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The du Boulay Collection

Auction date Wednesday 8 March 2023 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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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.

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Total lots: 245

A WILLIAM III EBONISED BRACKET CLOCK
Lot 228 Sold
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 aperture and winged cherub spandrels, the ebonised case with a domed top, brass carrying handle and compressed bun feet, 35.5cm high

Provenance: Bt. from a specialist clock dealer in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s for about £250.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A LOUIS XVI STYLE MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESSERT
Lot 229 Sold
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 premises at Melbury House, Dorset,14th October 1996, lot 573.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A REGENCY PAINTED AND EBONISED DWARF BOOKCASE
Lot 230 Sold
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
Hammer price: £1,620
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE VERRE EGLOMISÉ PIER GLASS
Lot 231 Sold
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 arabesques, strapwork and foliage, 182cm high x 85cm wide

Provenance: Bt. in the early 1970’s, probably at Christie’s.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £3,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY CHAIR
Lot 232 Sold
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 and ball feet, 57cm wide x 97cm high

Provenance: Bt. in 1965 for twenty eight guineas.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CHAIR
Lot 233 Sold
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 high

Provenance: Clive Ponsonby-Fane, Esq.
Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset, circa 1958.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS
Lot 234 Sold
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 du Boulay's great aunt M. Crichton Maitland.
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A VENETIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
Lot 234a Sold
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, 163cm high x 89cm wide
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A VENETIAN STYLE PAINTED WALL BRACKET
Lot 235 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEDESTAL TABLE
Lot 236 Unsold
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 for one and a half guineas.
Estimate: £50 - £100
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A REGENCY EBONISED TWO TIER CORNER TABLE
Lot 237 Sold
A REGENCY EBONISED TWO TIER CORNER TABLE
60cm wide

Provenance: Bt. Christie’s South Kensington in 1975 for £35
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A TRIPTYCH MIRROR
Lot 238 Sold
A TRIPTYCH MIRROR
with mirrored border plates, 51cm high x 81.5cm wide
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A DUTCH MAHOGANY UMBRELLA STAND
Lot 239 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A CONTINENTAL GILTWOOD MIRROR
Lot 240 Sold
A CONTINENTAL GILTWOOD MIRROR
with a subsidiary oval plate in the cresting, 125cm high x 45.7cm wide
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A LARGE GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
Lot 241 Unsold
A LARGE GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR
with pierced bar splats, on square tapering legs united by an “H”-stretcher, 67cm wide x 88cm high

Provenance: This was Anthony du Boulays’ chair at Christie’s.
Estimate: £80 - £150
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
Lot 242 Unsold
A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
in the form of capitals, possibly part of the original Robert Adam scheme at Newby Hall, 18cm wide (4)

Provenance: The Compton family, Newby Hall, Yorkshire.
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A SET OF EIGHT GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
Lot 243 Sold
A SET OF EIGHT GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS
of semi-circular form, modern, four 25cm x 20cm and four 20cm x 18cm (8)

Provenance: Bt. Beaumont & Fletcher, 134 Lots Road, London SW10 ORJ.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIRS
Lot 244 Sold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIRS
the rectangular backs incorporating “Gothick” arches, 46cm wide
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A PAIR OF REGENCY ROSEWOOD CHAIRS
Lot 245 Sold
A PAIR OF REGENCY ROSEWOOD CHAIRS
with brass inlay and rope-twist top rails above caned seats, on sabre legs, and four similar chairs, each 45cm wide (6)

Provenance: The first pair of chairs bt. Duke’s on 4th June 2009, Lot 1094.
The subsequent set of four chairs bt. Duke’s in 2016.
Hammer price: £195
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A SET OF REGENCY HANGING SHELVES
Lot 246 Sold
A SET OF REGENCY HANGING SHELVES
with brass wire-work sides, the corners of the three shelves with brass rosettes, 85cm wide x 16.5cm deep

Provenance: Bt. Trude Weaver Antiques Ltd in June 1988 and restored by Peter Brazier, July 1988.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £600
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUIL
Lot 247 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUIL
circa 1810, with a caned back and seat and a cruciform back centred by an oval patera, on Egyptian-head caryatid front legs, 86cm high

Provenance: The chair with a label stating “This chair of the Napoleonic Period belonged to Princess Murat and was presented to the Bournemouth Natural Science Society by Field Marshal Lord Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, FSA, being a part of his Napoleonic Collection. February 1920”
Princess Marie Antoinette Murat was the niece of Joachim Murat, King of the Two Sicilies from 1808…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR LOW TABLE
Lot 248 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR LOW TABLE
in the Ming style, on turned legs, the angles carved with leopards, 90cm wide
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A HISPANIC GILTWOOD CORNER CUPBOARD
Lot 249 Sold
A HISPANIC GILTWOOD CORNER CUPBOARD
probably 19th century, with an arched and undulating cresting, the borders carved with scrolls and foliage, the interior fitted with two glass shelves and lined in red velvet, 135cm high

Provenance: A wedding present in 1965
Previously acquired by inheritance and originally purchased for £95.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY “BASKET” TABLE
Lot 250 Unsold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY “BASKET” TABLE
with a shaped handle and a waved gallery, on a later stand with splayed legs and “X”-stretcher, 32.5cm wide

Provenance: Acquired by inheritance by Judith du Boulay.
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 March 2023
8 March 2023

Total lots: 245

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