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Auction date Wednesday 16 April 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


Auction: 

Wednesday 16th April at 10.30am

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Including the following collections: 

The Bond Family, Holme Priory,

Chalkway House, Ebbesbourne Wake,

Melbury Bubb House, Melbury Bubb,

A private North Dorset collection of a bibliophile.


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Total lots: 427

FOUR GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES
Lot 49 Sold
FOUR GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES
early 18th century, two with bell-shaped bowls over tear-drop plain stems and folded feet, and two similar examples, the tallest measuring 17cm (4)

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
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TWO GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES
Lot 50 Sold
TWO GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES
mid-18th century, the bell bowls over air twist stems and folded feet; together with a later continental example, the tallest measuring 18cm (3)

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A GROUP OF THREE 'AIR TWIST' WINE GLASSES
Lot 51 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE 'AIR TWIST' WINE GLASSES
mid 18th century, two with bell-shaped bowls over air twist stems and conical feet, together with a similar trumpet bowl example, the tallest measuring 17cm (3)

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
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16 April 2025
AN ENGRAVED WINE GLASS OF JACOBITE INTEREST
Lot 52 Sold
AN ENGRAVED WINE GLASS OF JACOBITE INTEREST
late 18th century or later, the honeysuckle and moth engraved bowl over a facet-cut stem, 16cm high

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.

Note: The honeysuckle and moth represented loyalty within Jacobite symbolism.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
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A WINE GLASS
Lot 53 Sold
A WINE GLASS
mid/late 18th century, the cup shaped bowl with basal fluting over knopped opaque twist stem on conical foot, 15cm high

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
AN 'OPAQUE TWIST' WINE GLASS
Lot 54 Sold
AN 'OPAQUE TWIST' WINE GLASS
the bell-shaped bowl over opaque twist stem with a central inverted baluster knop and a basal knop over a folded foot, 18cm high

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
A FACET-CUT WINE GLASS
Lot 55 Sold
A FACET-CUT WINE GLASS
late 18th century, with round funnel bowl, facet-cut stem and folded foot, 15cm tall

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
A GEORGIAN ALE GLASS
Lot 56 Sold
A GEORGIAN ALE GLASS
mid-18th century, the round funnel bowl over a double series opaque twist stem; together with a near pair of later knopped stem wine glasses, the tallest measuring 18 cm (3)

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
TWO GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES
Lot 57 Sold
TWO GEORGIAN WINE GLASSES
early/mid-18th century, with folded feet, one with teared shoulder knop, the tallest measuring 14cm (2)

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
A DOUBLE SERIES OPAQUE TWIST CORDIAL GLASS
Lot 58 Sold
A DOUBLE SERIES OPAQUE TWIST CORDIAL GLASS
mid-18th century, together with a wine glass with basal fluted and etched bowl over folded foot and a dram glass, the tallest measuring 13cm (3)

Provenance: A private South Devon glass collector.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
AFTER LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519) Self Portrait
Lot 59 Sold
AFTER LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452-1519) Self Portrait
19th century, watercolour, 24cm x 18.5cm

Provenance: Chalkway House, Ebbesbourne Wake.

Note: A label to the reverse inscribed 'Portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci Copied by The Honble Mr Frederick Irby, Boyland Hall'.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ANTOINE DE PLUVINEL (1555-1620) A set of fifty-four studies from 'L’instruction du roy en l’exercise de monter a cheval'
Lot 60 Unsold
ANTOINE DE PLUVINEL (1555-1620) A set of fifty-four studies from 'L’instruction du roy en l’exercise de monter a cheval'
copper-plate engravings, 34cm x 43cm, mounted in later simulated tortoiseshell, ebonised and parcel gilt frames; together with the original book, published Amsterdam, 1666 (55)

Note: Antoine de Pluvinel is considered the founder of the French school of equitation. He was riding instructor to the Duke of Anjou (later Henry III of France), Henry IV and Louis XIII. He wrote Louis XIII copious notes on horse riding, which were adapted to the present work.
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
AFTER GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Portrait of Beatrice Cenci
Lot 61 Unsold
AFTER GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Portrait of Beatrice Cenci
the sitter depicted bust length seated looking back with melancholy towards the viewer, an inscribed plaque to the frame, oil on canvas, 60cm x 47cm

Note: The original, housed in The Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, has been reattributed to Ginevra Cantofoli (1618–1672).
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER (c.1610-1690) A tavern interior scene
Lot 62 Unsold
MANNER OF DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER (c.1610-1690) A tavern interior scene
unsigned, oil on metal panel, 15.5cm x 18.5cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER (c.1610-1690) A tavern interior scene
Lot 63 Sold
MANNER OF DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER (c.1610-1690) A tavern interior scene
with three men smoking and drinking, unsigned, oil on metal panel, 15.5cm x 18.5cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
JAN ABRAHAMS BEERSTRATEN (1622-1666) Capriccio of a walled Mediterranean harbour town
Lot 64 Sold
JAN ABRAHAMS BEERSTRATEN (1622-1666) Capriccio of a walled Mediterranean harbour town
with a Dutch man o'war and other shipping, signed and dated 1664 lower left centre, oil on canvas, 93cm x 124cm
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF PETER MONAMY (1681-1741), ENGLISH 18TH CENTURY Harbour view with an anchored galleon
Lot 65 Sold
MANNER OF PETER MONAMY (1681-1741), ENGLISH 18TH CENTURY Harbour view with an anchored galleon
with figures and fishing boats to the foreground, oil on board, 37cm x 43.5cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
J.M SELIGMANN (1720-1762) 'Woodpecker'
Lot 66 Sold
J.M SELIGMANN (1720-1762) 'Woodpecker'
coloured engraving; together with Mirzell after Lieutenant Watts, ‘New Holland Cassoway’, coloured engraving, both framed; and a large quantity of ornithological studies, the largest measuring 30cm x 22cm (13)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF JOHANN CHRISTIAN BRAND (1722-1795) Riverside scene
Lot 67 Unsold
MANNER OF JOHANN CHRISTIAN BRAND (1722-1795) Riverside scene
with two figures on horseback looking on as a small wooden boat prepares for departure, unsigned, titled plaque to frame, oil on panel, 40cm x 60cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
AFTER PETER MAZELL (1733-1808) 'The Holland Cassowary''
Lot 68 Sold
AFTER PETER MAZELL (1733-1808) 'The Holland Cassowary''
inscribed lower centre 'Published Oct. 20. 1789', hand coloured engraving, 26cm x 18cm; together with a hand coloured engraving of 'The Numidian Crane' by R. Evan, 25cm x 19cm (2)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF ABRAHAM PETHER (1756-1812) River in the moonlight
Lot 69 Unsold
MANNER OF ABRAHAM PETHER (1756-1812) River in the moonlight
the moonscape with two figures to the foreground looking onto a settlement over the river bank, inscribed verso, oil on panel, 25cm x 35cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (1758-1840) Pastoral lake scene
Lot 70 Sold
ALEXANDER NASMYTH (1758-1840) Pastoral lake scene
with three figures on a path to the foreground, "57 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow" label verso and Christie's label "GLWW 352", oil on canvas, 43cm x 60cm

Provenance: Acquired from Duke’s, 8th July 2004, Lot 165,
A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ANDRIES VERMEULEN (1763-1814) A river landscape
Lot 71 Unsold
ANDRIES VERMEULEN (1763-1814) A river landscape
with a shepherd driving his flock to the right, a sailing vessel to the distance, signed lower left, inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 45cm x 60cm

Provenance: Acquired from Bonhams, 15th October 2007, Lot 251,
A private North Dorset collection.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM ARTAUD (1763-1823) A portrait of Henry Wansey FSA of Warminster
Lot 72 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM ARTAUD (1763-1823) A portrait of Henry Wansey FSA of Warminster
depicted half-length, seated wearing a black jacket, oil on canvas, 74cm x 61cm
Note: Henry Wansey (1751-1827) was an English antiquary, who was by trade a clothier, but retired…
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025

Total lots: 427

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