^ '1m \ o .^ T .A. 01. o a- XJ E OF FINE OLD Chinese Porcelain, AN OLD SEVRES SERVICE, DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND OLD ENGLISH FURNITURE, FEOM THE COLLECTION OF SEYMOUR ROBERT DELME, ESQ. Deceased, late of Cams Hall, Hants ; AND TEE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN: WHICH Wi\\\ i)e ^olti bp Huction ijg Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, A1? TSEIE GHSiLT E0QM3, 8 KING STEEET, ST. JAMES'S SQUAEE, On FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896, AT ONE o'clock PEKCISKLT. ooxxoo May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offiees, 8 King Street^ St. Jameses Square, S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. 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. 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. V. 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. Chkistie, 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 FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896, AT ONE O CLOCK PRECISELY. The following are from the Collection of SEYMOUR ROBERT DELME, Esq., deceased, late of Cams Hall, Hants. PORCELAIN. 1 A white and gold Derby bowl and cover ; a ditto tazza ; two ditto cups ; a small bottle and stopper ; and five other pieces 2 Three white and gold ewers, and two bowls, painted with rosebuds 3 A pair of double salt-cellars, with figures of children, and painted with birds 4 Eleven white Bow cups, with branches in relief; and a pair of bottles 5 A black Wedgwood tea-pot, cover and stand, painted with flowers ; a brown tea-pot and cover ; and six other pieces 6 A Palissy dish, with reptiles in relief ; two semicircular dishes ; one other ; and a candlestick 7 A cylindrical white faience jar and cover, painted with figures of Orientals in colours ; and a blue and white Delft ware dish 8 An old English coloured ware jug, with figures in relief and inscrip- tion ; and a white porcelain dessert-basket, with swans and fruit in relief 9 A Crown Derby dish and bowl, with flowers in dark blue and gold ; two ditto dishes and a stand B 2 10 A Derby Biscuit allegorical group, of a nymph and two children — 10^ in. high 11 A small campana-shaped vase, of Chamberlain's Worcester, dark blue and gold, painted with flowers ; a ditto, with green ground ; and two others 12 A ditto ink-stand, with flowers in colours and gold ; a Davenport ewer, cover and stand ; and two flat-shaped porcelain bottles and stoppers 13 A two-handled may flower vase and cover ; a ewer, encrusted with coloured flowers ; a scent-bottle ; and two other pieces 14 A ruby glass ewer and cover, and pair of goblets, with gilt scrolls ; and a flower glass 15 xV pair of oviform granite ware vases, with gilt handles and oval medallions — marked " Wedgwood and Bentley " 16 A taller ditto vase and cover, with gilt Satyr's-mask handles — similar mark 17 A pair of oviform ditto vases, with nozzles for candles, with white Satyr's-mask handles and festoons in relief— 10^ in. high — similar mark 18 A pair of oviform granite ware vases and covers, with white and gold upright handles, and a nymph and Cupid in relief — 13^ in. high — similar mark 19 A Pair of Tall Ditto Vases and Covers, with white and gold upright handles, and festoons of drapery in relief, each with an oval medallion with classical figures in relief — 21 in. high — similar mark 20 A pair of old Worcester fluted bowls, painted with vases in grisaille, festoons of laurels round the border — 12 in. diam. 21 Four Chelsea leaf-shaped dishes, painted with flowers and insects, and branch handles 22 Two oval-shaped ditto, with vine leaves in relief ; and one, smaller 23 A pair of ditto dishes, formed as vine leaves, the centres painted with flowers 24 A pair of old Worcester circular dishes, painted with flowers in Japanese taste 25 Three Chelsea-Derby cups and six saucers, with dark blue and gold borders, and painted with flowers ; a bowl, and two butter-dishes and covers — imperfect — en suite 26 A Crown Derby two-handled vase, dark blue, white and gold, painted with flowers — 9 in. high 27 A pair of Chelsea tulip-shaped vases, pink ground, with turquoise, white and gold scrolls in relief 28 Paet of an English Porcelain Fluted Dessekt Service, painted with bouquets of flowers in the centre, convolvulus leaves round the edges, consisting of six leaf-shaped dishes, four square dishes, four heart-shaped dishes, four deep plates, and a circular dish 29 A Ckown Derby Service, with spiral ornaments in gold and blue, consisting of — A pair of ice-pails, covers and liners A pair of tureens, covers and stands An oblong cake-basket Three oval dishes and a shell-shaped ditto Twenty-three plates 30 A Pair of Hexagonal Dresden Vases, painted with tigers, birds, rocks, chrysanthemums and other flowers in colours in the Chinese taste — 9^ in. high 31 A dish, similar, with pierced open scroll border, the centre painted with squirrels and vines in the Chinese taste — 11 in. diam. 32 Two old Dresden tea-cups and saucers, painted with garden scenes and Watteau figures in pink 33 Six ditto cups and saucers, with sea-fights, harbour scenes and shipping 34 Six ditto cups and saucers, with flowers in colours in Oriental taste ; and an oviform tea-pot and cover 35 Three ditto seaux, painted with cornflowers — 4 in. high 36 Six white and gold Sevres porcelain cups and saucers ; and a milk- jug and bowl, similar 6 37 An Old Sevres Service, the borders decorated with gilt scroll and trellis-pattern ornament, consisting of — A pair of ice-pails, covers and liners A pair of oval tureens, covers and stands A pair of oval dishes and four smaller ditto Four circular dishes Four square-shaped ditto Four leaf-shaped ditto Thirty-six plates OLD IMARI PORCELAIN. 38 A dish, with poppy in the centre ; a smaller dish, with three branches of flowers ; and four stands 39 A tea-pot and cover, with flowers in red and blue ; a fluted ditto ; nine cups and six saucers, with similar decoration ; and a cup and saucer 40 A pair of dishes, the centres painted with a garden scene and pagoda, pagodas on the borders, fan-shaped panels in blue — 15 in. diam. 41 A dish, with basket of flowers in the centre, scrolls on the border — 15^ in. diam. ; and a dish, smaller, vase of flowers in the centre, three shaped panels on the border, with millet, quails, &c. 42 A hexagonal jardiniere, with panels of peonies, rocks, chrysanthe- mums and pheasants, crests on the border on a diapered-pattern ground — 13f in. diam. 43 A beaker, with prunus and peonies — 12 in. high ; and an octagonal ditto, with prunus, peonies, rocks and Ho-Ho birds — 10^ in. high 44 A dish, with peonies and plum pattern in blue, red and gold in the centre, diaper pattern on the border — 16^ in. diam. ; another — 14 in. diam. ; a pair of ditto — 12| in. diam. ; and four plates, en suite — 9 in. diam. 45 A Jardiniere, painted with wisteria, fir trees and prunus, circular ornaments of iris and peonies in red, blue, green and gold — • 15^ in. diam. 46 A pair of pear-shaped bottles, with three mirror-shaped panels of rocks, prunus and fir trees in red, blue, green and gold on a blue ground pencilled with gold, leaf ornaments on the neck — 8^ in. high 47 Another pair, of similar form, painted with branches of prunus, leaf ornaments on the neck — 8^ i7i. high 48 A pair of beakers, with vases and peonies in slight relief, band of chrysanthemums round the neck — 10 in. high OLD CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN. 49 A pair of vases and covers, with grapes and squirrels in relief in colom-ed enamels — 9^ in. high ; and a bottle and basin, enamelled with figures in colours on a diapered-pattern ground — 10 in. high 50 A mug, enamelled with figures by a lake in colours, gold scroll border on a diapered-pattern black and gold ground — 5 in. high ; and two others 51 A bowl, enamelled with two panels of figures and animals in colours on a gold scroll ground — 10 in. diam ; a tea-pot, enamelled with figures of ladies and children ; and one, with flowers 52 Three cups and saucers, and a tea-pot and cover, enamelled with fish and flowers, and with branches in relief 53 A cylindrical two-handled cup, on foot, enamelled with ladies and children in panels ; and a tea-pot, formed as a roped vase, twisted handle, enamelled with flowers in colours 54 A pair of small vases, enamelled in colours with figures in panels, blue scroll border, flowered ground in red and blue — 7^ in. high 55 A pair of small famille rose beakers, with peonies and pheasants — 5| in. high ; and a pair of small hexagonal bottles, enamelled with figures in panels 56 A Pair of Oviform Jars and Covers, with emblematical utensils, rocks and prunus in buff and mauve on a green wave-pattern ground — 14^ in. high 8 57 A dish, the centre enamelled with a shaped panel of a shepherdess and lamb, after a European design, gilt flowered border — 14^ in. diam. ; and a dish, smaller, en suite — 11 in. diam. 58 A pair of octagonal dishes, the centres enamelled with peonies, rocks and pheasants, four panels on the border with crayfish and aquatic weeds on a green ground, with peonies in red — 16 in. diam. 69 A plate and a long shaped dish 60 Three ditto dishes, nearly similar, smaller — 12^ in. diam. 61 A pair of octagonal dishes, enamelled with crests in black and gold, shaped borders, with ammonite scrolls in brown — 13^ in. diam. 62 A pair, smaller — 12 in. diam. 63 Three, smaller — 10| in. diam. 64 Three plates and two dishes, similar 65 Three small pairs of enamelled bottles ; a pair of cylindrical celadon bottles — 8^ ioi. high ; and a soapstone tea-pot 66 A two-handled cup, finely enamelled with figures in colours ; a pair of small hexagonal vases — 5 in. high ; and a fluted cup and saucer, with prunus 67 An egg-shell cup and saucer, with panels of quails on a diapered sepia ground ; four bowls ; two saucers ; four cups ; and a small tea-pot 68 Three fluted celadon lotos-pattern cups and saucers ; and a crackle bottle, with bands of key pattern in brown — 8 in. high 69 A deep circular dish, enamelled with a rocky river scene and pagoda, famille verte border, with flowers in colours and flowers in shaped panels — 16 in. diam. ; and a dish — 16^ in. diam. 70 A famille verte pear-shaped bottle, with three kylins playing with a ball, jewelled ornaments on the neck — 1 1 in. high 71 A pair of small fluted vases, of famille verte, with panels of brocade ornaments on the neck, sprays of lotos and ribands — 7J in. high 72 A pair of octagonal famille rose dishes, with geese and peonies in the centre, scrolls and diaper-pattern ornaments on the border — 11^ in. high 73 A Vase, on shaped stand, of famille verte, decorated with finely drawn rocks, prunus, bamboo and birds, small shaped panel of conventional flowers on the neck and border on a diaper-pattern ground with pendant jewel ornaments, green marbled base with prunus flowers — llf in. high 74 Another Vase, of similar form, of famille verte, with prunus, bamboo, rocks and birds, bands of floral scroll round the neck, on grained purple base — 12 in. high 75 A Pair of Hexagonal-Shaped Vases, of famille verte, decorated with figures of ladies and children, animals, flowers and utensils, bands of scroll work, &c. — 12^ in. high 76 A Pair of Cylindrical Famille Eose Vases, enamelled with sages, mandarins and children, utensils on the neck — 16 in. high 77 A Cylindrical Vase, with three bands of rich coral colour, dragons in grisaille and two bands and leaf pattern on the neck, with conventional scrolls and chrysanthemums, mirror- shaped panels in yellow and sepia on a green ground — ll| in. high 78 A Pair of Beakers, with petal-shaped ornaments on the neck and base, with chrysanthemums, lilies and diaper patterns in colours on a green ground, the centre of the beaker is of brilliant coral colour, with conventional peonies and scrolls in colours and gold — 20 in. high 7.9 A Vase, of nearly similar decoration, annular ornaments, with chrysanthemums in green on a coral-colour ground, with dragons, &c. — 18 in. high 80 A globular kettle, lamp and stand, of Canton enamel, with peonies, lilies and lotos plants in colours on a white ground, leaf-pattern border in pale pink and blue — 10 in. high 10 OLD NANKIN. 81 A small octagonal basin, with figures; a small vase, with ring handles, with ladies ; a vase, with lotos petal-shaped panels of ornaments ; a hexagonal cup and saucer ; a cup ; a deep plate ; a dish, with utensils and flowers in the centre 82 A pair of ewers, with peonies in white on a blue ground, hexagonal openwork pattern below, pierced mask — 6^ in. high ; and a cylindrical tea-pot, of similar decoration 83 A pair of jugs, with panels of conventional asters — 14 in. high 84 A pair of open-lipped bottles, with shaped handles, painted with fruit and flowers — 10^ in. high 85 A pair of vases, with figures in panels, flowers raised on a blue diaper-pattern ground — 9 in. high : and three plates, slightly enamelled in the centre with flowers and fruit 86 A Large Oviform Jar and Cover, with leaf-shaped panels on the neck, chrysanthemums, peonies and other flowers in white on a blue ground, surmounted by the gilt figure of an elephant DECOKATIVE OBJECTS. 87 A group of three nymphs bearing a basket, in alabaster, on square pedestal of Derbyshire spar ; and two small pedestals 88 A pair of Chinese figures of ladies, with poultry, carved in ivory and coloured — 8 in. high — glass shades and stands 89 A Statuette of Shakespeare, leaning upon a pedestal, carved in ivory — 8^ in. high — on wood pedestal inlaid with ivory 90 Yandtck and Rubens : a pair of ditto statuettes — on similar pedestals 91 An old EngKsh clock, in walnut-wood case — 15 in. high 92 A clock, by YuUiamy, London, in mahogany case with semicircular top, brass mouldings and ball feet — 13 in. high 93 A clock, in metal-gilt case with foliage and scrolls — 13 in. high 93a An Old Italian Bronze Figure of a Triton, holding a horn, on or-molu pedestal — 13 in. high 11 94 A pair of small or-molu Louis XVI. vases, with festoons of laurels and leaf designs — 8 in. high 95 A Louis XYL Candelabrum, for three lights, white marble plinth and vase, terminal figures, scrolls and festoons in or-molu — — 18 in. high 96 A small vase, of Derbyshire spar — 7 in. high 97 A miniature font, in red and green serpentine marble — 6 in. high 98 An Oviform Vase and Cover, of Derbyshire spar, mounted with two terminal female figures in or-molu, with branches for two lights each, festoons of flowers, leaf ornaments, &c., on dark wood plinths — 24 in. high 99 A Campana-Shaped Vase and Cover, of Derbyshire spar, with grotesque masks and scroll mounts of or-molu, on lapis glass plinths supported by sphinxes, dark wood base with open scroll work — 13 in. high 99a Homer : a small bust in statuary marble, on giallo marble socle 99b a Negro Boy : a small ditto bust 99o Head of a Nun : a small statuary marble bust 99d a Figure or a Nymph, reclining on a couch, in statuary marble, on grey marble plinth OLD ENGLISH FUENITURE. 100 A pair of small painted beUows; and another pair 101 Six Chippendale Mahogany Chairs, with open backs slightly carved, and with corded borders 102 A Chippendale Mahogany Arm-Ghair, with open interlaced back, the borders, arms and legs carved with foliage 103 A Larger Ditto, with carved borders, the back and seat stuffed, and covered with crimson velvet 104 The Companion 105 A Pair of Ditto, nearly similar, covered with cretonne 12 106 Six Chippendale Mahogany Dining-Koom Chairs, with pierced and carved backs surmounted by oval ornament in scroll foliage, the borders and legs fluted, the seats covered with crimson morocco leather 107 Six Ditto, en suite 108 Six Ditto, en suite 109 A Secretaire, of satin-wood, with inlaid rose-wood borders, writing- slide, two drawers above and shelves below 110 A Cabinet, of satin and pollard woods, with folding doors with ebonised plaques inlaid with mother-o'-pearl, the top painted with fan-shaped ornament, on stand with shelf beneath — 50 in. high, 27 in. wide 111 An Upright Cabinet, of inlaid hare, tulip and pollard woods, with folding doors above and below, and drawer above — 54 in. high, 32 in. wide 112 A Book-Case, of inlaid satin-wood, with three glazed doors enclosing shelves, and cupboards beneath — 85 in. high, 49 in. wide 113 A square-shaped mahogany table, with inlaid borders, on pillar and plinth 114 An Oval Mahogany Table, the borders inlaid with satin and other woods, with drawer and folding ends— 38 in. wide 115 A small mahogany two-leaf screen, with needlework panels 116 A pair of pale fire-screens, with octagonal inlaid shields with needle- work panels 117 A pair of ditto, with octagonal silk panels 118 Two, with panels of needlework ; and one, mounted with small pencil drawings 119 A ditto, with engravings; and one, with oval silk panel, on tripod stand 120 A set of three mahogany coffee tables 121 A pair of small square mahogany tables, on pillar and tripod — 14 in. square 122 One ditto, similar 123 A pair of rose- wood ditto— 15 in. square 13 124 Three chairs, with open shield backs painted with laurel, the seats covered with needlework 125 An obloDg oak casket, on legs with drawer and stretcher, carved with birds, foliage and gadrooned borders 126 A Knee-Hole Writing Table, of inlaid mahogany and other woods, with shaped front, drawer and cupboard beneath, and pedestal drawers at the sides — 48 in. wide THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, 127 A circular old Japan dish, with flowers, blue red and gold — 10^ in. diam. 128 An oval-shaped ditto box and cover, on stand, painted with flowers in blue, red and gold ; and a jar, similar 129 An old Japan beaker, painted with flowering trees and chrysanthe- mums — 19 in. high, 130 A Vase and Cover, and a pair of beakers, of old Chinese porcelain, enamelled with flowering shrubs and birds in brilliant colours, and mounted on metal-gilt plinths 131 A pair of circular dishes, with bats, birds and hawthorn blossom in red and other colours on pale yellow ground — 11^ in. diam. 132 An old Chinese turquoise bottle— 10^ in. high 133 A ditto vase, fluted — 13 in. high 134 An old Nankin oviform jar and cover, painted with ladies and children in landscapes, plantains and flowers — 9^ in. high 135 A ditto bottle, with long neck, painted with dragons and flames in four medallions, and Ho-Ho birds on the neck — 17^ in. high 136 An old Chinese cloisonne enamel figure of a duck, forming a box 137 A ditto bowl, with scroll ornament and flowers on green ground ; and a fluted bowl, turquoise ground 14 TJie following are the Property of A GENTLEMAN. OLD IMAEI PORCELAIN. 138 A set of five circular dishes, with plants in medallions on dark blue and gold ground — 8^ in. diam. 139 A pair of ditto, with pomegranates, flowers and foliage on dark blue, white and gold ground — 12 in. diam. ; and a pair, with similar design — 10 J in. diam. 140 Another pair — 131 in. diam. 141 A pair of circular dishes, with bold decoration of conventional foliage and flowers — 15;^ in. diam. 142 Another, similar — 17 in. diam. 143 Another, similar — 15;^ in. diam. ; and one — 13| in. diam. 144 A pair of deep dishes, with flowers, trellis, &c. in dark blue and gold borders — 14 in. diam. 145 A pair of dishes, with kylins and ribands in panels on the border, and other panels with Ho-Ho birds, prunus and bamboo — 21 in. diam. 146 Another pair, ditto OLD CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN. 147 A pair of octagonal famille rose dishes, the centres enamelled with peonies, ducks and prunus, panels of diaper pattern on the border — 16 in. diam. 148 A pair of dishes, enamelled with a coat-of-arms in the centres, flowers on the borders and diaper pattern — 14 in. diam. 149 A pair, larger — 15^ in. diam. 150 A pair, smaller — 12J in. diam. 15 I 151 A Bowl, the oufcsido fmely enamelled with a fox hunt in shaped panels, on a diapered red and gold ground, festoons of flowers, and scroll border with the initials T. H. — 14j in. diam. 152 Anothee, with a fox hunt in sepia — 15 J in. diam. '""153 Another, enamelled with a foxhunt — hroJcen — 15^ in. diam. 154 A mug, enamelled with figures in colours in blue borders ; and a jar and cover, landscape on a red ground 155 A large Nankin dish, with ladies and children in the centre, scrolls on the border — 21 in. diam. :n 15G Ten Old Worcester Plates, with waved edges, painted with baskets and groups of flowers in dark blue and gold borders 0] 157 A small Chinese porcelain cistern, of globular form, enamelled with .' c ^ birds and flowers, and with fish and water plants inside / '^ 158 A Pair of Ebonised Cabinets, with shaped ends, the doors J 2-- decorated with flowers, foliage and fruits of Florentine pietre dure, and mounted with chased metal-gilt, white marble slabs — 51 in. wide 159 A Louis XV. Small Marqueterie Table, with three drawers, ^ > inlaid with flowers and foliage, and mounted with or-molu »• 160 An oblong rose-wood table, with inlaid borders and rising glass top 161 An Aubusson Carpet, with groups of flowers and scrolls in colours, and dark blue border — ^^ ft. 6 in. by l^ft. finis. London : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross. / .^'^" K UR^Skj ^i^ tj ^'^^A; km Im ^mm IkT^ M^^^ GETTY CENTER LIBRARY 3 3125 00885 8132 "^^-Tf Af ^^Hs^l^^H "J ^hH^ m Hj^HE wA