Property from the Estate of Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Dowager Countess of Airlie

Lady

Airlie

A Life of Grace, Service, & Style

Virginia Fortune Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie (1933 - 2024) was a distinguished figure in the British royal household, best remembered as the first American-born Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II, a role she held with devotion and discretion from 1973 until the Queen’s death in 2022.

This autumn we are honoured to present selected contents from Lady Airlie’s Scottish and London residences for sale in the forthcoming edition of Five Centuries on 03 September.

Born Virginia Fortune Ryan on 9 February 1933, she was the daughter of John Barry Ryan Jr. and Margaret (Nin) Kahn. Her maternal grandfather was the renowned German-American financier and philanthropist Otto Kahn, a prominent figure in New York society and a leading patron of the arts. Virginia spent her childhood between New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, and was educated at the Brearley School in Manhattan, later attending the James Franklyn School of Professional Arts.

From an early age, Virginia developed a fondness for England. Each year, her mother brought her to London, where they stayed in a flat overlooking St James’s Park. During one such visit, at the age of 16, she met David Ogilvy at a dance at the Savoy Hotel. Three years later, he proposed, and in October 1952 they were married at St Margaret’s, Westminster, in a grand ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.

The 13th Earl And Countess of Airlie In London - Image The Fincher Files Popperfoto

David Ogilvy came from a distinguished Scottish family with close ties to the monarchy. On succeeding as 13th Earl of Airlie in 1968, he and Virginia divided their time between their home in Chelsea and the family’s estates in Angus, Cortachy Castle, where they raised six children: three sons and three daughters. The couple became part of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s social circle, often joining them at Sandringham and Balmoral.

Lady Airlie was devoted to the arts and served on the Royal Fine Art Commission, as a trustee of both the Friends of the Tate and the National Gallery, and as chair of the American Museum in Britain. She also sat on the board of the National Galleries of Scotland, reflecting her lifelong commitment to cultural life on both sides of the Atlantic.

Mabell, Countess of Airlie, the grandmother of the present Earl and a lifelong friend and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Mary. Image courtesy of royalwatcherblog.com

On 1 January 1973, she was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II—the first American ever to hold the role. Remarkably, her husband’s grandmother, Mabell, Countess of Airlie, had also served in the same position to Queen Mary, making Virginia’s appointment a continuation of family tradition. Over the next five decades, she became one of the Queen’s most trusted companions, accompanying her on official overseas tours, engagements across the UK, and high-profile state occasions, including visits from U.S. presidents.

In 1984, her husband joined her in royal service when he was appointed Lord Chamberlain, overseeing the workings of the royal household. Together, they embodied loyalty and discretion at the heart of the monarchy.

Despite her noble marriage and high standing, Lady Airlie was widely admired for her warmth, wit, and lack of pretension. The legendary photographer Cecil Beaton once described her as “a paragon of gaiety and dignity,” a sentiment that captured her grace both in royal circles and in private life.

She was appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) in 1995 in recognition of her service. Following the death of her husband in 2023, Lady Airlie remained at Cortachy until her own passing in August 2024 at the age of 91. Upon her death, King Charles III paid tribute, noting her “immense devotion and dedicated service” to his late mother.

The Countess of Airlie (Lot 159 in Five Centuries on 3rd September 2025)

RARE QUEEN ANNE PAINTED BUREAU BOOKCASE EARLY 18TH CENTURY

It was through the influence of the Dutch, particularly the merchants of Amsterdam, that English traders began to appreciate the value and allure of distant lands. This cultural and commercial exchange was especially prominent in the final decades of the 17th century, during the reign of William III, a Dutch-born king whose ties to the Netherlands brought about a strong Anglo-Dutch connection. This association continued into the early 18th century under Queen Anne, whose reign was marked by a design aesthetic that was guided by simplicity and restraint.

Around 1700, decorative painted furniture was relatively rare compared to other popular methods of embellishing furniture, such as veneering, marquetry, japanning, and gilding. Although painted furniture had enjoyed popularity earlier in the 17th century, few examples survive today. During the reign of Charles II, some floral decoration appeared on chair and daybed frames, but by the early 18th century, painted surfaces were largely confined to pine cabinets and bookcases in an architectural style. It wasn’t until the rise of the neoclassical style around 1760 that painted furniture regained widespread popularity.

What sets the present bureau bookcase apart is its richly decorated surface, featuring a profusion of exquisitely painted flowers. Executed with remarkable detail and realism, reminiscent of the still-life works of Jan van Huysum, the floral imagery remains strikingly vibrant. The design includes a diverse array of blooms, such as pink and red roses, carnations, narcissi, and convolvuli, all artfully arranged in a blue and white bowl in the Chinese taste. This type of decoration aligns closely with a small, identifiable group of similarly adorned pieces, suggesting the hand of the same Dutch artisan. It is highly likely that the decoration was carried out by a foreign craftsman working in London, possibly in a workshop specializing in painted finishes.

At the turn of the 18th century, London hosted a thriving community of foreign craftsmen, many of whom came from Holland, drawn in part by the presence of Dutch William on the English throne. Others arrived from France after the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which led many Huguenot artisans to seek refuge in England. Given these circumstances, it is plausible that this piece was decorated by a foreign artisan in a workshop dedicated to finishing techniques. The strong visual connection between this painted surface and the floral marquetry practiced in England by immigrant craftsmen further supports this theory.

This bureau bookcase was previously featured, along with two other related bureau bookcases, in a 1957 article in Connoisseur magazine, where it was recorded as part of the B. Rionda Braga Collection, New York.

RARE QUEEN ANNE PAINTED BUREAU BOOKCASE

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

the moulded cornice above a pair of mirrored doors with bevelled plates, enclosing a red painted shelved interior, the lower part with a slant front opening to an interior fitted with pigeon holes, drawers, and a baize writing surface, over three long drawers and raised on bracket feet; decorated throughout with various flower specimens on an ebonised ground, the slope painted with a Chinese blue and white bowl filled with a flower display 82cm wide, 187cm high, 51cm deep

Provenance: Gifted to Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, Dowager Countess of Airlie by Mary Sayles Booker Braga

Literature: Connoisseur, June 1957; “A Rare Painted Bureau, and Two Other Important Examples”, pgs. 58-60

£8,000-12,000

47

PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS 18TH CENTURY

the shaped rectangular mirror plates in carved giltwood rococo frames flanked by flower trails and surmounted by pierced leafy cresting (2)

99cm high, 49cm wide

£2,000-3,000

GILT METAL MOUNTED CHINESE WUCAI LADIES PORCELAIN VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN 19TH CENTURY

the blue, green and red decorated baluster vase and cover, with scenes of ladies at leisure within a terraced, rockwork and foliate setting, the cover decorated with three children and foliage, drilled and mounted in gilt metal mounts, the base with stepped moulding, the floral pierced cover issuing the gilt metal double fitting, surmounted with a Dog of Fo finial, with cream pleated shade

72cm high, 23cm diameter [Including fittings]

£300-500

EARLY VICTORIAN COROMANDEL AND BRASS PEDESTAL DESK

MID 19TH CENTURY

the tiered superstructure with a brass gallery and grille panels, above a rectangular brass banded top with a blue leather insert with gilt tooled border, over a frieze with three drawers and leather lined slides to the opposing ends, raised on banks of three graduated drawers all banded and outlined with brass, on turned legs with ceramic castors; the locks stamped MAKER F. BEST/ 64A AUDLEY ST & 188 SLOANE STREET

136cm wide, 112cm high, 56cm deep

£3,000-5,000

49

PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY FRAMED BERGERES

LATE 18TH CENTURY

of large size, with channel moulded frames raised on cabriole legs, covered in yellow damask with loose cushion seats (2)

77cm wide, 109cm high, 61cm deep

£2,000-3,000

50

GEORGE III STYLE GILTWOOD MIRROR

19TH CENTURY

the shaped mirror plate in a rococo style giltwood frame with C and foliate scrolls and a foliate cresting

100cm high, 102cm wide

£400-600

51 Y

GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD, PARCEL-GILT, AND GILT METAL MOUNTED SOFA

TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the rounded rectangular top above a short frieze drawer and dummy drawer with the same on the reverse, raised on waisted end supports united by a turned spiral carved parcel-gilt stretcher, on hipped sabre legs ending in foliate mounts and brass castors

95cm wide, 75.5cm high, 66cm deep

£800-1,200

52

GILT BRONZE MOUNTED CHINESE WUCAI ‘RUNNING HORSES’ PORCELAIN VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN 19TH CENTURY

the red, blue and green decorated baluster vase and cover drilled and mounted in gilt bronze mounts, the base with floral moulding, the top with floral finial issuing the gilt metal triple fitting, surmounted by a berry finial, with cream pleated shade

79cm high, 25cm diameter [Including fitting]

£300-500

53

GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY CHINA

DISPLAY CABINET EARLY 20TH CENTURY

in the ‘Chinese Chippendale’ style, the central open shelves surmounted by a pagoda top, flanked by glazed cupboards with fretwork galleries above astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves, on blind fret carved stand with foliate details raised on square section open fret legs

113cm wide, 223cm high, 42cm deep

£700-1,000

54

DERBY FIGURE ALLEGORICAL OF AFRICA

CIRCA 1780

modelled as a boy standing astride a lion and wearing an elephant mask on his head, carrying a cornucopia of sheafs and flowers, on a naturalistic ground applied with flowers, together with a PAIR OF BLACKAMOOR SWEET MEAT DISHES, modelled as a kneeling male and female figure each holding a shell shaped dish enamelled to the interior with insects, on a rocaille moulded scroll base with gilt highlights; unmarked (3) Africa figure 25.5cm high, sweet meat dishes approximately 20-21cm high

£500-700

55

DERBY BLACKAMOOR FIGURAL CENTREPIECE OR SWEETMEAT STAND CIRCA 1770

modelled as two males and two female figures, wearing floral sprigged garments, kneeling around a central stem with a scallop shell moulded dish resting upon his or her knee, each dish painted to the interior with a spray of flowers, raised on a shell moulded base with rocaille and scroll details with gilt highlights, unmarked 23cm high

£400-600

56

THREE BOW BLACKAMOOR FIGURES

CIRCA 1765

one modelled as a Levantine maid wearing a tall pink headdress carrying a basket of fruit, her dress with floral designs, raised on a base and four feet with scroll moulded detail; one modelled as a page with a turban, his pink and ochre garments with gilt bands, the scroll moulded tripartite base applied with flowers and with puce details; one a figural salt modelled as a kneeling lady supporting a floral enamelled basket on her head, raised on a rocaille scroll moulded base with puce enamels; unmarked, one figure with the remnants of a paper label for Newman Antiques (3)

15.5cm - 19cm high

£600-800

57

PAIR OF DERBY BLACKAMOOR FIGURES

CIRCA 1775

modelled as a finely dressed man and woman wearing floral sprigged clothing and a long green robe, each with an exotic head covering and holding a spray of flowers; both with a paper label to the base for ‘D. M. & P. MANHEIM, EAST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY’ (2) approximately 21cm high

£400-600

58

PAIR OF MEISSEN BLACKAMOOR FIGURES WITH COVERED BOWLS

CIRCA 1750

the male figure modelled wearing a colourful feathered headdress and skirt, the lady wearing a red striped headband and a blue skirt, each standing alongside a basket moulded bowl with gilt interior, with leafy branches, the covers applied with branch moulded handles and fruit or flowers, on a naturalistic base with foliate detail, one with a faint blue crossed swords mark, the other with an indistinct incised mark (2)

17cm high

£1,000-1,500

59

TWO MEISSEN BLACKAMOOR FIGURES

MID 18TH CENTURY

one modelled wearing a yellow robe with gilt sprigs, a dagger tucked into the tied band around his waist, wearing a pink and white turban, blue crossed swords mark to the back of the base; the other modelled as a servant carrying a tazza, wearing a yellow and white plumed turban and red boots, his blue and grey garments with gilt trim, leaning on a tree trunk, the naturalistic base applied with flowers, faint blue crossed swords mark on the bottom (2)

12.5cm and 14.5cm high

£800-1,200

60

MEISSEN FIGURE OF A BLACKAMOOR GROOM LEADING A HORSE

20TH CENTURY

after the model by J. J. Kandler, the groom wearing a yellow tunic with a dagger in his striped sash, and a jewelled plumed turban, holding the reins of a rearing stallion on a rocky support applied with flowers, raised on a naturalistic base, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, incised A51x, impressed 122 24.5cm high

£300-500

61

LATE GEORGE III GILTWOOD

MARGIN PLATE PIER MIRROR

LATE 18TH CENTURY

the rectangular centre plate within the marginal plates divided by carved ribbon moulding, acanthus leaves, and anthemion

152cm high, 108cm wide

£1,000-1,500

62

REGENCY PAINTED AND GRAIN PAINTED

PARCEL-GILT LOW BOOKCASE CABINET

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the raised centre section with an open shelf above a pair of doors with brass grille inserts, flanked by open shelves with painted interiors, all divided by turned pilasters, raised on turned legs

202cm wide, 104cm high, 34cm deep

£1,000-1,500

REGENCY POLLARD OAK AND COROMANDEL CENTRE

TABLE, BY WILLIAM TURNER & SON, LIVERPOOL

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the circular top with a wide banded edge, raised on a turned column support and on four lotus leaf carved hipped sabre legs ending in brass caps and castors, the pedestal with a paper trade label, ‘Wm TURNER & SON/ MANUFACTURER’S AND UPHOLSTERERS/ 14 & 16 Islington/ LIVERPOOL’

183cm diameter, 73cm high

£2,000-3,000

64

NEEDLEWORK CARPET

EARLY/MID 19TH CENTURY

the field with allover cream floral lattice pattern between red lozenges, centred with a bowl of fruit and foliage in a square medallion, within red border

370cm x 363cm

£800-1,200

66

GILT BRONZE PORTRAIT MEDALLION, SIGNED ORLIK

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of circular outline, with a side profile depiction of Mabell Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie; together with an unmarked yellow metal propelling pen and pencil (2) the medallion 8cm diameter

£250-350

67

SPANISH SILVER PRESENTATION BOX

THE OGILVY FAMILY GOLD AND BLOODSTONE FOB SEAL

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the decorative mount with foliate scrolling detail, to a rectangular bloodstone matrix engraved with crest of a lady from the waist upwards, holding a red portcullis with crest ‘A FIN’, unmarked 3.5cm high, 2.2cm x 1.8cm (matrix)

£400-600

20TH CENTURY, STAMPED 925

of rectangular outline with canted edges, the front engraved ‘LA MARQUESA DE SANTA CRUZ 10-IV-2008’; accompanied by a handwritten note by Lady Airlie ‘Given to me by Casilda Santa Cruz’s son to thank me for the address I gave at her memorial service…’ 10cm wide, 6oz

Note: Casilda Marquesa de Santa Cruz (1914-2008) Her Excellency the Marchioness of Santa Cruz, was a Spanish noblewoman who spent most of her later life recouping her family’s legacy following the effects of the Spanish Civil war. In 1942 she married José Fernandez Villaverde y Roca de Togores who worked at the London Embassy from 1958 to1972. It would have been there where she met and formed a friendship with Lady Airlie.

£250-400

68

SILVER PRESENTATION SALVER ASPREY (WILLIAM & SON), LONDON 2005

of circular outline, pie-crust border, engraved to the dish with the armorial of the Earl of Airlie, presentation inscription to the border ‘PRESENTED TO THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF AIRLIE BY THE SCOTTISH BRANCH OF THE ROLLSROYCE ENTHUSIASTS CLUB… AUGUST 2007’, raised on three scroll feet

36cm diameter, 39.5oz

£500-800

70

GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF BOX

EDWARD EDWARDS, LONDON 1829

of oval outline, ribbed decoration with foliate thumbpiece to a gilt interior

9cm wide, 3.4oz

£300-500

69

RUSSIAN HARDSTONE BELL PUSH

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the green serpentine body of square form with inlaid red jasper angles, the centre with a white metal mounted carved red jasper fox head push, fitted for electricity

6cm square

£250-350

71

GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF BOX IT, BIRMINGHAM 1828

of moulded rectangular outline, engine turned decoration throughout, vacant cartouche to the hinged lid with foliate thumbpiece; together with another GEORGE IV SILVER SNUFF BOX, Edward Smith, Birmingham 1838, with engraved crest to the hinged lid (2)

7.5cm wide, 5oz (combined)

£300-500

72

COLLECTION OF SILVER TRINKET BOXES 19TH / 20TH CENTURY

to include a dressing table box, Harold Child, London 1905, of circular form, the pull-off lid with niello border and monogram to centre; a Dutch snuff box, with import marks for Bernard Mueller and a smaller unmarked; together with a mixed-metal vesta case, engraved crest to corner a lid, modelled as Frederick II (the Great) King of Prussia, with hair inset to a panel to the reverse; a patch box with the Austro-Hungarian emblem embossed to lid and an unmarked model of a bird box (7) the largest 7cm wide, 7oz (weighable silver)

£300-500

73

CONTINENTAL SILVER POMEGRANATE SPICE BOX 19TH CENTURY

with a hinged lid and fluted lower body, with a chased floral border

5.5cm high, 86g

£500-800

FINE AND RARE PAIR OF ENGLISH 2 3/4 INCH

MID 18TH CENTURY

JOHN SENEX GLOBES ON PRESENTATION STANDS

the stands attributed to George Adams, Instrument Maker to King George II, the cartouche printed ‘A New & Correct GLOBE of the Earth by I. Senex F.R.S’ (partially rubbed), the terrestrial globe mounted in brass meridian engraved with a four degree quadrants and circular hour scale engraved with two I-XII scales, the hand coloured gores with Antipodes to London marked, California is shown as a peninsular, Australia is shown according to the Dutch discoveries and Tasmania is labelled New Zealand, the brass stand with horizon ring finely engraved with four degree quadrants, zodiac scale with abbreviated names and symbols, two date scales and calendar scale, raised on four baluster columns above circular base mounted silvered compass rose and blued steel needle, on four bun feet, the celestial globe with hand coloured gores, mounted in matching brass stand (2) 14cm high, 12cm diameter

£10,000-15,000

John Senex (1678-1740) was a publisher of scientific tracts and a prolific map and globe maker in London during the first part of the 18th century. His globes range from 2 3/4in. to 27in. diameter and he was elected a Fellow of Royal Society in 1728 and subsequently his globes then bear the initials FRS in the cartouche. Following Senex’s death the copper plates were used by other globe makers and they were revised to show California as a peninsular and George Anson’s circumnavigation of 1744. George Adams (17091772), instrument maker to King George II, purchased the copper plates from Senex’s widow in the 1750’s.

Auction Comparable: Bonhams, London (Knightsbridge), Online 2-12 September 2024, lot 75, A pair of John Senex 2 3/4-inch globes on presentation stands, English, mid 18th century, these globe’s maps, meridians and scales of the stands are identical, the compass roses are near identical, only the bases of the stands differ with a wider brass base border ring that encloses the legs and extends out to near the same diameter as the scales above.

PAIR OF GEORGIAN STYLE GILT METAL MOUNTED MAHOGANY

CANDLESTICK LAMPS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the brass moulded candle sconces on stop and spiral fluted tapered columns and moulded circular bases, with faux candlestick fittings; together with a PAIR OF 17TH CENTURY STYLE BRASS CANDLESTICKS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the turned stems on octagonal bases; and a PAIR OF GLASS HURRICANE SHADES, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY, hand blown with moulded base rim with hurricane shades (6) the largest 50cm high [Including fitting]

£400-600

76

GILT BRONZE MOUNTED CHINESE WUCAI LADIES PORCELAIN VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN 19TH CENTURY

the blue, green and red decorated baluster vase drilled and mounted in gilt bronze pierced cover and mounts, the base with fluted moulding, the floral pierced cover with gadrooned rim and flame finial issuing the gilt metal triple fitting, with cream pleated shade 71cm high, 20cm diameter [Including fitting]

£300-500

77

GEORGE IV MAHOGANY AND BRASS CAMPAIGN

FOLDING BOOKCASE

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

in two parts with a centre hinge, opening to shelved interiors with brass grille inserts

97cm wide, 77cm high, 23cm deep

£300-500

78

MATCHED GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN TEA WARES

18TH CENTURY

with similar decoration in blue and gilt, comprising: five cups and three saucers decorated with the initials ‘JW’ within a shield-shaped cartouche surmounted with tied ribbons and flanked with gilt trimmed ermine; two cups and saucers decorated with the initials ‘JW’ within a shield and surmounted with a double headed black eagle; two cups and three saucers decorated with an eagle within an oval cartouche with gilt stars; five side plates centred with an eagle with spread wings over monogrammed initials, together with a pair of leaf-shaped dishes with a griffin armorial above a crest-shaped cartouche enclosing the monogramed initials ‘FAM’, 19cm long (qty) five side plates 19.4cm diameter, cups approximately 7cm high

£400-600

79

COLLECTION OF CHINESE EXPORT DINNER WARES

18TH CENTURY

with similar designs, predominantly in blue and gilt, comprising: twelve plates centred with a basket of fruit and flowers, 24.8cm diameter; seven octagonal plates centred with an oval medallion containing a roundel with gilt flowers, and four round plates in a similar pattern, 24.4cm diameter; a twin handled tureen and cover and two oval ashets decorated with blue Chinese roundel designs within richly gilt rims, ashets 42.5cm; a sauce boat with bifurcated strap handle on a lozenge shaped stand, decorated with an empty cartouche within floral garlands and surmounted by two birds; and a side plate centred with an urn on stand, with ochre highlights, issuing flowers; unmarked (qty) tureen 33cm wide, 21cm high

£300-500

81

CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE

18TH CENTURY

CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER MINIATURE TABLE CABINET

19TH CENTURY

in the form of a linen press, with a pair of doors above two long drawers, decorated throughout with figures in garden landscapes, 39cm high, 23cm wide, 12cm deep; together with a CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER GAMES BOX, 19TH CENTURY, of octagonal form with domed lid, with a fitted interior with lidded boxes and trays, decorated throughout with dragons and figures in garden landscapes, 38cm wide, 11cm high, 31cm deep; and a CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER AND MOTHER OF PEARL STATIONARY BOX, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY, of rectangular form, opening to a void interior, decorated with a quail in floral borders, 38cm wide,10.5cm high, 27cm deep (3) the largest 39cm high

£300-500

decorated to the centre in blue and gilt with a bowl of fruit and flowers, the borders with an orange band with stylised flower head motifs and with clusters of leafy fruit and flower details, within gilt rims, comprising: ten dinner plates, 25cm diameter; a large twin handled tureen with cover; two oval vegetable tureens with covers and oval stands, stands, 33cm wide; together with a LARGE HOT WATER POT OF BALUSTER FORM WITH FLORAL DESIGNS IN PUCE AND PURPLE and with a cartouche to either side bearing the monogram JR, 24cm high, and a CYLINDRICAL TEAPOT painted with two floral sprays, with ochre form borders, the fluted bifurcated handle with moulded foliate terminals, 14cm high, all unmarked (qty) tureen 35cm wide, 30cm high

£500-700

82

CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ VASE LAMP 19TH CENTURY

the baluster vase body painted with a wide scene of eight immortals riding beasts in a rocky landscape with clouds, set within two geometric borders with cartouches of garden scenes, the shoulder decorated with stylised leaves, the neck cut down, the base drilled, later mounted as a lamp on a carved wooden stand and a single gilt metal fitting the vase 37cm high; 49cm [Including fitting]

£500-800

83

PAIR OF CHINESE REVERSEPAINTED ‘LADY’ GLASS PANELS REPUBLIC PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

both of the lady leaning on a table laden with books and holding a painted fan, next to a garden window, each framed 53cm high, 38cm wide [including frame]

£300-500

84

CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT 18TH CENTURY

of fluted form, painted with figures, flowers and bogu motifs in cartouches, with white metal mount and cover 15cm wide

£300-500

85

PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE SECTION VASES LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

within beaded gilt metal mounts, enamelled on each side with panels of elongated flowers and foliage including chrysanthemum and bamboo, unmarked (2) 26cm high, 12cm square

£300-500

86

GROUP OF CHINESE TANG STYLE POTTERY FIGURES 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY EARLIER

to include a group of three seated lady musicians, on rectangular bases; another group of three standing figures of lady musicians, 22cm high; and a sancai glazed figure of a horseman, 30.5cm high (7) 14cm wide, 9.5cm high, 8cm deep

£600-800

PAIR OF WALNUT, LABURNUM, AND PARCEL GILT CONSOLE TABLES

LATE 19TH CENTURY

the quarter-veneered and featherbanded tops centred by oyster veneered diamond reserves within a moulded edge, the friezes centred by large shell and foliate scroll motifs, raised on cabriole legs with further foliate scrolls and shells ending in leaf-tip scrolled feet on pads, united by shaped and pierced C scroll stretchers (2)

114cm wide, 81cm high, 55cm deep

£2,000-3,000

88

ROMAN REVIVAL

THREE-FOLD FLOOR SCREEN

LATE 19TH

CENTURY

painted to simulate fresco painting

183cm high, 222cm wide overall

£600-800

91

CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN LAMP 19TH CENTURY

of squat baluster form, moulded to each side with a mask and handle, the main body decorated with four figurative panels depicting people at leisure, on a green ground with honeycomb designs, with further small panels depicting birds on branches and figurative scenes, on a pierced hardwood stand, drilled, with a cream silk shade

57cm high [Including fittings]

£500-800

90

PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RETICULATED BASKETS

QIANLONG PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY

NORTHERN EUROPEAN PAINTED PINE MARBLE TOPPED CONSOLE TABLE LATE 18TH CENTURY

the white serpentine marble top with a moulded edge, above a blind-fret carved frieze hung with laurel swags and centred by an oval portrait medallion, on fluted tapered legs joined by an X form stretcher with a large urn finial; painted pale green and grey with gilt details

123cm wide, 75cm high, 45cm deep

£800-1,200

each painted with a scene of a couple on a pavilion terrace overlooking a pond with rockwork, mandarin ducks and water lilies, the yellow ground diaper pierced sides incorporating floral and landscape enamelled roundels, the rim with puce honeycomb designs, with scrolled twin handles (2)

32cm wide, 8cm high

£300-500

PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURES OF ROUSSEAU AND VOLTAIRE

LATE 19TH CENTURY

after models by Jean Antoine Houdon (French 1741-1828) and Jean Claude Rosset (French 1706-1786), dark brown patina, raised on bowfronted moulded plinth bases, signed ‘Houdon’ (2) 36cm high, 14cm wide, 13cm deep £800-1,200

LATE VICTORIAN PAINTED MAHOGANY, MARQUETRY AND PENWORK DESK

LATE 19TH CENTURY

the shaped top with a leather insert and galleried sloped superstructure compartments with oval reserves depicting putti at play, united by a shelf, above a central frieze drawer flanked by banks of three graduated bowfront drawers, raised on square tapered legs ending in spade feet; the whole with foliate scroll and urn inlay

122cm wide, 94cm high, 65cm deep

£600-800

94

CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN

VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

in the form of a ginger jar with cover, painted to each side with a figurative panel within a barbed cartouche, flanked by foliate decoration of flowers in bloom, the lower section with a stylised yellow ground border, the cover with further figurative designs, drilled, on a pierced carved hardwood stand and a single gilt metal fitting, with a cream pleated shade

62cm high, 24cm diameter [Including fittings]

£500-800

95

SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN PAINTED PINE

LONGCASE CLOCK

LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY circular cream enamel dial with Arabic numerals, signed ‘Lars Nord, Mora’, green/ grey drumhead waisted case with bracket feet, twin train weight driven movement striking on a bell

213cm high, 58cm wide, 21cm deep

£300-500

96 Y

97

FRENCH ROSEWOOD AND VERNIS

MARTIN BUREAU DE DAME

LATE 19TH CENTURY

the top with a pierced gallery above a slope front with a painted panel depicting a courting couple, opening to a fitted interior, raised on cabriole legs, the whole outlined with gilt metal

66cm wide, 91cm high, 46cm deep

£400-600

LARGE OCTAGONAL SHELL MIRROR MODERN

the circular mirror plate in a wide octagonal frame applied throughout with various shells 93cm diameter

£300-500

98

PAIR OF FRENCH GILT BRONZE CANDLESTICK LAMPS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

in the Louis XV style with Rocaille decoration on wide domed bases, the bases loaded, faux candle fittings

43cm high, 15cm diameter [Including fittings]

£300-500

99

PAIR OF SAINT CLOUD BLANC DE CHINE

TOBACCO JARS

SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

each with a domed cover, one with a flowerhead finial, within ormolu mounts, moulded throughout with flowers and prunus branches, incised StCT marks (2)

18.5cm high

£500-700

100

101

GEORGE III FRENCH PORCELAIN AND BAMBOO DRESS CANE

LATE 18TH CENTURY

the blue and white porcelain knob decorated with flowers, possibly St. Cloud, in a yellow metal mount to the plain cane, with a brass tip

100.5cm long

£250-350

FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND GREEN

SHAGREEN STRUT CLOCK

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the cream enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic five minute markers, within a paste set bezel, the oval shagreen case set within a Rococo style gilt bronze mount surmounted with a floral spray, with folding easel back, the single barrel timepiece movement with platform lever escapement winding from the back

23cm high, 14cm wide

£250-350

102

PAIR OF CONTINENTAL GILT BRONZE AND PORCELAIN CANDLESTICKS

19TH CENTURY

the flower-form candle nozzles with foliate inserts above white and gilt porcelain dolphin stems, on leafy bases (2) 17cm high

£250-350

103

CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN GILT METAL MOUNTED PATCH BOX

MID 18TH CENTURY

in the form of a grape pickers hod, the body painted with sprigs of flowers within gilt bands, the hinged cover applied with grapes and leaves, with a mirror on the inside of the cover, unmarked 6.5cm high

£250-350

104

PAIR OF ORMOLU MOUNTED CHANTILLY BOTTLE COOLERS, MADE FOR LOUIS-PHILIPPE, DUC D’ORLEANS, CHÂTEAU AT VILLERS-COTTERÊTS CIRCA 1770

enamelled in blue with the crown cypher for Louis Philippe and interlocking LLs in the form of flower garlands, with a border of flower garlands hanging from tied ribbons, enamelled below each handle with a butterfly and a winged insect, within a foot rim mount modelled with four dolphin feet, mounts impressed M, coolers with blue horn factory marks and the letter A, inscribed in blue ‘Villers Cotterets’, indistinct incised marks (2)

13cm high

£1,000-1,500

Drawing

105 85

CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the green, red and yellow baluster vase decorated with tableaus of figures of ladies and children in a garden landscape set in floral borders, on a turned wooden base, the metal mounted top issuing the gilt metal double fitting, with cream fabric shade

56cm high, 24cm diameter [Including fitting]

£300-500

107 32

106 134

EDWARDIAN GILT JAPANNED MAHOGANY BUREAU

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the slope front with a shaped recessed panel decorated with a scene depicting figures by a river, opening to a fitted interior, above a pair of short drawers and a long drawer, all decorated with further chinoiserie, raised on square legs with pierced brackets

91cm wide, 114cm high, 46cm deep

£300-500

GILT BRONZE MOUNTED CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE PORCELAIN

19TH CENTURY

the polychrome baluster vase decorated with Confucianism figures in a garden landscape, mounted in gilt bronze mounts, the base with fluted moulding, the matching domed top issuing the gilt metal double fitting, with cream pleated shade

58cm high, 17cm diameter [Including fitting]

£300-500

108

DUTCH PAINTED FRIESE STAARTKLOK 19TH CENTURY

with a moon phase dial, the case painted with a landscape scene with a windmill 109cm high, 39cm wide, 23cm deep

£250-350

109

NORTHERN EUROPEAN PAINTED PINE MINIATURE FALL-FRONT SECRETAIRE CHEST-ON-CHEST LATE 19TH CENTURY

the top with a fall front opening to an arrangement of drawers and pigeonholes, the lower part with three long drawers, raised on carved paw feet, painted pale green with yellow flower sprig details

65cm wide, 110cm high, 45cm deep

£500-700

110

FAIENCE FERRIERE LA PETITE HEN TUREEN ON INTERGRATED STAND

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

naturalistically modelled with head resting on its wing, the comb and wattle enamelled in puce, feathers picked out in puce, yellow and black, the mother hen nestled over seven chicks and two eggs, with scattered moulded bird seed on the ground, the stand with a moulded rim and green feuille de choux border, unmarked 40cm wide, 29cm high

Note: For a similar example see Christie’s London, 9th July 2001, lot 131 £600-800

111

TWO NOVE FAIENCE PEDESTAL BOWLS OR MONTEITHS

LATE 19TH CENTURY

the larger example painted to each side with a bird perched on a mixed spray of flowers, enamelled to the interior with a bird, butterfly and a floral border, the body with dash and dot details on the rim, yellow star mark, the smaller example profusely painted with flowers including daffodils, poppies and roses, blue star mark

larger bowl 46cm wide, 26cm high; smaller bowl 28cm wide, 17.5cm high

£300-500

112

ITALIAN CERAMIC TURKEY TUREEN AND COVER, RETAILED BY CHRISTIAN DIOR

20TH CENTURY

modelled crouching with tail feathers spread, the feathers and details picked out in enamels of pink, purple and yellow, the cover with a lemon finial handle, base with overglaze inscription

Christian Dior

26cm high, 24cm wide

£250-350

114

SCANDINAVIAN STRIPPED PINE SINGLE CANOPY BED

19TH CENTURY

the head and footboards with scrolled tops, between ring turned corner posts with acorn finials, fitted with an arched ironwork canopy frame hung with a crocheted cotton hanging with tassel trim 213cm long, 203cm high, 91cm deep; for mattress size 193 x 93cm

£300-500

115

PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE

COCKERELS MOUNTED AS LAMPS

19TH CENTURY

each with a moulded white glazed body, with a black enamelled beak and red wattle and comb, some faint gilt highlights, raised on a wooden plinth base with a two bulb light fitting attached to the back of each figure, the white paper shades with red trim (2) 54cm high [including fittings]

£300-500

116

SCANDINAVIAN PINE DISPLAY CABINET

19TH CENTURY

in two parts, the top with a shaped cornice above a glazed and mullioned door enclosing shelves; on an associated base cabinet with a brass grille insert door

58cm wide, 167cm high, 33cm deep

£300-500

113

EARLY VICTORIAN PATCHWORK QUILT

MID 19TH CENTURY

block pieced with various printed cottons and plaids in browns, blues, greens and pinks

220cm x 200cm

£300-500

118

EDWARDIAN LEATHER AND BRASS CLUB FENDER

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

117

PAIR OF STAFFORDSHIRE DUCK TUREENS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the cover of each moulded with feathers and plumage enamelled in bands of orange, yellow, green and brown, with finer details picked out in black, the base enamelled in pale blue and moulded to resemble flowing water (2)

£300-500

119

TWO GEORGE III MAHOGANY

TRIPOD BASES AND ASSOCIATED TOPS

MID 18TH CENTURY

the first with a fluted column with acanthus carved knop raised on acanthus carved cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet, with an associated oval tray top with pierced gallery and birdcage; the second with a cannon barrel column and spiral carved knop on acanthus carved cabriole legs ending in foliate carved pad feet, with an associated piecrust top with birdcage (4)

two bases 68cm and 64cm high; tray tops 77cm x 54cm, and 73cm diameter

£400-600

with twin L shaped brown leather seat pads on brass knopped supports and a moulded base

161cm wide, 50cm high, 45cm deep; interior 138cm x 38cm

£600-800

120

DELFT VASE LAMP

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE POTTERY 18TH CENTURY of baluster form, enamelled with a lady, a bird perched upon her finger, standing by a fence, within a landscape setting with a castle in the background, with sprays of foliate decoration, the foot and neck with gilt metal fittings, with a cream pleated shade 39cm high [Including fittings]

£300-500

121

SMALL HEART SHAPED SHELL MIRROR MODERN

the frame applied throughout with various shells 44cm high, 43cm wide

£250-350

122

GEORGIAN PINE CHEST OF DRAWERS, PROBABLY SCOTTISH

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the later top above three short and three long graduated drawers, raised on bracket feet

121cm wide, 100cm high, 53cm deep

£300-500

123

COLLECTION OF LACE 19TH CENTURY to include various veils, shawls, flounces, etc. (qty) of various sizes

£400-600

125

COLLECTION OF BLACK LACE 19TH CENTURY

comprising various flounces, one beaded, collars, lappets, a shawl, and small sections (qty) of various sizes

£250-350

124

COLLECTION OF LACE 19TH CENTURY AND EARLIER

comprising collars, lappets, cuffs, flounces, and various lengths and remnants, to include examples of Carrick Ma Cross, Valenciennes, and Point d’Alencon (qty) of various sizes

£300-500

126

HEREND PORCELAIN FISH TUREEN WITH COVER AND STAND IN THE ‘POISSON’ PATTERN

20TH CENTURY

the body of fluted globular form with twin handles formed as two fish, with polychrome and gilt decoration depicting fishes and fronds of seaweed, the domed cover with moulded flutes, surmounted with a finial handle in the form of a fish, on a circular stand; blue printed factory marks and numbers height of tureen including the cover 35cm high, stand 32.5cm diameter

£300-500

127

TWO HEREND PORCELAIN LAMPS

LATE 20TH CENTURY

of ovoid form with elongated slightly flaring neck, the body of each with basketweave moulding throughout, one in the ‘Rothschild Bird’ pattern, the other in the ‘Market Garden’ pattern, blue printed factory marks (2) approximately 29cm high [Excluding fittings] £300-500

128

PAIR OF LARGE VIENNA STYLE CUPS WITH COVER

LATE 19TH CENTURY

each of baluster form, the domed covers with flower finials, the crossed strap handles with leaf moulded terminals, painted with panels of mixed flowers, with a green or yellow ground panel reserved within a gilt scroll border, raised on a foot with gilt line rim (2)

18.5cm high

£250-350

129

TEN SCHEIBE-ALSBACH PORCELAIN MILITARY FIGURES

20TH CENTURY

each modelled wearing military dress, raised on a naturalistic square section base with gilt laurel decoration and gilt birds to the corners, inscribed with names for ‘Murat’, Dumouries’, ‘Kellerman’, ‘Napoleon’, ‘Ney’, etc; all with a blue printed factory mark and impressed inscription in French; together with a COPELAND FIGURE OF A ROYAL SCOT’S GUARD, impressed factory mark, printed retailer’s mark for T. Goode & Co and a SITZENDORF MILITARY FIGURE modelled wearing a black uniform with grey and red trim and a black beret with purple pompom, blue printed factory mark (12) approximately 24cm to 26cm high

£300-500

130

PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY STYLE MODEL DESK GLOBES

20TH CENTURY

each with twelve paper gores painted to resemble terrestrial and celestial globes, mounted inside horizon bands within brass stands with turned supports and tripartite bases on bun feet (2)

14cm high, 13cm diameter

£300-500

131

PAIR OF BLACK FOREST LINDEN WOOD CANDLESTICKS

LATE 19TH CENTURY

each carved with a stag with glass eyes standing in front of an oak tree, on oval bases (2)

13.5cm wide, 26cm high, 11.5cm deep

£250-350

132

PAINTED AND GILT BLACK FOREST HUNTING TROPHY PANEL

LATE 19TH CENTURY

carved in deep relief with a hanging roe dee and pheasant against a cartouche shaped backplate with oak leaves

86cm high, 49cm wide

£300-500

134

JAPANESE INK PAINTING

CRANE

ink and colour on silk, lower right signed and sealed Hakuraku, framed

140cm high, 58cm wide [Including frame]

£300-400

133

JAPANESE INK PAINTING

JUROJIN ON STAG

ink and colour on paper, signed lower left Munenobu, framed

135cm high, 61.5cm wide [Including frame]

£300-500

135

JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN VASE LAMP

19TH CENTURY

in the form of a fluted jar and cover, painted to each side with a twin-handled vase issuing flowers within a blue cartouche, with two further blue cartouche panels enclosing foliate designs, on a floral ground with a blue border, on a pierced hardwood stand

33cm high [Including fittings]

£250-350

136

TWO IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY TILES

PROBABLY PALESTINE, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

underglaze, the white ground painted in turquoise, green, cobalt-blue and iron-red, one with a large vase, the other with a central palmette flanked by two garlands of flowers, framed (2) the tiles 20cm square

£500-700

19TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL

INSECTS AND FLOWERHEAD

watercolour, and two other botanical works on paper (3)

15cm x 20cm (6in x8in), 24.5cm x 19cm (9.75in x 7.5in) and 20cm x 15cm (8in x 6in)

£300-500

138

INDIAN MUGHAL STYLE PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN

LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

gouache on paper, with a peach and scrolling gilt border with margin rules on a blue and gold speckled ground, the nobleman with hand raised standing facing left, wearing a purple turban and peach and floral gilt robe (jama), a blue and white waist sash (patka) tied around his waist, a sword and shield hanging from his waist, mounted, framed and glazed 35cm high x 23cm wide [Including frame]

£400-600

139

PINE REFECTORY TABLE

MODERN, MADE UP the thick two plank top with a plain frieze, on six turned and tapered baluster legs on a peripheral stretcher base

274cm long, 77cm high, 78cm deep

£400-600

ELM DRESSER BASE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the single board top above three short drawers and an arched apron with two further small drawers, raised on square tapered legs

198cm wide, 81cm high, 43cm deep

£600-800

PAIR OF IRON SHIP’S GIMBAL LANTERNS

19TH CENTURY

of spherical cage form with central reservoirs hanging rings (2)

21cm diameter

£250-350

142

OAK BANDED STICK STAND

19TH CENTURY

of tapered cylinder form with lug handles and black painted metal straps

36cm diameter, 89cm high

£250-350

143

THREE PIECE CAST IRON HORSESHOE GARDEN SUITE

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

comprising a settee and a pair of chairs, made from welded horseshoes, painted black (3) settee 96cm wide, 98cm high, 37cm wide; chairs 50cm wide, 83cm high, 37cm deep

£400-600

144

LOUIS GABRIEL MOREAU THE ELDER (FRENCH 1740-1806) RUINS BY A RIVER

Pen and ink and watercolour and a companion a pair ‘Ruins in the country’, (2)

21.5cm x 36cm (8.5in x 14in)

Provenance: Mrs John Barry Ryan

Exhibited: Royal Academy of Arts, France in the Eighteenth Century, 1968, nos. 870, 871

£1,500-2,000

145

WILLIAM HENRY BARTLETT (BRITISH 1809-1954)

GREENWICH SHOWING THE ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL AND QUEEN’S HOUSE FROM THE PARK

Signed and dated 1832, oil on canvas

59cm x 79cm (23.25in x 31in)

Provenance: Mortimer S Brandt, New York

£1,500-2,000

146

ATTRIBUTED TO MARMADUKE CRADDOCK

A WOODED RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH ORNAMENTAL BIRDS

Oil on canvas

61cm x 74cm (24in x 29in)

£1,800-2,500

147

19TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL

NOAH AND THE ARK

Oil on panel

58cm x 81cm (22.75in x 31.75in)

£800-1,200

148

FRANZ SERAPH VON LENBACH (GERMAN 1836-1904)

HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF MRS EBERSTADT

Signed and dated 1896, oil on canvas 79cm x 63cm (31in x 25in)

Note: Mrs Eberstadt was the great grandmother of the Countess of Airlie

£800-1,200

149

JAMES JACQUES JOSEPH TISSOT (FRENCH 1836-1902)

SANS DOT - 1885

Etching with drypoint, signed and dated in plate the plate 40cm x 25.3cm (15.75in x 10in), unframed

Provenance: Lumley Cazalet, London

£1,000-1,500

150

LUIGI LOIR (FRENCH 1845-1916)

LE PONT DE SURESNES

Signed, inscribed with title to stretcher verso, oil on canvas

29.5cm x 60cm (11.5in x 23.5in)

Provenance: Gimpel Fils Gallery, London

£2,500-3,500

151

ATTRIBUTED TO GIUSEPPE DE NITTIS

LA CALECHE AU CHAMP

Bears signature, oil on panel

12cm x 19cm (4.75in x 7.5in)

Provenance: Carroll Carstairs Gallery, New York

£600-900

152

KARL HEFFNER (GERMAN 1845-1925) A COUNTRY LANE

Signed, oil on canvasboard

Provenance: G M Lotinga Ltd, London, March 1964

£300-400

153

MARIANO JOSE MARIA BERNARDO FORTUNY CARBO (SPANISH 1838-1874) BY THE SEA

Oil on panel

13.5cm x 20cm (5.25in x 8in)

£1,000-1,500

154

PIERRE MARIE ALFRED CHAPIUS (FRENCH 1863-1942)

TROUVILLE

Signed and inscribed, pen and ink and bodycolour on brown paper 20cm x 25.5cm (8in x 10in)

Provenance: The Reid Gallery, Edinburgh

£350-450

HENRY STACY MARKS (BRITISH 1829-1898)

AMERICAN AND INDIAN WHITE CRANES AND PENGUIN

Signed and dated 1880, signed with the animal motif and initials and further inscribed with title verso, oil on canvas, and a companion a pair ‘American and Indian white cranes and boatbill’ also signed and dated 1880, oil on canvas (2) 120cm x 80cm (47.25in x 31.5in)

Provenance: With Thos. Agnew & Sons, Manchester label to stretcher verso £30,000-50,000

Henry Stacy Marks studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1851 and subsequently in Paris. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1853 with a painting from a scene in Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’. In the 1860’s and 70’s in addition to a number of paintings on medieval themes Marks also produced designs for Minton and stained glass manufacturers Clayton and Bell.

Between 1874 and 1880 Marks worked on the decorations at Eaton Hall for his most important patron Hugh Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster including twelve panels of birds for the drawing-room. Marks was a frequent and regular visitor to London Zoo to study the birds at first hand and his Diploma work of 1879 ‘Science is measurement’ depicted a scientist with the skeleton of a stork.

In 1889 the Fine Art Society planned an exhibition on birds and Marks was encouraged to paint his most important picture ‘A Select Committee’ of 1891 and birds, and storks in particular, remained his favourite subject matter for the rest of his life.

156

KURT P***

HEAD AND SHOULDER STUDY OF LADY MARRIOTT

Indistinctly signed and dated 1937, pastel 38cm x 38cm (15in x 15in)

£300-500

157

S**. SORINE

PORTRAIT STUDY OF A LADY WITH PEARLS

Indistinctly signed and dated 1929, pastel 55cm x 45cm (21.5in x 17.75in)

£300-500

158 §

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980)

PORTRAIT STUDY OF 12TH EARL OF AIRLIE

Squared-up watercolour

38cm x 33cm (15in x 13in)

£400-600

159 §

DEREK HILL (BRITISH 1916-2000)

THE COUNTESS OF AIRLIE

Signed with the monogram, oil on board and another portrait of the same sitter by the same artist, oil on canvas (2)

18cm x 26.5 (7in x 10.5in) and 38cm x 38cm (15in x 15in) respectively

£500-700

160

JOHN KOCH (AMERICAN 1909-1978)

PORTRAIT OF VIRGINIA, LADY AIRLIE, AS A YOUNG GIRL

Signed lower left, oil on canvas

90cm x 70cm (35.5in x 27.5in)

£800-1,200

John Koch spent several years in the late 1920s and early 1930s living in Paris, copying Old Master works in the Louvre, exhibiting at the Salons, and socializing with avant-garde artists and writers including André Gide, André Malraux, and Jean Cocteau. Despite a few attempts at incorporating Surrealist themes into his own work, Koch

did not stray far from his primary interest in realism. Upon returning to the U.S. and settling in New York City in late 1934, Koch found financial success as a portrait painter, while also working on elegant, meticulously detailed interior scenes involving seemingly complex, enigmatic social interactions.

161 §

EDWARD H MOLYNEUX (BRITISH 1891-1974)

19TH CENTURY MANOR HOUSE

Signed, inscribed with title verso, oil on board

19cm x 24cm (7.5in x 9.5in)

£300-500

162 §

DEREK HILL (BRITISH 1916-2000) LANDSCAPE

Signed with the monogram, oil on board, and another similar (2)

13cm x 20cm (5.25in x 8in) and 18cm x 18cm (7in x 7in)

£400-600

163 83

THOMAS HEAPHY (BRITISH 1775-1835)

DEAD GAME IN THE LARDER

Signed and dated 1809, watercolour

20cm x 23.5cm (8in x 9.25in)

£200-300

165 §

164 §

ANDRE DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC (FRENCH 1884-1974)

LE QUAI D’ORSAY

Signed and inscribed, pen and ink and watercolour 44cm x 59.5cm (17.25in x 23.5in)

£800-1,200

BENI MONTRESOR (ITALIAN 1926-2001)

PULCHINELLA, METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

Signed, inscribed and dated on the mount ‘Christmas 1968’, pen and ink 29cm x 22.5cm (11.5in x 9in)

£250-350

166

WINIFRED MABEL BRUNTON (SOUTH AFRICAN 1880-1959)

WEST WALL OF THE SHRINE OF AMEN, ABYDOS

Watercolour

12.5cm x 7.5cm (5in x 3in)

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, 2007 The Andrew McIntosh Patrick Collection, no.29

£400-600

167 § JULIAN BARROW (BRITISH 1939-2013)

STREET SCENE

Signed lower right, oil on canvas 24cm x 19cm (9.5in x 7.5in)

£300-500

RICCARDO MAGNI

(AMERICAN 1886-1994) THE DUEL, VENICE

Signed, gouache

12cm x 17cm (4.75in x 6.75in)

£200-300

169

TIM LOVEJOY (AMERICAN B.1943) THE TEMPLE AT KUMBAKONAM

Signed, inscribed and dated 1986, watercolour

25.5cm x 30.5cm (10in x 12in)

Provenance: Coe Kerr Gallery, New York

£200-300

170 §

Signed and dated 16.XII.1987 lower right, oil on board

64cm x 149cm (25in x 58.75in)

Exhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

£3,000-5,000

699

KIRMAN CARPET

CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the red field with indigo medallion, within indigo border

395cm x 283cm

£400-600

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Please refer to the Lyon & Turnbull website.