A rare mid-19th century French carriage clock with jewelled chaff cutter escapement and hour repeatDent, Paris, numbered 2437The one-piece case surmounted by an elegantly turned handle on vase-shaped uprights over a large rectangular escapement observation window, three bevelled glazed panels and a solid rear door with hinged shutter to reveal the winding and hand-setting arbors, on a moulded base. The white enamel Roman dial with light blue minute ring framing the dark blue Roman numerals and blued steel trefoil hands, signed below VI Dent a Paris. The twin barrel movement with jewelled chaff cutter escapement, three arm gilt balance and extremely delicate arbors throughout. The frontplate numbered 2297, the backplate signed Dent a Paris and numbered 2437, the base repeat numbered. Ticking, striking, and repeating on a bell, together with a double-ended winding key. 16cms (6ins) highThis 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
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A very rare second quarter of the 19th century boxwood-strung ebonised travel timepiece with alarm and quarter repeatWestwood, Princes Street, Leicester Square, LondonThe arched case surmounted by a recessed folding campaign-style brass handle over a ripple moulding to the top and bottom, with geometric boxwood line inlay, supported by four brass ball feet (the two rearmost spheres with flattened backs). The 4inch signed white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with Breguet style hands and tapering alarm-setting hand, within a cast concave bezel and with three blued steel hands. The movement consisting of three brass plates united by plain turned pillars, the front pair housing the going train with maintaining power to a chain fusee terminating in an English underslung lever escapement set below a heavy plain brass balance with three timing screws; the alarm and repeat trains both set within the rear pair of plates, the former with brass double-headed hammer acting on a large bell above, the hours and quarters repeated via one large and one small brass hammer sounding on a single bell set on the top plate. All the wheelwork protected by pinned side doors and a screw-on rear plate signed Westwood, Princes Street, Leicester Square, LONDON with silvered regulation dial above. Ticking, repeating and alarm operational. With handle recessed 23.5cms (9.25ins) high; 28cms (11 ins) high with handle raised. Footnotes:Robert Westwood was born in 1784. Although there is no record of his apprenticeship, there is a James Westwood who was apprenticed to William Rose in 1771. James was from Westminster, and his late father, John, had been a solicitor. Given the dates, it has been suggested that this James Westwood was Robert's father, the latter taking his son as an apprentice when he was old enough. In 1818, Robert married Mary Priestman, who was about 22 years his senior, and promptly moved in to 23 Prince's Street, a leasehold property she owned. They went into business together; Westwood was responsible for the watches and clocks, and Priestman managed the jewellery side of the business. It is unknown if she had served an apprenticeship as a jeweller, or possibly was taught by a relative. In July 1822, the property was burgled by William Reading who stole 200 watches, with a combined value of £600, 10 watch chains, with a value of £20, and a number of miscellaneous items and some money. The total value stolen, including the watches and chains, was £652, which suggests that the couple had quite a prosperous business. The burglar apparently had a history of petty theft, though this was the first time he had been caught and prosecuted for it. He was eventually found guilty and executed. In 1824, a trade card was produced for Westwood, which showed he was still trading from 23 Prince's Street and also described him as a 'chronometer, watch and clock maker'. The card also referred to the recent, 1821-1823, Polar Expedition of William Parry, stating that the only two chronometers on the expedition which ran without fail were owned by the voyage's two surgeons, and were manufactured by Westwood. The card also claimed that several officers for the current 1824-1825 expedition had requested Westwood chronometers.Five years after the trade card was published, Westwood took out a patent for an eight-day pocket watch. The larger barrel was accommodated by splitting the train over two planes, which meant that the watch would be no larger than a standard pocket watch. This idea was used throughout the 20th century to make increasingly smaller and more delicate wristwatches, which would still run for the standard 30 hours. The Duke of Sussex, Augustus Frederick, was so taken with Westwood's eight-day watch that he had one commissioned. It was sold at auction, after his death in 1843, and was described in the catalogue as being in a gold, engine-turned case, and numbered 50. It was bought for £38 10s. This was the only device of Westwood's in the Duke possession, suggesting it was a one-off commission, however, Westwood would style himself as 'Watchmaker to His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex' throughout his career.Around 1829, Westwood had relocated the business to 35 Prince's Street, which was larger, and located opposite St. Anne's church. In 1833, another trade card was printed, with one side describing the use of Westwood's chronometer on the Polar expedition, and the other side announcing him as watchmaker to the Duke of Sussex. A watch paper from around this time also announces his Royal appointment, while still describing him as a chronometer, watch, and clockmaker. The bottom edge of the paper reads 'Watches & Clocks of Every Description Cleaned & Repaired.' In September 1836, despite the change of premises, the shop was again robbed. The burglar, Sarah Moore, was charged with breaking and entering and stealing a watch worth £30. She pled guilty and was transported to New South Wales in December.Westwood was reported in the newspapers to have quite a temper, particularly when it came to clients. One merchant ship captain came into Westwood's shop to complain about the timekeeping of his watch (possibly a chronometer). The argument grew quite heated, and Westwood eventually reached over, grabbed the timepiece from the captain's hand, smashed it to the ground, and 'stamped on it with great violence'. Westwood was taken to Marlborough Street Magistrates Court and forced to pay the captain the full sum of the timepiece. A different client once returned a watch which wasn't running properly. He requested either a monetary refund or a replacement watch. Westwood responded by taking out a pistol from under the counter and threating to 'blow out the young man's brains' if he didn't leave immediately. Again, he was summoned before the Magistrates, this time being fined for the threat of violence.After the second break-in, Westwood took to sleeping in a back room of the shop, in order to prevent another robbery. His wife, whose health was beginning to deteriorate, slept on the first floor. In the early morning of Monday 3 June 1839, Westwood was brutally murdered during another robbery. In total, around 91 watches were stolen, as well as some money from the shop; all the goods and currency were estimated to be worth about £2,000. It seemed that the thief was knowledgeable about watches, as only the very best were stolen, the cheaper watches being left where they were. It was also suggested that the person would have to be familiar with the shop, as some of the watches and money were removed from special hidden drawers in a desk, which a stranger was unlikely to know about. The residents at the time were Mary Westwood, their servant, Maria Pretty, and a lodger of about 10 years, M. Gerard who was estimated to be in his mid-70's. Two lodgers, the Stephensons, had left about a week before, with reasons for departure variously cited as marital breakup or the Westwoods taking exception to their loud and frequent rows. Westwood also employed a journeyman, James Bannister, who lodged elsewhere. In December of the same year, Mary Westwood died of heart complications. At her inquest, the coroner commented that he was surprised that her husband's killer(s) had not yet been caught. As far as can be determined, no formal arrests were ever made. One witness suggested that the robber(s) must have known about watches and would therefore have tried to sell the stolen goods in Holland. Another suggested that friends/associates of William Reading, the first burglar, killed Westwood out of a sense of revenge for their executed confederate. Yet another suggested that the culprit(s) may have been sailors; they would be familiar with Westwood through the chronometers on board and would have a ready-made getaway if they were shipping out directly after the murder. Not... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare English brass-inlaid and mounted mahogany quarter striking and repeating giant travel clock in the original silk and velvet lined travelling caseBarraud and Lunds, Bishopsgate St, Cornhill, London, no. 6164. Surmounted by a low shaped handle over a bevelled glass inspection panel and brass-mounted cornice over bevelled glass side panels and a rear door with pierced brass sound fret backed in green silk, the four corners of the moulded base inset with substantial brass infills. The 4.5-inch square signed silvered Roman and Arabic dial with fancy blued steel hands and subsidiary alarm-setting dial at VI. The triple chain fusee movement filling the case, all wheels of five crossings and wound from the rear, chiming the quarters and striking the hours on three blued steel coiled gongs, each mounted on its own block, the going train terminating in a gilt platform with foliate-scroll engraved cock, the cut and compensated bimetallic balance with 16 gold timing screws set on an overcoiled hairspring. The backplate signed and further marked with the initials J.P. Together with the original velvet-lined travel case, the silk lid stamped in a gilt strapwork cartouche Barraud & Lunds, 14 Bishopsgate St, Cornhill, with the original winding key set in a recess to the base. Ticking, striking, chiming and repeating. 25cms (10ins) high.Footnotes:Francis-Gabriel Barraud was born in 1727 and was a watchmaker by trade. With his elder son Paul Philip, born in 1752, and younger son John, he would establish the Barraud horology firm. By 1782 they were established in Fleet Street and were listed in trade directories simply as 'Barrauds'. Paul Philip seems to have focused on clocks, as several orders for movements by Thwaites are found in his name only. Shortly after this point, in 1795, Francis-Gabriel died, and Paul Philip took control of the firm. By the end of that same year, Paul Philip had entered into partnership with another horologist, George Jamison, and they began to manufacture chronometers. Initially Mudge-type chronometers were attempted, but by 1797, they began making Arnold-style chronometers, along with a very few being made with an Earnshaw escapement. Around this time, possibly a bit later in 1798, the business relocated to Cornhill, and by 1800 the partnership between Barraud and Jamison was officially moribund, as Jamison has set up his own premises. Three of Paul Philips children, Frederick Joseph, born 1785, John, born 1790, and James, born 1793, were apprenticed to their father and all gained their Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company, as their father had in 1796. In 1809, the oldest child, Frederick Joseph, joined his father in partnership of the firm, followed by John in 1814, at which point the name of the firm is changed from 'Barrauds' to 'Barraud & Son'. When Paul Philip died in 1820, the firm was jointly taken over by Frederick Joseph and John, until 1838, when John Richard Lund, born 1805, joined the firm as a partner. The name of the firm was changed that year to 'Barraud & Lund'. James Barraud did not pursue a horological career after gaining his freedom, instead buying a partnership with a coal merchant in Whitefriars, later also pursuing gentleman farming in Hertfordshire beginning in 1854 until his death in 1876. In 1840, John Barraud died, followed by Frederick Joseph in 1859. The firm continued as 'Barraud & Lund'; Lund partnered with Hilton Paul Barraud, John Barraud's son, born in 1819 and apprenticed to John who eventually gained his freedom in 1846. John Richard Lund died in 1868, and by 1869 his son, John Alexander Lund, born in 1836, was made a partner with Hilton Paul Barraud. After Hilton Paul's death in 1880, John Alexander's brother joined him in the firm. John Alexander died in 1902 but the firm would continue under the control of various members of the Lund family, until it was officially dissolved in 1929.It is interesting to note that John Richard Lund was apprenticed to one of the Pennington horologists. Robert Pennington worked with Thomas Mudge Jr. trying to mass produce Mudge Sr. chronometers. The Pennington family is known the have supplied Barrauds with chronometer movementsUniversity of Cambridge (2015) Cambridge Digital Library: Papers of John Pond. Available at: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?keyword=Cotterell%2C%20Thomas%20(fl%201822-1835)%20chronometer%20maker&page=1Stewart, A. D. (2013) 'Pennington of London: a brief history of the family, the firm and their chronometers', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 34 (3) pgs. 367-384This 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 VERY FINE AND RARE EARLY 18TH CENTURY 'TYPE 3 BURR WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCKTHOMAS TOMPION AND EDWARD BANGER, LONDON, NO. 463, CIRCA 1707.The stepped caddy top surmounted by three large orb finials and twin sound frets supported by 3/4 and 1/4 brass-mounted Doric columns to the front and rear, the concave throat moulding over a long quarter-veneered door with D-moulded frame, punch numbered 463 on the leading edge, the sides with a pair of rectangular herringbone cross-banded panels, on a similar panel base and moulded apron. The 11-inch square brass dial with double screwed Indian mask spandrels enclosing the silvered chapter ring with Arabic five-minute band engraved with half-quarter marks framing the minute-track, Roman hours with meeting-arrow-head half-hour markers and an inner quarter-hour track, the finely matted centre with subsidiary Arabic seconds dial and chamfered date aperture with pin-hole manual adjustment, signed in a polished reserve Tho: Tompion/EDW. BANGER/LONDON, with typical blued steel hands. The dial feet latched to the substantial weight-driven eight-day movement united by six heavy knopped pillars, the backplate cut for the anchor and punch-numbered along its lower edge 463, the going train with anchor escapement and typical long steel crutch to a brass-rod pendulum: the strike train with internal rack acting on the bell above. Ticking and striking, together with the case key, pendulum and brass-clad weights. 2.42m (7ft 11.5ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance:Christie's, London, 14 June 2000, lot 75. Literature:Evans, J., Carter, J., Wright, B. (2013) Thomas Tompion 300 Years. Kent: White Horse Press, page 480.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
A FINE AND RARE LATE 17TH CENTURY 'PHASE TWO' EBONY CASED QUARTER REPEATING STRIKING TABLE CLOCKTHOMAS TOMPION, LONDON NO. 198, CIRCA 1692The 'Phase Two' style case surmounted by a bold gilt brass handle centred with a cast foliate bud on internal pommels with flowerhead bases set on a low caddy over elaborate cornice mouldings, the sides with silk-backed sound frets and long glazed apertures to a moulded base on block feet, the rear door with central glazed panel, the front with gilt brass escutcheons. The 6 and 7/8ths inch rectangular dial with twin subsidiaries in the upper corners – the left for rise-and-fall regulation, the right for strike/not strike, flanking the signature Thomas Tompion, LONDINI, fecit within an oval wheat-ear border with further engraved scrollwork and twin rose heads in the subsidiaries, the silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring with sword-hilt half-quarter marks, minute band, meeting-arrow-head half-hour marks and quarter-hour track enclosing the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and blued steel hands, all framed by cherubs head spandrels to the lower corners with quadrant spandrels above. The substantial eight-day movement united by seven knopped and finned pillars latched to the frontplate which is cut to accommodate Tompion's unique quarter repeating system. The going train with gut fusee to a pivoted verge escapement with long steel crutch to the pendulum with lenticular brass-bob, suspended on a spring and pinned to the massive rise-and-fall lever spanning the top of the backplate, with pendulum holdfast to the left of centre. The strike train with gut fusee and rack striking the hours via a facetted steel hammer on a large bell. The repeat train sounding the time to the nearest fifteen minutes by pulling a cord from either side of the case to engage a pair of pivoted repeat levers cocked on the left-hand side of the backplate. The elaborate backplate signed in a shaped wheatear cartouche Thomas Tompion, LONDINI, Fecit and punch-numbered 198 to the centre of the rear edge. The fully engraved foliate scroll backplate attributable to Engraver 155 (possibly Bartholemew le Maire, Engraver of His Majesty's Arms-in-Ordinary, working in Charing Cross between 1684-1698) and featuring his interlaced foliate scrolls with bold shading and crisp details in flowing patterns, with secret porpoise head in profile.Footnotes:Provenance:Sotheby's 13.12.1963, lot 87. Property of J.F.R. Peel, hammer price £3,000, together with the 'original' wall bracket. Christies 5.7.1989 lot 32. Anonymous sale, hammer price £90,000. By this time, opinion was that the wall bracket was later.Literature:Evans, J., Carter, J., Wright, B. (2013) Thomas Tompion 300 Years. Kent: White Horse Press, page 338.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare second half of the 19th century automata novelty mystery 'Magician' mantel clockThe clock movement by Japy Freres, numbered 839.Surmounted by the standing brass automata figure of an exotic magician with head-dress, impressive moustache, necklaces, tied robe and mules, he is able to raise his arms and is articulated at the base of his neck in order to bow in acknowledgement of his performances. Before him stands a table on turned legs set on the main clock body in gilt and lacquered brass with applied scroll mounts to the front corners over a fancy base. The 3.5-inch white enamel Roman dial with minute track and fancy trefoil hands. The spring driven movement with outside countwheel strike on a bell, the backplate stamped Japy Freres 839 and further signed in gothic script h.A.(sic). Pendulum lacking, ideal for restoration. 40cms (15.75ins) high.Footnotes:This ingenious clock shows the magician apparently making different objects appear and disappear. The interchanging props are a white dice, a red apple and a yellow bun. There is also a blank option in which the object is shown to 'disappear' all together.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good and rare late 18th century brass-mounted ebonised quarter repeating small bracket clockHenry Long, LondonWith brass banding to the bell top surmounted by a handle and four cone finials, set over circular and shaped glazed side panels to a moulded plinth on block feet, the glass panels and doors all framed by a quarter-round cast brass moulding. The five-inch arched brass dial with twin subsidiaries for rise-and-fall regulation and strike/silent set either side of the applied silvered signature plate, silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with mock pendulum and date apertures. The twin fusee movement united by five knopped pillars, pivoted verge escapement with rise-and-fall regulation and rack striking on a bell. Repeating the quarters on demand via the pull cord to the right-hand side of the case on a nest of six graduated bells and hammers. The backplate engraved with a symmetrical pattern of scrolling acanthus and centred by the pendulum holdfast block. Ticking, but strike fusee chain damaged. 38cms (15ins) highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare late 17th Century ebony table clock by a Knibb apprenticeJohn Drew, LondonThe case with elaborate foliate handle set within floral pommels on petal bases, the domed caddy set with four pierced foliate mounts and framed by berry-and-leaf finials to a moulded cornice over silk-backed cast brass sound frets to the front and sides, on a moulded base and squat bun feet, the front door with brass escutcheons. The 6inch square brass dial enclosed by winged cherubs head spandrels between foliate engraving, the silvered Arabic and Roman chapter ring with five-minute numerals outside the minute band and set with half-quarter marks, the Roman hours interrupted by elaborate half-hour markers, signed at the base Jno. Drew London, the deep blued steel hands reading against the finely matted centre. The twin gut fusee movement united by five knopped and finned pillars, knife-edge verge escapement and solid numbered outside countwheel strike on the bell, the backplate with single line border and symmetrical pattern of richly engraved floral scrolls framing the oval signature cartouche with male mask above the name John Drew Londini Fecit. Secured in the case via a pair of turnbuckles mounted to the rear of the dial. Ticking and striking with two case keys. 37cms (14.5ins) highFootnotes:John Drew was apprenticed to Joseph Knibb for eight years between September 1676 and September 1684, meaning Drew was likely born around 1662. Over the course of his career, he would train eight apprentices, though none appear to have gained their freedom. At some point in his career, likely early on, he was working out of a shop in Johnson Court, on Fleet Street. Lantern clocks and longcase clocks are known by him, including a couple of miniature lantern clocks, one with ting-tang striking. He displayed the same delicate minimalism in his work as was seen by Knibb, and it is easy to see the influence of his master in his work. In 1712 Drew was appointed Beadle of the Company, taking over from the deceased Richard George, an engraver who had held the position for over a decade. The official description of a Livery Beadle's duties was to attend every official Livery function, maintain the peace during meetings, look after robes, etc. Unofficially, at this time, the role was usually given as a source of income to members who had fallen on hard times. Many horologists and allied trades people would see their income disappear if they were to fall ill, their poverty continuing for the duration of their illness. Some trades had a higher-than-average tendency for this, for example, many engravers were known to have short careers due to sight loss; several years of very close, detailed work in pre-electric light conditions would cause them to become partially sighted. This may explain Richard George's long tenure as the Company Beadle.It is unknown why Drew became impoverished; in 1713 he began to receive charity payments from the Company in addition to his role as Beadle. He died around August of that year, though the Company would continue to support his now widow, until her death two years later. Interestingly, Christopher Gould succeeded Drew as the Company Beadle, though again, it is unknown if this was due to ill health on Gould's part. Atkins, C. E. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices 1631-1931, London: The Clockmakers Company.Loomes, B. (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks John Drew - a really small miniature lantern clock. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/drew/index.html#fullThis 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
Round in shape, it is nicely painted with a mountain landscape in the Qianjiang style; at the top it bears inscriptions bearing the signature of the artist Cheng Nanshan ( ? ??) and the cyclic date bing zi (??) corresponding to the year 1876. Provenance: Private collection, Italy Catalogue notes: This plate is rare because it is one of the earliest examples of the Qianjiang style on porcelain. Before 1885 in fact few pieces were produced as the style was not yet widespread, and the few examples were aimed at the literati class. It is even rarer to find an example before 1880, when very few artists were venturing into a style that was still experimental.
With an unusual squared shape rising from a trapezoidal foot, tapering body and flared neck, it is masterfully painted on each side with a different subject, typical of the Qianjiang style a landscape, a bird among leaves, a man in a garden and antique objects; on the side with the character in the top left-hand corner it bears an inscription with the signature of the artist Ren Huanzhang (???). On HIS wooden base. Provenance Private collection, Italy Catalogue notes: Ren Huanzhang is a renowned artist of the late Qing dynasty and is considered a master of the Qianjiang style on porcelain. Registered at the Imperial Kilns during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, he was active from 1874 to 1902. He boasts a unique painting style and is good at a variety of themes, including landscapes, human figures, flowers and birds. His character paintings are characterised by carefully defined outlines of human figures through small brush strokes. His depictions of birds and flowers follow the style of Hua Yan, characterised by a lively and refreshing, but not reserved atmosphere. The landscapes, on the other hand, follow the style of the great Tang Yin and boast a wide range of scenes. He was also good at writing various scripts. See The Illustrated Works in 'Qianjiang Ware in the Late Qing Period', editor in chief Xu Jinfan and Cheng Bing, Shanghai 2011, pp. 175-184, no. 53-62. This vase is very rare not only because of its shape and size, but especially because of the variety of subjects depicted on each face, including antiquities, very rarely depicted by Ren Huanzhang.
* Only room or telephone bids are accepted for this lot. Beautifully shaped with a narrow neck in the centre and a broad shoulder that gradually narrows to the foot, it is finely painted on the body and neck with lotus flowers in famille rose shades, which stand out against the lime green background. The large central flower is supported by tendrils of waving leaves held by bats with outstretched wings, beneath which appear the Two Golden Fishes and the Infinite Knot. Shou characters, peaches and Buddha's hands enrich the scene; a band of ruyi and classical greek encircles the shoulders and a band of petals tightens around the base. The inside of the vase is covered with a light turquoise glaze from below the gilded, iron-red rim; in the centre of the base, also turquoise, is the six-character seal mark in iron-red of the Jiaqing Emperor. Provenance: -Monique Mardellis, London - according to the label. -Private collection, Spain. Catalogue Notes: Haitangping is the Chinese term for this particular silhouette, meaning 'begonia-shaped'. See the Jiaqing mark and period vase of the same form and similar decoration, but painted in gold on a coral red ground, see Christie's, live auction 2861; The Imperial Sale; 01 June 2011, Hong Kong; lot. 3654. The decoration on a lime green ground with famille rose enamels is typical of the Jiaqing period, in direct continuity with the imperial style prevalent during the previous Qianlong reign. This rare vase is rich of auspicious symbols such as Shou characters, peaches and Buddha's Hands, emblems of health, happiness and long life. The Two Golden Fishes and the Infinite Knot are two of the eight bajixiang, the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism. For a Jiaqing mark and period piece, famille rose on a lime green ground, decorated with lotus flowers amidst auspicious characters and auspicious symbols, see the vase from the Qing Court Collection at the Palace Museum in Beijing illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 195, pl. 172. See also the vase, also from the Qing Court Collection, at the Palace Museum in Beijing illustrated in the same book on p. 196, pl. 173. See also the two famille rose vases on a lime green ground in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, object number ??004090N0000000 and object number ??004091N0000000. See also the lime green and pink family wall vases with auspicious symbols also in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, object number ??000615N0000000, image code C1B000615N0000000PAB; object number ??000616N0000000 and object number ??000617N0000000. See also the vase sold by Christie's, live auction 3220; The Yiqingge Collection of Chinese Ceramics; 29 May 2013, Hong Kong; lot. 2026. For a marked example from the Qianlong period, in the Famille Rose style on a lime green ground, see the vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 141, pl.123. * Only room or telephone bids are accepted for this lot.
Of round body, with convex walls, short straight edge, and a slightly inward-projecting rim. The outer decoration consists of a large band featuring broad inscriptions in knotted, foliated, and animated Kufic, and thuluth on an arabesque background. The epigraphic frieze is interspersed by figured medallions with musicians, dancers, and scenes of fighting or playing embellished with silver inlay. Below, a lambrequin based on intertwined small arches carrying short lancet palmettes. The rim is covered with a continuous frieze featuring animals, including an elephant gored by a unicorn. In the centre of the interior, there is a large round medallion framed by a lambrequin of interlaced palmettes and featuring three standing figures against an arabesque background, while the external base is occupied by a polylobed medallion with interlaced floral motifs. Catalogue notes: The elephant gored by a unicorn is a rare motif, featuring on a Mamluk bowl kept at the Civic Museums of Turin (inv. no. 159). The morphology and dimensions, the decoration divided into horizontal bands, and the lancet palmette motif recall two later Ilkhanid bowls kept at the Museo Nazionale del Bargello (inv. No. 7161) and the V&A (inv. No. 760-1889). Compare the lot sold by Sotheby's, auction number L16223, Arts of the Islamic World; 19 October 2016, London, lot. 225 and currently at the Agha Khan Museum in Toronto (inv. no. 2016.4.2), similar in shape, working technique, and decoration but significantly larger in size.
A rare underglaze blue and Famille Rose enamelled 'Floral' faceted bottle vaseGuangxu six-character mark in underglaze-blue and of the period (1875-1908)Shaped with hexagonal section and with each facet of the body depicting a different flower, including hibiscus, lotus, camellia, prunus, narcissus and peonyThe tall and thin trumpet neck finely decorated with Famille Verte style patterns and ruyi underglaze-blue bands enclosing the mouth rim and on the shoulderDecorated around the foot with a row of petal lappets in underglaze-blue(with a minor restoration to the rim)Hight: 20 cm
A rare Famille-Rose 'Landscape' cup and coverQing Dynasty, 18th centuryOf square section, with canted corners and raised on a low tapering footFlanked by two iron-red archaistic handlesBeautifully painted on the exterior with a continuous landscape, at lake side, with pavillions, a variety of trees, moutains and a lonely figureThe interior is delicately decorated with four scattered flowersPierced hardwood cover from later date, with inlayed silver decoration and topped by a knob jade carved in the shape of a leafProvenance:Private collection;Roger Kevener - In: Roger Kevener, Fine and Rare Chinese Works of Art and Ceramics, Summer Exhibition 2007, London 2007, pp. 70-71, n. 58.Lenght: 11,5 cm
A CHARLES II WALNUT SIDE TABLECIRCA 166074cm high, 89cm wide, 52cm deepProvenance: Private Collection, LondonAcquired from Sothebys, Important English Furniture, June 13th 2001, Lot 88 (£9,600)This table is a rare and sophisticated survival being constructed entirely from 'walnut tree' rather than the more commonly found oak examples.Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Various old chips, splits and losses. Evidence of old worm to areas throughout resulting in some fragmentary losses. Some dark wax/filler used to disguise this in places. Several securing pegs visible to the top. Handles and escutcheon are replacements but suit the piece well. Lock is possibly original. No key is present but lock is open.Strip of later tape applied to underside of drawer. A small section of moulding has also been applied to underside of drawer as a handle. Drawer runners to the interior of the carcass have age but are replacements. There is also a baton of later timber inset into one side of the drawer. Various old repairs to legs and stretchers. One rear leg has a section of replacement turned timber inset - see images.Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Y A RARE JAMAICAN SPECIMEN WOOD BOX BY JAMES PITKIN EARLY 19TH CENTURY The Specimen parquetry top above interior with single tray and loose paper reference index variously inscribed in ink for "wild tamarind", "Mahoe", Cashew" etc, and inscribed "James Pitkin Kingston Jamaica" and the reverse inscribed "30 different specimens of Jamaican wood" 33.5cm wide, 13cm high, 26.5cm deep A Regency specimen wood games table by the same maker with paper label inscribed "J. & W. PITKIN, Manufacturers Of Cabinet & Upholstery Furniture Of Every Description., / Of The Best Materials And Workmanship, No. 15, North West Corner Of Church Street, And Water-Lane, Kingston, Jamaica" was sold at Christie's Fine English Furniture auction, 19th September 2002, lot 44 £5,378.Literature: John Cross, 'Ralph, Cuthbert and Thomas Turnbull: A Nineteenth-Century Jamaican Cabinet-Making Family,' Furniture History, XXXIX (2003), pp. 109-120.Condition Report: Very mild wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Movement around hinges and some scratches around lock and to sides of lift out. Small losses to edges of paper. Ink stains to base of interior. The whole clean- perhaps cleaned within last 30-50 years Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items.We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so, and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of descriptionAll lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer
AFTER PRINCE PAUL TROUBETZKOY (RUSSIAN/ITALIAN, 1866-1938) EQUESTRIAN BRONZE 'AMAZONE' EARLY 20TH CENTURY Depicting Miss Adah Nathan Berra riding her horse Cinderella, signed and dated 1896 to cast, on variegated green marble plinth base 48.5cm high overall, base 38 by 16.5cm Paul (Paulo) Troubetzkoy was born in 1866 at Intra, a town on the shore of Lake Maggiore in northwest Italy The son of a Russian prince and an American opera singer- he studied initially with Ernesto Bazzaro in Milan. With the advantages of birth and title- Troubetzkoy travelled across Europe and later America creating portraits of the foremost figures of the day: artists, socialites, aristocrats and industrialists. This rare work was one of his first equestrian portraits. Condition Report: Wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use but generally in good condition- minor repair to left hand rein at junction with head- otherwise only mild wear to raised areas with paler patina and small wear to basePlease see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report.All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items.We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so, and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of descriptionAll lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection. Condition Report Disclaimer
Taxidermy: A Large Perruque European Roebuck (Capreolus capreolus), modern, by Paul Taylor, Taxidermy, Dorchester, a superb high quality adult Perruque Roebuck shoulder mount with head looking straight ahead, the antlers still in felt phase, from the wall 41cm, height 62cm overall, mounted upon a shaped oak shield.Male deer grow antlers every year, during the early stages of antler development the antlers are soft and covered in fine velvety hair referred to as ‘velvet’. In fact this velvet tissue is the means by which nutrients are carried to the antler in order to promote growth. If allowed to develop further the antler hardens and calcifies into the sharp bony structures known as antlers which the deer use as weapons. Deer antlers in velvet grow surprisingly fast and can develop up to 20mm each day. This process of annual regeneration is unique to deer and in humans might be the equivalent to growing an arm every year ! However on occasion, during the antler growing process, things can go wrong and it is from these incidents that many of the years malformed heads appear. Antlers in velvet are more flexible than fully developed antlers, however, half-fractures during the growing phase can result in some rare and bizarre trophies that are often highly sought after, especially by those trophy hunters from the continent who will often be prepared to spend strong money for a rare and unusual Roebuck trophy. However, the most significant effect on antler growth comes about through the interruption, even temporary interruption, of the hormonal balance. If the supply of male hormone is cut off temporarily the antler will take longer to harden and will probably show exaggerated pearling as a result of the extended growing period. These type of heads are referred to as ‘Mossed Heads’ and in such examples the antler will eventually harden, albeit in a malformed and unusual manner. What is more rare is the situation in which the male hormone testosterone is cut off completely, as might be explained through accidental castration whilst crossing a barbed wire fence, or involvement in a collision with a car. Incidences resulting in a lack of testosterone are not always so easily explained and may also develop as a result of rare internal anomalies in the deer’s physiology. Whatever the cause, the effect will be a continuous growth of the antler in the velvet stage that increases rapidly with time, and gives the effect of a mass of velvety tissue on the head that has the appearance of a wig also known as a ‘Perruque’. Sadly the wig, or perruque will in almost all incidences, eventually be responsible for the buck's demise, as it grows rapidly in the later stages and will either become fly blown and infected or blind the animal as it gradually obscures the eyes. Perruque’s are extremely rare and because of their effect on the animal, bucks suffering from this condition can rightly be described as both the ultimate cull buck and the ultimate trophy.
Taxidermy: An Unusual and Rare Antlered European Roe Deer Doe (Capreolus capreolus), modern, a high quality adult female Roe deer shoulder mount looking straight ahead, with naturally grown antlers, from the wall 36cm, height 62cm overall, mounted upon a shaped oak shield.So what is the cause of this anomaly? Well the cause is fairly straight forward and has to do I am afraid with these old dames hormones going into imbalance. Consistently antlered Does or antlered Hinds will almost invariably be old animals and as with other species including our own as we age hormones can play havoc with outward appearances, a fact to which some bearded aunts are testament! The antler growth of such a Doe will usually be irregular and no more than a few inches in length, it will remain in velvet and each antler will usually be of differing sizes, many will appear as no more than simple pedicle growth similar to that of a button buck. Despite this imbalance of hormones the ability to breed is not usually inhibited and have been found most of these old animals to be pregnant. It also does not have any impact on the animals well being and a dispatched animal will remain fit for the food chain albeit it will make for some tough eating.
Taxidermy: A Rare & Unusual Short Beaked European Woodcock (Scolopax), dated 1986, by Colin Dunton, Taxidermy, Marlborough, Wiltshire, a rare and unusual full mount adult Woodcock with a short beak, a scarce natural abnormality, stood upon a soil and leaf covered ledge, amidst dry ferns and leaves, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a wall mounted picture frame style five-glass display case, 29cm by 11cm by 29cm excluding outer frame, bearing oval ivorine plaque to interior groundwork -"Shot by Colin Dunton, Harefoot Farm, Berkhampstead, Flushed and retrieved by Sam, 15th November 1986".
Taxidermy: A Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena), modern, by Robert Reed, Taxidermy, Sussex,a high quality adult shoulder mount with head turning slightly to the left, from the wall 43cm, height 51cm, mounted upon a shaped shield.The Striped Hyena is the smallest of the bone-cracking hyenas and retains many primitive viverrid-like characteristics lost in larger species, having a smaller and less specialised skull. Though primarily a scavenger, large specimens have been known to kill their own prey, and attacks on humans have occurred in rare instances. The striped hyena is a monogamous animal, with both males and females assisting one another in raising their cubs. A nocturnal animal, the striped hyena typically only emerges in complete darkness, and is quick to return to its lair before sunrise. Although it has a habit of feigning death when attacked, it has been known to stand its ground against larger predators in disputes over food
Taxidermy: A Kodiak Brown Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), circa 1917, by Rowland Ward "The Jungle", 167 Piccadilly, London, a young full mount Kodiak Brown bear, looking straight ahead with mouth agape, in upright position with front paws raised and outstretched, mounted upon a painted faux rock base with attached wheels, bear height 159cm, overall height 176cm, bearing rare partial paper trade label to groundwork lower left side.Originally purchased by the vendors family at the Christies auction of The Papalios Family Collection of Natural History and Sporting Trophies, October 12th 1983, Lot 18, catalogued as Kodiak Bear.Bear has suffered fading over the years, structurally sound, teeth good, base in good order, trade label has suffered some damage, 04/10/22
Taxidermy: A Very Rare Albino Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), circa late 20th century, a full mount adult sat atop a small cut tree stump in upright position, above moss and soil groundwork, mounted upon a oak rectangular base, overall height 31cm. While grey squirrels with a genetic trait known as leucism, which turns their fur a milky-white colour, are very rare, pure albinos are seen even less frequently, with an incidence of one in a million animals, what points to this grey squirrel being pure albino is its distinctive red eyes. A leucistic squirrel would have dark brown ones.
Taxidermy: A Rare Cased Pair of European Red Fox Cubs (Vulpes vulpes), 1860-1942, by James Hutchings, Taxidermist's, Aberystwyth, Wales, a pair of full mount fox cubs mounted upon a trade mark painted rock ledge, one cub with a small rabit prey under foot, the second laid upon the ledge above, amidst a natural setting of grasses and ferns, set against a typical painted back drop, enclosed within a typical period ebonised three-glass display case, 53cm by 28cm by 74cm.Replacement roof panel to case, later paint to exterior of the case, all glass good but not original to period. 16/09/22
Rare Fashion dolls Badminton set in original box, French circa 1875, with two bent wood and string rackets and feathered shuttlecock, tied in to original blue card box with original ‘Made in France’ and price label and printed stock number, box 5 ¼” (13.5cm) long, (condition very good to excellent one racket loose).
Extremely rare and important poured wax Lucy Peck all original portrait doll of a young Queen Victoria, English circa 1900, the well moulded tinted wax shoulder head with deep blue glass eyes, moulded lids and finely painted feathered brows, open mouth with tinted lips and showing upper row of teeth, moulded ears and inserted light brown hair with original side plaits held by blue and black ribbon rosettes and with black glass bead and ribbon headdress, sloped shoulders to cloth body with individually posed poured wax lower arms with well defined moulded hands, legs with moulded toes, wearing original magnificently detailed blue plaid pure silk of the shoulder dress with black velvet and lace detail, bustle to rear and matching jacket, underclothes and choker with original gold pendant incised VR (Victoria Regina), 29” (74cm) tall, body with stamp ‘ From Mrs Peck, The Doll’s House, 131 Regent Street’, (condition: excellent, museum quality). Lucy Peck who’s doll shop specialised in Royal portrait dolls including Queen Victoria as a young Lady, and are extremely rare to find, this example probably being one of the best to be offered for sale at auction.
Rare all original painted wooden Grodnertal doll, German circa 1830, excellent example with finely carved and painted features, painted black hair with curls around face and painted yellow tuck-comb, with original painted yellow wooden drop-earrings, long neck to body peg jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, with painted red shoes, wearing original pink and white foliage pattern dress with apron, lace bonnet under straw hat with green trim and feather, matching bloomers and white petticoat, 9” (23cm) tall, (condition: nice and clean, small rub to nose).
Extremely rare size 5 bisque head Jumeau character doll mould 203 from the ‘Series Fantastique’, French circa 1895, the fine bisque socket head with exceptional moulding depicting a smiling child, with fixed brown glass paperweight eyes, delicately painted long lashes and feather brows, nicely shaped nose with shading to nostrils, open/closed mouth with endearing broad smile and moulded upper teeth, accented tongue and moulded laughter creases, pierced ears with coral bead earrings, cork pate and long auburn wig, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body with paper ‘Bebe Jumeau, Diplome d’Honneur’ label to rear, wearing original blue cotton sailor style dress with pleated skirt, underclothes, socks and original Bebe Jumeau brown leather shoes stamped 5 and with original paper ‘Au Louvre, Paris’ label, and a straw boater, incised 203, 5, red stamp DEPOSE, TETE JUMEAU, Bte SGDG and painter mark, 19” (48cm) tall, (condition: head perfect, extremely good example of such a scarce doll, fine small firing line below left nostril, hardly seen with the naked eye): In the early 1890s Emile Jumeau created his ‘Series Fantastique’ the dolls from this series were extremely exclusive and produce solely for special commissions or exhibition purposes.
Rare and interesting early bisque head mystery Bebe doll for ‘AU NAIN BLEU’ of Paris, French circa 1880, beautiful pale bisque head with fixed light blue spiral paperweight glass eyes, finely painted lashes and brows, closed mouth with delicate painting to lips, pierced ears with red glass bead earrings, cork pate with blonde shoulder length wig, on a good wood and composition eight-ball jointed body with fixed wrists and rare white and gold ‘Au Nain Blue’ label to chest, wearing a white dress with lace velvet sash, underclothes, socks, brown leather shoes, bonnet and bag, indistinct incised marked to back of head, possibly J K or J H, 13” (33cm) tall, (condition: head perfect, body very good, one shoe with replaced sole).
Rare bisque head clown doll, French circa 1900, the white bisque head with fixed brown glass eyes, painted lashes and single stroke brows, open mouth with upper teeth and auburn wig, with colourful face-paint decoration, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a red and white clown suit with white pom-poms, ruff and pointed hat with white socks and shoes, incised L C and anchor, D, 4/0, 15” (38cm) tall, (condition: head perfect, body excellent).
Rare Emile Jumeau size 2 bisque head Bebe, French circa 1880, pale bisque head with fixed blue glass paper-weight eyes, feather brows and closed mouth, pierced ears and original sheepskin wig, on a good fixed wrist, eight ball joint wood and composition body, wearing a white cotton dress, bonnet and underclothes, incised E2J, 11” (28cm) tall, (condition: good, wig sparse).
A good, early painted wooden Irish Town three storey Dolls House, Irish 1840s/50s, the whole exterior painted in large sandstone brick effect with painted black pitched roof with two attic windows and three chimneys, heavily panelled central front door with brass knocker and keyhole with fanlight above, eight glazed windows to façade with a further three to each side and six to rear, sliding front to reveal interior of six rooms and hallway, heavy moulded panel interior dummy doors on all levels. Kitchen with paper tiled floor, patterned paper and chalk white walls, built in painted fireplace and wooden shelving, furniture including wooden kitchen table, bamboo chairs, scales, china ware, glazed china doll (missing foot) and more, Parlour with paper wooden floor and red patterned paper walls, furniture includes Waltershausen sowing table and bureau, red silk chaise lounge, three chairs and a parian doll, large Dining room with patterned papered walls and original red velvet drapes, a good larger size set of Rock & Graner furniture including settee and four balloon back dining chairs all with painted red upholstery and rare oval dining table with tripod legs with heavy flower and grape design, gilt candelabra and rare wax jack, built in fireplace with tinplate grate, various pictures, mirror and china head doll (lacks one foot), Salon with patterned green wall papers, Rock & Graner settee and armchair with painted red upholstery and shaped oval centre table, built in fireplace with tinplate grate, clock and more, china head doll (missing one lower leg), attic Bedroom one with papered walls and embossed tinplate fireplace, Rock & Graner bed and side table with hinged lid opening to sowing utensils on barley twist legs, upholstered settee and china doll, attic Bedroom two with papered walls, embossed tinplate fireplace, wood effect tallboy and glazed cabinet together with a shaving mirror, tinplate horse and carriage and more, 51” (130cm) tall, 41” (105cm) wide, 23” (59cm) deep, (condition: lovely original finish to exterior, few age cracks and minor loss to window sills, doorway lacks surround and door is loose, interior generally good), provenance: purchased by the vendor from a London saleroom, the house was offered for sale after being placed in storage in Belfast in the 1930s by an Irish family from Fintona, County Tyrone. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.
Rare Sasha Trendon Ltd Blonde girl doll in original Blue Cord outfit, English 1969, painted blue eyes with pin pupils, eyelashes, shading and thin line and eyebrows, pink lips, long blonde hair with fringe and side parting, swivel head on a five-piece body jointed at shoulders and hips, wearing original blue cord dress with narrow skirt, matching underpants, white vest, socks and ankle- strap shoes, 16” (41cm) tall, (condition: excellent).
Rare Sasha Trendon Ltd Red head girl doll, English 1966-70, painted brown eyes with pin pupils, eyelashes, shading and thin line and eyebrows, pink lips, long red hair with plaits, swivel head on a five-piece body jointed at shoulders and hips, wearing red cord dress, shirt, underpants and sandals, 16” (41cm) tall, (condition: excellent).
Rare Sasha Trendon Ltd Red head girl doll in Dungarees, English 1969, painted light brown eyes with pin pupils, eyelashes, shading and thin line and eyebrows, pink lips, long red hair with plaits, swivel head on a five-piece body jointed at shoulders and hips, wearing original dungarees, shirt and brown sandals, 16” (41cm) tall, (condition: excellent).
Rare Sasha Trendon Ltd Brunette girl doll in original Party Girl outfit, English 1969, painted brown eyes with pin pupils, eyelashes, shading and thin line and eyebrows, pink lips, long brunette hair with fringe and side parting, swivel head on a five-piece body jointed at shoulders and hips, wearing original pink silk dress, underpants, socks and shoes, 16” (41cm) tall, (condition: very good, lacks hair ribbon and dress belt).
Rare Schuco yes/no Teddy bear with original tag, German 1920s, the golden tipped mohair bear with orange glass eyes, clipped muzzle and black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips, felt paw pads, pink neck ribbon and tail to operate yes/no mechanism, with original paper label to chest and stock label to left wrist, 12” (30cm) tall, (condition: good, some fading to tipped mohair, neck ribbon frayed).
A rare Farnell seated open mouth Teddy bear, 1930s, the straw filled cotton plush brown and white bear with pink velvet plush to lower open mouth and inner ears, red glass eyes with black stitching and vertically stitched nose and V upper mouth, arms with wire armature and nicely shaped legs, wearing a red and white neck tie, 10” (25.5cm) tall, (condition: generally good, bald area to upper body).
Rare Kestner 121 all-bisque doll, German circa 1895, with fixed blue glass eyes, single stroke brows, open mouth with two square upper teeth, original blonde wig, swivel head and jointed at shoulders and hips, with painted, moulded white socks and black heeled shoes, wearing a white dress and bonnet, 5 ½” (14cm) tall, (condition: tiny repair to upper left thigh).
Rare large scale Talfourd Toys Alice in Wonderland wooden articulated figures, 1920s, thirteen brightly painted figures including Alice holding a Flamingo 5” (12.7cm) tall, Queen and King of Hearts, Mad Hatter, Cheshire cat, Duchess, Fish and Frog Footmen, March Hare, White Rabbit, Dodo, Jabberwock and Door mouse, each mounted on its own stand, each figure with TFF monogram signature, (condition: excellent, no damage or loss except Door mouse lacks one arm), provenance: These figures were given to the vendors mother who was born in the USA to English parents in 1921 by her English Grandparents over a period of years as Birthday and Christmas presents.
A rare Worcester 'scolopendrium' coffee cup and saucer, circa 1772-75Of gently moulded hexafoil shape, embossed with five spiralling scolopendrium leaves picked out in green with black and gold veins, interspersed with flower sprigs and buds, the rims edged in brown, the cup with an entwined twig handle picked out in gold, saucer 13.7cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionIn the 1760s Worcester produced a version of this design, more closely related to the Chelsea original. By the 1770s the pattern was reinvented again, with the addition of gilding, colourful flowers and a double twisted handle to keep up with the fashionable French style of the period. Another cup and saucer from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 22 February 2006, lot 109.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Dutch engraved façon de Venise wine glass, last quarter 17th centuryThe conical bowl with a solid base, decorated in diamond-point with a continuous border incorporating two long-tailed birds, perhaps peacocks or pheasants, flanked by stylised scrolling foliage, the stem with a hollow quatrefoil knop between collars, above a short plain section, over a wide conical foot neatly folded at the edge, 12.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate British CollectionA similar glass from the Peter M Woolley collection was sold by Christie's on 20 May 1963, lot 49. Compare also to the example illustrated by Pieter C Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol.2 (1995), p.85, no.65. A similar glass engraved in a similar style with horses instead of birds from the Guépin Collection was sold by Christie's Amsterdam on 5 July 1989, lot 57.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare emerald-green moulded serving bottle or decanter, circa 1745In deep green glass, the octofoil form moulded with four pairs of deep vertical flutes dividing alternating broad and narrow panels, the tall slender cylindrical neck with an everted rim, the collar or string rim consisting of four trailed rings, with a deep 'kick-up' base, 28.9cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Sheppard and Cooper, May 1994Wunsch Foundation Collection, Christie's, 31 October 2012, lot 121With Christopher SheppardGraham Vivian CollectionStephen Pohlmann CollectionServing bottles of this octagonal form in emerald-green glass are exceptionally rare and no other example would appear to be recorded in the literature. A very similar example in clear glass is illustrated by Andy McConnell, The Decanter (2004), p.66, pl.88 (left), where it is stated that decorative grooves on the sides were achieved by fixing rods into the lining of the mould.This 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 very rare Worcester toddy cup, circa 1768Of thistle shape, the plain handle with a kick at the lower terminal, painted with a colourful flower spray, scattered sprigs and leaves to the reverse, with a gilt line rim, 6.9cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionThis form is apparently unique to Worcester and was probably copied either from silver or glass. The present lot is the only recorded example with this floral pattern. One specimen survives in the 'Rich Queens' pattern, while a few others are known which were left unfinished with only the underglaze blue portion of the Queens pattern. A few of these were later decorated with overglaze enamels. See John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.339 and col. pl.84.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Worcester miniature or 'toy' teabowl and saucer and a coffee cup, circa 1775Plain in shape and of very small size, the cup with a grooved handle, painted in colours with formal flowers, the teabowl and saucer with additional gilded rims, cup 3.6cm high, saucer 5.1cm diam (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionHaving made miniature blue and white teawares a decade or more previously, Worcester chose to reintroduce a small number of toys around 1775. These were smaller than most toy teawares in English porcelain and, unusually, were decorated in enamel colours. Very few appear to have been made, and when the Worcester factory introduced a new range of blue and white toys in the 1780s, they returned to a more popular, slightly larger size.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare emerald-green baluster mead or champagne glass, circa 1740-60In deep green glass, the distinctive cup-shaped bowl moulded with a band of twenty evenly spaced vertical flutes or gadroons to the base, on a flattened collar above a triple-annulated knop, above a true baluster containing a central tear, over a domed folded foot, 13.3cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 3 November 2016, lot 108Stephen Pohlmann CollectionGlasses with this distinctive bowl are very rarely seen in this intense green colour. Whilst traditionally known as mead glasses, mead was rarely drunk in Britain and it is more likely these were inspired by Continental roemers used for Rhenish wine, see Dwight Lanmon, The Golden Age of English Glass (2011), p.93. The London glass seller Thomas Betts sold '12 Green 1/2 Mo Egg Champagne' glasses which could refer to related forms.A very similar example was sold by Bonhams 2 November 2015, lot 31. Another from the Durrington Collection is illustrated in Roger Dodsworth's catalogue (2006), pp.47-9, no.46 where their use as champagne glasses is discussed. An example with an inverted baluster stem from the Berney Collection is illustrated by W A Thorpe, A History of English and Irish Glass (1929), pl.C, no.1.This 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 very rare emerald-green opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765In deep green glass, the ogee bowl on a double-series stem containing a pair of five-ply spiral bands around two pairs of opaque white spiral threads, over a conical foot, 14.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceDreweatts, 18 October 2011, lot 255 (part)With Delomosne and Son, 20 October 2011Graham Vivian CollectionStephen Pohlmann CollectionThis glass was one of an original set of six discovered in 2011. Only one other similar glass would appear to be recorded, now in the Durrington Collection and illustrated in Peter Dodsworth's catalogue (2006), p.47, no.41. An example with a pan topped bowl set on a single-series stem was sold by Sotheby's on 19 November 1996, lot 590 and the another by Bonhams on 16 December 1999, lot 51. These relate closely to a remarkable set of opaque twist glasses with ogee bowls and feet in emerald-green, of which six are recorded. One from the A C Hubbard Jr Collection sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2011, lot 124 and another from the Kaplan Collection was sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2017, lot 44.This 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 rare Worcester teacup and a saucer, circa 1765-70Decorated in the Giles workshop, with a plain loop handle, painted in two tones of green, black and gold with groups of pointed leaves growing from meandering gilt tendrils, some bearing groups of puce berries, saucer 12.3cm diam, cup with crossed swords and numeral 9 mark (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 2 November 2015, lot 114Gerald Moore CollectionA related design occurs on Bow and Chinese porcelain painted in London during the 1740s and early 1750s, a time when James Giles was working at Kentish Town. See also the similarly decorated Worcester 'Scratch Cross' coffee pot from the Zorensky Collection, sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 20.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Worcester teacup, circa 1770Decorated in the Giles workshop with three cursive floral garlands suspended from a scrolled purple scale border, edged in gold, the entwined handle also picked out with gilt dots, 5cm diam, crossed swords and numeral 9 markFootnotes:ProvenanceGerald Moore CollectionInspired by Meissen, the Giles workshop used scale borders in a number of colourways. This shade of purple is particularly rare. A matching saucer dish is illustrated by Gerald Coke, In Search of James Giles (1983), col. pl.23.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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