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Lot 809
A 17th Century copy letter book relating to William Freeman (d. 1707) of St Kitts and Fawley Court for the period 31st March 1685 – 6th November 1690folio (35.5cm x 23cm) of four stitched sections later secured with three paper tape strips, 65 pages with 124 completed pages in manuscript preceded by three blank pages, with one loose letter inserted dated August 9th 1685, Letters dating 31st March 1685 – 6th November 1690, several letters appear signed in William Freeman’s hand. Letters in various hands throughout.Provenance: A Gloucestershire EstateFootnote: The full footnote can be accessed on the Chorley's website www.chorleys.com Including letters and occasional financial accounts to multiple correspondents regarding Freeman’s estates, predominantly in St Kitts, Antigua, Barbados and Montserrat and additionally shipments of wine from Madeira to London.The letters often read as long diatribes with detailed instructions on the management of his estates and shipments with details on the fluctuations in sugar prices, ongoing and repeated issues with shipping and transport, losses of profit to untrustworthy merchants and partners (and family members) interspersed with personal references and not so veiled threats to many of the letters’ recipients. The letters show an inherently astute yet (given the descriptions of certain events - often understandably) distrustful businessman. Certain sums mentioned in the correspondence indicate the impressive size of the business Freeman was managing (a letter of Sept 8th 1687 mentions a debt of £20,000 equating to over £3,000,000 today)Correspondents include many letters simply noted as to ‘Sr.’, in addition to Captain Ph. Edwards, Brother Henry [Freeman], George Liddell, Thomas Westcott, Brother [Robert] Helmes, Henry Freeman, Mr [Anthony] Henthorne, Joseph Loveday, Joseph Little, Matthew Matson & Co., Captain Ed Reade, Mr Lupton, Col [Thomas?] Hill, Sister [Sarah] Helmes, Henry Carpenter, William Fox, Humphry, Benjamin Skutt, Doctor Hesketh, Edward Parson, Thomas Belchamber, etc.Selected excerpts:Brother Henry, 31st March 1685letter of over 4 pages, various subjects including the request ‘not to omit to buy negros for yr Plant yr first opportunity that offers, WF’Brother Helmes, 8th August 1685‘……understand of the greater abuses and affronts that are put upon you by that Villen who I perceive is incouraged by the Governmt soe that little hopes of any redress as to that or any things … as cases now… I hope will not continue long in the same curt for that I am certainly informed by Sr N J that the King hath reserved his promise to him to goe governor but keepe this to yo. selfe least it should happen …’ … ‘ endeavor what possible you can to get 20 or 30 good choyse Slaves getting the longest time of paymt you can for them wth such other stock of horses & c as there is an absolute necessity … I would have you come home this next summer his Ma.tie having given me a Comp.a in his Royal Rigimt of Fusileers under ye Comd of my Lord Dartm.o which I will resign to you when you come …A letter to Freeman’s brother Henry dated August 18, 1685 contains an interesting comment on Catholicism. After Charles II death in 1685, James II wanted to secure the toleration of Catholics and removal of laws that forbade their participation in government and public life in England. The attempt by James II and VII to establish absolutist rule in his kingdoms, and to turn them into a Catholic monarchy, led to the breakdown of his authority by November 1688. It is therefore understandable that Freeman warns his brother to not mention Catholicism in letters that may be used officially in any capacity‘I take notice of the barberous usage you have meet from those villens w.ch I dispare of any redres for things being at that distance that noe legall proofed can be made of any things, however indeavor, what possible you can to gett good proofs of all things as authentiquely attested as possible.I finde the great craft to clear the governor is alleged that all is transarted by the judges of the court to slave of complts - against the governor therefore be sure to fix what you can upon him pticularly and give me as ample & anthentque an accompt of all things as possible you can but one thing you must advise you to forbare in your.r letters which you are to guilty of that is yo. Gross expressions of the Irish nation & romish religion both w.ch you must not att all medle with for w.ch reasons none of yo. Letters are for to be producto either before K. Or councell or to any man of quallity …’Brother Henry, October 10, 1688‘… In finde your maine business is always to keep me in ignorance’ … ‘Capt Winter is supposed to be lost and consequently those Jewells & c. of my wifes as she informed me ware of considerable valleu that I was ignorant of before …. You sent mee noe acct. but of a cabinet without mentioning the things therein contained’ … ‘give me more vexations then all the miscaridges that hath happened under your conduct for I have not patience to thinke that you should bee soe simply negligent as to suffer your selfe to bee made such a buble (?) of by a company of ignorant rogues just under your owne nose…’A letter to Benjamin Skutt (December 18th 1688) mentions the Glorious Revolution (the overthrow of the Catholic King James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange). During the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (on his march from Torbay to London), William III of Orange is said to have stayed at Freeman's Henley residence of Fawley Hall.…this day we expect the prince of orange in this towne, who now commd of all the Kings forces & has the absolute power in himself, god grant he may make good use of his power, all we can doe is to pray for a good result and the best we can hope for, is that it will end in a war with France wch I fear will … our poor collonies, yet I hope our … Joyning may prevent it, or at least that the French will not be capable of sending any aid from France, as in the former warrs, for the Gen.a preparations that are … that Kingdome by most of the princes of Europe seem to threaten that great Monarch w.ch hath soe long disturbd the praes (?) of Europe its not to be doubted but hers will be a very great army … (?) out of this kingdome against this hard sumer (?)…The last three letters of the book pertain to the death of William Freeman’s brother Henry. In a letter to William Fox and Edward Parson he writes ‘the news of my Bro.s unfortunate death …troubles soe much that I scarce know how to put pen to paper at this juncture’ … ‘in this time of Distres wherein we know not soon neither here or at home or abroad, we may have occasion to make use of one an other, …and have indeed been soe unfortunate sine this warr first broke out as that I never rec.d a lett.r fr, him …before the Camp of St xtopherThe volume is appended with a short note to the last page: ‘after Coll. Freemans death I don’t find that he kept any Copy book only loose coppys’
Lot 758
A folio album of private bound 18th & 19th Century sheet music and others the volume including: Wine cannot cure; Thomas Beilby, The Dying Negro … formed for promoting an abolition of the slave trade, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Dibdin (Charles) Poor Jack, London: Preston & Son, n.d., circa 1790; Dibdin (Charles), Poor Tom …, London: The Author; Jackson (William), When first this humble Roof I knew, London: Preston & Son; Paisello, Whither my love ah! Whither art thou gone, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Storace (S.) My native land I bade adieu, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; James (Charles) Melissa, London: Dale; Beilby (Thomas), The Dying Negro… formed for promoting an abolition of the slave trade, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Manuscript score for Prince of Bale’s Minnet; Dibdin (Charles), The Tar for all Weathers, London: The Author; Dibdin (Charles), The Lucky Escape, London: The Author; Joshua, Oh, Had I Jubal’s Lyre, London: J. Bland; Arnold & Pinto, If ‘tis Joy to wound a Lover; Les Adieux de L’infortune Louis XVI a son people, London: Dale’s; Shield, W., The Heaving of the Lead, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; I know that my Redeemer Liveth, London: J. Dale; Storace (Stephen), The Lullaby, London: J. Dale; ; Dibdin (Charles), The Soldier’s Adieu, London: The Author; He was Despised, Messiah, London: G. Goulding; Kilvington (T.) His Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucester’s March, London: The Author, 1795; Gionovichi, Rondeau; O Dear what can the Matter be, London: Preston & Son; Corri, (D.) My Ain kind Deabie: A Scotch Air, London: C. & Co.; Storace (Stephen) A Plighted Faith, London: Dale’s; Jackson of Exeter, Love in Thine Eyes, London: Bland & Weller; Percy & Antoinette (Marie), The Captive, London: The Author; The Favorite Duett of Jess MacPharlane as sung at the Dillettanti Concerts by Mr Dignum and Mr Hindle; Hook, My Heart is devoted dear Mary to thee … sung by Mr Darley at Vauxhall Gardens, London: Bland; Arnold (Dr.), Oh Happy Tawny Moor, London: Preston & Son; Hook, Sweet Kate the Irish Maid sung by Mr Page at Vauxhall, London: Preston & Son; Carnaby (W.), Song on Peace, London: Sold by Rt Birchall; Haigh (T.), The favorite Air When the Hollow Drum, London: Preston & Son; Dibdin (Charles), The Siege of Troy, London: Preston; Hook, The Wedding Day: A Favourite song sung by Mrs Kennedy at Vauxhall Gardens, London: S. A. & P. Thompson; Pleyel, Tho’ pity I cannot deny: A favorite Song sung by Mrs Crouch in the Haunted Tower, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Rimbault (S. F.) The Cottage in the Dell, London: F. Linley; pages 9-12 of A compleat delineation of the Royal procession to St. Paul’s on the 19 of December 1797; Here’s a health to those far away, London: R.t Birchall; Giordani, Queen Mary’s Lamentation sung by Sig. Tenducci at the Pantheon & Mr Abel’s Concert & c, London: J. Preston; Latour, New German Waltz, London: J. Bland; Storace (Stephen), Across the Downs this morning sung by Sig. Storace in No song, no Supper, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Gray (J. B.), Oh! Balmy Sleep, London: Tho.s Cahusac; Knyvett, In the Dead of the Night, London: R.t Birchall; Hook, You shall be my Love … sung by Mr Darley at Vauxhall, London: Preston & Son; Sestini, The Gipsy Song; Hook, Henry & Maria or the Soldier’s Farewell, London: Preston; with further manuscript pages including composition by Mrs Siddons, How hard’s the Fate of Womankind, The Confession; Aldiborontiphoscophornio; Last May a braw Wooer; Drops of Brandy; Mozart Air; Tweedside; The Birks of Endermay; The Spectre Song; Lord of all Powers; Pleyel, It may be Love; Callicott, Epitaph; Go to the Devil and shake yourself; Whither a mile of Edinburgh; several blank musical score sheets within marbled paper boards and leather spine; together with Dussek (I.L.) A compleat delineation of the Royal procession to St. Paul’s on the 19 of December 1797, the music for the Piano Forte by I. Dussek to which is added the form of the Church Service with part of the Vocal Music sung at that celebration, London: Printed for Corri. Dussek & Co., [1798], frontispiece by T. King, folio; Introduction, The Acclamation of the People, Coronation Anthem by Handel, , (pages 9-12 bound in the larger volume), The Litany, Sanctus by Robt Hudson, The Communion Service, The Creed, A Voluntary for the Organ by Handel, God Save the King; a volume 19th century privately collated paper bound sheet music including P. Henrion, Polka, D. Magnus, Royal Schottische, Theodore Oesten, Das Alpenhorn, German Melodies, Golden Pearls, Fleurs Italiennes, G.A. Osborne Roy McGregor, Henry F. Hemy, The Sledge Bell Galop, Oscar Comettant, La Sympathie, Adrien Talexy Aurelia, Alphonse Leduc, L’Ecrin Musical, Fantasies; Away with Melancholy: A Favorite Air or Duet composed by M. Mozart, London: Bland & Wellers Music Warehouse, 23 Oxford Street, n.d. [1793-1818], folio, loose sheet music, 2 leaves, 3pp.Well used and thumbed condition, binding poor, some annotations and insciptions
Lot 37
A group of Chinese porcelain tea wares, 18/19th Century, to include a pair of small blue and white saucers with figures in landscape to the interior and a brown glazed exterior, another with flower petal decoration and scholars in a garden and a similar coffee cup, another blue and white saucer, two small wine cups, a square dish with famille verte floral basket on underglaze blue brocade bands, a famille rose teacup and saucer and a small wine cup, the largest saucer 15.2cm diameter (11) Famille rose cup good, saucer has short hair crack and some chipping. Large blue and white circular saucer has short hair crack and chipping to rim. All Three small cups have some scratches to interiors. Square stand has rim fritting. One of the pairs of saucers has restoration, quite obvious.
Lot 135
A Scottish provincial silver wine label "Brandy" by James Gordon of Aberdeen c.1780 (maker's mark thrice), a George III silver "MOUNTAIN" wine label, maker's mark "I D" c.1770, an early 19th Century cut glass punch or toddy lifter of baluster form, and a Scottish provincial silver sugar sifter ladle, (maker's mark "H G" and a stylised thistle) possibly by an unascribed Canongate maker, the latter 14cm long, 1.2oz weighable silver. (4)
Lot 342
A mixed lot: a small late Victorian silver tea caddy with reeded borders, a domed cover and an urn finial, by George M Jackson, London 1896, a French silver wine taster, initialled on the thumbpiece, c.1900, a small plated-mounted glass spirit flask and a Victorian plated mustard pot (blue glass liner) engraved with the cypher and coronet of a viscount, the latter 7.5cm high, 6.1 oz weighable silver. (4)
Lot 1366
Seven American corkscrews, including two marked Williamson's wood handle examples, four various sized Clough type wood handle corkscrews with advertisements of 'The California Wine House', 'J. Rees Co. Minneapolis' and others, and an unmarked Benjamin Greely 1888 patent hooked cork lifter (7)
Lot 215
A Villeroy & Boch 'Miss Desiree' glass suite, of recent manufacture, each with pressed glass laurel and panel decoration and raised on an hexagonal base, comprising:twenty-two water goblets, 16.5cm high,twenty-two wine glasses, 15cm high,twenty-two sherry glasses, 14cm high,twenty champagne flutes, 18cm high,twelve tumblers, 9cm high, andtwenty-two highball glasses, 14cm high (120)Condition ReportThere are two tumblers with rim chips but overall the suite is in very good secondhand condition and ready for use.
Lot 347
A 19th century Chinese famille rose ginger jar and cover with lime-green glaze and decorated with butterflies, fruit and floral sprays in polychrome enamels, Qing dynasty, 23 cm high to/w two 19th century Japanese sake wine cups painted with Rakan/Arhats, red 'Fuku' marks to each base, 6 cm diameter Ginger jar with chips around cover and some wear to enamels, one sake cup with hairline and chip
Lot 70
A Victorian silver wine ewer in the Renaissance manner, of baluster form with hinged cover and scrolling bird's claw handle, the body embossed and chased with Bacchus-mask spout, floral, foliate and strapwork decoration and Classical frieze cartouches, Augustus George Piesse (probably), London 1865, 28oz, 34cm high
Lot 370
A collection of 19th century Chinese Canton famille rose ceramics including six teacups, nine saucers, three tea and wine pots, a single tea bowl, lidded cylindrical trinket box and four miniature vases to/w a blue and white dragon vase with famille rose and gilded clobbered decoration and a blue and white Nanking bottle vase with figural decoration, both 17 cm high, all late Qing dynasty (box) The bottle vases with areas of wear but undamaged, most of the Canton famille rose items with chips and/or hairlines, tea/wine pots all with repairs, tea bowl in good condition,
Lot 459
A Chinese 19th century carved rock crystal brush washer in the form of a peach, 8 cm wide to/w an agate of other grey hardstone figure of Gaunyin on hardwood stand, 18 cm and other various carved hardstone ornaments including miniature vase, pair of elephants and a small wine cup, 3.5 cm, lot also includes a small enamelled egg trinket box Elephants trunks both damaged (one re-glued and one missing)
Lot 557
Various Georgian and later coloured glass, including an amethyst flask, writhen bottle and two cream jugs, a blue barrel-shaped spirit decanter and stopper with gilding, a green 'Rum' decanter with gilding, two cut wine glasses and a smaller glass with blade knop stem; lot also includes a Georgian serving rummer, six various finger-bowls and an Isle of Wight Glass small bowl with floral decoration (16) One of the glass bowls with star pattern to bottom has a chip to rim, blue glass bottle with stopper, stopper damaged to inside, plus gilded decoration has losses. No cracks to the cream jug
Lot 465
A group of six Chinese soapstone carvings, 20th century, including the Daoist immortal Zhongli Quan beside a tiger taking rest against a tree stump, 17 cm high, two wine pots (one with cover) and a twin waterpot/brush washer all carved with blossoming prunus, a smaller figure on the back of a mythical beast and a carved and pierced group of climbing monkeys, 10 cm (6)
Lot 99
A large tastevin (wine tasting cup), D. João V, King of Portugal (1706-1750), 833/1000 silver, gadrooned decoration en relief "Flowers", carved handles "Caryatids", Portuguese, Porto assay mark (1721-1750), António Vieira Aranha maker's mark. Notes: vd. ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisbon: IN-CM, 2018, P-12 and P-183b., Dim. - 8,8 x 23 x 16,3 cm; Peso - 241 g.
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