o -a.t^i_,oc 3 -tt:b OF A COLLECTION OF PORC E LAIN AND OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE, The Property of A LADY, Deceased; OLD FRENCH, ENGLISH, DUTCH AND FLEMISH DECORATIYE FURNITURE, florolaitt, Jkonjts attb ©bjata of Hertu, FROM NUMEROUS PRIVATE SOURCES; A FINE PANEL OF MORTLAKE TAPESTRY, Made for Charles I. when Prince of Wales, and TWO PANELS OF OLD BRUSSELS TAPESTRY: E 2 iCperhVenn ' } J WHICH SlHtli be .Solti by Auction by Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AY YECKIH CHEAT HOOMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St. James s Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. - -0 - I. THE highest Bidder to be tlie Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. II. Ho person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. Y. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot; and making no warranty whatever. VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited; all Lots un¬ cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. Oil THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897. AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. The following are the Property of A LADY, deceased. PORCELAIN. 1 - 1 A Chinese porcelain bowl and cover, enamelled with animals and flowers in colours 2 A white crackle bowl and cover, with raised hawthorn branches; and a white Dresden ewer, encrusted with flowers 3 A dark blue and gold Dresden cup, cover and stand, painted with r 'j Juno and amorini; and a sucrier and cover, with figures in S green scale borders / 4 A white Doccia group of the Graces, with Cupid and garland of flowers—9^ in. high At 5 A large oval fluted bowl, on foot of French faience, painted with / 7 birds and flowers in colours " , ' 6 A faience tazza ; a ditto sucrier and cover, and cup, with branch handles; and a Wedgwood tureen and cover ' 7 Nymphs at the Bath, after Falconnet: a pair of statuettes in glazed white porcelain—29 in. high B 2 OLD WORCESTER. // P 8 A large jug, with slightly raised leaf pattern, painted with flowers ^y and butterflies in blue J / /^ 9 Three bowls, with flowers in blue ; and two tankards, with Chinese /? figures and flowers £ ' ^10 Two small bowls and covers; a mug; four tea-cups; a coffee-cup y s' and four saucers; and a sauce-boat, with flowers in blue // ^ , 0 11 An oval-shaped soup-tureen, cover and stand, with flower-branch handles, painted with flowers in blue; and a large printe^^^ blue and white Liverpool jug, with a river scene 2 . J, 0 12 A Chelsea bowl, cover and stand, formed as a cabbage, coloured ~ f 13 A Lowestoft tankard, painted with flowers; and a two-handled Salopian cup and saucer, with blue and gold borders /, / , f 14 A Derby campana-shaped vase, with Chinese subjects in gold on dark blue ground —by Bloor SERVICE OF OLD CUT-GLASS. /* ~v 15 A fluted jug; and a larger ditto *2/ „ A , 4 ? 16 An oval fruit-dish, on foot, cut in diamond pattern; and a large * e jug *2/ t , O 17A tall jug, with spiral fluting, the neck cut in diamond pattern; and a smaller ditto, en suite S* /*2- f P 18 Seven large wine-glasses; and a bell 2 • *2 , O 19A tankard, engraved with the Seasons; and a large engraved beaker /'* / in inlaid wood frame with three drawers beneath A circular Chippendale mahogany table, carved with a band of foliage ornament, on pillar and carved tripod—24 in. diam. Another, the centre carved with St. George and the Dragon and r . bands of ornament, on pillar and tripod with claw feet—28 in. 'r diam. A Chippendale mahogany table, with circular sunk tray centre, J* - and eight smaller trays on the border with carved shell orna¬ ment between, on pillar and carved tripod—31 in. diam. A folding mahogany diamond-shaped table A folding card table, of old English marqueterie, inlaid with vases of flowers in coloured woods . 0 29 A pair of Chippendale mahogany chairs, with fluted and slightly 30 o 31 32 , O 33 0 34 35 36 T S carved legs and open back, carved with a vase and laurel, the seats covered with velvet A pair of ditto, with open shield-shaped backs and fluted legs, the //• „ seats stuffed, and covered with leather A larger ditto, with open back, carved with foliage and ribbon ornament, the seat covered with yellow silk; and one, with open carved back A Chippendale mahogany arm-chair, with open rail ba^k, fluted and slightly carved, the seat covered with velvet A larger ditto, with open waved rail back Pl'V XZst, A circular oak table, carved with flowers and shell ornament and circular sunk panels on the border, on tripod—23 in. diam. * An oblong table, of inlaid walnut-wood, with four drawer^, on curved legs—25 in. wide An oblong rose-wood table, with drawer, on square-shaped pillar - and plinth—41 in. wide back, fluted x XL/" // awer^, on 6 J, , butterflies 45 A Canton enamel tea-pot, painted with pheasants and peonies cJfylA 46 An Imari dish, the centre painted with pomegranates; and a square-shaped terra-cotta tea-pot, gilt scroll spout 47 An octagonal willow-pattern dish; two Nankin dishes, with // flowers in the centre; two octagonal plates; a fluted bowl, slightly pencilled with gold ; and a cup and cover 48 A pair of vases, with scroll handles, painted with court figures-pn colours on dark blue and gold ground—19 in. high Is 7 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. —v / o 49 A spirally fluted Worcester tea service, painted with bouquets of flowers in mauve and gold, consisting of tea-pot, cover and / stand, sugar-basin and cover, basin, and six cups and saucers 50 Five fluted Worcester cups and saucers, with blue borders, scrolls in gold ; a basin ; and two smaller ditto 51 Two Worcester cups and saucers, with flowers in white on an orange-colour ground; and a cup and saucer, with scrolls in pink and gold 52 A fluted Chelsea cup and saucer, painted with exotic bij colours ^ 53 A Bow candlestick, with figures of lambs and hi ds in colours, the * nozzle formed as a tulip TV 54 A Pair of Chelsea Bosquet Candlesticks, with seated figures of / sheep \ c? 55 An old octagonal lacquer work box, painted with Chinese figures in colours and gold, lined with red satin and fitted with mother-o’-pearl implements - Jv~ _ > DIFFERENT PROPERTIES . o 56 A cup-hilted rapier, the cup embossed with a cavalry encounter / y' , the quillons ending in monster heads, four-sided blade YC&7 57 A Persian dagger, with ivory grip, slightly curved watered blad inlaid with arabesques in gold, tooled leather scabbard 58 A pair of Dresden figures of a lady and gentleman in cour ^’^ costume— 9 in. high 59 A reclining bronze figure of Venus—on oblong giallo marbl ^ A plinth 8 60 A pair of bronze gilt figures of the lion of St. Mark y/ /# f & 61 A Vienna enamel box, painted with stork and fox from iEsop’s Fables; and an oval French porcelain bos, painted with/VZ* * Watteau figures and festoons in gold 62 A fluted Dresden enamel box, painted with cows and figures a. / / 63 An Old Dresden Dinner Service, painted with bouquets and & /' CP f f sprays of flowers on white ground in basket-pattern borders, > gya* consisting of— Oval soup-tureen, cover and stand Three octagonal-shaped dishes Pair of oval dishes Ten round dishes, in sizes Forty-five dinner-plates, and Twelve soup-plates ^ _ 27 64 An old Worcester spirally fluted tea service, with dark blue and gold borders, and thistle sprays in gold, consisting of sugar- basin and cover, milk-jug, basin, seven tea-cups, twelve coffee- cups and eleven saucers ps, twelve coffee- y ftp &£& 7 / ' S " / ^ 65 The Seasons : a set of four old Derby-Chelsea figures—on blue, 6 . white and gold scroll plinths—8^ in. high / 0 P 66 A Pair of Old Dresden Busts of Children, ( in close caps with feathers, painted and gilt— 5f in. high J, p 67 A large Sevres cup, cover and saucer, turquoise and gold, painted with L’Enfant cherie and La bonheur du Menage in two medallions 68 A Set of Three Old Derby Porcelain Oviform Vases, each jiainted with a named view in gilt border on dark blue and gold ground, white and gold scroll handles —the centre vase 11 ^ in. high, the smaller vases 8£ in. /X // 69 An Old Worcester Tea Service, spirally fluted and painted with flowers and foliage in blue and gold, consisting of tea-pot, sugar-basin and covers, basin, jug, two dishes, nineteen cups / / and twelve saucers 9 70 A Pair of Old Worcester Plates, painted with baskets and bouquets of flowers in gilt borders on dark blue scale ground V ° 71 . * 72 - & 73 ^ 74 O 75 76 77 78 79 ^ 80 ; o si ^ 82 83 • ^ 84 7 85 A Pair, similar A Pair, similar A Pair, similar A Pair, similar -— A set of three agate ware vases and covers, with gilt Satyr’s mask y? and goat’s head handles —by H edgwood and Bentley—centre vase 11^ in., pair 8 ’ in. high A Fluted Bottle and a Bowl, of old Lowestoft porcelain, e&T —' enamelled with flowers in co’ours A Derby-Chelsea jug, painted with flowers on white ground, a^ mask under the spout—9 in. high, gold mark " \Jp A pair of Chelsea leaf-shaped sauce-boats, painted with butterflies and flowers <6 £ 86 A Chelsea figure of Britannia—10^ in. high A Chelsea figure of Falstaff—12 in. high A Chinese Porcelain Reclining Kylin, on carved wood stand A Pair of Famille Yerte Figures of Kylins, on square pedestals—17 in. high A pair of Japanese fluted vases and covers, painted with fig ures/ flowers, &c.—15^ in. high A pair of old Chinese porcelain “circular dishes, enamelled with . flowers and butterflies—14 in. diam. /X/ A powdered blue bowl, enamelled with animals and plants in shaped panels, and with ladies on white ground inside A pair of French porcelain vases, of the period of the First Empire, formed as cornucopia terminating in ram’s heads, with richly gilt arabesque ornament and festoons in high relief on mottled |bluc ground, mounted on or-molu plinths—10 in. high 10 ?' ? A /, p 87 A pair of Japanese vases, with shaped lip, decorated with a coiled dragon in white enamel on a black lacquer ground, with flowers and birds in gold—30^ in. high,—on tall octagonal black Ar and gold stands 0 88 A Kutani vase, enamelled with figures and flowers, red elephant > head handles; and one, similar, with figures—10 in. high , O 89 A Japanese bronze flower vase, on three monster feet, and band of emblematical ornament in low relief—12 in. high 90 A pair of small bronze vases, with kylins in relief; and a pair of ^ / A 94 A o bottles, with a dragon round, the neck, vandyked ornament on the base 91 A beaker, with raised petal-shaped ornament—84 in. high ; and a small jar and cover, surmounted by a kylin 92 A small candlestick, on gourd-shaped base ; a tea-pot: a small vase ; and a plateau, with honeysuckle ornament ' OS'? , 93 A Large Bowl, of old Chinese porcelain, enamelled with subjects ^ of figures in scroll medallions, and flower sprays on seeded blue ground, a landscape and figures, and borders of scroll ornament in colours inside—16 in. diam. Large Oviform Vase, of old Nankin Porcelain, with beaker-shaped neck, painted with a subject of figures, land- scapes, plantains, &c.—30^ in. high 95 A CYLINDRICAL VASE, of old Chinese famille verte porce¬ lain, richly enamelled with a liver scene, and figures towing a barge containing numerous ladies and gentlemen, and with buildings and figures in the background, insects and flowers in medalhons on green ground, trellis, fruits, flowers antL/ utensils on the neck—2 ft. 5^ in. high ( 96 ANOTHER, with nearly similar decoration—2 ft. 4 in. high /? ,-y 97 A terra-cotta ink-stand, of the Renaissance period, with the n Adoration of the Magi and scrolls in relief Bought by the grandfather of the present owner during the / great French Revolution, after the plunder of a convent at Fecamps ~ . 98 A bronze statuette of a seated shepherd—14 in. high (Z/ ^ 0 . 0 , 0 11 , O 99 A pair of bronze figures of a boy and girl— on black marble plinths —7rj in. high ~^t> 100 A pair of seated figures of a boy and a girl reading— on veined y marble plinths —7 in. high 101 A pair of bronze statuettes of Francis I. and Henri IV., in y armour on horseback—11 in. high 102 A pair of equestrian statuettes of Greek warriors— on marble plinths —11 in. high / 103 A pair of figures of a boy and girl with bird and nest-^-f ?yy y 8 in. high ' ' ' ^ 104 A pair of small Empire figures of girls dancing, partly gilt— y 41 in. high , & 105 A bronze statuette of Lord Melbourne—14 in. high --z —> - n marble y y OLD FRENCH AND OTHER DECORATIVE OBJECTS. 106 A pair of Louis XVI. candelabra, formed as bronze figures of boys holding flaming torches for two lights, on chased or-paplu , white marble plinths—16 in. high y 107 A pair, nearly similar-16 in. high p. 108 A Marqueterie Commode, of the Eegence period, with shipped 7 * & n , , , - , ........ III front and ends and two drawers, inlaid with a basket and groups of flowers in scroll borders in coloured woods, and mounted with scroll decoration, corner ornaments and handles of chased or-molu—surmounted by a Breccia marbles yn slab—54 in. wide cV 7 ts? 109 A Louis XV. Cartel Clock, by Lamberton, in scroll-shaped case of or-molu chased with foliage and flowers, and panels of 7 ' . ^ /' open trellis—32 in. high 110 An Empire Clock, of or-molu, in case formed as a Bacchante with Cupid in a car drawn by two leopards, on oblong plinth of veined green marble mounted with chasings of or-molu—21 in. high ; and a pair of bronze and or-molu candelabra for three lights each, en suite 12 ill 112 An oblong dark wood chest, with two drawers beneath, the front and top inlaid with the arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, lion’s-head handles—48 in. by /p 22 in. A circular mahogany folding table, on four feet terminating in lion’s claws, the border sightly inlaid with scrolls and lines in 1 , .. A O /l" '' /A //. 0 113 114 115 7 , 9,0 116 J^/cT,6 117 0 118 /A o, 6 119 A A ■ 7 , d 120 brass— 49 in. diam. An old English clock, by R. Smith of Harleston, with silvered /2 and gilt metal dial, in high black and gold lacquered case A Cabinet, of inlaid pollard, walnut and other woods, with fold¬ ing doors above and drawer beneath—on wood stand A Pair of Octagonal Glazed Pedestal Boulle Cabinets, opening at the sides and enclosing four shelves, with scrolls, * &c. in brass and ebony, richly mounted with chased or-molu ///7 —46 in. high by 26 in. C An Old English Mahogany Sideboard, with curved front enclosing three drawers, inlaid with fluted and annular orna¬ ments in tulip and other woods, metal-gilt rosette handles-^^2^ 72 in. by 27 in. A Carved Rose-Wood and Oak Mantle Piece, supported at the sides by two columns, with festoons of fruit and flowers, the ^ top carved with sea-horses, acanthus scrolls and cherubs’ heada //f/ —66 in. high, 76 in. ivide An old Dutch iron strong box, with elaborate lock and key Removed from the central Synagogue , St. Albans Place, A) Charles Street, Haymarhct, ivhere it had been for over a century /s A folding wood screen, with four panels, inlaid with arabesque foliage in brass, and pierced panels above and below ''fz* From Beluchistan A Walnut-Wood Cabinet, of architectural design, with folding door in the centre enclosing three drawers, drawers and cupboards at the side, boldly carved with Roman warriors, children and laureated busts, with door and drawer beneath, carved with a shield-of-arms in high relief—67 in. high by^y ' 36 in. wide — Flemish, middle of 17 th century 13 y / 121 An old Dutch marqueterie commode, with shaped front and ends and four drawers, inlaid with scroll and key-pattermarna- / ment, and mounted with metal-gilt—51 in. wide l ^ 122 A Persian rug, with buff-coloured centre and border of carna- tions, arabesques and floral ornaments in red, blue and black / —82 in. by 40 in. 123 A small Indian carpet—9 ft. 2 in. by 6 ft. 1 in. , 0 124 Another—9 ft. 2 in. by 6 ft. 1 in. ^ ' ^ 125 Two ditto rugs—6 ft. by 3 ft. t o 126 Two ditto—7 ft. by 4 ft. THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. A Suite of Chinese Carved Ebony Fukniture, the arms formed as kylins’ heads, the backs with two dragons seeking the sacred jewel, claw and ball feet, the seats and backs covered with buflf-coloured brocade, consisting of— , O 127 A Pair of Arm-Chairs , & 128 A Pair of Ditto - ' & 129 A Pair of Ditto - r cs 130 Three Stools ^131 A Table, en suito ^ -- 14 J/0, /(77, o. THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. 132 A SUITE OF LOUIS XYI. CARVED AND GILT WOOD FURNITURE, with old French tapestry backs and seats, illustratating La Fontaine’s Fables, in laurel borders with Q^-% festoons of flowers on a blue ground, consisting of— JfZ/L A SOFA EIGHT CHAIRS 133 A PANEL OF OLD MORTLAKE TAPESTRY, representing “ The Rape of Helen,” in rich border with allegorical figures in medallions, Satyrs’ masks, arabesques and scrolls in brilliant colours, and with the letter C interlaced at the sides surmounted by a crown; above is the Prince of Wales plume and a crown, beneath is a trophy of sceptres and motto in Latin —signed with monogram and marked 15/^j/ / Elm' by 18 ft. AN OLD BRUSSELS TAPESTRY PANEL, representing Cyrus and numerous other figures, in rich borders of fruits, flowers and trophies, bearing the Brussels mark, and signed E. D. E. P., and inscribed “Israelite Data Facoltate A Cyro Redeunt Sacris Yasis Jerosolimam”—9 ft. by 14 ■ 10 in. ANOTHER PANEL, en suite, representing Tomyris receiving- the head of Cyrus, and numerous attendants, inscribed “ Yin- dicta Tamyris in mortem filii sui Scutarum regis ”—8 ft. 6 in. by 16 ft. 8 in. FINIS. London : Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.