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Montpelier Street, London I 30 January 2019 Montpelier Street, The Gentleman’s Library Sale Library The Gentleman’s The Gentleman’s Library Sale I Montpelier Street, London I 30 January 2019 25163 The Gentleman’s Library Sale Montpelier Street, London | Wednesday 30 January 2019 Part I: 10am Silver Pictures Collectors Part II: 2pm Tribal Arts Furniture, Works of Art, Clocks and Carpets BONHAMS ENQUIRIES PRESS ENQUIRIES IMPORTANT INFORMATION Montpelier Street Senior Sale Coordinator [email protected] In February 2014 the United Knightsbridge Laurel Kemp States Government announced London SW7 1HH +44 (0) 20 7393 3855 CUSTOMER SERVICES the intention to ban the import www.bonhams.com [email protected] Monday to Friday of any ivory into the USA. Lots 8.30am – 6pm containing ivory are indicated by VIEWING Carpets +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 the symbol Ф printed beside the Sunday 27 January Helena Gumley-Mason Lot number in this catalogue. 11am to 3pm +44 (0) 20 8963 2845 SALE NUMBER REGISTRATION Monday 28 January [email protected] 25163 9am to 4.30pm IMPORTANT NOTICE Tuesday 29 January Furniture Please note that all customers, CATALOGUE 9am to 4.30pm Thomas Moore irrespective of any previous activity £15 +44 (0) 20 8963 2816 with Bonhams, are required to BIDS [email protected] complete the Bidder Registration Please see page 2 for bidder Form in advance of the sale. The +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 information including after-sale European Sculpture & Works form can be found at the back of +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax collection and shipment To bid via the internet please visit of Art every catalogue and on our www.bonhams.com Michael Lake website at www.bonhams.com Please see back of catalogue and should be returned by email or +44 (0) 20 8963 2813 for important notice to bidders Please note that bids should [email protected] post to the specialist department be submitted no later than 24 or to the bids department at ILLUSTRATIONS hours before the sale. New Pictures [email protected] Front cover: Lot 253 bidders must also provide proof Leo Webster Back cover: Lot 468 To bid live online and / or of identity when submitting bids. +44 (0) 20 7393 3988 Inside front: Lot 33 leave internet bids please go to Failure to do this may result in [email protected] your bids not being processed. Inside back: Lot 294 www.bonhams.com/auctions/25163 and click on the Register to bid link Always confirm with the bids Silver at the top left of the page. office that faxed bids have been Ellis Finch received. Bidding by telephone +44 (0) 20 7393 3973 will only be accepted on a lot [email protected] with a lower estimate in excess of £500. Miles Harrison +44 (0) 20 7393 3974 LIVE ONLINE BIDDING IS [email protected] AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE Please email [email protected] Collectors with “Live bidding” in the subject Jon Baddeley line 48 hours before the auction +44 (0) 20 7393 3872 to register for this service. [email protected] Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams International Board Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Matthew Girling CEO, Emily Barber, Antony Bennett, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, India Phillips, Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Matthew Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Peter Rees, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Asaph Hyman, Caroline Oliphant, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Veronique Scorer, Robert Smith, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Edward Wilkinson, Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Matthew Haley, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, David Williams, Jon Baddeley, Jonathan Fairhurst, Leslie Wright, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Rupert Banner, Shahin Virani, Simon Cottle. Charles Lanning, Grant MacDougall, Central Middlesex Acton Ln Hospital Park Royal Acton Ln Sales Cadogan Tate Coronation Road W e d s P a te a o r r n R k A v e R e s A o 4 a Information 0 y h a Park l C Royal iWestern Ave A40 R o Station a 0 d 0 Acton 0 North 4 Cemetery A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V West Acton Horn Lane Station BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION & STORAGE AND HANDLING VAT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 STORAGE AFTER SALE CHARGES ON SOLD LOTS The following symbols are used +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax LOTS MARKED TP TRANSFERRED TO to denote that VAT is due on To bid via the internet please visit All sold lots marked TP will be CADOGAN TATE the hammer price and buyer’s www.bonhams.com removed to Cadogan Tate, 241 Storage premium. Acton Lane, London,NW10 7NP Storage will be free of charge PAYMENTS on Thursday 31 January 2019 for the first 14 calendar days † VAT 20% on hammer price and Buyers & will be available for collection from & including the sale date buyer’s premium from 12pm Friday 1 February +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Wednesday 30 January 2019. 2019 and then every working day * VAT on imported items at +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Charges will apply from 9am between 9.30am and 4.30pm by Wednesday 13 February 2019. a preferential rate of 5% on appointment only. hammer price and the prevailing Sellers Storage Charges rate on buyer’s premium Payment of sale proceeds A booking email or phone call Pictures & Small Objects: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 are required in advance to Y These lots are subject to +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax £3.03 per day + VAT ensure lots are ready at time of Furniture, Large Pictures & CITES regulations, please read collection. Photographic ID will Large Objects: the information in the back of VALUATIONS, TAXATION be required at time of collection. £6.05 per day + VAT the catalogue. & HERITAGE If a third party is collecting for +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 you written authorisation is (Please note that charges apply Payment +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax required in advance from you every day including weekend & All charges due to Cadogan [email protected] and photographic ID of the third public holidays) Tate must be paid by the time of party is requested at the time of collection from their warehouse. CATALOGUE collection. Handling SUBSCRIPTIONS After the first 14 calendar days Payment in Advance To arrange a collection time To obtain any Bonhams following the sale, the following (Telephone to ascertain amount please send a booking email to catalogue or to take out an handling charges apply: due) by: cash, cheque, credit or [email protected] annual subscription: £22.50+VAT per lot for Pictures & debit card. or telephone call to +44 (0)800 Subscriptions Department Small Objects 988 6100 to unsure lots are +44 (0) 1666 502200 £45.00 +VAT per lot for Furniture, Payment at time of collection by: readyat time of collection. +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax Large Pictures & Large Objects Cash, cheque, credit or debit card [email protected] All other sold lots will remain Loss and Damage SHIPPING in the Collections room at Knightsbridge free of charge until Extended Liability cover for the For information and estimates 5.30pm Tuesday 12 February value of the Hammer Price will on domestic and international 2019 lots not collected by this be charged at 0.6% but will not shipping as well as export time will be returned to their exceed the total value of all other licenses please contact Alban departments storage charges will transfer and storage charges. Shipping on: apply. (Please note: Charges apply +44 (0) 1582 493 099 every day including weekends [email protected] and Public Holidays). Silver: Lots 1 - 207 1 A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED LOCKABLE DECANTERS by Asprey, Birmingham 1929 Rectangular, with cut-glass stoppers, the silver mounts locking together, height 24cm. (2) £500 - 700 €550 - 780 1 2 A LARGE ART DECO SILVER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME by W G Sothers Ltd, Birmingham 1947 Rectangular with tapering sides and engine- turned decoration, with bevelled glass, height 41cm. £1,000 - 1,500 €1,100 - 1,700 2 3 AN INDIAN COLONIAL SILVER BLOTTER AND BOX by Hamilton & Co, Calcutta circa 1920 Both with red-leather fittings, length of blotter 14cm, weight total 10oz. (2) £400 - 500 €440 - 550 3 4 Y AN EDWARDIAN TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER-GILT INKSTAND by William Comyns, London 1907 Shaped-rectangular form, with silver-gilt bottle holders and feet, the stand with gold inlay, length 31cm. £1,500 - 2,000 €1,700 - 2,200 4 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 4 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. 5 5 A SET OF FOUR LARGE SILVER STIRRUP CUPS 20th century, marked ‘STERLING’, maker’s mark a crown Modelled as a bear, a hare, a bulldog and a hound, height 17cm, weight 85oz. (4) £6,000 - 7,000 €6,600 - 7,700 6 6 TWO SILVER SALMON MODELS Sheffield 2009, with facsimile signature for Brian Elton, stamped ‘filled’ Modelled as two leaping salmon, length of the largest 16cm. (2) £500 - 700 €550 - 780 7 A PAIR OF SILVER FOXES maker’s mark ‘J&SM’, London 2018 Realistically modelled, with fur-effect chasing, length 26.5cm, weight 21.5oz. (2) £1,500 - 2,000 €1,700 - 2,200 7 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.