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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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Lots per page:

Total lots: 261

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
240 A CONTINENTAL GILTWOOD MIRROR
with a subsidiary oval plate in the cresting, 125cm high x 45.7cm wide
£150 - £250 £170 View
241 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.
£80 - £150 - View
242 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.
£200 - £300 - View
243 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.
£200 - £400 £900 View
244 A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIRS
the rectangular backs incorporating “Gothick” arches, 46cm wide
£100 - £200 £320 View
245 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.…
£200 - £400 £195 View
246 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…
£300 - £600 £600 View
247 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…
£1,000 - £2,000 £1,000 View
248 A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR LOW TABLE
in the Ming style, on turned legs, the angles carved with leopards, 90cm wide
£500 - £1,000 £2,400 View
249 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:…
£100 - £200 £280 View
250 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.
£300 - £500 - View
251 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
£500 - £1,000 £1,400 View
252 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…
£800 - £1,600 £1,500 View
253 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…
£5,000 - £10,000 £5,000 View
254 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…
£5,000 - £10,000 - View
255 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,…
£2,000 - £4,000 £8,000 View
256 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:…
£3,000 - £5,000 £2,000 View
257 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:…
£10,000 - £20,000 £13,000 View
258 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…
£300 - £600 £400 View
259 A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD OPEN BOOKCASE
the sides with scrolling corbels, 158.75cm wide

Provenance: From the Corhampton House Sale, 1948.
£500 - £1,000 £850 View
260 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
£500 - £1,000 £850 View

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