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Lot 780
Books. Two shelves of antique reference, including various Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and other auction house sale catalogues; dealer's catalogues, including Finch & Co, Quaritch book catalogues, Orthodox icons, carpets etc; Godden's Minton Pottery and Porcelain, dj, hb, 4to; further ceramic reference, including Derby, Doulton, Staffordshire figures; Hornby Trains; The Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair Handbook, 1994-96, 2002 & 2004, dj, hb, 4to; The European Fine Art Fair Maastricht, 2009-2012, wrappers, 4to; Nollekens; etc., mixed sizes
Lot 21
A Meissen porcelain cloche (Wärmeglocke) from a service reputedly made for King Frederick the Great, c.1750-65, painted with two landscape vignettes, one with a dog, the other with a monkey, each partially enclosed by ribbon-tied garlands of deutsche Blumen below and at the sides, a lemon finial above, within a waved brown line rim, 32.5cm wideProvenance: King Frederick the Great, Berlin (by repute). Part of the service presented by the German National Socialist Government to William Randolph Hearst, sold as part of the dispersal of the Hearst Collection by Gimbels, New York, 1941. Paula de Koenigsberg Collection, Buenos Aires. Anonymous sale, Christie’s, London, 28 November 1977, lot 96. Property of the late Hugo Morley-Fletcher MA FSA (1940-2022).Exhibited: Possibly part of the service pieces exhibited in Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, (lent by de Koenigsberg), 1945. Possibly part of the service pieces exhibited in Buenos Aires, Museo Municipal de Arte Hispano Americano, (lent by de Koenigsberg), 1947.Note: When the service was dispersed at Christie’s in 1977 the introductory text for the service in the sale catalogue stated that it was made for Frederick the Great. The true origin of the service, and whether it was made for the Prussian king is still unclear. In November 1762, Frederick the Great is known to have ordered another service with animals from Meissen during his occupation of Dresden (see Rainer Rückert, Meissner Porzellan, Munich, 1966, no. 472, pl. 117), but this 'Japanese Service' is very different. The present lot was one of fifty-eight pieces sold by Christie’s on 28th November 1977, lots 88-119. A pair of plates from the same service, which were not a part of the 1977 sale group, were sold at Christie’s on 5th July 2004, lot 69, and a large dish, also not part of the 1977 group, was sold at Christie’s on 13th November 2018, lot 321. A service with closely related decoration was given by King Augustus III to Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, the British Envoy to the Saxon Court, in 1747. Many pieces from the service, along with a variety of engraved sources, are illustrated by T.H. Clarke in two articles, 'Das Northumberland-service aus Meissener Porzellan', in Keramos, October 1975, no. 70, pp. 9-91, and 'Sir Charles Hanbury Williams and the Chelsea Factory' in English Ceramic Circle Transactions, 1988, Vol. 13, part 2, pp. 110-120, where Clarke mounted a convincing argument that what has come to be known as the ‘Northumberland Service’, now in the possession of the Dukes of Northumberland at Alnwick Castle, is in fact the majority of the service given to Sir Charles Hanbury Williams by Augustus III. The ‘Northumberland Service’ included 20 cloches, or Wärmeglocke, round and oval (T.H. Clarke, ibid., 1975, p. 78 and p. 82.), which were designed to keep food warm on dishes under them, and these dishes may have been pewter, rather than porcelain (T.H. Clarke, ibid., 1975, p. 81.). On the ‘Northumberland Service’ the finials are formed as birds, whereas the two cloches from this service in the 1977 sale group both have fruit finials. The specimen birds decorating the ‘Northumberland Service’ were taken from engraved illustrations in the first volume of Eleazar Albin's Natural History of Birds, published in three volumes from 1731 to 1738 (and acquired by Meissen in 1745), whereas the graphic source for the birds on the 1977 sale group is currently unknown. In the 1977 sale catalogue, components of the service were dated variously between 1745 and 1765, and some pieces bore the crossed swords and dot marks, suggesting a date after 1763. The flower decoration is of a slightly later type than the ‘Northumberland Service’. Stylistically, it seems probable that the service dates to the 1750s, and if this was the case, the pieces with crossed swords and dot marks were later supplements. Alternatively, the entire service may have been decorated in about 1765, using some earlier pieces which hadn’t yet been decorated.Condition Report: Broken through and re-stuck.
Lot 297
A Victorian kingwood crossbanded marquetry and walnut card table, last quarter 19th century, the fold-over top with turret corners, enclosing green baize and four recess corners inlaid with playing cards, on cabriole legs to brass caps and ceramic castors, 75cm high, 92cm wide, 45cm deep Condition Report: scratches, stains and old gouges throughout, some veneer missing, one brass cap is slightly loose just needs some new screws, various splits to veneer, structurally sound
Lot 1834
A collection of small silver including a George III salt by Robert & David Hennell, London, 1800, diameter 79mm, one other Georgian salt, three Georgian wine labels, an Edwardian wine label by William Comyns, four items of flatware and a lid, together with five plated items and a ceramic wine label. Condition - poor to fair to good
Lot 959
THREE BOXES OF MIXED CERAMICS AND GLASS to include five table lamps, three Chinese collector plates, a rectangular Carlton ware pedestal bowl with a Chinese pagoda scene, assorted ceramic jugs, two large green Denby jugs, a box of six Rosenthal champagne flutes, a boxed pair of Dartington royal commemorative glasses, assorted glass plates, glassware, three blue and white items, a boxed Diplomat decanter (3 boxes and loose) (s.d)
Lot 855
A TABLE GLOBE, A BAROMETER AND A MODEL SUNDIAL, comprising a Philips' True to Life 12'' Challenge Globe, with relief contours (dented in Indian Ocean, losses to equator sticker, some scratches), a Short & Mason Ltd ship's style barometer (some tarnish and wear to case, untested), and a ceramic model sundial, height 31cm (missing the gnomon - the part that casts the shadow, has been restored) (3) (Condition Report: generally ok, obvious specific damage as stated in description)
Lot 874
FOUR ROYAL CROWN DERBY PAPERWEIGHTS, comprising Miniature Houses 'Georgian Townhouse' with integral ceramic stopper, Hedgehog with integral ceramic stopper, Duck with pale gold stopper, and Sleeping Kitten with pale gold stopper (4) (Condition Report: all pieces appear first quality, and in good condition with no obvious damage, would benefit from a clean)
Lot 929
A COLLECTION OF CAT ORNAMENTS to include a Staffordshire tiger, a British Museum replica blue cat, two Suzie Marsh reclining cats, a group of three wooden cats, a Royal Collection bowl, a 'Catzilla' ceramic tray length 46cm, a large cat figure height 44cm (qty) (Condition Report: some nibbles, s.d)
Lot 893
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE ORNAMENTS AND GLASSWARE to include a quantity of bird ornaments from manufacturers Royal Doulton, Royal Osbourne, Beswick, Atlas, etc, a small group of brass ornaments, a quantity of Royal Adderley ceramic bouquets, a box of assorted figures and toby jugs, two boxed sets of London glasses, a box of assorted glasses (4 boxes) (s.d)
Lot 835
A COLLECTION OF LARGE CERAMIC AND GLASS ITEMS to include three blue and white planters with floral designs, a yellow planter with two matching animal scenes height 16cm, a pair of blue and white lamps height 51cm, three other lamps of differing form with shades, a blue and white umbrella stand, a group of glass items to include a Dartington vase, a large green glass carboy height 36cm x diameter 30cm, etc (qty) (Condition Report: lamps untested, fleabites to the glass, marker pen to the base of some items)
Lot 829
APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED PIECES OF ROYAL ALBERT 'OLD COUNTRY ROSES' DINNER AND TEAWARES to include two tureens (one sold a/f), two oval serving plates (no signs of second quality), two oval serving bowls, a circular serving bowl, a sauce boat (no signs of second quality) and stand, six dinner plates, six tea plates, and six salad plates (the three sets of serving plates have no indication of second quality), twelve side plates, three tennis plates, a double handled cake plate, six double handled soup bowls, and six saucers (no signs of second quality, one sold a/f), a tea pot, a coffee pot, a milk jug (no seconds marks), an open sugar bowl and a lidded sugar bowl, a preserve pot, fifteen cups (two with no signs of second quality marks), twelve saucers, a 1980 calendar plate, eight napkin rings, three ceramic bouquets in various forms (nibbles to flowers), a square trinket dish, two oval circular dishes, a bud vase, a decorative bell, (qty) (Condition Report: no second quality marks to giftware items, all other items to be considered second quality unless specified)
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