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Lot 28
PARAGON 'VIRGINIA' PATTERN TEA SERVICECondition report: Comprising eight cups, twelve saucers, eleven side plates, one sugar, one cream, two biscuit plates.Crazing to one cup, small chip to its foot. Hairline to two cups, a few cups don't have a clear ring but no visible damage. Some nibbles to the feet of the cups throughout. Condition otherwise good, some minimal surface wear in keeping with age and use. Additional images available.
Lot 578
ROYAL CROWN DERBY BLUE AND WHITE TEA SERVICE,decorated with chinoiserie, comprising twelve trios Condition report: 2 cups with hairline; 1 saucer cracked, 1 with deep scratch to reverse; all crazed, some with no immediately visible damage but short or hollow sounds when tapped, further glaze scratches, staining, rubbing to gilt and general wear
Lot 112
Victorian Period Superb Quality Sterling Silver ( 3 ) Piece Tea Service of Excellent Design / Proportions. Hallmark London 1894, Makers Mark for Wright and Davies. Size of Coffee Pot 20 cms, Size of Teapot 18.20 cms. Silver Weight 45.5 ozs. Wonderful Quality and Condition - Please Confirm with Photo.
Lot 475
Hammersley Superb Hand Painted ( 28 ) Piece Part Tea - Dinner Service. All Pieces In Nr Mint Condition. Queen Anne Morning Glory Pattern 13166, Gilt Borders. Comprises 6 Large Cups and Saucers ( 12 ) 1 Large Teapot, 6 Extra Large Dinner Plates, 6 Large Dinner Plates, Pair of Sugar Bowls with Covers of Good Size and Milk Jug.
Lot 118
Arts And Crafts Design Superior Quality Sterling Silver ( 4 ) Piece Tea Service. Of Wonderful Design and Proportions Made of a Thick Silver Gauge, Makers Mark for Scottish Silversmith Brook & Sons of Edinburgh, Hallmark for Sheffield 1917. Comprises of 1/ Water Jug 9.5 Inches - 23.75 cms. 2/ Tea-Pot 6.75 Inches - 16.90 cms High. 3/ Milk Jug 3.5 Inches - 8.75 cms. 4/ Sugar Bowl 3.5 Inches - 8.75 cms. Silver Weight 64.5 ozs. All Pieces are In Excellent Condition, But Please Note - The Water Jug has Two Small Dings to One Panel Hard To See
Lot 93
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Larkhill, Military Aeroplane Competition, 1912, Official Pass, uniface card, named (The Hon. L.J. Fiennes), signed F.H.S. [F.H. Sykes], 45mm. Very fine and very rare £100-£150 --- Group-Captain the Honourable Laurence John Evelyn Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (1890-1962), b. Marylebone, London, third son of Geoffrey Cecil Twisleton-Wykeham Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye (1858-1937); 9th Bn Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire LI, then Lt, 4th Bn; appointed Flying Officer, 26 June 1915; with 101 Squadron, RFC, August 1917; Squadron-Leader, RAF, Bir Salem, Palestine, 1922; placed on the retired list 1931; Air Attaché Washington, 1930-3, architect. An original commission warrant appertaining to him, dated 2 August 1919, was sold in these rooms in March 2007. Air Vice-Marshal Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, GCSI, GCIE, GBE, KCB, CMG (1877-1954); b. Addiscombe, Surrey; worked on a tea plantation in Ceylon; trooper, Imperial Yeomanry Scouts, 1899; captured by Boers and endured a forced march before freedom; commissioned into Lord Roberts’ personal bodyguard but suffered a serious chest wound and invalided back to England; 2nd Lt, 15th Hussars, October 1901, posted to West African Regt, later attached to the Balloon Section of the RE; joined Intelligence Staff at Simla, 1905; Staff College, Quetta, October 1908, and promoted to Captain; learnt to fly at Brooklands in 1910 and awarded Royal Aero Club certificate no.96; Officer Commanding the military wing of the RFC, May 1912, later Commandant; approved the phrase Per Ardua ad Astra, adopted by the RAF as its motto; Chief of Staff of the RFC, 5 August 1914, and temporarily commander, November-December 1914; Officer Commanding the RNAS Eastern Mediterranean July 1915 and air commander for the Dardanelles campaign; Assistant Adjutant-General at the War Office, June 1916, later Deputy Adjutant and QMG; Chief of Air Staff, April 1918; Air Vice Marshal August 1919 and controller of civil aviation 1919-22; Conservative MP for Sheffield Hallam 1922-8; Governor of Bombay October 1928-November 1933, then returned to Britain; MP for Nottingham Central 1940-5; lived at Conock Manor, Devizes, and latterly in Marylebone, London. Although Sykes enjoyed a distinguished career in the early days of British military aviation, his character did not appeal to either Lord Kitchener or Winston Churchill and he was temporarily demoted, in 1914 and 1919, on the orders of both men. Sykes married Isabel Law (1895-1969), elder daughter of the prime minister Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), in 1920. By 1911 it was clear that the development of aircraft had reached the point where they were of military significance. France, then the world’s leader in aviation, had over 200 aircraft in military service. In contrast, Britain’s total military aircraft strength was 19, of which, in the words of the then Under-Secretary of State for War, “one is broken beyond repair and one is quite out of date.” So, on behalf of the Air Battalion, Royal Engineers, the War Office convened to conduct a review of military flying in December 1911 and announced that a military aircraft trial would take place during 1912. The aim was to determine what aircraft would best suit the needs of the Army, and a prize of £4,000 was on offer to the manufacturer of the winning machine. By the time the trials were held, at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain in August 1912, the Air Battalion had become the military wing of the newly-established Royal Flying Corps (RFC). The trials were to be very exacting to the point of being unrealistic, considering the rudimentary character of early aeroplanes. Testing the aircraft’s performance in a number of competences, the War Office reserved the right to then purchase any machine for £1,000. The tests would include an aircraft’s ability to carry a load of 350lbs for 4½ hours, attain a speed of 55mph, take off from long grass, clover or harrowed land in 100 yards without damage and climb to 1,000 feet at a rate of at least 200 feet per minute, and finally land on rough ground, including ploughed land and stopping within 75 yards. A total of 32 aircraft were entered, although only 24 participated in the competition. Flying began on 2 August 1912 and continued for three weeks. The surprise winner was Samuel Cody’s biplane, popularly known as the ‘flying cathedral’ due to its size. It was an outdated design even in 1912, but managed to meet all the test criteria largely due to its very powerful 20hp Austro-Daimler 6-cylinder engine. The RFC felt compelled to purchase the machine, and took delivery of its first aircraft in November 1912; a second aircraft was delivered in February 1913. In April of that year, after some modifications, the first aircraft broke up at 500 feet and crashed to the ground at Farnborough, killing its pilot. The second aircraft was at this time undergoing repair following an accident in March; it was withdrawn from service and presented to the Science Museum in November 1913, having only flown for 2½ hours. The most successful aircraft to fly at the competition was the Royal Aircraft Factory’s BE 2, designed by Geoffrey de Havilland. Although it participated in all the trials it was unable to compete because of a conflict of interest, as the Superintendent of the Royal Aircraft Factory, Meryyn O’Gorman, was one of the judges. The BE 2 however was eventually ordered in large numbers by the RFC and saw operational service during the early part of the First World War, as well as continuing to be used as a training aircraft throughout the conflict. Sold with further detail and a newspaper cutting celebrating the centenary of the event, featuring an image of Samuel Cody
Lot 33
The Chamberlain Worcester sucrier and cover from the Abergavenny tea and coffee service, circa 1813-14Of 'Baden' shape, the rectangular form with twin handles, richly decorated in Japan colours and gold with pattern number 298 of circular panels of stylised flowers reserved on wide blue borders gilded in classical style, the pattern adapted to include large panels on both sides contacting the full arms of Lord Nevill, 11.2cm high, puce script mark inside cover (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Earl of AbergavennyBonhams sale, 18 May 2001, lot 487Twinight CollectionThis lot is from a tea and coffee service that formed part of a larger order from Lord Nevill placed with the Chamberlain factory in June 1813 and invoiced on July 28 1814. The original invoice exists in the Museum of Royal Worcester and is reproduced here. The first item listed in the Abergavenny order is a Baden-shaped tea service of pattern 298 at a cost of £16 16s 0d. The cost of painting the crests, coronets and mottos onto each piece was invoiced separately a 5s a time. Pattern 298 was one of Chamberlains most popular patterns. Listed as 'rich blue border of gold with ovals of india work', the design was available unadorned or customers could add their own crests or full coats of arms, at additional cost. The best-known set of this pattern was made in 1815 for Admiral Yeo, and the pattern has since become known as the Admiral Yeo pattern, see John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood (2008), pp.152-153.A buttertub, together with a teapot stand from the Abergavenny tea service was sold by Bonhams, 3 November 2016, lot 260.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
Lot 34
A Chamberlain Worcester coffee cup and saucer from the Abergavenny tea and coffee service, circa 1813-14Of Baden shape, richly decorated in Japan colours and gold with pattern number 298 of circular panels of stylised flowers and leaves reserved on a wide blue border gilded in classical style, the crest of Lord Nevill in the centre of the saucer and below the border on the cup, saucer 13.8cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Earl of AbergavennyBonhams sale, 18 May 2011, lot 488Twinight CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 35
The Chamberlain Worcester milk jug from the Abergavenny tea and coffee service, circa 1813-14Of rectangular form, richly decorated in Japan colours with pattern 298 of circular panels of stylised flowers and leaves reserved on a wide blue border gilded in classical style, the crest of Lord Nevill below the spout, 15.6cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Earl of AbergavennyBonhams sale, 18 May 2011, lot 489Twinight CollectionThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 31
The Chamberlain Worcester soup tureen, cover and stand from the Abergavenny Service, circa 1813Of generous oval shape applied with scroll handles, the cover with a unique finial modelled as the crest of a bull's head issuing from a coronet, the tureen painted with the full arms of Lord Nevill, the broad, deep orange border reserving formal oriental flowers in white and gold, and an inner border of gilt leaves, the tureen reserved on both sides with the finely painted arms of the Earl of Abergavenny within a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, the stand 35.5cm wide, puce script marks (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Earl of AbergavennyBonhams sale, 6 June 2007, lot 414Twinight CollectionIllustrated by John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood (2008), p.163.This remarkable tureen was part of one of most important orders ever taken by the Chamberlain factory. The order was placed in June 1813 by Lord Nevill, Earl of Abergavenny. The original order still exists in the Chamberlain factory archives and part of it is reproduced here. The special commission was for tableware bearing the Abergavenny crests and coat of arms, as well as a range of ornamental porcelain purely for display.In addition to a tea and coffee service of pattern 298 (see lots 33-35) the order included a complete dinner, dessert and breakfast service which cost a massive £105. This had a distinctive orange 'Trafalgar' border. The order included a special charge of three guineas for 'Moddels [sic] for Crest'. This was the cost of creating unique finials for the tureens in the form of Lord Nevill's bull's head crest. The Abergavenny order is discussed in further detail by Geoffrey Godden, Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain (1982), pp.101-102 and by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, p.247.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
Lot 30
The Abergavenny Vase: an important Chamberlain Worcester vase and cover, circa 1813-14Of 'Regent' shape with ram's head handles and a pineapple finial picked out in gold, raised on a square foot, the front panel finely painted by Humphrey Chamberlain with a scene from William Shakespeare's Henry VIII, Act 3, scene 1, the reverse with the full arms of The Earl of Abergavenny, reserved on a salmon pink ground gilt with stars and other neoclassical ornament, the borders richly gilt in a similar style, 27cm high, Chamberlains Worcester and 63 Piccadilly in puce script on the underside of the cover together with a quotation from the play (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Earl of AbergavennyBonhams sale, 5 December 2007, lot 309Twinight CollectionThis vase formed part of one of the most important commissions received by the Chamberlain factory. The order was placed in June 1813 by Lord Nevill, Earl of Abergavenny and it was written up in detail in the factory records. The original order still exists, carefully preserved in the archives housed in the Museum of Royal Worcester. In addition to tea and dinner services, the order lists a series of vases with only brief descriptions, but sufficient to recognise the surviving parts of this most important set. Lord Nevill asked for '5 ornaments. 1 Regent Henry 8th, 2 chocolates, King John, King Richard 3rd, 2 Bell shape, Henry 6th, part 1, King John' The cost of this set was £60 18s.0d. Also ordered were '2 Luminaries' and '2 Grace mugs' as well as an inkstand. Most of these pieces still survive. The incredible 'Grace Mugs' were discovered by Henry Sandon in 1977 and with funds from the V and A he was able to purchase these for the Museum of Royal Worcester where they can be seen today. The inkstand was sold by Bonhams on 6 June 1990 and is now in the Cheekwood Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The 'luminaries' are what we now call spill vases and these are in a private collection in Britain, while the 2 Bell shape [ornaments] which are small campana shaped vases remain within the Nevill family. The whereabouts of the two 'chocolates' is unknown. The present lot corresponds with the 'Regent' ornament listed in the order. This fine vase was named the 'Regent' shape in honour of the factory's most important patron. This vase was in a UK private collection and is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain, colour pl.VIII and pl.105, and on the front cover. It is also illustrated by John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood (2008), p.163, and in the same author's Worcester Porcelain (2009), p.21.When the order was placed, Lord Nevill requested that it was to be ready in just four months. In reality the commission took more than a year to manufacture, and the porcelain was dispatched (or invoiced) from Worcester on 21 July 1814. Payment was received by the factory many months later.The source for the paintings on the 'ornaments' was a volume of scenes from Shakespeare published by John and Josiah Boydell. Some of the best artists of the day were commissioned by the Boydells for this influential work. The image chosen for this vase was a painting by Rev Matthew William Peters engraved by Robert Thaw. The Queen, surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting, is shown reprimanding Cardinal Wolsey. The Chamberlain archives record that a copy of Boydells' Illustrations from Shakespeare was purchased by the factory to be used as a source for their painters.Humphrey Chamberlain used the Boydell book when he decorated another significant commission. A dessert service made for the Prince Regent and referred to by his nephew Thomas Chamberlain as 'one small dessert service painted with subjects from Shakespeare by my uncle for the Prince Regent cost the latter 4000 pounds'. This set is now in Los Angeles County Museum.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
Lot 203
An English porcelain tea service, 'Z' Class, c1800, with bright purple bat prints and silver lustre borders, 15.5cm h (29) Provenance: Edith Campin of Cosby, 1986 Some damage - teapot cracked, one cup with restoration, one cup and saucer broken, one saucer badly stained, some items with rubbing to the silvering and staining
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