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Auction date Thursday 30 January 2025 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


Auction: 

Thursday 30th January at 10.30am

including the contents of Wabey House, Upwey.


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Total lots: 458

MISS M. RICHARDS (early 20th century) A shoulder-length profile portrait of a lady
Lot 145 Sold
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

Provenance: A Dorset Estate.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A shoulder-length portrait of Muriel Paddon (née Savory)
Lot 146 Unsold
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.
Estimate: £80 - £150
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A CASED SET OF TWENTY-FOUR ITALIAN 'GRAND TOUR' PLASTER INTAGLIOS
Lot 147 Sold
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
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A NEAR EASTERN CARVED ALABASTER LIONESS
Lot 148 Sold
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
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ASCRIBED TO FRANCOIS 'IL FIAMMINGO' DUQUESNOY (1597-1643) An important ivory plaque
Lot 149 Sold
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 verso states purchased Autumn 1892, by repute purchased by the present vendor's uncle at auction in the 1950's, thence by family descent.
Literature: François Duquesnoy or Frans Duquesnoy (12 January 1597 – 18 July 1643) was a Flemish…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A pair of brass marly horses
Lot 150 Sold
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A pair of brass marly horses
signed to the bases, raised on wooden plinths, 41cm high (2)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A pair of bronze marly horses
Lot 151 Sold
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A pair of bronze marly horses
on naturalistic plinth bases, 43.5cm high (2)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER CHRISTOPHE-GABRIEL ALLEGRAIN (1710-1795) 'Vénus Sortant du Bain (Venus after the Bath)'
Lot 152 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
PIERRE PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843) A bronzed copper plaque
Lot 153 Sold
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
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÈNE (1810-1879) A patinated bronze group of rutting stags
Lot 154 Sold
AFTER PIERRE-JULES MÈNE (1810-1879) A patinated bronze group of rutting stags
signed to the base, 29cm high x 58cm wide
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
EMMANUEL FREMIET (1824-1910) A figure of a seated cat wearing ruff collar
Lot 155 Sold
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
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
EUGENE CARTIER (1861-1943) A patinated bronze figure of a Jaguar
Lot 156 Sold
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
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
SAMUEL PARKER (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) A bronze bust of William IV
Lot 157 Unsold
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
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A black painted spelter figure of horse and rider
Lot 158 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £80
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A plaster bust of a young girl
Lot 159 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £80
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A PAIR OF BLACK PAINTED COMPOSITE CHERUBS
Lot 160 Unsold
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.
Estimate: £80 - £150
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A RUSSIAN BRASS AND ENAMEL ICON
Lot 161 Sold
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
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A RUSSIAN BRASS AND ENAMEL ICON
Lot 162 Sold
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
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A POLYNESIAN BIRD HEAD CLUB OR WAR PICK
Lot 163 Sold
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 comparable in the Horniman Museum, museum number 10.69.
Hammer price: £4,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A MAORI CARVED WOOD WAHAIKA
Lot 164 Sold
A MAORI CARVED WOOD WAHAIKA
20th century, carved with a humanoid figure and inlaid with shell, 36cm long

Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
CAPTAIN DONALD JOHN GREY, R.M. (1901/2-1944) AN IMPORTANT MILITARY COLLECTION
Lot 165 Unsold
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, engraved ‘Presented to Lieut D.J. Grey by his Brother Officers, The Depot R.M. Deal’, dated 7th December 1929; a Chinese 90 standard silver tankard engraved ‘Presented to Capt. Grey by ‘M’ Section H.K.V.D.C.’ (Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps) dated 1937; his tunic; swagger stick and two portraits (a lot)
Provenance: By direct family descent. Literature: There is a lack of documented information about…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
FOUR 'CIVIL WAR' BULLETS
Lot 166 Sold
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 1881, The Black one with another similar one near the Dog Kennnel, same spot as those found in 1879. Some had been previously found near the pond. The light coloured bullet was found near the Yew Tree Arbour, where several were found in former years'.
Thence by family descent.
Note: The Battle of Edgehill on Sunday 23rd October 1642 was the first major battle of the English…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A VICTORIAN 7TH (PRINCESS ROYAL'S) DRAGOON GUARDS OFFICER'S HELMET
Lot 167 Sold
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, with a black over white horse hair plume, 40cm high, in an associated perspex case, 56.5cm high x 30.5cm square
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
A ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGIMENT 2ND BATTALION RED SILK BAG
Lot 168 Sold
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 Johnson Allix Ewen, with black piping to edges and cream silk lining, 22cm x 25cm

Provenance: Hunstanton Hall, Norfolk and by family descent
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025

Total lots: 458

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