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From 28 June 2025, the import into the EU of non-EU property of a certain age (and in some categories above a certain value) is subject to additional requirements. Under the relevant EU Regulation, it is the Buyer's sole responsibility to assess whether any Lot meets the criteria for import into the EU. The refusal of any required Import Licence or Importer Statement, or any delay in obtaining such Licence or Statement shall not give rise to the rescission or cancellation of any Sale, nor allow any delay in making full payment for the Lot.
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For all Sales categories, buyer's premium excluding Cars, Motorbikes, Wine, Whisky and Coin & Medal sales, will be as follows:
Buyer's Premium Rates
28% on the first £40,000 of the hammer price;
27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
and 14.5% of the hammer price of any amounts in excess of £4,500,000.
A 3rd party bidding platform fee of 4% of the Hammer Price for Buyers using the following bidding platforms will be added to the invoices of successful Buyers for auctions starting on or after 6th July 2024 – Invaluable; Live Auctioneers; The Saleroom; Lot-tissimo.
VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.
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†	Taxable
	VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.
*	Import low rate
	VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
AR	Artists Resale Right
	Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.
Y	CITES
	Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.

The Chester Sale

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916 — A George III inlaid mahogany tea caddy

917 — An early 19th Century marquetry tea caddyProbably Irish

918 — A George III mahogany serpentine-fronted knife box (converted)

919 — A late 19th Century Ceylonese carved ebony work-box

920 — A William IV rosewood deskstand

921 — A William IV rosewood table centre

922 — A rare late 19th Century walnut gaming counter box with playing-card press

923 — A good pair of Victorian sailor's mahogany-cased shell Valentine picturesWest Indies, probably Barbados

924 — A late 19th Century French brass table-urn

925 — A Victorian brass ecclesiastical table lectern

926 — A pair of Renaissance-style cast bronze 'Cellini' ewersCirca 1900

927 — A good pair of 19th Century French Empire-style bronze and ormolu candlesticks

928 — A pair of 19th Century ormolu candlesticks

929 — A pair of late 19th Century brass-mounted marble candlesticks

930 — A pair of French gilt brass rococo-style candlesticks19th Century or earlier

931 — A late 19th Century brass-framed stained glass hall lantern

932 — A bronzed spelter novelty lamp base in the form of an owlEarly 20th century

933 — A late 19th Century ormolu figural lamp-base

934 — A late 19th Century brass and black slate table lamp

935 — A late 19th Century cast bronze miniature street-lamp

936 — A pair of 19th Century French bronze cherub musiciansIn the manner of Clodion

937 — A cast patinated bronze figure group of two gun-dogsAfter Charles Masson, (1822-1894)

938 — A cast patinated bronze of two wolf-houndsAfter Francois Thomas Cartier, (1879-?)

939 — A cast patinated and gilt bronze figure of a chamoisAfter Robert Bousquet (1894-1917)

940 — A life-size cast bronze figure of a young manUnsigned

941 — An early 20th Century carved white marble bust of a ladyUlisse Charles d'Haili

942 — A carved white marble bust of a ladyErnest Bussiere, (1863-1937)

943 — A 19th Century relief-carved alabaster narrative plaqueDepicting the betrayal of Jesus

944 — A pair of late 19th Century gilt-brass oval wall mirrors

945 — A late 19th Century giltwood and gesso oval wall mirror

946 — A rococo-style giltwood and gesso wall mirror Circa 1900

947 — A giltwoood and gesso oval wall mirror Circa 1900

948 — An early 19th century giltwood convex wall mirror

949 — A pair of George II-style mahogany fret-framed wall mirrors Circa 1900

950 — A 19th Century giltwood pier mirror

951 — A large late 19th Century giltwood, gesso and Sevres-style porcelain-mounted overmantel mirror

952 — An early 19th Century and later pole-screen

953† — A near set of six Venetian glass wall lights with apricot highlights 19th/20th Century

954 — A hammered sheet brass jardinière and pedestalCirca 1900

955 — A 19th Century cream-painted wooden pedestal

956 — A rare pair of 19th Century toleware tea canisters

957 — A late 19th Century cast iron Egyptianesque boot-scraperArchibald Kenrick & Sons, West Bromwich

958 — Military Interest:A colonial carved hardwood walking stick

959 — An unusual late 19th Century colonial carved rootwood cane-handle

960 — A mid Victorian figured walnut and kingwood banded ormolu mounted credenza,

961 — A small Regency mahogany bowfront sideboard

962 — A Dutch floral marquetry bureau, mid 19th Century

963 — A set of eight mahogany dining chairs in the Hepplewhite style, 19th Century

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916 —
A George III inlaid mahogany tea caddy

917 —
An early 19th Century marquetry tea caddy
Probably Irish

918 —
A George III mahogany serpentine-fronted knife box (converted)

919 —
A late 19th Century Ceylonese carved ebony work-box

920 —
A William IV rosewood deskstand

921 —
A William IV rosewood table centre

922 —
A rare late 19th Century walnut gaming counter box with playing-card press

923 —
A good pair of Victorian sailor's mahogany-cased shell Valentine pictures
West Indies, probably Barbados

924 —
A late 19th Century French brass table-urn

925 —
A Victorian brass ecclesiastical table lectern

926 —
A pair of Renaissance-style cast bronze 'Cellini' ewers
Circa 1900

927 —
A good pair of 19th Century French Empire-style bronze and ormolu candlesticks

928 —
A pair of 19th Century ormolu candlesticks

929 —
A pair of late 19th Century brass-mounted marble candlesticks

930 —
A pair of French gilt brass rococo-style candlesticks
19th Century or earlier

931 —
A late 19th Century brass-framed stained glass hall lantern

932 —
A bronzed spelter novelty lamp base in the form of an owl
Early 20th century

933 —
A late 19th Century ormolu figural lamp-base

934 —
A late 19th Century brass and black slate table lamp

935 —
A late 19th Century cast bronze miniature street-lamp

936 —
A pair of 19th Century French bronze cherub musicians
In the manner of Clodion

937 —
A cast patinated bronze figure group of two gun-dogs
After Charles Masson, (1822-1894)

938 —
A cast patinated bronze of two wolf-hounds
After Francois Thomas Cartier, (1879-?)

939 —
A cast patinated and gilt bronze figure of a chamois
After Robert Bousquet (1894-1917)

940 —
A life-size cast bronze figure of a young man
Unsigned

941 —
An early 20th Century carved white marble bust of a lady
Ulisse Charles d'Haili

942 —
A carved white marble bust of a lady
Ernest Bussiere, (1863-1937)

943 —
A 19th Century relief-carved alabaster narrative plaque
Depicting the betrayal of Jesus

944 —
A pair of late 19th Century gilt-brass oval wall mirrors

945 —
A late 19th Century giltwood and gesso oval wall mirror

946 —
A rococo-style giltwood and gesso wall mirror
Circa 1900

947 —
A giltwoood and gesso oval wall mirror
Circa 1900

948 —
An early 19th century giltwood convex wall mirror

949 —
A pair of George II-style mahogany fret-framed wall mirrors
Circa 1900

950 —
A 19th Century giltwood pier mirror

951 —
A large late 19th Century giltwood, gesso and Sevres-style porcelain-mounted overmantel mirror

952 —
An early 19th Century and later pole-screen

953^† —
A near set of six Venetian glass wall lights with apricot highlights
19th/20th Century

954 —
A hammered sheet brass jardinière and pedestal
Circa 1900

955 —
A 19th Century cream-painted wooden pedestal

956 —
A rare pair of 19th Century toleware tea canisters

957 —
A late 19th Century cast iron Egyptianesque boot-scraper
Archibald Kenrick & Sons, West Bromwich

958 —
Military Interest:
A colonial carved hardwood walking stick

959 —
An unusual late 19th Century colonial carved rootwood cane-handle

960 —
A mid Victorian figured walnut and kingwood banded ormolu mounted credenza,

961 —
A small Regency mahogany bowfront sideboard

962 —
A Dutch floral marquetry bureau, mid 19th Century

963 —
A set of eight mahogany dining chairs in the Hepplewhite style, 19th Century