Head of Sale:
Auction:
Thursday 30th January at 10.30am
including the contents of Wabey House, Upwey.
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 145 |
MISS M. RICHARDS (early 20th century) A shoulder-length profile portrait of a lady
monogrammed in pencil MR, miniature portrait on ivory, 6.5cm x 5.5cm, gilt moulded frame with internal card slip printed 'Miss M. Richards Miniature Painter'
Ivory Submission Reference: U7HC6CHU … |
£100 - £200 | £50 | View |
| 146 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A shoulder-length portrait of Muriel Paddon (née Savory)
dated 1911, miniature painting thought to be on ivory, 7.5cm x 5.5cm, in paste set white metal frame
Ivory Submission Reference: 7VMR5M67 Provenance: A Dorset Estate. |
£80 - £150 | - | View |
| 147 |
A CASED SET OF TWENTY-FOUR ITALIAN 'GRAND TOUR' PLASTER INTAGLIOS
19th century, sixteen after Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and eight after Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), mounted in a later gilt framed case with an index to the reverse, 27cm x 18cm overall
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£100 - £200 | £650 | View |
| 148 |
A NEAR EASTERN CARVED ALABASTER LIONESS
probably South Arabian, 4th-1st century BC, well figured in a recumbent pose with carved detail to the head, feet, ribs and tail, 11.5cm high x 22.5cm long
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£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 149 |
ASCRIBED TO FRANCOIS 'IL FIAMMINGO' DUQUESNOY (1597-1643) An important ivory plaque
boldly carved in relief with children and dog at play, 11.3cm x 13.4cm
Outstandingly high artistic, cultural or historical value certificate issued no. 5PUX1A8 Provenance: Handwritten label pasted… |
£500 - £1,000 | £650 | View |
| 150 |
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A pair of brass marly horses
signed to the bases, raised on wooden plinths, 41cm high (2)
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£50 - £100 | £320 | View |
| 151 |
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A pair of bronze marly horses
on naturalistic plinth bases, 43.5cm high (2)
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£300 - £500 | £300 | View |
| 152 |
AFTER CHRISTOPHE-GABRIEL ALLEGRAIN (1710-1795) 'Vénus Sortant du Bain (Venus after the Bath)'
20th century, white-painted composite stone, on a turned plinth base, 130.5cm high
Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth. |
£50 - £100 | £100 | View |
| 153 |
PIERRE PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843) A bronzed copper plaque
cast in relief with a Bacchanalian scene of a seated Pan holding grapes aloft, surrounded by boisterous putti, signed lower right and dated 1783, 15cm x 18.5cm
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 154 |
AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÈNE (1810-1879) A patinated bronze group of rutting stags
signed to the base, 29cm high x 58cm wide
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£700 - £1,000 | £700 | View |
| 155 |
EMMANUEL FREMIET (1824-1910) A figure of a seated cat wearing ruff collar
signed, ormolu, 5.5cm high, etched mark for F. Barbedienne, Paris to reverse foot
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 156 |
EUGENE CARTIER (1861-1943) A patinated bronze figure of a Jaguar
signed 'Cartier' to the base, figured naturistically roaring from a rocky outcrop, 34cm high x 64cm wide
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£500 - £1,000 | £1,100 | View |
| 157 |
SAMUEL PARKER (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) A bronze bust of William IV
after the model by Samuel Joseph (1791-1850), inscribed to the front, 14cm high
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 158 |
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A black painted spelter figure of horse and rider
the figure modelled wearing a wolf's head cloak and swinging an axe, on a wooden plinth base, 43cm high x 35cm long
Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth. |
£40 - £80 | £20 | View |
| 159 |
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A plaster bust of a young girl
wearing a bonnet, figured smiling on a naturalistic base moulded with flowers, 47cm high
Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth. |
£40 - £80 | £60 | View |
| 160 |
A PAIR OF BLACK PAINTED COMPOSITE CHERUBS
20th century, each figured holding a drilled torchère, on naturalistic plinth bases, 83cm high (2)
Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth. |
£80 - £150 | - | View |
| 161 |
A RUSSIAN BRASS AND ENAMEL ICON
19th century, figured with Christ crucified and angels above, with carved motifs and text to the ground, 28.5cm high x 15cm wide, set in a painted mount, 34cm high x 19cm wide
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£100 - £200 | £120 | View |
| 162 |
A RUSSIAN BRASS AND ENAMEL ICON
19th/20th century, figured with Christ crucified against a blue and white ground, with scripture carved in relief, 23cm high x 14.5cm wide
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£50 - £100 | £90 | View |
| 163 |
A POLYNESIAN BIRD HEAD CLUB OR WAR PICK
probably New Caledonia, 19th century, with a carved handle, 53cm high, the blade 40cm long
Provenance: Inherited by the family in the early 1900's, and thence by descent. Note: See a very similar… |
£300 - £500 | £4,400 | View |
| 164 |
A MAORI CARVED WOOD WAHAIKA
20th century, carved with a humanoid figure and inlaid with shell, 36cm long
Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth. |
£50 - £100 | £30 | View |
| 165 |
CAPTAIN DONALD JOHN GREY, R.M. (1901/2-1944) AN IMPORTANT MILITARY COLLECTION
showcasing his military career with the Royal Marines, comprising 1914-18 medal and Great War medal awarded whilst a Private in the R.M.L.I.; a George V silver waiter by Gladwin Ltd, Sheffield 1929,…
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£1,000 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 166 |
FOUR 'CIVIL WAR' BULLETS
17th century, reputedly found at Arlescote, Edgehill; together with an accompanying 19th century handwritten note (5)
Provenance: The accompanying note states 'Bullets dug up in the Arlescote garden… |
£100 - £200 | £220 | View |
| 167 |
A VICTORIAN 7TH (PRINCESS ROYAL'S) DRAGOON GUARDS OFFICER'S HELMET
1871 pattern, the diamond-cut frontal plate inscribed 'The Princess Royal's Dragoon Guards' around the 'VR' cypher, the helmet applied with laurel branches and rose pattern chin chain supporters,…
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£1,000 - £2,000 | £1,100 | View |
| 168 |
A ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT 2ND BATTALION RED SILK BAG
19th century, bearing oval crest with sequinned dragon and worded 'China' relating to the Regiment's involvement in the Opium Wars of 1840-3, the flap embroidered with initials 'A.T.E.' for Arthur…
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£100 - £200 | £260 | View |
| 169 |
DORSET INTEREST: AN EXTRAORDINARY ‘FATHER AND SON’ DORSET REGIMENT ARCHIVE
relating to Sgt William J Burton No. 3401 (1867-1854) and his son L.Cpl William James Burton No. 8530 (1893-1914), who both served with the Dorset Regiment in the Boer War and First World War…
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£2,000 - £4,000 | £1,500 | View |
| 170 |
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL INTEREST: A SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH AND ACCOMPANYING MODEL
the photograph depicting Sir Winston seated and surveying a gun site, signed and dated lower right, an inscription to the lower left reads: 'This signed photograph of Churchill visiting a gun-site is…
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£200 - £400 | £1,300 | View |
| 171 |
ROYAL INTEREST: A SIGNED CABINET PHOTO OF PRINCE GEORGE
later George V (1865-1936), signed lower left and inscribed to the base: 'HMS Bacchante, Gibraltar, July... 1882', 16cm x 10cm
Note: This is probably a photograph from one of the nine albums… |
£100 - £200 | £130 | View |
| 172 |
ROYAL INTEREST: A SIGNED CABINET PHOTO OF PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR 'EDDY'
Duke of Clarence (1864-1892), signed to the base and inscribed: 'Gibraltar July '82', 16cm x 10cm
Note: This is probably a photograph from one of the nine albums compiled following Prince Albert… |
£100 - £200 | £80 | View |
| 173 |
ROYAL INTEREST: A SIGNED CABINET PHOTO OF ALFRED, DUKE OF EDINBURGH (1844-1906)
signed and dated 1884 to the base, 15.5cm x 9.5cm
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£100 - £200 | £60 | View |
| 174 |
A CHARLES II ROYALIST GILT BRONZE BADGE
issued in exile, depicted crowned with long flowing hair, the reverse engraved with Royal shield within Garter, 3.8cm x 3.2cm; together with two accompanying letters from J. Shum Cox, The University…
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£200 - £400 | £340 | View |
| 175 |
A VICTORIAN LINEN HANDKERCHIEF - ‘INDUSTRIAL PALACE, SOUTH KENSINGTON, 1862’
printed in purple with a view of the Crystal Palace and visitors within floral spray and vermicelli circle border, 63cm x 65cm
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 176 |
A CONTINENTAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEF
early 19th century, printed in purple with pennant and flagpole, the pennant with heraldic device depicting crowned shield and two Wildmen, 62cm high x 68cm wide, monogrammed red stitching 'EG'
… |
£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 177 |
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III POLISHED STEEL AND MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTONS
with flowerhead carved centres, each 3.5cm diameter, contained in card box annotated in ink to lid 'Buttons worn by John Loveday at his Wedding at Wardington 1777 on his white coat'
Provenance: By… |
£100 - £200 | £170 | View |
| 178 |
A LOCK OF HAIR ASCRIBED TO FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886)
dated 1839, with a monogrammed leather cigar case, with four cigars to the interior, belonging to Liszt by repute of the family; a pressed and framed flower with inscription "found on Liszt's grave";…
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£200 - £400 | £1,000 | View |
| 179 |
FRANZ LISZT (1811-1886): A HANDWRITTEN LETTER
dated 1838, in correspondence with Liszt's publisher in Paris, Maurice Schlesinger (1798-1871), writing continues verso, 29cm high x 36cm wide
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£1,000 - £2,000 | £500 | View |
| 180 |
A VICTORIAN DAGUERREOTYPE PHOTOGRAPH OF GEORGE BOWER (1826-1911)
depicted seated and wearing tartan waistcoat, 7cm x 5.5cm, within arched gilt inner mount and brown leather case
Provenance: By repute, family descent to the present owner. Note: George Bower (1827… |
£100 - £200 | £120 | View |
| 181 |
MATTHIAS (MATTHEW) BUCHINGER (1674-1740) A HANDWRITTEN NOTE
worded ‘Norwich/Oct the 4. 1733/This was Written by/Matthew Buchinger/born Without/Hands or Feet/1674/in Germany’, parts of text reversed and mirrored, 9cm x 12cm
Provenance: Hunstanton Hall,… |
£500 - £1,000 | £1,400 | View |
| 182 |
'COPY OF THE DIPLOMA OF THE ORDER OF SANTA CAROLINA'
an intriguing printed paper document, dated Jerusalem, 14th July 1816, printed by W. Glindon, Rupert Street, Haymarket, 25.5cm x 20cm, outlining the six tennets of the Order of St. Caroline; together…
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 183 |
A MERTON PRIORY WAX SEAL
probably 16th century, 8cm x 5cm, with an attached portion of a Latin document, possibly a rental agreement
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£100 - £200 | £1,200 | View |
| 184 |
FOUR 18TH CENTURY HANDWRITTEN RECEIPTS
comprising three early 18th century Milliners or Tailors examples dated 1725, 1727 and 1729 respectively, one addressed to a Lady Deloss, and a Robert and Thomas Makepeace Goldsmiths and Jewellers,…
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£80 - £150 | £50 | View |
| 185 |
A CUT PAPER BIRDCAGE
early 19th century, of concertina action, the exterior painted with cottage and figures and hung internally with a cut-out pendant bird, all mounted to square annotated card, 14.5cm square, contained…
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£80 - £150 | £550 | View |
| 186 |
A PART SET OF 'HORRID POPISH PLOT' PLAYING CARDS BY HUNT & SONS
after a design by Francis Barlow, with captions beneath, composed of four suits, the paper images c.1678 and later laid onto card c.1800, each c.9cm x c.5.5cm, complete with Hunt & Sons 'Duty…
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£700 - £1,000 | £950 | View |
| 187 |
AN ENGLISH NEEDLEWORK TAPESTRY
signed F. B. H and dated 1949, depicting a verdure landscape with a waterfall to the distance, 83cm x 130cm
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£150 - £250 | - | View |
| 188 |
AN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE BEDSPREAD
late 19th/early 20th century, decorated throughout with repeating urns issuing blossoming flowers, 230cm x 280cm
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£100 - £200 | £70 | View |
| 189 |
A WILLIAM AND MARY LINEN BAND SAMPLER
by Sarah Letheiuler, 21st August 1695, aged 12, worked in coloured threads with alphabet, numerals and religious verse 'Favour is Deceitful and Beauty is Vain, but a Woman that feareth the Lord she…
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£200 - £400 | £500 | View |
| 190 |
TWO PAIRS OF WILLIAM IV MINIATURE EMBROIDERED BOOTS
worked in coloured threads by 'Emma C. Richter, aged 10 years, London Orphan Asylum 1834', mounted on embossed card
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£100 - £200 | £1,000 | View |
| 191 |
A RED SILK EPIPHANY BOX
19th century, with gilt braid edging, the lid with a star finial formed of sequins, 10cm high x 21xm wide x 14cm deep, containing three similar drawstring bags for gold leaf, frankincense and myrrh,…
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 192 |
A VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE WORK BOX
the hinged lid inlaid with shell and decorated with flowers and vines, opening to a fitted interior with small compartments, on a baluster turned stem to quadruped base, 76cm high x 41cm wide x 33cm…
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£200 - £400 | £320 | View |
