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Lot 197
Parker (Thomas N.) Leaves out of the Book of a Country Gentleman, only edition, one of 100 copies, 14 double-page wood-engraved plates and 8 engraved plates on 4 sheets, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary half roan, rubbed, folio, Oswestry, W.Price, 1847.⁂ Featuring designs and plans for a wine cellar, ink stands with adjusting floats, a potato house, glass wasp traps, gates, ice houses etc.
Lot 569
A pair of George IV silver wine coastersLondon 1822, bosses stamped with maker's mark for Richard Sibley ICircular with ribbed rims, applied swags and portrait mask roundels over vertical pierced slats, turned wood centres, part marked bosses crested, diameter 12.2cm. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 358
A RARE JACOBITE 'EMPTY BUD' WINE GLASSCirca 1750The round funnel bowl decorated with an heraldic rose and a rare empty bud, set on a tall plain stem with large elongated tear, on a folded domed foot, 16.8cm high.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Mortimer CollectionBonhams sale, 16 December 2009, lot 44, where acquired by Peter LoleThe Peter Lole CollectionLiteratureIllustrated by Arthur Churchill Ltd, Glass Notes No.11 (1951), p.19, fig.23NotesIn his Glass Notes in 1951, E Barrington Haynes published seven examples of Jacobite glasses where a rose is accompanied by a distinctive empty bud. The roses are mostly the earlier multi-petalled versions and from this Barrington Haynes supposed the glasses featuring empty buds might pre-date 1745. He was unable to propose an explanation for the Empty Bud, except to say that it was clearly intended and must have had a hidden meaning. An identical example is in the collection of the National Museums of Scotland, (A.1955.47) Geoffrey Seddon in his 1995 book referred to Churchill's Glass Notes but he also did not offer an explanation. He did, however, increase the number of known examples to ten.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 361
AN ENGRAVED CYCLE CLUB FACET STEM WINE GLASS FOR PHILIP EGERTONCirca 1770The drawn ogee bowl inscribed P.Egerton in copper-wheel and diamond-point, the base cut with petal flutes over hexagonal facets and a conical foot, 14.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceRobert H. Vaughan (1723-91), Nannau, and thence by descentTamlyns Auctioneers, Bridgewater, 9 December 2008, lot 21Bonhams sale, 16 December 2009, lot 110, where acquired by Peter LoleThe Peter Lole CollectionPossibly for Philip Egerton (1694-1776).THE CYCLE CLUB GLASSESNotesThe present lot comes from a group of thirteen important wine glasses used by members of the Cycle Club which have descended from the Vaughan family of Nannau in North Wales (see P.Lole, 'Limpid Reflections', Glass Circle News, no.118, March 2009, pp.7-8). With its members' close political support of the Stuart cause, the Cycle Club is strongly associated with Jacobite glass. Each of the wine glasses bears the name of a member of the Cycle, including that of the arch-Jacobite Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, recorded in the twenty-six meetings held by a separate host from 2 July 1770 until 8 July 1772 of which 26 people were present. Twelve of the names on the set of thirteen glasses are featured on a contemporary card rota with the owner of the glasses, Robert H. Vaughan acting as host on 24 June 1771. The thirteenth inscribed glass for Philip Egerton of Oulton (1694-1776), does not feature on the rota, but as by far the oldest member - he would have been 76 at the commencement of this Cycle - he was presumably excused from hosting a meeting.Four of the glasses are now in the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. The set included glasses for Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1748-89; President of the Cycle); Hon. R. Barry (1719-87); Hon. I.S. Barry (1725-84); T. Bycot (d.1798); P. Davies; R.P. Price (1736-82); B. Read; R.P. Thelwall (1720-75); W. Williams (d.1808); Dr. Wynn (?1745-96?); O. Wynne (1742-82); P. Egerton of Oulton (1694-1776). Hartshorne (1897) records that at Oulton there survived a set of ten Jacobite glasses of circa 1750, which were used at Cycle meetings together with a tabernacle portrait of Prince Charles by Giles Hussey. Unfortunately, Oulton Park was burned down in a disastrous fire in the 1920s, and the glasses may not have been saved. It has been suggested that some Clubs, and the Cycle in particular, had duplicate sets of glasses at different venues, and this discovery of a set of Cycle glasses at the Vaughans of Nannau seems to confirm this belief.Further evidence to support this proposition may perhaps be observed in the two group portraits painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds of The Society of Dilettanti, dating from 1778-79, now hanging in Brooks' Club in London. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart, can be seen on the extreme left-hand side of one of the paintings (illustrated) whom along with fellow members of the Dilettanti, including Sir William Hamilton, are clearly holding facet-stem wine glasses of the type used by the Cycle. Unfortunately, the Dilettanti glasses do not appear to be inscribed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 364
A JACOBITE COMPOSITE-STEM WINE GLASSCirca 1745-50The drawn trumpet bowl with a six-petalled heraldic rose on a leafy stem with tiny thorns and two buds, one open and one closed, the reverse with an oak leaf, the multi-spiral airtwist stem set into a beaded inverted baluster knop above a short plain section, over a conical foot, 17.2cm highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 131
GERALD BENNEY: a pair of silver and enamel wine coastersLondon 1985 Circular form, the upper border decorated with a black enamel band against a plain polished body, with a removable turned wooden base to the interior, diameter 13cm, weight total without wood inserts 22oz. (2)Footnotes:Benney was one of the most outstanding goldsmiths of the 20th century. With works being continuously produced for over fifty years, from private commissions to mass production. Born in Hull, Yorkshire, in 1930, Benney received many commissions from the Royal Family and was the first craftsman to hold four Royal Warrants simultaneously: from HM The Queen, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 217
A pair of George III cast silver CLARET wine labelsPaul Storr, London 1817 Shaped form with Bacchus peering over bunches of grapes, pierced title, further bunches of grapes below with scrolls, length 6.2cm, weight 2oz. (2)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 218
A George III cast silver GOLDEN SHERRY wine labelPaul Storr, London 1817 Shaped form with Bacchus peering over bunches of grapes, pierced title, further bunches of grapes below with scrolls, length 6cm, weight 0.8oz.Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 283
A Commonwealth silver two-handled cup and covermaker's mark GS with crozier between, below two pellets, probably for Gilbert Sheppard, London 1658, With slightly curving sides, the doming pull-off cover, the cover and lower body chased with matted scrolls linked with bead punched bunches of grapes, cast scroll handles with foliage and beads terminating with small dolphin mask, the base chased and punched with fruits and flowers , height 10.6cm, length handle to handle 16.5cm, weight 8.4oz.Footnotes:For maker's mark see David M Mitchell, Silversmiths in Elizabethan and Stuart London, The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, page 312 / 313. In the same publication a small wine cup is illustrated by the same maker Gilbert Sheppard, from The collection: The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 314
A George IV silver-gilt bowlEdward Farrell, London 1824 Embossed with heraldic symbols and the Royal arms of James I, within a stylised arcade, on a matted ground, with stylised Gothic script, reading 'He that loveth pastime shalbe a poore man and he that loveth wine and oyle shall not be rich:' and a band of smaller script below, height 11cm, diameter at top 15cm, weight 17.8oz.Footnotes:A series of these bowl were based on a 17th century James I fruitwood bowl, dated 1610, see 'Domestic Utensils of Wood', O. Evan-Thomas, London 1932, plate 14.Duke of York sale, Christie's 19 March 1827, part of lot 79 (a set of ten). A similar bowl was offered: Christie's English and Foreign silver sale, 12 November 1980, lot 71.The Duke of York, purchased a phenomenal amount of silver, both antique and modern, during his lifetime, often advised by the retailer and salesman Kensington Lewis. He commissioned several innovative and eclectic pieces from Edward Farrell showing a love of historicism years before it became popular in the later 19th century.The Duke of York died in 1827 leaving debts of over £200,000, a huge amount at the time. In an attempt to clear some of the debt his executors took the unusual step of offering a royal Collection for sale at Christie's.Kensington Lewis (born Lewis Kensington Solomon), c.1790-1854, was a retailer and businessman who suggested Edward Farrell sought inspiration from 16th, 17th and 18th century pieces, studying the form and decoration to produce some of the most distinctive pieces of the period.Literature 'English and French Silver-gilt from the collection of Audrey Love', A. Phillips & J. Sloane, Christie's books.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 323
A pair of silver George III Irish silver wine coastersChristopher Haines, Dublin 1785Circular form with bead rims, the pierced sides with narrow bands of Vitruvian scrolls above and below slats, reserve engraved with script initials below a crest, turned wood centred, diameter 13cm; a large silver caster, Samuel Wood, London 1736, baluster form with armorial engraving, pull-off cover pierced with scrolls and crosslets, height 19cm, a silver seven-bar toast rack, London 1822, a pierced silver bowl, Birmingham 1898, with blue glass liner, and a modern silver wine funnel, Birmingham 1985, weight of weighable silver 30oz. (6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 347
A large Chinese Export silver presentation tray in caseWang Hing, Hong Kong circa 1900, stamped WH, character mark and 90 Of rectangular form, the centre engraved with chrysanthemums and foliage against a hammered ground, the central oblong cartouche inscribed 'Presented to Alfred Holland Skelton Esquire by the incoming partners of Lane, Crawford & Company, Hong Kong on his retirement from the firm. February 1919', the raised rim heavily embossed in high and low relief with chrysanthemums and scrolling leaf motifs, all on four cast bracket feet, within a bespoke velvet-lined wooden case, length 53.5cm, diameter 38.5cm, weight 78oz.Footnotes:ProvenancePresented to Alfred Holland Skelton (British, 1862-1930) and thence by descent to the present owner.FootnoteAlfred Holland Skelton (British, 1862-1930) was born in 1862 in Hackney, London. In 1889, as an enterprising and ambitious young man, Alfred replied to an advert in the Telegraph for employment in Hong Kong. It was for the Assistant Manager position in one of Hong Kong's oldest and most successful firms; Lane Crawford - a prestigious department store retailing designer label luxury goods (much like Harrods in London).Lane Crawford was founded in August 1850 by two Scots, Thomas Ash Lane and Ninian Crawford, who opened a shop in a makeshift bamboo structure on the waterfront of what is now Des Voeux Road. Since that time, Lane Crawford has occupied a number of prime retail sites along Des Voeux Road and Queen's Road Central. In the early 1900s, it also had stores in Guangzhou and Shanghai in China, and Kobe and Tokyo in Japan. It has been a tailor, and outfitter, a draper, a provisions dealer, a wine and spirits merchant, an auctioneer of antiques, a baker, a restaurant, and a bar. In 1899 the company slogan was 'The Place to Buy Anything from a Pin to an Anchor' to 1926, 'Whatever You Need, Get It at Lane Crawford's.'David Robert Crawford, Ninian Crawford's brother, became a partner in the firm and ran Lane Crawford's successful Hong Kong operation. On 15th February 1889, he travelled especially from Hong Kong to London to interview Alfred. Alfred Skelton clearly impressed him and a letter of employment swiftly followed, dated 27th February. In that letter were clear instructions that Alfred should depart for Hong Kong on the SS Caledonia ocean liner, leaving Marseilles on 10th March 1889. It was to prove an inspired move, and Alfred rapidly climbed up the Lane Crawford ranks, being appointed a director alongside David Crawford a few years later. When Alfred first travelled to Hong Kong, it appears from official correspondence and a presentation cup awarded to him (one of the lot's on offer), that alongside his Assistant Manager role he also volunteered as a Sergeant in the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps. Interestingly, he was in one of the earliest known Machine Gun Company's, in squadron 'A'. In April 1900, after four years serving in the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps, he resigned his post due to ill health, but was thanked personally for his good service by the Commandant (letter dated 2nd April 1900).In 1906 Alfred married Wilhelmina Johanna Mathilda Van Oppen, who was Dutch, and they bore two children, one of them being Alfred Purcell Skelton (the father of the current owner of this collection of Chinese Export silver). The whole family lived in some luxury in Hong Kong, residing in an upmarket area called The Peak for many years. In February 1919, Alfred Holland Skelton retired from Lane Crawford, and was formally presented with the inscribed Wang Hing tray on offer here. Alfred and his wife left Hong Kong and moved back to England, living comfortably by the sea in Bournemouth. It is here that Alfred died, on 18th May 1930.The collection of Wang Hing and Chinese Export silver on offer (Lot 347 to 355) was presented to Alfred Holland Skelton during his time in Hong Kong, and has been passed down by descent to the current owner. This is the first time the collection has been offered on the open market.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 388
A quantity of silver wine tasters and other itemsvarious maker's and dates Comprising: a mid-18th century spirit cup, Uddevalla Sweden circa 1750, circular form, plaited S-shape handle, embossed with naïve decoration and monogram 'LES', on circular pedestal foot, diameter 6.5cm; a circular wine taster with handles dated circa 1650 and another unmarked; a George III lemon strainer, unknown maker 'NM', traditional form, diameter 12cm; a pap boat, Samuel Meriton, London 1751 two tea caddy spoons by William Pugh, Birmingham 1808 and Joseph Willmore, Birmingham 1810, weight 10oz. (7)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 391
A pair of Victorian silver and blue glass bon bon dishesFrederick Brasted, London 1871 Of circular form, with pierced silver-gilt decorative stands featuring classical motifs, blue glass liners, on three fluted column feet, diameter 13.5cm; also including two pie servers with armorials, Robert Hennell, London 1790 plus John Emes, London 1818; two silver Georgian salts, Henry Chawner, London 1792 and possibly Alexander Field, London 1807, elliptical form with blue liners; a French 19th century silver mounted cobalt blue ceramic pot, stamped 1st standard, circular form, silver mounted top rim with laurel leaves, on a silver pedestal base, height 11.5cm and finally two wine funnels, one by Matthew Boulton, Birmingham 1820 and the other Samuel Meriton, London 1770, diameter 13.5cm. (9)Footnotes:Property of a private collector.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 398
A George III silver wine coastermaker's mark rubbed F ?, possibly Francis Spilsbury II, London 1770Circular with gadroon rim, the pierced sides with song birds among undulating foliate scrolls and vertical trellis, on three claw and ball supports, with a red glass liner, diameter 11.5cm, weight 4.2oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1736
An extensive suite of Belgian faceted cut glass, early to mid-20th century, of octagonal shape with centrally knopped stems and flowerhead shaped feet, comprising eighteen of each of the following: champagne flutes, height 19.5cm, water tumblers, height 12cm, hock glasses, height 13.5cm, white wine, height 12.7cm, claret, height 14.7cm, and aperitif, height 11.5cm (minor faults). Provenance: Baron Bernard Willems.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1541
A group of Portmeirion Botanic Garden pattern tablewares and glasses, comprising eight dinner, dessert and side plates, eight shallow bowls, two cereal bowls, teapot and cover, jug, sugar bowl and cover, six teacups and saucers, six highball glasses, five glass tumblers, six wine glasses, five coasters, boxed, and four placemats, boxed.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1742
A set of five St Louis Excellance crystal wine glasses with gilt scalloped detail and faceted cuts, acid etched factory mark to bases, height 25cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1719
A small group of glassware, 18th, 19th and early 20th century, including an airtwist stem wine with drawn trumpet bowl, height 17.7cm, a plain stem wine, height 14cm, and a single series opaque twist stem wine with engraved bowl, height 14.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1741
An etched and engraved glass ewer decanter, mid-20th century, decorated with bees flying amidst convolvulus, height 33cm, together with a mixed group of glasses and decanters, including an Edinburgh Crystal square decanter and stopper, a decanter and stopper engraved with simple stars, height 28cm, a set of six Tyrone wine glasses, height 14.5cm, eight Stuart hock glasses, height 18cm, and other Stuart glasses.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1740
A harlequin part suite of green flashed gilt decorated Bohemian glassware, late 19th century, Moser type, of faceted shape with canted corner green panels surrounded by gilt vermicule and foliage, comprising a decanter and stopper, five hock, height 19.5cm, five tumblers, five wine and five aperitif, height 10cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1729
A Stourbridge cranberry flashed and cut glass vase, first half 20th century, of flared conical shape cut with circles separated by vertical wavy lines, on a star cut circular foot, height 18cm, together with a similar later vase, a Daum frosted and clear glass stand of stepped form, a double series opaque twist stem wine glass (foot extensively chipped), and a Stourbridge etched and engraved wine glass, height 17cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1734
A pair of airtwist stem wine glasses, mid-18th century, the drawn trumpet bowls raised on multiple series airtwist stems and conical feet (small chip to one bowl), together with a similar airtwist stem wine glass, height 17.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1739
A pair of double series opaque twist stem wine glasses, circa 1770, the bell bowls engraved with fruiting vine above a solid base with air bubbles, raised on plain stems with a pair of multi-ply spiral threads outside a lace twist, on conical feet, height 15.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1711
A set of six blue flashed and cut wine glasses, height 20cm, and a small group of other glassware, including a silver mounted clear glass decanter and stopper, Birmingham 1942, and an engraved pale green tinted roemer, height 20.3cm (minor faults).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 448
A collection of Victorian and later silver hollow wares including a sugar castor, London 1938 makers mark rubbed 19 cm high, together with other itmes including , tea caddy, bonbon dishes, wine funnel, pepperettes, gravy boat salts and other items, mixed dates and makers. 44.3 ozt gross weight
Lot 69
A 19th century Chinese porcelain celadon glaze plate decorated in enamels with a central exotic bird amongst strawberries, butterflies and flowerheads, blue painted character mark to underside of plate. Together with Chinese ceramics to include:An early 20th century hexagonal satsuma bowl;A small late 19th century wine cup and saucer hand-gilded and decorated in enamels with various flowerheads;A pair of early 20th century Japanese cups and saucers with their interiors individually decorated: a warrior with longbow and quiver of arrows behind an elaborate dress and the companion with a high-ranking Official reading; both cups signed with red tablet two-character mark to inside (8)Condition Report: Celadon plate - scratches and a crack to the glaze near butterfly, 'cracks' not seen on the corresponding underside of the plate, some rubbing and wear to enamels and slight discolouration, very minor rim fritting in places. NB 'cracks' maybe be butterfly antennae ? Small tea bowl and saucer- a pinhead-sized chip away from the edge of the saucer rim (approx. 2.5cm hairline), the cup itself is in good order. Japanese cups and saucers also good - very minor gilt rubbing. An hexagonal 20th century bowl - matchhead sized chip away from the foot rim (illustrated), craquelure and rubbing prevalent to the outside of the bowl, glaze crazing also noted to the inside of the bowl.
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