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The du Boulay Collection

Absentee bids accepted until Wednesday, 8 March 2023

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: 261

A RARE LOUIS XV BRASS SHAVING MUG
Lot 217 Unsold
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.
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MOUNTED BLUE JOHN BRULE PARFUM
Lot 218 Sold
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 square base, 23.5cm high

Provenance: Bt. Christie’s Geneva 8th May 1979, lot 327.
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A PAIR OF SHEFFIELD PLATE AND CUT-GLASS OIL LAMPS
Lot 219 Sold
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 bases with borders, 28cm high (2)

Provenance: Bt. Duke’s, June 16th, 2011, Lot 4.
in good overall condition 
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE PORCELAIN VASE
Lot 220 Sold
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 shoulders of the vase with pierced interlaced ribbons, the base with stiff leaves, fluting and a wreath, 34.3cm high
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A CHINESE GREEN CELADON VASE
Lot 221 Sold
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
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A CHINESE CELADON VASE
Lot 222 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £80 - £150
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A BLUE AND WHITE CRACKLE-GLAZED VASE
Lot 223 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £50 - £100
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
CIRCLE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE LE MOYNE (1704-1778)
Lot 224 Sold
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

Provenance: The Collection of Henry Hirsch, 11th June 1931, for 100 guineas.
Miss Ethel Floersheim acquired on 29th June 1950.
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE III RECTANGULAR SATINWOOD BOX
Lot 225 Sold
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
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A VICTORIAN SQUARE 'HARDWOOD' STAND
Lot 226 Unsold
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.
Estimate: £50 - £100
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A CONTINENTAL EBONISED AND TORTOISESHELL MINIATURE CABINET
Lot 227 Sold
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 late 1960’s
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £600
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
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

Total lots: 261

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