''Wk ,' iBk ■■ . \ * ■ ' • . . • - *. * . * : - - • • ? ■ . CATALOGUE PORCELAI AND Bccaratiiir dffijpds OF MRS. NICHOLSON, Deceased, late of Carlton House, Herne Hill; A COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN AND FAIENCE, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN; PORCELAIN, THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE GAFT. F. A. BOYCE; AND PORCELAIN AND DECORATIVE FURNITURE, Including- several Fine Pieces Manufactured by- Messrs. BANTING & SONS, FROM OTHER SOURCES; WHICH fl&UU be £>oITj Hum on tn> Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had. >t Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, ft- James's Square, S. W. u CONDITIONS OF SALE. - 0 - I. THE highest Bidder to be the 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. No 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. 1Y. 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 uncleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by publio or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such ro-sale shall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. On THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898, AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY. The following are Sold by Irder of the Executors of MRS. NICHOLSON, deceased, late of Carlton House , Herne Hill. 1 A Sevres coffee-cup and saucer, dark blue and gold ground, painted with “Astronomy” and trophies in medallions -N l/ * 2 Another, turquoise and gold ground, painted with two children in pmk in jewelled border 3 A pair of oval-shaped turquoise and gold trays, painted with horse-/* men, &c. in jewelled borders f A pair of small square turquoise and gold jardinieres, paintedwith children and trophies in jewelled borders gNT"' 3 A pair of French porcelain vases and covers, dark blue and gold ground, with jewelled decoration, mounted with feet, handles anc r / jp' borders of or-molu—glass shades and stands ^ ‘ ^ 3 An oval-shaped bowl, gros-bleu and gold ground, painted with Watteau figures and a landscape in two large medallions^and^ mounted with chased metal-gilt «/N l A pair of candelabra, of or-molu and pink jewelled porcelain, each^/_- with branches for five lights 3 A pair of candelabra, of English blue and white porcelain, with draped figures of children bearing branches for four lights each B 2 4 9 Sf. ^10 '?./& .*>■ ii / - f . * 12 , /. 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A/ 'O 16 If, * th. . o Two coloured glass flower-vases, with foliage in colours; one other and three alabaster models of Italian buildings—glass slmde anc stand A pair of flat-shaped porcelain bottles and covers, with mask handles and painted with amorini and trophies ; a pair of oviform vase3— on open stands ; and two fan-shaped flower-vases, with figures o boys A pair of white Sevres vases, painted with flowers; and a mir o porcelain vases, made in imitation of Japanese enamel srt ^ A Parian vase, with pierced cover ; and six other specimens o porcelain and ware i/r~ i/ A Minton’s porcelain flower-vase, turquoise, white and gold, paint® with flowers ; another, with stand and pierced border ; two smal three-handled vases ; and a Worcester jug Four Minton’s porcelain tazze ; and a Sevres tazza A “ Blue John ” cup, on foot; and a serpentine model of a Celti crucifix ^ A Boulton’s ware jug and pair of goblets, with silver mounts; and gilt metal ink-stand A Crown Derby Dinner Service, decorated with flowers an foliage in red, blue and gold on white ground, consisting of tw soup-tureens, covers and stands, four vegetable-dishes and tv- covers, four sauce-tureens, covers and stands, nine dishes, in size; salad-bowl, seventy dinner-plates and twenty-four soup-plates > Twenty Dessert-Plates, en suite ) A Clock, in pedestal-shaped case of metal-gilt, chased with ribbon trophies and flowers, and two seated figures of children, sui mounted by a gros-bleu and gold porcelain vase and cover, pamtc with figures and flowers and mounted with metal-gilt—27 v high ) A Pair of Candelabra, the stems formed as oviform porcelai vases painted with figures and flowers in gros-bleu and gol ribbon borders, mounted with chased metal-gilt and fitted wit branches for seven lights each—31 in. high 5 The following are Sold ly Order of the Executors of CAPTAIN F. A. BOYCE , B.N., deceased. DRESDEN PORCELAIN, Etc. 1 An equestrian statuette of an officer on a white charger, scroll and foliage base ^ 2 A group of a lady and gentleman love-making, the plinth encnisted with flowers 3 A hot-water jug, cover and stand, painted with sprays of honeysuckle ^ ' ^ / f A fluted ditto, painted with sprays of iris and other flowers 5 A shell-shaped dish, painted with sprays of flowers ; and two circular plates, with exotic birds and plants 6 An oblong box, with raised scroll border, painted with figures in lake, silver rim i /y? 7 A Triangular Sevres Porcelain Ink-Stand, fitted with two ink- vases and sanding box, painted with sprays of flowers on a blue and gold trellis ground, mounted with or-molu cha&ed with shells, &c. 3 A pair of Chelsea figures of a lady and gentleman with baskets of flowers, white scroll plinths ular x DRESDEN ENAMEL. * An oblong snuff-box, with trophies of arms, drapery and scrolls in gold and green on a white ground 1 An oval box, painted with a port scene in lake, gilt metal mounts A circular fluted box and cover, painted w ith sprays of flowers and^ lozenge ornaments An oval tortoiseshell snuff-box, with medallion heads of William and Mary, applique in silver 6 The following are the Property of A GEN 1 LEMAN. PORCELAIN AND FAIENCE. M ,^33 34 i, $ £/, s 35 /< y . & 36 1 A pair of Berlin porcelain dessert-stands, with female figures sup¬ porting baskets, and painted with flowers ; and a Berlin vase apd cover, with mask handles, and painted with figures t?/? " S ) >2 A French gilt porcelain vase, with terminal winged female handles, and painted with a nymph and Cupid >3 A pair of Dresden cups, covers and one saucer, with figures on lake and blue ground; and a white ditto cup and saucer, painted and encrusted with flowers 4 A pair of fluted two-handled cups and one saucer, with figures on trellis-pattern ground ; and a pair of small cups, covers and saucers, with figures on pink scale ground D An ink-stand, painted with Cupids and foliage in lake and gold, with ink-pot and pounce-box ; and a pair of gros-bleu, white and gold ' -'k> flower-pots and stands 6 A Berlin Trembleuse cup and saucer, painted with seaports on gold ground ; a Frankenthal cup and saucer, with figures ; and a Capo di Monte cup, cover and saucer, with figures and flowers in/elief y . : S' ' 8 £ A turquoise and gold Sevres cup and saucer, painted with a boy and flowers; a large gros-bleu and gold coffee-cup and saucer, with a portrait of Louis XYI.; a blue and gold Paris cup and s nicer ;, a pink Sevres plate; and a ditto tazza, on metal-gilt stand ///. y cUS A Dresden figure of a female pedlar ; a girl playing the cello ; and a figure of a man, seated 1 . 7 . Z 59 /, f . /« , ^61 62 7 ? 63 Tr^> f / ^ , TP A Furstenburg figure of a coachman; a Vienna figure of a waiting maid ; four other small figures; and a figure of a swan 7,> A pair of figures, with baskets ; a group of a woman riding a goat; three figures of children ; and a white figure of a dog Seven figures of monkey musicians A pair of masquerade figures; a youth dancing; a milk-maid ; a Derby dwarf; and three other small figures 8 A pair of coloured ware figures, with tambourine and castanets; Dr. Syntax : a pair ; a biscuit greyhound ; and a pair of coloured C ware figures of Chinese 04 /*/*£, & A Delft ware fluted blue and white vase ; a ditto vase, with flowers; two two-handled bowls and covers; and two plates ORIENTAL PORCELAIN, Etc. tjr/ja. 65 A pair of Japanese cylindrical match-pots, with figures and flowers; and a pair of grey crackle vases, with warriors, &c. ~z> 66 A two-handled fluted old Japan seau ; a ditto dish ; an openwork vase ; and two cups and saucers I/' 7 '//* /* J 67 An old Chinese powdered-blue dish, with a landscape and foliage in fan-shaped compartments ; and six other pieces /. yt . 0 68 An old Nankin bottle, with figures and flowers; four ditto cups and saucers ; and three other pieces /' S/ , saucers ; and three other pieces 61) A large circular dish, enamelled with figures, flowers, birds, &c. in compartments ; two smaller enamelled dishes ; and a pair of vases, enamelled with figures 9 70 A pair of bine and white vases, with storks and lizards in relief, and characters in blue ^ 71 A globular Japan vase and cover, with flowers; a dish, with flowers ; ? and various other specimens *^**-^<* 72 A pair of Japanese bronze vases, with foliage and birds in relief; and a white porcelain figure of a kylin DECORATIVE OBJECTS. ^3 A circular ink-stand, of green serpentine, inlaid with cameo heads; a ditto match-pot, formed as a donkey with panniers; an enamelled metal-gilt shell tazza, on dragon stand ; and a Solon ware plaque, with a bather, on metal easel ^ 74 An ink-stand, with two ink-pots and plateau, of turquoise and gold porcelain, painted with Cupids and mounted with or-molu, and with branches for two candles , V 75 A pierced and engraved metal-gilt ink-stand, inlaid with painted porcelain plaques ; a taper candlestick, en suite; a blotting-case, inlaid with camei; and a jewelled metal-gilt box 76 A pair of or-molu candelabra, of Louis XVI. design, with an infant Satyr and a boy bearing branches for three lights each, on fluted :/ pedestals with festoons of flowers >77 A clock, in metal-gilt and painted porcelain case—on gilt-wood stand y >78 A breech-loading central-fire gun, by Stephen Grant, 12 bore—in / leather case 79 The companion gun—in similar case; a leather-covered cartridge- box ; and a cartridge-bag 80 Two salmon rods, by Charles Farlow & Co., Strand ; two reels, ■y * w with lines; a folding landing net, with handle; a patent gaff hook ; a flat tin case of flies; and a leather-covered book of flies 10 / f 81 A salmon rod, by Anderson, DunJceld ; a trout rod, by P, D. jp- . -0 Mailock, Perth ; a salmon reel and line; a landing net and handle ; a gaff hook; a small tin box, with flies; a leather- covered book, with flies; a small ditto ; and a fish bag // 8? A trout rod, by P. D. Mailock, Perth; a reel and line; a gaff ' / ' hook, with folding rod; a Canadian silk line; two leather- covered books, with flies ; and a box of flies, &c. Z 83 Two trolling rods, by H. Whitty— Liverpool ; two reels and lines; two tin cases, with artificial bait, gut hooks, &c. ; three gut lines with floats; and a fishing creel DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. J. * . <3 84 A /, o 85 l./£, 6 86 2/, 7 .6 87 ; * 88 j J .o™ 90 A Sevres porcelain cabaret, painted with Cupids on a white ground with gilt borders, consisting of tea-pot, sucrier and two covers,^ cream-jug, two cups and saucers, and plateau—in leather casleJfA An ebonised encoigneure, inlaid and mounted with metal-gilt and with white marble slab A pair of old Wedgwood agate ware oviform vases, with gilt handles and goats’ heads—on marble plinth A larger ditto and cover, with Satyrs’ masks A 7 A smaller ditto—on marble plinth / A Nankin Beaker Yase, with leaf-shaped panels of flowering peonies in white on a blue ground—21 in. high /PP' An Old Worcester Porcelain Dinner Service, bleu-de-Roi ground, and painted with flowers in colours and gilt border^, consisting of— (jf /u^ Soup-tureen, cover and stand Four sauce-boats and covers Three vegetable-dishes and covers Twenty-one dishes, and Sixty-nine plates 11 / 91 A pair of Battersea enamel table candlesticks, painted with flowery and fruit in medallions on dark blue and gold ground 92 A bronze group of a fox and two hounds, by P. J. Mene, 1849^ 7 93 A Chinese crackle bowl, lacquered and decorated with mother-o’- pearl, mounted with metal-gilt ^94 The Farnese Hercules, in Bronze— 28 in. high z>95 A pair of Louis XV. or-molu table candlesticks, chased with scroll^y^ i A P a i r of Louis XVI. or-molu candlesticks, chased with masks, y acanthus foliage, &c. 97 A French clock and pair of vases, of metal-gilt, with figures of Cupid and Psyche, and porcelain plaques painted with landy , scapes, figures and flowers —glass shades and stands ? 98 A Sheraton satin-wood table, with two flaps and drawer, with inlaid / top and borders 99 An old English rose-wood cabinet, inlaid with brass, with drawer and folding glazed doors below, and two cupboards and looking- glass back above i/ / s if S / , 100 An inlaid cabinet, of ebony and other woods, with cupboard and six drawers above and drawers below, mounted with terminal figures, borders and friezes of metal-gilt, on four legs with a 101 A stretcher Black Boulle Knee-Hole Writing Table, inlaid with arabesques, grotesque figures and other decorations, cupboard and six drawers beneath 102 An Old Flemish Ebony and Tortoiseshell Cabinet, of archf^ tectural design, with folding doors in the centre carved with terminal figures, and numerous drawers, on stand with carvecl, trveu, y legs 103 A pair of old English carved walnut-wood chairs, with open backs, the seats covered with stamped velvet 103a A Concert Grand Pianoforte, by Broad wood and Sons, with full compass of seven octaves, in dark oak case with six legs The property of a Lady 12 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. , ^ 104 A benetier, with an oval enamel of the Madonna della Sedia, ii frame of metal-gilt enamelled in colours, and Algerine on ji slab /S, /S, ^05 /< H 7 ^ 106 , * 107 /J. A 108 109 Forty-two Dresden dinner-plates, six soup-plates and a vegetable- dish and cover, painted with birds and flowers in blue ant colours in gilt borders Ten Berlin plates, with open pink borders, painted with birds, ii and foliage ; and a pair of Dresden plates, nearly similar An earthenware dinner service, painted with landscapes, figures ant flowers in pale blue borders, consisting of four dishes, on feet four circular dishes, fifty dinner-plates, ten soup-plates, twenty four dessert-plates, and a sauce-tureen —by E. Ameline, a Vichi A set of four pierced dessert-baskets, encrusted with coloured flowers on stems formed as rocks and tree trunks with groups of children and plinths—17 in. high A clock, in Berlin porcelain case of pedestal shape, surmounted bj a figure of Time—16 in. high —glass shade and stand DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. £./£.£, no J,. /e»,cin l7. o 112 A cylindrical ivory cup, carved with a boar hunt in alto relievo- 61 in. high A pair of oblong ivory plaques, carved with the Marriage of Cupic and Psyche, and a group of children sporting, in relief, on back¬ ground of trellis work—4^ in. by 10£ in .—in ebony frames A Japanese carved ivory figure of a warrior—6 in. high —on carvec wood stand 13 113 An old English needlework panel, with a landscape, and girl, carry¬ ing a wheatsheaf and basket of fruit, with a child in coloured wool on white silk—in glazed gilt frame ?114 An oval Sheraton table, of satin and rose woods, inlaid with Cupids, musical trophies, arabesques and festoons in coloured woods 115 A four-leaf folding screen, with leather panels painted with Chinese figures, flowers, &c. on gold ground—72 in. high J4.6 A set of twelve Chippendale mahogany chairs, with oval open backs, carved with vase-shaped ornaments, acanthus foliage and rams’/ heads, the seats covered with flowered crimson satin damask tyy 117 Six large Chippendale mahogany chairs, with pierced backs slightly carved with gadroon ornament, on scroll legs /A fA J 118 An Oblong Florentine Console Table, of inlaid specimens of coloured marbles, jasper, &c., on carved and gilt wood stand— ✓ 50 in. wide ) The property of W. Claris, Esq., deceased, late of Ealing Gothic Credence, of oak, the door carved with a figure of Christ as “The Good Shepherd” in architectural border of tracery, linen-pattern panels at the sides and at the back beneath —54 h in. high, 31 £ in. wide A Louis XV. Secretaire, of inlaid tulip-wood, with fall-down front enclosing drawers, and slide beneath, the front and sides inlaid with six turquoise, white and gold porcelain plaques painted with figures, birds and flowers, and mounted with borders and foliage ornaments of chased or-molu—30 in. wide Grand Piano, by Mott, Mott & Co., Pall Mall, 6 -octave, in rose-wood case, the borders inlaid with scrolls and ornaments 6 119 A 4 120 A / o 121 o in brass, and with a figure of a girl playing a harp, and mounted with chased metal-gilt, on spiral legs 14 OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE. ^ ,^122 t? r ^123 //T. /^, A24 A semicircular table, of inlaid mahogany, with small cupboards enclosed by sliding tambour front An inlaid satin and hare-wood chest of four drawers—50 infltoide^ An inlaid satin and rose-wood dwarf cabinet, with folding dooij inlaid with lac panels, enclosing shelves—50 in. wide && An upright secretary, of inlaid satin-wood, with fall-down front, and folding doors beneath inlaid with lac panels, and with drawer above—36 in. wide f / £ 126 A semicircular inlaid mahogany cabinet, with tambour front anc] drawer above V/ A Chippendale mahogany chest of four drawers, with shaped front mounted with chased metal handles—42 in. wide /. i 25 /&i , 1 J 7 DECORATIVE FURNITURE, Chiefly manufactured by Messrs. BANTING SONS. ^ ^ 128 A Satin-Wood Show Cabinet, inlaid with flowers and ribbons ir marqueterie, with glazed door and rounded ends, mounted witl or-molu and with white marble slab—48 in. wide t/z. , a 129 The Companion 130 A Bonheur-du-Jour Cabinet, en suite, with glazed folding doors and ends, on table with drawer—39 in. wide 131 A Louis XVI. Oblong Parqueterie Work Table, with rising * top inlaid with a musical trophy in marqueterie, and with mirroi inside and sliding drawer, mounted with or-molu—22 in. wide a 132 The Companion 133 A Louis XVI. Oblong Writing Table, of inlaid satin-wood an< mahogany, with three drawers, the top covered with leather an* with brass border—48 in. wide //•// . ■r 15 134^A Louis XV. Small Secretaire, of inlaid walnut and Russian maple wood, with fall-down front enclosing small drawers and pigeon holes, mounted with borders and ornaments of chased or¬ molu—30 in. wide irt&s 135 A Louis XYI. Cabinet, of satin-wood and mahogany, inlaid with trellis pattern, with glazed front and doors at the ends, and white marble slab with brass gallery—on stand with drawer and marble shelf beneath—36 in. wide & n. ) 136 An Empire Mahogany Upright Secretaire, with fall-down front enclosing drawers and open shelves, with chased or-molu mounts, on stand with drawer and looking-glass back-veined black marble slab—30 in. wide 137 A Satin-Wood Cabinet, with folding doors in the centre and rounded ends with open shelves, inlaid with flowers and ara¬ besques in marqueterie, and mounted with chased or-molu, and with high looking-glass back above—6 ft. wide Exhibited at the International Exhibition , 1851 L38 Another, of Amboyna wood, inlaid with panels and borders of flowers in marqueterie, mounted with borders and ornaments of chased or-molu, and with high looking-glass back above— 6 ft. wide Exhibited at the International Exhibition, 1851 1-39 A Louis XYI. P arqueterie Cabinet, with door enclosing shelves, mounted with or-molu and surmounted by a Brescia marble J 1 - slab—70 in. wide 40 A pedestal cabinet, of inlaid tulip-wood, with folding doors mounted with plaques and borders of chased or-molu—42 in. wide 41 An upright cabinet, of inlaid Amboyna and satin-wood, with glazed door and rounded ends, on inlaid stand with shelf beneath, mounted with or-molu and with marble slab—45 in. wide ^ —- — 42 A pedestal cabinet, of inlaid king-wood, the door inlaid with a turquoise porcelain plaque painted with flowers and mounted with or-molu, marble slab—30 in. wide Jr 16 143 A pair of ditto, of inlaid walnut, Amboyna and rose woods, with brass borders and white marble slabs—27 in. wide //rtA 'd 144 A kidney-shaped walnut-wood table, inlaid with holly-wood, with ^ two drawers, the top covered with leather and with brass % 7-7 gallery—42 in. wide 0 145 A Louis XV. shaped cabinet, of inlaid satin-wood and mahogany, with tambour front and drawer above, mounted with or-molu JS' yy ^146 A pier table, on inlaid mahogany and satin-wood stand, carved with ' 1 rams’ heads and feet, surmounted by a jasper slab—42 in. wide / 2 . ^ o 147 An oblong etagere, of inlaid ebony and ivory, with drawer—18 wide a ^ 148 A Milanese pedestal cabinet, of inlaid ebony and ivory, with door enclosing shelves—30 in. wide /) 149 A ditto secretaire, with rounded fall-down front and drawers atxne and below, on fluted legs with stretcher—29 in. wide FINIS. 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