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13 – 14 July 2022 | starting at 14:00 BST

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Edwin Whitney-Smith (British, 1880-1952): 'The Baltic Fountain', an important and impressive patinated and polished bronze figural fountain commissioned for the Baltic Shipping Exchange, London, 1907 cast by the A. B. Burton Foundry, Thames Ditton. Sold for £107,400 inc. premium

A French late 19th century ormolu mounted bois satine and rosewood bombe serpentine commode made by Francois Linke (1855-1946) for Maison Krieger after the celebrated model by Charles Cressent. Sold for £35,580 inc. premium

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92 lots available

1 —
A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks
circa 1780, in the manner by Etienne Martincourt (French, act. 1762-1800)

Sold for £2,422.50 inc. premium

2^* —
A pair of 19th century French gilt bronze and purple fluorspar and marble candlesticks

£1,500 - £2,000

3 —
A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze and white marble cassolettes

Sold for £2,167.50 inc. premium

4 —
Attributed Jean Claude Francois Joseph Rosset, known as Rosset père (French, 1706-1786): A pair of carved Carrara marble busts of the Baron de Montesquieu and his wife Jeanne Lartique (2)

£7,000 - £10,000

5^*,TP —
A Verdure Aubusson tapestry
18th century 469cm x 278cm

Sold for £28,020 inc. premium

6^TP —
A set of four Louis XV painted and parcel gilt fauteuils a la Reine by Jean-Etienne Saint-Georges (1723-1790)

Sold for £5,992.50 inc. premium

7 —
Attributed to Claude Galle (French, 1759-1815): A pair of early 19th century bronze and marble figural twin light candelabra
circa 1815

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

8 —
A French gilt bronze mounted porcelain potpourri pedestal bowl and cover
in the Louis XVI style, 18th / 19th century, the porcelain probably Paris, perhaps Locre, the mounts in the manner of Pierre Gouthière (French, 1732-1813)

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

9 —
A pair of second half 19th century French equestrian bronze figures of Henry IV and Charles I (2)

£4,000 - £6,000

10^TP —
A pair of Aubusson Portieres
probably 18th century 403cm x 181cm and 404cm x 176cm

£5,000 - £7,000

11^TP —
An attractive Aubusson carpet
late 19th century 465cm x 339cm

£5,000 - £7,000

12^*,TP —
A group of four Italian second half 18th century 'lacca' and parcel gilt mirrors
Venetian, each one a different model

Sold for £19,125 inc. premium

13^*,TP —
A pair of French Empire gilt and patinated bronze three branch figural candelabra
circa 1810

Sold for £11,475 inc. premium

14 —
A George II silver cup and cover
William Grundy, London 1747

£6,000 - £8,000

15 —
A George II silver chinoiserie coffee pot
Samuel Courtauld (I), London 1757

Sold for £4,080 inc. premium

16 —
A pair of George II silver salt cellars
Paul de Lamerie, London 1746 (2)

Sold for £4,845 inc. premium

17 —
A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers
John Bridge, London 1825 (2)

Sold for £6,120 inc. premium

18 —
A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, from the Sampaio service
Paul Storr, London 1823 (2)

Amended

Sold for £10,837.50 inc. premium

19 —
A monumental 19th century Irish silver covered tankard jug
John Smyth, Dublin 1874, incuse stamped 'Waterhouse', Helsinki 1928 import marks

Sold for £8,287.50 inc. premium

20 —
A George IV silver and silver-gilt figural centrepiece
Robert Garrard, London 1823 / 1824, and part marks for Paul Storr

Sold for £5,737.50 inc. premium

21^TP —
A large Fereghan carpet
Central Persia, c.1890 733cm x 492.5cm

Sold for £18,487.50 inc. premium

22^*,TP —
An impressive antique Heriz carpet
North West Persia, c.1890 472cm x 353cm

Amended

£20,000 - £25,000

23 —
A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Chinese famille rose export small porcelain model of a pheasant
the porcelain probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)

Amended

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

24 —
An early 19th century English gilt bronze mounted crackle glazed Chinese porcelain vase
the mounts in the manner of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811) and Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1853)

Sold for £5,737.50 inc. premium

25^TP —
A striking silk Heriz Carpet
North West Persia, mid to late 19th century 178cm x 140cm

£7,000 - £10,000

26 —
A pair of French gilt bronze chimera or dragon chenets
in the Régence style, 18th / 19th century

Sold for £1,530 inc. premium

27 —
A Russian specimen hardstone presse-papier depicting an arrangement of fruit
late 19th / early 20th century

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

28 —
A pair of mid 19th century French gilt bronze mounted and celadon green opaline glass vases
in the Louis XV style, circa 1860

Sold for £6,375 inc. premium

29^TP —
A Dutch late 17th/early 18th century carved giltwood figural tripod torchere
1700-1710

Sold for £3,570 inc. premium

30^*,TP —
A mythological Flemish tapestry
Brussels, mid to late 17th century 478cm x 308cm

Sold for £31,800 inc. premium

31^* —
An early 17th century Italian terracotta figure of St. Jerome and the lion
Venetian, circa 1630

Sold for £5,100 inc. premium

32^TP —
A set of six George III polychrome decorated dining chairs
Circa 1785, after a design by Gillows

Amended

£4,000 - £6,000

33^*,TP —
A striking mythological, military Flemish tapestry,
late 16th/early 17th century, later reduced

£10,000 - £15,000

34^TP —
An Italian third quarter 18th century figured walnut and amaranth line-inlaid serpentine commode
Venetian

Amended

Sold for £8,925 inc. premium

35 —
After Giambologna, called Giovanni da Bologna or Jean Boulogne (Italian, 1529-1608): An Italian patinated bronze equestrian model of a pacing stallion
perhaps 18th / 19th century

Sold for £2,805 inc. premium

35A —
After Giambologna, called Giovanni da Bologna or Jean Boulogne (Italian, 1529-1608): A paintated bronze figure of Neptune and dolphin
probably 19th century, the cast a Grand Tour type reduction edition of the original fountain figure

Sold for £765 inc. premium

36^* —
An early 19th century terracotta figure of Moses
probably French

£4,000 - £6,000

37^* —
An impressive Victorian silver and parcel-gilt presentation vase
Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1868, designed by Raffaele Monti (1818-1881), rim of base also stamped C. F. HANCOCK 39 BRUTON ST LONDON, and with incuse stamp И20

Sold for £45,660 inc. premium

38^* —
A monumental Victorian silver and parcel-gilt double-handled cup and cover
Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1866, designed and modelled by Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905)

Sold for £63,300 inc. premium

39^TP —
An Italian late 17th/early 18th century pietra dura and marble panel
with a modern cast-iron stand, the panel probably Neapolitan

Sold for £7,650 inc. premium

40^*,TP —
An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania'
Neapolitan

£4,000 - £6,000

41^* —
Attributed to Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644-125): A terracotta figure of St Peter
circa 1700

£10,000 - £15,000

42^TP —
A near pair of Italian late 18th/early 19th century carved giltwood and gilt gesso side tables
one table dating to 1780-1800, the other apparently early 19th century, both tables probably Roman

Sold for £22,950 inc. premium

43 —
Workshop of Della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482): A glazed terracotta armorial roundel
Florence, early 16th century

Sold for £15,300 inc. premium

44 —
An Italian carved white marble bust of a fauness
probably Roman, late 18th / early 19th century, the model after the antique and in the manner of Luigi Valadier (Italian, 1726-1785)

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

45^* —
A 17th century terracotta fountain bozzetto modelled Silenus and two Satyrs
Northern Italian or possibly Netherlandish

£4,000 - £6,000

46 —
A George III silver two-handle cup and cover
maker's mark WH, for William Hall or William Hunter, London 1802

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

47 —
A George III silver seal box
Mordecai Fox, London 1761

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

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1 — A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks circa 1780, in the manner by Etienne Martincourt (French, act. 1762-1800)

2* — A pair of 19th century French gilt bronze and purple fluorspar and marble candlesticks

3 — A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze and white marble cassolettes

4 — Attributed Jean Claude Francois Joseph Rosset, known as Rosset père (French, 1706-1786): A pair of carved Carrara marble busts of the Baron de Montesquieu and his wife Jeanne Lartique (2)

5*,TP — A Verdure Aubusson tapestry18th century 469cm x 278cm

6TP — A set of four Louis XV painted and parcel gilt fauteuils a la Reine by Jean-Etienne Saint-Georges (1723-1790)

7 — Attributed to Claude Galle (French, 1759-1815): A pair of early 19th century bronze and marble figural twin light candelabracirca 1815

8 — A French gilt bronze mounted porcelain potpourri pedestal bowl and coverin the Louis XVI style, 18th / 19th century, the porcelain probably Paris, perhaps Locre, the mounts in the manner of Pierre Gouthière (French, 1732-1813)

9 — A pair of second half 19th century French equestrian bronze figures of Henry IV and Charles I (2)

10TP — A pair of Aubusson Portieresprobably 18th century 403cm x 181cm and 404cm x 176cm

11TP — An attractive Aubusson carpetlate 19th century 465cm x 339cm

12*,TP — A group of four Italian second half 18th century 'lacca' and parcel gilt mirrors Venetian, each one a different model

13*,TP — A pair of French Empire gilt and patinated bronze three branch figural candelabracirca 1810

14 — A George II silver cup and cover William Grundy, London 1747

15 — A George II silver chinoiserie coffee pot Samuel Courtauld (I), London 1757

16 — A pair of George II silver salt cellars Paul de Lamerie, London 1746 (2)

17 — A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers John Bridge, London 1825 (2)

18 — A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, from the Sampaio service Paul Storr, London 1823 (2)

19 — A monumental 19th century Irish silver covered tankard jug John Smyth, Dublin 1874, incuse stamped 'Waterhouse', Helsinki 1928 import marks

20 — A George IV silver and silver-gilt figural centrepiece Robert Garrard, London 1823 / 1824, and part marks for Paul Storr

21TP — A large Fereghan carpetCentral Persia, c.1890 733cm x 492.5cm

22*,TP — An impressive antique Heriz carpetNorth West Persia, c.1890 472cm x 353cm

23 — A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Chinese famille rose export small porcelain model of a pheasant the porcelain probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)

24 — An early 19th century English gilt bronze mounted crackle glazed Chinese porcelain vasethe mounts in the manner of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811) and Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1853)

25TP — A striking silk Heriz CarpetNorth West Persia, mid to late 19th century 178cm x 140cm

26 — A pair of French gilt bronze chimera or dragon chenets in the Régence style, 18th / 19th century

27 — A Russian specimen hardstone presse-papier depicting an arrangement of fruitlate 19th / early 20th century

28 — A pair of mid 19th century French gilt bronze mounted and celadon green opaline glass vases in the Louis XV style, circa 1860

29TP — A Dutch late 17th/early 18th century carved giltwood figural tripod torchere 1700-1710

30*,TP — A mythological Flemish tapestryBrussels, mid to late 17th century 478cm x 308cm

31* — An early 17th century Italian terracotta figure of St. Jerome and the lionVenetian, circa 1630

32TP — A set of six George III polychrome decorated dining chairs Circa 1785, after a design by Gillows

33*,TP — A striking mythological, military Flemish tapestry,late 16th/early 17th century, later reduced

34TP — An Italian third quarter 18th century figured walnut and amaranth line-inlaid serpentine commode Venetian

35 — After Giambologna, called Giovanni da Bologna or Jean Boulogne (Italian, 1529-1608): An Italian patinated bronze equestrian model of a pacing stallion perhaps 18th / 19th century

35A — After Giambologna, called Giovanni da Bologna or Jean Boulogne (Italian, 1529-1608): A paintated bronze figure of Neptune and dolphin probably 19th century, the cast a Grand Tour type reduction edition of the original fountain figure

36* — An early 19th century terracotta figure of Mosesprobably French

37* — An impressive Victorian silver and parcel-gilt presentation vase Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1868, designed by Raffaele Monti (1818-1881), rim of base also stamped C. F. HANCOCK 39 BRUTON ST LONDON, and with incuse stamp И20

38* — A monumental Victorian silver and parcel-gilt double-handled cup and cover Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1866, designed and modelled by Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905)

39TP — An Italian late 17th/early 18th century pietra dura and marble panel with a modern cast-iron stand, the panel probably Neapolitan

40*,TP — An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania' Neapolitan

41* — Attributed to Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644-125): A terracotta figure of St Petercirca 1700

42TP — A near pair of Italian late 18th/early 19th century carved giltwood and gilt gesso side tables one table dating to 1780-1800, the other apparently early 19th century, both tables probably Roman

43 — Workshop of Della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482): A glazed terracotta armorial roundel Florence, early 16th century

44 — An Italian carved white marble bust of a fauness probably Roman, late 18th / early 19th century, the model after the antique and in the manner of Luigi Valadier (Italian, 1726-1785)

45* — A 17th century terracotta fountain bozzetto modelled Silenus and two SatyrsNorthern Italian or possibly Netherlandish

46 — A George III silver two-handle cup and cover maker's mark WH, for William Hall or William Hunter, London 1802

47 — A George III silver seal box Mordecai Fox, London 1761

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1 —
A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze candlesticks
circa 1780, in the manner by Etienne Martincourt (French, act. 1762-1800)

2^* —
A pair of 19th century French gilt bronze and purple fluorspar and marble candlesticks

3 —
A pair of Louis XVI gilt bronze and white marble cassolettes

4 —
Attributed Jean Claude Francois Joseph Rosset, known as Rosset père (French, 1706-1786): A pair of carved Carrara marble busts of the Baron de Montesquieu and his wife Jeanne Lartique (2)

5^*,TP —
A Verdure Aubusson tapestry
18th century 469cm x 278cm

6^TP —
A set of four Louis XV painted and parcel gilt fauteuils a la Reine by Jean-Etienne Saint-Georges (1723-1790)

7 —
Attributed to Claude Galle (French, 1759-1815): A pair of early 19th century bronze and marble figural twin light candelabra
circa 1815

8 —
A French gilt bronze mounted porcelain potpourri pedestal bowl and cover
in the Louis XVI style, 18th / 19th century, the porcelain probably Paris, perhaps Locre, the mounts in the manner of Pierre Gouthière (French, 1732-1813)

9 —
A pair of second half 19th century French equestrian bronze figures of Henry IV and Charles I (2)

10^TP —
A pair of Aubusson Portieres
probably 18th century 403cm x 181cm and 404cm x 176cm

11^TP —
An attractive Aubusson carpet
late 19th century 465cm x 339cm

12^*,TP —
A group of four Italian second half 18th century 'lacca' and parcel gilt mirrors
Venetian, each one a different model

13^*,TP —
A pair of French Empire gilt and patinated bronze three branch figural candelabra
circa 1810

14 —
A George II silver cup and cover
William Grundy, London 1747

15 —
A George II silver chinoiserie coffee pot
Samuel Courtauld (I), London 1757

16 —
A pair of George II silver salt cellars
Paul de Lamerie, London 1746 (2)

17 —
A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers
John Bridge, London 1825 (2)

18 —
A pair of George IV silver entrée dishes and covers, from the Sampaio service
Paul Storr, London 1823 (2)

19 —
A monumental 19th century Irish silver covered tankard jug
John Smyth, Dublin 1874, incuse stamped 'Waterhouse', Helsinki 1928 import marks

20 —
A George IV silver and silver-gilt figural centrepiece
Robert Garrard, London 1823 / 1824, and part marks for Paul Storr

21^TP —
A large Fereghan carpet
Central Persia, c.1890 733cm x 492.5cm

22^*,TP —
An impressive antique Heriz carpet
North West Persia, c.1890 472cm x 353cm

23 —
A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Chinese famille rose export small porcelain model of a pheasant
the porcelain probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)

24 —
An early 19th century English gilt bronze mounted crackle glazed Chinese porcelain vase
the mounts in the manner of Benjamin Vulliamy (1747-1811) and Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1853)

25^TP —
A striking silk Heriz Carpet
North West Persia, mid to late 19th century 178cm x 140cm

26 —
A pair of French gilt bronze chimera or dragon chenets
in the Régence style, 18th / 19th century

27 —
A Russian specimen hardstone presse-papier depicting an arrangement of fruit
late 19th / early 20th century

28 —
A pair of mid 19th century French gilt bronze mounted and celadon green opaline glass vases
in the Louis XV style, circa 1860

29^TP —
A Dutch late 17th/early 18th century carved giltwood figural tripod torchere
1700-1710

30^*,TP —
A mythological Flemish tapestry
Brussels, mid to late 17th century 478cm x 308cm

31^* —
An early 17th century Italian terracotta figure of St. Jerome and the lion
Venetian, circa 1630

32^TP —
A set of six George III polychrome decorated dining chairs
Circa 1785, after a design by Gillows

33^*,TP —
A striking mythological, military Flemish tapestry,
late 16th/early 17th century, later reduced

34^TP —
An Italian third quarter 18th century figured walnut and amaranth line-inlaid serpentine commode
Venetian

35 —
After Giambologna, called Giovanni da Bologna or Jean Boulogne (Italian, 1529-1608): An Italian patinated bronze equestrian model of a pacing stallion
perhaps 18th / 19th century

35A —
After Giambologna, called Giovanni da Bologna or Jean Boulogne (Italian, 1529-1608): A paintated bronze figure of Neptune and dolphin
probably 19th century, the cast a Grand Tour type reduction edition of the original fountain figure

36^* —
An early 19th century terracotta figure of Moses
probably French

37^* —
An impressive Victorian silver and parcel-gilt presentation vase
Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1868, designed by Raffaele Monti (1818-1881), rim of base also stamped C. F. HANCOCK 39 BRUTON ST LONDON, and with incuse stamp И20

38^* —
A monumental Victorian silver and parcel-gilt double-handled cup and cover
Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1866, designed and modelled by Henry Hugh Armstead (1828-1905)

39^TP —
An Italian late 17th/early 18th century pietra dura and marble panel
with a modern cast-iron stand, the panel probably Neapolitan

40^*,TP —
An Italian mid 18th century tulipwood and amaranth inlaid kneehole desk or 'scrivania'
Neapolitan

41^* —
Attributed to Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644-125): A terracotta figure of St Peter
circa 1700

42^TP —
A near pair of Italian late 18th/early 19th century carved giltwood and gilt gesso side tables
one table dating to 1780-1800, the other apparently early 19th century, both tables probably Roman

43 —
Workshop of Della Robbia (Italian, 1399/1400-1482): A glazed terracotta armorial roundel
Florence, early 16th century

44 —
An Italian carved white marble bust of a fauness
probably Roman, late 18th / early 19th century, the model after the antique and in the manner of Luigi Valadier (Italian, 1726-1785)

45^* —
A 17th century terracotta fountain bozzetto modelled Silenus and two Satyrs
Northern Italian or possibly Netherlandish

46 —
A George III silver two-handle cup and cover
maker's mark WH, for William Hall or William Hunter, London 1802

47 —
A George III silver seal box
Mordecai Fox, London 1761