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Lot 300
A group of six miniature portraits relating to the Adye Family, comprising:English School (19th century)on ivoryHead and shoulders portrait of Major James Pattison Adye R.A. (1783-1831)oval8cm x 6.2cmgilt metal frameEnglish School (19th century)on ivoryHead and shoulders portrait of an unidentified young gentleman wearing a blue coat and a white stockarched rectangular9.25cm x 6.2cmgilt metal frameAttributed to Richard Crosse (1742-1810)on ivoryHead and shoulders portrait of an officer, probably Major Stephen Payne Adye R.A. (1743-1794)oval4cm x 3cmand companion piece, probably Elizabeth Adye (nee Hitchcock)English School (18th century)on ivoryHead and shoulders portrait of a Royal Artillery officer, probably Major Stephen Payne Adyeoval3.5cm x 3cmand companion pieceall mounted in oval gilt composition frameNote: Major James Pattison Adye R.A. was the son of Major Stephen Payne Adye R.A. and the father of General Sir John Miller Adye G.C.B., R.A. (1819-1900)Provenance: Adye family by descent
Lot 540
A C.B. group of three awarded to Major General Stephen Gallwey Adye C.B., R.A., comprising: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's breast badge in 22ct gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker's mark 'IN' for John Northam, complete with wide swivel ring, gold straight suspension and gold ribbon buckle, Sultan Selim III's Gold Medal for Egypt, 1801, 3rd Class, 42mm, chain and hook suspension and the Waterloo Medal (Lieut. Col. S. G. Adye, Royal Foot Artillery), fitted with original steel clip and split ring suspensiontogether with: English School (19th century)on ivorya half-length portrait of Major General Stephen Gallwey Adye C.B., R.A. (1772-1838), depicted wearing a Royal Artillery 1812 pattern coatee with the breast badge of a Companion of the Bath; the Sultan's Gold Medal for Egypt, 1801 and the Waterloo medalarched rectangular9.5cm x 6.5cmgilt frameand three further 19th century English School family miniature head and shoulder portraits on ivory:Major Ralph Willett Adye R.A. (1764-1808), oval, 5.6cm x 4.4cmMajor General Stephen Gallwey Adye, C.B., R.A., oval, 5.5cm x 4.2cmMajor James Pattison Adye R.A. (1783-1831), oval, 6.4cm x 5.1cmall mounted in oval gilt composition frameNote: Major General Stephen Gallwey Adye C.B., R.A. (1772-1838) was the third of nine members of the Adye family to serve in the Royal Artillery over six generations. Commissioned on 24th April 1793, in 1801, following the battle of Alexandria and the action of Ramanieh, he received Sultan Selim III's Gold Medal for Egypt from Grand Vizier Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha. He was appointed Brevet Major in 1810 and advanced to Major following Wellington's victory at Salamanca in 1812. He became Lieutenant Colonel on Christmas Day 1814 and, in February 1815 following Napoleon's escape from Elba, he joined the allied army in the Netherlands as commander of the artillery attached to the 1st Guards Division. On 15th June Adye's artillery saw action at Quatre Bas under Wellington's direct orders and on the 18th his guns were positioned near Chateau d'Hougoumont where they saw heavy action throughout the day, with 63 of Adye's command being killed or wounded. Adye was made Companion of the Bath on Wellington's personal recommendation.See Gorringe's Sale on 29th April 2015, Lot 1100, Édouard-Henri-Théophile Pingret (1788-1875), Head and shoulder portrait of Colonel Adye, signed and dated 1818, oil on canvasProvenance: Adye family by descentSee lots 292-301 and 541 for other Adye family items
Lot 3670
Late Victorian Rosewood walking stick with silver collar (Birmingham 1899) horn crook handle and silver cap, another continental stick with Ebony shaft, silver collar (stamped 800) and horn handle, together with tribal style stick with twisted ebonised shaft, ivory inserts and carved bird head handle. Silver collared sticks 88.5cm overall length. Bird head stick 84cm (3) (Qty: 3)
Lot 3672
Heavy Edwardian walking stick with ebony shaft, silver collar (Chester 1908) and Antler crop handle, another George V stick with stepped cane shaft, silver collar (Birmingham 1913 Mappin & Webb) and decorative Antler handle and one other with plain shaft, ivory ferrule, silver collar and Antler tip handle, Ebony stick 79cm, Cane Shaft 88cm and Plain Shaft 86cm. (3) (Qty: 3)
Lot 136
Melissa powder compact, three silver plated pot lids with ivory finials, tortoiseshell effect dressing table dish with white metal border, silver mounted amber effect cheroot holder, plated slat with blue glass liner, daguerreotype depicting a gentleman, housed in a gilt and black folding frame (qty)
Lot 2094
Large late 19th Century Japanese lacquer ivory and carved hardwood two panel screen, the two forward facing panels decorated in high relief with eagles and foliage, signed, the reverse with landscapes, the frame carved and pierced in deep relief with birds and flowers, 6ft 4ins high, 5ft 8ins wide approximately
Lot 143
A pair of Art Deco silvered bronze and carved ivory bookends by Marcel-Andre Bouraine, circa 1930, modelled as seated Marabou Storks, on stepped marble bases, signed in the cast 'Bouraine', the underside of one base inset with foundry seal for 'Les Neveux de J. Lehmann, Paris', 24.5cm high. (Qty: 2)Footnote: Provenance: Acquired Christie's South Kensington, Interiors - Style & Spirit, 26th March 2013, lot 222.
Lot 1241
A Roullet et Decamps 'lady with powder puff and mirror' automaton with a closed mouth Jumeau head, with brown glass eyes, pierced ears, bisque arms and hands, period ivory silk clothes, two movements of the head and each arm, the red velvet covered base with one tune musical movement. the head stamped in red 'DEPOSE Tete Jumeau S.G.D.G.', Height 45cm, some wear to fabrics
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