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Total lots: 608

A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND MARBLE-TOPPED CONSOLE TABLES
Lot 1 Sold
A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND MARBLE-TOPPED CONSOLE TABLES
19th century, the black marble bowfront tops over a moulded frieze, on boldly carved front legs with mythical beast head terminals, acanthus leaf foliage and lions paw feet, each with a single marble shelf to the base, 76cm high x 88cm wide x 45cm deep (2)

Provenance: Marlborough House, Falmouth.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
15 October 2025
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AN EDWARD VII SILVER SALVER
Lot 2 Sold
AN EDWARD VII SILVER SALVER
by Hawksworth, Eyre & Company, London 1904, with embossed scallop and shell border, on three shell decorated feet, 31cm diameter, 30 tr. ozs

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
LOUIS ADOLPHE HERVIER (1818-1879) A river landscape
Lot 3 Sold
LOUIS ADOLPHE HERVIER (1818-1879) A river landscape
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 44cm x 59cm

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SPODE PORCELAIN PART SERVICE
Lot 4 Sold
A SPODE PORCELAIN PART SERVICE
marked to the base, pattern 4770, decorated with green roses and gilt foliage, comprising four serving bowls, 28cm wide, and eight plates, 23cm wide; together with a similar bowl, 21cm diameter (a lot)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AN ANCIENT APULIAN RED-GLAZED TERRACOTTA SKYPHOS
Lot 5 Sold
AN ANCIENT APULIAN RED-GLAZED TERRACOTTA SKYPHOS
5th-3rd century BC, decorated with a figure to each side, with two loop handles, 11.5cm high x 17.5cm wide

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A LARGE FRENCH GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
Lot 6 Sold
A LARGE FRENCH GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
19th century, the rectangular plate within an egg and dart moulded surround, the top rail centred by a scrolling foliate cresting, 180cm high x 140cm wide

Provenance: Julian Antiques, Islington, London, January 1994.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A 1908 BRITISH CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD
Lot 7 Sold
A 1908 BRITISH CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD
ordnance markings to the blade, with basket hilt and carved wooden grip, 112cm long

Provenance: The Lanes Armoury, Brighton.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CIRCLE OF FREDERIC SOULACROIX (1858-1933) Portrait of a gentleman
Lot 8 Sold
CIRCLE OF FREDERIC SOULACROIX (1858-1933) Portrait of a gentleman
bust-length, before a red curtain, bears indistinct signature upper left, oil on canvas, 68cm x 52cm

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A NEOCLASSICAL EBONISED AND GILT METAL CHANDELIER
Lot 9 Sold
A NEOCLASSICAL EBONISED AND GILT METAL CHANDELIER
probably early 19th century Swedish, of tent and bag form, the glass hurricane lampshades on six scrolling branches with cherub head terminals and foliate sconces alternating with eagle mounts, the coronet with acanthus leaf mounts over a frieze of floral paterae issuing trailing cut-glass chains, approximately 127cm drop x 80cm diameter

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Provenance: A Sussex Square apartment, Brighton, 1997. 
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SWEDISH PAINTED PINE COLUMNAR PLINTH
Lot 10 Sold
A SWEDISH PAINTED PINE COLUMNAR PLINTH
early 20th century, the circular top over a fluted stem and stepped square base, 116cm high x 32cm square

A plaque to the base reads 'A B NORDISKA KOMPANIET 24554 - 22320'. This relates to the Swedish luxury department store Nordiska Kompaniet, founded in 1902, a mark of quality.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A CONTINENTAL SILVER SCALLOP SHELL TASTE DU VIN
Lot 11 Sold
A CONTINENTAL SILVER SCALLOP SHELL TASTE DU VIN
935 standard, 7.5cm wide, suspended on a white metal chain, 1.2 tr. ozs

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AN ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL BIRCHWOOD, SATINWOOD AND EBONY STRUNG SOFA
Lot 12 Sold
AN ART DECO EGYPTIAN REVIVAL BIRCHWOOD, SATINWOOD AND EBONY STRUNG SOFA
probably Swedish, c.1930, the square back and arms over an uncovered stuffed seat, the sides of the arms inlaid with flowers, on bold turned legs, 68cm high x 198cm wide x 79cm deep

Provenance: Rupert Cavendish Antiques, 610 King's Road;
By repute ex. Elton John.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A FRENCH TAPESTRY WALL HANGING OR DOOR PANEL
Lot 13 Sold
A FRENCH TAPESTRY WALL HANGING OR DOOR PANEL
probably Aubusson, late 17th/early 18th century, the central field woven with a seated emperor and court official, within a border of trailing foliage, 246cm high x 118cm wide

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AFTER CONSTANT ROUX (1865-1942) 'The Young Achilles'
Lot 14 Sold
AFTER CONSTANT ROUX (1865-1942) 'The Young Achilles'
signed to the reverse, the bust modelled looking to the sinister, on a black marble plinth, 46cm high overall

Provenance: Sotheby's Billingshurst, 18th May 1999, lot 174.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A RUSSIAN SILVER TORAH POINTER OR YAD
Lot 15 Sold
A RUSSIAN SILVER TORAH POINTER OR YAD
Moscow c.1812, maker and assay master unknown, 840 standard, 34cm long, 2.3 tr. ozs

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A GILTWOOD AND MARBLE-TOPPED CORNER CONSOLE TABLE
Lot 16 Sold
A GILTWOOD AND MARBLE-TOPPED CORNER CONSOLE TABLE
19th century, the bow front top over an ornately moulded frieze centred by a floral patera, the single shaped leg adorned with trailing bell flowers and swags of foliage, 86cm high x 58cm wide x 48cm deep

Provenance: Sheraton House Antiques, Torquay, October 1982.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A VICTORIAN WHITE METAL MOUNTED HOOF SNUFF MULL
Lot 17 Sold
A VICTORIAN WHITE METAL MOUNTED HOOF SNUFF MULL
fitted with two hinged covers and a studded base, 5.5cm high x 10cm long x 8cm wide

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
*PAUL LUCIEN DESSAU (1909-1999) A seascape
Lot 18 Sold
*PAUL LUCIEN DESSAU (1909-1999) A seascape
with far away figures on the shore, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 17cm x 31cm

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
THREE ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS
Lot 19 Sold
THREE ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS
including a small black jug, c.4th century BCE, 8cm high, a Roman bowl, 13cm diameter, and another similar round-bottomed jar, 8cm high (3)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A CHINESE SPINACH GREEN JADE BOWL
Lot 20 Sold
A CHINESE SPINACH GREEN JADE BOWL
20th century, with everted rim on a turned foot, 7cm high x 14cm diameter, on a hardwood stand (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER CAULDRON SALTS
Lot 21 Sold
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER CAULDRON SALTS
by A. B. Savory, London 1856, with waisted and fluted bodies on shell stylised feet, with glass liners, 8cm diameter; together with a William IV silver wine coaster by William Hewitt, London 1835, 12 tr. ozs combined (3)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £250 - £350
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
*EILEEN GRAY (1878-1976) AN 'E.1027' OCCASIONAL TABLE
Lot 22 Sold
*EILEEN GRAY (1878-1976) AN 'E.1027' OCCASIONAL TABLE
with chromed tubular frame, 52cm high x 36cm wide x 44cm deep

Provenance: Bonhams, 20th July 2000, lot 132.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JOHAN EDVARD STENSTROM (1870-1945) 'Stockholm Archipelago by Moonlight'
Lot 23 Sold
JOHAN EDVARD STENSTROM (1870-1945) 'Stockholm Archipelago by Moonlight'
1907, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 139cm x 98cm

Provenance: Rupert Cavendish Antiques, 610 King's Road.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SWEDISH BIRCHWOOD BIEDERMEIER STYLE DINING TABLE
Lot 24 Sold
A SWEDISH BIRCHWOOD BIEDERMEIER STYLE DINING TABLE
c.1910, the extending D-end top over a plain frieze, on a fluted ebonised and parcel-gilt columnar stem and quatreform base with bold lions paw feet, 77cm high x 94cm wide, 124cm long at its shortest, with three additional leaves, all 53.5cm

Provenance: Rupert Cavendish Antiques, 610 King's Road.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SILVER 'EYE' RING BY THE GREAT FROG, LONDON
Lot 25 Sold
A SILVER 'EYE' RING BY THE GREAT FROG, LONDON
set with a glass eye within a beaded mount, 2.5cm wide

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
*CARL AUBÖCK (AUSTRIAN, 1900-1957) A smoking companion set
Lot 26 Sold
*CARL AUBÖCK (AUSTRIAN, 1900-1957) A smoking companion set
fitted with a sliding tambour cigarette box and an inset metal ash tray, 5.5cm high x 25cm wide x 14cm deep

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AN ITALIAN WALNUT GROTTO STOOL
Lot 27 Sold
AN ITALIAN WALNUT GROTTO STOOL
19th century, the adjustable shell-carved seat on a gadrooned and turned baluster stem and tripod base with turned feet, 72cm high (at lowest height) x 44cm wide

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MARCEL DÉBUT (1865-1933) A bronze figure of a standing deerhound
Lot 28 Unsold
MARCEL DÉBUT (1865-1933) A bronze figure of a standing deerhound
signed to the base, 41cm high x 48cm wide, on an associated marble stand, 57cm wide x 34cm deep

Provenance: Sotheby's, Bond Street, 26th February 1998, lot 12.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.

Literature: Horswell, Jane, 1973, 'Bronze Sculpture of "Les Animaliers", illustrated page 291.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
*FRANCOIS PYCKE (1890-1960) A river landscape
Lot 29 Sold
*FRANCOIS PYCKE (1890-1960) A river landscape
a tree to the foreground with low hanging branches signed lower left, oil on canvas, 48.5cm x 58.5cm

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER GRAVY BOAT
Lot 30 Sold
AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN SILVER GRAVY BOAT
by Joseph Carl Klinkorch, (1843-1886), holder of the Imperial Warrant to Emperor Franz Joseph, 800 standard, with integral stand, 10cm high x 25cm wide x 25cm deep; together with a Viennese 800 standard ladle, 35cm long, 31 tr. ozs combined (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £350 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF BAMBOO EFFECT IRON ARMCHAIRS
Lot 31 Unsold
A PAIR OF BAMBOO EFFECT IRON ARMCHAIRS
20th century, the square backs over trellis seats with associated floral covered cushions, on conforming X-frame legs joined by stretchers, 96.5cm high x 59cm wide (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A GRECA CUP AND SAUCER BY FORNASETTI
Lot 32 Sold
A GRECA CUP AND SAUCER BY FORNASETTI
decorated en grisaille with foliate motifs against a gilt ground, the cup 5.5cm high, the saucer 14cm diameter; together with a pair of Soan & Smith, Kensington, armorial side plates, 24cm wide; a similar Royal Crown Derby bowl and cover, 21.5cm diameter; and three Wedgwood Florentine ware plates, 27.5cm diameter (7)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF GERMAN DUELLING RAPIERS OR SCHLAGER
Lot 33 Sold
A PAIR OF GERMAN DUELLING RAPIERS OR SCHLAGER
inscribed and stamped to the blades, 19th century, with pierced and engraved guards and wire and shagreen handles, 105cm long (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Portrait of a gentleman
Lot 34 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Portrait of a gentleman
bust-length, wearing a red tie, oil on canvas, 70cm x 50cm

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A MAHOGANY COLUMNAR PLINTH
Lot 35 Sold
A MAHOGANY COLUMNAR PLINTH
20th century, with a circular top and fluted stem on a moulded square base, 53.5cm high x 42cm square

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A GEORGE V SILVER CIBORIUM
Lot 36 Sold
A GEORGE V SILVER CIBORIUM
by Mappin & Webb, London 1920, with pierced clover rim, lobed upper body and girdled waist, 26cm high, 29.5 tr. ozs

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF VINTAGE 'STRAND ELECTRIC' SPOTLIGHTS
Lot 37 Sold
A PAIR OF VINTAGE 'STRAND ELECTRIC' SPOTLIGHTS
1950s, stamped to the reverse, 22cm high x 30cm wide (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ALEXANDER DERKACH (RUSSIAN, 20TH CENTURY) 'Taurus'
Lot 38 Sold
ALEXANDER DERKACH (RUSSIAN, 20TH CENTURY) 'Taurus'
depicting a lady playing piano and a bull, pastel, 38.5cm x 49cm

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF 9CT GOLD CUFFLINKS
Lot 39 Sold
A PAIR OF 9CT GOLD CUFFLINKS
with plain oval fronts and bar backs, cased, (c.3.9g); together with a group of three 18ct and gem set dress studs, cased, (c.5.6g) (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
TWO SIMILAR HORN WALKING STICKS
Lot 40 Sold
TWO SIMILAR HORN WALKING STICKS
both with silver collars, the tallest with a curled horn and ebony shaft, 93cm high, the smaller 86.5cm high (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SET OF FOUR LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SPOONS
Lot 41 Sold
A SET OF FOUR LATE VICTORIAN SILVER SPOONS
by Holland, Adwinckle & Slater, London 1900, with gilded bowls and eagle terminals, 20cm long, 6 tr. ozs, cased

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ASCRIBED TO JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER (1740-1779) 'Bearded male nude holding a staff'
Lot 42 Sold
ASCRIBED TO JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER (1740-1779) 'Bearded male nude holding a staff'
pastel on paper, 43cm x 29.5cm

Provenance: An old label verso reads 'Formerly in the collection of Sir John Witt'.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A LOUIS XVI STYLE KINGWOOD AND MARBLE-TOPPED OPEN BOOKCASE
Lot 43 Sold
A LOUIS XVI STYLE KINGWOOD AND MARBLE-TOPPED OPEN BOOKCASE
stamped to the reverse 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris', the shaped breche d'Alep marble top over three adjustable shelves, on short cabriole front legs with gilt metal sabots, 140cm high x 116cm wide x 33cm deep

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £400 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF BACCARAT CUT GLASS CANDELABRA
Lot 44 Unsold
A PAIR OF BACCARAT CUT GLASS CANDELABRA
20th century, with two branches, foliate sconces and pendant drops, 74cm high x 36cm wide (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
GEORGES GORI (19TH/20TH CENTURY) A bronze figure of a metal pourer
Lot 45 Sold
GEORGES GORI (19TH/20TH CENTURY) A bronze figure of a metal pourer
signed to the base and inscribed 'Épreuve sur Plâtre', on a rectangular plinth base, 22.5cm high x 22cm wide

Provenance: Sotheby's, Billingshurst, 25th April 1997, lot 639.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A LARGE SCOTTISH SILVER CROSS PENDANT
Lot 46 Sold
A LARGE SCOTTISH SILVER CROSS PENDANT
Edinburgh, 1998, the cross 6cm high; together with a white metal 'grouse claw' kilt pin, 5.5cm long; and a similar nail claw ring, 8cm long (3)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A VICTORIAN BRASS TRAVELLER'S OR CAMPAIGN TELESCOPE
Lot 47 Sold
A VICTORIAN BRASS TRAVELLER'S OR CAMPAIGN TELESCOPE
the three-drawer scope on an adjustable tripod base, 14cm long closed, the stand 40cm high at its shortest, 107cm high at its tallest; together with a telescopic walking stick by Stanley of London, 91cm high (2)

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
*MARCOS MILEWSKI (B.1959) A female nude
Lot 48 Sold
*MARCOS MILEWSKI (B.1959) A female nude
amongst banana trees, signed lower right, pastel on card, 59cm x 48cm

Marcos is an Argentinian born artist of Polish descent, working in Portugal and known for public and private commissioned wall murals and surrealist paintings.

The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

Total lots: 608

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