Ended

Fine English Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art, Including the Collection of an Architect: The Old Rectory, Kent

12 March 2014 | starting at 10:00 GMT | with lot 1

12 March 2014 | starting at 14:00 GMT | with lot 200

Live Auction

London, New Bond Street

Print Results

How to buy

Auction highlights

A George II carved pine side table attributed to William Linnell the design possibly by John Linnell. Sold for £218,500 inc. premium

A George I walnut armchair upholstered in the original 18th century petit point needlework. Sold for £43,750 inc. premium

A pair of Regency rosewood library tables. Sold for £43,750 inc. premium

A set of George III carved mahogany, purplewood and ebony inlaid metamorphic library steps in the manner of Mayhew and Ince. Sold for £42,500 inc. premium

A Queen Anne walnut and featherbanded double domed bureau bookcase. Sold for £37,500 inc. premium

A George II walnut double chair-back settee. Sold for £32,500 inc. premium

Circle of Frans Pourbus the Younger (Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris) Portrait of lady, half-length, in white bejewelled dress and headress. Sold for £22,500 inc. premium

A Charles II white japanned cabinet on carved silvered stand. Sold for £22,500 inc. premium

A George III mahogany and sycamore marquetry serpentine dressing commode attributed to Gillows. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

A Charles II black japanned cabinet on a carved silvered stand. Sold for £15,000 inc. premium

Specialist contacts

Additional information

This auction is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future auctions, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this auction, please contact customer services.
Buyers' Obligations
ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.
If you have any questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest client services team.
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.
Buyers' Premium and Charges
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.
Payment Notices
For payment information please refer to the sale catalog.
Shipping Notices
For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licenses please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.

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.

Fine English Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art, Including the Collection of an Architect: The Old Rectory, Kent

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — Jakob Ferdinand Voet(Antwerp 1639-circa 1700)Portrait of Marchese Cesare Baldinotti, half-length, in a blue and gold embroidered coat; and Portrait of Marta Ghezzi Baldinotti, (2)

2 — An 18th century petit-point needlework panel

3 — A crewelwork cushion together with a late 17th century Italian silk needlework panel

4 — A George I walnut and featherbanded cabinet

5 — A set of four George II silver candlesticksby John Hugh Le Sage, London 1743

6 — A set of four George I silver salts with armorial crests and dated to the bases 1733 by Charles Hatfield, London 1732

7 — A pair of Chinese blue and white baluster vases and covers together with a pair of Chinese export blue and white small plates and a similar larger platethe pair of vases probably late Qing Dynasty, the covers later, the plates, late 18th / early 19th century

8 — A late 17th century Dutch Delft possett pot and cover

9 — A Queen Anne walnut and featherbanded kneehole desk

10 — Circle of Frans Pourbus the Younger(Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris)Portrait of lady, half-length, in white bejewelled dress and headress

11 — A set of six early Louis XV small walnut chairs

12 — A George II burr walnut and ash feather-banded chest

13 — Anthony Jansz van der Croos(The Hague 1606-1662)View of Rhenen from the South Bank of the Nederrijn

14 — An early 18th century oak oval gateleg table

15 — A coopered and brass bound chestnut jardinière

17 — A George II carved walnut side chair in the manner of Henry Williams

18 — A William and Mary beechwood and caned open armchair

19 — A mahogany tripod table

20 — A pair of 17th century style carved pine wall lights

21 — Two similar 19th century riveted copper pails

22 — An early 18th century petit-point needlework panel

23 — An 18th century appliqué work panel

24 — A pair of late 17th century English Delft dishes possibly Bristol or Brislington

25 — Two similar late 17th century mid European tin glazed earthenware dishes together with a similar period tin glazed shallow bowlthe bowl possibly Spanish

26 — A George II carved walnut and burr walnut crossbanded and featherbanded bureau on stand

27 — A pair of late 16th/early 17th century French carved oak panels converted to wall lights

28 — A George III silver spoon tray by John Harris (I), London 1719

29 — A pair of early 18th century brass candlestickspossibly Dutch

30 — A needlework picture English 17th century

31 — A late 19th century French model of a Sloop 'man of war' ship

32 — An early 20th century Continental tin-plated clockwork toy of a swineherd chasing a pig probably German

33 — Two pairs of 18th century cast brass candlesticks

34 — A George III mahogany and brass bound bucket

35 — A George III mahogany armchair

36 — Anglo-Flemish School17th CenturyA view of Combwell Priory, Kent, with the owner greeting a visitor in the foreground, the visitor's horse held by a groom

37 — German Schoollate 17th CenturyA river landscape with a waterfall in the foreground, a village beyond

38 — Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter(Utrecht circa 1636-1695 Amsterdam)A cockerel, chickens, fledglings and other birds in a landscape

39 — A George I walnut armchair upholstered in the original 18th century petit point needlework

40 — Follower of Tobias Stranover (Czechoslovakian, Sibiu 1684-circa 1731 London)Cockerels, chickens and other birds in a landscape

41 — A group of six tapestry and embroidered cushions

42 — A group of seven tapestry cushions

43 — A large George II style walnut stool

44 — A Victorian low upholstered chair

45 — A Queen Anne walnut and featherbanded double domed bureau bookcase

46 — An early 18th century French 'grained' wood cylindrical jardinière

47Y — A William IV rosewood kerb stool

48 — A George III carved mahogany 'birdcage' action tripod table

49 — A pair of late 19th century carved giltwood wall brackets in the Louis XVI style

Specialist contacts

Fine Furniture (UK)

Client Services (UK)

Bids (UK)

Subscriptions (UK)

Shipping (UK)

Additional information

Auction information

Lot Symbols

Conditions of Sale

1 —
Jakob Ferdinand Voet
(Antwerp 1639-circa 1700)
Portrait of Marchese Cesare Baldinotti, half-length, in a blue and gold embroidered coat; and Portrait of Marta Ghezzi Baldinotti, (2)

2 —
An 18th century petit-point needlework panel

3 —
A crewelwork cushion together with a late 17th century Italian silk needlework panel

4 —
A George I walnut and featherbanded cabinet

5 —
A set of four George II silver candlesticks
by John Hugh Le Sage, London 1743

6 —
A set of four George I silver salts with armorial crests and dated to the bases 1733
by Charles Hatfield, London 1732

7 —
A pair of Chinese blue and white baluster vases and covers together with a pair of Chinese export blue and white small plates and a similar larger plate
the pair of vases probably late Qing Dynasty, the covers later, the plates, late 18th / early 19th century

8 —
A late 17th century Dutch Delft possett pot and cover

9 —
A Queen Anne walnut and featherbanded kneehole desk

10 —
Circle of Frans Pourbus the Younger
(Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris)
Portrait of lady, half-length, in white bejewelled dress and headress

11 —
A set of six early Louis XV small walnut chairs

12 —
A George II burr walnut and ash feather-banded chest

13 —
Anthony Jansz van der Croos
(The Hague 1606-1662)
View of Rhenen from the South Bank of the Nederrijn

14 —
An early 18th century oak oval gateleg table

15 —
A coopered and brass bound chestnut jardinière

17 —
A George II carved walnut side chair
in the manner of Henry Williams

18 —
A William and Mary beechwood and caned open armchair

19 —
A mahogany tripod table

20 —
A pair of 17th century style carved pine wall lights

21 —
Two similar 19th century riveted copper pails

22 —
An early 18th century petit-point needlework panel

23 —
An 18th century appliqué work panel

24 —
A pair of late 17th century English Delft dishes
possibly Bristol or Brislington

25 —
Two similar late 17th century mid European tin glazed earthenware dishes together with a similar period tin glazed shallow bowl
the bowl possibly Spanish

26 —
A George II carved walnut and burr walnut crossbanded and featherbanded bureau on stand

27 —
A pair of late 16th/early 17th century French carved oak panels converted to wall lights

28 —
A George III silver spoon tray
by John Harris (I), London 1719

29 —
A pair of early 18th century brass candlesticks
possibly Dutch

30 —
A needlework picture
English 17th century

31 —
A late 19th century French model of a Sloop 'man of war' ship

32 —
An early 20th century Continental tin-plated clockwork toy of a swineherd chasing a pig
probably German

33 —
Two pairs of 18th century cast brass candlesticks

34 —
A George III mahogany and brass bound bucket

35 —
A George III mahogany armchair

36 —
Anglo-Flemish School
17th Century
A view of Combwell Priory, Kent, with the owner greeting a visitor in the foreground, the visitor's horse held by a groom

37 —
German School
late 17th Century
A river landscape with a waterfall in the foreground, a village beyond

38 —
Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter
(Utrecht circa 1636-1695 Amsterdam)
A cockerel, chickens, fledglings and other birds in a landscape

39 —
A George I walnut armchair
upholstered in the original 18th century petit point needlework

40 —
Follower of Tobias Stranover (Czechoslovakian, Sibiu 1684-circa 1731 London)
Cockerels, chickens and other birds in a landscape

41 —
A group of six tapestry and embroidered cushions

42 —
A group of seven tapestry cushions

43 —
A large George II style walnut stool

44 —
A Victorian low upholstered chair

45 —
A Queen Anne walnut and featherbanded double domed bureau bookcase

46 —
An early 18th century French 'grained' wood cylindrical jardinière

47^Y —
A William IV rosewood kerb stool

48 —
A George III carved mahogany 'birdcage' action tripod table

49 —
A pair of late 19th century carved giltwood wall brackets
in the Louis XVI style