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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 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
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS HARDWOOD WRITING TABLE
Lot 251 Sold
AN ARTS AND CRAFTS HARDWOOD WRITING TABLE
circa 1880, probably Madras, the rectangular top with a moulded edge over a frieze of five drawers, on slender turned baluster legs with galleried shelves to the pedestals, 137cm wide and 77cm deep

The idiosyncratic design of this desk combined with a provenance linking it to William Morgan may indicate a colonial origin.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GERMAN BAROQUE GILTWOOD VASE STAND
Lot 252 Sold
A GERMAN BAROQUE GILTWOOD VASE STAND
circa 1735, the circular top on bold open scrolls centred by a crowned monogram in a cartouche, on a triform base with scroll feet, 95cm high

Provenance: Bt. from Jonathan Harris at The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair June, 1996.

The monogram is that of Clemens Auguste, the Prince Bishop of Cologne.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE III SATINWOOD BREAKFRONT BOOKCASES
Lot 253 Sold
A PAIR OF LATE GEORGE III SATINWOOD BREAKFRONT BOOKCASES
the centre of each with four long drawers flanked by open shelves, on square tapering legs with spade feet, 124cm wide x 86cm high (2)

Provenance: Bt. from the Pelham Gallery in the 1970’s.
The use of solid satinwood, as opposed to veneers, may be indicative of a colonial origin in the West Indies.
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A MALTESE WALNUT AND MARQUETRY BUREAU CABINET
Lot 254 Unsold
A MALTESE WALNUT AND MARQUETRY BUREAU CABINET
mid-18th century, the upper part with arched and bevelled glazed panelled doors enclosing shelves, the centre with a sloping front inlaid with the armorial of the Knights of Malta, enclosing a fitted interior and incorporating a sloping panel revealing a well, with three long exterior drawers, on ebonised bun feet, 217cm high x 104cm wide

Provenance: Bt. in Malta circa 1926, and thence by inheritance.
According to his notes Anthony du Boulay corresponded with The Noble JM De Conti Sant Manduci…
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A LOUIS XV STYLE BLACK LACQUER COMMODE
Lot 255 Sold
A LOUIS XV STYLE BLACK LACQUER COMMODE
in the manner of BVRB, of bombé form with a serpentine-shaped front fitted with two long drawers on curved tapering legs, the panels decorated in tones of golden colours with Oriental buildings, mountainous river landscapes and mounted with ormolu corner plaques, borders and sabots, with a well-veined alabaster top, 134cm wide x 87cm high x 60cm deep

Provenance: The collection of W. Morgan
Purchased circa 1900 for £100, and acquired thereafter by inheritance.
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE WALL BRACKETS
Lot 256 Sold
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD EAGLE WALL BRACKETS
circa 1750, in the manner of William Kent with later green marble tops, 40cm wide

Provenance: Bt. Christie’s Geneva, May 8th 1973, Lot 99, from the Collection of King Umberto of Italy.

Exhibited: On loan to the Ditchley Foundation from 1974 – 1986.
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY GAINSBOROUGH ARMCHAIRS
Lot 257 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY GAINSBOROUGH ARMCHAIRS
in the manner or Thomas Chippendale with padded scroll arms and serpentine seats, the hipped and moulded cabriole legs terminating in scroll toes and leather-clad castors, 58cm wide (2)

Provenance: One from the collection of the Hon. Stephen Tennant, Wilsford Manor, Wiltshire.
Bt. at Sotheby’s sale on the Premises, 15th October 1987, Lot 185.
The other from Richard Courtney, Bt. at the BADA Fair, March 2004.
The Courtney chair bears the label of “Sir B.R. Graham Bart”.
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY STOOL
Lot 258 Sold
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY STOOL
of Chippendale design, with a rectangular seat on bold cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet carved with wave ornament, foliage and strapwork on the knees, 57cm wide

Provenance: Acquired in 1955 for twelve guineas (?)
The design of the stool relates to a suite made for Kensington Palace.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £600
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD OPEN BOOKCASE
Lot 259 Sold
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD OPEN BOOKCASE
the sides with scrolling corbels, 158.75cm wide

Provenance: From the Corhampton House Sale, 1948.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023
A FINE NEEDLEWORK CARPET
Lot 260 Sold
A FINE NEEDLEWORK CARPET
of 19th century design, the pale beige ground worked with numerous pastel shaded multi-coloured floral motifs and roundels, within black ground floral rectangular panelled border, 538cm x 355cm

Provenance: From the Chateau de Magnanne, Loire Valley, France.
Property of the Marquis de Magnanne.
Bt. Duke’s, 11th June 2015, lot 762.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 March 2023
8 March 2023

Total lots: 261

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