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Auction date Thursday 13 July 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Thursday 13th July at 10.30am

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Including property from the collection of Bruce and Elizabeth Chatwin

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Items from the collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022),

a private collection of Christopher Dresser Design 

and 

the Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset.

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Head of Sale:

 William Batt


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Total lots: 467

A SET OF TEN CHINESE PORCELAIN CELADON GLAZED PLATES
Lot 96 Sold
A SET OF TEN CHINESE PORCELAIN CELADON GLAZED PLATES
each decorated with birds amongst foliage, 19cm wide, together with a Chinese porcelain celadon square dish, similarly decorated with birds and insects, 24cm wide (11)
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY TWO SEAT HIGH BACK SETTEE
Lot 97 Sold
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY TWO SEAT HIGH BACK SETTEE
upholstered in olive green dralon and piped, on turned front legs and castors, 100cm high x 115cm wide x 65cm deep
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*MELVYN PETTERSON (B. 1947) 'Thames at Petersham I'
Lot 98 Sold
*MELVYN PETTERSON (B. 1947) 'Thames at Petersham I'
monogrammed lower right, oils, 9cm x 14.5cm

Provenance: Westvale, Nailwell, Bath. The former home of Baron and Lady Craigmyle.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LARGE 19TH CENTURY TREACLE GLAZED TERRACOTTA DAIRY BOWL
Lot 99 Sold
A LARGE 19TH CENTURY TREACLE GLAZED TERRACOTTA DAIRY BOWL
with wide rim and conical body, 18cm high x 54cm diameter
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £20 - £40
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 19TH CENTURY PARIANWARE FIGURE 'RICHARD COEUR DE LION'
Lot 100 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY PARIANWARE FIGURE 'RICHARD COEUR DE LION'
on a turned plinth base, 42cm high

Note: This piece is likely by Robinson and Leadbeater (R&L), the figure is unmarked but is illustrated in a R&L photographic archive dating from the late 1880s. See ‘The Illustrated Guide to Victorian Parian China’ by Charles and Dorrie Shinn, figures 113 and 114.

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 17TH CENTURY WALNUT BUREAU CABINET ON STAND
Lot 101 Unsold
A 17TH CENTURY WALNUT BUREAU CABINET ON STAND
the superstructure fitted central cupboard with secret drawer and flanked by eight convex shaped drawers, fall front under enclosing three interior drawers, all above concave frieze drawer, on stand with turned supports and shaped X pattern stretcher, 165cm high x 94cm wide x 70cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
SIX SARACEN FOUNDRY CAST METAL SHOP OR SIGN LETTERS
Lot 102 Sold
SIX SARACEN FOUNDRY CAST METAL SHOP OR SIGN LETTERS
the largest 31cm high

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF GILTWOOD MIRRORS AFTER THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL
Lot 103 Unsold
A PAIR OF GILTWOOD MIRRORS AFTER THE MANNER OF JOHN LINNELL
the rectangular plate within a pierced, scrolling and foliate carved border, the architectural crestings each centered by a shell motif, 103cm high x 56cm wide (2)
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 'CHINESE CHIPPENDALE' STYLE MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
Lot 104 Sold
A 'CHINESE CHIPPENDALE' STYLE MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
the square seat with yellow tapestry seat, on blind fret carved block front legs, 101cm x 72cm
Hammer price: £3,400
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CONTEMPORARY KILIM RUNNER
Lot 104a Sold
A CONTEMPORARY KILIM RUNNER
the red ground with repeating geometric medallions, 475cm x 85cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
IAN P. RYLATT: A STUDIO POTTERY TEAPOT
Lot 105 Sold
IAN P. RYLATT: A STUDIO POTTERY TEAPOT
of Japanese design, with dark brown glaze, 30.5cm high, with seal marks

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A FRENCH CUT GLASS TWELVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Lot 106 Sold
A FRENCH CUT GLASS TWELVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
20th century, the gilt metal scrolling branches with blue coloured glass drops, approximately 90cm drop
Hammer price: £210
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
RICHARD BLOWEY (b. 1947) Rural winter landscape with sheep
Lot 107 Unsold
*RICHARD BLOWEY (b. 1947) Rural winter landscape with sheep
signed lower right, oil on board, 33.5cm x 57cm
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY MAHOGANY SOFA TABLE
Lot 108 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY SOFA TABLE
the top with canted corners and satinwood banding, fitted two real and two dummy drawers, on square end supports and splayed legs with brass paw feet and castors, 70cm high x 145cm long x 60cm wide

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £500 - £700
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS ECCLESIASTICAL EJECTOR CANDLESTICKS
Lot 109 Sold
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS ECCLESIASTICAL EJECTOR CANDLESTICKS
with ring turned columns and wide feet, 50cm high, converted to electricity, with shades

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
DREW & SONS: AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CROCODILE LEATHER VANITY CASE
Lot 110 Sold
DREW & SONS: AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CROCODILE LEATHER VANITY CASE
the lid with initials GSP, with fitted red silk lined interior by Harrods, 10cm x 39cm wide x 25cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £40
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LARGE CARVED MALACHITE EGG
Lot 111 Sold
A LARGE CARVED MALACHITE EGG
measuring approximately 21cm high
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Stylised landscape view
Lot 112 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Stylised landscape view
indistinctly signed lower left, oil on board, 19.5cm x 28.5cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY GAINSBOROUGH STYLE CHAIR
Lot 113 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY GAINSBOROUGH STYLE CHAIR
with shaped crest rail, upholstered in cream floral damask, on square front legs and castors, 99cm high x 67cm wide x 74cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
WARRE’S VINTAGE PORT 1975: AN EMPTY PINE CASE
Lot 114 Unsold
WARRE’S VINTAGE PORT 1975: AN EMPTY PINE CASE
31cm high x 39cm long x 32cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GROUP OF THREE STAFFORDSHIRE CRICKET PLAYERS
Lot 115 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE STAFFORDSHIRE CRICKET PLAYERS
including W. G. Grace, 24cm high, and two others, 25cm and 26cm high (3)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
ADAMS MAP OF HISTORY
Lot 116 Sold
ADAMS MAP OF HISTORY
a folding lithograph backed on to canvas, published by Strobridge and Co, Cincinnati, green cloth and three-quarter brown leather bound
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY FIGURED MAHOGANY CIRCULAR BREAKFAST TABLE
Lot 117 Unsold
A REGENCY FIGURED MAHOGANY CIRCULAR BREAKFAST TABLE
with crossbanded top, on plain central column and four splayed reeded legs with brass caps and castors, 72cm high x 120cm diameter

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY FIGURED MAHOGANY TANTALUS
Lot 118 Sold
A REGENCY FIGURED MAHOGANY TANTALUS
the curved lid enclosing six division red velvet lined interior, 24cm high x 28cm wide x 19cm deep, containing four matching gilded glass decanters with stoppers and two similar decanters; together with three other decanters (9)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
TOM GREENSHIELDS (1915-1994), ‘JACCI WITH APPLE’
Lot 119 Sold
TOM GREENSHIELDS (1915-1994), ‘JACCI WITH APPLE’
bronze, 43cm long, no. 3 of 50, label to underside, together with a resin figure by the same artist (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN 18TH CENTURY IRON BOUND CAMPHORWOOD MARITIME TRUNK
Lot 120 Unsold
AN 18TH CENTURY IRON BOUND CAMPHORWOOD MARITIME TRUNK
the lid inset with engraved oval plaque and enclosing shaped interior, 53cm high x 124cm wide x 53cm deep

Note: Originally designed to hold incendiary bombs, the rounded chip carved interior facilitated this function. The dovetailing to the inside corners increased strength and the ironwork kept the cargo protected.
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
PIETER HENDRIK THOMAS (1814-1866) A ship in high seas
Lot 121 Sold
PIETER HENDRIK THOMAS (1814-1866) A ship in high seas
oil on panel, signed lower left, 25cm x 31.5cm
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF WHITE-PAINTED GARDEN BENCHES
Lot 122 Sold
A PAIR OF WHITE-PAINTED GARDEN BENCHES
20th century, the cast aluminium ends with shaped arms and lions head terminals, and pierced scrolling legs, 85cm high x 124cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 19TH CENTURY MASONS STYLE IRONSTONE ‘HYDRA’ JUG
Lot 123 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY MASONS STYLE IRONSTONE ‘HYDRA’ JUG
with serpent modelled handle and decorated in the Imari palette with vases of flowers, 24cm high
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CHEVAL MIRROR
Lot 124 Sold
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CHEVAL MIRROR
the rectangular plate suspended on a turned frame with urn finials, on downswept legs, the rear legs shorter than the front, 170cm high x 73cm wide
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*ELYSE ASHE LORD (1900-1971) Figures in a garden landscape
Lot 125 Sold
*ELYSE ASHE LORD (1900-1971) Figures in a garden landscape
signed and numbered 60/75 in pencil to the margin, coloured etching, 27cm x 45.5cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
“GAETANO MEO (1849-1925) FOR MRS STAFFORD” - A MOSAIC TILE
Lot 126 Sold
“GAETANO MEO (1849-1925) FOR MRS STAFFORD” - A MOSAIC TILE
a slate panel inset with glass, mother of pearl and gilded with leaf designs, 16.5cm square, paper labels verso

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A COMPOSITE STONE FIGURE OF PAN
Lot 127 Sold
A COMPOSITE STONE FIGURE OF PAN
modelled with pipes in hand, 87cm high x 55cm wide x 35cm deep
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF HOWARD TYPE ARMCHAIRS
Lot 128 Sold
A PAIR OF HOWARD TYPE ARMCHAIRS
20th century, with gold damask covers, on turned front legs with brass castors, 77cm high x 85cm wide x 106cm deep (2)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A SIGNED CENTRAL PERSIAN KASHAN CARPET
Lot 128a Unsold
A SIGNED CENTRAL PERSIAN KASHAN CARPET
the cream ground with a central floral medallion, surrounded by bands of leafy tendrils, 376cm x 272cm
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 19TH CENTURY WEBB JEWELLED AND ENGRAVED GLASS DECANTER
Lot 129 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY WEBB JEWELLED AND ENGRAVED GLASS DECANTER
after a design by Dr Christopher Dresser, decorated with red and green cabochons and engraved with zig zags, 26cm high

Note: See Morley, Christopher, ‘Dresser’s Decorative Design’, p. 169, fig 304. An example of this decanter design shown at the 1862 Exhibition

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY POST OFFICE BEECHWOOD FOLDING LADDER
Lot 130 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY POST OFFICE BEECHWOOD FOLDING LADDER
the six graduated treads with crudely applied brass strips, presumably ‘in-house’, with slender uprights, 125cm high x 43cm wide x 88cm deep, the top tread stamped to underside ‘PO DWB 74’

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a lady
Lot 131 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a lady
oil on canvas, three-quarter length, depicted in a gown and fashionable jewellery, with coastal landscape to the distance, 127cm x 100cm

Provenance: An artist's Estate, West Dorset
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT, MARQUETRY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED VITRINE
Lot 132 Sold
A VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT, MARQUETRY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED VITRINE
of serpentine form, the single glazed cupboard door opening to five velvet inset shelves, 134.5cm high x 80cm wide x 42cm deep
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MOON FLASK
Lot 133 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MOON FLASK
19th Century, modelled with lizards to shoulders, painted to each side with actors, within scrolled leaf borders, 27cm high
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A WROUGHT IRON FLOOR STANDING CANDELABRA
Lot 134 Sold
A WROUGHT IRON FLOOR STANDING CANDELABRA
with five pricket sconces on scrolled arms, 114.5cm high x 63cm wide
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
TWO SIMILAR STONE GARDEN BENCHES
Lot 135 Sold
TWO SIMILAR STONE GARDEN BENCHES
each with moulded rectangular tops on shaped pedestal supports, the larger 50cm high x 120cm wide x 40cm deep, the smaller, with lapet moulded supports, 41cm high x 106cm wide x 40cm deep (2)

From the collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE SATSUMA POTTERY COFFEE SERVICE
Lot 136 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE SATSUMA POTTERY COFFEE SERVICE
decorated in red and gilt with prunus blossom, the cup handles gilded with flowers, comprising ten coffee cans and twelve saucers (23)

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £40
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
HAROLD NELSON (1871-1948) St George Slaying the Dragon
Lot 137 Unsold
HAROLD NELSON (1871-1948) St George Slaying the Dragon
signed and inscribed in pencil 'To W. Russell Flint Esq' to margin, coloured woodcut, 30cm x 23cm, in later gilt frame

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY STYLE BURR WALNUT AND OAK DINING SUITE
Lot 138 Sold
A REGENCY STYLE BURR WALNUT AND OAK DINING SUITE
20th century, the table with a circular crossbanded top on an octagonal section baluster stem, to a tripod base, 77cm high x 160cm wide, the six armchairs with contrasting ribbon carved back splats, over square seats covered in white chenille, on sabre legs, 92cm high x 62.5cm wide x 60cm deep (7)

Provenance: purchased from Bellmans Belgrave square auction, property of a Belgravian mansion, 9th February 2019.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A SET OF EIGHT COLOURED AND MOULDED GLASS SWEET JARS AND COVERS
Lot 139 Sold
A SET OF EIGHT COLOURED AND MOULDED GLASS SWEET JARS AND COVERS
20th Century, each 44cm high x 19cm diameter (8)

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £80 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LARGE MAHAL CARPET
Lot 140 Sold
A LARGE MAHAL CARPET
the central blue floral medallion against a red ground occupied with stylised flora and leafy tendrils, within contrasting borders, 416cm x 316cm

Provenance: Purchased Bamfords Country House Sale, 2/06/2018, Lot 50, for £480.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £540
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
Lot 141 Sold
A VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER
worked in black thread with eight line verse, alphabet and numbers by Maria Burrell Blyton Aged 11, October 21st 1858, 43cm x 45cm, in ebonised and gilt frame

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023

Total lots: 467

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