued by the United States Information Service at The American Embassy, London W1, embargoed for automatic release at 1700 GMT on Friday January 20th 1961; and a green Morocco cover decorated in gilt "Vote of Thanks 1861 House of Commons" Vice Admiral Sir James Hope KCB (a collection)

364 A COLLECTION OF GARDENING BOOKS including "Formal Gardens" by Triggs, 2vols, with white Morocco spines dated 1902; "Garden Ornament" by Gertrude Jekyll; "English Gardens" by H. Avray Tipping, and other volumes (a collection)

374 THE TOURNAMENT AT EGLINTON CASTLE August 30th 1839, in green cloth and gilt, another volume "The Eglinton Tournament" and related material (a collection)

365 J.G. MILLAIS: "The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland", 3vols, and other works on birds and the natural world (a collection)

375 ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 34 vols, and various other books (a collection)

366 ARCHIBALD THORBURN: "British Birds", 4vols, and other works on natural history (in shelf M) (a collection)

376 THE LIBRARY OF BOOKS in the Small Library, including Swifts works, Johnson's works, "British Hunts and Huntsmen, England's South West", "Byrons works", travel books, history books, books on politics and miscellaneous including "Metal-work and its Artistic Design" by M. Digby Wyatt Architect, published London 1852 (a collection)

367 A COLLECTION OF BOOKS on gardening and plants (in shelves N & O) (a collection) 368 A COLLECTION OF BOOKS on Dorset and the West Country, and related volumes, including "Mollusca of Dorset" and "Birds of Dorset" by Mansel Pleydell (in shelves P-S) (a collection)

377 JOHNSON & STEEVENS: "The Plays of William Shakespeare" embellished with plates, 6 vols, published London 1807, in green Morocco and gilt; Milton, 3 vols, with good decorative bindings; and a folio "Lansdown Tower, Bath" dedicated to Her Highness, The Princess Mary Emilia of Baden and the Marchioness of Douglas and Clydesdale, by Edmund Francis English (10)

369 JOHN HUTCHINS MA: "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset", the rare second edition published London 1815, half-calf with marbled boards, 4vols (4)

378 DAVID HUME: "The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688", published London 1806, with engraved plates, 10 vols, with a separate volume of plates, half-calf with gilt enrichments and marble boards, the latter volume of plates in full-calf (11)

£500-1,000 370 SAMUEL LYSONS FRS FAS: "A Collection of Gloucestershire Antiquities" published London 1804, by T. Cadell & W. Davis, The Strand, half-calf with marble boards

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390 A REGENCY PIER MIRROR of architectural form, the pediment with a blue and gilt verre eglomise panel decorated with a fruiting vine, over a rectangular plate flanked by cluster columns with curling acanthus leaf capitals, 40" high x 24½" wide

379 A.J. MUNNINGS RA: "Pictures of Horses and English Life" with an appreciation by Lionel Lindsay, published London and New York, 1927, with an ivory cloth binding enriched in gilt

£200-400

380 ADMIRANDA ROMANARVM ANTIQVITATVM AC VETERIS SCVLPTVRAE VESTIGIA, 3vols, published 1693, not with half-calf bindings with marbled boards (3)

391 A GEORGE III FRUITWOOD STOOL, the oval seat with a pierced hand aperture, on square moulded legs joined by stretchers, 12½" wide; and an oak torchere of 17th century design with an octagonal top on a pierced baluster column, 35" high (2)

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392 A YOMUT TURKOMAN JUVAL, West Turkestan, circa 1900, the rectangular field containing nine guhls arranged in three lines, 46" x 31" 393 A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT SIDE TABLE, the rectangular top with a moulded edge over a single frieze drawer with moulded decoration, on a ball-turned and squared under-frame with raised stretchers at the front and back and an "H"-stretcher below, 36¼" £300-600 394 A CHINESE EXPORT BONE MODEL OF HOUSEBOAT with polychrome decoration, 9" long x 5¾" high, under a glass dome with a wooden base 395 A PAIR OF EARLY VICTORIAN OAK SIDE CHAIRS in the manner of AWN Pugin, with arched backs filled with tracery over padded seats, on faceted and fluted legs headed by quatrefoils, 19" wide across the seat (2) £100-200 396 ADMIRAL LORD NELSON: A GILT METAL PLAQUE repousse with a profile portrait bust of the Admiral within a border of oak leaves and acorns, in a moulded circular alabaster frame, 5¼" dia.; a gilt metal plaque of Sir Robt. Peel; and a Victorian Grant of Patent to John Colon bearing the Great Seal of Queen Victoria. The seal 6½" dia. (3) 397 A GEORGE II OAK CORNER TABLE with a banded triangular top over a single frieze drawer, also banded in walnut, on three cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 28½" wide £100-200 398-399 SPARE LOTS 135

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A COLLECTION OF WORKS

BY MARIE VOROBIEFF (MAREVNA)

400 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'The Friends of Montparnasse' cubist group portrait, signed and dated 1961, oil on canvas, 63¼" x 120½" This work depicts Marevna with her contemporaries and friends during her time in Paris. From left to right: Diego Rivera, Marevna and her daughter Marika, (fathered Diego Rivera) Ilya Ehrenburg, Chaim Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani and his wife Jeanne Hébuterne, Max Jacob, Moise Kisling and Léopold Zborowski Marevna originally painted three versions in this style to commemorate her friends in the Parisian art world during the WWI and the 1920's. this is the fourth and final painting that was produced for her family and includes a model on the top right of the picture between Jacob and Zbrowski, who was a friend of the artist. £4,000-8,000

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401 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Girl with Irises' A cubism and pointillism portrait of a young girl holding a bouquet, signed and dated 1967, oil on canvas, 29¼" x 19¼" £1500-2,500

402 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Stockholm Harbour - With Tugboats' signed and dated 1962, oil on board, 29¾" x 42½" During the early 1960's Marevna travelled to Scandanavia and painted a number of views combining vivid colours and cubist shapes £2,000-4,000

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403 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Ploughed Field' a cubist style landscape, oil on board, 23¼" x 42½" £500-1.000

404 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Ballet' possibly circa 1915, signed, oil on board, 12½" x 9¾" Marevna designed and produced costumes for plays and entertaining whilst she lived in Paris from 1912-1922 £400-800 139

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405 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Bouquet of Gladioli' and other flowers, cubist style still life study of flowers in a maiolica waisted vase, signed and dated 1953, oil and graphite on board, 36" x 26¾" £1,000-2,000

406 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Portrait of Marika' head and shoulder cubist portrait of the artist's daughter, signed, c.1962, oil on canvas, 25½" x 19½" Marika Rivera Phillips (1919-2010) was the daughter of Marevna and the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) Born in Paris, near her mother's studio in Montparnasse, Marika grew up in the heart of La Ruche - the artists' residence known as "the beehive". The narrow streets nearby buzzed with talent and she remembered meeting Modigliani, Soutine and Picasso "He loved my mother, and I heard he teased my father, saying I was his daughter" - Modigliani and the shy artist Chaim Soutine.

Marika married Rodney Phillips in 1949 and moved her family, including Marevna to Athelhampton House. £1,000-2,000

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407 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'The French Garden, Athelhampton'' a cubist study of Athelhampton's famous 'pyramids', signed and dated 1955, acrylic on paper, 21½" x 25½" (approx) Marevna and her family lived at Athelhampton from 1948-1955. During this time she painted a number of views of the house and gardens. Now known as the Pyramid Garden, this picture was created on the flat roof above the front porch. it shows the vivid contrast of the copper beech, lime and green beech trees, probably in late springtime. £2,000-4,000 408 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Self Portrait' cubist half-length portrait depicting the artist with a small dog on her lap, signed, c.1970, oil on board, 34¼" x 26¼" £500-1,000 409 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Mother and Two Daughters, pointillist study, signed and dated 1945, watercolour on paper, 12¼" x 9¼" £400-800 141

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Lot 413

412 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'A Young Woman', pointillism head study, signed and dated 1940, pencil and watercolour on paper, 12" x 9"

410 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Study of a Dead Crow' signed and dated 1955, watercolour on paper, 18" x 23¾" This study is referred to in Marevna's autobiography. The crow was shot dead by Harold Chinchen the Head Gardener at Athelhampton.

£800-1,500

£200-400 411 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Vue de Saint-Lue-La-Foret, a Paris suburb' signed and dated 1934, oil on canvas, 18" x 23¾"

413 MAREVNA (1892-1984) ' Le bassin d'Arcachon vu depuis le jardin du Dr. Germain' a pointillism study of trees with boats on the water beyond, signed and dated 1933, watercolour on paper, 23¾" x 17¾"

£1,000-2,000

£1,000-2,000

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416 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Hasidic Dancing' a preliminary work for a larger oil, signed and dated 1970, oil and graphite on board, 15" x 22"

414 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Washing' a pointillism study of washerwomen, signed and dated 1931, watercolour on paper, 5½" x 7½"

The completed work 'Hasidic Dance during Chanukah Celebration' was sold for $228,000 at Sotheby's New York, 26th-28th April 2006

£300-500

£400-800 415 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Marika and her son David Elie' signed and dated 1949, ink and watercolour, 13¼" x 9¼"

417 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Guitar' cubist study after Georges Braque, probably painted circa 1914, oil on canvas, 35¾" x 19½"

£300-500

£1,000-2,000

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Lot 420

420 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Angus McBean' cubist half-length portrait, the sitter depicted seated in a chair wearing a patterned jacket, signed and dated 1953, watercolour, 30½" x 22"

418 MAREVNA (1892-1984) "M. et Mme Zetlin, La Rotonde Café, Paris" signed and dated 1916, pencil on paper, 8½" x 6¾" An early example of drawing at a very hard time for artists in Paris. midway through WWI with food in short supply in the city and artists having little money for it, portraits were executed in exchange for food and drinks in cafes across the city. This picture, torn from a sketch book, is an example of one of these 'meal tickets'

Angus McBean was a well-known photographer who pioneered double exposure photography. McBean visited Athelhampton and used Marevna's daughter, Marika, as his muse. At one point he had a dark room at the top of the north wing.

£200-400

£1,000-2,000

419 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'David Phillips aged 2 1/2 years' cubist study of the artist's grandson with an accordion, signed and dated 1951, oil on board, 28¼" x 23"

421 MAREVNA (1892-1984) 'Ealing' subist study of trees and houses, signed, titled and dated 1978, pastel and watercolour, 17¼" x 22¼" £500-1,000

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Lot 425

425 RICHARD SORRELL An aerial perspective of Athelhampton House and Gardens, watercolour heightened with white, 21" x 28¾" £300-500 426 AFTER SIR ANTHONY VAN DYKE A portrait of Charles I in armour resting his arm on a helm, the crown to one side, Lot 425 oil on panel, 52½" x 17¼" £400-700

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427 ASCRIBED TO HENRY STONE A portrait of a cleric, said to be Bishop Mews, standing half-length in an interior, his right hand resting on a helm, oil on canvas, 47½" x 39¼"

Lot 427

This portrait depicts the Bishop with a black patch on his left cheek, which was reputedly the result of a wound inflicted at the Battle of Sedgemoor. £2,000-4,000

428 MANNER OF GEORGE JAMIESON A portrait of King Charles I standing full-length in armour, the Royal Arms on a shield to the Monarchs right, oil on canvas, 70" x 48", in a giltwood and ebonised frame carved with stylised acanthus leaves within a cabled border

Lot 428

£2,000-4,000 According to an article published in "The Connoisseur", May 1968, this painting was done at Holyrood in 16333.

429 W.H. SWEET "The Hall, Athelhampton", signed and extensively inscribed on the reverse including a label for "JB Robertson Fine Art Dealer, Melrose Avenue, Toronto", watercolour, 9¾" x 13¾" £100-200

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430 CIRCLE OF PIETER COECKE VAN AELST "The Adoration of the Megi", oil on panel, 16½" x 13", in a carved giltwood frame £3,000-5,000

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431 UPPER RHINE SCHOOL, circa 1430 Christ flanked by St. Benedict, St. Paul, St. Peter and St. Augustine, standing before a rich brocade panel and enclosed by a geometric border, oil on panel, 45½" x 63" £15,000-25,000

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432 ANGUS MCBEAN A photographic portrait of Marika, the daughter of Marevna, standing in the oriole window of the Great Hall at Athelhampton, signed in pencil in the margin, 21¼" x 16¼", and three other photographic portraits of the same subject by Angus McBean (4)

Lot 432

£200-400 433 SPARE LOT 434 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th century Queen Victoria and Prince Albert sitting in the Great Exhibition 1851, coloured lithograph, 21¼" x 29¼"; an engraving behind glass of "The Money Lender", in a period ebonised and parcel-gilt frame and a collection of other coloured lithographs including "Entrance to the House of Lords", "Westminster" hung on the stairs leading to the library (a collection) 435 AFTER LEENDT OVERBEEK The interior of a peasants hovel, with figures gathered around a fire drinking ale and two children dancing beside a door in the background, signed and inscribed "Leendt Overbeek invt. & Fecit, 1790", a reverse engraving on glass highlighted in gilt, 23¼" x 21¼", in a Kentian giltwood frame carved with acorns and oak leaves tied with ribbon and with conforming sprays on square panels in the corners

Lot 435

£500-1,000 436 D'AUBEPINE Blue tits and other birds perched around a sign promoting a concert on the "Bois de Boulogne", signed, oil on panel, 10¼" x 8¼" £150-250

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Lot 437

437 ROBINSON, AFTER SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY A portrait of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Sophia (1777-1848), three-quarter length in a black dress with white gauze sleeves and a white shawl embroidered with poppies, seated on a pillar, with a view of Windsor beyond, oil on canvas, 50½" x 40"

Provenance: HRH Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh.

Sir John Conroy, Bt. 1841.

Princess Sophia was born at Buckingham Palace, one of the six daughters of King George III and Queen Charlotte. She spent most of her life as a companion of her mother and the princesses were not allowed to mix with anyone outside the Royal Court. Tragically, for her last ten years she was blind. She died on 27th May 1848 at Vicarage Place, Kensington. She was buried in Kensal Green, Cemetery, London, rather than at Windsor Castle, as she wished to be near her brother, Prince Augustus Frederick, the Duke of Sussex.

The reverse of the painting bears an old handwritten inscription "HRH The Princess Sophia, daughter of King George III, nat. 1777, ob. 1848, Sir. Wm. Beechey - pinxt Given by HRH to Sir John Conroy Bt." (on the reverse of the canvas) and "HRH The Princess Sophia, daughter of King George III 1777/ob.1848 Sir Wm. Beechey pinx - Given by HRH to Sir Conroy Bt." (on the stretcher).

£2,000-4,000

With an old label inscribed "A copy from the original painted by Robinson in the year 1820 (?) for the Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, presented by the Princess Sophia to Sir John Conroy Bart 1841".

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Lot 438

438 SIR GERALD KELLY KC, VO, PRA. A solitary figure on a beach, inscribed on the reverse "Gerald Kelly RA 1919", oil on panel, 5½" x 6¾", and the companion painting of figures beside a bridge with trees (2)

439 JAMES STARK A stag hunt in parkland, oil on board, 8" x 10"

£400-600

£200-400

Provenance: Purchased from Frost and Reed Ltd., 19th April 1945.

Lot 439

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440 HENDRICK DE MEYER THE YOUNGER A group of peasants and a wagon in an extensive landscape, signed and dated 1778, oil on panel, 13" x 17½", and the companion painting (2) £10,000-15,000

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Lot 444

441 A COLLECTION OF POLITICAL PRINTS AND ENGRAVINGS including "Queen Victoria's Return .... of her first parliament, July 17th 1837" after G. Baxter, 20¾" x 16½"; and nine other lithographs and prints relating to politics and the Houses of Parliament (10)

443 W. MADDOCKS A portrait of Cardinal Powell, extensively inscribed on the reverse "Cardinal Powell, Vicar of Puddletown", coloured engraving, 5½" x 4", in a giltwood frame with an old red velvet mount, and the companion engraving (2)

442 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th/19th century A set of three studies of figures in processional robes with attendants, with some hand-colouring, 10½" x 19¾"; and engraving of the Duke of Grafton and another of Athelhampton House showing the now demolished Gatehouse (5)

444 ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS SWAINE A British frigate and other shipping in a stiff breeze, the reverse with various labels including one stating early ownership and another for Frost and Reed dated 24th October 1968, oil on canvas, 18½" x 38" Provenance: According to a label on the reverse originally in the collection of R, Hopkins Perkins. £3,000-5,000

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445 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th century A portrait of a young gentleman wearing a powdered wig, a white stock and a red-velvet jacket, in a feigned oval, oil on canvas, 29½" x 23¼", in a carved giltwood and gesso frame £300-600 446-447 SPARE LOTS

Lot 445

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452 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 1844 A portrait of Major General Richard George Connelly standing threequarter length in uniform, inscribed on the reverse with the sitter's name and "Painted at Chatham 1844", oil on canvas, 17" x 13½"

Lot 452

£300-600 453 AFTER WINTERHALTER "The Queen and Prince" with their children, coloured lithograph by Leon Noel, 32¼" x 37½"; and a photographic portrait of Queen Victoria, signed by the Monarch "Victoria Regina, June 22nd 1897", to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee (2) 454 AFTER PHILIP MERCIER "Noon" and "Afternoon", coloured prints behind glass, in ebonised and parcel-gilt frames, 18" x 14" including the frames (2) £100-200 448 AFTER F. SARGENT HOUSE OF COMMONS 1882 Coloured print, 21¾" x 37"; a "Key to the Celebrated Picture of the House of Commons 1882 painted by F. Sergeant" identifying the individuals depicted in the work; and another coloured print of "House of Lords 1883" after WM Wyllie, together with a key (4)

455 LORD METHUEN RA, RWS "Athelhampton", signed, titled and dated 1962, and extensively inscribed on the reverse, watercolour with pen and ink, 11¼" x 16", and "Athelhampton Hall Garden Plan", pencil and wash, 25¼" x 36" (2)

£200-400

The first picture is hanging on the Landing and the second in the passageway at the bottom of the stairs.

449 AFTER JOSEPH NASH "The Porch, Cranborne, Dorsetshire from the Mansions of England in the olden time", coloured print, 16¼" x 11"; the companion engraving; and three other prints including two of The Houses of Parliament after Nash (5)

456 AFTER SIR THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH "The Rt. Hon. William Pitt", coloured engraving, 26½" x 17½"; a print of "The Crystal Palace"; and another print (3)

451 HORATIO GIBBS, after Sir Thomas Lawrence A portrait of the Duke of Wellington, inscribed on the reverse, oil on canvas, 13" x 11¼"

457 AFTER T. JONES BARKER Admiral Lord Nelson accepting the Surrender on deck, signed and inscribed in pencil, engraving, 28¾" x 47½", in a giltwood and gesso frame surmounted by an armorial trophy, and the companion engraving of Napoleon, in a conforming gilt-gesso frame (2)

£100-200

£200-400

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458 ASCRIBED TO ROBERT PEAKE A portrait traditionally identified as Catherine, wife of Sir Anthony Poulett, and the daughter of Henry, Lord Norreys, standing full-length in an interior wearing a black dress with a white lace collar and cuffs, a book in her right hand and her left elbow resting on a cushion on a table, the figure framed by red curtains cascading to the ground on either side, inscribed along the stretcher of the table "Catherine, daughter of Henry, Lord Norreys and wife of Sir Anthony Poulett, Hinton ....", oil on canvas, 79" x 44", in an ebonised and parcel-gilt frame £15,000-25,000

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Lot 464

459 AFTER ROSALBA CARRIERA The Seasons: "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn", "Winter", coloured engravings behind glass, by I. Simon, in ebonised and parcel-gilt frames, 19" x 15" overall (4)

Lot 462

£200-400 460 AFTER WILLIAM FISK "The Trial of Thomas, Earl of Strafford in Westminster Hall, 1641", engraving, in a brown-oak and parcel-gilt frame, 25½" x 36"; a companion engraving and a coloured engraving of an aerial view of Oxford with crews rowing along the Thames in the foreground (3) 461 A VICTORIAN MAP OF DORSETSHIRE with some colouring, by Edward Stanford, Geographer to the Queen, mounted on a roller, 65" wide £100-200

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462 MANNER OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS A portrait of a gentleman seated at a table in an interior traditionally identified as Lord Holland of Foxley, oil on canvas, 50" x 40", in a Kentian giltwood frame with eared corners, "egg and dart" moulded outer border and cascading foliage

465 NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19th century Classical figures and a wall beyond, watercolour, 11" x 24", and the companion painting (2)

£300-500

£100-200

463 AFTER ROSALBA CARRIERA "Astronomy", "Architecture", "Music, "Sculpture", and "Poetry", coloured engravings behind glass, in ebonised and parcel-gilt frames with "sanded" borders, 14¾" x 18½" overall (6)

466 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th century Lovers in a landscape, coloured engraving behind glass, in a moulded walnut and parcel-gilt frame with a sanded border, 21½" x 17½" overall; and four other prints including one of Admiral Lord Nelson (5)

£500-1,000

467 CIRCLE OF NATHANIEL HONE A portrait of a man and his young son, bust-length, oil on canvas, 20" x 24" (unframed)

464 CIRCLE OF VIVIANO CODAZZI Christ and attendant figures outside a ruined classical temple with an extensive Italianate landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 38½" x 53"

Provenance: According to an inscription on the reverse purchased at The Gournay Court sale of Sir Geoffrey Hippisley-Cox, circa 1950

£1,000-2,000

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Lot 469

468 LORD METHUEN RA, RWS Athelhampton, inscribed on the reverse and dated June 1962, oil on board, 12" x 14¾"; and the companion painting (2)

470 ALAN SORRELL An aerial view of Athelhampton with a fantastical addition of a crenelated wing at the rear of the house, signed and dated 1971, watercolour heightened with white, 16½" x 25"

£100-200

£200-400

469 H. DAVIS RICHTER A still life of flowers on a table top with a figure of a cherub in the foreground, signed, (lower right) oil on canvas, 29½" x 24½", in a carved giltwood frame

471 A COLLECTION OF PRINTS including "Athelhampton Hall, Dorsetshire", "The Great Exhibition", "A View of the Palace of Westminster" and miscellaneous (a collection)

£400-600

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Lot 472

472 SAMUEL HIERONYMUS GRIMM "The Berkshire House, Putney", signed and dated "SH Grimm 1772", the reverse with various labels, oval, watercolour, 12" x 15"

473 JULIAN BARROW A view of Athelhampton House from across the pyramid garden with the pond and fountain in the foreground, signed and dated 1962, oil on board, 91½" x 33½", and three companion paintings of the house and gardens (4)

Provenance: With Frost and Reed, 9th August 1948

£1,000-2,000

£300-500

474-478 SPARE LOTS

Lot 473

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485 A BISCUIT-COLOURED STONEWARE WINE COOLER, circa 1847, by Charles Meigh, with a domed cover surmounted by two young children sitting back to back with their arms locked together, the rim moulded with a vine over bacchanalian masks alternating with bunches of grapes, the cylindrical body moulded with bacchanalian scene, with entwined vine branch side handles inhabited by putti, 19" high

Lot 485

This wine cooler bears a label in the interior of the lid inscribed "Art Journal" 1857 (ex cat page 45) (illustrated) Exhibited: Apparently exhibited at The Great Exhibition in 1851. £300-600 486 A BISCUIT-COLOURED STONEWARE JUG attributed to Charles Meigh, moulded with a military engagement between 18th century Redcoats and Arabs, 14½" high £100-200 487 A COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN STONEWARE JUGS in various colours, some attributed to Charles Meigh, including one moulded with a medieval tournament and a claret jug moulded with flowers, and with a silvered metal lid (22)

Lot 486

£200-400 488 A COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN STONEWARE JUGS AND TEAPOTS in a variety of glazes and some with moulded decoration, including a set of three graduated jugs, a medieval style sugar basin with figures standing in niches and a similar butter dish in white glazed stoneware (21) £200-400

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Lot 489

491 A SET OF FOUR WORCESTER ARMORIAL PLATES painted with a central crest, the rim painted in gilt with bold key-pattern band, and a small collection of 18th century porcelain teaware (a collection)

489 A WORCESTER FLIGHT BARR AND BARR PART DESSERT SERVICE with painted vine decoration in purple and gilt, on a cream ground £200-400

£100-200

490 A PAIR OF CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER ARMORIAL PLATES painted in polychrome and gilt with an armorial, the reverse with painted marks (2)

492 SPARE LOT

Lot 490

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THE COACH HOUSE AND GARDENS

494 ATHELHAMPTON HALL: an original locomotive nameplate from the GWR (the pair to the previous lot) (restored)

493 ATHELHAMPTON HALL: an original locomotive nameplate from the GWR This lot is sold with a file of correspondence addressed to Robert Cooke, Esq. MP, including a letter from R. Beeching on British Railways Board letterhead dated 1st March 1963.

£1,500-3,000

In 1928 the Great Western Railway introduced a new class of express passenger locomotives. Named after English and Welsh country houses with Hall in their title, they were known as the Hall Class. They were very successful and 259 were built up to 1943.

From 1943 the locomotive was redesigned and brought up to modern standards, while retaining its essential characteristics, and a new class was introduced, known as Modified Halls, of which 71 were built between 1944 and 1950.

Athelhampton Hall, number 6971, was built at Swindon and went into service in October 1947. It was originally based in Bristol but spent much of its working life at Tyseley, Birmingham. Withdrawn in October 1964, it was broken up shortly afterwards.

When Hall Class locomotives were withdrawn it was quite common for the owners of country houses which had Hall Class locomotives named after them to buy the nameplates. £2,000-4,000

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495 A LEAD STATUE OF HYGEA standing with a breast exposed and a serpent coiled around her left arm, on a circular base and octagonal plinth, 76" high According to family tradition, the pair to this statue is at Chequers. £2,000-4,000

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496 AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE STATUE of a boy with a poodle, indistinctly inscribed "Guiocatore" and dated 1881, 53" high £2,000-4,000

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497 A VICENZA-STONE STATUE OF APOLLO holding a lyre and with a quiver of arrows hanging from a tree stump below, on a canted square plinth, 82" high £1,500-3,000

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498 FRANCIS JOHN WILLIAMSON A WHITE MARBLE STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA, her hands clasped at the front and standing on a stepped plinth, 57" high Francis John Williamson was reputed to be Queen Victoria's furniture supplier. His 1887 Jubilee Bust of the monarch was reproduced for display throughout the British Empire. £3,000-5,000

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THE M.G. B ROADSTER FROM SLEUTH (1973)

500 MG B ROADSTER 1972, registration plate LLU 755K, Historic Vehicle, MOT to 14.08.2020. Recent annual service carried out 1798cc, Petrol, Flame Red, Chassis No GHN31277153G, Mileometer 67220 With accompanying file of history, photos and related material.

Anthony Shaffer's play SLEUTH was made into a film and released in 1973. Wealthy crime writer Andrew Wyke [Laurence Olivier] lives at Cloak Manor [Athelhampton]. His wife has lost interest and is having an affair with the young upstart hair dresser Milo Tindle [Michael Caine]. In the opening scene of the film Mr Tindle arrives, wishing to make an impression, in a brand new sports car of the day - a flame red MG. A proposition turns into a trap with Tindle on the back foot trying to escape a deadly cat-and-mouse game in his MG . £3,000-5,000

Stills from the set of Sleuth, starring Laurence Olivier and Micheal Caine

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GLOSSARY OF CATALOGUING TERMS The auctioneers are always pleased to discuss individual lots with prospective purchasers prior to the auction and will provide condition reports on request. If you require clarification of any terms employed in the catalogue please do not hesitate to seek advice.

The auctioneers are also 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. This is particularly true of early oak furniture, so if you have concerns please ask a specialist. The use of inverted comas around a word or phrase (ie. “pearl”) indicates that the piece, or object, may not be what it is purporting to be. (ie. a simulated pearl).

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 and are not to be taken as statement or representations of fact. Hy. Dukes & Son 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.

NICHOLAS CHEVALIER Attributed to NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist.

Manner of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work executed in the style of the artist but of a later date.

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

After NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a copy of any date after a work by the artist.

Circle of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work from the period of the artist and showing his influence.

Follower of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work executed in the style of the artist but not necessarily by a pupil.

Signed/inscribed/dated NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion the work has been signed/inscribed/dated by the artist.

Bears signature/inscription/date NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... 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. Dutch School, circa 1700.

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 onverted comas around the name of an artist, or date, in connetion with a signature, or inscription (ie. signed “Nicholas Chevalier”) indicates that the signature, or inscription, may have been added by another hand.

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CONDITIONS OF SALE Duke’s carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

(2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions

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DEFINITIONS In these Conditions: (a) “auctioneer” means the firm of Duke’s or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) “deliberate forgery” means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) “hammer price” means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) “terms of consignment” means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Duke’s accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) “total amount due” means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) “sale proceeds” means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising; (g) “You”, “Your”, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

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2 BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER (a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Once made, no bid may be withdrawn. (e) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

12 AGENCY The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

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INCREMENTS Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

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THE PURCHASE PRICE The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT on the premium at the rate imposed by law.

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VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots. *VAT payable at 5.00% on the hammer price and 20% on the buyers premium.

6 PAYMENT (1) Immediately a Lot is sold you will: (a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and (b) pay to us the total amount due in cash or in such other way as is agreed by us.

(2) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

(3) The Auctioneer may require a deposit of 5% of the hammer price immediately. If the buyer is unable to meet this requirement to the Auctioneer’s satisfaction they reserve the right to cancel the sale immediately.

7 TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES (1) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due.

(2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges.

(3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for.

8 REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES (1) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (a) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (b) to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; (c) to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (d) to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (f) to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.

THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10 COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.

11 WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

13 TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the Lot. 14 DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (1) The Catalogue contains an Entry about each Lot. Each Lot is sold by its respective Seller to the Buyer of the Lot as corresponding only with that part of the Entry which is printed in bold letters and with any photograph of the Lot in the Catalogue.

The remainder of the Entry, which is not printed in bold letters, represents Duke’s opinion (given on behalf of the seller) about the Lot only and is not part of the Contractual Description in accordance with which the Lot is sold by the Seller.

(2) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, 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 shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 “information to buyers”.

(3) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

15 FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition.

The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

16 GENERAL We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

(1) any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate.

(2). Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

(3) Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

(4) Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue.

(5) Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

(6) English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

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BIDDING FORM ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE I hereby instruct Duke’s to bid the following amounts on the lots stated, without any legal obligation on their part.

I agree that these bids are subject to buyers premium and VAT as applicable, and to the conditions of sale printed in the auction catalogue.

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tel ...................................................

Address .............................................

Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lot No:-

£’s

£’s

Lot No:-

Lot No:-

£’s

The Fine Art Salerooms Telephone: (01305) 265080 175 175

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

BIDDING FORM ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE I hereby instruct Duke’s to bid the following amounts on the lots stated, without any legal obligation on their part.

I agree that these bids are subject to buyers premium and VAT as applicable, and to the conditions of sale printed in the auction catalogue.

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tel ...................................................

Address .............................................

Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.......................................................

Signed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.......................................................

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lot No:-

£’s

£’s

Lot No:-

Lot No:-

£’s

The Fine Art Salerooms Telephone: (01305) 265080 176 176

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Duke’s

Athelhampton House Auction on the premises Wednesday, 9th October 2019

Wednesday, 9th October Athelhampton House 2019