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Lot 150
A FRENCH PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT FOUR-FOLD ROOM SCREEN IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-ANTOINE WATTEAU, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY 197cm high, 300cm wide (when open)Condition Report: There are marks, scratches, chips, splits and abrasions consistent with age and use.Various old wear. some old repairs. Some possible old re-touching to paint but no significant areas immediately apparent to the naked eye. Some scratches to the painted surface. Wear and resultant loss to gilded areas. A high number of fragmentary surface losses to the gilded areas and some of the small moulded decorative elements of the frames.Later mirror plates screwed to the upper edge of the reverse of the panels for hanging on a wall The reverse side of the panels is covered with a gold/ brown textile (possibly later) which bears some fading/ discoloration and various stains.The hinges all appear present and operational. They bear wear and losses to the gilding. Some of the of the hinges may require minor adjustment or repair. Please refer to the additional images for a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 181
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FOLDING CARD TABLE IN THE MANNER OF INCE & MAYHEW, CIRCA 1800 The hinged and shaped top opening to a red baize playing surface and counter wells73cm high, 93cm wide, 45cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old splits, chips and losses. Movement within the frame overall. Red baize is a replacement. It bear the expected wear, marks and some discolourations. It has some tears and fading along the fold line to the centre and some lifting and wear to the edges. Metalware appears original. No key present, lock is open. Some old veneer and moulding repairs - see images. Some filler applied in places. Evidence of old worm in places throughout - see images. Some later screws to the interior of the carcass to secure the central element of the rear frieze. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 191
A HERIZ CARPETapproximately 452 x 331cm Condition Report: Some wear overall. Patches of additional wear reveal underlying weft and pale knot heads in places throughout. Line of additional wear across the central medallion from where the carpet has been previously folded. Knot heads poke through pile in places. Some areas of surface dirt, could benefit from cleaning. Fringing has been trimmed short at both ends and bear some fraying and losses. One end has been neatly re-secured with later thread as the fringing has moved into the guard stripe slightly. Longest edges appear to have been re-bound at some point. they have some wear, undulation and minor loose threads. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. This rug appears to date from the mid-20th century. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 363
Y A VICTORIAN WHITE PAINTED, BRASS AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID FOUR POST BEDSECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY 212cm high, 154cm wide, 205cm deep overallPlease note, only the bed frame is included in this lot (not the mattress, sheets etc). Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions throughout commensurate with age and use. Various indentations and indented marks in some areas. The finials (surmounting the posts) are each in two parts as made. There is some evidence of old glue/ filler where the two parts of the finials have been joined previously. The finials bear various indentations and some tears . Areas of finials are misshapen. A good restorer/ metalworker should be able to improve the appearance of this. The bedclothes, bed base, mattress and tassles pictured in the catalogue are not included in this lot.The original black painted metal side rails and all other main metal elements of the frame are present with this lot. There is wear and loss to the gilded elements of the frame. In particular there are many concentrated areas of scratched loss to the gilding of the upper rails. The upper rails are also slightly bent out of shape to various degrees (see images) . The fixtures that enable the ends of the upper rails to be secured over the uprights may be replacements. They are not visible when the finials are put into place. The white painted elements of the frame have very likely been later refreshed or is of later date. There is spray in form of very small dots of the white paint to many areas of the remainder of the frame. Some areas of loss/ scratching to the white painted areas. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 402
A BURR ELM PARTNER'S PEDESTAL DESK SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY AND LATER VENEERED81cm high, 157cm wide, 136cm deep Condition Report: There are some marks, scratches, chips, splits, abrasions. Some old splits and minor chips (see images) The handles and escutcheons appear to be later additions and are likely late 19th or early 20th century in date. They are in good condition and have ben cleaned and waxed. The configuration on the side of the desk opposing the drawers is the same arrangement and number of drawers. (see additional images) . The drawer interiors are all solid ash. Some drawer lining bear stains including ink stains. Some locks vary from eachother and are lacking keys. None of the locks are brand new, most are late 19th or probably first half 20th century The inset leather surface is green and of antiqued appearance and has a gilt tooled border (see additional images) The leather is in very good condition. The pedestals are on casters. Please refer to the additional images for a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 63
A GEORGE II WALNUT AND FEATHER BANDED CHEST OF DRAWERS CIRCA 1740 91cm high, 95cm wide, 56cm deep Condition Report: There are marks, scratches, chips, splits, abrasions consistent with age and use.The chest is in sympathetically restored condition and has a polished surface. There are old repairs and some replacements to veneer in small areas. The handles and escutcheons appear to be later replacements in period style and the handles appear to engage into the original holes as there are no alternate holes. The locks vary form each other (see additional images. Two of the locks to the long drawers are false locks that do not operate and have an 'antique' finish but cannot be of any great age. The key present operates the locks but has almost certainly been later re-made in order to operate the locks for practical purposes. No keys present. The rear panels are original. The drawer linings are original and bear some splits with some division as most often seen in chests of this period. The feet are well made replacements. The moulding running around the base of the chest immediately above the feet is a later replacement also and also well matched in terms of colour. They match the remainder of the chest well in terms of colour. There is evidence of old worm throughout (see additional images) None causes noticeable fragmentary loss to the exterior of the chest. Please refer to the additional images for a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 99
Y A FRENCH TULIPWOOD AND 'COROMANDEL' LACQUER INSET CABINETIN LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY With variegated marble top179cm high, 131cm wide, 46cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips, splits and losses to veneers (see images). The marble top with some minor chips and 'nibbles' to edges. Some small old veneer repairs with filler used in places. Key present and operates lock. Metalware appears original. The mounts bear the expected wear and some dark deposits in the creases of the castings. The lacquer panels with some cracks and losses (see images for extent). Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 171
A Javanese Pedang Lurus, the 55.5cm steel blade with sloping back edge for the last 28cm, inlaid with stylised serpents, scorpions and cloud motifs in gilt and silver metal, the hollow brass crossguard, hilt and scabbard embossed with stylised birds and foliage, 72cm. Hilt and scabbard bear traces of silver plating, and in my opinion the base metal is a thin brass. There are delamination marks to the blade, the crossguard is a little wiggly and the scabbard has tiny dents to the plain panels.
Lot 13
Three Royal Crown Derby paperweights, 'Octopus', limited edition 706/2500, 'Harrods Water Buffalo', limited edition 323/350 and 'The Royal Book Shop', limited edition 432/500, together with a Royal Crown Derby 'England 66 Winners' bear, all with printed marks to bases, Octopus and Water Buffalo with gold stoppers, all with certification and boxes. Condition note: Crack to underside and back end of Water Buffalo
Lot 153
Mixed ceramics including a Moore Brothers sweetmeat cherub centrepiece, Wedgwood Jasperware vase and two pots with covers, four character jugs including a large Sairey Gamp, Lladro bear, Worthington and Beefeater water jugs, Royal Doulton 'Bo Peep' and 'Pickwick' and a West German vase etc. (Section 42)
Lot 64
Six Royal Crown Derby paperweights, including four 'Number Bears', numbers 2, 3, 4 and 8, together with 'A Gift From Harrods', limited edition 60/150 and 'Drummer Teddy', limited edition 1333/1500, all with printed marks to bases, all with gold stoppers apart from Drummer Bear that has a silver stopper, Harrods and Drummer bear with certification, all boxed
Lot 65
Four Royal Crown Derby paperweights, 'Yorkshire Rose Daddy Bear', limited edition 20/750, 'Yorkshire Rose Mummy Bear' and 'Dave & Nick', limited edition 97/650, all with printed marks to bases, Mummy and Daddy bears with gold stoppers, all with boxes and certification, largest measures 11cm tall
Lot 66
Three Royal Crown Derby paperweights, 'Harrods Teddy', limited edition 638/1500, 'The Diamond Jubilee Duke Teddy Bear', limited edition 116/750 and 'Coronation Newspaper Seller Bear', limited edition 11/250, all with printed marks to bases, Harrods bear and Duke with gold stoppers, all boxed with certification, largest measures 15cm tall
Lot 83
Eight Royal Crown Derby paperweights, 'It's a Prince Newspaper Seller', limited edition 155/1000, 'England Footballer Bear', limited edition 326/2006, 'Ashes 2015 Cricketer Bear' limited edition 97/350, '2014 Ryder Cup Bear', limited edition 66/250, 'Ashes 2009 Cricketer Bear', limited edition 97/350, 'Ashes 2013 Cricketer Bear', limited edition 97/350 and 'Royal Wedding Bears', limited edition 51/250, all with printed marks to bases, all lacking stoppers, all with certification and boxes
Lot 192
A collection of sets of original press promo photographs from various films. To include: 3 sets of Angel Heart (8 different pictures), 10 sets of Clan of the Cave Bear (7 different pictures), Another Country (6 different pictures), Turtle Diary (2 different pictures), plus copies of single photographs for Prisoner of Rio, Maximum Moving, Jodie Foster - Mesmerised, Sweet Dreams.
Lot 382
England & Wales. Hollar (Wenceslaus), The Kingdome of England & Principality of Wales, exactly describe with every Sheere & the small Townes in every one of them, in Six Mappes, Portable for every Mans Pocket..., Useful for all Commanders for Quarteringe of Souldiers & all forts of persons that would be informed, Where the Armies be; never so Commodiously drawne before this..., Described by one that travailed throughout the whole kingdom for its purpose, Sold by Thomas Jenner, 1644, printed title, six (complete) uncoloured engraved folding maps, a few maps with old folds strengthened on verso, map 6 (South East England) torn with the loss of the lower right corner of Kent & Essex, front endpaper with a manuscript monogram 'JR', contemporary calf, with gilt title to the spine, some wear and staining, binding size 220 x 115 mmQty: (1)NOTESR. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, no. 537. The map is often referred to as 'The Quartermaster's Map' and is based upon Christopher Saxton's wall map. It was used widely during the English Civil War, particularly by the Parliamentarians with whom the publisher Thomas Jenner's sympathies lay. Jenner was a print and map seller who set up in business at the White Bear in Cornhill in about 1618. Until the impending Civil War Jenner was not known for cartographic material. Then in 1643, he published a revised edition of the 'Direction for the English Traviller' whose plates he had acquired from his printer Matthew Simmons. Jenner had timed his move perfectly. The demand for maps to help the large numbers of people moving about the country at the time of the Civil War was on the increase. The market for the little atlas clearly proved so great that he was emboldened to do more. He engaged the services of the noted engraver Wenceslaus Hollar to etch a reduction of Christopher Saxton's great wall map of 1583, thereby enabling his customers to have a more detailed and yet still portable map of England and Wales. Its success can be measured by how often it was re-printed - as many as fifteen different states, the last being in 1800 - however, its portability probably resulted in the destruction of most examples and complete copies such as this example are rare. This is a very rare example of the 1st state, variant 1b. The monogram is believed to be that of John Rushworth. Rushworth was a solicitor and was enrolled at Lincoln's Inn in 1640. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he acted as a messenger between Parliament and its committees at Oxford and York. As secretary to Sir Thomas Fairfax, general of the New Model Army, Rushworth was off considerable importance, and thereafter he was employed by the council of state and Parliament. Following the execution of Charles I in 1649, Rushworth became personal secretary to Oliver Cromwell. He began drafting plans for the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords, and the establishment of an English Republic under the leadership of Cromwell. When Cromwell became Lord Protector in 1653, Rushworth was promoted to Registrar of the Court of Admiralty. At the Restoration, Rushworth made peace with Charles II and, although called to give information on the activities of the regicides, was not himself implicated. In 1667 he became secretary to the Lord Keeper and, later, agent to the colony of Massachusetts. Despite his many emoluments and an inherited estate, he fell into poverty, probably as a result of a combination of senility and alcoholism, and spent his last years in a lodging in the King’s Bench Prison, Southwark, where he died. A rare map with a remarkable historical provenance. I am grateful to Dr Robert Colley for his research into the monogram and its significance.
Lot 277
1812 NAPOLEON'S RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN A pearlware jug, c.1812-15, printed in black and decorated in colours with two oval cartoons, to one side titled 'Russian Frenchman & Bear dancing a Scotch Reel', the other ' The Narrow Escape of Boney through a window', reserved on a yellow ground, the neck with a black band of foliage, some cracking, 14cm. Cf. David Drakard, Printed English Pottery, pls. 690 and 691. Provenance: ex Drakard collection, B55 PEP615.
Lot 282
NAPOLEON'S FAILED RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN A Pratt ware 'Bear Baiting' jug and cover, c.1813, the bear hugging a miniature Napoleon to his chest, depicted as the Corsican Monkey and wearing a hat titled 'Boney', the bear's collar inscribed 'Bon'parte and his Friend', chipping to the toes, 25cm. (2) A satire titled 'Boney and His Army in Winter Quarters' by Charles Williams (published by Walker in March 1807) depicts the Russian Bear carrying Boney away following the indecisive Battle of Eylau on 7th and 8th February 1807. Another titled 'The Bone of Contention or the English Bulldog and the Corsican Monkey' by Charles Williams (published by S W Fores on 14th June 1803) depicts Boney as the Corsican Monkey. Together these two caricatures may have served as inspiration for the potter in this portrayal of Napoleon following his disastrous Russian campaign.
Lot 462
APRIL 1831 REFORM A rare pearlware hexagonal lobed jug, c.1831, printed in purple to two sides with the scene of King William IV standing beside his throne in the House of Lords attended by numerous Peers as he prorogues Parliament, inscribed around the base 'The Bear Garden or a Regular Row at St Stephens!!!', restoration to the handle and spout, 18.3cm. On 22nd April 1831 the King attended the House of Lords and dissolved Parliament, thus paving the way for the general election held between 28th April and 1st June, at which the Whigs polled a majority of 136 over the Tories, giving the Whigs real power for the first time in many decades. The cartoon is after the satire by Sharpshooter, published by John Fairburn on 30th April 1831.
Lot 521
FREE TRADE A pair of Minton two-handled vases, c.1835, the urn-shaped bodies well painted with panels of flowers and fruits in the manner of Thomas Steele, between moulded leaf bands reserved on a pale peach ground, raised on cylindrical bases inscribed in black for free trade, unfettered commerce and unity of all nations, upon integral square plinths, restorations, 35cm. (2) Following the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, the Corn Laws introduced tariffs and trade restrictions in 1815 in an effort to reduce money flowing out of the country. Between 1830 and 1841, with the Whigs largely in power, pressure was constantly being brought to bear for their repeal. Provenance: with Mercury Antiques, October 1995.
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