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Auction date Friday 10 December 2021 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Interiors


To include:

The estate of the late Sir David and Lady Black, removed from Beech Farm - Lots 700-901. Offered without reserve.

Property from The Estate of John Whitwell MS, FRCS, 'Bagatelle', Branksome Park, Dorset - Lots 902-976. Offered without reserve.

A private estate - Lots 977-1029. Offered largely without reserve.

A private Dorset estate - Lots 1030-1069. Offered without reserve.

A Country House interior - Lots 1070-1113.


Read more about Beech Farm and Branksone Park here.


The majority of lots to be offered without reserve.


Auction: 

Friday 10th December at 10.30am


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Total lots: 732

A PAIR OF JAPANESE "KUTANI" VASES,
Lot 1179 Unsold
A PAIR OF JAPANESE "KUTANI" VASES,
Meiji, the ovoid bodies decorated with elegant figures entertained by young musicians in a garden landscape enclosed by cellular borders, the base of each with a mark in underglaze blue, 28cm high (2)
Estimate: £80 - £150
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A PAIR OF JAPANESE HARDWOOD FIGURES OF IMMORTALS
Lot 1180 Unsold
A PAIR OF JAPANESE HARDWOOD FIGURES OF IMMORTALS
reclining on pierced rockwork bases, with salamander, 38cm wide (2)
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE VASE
Lot 1181 Unsold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE/VERTE VASE,
19th century, enamelled in polychrome with panels of warriors in battle and elegant figures, on a ground strewn with blossoming foliage, fruit and precious objects, the neck applied with figures beneath an undulating rim, 63cm high
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A DOUCAI 'DEERS' BRUSH WASHER
Lot 1182 Sold
A DOUCAI 'DEERS' BRUSH WASHER
bears apocryphal Yongzheng mark, 21.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE MOON FLASKS,
Lot 1183 Unsold
A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE MOON FLASKS,
late Qing/Republic period, the flattened ovoid sides painted with courtiers, flowering urns and auspicious items, against a celadon ground painted with exotic birds, butterflies and flowers, the cylindrical necks with twin applied dragon handles, 49.5cm high (2)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE BRONZE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' CENSER AND COVER,
Lot 1184 Unsold
A CHINESE BRONZE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' CENSER AND COVER,
late Qing Dynasty, raised on three feet, 31cm wide
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CARVED LACQUERED WOOD AND POLYCHROME PAINTED BUDDHA HEAD
Lot 1185 Sold
A CARVED LACQUERED WOOD AND POLYCHROME PAINTED BUDDHA HEAD
with traces of old gilt, 48cm high
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £600
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE EXPORT EUROPEAN-DECORATED COVERED BOWL,
Lot 1186 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT EUROPEAN-DECORATED COVERED BOWL,
Qianlong period, painted with port scenes, 11.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION-SHAPED BOXES
Lot 1187 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUSHION-SHAPED BOXES
of circular form, the lid of each painted with a scaly dragon and flaming pearls amidst cloudscrolls, the base with a border of crashing waves, with a crackle glaze, 8.5cm dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Weymouth, and the interior of one with an old label inscribed "Kangshi"
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SHULAO
Lot 1188 Unsold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SHULAO
decorated in bright polychrome enamels and standing on a moulded turquoise-glazed base, 20cm high; and a female deity holding a flywhisk, Qianlong, (2)

Provenance: Private collection, Weymouth, Dorset.
Estimate: £80 - £150
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE BOXWOOD FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, QING,
Lot 1189 Sold
A CHINESE BOXWOOD FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, QING,
standing on a rockwork base, 30cm high.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE COVERED BOWLS AND STANDS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 1190 Unsold
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE COVERED BOWLS AND STANDS, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
with apocryphal four character marks, 10cm dia. (2)
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A PEKING RED-OVERLAID GLASS BOWL,
Lot 1191 Sold
A PEKING RED-OVERLAID GLASS BOWL,
Qing or later, with figures and animals in a landscape, 9cm dia.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES,
Lot 1192 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES,
20th century, the baluster sides decorated with immortals, with apocryphal red seal marks, 63cm high (2)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A LARGE CELADON CRACKLE-GLAZE CHARGER,
Lot 1193 Sold
A LARGE CELADON CRACKLE-GLAZE CHARGER,
late Qing/Republic period, bears apocryphal Qianlong blue seal mark
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £80 - £150
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE CELADON CRACKLE-GLAZE CENSER,
Lot 1194 Sold
A CHINESE CELADON CRACKLE-GLAZE CENSER,
with a brown glazed rim, with hardwood stand (2)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LIDDED BALUSTER VASE
Lot 1195 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LIDDED BALUSTER VASE
the lid with a lion dog finial, the shoulders with Greek key and floral decoration, the body with further lion dogs, 46cm high including lid
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £400 - £600
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE
Lot 1196 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE
Daoguang, decorated with panels of dignitaries receiving warriors in an elegant interior and figures beside garden pavilions, on a ground strewn with floral scrolls, bats and foliage, the neck with flattened stylised dragon handles, the base unglazed, 62cm high

Provenance: Athelhampton House, Dorset
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
AN IMARI PLATE
Lot 1197 Sold
AN IMARI PLATE
19th century, the central ground decorated with birds and flora, with a scallop shell rim, 34.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHINESE SCHOOL, Mounted warriors in an extensive landscape with trees beside a lake
Lot 1198 Unsold
CHINESE SCHOOL, Mounted warriors in an extensive landscape with trees beside a lake
Qing, signed, watercolour, in a textile border, 77cm x 99cm including the border
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
JAPANESE SCHOOL, A SILKWORK STUDY OF CRANES IN THE SHADE OF AN OLD PINE TREE
Lot 1199 Sold
JAPANESE SCHOOL, A SILKWORK STUDY OF CRANES IN THE SHADE OF AN OLD PINE TREE
125cm x 40cm; a circular silkwork picture and another pair of pictures, in hardwood frames (4)
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER
Lot 1200 Unsold
A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER
19th century, transfer printed with scenes of mountains and pagodas, 47cm wide
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE MAH-JONG SET
Lot 1201 Sold
A CHINESE MAH-JONG SET
In a carved hardwood case containing five drawers, enclosed by a sliding front, with twin brass carrying handles, 24cm wide
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL TEAPOT
Lot 1202 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL TEAPOT
the bullet-shaped body decorated on either side decorated with the arms of the Bucknall family, with a simple loop handle and a straight spout, the slightly domed lid decorated with gilt scrolls, Qianlong, 19cm wide x 13.5cm high, and a Chinese export armorial sugar bowl, the body decorated with arms of the Palmer family and floral sprays, Qianlong, 11cm diameter x 6cm high (2)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PLATE
Lot 1203 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PLATE
the centre decorated with the arms of the Barrow Family, with a gilt surround and a border enamelled floral sprays, Qianlong, 23cm diameter, together with a Chinese export armorial plate, the centre decorated with the arms of the Duncombe family, with a gilt spearhead border and a border with precious objects, Qianlong, 16.5cm diameter x 3.5cm high (2)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A CHINESE EXPORT TEAPOT
Lot 1204 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT TEAPOT
the bullet-shaped body decorated with two panels, each depicting a man, woman and child in oriental dress, with a table and fruit beyond, with a simple loop handle and a straight spout, the slightly domed lid decorated with gilt scrolling foliage and panels depicting birds in a landscape, Qianlong, 20cm wide x 13.5cm high
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO CHINA
Lot 1205 Unsold
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO CHINA
including folk tales, volumes relating to Sun Yat-Sen and a large number of books on Chinese languages. Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND PEOPLES OF CHINA
Lot 1206 Sold
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND PEOPLES OF CHINA
from 'Early Chinese Civilization, Anthropological Perspectives' by K.C. Chang, through to 'The Man Who Lost China, The First Full Biography of Chiang Kai-Shek' by Crozier, and others

Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING THE ARTS AND CUSTOMS OF CHINA
Lot 1207 Sold
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING THE ARTS AND CUSTOMS OF CHINA
including numerous books on Chinese pottery and porcelain, bronzes, snuff bottles and similar
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF JAPAN
Lot 1208 Sold
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND CUSTOMS OF JAPAN
including 'Present-Day Impressions of Japan' publ. The Globe Company, 1919, 'The Phoenix Cup' by John Morris and other volumes on Japan, Korea and South East Asia

Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO THE HISTORY, RELIGION, PEOPLES, ARTS AND CUSTOMS OF INDIA AND SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
Lot 1209 Unsold
A QUANTITY OF VOLUMES RELATING TO THE HISTORY, RELIGION, PEOPLES, ARTS AND CUSTOMS OF INDIA AND SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
including 'Early History of India including Alexander's Campaign' by V.A. Smith, 'The Greek and Bactria in India' by W.W. Tarn

Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
NUMISMATIC INTEREST: A QUANTITY OF BOOKS RELATING TO CHINESE, JAPANESE AND EAST ASIAN COINAGE
Lot 1210 Sold
NUMISMATIC INTEREST: A QUANTITY OF BOOKS RELATING TO CHINESE, JAPANESE AND EAST ASIAN COINAGE
including 'The Currency of China' by Eduard Kann, 'Realms of Silver, One Hundred Years of Banking in the East' by Compton Mackenzie, 'The Coins of Korea' by Alan D. Craig and others

Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
NUMISMATIC INTEREST: A QUANTITY OF BOOKS RELATING TO INDIAN AND SOUTH ASIAN COINAGE
Lot 1211 Unsold
NUMISMATIC INTEREST: A QUANTITY OF BOOKS RELATING TO INDIAN AND SOUTH ASIAN COINAGE
including three volumes of the Catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum, 'Copper Coins of India, parts I and II' by W. H. Valentine, 'The Coinage of the Gupta Empire' by A.S. Altekar and others

Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
NUMISMATIC INTEREST: A QUANTITY OF BOOKS RELATING TO EUROPEAN COINAGE
Lot 1212 Sold
NUMISMATIC INTEREST: A QUANTITY OF BOOKS RELATING TO EUROPEAN COINAGE
including Akerman's 'Roman Coins' in two volumes, a number of volumes on Indo-Greek Scythians and other coins 'English Coins' by C.G. Green and others

Provenance: From the library of the late Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1905-93), published antiquarian and Far Eastern scholar.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHAMPAGNE: DOM PÉRIGNON, 1990
Lot 1213 Sold
CHAMPAGNE: DOM PÉRIGNON, 1990
Moët et Chandon à Epernay, 3 bottles, each in sealed presentation case, 12.5%, 70cl (3)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHAMPAGNE: A MIXED PARCEL OF FIVE BOTTLES:
Lot 1214 Sold
CHAMPAGNE: A MIXED PARCEL OF FIVE BOTTLES:
2 x Moet & Chandon Brut Rose Millesime, vintage 1992, 12.5%, 750ml; Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial, 12%, 750ml; Salon Blanc de Blancs, 1988 and 1989 vintages, 12%, 750ml, all with original cartons (5)
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHAMPAGNE: CUVEE DIAMANT BLEU
Lot 1215 Sold
CHAMPAGNE: CUVEE DIAMANT BLEU
Heidsieck & Co. Monopole, single bottle, 750ml, in original plastic shrink wrapper
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHAMPAGNE: KRUG VINTAGE BRUT, 1973
Lot 1216 Sold
CHAMPAGNE: KRUG VINTAGE BRUT, 1973
10 bottles in original paper wrappings and with box
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHÂTEAU LATOUR, 1962
Lot 1217 Sold
CHÂTEAU LATOUR, 1962
Pauillac, 1er Cru Classe, 11 bottles
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,500
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
CHÂTEAU LA LAGUNE, 1964
Lot 1218 Sold
CHÂTEAU LA LAGUNE, 1964
Haut-Médoc, Grand Cru Classé, single bottle; CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU, 1978 Saint Julien, Grand Cru Classé, single bottle; CHÂTEAU PALMER, 1962, Margaux, 3me Cru Classe, single bottle (3)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
REMY MARTIN FINE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
Lot 1219 Sold
REMY MARTIN FINE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
single bottle
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £20 - £40
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
COGNAC HENNESSY XO
Lot 1220 Sold
COGNAC HENNESSY XO
single bottle in Richard Hennessy decorative presentation box, c.1970s, 70% proof, 24fl. oz.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
Lot 1221 Sold
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
landed 2001, bottled 2019 by Bristol Spirits Ltd., six bottles, 40% vol, 70cl (6)
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £800
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
Lot 1222 Sold
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
landed 2001, bottled 2019 by Bristol Spirits Ltd., six bottles, 40% vol, 70cl (6)
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £800
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
Lot 1223 Unsold
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
landed 2001, bottled 2019 by Bristol Spirits Ltd., six bottles, 40% vol, 70cl (6)
Estimate: £400 - £800
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
Lot 1224 Unsold
DELAMAIN COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE, 1999
landed 2001, bottled 2019 by Bristol Spirits Ltd., six bottles, 40% vol, 70cl (6)
Estimate: £400 - £800
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
MONTECRISTO HABANA NO 2 CIGARS
Lot 1225 Sold
MONTECRISTO HABANA NO 2 CIGARS
unopened box of 25
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 December 2021
10 December 2021
MONTECRISTO HABANA NO 4 CIGARS
Lot 1226 Sold
MONTECRISTO HABANA NO 4 CIGARS
part box containing 21 cigars out of 25
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £150
10 December 2021
10 December 2021

Total lots: 732

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