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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

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