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Lot 110
A Set of Six Japanese Porcelain Plates, circa 1900, painted with a roundel of four butterflies within flowering branches and a formal leaf border, nine-character mark in red, 22cm diameter; A Similar Plate, painted with a red disc with scrolls and objects on a foliate ground, six-character mark in red, 22.5cm diameter; A Similar Milk Jug, painted with dragons chasing the flaming pearl, three-character mark, 15cm high; A Similar Coffee Cup and Saucer and Another Saucer, painted with foliage; A Kutani Porcelain Bottle Vase, typically painted with mother and children in a garden and with flowers in panels within formal borders, four-character mark, 15.5cm high; A Similar Twin-Handled Sucrier and Cover, of barrel form, 10.5cm high; A Similar Coffee Cup, Tea Bowl and Saucer, painted in iron red and gilt with foliage in a black ground; and A Satsuma Type Earthenware Cover, in the form of a bag (qty)Set of six plates, one with a minor crack, free from damage and repair, some slight repair, similar plate with a short hair crack, milk jug in good condition, cup and saucer, the saucer with two rim chips, the other saucer with a large rim chip, bottle vase, slight gilt wear, sucrier, large crack to the body, coffee cup, chipping to the rim, tea bowl and saucer in good condition, satsuma cover is crazed
Lot 149
A paste and micromosaic frontlet, early 19th centuryThe translucent paste panel with a central micromosaic depicting birds and butterflies between two smaller micromosaics, each depicting a butterfly, all inlaid with polychrome tesserae within aventurine paste borders and attributed to Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836), the frontlet composed of scrolling wirework with engraved foliate decoration, bead detail and pearl finials, some pearl finials deficient, frontlet 0.8 x 12.0 x 14.0cm, central micromosaic 2.0 x 3.0cm, supporting micromosaics 0.8 x 1.0cmThis 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
Lot 68
A fine and significant Italian pietra dura table top on an ebonised and gilt bronze mounted centre table or gueridonthe pietra dura top circa 1850 and probably Florentine, the 19th century table apparently of a slightly later dateThe black marble top inlaid with an assortment of hardstones and marbles including lapis lazuli, duke's red, white marble and turquoise, the central assorted floral bouquet comprised of madonna lilies, convulvus, roses, 'forget-me-nots', violas, jasmine and 'lily of the valley' together with a bunch of grapes, within a wreath-form border comprising a variety of pearl pendant-hung ribbon-tied flowers and floral trails, the surround with a central coat of arms surmounted by a lion rampant and above the motto: 'PRO PATRIA', with a detachable rosette-embedded guilloche frieze below, on a ring turned baluster column, with a concave tripartite base terminating in roundel turned feet and brass castors, the underside of the table bearing an indistinct stamp, the pietra dura top: 77.5cm x 66cm x 3.5cm; the table: 83cm wide x 72cm deep x 80cm high, (32 1/2in wide x 28in deep x 31in high)Footnotes:Provenance:At some point in the mid 19th century the offered pietra dura table top was commissioned in commemoration, or perhaps more accurately in celebration, of a marriage between two individuals, one from the Wallace family and one from the Lowles.Two related 19th century pietra dura table tops are illustrated in A. Giusti, Pietre Dure: Hardstone in Furniture and Decorations, 1992, London, whilst a couple of further tops, along with the aforementioned, appear in l'Opificio dell Pietre Dure nell'Italia Unita, dagli Splendori di Corte al Lusso Borghese, ed. by A. Giusti, 2011, Florence, No. 2, pp.'s 90-91; No. 14, p. 110; No. 28, pp.'s 134-135; and No. 32, pp.'s 144-145.One of these remarkable pietra dura tops, despite featuring in both of the previously referenced books, is also highlighted in yet another of Annamaria Giusti's impressive academic works on the subject. This specific book is A. Giusti, Pietre Dure and the Art of Florentine Inlay, 2006, London, ill. 186, pp.'s 228-229 & ill. 200, p. 244. Whilst the top so understandably focussed upon by Giusti is a true 'tour de force' in pietre dure and incorporates similar colourful flowers and bunches of grapes to those on the present example. In addition to these, a Florentine table top with a closely comparable central floral bouquet and distinctive border comprised of assorted flowers to those on the offered model, is pictured in Koeppe, Wolfram and A. Giusti, Art of the Royal Court, Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe, 2008, New York, pp.'s 98-99.The Coat of ArmsThe arms depicted upon the present pietra dura top are those of Wallace impaling Lowle, or rather they are the marital arms of the families of Wallace and Lowle. Consequently it seems a logical conclusion that this commemorates, or possibly more accurately celebrates, the marriage of two individuals from these respective dynasties, the identities of whom currently remain unknown.The display of the arms of Murray in the second and third quarters of the husband's arms suggest that he was descended from the marriage of the Reverend John Wallace (circa 1674-1733) and Christina Murray (circa 1676-1755). John Wallace served as the minister of the parish of Drumelzier, Peeblesshire, in the Scottish borders, whilst Christina was the daughter of William Murray of Cardon and the latter's wife, Christina Veitch. It is documented that John and Christina were married in Edinburgh on 5th March 1706. The Murray arms as depicted here certainly pertain to the Murrays of Falahill in the county of Midlothian, from whom Christina and the territorial house of Murray of Cardon were descended.Although there is an apparent shortage of available records, due to the marshalling of the arms depicted on this coat of arms, we may conjecture that a marriage definitely occurred between the Wallaces and an heiress of the Lowle family at some point in the late 18th or early 19th century. It is notable too that the youngest son of John and Christina, also called John (baptised 1718-1783), emigrated from Scotland thereafter settling in 1742 in British North America, where the latter established the family of Wallace of Burlington, New Jersey and Philadelphia.According to the monumental inscription on the memorial for John Wallace, located above his grave in St. Peter's church in Philadelphia, he died at the age of sixty-five years old at Hope Farm in Somerset County, New Jersey. Not far from John Wallace's memorial is another Wallace vault displaying the family arms. These arms seem identical to those appearing in the first quarter of the coat of arms on the above table top, with their closely comparable demi-lion crest and the motto: 'Pro Patria' which unquestionably denotes kinship to John.Despite the possibility of it being purely coincidental, with regards to the Lowle dynasty someone called Percival Lowle (1571-1665) also left Britain in order to begin a new life in America. Over there, he would eventually establish himself as the patriarch of this Lowle family, whose surname changed over time to ultimately become 'Lowell' instead of maintaining its original spelling. Once they finally settled in Boston, Massachusetts, the Lowles, who originally hailed from Clevedon in Somerset and Yardley in Worcestershire, went on to become one of the major families there, eventually being referred to as the 'Boston Brahmins'. It is incredible to ponder that this particular work of supreme skill also proves that a marriage took place between the progeny of two wealthy and prominent British emigre families far from their ancestral homeland.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot 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.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 75
A rare mid-19th century mother-of-pearl-inlaid rosewood dial timepiece with revolving world time indicationJames Cooke, BirminghamThe octagonal case with inlaid border backed by a deep box with curved top and bottom apertures (the doors now absent), with a wall hook at both poles. The 12-inch dial with hinged cast brass bezel, solid, painted dial plate with Arabic minute ring and 43 different world locations featuring a prominent arrow pointer and Greenwich Mean Time below 60; the rotating painted Roman hour dial with I-XII repeated twice around the circumference, one XII being labelled beneath as Midday and the other as Midnight with the centre of the dial carrying two antique globes; Europe, Asia, Africa, and part of Oceania on the left and New Zealand and the Americas on the right below a steel minute hand, both plates being marked REGISTERED DECR2ND 1856 3910. The gut (now synthetic) fusee movement consisting of four knopped and bevelled pillars with an anchor escapement. Ticking, but crutch broken. Together with the pendulum. 42.5cms (16.5ins) high.Footnotes:The writing on the dial 'Registered Decr 2nd 1856 3910' is in reference to a Useful Registered Design application (intellectual property copyright) taken out by James Cooke of Birmingham on 2 December of 1856. The category for the registered design is listed as 'Clock or fingerpiece dial plates'.A dialmaker named James Cooke is listed as working in Birmingham from 1858-1880. Further, a dial making company was established named 'James Cooke and Son' in Birmingham in 1878, the proprietor having been in partnership with Edwin Howell since 1840 as 'Howell and Cooke'. James Cooke and Son would go on to make a new dial for the Shepherd clock at the Royal Observatory after the previous one suffered a bomb strike in October 1940. The new dial was installed in April/May 1947. James Cooke and Son was voluntarily wound up in 1980. Further information can be found on pages 84-90 of the March 2015 issue of the Antiquarian Horological Society Journal. An advert in the November 1953 Horological Journal for James Cooke and Son proclaims that they have been trading since 1840. Interestingly, the hemispheres which form part of the dial seem to be painted versions of James Wilson's dial transfer hemisphere maps, which were used on 13' painted longcase dials for moon phase apertures (see The Longcase Clock Reference Book by John Robey pg. 602) around 1793/5. James Wilson was a Birmingham dial maker who traded from 1777 until his death in 1809. Another dial maker took over his premises but closed the business permanently in 1811/12. As the transfers James Wilson used on his longcase dials are the same size as those on this clock, it does not seem unreasonable to suggest that 28 years after closing, a partnership of dial makers used some old stock transfer plates to print the hemispheres for their copyrighted world time dial.With grateful thanks to Tony Corsini of the British Library who was instrumental in tracing the Registered design mark to James Cooke & Sons.See Bateman, D. (2015) 'The replacement of the war-damaged Shepherd dial at Greenwich by James Cooke & Son of Birmingham', Antiquarian Horology, Volume 36(1), pgs. 84-90 (Accessed 23 March 2022) and Birch, E. W., Tremayne, A. (1940)'Early Dial Makers', The Horological Journal, Volume 82(2), pgs. 62-63 (Accessed 23 March 2022).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 153
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS AND GAMES COUNTERS, 19TH CENTURY. To include a book of ten rice paper paintings mounted on paper in a silk backed book with English description. Thirty-five loose rice paper paintings in three silk and glass front cases. A boxed set of mother-of-pearl gaming counters. Together with two loose paintings. (af) Mother of pearl cover of box with damage. A few loose rice paper paintings with slight tear of loss to edges. The book with foxing to paper with some areas of defects - Rice paper images in relatively good condition.
Lot 22
A CHINESE PORCELAIN 'DRAGON' DISH, 19/20TH CENTURY. Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt with three dragons amongst ruyi clouds and a central flaming pearl. Six-character mark of Guangxu to base in iron-red. 21cm diam.Overall good condition without damages or signs of repair. A small minor area of green/white enamel loss to exterior band of waves.
Lot 92
A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON JAR, 13TH CENTURY. The rounded globular body with moulded decoration of a dragon chasing pearl above bands of clouds and waves. Covered in a thick olive green glaze stopping short of the foot revealing the burnished body and concave base. Song/Yuan dynasty. 9.5cm x 7.5cm height.Overall good condition. Minor nicks to the foot.
Lot 239
A pair of hallmarked 9ct gold knot style ear studs, another pair of knot syle ear studs with '375' stamped scrolls, a pair of hallmarked 9ct gold pearl cluster ear studs, 2 single ear studs, a pearl clasp stamped '750', and two rows of cultured freshwater pearls, together with a group of single pearls and gold plated or silver ear studs and a base metal chain
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