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THE SUMMER SALE TO INCLUDE THE SELECTED CONTENTS FROM SHEFFORD WOODLANDS HOUSE, BERKSHIRE DONNINGTON PRIORY | WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 2019 λ Richard Eurich (British 1903-1992) Autumn Auction Calendar Tanker in the Solent 31 July Oil on canvas Fine Art 25 x 35cm Est. £3,000-5,000 (+ fees) 21 August Interiors 2 September Mary Hare Art Auction 11 September Fine Furniture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art 24 September The Transport Sale 2 October Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments 3 October Fine and Rare Wines and Spirits 8 October Single Owner Sale 15 October Modern Design 16 October Modern and Contemporary Art 22 October Works on Paper from the Islamic and Near Eastern Worlds 23 & 24 October Jewellery, Silver, Watches, Pens and Luxury Accessories 25 October A Private Collection of Qajar and Pahlavi Memorabilia 30 October Interiors Donnington Priory Pall Mall Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2JE 16-17 Pall Mall, St James’s, London SW1Y 5LU For auctions, exhibitions and valuations For valuations by appointment and highlights exhibitions NOW INVITING ENTRIES FOR OUR WINTER / SPRING AUCTIONS INVITING ENTRIES MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART | 17 OCTOBER 2019 VALUATION DAYS ENQUIRIES AUCTION LOCATION ENQUIRIES We hold regular valuation days in For more information, please contact Dreweatts Lucy Gregory | Francesca Whitham London and Newbury and further +44 (0) 1635 553 553 Donnington Priory +44 (0) 1635 553 553 afield. Come and meet our experts [email protected] Newbury [email protected] for a no obligation appraisal or call dreweatts.com Berkshire RG14 2JE dreweatts.com us to arrange a home visit. THE SUMMER SALE TO INCLUDE THE SELECTED CONTENTS FROM SHEFFORD WOODLANDS HOUSE, BERKSHIRE DONNINGTON PRIORY | WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 2019 | 10.30am BUYER’S PREMIUM: SALE NO. 14210 VIEWING: Buyer’s premium is charged per lot at 25% of the hammer Sunday 18 August: 10am – 2pm price (30% including VAT) up to and including £500,000, SPECIALISTS: Monday 19 August: 9am – 5.30pm 20% (24% including VAT) of the hammer price from Ashley Matthews Tuesday 20 August: 9am – 4.30pm £500,001 up to and including £1,000,000, and 12% of the (Furniture & Clocks) Day of sale: from 8.30am hammer price (14.4% including VAT) in excess of £1,000,001. Ben Brown MRICS AUCTION: (Furniture & Carpets) REGISTRATION FOR THIS SALE: Dreweatts New clients wishing to register and bid online in this sale Cristian Beadman Donnington Priory must register at least 48 hours in advance of the sale. To MA MRICS (European Newbury register, you will need to provide two forms of identification: Sculpture & Works of Art) Berkshire RG14 2JE 1) Photographic ID (passport or driving licence) Charlotte Schelling 2) A utility bill or document showing your name and address Front cover: (European Sculpture & Shefford Woodlands House, Works of Art) Online registration for new clients will close at 10.30am by kind permission of (local time) on Monday 19 August 2019. Any new online Geoffrey Stafford Charles Strutt & Parker registrations after this time will be declined, and new clients MRICS (British & European will then need to register in person at Donnington Priory. Ceramics & Glass) FOR BIDDING AND SALE INFORMATION: Francesca Whitham Payments for lots purchased by first time bidders must be +44 (0) 1635 553 553 (Pictures) paid for by bank transfer, in cash up to £8,000 (subject to [email protected] From Song to Ming. A private collection of Chinese ceramics purchased by Colonel W. R. relevant money laundering regulations), or by debit or credit Will Turkington dreweatts.com Hodgson in Tokyo in the early 1950's on the advice of Professor Fujio Koyama (小山冨士夫) of card with cardholder present. (Furniture & Carpets) Catalogues £15 (£17.50 by post) the Tokyo National Museum. Dr Yingwen Tao FREE ONLINE BIDDING IS AVAILABLE AT (Asian Ceramics & DREWEATTS.COM/LIVE: Works of Art) The Dreweatts’ bidding platform allows you to watch, listen and bid from anywhere in the world with no additional online bidding fees applicable. Live online bidding is also available via the-saleroom.com. Please note there is a surcharge for bidding via this platform. INVITING ENTRIES TO REGISTER TO BID VIA DREWEATTS.COM/LIVE: CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART | 11 NOVEMBER 2019 Existing clients should visit the website and create a new JAPANESE, ISLAMIC AND INDIAN WORKS OF ART | 12 NOVEMBER 2019 login, which will be verified against their existing account. New clients should send us two forms of identification (one AUCTION LOCATION ENQUIRIES to be photographic) along with their registration. Once Dreweatts Mark Newstead | Yingwen Tao verified, clients will be able to bid in all future auctions. Donnington Priory +44 (0) 1635 553 553 Newbury [email protected] Berkshire RG14 2JE dreweatts.com 3 The following 74 lots have all recently been removed from Shefford Woodlands House, Berkshire. The proceeds of sale from this collection will be donated to a number of local charities. 1 1 Y A Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid tea caddy, circa 1850, of sarcophagus form, 15cm high, 22cm wide, a Victorian papier mâché and mother of pearl inlaid caddy, circa 1860, 16cm high, 23cm wide, and a George III mahogany and kingwood crossbanded tea caddy, circa 1780, of rectangular form, foil lined interiors, 12cm high, 11.5cm wide (3) £200-300 2 A Victorian papier-mâché and inlaid adjustable occasional and reading table, circa 1860, in the manner of Jennens & Bettridge, with mother-of- pearl inlay to the ratchet action top, 72cm high, 42cm diameter £200-300 2 3 A late Victorian brass and iron rectangular stick stand, late 19th century, of tubular form, 61cm high, 48cm wide, 26cm deep £100-150 3 4 5 4 A mahogany and inlaid wheel barometer, Gatty, Reading, early 19th century, with thermometer, the case inlaid marquetry shells and flowerheads, 98cm high A B. Gatty is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Reading circa 1810-30 7 £120-180 A pair of black and gold painted and lacquered metal chestnut urns and covers in the style of Regency toleware, of recent manufacture, painted with scallop and floral motifs overall, each cast with twin lion masks suspending ring handles, 5 the covers with acorn finials, on An Edwardian mahogany torchere conforming oval bases, 32cm high. in Regency style, circa 1905, the 15cm wide drum shaped top with reeded edge, on three scroll supports each with £300-500 birds head finial and united by an 7 undertier, 74cm high, the top 38cm diameter £200-300 4 5 8 Y A Regency rosewood and brass mounted console table, circa 1825, the scroll supports with stiff leaf and roundel mounts, and mirrored back on plinth base, 88cm high, 94cm 6 wide, 36cm deep A pair of Regency black painted side chairs, circa 1815, each with £800-1,200 the turned cresting rails centred by a flowerhead, a caned seat and turned legs with stretchers £200-300 8 6 6 www.dreweatts.com | +44 (0) 1635 553 553 BP*: Buyer’s Premium of 25% +VAT 7 9 A Regency giltwood and ebonised pier mirror, circa 1815, the gilt frame with laurel crest, and ebonised reeded inner border, flanked by spiral turned pilasters, 100cm high, 69cm wide £300-500 10 A Regency papier mâché rectangular tray, circa 1815, by Henry Clay, with raised border, painted with bands of flowers, butterflies 12 and leaves, on a black ground, impressed to the underside CLAY, KING ST COV.T GARDEN, on a later stand, as a coffee table, 51cm high, the tray 70cm x 51cm £400-600 12 A pair of Derby oval dishes, circa 1820, each finely painted with fruits in a basket, on as tone ledge, the blue ground borders, decorated in gilt with leaf scrolls, within gadrooned rims, 28cm wide, crowned crossed batons marks in red £600-800 9 13 Y A George IV rosewood and brass inlaid sofa table, circa 1825, the top with two rounded drop leaves above 11 two frieze drawers, on turned and leaf carved column and concave sided rectangular base with four scroll feet An ebonised, parcel gilt and painted chair back settee or terminating in brass castors, 71cm high, 148cm wide, 69cm deep hall bench, second quarter 19th century, decorated with fruiting vines within Greek key border and with spindle 10 £1,500-2,500 supports, 86cm high, 193cm wide, 75cm deep £700-1,000 13 11 8 www.dreweatts.com | +44 (0) 1635 553 553 BP*: Buyer’s Premium of 25% +VAT 9 14 16 A Regency giltwood wall mirror, circa 1815, with applied A pair of patinated metal, cut glass and marble mounted lustre spheres to the cornice and with flanking leaf capped fluted candlesticks in Regency taste, 19th century, the foliate cast pilasters, 109cm high, 70cm wide sconces on conforming dentil cast drip pans hung with faceted clear glass pendants, above openwork cast stems with foliage £400-600 and stylised dolphins, on rectangular section marble bases, each 35cm high, bases 15.5cm wide, 10cm deep £200-300 16 17 A pair of Coalport concave sided square dishes, circa 1815, each finely 14 painted in coloured enamels with a basket of flowers or fruits, the blue ground decorated in gilt with leaf scrolls, gilt dentil borders, 21.5cm wide £300-500 17 15 (part lot) 18 18 A George IV mahogany tea table, 15 circa 1825, 73cm high, 92cm wide, A set of four George IV giltwood side chairs, circa 1825, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, each with leaf and scroll 46cm deep carved cresting rail, caned seat and turned and reeded legs, each headed by anthemion, together with a set of four early Victorian mahogany side chairs, circa 1840, each with leaf carved rail backs, padded seats and leaf carved £300-500 tapering legs (8) The design for the giltwood chairs is illustrated and briefly described in Susan E.