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Click here to subscribeA group of ceramics by Charlotte Rhead for Crown Ducal, in the 4926 Arabian Scroll pattern, comprising a charger, three vases, a jug and a wall pocket, each decorated in shades of orange and green with a repeating scrolling motif highlighted with a lustre glaze (6) Charger - 32cm diameter Vases - 21cm high, 15cm high and 13cm high Wall pocket - 17cm high
A mixed group of English and Continental pottery and porcelain, late 19th and 20th century, including a Cantagalli lustre decorated cup and saucer, Royal Copenhagen model of a cockerel, height 14cm, three pieces of Burleigh Ware nursery china decorated with a toy horse and inscribed 'Gee-Gee', a Crown Ducal Orange Tree pattern toast rack with matching sauceboat , sugar bowl and three soup plates, a Royal Worcester pepper in the form of a cottage loaf and a Poole plate painted with a nautical signal flag, diameter 21.8cm (minor faults).
A NORTH GERMAN ‘PAPPENHEIMER’ RAPIER, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY ‡ with polished double-edged blade of hollow-diamond section, rectangular ricasso struck with a crowned ‘B’ mark on one face, symmetrical blackened iron hilt of slender faceted bars, comprising a pair of vertically recurved quillons upper and lower ring-guards joined by a short moulded bar, the latter fitted with a large sprung-in plate pierced with a diamond-shaped panel filled with quatrefoils, knuckle-guard with an additional diagonal bar joined to the ring guard, faceted plummet-shaped pommel, and the grip with a later binding of plaited wire (‘Turk’s heads’ missing), with oval brass inventory tag ‘121’, 93.5 cm blade ProvenanceSchloss BlankenburgThe Brunswick Ducal Collections, Schloss Blankenburg, inv. no 121The Royal House of Hanover, sold Sotheby's 5th October 2005, lot 241 Robert Brooker Collection inv. no. S1016 LiteratureRobert Bohlman, Die Braunschweiger Waffen aus Schloss Blankenburg, in, Zeitschrift fur Waffen-und Kostumkunde, 1915, p. 21, abb. 48
A collection of assorted art and studio pottery, comprising an abstract dish by Alan Clarke, early 2000s, 24.5cm diameter; two geometric vessels by Mike Browning, Llanidloes, a Rayric (Brutalist) vase, 14.5cm high; Newlyn mug, circa 1950s/60s, 12cm high; West German blue 'Fat Lava' vase, 1970s, 25.5cm high; and a pair of smaller fluted beakers purchased from The Beetroot Tree in Derby, 8.5cm high; a Crown Ducal drip-glazed vase, shape 148, with twin-angular handles, circa 1920s, the glaze bright orange with splashes of green, impressed shape number, 15cm high; sold together with a Clay Pits Ewenny spiral slipware plate, mid-century, impressed marks, 21.5cm diameter; and an Austrian Osterra Edel-Keramik bowl in the Secessionist style, mid-20th century, 24cm diameter; JOHN WHEELDON (born 1950), Wirksworth, Derbyshire, a yunomi or tea vessel, circa 2000s, red raku glaze with unglaze black foot rim, impressed mark, 8.8cm high; a Prinknash black lustre vase, a satin monochrome bottle vase, a Winchcombe brown wood-fired oil bottle with stopper, circa 1970s, a Winchcombe pottery vase by Anne Whittlesey, potter's monogram, a large stoneware cup and saucer (handle damaged), a group of three items by Andy Mason, post-2000, comprising a porcelain bowl and two black stoneware beakers, Ros Moren (Cornwall) oxide painted small bowl and saucer, and further contemporary studio pottery, sold together with a Lady Penelope London Agent 'Thunderbirds' plate, dated 1993, a Paragon China moon landing jug, 1969, a Grimwades 'Ye Olde Inn' jug, 19th century 'North Wales' souvenir cup and saucer, a Shelley China 'Present from Aberystwyth' mug and a small Staffordshire pink 'Sunderland' type lustre beaker, tallest 21cm high (group)
CROWN DUCAL WARE; twenty-seven pieces of A1211 'Orange Tree' pattern comprising teapot, water jug, small jugs, sugar shaker, five coffee cups and saucers, egg cups, etc (27).Condition Report: Crazing visible throughout, and rubbing to high traffic areas, preserve pot has large chip to top rim, small patches of staining, otherwise appears to be in overall OK but grubby condition.
Buckinghamshire Rifle Volunteers waist belt clasp c. 1859-1908. by Hobson. Good scarce die-cast blackened brass example by Hobson & Sons, Lexington St, London W with non matching numbers. Circlet inscribed BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS; lined centre with shield bearing bearing the Swan of the ducal house of Buckingham. Ornate ends. GC Raised 8th December 1859 at Great Marlow, due to the efforts of local brewer Thomas Owen Wethered, with HQ in Institute Road. Hugh King Collection
Royal Doulton pair of Dickens D5833 series ware plates in relief (raised decoration) from the 1930s (subjects are Tony Weller & Fat Boy, Sam Weller & Mr Pickwick) together with a pair of D4749 jugs 14cm high, a Beswick Henry VIII large character jug, EMU Australian Wines coronation jug by Crown Ducal etc. (11 items)
Christian Friedrich Zincke (German, circa 1683-1767)Katherine, Duchess of Buckingham (c.1681–1743), holding a spring of orange blossom, wearing blue gown with a white chemise and crimson drape, brown hair, half landscape background, a ducal coronet on a plinth to the left. Enamel on copper, gilt-metal frame. Oval, 68mm (2 11/16in) highFootnotes:Provenance:Bonhams, Contents of the Old Rectory Banningham, 22 March 2004, lot 84;with D.S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, June 2004Lady Katherine Darnley, third wife of John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1647–1721), former wife of James Annesley, 3rd Earl of Anglesey (1674–1702), and illegitimate daughter of King James II by Katherine Sedley, suo jure Countess of Dorchester (1657-1717). She was known as the haughty Duchess of Buckingham, described by Horace Walpole as 'more mad with pride than any Mercer's wife in Bedlam.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
[LOREDAN LEONARDO]: (1436-1521) Venetian nobleman and statesman who regined as Doge of Venice from 1500-21. A good manuscript document issued in the name (´Leonardus Lauredanus´) of Loredan, one page (vellum), oblong folio (approx. 35.5 x 26.5 cm), Ducal Palace, 8th May 1520, in Latin. Written in a bold, humanist script, the document is addressed to the noblemen Petrus Landus, Rodesta, and Aloysius Contarenus, Captain at Padua, and to their successors, and announces that Antonio Buzacharino of Padua, who had been banned from his fatherland, has now been re-instated by the council. The addressees are instructed to execute what actions may be necessary and are to be advised as to the proper steps by the council. With a good lead seal affixed at the base by the original cord, depicting the Doge receiving the blessing of Saint Mark to the obverse and an inscription to the reverse. Some neat slits to the upper and lower edges of the document (evidently where three additional seals were once placed) and with some light age wear and a couple of small wormholes, none of which significantly affect the text. About VGAs a wartime ruler, Loredan was one of the most important Doges in the history of Venice. In the dramatic events of the early 16th century, Loredan´s Machiavellian plots and cunning political manoeuvres against the League of Cambrai, the Ottomans, the Mamluks, the Pope, the Republic of Genoa, the Holy Roman Empire, the French, the Egyptians, and the Portuguese saved Venice from downfall.
A REGENCY SATINWOOD BERGERE 'CURRICLE' ARMCHAIR ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 With an 18th century needlework upholstered squab cushion 89.5cm high, 56cm wide, 57.5cm deep Taking inspiration from the seat of the Roman Magistrate, Thomas Sheraton named this form of chair 'curricle' in his 'Cabinet Dictionary' in 1803. The name was subsequently adopted by Gillows and a model executed in satinwood was supplied to Wilbraham Egerton for Tatton Park, Cheshire in 1812 (NT 1297454). See N. Goodison and J. Hardy, 'Gillows at Tatton Park', Furniture History Society Journal 1970, pl. 16A. For an identical chair also attributed to Gillows, see Christie's London, Property from Two Ducal Collections, Woburn Abbey, Bedford (7013), 21st September 2004, Lot 148 (£5,378 incl. BP). Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old minor chips, splits and old repairs Of solid stable structure overall, some minor movement to the joins of the arms Some evidence of old worm to the underside of the seat rails The caning in good, tight and useable condition, a few very minor faults seen The caning has been replaced, as often expected. The satinwood of pleasing colour and patina, some fading throughout. The curved top rail with two timber fillet repairs (see images) The needlework seat with various areas of wear, marks and loss. Please see all additional images as a visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
A carved marble bust of Plautilla, late 18th/early 19th century, Italian, after the antique, raised on a turned wooden socle, 36cm wide 15cm deep 58cm high including socle The present busts depicts the young Publia Fulvia Plautilla (d.211 CE), after an antique marble sculpture of the third century CE in the Grand Ducal Gallery at the Uffizi in Florence. The Grand Duke, Cosimo III de'Medici (1642-1723), had this displayed alongside another marble bust of her brother-in-law, Publius Septimus Geta, son of emperor Septimus Severus and younger brother of her husband, Emperor Caracalla; both were supposedly murdered by Caracalla in 211 CE. Although similar in date and style, they were probably not designed as a pair, but they acted as the source of many Grand Tour copies to meet the British appetite for all things Antique in the 18th century. Condition ReportThe bust alone is 50cm high.
A Hague Porcelain factory-decorated saucer, second-half 18th c, painted with deutsche blumen in polychrome enamels, 12.3cm diam, on-glaze painted blue heron mark, a Meissen teacup, 19th c, underglaze blue crossed swords, and a Ludwigsburg saucer, c1780, painted with a courting couple in polychrome enamels, the sides with scattered flowers, ozier-moulded border, gilt rim, 14cm diam, underglaze blue interlaced Cs surmounted by a ducal coronet, incised 10, (3) Hague saucer with small flat rim chip, otherwise good. Meissen teacup cracked. Ludwigsburg saucer with some wear to decoration.
Collection of silver and white metal jewellery. The jewellery to include four pairs of silver earrings, a silver ingot pendant necklace. Three silver brooches including an enamelled silver pixie shell brooch marked sterling silver, a hallmarked smoky quartz brooch pin. Together with two Gordon Highlanders cap badges. The motto of the Gordon Highlanders, "Bydand", is a Lowland Scots dialect word that means "steadfast" or "to stand fast and endure". The motto appears on the Gordon family crest, which features a stag's head and neck emerging from a Ducal coronet. The crest is also part of the headdress badge of the Gordon Highlanders, along with an ivy wreath and the motto "Bydand"
A COLLECTION OF MAINLY MID TWENTIETH CENTURY CERAMICS AND GLASS WARE, to include a West German vase 119/25, an Italian vase and jug set painted with figures holding umbrellas (shallow glaze chips on rim of jug), an Italian bowl in the form of a basket with slip decoration (chips), mid twentieth century tea ware including Ridgway Homemaker, Alfred Meakin Oklahoma, Parlez Vous, Fisherman's Cove, Montmartre, etc, a J Fryer Oldcourt Ware teapot and two tennis sets, a Crown Ducal Liberty and Freedom teapot (hairlines and chips inside lid), a Wade The Gallery Collection: Japanese Garden jug, a smoky glass decanter with clear handle, height 32cm, a deep brown and clear glass vase, an amber glass jug (roughness to base of handle, a handkerchief glass bowl, a Golden Crown cocktail shaker, Babycham and Cherry B glasses, etc (qty) (Condition Report: most pieces appear ok, sd and as stated in description)
A George IV silver wine cooler by William Brown, London 1828, with a pair of arched loop handles and removable mask and cage insert to the gently tapering body decorated with three raised reeded girdles, bearing an engraved Garter and crest with a ducal coronet, 64.7 ozt, 21.4 cm overall height x 19.5 cm wide, handle to handle. The Crest of The Rt Hon William Lowther KG, the 1st Earl of LonsdaleA dragon passant argentThe crest is environed with the Garter with its motto: ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’ [Shame on him who thinks evil of it]. The whole is ensigned with an Earl’s coronet.Note:Sir William Lowther (born 29th December 1757 died 19th March 1844), the 1st Earl of Lonsdale and 2nd Baronet of Little Preston and Swillington in the County of Yorkshire, served as Member of Parliament for Appleby in 1780, for Carlisle from 1780 to 1784 and for Cumberland from 1784 to 1790. In 1796, he returned as Member of Parliament for Rutland, holding the seat until 1802 when he resigned his seat in the House of Commons on succeeding his cousin as Viscount Lowther as a peer in the House of Lords.William served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the army as well as being the Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland and Westmorland and Recorder of Carlisle. Having been appointed a Knight of the Garter and created Earl of Lowther in 1807, he set about an extensive redesign of the family estate, rebuilding Lowther Caste with the architect Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814. An industrialist and coal magnate, Lowther was a man of vast means, allowing him to indulge his interests in the arts and he served as patron to many artists and writers, including William Wordsworth.Item from the original collection occasionally appear at auction, such as a set of four silver-gilt salts from the Lonsdale Service, by (not marked) Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith (II), 1803 and retailed by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (Sotheby’s New York, 16th April, 2013, lot 407).A pair of coolers from this suite and by the same hand, but of slightly earlier date were sold at Lyon & Turnbull, Lot 64,07 December 2021It was not uncommon for the most prestigious silversmith to outsource work to other suitable makers while trying to fulfil vast commissions. Given its scale, it was also not unheard of for a large commission to be staggered over a few years.This could explain the disparity in dates between this lot and the pair mentioned above, as they are undoubtedly of the same suite. Good order some slight rubbing to the fire gilding. structurally good, no unsightly dents or deep scratches, the mask and bottle cage are marked with matching hallmarks
A fine Bohemian engraved armorial goblet, early 18th centuryThe generous round funnel bowl cut with twelve vertical facets and decorated with a female figure with fruit in her hair, probably emblematic of Demeter, standing holding a large cornucopia of fruit under her left arms, a branch of fruiting vine in her right hand, within a foliate wreath issuing vine leaves and tendrils, the reverse with a coat of arms, three Moor's heads couped and banded, the crest a Moor's head couped and banded on a helmet issuing elaborate mantling, surmounted by a ducal coronet, within a pair of palm fronds tied with ribbon, on a collar above a faceted inverted baluster stem, the wide conical foot with a stiff-leaf garland, 16.1cm highFootnotes:A goblet engraved in a very similar style from the Ernesto Wolf Collection , also depicting Greek deities within a comparable foliate wreath, is illustrated by Brigitte Klesse and Axel von Saldern, 500 Jahre Glaskunst (1978), no.99. This relates to a distinct group of densely engraved goblets of Bohemian or Silesian origin, see the example from the Christian von Reitzenstein Collection offered by Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr on 29 October 2024, lot 98 and the corresponding footnote. The arms on the present goblet are unidentified by may relate to the Mohr family.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Coronation of Queen Victoria: Gold Staff Officer’s baton, painted wood, emblazoned with the arms of the Duke of Norfolk within a garter, superimposed on crossed batons and beneath a ducal coronet, the finial bearing the royal arms, a crown and V R, the terminal with the arms of the office holder, length 61cm, together with a modern mahogany stand for vertical display. £300-£500 --- Borne by Thomas William Fletcher (1808 - 1893) in the capacity of Gold Staff Officer of the Earl Marshall the Duke of Norfolk, 28 June 1838. A number of staff officers are appointed at coronations by the Duke of Norfolk, hereditary Earl Marshall, whose duty it is to supervise the seating of guests in the abbey. Condition Report Some minor rubbing to the painted surface, not affecting the armorials.
Cromek (Thomas Hartley, 1809-1873) Apartment in the Villa Chigi, Ariccia, Rome, point of the brush, watercolours, traces of pencil, heightened with white, signed and dated '1846', and inscribed 'Villa Chigi/ Ariccia', 310 x 405 mm (12 1/4 x 16 in), under glass, faint pentimento of a horse in front of fireplace, minor surface dirt, framed, 1846Provenance:Gifted by the artist; thence by descent in the Cheney familyAnonymous sale. Guy Peppiatt Fine Art, London, 2012Collection of John and Eileen Harris*** The Palazzo Chigi of Ariccia was the ducal palace of the Chigi family located in the centre of the town of Ariccia, near Rome, Italy. It was built between 1664 and 1672, in a Baroque style by the Chigi Family, and was a collaboration between Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his pupil Carlo Fontana. Its interior, used by Luchino Visconti as a location for Il Gattopardo (1963), or The Leopard, is now divided into a Piano Nobile, Cardinal's Rooms, and a small museum dedicated to the Roman baroque.
A mixed lot: a Scottish provincial silver spoon with a thistle terminal by A & J. Smith of Aberdeen, with Edinburgh hallmarks for 1930 (discreetly initialled and in a lined and fitted case); four Irish silver teaspoons, Fiddle and Thread pattern with an engraved crest and ducal coronet, by John Smyth, Dublin 1863; a George IV silver runcible spoon, crested; and a silver toddy ladle by William Jamieson of Aberdeen, the latter 15cms long – 6.6oz. (7)
'ORANGE TREE', Art Deco, service by Crown Ducal, circa 1925, designed by Norman Keats, rare design and pattern, eight very large plates, eleven large plates, six medium plates, ten small plates, three square serving plates, two rectangular serving plates, one large serving serving bowl, one large round bowl, one small found bowl, six coffee cups and sauces, six tea cups and sauces, two condiment pots, one coffee pot, one teapot and stand, one lidded sugar bowl, three jugs (varying sizes), one small pot, one lemon squeezer, one toast rack, one salt and pepper dish, one butter dish with cover, approx 80 pieces. (Qty)
Mixed selection of ceramics to include Eternal Beau tea pot, four serving dishes and three bowls, Standard China 'Spring Time' tea service set to include cake plate, six saucers, four side plates, sugar bowl, milk jug and two cups, Ducal crown ware Bewdley coffee pot, five coffee cups and milk jug together with Sylvac posy waved edge dish and cut glass footed cake stand
A Russian Imperial 56 zolotniks (14ct) gold snuff box, St Petersburg, circa 1910, the entire with interlaced reeded pattern, sapphire cabochon thumbpiece, the cover applied with Ducal Coronet over intertwined initials, stamped BA, Standard Mark, gross weight approx 159.3 grams, approx 10.5 x 7cm
Großfürstin Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1822 - 1892) - drei Gabeln und drei Messer, Hofjuweliere des Zaren Nichols & Plinke, Russland, St. Petersburg, 1840 Silber, jeweils mit graviertem Monogramm "ON" unter Großfürstenkrone und bekröntem russischen Doppeladler. St. Petersburger Feingehaltspunzen für "84" zolotniki, Beschaumarke des Dmitry Ilich Tverskoi "1840" und Werkmeisterpunze "H.A.L" (Henrik August Long). Die polierten Messerklingen aus Stahl mit eingeschlagener Punze "N & P". Länge der Gabeln 21,5 cm, Gewicht 358 g. Länge der Messer 29 cm. Gesamtgewicht 797 g.Das umfangreiche Silberservice wurde als Bestandteil der Mitgift von Zar Nikolaus I. zum 18. Geburtstag der Großfürstin Olga Nikolaevna 1840 in Auftrag gegeben.Provenienz: Russische Antiquitäten aus dem Besitz der Großfürstin Olga Nikolaevna Romanova, Hermann Historica, 56. Auktion 2008, Los 1067. Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1822 - 1892) – three forks and three knives by the Tsar's court jeweller Nichols & Plinke, Russia, St. Petersburg, 1840 Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1822 - 1892) – three forks and three knives by the Tsar's court jeweller Nichols & Plinke, Russia, St. Petersburg, 1840 Silver. Each piece bears the engraved monogram "ON" beneath a grand ducal coronet and the crowned Russian double-headed eagle, St. Petersburg hallmarks for "84" zolotniki, an inspection mark for Dmitry Ilich Tverskoi "1840", and the work master's mark "H.A.L." (Henrik August Long). The polished steel knife blades are stamped with the mark "N & P". Length of the forks 21.5 cm, weight 358 g. Length of the knives 29 cm. Total weight 797 g. The comprehensive silver service was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas as part of the dowry of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna to mark her 18th birthday in 1840. Provenance: Russian antiques from the personal estate of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova, Hermann Historica, 56th auction in 2008, lot 1067. Condition: I - II
A Charles I Provincial Parcel-Gilt Silver Apostle-Spoon, by James Birkby, Hull, Circa 1650 the oval bowl with tapering handle, terminating in a cast apostle finial, the apostle depicted with his attribute, perhaps the cup of sorrow for St John, with Saint Esprit nimbus, the back of the bowl engraved with initials 'AM'18.5cm long, 2oz, 63grMarked in bowl with Hull three ducal coronets town mark, the back of the handle struck twice with maker's mark IB, star below. There is some wear to the marks, particularly the second maker's mark which is only just visible. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There is some bruising to the bowl and a small gouge to one side of the handle.
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