Auction:
Wednesday 8th March at 10.30am
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Head of Sale: Guy Schwinge
We are honoured to have been instructed to sell the private collection of the late Anthony and Judith du Boulay. Anthony was a leading authority on Chinese porcelain, but he had the “eye” of a true connoisseur and a passion for pieces that he found to be beautiful - from an early St. Cloud vase to an Old Master of the Madonna.
Our auction on the 8th March presents an opportunity to acquire a treasured possession from the du Boulay’s home in Dorset.
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 193 |
A MAKIE LACQUER COVERED DOCUMENT BOX
Edo,18th century, the domed cover and sides decorated with flower heads and scrolling foliage on a gold speckled ground, 36.2cm wide
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£300 - £500 | £600 | View |
| 194 |
A JAPANESE LACQUER TABLE CABINET (KODANSU)
Edo period, late 17th/early 18th century, decorated in shades of gilt with sprays of flowers on a black ground, with engraved gilt copper mounts and an escutcheon plate to the pair of doors, 17cm wide
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£300 - £600 | £3,800 | View |
| 195 |
A BURMESE SILVER-INLAID COPPER BALUSTER VASE
late 19th/early 20th century, the rounded body decorated in relief with a deity band between ornate foliate borders, 13.3cm high
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£50 - £100 | £90 | View |
| 196 |
AN INDIAN CHASED AND REPOUSSE-DECORATED PARCEL-GILT SILVER EWER
19th century, the body with ogee-shaped panels showing elephants beside trees, reserved on a dense foliate-scroll ground, the branch-form handle with a monkey at the top, inscribed ‘Titgoun Cup, Won…
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£1,500 - £2,500 | - | View |
| 197 |
AFTER CARLE VAN LOO (1705-1765)
Four portrait engravings, including:
“Jacobus Favier du Boulay”, “Libellorum Supplicum In Regia Magister”, four engravings by Schmidt and others, circa 31cm x 25cm and various (4) Provenance: Bt.… |
£300 - £600 | £260 | View |
| 198 |
AFTER FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI (1725-1815)
Gray’s Elegy,
coloured engraving, in a verre eglomisé mount and a contemporary giltwood frame, 38.5cm x 46.5cm Provenance: By inheritance and valued in 1928 at 300 guineas. |
£30 - £60 | £90 | View |
| 199 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th century
A view of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich,
published by West, coloured engraving, 24.5cm x 40.5cm |
£30 - £50 | £60 | View |
| 200 |
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19th century
Four hand-coloured engravings depicting scenes in China, including: "Pekkinsa", and "Tongsiou",
each 10cm x 15.8cm (plate), framed as one; and a matching set of four including: "Fungching" and … |
£300 - £600 | £350 | View |
| 201 |
AUGUSTIN HECHEL OF AUGSBURG (1690-1770)
Cascades at Schaffhausen, mounted travellers in the foreground,
signed with monogram, watercolour with pen and ink, 22.5cm x 35.5cm Provenance: Bt. Bill Drummond at the Antique Dealers Fair 1988. |
£300 - £600 | - | View |
| 202 |
AMELIA LONG, LADY FARNBOROUGH (1762-1837)
Ludlow Castle dated 1809,
and the companion, pencil on blue paper, each 25cm x 34.5cm (2) Provenance: The Collection of Lord Brownlow Bt. Christie's auction on the premises at Belton House on 1st… |
£50 - £100 | £220 | View |
| 203 |
AMELIA LONG, LADY FARNBOROUGH (1762-1837)
Chepstow Castle,
pencil on blue paper, 40.5cm x 31cm |
£50 - £100 | £60 | View |
| 204 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1845
A portrait of a lady of the Yorke family,
half-length, seated, wearing a black dress, oval, watercolour, 21.5cm x 28cm |
£30 - £50 | £60 | View |
| 205 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL late 19th century
Two fishermen boarding a boat and the companion of three bathing machines on a beach,
two watercolours framed as one, each 8cm x 11cm (2) |
£30 - £60 | £50 | View |
| 206 |
JOOS VAN CLEVE AND STUDIO (fl. 1511-c.1541)
The Madonna of the Cherries,
oil on panel, 78cm x 55cm Provenance: According to Anthony du Boulay's notes Charles Scarisbrick, Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire, |
£15,000 - £25,000 | £14,000 | View |
| 207 |
ATTRIBUTED TO GONZALES COQUES (1614-1684)
A scientist holding a phial, standing in a street,
oil on canvas, 42.5cm x 37.5cm |
£500 - £1,000 | £1,000 | View |
| 208 |
ASCRIBED TO JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804)
A man o’war off a shipyard at Woolwich,
tondo, oil on paper laid down on panel, 42cm diameter |
£300 - £600 | £600 | View |
| 209 |
FRANCIS HOLMAN (1729-1770)
A Russian warship and other shipping off the Isle of Wight,
mounted as an oval, oil on canvas, 31.5cm x 43cm This is a rare depiction of the Russian Fleet in British waters. It was painted circa… |
£300 - £600 | £950 | View |
| 210 |
JAN KAREL DONATUS VAN BEECQ (1638-1722)
Dutch Men o’ War at anchor off a jetty in a calm sea,
signed and dated 1678, oil on canvas, 58.5cm x 91.5cm Provenance: Bt. Christie's New York on 5th June 1980, lot 11, for $8,250. According to… |
£3,000 - £5,000 | £3,600 | View |
| 211 |
CIRCLE OF PETER MONAMY (1689-1749)
The Evening Gun,
oil on canvas, apparently retaining the original carved giltwood frame, 68.5cm x 99cm Provenance: By inheritance from Joan Cooper, 1999. |
£3,000 - £5,000 | £2,800 | View |
| 212 |
ROBERT DODD (1748-1816)
A sailing ship, a man o’war and other craft offshore,
oil on canvas, 81cm x 142cm Provenance: By repute, bt. by Colonel du Boulay circa 1900 for £1. |
£4,000 - £6,000 | £7,000 | View |
| 213 |
ASCRIBED TO VINCENZO CHILONE (1758-1839)
The Piazza St. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice,
with a Pope and a Doge appearing to the people on a balcony, and the companion painting of the Gateway to the Arsenal, oils on canvas, 60cm x 78.5cm (2) The… |
£30,000 - £50,000 | £35,000 | View |
| 214 |
JOHN WARD (1917-2003)
Anthony du Boulay in the auctioneers box at Christie‘s,
oil sketch, 17.7cm x 28cm Provenance: J.S. Maas for £45 in March 1973. |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 215 |
A NEAPOLITAN TORTOISESHELL PIQUÉ INK STAND
18th century, the shaped oval base with mother of pearl inlay of figures, strapwork and scrolls, incorporating two lobed and compressed circular lidded wells, 24cm wide
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£500 - £1,000 | £8,500 | View |
| 216 |
TWO BRAZILIAN HARDSTONE MACAWS
executed in serpentine, amethyst and calcite, with onyx beak and eyes, the claws plated in 18ct gold, the tallest 20cm high (2)
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£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 217 |
A RARE LOUIS XV BRASS SHAVING MUG
of oval form with a slightly domed lid surmounted by a “button” finial, with a moulded simple scroll handle and an oval foot,
20cm high Provenance: Bt. by Anthony du Boulay in the 1990’s. |
£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 218 |
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED BLUE JOHN BRULE PARFUM
circa 1770, the marble element of the cover associated, with a vase-shaped body, loop handles and pierced with a band of guilloche beneath the lip, the domed cover with a pomegranate finial, on a…
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£500 - £1,000 | £450 | View |
| 219 |
A PAIR OF SHEFFIELD PLATE AND CUT-GLASS OIL LAMPS
probably Birmingham, circa 1830, converted to electricity, with vase-shaped bowls with petal-shaped lower parts on vari-baluster upper stems, the lower section with lozenge-cut glass cylinders, the…
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£500 - £1,000 | £700 | View |
| 220 |
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE
the porcelain Kangxi and the ormolu mounts circa 1770, with an ovoid form body painted with spirals of pale orange stripes, the lid with an ormolu pineapple finial arising from stiff leaves, the…
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£500 - £1,000 | £2,200 | View |
| 221 |
A CHINESE GREEN CELADON VASE
with carved decoration of scrolling foliage and European ormolu mounts, fitted for electricity and with a shade, 79cm high overall
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£200 - £400 | £800 | View |
| 222 |
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
19th century, of baluster form, decorated with a crackle glaze, fitted for electricity on a bronzed and gold splash stand, the vase 28cm high (base)
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£80 - £150 | £320 | View |
| 223 |
A BLUE AND WHITE CRACKLE-GLAZED VASE
Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of ovoid form decorated in relief with auspicious objects, 20.4cm high (fitted for electricity)
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£50 - £100 | £350 | View |
| 224 |
CIRCLE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE LE MOYNE (1704-1778)
a white marble bust of Claire Josephe Le Gris De Latude Clairon (1723-1803), her hair falling in ringlets onto her shoulders and with drapery falling from the shoulders, on a turned socle, 78cm high
… |
£5,000 - £10,000 | £4,200 | View |
| 225 |
A GEORGE III RECTANGULAR SATINWOOD BOX
of Sheraton design with a kingwood crossbanded border and fitted with a single drawer at one side, on an associated satinwood stand with square tapering legs, 38cm wide
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£200 - £400 | £190 | View |
| 226 |
A VICTORIAN SQUARE 'HARDWOOD' STAND
with a plated border, inlaid “JR 1862”, on four ball feet, 31cm wide
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Earl of Radnor. |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 227 |
A CONTINENTAL EBONISED AND TORTOISESHELL MINIATURE CABINET
late 17th century, the arched front with panelled doors flanked by spirally-turned columns, with ormolu mounts, chased with foliage, 44.5cm wide
Provenance: Bt. from a dealer in Cambridge in the… |
£300 - £600 | £400 | View |
| 228 |
A WILLIAM III EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK
by Wm. Davis, London, with an eight day bell striking movement, now fitted with an anchor escapement, the pull repeat mechanism missing, the dial with a silvered metal chapter ring, a calendar…
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£1,500 - £2,500 | £2,200 | View |
| 229 |
A LOUIS XVI STYLE MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERT
inset with a marble top with curved ends and frieze drawer with brass mounts, on fluted and turned legs, 92cm wide
Provenance: The Collection of Lord Astor at Cliveden. Bt. at auction on the… |
£500 - £1,000 | £400 | View |
| 230 |
A REGENCY PAINTED AND EBONISED DWARF BOOKCASE
with three open shelves supported on turned columns with a long drawer below, on short turned legs terminating in castors, 60cm wide
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£600 - £1,200 | £1,620 | View |
| 231 |
A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE VERRE EGLOMISÉ PIER GLASS
basically late 17th century with replacements including the principal bevelled plates, the upper plate arched and with an engraved urn in the centre, the verre églomisé blue glass borders with…
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£1,500 - £3,000 | £2,200 | View |
| 232 |
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY CHAIR
the rectangular back and seat covered in needlework worked with squirrels amidst vases of flowers on a brown ground, the cabriole legs carved at the knees with shells and terminating in eagles claw…
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£300 - £500 | £300 | View |
| 233 |
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CHAIR
the arched back with a pierced and interlaced splat carved with foliage, medallions and scrolls, on cabriole legs carved with acanthus leaves and terminating in ball and claw feet, 56cm wide x 98cm…
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£200 - £400 | £320 | View |
| 234 |
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS
in the manner of Giles Grendey, with a dentilled cornice over a pair of cartouche-panelled doors with two short and two long drawers below, 132cm wide x 175cm high
Provenance: Inherited from Judith… |
£800 - £1,600 | £950 | View |
| 234a |
A VENETIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
circa 1760, with an arched top and a divided plate, the frame with moulded border carved in relief with foliage, scrolls and urns, the cresting with a central human mask flanked by further scrollwork…
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£1,000 - £2,000 | £2,200 | View |
| 235 |
A VENETIAN STYLE PAINTED WALL BRACKET
carved with a face enriched with foliage and flowers, on a white ground, 40cm wide x 45cm high
Provenance: The Drax family at Charborough Park, Dorset. Bt. at the auction on the premises in 2002. |
£100 - £200 | £60 | View |
| 236 |
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEDESTAL TABLE
18th century but converted from a firescreen, the rectangular top inset with a needlework panel, on a turned and baluster support with cabriole legs and club feet, 45cm wide
Provenance: Bt. in 1951… |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 237 |
A REGENCY EBONISED TWO TIER CORNER TABLE
60cm wide
Provenance: Bt. Christie’s South Kensington in 1975 for £35 |
£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 238 |
A TRIPTYCH MIRROR
with mirrored border plates, 51cm high x 81.5cm wide
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 239 |
A DUTCH MAHOGANY UMBRELLA STAND
late 19th century, of cylindrical from, with a brass bound body and lion mask handles, 77.5cm high
Provenance: Inherited from grandparents at Witham Hall. |
£100 - £200 | £240 | View |
