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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 GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
Lot 283 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
with satinwood cross banded top, fitted single drawer, on chamfered square legs, 72cm high x 83cm wide x 50cm deep

Provenance: Purchased Bamfords, 02/06/2018, Lot 405, for £80.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF REGENCY EGYPTIAN REVIVAL BRONZE AND PARCEL ORMOLU TABLE OIL LAMP BASES
Lot 284 Sold
A PAIR OF REGENCY EGYPTIAN REVIVAL BRONZE AND PARCEL ORMOLU TABLE OIL LAMP BASES
in the manner of Thomas Hope, with face mask friezes, slender fluted columns each on three Bacchic paw feet, 35cm high

See Hope, Thomas, ’Drawing Room Candelabra’ in Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807 (pl.6)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A WHITE-PAINTED WROUGHT IRON GARDEN BENCH
Lot 285 Sold
A WHITE-PAINTED WROUGHT IRON GARDEN BENCH
with scrolling ends joined by slatted seat and back, 79cm high x 179cm wide x 62cm deep
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*CHRISTIAAN PIETER SNIJDERS (b.1904) A landscape with a windmill
Lot 286 Sold
*CHRISTIAAN PIETER SNIJDERS (b.1904) A landscape with a windmill
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 69cm x 54cm
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY MAHOGANY SQUARE PIANO BY WILLIAM ROLFE & SONS, 112 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON
Lot 287 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY SQUARE PIANO BY WILLIAM ROLFE & SONS, 112 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON
the case with rounded front corners and inlaid with ebonised stringings, the name plaque with brass inlay, on seven turned and reeded legs and castors, 83cm high x 174cm wide x 65cm deep, no. 7664

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: £300 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AFTER OSCAR NEMON (1906-1985) A BUST OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
Lot 288 Sold
AFTER OSCAR NEMON (1906-1985) A BUST OF WINSTON CHURCHILL
resin, on a wooden plinth base, signed 'Alva/Nemon', 23cm high
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD CHAISE LONGUE
Lot 289 Sold
A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD CHAISE LONGUE
upholstered in tan cloth, the back buttoned, the frame carved with flowers and leaves, on cabriole front legs and castors, 90cm high x 175cm long x 80cm deep

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: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY COPPER TABLE LAMP OF ART NOUVEAU STYLE
Lot 290 Sold
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY COPPER TABLE LAMP OF ART NOUVEAU STYLE
with curved flared stem on circular base, with shade, 35cm high

Note: by repute, made by the vendor's ancestor Phil Paddon for his sister Eva whilst he was working as an apprentice for Vickers Armstrong. Phil Paddon was a founder of Paddon Brothers, a London based agent for Rolls Royce (dissolved in 2007).

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 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN ANATOLIAN TURKISH KILIM RUNNER
Lot 290a Unsold
AN ANATOLIAN TURKISH KILIM RUNNER
the polychrome ground with all over geometric decoration, within contrasting borders, 407cm x 84cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN 'KAUFFAHRTEI' BOX
Lot 291 Sold
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN 'KAUFFAHRTEI' BOX
19th century, painted with harbour scenes in the manner of Johann Georg Heintze, crossed sword marks to the base, 4cm high x 6.5cm wide
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY ROSEWOOD DOMED TOP SEWING CASKET
Lot 292 Sold
A REGENCY ROSEWOOD DOMED TOP SEWING CASKET
the top with parquetry banding and boxwood stringing, lions mask handles to sides, 15cm high x 32cm wide x 23cm deep, the later green painted interior with fitted beechwood lift out tray

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 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN 18TH CENTURY PANELLED OAK COFFER
Lot 293 Sold
AN 18TH CENTURY PANELLED OAK COFFER
with cleated lid, arcaded frieze, lappet uprights and three panel front, iron handles to sides, 72cm high x 123cm wide x 59 cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A FOLIO OF ETCHINGS AND PRINTS
Lot 294 Unsold
A FOLIO OF ETCHINGS AND PRINTS
including numerous landscape views, portraiture, architectural studies, street and river scenes of Paris, London and other cities by artists such as Charles Watson (1846-1927), Henri Toussaint (1849-1911), Maxime Lalanne (1827-1886) and William Ewart Lockhart (1846-1900) (a lot)
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
DIANNE CROSS: A STUDIO POTTERY VASE
Lot 295 Sold
DIANNE CROSS: A STUDIO POTTERY VASE
of baluster design, decorated in blue, 14.5cm high

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £30 - £40
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CIRCULAR FOOTSTOOL
Lot 296 Unsold
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CIRCULAR FOOTSTOOL
upholstered with floral repeat tapestry, on flattened bun feet, 16cm high x 36cm diameter, with loose kilim cover

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
*ANTHEA CRAIGMYLE (1933-2016) 'Still life with teapot and cow'
Lot 297 Unsold
*ANTHEA CRAIGMYLE (1933-2016) 'Still life with teapot and cow'
monogrammed twice lower left, signed and titled verso, watercolour and pastel on paper, 53cm x 39cm

Provenance: Westvale, Nailwell, Bath. The former home of Baron and Lady Craigmyle.
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY ‘COUNTRY HOUSE’ ARMCHAIRS
Lot 298 Unsold
A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY ‘COUNTRY HOUSE’ ARMCHAIRS
upholstered in rust coloured leaf pattern cloth, on flattened ball front feet and castors, each 78cm high x 74cm wide x 85cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GEORGE III BAROMETER BY SPELZERN, BUCHAMP STREET, BROOKS MARKET
Lot 299 Sold
A GEORGE III BAROMETER BY SPELZERN, BUCHAMP STREET, BROOKS MARKET
with 30cm silvered dial, the figured mahogany wheel pattern case additionally set with hydrometer, thermometer and clock, 124cm high x 36cm wide

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 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A COMPOSITE STONE GARDEN TABLE
Lot 300 Sold
A COMPOSITE STONE GARDEN TABLE
the circular top with shaped rim, supported by kneeling girl, 78cm high x 63cm diameter
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN "GOAT" CART
Lot 301 Sold
A VICTORIAN "GOAT" CART
the single bench seat with padded cushion above a painted wood body, the iron chassis with fixed rear axle and turning front axle, the cart is approximately 132cm long, not including the harness

Note: by family tradition goats and ponies were used to cart children around the Estate.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Two Italian Studies
Lot 302 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Two Italian Studies
titled respectively ‘Venetian Women’ and ‘Roman Cart’, sanguine and pencil, each 16cm x 23cm, in later gilt frames (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT POLYPHON BY THE POLYPHON SUPPLY CO LTD
Lot 303 Sold
A LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT POLYPHON BY THE POLYPHON SUPPLY CO LTD
surmounted by an ornate architectural crest, a single glazed door beneath, a single frieze drawer towards the base, a single penny slot to each side, 124cm high x 69cm wide x 39cm deep, together with eight disks
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A 19TH CENTURY ELKINGTON AND MASON ELECTROTYPE BRONZE CHAMBERSTICK
Lot 304 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY ELKINGTON AND MASON ELECTROTYPE BRONZE CHAMBERSTICK
cast in relief with female figure and ivy leaves, 7cm high x 14cm diameter

Note: Elkington & Mason active 1842-1861

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN GREY-PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
Lot 305 Sold
A VICTORIAN GREY-PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS
fitted two short and three long drawers with contrasting turned knob handles, on turned bun feet, 103cm high x 105cm wide x 50cm deep

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*LOLA DUNSTON DE PAOLA (b.1922) 'Figures under an archway'
Lot 306 Unsold
*LOLA DUNSTON DE PAOLA (b.1922) 'Figures under an archway'
signed, dated and titled to the reverse, oil on canvas, 122cm x 90cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
TWO ART DECO BRONZE FIGURES IN THE MANNER OF J. DE. RONCOURT
Lot 307 Sold
TWO ART DECO BRONZE FIGURES IN THE MANNER OF J. DE. RONCOURT
including an archer and a shackled man, on stone plinth bases, each 27cm high (2)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £80 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN STAINED AND SCRUBBED PINE ENGINEERS CHEST
Lot 308 Sold
A VICTORIAN STAINED AND SCRUBBED PINE ENGINEERS CHEST
fitted eight graduated drawers with brass flush handles, on plinth base, 92cm high x 95cm wide x 48cm deep
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A COLLECTION OF CABBAGE PATTERN SERVING PLATES
Lot 309 Sold
A COLLECTION OF CABBAGE PATTERN SERVING PLATES
including a set of three leaf pattern examples 24cm long, a further set of three wedgwood leaf shape dishes, 27cm long, three more examples marked wedgwood, and nine others (18)
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
THOMAS BLEZARD: A 19TH CENTURY CAST IRON VICTORIAN TABLE
Lot 310 Sold
THOMAS BLEZARD: A 19TH CENTURY CAST IRON VICTORIAN TABLE
with painted pine top, the cream painted cast iron base of Christopher Dresser style, 74cm high x 122cm wide x 50cm deep, cast in relief to side ‘Thomas Blezard, Padiham, Lancashire’
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
JOYCE MORGAN (20th Century) A portrait of a man
Lot 311 Unsold
*JOYCE MORGAN (20th Century) A portrait of a man
depicted bust-length in a studio interior, signed to the stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 60cm x 50cm (unframed on stretcher)

Joyce Morgan was better known for her work as a paintress for Chelsea Pottery

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
SAVORY & MOORE: AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BROWN LEATHER DOCTOR’S CASE
Lot 312 Sold
SAVORY & MOORE: AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BROWN LEATHER DOCTOR’S CASE
the black leather and metal lined interior with lift out tray, 18cm high x 28cm wide x 19cm deep, containing mixed phials and other equipment

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent. The family tree includes the Savory line, notably Thomas Field Savory (1776-1847), a student of Dr Jenner’s and a co-founder of pharmacists Savory & Moore.
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £40 - £60
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GRAPE HARVESTER
Lot 313 Sold
A MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GRAPE HARVESTER
19th century, modelled seated with vine in hand, 11cm high, together with an early 20th Century Meissen wildcat, modelled with paw outstretched, 7cm high
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A VICTORIAN BLACK PAINTED CAST IRON UMBRELLA STAND
Lot 314 Sold
A VICTORIAN BLACK PAINTED CAST IRON UMBRELLA STAND
after a design by Dr Christopher Dresser, possibly manufactured by Coalbrookdale, decorated with floral and paisley ornament, 83cm high x 49cm wide x 20cm deep

Note: a similar example sold H Lyons Collection Christie’s 2004 lot 256

Provenance: Property of a Private Collector
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £250
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A SET OF TEN WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT DINING CHAIRS
Lot 315 Unsold
A SET OF TEN WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT DINING CHAIRS
including two armchairs, with damask covered drop-in seats, the shell centered cresting rails over vase shaped back splats, on cabriole legs to pad feet, the side chairs 99cm high x 58cm wide (10)
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*ANTHEA CRAIGMYLE (1933-2016) A still life study of a jug and sunflowers in a vase
Lot 316 Sold
*ANTHEA CRAIGMYLE (1933-2016) A still life study of a jug and sunflowers in a vase
monogrammed and dated '56 lower left, oil on canvas, 61cmx 51cm

Provenance: Westvale, Nailwell, Bath. The former home of Baron and Lady Craigmyle.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A COMPOSITE STONE BUST
Lot 317 Sold
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A COMPOSITE STONE BUST
cast with wreath, 43cm high x 28cm wide x 24cm deep
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A MAHOGANY PEDESTAL DESK
Lot 318 Sold
A MAHOGANY PEDESTAL DESK
early 20th century, the top inset with brown rexine, fitted nine drawers, 80cm high x 152cm wide x 92cm deep

Provenance: The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY EMBROIDERED SILK OVAL PANEL
Lot 319 Unsold
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY EMBROIDERED SILK OVAL PANEL
worked in coloured threads with lady in pastoral landscape, 37cm x 30cm, in gilt frame

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DRAGON DISH
Lot 320 Sold
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DRAGON DISH
decorated with a dragon clutching a flaming pearl, with geometric rim, brown glazed exterior, twin concentric circles to underside, 5cm high x 25cm diameter
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
AN EDWARDIAN STYLE ‘COUNTRY HOUSE’ WING BACK ARMCHAIR
Lot 321 Unsold
AN EDWARDIAN ‘COUNTRY HOUSE’ WING BACK ARMCHAIR
with deep seat, upholstered in green leaf damask (beige loose covers available), 80cm high x 90cm wide x 105cm deep

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £80 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
ASCRIBED TO GEORGE CATTERMOLE (1800-1868), ‘Interior with Peter the Hermit Preaching’
Lot 322 Sold
ASCRIBED TO GEORGE CATTERMOLE (1800-1868), ‘Interior with Peter the Hermit Preaching’
watercolour, 25cm x 17cm, in gilt frame, with pasted label verso

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF PAINTED RECONSTITUTED STONE COLUMNAR PLINTHS
Lot 323 Sold
A PAIR OF PAINTED RECONSTITUTED STONE COLUMNAR PLINTHS
20th century, each with square tops and composite capitals over fluted columns, on square bases, 83.5cm high x 23.5cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL TAVERN TABLE
Lot 324 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY OVAL TAVERN TABLE
fitted single drawer with brass swan neck handle, on chamfered square legs, 67cm high x 68cm wide x 86cm deep
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
*ESME DOROTHEA TINNE (1899-1985) A study of deer in a landscape
Lot 325 Sold
*ESME DOROTHEA TINNE (1899-1985) A study of deer in a landscape
signed lower left, watercolour, 16.75cm x 31cm (unframed but mounted); together with three further watercolours by various hands and a print depicting various animals sheltering under umbrellas, inspired by a Robert Louis Stevenson poem 'Rain' (5) (all unframed, most mounted)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDSTONE PLANTS
Lot 326 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDSTONE PLANTS
with jade and jadeite flowers on wire and faux wood bound stems, 52cm and 49cm high (2)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EXPORT PORCELAIN ‘SILVER SHAPE’ COFFEE POT
Lot 327 Sold
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EXPORT PORCELAIN ‘SILVER SHAPE’ COFFEE POT
Qianlong, late 18th Century, decorated with fence, figures and flowers, 21cm high and a similar saucer, 15.5cm 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: £280
Estimate: £60 - £80
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A REGENCY MAHOGANY ‘KLISMOS’ CHAIR
Lot 328 Unsold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY ‘KLISMOS’ OCCASIONAL CHAIR
in the manner of Thomas Hope, the back with central roundel and ebony geometric inlay, with uprights and legs with ebony stripes, upholstered seat

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 July 2023
13 July 2023
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK BY ANTHONY LYNCH OF NEWBURY
Lot 329 Unsold
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK BY ANTHONY LYNCH OF NEWBURY
the 29cm brass dial with silvered chapter ring, pierced spandrels and automaton to arch, to the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, contained in case with shell capped cornice, split turned pillars to hood and arched trunk door, 217cm high
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023
13 July 2023

Total lots: 467

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