A JAMES II 30-HOUR BRASS HOOP AND PIN LANTERN CLOCK
By Zachariah Mountfort, St Albans, first quarter 18th Century
Surmounted by the bell, with four straps, above engraved and pierced frets, between turned finials, the top plate with casting mark 'WE', 6 1/4in silvered chapter ring, enclosing a foliate engraved…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £600 - £800
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL GEORGE I EBONY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK WITH REVOLVING…
By Joseph Williamson, London
The case with a caddy top and triple knopped handle, above an arched glazed door with fret spandrels, an arched glass panel to each door, on a stepped base and glazed back door, with 7in arched brass…
Hammer price:
£10,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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AN ESFAHAN CARPET, PERSIAN
The madder field with a bold pale indigo and ivory medallion, matching spandrels all with floral sprays; pale indigo border with palmettes, lily flowers and floral vines, circa 1950s, 448 x 310cm
Condition: Good, some colour fading, one corner needs restoring, side cords have been rebound, needs cleaningAll rugs in this auction are treated with moth repellent spray at time of cataloguing
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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AN AFSHAR RUG
South Persian, the madder field filled with rows of shaped botehs, four mirror banded or waved borders, flatweare ends, circa 1920s, 230 x 143cm
Condition: Generally good, overall wear, sides have been oversewnAll rugs in this auction are treated with moth repellent spray at time of cataloguing
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A GEORGE I FIGURED AND BURR WALNUT SIX DRAWERS CHEST OF DRAWERS
On later stand 100cm wide; 55cm deep; 120cm high
Condition report: Numerous shrinkage cracks to the moulded edges particularly the sides. Probably the metal work has been updated but in keeping with the period. Some worm to the structure. Oddly the…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A GEORGE I FEATHER BANDED WALNUT SIX DRAWER CHEST ON SINGLE DRAWER STAND
102cm wide; 52cm deep; 162cm high
Condition report: Numerous chips, losses and shrinkage cracks to the veneers. Some patch repairs to the veneers in places. A bad repair to the apron. Replaced metal work. Slightly bowing and…
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT DOUBLE DOME BUREAU BOOKCASE
With pair of mirrored doors, both sections with fitted interiors, 108cm wide; 58cm deep; 203cm high
Condition report: This has been restored. Various obvious missing elements including some of the moulding. The hinges have been replaced and the metal work. New feet have been added. Other veneer…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A GEORGE III OAK DRESSER BASE
With three drawers over cupboards, 175cm wide; 51cm deep; 86cm high
Condition report: Some alterations and repairs commensurate with age. Notably, the back of the top with a filled section, various holes and shadows, probably indicating that there was a plate rack at…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY MARQUETRY INLAID MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU
With five frieze drawers, 92cm wide; 54cm deep; 102cm high
Condition report: The brass gallery has two breaks and is lose. The pull out writing surface has a horizontal shrinkage crack. Some minor shrinkage cracks to the sides and some have been filled in on…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A SET OF EIGHT LATE GEROGE III MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS WITH X-FRAME BACKS …
Including a pair of carvers
Condition report: Although not visible in the main catalogue images, one carver is missing a curved rail to the seat back. See extra image. The other carved with a loose curved section and various…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH WALNUT FOUR DRAWER COMMODE
117cm wide; 52cm deep; 100cm high
Condition report: Some worm in areas notably to the top. Some shrinkage splits to the side which have been repaired. Later handles. Numerous veneer chips, slight warping in the top causing a gap…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £400
17 May 2023
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17 May 2023
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH
Kangxi
Depicting the sense of smell after an engraving by the Bonnart brothers, showing three ladies in a fenced garden with hair in the fontanges style, an attendant at their side, inside a panelled…
The dish has been broken into three and repaired. The rivet holes have been filled in. There is a haircrack to the centre approx. 4cm length. There is a poor quality restored section to the rim,…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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A PAIR OF CHINESE TURQUOISE AND AUBERGINE-GLAZED BUDDHIST LIONS (2)
Kangxi
Each modelled supporting a candlestick on its back, the female playing with its young, the male with one paw resting on a brocade ball, 19cm high
Both candlesticks have been reduced. Extensive chips
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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TWO CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAITS (2)
Late Qing dynasty
Ink and pigment on paper, each depicting a couple seated before a vase of flowers, mounted as hanging scrolls, the largest 142cm high by 92.5cm wide, unframed
Some small areas of repair. Some discolouration and minor staining. Some creasing and loss of pigment where they have been rolled
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £400
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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A LARGE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE JAR WITH LATER BRASS HINGED COVER
Edo period, late 17th/early 18th century
Painted in underglaze blue with branches and hexagons beneath a ruyi border, 65cm overall height, wood stand (2)
Two long haircracks from the rim, approx. approx. 40cm and 35cm length.No signs that the vase was originally enamelled, although that would have been the intention. The neck hasn't been reduced.Small…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £300 - £400
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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A GROUP OF SEVEN CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
Qing dynasty
Of various tones, comprising; three `shadow' agate bottes; a butterscotch coloured example carved with shuangxi ( double happiness) symbols; and three others; also three magazines on…
The stoppers to two of the bottles have been stuck on.The shadow agate bottle decorated with flowers has some repair and a fracture to the rimHeight without lid, first on the left is 5cmHeight…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £400 - £600
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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A LARGE CHINESE PAINTING
Probably 19th century
Watercolour and bodycolour on silk, painted with an extensive landscape scene with pavilions and figures, a river and mountains in the distance, ten seal marks to top right,…
Some of the seals have faded but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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TWO FIRST WORLD WAR MEDALS AND FOUR FURTHER ITEMS (6)
Comprising; a 1914-18 British War Medal and a 1914-19 Victory Medal to 318856 GNR.C.W.SOUTHGATE. R.A., a re-struck Maria Theresia dollar mounted as a pendant, a Metropolitan Police whistle, a lady's…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £40 - £60
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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A COLLECTION OF MEDALS, INSIGNIA, CAP BADGES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER…
Including; a Victoria London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1897 Diamond Jubilee bronze medal to Frederick C. Sawley, an Edward VII L.C.C.M.F.B. 1902 Coronation Medal to Frederick C. Sawley…
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £60 - £90
18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
Soldiers
signed 'GeORGeS LeROUX' (lower left)
oil on canvas
81 x 105cm
ARR
Provenance
Purchased in a brocante in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France, circa 2005 by the current owner
FootnoteBorn in Paris in 1877, to parents with strong connections to Trelly in Normandy, Georges Paul Leroux undertook his formal art training first at the Ecoles des Arts Decoratifs and then under…
Hammer price:
£6,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023
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16 May 2023
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RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
The Palace Tavern, Charing Cross Road
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right)
oil on board
64 x 72cm
**This lot is subject to 20% VAT on the Hammer Price**
ARR
ProvenanceOriginally purchased from the Royal College of Art by the financial services group Dawnay Day for their boardroom in 1966 (we have some correspondence relating to the purchase). Lord…
Hammer price:
£6,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 May 2023
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16 May 2023
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VERNON HILL (BRITISH, 1887-1972)
The Ring
signed and titled 'Vernon Hill' (in lower margin)
etching
22 x 21cm
ARR
Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportWhite drip marks in online photo are on glass, not on the work.A little foxing and some small pale brown spots/marks in places, including to centre.Otherwise appears generally good…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
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16 May 2023
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NATALIA GONCHAROVA (RUSSIAN, 1881-1962) (2)
Costume design for a Spanish dancer; Grime, two
stencil prints in colour
the first 42 x 26cm, the second 43 x 29cm
(2)
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
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16 May 2023
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THREE PARIAN BUSTS OF JUNO, APOLLO AND WAR (3)
19th Century
Juno by LA Malempre Copio for Copeland 1865, for Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union, on socle base, 32cm high; Apollo by C Delpech for Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co (?) 1861 for Art…
Condition Report: Juno - No major faults found.War - Possible restoration to the back of the torso where it appears to have been refinished. Apollo - No major faults found.
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2023
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29 March 2023
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