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Lot 768
An early 19th century grained (to look like rosewood) open-armed dining chair; the rope-style top-rail above a crest-rail with central gilded circular plaque engraved:'This chair was once the property of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill House, Shorne'Scrolling arms flanking a rattan cane seat and with sabre front legs (old restorations, breakages and in need of refurbishment) (Gads Hill Place was the country home of Charles Dickens for the last fifteen years of his life and the only house he ever owned. He first saw it as a small child, living in Chatham and working in the Kent countryside with his father. Gads Hill was the much loved retreat which represented his spectacular achievements and where he returned for family life and recuperation, here he completed 'A Tale of Two Cities' and wrote his last two novels 'Great Expectation' and 'Our Mutual Friend' and the unfinished 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood'. He died in the house on 9th June 1870 at the age of 58
Lot 769
A pair of fine teal-leather-upholstered swivel armchairs; the downswept ebonised arms headed with gilded flowerheads in early 19th century style, each raised on five-splay base with downswept square tapering ebonised legs terminating in brass cap castors, and each with adjustable height lever, Provenance: Andrew Martin International, Knightsbridge/Chelsea, LondonThe height to the top of the seat is approx. 49cm. A few minor scuffs on one of the seats, nothing dramatic. The revolving action is very good, the chairs are very steady. These have come privately and are generally in very good overall condition.
Lot 856
A near pair (matched) of late Regency period mahogany and rattan caned Bergère-style chairs; each with concave slightly overhanging top-rail above upholstered squab-style cushions flanked by scrolling handles and raised on turned tapering front legs carved with lappets (raised on later castors, one chair in need of re-caning) (90cm high x approx. 75cm deep x 57cm wide) (2)Condition Report: These chairs are NOT a pair, they are a matched pair but not exact. The chair with the worst rattan damage has a later shipboard seat upon which the cushion rests. There is a split to the top rail at the right-hand side which runs full height of the rail. The rattan caning has completely gone on the right-hand side and many general scratches, scuffs and knocks commensurate with age (all over). Both chairs have replaced later castors (20th century). One of the chair sides is very dry and looks like it has sun damage/varnish cracking. There signs of woodworm to the right arm but it does still look in a sturdy state. Both arms have been strengthened and perhaps a re varnish at some stage. The left hand leg has split along it at the top and been badly re-affixed. Later front blocks to undersides are replacements. The 2nd chair with slightly better caning has also sun damage and scratches and scuffs commensurate with age, much later castors, the chair is light and dark in places. In the Auctioneer's opinion the chairs are in quite a rough condition overall and would need specialist skilled restoration to bring them back to original condition.
Lot 1185
Paar KratervasenHöhe: 43,5 cm. Bodenseitig in Eisenrot Manufakturmarke Derby, Betitelung der schauseitig dargestellten Szene „Chatsworth the seat of the Duke of Derby“ bzw. beriebener Titel. England, Derby, 19. Jahrhundert. Porzellan, gegossen, polychrom staffiert und vergoldet. Über quadratischem Stand von Akanthusreliefs getragene konisch auslaufende Kuppa mit U-Henkeln. Recto jeweils polychrome Darstellung eines Adelshauses mit Figurenstaffage, verso ein Blumenbouquet. Rest. (1271304) (13)
Lot 124
Bedeutendes Empire-TabouretSitzhöhe: 53 cm.Breite: 67 cm. Tiefe: 50,5 cm. Ebenistenstempel „MARCION“, Pierre-Benoît Marcion, 1769-1840. Frankreich, Anfang 19. Jahrhundert.In Weichholz gearbeiteter Korpus, aus zwei gegenläufigen C-Schwüngen gebildet, die durch einen Blütentondo zusammengehalten werden und durch zwei Stege, deren Mitte mit Lorbeerblattreliefzier dekoriert ist. Der obere C-Korpus mit verbindendem textilen Ornament mit Goldtressen und mit grünem, Samt bezogenem Kissen mit vier grünen Quasten. (12618132) (13)Important Empire tabouretHeight of seat: 53 cm.Width: 67 cm.Depth: 50.5 cm.Ebenist stamp “MARCION”, Pierre-Benoît Marcion, 1769-1840.France, beginning of the 19th century.Softwood structure.
Lot 40
A Louis XVI painted canape by Louis-Charles Carpentier (1730-1788)Circa 1775, with ribboned and channelled frames, the shaped back within a lotus-leaf moulded surround surmounted by three ribbon-tied crestings, with a conforming serpentine seat frame, on eight fluted tapering legs terminating in acanthus capped feet, 212cm wide x 83cm deep x 105cm high, (83in wide x 32 1/2in deep x 41in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Dalva Brothers, New York prior to 27 October 2001.Sotheby's, New York, 27 October, 2001, lot 149.Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 316, sold en suite with four fauteuils stamped Carpentier.Purchased by the current owner and vendor Christie's, London, 5 December 2013, The Property of a Royal House, lot 114.The present lot was part of a larger suite executed by Carpentier, which comprised a set of four fauteuils a la reine, sold Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 316, and a pair of bergeres, now in a private collection. An additional pair of bergeres from the suite was also sold from the collection of Rene Fribourg, Sotheby's, London, October 17-18, 1963, lot 808, while a further armchair is illustrated in C. Packer, Paris Furniture, 1956, fig. 65.The menuisier, Louis-Charles Carpentier, reçu maître in 1752.With a workshop established on Rue de Clery, he primarily produced seating furniture in the transitional style, for an important clientele which included the Baron Rolin d'Ivry, the Marquise de Brunoy, the Ducs d'Aumont and d'Orléans. But most importantly he worked for the Prince de Condé as Carpentier furnished many of his residences including the Hôtel de Lassay, the Château de Chantilly, Château de Vanves, and the Palais Bourbon. Examples of his work from this period are housed in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, in the Musee Jacquemart Andre, Paris, and the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Strasbourg (see, Bill G.B. Pallot, L'Art du Siège au XVIII Siècle en France, 1987, p. 302).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 53
A mid Victorian 'Geometric gothic' carved solid oak chair after an 1862 design by John Pollard Seddon (1827-1906)made by Doveston, Bird and HullWith moulded and chamfered frames, the leather upholstery embossed with rosette trelliswork, the splat comprising panels of various proportions, the central tablet flanked to each end by a quatrefoil above a cusped pointed arch, surmounted by a chevron-cut frieze, with conforming trefoil pierced outswept Y-form arms each carved with a leaf wrapped crocket terminal, above a channelled seat frame, terminating in tapering square section legs, stamped: 'DOVESTON, BIRD AND HULL MANUFACTURERS', 58cm wide x 53cm deep x 108cm high, (22 1/2in wide x 20 1/2in deep x 42 1/2in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe present lot was purchased by the current owner and vendor on 5 May 2012 from The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street. A copy of this invoice, numbered 32375, is available to view online. A closely comparable version of this J. P. Seddon chair was exhibited in the Medieval Court of the London International Exhibition in 1862. Whilst the design itself is in the reserve collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and appears illustrated in J. Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, 1987, fig. 220, p. 104. The original chair itself also appears in the foreground of a stereoscopic slide showing the Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. stand at the 1862 International Exhibition, which likewise features in J. Cooper, Ibid, fig. 221, p. 104. A related ebony armchair, also dated circa 1862 and designed by John Pollard Seddon, sold Christie's, London, 7 November 2002, 20th Century Decorative Arts including late 19th Century Design, lot 10. Added to this, an almost identical example to this Christie's model is illustrated in J. Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, 1987, fig. 227, p. 105.Further LiteratureOfficial Catalogue of the International Exhibition, 1862, London, p. 34, Class XXX, No. 5815. William Burges, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, CCXIII, October 1862.Michael Whiteway & Charlotte Gere, Nineteenth Century Design, 1986 illus. p. 84.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 1
An important and unrecorded Jacobite engraved ceremonial 'Confederate Hunt' goblet, circa 1759-60Of generous slightly flared bucket shape, the slightly convex flat base with the stem and foot removed, decorated with a six-petalled rose and one closed bud crossed with a thistle, the rim inscribed 'THE CONFEDERATE HUNT, Lady Wins Wynne Lady Parramount' [sic], the reverse with the names of the Lady Patronesses from 1754 to 1758 inclusive, above the political slogan 'Hark Wenman & Dashwood/ Sr Watn & old Interest/ for Ever', 12.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, St. Martin's near Oswestry, ShropshireThence by family descent to the present ownerOf the many Jacobite clubs and societies that flourished in the middle of the 18th century, perhaps the best known is The Cycle Club, also known as The Cycle of the White Rose. This was founded by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn of Wynnstay, who was a prominent Jacobite supporter. The Cycle Club met at the Eagle in Wrexham and later at Wynnstay, its members all living within a fifteen mile radius. Interestingly, the present lot was passed to the present owner by a relative who farmed at Sandhole Farm near Wiggington, less than five miles from Wynnstay. Although Sir Watkin Williams Wynn died in 1749, the head of the family continued in the role of Patron, while his wife was the Lady Patroness of the Cycle Club.The Confederate Hunt was a separate club probably affiliated with the Cycle Club. This goblet commemorates the election of Sir Watkin's second wife Frances as Lady Paramount of The Confederate Hunt. This Lady Williams Wynn, the 3rd Baronet's widow, was born Frances Shakerley and she was therefore a member of one of the other Jacobite families mentioned on the goblet. In Jacobite clubs the Lady Patroness was usually an unmarried lady of the neighbourhood. The Patroness, sometimes accompanied by a lady guest, was the only female member allowed to attend club dinners. The Lady Patronesses listed on this glass are Miss Mytton - 1754, Miss Owen - 1755, Miss Shakerly [sic] - 1756, Miss Williams - 1757 and Miss Nelly Owen - 1758. The Mytton family seat at Halston Hall is a stone's throw from Sandhole Farm. Hartshorne noted that the Tarporley Hunt, another Jacobite Society, also had Lady Patronesses and that in 1762 members drank claret from 'collar glasses' which were supposed to have held a bottle.The many Jacobite clubs, including The Confederate Hunt, are discussed by Peter Lole, A Digest of the Jacobite Clubs, Royal Stuart Society Paper LV (1999). In a nod to secrecy, this goblet refers to the Jacobite cause as 'old Interest', in this case by way of a reference to The Old Interest Society, another Jacobite club that was involved in the parliamentary election in Oxfordshire in 1754. According to Lole, it was reported that The Old Interest Society used glasses engraved with the Tartan Portrait of Prince Charles. A decade or more after the Jacobite uprising, most Jacobite clubs supported the Cause in little more than name. Their meetings were political gatherings held in support of the Tories and to oppose the Whigs. This goblet refers to Messrs Wenman and Dashwood who, in 1754, had been the Tory candidates for Oxfordshire. Both were returned as MPs but lost their seats on a Whig petition. This Dashwood was a cousin of Sir Francis Dashwood, who became Chancellor and was notorious as the begetter of The Hell Fire Club.Three other 'Confederate Hunt' goblets are recorded, all with bowls of the same generous proportions. One is now in the Museum of London (acc. no. 34.139/313) and came from the Garton and Hamilton Clements Collections, via Cecil Davis and a Sotheby's sale on 15 May 1930, lot 150. It is illustrated by Grant Francis, Old English Drinking Glasses (1926), pl.LXXIX. Another from the W Jackson Collection is described by Hartshorne, Old English Glasses (1897), p.313 and was sold by Sotheby's on 15 September 1992, lot 43 where it was acquired by the National Museum of Wales. The third, known as 'The Wynnstay Cup', was in the Lord Harlech Collection at Glyn Cywarch, sold by Bonhams on 29 March 2017, lot 117. It is interesting to note that the other three known examples have all been broken through the stem following what must have been a particularly riotous club meeting, but were preserved at the time with crude repairs and replacement feet. Whilst it seems the stem and foot of the goblet in the present lot was discarded, it is possible that this took place at a later date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 191
An important Worcester teacup and saucer, circa 1770Decorated in the workshop of James Giles, finely painted in green monochrome with figures in classical landscapes, with gilt dentil borders, the cup with a solid gilt handle and wide gilt band at the footrim, saucer 13.1cm diam, crossed swords and numeral 9 (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceAnthony Wood CollectionStephen Hanscombe CollectionExhibitedDreweatt Neate, Dyson Perrins Museum exhibition 1995, no.136Albert Amor, Worcester Porcelain exhibition 2001Robyn Robb exhibition 2003, no.3Stockspring Antiques, James Giles exhibition 2005, no.110In 1924 an inventory was undertaken at Saltram House in Devon, the seat of the Earls of Morley. This detailed an extensive Worcester tea and coffee service painted with green landscapes, which included eight teacups and saucers. Notably, this service was not included in earlier inventories which suggests that it arrived there sometime between 1897, when the then Earl inherited another Devon House, Whiteway, and 1923 when Whiteway was sold and much of the contents were transferred to Saltram. It is likely that the service originally comprised twelve teacups and saucers and three of the remaining four are those now held in the collections of the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of Royal Worcester respectively. The present lot is likely to be the only cup and saucer from the service still in private hands.A similar service at Corsham Court in Wiltshire is recorded in archives as having been purchased directly from James Giles on 20 February 1771. The gilding on the Corsham Court set differs from the Saltram House examples, the latter having solid gilt handles and a wider band of gilding around the footrims.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 494
An Edwardian oval shaped Captains chair by Jenks & Wood, mahogany frame with scrolled arms, shield shaped back, leather seat with brass stud work, scrolled shaped stretchers with splayed pad feet together with an oak rush seat chair with a shaped ladder back, curved arm rests and barley twist front supports and stretcher, and a low Victorian nursing chair with floral upholstery on turned supports and castors (3)
Lot 546
Pair of hardwood and marble armchairs Chinese, late 19th Century each with marble panel inset seats, smaller marble and mother of pearl inset backs, with further ruyi carving on Ming style supports, 64cm wide x 100cm high Condition: one seat panel cracked, loose joints, old repairs, small panels cracked and wear commensurate with age and use
Lot 11
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD AND PAINTED FAUTEUILwith carved foliate cresting and padded backs, arms and seats, on scroll shaped legs, 19th century (2) Condition Report: Have been repainted, joints slightly loose, on one chair webbing has come away from frame. 98cm high , seat height 45cm
Lot 124
A PAIR OF PETER DUDGEON GREEN UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIRS with a spare set of seat covers, 88cm high (2) Condition Report: One chair has been well used and has staining to back of chair from persons head, both removable arm covers damaged and have been repaired,seat worn.Other chair does not look to have been used much.Overall sizes 75cm wide x 100cm deep. Seat depth 62cm seat height 45cm. Appears to be smoke free.
Lot 53
A CELTIC DESIGN OAK SEAT the carved hinged lid above interlaced animals and foliage, flanked by stylised bird uprights,66cm high ,75cm wide and 36cm deep and a Celtic stool with cowhide seat, 32cm high (2) The estate of The late Robert and Lyndsay Brydon, Edinburgh Condition Report: Available upon request
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