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Lot 493
Early and Exquisite Indian hardwood marriage chest. Two plank top fitted with large cast iron fittings. Thought to be late 17th/Early 18th Century. Single door to front has a cast iron plate to fit padlock. The three panelled front is decorated with metal studs and four metal panels to each plank. Animal motifs to side depict a horses head above a Peacock and to bottom are elephants. The Carvings are very Naive in the way they are done. Border is carved with floral and scroll patterns. (Later edition to the chest means it has two doors)
Lot 42
George Campbell RHA (1917-1979) STILL LIFE, OPEN DOOR, 1969 oil on board signed lower right; titled on Ritchie Hendriks Gallery label on reverse; also inscribed "Gypsy Quarter Malaga" on reverse Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin;Private collection Presented in original Ritchie Hendriks frame. 20 by 16in. (50.8 by 40.6cm)
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Lot 14
[MUTINY OF THE NANCY GARRISON]: A.L.S., Rostan, two pages, 4to, Metz, 4th September 1790, in French. Citizen Rostan suggests to take his correspondent´s brother with him far from the revolts of Nancy, and states `..three days ago we had to send a small army to Nancy to bring back to reason the 3 regiments of the King which were uprised for the last 15 days. Because of the revolt 3 to 4 hundred people have died, but we have been able to stop the mutiny. We must expect that this harshness will hold back the others..´. Together with a very interesting and lengthy A.L.S., Dantoine Tailly, a French Officer, four pages, 4to, Metz, 4th September 1790, to his brother, in French, stating in part ´..the events just happened in Nancy will not be easily forgotten, although at today´s date we have brought back the calm; the three regiments supporting the uprising were Chateaux Vieux Suisse et Mestre de Camp, Cavalerie. The King´s regiment and the National Guard fought against the other regiments. We sent 600 men of the National Guard from Metz…M. de Bouillé leading them, a good General who came back from the American wars..After the third cannon shot the door opened and we went in..the Nancy troops betrayed the Metz ones and they shot them.. M. de Bouillé had to order the Swiss regiment to identify themselves…in order to recognize them from the other Swiss…it was a shooting chaos, we were close to lose all our Metz regiment if a cannonman wasn´t killed in the last second.. Women were throwing boiling water from their windows.. Such confrontations concluded with a horrible carnage..´ A letter of very good historical content. Also including A.L.S., Broglie, two pages, 4to, 12th September 1790, to M. de St-Victor, stating in part `..If, as I hope, severe justice is applied to the officers and soldiers of the garrison regiments of Nancy, I think that the army will recover, which is very necessary..´ Also including André Drut (1764-1818) French General. D.S., Drut, one page, folio, 26th December 1793, to lieutenant Fouque. The document refers to the officer´s services, stating `..especially his achievements during the Nancy affair..´ Also including seven contemporary printed documents, one, three, six, sixteen and fourty-three pages, dated between 16th August and 24th September 1790, all related to Nancy regiments and the mutiny and containing interesting reports. G, 11 £1000-1200The Nancy garrison, comprising three regiments, was demanding their pending salaries, and had imprisoned their own officers in August 1790. Governor Marquis de Bouillé leaded the repression and after hard street confrontation 300 people died on 31st August. In Paris, the Convention first sentenced to prison the insurgents and supported the officers repression, but soon after the escape of Varennes, the insurgents became the symbol of the oppressed people, their sentences were condemned and their rights restored. The red bonnet, used for convicts, became an emblem of the Republic.Charles Louis Victor, Prince de Broglie (1756-1794) French General and President of the Constituent Assembly. Guillotined.
Lot 741
A Victorian oak cased 8 day longcase clock with Corinthian column supports and bevelled glass door panel. With brass arch top dial incorporating a painted moon roller, subsidiary seconds and with applied gilt Arabic numeral markers. Striking half hourly on a gong, 2m 21cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Fading to the case with a crack to the top centre of the door and some loss to the fretwork side doors. Dial in excellent condition. Sold with weights and pendulum. Three pins lacking to hold the dial in place with one remaining. The clock is setup in the saleroom but not running. The strike drive train will run if coaxed but the time drive train is stuck.
Lot 578
Group of Film Lobby Cards - multiples of various films including The Seven Year Itch, The Paleface, Tarazan and the Slave Girl, Annie get your Gun, The Mighty Joe Young, Night has a thousand eyes, Going my Way, This Gun for Hire, Riding High, She wore a Yellow Ribbon, Girl Next Door, The Eagle and the Hawk, The White Tower, The Furies, The Emperor Waltz, Tennessee's Partner, Richard and the Stranger, A Yankee King in Arthur's Court, The Boy with the Green Hair, Holiday Affair, Sands of the Desert, Oh Mr Porter and many more (approx 38 sets in total)
Lot 89
An impressive 17th Century style oak armorial court cupboard, the frieze dated 1696 and initialled WL and MS flanked by dragons, the upper section having carved coat of arms, the lower section carved with flowers and foliage, inside of door inscribed William Who Married Milcha, Daughter of Sir William Strickland Baronet of Boynton, Yorkshire, 205cms high
Lot 1144
A carved mahogany standard lamp, the canted column support with square form base and raised on an octagonal shaped platform base, fitted for electricity, 155cm high excluding shade (probably adapted); a bamboo and cane bedside cabinet, early 20th century, the three-quarter gallery with spindle supports above a cupboard door enclosing three fixed shelves, 52cm wide; and a similar bamboo side table, of rectangular form with two small pivoting shelves, the legs joined by a larger shelf, 79cm wide (3)
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