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Click here to subscribeA Sèvres pomade pot and cover (pot à pommade), circa 1760-65Painted with scattered flower sprays, gilt dentil borders to the rims, the cover applied with a flower finial, 9.3cm high, incised mark (tiny chip to rim) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large Sèvres double-handled covered cup and saucer (gobelet à lait et soucoupe), dated 1767Of the second size, decorated by Jacques-François Micaud (père) with a textile pattern of vertical bands of rose sprays against a gilt dotted ground, alternating with bands of foliate trellis with gilt flowerheads edged with blue lines interlaced with gilt foliate sprigs, the cover applied with a flower finial, the cup: 12.8cm high, the saucer: 18.8cm diam., interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter o in puce, painter's mark for Micaud (père), incised mark (small faint starcrack to underside of saucer rim) (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Meissen small turquoise-ground ecuelle, cover and stand, circa 1740Reserved with Kauffahrtei scenes of merchants and their wares at a quayside within gilt quatrelobe cartouches, gilt rims, the centre of the stand with a flowering shrub of indianische Blumen, the cover applied with a gilt finial in the shape of a dragon, the ecuelle: 10.7cm high; the stand: 18.3cm diam., crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (small restoration to cover rim) (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Sèvres blue-ground écuelle, stand and cover (écuelle nouvelle forme et plateau), circa 1775Of the first size, painted by Jacques Fontaine, the beau bleu ground reserved with curved oval cartouches enclosing children engaged at various pursuits in pastoral landscapes, wide gilt bands with foliate scrollwork to the rims, applied with gilt scrolling foliate handles, the cover with a flower bud finial, the stand: 26cm across handles; the ecuelle and cover: 18.5cm across handles and 13.2cm high, interlaced LL monograms in blue, painter's marks for Fontaine and gilder's mark for Boulanger, incised marks (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar, 3rd Bart (1810-1902), Polesden Lacey;Thence by descent to the current ownerExhibited:Bethnal Green Museum, from 1929This écuelle was exhibited from 1929 at the Bethnal Green Museum, which had been founded in 1872 as a branch museum of the Victoria & Albert Museum. Among many other disparate collections, much of Sir Richard Wallace's collection was displayed at the museum between 1872 and 1875 while Hertford House was being converted to receive it.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large Sèvres blue-ground sugar bowl and cover (pot à sucre 'Calabre'), circa 1770Of the first size, the blue ground reserved with gilt-edged cartouches enclosing putti and trophies 'en grisaille' surrounded by berried laurel garlands, gilt foliate and dotted borders to the rims, the cover applied with flower bud finial, 11cm high, interlaced LL monogram and dot in blue, incised mark (some flaking to gilt rim) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:With Antiquité Vandermeersch, Paris;With Vincent l'Herrou, Paris;Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A small Sèvres hard-paste porcelain teapot and cover (théière Calabre), circa 1780Decorated with tooled vertical gilt bands enclosing flowers and gilt dots and gilt trellis bands enclosing flowerheads, the spout with gilt foliate garlands and the handle with gilt husks, the cover similarly decorated and with gilt fruit finial, 10.8cm high, crowned interlaced LL monogram in underglaze-blue, gilder's mark for Vincent le jeune in iron-red, incised AP (some restoration to finial and top part of spout) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Sèvres hard-paste porcelain sugar bowl and cover (sucrier Boizot), circa 1793-95Each side painted with a medallion of a classical god, possibly emblematic of War and Peace, on a gold-ground band with arabesque scrollwork between formal puce borders, the cover similarly decorated with classical masks and applied with a baluster-shaped finial with moulded palmette terminals, 11.5cm high, traces of gilt mark (restored)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzAnother sugar bowl and cover of this shape is in the Royal Collection, illustrated in Geoffrey de Bellaigue, French Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, vol. III (2009), no.253.Geoffrey de Bellaigue mentions and illustrates a drawing surviving in the Sèvres archives that is inscribed 'sucrier Boizot fait l'an deux de La Rèpublique française [1793-4] il y en n'a 3 autres audesous qui au lieu dune Volute Sur Le Couvercle Est un Bouton'. Two plaster models also survive and are illustrated by de Bellaigue, p.902.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of large Meissen flower-encrusted pot-pourri vases and covers, late 19th centuryAfter the model by J.J. Kaendler of 1760, of reverse baluster form on a flared foot, each side with a moulded scrollwork cartouche edged in gilding, puce and turquoise and profusely applied with fruit and flowers with Cupid to one side, enclosing a painted scene depicting a elegant couple in a park setting, the sides with applied with flowering branch handles, the reverse with a similar cartouche enclosing a painted flower spray, the domed foot moulded with similar scrollwork and applied with flowering branches and a nymph holding a flower basket, the domed cover moulded with pierced scrollwork applied with leaves and flowers, surmounted by a tall finial of leaves and flowers, 62cm high, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue (one with one incised line), incised model number 2745. to both, one incised 44. and one with impressed 103, painter's numeral to one cover (some restoration and small chips to applied leaves and flowers) (4)Footnotes:Provenance:A Private Swiss Collection of 19th century MeissenThis 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
A small Sèvres sugar bowl and cover (pot à sucre 'Bouret'), circa 1770Of the second size, decorated with straight and undulating bands of blue harebells on a striped gilt ground, gilt dentil borders to the rims, the cover applied with a flower finial, 9.5cm high, interlaced LL monogram in blue, incised mark o (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very small Sèvres teapot and cover (théière 'Calabre'), dated 1781Painted by Mme Taillandier with scattered cornflowers, gilt dentil borders to the rims, the cover applied with gilt fruit finial, 7.4cm high, interlaced LL monogram enclosing date letter dd, painter's mark for Mme Taillandier, incised marks (small spots of restoration to finial) (2)Footnotes:Provenance:Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 22 March 1991, lot 215;Sèvres Porcelain from an International Private CollectionThis 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
A Sèvres bleu-lapis ground teapot and cover (Théière 'Calabre'), circa 1774Of the first size, decorated by Jean-Jacques Pierre le jeune, with large oval cartouches enclosing scattered flowers such as roses and a large poppy on one side, the reverse with flowers and fruit such as peaches, grapes and apples alternated with trailing morning glory all on a dark blue ground, the gilt handle surrounded by tooled gilt oak leaves at the terminals, the spout surrounded by the same oak leaf pattern, and set with a spiralling garland of blooms finishing in a gilt edge, the cover with similar decoration and chrysanthemum finial, 12.5cm high, interlaced LL monogram enclosing dated letter 'V' and painter's mark P' in mauve (minute flat chip to tip of spout) (2)Footnotes:Provenance: With Stockspring Antiques;Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzPierre le jeune was at the Sèvres factory from 1763-1800 as a painter of flowers and as a gilder.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Sèvres covered cup and saucer (gobelet 'couvert' et soucoupe), dated 1759Of the first size, painted in pink camaieu with trailing flowers heightened with gilt dashes, gilt dentil rims, the cover applied with a flower finial, the cup:9cm high, the saucer: 13.8cm diam., interlaced LL monograms in blue enclosing date letter f, unidentified painter's mark o, incised marks (minor rubbing) (3)Footnotes:Provenance:Property from the Collection of Dr. Johannes Ralph LafrenzFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE CHARLES II LIGNUM VITAE WASSAIL BOWL AND COVER C.1660-70 the lid with a turned cup and baluster finial, the underside inset with a brass and Surrey enamel type circular 'print' depicting the Royal Coat of Arms of Charles II, the ring turned body with an upper quadruple reeded band above two moulded bands, supported by a slightly flaring stem on a conforming foot 43.6cm high, 22.5cm diameter Provenance Peter Mactaggart (1931 - 2020). Peter's family ran an antiques shop in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, UK, from the late 1940's to the early 1970's. Literature See Apollo, December 1936, vol. XXIV, no.144, pp.348-352, fig.VII, for an article by Owen Evan Thomas, 'The Wassail Bowl and the Custom of Wassailing at Christmas Time' in which the present lot features. Evan-Thomas writes 'This is the only Wassail Bowl I have ever seen containing under the lid its original 'print' '. Catalogue Note The word Wassail means 'Good health' and is an expression of well-wishing equivalent to the word 'cheers', offered in the context of convivial drinking. Recent examples of wassail bowls sold in these rooms include a very large example, Furniture & Works of Art, 4th October 2017, lot 14 with an applied plaque and dated '1694', which fetched £14,000 hammer and also lot 43, 3rd April 2019 for a dated example '1681' with inscription, which made £6,500 hammer.
A PAINTED GILTWOOD HANGING WATCHSTAND PROBABLY ITALIAN OR FRENCH, 18TH CENTURY in the form of a lyre, decorated with scrolls, rocaille and a leaf finial, above a watch with an enamelled dial, applied with hand coloured engravings of a palazzo and the view of Venice and 'Veue des dissept fontains de Lioncourt', the back with further engravings 65.3 x 28cm Provenance From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray CBE (1907-1980).
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND GLASS OVAL JEWELLERY CASKET BY PROSPER ROUSSEL, LATE 19TH CENTURY the hinged lid with a floral finial, the engraved rim with signature, the glass body with silvered fret internal decoration, on scroll feet 21.3cm high, 18cm wide Provenance By direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020). From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017).
A near pair of four glass street lamps, 20th century, one with a pagoda type finial and the other with a spherical finial over square tapering copper bodies on curved iron supports, 100cm and 97cm high respectivelyCondition report: Chips, scrapes and scuffs to the paint finish, minor nibbles to the edges of the glass. One glass panel cracked.
A Victorian figured walnut and boxwood strung writing table, the green leather inset top above frieze drawer on stretchered end supports, 103cm wide, 56cm deep, 71cm high,Condition report: Good condition, wear commensurate with age. Knocks and losses to feet. Surface wear throughout. Loss to stretcher finial.
A side table with side drawers, D. João V, King of Portugal (1706-1750), walnut with gilt friezes and carvings, scalloped skirts, X-stretchers centered by a turned finial, «claw-and-ball» feet, gilt bronze mounts en relief, Portuguese, broken legs, many faults on polychrome of the top, many traces of wood insects, Dim. - 83,5 x 135 x 73,5 cm
A BOX OF WHITE METAL WARE, to include a six-piece cut glass and white metal cruet set, a three-piece EPNS tea service set comprising teapot with ebonised finial and handle, milk jug and a double handled sugar bowl, an EPNS baby pusher and spoon, a silver-plated salt cellar in the form of a coal scuttle with salt shovel, a pair of EP sugar tongs, a silver-plated foliate decorated, rectangular tray with a pierced rim, also including a circular engine turned design salver,
A SELECTION OF ITEMS, to include an AF, white metal floral and foliate embossed water jug, (unattached finial), scroll foliate detailed handle, a silver-plated rounded rectangular entree dish with cover and tapered finial, a single silver-plated posy vase, tapered stem with embossed detail to the base, also a white metal milk jug with wavy rim and a beaded scroll handle
A GEORGE V SILVER COFFEE POT, of a plain polished tapered, octagonal form, with a hinged dome cover and a baluster finial, scroll wooden handle, rubbed markers mark, London 1922, approximate height 22.4 cm, approximate gross weight 592.8 grams, 19.06 ozt (Condition report: overall condition good, some general light wear, no dinks or damage, wear to the handle)
A QUANTITY OF ROYAL ALBERT OLD ENGLISH ROSE TEA AND DINNERWARES, comprising five tea cups (one cracked), seven saucers (some paint loss and gilding loss), fourteen tea plates (two with tiny chips to the foot rim), tea pot (finial has firing fault at join to lid), sugar bowl, milk jug (hairline crack), fruit bowl and six dishes, an oval meat platter, length 32.5cm, an oval serving dish, a bread and butter plate, a coffee mug, a small oval dish, a wavy square rimmed dish, a leaf shaped two division dish, a 16cm bowl, eight 21cm diameter plates and six dinner plates (58) (Condition:- the gilding is worn in places and some pieces have patches of gilding on the front and reverse sides, some minor nibbles/faults to the foot rims, nothing marked as a second, signs of moderate use, individually damaged pieces as per description)
A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT METAL, ALABASTER AND FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK, the female figure wearing winged helmet holding a pitcher in one hand and a caduceus in the other, the clock with urn finial and scrolled twin handles, the casing cast with female mask and mythical beasts, the circular alabaster dial (cracked) with Roman numerals, eight day movement (overwound) bell strike, the movement numbered 1250 and stamped for Japy Freres and GVF Rey Jne Brevete, on a stepped and shaped rectangular base with gilt metal mounts, height 48cm x width 48cm, with pendulum (no key)
A GROUP OF CERAMICS including a Beswick honey pot and cover (chip to the base on the finial), a Beswick palm tree jug ref:1068 (old nibble to the foot rim), a Beswick head of woman in head scarf, a Shorter & Sons fish shaped dish and cover, with a matching shallow oval serving dish, two Sylvac Rabbits (larger rabbit has crack where the ears join the rabbits head), Wedgwood jasperware trinket pots and covers, and a trinket dish, Old Tupton ware pig, a Mitchell Bros Ltd of Glasgow Heather Dew stoneware bottle, with original stopper, etc
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY THREE PIECE SILVER TEA SET, to a plain polished teapot, engraved monogram to the side, ebonised finial and handle, gadrooned rim, raised on four ball feet, a matching creamer with scroll handle and a matching double scroll handled sugar bowl, each piece hallmarked 'Pairpaint Brothers' London 1929, approximate gross weight 1096.1 grams, 35.24 ozt
A SILVER FIVE-PIECE TEA SET, to include a teapot and hot water jug each with a wooden scroll handle and finial, gadrooned and scroll decorative rim, baluster form, raised on four ball feet, together with twin stylised lion head handle sugar bowl and milk jug, also with a lidded teabag dispenser on a flat base, each piece hallmarked 'Thomas Edward Atkins' Birmingham 1909, approximate gross weight 1614.4 grams, 51.90 ozt (Condition report: slight tarnishing on all pieces, teapot lid and water jug lids do not sit flush, water jug, milk jug and sugar bowl have dinks to the sides)
A GEORGE VI SILVER FOUR-PIECE TEA SET, to include a teapot and hot water jug, each with a wooden handle and finial, with matching twin-handled sugar bowl and milk jug, all of an hexagonal tapered shape on hexagonal stepped bases, each piece hallmarked 'Adie Brothers Ltd' Birmingham 1941, approximate gross weight 1446.0 grams, 46.48 ozt (Condition report: slight tarnishing in places on some pieces, small dink to the teapot and hot water jug)
A George III hot water jug by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I with half fluted body and gadrooned borders, London 1814 crested with motto Vincent Veritas 21.5oz 22.5cm Condition: It has been well used, multiple dents. marks to body worn, lid and finial nut marked, turned wood finial split but not vulnerable, foot straight, no deflections to handle sockets UK Postage:£35.00
A George IV ornate three-piece silver tea service by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I of melon fluted form with leaf and flower shoulders London 1827 49.2oz Condition: All correctly marked including finial, generally well used but sound, multiple dents, foot rim and feet reasonably true, hound between two trees crest to each piece (these may have been changed-thinness noted in crest areas) Most of the rich decoration is crisp. UK Postage: £40.00
A George IV ornate melon fluted silver teapot by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard I London 1826 19.76oz Condition: Although most of the decoration is crisp this pot has had changes to crests leaving the silver thin to a cartouche on each side, there is a verticle split running through the worn hallmark, the finial has the later Barnard mark and lacks the nut, there are no deflections to the handle sockets nor to the spout/pot union, the legs are true and the lid/hinge true UK Postage: £35.00
A Victorian Dublin silver pear shape engraved teapot by Robert W Smith Dublin 1849 23.7oz Later G.W.R. inscription Condition: Finial retained with correct nut, handle loose, generally quite worn, neither the foot nor the lid are true, no sign of repair or holes, no sign of crest removal UK Postage: £35.00
A CHINESE YIXING STONEWARE TEAPOT, the six-sided body moulded with shi-shi and other motifs, the cover with foo dog finial, bears impressed seal mark. 11cm high, length approx. 20cmThe absence of a Condition Report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale.Build-up of surface dirt, light surface wear and scratching, good overall
Miscellaneous silver spoons, including sugar spoon, floral butter knife, dessert spoon, two butter knives, sugar nips, pickle fork, two teaspoons, two circular spoons, four small spoons with figural finial, two commemorative spoons, quantity of salt spoons and six Georgian silver teaspoons, approx 541 gms.
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