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Fine Decorative Arts

3 December 2025 | starting at 13:00 GMT

Celebrating 500 years of the exquisite, our Fine Decorative Arts sale features an outstanding selection of fine examples of European sculpture, French and English and Continental furniture, tapestries, silver and oriental carpets. While different, all pieces are united by their exceptional quality, fine craftmanship and lauded history. The sale includes the offering of a collection of exhibited rare Limoges pieces. Explore the catalogue:

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THE MORRELL TROPHY: A rare monumental Victorian silver trophy / centrepiece Robert Garrard, London 1858, also stamped R & S GARRARD PANTON STTHE MORRELL TROPHY: A rare monumental Victorian silver trophy / centrepiece Robert Garrard, London 1858, also stamped R & S GARRARD PANTON ST. Estimate: £180,000 - £220,000
A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel crozier finial depicting St Michael slaying the devil as a dragon Limoges, 1220-1230A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel crozier finial depicting St Michael slaying the devil as a dragon Limoges, 1220-1230. Estimate: £50,000 - £70,000
A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel book or Evangeliary cover depicting the Crucifixion Limoges, circa 1190-1200A rare French gilt copper and champlevé enamel book or Evangeliary cover depicting the Crucifixion Limoges, circa 1190-1200. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
Two impressive early Victorian silver-mounted claret jugs Paul Storr, London 1838Two impressive early Victorian silver-mounted claret jugs Paul Storr, London 1838. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
A monumental German silver and parcel-gilt tankard August Hosse, Halle / Saale, circa 1696, cover with import mark for LatviaA monumental German silver and parcel-gilt tankard August Hosse, Halle / Saale, circa 1696, cover with import mark for Latvia. Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
A 17th century German silver and parcel-gilt tankard Gregorius Lambrecht, Hamburg, circa 1630A 17th century German silver and parcel-gilt tankard Gregorius Lambrecht, Hamburg, circa 1630. Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
A George I giltwood and gilt gesso side table 1715-1720A George I giltwood and gilt gesso side table 1715-1720. Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
A large and impressive George IV rosewood and brass inlaid partners' library table attributed to Gillows Circa 1825A large and impressive George IV rosewood and brass inlaid partners' library table attributed to Gillows Circa 1825. Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
A striking Bessarabian Carpet Probably early 19th century, Ukraine 437cm x 370cm overall approximatelyA striking Bessarabian Carpet Probably early 19th century, Ukraine 437cm x 370cm overall approximately. Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
After Pierre Lepautre (French, 1659-1744) and François Girardon (French, 1628-1714): A patinated bronze figural group of 'Aeneas carrying Anchises' French, probably first half early 19th centuryAfter Pierre Lepautre (French, 1659-1744) and François Girardon (French, 1628-1714): A patinated bronze figural group of 'Aeneas carrying Anchises' French, probably first half early 19th century. Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000

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Three mother of pearl folding fans, one with classical figural landscape, the others with rustic courtly and peasant figural decorationFrench or Italian, the first two probably second half 18th century, the last probably late 19th century
Three Continental mother of pearl folding fans, one with courtly figural decoration and unusual openwork leafFrench, late 19th century
Three Continental carved mother of pearl folding fansThe first probably French, the second possibly Swedish, the third possibly Italian
Two good Continental mother of pearl and lace folding fansBoth probably Franc-Flemish, late 19th century, the first with needlepoint lace leaf in the 17th century Venetian style, probably Burano, the other with Brussels bobbin lace leaf, probably made for the American market
A tortoiseshell and black Chantilly lace folding fan and a similar mother of pearl and black Chantilly lace folding fanFrench, third quarter 19th century
Two Continental blonde tortoiseshell and Brussels Point de Gaze lace folding fansProbably Franco-Flemish, late 19th century
Two rare Chinoiserie 'lac-burgauté' style folding fansFrench, both possibly attributable to Alphonse Giroux, circa 1830-40
A rare Chinoiserie 'lac-burgauté' style folding fan, together with a Chinoiserie japanned brisé folding fan Both French, circa 1830-40, the first with an applied printed retailers label for Alphonse Giroux, Paris
A rare Chinoiserie 'lac-burgauté' style folding fan and a Chinoiserie japanned folding fanThe first French, circa 1830-40, the second probably English, probably early 19th century
Two Chinese export mother of pearl folding fansCanton, early 19th century
An unusual Chinese bamboo and paper folding fan Signed by Yuan Jinting (袁金亭) and dated 1869
A collection of ten Japanese folding fans in tortoiseshell, bamboo and wood and lacquered and inlaid wood, some with painted silk or paper leaves, two of brisé form, together with a small Chinese export paper and bamboo folding fan19th century and early 20th century
A mother of pearl and Irish Carrickmacross lace folding fan, together with a similar period blonde tortoiseshell, needlepoint lace and painted silk folding fan and a similar period horn and painted silk and gauze folding fanContinental, late 19th century
Three Continental mother of pearl folding fansThe first probably French, the second and last French or Italian, mid-18th century
A rare tortoiseshell and vellum folding fan, a mother of pearl folding fan and a bone folding fanThe first probably English, probably late 17th century, the second probably Italian, the third probably Flemish or Dutch, both second half 18th century
Three printed paper folding fans comprising a rare 'Sunday Memoranda' fan, an 'England Since the Conquest' fan and a 'Monarchs of England' fanEnglish, late 18th century
Three Continental commemorative printed and hand coloured folding fans The first probably Italian, early 19th century, the second French, late 18th century, the third probably Spanish, late 18th century
A rare, printed vellum Royal Commemorative fan depicting George III and Queen Charlotte with the Royal family at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1788, together with two other Royal Commemorative fansEnglish, late 18th century
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