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Auction date Thursday 7 October 2021

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7th October at 10:30am 


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Total lots: 174

Lot 98 Sold
FREDERICK WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Woodsford Weir'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm

Provenance: The nephew of the Artist and by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, Scotland
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 99 Unsold
AN EGYPTIAN GILT CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK, probably late Ptolemaic period or early Roman, 50BC-50AD
mounted on a wooden core, wearing a typical striped headdress, 57cm high x 46cm wide, now mounted on a rectangular wooden plinth

Provenance: Acquired by Albert Newall, Esq. in South Africa in the 1950's
and by descent in a private Dorset collection.
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 100 Unsold
A MARBLE HEAD OF A MONK
probably Roman Republic, 1st century, later carved in the medieval period, turned slightly to sinister, with bald head, deep-set eyes and heavy brows, lacking nose, the tonsure carved later, perhaps 6th-10th century); on a later copper shaft set into a square marble plinth, 27cm high

Provenance: John (Jack) H.A. Quitter (b.1941) and by descent.
Private collection, Gloucestershire.
This exceptionally rare depiction of an early medieval monk appears to have been carved using a…
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 101 Sold
MANNER OF DONATELLO (1386-1466) ‘THE VIRGIN AND CHILD’
probably Tuscan, circa 1450, terracotta, stucco, 74cm high x 40cm wide, excluding the later wooden base

Provenance: Bought from the Arcade Gallery, 28 Old Bond Street, London, 11th May 1959, for £420, by Kerrison Preston, Esq. (invoice sold with lot)
and by descent
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 102 Sold
A FRENCH OAK FIGURE OF ST. MARK, circa 1580
standing holding the Bible, a lion at his feet, 88cm high

Provenance: Bought from Keith Hockin Antiques, The Square, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire on 9th October 2005.
A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 103 Sold
A NORTHERN FRENCH OAK RELIEF CARVING probably circa 1520
depicting Christ being stripped by his executioners and other figures looking on probably representing the Virgin Mary and St. John,, with traces of polychrome decoration particularly visible on Christ and the faces of the other figures, 79cm high

Provenance: Bought from Huntington Antiques Ltd, Church Street, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire on 8th August 1998
A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 104 Sold
A POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED LIMEWOOD FIGURE OF A POPE Probably late 16th century,
With crimson cope and dark green and gilt-trimmed cassock, wearing a crimson and gilt papal tiara, holding the Bible in his left hand, his right hand previously grasping a papal ferula, on a hexagonal moulded plinth; redecorated with several layers of earlier decoration, 75cm high

Provenance: Bought from Keith Hockin Antiques, The Square, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire on 3rd November 2000.
A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 105 Sold
A FLEMISH CARVED OAK FIGURE OF A SAINT, POSSIBLY ST URSULA
16th century, Depicted standing, wearing a coronet and a cloak, a necklace and with a cartouche suspended from a chain, her left handing clasping the Bible, her right arm outstretched, previously grasping an object, her cloak providing shelter for a Pope, a Bishop and other male figures, on a shaped base, the underside inscribed in white paint ‘D..MERKEN / TONGEREN’ and with locating hole, with iron hook on the reverse, 72cm high
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 106 Sold
A FINE GOTHIC POLYCHROMED WALNUT FIGURE OF THE PRAYING VIRGIN
Upper Rhine/Burgundy, circa 1480-1500, with serene expression, the face and drapery retaining much of the original polychrome and gilt, the finely carved hair cascading down the shoulders, 89cm high excluding the later octagonal plinth base, 95cm high overall

Provenance: Paul Cassirer Gallery, Berlin, 1918-1920
Private collection, Munich, Germany, 1920-1975
The collection of Dr. Kreuzer, Munich 1975-2001
Bought from Huntington Antiques Ltd, 10th November 2001.
A Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.
For a comparable figure see: Theodor Muller, “Sculpture in the Netherlands/Gerrmany/France/Spain:…
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 107 Sold
TWO CARVED OAK FEMALE FIGURES, PROBABLY ANGELS
possibly Flemish, second half 17th century, each depicted with one arm raised to her breast and the other resting on her leg, in loosely draped clothing and with billowing hair, one looking to sinister, the other to dexter, losses to feet and arms, restorations, originally part of a larger sculptural group or possibly the upper part of an architectural setting, one 92cm long, the other 104cm long
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 108 Unsold
A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF THREE ELDERLY LADIES,
20th century, signed to the base ‘S De Mouley’ the ladies depicted in peasants clothing, 24cm wide x 22cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Estimate: £300 - £400
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 109 Sold
A "PRE-COLUMBIAN" DRINKING VESSEL
in the form of a stylised frog, retaining traces of its original painted decoration, 28cm long

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 110 Sold
A TRIBAL POTTERY VESSEL
probably Dogon, Mali, 19th century, decorated with heads in relief on three pedestal feet, Height 26cm, together with a North African ceramic vase and a South East Asian tribal mask, possibly depicting Rangda (3)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 111 Unsold
A NETHERLANDISH BRASS ALMS DISH, 17th/18th century
repoussé with a central armorial supported by heraldic lions within a border of stylised leaves and gadrooning, 47cm dia.

Provenance: From a Deceased Estate, Yorkshire.
Estimate: £100 - £200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 112 Sold
A FLEMISH BRASS ALMS DISH, 16th/17th century
of small size, the centre repoussé with a figure of the Christ Child, the rim stamped with a repeating pattern of cruciform motifs, 17cm dia.; and another brass alms dish, repoussé with a brazier with a gadrooned cover, 25cm dia. (2)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 113 Sold
A GRAND TOUR BRONZE COLUMN KRATER
Probably by of Chiurazzi et Fils,19th Century, of Grecian form with ribbed and incised vine decoration, 38.5cm high x 28cm wide

Provenance: From a Dorset Manor House
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 114 Unsold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED BELGIAN BLACK MARBLE VASES, late 18th century,
mounted as lamps, each of baluster form, with loop handles and swags of laurel, on a circular foot with guilloche moulding on a shaped base with foliate panels divided by cartouches, fitted for electricity, with modern pleated cream silk shades, 45.5 cm high (excluding fitting) x 74cm high overall
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 115 Unsold
A WILLIAM IV SIX-LIGHT GILT AND DARK BLUE-PAINTED BRONZE AND PAPIER MACHE CHANDELIER
first half 19th century, the circular deep dished bowl with foliage-wrapped underside, the upper edge with palmettes and scrolled foliate branches with etched glass later shades, suspended from six chains of interlaced foliage, hung from a turned ceiling boss, now fitted for electricity, lacking interior colza oil fitting and reservoir, 143cm high x 130cm diameter
The design of this chandelier is comparable to the 'design for a lustre or chandelier' that is…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 116 Sold
A PAIR OF GILDED AND PATINATED BRONZE SEVEN-LIGHT COLZA OIL HANGING LIGHTS
of Regency style, 20th century, each with a colza oil vase reservoir in a shallow dish, with gadrooned underside terminating in a foliate boss, with seven scrolled branches holding brass tubes, with seven elaborately scrolled loops for seven suspension chains which extend from a cone receptacle inset into an acanthus ceiling rose, fitted for electricity, 97cm diameter
The Hall and Library at Stratfield Saye, Hampshire, seat of the Dukes of Wellington, features…
Hammer price: £4,800
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 117 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY TERRESTRIAL GLOBE
the later papers labelled for ‘George Philips and Son Ltd., 32 Fleet Str., EC’, within a brass meridian, the mahogany stand with calendar and zodiac etc. on a turned tripod base, approx. 110cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 118 Sold
A GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MOUNTED MANTEL CLOCK Of LOUIS XVI STYLE
the porcelain dial painted with cherubs, the case-stamped for P H Mourey (French 1840 - 1910), surmounted by an urn and inset with Sevres style painted porcelain plaques, with key and pendulum, 46cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 119 Sold
A FINE LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Recordon, late Emery's, London, the arched hood over canted front angles and a flame-figures, door with elaborate moulded edge to a panelled base with
applied moulding and double stepped plinth, the 12 inch one-piece silvered dial with strike/silent subsidiary over Roman and Arabic chapters with running seconds dial below XII, the five-pillar movement striking on a bell, 238cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 120 Sold
A PAIR OF LIMED WOOD LIONS MASKS
of 17th century style, 19th/20th century, with stylised manes and an open mouth baring teeth, together with a wooden carved rams head, 17.5cm high x 17cm wide and 22cm wide by 23cm
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 121 Sold
A CARVED WOOD AND POLYCHROME CEILING BOSS
probably 15th/16th century, depicting the sacrificial Lamb of God lying recumbent on a background of cloud scrolls, retaining traces of the original paint and gilding, 31cm wide x 23cm high
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 122 Sold
A SYCAMORE DAIRY BOWL
late 18th/ early 19th century, with a ribbed lip to the exterior, 36cm diameter
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 123 Sold
A NORTH EUROPEAN CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A KNIGHT
circa 1480, with traces of the original polychrome decoration, standing upon a recumbent lion, lacking sword, on a later pedestal base, 72.5cm high overall

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £8,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 124 Sold
A STAINED SOFTWOOD ARK,
the arched lid decorated with gothic roundels, above a panelled body, 54cm wide x 48cm high x 32cm deep

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 125 Sold
A 17TH CENTURY STYLE WALNUT BED
probably Iberian, 19th century, with barley-twist headboard and footboard, connected by metal stretchers

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 126 Sold
A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III ELM AND FRUITWOOD THAMES VALLEY ‘WINDSOR’ CHAIRS
with a shaped and pierced splat, above a dished seat, on cabriole front legs, 87.5cm high (2)

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 127 Sold
A PRIMITIVE “WELSH” CHAIR
18th century, the top rail pierced with a heart, above a rush seat on block legs, 81cm high x 50cm wide

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 128 Sold
A PRIMITIVE OAK CHILD'S CHAIR
branded ‘E. W’, 50cm high

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 129 Sold
AN OAK TURNER'S CHAIR
probably Irish, 18th century, with turned back rail and boarded seat, 75.5cm high

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 130 Sold
A GEORGE II SOLID BURR-ELM SIDE TABLE
second quarter of the 18th century, the rectangular top with re-entrant corners above a long frieze drawer and a shaped apron, on turned walnut club legs terminating in pad feet, 70cm high x 62cm wide x 44cm deep

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 131 Sold
A SPINDLE BACK ARMCHAIR OF LANCASHIRE TYPE
with rush seat, together with three single chairs with rush seats, 106cm high x 61cm wide x 50cm deep (4)

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £310
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 132 Sold
A ‘WINDSOR’ ARMCHAIR
circa 1830, with pierced splat and U-shaped arms, over an elm seat on turned legs joined by conforming stretchers, 90cm high x 53.5cm wide

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 133 Sold
AN OAK MILKING STOOL
18th/19th century, with a dished top on three splayed legs, 33cm high; and two other milking stools (3)

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £100 - £200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 134 Unsold
AN HISPANIC CHILD'S TABLE
19th century, the turned legs with conforming stretchers, 49.5cm wide; and another similar table (2)

Provenance: Property from the Collection of S.W. Wolsey (c.1895 - 1980)
Estimate: £100 - £200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 135 Sold
THE POXWELL MANOR REFECTORY TABLE: AN IMPORTANT OAK AND ELM "MONASTIC" REFECTORY TABLE,
16th century, with old repairs and replacements, with a single plank rectangular top on two openwork elm trestle supports in the form of flying buttresses with down-curved legs, 78.5cm high x 104cm wide x 365cm long. The top is 9cm deep

This monumental refectory table is a remarkable survival. It represents the earliest form of English dining table and may be compared to depictions of similar tables in late medieval manuscripts.
Provenance: Until the 1970's the table was at the ancient Manor of Poxwell (Pokeswell) having…
Hammer price: £20,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 136 Unsold
A JAMES II PINE SMALL COFFER
incised overall with diaper hatchings and interlaced geometric patterns, with rectangular hinged top and three incised panels, on a moulded foot, the top incised with the date ‘1688’, 27cm high x 74 cm wide x 37cm deep
In December of 1688 James II (VII in Scotland) departed Whitehall Palace by boat, escaping to the…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 137 Sold
A JACOBEAN OAK BIBLE BOX ON STAND
late 17th century and later elements, the hinged sloping cover notched at each side, the front with simple carved linear detailing; 28cm high x 64cm wide x 43cm deep; the stand probably later, with turned legs and peripheral stretchers; 85cm high overall
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 138 Sold
A GROUP OF EIGHT OAK YORKSHIRE CHAIRS
c.1660-1680 and later, the set of eight comprising four pairs, each with an arched toprail and horizontal splat and solid seat on baluster legs, four seat panels replaced; the tallest 108 cm. high

Provenance: Bought from Beedham Antiques Ltd, purchased November 1995. (original receipt included)
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 139 Sold
A SET OF EIGHTEEN FRENCH OAK SIDE CHAIRS:
eighteen 19th century, two late 20th / early 21st century, each with ribbon-and-stick arched caned back and compass-fronted caned seat, on cabriole legs with pearl and baguette carved front legs, one chair incised ‘CURADA’, some back seat rails with Roman numerals, one with Arlington Conservation label ‘F479’, 96.5cm high (20)

Provenance: bought on the London Art Market, 1997.
Hammer price: £11,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 140 Sold
A DUTCH WALNUT AND MARQUETRY CENTRE TABLE
the 17th century marquetry top in the style of Jan van Mekeren, the drawer and base 19th century, depicting a central urn full of flowers and a resting bird, with foliate scrolls either side, beneath is a foliate frieze and a single drawer, on ebonised barley twist legs conjoined by an x-frame stretcher, similarly veneered with floral marquetry, 76cm high x 112cm wide x 77.5cm deep
For an example of the work of van Mekeren see the V&A collection, accession number W.5:1 to 14-1986
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 141 Sold
A MATCHED PAIR OF WALNUT PIER MIRRORS
18th century, possibly Scandinavian,each with bevelled two piece plate within a frame of shaped arched form, with pierced giltwood cresting carved with a swagged urn,110cm high x 52cm wide

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Langton Long, Near Blandford, Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 142 Sold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
mid-18th century, the arched interlaced back with serpentine arms above a padded seat covered in brass space-nailed and braid-edged green silk-velvet, on cabriole legs headed by carved foliage, 95cm high
This armchair is designed in the George II picturesque fashion as popularised by William de la Cour…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 143 Unsold
A GEORGE II WALNUT CORNER CHAIR
with twin vase-shaped splats and bold outscroll arms on columnar-turned supports, with a drop-in seat on a cabriole front leg and three turned rear legs joined by a conforming turned cross-stretcher, 79cm wide x 84.5cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 144 Unsold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST
of unusual form, the upper section with a moulded and dentilled cornice over two short and three long drawers, apparently retaining the original pierced brass handles and escutcheon plates, and flanked by fluted and canted angles, the base with a pair of rectangular-panelled doors enclosing sliding trays, and the sides with brass carrying handles, on shaped bracket feet with shade corner brackets at the front,
120cm wide x 54.5cm deep x 182cm high
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021
Lot 145 Unsold
A PAIR OF GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLES
18th century, probably North Italian, with pierced “C”-scroll and shell-carved frieze, on double scroll legs conjoined by a shell-carved stretcher, with “Rosso Antico” marble tops, 91cm high x 131cm wide x 64cm deep
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
7 October 2021
7 October 2021

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