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Auction date Wednesday, 5 April 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Wednesday 5th April at 10.30am


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Head of Sale:

Guy Schwinge

Page:

of 9

Lots per page:

Total lots: 206

Lot 97 Sold
A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF ADMIRAL HORATIO NELSON (1758-1805)
English, on turned plinth base, 34cm high
Hammer price: £40,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 98 Sold
AFTER JOHN GIBSON (1791-1866) Helen of Troy
a white marble bust on a plinth stand, collectively 64cm high

Note: The original is in the V&A, accession number A.25-1950.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 99 Sold
A REGENCY MARBLE HEAD OF A GENTLEMAN
with finely carved features and well-defined curled hair and sideburns, 34cm high, on a painted-metal plinth, 52cm high inclusive

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 100 Sold
A SCAGLIOLA AND CARRERA MARBLE BUST
20th Century, thought to depict Socrates, 80cm high x 70cm wide x 25cm deep
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 101 Unsold
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA (1529-1608) A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES DEPICTING MERCURY AND FORTUNA
each figure inscribed ‘Jean de Bologne’ to the base, on sienna marble and bronze plinths, Mercury 84cm high, Fortuna 79cm high (2)
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 102 Unsold
A CAST IRON AND PAINTED MODEL OF THE MEDICI LION
on a plinth base, 32cm high x 34cm wide
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 103 Sold
A GRAND TOUR BRONZE OF THE MEDICI LION
on a marble plinth, 16cm high x 21.5cm wide
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 104 Sold
A GRAND TOUR BRONZE AFTER THE AUGUSTUS OF PRIMA PORTA
on a stepped marble pedestal, 23cm high
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 105 Sold
A BRONZE OF ARISTOTLE
on an Ashburton marble plinth, 37cm high x 35cm wide

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 106 Sold
GERALDINE THOMAS BLAKE (20TH CENTURY) ‘PERSIMMON’
study of the racehorse, dark patinated bronze, 35cm high, signed in full, on ebonised pine plinth
Persimmon (1893–1908) was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a racing career which…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 107 Sold
A PAIR OF FLEMISH RAISED SILKWORK PANELS
late 17th /early 18th century, depicting birds amongst foliage, fitted into cabinet doors, 39cm high x 31cm wide
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 108 Unsold
A CONTINENTAL TAPESTRY PORTIERE
early 19th century, comprising a pair of tapestry panels decorated with scenes of cherubs, with borders of rich red containing neoclassical motifs, both 202cm high x 144cm wide, together with a later associated tapestry palmet, 153cm wide (3)
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 109 Sold
A COCO DE MER CADDY
late 19th/early 20th century, with a hinged top opening to a fitted interior, on a plinth base, 31cm high

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 110 Sold
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE CANDELABRA IN THE MANNER OF PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843)
probably Paris, early 19th century, each with winged Victory supporting a three branch candelabra decorated with putti and neo-classical design, the patinated figures with raised wings, standing on a gilt spherical base and a milled column, terminating on a raised square base, 73cm high (2)
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 111 Sold
A GEORGE III BLUE JOHN URN
of neoclassical form, on a stepped plinth base, 18.5cm high
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 112 Sold
A BLUE JOHN TAZZA
of neoclassical form, on turned plinth, 13cm high x 20cm wide
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 113 Unsold
A GILT METAL THREE-BRANCH CANDELABRA IN ELIZABETHAN TASTE
the scrolled branches on a tapered and stepped columanar stem, to a pierced and engraved base, previously fitted for electricity, 49.5cm high to top of the sconces

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Estimate: £100 - £200
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 114 Unsold
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN NIELLO WORK CANDLESTICKS
with moulded square section stems, on stepped pedestal bases, 17.5cm high (2)
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 115 Sold
A BRONZE AND GILT METAL MOUNTED CENTERPIECE IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS HOPE
the pierced and moulded bowl with a drop-in brass insert, on a triform base cast with swans and lions paw feet, 46cm high
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 116 Sold
A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILT BRONZE CANDELABRA
the flambeau sconces on tapered foliate cast columnar stems, mounted with three swans standing on rams heads, with tripod sphinx supports to rouge marble bases, 40cm high (2)
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 117 Sold
AN EMPIRE BRONZE AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BOUILLOTTE LAMP
with red-painted and gilt highlighted tole shade, the five foliate cast branches and flambeau finial on a tripod base with lions paw feet, 74.5cm high

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 118 Sold
A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILT METAL WALL APPLIQUES
the torchere cast back plates each with three scrolled branches, previously fitted for electricity, 41cm high (2)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 119 Unsold
A LOUIS XIV STYLE GILT BRONZE WALL SCONCE OF LARGE PROPORTIONS
with scrolled branches, two lacking drip pans and sconce, 84cm high

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
Lot 120 Sold
A LATE 17TH CENTURY STYLE CARVED GILTWOOD CHANDELIER
20th Century, the leaf-carved stem with a tasselled canopy supporting eight square scrolled branches carved with scales and hung with tassels, with gadrooned sconces, c.78cm high x 95cm wide
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023

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