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Lot 7
A large Dutch Delft baluster vase and cover, De Paauw factory, circa 1700Decorated in blue and green with details in red and yellow with a peacock amidst flowering shrubs surrounded by scattered birds and insects in flight, above a stiff leaf border, the shoulder with a band of pendant motifs enclosing flower heads, the domed cover similarly decorated, 53cm high (cover restored) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:The Property of a Spanish Noble FamilyThe De Paauw factory was founded in 1651 in the east of the city of Delft. Marion van Aken-Fehmers in her seminal book 'Delfts Aardewerk, geschiedenis van een nationaal product' (2001) describes the history of the factory in detail. The success of the factory can be measured at least in part by the rapid succession of owners. From 1701, the Kam family took ownership of the factory and under the leadership of father and son Gerrit and David Kam, the factory flourished. Like many Dutch delft potters, the Paauw factory produced sought-after blue and white objects designed after Chinese blue and white example. Another lucrative branch of the production of the Paauw factory were pieces decorated in berettino with a blue ground-colour picked out in lighter decorative schemes of flowers much in the style of Nevers production. The ambitious Paauw factory was responsible for several technical developments in the production of Dutch Delftware, which also included experiments with polychrome colours in grand feu, which were very hard to manage. In this vase, we can see blue, green and yellow tones, and traces of the cold-decorated red too. From an inventory of the factory and house contents from 1725 and documented minutely by Van Aken-Fehmers (op.cit. pp. 160-163), it becomes clear that in the living room on a large cabinet, there was a large Kaststel or garniture of vases. It is tempting to think this vase would have been one of that type. It is noted by Van Aken-Fehmers (op.cit. p. 162) that the factory was producing eight-sided large garnitures. Examples of these kinds of polychrome wares are rare, and only a few vases with polychrome grand feu colours are known today, a fully marked garniture previously in the collection of Dr. F. H. Fentener van Vlissingen (1882-1962), is now with Aronson Antiquairs.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 252
A pair of Meissen large groups of Amphitrite's Triumphal Procession and Neptune and Thetis, late 19th centuryAfter the models by J.J. Kaendler of 1772-1773, each in three parts, the first depicting Neptune holding his triton and a wreath standing by an anchor in his shell chariot with Thetis behind him, attended by Nereids and Tritons and bridled hippocampi, all on a base of waves on a lobed base moulded with neo-classical borders; the second depicting the sea goddess Amphitrite seated in triumph in her chariot pulled by dolphins, holding a sceptre and attended by cupids with shells, coral and a wreath overhead and further Nereids and Tritons, all on dense waves applied with shells and a tortoise on a lobed base with moulded neo-classical borders, Neptune: 47.5cm high, 63cm across; Amphitrite: 49cm high; 57cm across, each piece with crossed swords mark in blue or underglaze-blue, impressed numerals, incised 'No. 1' and 'No. 2', respectively (some restoration and losses) (6)Footnotes:Provenance:A Private Swiss Collection of 19th century MeissenModelled by Kaendler in November 1772 (Amphitrite) and February 1773 (Neptune) as part of the 'Great Russian Order' intended for the decoration of a cabinet in the Pavilion neat the Bobsleigh Hills in the park of Oranienbaum Palace; both Amphitrite and Thetis were intended to allude to the Czarina Catherine the Great. See U. Pietsch (ed.), Meissen for the Czars (2004), pp. 103-125, for a discussion of the gift for the Czarina Catherine the Great.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 216
A Brussels, Louis Cretté, cabinet cup and saucer, early 19th centuryPainted in grey monochrome with landscape scenes, the saucer with a sheep and a bird, the cup with a Brussels Griffon dog, surrounded by dark blue ground bands with gilt beaded border, against a pink ground with white dots, the rims with further blue-ground borders, the cup: 6.8cm high, the saucer: 12.9cm diam., L.C in iron-red to cup (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 382
VICTORIAN TABLETOP COLLECTOR'S CABINET - with bronze mounts and profuse various metal inlays, 19th century continental having acanthus pillar caps and central carved panel to the top, carytid garland pillar busts to the corners and child mask roundels to the front and back, the drop-down front opening to reveal an arrangement of inner drawers with drop handles on carved wooden bun feet, 36cms overall H, 38cms max W, 30cms D, locking with key
Lot 188
A BLACK JAPANNED CABINET ON A GILTWOOD STAND EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER with gilt raised decoration depicting chinoiserie scenes of figures, buildings and trees, the watery landscapes with engraved gilt brass mounts, strapwork hinges and lock plates, the interior fitted with ten drawers, on a later giltwood stand, carved with cherubs, leaves and flowers 163.8cm high, 119cm wide, 62cm deep Provenance The Collection of the late Frederick 'Freddie' Stockdale (1947-2018) and Adele Stockdale, Eastwood Farm, East Sussex.
Lot 189
A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT CABINET ON CHEST LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER with a cushion frieze drawer above a pair of feather banded doors, enclosing an arrangement of eleven drawers surrounding a central cupboard, with secret drawers behind, the base fitted with two short and two long drawers, on a later plinth base, originally on bun feet 164cm high, 106cm wide, 48cm deep
Lot 236
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE CABINET C.1790 inlaid with boxwood stringing, the crossbanded top inset with a flame mahogany oval panel, above a pair of cedar lined frieze drawers and a pair of conforming doors enclosing a shelf, on square tapering legs and spade feet 86.2cm high, 72cm wide, 40.5cm deep
Lot 257
AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHINA TABLE OR CABINET IN THE MANNER OF INCE AND MAYHEW, C.1755-60 in 'Chinese Chippendale' style, the rectangular top with a moulded edge and a bowed centre, with four cockpen compartments, each with a hinged door, flanking two concave shelves, the top one with the remains of a pierced gallery, on fret bracketed legs 83cm high, 92.2cm wide, 45.5cm deep Provenance Major Edward Croft-Murray, purchased in 1884 in Northampton for £10 and listed in an inventory as 'Cabinet, mahogany, 'Ince & Mayhew' open work Chinese taste, shaped front 2 shelves, lock & key on 6 legs',thence at Perivale, Ryde, Isle of Wight where listed in an inventory in 1926. From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980). Catalogue Note See Ince and Mayhew, The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762, pl. XLVI. For a very similar 'China Table' from the Collection of the Earls of Dysart at Ham House, illustrated in 'The Dictionary of English Furniture by Percy McQuoid and Ralph Edwards, vol.1, p.167, fig.35. This cabinet was sold by Sotheby's, A Collection of English Furniture, Barometers & Clocks, formed by a Gentleman residing in New York', 27th and 28th June 1974, lot 26. A similar japanned cabinet attributed to William Linnell and probably commissioned by Sir Hugh Smithson, 1st Earl of Northumberland, was sold by Sotheby's, Syon House, 14th May 1997. See also R. W. Symonds, 'Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks, p.37, fig.27.
Lot 274
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE ALMOST CERTAINLY BY GILLOWS, C.1775-85 with a broken arch pediment centred with a leaf carved pedestal or truss, the frieze with a dentil moulding and applied laurel swags, above four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with three frieze drawers with later turned knob handles, the central drawer fitted with a baize lined writing slide revealing six plum pudding mahogany and ebony banded lidded compartments, inlaid with satinwood oval panels with ebonised letters, above panelled doors inlaid with rondels, the central cupboard enclosing three slides, the right side fitted with three drawers, the left side with three slides 274cm high, 250cm wide, 51cm deep Provenance Almost certainly William Rawlinson, a wealthy Manchester merchant of Ancoats Hall. He was an ancestor of Edward Croft-Murray's mother, Amy (nee James). From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980). Catalogue Note The leaf carved pedestal on the pediment is a very characteristic feature found on Gillows bookcases of this period. It was intended to support a bust or carved ornament. Susan Stuart discusses the truss and quotes Richard Gillow, explaining the feature to Sir Fleetwood Hesketh in 1766: 'In the opens or aprons of the pediment you may have a Busto, carved shield or your arms carved which (ever) you choose but a Busto is the most used at present'. See Susan E. Stuart, 'Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840', vol. II, pp.22-23, pls.552-554 for a satinwood office cabinet designed by Richard Gillow for Mrs Strickland with a very similar pedestal and vol.I, p.361. pls.428-429 for a library bookcase with a similar truss. The lettered 'alphabet' compartments are also a very characteristic feature of Gillows and can be found on a library desk made for Thomas Gibbons in 1785.
Lot 275
A GEORGE III GONCALO ALVES BOOKCASE CABINET C.1780-90 the swan neck pediment with carved rosettes, above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable drawers, the base with a frieze drawer above a pair of cupboard doors with outline mouldings enclosing a shelf on shaped bracket feet 236cm high, 111cm wide, 51cm deep Provenance From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980).
Lot 278
A DOCUMENTARY GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE CHEST BY GILLOWS SIGNED AND DATED 'WILLIAM BECKETT 1789' inlaid with boxwood edging and fitted with four long graduated drawers, the top with a baize lined slide, the underside inscribed in pen 'James Austin', each drawer signed in pencil, the top drawer 'Wm Beckett Maker Lancaster 1789', with original gilt brass leaf and flower handles each with an oval paterae boss, on slender French bracket feet 83.8cm high, 115cm wide, 58.5cm deep Provenance Almost certainly William Rawlinson, a wealthy Manchester merchant of Ancoats Hall. He was an ancestor of Edward Croft-Murray's mother, Amy (nee James). From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980). Catalogue Note William Beckett was a cabinet maker and joiner, son of James Beckett of Wray, near Lancaster. He was apprenticed to William Blackburn in 1771 and admitted freeman c.1779-80. He is named in the Gillows archives between 1786-1800 for 'mouding claws' and signed the Gillows' journeymen's price agreement in 1785. Lindsay Boynton states that he was involved in 'designing' furniture for the Lancaster branch. The Dictionary of English Furniture also states that he was 'Possibly the maker of the large chest of drawers, mahogany veneer, oak carcase, bowfronted, belonging to the late Edward Croft-Murray and traced to William Rawlinson of Ancoats Hall, which he rented from the Moseley's in the later 18th century. Inscriptions in black lead on underside of bottom of third drawer and on outside of back of third drawer: 'William Becket Maker 1789''. We believe the current lot is the said chest although it is serpentine rather than bowfronted. William Rawlinson is recorded in the Gillows Estimate Sketch Book having ordered 'two cases' in 1786 (93/380) and a dining table in 1795 (97/1204). See Lindsay Boynton, 'Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800', p. 215.
Lot 304
A PAINTED AND GILT DISPLAY CABINET IN GOTHIC STYLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY ELEMENTS AND LATER with a pendant frieze, above rosette motifs and a pair of lancet astragal glazed doors flanked by fleur-de-lis headed columns, the base with quaterfoil panels decorated with shields and portcullis motifs, with an open back 132.7cm high, 143.5cm wide, 30.5cm deep Provenance From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980).
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