Collections

Including a Nicky Haslam Interior; Selected Items from the Estate of Michael Winner; and an Important Archive of Photographs by Cecil Beaton from the Estate of Geoffrey Sawyer

28 November – 16 December 2024

Bonhams is delighted to offer for sale the selected contents of a Holland Park residence, decorated by the legendary Nicky Haslam. The house was first built in the 1860s as the London suburbs grew with the increasing prosperity of the capital. According to Architectural Digest properties like this one 'sacrificed grand proportions in the interest of utility and the exploitation of space' which subsequently posed 'a difficult challenge to the interior designer.'

Given free reign and a deadline of six months, Nicky Haslam transformed the interiors into whimsical Rococo-style spaces, inspired by European country houses. In his words, 'florals abound', with the soft colour palette and furnishings creating 'that Nancy Lancaster quality of the colour hanging in the air'. Offered here is a selection of furniture, prints and mirrors sourced or designed by Nicky for this carefully curated space.

Alongside this collection Bonhams is also bringing to market the selected items from the estate of Michael Winner, the British filmmaker, writer and personality. Meticulously bound shooting scripts are littered with annotations and 'on-the-move' edits, providing an in depth look at his film making process from his earliest films in the 1960's to his final film, Parting Shots, in 1997.

Concluding the sale is another career-spanning collection; Geoffrey Sawyer's archive of photographs by Cecil Beaton. Sawyer was a long-standing assistant and printer of Beaton, with his own work also part of the National Portrait Gallery's collection. Offered here are some of Beaton's most famous photographs of the Royal Family, notably Queen Elizabeth II and the (then) Prince Charles; the glittering stars of stage, screen and society; and more intimate portraits of family and friends.

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Collections

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1TP — A carved and white-painted 'Chelsea' garden seat Made by Chatsworth Carpenters

2TP — A French painted commode19th century, in the Louis XVI style

3TP — A 19th century North European carved and white-painted sofa

4TP — A grey-painted commodeSouth German, 19th century

5TP — A pair of French carved and painted fauteuils19th century, in the Louis XV style

6TP — A 19th century sage green painted chair, together with a matched copy

7TP — A pair of French carved and painted fauteuilsFirst half 20th century, in the Louis XV style

8TP — A pair of early Victorian ebonised oak Gothic Revival chairs

9TP — A large pair of carved and white painted pier mirrorsIn the George II Rococo style

10TP — A pair of carved giltwood girandoles20th century, in the Rococo style

11TP — A pair of Swedish 19th century carved giltwood and gesso girandoles

12TP — A large French carved and stained gesso mirror19th century, in the Regence style

13 — After Francis CheshamBritish Armorials 6

14 — Hendrick Adriaan van Rheede (Dutch, 1637-died after 1691) Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, Amsterdam, glazed, approx. 44 x 37cm (3)

15 — After Giorgio Bonelli (Italian, born 1724) Hortus Romanus juxta systema Tournefortianum paulo, glazed, the plates approx: 36 x 22.5cm (7)

16TP — After Étienne CharpentierThe Twelve Caesars 14

17TP — A French late 19th century carved and painted fauteuilIn the Louis XV-style

18TP — A brown leather upholstered barrel back wing armchairLate 19th / early 20th century, in the George II style

19TP — An upholstered easy armchair, in the style of Howard & SonsFrom Peter Dudgeon

20TP — A French carved and painted corner bergère19th century, in the Louis XV style

21TP — A Gustavian late 19th century painted pine cupboard

22TP — A glazed and painted bookcase19th century and later

23TP — A white-painted cabinet18th century and later

24TP — A painted pantry cupboardDesigned by Nicky Haslam, in the 18th century style

25TP — A set of four painted girandolesIn the 18th century Rococo style

26TP — A set of five carved giltwood and painted wall lightsIn the Regence style

27TP — A large pair of 19th century cast gilt bronze three-branch wall lights

28TP — A pair of carved and white-painted wall lightsIn the Rococo style

29TP — A French painted buffet20th century, in the 18th century style

30TP — A French oak extending dining tableIn the Louis XVI style

31TP — An early 20th century teak Amberg's Patent letter cabinet

32TP — A French carved and painted console table19th century, in the Louis XVI style

33TP — A large Chinoiserie decorated coffee tableMid-20th century

34TP — A pair of painted, parcel-gilt and Chinoiserie decorated commodesIn the Louis XV style, of recent manufacture and painted by Paul Czainski

35TP — A pair of French grey-painted petit commodesEarly 20th century, in the Louis XVI style

36TP — A pair of painted and parcel-gilt console tablesDesigned by Nicky Haslam

37TP — A pair of green porcelain and gilt metal lamp bases

38 — A 20th century painted bronze lamp base

39TP — A pair of gilt brass lamp bases Early 20th century

40 — A carved giltwood lamp baseDesigned by Nicky Haslam, in the manner of Fournier

41 — A pair of blue and white porcelain table lamps

42 — A marble lamp base

43TP — After the Antique: a pair of bronzed spelter urnsEarly 20th century

44 — English School(20th Century)Four still life sketches of flowers (the largest) (4)

45TP — A carved giltwood long stool in the Louis XVI-style

46TP — A floral upholstered sofaMade by Peter Dudgeon

47TP — A set of twelve Italian 18th century and later painted dining chairsProbably Venetian

48TP — A Louis XVI-style painted stool

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1^TP —
A carved and white-painted 'Chelsea' garden seat
Made by Chatsworth Carpenters

2^TP —
A French painted commode
19th century, in the Louis XVI style

3^TP —
A 19th century North European carved and white-painted sofa

4^TP —
A grey-painted commode
South German, 19th century

5^TP —
A pair of French carved and painted fauteuils
19th century, in the Louis XV style

6^TP —
A 19th century sage green painted chair, together with a matched copy

7^TP —
A pair of French carved and painted fauteuils
First half 20th century, in the Louis XV style

8^TP —
A pair of early Victorian ebonised oak Gothic Revival chairs

9^TP —
A large pair of carved and white painted pier mirrors
In the George II Rococo style

10^TP —
A pair of carved giltwood girandoles
20th century, in the Rococo style

11^TP —
A pair of Swedish 19th century carved giltwood and gesso girandoles

12^TP —
A large French carved and stained gesso mirror
19th century, in the Regence style

13 —
After Francis Chesham
British Armorials 6

14 —
Hendrick Adriaan van Rheede (Dutch, 1637-died after 1691)
Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, Amsterdam, glazed, approx. 44 x 37cm (3)

15 —
After Giorgio Bonelli (Italian, born 1724)
Hortus Romanus juxta systema Tournefortianum paulo, glazed, the plates approx: 36 x 22.5cm (7)

16^TP —
After Étienne Charpentier
The Twelve Caesars 14

17^TP —
A French late 19th century carved and painted fauteuil
In the Louis XV-style

18^TP —
A brown leather upholstered barrel back wing armchair
Late 19th / early 20th century, in the George II style

19^TP —
An upholstered easy armchair, in the style of Howard & Sons
From Peter Dudgeon

20^TP —
A French carved and painted corner bergère
19th century, in the Louis XV style

21^TP —
A Gustavian late 19th century painted pine cupboard

22^TP —
A glazed and painted bookcase
19th century and later

23^TP —
A white-painted cabinet
18th century and later

24^TP —
A painted pantry cupboard
Designed by Nicky Haslam, in the 18th century style

25^TP —
A set of four painted girandoles
In the 18th century Rococo style

26^TP —
A set of five carved giltwood and painted wall lights
In the Regence style

27^TP —
A large pair of 19th century cast gilt bronze three-branch wall lights

28^TP —
A pair of carved and white-painted wall lights
In the Rococo style

29^TP —
A French painted buffet
20th century, in the 18th century style

30^TP —
A French oak extending dining table
In the Louis XVI style

31^TP —
An early 20th century teak Amberg's Patent letter cabinet

32^TP —
A French carved and painted console table
19th century, in the Louis XVI style

33^TP —
A large Chinoiserie decorated coffee table
Mid-20th century

34^TP —
A pair of painted, parcel-gilt and Chinoiserie decorated commodes
In the Louis XV style, of recent manufacture and painted by Paul Czainski

35^TP —
A pair of French grey-painted petit commodes
Early 20th century, in the Louis XVI style

36^TP —
A pair of painted and parcel-gilt console tables
Designed by Nicky Haslam

37^TP —
A pair of green porcelain and gilt metal lamp bases

38 —
A 20th century painted bronze lamp base

39^TP —
A pair of gilt brass lamp bases
Early 20th century

40 —
A carved giltwood lamp base
Designed by Nicky Haslam, in the manner of Fournier

41 —
A pair of blue and white porcelain table lamps

42 —
A marble lamp base

43^TP —
After the Antique: a pair of bronzed spelter urns
Early 20th century

44 —
English School
(20th Century)
Four still life sketches of flowers (the largest) (4)

45^TP —
A carved giltwood long stool in the Louis XVI-style

46^TP —
A floral upholstered sofa
Made by Peter Dudgeon

47^TP —
A set of twelve Italian 18th century and later painted dining chairs
Probably Venetian

48^TP —
A Louis XVI-style painted stool