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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 

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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 PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON FIREDOGS
Lot 142 Sold
A PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON FIREDOGS
of 17th Century design, with disc tops on plain rectangular uprights and arched feet, each 46cm high x 14cm deep x 44cm wide

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
TWO PORCELAIN VASE LAMPS
Lot 143 Sold
TWO PORCELAIN VASE LAMPS
including a Chinese example, 20th century, of baluster form, decorated with birds, foliage and character marks, 38cm high, converted to an electric table lamp with ebonised stand and shade, together with a Japanese porcelain ginger jar and cover similarly converted, 25cm high with wooden stand and shade (2)

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A FINELY CARVED OAK GOTHIC PANEL
Lot 144 Sold
A FINELY CARVED OAK GOTHIC PANEL
late 19th/early 20th century, 65cm high x 51cm wide

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CENTRAL PERSIAN KASHAN RUNNER
Lot 144a Sold
A CENTRAL PERSIAN KASHAN RUNNER
the rich red ground with central floral medallions, 381cm x 79cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EARTHENWARE AMPHORA LAMP
Lot 145 Sold
AN EARTHENWARE AMPHORA LAMP
20th Century, with metal mounts to neck and base, 50cm high, with shade

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £75
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*GEORGE WEISSBORT (1928-2013) Figures in a wooded landscape
Lot 146 Sold
*GEORGE WEISSBORT (1928-2013) Figures in a wooded landscape
signed and dated 1957 in pencil lower right, watercolour, 28cm x 38.5cm

Provenance: The Estate of the Artist. Purchased Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 6th June 2018, lot 163.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISH
Lot 147 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISH
possibly 18th Century, decorated with panels of flowers within brown rim, 3.5cm high x 29cm diameter, together with two pairs of Chinese blue and white porcelain dishes, each decorated with dignitary and attendants, 22cm and 15.5cm diameter respectively, the smaller pair with Artemesia leaf bases (5)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EMPIRE STYLE MAHOGANY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED COMMODE
Lot 148 Sold
AN EMPIRE STYLE MAHOGANY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED COMMODE
20th century, with a single frieze drawer centered by an urn and foliate cast motif, three further drawers below, flanked by caryatid supports, on tapered block legs, 101cm high x 121cm wide x 65cm deep
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CHINESE PORCELAIN YELLOW GROUND BALUSTER VASE
Lot 149 Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN YELLOW GROUND BALUSTER VASE
bearing six character Zhengde period mark to the base, the body with incised prunus tree decoration, 36.5cm high
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF GILT METAL TORCHERES
Lot 150 Sold
A PAIR OF GILT METAL TORCHERES
with scrolled and hammered arms and downswept foliate cast legs, each 47cm high x 32cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*MICHAEL POTTER (b.1951) 'Drying Out'
Lot 151 Sold
*MICHAEL POTTER (b.1951) 'Drying Out'
screen print numbered 159/200, signed lower right, 50cm x 35cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF FRENCH TAPESTRY CURTAINS
Lot 152 Sold
A PAIR OF FRENCH TAPESTRY CURTAINS
20th century, covered in all-over floral patternation, tasseled to one edge of each curtain, 298cm drop x 155cm wide at the top and 245cm wide at the base

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A BIEDERMEIER STYLE SATINWOOD CENTRE TABLE
Lot 153 Sold
A BIEDERMEIER STYLE SATINWOOD CENTRE TABLE
the circular top over a plain frieze, on four sabre legs, the shoulder of each leg with a contrasting rhombus applique, 72cm high x 100cm wide
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
LOLA DUNSTON DE PAOLA (b.1922) An abstract figural scene
Lot 154 Unsold
LOLA DUNSTON DE PAOLA (b.1922) An abstract figural scene
signed and dated lower right and to the reverse, oil on canvas, 74cm x 99cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AFTER JOHN CHEERE (1709–1787) A PAIR OF LEAD GARDEN FIGURES
Lot 155 Unsold
AFTER JOHN CHEERE (1709–1787) A PAIR OF LEAD GARDEN FIGURES
depicting a man and woman in 18th century pastoral dress, 112cm high and 106cm high (2)
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN H&E SMITH LUSTRE POTTERY 'DODO' TILE
Lot 156 Sold
AN H&E SMITH LUSTRE POTTERY 'DODO' TILE
after the original design by William de Morgan, four H&R Johnson ‘Bird’ tiles designed by Ann Wynn Reeves (b. 1929j and two other thistle H&R Johnson tiles, all 15cm square (7)

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £20 - £30
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A COMPOSITE STONE PLINTH
Lot 157 Sold
A COMPOSITE STONE PLINTH
of circular section, the fluted columnar body to a turned base, 120cm high x 43cm wide

From the collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £80 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN GREY PAINTED PINE SIDEBOARD
Lot 158 Sold
A VICTORIAN GREY PAINTED PINE SIDEBOARD
with scrubbed top, three drawers and cupboards under, 95cm high x 165cm wide x 55cm deep

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520) 'The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth'
Lot 159 Sold
AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520) 'The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth'
19th century, oil on canvas,137cm x 107cm, in a foliate and acorn carved giltwood frame

Provenance: An artist's Estate, West Dorset
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EDWARDIAN ROCKING HORSE BY G & J LINES OF LONDON
Lot 160 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN ROCKING HORSE BY G & J LINES OF LONDON
the painted wooden horse on an articulate trestle base, bearing the makers badge to the back of the stand, 89cm high x 105cm long x 44cm wide
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LARGE GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
Lot 161 Sold
A LARGE GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
20th century, the domed plate within a moulded surround surmounted by a ribbon cresting, 125cm high x 136cm wide
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 19TH CENTURY BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK BY R. FAGE OF PARIS
Lot 162 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK BY R. FAGE OF PARIS
the shaped case with cockerel finial, ormolu mounts and porcelain dial to an eight day movement striking on a bell, 32cm high

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: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
MANNER OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) Two views of Rome
Lot 163 Sold
MANNER OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) Two views of Rome
sepia and ink on paper, including 'Le Portique d'Octavia', numbered 41, 17.5cm x 25cm, and 'Restes des Termes de Diocletien', numbered 48, 17.5cm x 25cm (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 19TH CENTURY MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE - A LADY ARCHER
Lot 164 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE - A LADY ARCHER
her bonnet containing arrows hung from the marble column beside her, incised figure No.F32 after the original by Michael Victor Acier, 15.5cm high, together with a Sitzendorf porcelain figure (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK BY Jno WOOD OF STROUD
Lot 165 Unsold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOHNATHON WOOD OF STROUD
the 35cm brass dial with subsidiary seconds dial, later spandrels, the patched over calendar dial engraved ‘Keep me clean, use me well, and I to you the truth will tell’, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in probably associated ‘North Country’ style case, with scrolled cornice and spiralled pillars to hood, gadrooned and inlaid trunk, on bracket feet, 237cm high
Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House,…
Estimate: £300 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A SET OF SIX EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SERVING DISHES
Lot 166 Sold
A SET OF SIX EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SERVING DISHES
probably Bloor Derby, each decorated in the Imari palette with weeping willow and river within segmented borders, each approximately 28cm square, together with a similar circular bowl 28cm diameter

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF ORMOLU CANDLEBRA OF 18TH CENTURY ‘BACCHIC’ DESIGN
Lot 167 Sold
A PAIR OF ORMOLU CANDLEBRA OF 18TH CENTURY ‘BACCHIC’ DESIGN
with twin leaf sconces, the baluster stems capped with fruiting vines, each 39cm high x 30 cm diameter (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A TRADITIONALLY UPHOLSTERED SETTEE
Lot 168 Unsold
A TRADITIONALLY UPHOLSTERED SETTEE
with curved back rail and upholstered in beige loose covers

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*ELYSE ASHE LORD (1900-1971) A study of figures reading
Lot 169 Sold
*ELYSE ASHE LORD (1900-1971) A study of figures reading
signed and numbered 1/75 in pencil to the margin, coloured etching, 36cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AFTER DOMINIQUE ALONZO (act.1910-1930) A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER AND HOOP
Lot 170 Sold
AFTER DOMINIQUE ALONZO (act.1910-1930) A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER AND HOOP
signed to the base, with J. B. Deposes foundry mark, on a turned marble plinth, 48cm high
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN OLD ELM RECTANGULAR HALL TABLE
Lot 171 Sold
AN OLD ELM RECTANGULAR HALL TABLE
18th century and later, on slender turned supports, 66cm high x 135cm long x 45cm wide

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GROUP OF SIX COMPOSITE STONE PLANTERS ON STANDS
Lot 172 Sold
A GROUP OF SIX COMPOSITE STONE PLANTERS ON STANDS
of campagna urn form, each with egg and dart moulded top edge and greek key carved body, on square section plinth bases, 87cm high x 42cm wide (6)

From the collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929- 2022).
Hammer price: £230
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A NORTH WEST PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET
Lot 172a Unsold
A NORTH WEST PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET
the red ground covered with flowers and leafy tendrils, within contrasting borders and guards, 380cm x 305cm
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Three portraits of 'Torquay Ladies'
Lot 173 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Three portraits of 'Torquay Ladies'
two mounted together, together with three views of Torquay and one view of Anstey’s Cove, all watercolours, mostly 15cm x 21cm and dated 1889, in later gilt frames (6)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LATE 19TH CENTURY SARREGUEMINES POTTERY VASE
Lot 174 Sold
A LATE 19TH CENTURY SARREGUEMINES POTTERY VASE
after a design by Dr Christopher Dresser, painted and incised with a geometric pattern on a tan ground, no. 1317

Note: see Morley, Christopher, Dresser's Decorative Design, p. 136, fig. 222

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A MOSAIC SQUARE TILE - ST. JOHANNES
Lot 175 Sold
A MOSAIC SQUARE TILE - ST. JOHANNES
decorated with spread eagle, 31cm square, in ebonised frame

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A SET OF SIX EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD BALLOON BACK DINING CHAIRS
Lot 176 Unsold
A SET OF SIX EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD BALLOON BACK DINING CHAIRS
the drop in seats upholstered in leaf machine tapestry, on slender turned front legs
Estimate: £250 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*JOHN JOWITT (1904-1996) ‘Mrs John Somerset Paddon’
Lot 177 Sold
*JOHN JOWITT (1904-1996) ‘Mrs John Somerset Paddon’
signed and dated 1974, oil painting on board, 80cm x 50cm, in gilt frame, label verso with artist’s name, title of work and address of ‘Brook House, Chideock, Bridport’

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF LARGE AND UNUSUAL NEAR EASTERN BRASS PRICKET CANDLESTICKS
Lot 178 Unsold
A PAIR OF LARGE AND UNUSUAL NEAR EASTERN BRASS PRICKET CANDLESTICKS
early 20th century, with circular sconces, panelled baluster and knopped stems, on ebonised hardwood ring turned bases, 116cm high x 18cm diameter

Note: Purchased from Wilkinson's, Period Oak, Country Furniture & Effects, 24/06/18, lot 513, for £260. The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
COLIN MELBOURNE FOR BESWICK: A POTTERY BOWL
Lot 179 Sold
COLIN MELBOURNE FOR BESWICK: A POTTERY BOWL
externally with brown glaze, decorated internally in blue with a spiderweb, 9cm high x 25cm long x 16cm wide, No. 1404

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £40
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY STYLE GILTWOOD CONVEX MIRROR
Lot 180 Sold
A REGENCY STYLE GILTWOOD CONVEX MIRROR
the circular plate within an ebonised wood banded surround, the moulded frame with applied balls and surmounted by a carved eagle cresting, two scrolled candle arms with cut glass sconces to the base, 99cm high x 75cm wide
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'The Harbour'
Lot 181 Unsold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'The Harbour'
signed in pencil to the margin lower right, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 556, limited edition offset lithograph from the edition of 850 published by Venture Prints Ltd. in 1972, the image 40cm x 55cm
Estimate: £1,400 - £1,800
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EARLY GEORGE III FIGURED WALNUT BUREAU
Lot 182 Unsold
AN EARLY GEORGE III FIGURED WALNUT BUREAU
the crossbanded slope enclosing fitted interior, two short and three long graduated drawers under on bracket feet, 102cm high x 95cm wide x 50cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN ANTIQUE NORTH WEST PERSIAN LONG RUG
Lot 183 Sold
AN ANTIQUE NORTH WEST PERSIAN LONG RUG
woven in colour with geometric tree of life on a blue ground within geometric borders, 222cm long x 114cm wide

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SQUARE DRESSING STOOL
Lot 184 Unsold
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SQUARE DRESSING STOOL
the hinged lifting seat upholstered in floral needlework, on shell capped cabriole legs and scrolled toes, 48cm high x 48 cm square

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A DRESDEN PORCELAIN, PROBABLY MEISSEN, FIGURE OF A SHEPHERD
Lot 185 Sold
A DRESDEN PORCELAIN, PROBABLY MEISSEN, FIGURE OF A SHEPHERD
18th century, modelled playing the flute and leaning against rustic stump, hound at foot, 17cm high, the unglazed base with faint marks, and an Adams 28 Old Bond St London label
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LOUIS XIV STYLE GILT BRONZE WALL SCONCE OF LARGE PROPORTIONS
Lot 186 Sold
A LOUIS XIV STYLE GILT BRONZE WALL SCONCE OF LARGE PROPORTIONS
with scrolled branches, two lacking drip pans and sconce, 84cm high

Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*CHARLES RAKE (b.1946) 'The Old Farm'
Lot 187 Sold
*CHARLES RAKE (b.1946) 'The Old Farm'
signed and dated '94 lower right, oil on board, 29cm x 41cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023

Total lots: 467

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