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Lot 44
A Phoebe Anne Traquair HRSA (1852-1936) A gold, silver and enamel pendant, circa 1905-06, the upper section of triangular form depicting Cupid paring love from a gold jar, the reverse with Cupid offering a gold heart, the bottom section suspended from triple-link chairs in the form of a heart depicting Cupid shooting an arrow towards earth, the reverse (lacking enamel) with Cupid sleeping, each section within a chevron engraved casing (lacking original enameled tear drop) 5cm high x 3cm wide Note: The pendant was given by George Brown Barbour (1890-1977) of Edinburgh to his fiancée Dorothy Latou Dickinson (1892-1981) of New York on the occasion of their marriage in May 1920. The pendant as first made may have been with the Barbour family prior to that date: it was personalised by the addition of the swan. Traquair was a friend of the Barbour family who had previously commissioned key examples of her crafts. George Barbour was the elder son of Dr (Alexander) Hugh (Freeland) Barbour of 4 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, the first owner of the Bonskeid cabinet (Shapes sale number 48, lot 390), which his sister Margaret had asked Traquair to decorate as a gift to her brother. Hugh and Margaret Barbour also commissioned a fine illuminated manuscript (now with Edinburgh University) for their sister Charlotte in 1897. Traquair had met the Barbours through Dr Alexander Whyte, the Edinburgh theologian married to Margaret`s sister Jane: the Whytes` home was 7 Charlotte Square. She illustrated Dr Whyte`s published commentary on Dante and painted portraits of members of their family, including Gustavus Aird Whyte. George Barbour therefore would have been familiar with the artist`s work for most of his life. The form and subject of this pendant made it particularly appropriate as a wedding gift. Of all classical subjects Traquair was most attracted to the story of Cupid and Psyche, and took it up in enamelling, especially in the early to mid-1900s. Several of her pendants of Cupid were sent to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London from 1903. For such classical or other secular subjects (such as mermaids) she often chose to enamel on silver as a quite different colour range-turquoise blues, greens, fiery russets and pearly flesh colours-was thus possible, and readily distinguished from the more primary reds, deep blues and greens worked on copper for religious work. These silver enamels, set as pendants, necklaces or occasionally brooches, are now among the most collectable of Traquair`s small scale work. A 1905 heart pendant of a sleeping Cupid, also worked on silver and set in gold with enamelled tear drop, was purchased by the National Museums of Scotland and is currently on display in the Museum of Scotland (A.1986.122).
Lot 136
AN HEXAGONAL COALPORT CABINET PLATE, the central panel painted in polychrome with a bluebird amidst flowering convolvulus and within a royal blue and gilt border with moulded cream ground daisy heads, printed mark, 9", and a 19th century Coalport type dessert plate painted with sprays of polychrome flowers within a royal blue and gilt diaper border with cornucopiae cartouche (2). See illustration
Lot 723
A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT SECRETAIRE CABINET, the upper section with a moulded cornice over a pair of mirrored panelled doors enclosing an interior of drawers and with candle-slides below, the base with a writing drawer with a crossbanded pull-down front inlaid with herringbone banding over three conforming graduated drawers, on turned feet, 40¾" wide x 79¼" high. See illustration Provenance: Newton Surmaville, Somerset
Lot 113
An oak crossbanded mahogany, Shropshire type dresser, the rack with reverse ogee cornice over three central open shelves flanked by an arched cabinet door to each side, on a three drawer base with pierced apron, on cabriole front legs terminating in pad feet, 183cm wide, 206cm high, 47cm deep
Lot 114
An oak and mahogany, Shropshire type dresser, early 20th century, the rack with heart pierced, quartrefoil pierced and scrolling frieze, over three open shelves and two single side cabinets, on an open base with central two door cabinet flanked by two short drawers to each side, over a heart pierced wavy apron, on cabriole front legs, 168.5cm wide, 204cm high, 55cm deep
Lot 163
A Regency mahogany, satinwood banded and inlaid, secretaire bookcase, the bookcase top with cavetto cornice over a swag moulded frieze above two glazed cabinet doors with gothic arched astragal glazing bars, within a bell flower inlaid frame opening to reveal three adjustable shelves on a secretaire chest base, the secretaire drawer with bell flower swag inlay and gilt metal swing handles, with circular disc back plates the drawer stamped `8052` opening to reveal a replaced blue leather and gilt tooled skiver, with central cabinet door to the back inlaid with Prince of Wales feathers, opening to reveal a short drawer flanked by a long drawer over two central short drawers and an open pigeonhole flanked by two high pigeonholes to each side, all fitted with gilt metal knob handles over three long, graduated, cockbeaded drawers, raised on shaped bracket splay front feet, 104.5cm wide, 222cm high
Lot 181
A mahogany library bookcase cabinet, second half 20th century, in the 18th century taste, the dentil moulded cornice over two glazed doors, with gothic arch glazing bars over two short frieze drawers and two cabinet doors to the base, on a skirting plinth, 142cm wide, 244cm high, 45.5cm deep
Lot 198
A Victorian, goncalo alves davenport, the three quarter leaf moulded, galleried back over a sloping front, with tooled leather skiver, opening to reveal a satinwood lined interior, with two short over a single long drawer, on tapering spiral turned, front supports and a cabinet pedestal, opening to reveal four short drawers under a pull-out book slide to either side, raised on compressed turned feet with hidden castors, 60cm wide, 89cm high, 58cm deep
Lot 199
A French mahogany high cabinet bookcase, 19th century, the two glazed doors to the upper section with wavy surround, opening to reveal three adjustable shelves over two short frieze drawers, fitted with turned wooden handles, above two cabinet doors to the base, standing on a skirting plinth with canted front corners, 137cm wide, 228cm high, 48cm deep
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