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Head of Sale:
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 1 |
JACOB BODENDICK (fl. 1661-1688): AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF CHARLES II SILVER GINGER JARS AND COVERS
the base of each struck with the mark of Jacob Bodendick (fl. 1661-1688), London, the oviform bodies richly embossed and chased with flowering scrollwork inhabited by putti, one blowing a horn, and…
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£15,000 - £25,000 | - | View |
| 2 |
AN IMPORTANT CHARLES II ‘CHINOISERIE’ SILVER MONTEITH
makers mark of John Tassell, London 1685, with a scalloped and indented moulded rim, the body composed of six panels, one engraved with the armorial and crest of Ralph Grey, later the 4th Baron Grey…
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£20,000 - £40,000 | £20,000 | View |
| 3 |
A PAIR OF GEORGE I HEXAGONAL SILVER CANDLESTICKS
with the makers mark of James Seabrook, London 1716, each with a faceted nozzle and a conforming stem, on a domed hexagonal base, 19cm high (c.22 tr. ozs combined)
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£2,000 - £4,000 | £2,400 | View |
| 4 |
PAUL DE LAMERIE (1688-1751): A GEORGE I SILVER SHAVING BOWL
makers mark of Paul de Lamerie, London 1724, of typical form with an indented broad rim engraved with the armorial of James Medlycott (1658-1731) enclosed by a shell and leafy-scroll mantling, the…
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£15,000 - £25,000 | - | View |
| 5 |
PAUL DE LAMERIE (1688-1751): A GEORGE I SILVER SHAVING MIRROR
makers mark of Paul de Lamerie, London 1727, of shaped oval form retaining the original mirror plate, in a moulded border, on simple scroll feet, the top of the frame engraved with the crest of James…
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£10,000 - £20,000 | £15,000 | View |
| 6 |
A GEORGE II SILVER TUREEN
by Edward Wakelin, London 1751, of oval serpentine outline, engraved with arms of Lowther for William, 1st Earl of Lonsdale K.G. (1757-1844), 46.5cm long, the later liner by George Clements, London…
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£1,500 - £2,500 | - | View |
| 7 |
PAUL STORR (1770-1844): A GEORGE III SILVER HOT WATER POT
London, 1793, of Neoclassical urn shape with reed mounts, 29cm high, (c.17 tr. ozs gross weight)
Provenance: Private collection, Dorset. |
£1,500 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 8 |
A VICTORIAN SILVER NINE LIGHT CANDELABRUM
by Walter and John Barnard, London 1885, modelled with allegorical figures of Music and Learning; together with a matching pair of dessert stands, engraved with the arms of Hill granted to Sidney…
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£6,000 - £8,000 | £14,000 | View |
| 9 |
OMAR RAMSDEN (1873–1939): A SILVER INKWELL
London, 1936, of Art Deco design, with lifting top and scrolled sides, 8cm high x 22cm wide x 14cm deep, engraved to back edge ‘Omar Ramsden Me Fecit’ (c.30 tr. ozs gross weight)
Provenance: Private… |
£1,500 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 10 |
AN EDWARDIAN GOLD-COLOURED METAL DIAMOND AND EMERALD BROOCH
the central emerald approx. 7.2mm x 7mm, surrounded by an open square containing twelve rose-cut diamonds approx. 2.5mm each, with a further two pear-shaped, rose-cut claw-set diamonds approx. 5.4mm…
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£2,000 - £4,000 | £1,200 | View |
| 11 |
AN EDWARDIAN EMERALD AND DIAMOND NÉGLIGÉE NECKLACE
circa 1910, the fine link chain suspending four step cut emeralds from circular antique-cut diamond surmounts, the centre composed of a larger step-cut emerald measuring approximately 8.41mm x 7.65mm…
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£4,000 - £8,000 | - | View |
| 12 |
A TRIPLE STRAND CULTURED PEARL NECKLACE
with 18ct white gold diamond set clasp in the form of a four leaf clover, comprising one hundred and thirty pearls approx. 5.5mm diameter, length approx. 37cm, diamond weight c.1ct (c.98g gross…
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£5,000 - £7,000 | - | View |
| 13 |
OMEGA ALASKA PROJECT: A GENTLEMAN’S STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET WATCH
(Speedmaster Professional) with manual wind movement, the white dial with triple subsidiary dials, black luminous hands and red seconds hand, ref. no. 31132423004001, watch no. 77207011, calibre no.…
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£12,000 - £15,000 | - | View |
| 14 |
A WORCESTER HEXAGONAL VASE AND COVER
circa 1770, painted in colours with exotic birds amongst fruiting plants, the powder blue ground with gilt foliage, 40cm high
Provenance: The collection of Sir George Armytage Previously sold at… |
£1,000 - £2,000 | £3,200 | View |
| 15 |
AN IMPORTANT VIENNA (DU PAQUIER) TWO-HANDLED OVAL TUREEN AND COVER
circa 1740, from the Liechtenstein service, painted in Schwarzlot and lightly enriched with gilding, the tureen of ogee form with moulded scroll handle, the sides painted with game birds on a…
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£2,000 - £4,000 | - | View |
| 16 |
ROYAL INTEREST: A SILVER PRESENTATION BOX GIFTED FROM ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES (LATER KING EDWARD VII) TO VALENTINE PRINSEP
on the occasion of Prinsep’s wedding, with inscription to the front “To Val Prinsep R.A. on his marriage from Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, 28 July 1884”, the box by FB Thomas & Co, London 1881…
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£800 - £1,500 | £800 | View |
| 17 |
ROYAL INTEREST: A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT OF PRINCE GEORGE, DUKE OF YORK, THE FUTURE KING GEORGE V
a gift to his son, the future King Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor), silver print, the circular head and shoulders portrait mounted on card, the mount signed in pencil by the sitter “For darling…
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£800 - £1,500 | £900 | View |
| 18 |
AN EARLY RENAISSANCE BOOK WITH LOCAL CONNECTION
TERENTIUS AFER, Publius.
COMOEDIAE. Commentries of Donatus and Guido Juvenalis, edited by Jodocus Badius Ascensius. Lyon: Johann Trechsel, 29 August 1493. |
£500 - £1,000 | £2,600 | View |
| 19 |
REV. JOHN HUTCHINS MA (1698–1773) ‘THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY OF DORSET’
1861, 3rd edition corrected and augmented and improved by W. Shipp and JW Hodson, extra-illustrated by the addition of numerous views, drawings, portraits etc., 10 volumes, calf bound
This important… |
£10,000 - £20,000 | - | View |
| 20 |
HARDY, Thomas. MAX GATE. Archive of material concerning the building at Max Gate including the original building of Hardy’s house (1884) and his additions to it (1894)
The official plans for Thomas Hardy’s self-designed house Max Gate. Hardy moved into the house just outside Dorchester in June 1885 and lived there with his first wife Emma and then with his second…
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£30,000 - £50,000 | - | View |
| 21 |
HARDY, Thomas. Als re Athelhampton Church to Mr A C de Lafontaine at Athelhampton.
3pp. in ink on Max Gate headed paper. Dated January 11, 1917. Signed “Yours sincerely Th.s Hardy”, with the original envelope
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£800 - £1,200 | £3,600 | View |
| 22 |
HARDY, Thomas. Dorchester (Dorset), With Its Surroundings. Ordnance Map.
1st edition, 1905-1906. One of the Homeland Handbooks series (vol. 46).
8vo., original printed wrappers. Foreword by Mr Thomas Hardy. Topographical plates. Housed in a blue cloth chemise |
£800 - £1,000 | £800 | View |
| 23 |
HARDY, Thomas. Notes on Stinsford Church.
Original 4pp. original typescript in the form of a letter to the Restoration Committee of the Church, dated April 1909 from the Athenaeum in London, signed in Hardy’s hand in ink, ‘Yours very truly,…
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£1,000 - £1,500 | £1,600 | View |
| 24 |
HARDY, Thomas. Address by Thomas Hardy on laying a commemoration stone at Dorchester Grammar School, 21 July 1927.
Original 5pp. typescript sewn with string, with ink and pencil corrections by Thomas Hardy. This is the script he used at the stone laying and which was later used by Cambridge University Press to…
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£5,000 - £8,000 | - | View |
