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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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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
1	A PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA JUGS circa 1870, after a design by Dr. Christopher Dresser, with squat crimped spouts and gilded handles, the bulbous bodies decorated with cloisonné style foliage on crazed turquoise grounds, on curved…	£1,200 - £1,500	£1,200	View
2	A MINTON MAJOLICA CHESTNUT DISH the circular body with scrolled handle and open chestnut finial on leaves forming a half-cover, decorated in green, turquoise and brown, 16cm high x 25cm diameter, impressed mark and number 594 to…	£400 - £600	-	View
3	A VINCENNES PORCELAIN PLATE 18th century, enamelled with floral sprays by Claude Le Boiteux within gilded Bleu Celeste borders, 24cm diameter, with interlaced mark and cursive ‘a’ for 1753 Provenance: A private North Devon…	£1,500 - £2,000	-	View
4	A SÈVRES PORCELAIN BLEU CÉLESTE ‘ETRUSCAN’ COFFEE CAN AND SAUCER 18th century, enamelled en grisaille in the manner of Jacques Fontaine with standing figure of Hermes, against graduated brown background, within richly gilded borders, the coffee can 8cm high x 7…	£800 - £1,200	-	View
5	A SÈVRES PORCELAIN BLEU CÉLESTE COFFEE-CAN AND SAUCER FROM THE ‘SERVICE AUX CAMÉES’ MADE FOR CATHERINE THE GREAT OF RUSSIA 18th century, enamelled and gilded with floral sprays and classical vignettes, the coffee can with discoloured body, 6.8cm high x 6.7cm diameter, the saucer with central initial ‘E’ and ungilded, 3…	£20,000 - £30,000	-	View
6	AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN TOPOGRAPHICAL COFFEE CAN OF NEOCLASSICAL DESIGN probably KPM, with high scrolled eagle and cornucopia handle, flared rim, the cylindrical body finely enamelled with architectural view, possibly the Leipziger Platz, Berlin, the rear decorated with…	£300 - £500	-	View
7	A SÈVRES PORCELAIN BEAKER AND SAUCER 18th century, enamelled with vignettes of putti, with green ovolo gilded ground, the beaker 10cm high x 8cm diameter, the saucer 3.5cm high x 7.5cm diameter, both with interlaced Sèvres marks and…	£500 - £1,000	-	View
8	A NOVE PORCELAIN TEA BOWL AND SAUCER circa 1765, decorated in purple and gilded with floral sprays, within lappet rims, the bowl 4cm high x 6cm diameter, the saucer 2.5cm high x 11.5cm diameter, red star marks to undersides (2) …	£100 - £200	-	View
9	A WEDGWOOD POTTERY TEAPOT OF AESTHETIC DESIGN late 19th century, the bulbous oval body with raised bamboo flowers in white on a pale blue ground, 15cm high, with matching oval stand, impressed marks, diamond registration lozenges and date codes …	£50 - £100	£50	View
10	TWO SÈVRES PORCELAIN CABINET PLATES circa 1768-1771, the rich encrusted enamelled centres decorated with baskets of flowers on marble ledges, against alternating white and blue backgrounds, within contrasting gilded lapis borders, each…	£1,000 - £2,000	-	View
11	SIX BERLIN PORCELAIN DISHES FROM THE ‘BERLIN PALACE’ SERVICE 18th century and later, enamelled with insects and floral sprays, the spiraled and basket-weave moulded borders with leaf scroll gilding, comprising two circular dishes each 31cm diameter, two small…	£600 - £800	-	View
12	A MINTON MAJOLICA JUG OF BELLARMINE INSPIRATON with blue and yellow glaze, the spout with face mask, the bulbous body with floral ornament, 21cm high x 11cm diameter, impressed marks to base and date code Provenance: A private North Devon…	£100 - £200	-	View
13	AN UNUSUAL FRANKENTHAL FAIENCE TEA CADDY circa 1795-8, decorated by Peter and Johann Van Recum in the Imari palette with the Lambrequin pattern, the body modelled with bamboo, with cover, 12cm high, painted VR mark to underside Provenance:…	£300 - £500	-	View
14	A MENNECY PORCELAIN ‘DUC DE VILLEROY’ SUGAR BOX AND COVER circa 1750, richly gilded with stag hunting scenes, with hounds, pheasants and ‘DV’ crest, the cover with floral knop, 13cm high x 10cm diameter Provenance: A private North Devon collector.	£2,000 - £3,000	-	View
15	A PAIR OF SAVONA BLUE AND WHITE MAIOLICA VASES 16th century, the lobed bottle shape bodies decorated with putti, country views and Christograms, 21.5cm high x 11cm diameter, ‘BA’ marks to undersides for Maestro Giorgio (2) Provenance: A private…	£500 - £1,000	£450	View
16	A PAIR OF MAJOLICA CHINESE STYLE VASES the blue glazed bodies moulded in relief with dragons and winged beasts, within yellow lappet border, each 29cm high x 13cm wide, no. 318 to bases (2) Provenance: A private North Devon collector.	£300 - £500	£360	View
17	A PAIR OF SÈVRES PORCELAIN TWO HANDLED SEAU À VERRE ORDINAIRES OR BOTTLE COOLERS 18th century, enamelled with floral sprays on a white ground within blue and gilded rims, interlaced crowned Sèvres mark, date codes for 1781 and painter’s mark ‘ch’ for Étienne-Jean Chabry, 10.5cm…	£600 - £800	£600	View
18	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN URNS early 19th century, each decorated with neoclassical vignettes and conforming borders of anthemion, 22.5cm high x 22.5cm diameter (2)	£100 - £200	£100	View
19	A PAIR OF DERBY PORCELAIN TWO HANDLED VASES late 18th century, with gadrooned rims, the urn shape bodies modelled with twin ram’s head handles, enamelled respectively with views of The Old Horse Guards and Burlington House, within gilded apple…	£200 - £400	£240	View
20	A PAIR OF GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURAL VASES 18th century, of Berlin style, with floral covers and encrusted with flowers throughout, the bulbous bodies decorated with country scenes, each bearing male and female figures, modelled with twin…	£600 - £800	-	View
21	A RARE WEDGWOOD TRI-COLOUR JASPERWARE VASE AND COVER 19th century, with twin satyr mask handles, modelled with classical figures on a blue ground, within white and green borders on square plinth support, 29cm high x 13cm diameter, impressed mark …	£1,200 - £1,500	-	View
22	A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD JASPERWARE FOR HUMPHREY TAYLOR WHISKY DECANTERS early 20th century, modelled in relief with classical figures, each 27cm high x 13cm diameter, black printed marks to bases (2) Provenance: A private North Devon collector.	£200 - £400	-	View
23	A WORCESTER PORCELAIN ‘SPARROW BEAK’ CREAM JUG circa 1760, the fluted bulbous body enamelled with fruit within gilt scroll borders and turquoise rims, scrolled handle, 10.5cm x 7cm diameter, ‘W’ underglaze blue mark to base, possibly painted by…	£300 - £500	-	View
24	A WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA GAME PIE DISH AND COVER 19th century, the cover with twin quail handle, the body with hybrid rabbit, pigeon and fish handles and modelled in relief with game and floral garlands, 14cm high x 25cm wide x 16cm deep, impressed…	£200 - £400	-	View

Total lots: 427

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