Auction:
Wednesday 18th October at 10.30am
Lots 1 – 56 | Legacies from the Napoleonic Age
Lots 57 – 144 | Ceramics and Glass
Lots 145 – 250 | Pictures and Works of Art
Lots 251 – 257 | Clocks
Lots 258 – 273 | Rugs and Carpets
Lots 274 – 307 | Furniture
Lots 308 – 331 | Books and Maps
Lots 332 – 362 | Dorset
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Head of Sale:
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: ‘ADMIRAL NELSON’S GLORIOUS VICTORY’
hand coloured engraving, writing sheet celebrating The Battle of the Nile (1798), 48cm x 37.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from Stephen Rench, bookseller, April 2014. |
£100 - £200 | £550 | View |
| 2 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CARD CASE
inscribed: ‘FROM A PART OF H.M.S. VICTORY, When she bore Lord Nelson’s Flag at the battle of TRAFALGAR, 1805. Manufactured by E & E Emanuel Portsmouth’, 11cm high x 7cm wide
Provenance:… |
£200 - £400 | £180 | View |
| 3 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON AND THE VICTORY OF THE NILE 1799'
an engraved and hand coloured broadside, published London 1799, 43.5cm x 17.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from Preston Antiques Centre, 2013. |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 4 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: 'ADMIRAL LORD NELSON AND THE VICTORY OF THE NILE 1799'
engraved broadside, published London 1799, 45.5cm x 28.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from Steve Liddle, antiquarian bookseller, 2013. |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 5 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
including The Lancaster Gazette, dated November 16th 1805, announcing the death of Nelson and the Victory at Trafalgar; and The Times Newspaper, November 7th 1805, similarly announcing Nelson’s death…
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£40 - £60 | £90 | View |
| 6 | ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: FRAGMENTS OF A FRENCH TRICOLORE ENSIGN | £5,000 - £8,000 | - | View |
| 7 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: ‘DEATH OF TOM ALLEN’
a rare broadside offprint memorial to Tom Allen, Nelson’s faithful servant, comprising “Extracts from the Norwich Papers, December 1st and 8th, 1838.’’, published by John Stacy, three pages of 25cm x…
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£80 - £150 | £70 | View |
| 8 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: 'NELSON' SHEET MUSIC
composed by Braham and arranged by Brinley Richards, published by Joseph Williams, London, 1890, 32cm x 23cm; together with an act of parliament ‘to grant a certain annuity to Lady Viscountess Nelson…
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£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 9 |
ADMIRAL LORD NELSON INTEREST: A COMMEMORATIVE COPPER VESTA CASE
5cm high; and a commemorative medal, dated 1897, both apparently made from copper salvaged from the wrecked HMS Foudroyant, Nelson’s flagship, wrecked in 1897 off Blackpool (2)
Provenance: Purchased… |
£50 - £100 | £40 | View |
| 10 |
COMMANDER JAMES SPRATT (1771-1853) An autographed letter recounting his famous exploits
when he single-handedly boarded the French “L’ Aigle”, cutlass between his teeth, on two sheets of bifold paper, the last three pages blank
Provenance: Purchased from T & W Auctions, Tunbridge… |
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 11 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY A portrait of John Alexander Phillips
oil on board, inscribed to verso ‘General Phillips (as a boy)’, 24.5cm x 19.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from Clevedon Salerooms Fine Arts Sale, 20th November 2014, Lot 146. Note: John Alexander… |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 12 |
TRAFALGAR INTEREST: A ‘VICTORY OFF TRAFALGAR’ COMMEMORATIVE CARD
decorated with a stylised representation of Nelson’s famous signal, a manuscript presentation to the reverse: 'to the Naval Committee at the Trafalgar Hotel, Norwich, by Mr. P. Scott, October 21st…
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£40 - £60 | £40 | View |
| 13 |
SIR EDWARD CODRINGTON (1770-1851) A letter to J. W. Croker at the Admiralty
in which it mentions ‘the boy’s head has caught ringworm and so is not fit’, this likely refers to his son Henry Codrington (1808-1877) who also became an admiral, 18.5cm x 11cm; together with an…
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£80 - £150 | £70 | View |
| 14 |
ADMIRAL JAMES HANWAY PLUMRIDGE (1788-1863) A letter to Edward Gifford
the author of Deeds of Naval Daring, congratulating him on his brother’s CB, and asking him about the Egypt Medal, to which he was entitled, three sides of 18.5cm x 11.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from… |
£80 - £150 | £90 | View |
| 15 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'HMS Victory'
chromolithograph, depicting the ship moored at Portsmouth, 30cm x 45.5cm; together with ‘Battle of Trafalgar- Oct. 21st 1805’, coloured aquatint, plate III from J. Jenkins ‘Naval Achievements’,…
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 16 |
ADMIRAL SIR ELIAB HARVEY (1758-1830) A signed letter
dated November 9th 1815, in which he disclaims the responsibility of his wife from a debt, 23cm x 18cm
Provenance: Purchased from JG Autographs, USA, October 2014. Note: Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey… |
£150 - £250 | £140 | View |
| 17 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY The Battle of Trafalgar
depicting HMS Victory breaking through the line and engaging with the Bucentaure, indistinctly signed lower right, watercolour on paper, 60.5cm x 95cm
Provenance: Thomas Roddick & Metcalf… |
£400 - £800 | £480 | View |
| 18 |
VICE ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS MASTERMAN HARDY (1769-1839) An autographed letter to Elizabeth Norgrove
sent from on board the HMS Victory, 25th December 1805, Elizabeth Norgrove was mother of James Norgrove, a marine killed at the Battle of Trafalgar, mounted, 22cm x 18cm
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£1,000 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 19 |
VICE ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS FRANCIS FREEMANTLE (1765-1819) A signed letter
dated 1813 and sent from HMS Milford during the Siege of Trieste, two sides 23cm x 18.5cm
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£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 20 |
SIR GEORGE GREY, 1ST BARONET 'The Memorial of Captain George Grey, Royal Navy'
addressed to the Duke of Portland, a former and future Prime Minister of Britain, dated August 1790, outlining his naval services, including capture of the French in the West Indies, serving as…
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£100 - £200 | £80 | View |
| 21 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait of Admiral Sir Philip Charles Durham (1763-1845)
watercolour on paper, depicted as a young man in naval undress uniform, inscribed verso ‘Admiral Sir Philip Durham Left by Lady Erskine’, 12cm x 9.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from a dealer in 2013. |
£2,000 - £4,000 | - | View |
| 22 |
VICE ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD KING, 2ND BARONET KCB (1774-1834) A signed order
to Captain F. E. Lock, Commander of HMS Eden, dated 6th October 1818, on headed notepaper, instructing Captain Lock to place himself and his ship under Admiral King’s command, 24cm x 20cm
Provenance… |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 23 |
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR INTEREST: A WILLIAM IV 18CT GOLD AND BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING
the enamel band inscribed ‘Vice Admiral Sir Richard King Bart KCB’, inscribed internally ‘Ob 5th August 1834 at 62’, hallmarked London, 1834, size N, approx 6g
Provenance: Purchased from Bespoke… |
£700 - £1,000 | £700 | View |
| 24 |
THE NAVAL CHRONICLE, IN EIGHT VOLUMES, CONTAINING THE SIGNATURE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON (1758-1805)
comprising Volumes I and II (1799); Volumes III and IV (1800); Volumes V and VI (1801); and Volumes VII and VIII (1802), being the first four years of The Naval Chronicle, which ran from 1799-1818 (8)
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£5,000 - £7,000 | - | View |
| 25 |
KITCHENER, WILLIAM: THE SEA SONGS OF CHARLES DIBDIN
London, 1823, first edition, inscribed to E.H. Baily (1788-1867) from a sincere friend, with Baily's armorial bookplate, with black Morocco binding
Provenance: Purchased from Westfield Books, York,… |
£100 - £200 | £200 | View |
| 26 |
A SMALL 18TH CENTURY IRON NAVAL CANNON
the tapered barrel with plain trunnions, 28cm long, 5/8” bore
Provenance: Purchased from The Hayhurst Collection in 2016. |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 27 |
NUTTALL, JAMES: 'NELSONS GRAND VICTORY'
a rare broadside printed by W. Cowdray of Manchester, c.1805, celebrating the victory at Trafalgar, the single sheet measures 27cm x 9.5cm, mounted on paper
Provenance: Purchased from a dealer, 15th… |
£100 - £200 | £80 | View |
| 28 |
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR INTEREST: Three autographed letters from Thomas Reynolds
the assistant surgeon on board HMS Ajax at the battle of Trafalgar, the letters dated 18th of April, 17th June and 12th September 1805, in the run up to action at Cape Finisterre and Trafalgar, all…
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£150 - £250 | £140 | View |
| 29 |
FRENCH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A memorial commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar
the centre with an urn and flowers, a figure of Napoleon to one side, indistinct inscription to the bottom, dated 1805, watercolour, 24cm x 21.5cm
Provenance: Purchased from Merlin Antiques, 20th… |
£100 - £200 | £90 | View |
| 30 |
ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES BULLEN: A SIGNED FREE FRONT ENVELOPE
addressed to John Caton of Woodbastwick, Norwich, dated 1837, 7cm x 14cm; together with a copy of a letter from a seaman on board the Victory, a contemporary copy of James Bagley’s famous letter to…
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£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 31 |
A 19TH CENTURY NAUTICAL BRASS TELESCOPE
single draw with waxed rope bound barrel, 34cm extending to 57cm long
Provenance: Purchased privately circa 2015. |
£50 - £100 | £70 | View |
| 32 |
VICE ADMIRAL SIR HENRY BLACKWOOD, 1ST BARONET GCH KCB (1770-1832) A signed letter
three pages, dated March 6th 1814, addressed to a prize agent regarding a schooner captured by HMS Briton in sight of the squadron, 25cm x 20cm
Provenance: Purchased from a private collection,… |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 33 |
SMITH, JOHN THOMAS (1766-1833) A view of Nelson's Funeral
‘An Accurate View from the House of W. Tunnard Esq. on the Bankside, adjoining the site of Shakespeare’s Theatre, on Wednesday the 8th January 1806; when the remains of the Great Admiral Nelson were…
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£300 - £500 | £500 | View |
| 34 |
A PARIAN WARE BUST OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON (1758-1805)
on a socle base, 25.5cm high
Provenance: The Hayhurst Collection, purchased 2016. |
£50 - £100 | £750 | View |
| 35 |
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR AND NAVAL INTEREST: A SMALL COLLECTION OF TREEN
including a wooden candlestick made from the teak taken from HMS Spartiate, with inscribed brass plaque, 8.5cm high; a treen ashtray, affixed with a brass plaque inscribed 'From the Teak of H.M.S.…
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£80 - £150 | £70 | View |
| 36 |
VICE ADMIRAL PIERRE-CHARLES VILLENEUVE (1763-1806) A signed letter
written on a single leaf, a ten line order to his officers informing them of the appointment of Admiral Decres to command Forts Manoel and Ricacoli and insisting on the readiness of the reserve…
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£1,200 - £1,500 | - | View |
| 37 |
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR INTEREST: A SCRAPBOOK INCLUDING ORIGINAL SKETCHES DEPICTING THE AFTERMATH
apparently belonging to Admiral Sir William Henry Pierson (1782-1858), the disbound contents are identified by an owner’s label and an inscription on a separate leaf “Lady Pierson”, the book includes…
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£2,000 - £4,000 | £1,800 | View |
| 38 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait of Lieutenant Richard Douglas
pencil sketch on paper, unsigned, inscribed below, 18cm x 15cm
Provenance: Purchased from John Martin Fine Art, London, 21st February 2020. Note: Douglas was born at Plymouth in 1788, he joined HMS… |
£150 - £250 | £140 | View |
| 39 |
ADMIRAL SIR PULTENEY MALCOLM (1768-1838) A signed letter
to his coach maker from HMS Donegal, addressed to Messrs Cooke, Coachmakers of London, instructing them to deliver his Post Chaise to Captain Godby of the Royal Navy, 18cm x 15cm
Provenance:… |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 40 |
ADMIRAL WILLIAM CARNEGIE, 7TH EARL OF NORTHESK KCB (1756-1831) A signed letter
dated October 6th 1797, a two page letter from the then-Captain Earl, regarding a letter that had not reached his ship the Monmouth, and discussing the road from Dundee to Montrose, 23cm x 19cm
… |
£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 41 |
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR INTEREST: A SIGNED LETTER FROM THE WIDOW OF CAPTAIN JOHN COOKE (1762-1805)
a two page signed letter from Louisa Cook, dated 1830, 23cm x 18cm
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 42 |
AN 18TH CENTURY MINIATURE BRONZE NAVAL CANNON
with tapered barrel and plain trunnions, 24.5cm long, 1/2” bore
Provenance: Purchased from The Hayhurst Collection in 2016. |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 43 |
'NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE MARY ROSE, AT SPITHEAD, JULY 20, 1545
FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, &;C. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM’, published by S. Horsey, 1844, bound in the wood of the wreck, 9.2cm high
Provenance: Purchased form The Hayhurst Collection in 2016. Note… |
£300 - £500 | £420 | View |
| 44 |
ASCRIBED TO MATTHEW HAUGHTON (1772-1848) A portrait of Benjamin Danford
inscribed verso, oil on bevelled board, unframed, 21cm x 16cm
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£200 - £400 | £220 | View |
| 45 |
NAVAL INTEREST: A SMALL COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA
including a commemorative medal depicting the John Williams Missionary ship, launched 1844, named after the missionary killed by Pacific island natives in 1839, white metal in oak frame, 3.8cm wide;…
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 46 |
'A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE AT SPITHEAD, AUGUST, 1782
INCLUDING TRACEY’S ATTEMPT TO RAISE HER IN 1783, ALSO, COL. PASLEY’S OPERATIONS IN REMOVING THE SHIP, BY GUNPOWDER, IN 1839-40-41’, published 1842 by S. Horsey, 1842, bound in wood salvaged from the…
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£150 - £250 | £140 | View |
| 47 |
"RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE REV. A. J. SCOTT, D.D. LORD NELSON'S CHAPLAIN"
first edition, published Saunders and Otley, London, 1842; together with an original letter from A. J. Scott to Thomas Ryden Esq that discusses an instant mentioned in the book, pg 256/257, where…
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£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 48 |
A HALF BLOCK MODEL OF HMS VICTORY
resin mounted on wood, 30cm high x 86cm wide
Provenance: Purchased form the Nelson Society in January 2023. |
£50 - £100 | £80 | View |
