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Auction date Wednesday 15 October 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
1	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…	£800 - £1,500	£700	View
2	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.	£500 - £800	£800	View
3	LOUIS ADOLPHE HERVIER (1818-1879) A river landscape signed lower left, oil on canvas, 44cm x 59cm The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.	£200 - £400	£280	View
4	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…	£40 - £80	£70	View
5	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.	£200 - £400	£420	View
6	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,…	£300 - £500	£300	View
7	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.	£100 - £200	£280	View
8	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.	£500 - £1,000	£800	View
9	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…	£1,000 - £2,000	£900	View
10	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…	£100 - £200	£140	View
11	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.	£80 - £120	£60	View
12	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:…	£600 - £800	£950	View
13	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…	£500 - £1,000	£900	View
14	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…	£400 - £800	£400	View
15	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.	£200 - £400	£320	View
16	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…	£80 - £150	£60	View
17	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.	£200 - £400	£180	View
18	*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.	£80 - £150	£280	View
19	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.	£50 - £100	£60	View
20	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.	£40 - £80	£90	View
21	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…	£250 - £350	£360	View
22	*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.	£200 - £400	£550	View
23	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.	£200 - £400	£600	View
24	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…	£300 - £500	£600	View
25	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.	£80 - £150	£420	View
26	*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.	£100 - £200	£140	View
27	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…	£200 - £400	£500	View
28	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…	£2,000 - £4,000	-	View
29	*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.	£300 - £500	£360	View
30	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…	£350 - £500	£650	View
31	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…	£200 - £400	-	View
32	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;…	£50 - £100	£40	View
33	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.	£200 - £400	£300	View
34	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.	£100 - £200	£180	View
35	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.	£80 - £150	£340	View
36	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.	£500 - £800	£600	View
37	A PAIR OF VINTAGE 'STRAND ELECTRIC' SPOTLIGHTS 1950s, stamped to the reverse, 22cm high x 30cm wide (2) The collection of Cefyn Embling-Evans.	£80 - £150	£220	View
38	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.	£50 - £100	£90	View
39	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.	£100 - £200	£420	View
40	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.	£40 - £80	£70	View
41	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.	£100 - £200	£170	View
42	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.	£100 - £200	£140	View
43	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…	£400 - £800	£440	View
44	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.	£500 - £1,000	-	View
45	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…	£200 - £400	£180	View
46	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.	£50 - £100	£420	View
47	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,…	£100 - £200	£120	View
48	*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…	£50 - £100	£90	View

Total lots: 608

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