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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: 261

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
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…
£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…
£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…
£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
£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)
£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)
£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
£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…
£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
£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…
£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…
£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…
£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…
£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
£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

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