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The Marine Sale Marine The Wednesday 5 October 2016 Wednesday Knightsbridge, London THE MARINE SALE THE MARINE SALE | Knightsbridge, London | Wednesday 5 October 2016 23272 Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Rees, Matthew Girling CEO, Matthew Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Simon Cottle, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, James Stratton, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Caroline Oliphant. Matthew Haley, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Asaph Hyman, David Johnson, Charles Lanning, THE MARINE SALE Wednesday 5 October 2016 at 2pm Knightsbridge, London BONHAMS ENQUIRIES Please see page 2 for bidder IMPORTANT INFORMATION Montpelier Street information including after-sale In February 2014 the United Knightsbridge Pictures collection and shipment States Government announced London SW7 1HH Rhyanon Demery the intention to ban the import www.bonhams.com (Head of Sale) Please see back of catalogue of any ivory into the USA. Lots +44 (0) 20 7393 3865 for important notice to bidders containing ivory are indicated by VIEWING [email protected] the symbol Ф printed beside the Sunday 2 October ILLUSTRATIONS Lot number in this catalogue. 11am – 3pm Veronique Scorer Front cover: Lot 70 Monday 3 October (Head of Department) Back cover: Lot 9 9am – 4:30pm +44 (0) 20 7393 3962 Inside front cover: Lot 90 Tuesday 4 October [email protected] Inside back cover: Lot 31 9am – 4:30pm Opposite page: Lot 54 Wednesday 5 October Thomas Seaman Opposite Sale Information: Lot 47 9am – 12pm +44 (0) 20 7393 3988 Before end paper: Lot 95 [email protected] Index: Lot 30 BIDS +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Works of Art +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Claire Tole-Moir To bid via the internet please visit + 44 (0) 20 7393 3984 www.bonhams.com [email protected] Please note that bids should PRESS ENQUIRIES be submitted no later than 24 [email protected] hours before the sale. New bidders must also provide proof CUSTOMER SERVICES of identity when submitting bids. Monday to Friday Failure to do this may result in 8.30am – 6pm your bids not being processed. +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Always confirm with the bids SALE NUMBER office that faxed bids have been 23272 received. Bidding by telephone will only be accepted on a lot CATALOGUE with a lower estimate in excess £15 of £500. LIVE ONLINE BIDDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE Please email [email protected] with “Live bidding” in the subject line 48 hours before the auction to register for this service. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Gordon McFarlan, Andrew McKenzie, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Harvey Cammell Deputy Chairman, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Mike Neill, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Peter Rees, Matthew Girling CEO, Matthew Bradbury, Lucinda Bredin, Simon Cottle, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, James Stratton, Ralph Taylor, Charlie Thomas, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Caroline Oliphant. Matthew Haley, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Asaph Hyman, David Johnson, Charles Lanning, Central SALE Middlesex Acton Ln Hospital Park Royal INFORMATION Acton Ln 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 40 a 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 BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION & STORAGE AND HANDLING VAT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 STORAGE AFTER SALE West ActonCHARGES ON SOLD LOTS The Hornfollowing Lane symbols are used Station +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax LOTS MARKED TP TRANSFERRED TO CADOGAN to denote that VAT is due on the To bid via the internet please visit All sold lots marked TP (Lots TATE hammer price and buyer’s premium. www.bonhams.com 6,7,8,9,10 & 12) will be removed to Cadogan Tate 241 Acton Lane, Storage † VAT 20% on hammer price PAYMENTS London, NW10 7NP from 9am on Storage will be free of charge for the and buyer’s premium Buyers Thursday 6 October 2016. first 14 calendar days following the +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 sale. Charges will apply from 9am VAT on imported items at a +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax COLLECTION Thursday 20 October 2016. preferential* rate of 5% on hammer TP sold lots will be available for price and the prevailing rate on Sellers collection from Cadogan Tate from Storage Charges buyer’s premium Payment of sale proceeds 12pm Friday 7 October 2016 and Pictures & Small Objects: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 then every working day between £2.85 per day + VAT Y These lots are subject to CITES +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax 9.30am and 4.30pm. To arrange Furniture, Large Pictures & regulations, please read the a collection please email: Large Objects: information in the back of VALUATIONS, TAXATION [email protected] £5.70 per day + VAT the catalogue. & HERITAGE or call +44 (0)800 988 6100. (Please note that charges apply +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 Every day including weekend & IMPORTANT NOTICE +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax All other sold lots will remain in the public holidays) A surcharge of 2% is applicable [email protected] Collections room at Knightsbridge when using Mastercard, Visa and For a period of not less than 14 Handling overseas debit cards. CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTIONS calendar days from the sale date. After the first 14 calendar days To obtain any Bonhams catalogue Lots not collected by 5.30pm following the sale, the following Payment or to take out an annual Thursday 20 October 2016 will be handling charges apply: All charges due to Cadogan subscription: returned to the Department storage £21.00+VAT per lot for Pictures & Tate must be paid by the time of Subscriptions Department charges may apply. Small Objects collection from their warehouse. +44 (0) 1666 502200 £42.00 +VAT per lot for Furniture, +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax Large Pictures & Large Objects Payment in Advance [email protected] (Telephone to ascertain amount due) Loss and Damage by: cash, cheque with banker’s card, SHIPPING Extended Liability cover for the value credit, or debit card. For information and estimates of the Hammer Price will be charged on domestic and international at 0.6%. But capped at the total Payment at time of collection by: shipping as well as export licenses value of all other charges. cash, cheque with banker’s card, please contact Alban Shipping credit, or debit card. on: +44 (0) 1582 493 099 [email protected] 1 1 A STAFFORDSHIRE JUG, A DOULTON CHARACTER JUG AND A DOULTON VASE OF NELSON INTEREST, 20TH CENTURY The Staffordshire jug modelled as a standing figure of Nelson, titled on the base, the Doulton jug modelled as the head of Lord Nelson (D6336), the stoneware vase with moulded panels depicting a portrait of Lord Nelson flanked by naval engagements and the dates 1758 and 1805, inscribed below the rim “England expects every man will do his duty”, together with a Doulton stoneware small vase with Nelson commemorative relief decoration, 12.8cm high - 29.1cm high (4) £200 - 300 2 €230 - 350 US$260 - 390 2 A PEARLWARE JUG AND A CYLINDRICAL MUG OF NELSON INTEREST, CIRCA 1806-10 Printed in brown with a portrait of Lord Nelson, the reverse with a naval engagement, flanked by scrolling foliage and trophies of war, an oval panel inscribed with Nelson’s titles and victories, jug 18cm high, mug 10.8cm high (2) £400 - 600 €470 - 700 US$520 - 780 3 A BLACK BASALT TEAPOT AND COVER OF NELSON INTEREST, CIRCA 1806-10 Of “Old Oval” shape, the cover with fleur-de-lys finial, crisply moulded with shell motifs, one with figures of Britannia and Victory, the other with trophies of war below a banner inscribed Trafalgar, set within an arcaded border, 14.3cm high (2) 3 £400 - 600 €470 - 700 US$520 - 780 6 | BONHAMS 4 5 4 5 * A CREAMWARE JUG AND A PEARLWARE PLATE OF NELSON CATHERINE ANDRAS (BRITISH, 1775-1860) INTEREST, 1798-1810 A fine profile of Horatio, 1st Viscount Nelson, facing left, with hair en The jug printed in black with a titled portrait of Lord Nelson and a queue, wearing Rear-Admiral’s full-dress uniform, sash and breast star motto below, the reverse with a three-masted ship and trophies of of the Order of the Bath and naval medal of the Nile. Monochrome wax war, the plate printed in brown with classical panels including figures low-relief backed with brown velvet, signed and indistinctly dated on of Britannia and Neptune and a winged figure of Fame garlanding the truncation C. ANDRAS/1801(?), original gilt-mounted rectangular Nelson’s tomb, the tomb dated 1805, reserved on a foliate ground, the papier-mache frame, bears inscription on the reverse 253/ in the rim picked out in ochre, 20.2cm high and 20.8cm diameter (2) Exhibition/ Lord Nelson/ by C.
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