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FINE FURNITURE
TUESDAY 20TH JANUARY 2026
10.00AM - LOTS 1-218
INTERIORS
WEDNESDAY 21ST JANUARY 2026
10.00AM - LOTS 301-768
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The sale to be conducted at our City Centre Salerooms, 5161 Castle Street, SP1 3SU
VIEWING AT OUR OLD SARUM GALLERIES
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Friday 16th January 10am – 4pm
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Front cover: Lot 104
Back cover: A selection of caddies
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THE AGE OF OAK
LOTS 1-44
1
A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK DRESSER C.1700
the boarded top above three fielded frieze drawers on turned and block front legs
80.5cm high, 206.5cm wide, 46.8cm deep
Provenance
Purchased from I + JL Brown, 636 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, September 1989.
£1,0001,500
2
A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK SIDE TABLE C.1690
inlaid with holly stringing, the twin plank top with a moulded edge above a divided frieze drawer, on bobbin and reel turned legs united by an ‘X’ stretcher
70cm high, 88cm wide, 57cm deep
£400600
3
A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK CANDLESTAND
LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the octagonal top on a faceted tapering stem and a cruciform base
75.2cm high, 37cm wide
£300500
4
A PAIR OF ENGLISH OAK PANELS
C.145080
each carved with tracery (2)
22.7 x 22cm
£400600
AN ENGLISH CARVED OAK PANEL OF A SAINT 15TH CENTURY
depicted seated holding a book in his left hand
27.5 x 14.5cm
£500800
5
AN ENGLISH CARVED OAK PANEL C.1500 AND LATER
carved with three masks depicting father, son and mother over fleurdelys
22.5 x 21.5cm
£400600
A HENRY VIII CARVED OAK PANEL C.1520
depicting a pair of love birds with shell spandrels
20.6 x 22.5cm
£400600
A RARE PAIR OF ENGLISH OAK CHANCEL OR PARCLOSE SCREENS
POSSIBLY DEVON, C.14501500
of restrained Gothic design, each with five open divisions, with upper occuli and lancetarched lights atop arched trefoils with paired flowerheads, the lowersection enclosed by panels and headed by a meandering leafycarved rail (3) 204.3 x 130.6cm
Catalogue Note
See the V & A collection, London, for a screen centred by two doors of similar form and with comparable carved flowerhead from a Devonshire church, acc. no. 118A1865.
£3,0005,000
A SMALL BOARDED OAK CHEST 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
with traces of polychrome decoration, the hinged lid with a moulded front and gouge carved sides above an archer’s bow apron and cutout ends
43.3cm high, 46.2cm wide, 27.8cm deep
£8001,200 11
9
AN ENGLISH OAK TABLECHAIR 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
the hinged sliding top with lunette carved band and applied leaf arch above a carved lozenge on turned front legs united by peripheral stretchers, inscribed to the underside ‘THIS CHAIR BELONGED TO JOHN BRADSHAWE OF BRADSHAWE HALL DERBY SH PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE TRIAL OF KING CHARLES I’
115.5cm high, 74cm wide, 56cm deep (as a chair)
£1,5002,500
A RARE WELSH OAK SIDE TABLE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the boarded top above a frieze drawer and an archer’s bow apron with turned pendants on baluster legs united by peripheral stretchers
71cm high, 78.8cm wide, 49.6cm deep
Literature
See Richard Bebb, Welsh Furniture 12501950: A Cultural History of Craftsmanship and Design, vol.2 p.55 for a similar table.
£1,5002,000
as chair
12
A TREEN FRUITWOOD TURNED FOOTED BOWL OR LOVING CUP
18TH CENTURY
with a band of incised lines to the body, on a spreading foot
20cm high, 16.5cm diameter
£200300
A CHARLES II TREEN LIGNUM VITAE WASSAIL BOWL
with an ogee band to the body and with incised lines, the short stem on a stepped spreading foot, the underside with a circular ivorine plaque numbered ‘48’
21cm high, 22cm diameter
£8001,200
C.1660
A PAIR OF CARVED OAK LION’S MASK CORBELS
LATE 16TH / EARLY 17TH CENTURY
decorated with flowerheads and strapwork (2)
60cm high, 10 cm wide, 27.5cm deep
£1,2001,800 15
A HENRY VIII OAK PANEL
C.1530
consisting of four parchemin panels, with foliate scroll top and original rails
42.3 x 122cm
£400600
A
AND MARY FRUITWOOD AND OAK ENCLOSED DRESSER BASE
having a highly impressive one piece fruitwood top with breakfront front corners, above three drawers, each with an applied moulded frame and spaced by broad uprights, over a waist moulding, and a central fielded panelled cupboard door, flanked by conforming fixed panels, a single rear interior shelf, panelled sides, on extended stile supports
86cm high, 160cm wide, 39.5cm deep
£1,5002,000
WILLIAM
C.1700
AN OAK TESTER BED
C.1600 AND LATER
the headboard with a pair of arched foliate carved panels inlaid with bog oak and holly marquetry flanked by caryatid figures, the central figure concealing a secret compartment with shelves, the panelled tester supported by leaf carved column supports with Ionic capitals 189.5cm high, 143.5cm wide, 225.5cm long £3,0005,000
18
A PAIR OF JAMES I OAK JOINT STOOLS
SALISBURY, IN THE MANNER OF THE BECKHAM WORKSHOP, C.1620
each with a moulded edge seat, above thumbnail carved and punched decorated rails, on parallel baluster over reel legs united by peripheral stretchers, the underside with branded owner’s initials ‘T C’ (2)
56.2cm high, 46cm wide, 27.5cm deep
£2,0003,000
19
A JAMES I OAK JOINT STOOL
SALISBURY, IN THE MANNER OF THE BECKHAM WORSKHOP, C.1620
the seat with a moulded edge above chain carved rails, on parallel baluster over reel turned legs
55cm high, 45.5cm wide, 30.3cm deep
£600800
20
A CHARLES I OAK JOINT STOOL GLOUCESTERSHIRE, C.1640
the seat with a moulded edge above a foliate carved lunette frieze on parallel baluster over reel turned legs
51.2cm high, 45.6cm wide, 26cm deep
£600800
21
A RARE GILT BRASS CHALICE
PROBABLY SCOTTISH, 17TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
with engraved leaf decoration to the bowl above a knopped stem and a slightly domed foot with conforming decoration 12.7cm high
£8001,200
22
A PAIR OF CARVED OAK PELICANS IN PIETY 15TH CENTURY
each depicting a mother bird seated in a nest feeding her young, originally as one as a font
cover finial (2)
37cm high, 26.6cm wide
£2,0003,000
23
A RARE GILT OAK ROOF BOSS EAST ANGLIA, MID15TH CENTURY
decorated with scrolling leaves
24cm high, 28.5cm diameter
£2,0003,000
A HARLEQUIN SET OF SIX YEW AND ELM LOWBACK WINDSOR CHAIRS BY AMOS, GRANTHAM, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each with a splat back pierced with Gothic quatrefoils above a saddle seat on turned front legs united by crinoline stretcher, two stamped, one ‘AMOS’ the other ‘AMOS GRANTHAM’, comprising: a pair of armchairs and four side chairs (6)
Catalogue Note
The Amos family of Little Gonerby, nearby Grantham in Lincolnshire, were among the region’s finest makers of early 19thcentury Windsor chairs. The family worked within the Grantham tradition but with a refined touch, their chairs are known for their slender turnings, elegant proportions and the characteristic use of yew with elm seats. The family’s output spans a period of stylistic change with early examples featuring naturally curved branch underarm supports, while later pieces adopt the finely turned supports that became fashionable in the 1820s. Surviving Amos chairs are valued today for their craftsmanship, lightness and distinctive Lincolnshire character.
£1,5002,000
A REGENCY BURR YEW SEWING TABLE C.1815
the dropleaf top above two drawers and a pullout bag to one end, the other end with three revolving compartments, one with divisions, on square tapering legs
73cm high, 49 x 78cm (open)
500700
26
A GEORGE II BURR OAK TRIPOD TABLE C.1740
the circular top revolving on a birdcage on a baluster turned stem and scroll legs
60cm high, 57cm diameter
£400600
A FLEMISH TAPESTRY FRAGMENT
17TH CENTURY
worked in wools and silk, depicting a coastal castle with trees, plants and a bird in the foreground
226 x 138cm
£8001,200
28
A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND PAINTED RAMPANT LIONS IN THE 17TH CENTURY MANNER
each boldly carved standing on a grassy naturalistic base (2)
54cm high, 23.8cm wide
£2,0003,000 29
A CHARLES II OAK DRESSER C.1680
the boarded top above three mitre moulded drawers, on baluster and block front legs
74.8cm high, 216cm wide, 49.5cm deep
£1,0001,500
AN EXCEPTIONAL GEORGE II BRASS AND IRON FLINTLOCK TINDER LIGHT OR ‘STRIKEALIGHT’ C.1750
having a brass stock with a rare ball finial end, the brass lockplate with engraved upper face, with exposed mechanism of lock and sear to one side and a compartment for matches with a hinged cover to the other, issuing a simple brass wick socket, iron cock, frizzen and pan, all raised on an arched ‘T’ shaped stand 18cm long
Literature
30
A RARE BRASS CHAFING DISH
LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the octagonal cable edge top with embossed bead and wrigglework decoration, with three cast female busts above an ogee bowl with a pierced foliage and engraved border and a pair of spiral twist stems with hinged open handles, to a pierced base and domed stem foot with embossed foliate decoration and an octagonal cable edge 14.5cm high, 26cm wide
£8001,200
A similar mid18th century ‘strikealight’ is illustrated in R.Gentle & R. Feild, Domestic Metalwork 16401820, p.350, fig. 3 and a variety of late 17th and 18th century tinder pistols are illustrated in J. Caspall, Fire & Light in the Home pre1820, pp.3036.
£1,0001,500
£200300 31
32
A RARE BRASS PAIL C.1680
with rolled swing handle, the tapering drum with a bold band of geometric punch decoration to the rim, atop an arcaded design formed of small dots, with an inset splayed deep base skirt with rolled edge 29cm diameter
£400600
32
33
A GEORGE II POLISHED STEEL BOOT POWDERER BY THOMAS SHAW, BIRMINGHAM, C.1741
the sliding case with a pierced back and red painted interior, the top engraved with a leaf and strap cartouche, with a basket of flowers, urns and a pair of busts representing Native Americans smoking pipes, and ‘Jos: Bright 1741’ the edge stamped ‘T.SHAW’ 12cm long
A RARE NORTH ITALIAN BONE AND IVORY INLAID WALNUT CASSONE VENETIAN, LATE 15TH / EARLY 16TH CENTURY
allover decorated ‘alla certosina’ with geometric bands and rondels, the hinged lid centred with a chequer board, above a gouge carved frieze, the front with a coat of arms, flanked by a pair of flowerhead panels and with urns issuing flowers, the sides similarly decorated with wrought iron handles and on mythical beast front feet 61cm high, 158.2cm wide, 58.5cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
Catalogue Note
The practice of decorating furniture with contrasting inlays was used as far back as Ancient Egypt. It continued to flourish during the Medieval period in Islamic cities such as Cairo and Damascus, where geometric patterns were created using tiny inlaid pieces of bone or ivory and various woods. The technique seems to have been adopted in both Spain and Italy, particularly Venice, from about 1450, and was used on boxes and chests like the present lot. References in Italian 16thcentury inventories to chests ‘alla veneziana’ (in the Venetian style) may refer to this style of decoration.
For similarly decorated chests and cassoni, see Sotheby's, 27th October 2021, Arts of the Islamic World, lot 201, the V & A Museum, accession no. 72241860 and the National Trust, Polesden Lacey, ref. no. NT1245974.
£10,00015,000
AN ITALIAN WALNUT CHEST 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
with an iron escutcheon, key and side carrying handles on carved bracket feet
64.2cm high, 152.8cm wide, 61cm deep
£8001,200
36
A SPANISH WALNUT BENCH / TABLE 16TH CENTURY
the hinged top revealing two relief carved Romayne portrait rondels, with a shaped iron stretcher
79cm high, 115cm wide, 40cm deep
£1,2001,800
37
A FRENCH OAK CHEST 16TH CENTURY AND LATER
the boarded top with cleated ends above a twin panelled front carved with Romayne portrait panels
76cm high, 121cm wide, 53.5cm deep
£8001,200
38
A FINE CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME DECORATED FIGURE OF ST. FLORIAN
PROBABLY GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN, 15TH CENTURY
depicted standing holding a bucket of water dousing a building on fire 82.5cm high
£3,0004,000
39
AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD LIONS 17TH/18TH CENTURY
each modelled in a recumbent pose (2) 39cm high, 77cm long
£2,0003,000
40
A LARGE FLEMISH BAROQUE CARVED OAK FIGURE OF AN ANGEL 17TH CENTURY AND LATER carved with flowing drapery 150cm overall
£2,0003,000
41
A LARGE PAIR OF WALNUT AND OAK ARCHITECTURAL CARYATID FIGURES
POSSIBLY FRENCH OR ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY AND LATER
in the form of a male and female draped figure, above an acanthus leaf carved scroll base (2) 122.3cm high
£2,0003,000
42
AN AUBUSSON TAPESTRY
CENTRAL FRANCE, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
worked in wool and silk, depicting a wooded rural scene, enclosed by borders of rich floral meandering vines, flanked by plain guard stripes
261 x 136cm
£8001,200
43
A BAROQUE LIMESTONE FIGURE OF POSEIDON 17TH CENTURY
the muscular figure, with full parted beard, stands holding the shaft of his trident 94cm high
Catalogue Note
This present lot derives from the Poseidon of Melos, a Hellenistic statue, of the Protector of seafarers, found on the Island of Melos.
£3,0004,000
44
A LARGE GERMAN OAK AND IRON MOUNTED CHEST OR STOLLENTRUHE
WESTPHALIAN, 16TH CENTURY
with floral strapwork mounts and carved scrolls to the front and feet, the hinged lid revealing a vacant interior with a lidded till 89.2cm high, 181.5cm wide, 64.5cm deep
Catalogue Note
This type of large standing chest is known as a ‘stollentruhe’ or studded chest and is thought to have been made from the 15th century. The type has become closely associated with the Westphalia region in central, western Germany.
For a similar chest, see the Victoria & Albert Museum, no.900:21904.
£8001,200
FINE FURNITURE, CLOCKS & WORKS OF ART LOTS 45-97
A RARE WILLIAM AND MARY KINGWOOD OYSTER VENEERED TABLE BOX OR LACE CHEST ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS PISTOR, C.1690
with crossbanding, the hinged top with borders of semicircular motifs and with a central rondel, the frieze with conforming motifs above two long drawers, the stand with spiral twist supports united by shaped peripheral stretchers
86.7cm high, 92.5cm wide, 59.3cm deep
Catalogue Note
The radiating oyster veneering on the offered lot relates to that of a kingwood escritoire inscribed: 'Mr Thomas Pistor, Ludgate Hill, London', formerly in the collection of Basil Ionides housed at Buxted Park, East Sussex. This escritoire is visible in a photograph of the drawing room at Buxted Park that formed part of a 1950 article in Country Life magazine. A very similar oyster veneered table box was sold by Alexander George Antiques. £3,0005,000
47
A WILLIAM AND MARY OLIVEWOOD OYSTER VENEERED WALL MIRROR
C.1690
the apparently period rectangular plate in a cushion moulded frame
54 x 50cm
£600800
A WILLIAM AND MARY ROSEWOOD CANDLESTAND LATE 17TH CENTURY
the threaded, detachable octagonal top above a turned and faceted stem and on scroll legs
93.5cm high, 45cm wide
£600800
48
A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT TOILET MIRROR EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the arched bevelled apparently original plate in a moulded frame with a pierced fret surmount, the stepped box base fitted with four drawers
75.5cm high, 40.5cm wide, 20.2cm deep
£500800
A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND MARQUETRY CHEST ON STAND C.1690
inlaid with stringing and crossbanding and with panels of scrolling foliage, with two short and two long drawers, the stand with a further drawer and on spiral twists supports united by an archer’s bow stretcher, the top of the stand applied with a handwritten paper label inscribed ‘Mrs Duffield
No 2 Lexden Road, Colchester, Luggage train’ 121.3cm high, 98.3cm wide, 64cm deep
£3,0005,000
A RARE KINGWOOD KNEEHOLE DESK IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS PISTOR, C.1690
the quarter veneered top with banding, hinged to reveal four drawers and with a fall front above eight further drawers around a central cupboard
77cm high, 95.2cm wide, 59.8cm deep
£2,0003,000
A ROSEWOOD AND GILT BRASS MOUNTED COFFRE FORT OR STRONG BOX LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
with fleurdelys strapwork mounts, the hinged lid and fall front revealing a pair of drawers and a compartment to the underside of the lid with two secret drawers with three secret compartments
24cm high, 39cm wide, 23.3cm deep
£2,5003,000
52
A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT ESCRITOIRE
LATE 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
with a cushion moulded frieze drawer above a quarter veneered fall, revealing an arrangement of pigeonholes and drawers around a central cupboard, with various secret drawers and compartments, above two short and two long drawers, on later bracket feet
163cm high, 105cm wide, 53cm deep
£8001,200
53
A PAIR OF WALNUT AND PARCEL GILT ARMCHAIRS
NORTH EUROPEAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
each with a shell and scroll chest above a solid vase shaped splat and a dropin seat covered with Bargello style needlework on cabriole front legs united by an ‘H’ stretcher (2)
£600800
54
A GEORGE II ASH KNEEHOLE DESK C.1730
the quarter veneered and crossbanded top above an arrangement of seven drawers around a central cupboard, on archer’s bow bracket feet
76cm high, 80.5cm wide, 49.2cm deep
£6001,000
55
A GEORGE II WALNUT LOWBOY BY JOHN GIBSON, C.173040 AND LATER
with cross and feather banding, the quarter veneered top above a long frieze drawer, with a printed paper trade label for ‘John Gibson Upholsterer, Cabinet Maker and Undertaker ...., Covent Garden, London’, above two short drawers on stained cabriole legs
71cm high, 79.8cm wide, 45.7cm deep
£1,5001,800
56
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHEST C.173035
with cross and feather banding, the quarter burr veneered top, with a caddy moulded edge, above a brushing slide and four long graduated drawers
78.2cm high, 76cm wide, 46.8cm deep
£2,0003,000
top label
57
A GEORGE I WALNUT CHEST ON CHEST EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the cavetto moulded cornice above three short and seven long cross and feather banded drawers, with apparently original brass handles, on ogee bracket feet
195.7cm high, 120cm wide, 59cm deep
£5,0008,000
58
A QUEEN ANNE OAK BUREAU CABINET ON STAND C.1710
the domed top with a hinged door inset with a bevelled mirror revealing an arrangement of drawers and a central arched cupboard, above a hinged fall revealing further drawers and pigeonholes, above a divided frieze drawer on cabriole front legs
162.8cm high, 59cm wide, 35cm deep
£2,5003,500
57
59
A TABRIZ CARPET NORTH WEST PERSIA, C.1960
the strawberry field with a lattice of vines and palmettes, enclosed by faded indigo borders of palmettes and angular vines, flanked by ivory guard stripes
350 x 280cm
£1,2001,800
60
A HERIZ SERAPI DESIGN CARPET EGYPT, LATE 20TH CENTURY
the ivory field of angular vines, centred by a salmon pink and indigo medallion, framed by spandrels and ivory samovar borders, flanked by guard stripes
358 x 240cm
£8001,200
A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIRS
C.1755
each with a padded back and seat, later covered with crewelwork upholstery, with outscrolling arms finely carved with leaves, on leaf capped cabriole front legs and pad feet, originally on castors (2)
Provenance
Purchased from Christie's, Fine English Furniture, Eastern Rugs and Carpets, 8th February 1973, lot 39 for £700.
£3,0005,000
62
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS LATE 18TH CENTURY
the inverted breakfront cornice decorated with stiff leaves above a pair of panelled doors enclosing five slides, flanked by fluted columns with two short and two long drawers on fret carved bracket feet
208.5cm high, 143cm wide, 58.3cm deep
£500800
63
A GEORGE III GONCALO ALVES PEMBROKE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF HENRY HILL OF MARLBOROUGH, C.1775
inlaid with boxwood stringing, the crossbanded dropleaf top with segmented lozenge veneers and a moulded edge, above a frieze drawer and on leather roller castors
71.2cm high, 71 x 89.5cm (open)
£6001,000
64
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST C.1760
the top with a caddy moulded edge, above four long graduated drawers, with apparently original brass handles
77.3cm high, 79cm wide, 47cm deep
£8001,200
A RARE AND FINE EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY DRESSING CABINET
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, C.176070
the breakfront top with a geometrical astragal glazed door enclosing adjustable shelves, flanked by a pair of cupboards with outline mouldings each fitted with pigeonholes and four graduated drawers above a serpentine front chest, the top drawer fitted with divisions and lidded compartments with a baize lined slide revealing an adjustable mirror on a ratchet above three long drawers and ogee bracket feet 177.7cm high, 106.3cm wide, 63cm deep
Literature
See the Noel Terry Collection of Furniture & Clocks at Fairfax House, York for a closely related cabinet, p.43 which was retailed by Hotspur in 1966 and advertised in The Connoisseur magazine June 1966.
£6,0008,000
66
A PAIR OF REGENCY CUT GLASS AND GILT BRASS CANDELABRA
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each with twin lights and hung with faceted drops and lustres with a pineapple finial and a conforming stem (2)
40cm high, 31.5cm wide
£500800
67
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRAY
C.177080
the wavy edged gallery with pierced decoration and four handgrips, with a plum pudding centre
49.7 x 65.7cm
£400600
67
68
A PAIR OF GEORGE III CUT GLASS AND PORCELAIN CANDLESTICKS
IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM PARKER, C.17901800
each with a Van Dyke sconce and drippan and hung with pear shaped faceted drops, the gilt brass base with ball feet (2)
33.3cm high
£500800
69
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY ENVELOPE CARD TABLE
C.175060 AND LATER
the swivel top with four hinged flaps on a fluted baluster stem and cabriole legs
70.7cm high, 44.7cm square
£8001,200
70
AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA TABLE C.176065
the breakfront hinged foldover top with a floret and ribbon carved edge above a frieze drawer on cabochon and husk carved cabriole legs and claw and ball feet
72cm high, 79cm wide, 41cm deep
Literature
For a similar table see Percy Macquoid, The Age of Mahogany, p.289.
£1,0001,500
71
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST C.1780
inlaid with stringing, the crossbanded moulded edge top above four long graduated drawers, with apparently original brass handles, on shaped bracket feet
95cm high, 110cm wide, 57cm deep
£3,0005,000
72
A SET OF FOURTEEN MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS IN HEPPLEWHITE STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
each with a vertical bar back decorated with drapes above a stuffedover seat on stopfluted front legs and spade feet, comprising: a pair of armchairs and twelve side chairs (14)
£3,0004,000
NORTH WEST PERSIA, C.1950
ivory field with an allover Shah Abbas design, enclosed by borders of palmettes and meandering vines, flanked by deep indigo guard stripes of flowerheads
A GOOD TABRIZ CARPET OF LARGE SIZE
the
470 x 336cm
£3,0004,000
74
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR POSSIBLY IRISH, C.1780
in the Gothic style, the arched plate within a scroll and column frame, flanked by meandering leaves and rockwork
95.2 x 65.3cm
£400600
74
75
AN EARLY GEORGE III IRISH MAHOGANY SILVER TABLE C.176070
the dished top above a pierced frieze centred with a scallop shell, on shell capped cabriole legs and paw feet 70cm high, 78.5cm wide, 49cm deep
£6001,000
A FINE PAIR OF GEORGE III CARVED BEECH AND PARCEL GILT WINDOW SEATS IN THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL, C.1780
each later upholstered in green and blue striped silk damask with moulded and leaf carved frames, the bowfront seat above a fluted frieze on stopfluted legs (2) 71cm high, 135.5cm wide, 49.5cm deep
£10,00012,000
77
A HERIZ CARPET NORTH WEST PERSIA, C.1900
the terracotta field of angular vines, centred by sky blue medallion, enclosed by spandrels and indigo borders of polychrome flowerheads and serrated leaves, flanked by guard stripes
355 x 281cm
£400600
78
A GOOD TABRIZ PART SILK CARPET NORTH WEST PERSIA, MODERN
the cream field of scrolling views around floral medallions, framed by spandrels and borders of palmettes and meandering vines, flanked by floral guard stripes, woven on silk
354 x 250cm
£1,0001,500
79
A QUEEN ANNE MARQUETRY LONGCASE CLOCK
BY DAVID LESTOURGEON, LONDON, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement with five knopped pillars, an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, the brass 12 inch dial with a silvered chapter ring with black Roman and Arabic numerals and inscribed ‘D Lestourgeon, London’ around a matted centre with a subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and ringed winding holes, the hood with walnut and gilt brass columns, bands of marquetry and blind fretwork and square door on a trunk with a rectangular door with floral and bird marquetry around a brass lenticle framed by scrolling foliage, the walnut sides with crossbanding, on a base with a marquetry urn issuing foliage, with a pair of brass weights and a pendulum
221.5cm high
£4,0006,000
80
A WALNUT MINIATURE LONGCASE / GRANDMOTHER CLOCK
JNO KAY, LONDON
the brass thirty hour movement with an alarm, striking on a bell with a verge escapement, the 8 inch square brass dial with a silvered dial, inscribed ‘Jno Kay, London’ to a matted centre with alarm dial, the corners with cast maiden head spandrels, the hood with barley twist pilasters above a quarter veneered trunk door, with four brass weights
148cm high
£2,0003,000
81
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK THOMAS BREWER, DARLESTON
the brass eight day movement striking on a bell to a 10 inch arched brass dial, with a silvered chapter ring and matted centre with a date aperture and engraved foliage, with an applied silvered oblong plaque inscribed ‘Tho: Brewer, Darlefstone’ with cast fruit and shell spandrels, the arch with a painted moonphase and silvered dial ‘116’, the case with cable edge detailing, the hood with a swan neck pediment and urn finials, with brass Corinthian capped reeded columns, a shaped top trunk door flanked by reeded quarter pilasters
194cm high
£400600
A FINE PAIR OF WILLIAM IV TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL 18 INCH LIBRARY GLOBES
BY CHARLES SMITH & SON (FL.180362), LONDON, C.183040
each comprising of twelve engraved gores with title cartouches inscribed ‘Smiths Terrestrial Globe containing the whole of the latest discoveries, geographical improvements, also the tracks of the most celebrated circumnavigaters, London, C.Smith & Son, 172 Strand’ and ‘Smiths Celestrial Globe containing all the principal stars complete from the works of Wollaston, Flamsted de la Caille, Havelins, Mayer, Bradley, Herschel and Maskelyse, the ...... of the Astronomical Society of London, London, C.Smith & Son, 172 Strand’, each globe with a brass engraved meridian within a mahogany ring applied with a paper zodiac and calendar scale, supported by four curved brackets on a turned stem and tripod supports, united by a printed paper compass rose with blued steel needle and glass cover, signed ‘Smith & Son, London’, on brass castors (2) 115.7cm high
Provenance
The Property of a Gentleman, Galhampton Manor, Somerset.
Catalogue Note
The publishing firm of Charles Smith & Son was founded in 1799. Charles Smith advertised himself as "engraver to the Prince of Wales" and initially started selling maps but competition with the Cary company likely lead to the addition of globes. Charles's son entered the business in 1845 and the range of published globes was extended to include pocket globes and library globes. The firm had a shop at 172 The Strand from 1827 before moving to 63 Charing Cross in 1870.
£10,00015,000
84
A VICTORIAN QUARTER CHIMING EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK BY ROWBOTHAM, HAMPSTEAD, MID19TH CENTURY
the triple fusee movement with an anchor escapement chiming the quarters on a peel of eight bells and striking the hours on a single bell, the backplate engraved ‘Robotham, HAMPSTEAD’ to a circular painted dial inscribed ‘ROWBOTHAM, HAMPSTEAD’ within an ebonised arched case with stop fluted columns, pierced brass front sound frets and side fishscale panels, on ball feet 46cm high
£1,0002,000
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY GOODHUGH SENIOR, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement, with an anchor escapement and striking on a bell, the backplate stamped ‘Goodhugh Senr. Welbeck St. London’, the painted circular dial with Roman numerals and blued steel hands, signed, the case inlaid with boxwood stringing and with fishscale sides
41cm high, 30cm wide, 16.5cm deep
Provenance
The Property of a Gentleman, Galhampton Manor, Somerset.
£1,0001,500
85
A FRENCH EMPIRE GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE PORTEFAIX MANTEL CLOCK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass drum movement with an outside countwheel striking on a bell and numbered ‘21685’ the circular enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, the figural case in the form of a Blackamoor carrying a basket on his back
33.7cm high, 25cm wide
£2,0003,000
86
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND CORNE VERTE BRACKET CLOCK BY
JEAN BAPTISTE DE SAINT JEAN,
PARIS, C.1760
the brass movement with an outside countwheel striking on a bell, the backplate signed ‘De Saint Jean a Paris’ with a circular enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals and pierced gilt brass hands, signed, the waisted case veneered in green stained horn and inlaid with brass flowers and leaves within scroll work
82cm high, 40.5cm wide, 17cm deep
Provenance
Collection of the Late Brigadier Hugh Pye OBE.
£8001,200
87
AN AUSTRIAN EBONISED AND GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK BY S.FERDINAND LEICHTL, VIENNA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day movement with an outside countwheel, striking on two bells, the circular white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, the centre with a subsidiary calendar and signed ‘S.Ferdinand Leichtl in Wien’, with a serpent bezel, the case decorated with classical appliques and on lion’s paw feet
47cm high, 40cm wide
£500800
88
A KARAJAH RUNNER
NORTH WEST PERSIA, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
the terracotta field with a column of medallions, enclosed by indigo borders of carnation vines
400 x 74cm
£500800
89
A KARAJAH RUNNER
NORTH WEST PERSIA, SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY
the ivory ground with a column of polychrome medallions, enclosed by indigo flowerhead borders
582 x 88cm
£8001,200
90
A KASHAN RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, C1930
the ivory field with an urn issuing flowers, flanked by two trees, beneath a cusped Mihrab, framed by pale aubergine borders of palmettes and vines, flanked by indigo carnation guard stripes
194 x 129cm
£8001,200
89
90
91
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN URNS IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
each with a lid with a cone finial above ram’s head monopodia supports, the body hung with swags of flowers, the royal blue ground porcelain with Sèvres marks (2) 41cm high
£2,0003,000
92 A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD SERPENTINE BOMBE COMMODE BY ANTOINE LEONARD COUTURIER, C.1760
with ormolu mounts, the breche d’alep marble top with a moulded edge above two short and a secret central drawer above two long drawers, stamped ‘A.COUTURIER’
85.3cm high, 130cm wide, 65cm deep
Catalogue Note Antoine Leonard Couturier was made Master on the 5th October 1767.
£8001,200
93
AN ITALIAN CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME GILT BLACKAMOOR TORCHERE
VENETIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
in the form of a turbaned female figure holding a torch, on a gilt decorated plinth with paw feet
165cm high
£8001,200
94
AN ITALIAN CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME
GILT BLACKAMOOR TORCHERE
VENETIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
in the form of a bearded man holding a torch and tray, standing on a tasselled cushion and on a faux porphyry plinth
201cm high
£1,5002,000
95
A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD SERPENTINE BOMBE
COMMODE
MID18TH CENTURY
with ormolu mounts, the marble top with a moulded edge above two short and a secret central drawer above two long drawers, indistinct stamp ‘PERR... MERCIER.......A.... DE MEUBLES’
82cm high, 132cm wide, 66.5cm deep
£8001,200 96
97
A TABRIZ SILK RUG
NORTH WEST PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
the deep indigo field with two terracotta panels, surrounded by vines and further panels, enclosed by borders of meandering vines and outer carnation guard stripes, now mounted on linen / cotton
184 x 131cm
£1,0001,500
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWINLIGHT WALL APPLIQUES IN REGENCE STYLE, MID19TH CENTURY
each in the form of a boy term figure, supporting scrolling branches (2)
69cm high, 36cm wide
£1,0001,500
FINE FURNITURE | INTERIORS
20TH – 22ND JANUARY 2026
SCULPTURE & GRAND TOUR LOTS
98-119
99
AN ITALIAN BRONZE MODEL OF THE FARNESE BULL AFTER THE ANTIQUE
depicting Letus and Amphion attempting to tie Dirce to an enraged bull, with Endymion and Antiope, on a naturalistic base with a figure and fighting animals 39cm high, 31.5 x 30cm
Catalogue Note
The present bronze derives from the famous marble statue discovered in the Baths of Caracalla 1545.
Literature
See F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture 15001900, pp. 166167, no.15.
£8001,200
100
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE GRAND TOUR MODELS OF THE TOWNLEY VASE 19TH CENTURY
with elaborate scroll handles above a body with a classical figural frieze, with a liftout liner (2) 43cm high
£1,0001,500
98
A BRONZE GROUP OF AENEAS CARRYING ANCHISES WITH ASCANIUS AFTER PIERRE LEPAUTRE (1659 1744), 19TH CENTURY
signed ‘Lepautre’ on a Siena marble base
44.5cm high, the bronze 40.5cm high
£3,0005,000
99
101
AN ITALIAN BRONZE GRAND TOUR FIGURE OF NARCISSUS AFTER THE ANTIQUE, NEAPOLITAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with a brown patination, the circular base with bands of stiff leaf decoration
62.3cm high
£2,5003,000
102
AN EBONISED PLASTER GRAND TOUR BUST OF DESMOSTHENES 19TH CENTURY
the back with impressed title on an integral socle 61cm high
£300500
103
A FRENCH BRONZE GRAND TOUR FIGURE OF THE APOLLO BELVEDERE AFTER THE ANTIQUE, CAST BY F. BARBEDIENNE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the circular base signed ‘F. Barbedienne Fondeur’ and with ‘A. Collas’ pastille
45.5cm high
£1,5002,000
A MARBLE MODEL OF THE WARWICK VASE IN THE MANNER OF LORENZO BARTOLINI (ITALIAN 17771850), LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with a pair of entwined handles above a vine leaf and grape frieze, the body decorated with busts, torches and a lion's pelt on a stiff leaf base and a beaded socle
48.7cm high, 73cm wide
Provenance:
Purchased at the HerveyBruce sale of the contents of Downhill, Co. Londonderry c.1950.
Presented as a gift to P. J. Rankin from the previous owner's sister in 1975.
The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin.
Sold Woolley & Wallis, 7th January 2016, lot 365 to the current vendor.
Catalogue Note
Downhill was a magnificent mansion built by Frederick Augustus Hervey Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry in the late 18th century. Neal's 'Views of Seats' 1823 vol. 6 describes the west drawing room at Downhill as containing 'several vases, a beautiful China vase and a model of the Warwick vase' and 'A fine collection of marbles contribute to the very splendid appearance of this apartment' and 'these marbles included a copy of the Warwick vaselarge'.
The Warwick Vase, a colossal marble vase measuring nearly six feet high from the 2nd century AD, became one of the most celebrated pieces of antiquity. The vase was excavated in 1770 from a lake at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli and acquired by Sir William Hamilton, antiquarian and Ambassador to Naples. It was later sold to the Earl of Warwick who installed it on the grounds of Warwick Castle.
£4,0006,000
105
A MARBLE FIGURE OF A YOUNG GIRL ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO G. ROSSETTI (ITALIAN 18191889), 19TH CENTURY
with flowers in her hair and wearing a falling garment used to carry flowers and sitting on a tree stump, the circular base with a bronze acorn shaped plug / handle to rotate on the circular pedestal, with relief florets to the frieze (2) 109cm high (the figure), 90cm high (the pedestal)
£8001,200
106
A BRONZE SUNDIAL BY JOHN ROWLEY, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the 10 inch dial inscribed 'I.ROWLEY FECIT' above a monogram and a pierced gnomon (detached) on a contemporary carved stone baluster pedestal, with fluted and Vitruvian scroll decoration 118cm high (overall)
£8001,200
A MARBLE FIGURE OF DIRCE AFTER LORENZO BARTOLINI (ITALIAN 17701850), 19TH CENTURY
modelled as a reclining nude with her hair gathered in a chignon, holding a tambourine in her right hand and with a snake’s tail entwining her wrist
57cm high, 103cm long, 43cm wide
Catalogue Note
This marble of Dirce, also know as Bacchante at Rest, derives from one of Lorenzo Bartolini’s most celebrated compositions, created during the 1820/30s for the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth House. The work is part of a series of smallerscale marbles produced after the success of Bartolini’s original . Combining refined classicism with naturalistic character, the figure depicts a reclining bacchante in a serene repose, the original is rendered with the soft polish and detailed anatomical modelling typical of Bartolini’s Carrara marbles. Bartolini trained in Florence before moving to Paris and working under the patronage of Napoleon’s circle until the fall of Napoleon. Upon returning to Florence Bartolini established a successful independent studio, taking on international commissions from the British aristocracy
£2,0003,000
109
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE MARLY HORSE GROUPS AFTER GUILLAUME COUSTOU (FRENCH 16771746), LATE 19TH CENTURY
each modelled with an attendant holding a rearing horse, on an oval red marble plinth, signed in the bronze ‘Coustou’ (2)
54.8cm high, 44.5cm wide, 21cm deep
£1,5002,000
108
A BRONZE GRAND TOUR FIGURE OF THE CAPITOLINE DYING GAUL AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 19TH CENTURY
with a stamped rondel ‘REDUCTION MECANIQUE ALE COLLAS BREVETE’, on an oblong mahogany base
36.3cm high, 64cm wide (overall)
£600800
109
A PAIR OF FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL CHENETS
IN LOUIS XV STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
one with a figure of Venus the other of Vulcan, each partially draped and reclining on a foliate scroll base (2)
42.2cm high, 41cm wide
£1,0001,500
111
A PIETRA DURA PANEL
ITALIAN OR GERMAN, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER
inlaid with various marbles and hardstones including: jasper, lapis lazuli and possibly amber, with strapwork borders and an oval rondel, the centre inset with an unmarked silver plaque depicting St. John preaching to the multitude, in a later gilt frame
21.3 x 25cm
Provenance
Phillips, London, 14th April 1987.
£2,0003,000
112
A LARGE COLLECTION OF PLASTER GRAND TOUR CAMEOS AND INTAGLIOS
19TH CENTURY
each depicting classical scenes and figures with gilded borders, mounted as groups in frames, comprising: three glazed giltwood examples, one with printed titles ‘Maniera Latina, Prima Epoca’, together with five modern walnut framed examples (8)
41 x 90cm
£1,5002,000
A BRONZE LIFESIZE MODEL OF PRINCE HENRY IV AS A CHILD AFTER FRANCOISJOSEPH BOSIO (17681845)
with a verdigris patination, signed ‘B. BOSIO’
121.2cm high
£3,0005,000
114
A FRENCH MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF MOLIERE
AFTER JEANANTOINE HOUDON (FRENCH 17411828)
signed 'Houdon', on a waisted socle
85cm high, 63cm wide
£3,0005,000
113 114 113
depicting Antonio and his wife Barbara Luigia Elisabetta d'Adda each on a term pedestal inscribed in Latin 'Antonius.I.Princeps.S.R.I.Barbiani.Et.Belgiojosii....' (4) 88.5cm high (bust) 130.5cm high (column) 219cm (overall)
£5,0008,000
A PAIR OF FAUX MARBLE PAINTED PLASTER PORTRAIT BUSTS OF ANTONIO AND BARBARA BARBIANO DI BELGIOIOSO
AFTER CARLO MARIA GIUDICI (ITALIAN 17331840), IN 18TH CENTURY STYLE
116
A LARGE FRENCH ORIENTALIST EQUESTRIAN BRONZE GROUP OF AN ARAB AFTER EMILE GUILLEMIN (FRENCH 18421907), CAST BY BARYE FILS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the naturalistic base with ‘Fabrication Francais’ pastille and signed ‘Barye’ 70.8cm high, 55cm wide
£4,0006,000
117
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE ‘LE GRAND PAYSAN’ BY AIMEJULES DALOU (FRENCH 18381902) with a brown patination, signed ‘DALOU’ and ‘Susse Freres Edts, Paris, Cire perdue’ 43cm high
£1,5002,000
118
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF JUDITH BY LOUIS AUGUSTE MOREAU (FRENCH 18551919), LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY with gilt and jewelled highlights, the base titled and signed ‘L. Moreau’ 53cm high
£4,0006,000
A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP OF GLORIAVICTIS BY MARIUSJEAN ANTONIN MERCIE (FRENCH 18451916)
the naturalistic base signed ‘A.Mercie’ and titled ‘GloriaVictis’ and with fondeurs mark ‘F. Barbedienne fondeur Pairs’ and with circular Collas pastille
92.5cm high
Catalogue Note
Gloria Victis, crafted in the aftermath of the FrancoPrussian War, reflects Antonin Mercié’s shift in intention from a victorious soldier being lifted by Fame to a fallen hero borne upward by Victorya poignant alteration made in line with France’s defeat. This composition soon became a national emblem, with replicas evident in numerous war memorials across France, including at DeuxSèvres, Niort, Agen, and Bordeaux.
Mercié sits among the most distinguished French sculptors of his time, his talents recognised with a string of honours and awards throughout his life. He received the Prix de Rome in 1868 including the Légion d'honneur at the 1874 Salon for Gloria Victis, and the Grand Prix at the 1878 Exposition Universelle. He was appointed as professor at the École des BeauxArts in 1900 and subsequently elected as President of the Société des Artistes Français in 1913. To this day, Gloria Victis remains one of Mercié’s most enduring and eloquent expressions of heroism and national resilience.
A recent cast was sold by Sotheby’s, 19th & 20th Century European Art, 4th December 2025, lot 374 for £35,560 (including premium).
Literature
See Fusco and H.W. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth Century Sculpture from North American Collections, pp. 304–306, no.167.
£3,0005,000
120
A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY LIBRARY BERGERES
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each with a scrolled top rail, above a caned back and a dropin leather seat on faceted front legs and brass castors (2)
£3,0005,000 121
122
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BOWFRONT CHEST
C.180010
the top with a moulded edge above a brushing slide and four long graduated drawers with apparently original brass handles
83.5cm high, 91cm wide, 51.7cm deep
£8001,200
A REGENCY MAHOGANY WRITING TABLE IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the reeded edge top inset with a tooled leather writing surface, above a pair of frieze drawers, the sides and back with false drawer fronts, on turned tapering legs and brass castors
73.2cm high, 99.5cm wide, 47cm deep
£1,0001,500
λ 124
A REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS INLAID SOFA TABLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
decorated with palmettes and fleurdelys with two frieze drawers, on four turned supports and brass lion’s paw castors
73cm high, 104.5cm wide (closed), 68cm deep
£8001,200
123
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SIDE CABINET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the raised back with lappet carved column supports above six long graduated cedar lined drawers, four with double fronts, with a pair of corner drawers, flanked by columns and cupboard doors with pleated silk panels
124.7cm high, 153cm wide, 62cm deep
£8001,200
125
A SET OF EIGHT REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each with a curved tablet toprail above a pierced rondel and fan splat with a later leather stuffedover seat, comprising: a pair of armchairs and six side chairs (8)
£6001,000
A FINE REGENCY BURR OAK AND BRASS MARQUETRY LIBRARY TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE BULLOCK, C.1815
the rectangular top inset with an amboyna panel with ebony and brass bands and a wider band of foliate marquetry, on panelled trestle ends with ebony mouldings and scroll supports, on ebonised lions’s paw feet and sunken brass castors, united by a baluster turned low stretcher 75cm high, 94cm wide, 80.5cm deep
Catalogue Note
This fine library table with its figured amboyna top, brass foliate marquetry and burr oak base bears all the hallmarks of the cabinetmaker and designer George Bullock (d.1818). The brass inlay of trefoiled sprigs on the top of this table was very much favoured by Bullock and appears on a sofa table commissioned by the 4th Duke of Buccleuch directly from Bullock for Boughton Hall, Northamptonshire. It can also be seen on a pier table and mirror supplied to Robert Ferguson, M.P. (d.1840) for Raith House, Kirkcaldy, Fife, the mirror was sold in these rooms 21st April 2021 for £16,000 (hammer). It also appears on the frieze of a pair of cabinets in the collection of the Duke Abercorn at Barons Court.
£6,00010,000
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY TWIN PEDESTAL DINING TABLE C.1830
the moulded edge top accommodating three additional leaves on faceted stems and carved paw feet and castors
72.7cm high, 137cm wide, 319cm long
£8001,200
λ 128 A REGENCY MAHOGANY SOFA TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the dropleaf top inlaid with stringing and with rosewood crossbanding, above a pair of frieze drawers on trestle ends with an arched stretcher and on brass caps and castors
72.7cm high, 101.7cm wide (closed), 69.5cm deep
£500800
129
A WILLIAM IV POLLARDED OAK SIDE TABLE IN THE MANNER OF RICHARD BRIDGENS, C.1830
with a pair of curved and fluted supports headed by turned finials and flowerhead paterae on bun feet
86cm high, 91.7cm wide, 45.8cm deep
£8001,200
λ 130
A SET OF TWELVE REGENCY ROSEWOOD DINING CHAIRS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
each with a curved tablet toprail above a bar back and a cane seat on reeded front sabre legs, together with squab cushions, comprising: a pair of open armchairs and ten side chairs, together with two matching modern side chairs (14)
Provenance
Formerly at Ballington Manor, Wyle.
£2,0003,000
131
£8001,200 130
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY TWIN PEDESTAL DINING TABLE C.1825
the reeded edge top with two additional leaves and later supports on a part ribbed stem and lappet decorated legs terminating in brass stiff leaf caps and castors (one missing)
71.7cm high, 119.3cm wide, 269cm long
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE
C.1830
the rectangular top with a moulded edge on a rectangular stem and concave quadripartite base, the three additional leaves being stored inside the table 72cm high, 153cm to 344cm long, 137cm wide
£1,5002,000
A RARE PAIR OF REGENCY ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLES EARLY 19TH CENTURY
inlaid with brass stringing and satinwood banding, each with a crossbanded top, above a pair of frieze drawers to either side, on four turned supports and brass castors (2)
72.3cm high, 95.7cm wide, 81.5cm deep
£3,0004,000
134
A PAIR OF GEORGE IV MAHOGANY TEA TABLES
POSSIBLY SCOTTISH, C.182530
each with a hinged and swivel foldover top above a leaf carved ‘U’ shaped support and a ribbed stem on acanthus carved legs terminating in unusual carved caps and brass castors (2)
76cm high, 91cm wide, 45cm deep
£8001,200
135
A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY ARMCHAIR
AFTER A DESIGN BY MORGAN & SANDERS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with reeded decoration, the curved toprail above a bar back with scroll arms and a hinged cane seat, with a push button mechanism transforming into a four tread library steps with baize lining, on sabre legs, with an associated squab cushion
Provenance
Purchased by the current vendor from Christie’s, London, Important English Furniture, Eastern Rugs and Carpets, 27th June 1985, lot 77.
The Property of a Gentleman, Galhampton Manor, Somerset.
Catalogue Note
The design for the present lot was published by Morgan & Sanders, c.1810. See P. Agius, ‘Ackermann’s Regency Furniture & Interiors’, pl.29, p.60. According to Ackermann, the chair was a ‘truly novel and useful article....considered the best and handsomest article ever yet invented’. A chair of identical design by Morgan & Sanders is at Trinity College Dublin and is illustrated in Ralph Edwards and Percy Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, vol.11, p.291, fig.15.
£2,0003,000
137
A VICTORIAN PAPIERMACHE TRAY BY JENNENS & BETTRIDGE, MID19TH CENTURY
the centre well painted with an Italianate lake scene with figures and mountains beyond, signed ‘Bellaggio’ within a gilt scrolling leaf border, the back with impressed marks ‘Crown, Jennens & Bettridge Birmm & London’
60 x 79cm
£1,5002,000
136
TWO PAINTED PINE DUMMY BOARDS 19TH CENTURY
depicting two boys in Elizabethan style costume, one holding a cat in a hat (2)
96.5cm high, 45cm wide (max)
£2,5003,000
138
A FRENCH NOVELTY BOXWOOD BULLDOG HEAD INKWELL LATE 19TH CENTURY
with inset glass eyes, black and tan staining, a cloth and papiermâché collar with brass buckle and vacant name plaque, hinging to reveal a glass well in a brass lidded liner 12cm high
£8001,200
139
A REGENCY PAINTED AND PARCELGILT STOOL EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND LATER
of ‘X’ shape with carved lion’s head terminals on paw feet
54.5cm high, 79cm wide, 44.5cm deep
£8001,200
141
A PAINTED CHEST
IN REGENCY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER
140 A JAPANNED GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR IN QUEEN ANNE STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
the arched plate within a faux tortoiseshell frame, decorated with diaper and floral panels, with a plume of feathers surmount
140.5 x 89.5cm
£400600
the top decorated to simulate marble above three drawers flanked by faux bamboo pilasters
82.2cm high, 87.5cm wide, 51cm deep
£400600
142
AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY APPRENTICE DINING TABLE
C.1840
with ‘D’ ends and five leaves on a telescopic frame and ring turned baluster legs, together with a set of six George III style mahogany apprentice dining chairs, with pierced vase shape splats and dropin seats (7)
18.5cm high, 134cm long, 34.2cm wide (the table) 31.8cm high, 18.3cm wide (the chair)
£2,0003,000
143
ATLAS OF THE COUNTIES OF ENGLAND BY C & J GREENWOOD, PUBLISHED 1834
from actual surveys made from the years ‘18171833’, with a doublepage calligraphic title with a handcoloured map of England & Wales and fortysix engraved maps with contemporary handcolouring, each with an ecclesiastical or castle vignette, table of explanation, compass rose and calligraphic title, with original marbled end papers, half Morocco bound boards with a gilt title to the spine
£8001,200
144
A GEORGE III SILK DAMASK AND METAL THREAD TRUMPET BANNER
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
embroidered with the Royal coat of arms with a motto ‘SIDEUS PRO NOBIS QUIS CONTRA NOS’ in a later glazed frame
44 x 52.5cm
£500800
A PAIR OF PIETRA DURA AND GILT BRASS OCCASIONAL TABLES
IN MALLETT STYLE, MID20TH CENTURY
each with a chequer board top inlaid with various specimen hardstones including: malachite, lapis lazuli, alabaster, within a verde antico border and a simulated undertier on castors (2)
57.5cm high, 37cm square
£3,0005,000
146
A KASHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, C.1970
the ivory field of palmettes and vines, centred by a flowerhead medallion, framed by spandrels and mushroom borders of meandering vines, flanked by triple guard stripes
360 x 260cm
£1,2001,500
147
AN ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, C.1970
the ivory field, with an allover design of large scrolling vines, enclosed by terracotta borders and of meandering vines and palmettes, flanked by double guard stripes
355 x 215cm
£8001,200
147
148
A COUNTRY HOUSE STYLE BRASS CLUB FENDER
LATE 20TH CENTURY
with a button upholstered red leather seat
63.5cm high, 160.5cm wide, 81.5cm deep
£1,5002,000
149
A SET OF FOUR CONTINENTAL GILTWOOD AND EBONISED WALL LIGHTS
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
each with a mirrored back, with an open metal frame, hung with cut glass lustres and drops, with scroll branches and a twinlight
fitting (4)
78.3cm high, 45cm wide
£400600
150
A FRENCH PAINTED COPPER ‘BATEAU’ BATH
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the exterior painted red and decorated with a band of leaves
68cm high, 71cm wide, 156.5cm
£1,0001,500
149
148
A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT IN LOUIS XV STYLE IN THE MANNER OF EDWARD HOLMES BALDOCK, C.1860
inlaid with fruitwood swags of flowers on a pearwood ground, with gilt brass mounts, the shaped top above a frieze drawer on cabriole legs
76cm high, 118cm wide, 64cm deep
£3,0005,000
152
A CLOSELY MATCHED PAIR OF VICTORIAN WALNUT CARD TABLES C.186070
each with a burr veneered and amboyna banded serpentine foldover top, centred with a scrolling marquetry, revealing a baize lined playing surface, on turned and fluted supports united by a stretcher and on ceramic castors (2)
73.8cm high, 96.5cm wide, 50.5cm deep
£2,0003,000
153
A PAIR OF TOLE PEINTE LYRE WALL LIGHTS
ONE GEORGE III, THE OTHER C.1900
each with a pair of reeded candle holders on scrolling branches above harebells and with painted floral decoration (2)
59cm high, 36cm wide, 13.5cm deep
Provenance
A Connoisseur's Eye Michael Foster Ltd
The Personal Collection of the late Michael & Margaret Susands.
£8001,200
154
A FINE DERBYSHIRE PIETRA DURA SPECIMEN MARBLE TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the Ashford black marble top inset with a lattice design, with various English marbles and hardstones, including: blue john, DukesRed, Torquay fossilised coral, fluorspar and Frosterly, the top on a carved Regency style base, stamped ‘017673’, with sunken brass castors
78cm high, 71.8cm wide, 53.5cm deep, 43.5 x 61.7cm (the top)
£8,00012,000
153 side
A REGENCY TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
C.1815
inlaid with pewter stringing and with a ribbed bow front panel, with a silver plaque engraved with the initial ‘G’, with a twin lidded interior on ball feet
17.5cm high, 18cm wide, 11cm deep
£8001,200
λ 157
A GEORGE III ROLLED PAPER TEA CADDY
C.17901800
of flattened hexagonal form, with glazed panels of gilt flowers and foliage with the initial ‘MBR’, with an ivory escutcheon, with a twin divided interior 15cm high, 21.5cm wide, 13cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
156
A BELGIAN SPA OVAL PAINTED TEA CADDY C.1815
the hinged lid, front and back decorated with rustic landscape scenes with a foil lined interior
10.4cm high, 14.2cm wide, 7.7cm deep
£400600 Visit
158
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY TEA CADDY C.17901800
of rectangular form with canted corners, the lid with a navette shell patera, the front with a dove perched on a branch flanked by a pair of urns, the interior with a pair of lidded divisions
12.8cm high, 20.3cm wide, 11.5cm deep
£400600
λ 159
A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER PIQUE TEA CADDY
C.1790
of oval form, the cover and sides decorated with foliate trophy panels and swags, with a single lidded tin and brass lined interior
11.2cm high, 12cm wide, 10cm deep
£1,5002,000
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY TEA CHEST
C.1750
of bombe form, the hinged lid with a gilt brass handle revealing an interior with three brass liftout canisters one with a hinged lid
14.7cm high, 19.5cm wide, 14.1cm deep
AN EDWARDIAN TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY EARLY 20TH CENTURY
in the form of a miniature knife box, the sloping top revealing a single lidded interior
10.8cm high, 9.2cm wide, 9.2cm deep
£300500
£400600 λ 162
A LATE REGENCY TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
C.1820
of pagoda form, inlaid with pewter stringing, the front with a silver escutcheon and a silver plaque, the twin lidded interior with ivory banding, on silver plated ball feet
15cm high, 16.2cm wide, 11cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
λ 160
163
A CONTINENTAL FRUITWOOD APPLE TEA CADDY
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the hinged lid painted with leaves (probably later), with an iron escutcheon
11.7cm high, 11.5cm diameter
£600800
164
A CONTINENTAL FRUITWOOD PEAR TEA CADDY
LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with a stalk finial and iron escutcheon
18cm high
£600800
165
A CONTINENTAL FRUITWOOD MELON TEA CADDY
POSSIBLY GERMAN, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with a stalk finial and an iron escutcheon
12.5cm high, 11.8cm diameter
Provenance
Christie’s, London, 24th April 1997, lot 267.
£600800
166
A CONTINENTAL FRUITWOOD PINEAPPLE TEA CADDY
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with an iron escutcheon and a hinged lid
17.3cm high
£150250
167
A REGENCY TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the hinged lid with a fluted gadrooned fan panel, with a single lidded interior, with ivory edging 10cm high, 11cm wide, 7cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£600800
168
A GEORGE III RED JAPANNED TEA CADDY LATE 18TH CENTURY
of canted rectangular form, decorated in gilt with raised chinoiserie scenes, with figures, pagodas, flowers and birds, with a single lidded interior
12.3cm high, 15.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep
£500800
λ 169
A WILLIAM IV TORTOISESHELL AND MOTHER OF PEARL TEA CADDY
C.183540
of rectangular form with a bowfront, with pewter stringing, the lid and front panel inlaid with geometric decoration, the interior with twin divisions and subsidiary covers, lined in ivory and on vegetable ivory bun feet
13.4cm high, 20cm wide, 13.7cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£7001,000
λ 170
A WILLIAM IV BLONDE TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
C.1835
of waisted pagoda form, with pewter stringing, the hinged lid with a vacant plaque revealing a twin lidded interior, on ivory ball feet
14.9cm high, 18.5cm wide, 12.5cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
λ 171
A GEORGE III AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY TEA CHEST
IN THE MANNER OF MAYHEW AND INCE, C.1780 AND LATER
of rectangular and stepped breakfront form, with rosewood banding, the hinged lid decorated with musical trophies and with an ormolu classical urn, within a dot circle of friendship, above panel of chinoiserie figures and landscapes, the purple velvet lined early 19th century interior, with a pair of hobnail cut glass caddies, with silver tops, one inscribed ‘CHINA’ the other ‘INDIA’ flanking an engraved sugar bowl
23cm high, 33.3cm wide, 15.2cm deep
Provenance
Christie’s, London, 5th July 1990, lot 7.
£5,0008,000
172
AN ART DECO SHAGREEN AND SILVER MOUNTED CASKET ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN PAUL COOPER, C.1900 of octagonal form with a mahogany interior, unmarked 12.5cm high, 15cm wide
£8001,200
λ 174
AN EARLY VICTORIAN TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
C.1845
inlaid with pewter stringing, the hinged lid with a white metal plaque, inscribed ‘Memento Jan 4th 1849’, the twin lidded interior with ivory edging, on ivory
flattened bun feet
13.5cm high, 18.5cm wide, 11cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
λ 173
A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
C.1825
inlaid with pewter and ivory stringing, the corners with turned columns supporting a pagoda hinged lid with a vacant plaque revealing and twin lidded interior on ivory ball feet, one replaced in vegetable 14.6cm high, 16.7cm wide, 11cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
λ 175
A VICTORIAN ORNAMENTALLY TURNED TREEN ROSEWOOD TEA CADDY
MID19TH CENTURY
in the form of a rotunda with fluted decoration, the pulloff lid with an ivory finial
19.5cm high, 12.7cm wide
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
A
TEA CADDY C.178090
of decagonal form and inlaid with ivory stringing, the hinged lid with a silver loop handle and a dot star motif, the front with a silver oval plaque with initials, with a single lidded interior 10cm high, 10.7cm wide, 7cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£2,0003,000 λ
TEA CADDY C.1790
of dodecagonal form, with ivory stringing and edging, the tent top with a swing handle above a front panel with silver pique decoration, with a twin lidded interior 14cm high, 16cm wide, 9.2cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£1,0001,500 λ
A GEORGE III GREEN TORTOISESHELL
TEA CADDY C.1790
inlaid with ivory stringing and with a silver swing handle, escutcheon and a vacant oval plaque within a dot pique border, the domed hinged top revealing a single lidded interior 10.5cm high, 9.2cm wide, 7cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£7001,000
176
λ 180
A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY C.1825
of rectangular form, with ivory stringing and edging, with a silvered metal ball finial and conforming feet, the front applied with an oval plaque engraved with monogram ‘AGW’, with a twin lidded interior 16.8cm high, 17.8cm wide, 12cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£600800
λ 182
A LATE VICTORIAN TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER MOUNTED TEA CADDY C.1898
of octagonal form and with Rococo mounts hallmarked for ‘SWS’ Birmingham 1898, the hinged tent top revealing a single lidded interior 12.4cm high, 10.8cm wide, 8cm deep
£7001,000
179
A CHINESE EXPORT HORN AND SILVER MOUNTED TEA CADDY LATE 18TH CENTURY / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
with parquetry and bone chevron decor, the hinged lid with a swing handle engraved with three birds, revealing an interior with three lidded divisions on pierced and carved bracket feet
17.5cm high, 26cm wide, 15cm deep
£8001,200
λ 181
A CHINESE EXPORT LACQUER TEA CADDY SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
decorated in gilt with panels of birds and animals in landscape scenes, the interior with a lidded pullout canister with an ivory button handle, on carved giltwood paw feet
13cm high, 13.5cm square
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£500800
A GEORGE IV TORTOISESHELL OCTAGONAL TEA CADDY
C.1820
inlaid with pewter stringing, the hinged lid with an ivory finial, above panels of Gothic tracery, with a single lidded interior, on ivory bun feet
16.5cm high, 15.5cm wide
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£2,0003,000
λ 184
A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER TEA CADDY
C.178090
of canted rectangular form, with ivory banded angles, inlaid with swags of leaves above a garlanded escutcheon and pendant swags, the front with an engraved cartouche with a single lidded interior
10.2cm high, 11cm wide, 7.5cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£1,0001,500
λ 185
A GEORGE III GREEN TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY C.1790
inlaid with ivory and pewter stringing, of flattened octagonal form, the hinged tent top with a silver handle revealing a twin lidded interior 14cm high, 17.2cm wide, 10.5cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£1,5002,000
188
186
A GEORGE III BURR OAK TEA CHEST
C.177080
with kingwood banding and chequer stringing, the pagoda hinged lid with a silver handle revealing a pair of lift out canisters each with a sliding cover inlaid with coloured marquetry sprays of flowers
12.2cm high, 18cm wide, 12cm deep
£8001,200
λ 187
A LATE REGENCY TORTOISESHELL AND BRIGHTCUT STEEL STUDDED TEA CADDY
C.181520
of pagoda form, the front with a pressed radiating sunburst panel, the lid with a steel urn finial revealing a single lidded interior with ivory edging
13.5cm high, 12cm wide, 9.5cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£8001,200
λ 188
A WILLIAM IV TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDY
C.1835
inlaid with pewter stringing, the hinged lid with a plaque engraved with the initials ‘AB to MB’, above a moulded front, with a twin lidded interior with ivory edging on vegetable ivory bun feet
12.5cm high, 19cm wide, 12cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
400600
189
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY TEA CHEST
C.17901800
the lid and front inlaid with flowering sprigs, the interior with a pair of liftout canisters, each with a hinged lid, inlaid respectively ‘G’ and ‘B’, flanking a wheel engraved sugar bowl, the inner edge of the chest stamped ‘1281’ 14.5cm high, 29.6cm wide, 14.7cm deep
600800
190
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND KINGWOOD TEA CHEST C.1780
inlaid with fan paterae and with barber’s poll stringing, the hinged lid revealing a pair of conforming liftout canisters with sliding covers
13.5cm high, 21cm wide, 12cm deep
£1,0001,500
191
A GEORGE III JAPANNED TOLE TEA CADDY C.1790
of navette form, the speckled gold ground painted with festoons of flowers, foliage and trophies with en grisaille panels of cavorting cherubs, with a twin lidded interior on brass ball feet
12.3cm high, 17.2cm wide, 10cm deep
£8001,200
192
A GEORGE III LABURNUM AND SYCAMORE STRUNG TEA CADDY C.1770
of octagonal form, the cover and sides inset with modelled paper cameos depicting trophies and rustic scenes, under glass, the reverse with bat’s wing paterae
11.8cm high, 15.2cm wide, 9.2cm deep
£1,5002,500
λ 193
A RARE ANGLOCHINESE HUANGHUALI GAMES TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
inlaid with stringing and banding, the dropleaf top with a reeded edge, with a sliding reversible centre inlaid with an ebony and boxwood chequer board to the underside, revealing a backgammon board, inlaid with ebony and bone, with parquetry squares and lozenges, above a camphorwood double sided frieze drawer, with bone handles, on trestle ends and swept legs, terminating in brass castors 77cm high, 65cm wide, 54.2cm deep
Catalogue Note
See Carl L. Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, pp. 236 and 237, pl.88 and 89, for two comparable examples with similar interiors. According to the author the interiors were based on a gaming box by Thomas Chippendale for Paxton House in 1774. A similar tables was sold in these rooms, Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks, 30th March 2022, lot 449, for £9,500 (hammer).
£5,0008,000
194
A CHINESE HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE 19TH CENTURY
the pierced frieze carved with tree and intertwined knot motifs on panelled tapering legs
84.2cm high, 131.2cm wide, 42.7cm deep
£1,0001,500
195
A BRASS BOUND PADOUK WINE COOLER ON STAND ANGLOINDIAN OR CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY
of octagonal form, the interior possibly originally with a tray, the stand with turned legs, with side carrying handles 60cm high, 54cm wide, 52cm deep
£8001,200
196
A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD STOOLS IN MING STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
each with a panelled seat on stretchered legs and scroll feet (2)
51cm high, 44cm square
£1,0001,500
λ 197
AN ANGLOCHINESE HUANGHUALI SOFA TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
inlaid with stringing and satinwood banding, the dropleaf top with a reeded edge above three frieze camphorwood lined drawers and a shaped apron on panelled trestle ends terminating in brass caps and castors 72cm high, 98cm wide, 61cm deep
Literature
For a very similar table see Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, '18th century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection' p.351. See also Carl L. Crossman, 'The Decorative Arts of the China Trade', p.237 for a related sofa / games table. A similar Chinese Export huanghuali sofa table was sold in these rooms, Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks, 15th January 2025, lot 576 for £9,500 (hammer). £2,0003,000
198
AN ANGLOCHINESE CAMPHORWOOD SECRETAIRE CAMPAIGN CHEST 19TH CENTURY
with ebonised reeded decoration and in two parts, fitted with an arrangement of seven drawers around a central secretaire box drawer with a hinged baize lined writing surface, pigeonholes and a further drawer, with sunken brass military style handles on bun feet, with side carrying handles 115.8cm high, 104.5cm wide, 48.5cm deep
£8001,200
199
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE TABLE LAMP LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
painted with landscape panels and fitted with later metal silvered wood mounts 70.7cm high, overall
£8001,200
200
A JAPANNED LACQUER CABINET ON STAND IN EDO STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
with engraved brass mounts, hinges and escutcheon, decorated in gilt with pagodas, trees and flowers in mountainous landscapes, the interior with an arrangement of nine drawers, decorated with figures and animals in various pursuits, on a conforming stand 14.3cm high, 100cm wide, 48.7cm deep
£5,0008,000
AN ANGLOINDIAN ROSEWOOD AND
IVORY
MARQUETRY SEWING BOX ON STAND VIZAGAPATAM, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the box inlaid overall with bands of lac decorated with flowers and leaves, the hinged lid revealing a fitted interior with four lidded compartments, open divisions and a central pink silk lined pin cushion with hinged cover, revealing three long divisions, with silver side carrying handles, above a base drawer, on a Chippendale style stand, inlaid with ivory stringing
18cm high, 42cm wide, 32.3cm deep, 91.3cm high x 45cm wide x 32.3 deep (overall)
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
Provenance
Collection of the Late Brigadier Hugh Pye OBE.
£1,0001,500
λ 201
202
A FINE OTTOMAN SILK AND METAL THREAD PANEL TURKISH, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
the Kashmir wool ground worked with gold and silver thread embroidery, the raspberry field with a flowering plant issuing tulips and further flowers, beneath a leafy cusped Mihrab, the upper spandrels with further floral decoration, enclosed by borders of urns and flowers, flanked by meandering vine guard stripes, later mounted on a linen board in an acrylic frame
198 x 129cm
Provenance
This prayer rug was formerly in the collection of Roger Peyrefitte (19072000), who was a French diplomat, writer of bestseller novels and nonfiction, and a defender of gay rights and pederasty.
£4,0006,000
λ 203
AN ANGLOINDIAN BUFFALO HORN SEWING BOX VIZAGAPATAM, C.1850
with a sandalwood lined interior, with ivory and lac banding to the underside of the lid, with divisions for reels and with three lidded compartments and a fitted liftout tray
19cm high, 33.5cm wide, 25cm deep
*This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned a registration number.
£300500
A RARE INDOPORTUGUESE MOTHER OF PEARL CASKET
GUJARAT, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
of sarcophagus form and with silver and enamel hinges, handle and escutcheon
13.2cm high, 20.2cm wide, 12.7cm deep
Catalogue Note
From the medieval period onward, Gujarat, particularly coastal centres like Cambay (Khambhat) and Surat, was one of India’s most cosmopolitan trading regions. It was the centre of production for a variety of articles decorated with or fashioned from motherofpearl, including: basins and ewers, maces and caskets. For similar objects from Gujarat which can be seen in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London see A. Jaffer, Luxury Goods from India: The Art of the Indian Cabinetmaker, pp. 2224 and Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Exotica: The Portuguese discoveries and the Renaissance Kunstkammer, pp. 133134.
£4,0006,000
205
A NEAR PAIR OF LARGE KASHMIRI LACQUERED PAPIERMACHE AND WOOD MODELS OF ELEPHANTS
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the caparisoned beast supporting a jardiniere howdah, on an ebonised platform base with turned feet (2) 85.7cm high, 128cm wide, 50.8cm deep
£6,0008,000
NATURAL HISTORY & LUGGAGE
TAXIDERMY. AN INDIAN LEOPARD SKIN RUG BY VAN INGEN & VAN INGEN, MYSORE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the full head mount in a snarling pose with glass eyes, with a khaki canvas back and black felt edging, stencilled ‘190 51’ and ‘VAN
INGEN & VAN INGEN’ with a printed notice sticker
226cm long
Provenance
Collection of the Late Brigadier Hugh Pye OBE.
£400600
207
A LARGE SOUTH AMERICAN WHITE RIVER TURTLE SHELL
AMAZONIAN, PODOCNEMIS EXPANSA, PROBABLY LATE 19TH CENTURY
64 x 52.7cm
£8001,200
208 A BEZOAR STONE
PROBABLY 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
in a glazed card box
6.2cm diameter
£200300
209
AN INDOPORTUGUESE SILVER MOUNTED BEZOAR STONE
18TH CENTURY
with rope twist wire circular decoration either end and a suspension loop
5.5cm long, 25.1 grams
£400600
Catalogue Note
Bezoar stones were believed to be the universal antidote against any poison. The name derived from the Persian word ‘pad zhar’ meaning ‘antidote against poison’.
210
A SAILOR’S WHALEBONE WALKING STICK
MID19TH CENTURY
with spiral ribbed, diaper, ribbed and knop decoration, the octagonal handle inset a mother of pearl lozenge and two silver coloured metal lozenges pierced through for attachment 90cm long
£300500
λ 211
A SAILOR’S WHALEBONE WALKING STICK
MID19TH CENTURY
with spiral, diaper and cluster column decoration, inlaid with motherofpearl, turtleshell and baleen, with a rope monkey knot handle 93.5cm long
£300400
212
A SAILOR’S WHALEBONE WALKING STICK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the tapering shaft with spiral and ribbed decoration to an octagonal ribbed edge handle, the top inscribed and dated ‘M.Major 1843’
86cm long
£300500
λ 213
A SAILOR’S WHALEBONE PARASOL HANDLE / SWAGGER STICK
MID19TH CENTURY
spiral ribbed to a square section with inset turtleshell and an octagonal handle with diaper sides and a turtleshell top with baleen pins
47cm long
£200300
214
TWO BONE SAILOR’S SCRIMSHAW STAY BUSKS
EARLY TO MID19TH CENTURY
one with rounded ends and with incised decoration in panels of a three masted ship, love heart, sun and moon and trees, with red and black stain and the other with a double domed top, incised a heart, trailing leafage and two stars (2) 39cm long (max)
£200300
A RARE LATE VICTORIAN TAXIDERMY RED SQUIRREL TEA PARTY ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER POTTER (18351918), C.188090
the anthropomorphic tableau depicting twelve red squirrels, seven seated around a table eating and drinking, with miniature items of cutlery, glassware and crockery one squirrel wiping his mouth with a napkin with initials ‘E J M’ and five as a band playing musical instruments including a cello, violin and a French horn, in a glazed giltwood and composition display case on stand 130.2cm high, 92cm wide, 64cm deep
Catalogue Note
Walter Potter, the Victorian taxidermist, is known for his whimsical dioramas featuring small animals such as kittens, rabbits, squirrels, and birds enacting uncannily human scenes, from table games to afternoon tea. Potter began creating his playful taxidermies aged 15, eventually gaining such attention that he opened the Walter Potter Taxidermy Museum in 1880 in Bramber, Sussex, which enabled him to capitalize upon the Victorians’ enthusiasm for the macabre. Potter combined skilled mounting with miniature props and highly detailed costumes, arranged in a theatrical manner to create scenes inspired by literature and by social and domestic rituals.
Over time these curiosities fell out of fashion, and the collection was auctioned and dispersed in 2003, with many tableaux now belonging to private collectors worldwidecherished for their unconventional charm. His work reflects Victorian sentimentality, curiosity culture, and a fascination with anthropomorphism, leaving behind a legacy that is arguably iconic yet unsettling in equal measure.
See Bonhams, The Sale of the Contents of Mr Potter's Museum of Curiosities, 23rd September 2003 for related examples including: lot 293 the 'The Kittens Wedding', which sold for £21,150 (including premium).
£3,0005,000
216
A GOYARD CANVAS TRUNK
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
leather bound with brass mounts and fittings, with Goyardine chevron canvas, signed ‘E.Goyard’, the left side with a brass plaque inscribed ‘Malles Goyard
233 Rue St. Honare, Paris, Monte Carlo, Biarritz’, the interior fitte with two liftout felt lined trays, each with five divisions and leather handles stamped ‘Goyard’, possibly for shoes
32cm high, 62.5cm wide, 34.6cm deep
£8001,200
217 A LOUIS VUITTON STEAMER TRUNK EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with monogrammed canvas exterior, with leather banding and iron mounts and side carrying handles, the interior with three liftout trays and with original printed paper trade label ‘Asnieres s/seine Louis Vuitton, Paris, Nice, Lille, London.....’ and two black ink serial numbers ‘300848’ and ‘192060’ 56cm high, 100.3cm wide, 55cm deep
£3,0004,000
218
A LOUIS VUITTON WARDROBE TRUNK EARLY 20TH CENTURY
with monogrammed canvas exterior, with leather banding and handles and marked brass mounts, the interior with five drawers the top one revealing a locking mechanism (one drawer missing), with sixteen marked wooden coat hangers and one pleated curtain divider, original paper label missing, the brass lock plate stamped ‘Louis Vuitton, Champs Elysees, Paris, New Bond Street, London’ numbered ‘043638’ ‘Made in France’ 114cm high, 56cm wide, 66cm deep
£4,0006,000
FINE FURNITURE
TUESDAY 24TH MARCH 2026
THE WATERLOO CABINET
A rare Regency cabinet made from the Waterloo elm Estimate £15,000 20,000*
ENQUIRIES
Mark YuanRichards | +44 (0) 1722 411854 | myr@woolleys.live *Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price
SILVER & OBJECTS OF VERTU
TUESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2026
A Charles II provincial silver two-handled porringer, by Thomas Mangy, York 1672,
circular bellied form, with acanthus leaf decoration, scroll handles, later crest of a dog and inscribed 'Jupiter', length handle to handle 19cm, height 9.5cm, approx. weight 8.7oz.
Estimate £3,000 5,000*
Provenance: The Michael Baggott Collection ENQUIRIES
Rupert Slingsby | +44 (0) 1722 446956 | rs@woolleys.live
*Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price
AUCTION INFORMATION
OPENING HOURS
City Centre Salerooms
Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Old Sarum Galleries
Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
VIEWING
All our auctions are on view at least two days prior to the sale and details will be found in the relevant catalogues.
REGISTERING WITH US
All first time buyers need to register with us. To register, you will need to provide two forms of identification:
1. a passport or photographic driving licence
2. a utility bill or document showing your name and address
You can register in person or by contacting client services on 01722 424500 or emailing id@woolleys.live
You will be asked to show your documents or email copies.
PLEASE NOTE: Registering with our website, or any third party website, does not automatically register you to bid with us.
BIDDING AT AUCTION
See below for the different options for bidding. Please note that you may be asked to provide two forms of identification, even if you have bid with us before, in order that we are compliant with Money Laundering Regulations.
BIDDING IN THE ROOM
To bid at auction you will need a paddle number. This can be obtained from client services either during the view or on the day of the sale.
COMMISSION BIDDING
If you are unable to attend the sale you can leave a commission bid. This will be executed on your behalf by the auctioneer who will purchase the lot as cheaply as possible bearing in mind any reserve price and other bids.
TELEPHONE BIDDING
It is usually possible to bid on the telephone by prior arrangement with client services
LIVE ONLINE BIDDING
Live online bidding is now available free of charge for most of our auctions via bid.woolleyandwallis.co.uk, enabling you to take part in the bidding from anywhere in the world live as it happens.
BUYER’S PREMIUM
The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 27% plus VAT @20% (totalling 32.4% inclusive) on the first £20,000 and 26% plus VAT @20% (31.2% inclusive) thereafter.
CONDITION REPORTS
The relevant department will be pleased to give condition reports on any lot, where practical. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate.
The colours printed in the catalogue are not necessarily true.
SALE RESULTS
These will be posted on our website shortly after the sale.
PACKING AND SHIPPING
Woolley & Wallis do not offer a packing and despatch service but the following are carriers in our area.
Alban Shipping +44 (0)1582 493099 info@albanshipping.co.uk www.albanshipping.co.uk
Kimdan Ltd +44 (0)7973 389436 andy@kimdan.co.uk
Mailboxes +44 (0)1962 622133 info@mbewinchester.co.uk www.mbe.co.uk/winchester
ZIXIS Fine Art Limited +44 (0)7873 981026 zixisfineart@163.com www.zixisfineart.co.uk
Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to items once they are in the hands of a carrier.
EXPORTING YOUR PROPERTY FROM THE UK
If you are exporting your property, import taxes, customs duties and other fees may apply at the country of destination. It is also your responsibility to ensure that your shipment can be lawfully imported to the destination country.
Please note that due to the withdrawal of the Retail Export Scheme by HMRC, we are unable to provide VAT refund documentation (C88) for handcarried exports.
In order to qualify for a VAT refund, your lots must be exported by a shipper and valid export documentation must be provided.
PAYMENT AND CLEARANCE
Payment is due immediately after the auction in pounds sterling. If you are a first time buyer we will need your name, address and bank details and will require funds to be cleared before purchases can be released. Please note that payment will only be accepted from the registered bidder.
The following methods of payment may be made:
Bacs, debit and credit cards
Wire transfers should be sent to:
Lloyds Bank plc, Blue Boar Row, Salisbury SP1 1DB.
Account no. 00957707
Sort code 309741
IBAN no. GB20LOYD30974100957707
BIC code LOYDGB21063
Debit and Credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Union Pay.
Where practical, payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.
We reserve the right to add storage charges to all lots not collected within 30 calendar days of the sale. This will include a handling fee of £20 (+ VAT) per consignment and a storage charge of £2 (+ VAT) per lot per day. No goods will be allowed to be collected until these charges have been paid.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL PURCHASERS
We are pleased to offer two weeks free storage for all lots purchased from this sale. However, owing to a busy schedule, all lots not collected by 4pm on Thursday 5th February will be transferred to SackvilleWest Moving and Storing (Andover SP10 3SA), where they will be available for collection from Tuesday 10th February. Lots will be unavailable for collection from the 6th to 9th February as the items will be in transit.
Please note, handling and storage charges will be applied from 8am on Tuesday 10th February.
On acceptance of a delivery quotation with SackvilleWest Moving & Storing, they will waive any storage fees if they are instructed by the purchaser to deliver them within 2 weeks of the quotation, however transfer fees will still apply. They provide competitive deliveries to much of the UK and offer twice weekly trips to London and across the south of England. Woolley and Wallis clients are eligible for a 10% discount on their first booking with SackvilleWest.
Please call 01722 446950 or 01722 424500 to make an appointment to collect from our warehouse, Unit 1B, Castle Gate Business Park, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6QX. Please call 020 8090 9988, email: office@sackvillewest.co.uk, to make an appointment to collect from SackvilleWest Moving & Storing.
All accounts to be settled prior to collection.
LOT SYMBOLS
VAT
Lots marked with an dagger (†) are subject to VAT on the hammer price. Lots marked with an omega (Ω) have been temporarily imported from outside the EU and are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium. In online catalogues, the Sales Tax % column indicates the rate of VAT on hammer price.
CITES REGULATIONS
Please note that lots marked λ may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported.
The CITES Regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvlaen/importsexports/cites/
ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE
Lots marked with a Φ symbol are potentially subject to a levy.
Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death.
Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below £1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is £12,500.
Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency.
Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows:
4% Up to £50,000
3%
1%
£50,000.01 200,000
£200,000.01 350,000
0.5% £350,000.01 500,000
0.25% In excess of £500,000 Up to a maximum levy of £12,500
FIREARMS
Lots marked Ƒ in the catalogue, or by any other means identified as controlled firearms, are subject to the UK firearms/shotgun licencing regime, and should only be viewed/purchased by individuals with appropriate licences. It is the responsibility of the bidders to ensure that they are legally authorised to acquire the lot that they are bidding for. In the event that such a lot is successfully bid for by an individual who is not authorised to possess it, that individual will be required to pay for it, but will not be allowed to take physical possession of it. The auctioneers will reoffer the lot on behalf of the buyer in a future auction; or may accept instructions to dispose of it by some other legal means, at their discretion.
VALUATIONS
Valuations are a core part of our business and are usually carried out by a senior specialist or directors. Accuracy, speed and above all confidentiality are paramount.
INSURANCE VALUATIONS
Written valuations for insurance can vary from a single item to a large estate. Before starting we discuss the various options available so that the valuation is specifically tailored to individual client’s needs.
For valuations of an entire house contents an itemised bound valuation is produced and can be accompanied by photographs when required. In addition to providing an inventory, written valuations can prevent painful arguments with a loss adjuster in the event of a claim.
Woolley & Wallis valuations are accepted by all leading insurance companies.
PROBATE VALUATIONS
We offer a speedy and professional service for executors and trustees and provide bound valuations for probate and duplicate copies when required. Since security is often a consideration, we can usually arrange for a house to be cleared and sent for auction, our Valuations Department ensures that executors are informed of which sales are involved and the results thereof.
We also carry out valuations for Family Division, Capital Gains Tax, and Private Treaty Sales.
Contact Jeremy Lamond +44 (0)1722 424502 | valuations@woolleys.live
FREE AUCTION VALUATIONS
Free verbal valuations of items for sale are available by appointment. Please email valuations@woolleys.live or call +44 (0)1722 424500
SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS
Please dial +44 (0)1722 followed by the number listed below
FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS
Mark YuanRichards 411854
Neil Grenyer MRICS 446974
Jim Gale 339161
Sarah Stone 339161
Suilven Hunter 339161
20TH CENTURY DESIGN
Max Fisher 424505
Zoe Smith 446955
AFRICAN & OCEANIC ART ANTIQUITIES
Will Hobbs 339752
ASIAN ART
John Axford MRICS 424506
Alexandra Aguilar 424583
Freya YuanRichards 424589
Jeremy Morgan +44 (0)7812 601098
Olivia Jones 424591
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL CERAMICS & GLASS
John Axford MRICS 424506
Neil Grenyer MRICS 446974
CHINESE PAINTINGS & CALLIGRAPHY
Freya YuanRichards 424589
INTERIORS
Will Hobbs 339752
JAPANESE ART
Alexandra Aguilar 424583
Olivia Jones 424591
JEWELLERY
Marielle Whiting FGA 424595
Jonathan Edwards FGAA (Consultant) 424504
Jacob Carpenter 424586
Freya Miller 424586
Beth Reardon 424586
MEDALS & COINS, ARMS & ARMOUR
Ned Cowell 341469
PAINTINGS
Victor Fauvelle 446961
Ed Beer 446962
Richard Kay 446964
Heidi Easton 446970
SILVER
Rupert Slingsby 446956
Archie Swann 446959
Becky TillyTrickett 446957
VALUATIONS
Jeremy Lamond MRICS FRSA 424502
Frances Woodhams
CLIENT SERVICES
Ruth Pike (Client Services Manager) 424500
Julie Langstaff
Gemma Pointer
Riin RohtlaSzeverenyi
Demi JuenoChapman
PHOTOGRAPHY
Fahmeeda Yasmin
Oscar Eccleston
Annabelle Hunt
MARKETING
Cameron Malpass +44 (0)7552 545872
PRESS
Sandie Maylor +44 (0)7976 311172
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Axford MRICS Chairman
Natalie Milsted FCCA Managing Director
Alexandra Aguilar Director
Ed Beer Director
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Ned Cowell
Victor Fauvelle
Will Hobbs
Jeremy Lamond MRICS FRSA
Rupert Slingsby
Marielle Whiting FGA
Freya YuanRichards
Mark YuanRichards
