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Lot 131
The gnarled trunk with natural burrs creating an interesting surface, the plug to the base, later, with traces of a wax sealHeight: 14cmDiameter: 13cmProvenance: The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal, New York, Sotheby’s New York, 16th September 2008, lot 0213來源：2008年9月16日紐約蘇富比Frieda and Milton Rosenthal 收藏 拍品號0213Condition ReportOverall in good condition, the base plug added, with remnants of wax seal. An old infill to one crack
Lot 140
Painted to the centre with two beautiful Chinese maidens inspecting bonsai trees beneath a gnarled prunus tree within a fenced garden all within a ‘pie-crust’ moulded and foliate border, the reverse painted with scattered floral sprigs in iron red Diameter: 40.5cm Provenance: M Ramos Da Silva, Portugal 來源：葡萄牙 M Ramos Da Silva 收藏Condition ReportThis famille-verte charger is a very good example of the ‘pie-crust’ rim type. Some very minor wear to enamels, mainly confined to the tree trunk to the right hand side. The gilding fresh and good.
Lot 16
The horn of dark toffee tone with amber highlights, naturalistically carved as a gnarled trunk of an ancient pine tree, a pierced branch forming the handle, applied Sotheby’s New York paper label, inscribed 138Height: 7cm Diameter: 12cmWeight: 174gThe subject matter of the pine tree was favoured by the Chinese scholar-literati who saw it as the symbol of longevity and unyielding character.此件蒼松紋犀角杯最得文人雅士之喜愛，蒼松象徵文人雅士的風骨與品格，是不可多得的文房雅器。PROPERTY FROM THE DIANA M. STAINOW COLLECTION (1926 - 2019) Please note lots 16 – 54, Stainow Collection to be sold at no reserve清注意拍品16 號至54號 斯坦諾收藏 均為無底價起拍 DIANA M. STAINOW 收藏 私人財產(1926-2019)Originally a native of Boston, in her youth she studied painting and drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1954, she married Gregory Stainow and had three children, where they lived in Paris until their divorce in 1979. After some ‘itinerant’ years where she lived amongst other places London, Paris and Hong Kong, she devoted herself to collecting art, writing, further travel and family. As an artist she travelled the world bringing home treasures to incorporate into her paintings, with a particular interest in non-Western Culture, particularly Chinese and Celtic art.(An extract taken from The Boston Globe 19th October 2019.) 黛安娜 斯坦諾 波士頓人,年輕時曾在波士頓美術博物館學院學習繪畫. 1954 年,她與格雷戈里· 斯泰諾結婚,育有三個孩子,後來居住在巴黎,直到 1979 年離婚,在倫敦.巴黎和香港等地都有 居所,由於對藝術的熱愛 她致力於收藏藝術品,寫作,以及熱愛旅行和家庭.作為一名藝術家,她周遊世界,將所見所藏珍寶 融入她的畫作 中,同時也對非西方文化特別感興趣,尤其是對中國和凱爾特藝術.居所，由於對藝術的熱愛 她致力於收藏藝術品、寫作，以及熱 愛旅行和家庭。作為一名藝術家，她周遊世界，將所見所藏珍寶融入她的畫作中，同時也對非西方文化特別感興趣，尤其是對 中國和凱爾特藝術。 For further cups in this group see one in the British Museum, London, included in Derek Gilman, ‘A source of Rhinoceros Horn cups in the late Ming Dynasty’, Orientations, December 1984, p.12. fig.4; another from the collection Dr Ip Yee, published by Dr Ip Yee, ‘Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carvings’, International Asian Antiques Fair, Hong Kong, 1982, p.40, pl.38; and another from the collection of Thomas Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, Hong Kong, 1999, pl.160.類似蒼松紋犀角杯見大英博物館館藏，著錄於Derek Gilman 《晚明時期的犀角杯收藏》 1984，圖4 ，頁12；葉義醫生收藏，著錄於《中國犀角雕刻》香港，1982，圖38，頁40；霍滿堂著《中國犀角雕刻珍賞》，香港，1999，頁160。For a comparable cup from the Collection of Edward T. Chow and Franklin Chow, see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8th April 2011, lot 2712. Sold again at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, see Important Chinese Art, 3rd April 2018, lot 3652.另一相似犀角杯見仇炎之，仇大雄父子珍藏犀角雕刻，分別售於2011年4月8日香港蘇富比拍品 2712號，2018年4月3日香港蘇富比拍品3652號。TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE無底價起拍Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, rhinoceros horn and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarise themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.Please note that an export licence will only be granted for rhinoceros horn objects providing the hammer price meets or exceeds the value of $100 per gram of the items weight.有意購買者請注意，由於若干國家禁止進口包含瀕危物種材料的物品，包括但不限於珊瑚、象牙、犀牛角和玳瑁的物品。因此，準買家如果打算將這批商品進口到另一個國家，則應在投標前熟悉相關的海關規定。請注意，犀牛角拍品的出口許可證只有當落槌價格達到或超過每克100美元的價值時，才會頒發。Condition ReportThe cup with a dark tone, a small chip to the handle with element of pine tree foliage missing, 8mm. approx. The naturalistic quality of this carving hides the loss well. Another small loss to branch of handle and one to the interior of the cup too. Other minor blemishes due to the natural material.
Lot 51
Modelled standing, with a caparisoned howdah on its back, rectangular base, its details picked out in ochre and natural pigments, some damage and repairHeight: 63cmLength: 36cmProvenance: Purchased from Jonathan Tucker & Antonia Tozer October 2005來源：2005年購於古董商Jonathan Tucker & Antonia Tozer。PROPERTY FROM THE DIANA M. STAINOW COLLECTION (1926 - 2019) Please note lots 16 – 54, Stainow Collection to be sold at no reserve清注意拍品16 號至54號 斯坦諾收藏 均為無底價起拍 DIANA M. STAINOW 收藏 私人財產(1926-2019)Originally a native of Boston, in her youth she studied painting and drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1954, she married Gregory Stainow and had three children, where they lived in Paris until their divorce in 1979. After some ‘itinerant’ years where she lived amongst other places London, Paris and Hong Kong, she devoted herself to collecting art, writing, further travel and family. As an artist she travelled the world bringing home treasures to incorporate into her paintings, with a particular interest in non-Western Culture, particularly Chinese and Celtic art.(An extract taken from The Boston Globe 19th October 2019.) 黛安娜 斯坦諾 波士頓人,年輕時曾在波士頓美術博物館學院學習繪畫. 1954 年,她與格雷戈里· 斯泰諾結婚,育有三個孩子,後來居住在巴黎,直到 1979 年離婚,在倫敦.巴黎和香港等地都有 居所,由於對藝術的熱愛 她致力於收藏藝術品,寫作,以及熱愛旅行和家庭.作為一名藝術家,她周遊世界,將所見所藏珍寶 融入她的畫作 中,同時也對非西方文化特別感興趣,尤其是對中國和凱爾特藝術.居所，由於對藝術的熱愛 她致力於收藏藝術品、寫作，以及熱 愛旅行和家庭。作為一名藝術家，她周遊世界，將所見所藏珍寶融入她的畫作中，同時也對非西方文化特別感興趣，尤其是對 中國和凱爾特藝術。TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE無底價起拍Condition ReportSome fractures to legs and trunk, please see additional photographs
Lot 3046
Late Victorian mahogany veneered longcase clock with a swan's neck pediment and gilt paterae, break-arched hood door flanked by two turned columns with brass capitals, trunk with canted corners, short triple spire shaped door inlaid with contrasting octagonal veneer, plinth with shaped bracket feet and conforming inlay, 30-hour chain driven countwheel movement striking the hours on a bell (missing), 13-inch painted dial pinned directly to the movement, stamped matching brass hands and date hand, dial with re-painted roman numerals and art work to the arch and spandrels. Dial inscribed "Dickinson Skipton".
Lot 134
The Avengers: A Collection of Vintage stills from The Avengers,1960's,the black and white stills of Diana Rigg as Emma Peel from the set of the television series, some pictured with co-star Patrick Macnee (John Steed), including approximately five photographs by Terry O'Neill, together with additional promotional stills, accompanied by a provenance certificate, the largest 14 1/in x 11 1/2in (37cm x 29.5cm)Footnotes:Diana Rigg's mother Beryl kept everything that Rigg featured in, including any printed reviews and press shots. The present stills, together with other Avengers, James Bond, and Diana Rigg stills, all come from Beryl Rigg's old trunk, which Diana nicknamed 'Pandora's Box'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 67
the silvered brass and engraved arch dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, subsidiary Strike/Silent dial and date aperture, the hood with a broken arch pediment and flanked by columns above an arched trunk door, the eight day twin-train movement striking a bell223cm high, 52cm wide, 25cm deepProvenance: Property of a gentlemen of title
Lot 18
the 12 in. dial with a signed Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, and twin winding holes, with pierced crown and cherub spandrels; in a caddy hood top with giltwood finials and flanked by ebony columns with giltwood capitals, above a trunk door with a brass banded lenticle and boxwood lined flower and bird marquetry panels; the month-going movement with five pillars and five wheel trains, anchor escapement and bell strike via an outside countwheel226cm high, 249cm [finials included]Footnote: Note: Edinburgh made clocks that predate 1700 are exceedingly rare. Andrew Broun [or Brown] (circa 1651-1712) was apprenticed to Humphrey Milne on 2nd February 1665. His apprenticeship was recorded thus "The second day of February 1665. The quilk day, Andro Broun, sone lawfull to umquihil Jon Broun, in Lang Newtone, is booked prentice to Umpra Milne, clock maker." Ten years later he officially ended his apprenticeship after demonstrating his skill to a committee of clockmakers and became a freeman of the Hammermen's Incorporation. He then took on several apprentices and journeymen himself throughout his career. He became Captain of the City Guard in 1685 and Master of the Hammermen's Incorporation in 1689.In 1689 and 1690 he was elected boxmaster [treasurer] of the Hammermen's Incorporation and in 1696 he became a Guild brother of Edinburgh. Although recorded as a highly capable maker, he apparently died penniless, with his son applying to the Incorporation for financial assistance on his father's death.John Smith, author of Old Scottish Clockmakers from 1453 to1850, states "In view of the long time he was in business, - thirty-five years - it is remarkable how exceedingly scarce are specimens of his art, only three have come under our notice: one being the splendid clock in the lobby of the advocates library, another that was exposed for sale in the window of a dealer in Queen Street Edinburgh, both these two having cases of beautiful and chaste marquetry; and the third one in possession of a private party in Linlithgow". Another marquetry longcase clock by Broun dating to the late 17th century sold in these rooms, 1 September, 2021, lot 18.
Lot 29
the arched brass dial with a silver Roman numeral chapter, subsidiary seconds dial, and date aperture, the arch boss signed JOHN BROUN EDINBURGH, in a swan-neck hood with brass finials above a shaped trunk door flanked by fluted quarter columns, the twin-train eight-day movement striking a bell221cm high, 41cm wide, 25cm deep
Lot 557
A BRITISH ROYAL NAVY BICORN HAT WITH ORIGINAL TIN TRUNKBy Gillott & Hasell, 2 New Burlington Street, LondonA British Royal Navy bicorn with gilt brocade and button, silk lined interior with retailers label Gillott & Hasell, 43cm, in a formerly black painted tin trunk with applied retailers plaque, 48cm wideCondition report;Gilt brocade is tarnished, some loss of hair particularly to the edges, silk interior has started to come away and is torn, tin trunk heavily worn
Lot 711
A GEORGE III OAK REGULATORBy Richard Clark, LondonThe case with a shallow arched pediment, flanked by canted angles, the trunk inset with a panel door, above a stepped base and plinth, the 10in. arched silvered dial, signed in the arch, with sweep minutes, seconds subsidary and hour sector, the movement with arched plates, six turned and shouldered pillars, deadbeat escapement and maintaining power, with steel rod heavy brass bob pendulum, 182cm highCondition reportThe case is in good original condition and a pleasant colour and patina. Some marks and knocks as expected consistent with age. The lower horizontal wooden dial fillet is slightly chipped.The dial is of a good even colour, some very light surface marks in places. Movement appears to have been well maintained but is now a little dusty and would require a service for efficient running. No winding or case keys. One brass cased weight, one large brass bob pendulum
Lot 715
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY, CROSSBANDED AND OUTLINED LONGCASE CLOCKBy Thomas Harris, BathThe arched pediment with three brass finials, above glazed door, flanked by Corinthian fluted columns, the trunk with banded inlay and a door, on base with bracket feet, 12in. silvered dial, signed, with subsidiaries for seconds and calendar, twin train movement with strike on a bell, 225cm high Condition report: Dial: slightly bent minute hand.Case: in overall good condition, polished and cleaned. Repair to the inside of the hood to the left side with a later side of timber applied, this side also with a silk back cut-out roundel. The movement: possibly later associated, will need to be inspected and no guarantee of its working order. The bell stamped W.H & Co. Bristol. Two cast iron weights, one pendulumGeneral scuffs, knocks and some dents and bruises commensurate with use and age.
Lot 716
A SCOTTISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCKSigned John Jeffray, GlasgowThe case with a broken arched pediment, blind fret ornament, fluted three-quarter columns, above a trunk with arched inset door and plain plinth on bracket feet, the 12in. arched brass dial, with strike/silent, seconds subsidiary (replaced disc) and signature panel below with calendar aperture, twin train movement striking on a bell, 233cm highCondition reportTwo brass cased weights, one pendulum
Lot 717
A LATE GEORGE II WALNUT & OUTLINED LONGCASE CLOCKSigned William Hill, Junr., WalsinghamThe case with a moulded pediment, arched glazed panel door, above the trunk inset with a break-arched door, on plinth base, the 12in. arched brass dial, signed on a roundel in the arch, with seconds subsidiary and calendar aperture, twin train movement striking on a bell, 220cm high, movement and case associatedCondition report:The case: base reduced and later plinth added. Some Veneer lose, marks and knocks consistent with age. Case dirty requires a wax. Attractive colour overall especially panel door. There is a shrinkage crack at top where cleat meets main door panel, usual with age. Movement appears to be complete and cared for, now dirty and will require a service. Two brass cased weights, one pendulum
Lot 718
A POSSIBLY UNIQUE MUSICAL LANTERN CLOCKBy Thomas Archer, Moreton in Marsh, circa 1690/1720The dial: 10 1/2in. square brass dial with cherub mask spandrels, the brass chapter ring signed Tho Archar Moreton Inmahis, with single outer line, Roman chapters between fine tridents, and twin inner lines with quarter marking, enclosing a matted centre with single pierced steel hand The movement: With posted frame surmounted with four vase-shaped finials, and a large bell with cutaway section for the carillon carriage, supported by a quatrefoil strap and turned finial, three train movement with anchor escapement, hourly strike from an internal countwheel and musical movement on a carillon of eight bells with eight shaped hammers with a secondary countwheel on the central rear post, played from a wooden barrel with steel pins and brass wheel work The case: In a later oak case with a moulded pediment above dentil ornament, with glazed door flanked by Corithian columns, above teh trunk with rectangular panel door outlined with a parquetry design, on stepped base inlaid with a marquetry foliate oval205cm highThis magnificent and rare clock by Thomas Archer is charmingly signed using a variant of the family surname. It is highly likely that authorship can be attributed to the father: it may, however, be by his first-born of the same Christian name, or possibly even by them both! Thomas Archer (b. 1641), a blacksmith and gunsmith, (sometimes written Archar or Archard) lived in Moreton-in-the-Marsh. He died in 1721. His eldest child was also Thomas (b. 1670) and followed his father in the blacksmith and gunsmith trade at Moreton. In the father’s Will of October 1720 (Thomas Snr.) he leaves his tools to be shared between his two sons, Walter (b. 1674 - d. 1742) and Charles (b. 1676). The implication of this is that Thomas (Jnr.) had predeceased his father by this date. Walter and Charles are known to have moved from Moreton in the last years of the 17th Century and worked as partners in Stow-on-the-Wold. A good deal has been written about the Archers by Loomes and Smith. COMPARATIVE LITERATUREBarnaby Smith, The Archer Family of Stow, Antiquarian Horology, Winter 1998, p. 345-352.Brian Loomes, Clocks, January 1986, January 1989, October 2000, September 2001, April 2002, June 2011 and March 2012, for a variety of articles on the Archers.Brian Loomes, Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700, Ashbourne 2014, p. 17.Antiquarian Horological Society, Time and Place, English Country Clocks 1600-1840, an Exhibition at the Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford, November 2006. See page 81 for a musical movement by Edward Bilbie of Chew Stoke of around the same date.
Lot 748
A GEORGE III OAK STRIKING LANTERN CLOCKBy Stone, AylesburyThe case with a shallow arch and glazed dial aperture, above the slender trunk, inset with a door, on a stepped base and plain plinth, the 5 1/2in. arched brass dial, with signature roundel to the arch, the posted frame movement with verge escapement and countwheel strike on a bell186cm highCondition report:A charming the piece. The case of slim proportions. In good condition, marks and knocks consistent with age. Some old repairs in places. The movement is dirty and dusty. Dial spandrels worn through polishing. Movement will require conservation. The back feet and back finials have been partially removed to allow fitting to the case. With a brass cased weight.
Lot 958
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY TEAK RECTANGULAR TRUNKWith extensive carved decoration, 88cm wide; 50cm highCondition report: 41cm deepMissing a castors to the back foot. General light scuffs and small chips to the edges commensurate with use and age. A few odd marks in areas also consistent with use and age.Dirt and dust. Otherwise in good decorative order.
Lot 220
A collection of dolls house accessories, 19th century and later, including: two fireplaces; over mantle mirror; chandelier; two vases of flowers; two pairs of bellows; two pairs of fire irons; clock under dome; heater; radio; plant; jug and bowl; Eiffel Tower; wind up clock; dressing table accessories; two figures; sink; desk stand; glassware including four carafes, two glasses and a jug; together with a small needle tin in the form of a trunk stamped to base 'Wm Hall & Co., Studley', with registration mark (qty),mirror height 8.75cmCondition: Overall condition good, play-worn.
Lot 42
A late 19th century American rosewood and satinwood inlaid drop dial wall clockthe 12" painted dial with black Roman numerals, two train movement striking on a bell, the trunk with a glazed lenticleheight 77 cm.Condition: Movement winds but otherwise untested. Pendulum and winding key present. Case with some minor chips and losses to veneer, two cracks to veneer on trunk and base. Dial repainted. One peg absent
Lot 3298
MEISSEN; a late 18th century figure of a child wine seller with tap in right hand and cup in left, painted marks to back of base, height 9.5cm.Additional InformationThe vessel on the back and large portion of the body are restored, both arms and hands are restored. Restoration also around the upper portion of legs where they meet the trunk. Small area of restoration to the base.
Lot 160
Mahogany longcase clock, the hood with pagoda top and three turned finials, swan-neck pediment joined by a gilt floral garland, glass panels, turned and fluted columns, the trunk with a long door, flanked by quarter columns, box base, fifteen inch arched brass dial with cast spandrels, silvered chapter ring, signed Hadwen, Ormskirk, with subsidiary seconds dial, and moonphase eight-day movement, striking on a bell, height 241cm.
Lot 400
AUTOGRAPH LETTERS TO GEORGIE AND ARTHUR DOBLE, from Sacheverell, Georgia and Reresby Sitwell, 1940-1958. a group of thirteen Autograph letters. a total of 27pp., 14 leaves, 494 lines, the personal family letters from Sacheverell, Georgia and Reresby Sitwell, written from Weston Hall, Northamptonshire, Renishaw Hall, Derbyshire, Alrae Hotel, New York, and Training Detachment, 7/B Grenadier Guards, Leawood Camp, Devon, twelve letters within original postmarked envelopes, addressed to Mrs. Arthur Doble, 2162, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, P.Q, Canada. comprises: RERESBY LETTERS: Reresby Sitwell to Arthur Doble, August 14, 1940, Weston Hall. 1pp, single leaf, 19 lines. Reresby, aged 13, writes to his grandfather with his news from Weston Hall during wartime, 'Dear Gong-gong', I hope you are well and alright after that nightmare journey . . .What it must be like for those poor wretches that couldn't get away in time . . . There are planes overhead the whole time, and we have heard several nights what we thought were Nazi bombers . . .' Reresby writes of a friend, Bernard, who was unfortunately called up the day before Reresby came back from Eton, 'He says his regiment were completely wiped out at Dunkirk and are therefore all new . . . Best Love Reresby . . . PS. . . write soon and tell me all your adventures'; Reresby Sitwell to Georgie Doble, November 14, 1941, Weston Hall. 2pp., single leaf, 36 lines. Rerseby writes to his grandmother thanking her for her sweet letter and cheque, which he will spend on savings certificates and Christmas presents. He has been sent back from Eton with one of his colds which he suffers from for nine or ten months of the year. Reresby informs Georgie '. . . the reason I get them (colds) so often is partly because I am growing three to four inches a year at the moment . . . ' ; Reresby Sitwell to Georgie Doble, August 27, 1942, Weston Hall. 4pp., 2 leaves, 90 lines. 'Darling Granny Do, Thank you a million times for the lovely things which I found in poor darling Gong-gong's trunk . . . ' Reresby updates Georgie on the events of a recent family holiday to Scotland, stalking Red deer in the mountains and horse riding everyday, . . . 'Mummy was furious when she saw that Daddy could ride perfectly well, when considering all the brilliant opportunities they had of riding in the past . . .the journey back was rather hectic . . . the corridors (of the train) were packed with soldiers, Daddy tripped over a prostrate colonel in the passage . . . ' ; Reresby Sitwell to Georgie Doble, January 19, 1944, Weston Hall. 2pp., single leaf, 38 lines. Reresby's letter of condolence to his grandmother after the death of her husband, Arthur Doble, 'My Darling Granny Do . . . it must have been such a dreadful blow to you, and I too shall miss him dreadfully . . .I am sure Gong-gong would loathe to be a short-sighted, crippled old man of eighty, and I cannot believe that my other grandfather is enjoying life to its full, at his age, and the state he is in now . . . Daddy rung us up while we were in London, and when I collected Mummy to go off for lunch . . . she told me the news . . . When we arrived back at Weston, poor darling Mamma got very hysterical . . .We all feel so distressed for you, as you will be so lonely without Gong-gong, and his great sense of humour and intelligence . . .Best Love, my darling from Reresby'; Reresby Sitwell to Sacheverell and Georgia Sitwell, April 3, 1946, Training Detachment, Devon. 2pp., single leaf, 49 lines, (lacks original envelope), Reresby writes to his parents from Training Detachment, 7/B Grenadier Guards, Leawood Camp, Devon, 'CAUTION: - This is going to be long . . . ', Reresby apologises for the awful writing paper, '(Battle Camp and all that you know) . . . ', enthusiastically and in great detail, including two sketches, he tells his his parents of 'recent idiotic section attacks and a Night Scheme . . .', Reresby and a friend, Robin Leigh Pemberton, were Platoon Commanders over Guardsmen for the first time, Pemberton's platoon got lost for an hour, 'the result as you can imagine was Chaos, on the whole, & to everybody's surprise I did better than the blue-eyed boy Robin! . . . Sorry about all this military stuff; but as I never tell you anything about my training other than the idiosyncrasies of sergeants, I thought it might interest you, . . . Isn't it wonderful news about Virginia? I am so glad . . . ';SACHEVERELL'S LETTERS: Sacheverell to Georgie Doble, 13 Nov, 1941, Weston Hall. 2pp., single leaf, 41 lines, Sacheverell writes to his mother-in-law of his concerns regarding the severity and frequency of Reresby's fearful colds, and the length of time his son has missed school, 'Georgia seems fairly well, she misses Francis terribly, poor thing, I do feel for her about it . . . 'I feel quite jealous of you being able to drop into that store and find Francis having luncheon there, I would give anything to see him . . . ', (Sacherverell and his wife Georgia had sent their eldest son Francis away to stay with an aunt in Canada during the war) . . 'I do wish I had lived in Victorian times. I should have liked to have been born about 1820 and died about 1912 (92!) they had no worries at all, that I can see' . . . How fascinating . . . Mrs. Temperley marrying. I saw her at Claridge's surrounded by cabinet ministers'; Sacheverell to Georgie Doble, 7 Jan, 1942, Weston Hall. 2pp., single leaf, 45 lines. Sacheverell writes of his grief and shock on receiving Georgie's telegram, announcing the death of her husband Arthur Doble, 'Dearest Georgie, Your telegram about poor Arthur has just come, Georgia left the house, only ten minutes before it arrived, to go to London by car . . . I am trying to telephone through to her at Antoine's . . .It is so difficult to know what to say to you, what can one say, except banalities. You know how fond I was of Arthur, and I know he was very fond of me . . .I will write to you again tomorrow . . . thinking such a lot of you, and always with affection, Ever and loving Sachie'; Sacheverell to Georgie Doble, 11 Jan, 1942, Weston Hall. 2pp. single leaf, 45 lines. 'My darling Georgie, Just another line to tell you how much I am thinking of you . . . Georgia feels utterly miserable . . . I wrote a little thing for the Times, which I hope is going in early this week . . .It is excruciatingly cold here, so cold that it hurts . . . Reresby has grown enormously, and is really a big boy now, taller than Georgia, he has been very upset too . . . Your loving Sachie'; Sacheverell to Georgie Doble, c. 1952, The Alrae (Hotel) New York, (Oct., 1952). 2pp., single leaf, 31 lines. undated, with a manuscript note in pencil, by another hand to the back of the original accompanying postmarked envelope, 'after leaving Montreal Oct. 1952', the letter written on the hotel's printed headed paper, 'Dearest Georgie, We got back here safely last night, and thank heavens are having a quiet day . . .The feature in Boston went fairly well, but not quite as good as in Montreal, I liked Washington more than Boston, I thin., I can never tell you, how much I loved seeing you again - . . . the heat here is terrific. We are here till next Monday - then Buffalo, N.Y. - then Chicago. A charming letter from Francis last night. Nothing! from Reresby of course! . . . ';Provenance: The Sitwell Family Library, Weston Hall.(Qty. 13)Click here for full description.
Lot 5
A LONG BOTTOMED WIG BOX 18TH CENTURY The pine case covered in leather and with gilt brass studs, side strap loops and carrying handle (missing), the interior papered in newsprint dated 1707 and bearing a label for Griffith, Trunk and Plate Case Maker 47cm high, 45cm diameterProvenance: Arthur Barnardiston (d.1737) Catalogue Note: Griffith first appears in an announcement in the Public Advertiser in 1753 and he died in 1772 Condition Report: Leather much degraded, some studs lacking, splits to the side, one strap loop lackingCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 208
Timothy Oulton White Star Trunk In Shiny Steel This Shiny Steel Trunk Is The Perfect Storage Option For Those Looking For Something A Little Bit Different For Their Households. Opening Up To Reveal A Spacious Interior, This Trunk Can Also Double As A Unique Side Table Constructed On Polished Steel With Leather Trim 60 x 59 x 60cm (TO1)
Lot 53
{ Option of lots: 53 } Country Style Square French Trunk Coffee Table Off White Painted This Square Coffee Table Also Provides Generous Storage Accessible From Both Sides With A Lift Up Top Hinged In The Middle Of The Table. The On Trend Painted Furniture Has A Fresh And Tranquil Country Appeal And Co Ordinating Dining Living And Bedroom Furniture Is Available In This Style. 75 X 75 X 40CM (PP046) SR36 Ex Display Showroom Item
Lot 54
Country Style Square French Trunk Coffee Table Off White Painted This Square Coffee Table Also Provides Generous Storage Accessible From Both Sides With A Lift Up Top Hinged In The Middle Of The Table. The On Trend Painted Furniture Has A Fresh And Tranquil Country Appeal And Co Ordinating Dining Living And Bedroom Furniture Is Available In This Style. 75 X 75 X 40CM (PP046) SR37 Ex Display Showroom Item
Lot 2455
An Indian carved ivory figure of an elephant mahout, 19th century, the mahout astride the neck leans forward over the head to watch the lowered trunk pushing a log, on an ebonised plinth base, overall length 6¼in. (15.8cm.) long, 4¾in. (12.1cm.) high. * Condition: A few hairline cracks over the rear of the elephant. Otherwise good with no other faults.
Lot 1133
A Russian silver gilt twin handled cup, probably Aleksandr Karpov of St. Petersburg, 84 standard, mythical beast twin handles, the stem fashioned as a tree trunk and roots, capped by foliate canopy, holding the bowl, raised on circular foot, 3¼in. (8.2cm.) high, weight 3.1 tr.oz. * The circular foot needs to be tightened, rubbing to gilt throughout, handles bent, very pleasing, good.
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