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Lot 393

A 20thC mahogany conjurer's table, the octagonal raised on triple barley twist supports broken by a circular centre section, 75cm high, 45cm wide, 46cm deep.

Lot 394

An Edwardian mahogany and box wood strung Sutherland table, the canted top raised on cylindrical supports with a gate leg action, (when closed), 62cm high, 61cm wide, 17cm deep.

Lot 399

A mid 20thC Concerto free standing gramophone, the compressed caddy lid hinged to reveal a baize lined turn table with articulated chrome arm in a rectangular cabinet on squat barley twist supports, terminating in block feet, joined by plain stretchers, (when closed), 92cm high, 85cm wide, 54cm deep.

Lot 406

A heavily carved early 20thC oak table top jewellery cabinet, with three drawers flanked by an open cupboard and further drawer beneath, on a serpentine base surmounted by an overhanging top, 40cm high, 34cm wide, 18cm deep.

Lot 461

A De La Rue North Shields '73 bus conductor's badge, 5cm diameter, two table top glass watch caskets, etc. (a quantity)

Lot 467

Various Art Deco and other hair clips, 14cm wide, etc., part dressing table set, metal musical jar, a quantity of lighters to include pistol, ship, other novelty, etc., pocket watch, pipe case, various handles, Tunbridge cribbage marker, hand fans, other metalware, library hand date stamp, graduated weights, etc. (a quantity)

Lot 496

A 1960's teak G Plan style dining room suite, comprising circular table, 72cm high, 120cm diameter. (6) 4+2 chairs in black leather fixed seats, and a sideboard centred by cutlery drawers flanked by four cupboards on square supports. The upholstery in this lot does not comply with the 1988 (Fire & Fire Furnishing) Regulations, unless sold to a known exporter or upholsterer it will be cut from the frame before leaving the premises.

Lot 549

A William IV mahogany extending twin pillar dining table, the rounded top with a high quality oak carcass raised on heavy squat baluster pedestals on inverted platform bases, terminating in scroll feet, with four leaves (when fully extended) 83cm high, 402cm wide, 152cm deep.

Lot 553

A heavily carved Eastern table, with mother of pearl finish floral inlay to the centre and a heavily carved floral outline raised on inverted pierced supports, 34cm high, 34cm dia.

Lot 601

A 20thC Webber Furniture oak finish refectory table, the rounded top raised on elaborate scroll supports joined by a shaped stretcher on scroll feet, 78cm high, 212cm wide, 94cm deep, together with eight (6+2) Gothic style dining chairs with overstuffed studded backs and seats in repeat floral pattern with turned front supports joined by plain block front stretchers.

Lot 633

A 1970's retro teak mirror back dressing table, with pull out centre, pedestal drawers and oblong mirror with stool upholstered in cream material, and a similar G-Plan triple door wardrobe with cantilever action, 177cm high, 122cm wide, 61cm deep. (2)

Lot 646

A late 20thC brass column table lamp, with modern fittings and square base, 46cm high.

Lot 662

NP (20thC). Still life roses on a table, oil on board, signed, 18cm x 35cm.

Lot 329

LOCKE & CO 7 PIECE ( 2 A/F) DRESSING TABLE SET DEC. BIRDS SIG LEWIS MARKED SHRUB HILL WORKS WORCESTER

Lot 414

4 GEORGIAN SILVER TABLE SPOONS, BRIGHT CUT DECORATION, APPROX. 279g

Lot 420

ELKINGTON & CO. QUEEN ANNE REVIVAL CANTEEN TABLE AND SILVER CONTENTS COMPRISING CUTLERY, 12 DINNER FORKS, 12 SOUP SPOONS, 11 DESSERT SPOONS, 12 DESSERT FORKS, 11 COFFEE SPOONS, 8TEA SPOONS AND 4 TABLE SPOONS, BIRMINGHAM 1934

Lot 80

A MODERNIST TABLE WITH METAL PEDESTAL AND OCTAGONAL GLASS TOP

Lot 81

AN UNUSUAL G PLAN METAMORPHIC TABLE WITH DROP LEAVES AND SOPHISTICATED SWIVEL MECHANISM ON ADJUSTABLE METAL PEDESTAL BASE

Lot 151

England & Wales. Visscher (Nicolas), A New Mapp of the Kingdome of England, Representing the Princedome of Wales and other Provinces, Cities, Market Towns, with the Roads from Town to Town and the Number of Reputed Miles between them, are given by Inspection without Scale or Compass. Printed and given out at Amsterdam by Nicolas Visscher upon the Dam at the signe of the Fisher, with priviledge of ye states generalls and are to be sould at London by John Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, circa 1694, large engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, ornate cartouche and alphabetical table of cities and towns to the vertical margins, old folds, frayed with slight loss to central fold (in Dorset), slight creasing, backed with archival tissue, 580 x 770 mm R. W. Shirely. Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1650 - 1750. Visscher 2. state. 4. (1)

Lot 155

England & Wales. Walker (J. & C.), A Geological Map of England & Wales and part of Scotland, showing also the Inland Navigation by means of Rivers & Canals..., published March 31st. 1837, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, table of explanation, two geological cross sections, slight staining, 1400 x 990 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with morocco gilt label to upper board, heavily worn and frayed, together with Bradshaw & Blacklock (publishers), Bradshaw's Map of the Railways of England & Wales and part of Scotland, 10th October 1845, engraved map with contemporay hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, marbled endpapers, 1100 x 830 mm, publisher's green cloth gilt boards, faded and a little worn (2)

Lot 174

Ireland. Nevill (A. R., surveyor), To the Rte. Honble. and Honble. The Noblemen and Gentlemen of the County of Wicklow, This Map of said County, taken from actual surveys is dedicated by their most humble servant..., published Wm. Allen, Dublin, circa 1790, engraved map by John McKinley Taylor, sectionalised and laid on linen, contemporary hand colouring, compass rose and table of references, some dust and finger soiling, a few small abraided holes to linen along old folds, bookplates of P. & A. Shaw to outer covers, 900 x 705 mm Uncommon. (1)

Lot 198

New Forest. Faden (William), A Plan of His Majesty's Forest, called The New Forest in the county of Southampton, laid down from surveys taken by Thos. Richardson, Wm. King and Abm. and Wm. Driver, by order of the Commissioners of the Land Revenue appointed by an Act of Parliament passed in the 26th year of King George, 1789, a large scale map on ten engraved sheets, nine with bright contemporary hand colouring, incorporating a large uncoloured decorative cartouche, an index map, a list of the officers and wardens of the New Forest, a list of the Bailwicks and Walks in the forest, compass rose and table of explanation, large margins, very slight staining, each sheet approximately 575 x 580 mm, retaining contemporary endpapers, modern half calf gilt on marbled boards, slim upright folio A rare map of the New Forest whose accuracy ensured that it was in continual use in several editions up until the late 19th century. We can find only one other copy of this, the first edition, appearing in auction in the last twenty years. (1)

Lot 224

Yorkshire. Hobson (William Colling), This Map of Yorkshire is most respectfully dedicated to the nobility, clergy, gentry, landowners and manufacturers of the county, 1844, engraved map, sectionalised and laid on linen on two sheets, bright contemporary outline colouring, table of explanation and compass rose, slight spotting and staining, each sheet approximately 1240 x 775 mm, bound in contemporary green cloth with ornate gilt title to upper board, metal clasp, lacking spine, a little worn at extremities (1)

Lot 25

Republic of China. Report of the National Flood Relief Commission, 1931-1932, 1st edition, Shanghai, 1933, folding table, large folding colour-printed map (loose as issued), original printed wrappers, crudely repaired with brown paper, some soiling and wear, large 8vo, together with The Work of the National Flood Relief Commission of the National Government of China, August 1931-June 1932, 1st edition, Shanghai, June 1932, 9 pp. illustrations from photographs and large folding map (split along folds) bound in at rear, some old water stains, original printed wrappers, a little rubbed and faded, slim 8vo (2)

Lot 339

*Woodward (George Moutard). The Genius of Caricature and his friends celebrating the completion of the second volume of the Caricature Magazine in the Temple of Mirth, published Thomas Tegg, July 2nd, 1808, etching with contemporary hand colouring, trimmed to neatline, 230 x 335 mm Shows a group of five men and three women seated around a table in the Apollo library. Numerous caricatures decorate the walls. The central character is belived to be Thomas Tegg, the man on the right raising his glass is possible Woodward, the man with his back to the viewer engaged in conversation with the woman on his left bears a resemblance to Isaac Cruikshank and the man of the left with the 'drinker's nose' is possibly Thomas Rowlandson. (1)

Lot 363

*Manuscript Pedigree. A pedigree of Jean de Henin Comte de Boussu (1480-1562) grand Escuier de l'Empereur Charles V, and of his wife Damoiselle Anne de Bourgogne (1516-1551), extended to Messire Jacques de Boussu (born 1545), circa mid 16th century, single sheet of thick paper, neatly written & drawn shields in brown ink to both sides, three vertical folds, 510 x 310mm The pedigree is drawn out in the form of a table showing the parents, grandparents and great grandparents of both Jean de Henin and his wife, paternal and maternal with all arms in trick, the paternal coats in shields with impalements separately in ovals, with coronets over where appropriate. The arms are accurately tricked using heraldic terminology and were probably a herald's work sheet. On the obverse/recto are the 32 numbered quarterings and names and the next generation 16 quarterings and names descending from the 32. On the reverse/verso is a tabular pedigree showing the last four generations. An interesting aspect is the descent (illegitimate) from Philippe le bon Duke of Burgundy (quartered arms) and Damoiselle Cataryne de Preseul concubine. A modern transcript of the names and blazons accompanies the manuscript. (1)

Lot 538

Reinesius (Thomas). Syntagma inscriptionum antiquarum, 1st edition, Leipzig and Frankfurt, 1682, half-title, engraved allegorical title by Joachim von Sandrart, vignette title page printed in red and black, folding geneaological table, numerous woodcut initials and facsimiles of monumental epigraphy to the text, bookplate of Conservative politician Arthur Smith-Barry (1843-1925), browning, contemporary vellum, inked spine title, arabesque lozenges to sides, slightly rubbed and marked, front joint split but firm, folio, together with Cassius Dio, [Greek title] Romanae historiae ... studio et labore Nic. Carminii Falonii, 2 volumes in 1, Naples, 1747, engraved allegorical frontispiece, title pages in red and black, woodcut initials, Greek and Latin text in double column, ink-stamp and pencil mark to title, binder's blanks browned, occasional light spotting, terminal blank torn, contemporary vellum, title gilt to spine, some wear to extremities, folio, plus Suetonius, [De vita Caesarum] Ex recensione Joannis Georgii Graevii ... 1st Graevius edition, Utrecht, 1672, printer's device to title, woodcut numismatic vignettes to text, sporadic water-staining, contemporary vellum, gilt arms of the city of Arnhem to sides, front board repaired along top edge, slightly rubbed and soiled, 4to, and Terence, Il Terentio Latino, commentato in lingua toscana ... da Giovanni Fabrini ... Venice, heirs of Marchio Sessa, 1580, publisher's device and near-contemporary inscriptions to title, staining and browning, later vellum, minor wear, square 8vo, and 32 others (45 volumes in total), mainly 17th- and 18th-century continental imprints of classical authors including Horace, Pliny, Virgil and others, contemporary vellum bindings, occasional browning, some soiling and wear, various formats Adams T369 for Terence. (3 shelves)

Lot 1262

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DINING TABLE, C1870 on reeded tapering legs and brass castors, with three leaves, 73cm h; 138 x 328++Centre leaf with old butterfly repair to a split that has been well executed and is not particularly noticeable when in use, generally faded, two brass clips original, the others iron replacements. Structurally sound, the top not sagging

Lot 1264

A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY DINING TABLE, C1830 the extending top on four lappet carved and turned legs and brass castors, 73cm h; 255 x 119cm ++A good quality table of fine figure and colour, in structurally good condition

Lot 1271

A MOUSEMAN OAK DINING TABLE, SECOND HALF 20TH C the adzed three plank octagonal top with slightly concave sides, on incurved cruciform pillar and base, 73cm h; 127 x 132cm, carved mouse 'signature'++Attractively patinated showing signs of occasional use consistent with age. Top with approx 5 x 15cm shaped hexagonal let in repair that has been well executed

Lot 1274

A MOUSEMAN OAK HALF ROUND HALL TABLE, LATE 20TH C the adzed top on central incurved support, 74cm h; 40 x 77cm, carved mouse 'signature'++Good condition

Lot 1276

AN ARTS & CRAFTS JOINED OAK DINING SUITE, MID 20TH C of light oak and pegged construction, comprising three plank table on splayed legs, 73cm h; 73 x 152cm, six stools, dwarf sideboard with panelled doors and similar chair with saddle seat (9)++The lot in good condition always in the present local family ownership

Lot 1278

AN OAK TABLE the four plank top on square tapered legs, 71cm h; 78 x 198cm++In good condition

Lot 1279

AN OAK DINING TABLE, EARLY 20TH C the boarded four plank top on shaped trestles with pegged stretcher, 74cm h; 91 x 211cm++The top slightly warped and dry/dirty from long term storage in an outbuilding but in basically good condition

Lot 1284

AN OAK GATELEG TABLE, 18TH C on bobbin turned legs, 74cm h; 102 x 128cm++Elements replaced/or associated, structurally sound, old stains and blackened marks on top

Lot 1298

A GEORGE III ELM TRIPOD TABLE, EARLY 19TH C 67cm h, 49cm diam++Top with old shrinkage cracks but of good colour, somewhat faded, old worm holes in block, baluster and legs, legs not broken or repaired

Lot 1301

A GEORGE IV ELM TRIPOD TABLE, EARLY 19TH C with dished mahogany top, 71cm h, 51cm diam++Good condition, dirty but no breaks or repairs. The top associated

Lot 1314

A VICTORIAN CAST IRON TRIPOD TABLE BY THE COALBROOKDALE CO, LATE 19TH C 72cm h, 58cm diam, marked C.B.DALE Co, indistinct No - and PODR lozenge shaped mark and a contemporary Victorian cast iron umbrella stand and shell drip tray, PODR lozenge shaped mark (3)++Both in apparently good condition, recently cleaned and white painted. The six fixing bolts for the table top of later date

Lot 209

A GROUP OF TORTOISESHELL DRESSING TABLE ARTICLES, EARLY 20TH C comprising pillar shaped eight day timepiece, 13cm h, two boxes, a canister, two pairs of brushes and a hand mirror (9)Provenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++The clock not in working order and minutes hand detached, mirror and brushes with handling use, both boxes and the canister in good condition

Lot 282

A GEORGE IV SILVER TABLE SNUFF BOX of bombe form with foliate chased rim and thumbpiece, engine turned, 8cm w, by Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1823, 3ozs 15dwtsProvenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++In good condition with one or two tiny dents on the lid, only visible when held at an oblique angle to the light, the tablet with possible erasure of lightly engraved initials, marks good

Lot 300

MISCELLANEOUS SILVER FLATWARE, GEORGE III AND LATER Old English and Fiddle and Thread patterns, various makers and dates and a set of six items of table silver, Hanoverian pattern, by Walker & Hall Ltd, Sheffield 1936, 36ozs 12dwts (18)++In generally good condition the fork tines of equal length, marks good

Lot 313

A GERMAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE, C1900 with a compliment of silver hafted dessert knives, by Bruckmann & Sohne, control marks, 91ozs 6dwts weighable (67)++In good condition engraved with a contemporary initial N

Lot 316

TWO SETS OF SIX ELIZABETH II SILVER HAFTED TABLE AND CHEESE KNIVES Rat Tail pattern, by William Turner, Sheffield 2004++Fine condition, used, not engraved

Lot 318

AN ELIZABETH II SILVER TABLE SERVICE King's pattern, diamond heel, by C Robathan & Son, Birmingham 1974 and contemporary silver hafted table, dessert and cheese knives and three carvers by another, 119ozs weighable (89)++No engraved initials, some light signs of use, stainless blades as good as new

Lot 319

A VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE Old English pattern, by Chawner & Co, London 1872 and 73, one table fork 1866, the sauce ladle 1871 and two sets of twelve Elizabeth II silver hafted table and cheese knives, mahogany canteen, 99ozs 7dwts (85)++Light wear consistent with age but in the same clean/polished condition as when purchased from the trade 2004

Lot 320

A GEORGE VI SILVER TABLE SERVICE Old English pattern, by The Alexander Clark Co Ltd, Birmingham 1941, 72ozs 15dwts (38)++Signs of occasional use only, not engraved

Lot 321

AN ELIZABETH II SILVER TABLE SERVICE Rat Tail pattern, with silver hafted table and cheese knives, by Carrs of Sheffield Ltd, Sheffield 1995, 125ozs weighable (88)++Light signs of use, fork tines not worn, stainless steel knife blades in fine condition. Not engraved

Lot 324

A SET OF FIVE GEORGE III SILVER TABLE FORKS Old English pattern, crested, by Thomas Chawner, London 1778 and a set of six George IV silver dessert forks, Old English pattern, crested, by William Traies, London 1822, 19ozs 10dwts (11)Provenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++Marks generally good, on one table fork badly worn

Lot 327

A VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE Old English pattern, crested, by Mappin Bros, London 1897, 63ozs 8dwts (27)Provenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++Very little used in excellent condition

Lot 329

A WILLIAM IV AND VICTORIAN COMPOSED SILVER TABLE SERVICE King's Husk pattern, London, the majority by Chawner & Co, 1833-89, 67ozs 12dwts (26)Provenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++Good condition, the tablespoons with point to bowl, none of the dessert spoons unduly worn, one or two still with point to bowl, fork tines of uniform length

Lot 330

A GEORGE III-VICTORIAN COMPOSED SILVER TABLE SERVICE Fiddle and Thread pattern, all London, the majority by Chawner & Co, 1811-63, 113ozs (5)++Generally good condition. Tips of spoon bowls and fork tines satisfactory, minor wear and scratches from use. Several items possibly crested or initialled

Lot 331

A VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE SERVICE Old English pattern, by Wakely & Wheeler, London 1894, 47ozs (22)++All in the same good condition; above average, clean, no engraving

Lot 335

SEVEN GEORGE III AND IV SILVER TABLE SPOONS including two pairs and two later chased as matching berry spoons, London & Exeter, various makers and dates and a William IV silver sauce ladle, by William Chawner, London 1830, 15ozs 10dwts++As a lot in good condition

Lot 337

SEVEN GEORGE III SILVER TABLE FORKS Old English pattern, four crested, all London, by Hannah Northcote, Eley & Fearn or Eley, Fearn & Chawner, 1799, 1802 and 09, 15ozs++Tines of several rounded from use

Lot 339

A SET OF TWELVE VICTORIAN SILVER TABLE FORKS Albert pattern, thread heel, by Chawner & Co, London, six 1862, six 1871, 38ozs 12dwts++Lightly engraved with contemporary initials but in practically as new condition, no evidence of having been used, fork tines sharp, no scratches from wear etc. An excellent set of scarce pattern

Lot 341

A FRENCH SILVER TABLE SERVICE, C1900 the several matching additional silver gilt articles including a sifter and similar grape shears and silver or wood hafted knives, maker's and control marks, by P Queille, brass mounted oak canteen, 51cm w, approximately 170ozs weighable (129)++All items in good, some unused, condition

Lot 356

A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER TABLE BELLS 12cm h, by C S Green & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1977, 5ozs 2dwts++Both in fine condition

Lot 627

A CHINESE HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE, C LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C with pierced gallery and carved feet, 86cm h; 46 x 92.5cm++Minor old shrinkage crack eminating from a knot in the top, one of the front lugs slightly warped, complete and unrestored

Lot 631

A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO BRUSH POT, 20TH C with a seated man and another figure at a table beneath a venerable pine, 11cm h++Good condition

Lot 640

A CHINESE EXPORT IVORY MODEL OF A PLEASURE BOAT, GUANGDONG (CANTON), QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH C the hull straked, the upper deck structures with finely carved and pierced sides, several pairs of opening grilles to the windows, divisions and canopies, the principal of the several cabins divided by a screen flanking two entrances up steps to a presence chamber with a seated mandarin and his consort, both it and the adjoining larger 'Saloon' with others of his retinue, the furnishings including an altar table, stands set with cups, a table screen, chandelier and ornamental plants in tubs, a similar smaller pavilion on the roof above, the exterior with the figures of six quanters and other servants, the figures and smaller items also of ivory and painted in polychrome, pairs of pierced lanterns fore and aft and poles with flags of the same faded red silk that in part hangs at the two open entrances, with pierced rudder, 34cm h, 74cm l overall, mounted on an early wooden base beneath glazed brass case, 40cm h; 34 x 80cmProvenance: Acquired c1770-c1800 by a member of the Thornton family of Clapham and by descent to Charles Conway Thornton (1851-1902); his widow Mary Diana Conway Thornton, nee Thornton-Wodehouse (1854-1948); acquired by the family of the present vendor in the early 20th c. This magnificent model pleasure boat exemplifies the supreme class of Chinese Export ivory carving from Guangdong (Canton) during the second half of the 18th c and first few years of the 19th c. Surprisingly large and extraordinarily detailed, they represent the type of elaborate pleasure boat of intricate openwork on which Chinese dignitaries such as the 'Tartar General' as well as European merchants diverted themselves along the estuaries and waterways between Canton and Whampoa. For the Europeans, who were confined to the waterfront such excursions, musical parties afloat and other entertainments proved especially welcome. It may be the case that Lord Macartney's Embassy to China travelled on one in his voyage to secure a treaty of friendship from Qianlong in 1792. Comparable ivory models of the period, variously described in contemporary inventories as Pleasure Boats, Junks and 'Sampands' are in major collections; see for example that delivered by Dr J J Garnett to the Prince Regent in 1804, "One ivory flower boat with a war junk cost £105" (illustrated J Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of H M The Queen, No 2058); the pair of "Royal Junks" at Osterley Park (National Trust) described in the 1782 inventory of Child Family Heirlooms as "L[ong] Galleries: Two Indian [sic] Sampands of ivory... in plate glass cases in brass frames"; and the examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum obtained by Richard Hall (1764-1834) of the HEIC, Chief Supercargo at Canton until his return to England in 1802. The present example has a particularly interesting and eventful provenance. In 1909 it was the subject of a court case, the unusual nature of which caused it to be extensively reported not only in the Westminster Gazette and London Standard Newspapers but also by the Australian and Canadian press. The then owner, Mrs Thornton claimed the model had been damaged whilst supposedly in a warehouse at Southampton. Her late husband, a diplomat had displayed it at the British Embassy in Lisbon until, on his being posted to Budapest, it was packed and sent to England. For reasons unknown it was not called for by the storage firm to which it was destined and was subsequently sold by the railway company in a lost property auction for six shillings, being bought by one Oddy a dealer. When discovered the storage firm swiftly persuaded Oddy to part with it, paying him £105. The court heard that "someone injured the junk by pushing his fingers through the filigree work" at the auction, which it seems was little better organised than a jumble sale. Mrs Thornton, who was reported to be 'tall and stately dressed in black' gave evidence, as did Lady McDonald the widow of the British Ambassador, who recalled the pleasure boat had stood in the Gallery at the top of the Staircase at the embassy in Lisbon, where "it was an object of much interest to the Portuguese". Several 'experts' were called who stated the value of the model in its undamaged condition would have been £300-400 but that it was now of negligible worth. A professional valuer, W H Fenton of Oxford Street assessed it at £60 undamaged and now £50. The court uphold Mrs Thornton's claim and awarded her 50 guineas in compensation. As to its earlier provenance, in her deposition Mrs Thornton stated the model had been an heirloom of the Thornton family "for about 150 years" and had been presented to a member of that family by "an ex cabinet minister". It is here suggested that it was owned by her husband's paternal great grandfather Samuel Thornton (1754-1838), who either acquired it himself or from one or other of his brothers, or their father. Samuel Thornton and his brothers, Henry and Robert were wealthy evangelical Christians, philanthropists, abolitionists and members of parliament who resided in close proximity to one another at Clapham where, with William Wilberforce, they formed the nucleus of the so-called Clapham Sect. Samuel Thronton was a director and later Governor of the Bank of England for a period of over 50 years. Henry was also a banker and economist and Robert, perhaps significantly, was a director of the HEIC. The brothers' father, John Thornton (1720-1790) also a devout Anglican who deployed his wealth to evangelical purposes, is best known as the sponsor of the ex- slave trader-turned clergyman, the Rev. John Newton (author of 'Amazing Grace'). The Thorntons were therefore unusually well placed to have acquired so costly an object in London, whether by purchase or as Mrs Thornton asserted, by gift.++Old localised damage (see catalogue footnote); silk flags and hangings worn and faded; old accretion of dust/dirt over time, no restoration during the present family ownership (ie since the early 20th c

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