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Auction date Wednesday 24 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Head of Sale:

William Batt & Michael Roberts

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Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
680	A DUTCH WALNUT AND MARQUETRY TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS 19th century, the six drawers decorated with flowers issuing forth from cornucopias, each side panel inlaid with urns filled with flowers, terminating on stepped bracket feet, 159cm high x 99cm long…	£300 - £600	£420	View
681	A FRENCH EMPIRE MAHOGANY ROUND OCCASIONAL TABLE 19th century and later, with grey marble top, ormolu mounts of laurel leaves and deities in chariots, and terminating on lion paw feet, 78cm high x 50cm wide Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton…	£200 - £400	£240	View
682	A CARVED OAK COFFER OF SMALL PROPORTIONS 17th century, the front with fan carving and dated 1760, carved flowerheads to sides and with strap hinges, on later block feet, 45cm high x 54cm wide x 36cm deep	£100 - £200	£240	View
683	A GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY ‘SPIDER LEG’ TABLE the twin drop-leaf top on slender gateleg underframe, 71cm high x 76cm wide x 94cm long	£100 - £200	£60	View
684	A GERMAN BIEDERMEIER SATINWOOD SECRETAIRE A ABBATANT early 19th century, the fall front enclosing a bank of ten drawers, followed by two external drawers and one large door containing shelves beneath, terminating on rounded block feet, 135cm high x…	£400 - £600	-	View
685	A DUTCH WALNUT AND MARQUETRY BUREAU 19th century, decorated with garlands of flowers, foliage, and exotic birds throughout, the structure with three doors at the top with internal shelving, a pull-down cylinder fronted bureau with…	£400 - £600	£950	View
686	A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE the top with rounded edge over a plain frieze, on turned and gadrooned legs to brass toes and castors, 72.5cm high x 137cm wide x 126cm long when closed, together with three leaves at 61cm long and…	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,000	View
687	A LATE REGENCY LYRE-SHAPED TUB ARMCHAIR the velvet covers decorated with embroidered sprays of flowers, on turned front legs and outswept rear legs terminating in castors, 102cm high x 76cm wide x 80cm deep	£300 - £500	£260	View
688	A VICTORIAN EBONISED AND GILT METAL MOUNTED BOW-FRONTED CREDENZA inlaid in boxwood with leaf scrolls, the central section with fabric-covered shelf enclosed by a panelled door, flanked by glazed doors, on plinth support, 100cm high x 121cm wide x 39cm deep	£400 - £600	£300	View
689	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS with moulded top over a brushing slide, two short and three long graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 80cm high x 87cm wide x 49cm deep	£300 - £500	£280	View
690	A REGENCY EBONISED AND POLYCHROME PAINTED THREE SEATER SOFA the back and arms with pierced navette-shaped supports surmounted by trompe l'oeil Prince of Wales feathers, with caned seat and later padded cushion, 124cm long x 90cm high x 54cm deep	£400 - £600	£1,400	View
691	A YEW AND ELM GOTHIC WINDSOR ARMCHAIR, PROBABLY THAMES VALLEY late 18th/early 19th century, the lancet-shaped back with pierced splats, over a shaped seat, on cabriole front legs and turned rear legs joined by a crinoline stretcher, 106cm high x 55cm wide x…	-	-	View
692	A VICTORIAN EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR the arched top and central cartouche decorated with fruits and flowers, with beaded edge to the plate, 152cm high x 106cm wide x 5cm deep	£200 - £400	£280	View
693	A PAIR OF GEORGE IV MAHOGANY ARMORIAL HALL CHAIRS early 19th century, the klismos backs painted with a central polychrome panel of the Alston family crest, with rear sabre legs, 43cm long x 90cm high x 44cm deep (2)	£200 - £400	£420	View
694	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD LIBRARY BOOKCASE in the manner of Thomas Sheraton, the upper section with moulded cornice over an inlaid frieze, astragal glazed doors beneath opening to shelves, flanked by columns to each side terminating in gilded…	£600 - £1,000	£900	View
695	AN OAK PLATE RACK OR WALL SHELF 17th century or later, with three grooves for plates, naively embellished with carved 'egg and dart' bands, the first half of the body with seven spaced wooden ‘bars’, three opening as a door, the…	£200 - £400	£300	View
696	AN OAK COFFER 17th century, with twin-panelled hinged lid, and double-panelled front with a nulled-carved frieze, on extended stile supports, 59cm high x 116cm long x 54 cm wide	£200 - £300	£140	View
697	A PAIR OF SATIN BIRCH LOUNGE ARMCHAIRS early 19th century, with plain bar backs, rope twist splats, the deep seats later upholstered in red cloth, on square tapered legs and casters, each 70cm high x 65cm wide x 75 cm deep (2)	£200 - £400	£200	View
698	A GEORGE I WALNUT CHEST ON STAND early 18th century and later, the moulded top with cross-banding, with an arrangement of three short and three full length drawers, with shaped apron and raised tapering turned legs joined by…	£500 - £800	£320	View
699	AN EARLY GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY TEA TABLE of semi-circular outline, the double lifting top enclosing niche, above shaped apron, on four cabriole legs with pointed toes, 74cm high x 85cm wide x 39cm deep	£200 - £300	-	View
700	A GEORGE III OAK CHEST ON CHEST late 18th century, the moulded top with dentil cornice above three small drawers and three large drawers, with recessed side panels, the bottom section with two short and one long drawer, terminating…	£200 - £400	£160	View
701	A NAPOLEON III EBONISED AND PARCEL GILT PIER CABINET late 19th century, with elaborate ormolu pierced gallery atop, a glazed door to the centre flanked by angel mounts with two shelves within, decorated with heavy ormolu mounts throughout, terminating…	£300 - £600	£1,200	View
702	AN OAK AND MAHOGANY CAMPAIGN SECRETAIRE 19th century, of three basic panelled sections with brass reinforced hinges, carrying handles and securing hooks to the exterior, with interior chains and shelving, 137cm high x 63cm long x 37cm deep	£200 - £400	-	View
703	A GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION OVERMANTEL MIRROR 19th century, the large domed plate within a moulded border decorated with flowers and ribbons, the cresting centred by a shell motif and embellished with scrolling acanthus leaves, 183cm high x…	£200 - £400	£550	View
704	A GEORGE II BURR WALNUT AND MAHOGANY KNEEHOLE DESK 18th century and later, the rectangular moulded top over shallow frieze drawer, six small drawers and central cupboard with internal shelf, decorated with feather banding, and terminating on bracket…	£300 - £600	£300	View
705	AN OAK PLAQUE 18th century, carved in relief with a peasant carrying a bundle of sticks, 15cm x 10cm	£50 - £100	-	View
706	A LARGE LEAD PLANTER OR WATER BUTT 19th century or later, the front panel decorated with moulded stylised flowers and tendrils, with remnants of an external spout, approx. 69cm high x 73cm wide x 65cm deep; along with a section of…	£200 - £400	£1,000	View
707	A RECONSTITUTED STONE EAGLE 20th century, perched with wings outstretched positioned on a round socle, resting on an associated square plinth with scrolled corners and foliate decoration, 117cm high (including plinth) x 54cm…	£200 - £400	£200	View
708	A PAIR OF RECONSTITUTED STONE GARDEN URNS 20th century, of bulbous shape with "egg and dart" lips and vitruvian scrolled panels, on associated hexagonal bases, 51cm high x 54cm diameter (2)	£200 - £400	£550	View
709	A SET OF FOUR RECONSTITUTED STONE NEO-CLASSICAL URNS 20th century, with stone cast lion mask ring handles and griffon panels, terminating on foliated round bases, approx. 67cm high x 54cm diameter (4)	£200 - £400	£700	View
710	BLUNT, EDMUND M., 'THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT' thirteenth edition, published by Edmund and George W. Blunt, New York, June 1837, retaining folding plates including Chesapeake Bay, in original full brown calf binding	£100 - £200	£80	View
711	BOLT, CHARLES (ILLUS), THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT published by Day & Son, in folio size gilt tooled leather binding; together with Jones, Owen, 'Paradise & The Peri', in gilt tooled brown cloth binding (2)	£50 - £100	£30	View
712	BOWDICH, T.E, 'VOYAGE DANS LE PAYS D'ASHCANTIE' published by Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1819, original pink paper binding with paper half title	£100 - £200	-	View
713	BULWER-LYTTON, EDWARD, ‘THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII’ published by A and W Galignani and Co, Paris, 1834, in red three-quarter leather binding with black half title and marbled boards	£50 - £100	£60	View
714	BUTLER, ARTHUR G., ‘BRITISH BIRDS WITH THEIR NESTS AND EGGS’ illustrated by F.W. Frohawk, volumes 1-6, published by Brumby & Clarke, green three quarter cloth binding	£100 - £200	£70	View
715	BYRON, LORD GEORGE GORDON, ‘THE POETICAL WORKS’ published by John Murray, London, 1846, full maroon leather binding with gilt tooled spine	£50 - £100	£30	View
716	CHALMERS, ALEXANDER, ‘THE PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE’ new edition, volumes 1-8, printed for Longman et al, London 1847, in red leather binding with gilt tooled spines	£100 - £200	£190	View
717	CHING, RAYMOND, 'THE BIRD PAINTINGS' limited edition folio size presentation copy no. 355, signed in ink by Raymond Ching, including signed print 'Fledgling Owl', published by Heraclio Fournier, 1978, Zaehnsdorf brown leather binding;…	£200 - £400	-	View
718	CHING, RAYMOND, 'STUDIES & SKETCHES OF A BIRD PAINTER' publisher's copy from an edition of 500, signed by Raymond Ching, published by Lansdowne Editions, 1981, pale blue leather bound with box case; together with seven other Raymond Ching volumes (8)	£200 - £400	£240	View
719	CHING, RAYMOND, AN ILLUSTRATED AUTOGRAPH LETTER to Mr Tryon, dated Tuesday 23rd September 1969, with address of 32 Church Square, Rye, Sussex, landscape format, four pages, discussing various projects, blue cloth bound	£300 - £500	£280	View
720	DARWIN, CHARLES, ‘INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS’ published by John Murray, London, 1876, three-quarter leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with black half title	£50 - £100	£90	View
721	DU HALDE, P, 'THE GENERAL HISTORY OF CHINA' English edition, volumes 1-4, each with portrait frontispieces, printed by John Watts, Wild Court, London, 1736, gilt tooled brown calf bindings (4)	£100 - £200	£700	View
722	FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR, 'FORTY-ONE YEARS IN INDIA' new edition, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1900, red leather binding with gilt tooled spine	£50 - £100	£50	View
723	FORRESTER, MRS, 'FAIR WOMEN' volumes I-III; ‘Dolores’ volumes I-III; and ‘My Lord and My Lady’ volumes I and II, all published by Hurst and Blackett, London 1868, 1875 and 1882 respectively, in three quarter brown leather…	£100 - £200	£110	View
724	GUYON, ABBÉ DE, 'A NEW HISTORY OF THE EAST-INDIES' volumes I and II, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, London, 1756, in original spotted full calf binding with gilt tooled spines and half titles, volume two with book plate for Charles Longuet Higgins,…	£100 - £200	£70	View
725	HARGROVE, E., ‘THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE, TOWN AND FOREST OF KNARESBOROUGH’ fourth edition, printed by W. Blanchard, York, 1789, brown three-quarter leather binding with marbled boards	£30 - £50	£20	View
726	HOMER, ‘THE ODYSSEY’ Latin and Greek text, volumes I and II, published by the Clarendon Press, Oxford 1827, brown three-quarter leather binding, the spines with black and red half titles; together with two other…	£50 - £100	£240	View
727	HOUSMAN, LAURENCE, 'STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' illustrated by Edmund Dulac, limited edition 55/350 signed by Dulac, published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1907, vellum bound	£100 - £200	£100	View

Total lots: 547

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