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Lot 460
Travel - Jorg Forsfell (first-half, 19th century), after Johan Gustaf Sandberg (1782-1854), Costumes: Sweden, a folio of 34 loose prints, [Stockholm?, c. 1825], stone chromolithographs, 28cm x 22cm, contemporary pink moiré boards and stained-green calf spine, the upper-copper applied with a contemporary ink MS title-label, the album 29cm x 22.5cm overall
Lot 189
A SMALL COLLECTION OF BOOKS TO INCLUDE ANTHONY HYDE - 'CHINA LAKE' 1ST EDITION SIGNED BY AUTHOR WITH A PERSONAL INSCRIPTION, BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD - 'A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE' SIGNED BY AUTHOR, CLAIRE TOMALIN - 'SAMUEL PEPYS THE UNEQUALLED SELF' SIGNED BY AUTHOR, C. LESTOCK REID - 'REVENGE WITH A VENGEANCE' 1ST EDITION WITH DUSTJACKET 1952 AND PHILIP McFARLAND - 'A HOUSE FULL OF WOMEN' - (ERROR IN BINDING - MISSING FIRST SECTION BUT SECOND SECTION BOUND TWICE)
Lot 764
Books - Ornithology - Scott (Peter): a two-page ink MS signed letter from the artist to Charles Garrett, written on H.M.S. Brooke, c/o G.P.O. notepaper while the artist was serving as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during World War Two, the postal franking and Admiralty censorship stamp dated the same month (July 1941) that Scott was Mentioned-in-Despatches "for good services in rescuing survivors from a burning Vessel" while serving onboard the same ship, the letter itself regales its recipient with peace-time delights of shooting and the consumption of waterfowl, particularly ducks; the recipients's copies of - Morning Flight: A Book of Wildfowl, Illustrated with Reproductions from the Author's Paintings and a Self-Portrait, fourth impression of the first edition, London: Country Life Limited, 1939, blue cloth h/b, d/j, pictorial endpapers 4to; Wild Chorus, second impression of the first edition, London: Country Life Limited, 1939, green cloth h/b, d/j, pictorial endpapers, 4to; The Eye of the Wind: An autography, third impression of the first edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1961, blue cloth h/b, pictorial d/j after one of Scott's paintings, 8vo, (3), [4]
Lot 1118
The Strand stamp album containing an all-world used collection, a Swift Sure loose leaf album and a Healey's postage stamp album with all-world collections, a large collection of used world stamps, on and off paper, a collection of Falkland Islands first day covers, one signed by Sir David Attenborough and some unmounted mint stamps (qty).
Lot 809
English School, first half 19th Century, Head and shoulder portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a black coat and white stock, watercolour, 6 x 4.5cm, oval, in ornate carved and pierced gilt gesso frame and a silhouette of a young lady, first half 19th century, profile to the right, painted on convex glass, 6 x 4.7cm, oval, in rectangular papier mache frame (2).
Lot 1140
A Regency style glass and gilt metal frame chandelier, first half 20th century, hung with cascades of facet cut glass drops above a scallop shell gallery, with four graduated circular tiers below hung with spike shape facet cut glass drops surrounding the single light, 77cm drop.Illustrated
Lot 729
A. D. Bell (Horace Hammond) (British, late 19th/early 20th Century), Mending the Nets; End of the Day; Her First Ride; a set of three, each signed 'A D Bell' (two lower left and one lower right) and inscribed with title and artist's name (to mount), watercolour heightened with white, each 17 x 24cm (3). May be subject to ARR.
Lot 114
Shipping and Railway interest: a pair of Edwardian silver-gilt ceremonial scissorsWright & Davies, London 1901 Used to launch the SS Brussels, built for the Great Eastern Railway Company, the ornate sheath applied with a ship and train and the town arms of the GER's destinations, engraved with a presentation inscription, the handles of the scissors with the initials 'GERC', length when sheathed 20cm.Footnotes:The full inscription reads:'Presented to Miss G. M. Drury in commemoration of the launch of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamship 'Brussels' at Dundee on 25th March 1902'.Brussels was built as a passenger ferry travelling between Essex and Holland. During the First World War she was captained by Charles Fryatt who was awarded a gold watch by the Admiralty for attempting to ram a German submarine. The ship was captured by German torpedo boats the following year, whereupon Fryatt's actions were made known to his captors by the presentation inscriptions on his watch. He was executed soon afterwards, causing international outrage as he was not a member of the armed forces.
Lot 135
Concorde Memorabilia: a silver salverby Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1962Shaped-circular on four supports, the centre inscribed Concorde Mach 2 12th November 1970, on this day Concorde 002 piloted by Trubshaw reached mach 2 for the first time. Provenance by repute from the family of Brian Trubshaw - Ernest Brian Trubshaw, CBE, MVO (1924 – 2001) was a leading test pilot, and the first British pilot to fly Concorde, in April 1969, diameter 30.5cm, weight 32oz.
Lot 28
A cased silver-plated Regimental column lampunmarkedThe central column entwined with a laurel band, surmounted with the screw fitting oil reserve, flanking the column and surmounted on the base are three figures in varying historic Regimental Uniforms, below is an ebonised wood plinth with applied open-work badge of 'The King's Hussars', a crowned heart with motto 'DOE OR DIE' for the Douglas family and a silver presentation shield, hallmarks for Carrington & Co, London 1919, engraved 'Presented to Capt. G.V.Scott Douglas by his brother officers on his marriage 15th July 1924', all on a circular base with a ribbon and laurel band engraved with nine Regimental Honours of the 15th Kings Hussars from 'Emsdorff' to 'Afghanistan 1878-80' from raised on three claw feet, with glass chimney, the oak travelling case with applied brass name plaque to Capt.G.V.Scott Douglas, height without chimney 62cm.Footnotes:Captain George Francis Valentine Scott Douglas was born on 14 February 1898. He was the son of Francis John Scott Douglas and Fanny Augusta Tapps Gervis Meyrick. He married Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset, daughter of Henry Adelbert Wellington FitzRoy Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort and Louise Emily Harford, and widow of the 6th Earl of St. Germans on 15 July 1924.During the First World War he served in France and Flanders from 23rd March 1917. He attained the rank of Captain in the 15th Hussars, retiring in 1924.He died on 12 June 1930, at the age of 32, in a polo accident.His son James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, was born posthumously on 24 October 1930, and became the 6th Baronet Douglas, of Springwood Park. On his death the baronetcy became extinct.
Lot 300
William Gwynn of Ludlow (circa 1795-1838)Wettleton Hereford Oxsigned 'W Gwynn/Ludlow' (lower left) oil on metal 46 x 56.2cm (18 1/8 x 22 1/8in).announcement printed by William Felton affixed to reverseFootnotes:The period announcement poster affixed to the reverse reads:Stupendous Ox/now exhibting/upon this/race ground/Wettleton/OX!/Bred and fed by Mr Sheppard of Wettleton, the Proprietor/He is of the pure Hereford breed, stands 18 hands high, girts 12/feet, 3 feet 6 inches over the first rib, 3 feet 3 inches across the hips,/and weighs upwards of/two tons./Admittance is 1s.---Tradespeople 6d---servants and children 3d/printed by William Felton, King Steet, Ludlow.
Lot 364
English School, circa 1840Two paintings of the Norris family childrenPortrait of Eleanor Norris (1835-1872), aged three and her brother Henry Norris (b. 1836) aged two, in a landscape setting; Portrait of William Norris and his sister Catherine Norris (1839-1916) aged two, in an interior, with a hobby horseboth indistinctly signed 'E. Cock...', the first dated '1838' and the second dated '1841' (lower left) oil on canvas 61 x 51cm (24 x 20 1/16in). (2)Footnotes:The children are from the Norris family of building contractors, Hackney, London. During the Victorian era the building company of William Norris, the children's father, undertook much of the housing development in the area of King Edward's Road and Well Street, Hackney.One possible reading of the signature is 'E Cocking'. If this is the case the artist could be identified as Edwin Cocking (British, 1818-1892).
Lot 369
Andras Kaldor (Hungarian, born 1938)English National Opera, London Coliseum; Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London; Stattsoper, Berlin; Volksoper, Viennaa set of four works depicting various opera houseseach signed dated and inscribed (along the lower edge) watercolour the first 73.5 x 76cm (28 15/16 x 29 15/16in); the second 53.5 x 74cm (21 1/16 x 29 1/8in); the third 71 x 93.5cm (27 15/16 x 36 13/16in); the fourth 81 x 62.5cm (31 7/8 x 24 5/8in)(4)Footnotes:ExhibitedNew York, Coe Kerr Gallery Inc., The Opera Houses of Europe, December 5-21, 1990.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Lot 370
Andras Kaldor (Hungarian, born 1938)Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona; Teatro Nacional de San Carlos, Lisbon; Markgrafliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth; Opera, Montpelliera set of four works depicting various opera houseseach signed dated and inscribed (along the lower edge) watercolour the first 75 x 81.5cm (29 1/2 x 32 1/16in); the second 74 x 101cm (29 1/8 x 39 3/4in); the third 51 x 56cm (20 1/16 x 22 1/16in); the fourth 71 x 79.5cm (27 15/16 x 31 5/16in)(4)Footnotes:ExhibitedNew York, Coe Kerr Gallery Inc., The Opera Houses of Europe, December 5-21, 1990.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Lot 371
Andras Kaldor (Hungarian, born 1938)Vigado Concert Hall, Budapest; Staatsoper, Dresden; Wurttembergisches, Staatstheater, Stuttgart; Bavarian State Opera, Munich; Zurcher Opernhaus, Zuricha set of five works depicting various opera houseseach signed dated and inscribed (along the lower edge) watercolour the first and second 78 x 118cm (30 11/16 x 46 7/16in); the third 76 x 111cm (29 15/16 x 43 11/16in); the fourth 61.5 x 107.5cm (24 3/16 x 42 5/16in); the fifth 75.5 x 100.5cm (29 3/4 x 39 9/16in)(5)Footnotes:ExhibitedNew York, Coe Kerr Gallery Inc., The Opera Houses of Europe, December 5-21, 1990.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Lot 372
Andras Kaldor (Hungarian, born 1938)Carnegie Hall, New York; Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio D'Emilio; Staatsoper, Vienna; Narodni Divaldo, Prague; Nahenovo Divaldo, Janacek Opera House, Brno, Czechoslovakiaa set of five works depicting various opera houseseach signed dated and inscribed (along the lower edge) watercolour the first 75.5 x 102cm (29 3/4 x 40 3/16in); the second and third 60 x 116cm (23 5/8 x 45 11/16in); the fourth 69 x 91cm (27 3/16 x 35 13/16in); the fifth 70.5 x 89.5cm (27 3/4 x 35 1/4in)(5)Footnotes:ExhibitedNew York, Coe Kerr Gallery Inc., The Opera Houses of Europe, December 5-21, 1990.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Lot 400
A collection of eighteen Geissler and Crooke's glass tubes, late 19th and early 20th centuries,of various designs, colours and shapes, together with a Apps' Patent Induction Coil in pine carrying case, the largest tube, 9¾in (24.5cm) long, (qty)Footnotes:The tube was invented by the German physicist and glassblower Heinrich Geissler in 1857. It consists of a sealed, partially evacuated glass cylinder of various shapes with a metal electrode at each end, containing rarefied gasses such as neon, argon, or air; mercury vapor or other conductive fluids; or ionizable minerals or metals, such as sodium. When a high voltage is applied between the electrodes, an electrical current flows through the tube. The current dissociates electrons from the gas molecules, creating ions, and when the electrons recombine with the ions, the gas emits light by fluorescence. The colour of light emitted is characteristic of the material within the tube, and many different colours and lighting effects can be achieved. The first gas-discharge lamps, Geissler tubes were novelty items made in many artistic shapes and colors to demonstrate the new science of electricity. In the early 20th century, the technology was commercialized and evolved into neon lighting.
Lot 488
A French terracotta bust of a young child on porphyry soccle base together with a stone head fragment of a youththe first probably late 18th/19th century, the second after the antiquethe bust of the child looking slightly to sinister ,the head fragment modelled full face with curling hair, mounted on a black painted metal and wooden stand, the first 32cm high, the second 31.5 cm high (2)
Lot 510
Attributed to Umberto Bellotto (Italian, 1882-1940: A Medievalist-Style wrought iron sign for the Gran Caffè Ristorante San Marco, Piazza del Popolo, Ascoli Picenocirca 1928 the black patinated decorative panel pierced and hammered, the design depicting the Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist St Mark, pictured in the form of a winged lion holding a Bible, the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Venetian Republic, in the background to the left San Marco and the Basilica, and to the right a Galleon approaching Scaliger Castle on Lake Garda, the panel riveted into an angle iron frame115.8cm x 53cm, unsignedFootnotes:Umberto Bellotto, born in Venice in 1882, is particularly known for his wrought iron works, often with a neo-eighteenth-century and medievalist flavor. Active also in other sectors of the applied arts, he designed glassworks ateliers that included Vittorio Zecchin, Vetreria Artistica Barovier, Toso Fratelli, and Pauly & C.. Many of his applied and decorative arts works have been exhibited at the Biennials of Monza and Venice.On January 5th, 1928, Bishop Santarelli blessed the opening of the 'Gran Caffè Ristoratore S. Marco' on the ground floor of the Palazzo del Popolo. A real work of art that the press described as: 'an environment of first places not only in the region, but also outside, where everything offers to enjoy and think'. It is due to the genius of Umberto Bellotto, artistic director of the Spada ceramics factory, who meticulously cared for every object, every little detail, from wrought iron to ceramic tiles with over 400 different designs, from furniture to the floor, from curtains at the sales counters. He used local craftsmen, except for wrought iron, forged in his Venetian workshops. The wooden works are by the companies De Marco, Latini and Carpani; the paintings of Pagliari, the ceramics by Aldo Castelli; the architectural study of Eng. Paoletti.The sign was acquired directly by the current owner from the heirs of Gran CaffèRistorante San Marco.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 515
Francois Rude (French 1784-1855): A mid 19th Century patinated bronze bust of 'Tête De Gaulois (Head of a Gaul)'modelled with curling hair and beard looking up to dexter, signed RUDE and raised on a swept moulded rouge marble veined square socle base and square plinth base, 47.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance: Property of a Gentleman CollectorFootnote: Francois Rude was known for his social art including public monuments such 'La Marseillaise' or 'The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792 conceived and produced 1833-36 which captured the subject in a dynamic and emotional stylised way. Wining the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1812 he was unable to train in the city due to the Napoleonic Wars. First attracting public attention with his statue of 'Mercury Attaching His Winged Sandals' in 1828 which was still very much in the Neo-Classical tradition he quickly moved into more naturalistic expressive subjects such as 'Young Neapolitan Fisher boy Playing with a Tortoise' in 1831. By the time his statue of 'Marshall Ney' was unveiled in the Place de l'Observatoire in Paris he had completely rejected all Neo-Classical principals for sculpture with his sculpture depicting the Marshall holding a sword raised above his head and his mouth open. The monument of 'La Marseillaise' although classical in detail was however very romantic and impetuous in feeling causing his critics to rally against this work and one of his last works was 'Bonaparte Awakening to Immortality' unveiled in 1847.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 553
OF MARITIME INTEREST - A table decorated to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar almost certainly painted during the Edwardian periodpossibly a Victorian breakfast table converted to a table with a fixed topThe top decorated with the busts of Lord Nelson and Vice Admiral Collingwood amidst warships in conflict, all within interlocking wreaths, surrounding a compass star and the inscriptions: 'England expects this day that every man will do his duty. H.M.S. VICTORY, LORD HORATIO NELSON, THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, H.M.S. ROYAL SOVEREIGN, VICE-ADMIRAL CUTHBERT COLLINGWOOD, A GREAT AND GLORIOUS VICTORY, 1805' within a border inscribed with a list of the British fleet: 'Dreadnought, Euryalus, Naiad, Phoebe, Entreprenante, Temeraire, Neptune, Conqueror, Leviathan, Ajax, Orion, Agamemnon, Minotaur, Spartiate, Britannia, Sirius, Pickle, Mars, Belleise, Tonnant, Bellerephon, Colossus, Achille, Polyphemus, Revenge, Swiftsure, Defense, Thunderer, Defiance, Prince', 121cm wide x 120cm deep x 75cm high, (47 1/2in wide x 47in deep x 29 1/2in high)Footnotes:It is highly likely that the offered lot was painted in 1905 in honour of the centenary of Trafalgar since numerous commemorative acts and events took place across the nation over the course of that year. However, despite this widespread patriotic activity, there was notably minimal involvement or participation from the Royal family. This was due to their desire to uphold the Entente Cordiale by not upsetting or aggravating the French, with whom Great Britain had signed this series of agreements only the previous year.Nonetheless Edward VII lent his official backing to the 'Nelson Centenary Memorial Fund' which organised the sale of Trafalgar centenary souvenirs each marked with the Royal cypher. Also, the proceeds from a gala which took place in the Royal Albert Hall on 21st October that same year went towards the aforementioned fund. This event, which incorporated the premiere of a specially commissioned film called Our Navy along with the first performance of the Fantasia of British Sea Songs by Sir Henry Wood, ended diplomatically with renditions of both La Marseillaise and God save the King.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 562
A part set of Zuber 'Eldorado' block printed scenic wallpaperprobably first half 20th centurythe rolls with mountainous cityscape and coloured exotic flowering vegetation below a pale blue sky, marked to the bottom selvedges 'Made in France' and numbered 4-7 respectively, each roll 407cm high, 53cm wide approximately (4)
Lot 60
LIN SPROULE: A single 18 carat gold grass sculptureLondon 2019The 18 carat yellow gold stem with a red gold seed head, the stem with four leaves, on a natural rock base, height 33cm.Footnotes:LIN SPROULEThis work follows on from Sproule's flower and grasses which have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In addition, Sproule's work is housed in various collections in England and New York. Five grasses are included in the Goldsmiths' Hall Collection and are illustrated in the publication Treasures of the 20th Century, exhibition catalogue, 2000. page 100.A unique Buttercup sculpture originally exhibited at Goldsmith's Hall, Gold, Power and Allure in London 2012 was sold in these rooms in 2013.Lin Sproule trained in painting and drawing at Colchester School of Art, and jewellery at The Central School of Arts and Crafts and The Royal College of Art, where she received a First Class Honours and a Silver Medal. Sproule has worked in London and New York, where she exhibited at MOMA. She was at the Slade School of Art for three years as the guest student of Ron Bowen, where she studied life painting and drawing. Notable commissions include an 18 carat gold tiara for Norman Parkinson to photograph on occasion of H.R.H Princess Anne's 21st birthday and two large murals for John Aspinal's club in Curzon Street, London.
Lot 606
A Chinese export late 17th century bantamwork cabinet on a William and Mary giltwood standDecorated with figures, pagodas, trees, birds, assorted fruit and flowers, paper scrolls and calligraphic materials, the hinged top enclosing an open compartment, above a pair of doors enclosing twenty-two drawers of various proportions, on a stand comprising a frieze carved with two opposing cherubs amidst pierced scrolled foliage and flowers, on acanthus and floral carved elongated volute scroll legs, 103cm wide x 73cm deep x 159cm high, (40 1/2in wide x 28 1/2in deep x 62 1/2in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe offered lot was formerly housed at Serlby Hall in Bawtry, Yorkshire, where the families of the Viscounts Galway historically resided.It was subsequently sold at Henry Spencer & Sons, 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd November 1945, Serlby Hall, Catalogue of the Part Contents of the Mansion, lot 54. This old sale catalogue is available to view upon request and will be sent to the buyer upon their purchase of this lot.Serlby HallThe first major house constructed on the site of the 500 acre estate at Serlby in Bawtry, located on the border between South Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, was Palladian in style and dated back to 1740. It was built by the renowned 18th century architect James Paine (1717-1789) on behalf of John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway.However following his inheritance of Serlby Hall in 1751, William Monckton-Arundell, 2nd Viscount Galway, set about replacing the original Palladian building. This second architectural project was not completed until 1773, by which time the 3rd Viscount was the principal resident at Serlby. Further alterations and re-modelling, including the extension of the central block on both sides, took place in 1812 following the instructions of the 5th Viscount.In the 20th century Serlby Hall served as an auxiliary hospital during World War I and then as a prisoner of war camp throughout the Second World War. In 1971 Charlotte, who was the daughter of the 9th Viscount Galway, inherited the estate upon the latter's death and made the decision to sell Serlby. Thus the remaining contents were sold at auction the following year while the Hall itself was purchased privately in 1981.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 61
LIN SPROULE: A single 18 carat gold grass sculpture2019The 18 carat yellow gold stem with a red gold seed head, the stem with four leaves, on a natural rock base, height 33.5cm.Footnotes:LIN SPROULEThis work follows on from her flower and grasses which have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In addition, Sproule's work is housed in various collections in England and New York. Five grasses are included in the Goldsmiths Hall Collection and are illustrated in the publication Treasures of the 20th Century, exhibition catalogue, 2000. page 100.A unique Buttercup sculpture originally exhibited at Goldsmith's Hall, Gold, Power and Allure in London 2012 sold in these rooms in 2013.Lin Sproule trained in painting and drawing at Colchester School of Art, and jewellery at The Central School of Arts and Crafts and The Royal College of Art, where she received a First Class Honours and a Silver Medal. Sproule has worked in London and New York, where she exhibited at MOMA. She was at the Slade School of Art for three years as the guest student of Ron Bowen, where she studied life painting and drawing. Notable commissions include an 18 carat gold tiara for Norman Parkinson to photograph on occasion of H.R.H Princess Anne's 21st birthday, two large murals for John Aspinal's club in Curzon Street, London, as well as gold grasses, which are in the collection at Goldsmith's Hall, London.
Lot 621
A pair of George III mahogany plate stands together with four 19th century mahogany plate standsthe first pair shaped rectangular backplates with ebonised ring turned baluster supports to a figured rectangular plinth base, the four smaller plate stands comprising a pair and two single examples, first pair 46cm high, 21.5cm wide, 15cm deep approximately, (6)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 625
A pair of late George III brass mounted rosewood, satinwood crossbanded and sycamore line-inlaid low corner display cabinetsCirca 1800, each of curved L-shaped form, inlaid with stringing, the overhanging top above three wirework panels incorporating one central door, interspersed by four ring turned columns, enclosing a mirrored back and a mirror-inset panel to the long end, on six ring turned tapering legs, terminating in brass sabots, some losses to wirework, 123cm wide x 51cm deep x 108cm high, (48in wide x 20in deep x 42 1/2in high) (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBy family repute the present lot previously belonged to Henry and Sophia Hulton who resided at Bevois Mount House in Southampton during the period 1808-1840. Henry and Sophia Hulton were the ancestors of David Cameron, who served as Prime Minister between 2010-16. Thenceforth the current cabinets passed by descent to the current vendor's family.Bevois Mount House was built in 1723 following the instructions of Charles Mordaunt, the 3rd Earl of Peterborough. The Earl, by marrying the opera singer Anastasia Robinson the previous year, was in fact the first aristocrat in Britain to ever marry a stage performer. Mordaunt, who had a generous spirit and inquiring mind, naturally sought the company of individuals with similar interests and intellectual abilities. As a result of this a wide variety of lauded contemporary figures visited Benois Mount House, included among these were the literary and philosophical giants: Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Voltaire and Thomas Gray. Of the many renowned people who visited the Earl of Peterborough at his Southampton property it appears Alexander Pope was the most frequent and seemingly most revered guest. It certainly helped that Pope, the creator of 'The Dunciad' and 'The Rape of the Lock', shared a passion for horticulture and also befriended the opera diva Anastasia Robinson who was the Earl's wife. With Pope's close collaboration, Mordaunt was even motivated to replace a gravel-filled hill with idyllic gardens lined with paths, one of which was later called 'Pope's Walk' in homage to the great poet. In 1734, while Pope was staying at Bevois Mount, which he had previously referred to as 'beautiful beyond imagination', he wrote a letter to the Earl of Oxford in which he described the estate as having: '... the best Sea fish and River fish in the world, much tranquility, some Reading, no Politiques, admirable Melons, an excellent Bowling-green and Ninepin alley...'And Pope also detailed the summerhouse at Bevois Mount in another letter to Arbuthnot during the same year:I write this from the most beautiful Top of a Hill I ever saw, a little house that overlooks the Sea, Southampton & the Isle of Wight; where I study, write, and have what Leisure I please.'Sadly, Pope's return to Bevois the following year was under completely changed circumstances. Both he and the Earl were in very poor health. Pope, who most of his life had a twisted body resulting from a tubercular disease that he had contracted when young, was suffering greatly and found it a struggle to travel. While the Earl, who had endured an unsuccessful operation to counteract a bout of the kidney stone, had asked his old friend to visit for the sake of some good company. Tragically Pope recounts the great pain and discomfort suffered by Charles Mordaunt in various letters he composed at that time.Following Mordaunt's death in October 1735, Pope, who had pledged to the Earl that he would come back to the Estate in order to complete the landscaping works and maintain his friendship with Lady Peterborough, certainly fulfilled this vow up until his final trip to Bevois in 1740. Also the poet wore a watch, which had been given to him by the Earl, for the remainder of his own life, even having it appropriately inscribed in honour of Mordaunt. The watch itself had originally belonged to Victor Amadeus II, King of Sardinia, before the latter had gifted it to the former.The House and its interior is wonderfully evoked in a passage taken from a publication called The Sporting Magazine in 1804:'The approach to this earthly paradise is a noble lofty stone gateway; at each extremity is a small colonnade, once adorned with two beautiful marble figures, representing Spring and Summer... After a short winding walk I entered the mansion in Mount Bevois, celebrated for its internal beauties and conveniences. In the front parlour, I found four good marble statues - Bacchus, Apollo, Diana and Meleager - with a picture said to be original portraits of Columbus and his sons... some very valuable Roman remains, one of which, an altar piece, i send for your amusement.' https://bevoismounthistory.weebly.com/Charles Sotheby, who was one of the midshipmen involved in the Battle of the Nile which took place in 1798, was another celebrated historical figure born at Bevois Mount. Towards the end of his lifetime of service within the Royal Navy, Sotheby attained the rank of Rear Admiral following notable involvement in both the Anglo-Turkish Wars and the Napoleonnic Wars, as well as participating in various campaigns to combat piracy.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.
Lot 649
An early 20th century Black Forest carved and stained wood French bull dog's head handled novelty umbrella together with a carved and polychrome stained parrot's head novelty umbrella and a silver mounted malacca walking canethe first with articulated jaw and glass eyes, the second with parrot head ferrule, the cane with horn ferrule, 79cm long, 71cm long and 94cm long (3)
Lot 654
Of Cambridge varsity interest: Four late 19th/early 20th century presentation oarswith painted and stained finish comprising three oars marked 'Cambridge University 1903,' 'Pembridge College Third Boat Lent 1882,'and 'Trinity, First Head of Lent Division, 1900,' and a further oar with college colours, each approximately 375cm long (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 726
Two 19th century Austrian stained wood and gilt brass mounted bracket clocks, one with pull repeatboth in the Neo-Classical stylethe first with caddy top, urn finials and carrying handle, the arched gilt brass mask with 6.5' enamelled dial with Arabic numerals and mock pendulum aperture flanked by two subsidiary dials, the twin train verge movement striking on two bells, the second with female archer alabaster cupola top, the 5.5' the gilt dial with enamel Arabic chapter ring , the triple train movement with silk suspension striking on two gongs with pendulum, both 58cm high approximately (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.
Lot 736
A verdigris patinated bronze model of a classical youth's head together with a carved marble model of a classical maiden's headboth after the antiquethe first hollow cast looking to sinister with curling hair, the second modelled full face, her chignon dressed hair surmounted by a diadem, on later metal base, the first 26cm high, the second 27cm high
Lot 1
A Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 CRD Auto MPV diesel motor car, registration number KM59 MVO, metallic beige, first registered 30 October 2009, odometer reads 150,738 miles, automatic transmission, three former keepers, MOT until 17 June 2020, with V5 document (9155 528 1262), with two keys and tow bar. ** TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE **
Lot 3076
World War I - Ephemera - a recruiting poster, To the Women of Britain....Won't You Help and Send a Man to Join the Army To-Day?, published by The Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London [Poster No.4], printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd, London and Derby, 76cm x 50cm, envelope of issue addressed to MIss **, 68 1/2 Pitt St, Sydney, NSW [New South Wales], Aust [Australia]; others (4); other ephemera, glass plate photograph negatives, depicting First World War soldiers; etc (qty)
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