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Lot 255
A set of twelve 19th Century stained green ivory handled knives and forks with white metal mounts, ten of the knife blades stamped "Nowil", another "Mappin & Webb", the other un-marked CONDITION REPORTS Ivory handles split and with some discolouration, one knife has a loose silver collar, blades are discoloured and mis-shapen conducive with age and use, total length of knives measure between 26.5 cm and 27.5 cm, ten being 27 cm or over, handles measure from 9.6 cm to just over 10 cm, nine being 10 cm. A couple of fork tines are mis-shapen conducive with age and use, full length measures from 20.5 cm to 21 cm, all handles approx. 9 cm in length.
Lot 317
An early 20th Century ivory cigarette box with plaque inscribed "With compliments of Osagyefo, the President of The Republic of Ghana", 15.5 cm wide x 4.25 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Wear, scuffs, dirt, yellowing. Lid separating from rim and pins visible, and slightly warped. A few small frits and chips to edges. size - 15.5 cm wide side to side top , front to back 9 cm top and height 4.25cm
Lot 319
A Meiji period Japanese carved ivory okimono of boy holding bamboo with basket full of leaves and crab by his feet, two character mark to base, raised on a hardwood stand, 20 cm high CONDITION REPORTS General wear and scuffs, and some yellowing. Base has quite a few cracks. One finger missing, and another finger partly missing. Fitment / section of carving missing from front of his garment. Some pieces of the branch missing. A sections broken off and missing from the crab. There is no object in his left hand, so possibly an item missing from that area. Bowl has some cracks. Crack to leg. Some chips to edges. However, overall appears to be well carved and with good detail.
Lot 409
A WONDERFUL COROMANDEL GAMES COMPENDIUM, the hinged lid with silver intertwined initials and bearing date '23rd October 1892', opening to a satin lined interior, with a bi-fold chess and backgammon board held within the the lid, with makers badge 'C. Beyjemann & Sons Makers London', the main compendium with fold down front holding two engraved cribbage boards and two ivory counting boards, the top layer with two hinged trays holding a Staunton type chess set, four circular ivory counters and chequers, the middle two hinged trays containing four sets of playing cards, eight dice and counters, both trays with secret drawers with further playing cards and counters, the bottom tray with two ivory beakers, set of dominoes, counters and twelve lead Escalado riders on horseback, a further hanging rack containing a fold out chequers board with Escalado track on the reverse, four further decks of cards, playing cards by 'Goodall - London', H 23 cm, W 34.5 cm, D 26.5 cm
Lot 670
.22 (rf) Colt 7 shot revolver, 2.1/2 ins quick release barrel stamped Colt's pt FA MFG Co. Hartford CT USA. chromed action, polished ivory grips, 6 ins overall, no.90352 The Purchaser of this Lot requires a Section 5 Authority or a Section 1 certificate with an appropriate condition The Purchaser of this Lot requires a Section 1 Certificate
Lot 1
A dummy keyboard by Chappell & Co., London, late 19th century, the case of mahogany, the two octave keyboard, with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, each key sprung. Inscribed on an oval plaque in the interior of the fall board Chappell & Co., London. Also stamped internally on the highest key shaft J. Murray Length 1ft 4?in, 42.2cm; width 1ft 1¾in, 34.9cm
Lot 10
A bentside spinet by Thomas Hancock, London, 1732, the casework veneered in walnut, the lid solid walnut with shaped and engraved brass strap hinges, mitred tail, the soundboard surround and jackrail veneered with walnut with ebony and holly stringing and ash crossbanding, the key well similarly veneered, the five octave keyboard, GG to g3, with arcaded ivory naturals and ebony and ivory skunk-tailed accidentals, with brass stringing, on later trestle stand with turned legs. Inscribed on the name batten Thomas Hancock London and on the GG key shaft 1732. Length 6ft 3?in, 192cm. Provenance The Trustees of the Lady Margaret Spicer's Deed of Settlement. Purchased by Christopher Hogwood at the Christie's sale on 8th May 1975 (lot 84). The Boalch3 entry erroneously states that the sale was at Sotheby's and places the date at 1723. It also confuses this instrument with another spinet by Thomas Hancock which was indeed sold by Sotheby's on 13th November 1987. Literature Boalch3, p. 350 Discography 1983 Purcell: Songs and Airs, with Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley, Richard Campbell and Catherine Mackintosh, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSDL 713 Restoration history 1978 Christopher Nobbs 1983 Christopher Nobbs Current pitch A=415Hz
Lot 12
A single-manual harpsichord by Jacob Kirckman, London, 1766, the mahogany case with boxwood stringing, the lid with shaped brass strap hinges, the key well veneered with root walnut with boxwood stringing and mahogany crossbanding, the soundboard with inset gilt rose pierced and carved with King David playing the harp and the maker's initials IK, the five octave keyboard, FF to f3, with ivory naturals faced with boxwood mouldings and ebony accidentals, four brass-knobbed draw stops controlling two 8ft stops, a 4ft stop and an 8ft buff stop, with foot pedal controlling a simple machine-stop mechanism disconnecting the front 8ft and 4ft stops, on trestle stand, later music desk. Inscribed on a boxwood plaque on the name batten Jacobus Kirckman Londini Fecit 1766. Length 7ft 2½in, 219.8cm; width 3ft ?in, 93cm. The conversion of the stop levers which would have originally moved sideways to the present 'draw' stops is probably an early modification. Provenance Purchased by Christopher Hogwood at Puttick & Simpson's in 1972. Literature Boalch3, p. 435 Boalch2, p.89, No. 32a Discography 1974 The Amorous Flute, with David Munrow, Oliver Brookes and Robert Spencer, Decca Argo ZRG 746 1974 Arne: Eight Overtures, with the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO503 1974 Arne: Eight Harpsichord Sonatas, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO502 1976 Geminiani: Cello Sonatas Io, 5, with Anthony Pleeth and Richard Webb, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO513 1977 Geminiani: Concerti Grossi Op. 3, with Jaap Schroder, Catherine Mackintosh, Trevor Jones, Anthony Pleeth and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO526 1978 Music at Court, with the Academy of Ancient Music, Folio Society FS1001/2 1978 J. C. Bath: Six Favourite Overtures, with the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO525 1978 Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne and Anthem for the Foundling Hospital, with Simon Preston and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO541 1978 Handel: Water Music, with the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO543 1979-83 Mozart: Symphonies, Vols 1 and 7, with Jaap Schroder and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre D167D3 and D173D3 1981 Handel: Cantatas, with Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, David Thomas and Susan Sheppard, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO580 1981 Handel: Musick for the Royal Fireworks and Wind Music, with the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO548 1982 Handel: Theatre Music, Vol. 2, with Patrizia Kwella, Margaret Cable, David Thomas and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO598 1987 J. S. Bath: Coffee and Peasant Cantatas, with Emma Kirkby, Rogers Covey-Crump, David Thomas and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 621-1OH 1988 J. S. Bath: Orchestral Suites, with the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 417 834-1OH2 1993 Handel, Arne: Arias, with Emma Kirkby and the Academy of Ancient Music, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 436 132-2OH Restoration history 1950 Alec Hodsdon
Lot 14
A bureau organ, north German, mid-18th century, the case of mahogany, the fall front opening to reveal some of the pipework, with four false single drawers beneath, the topmost removable to reveal the retractable keyboard, the keyboard, compass four octaves and two notes, C to d3, with ivory naturals with decorative facings and ebony accidentals, with four stop levers, two on each side of the keyboard controlling 8ft Gedackt and 4ft Flöte, divided between treble and bass at a/b flat, with treadle and electric blower. Height 3ft 7 7/8in, 110.8cm; width 3ft 6¼in, 107.3cm Provenance This organ was in the possession of the composer Paul Hindemith while he was resident in the USA between 1940 and 1953. He became an American citizen in 1946. It is accompanied by copies of various documents relating to it before it was shipped to the USA and one from Paul Hindemith reporting on it after its arrival. The originals of these documents are held in the Hogwood Archive. July 1936
Lot 15
**THIS LOT IS TO BE SOLD IN SITU - SEE VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS BELOW** A five-stop chamber organ, Dutch, circa 1760 and later, the case painted cream, the upper section with a trellised panel behind the keyboard with three towers of display pipes above interspersed with two tiers of further display pipes, 5.10.5.10.5, the central tower surmounted by a lyre and musical trophies, the flanking towers surmounted by urns, the lower section with three panels to the front each painted en grisaille with musicians flanked by marbled pillars, the base with a frieze of grey marbling, the keyboard, compass four octaves and two notes, C to d3, with ebony naturals and ivory-overlaid accidentals, seven wooden cream-painted hand stops controlling Holpijp 8vt. bas/diskant, Prestant 8vt. diskant, Fluit bas, Prestant 4vt. diskant and Octaaf 2vt. bas/diskant, divided at b/c1, the Holpijp and Fluit pipes made of oak, the other pipes of unusually thick and soft metal with a high lead content, the feeder and foot pedal now removed and replaced by an electric blower. Height 8ft 10¼in, 270cm; width 4ft 6¼in, 137.5cm; depth 2ft 5?in, 74cm. Gardiner Houlgate are grateful to Dominic Gwynn of Goetze & Gwynn, who carried out the most recent restoration of the organ, for providing the following notes: "The case, soundboard, bellows and pipework were made circa 1760 in the Netherlands, perhaps by Hendrik Hermanus Hess (1735-1794) in Gouda. Circa 1899 a new pipe front was added to the case, perhaps in Dordrecht. The dummy metal pipes are very similar in make to the inside pipes which suggests a successor's workshop, perhaps Pieter Johannes Geerkens (1757-1833). In the mid-19th century the organ was restored using letters from the Dordrecht tax office to seal the bar frame. In the early 20th century the organ came to England. It was found by Thurston Dart in a cottage just north of Cambridge in 1956 and restored by N. P. Mander. In 1971 Thurston Dart left the organ to the Oxford University Faculty of Music. It was kept in the Holywell Music Room until 1985. In 2004 it was moved from storage to New College Chapel and repaired. In 2009 the organ was sold to Christopher Hogwood and restored by Dominic Gwynn". Viewing arrangements This organ is currently located on the premises of Messrs Goetze & Gwynn, near Worksop in Nottinghamshire, and will be sold in situ. Prospective purchasers wishing to view it are requested to contact either Jamie South or Luke Hobbs at Gardiner Houlgate (01225 812912) to arrange a viewing appointment. Restoration history 1956 N. P. Mander 2009 Dominic Gwynn Current pitch A=440Hz
Lot 17
A small unfretted clavichord by Thomas Goff and Joseph Cobby, London, 1952, the case of burr walnut with kingwood crossbanding, the lid with two shaped and pierced brass strap hinges, bichord and strung in brass with close-wound bass strings, the keyboard, compass four octaves and two notes, C to d3, with arcaded ebony naturals and ivory accidentals, on trestle stand. Inscribed on the name batten T.R.C.G. et J.C.C. Fecerunt MCMLII. Length 3ft 11¼in, 130cm; width 1ft 3¼in, 38.7cm Provenance Built for the harpsichordist Charles Thornton Lofthouse (1895-1974). Also with his initials pierced in a gilt metal rose at the left hand end of the tangent cover. Christopher Hogwood purchased this clavichord from Lofthouse's daughter, Hermione Lockyer, in 2007. Current pitch A=440Hz
Lot 18
A small unfretted clavichord by Arnold Dolmetsch, Haslemere, 1929, the case of walnut with gilded mouldings and shaped brass strap hinges, the lid interior inscribed in gilt PLVS FAIT DOVCEVR QVE VIOLENCE, the keyboard, compass four octaves and two notes, C to d3, with ebony naturals with gilded arcading and ivory overlaid accidentals, the soundboard painted around the edge and the bridge with blue tempera scalloping, bichord stringing in brass with close-wound stringing in the bass, on trestle stand. Inscribed on the name batten Arnold Dolmetsch Anno M CM XXIX, also in ink on the wrestplank Arnold Dolmetsch Haslemere 1930 (sic). Length 3ft 8½in, 113.3cm; width 1ft 3in, 38.1cm Restoration history 2014 Christopher Nobbs and Ben Marks Current pitch A=440Hz
Lot 19
A small unfretted clavichord by Arnold Dolmetsch, Haslemere, 1922, the case of dark walnut with gilded mouldings, the lid with two shaped brass strap hinges, the interior of the lid painted in gilt with the motto PLVS FAIT DOVCEVR QVE VIOLENCE, the soundboard extensively decorated with flowers and foliage by Mabel Dolmetsch, the keyboard with four octaves and two notes, C to d3, with ebony naturals with gilt arcading and ivory overlaid accidentals, bichord and strung in brass with close-wound bass strings, on trestle stand. Inscribed on the name batten Arnold Dolmetsch Anno M.CM.XXII. Length 3ft 8¼in, 112.4cm; width 1ft 27/8in, 37.9cm Provenance Built for the renowned harpsichordist and clavichordist Violet Gordon Woodhouse (1872-1948). Christopher Hogwood purchased this clavichord at Phillips in 1994. Sold with a copy of a letter from Arnold Dolmetsch to Violet Gordon Woodhouse dated 31st December 1911. The original of this document is held in the Hogwood Archive. Current pitch A=440Hz
Lot 2
A cabinet piano by John Broadwood & Sons, London, circa 1823, the case of mahogany with beaded mouldings, the panel above the keyboard of pleated fabric, the fascia board veneered with rosewood and with floral brass inlay, with two turned legs to the front, the six octave keyboard, FF to f4, with ivory naturals faced with boxwood mouldings and ebony accidentals, recessed mahogany candle supports, English sticker action, two pedals controlling una corda and damper lift. Inscribed on a boxwood plaque John Broadwood & Sons Makers to His Majesty and the Princesses Great Pulteney Street Golden Square London, bearing on the wrestplank and inside the lid the serial number JH 2513. Height 6ft, 183cm; width 3ft 9½in, 115.5cm In the Broadwood books this piano appears as a 60 CPFF (six octave cabinet pianoforte) and left the workshops on 1st September 1823. It started life as a hire instrument and the first hiring was to J.B. Cramer (this is probably Johann Baptist Cramer 1771-1858, composer, pianist and publisher). The instructions were to deliver it to Captain Cramer of His Majesty's 30th Regiment, stationed at Portsmouth. It was taken in Mr. Prescott's wagon from the King's Head public house in Borough, Southwark, to Portsmouth at a cost of 1 shilling. A second hiring took place on 8th April 1824 when it was sent out to Lady Rycroft at 14 Curzon Street, Mayfair, then on the 20th August 1824 it was hired to a Mr Woodford of the Falkland Tavern, Gravesend. On the 24th November 1824 the piano was sent to a firm named Hartwell & Sons of Paradise Row, Chelsea, but Hartwell returned the piano to Broadwood. It was finally sold second-hand for £52.10s. to a Mr. Barnes of Canterbury. It was taken on the 4th February 1825 by Broadwood's porter, Mr. Gravatt, to London docks where it was loaded onto the sailing ship Endeavour, under Captain Robert Laraman, along with three new square pianos, at a total cost of 14s.6d. After 4th February 1825 the piano disappears from the records. Current pitch A=430Hz
Lot 20
An unfretted clavichord after an instrument by Christian Gotthelf Hoffmann, Ronneburg, 1784, by Arnold Dolmetsch for Chickering & Sons, Boston, 1909, the case exterior painted dark green with gilded mouldings and with shaped brass strap hinges, the case interior painted vermillion, the lid bearing the motto PLVS FAIT DOVCEVR QVE VIOLENCE, the five octave keyboard, FF to f3, with ebony naturals with gilded arcading and ivory overlaid accidentals, the soundboard with two gilt metal roses carved and pierced with the maker's initials AD, brass strung with covered strings in the bass, on trestle stand with turned legs. Inscribed on the name batten Chickering & Sons, Boston VSA MCMIX No 51. Also inscribed on the hitch plank Made by Chickering & Sons under the direction of Arnold Dolmetsch Boston USA MCMIX No 51. Length 5ft 9in, 175.2cm; width 1ft 8½in, 52.2cm The instrument from which this clavichord is freely copied is preserved in the Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments, No. 4945.60 (see Boalch3 p. 397). Provenance Purchased by Christopher Hogwood from William Dowd in 1990. Literature Troeger Current pitch A=440Hz
Lot 24
An unfretted clavichord by Johann Gottlob Horn, Dresden, 1789. the oak case veneered with mahogany panels with holly stringing and mahogany crossbanding, the interior edged with vertically-grained yew veneer, the panel above the hitchpins with bird's-eye and boxwood veneers, with boxwood stringing and tulipwood crossbanding. the lid of the accessory compartment and the name batten with similar veneers, the keyboard, compass five octaves and two notes, FF to g3, with arcaded ebony naturals and ivory overlaid accidentals, bichord stringing in brass, FF to A open wound, on frame stand with later square tapered legs. Inscribed on a bone plaque on the name batten Nom 321. Johann Gottlob Horn, Instrumentmacher. in Dresden 1789. Length 5ft 7 5/8in, 171.1cm; width 1ft 8¼in, 51.4cm Full technical drawings of this instrument are available from Christopher Nobbs. This instrument is sold with four earlier replacement legs and a later silked inner cover of cherrywood incorporating a music desk.. Literature For the work of the brothers Horn see Boalch3, (pp. 94 & 397-399) and Joris Potvlieghe, 'The Clavichordbuilders Horn and Contemporaries', in Het Clavichord, Vol. 9, 1996, No. 1 (pp.11-14) , No. 2 (pp. 24-29) and No. 3 (pp. 45-49). See also John Koster, Keyboard Musical Instruments in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 1994 (pp.186-190) and Andreas Beurmann, Harpsichords and More, Hildesheim, 2012 (pp. 265-269). Restoration history 1968 Robert Morley & Co. Ltd. 2014 Christopher Nobbs and Ben Marks Current pitch A=430Hz
Lot 26
An unfretted clavichord by Johann Adolph Hass, Hamburg, 1761, the case exterior painted with simulated tortoiseshell, the lid with a floral and trellis band, the lid interior with chinoiserie decoration comprising buildings on a lake and figures including a group of musicians, all on a red ground and within a floral and trellis border en suite with the exterior, the soundboard painted with flowers including tulips, cornflowers and an iris, the accessory compartment with ivory and ebony overlaid lid, the five octave keyboard, FF to f3, with arcaded ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, bichord brass stringing with octave stringing FF to c, later music desk, on later trestle stand with square tapered legs by Dolmetsch. Inscribed on the soundboard J. A. Hass, Hambr. Anno 1761. Length 5ft 10¼in, 178.3cm; width 1ft 9½in, 54.3cm. Provenance This instrument was acquired by Christopher Hogwood in 1976 from the family of Sir Humphrey Noble Bt. There is an undocumented tradition that it was once in the possession of the family of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was an ancestor of the Noble family. Literature Boalch3, p. 373 Boalch2, p. 64, No. 17 Boalch1, p. 45, No. 17 Boalch1 & 2 record the instrument as dated 1763 but this has been corrected to 1761 by Christopher Clarke and Richard Luckett (private correspondence with Charles Mould). Technical drawings by Clarke and Barnes. Discography 1981 C. P. E. Bach: Sonatas and Sonatinas from 'Essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments', 1753, Wq. 63/1-12, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre DSLO589 1996 J. S. Bach, W. F. Bach, C. P. E. Bach, J. C. Bach: Concertos and Duets with Christophe Rousset, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 440 649-2OH 2004 The Secret Bach, Metronome MET CD 1056 2005 The Secret Handel, with Derek Adlam, Metronome MET 1060 2006 The Secret Mozart, with Derek Adlam, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 82876 83288 2 Restoration history 1918 Arnold Dolmetsch 1980-81 Christopher Clarke (full restoration), Mac & Me (decoration) 1999 Miles Hellon (new strings and listing) Current pitch A=392Hz
Lot 3
A square piano by Johannes Pohlmann, London, 1773, the mahogany case with holly stringing, the keyboard, compass four octaves and ten notes, GG to f3, with ivory naturals faced with boxwood mouldings and ebony accidentals, single Zumpe action with overdampers, bichord stringing on a single bridge, three brass-knobbed hand levers controlling the damper lift in treble and bass and the buff stop, on trestle stand with slightly tapered legs. Inscribed on a boxwood plaque on name batten Johannes Pohlman Londini Fecit 1773. Length 4ft 8 7/8in, 144.5cm; width 1ft 7¼in, 48.9cm Literature Clinkscale, p. 220, No. 17 Discography 1996 J.S. Bach, W.F. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, J.C. Bach: Concertos and Duets, with Christophe Rousset, Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 440 649-2OH Restoration history 2014 Lucy Coad Current pitch A=430Hz
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