Bonhams New House 150 Christleton Road Chester CH3 5TD +44 (0) 1244 313936 +44 (0) 1244 340028 fax 21124 Fine Art & Interiors, Fine 4, 5, 6 June 2013, Chester 6 June 2013, 5, 4, Fine Art & Interiors Tuesday 4 June 2013 at 11am Wednesday 5 June 2013 at 11am Thursday 6 June 2013 at 11am Chester Fine Art & Interiors Silver Tuesday 4 June 2013 at 11am Oil Paintings & Watercolours Wednesday 5 June 2013 at 11am Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art Thursday 6 June 2013 at 11am Chester Bonhams Enquiries Sale Number: 21124 Physical Condition of Lots New House Silver in this Auction 150 Christleton Road Andrew Spicer Catalogue: £12 (£15 by post) Chester CH3 5TD +44 (0) 1244 353 112 PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO www.bonhams.com [email protected] Customer Services REFERENCE IN THIS CATALOGUE Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF Viewing Susannah Davies-Lloyd +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 ANY LOT. 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Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Chairman, Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Antony Bennett, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Group Managing Director, Matthew Bradbury, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Veronique Scorer, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Matthew Girling CEO UK and Europe, Andrew Currie, David Dallas, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Michael Wynell-Mayow. Montpelier Street, Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, James Knight, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, Robin Hereford, London SW7 1HH Patrick Meade, Caroline Oliphant, Hugh Watchorn. 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Bennett Dan Davies Saleroom Director Golf Alexander Clement Kevin McGimpsey Clocks & Barometers Chris Jarrey Motorcars & Motorcycles Andrew Spicer Storage of Bought Lots at Chester All Furniture lots will be removed from the Chester saleroom ten working days following each auction and placed in an external storage at the buyer’s expense. The location of the storage unit is: Exquisite Carriage Limited Unit 13, Clwyd Court Rhosddu Industrial Estate Wrexham LL11 4YL T. 01244 567 600 E. [email protected] The fees, payable to the storage contractor, will be: £10.00 handling fee per lot, plus £1.00 per day, per lot plus VAT at the current rate Cleared funds must have been received by the storage contractor before lots can be released. Antique & Modern Silver Tuesday 4 June 2013 at 11am Lots 1 - 217 2 1 Electroplate 2 3 A French electroplated five piece tea An electroplated and cranberry glass 1 service pedestal bowl A Victorian electroplated five light by Christofle, circa 1880 by Wuttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik candelabra Of circular baluster form with all-over engine With a pierced frame and stylised swan by Henry Wilkinson & Co., Sheffield circa 1870 turned decoration, fluted handles, spouts handles, raised on a spreading foot, height Of naturalistic form, composed of an oak tree and finials, the cartouches monogrammed, 20cm. with pierced cotton reel capitals, raised on a comprising; kettle on stand, tea pot, lidded £150 - 250 rocky base with two greyhounds, height 77cm. sugar bowl, milk jug and a rectangular two £500 - 800 handled tray. £400 - 600 Fine Art & Interiors | 5 4 4 the 100 miles by road to the port of Hull on the on the 1st January 1894. On the 21st May OF MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL INTEREST: A east coast than to transport them the 35 miles Queen Victoria officially opened the canal. Victorian electroplated novelty table cruet to Liverpool. by Lee & Wigfall for Elkington & Co. circa 1894 Daniel Adamson (30 April 1820 – 13 January The oval frame depicting a dock, (inscribed The first moves to alter the situation was an 1890) was a notable English engineer who Daniel Adamson) with an anchor and a idea made by Daniel Adamson, a leading became a successful manufacturer of boilers. lighthouse mustard pot, two cargo vessels, local industrialist, he called a meeting to form (inscribed Lord Egerton and W.Bailey Mayor) the Manchester Ship Canal Company on 1st William Bailey (1838 - 22 November 1913) was with spoons for salt and a basket for pepper, January 1882 at his home at “The Towers” in a notable engineer and Mayor of Salford, he rope twist and crossed oars border, raised on Didsbury. was knighted by Queen Victoria on the 21st four creatures with ball feet, 28 x 20cm. May. £500 - 700 The company needed to raise £5million before work could begin, and this was raised by Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton (17 By the latter half of the 19th century, floating a share issue. Construction began January 1832 – 16 March 1909) was an English Manchester had become a major industrial city, in November 1887, when the first turf was Conservative Party politician and the second with the cotton industry and technology in the ceremonially cut at Eastham by the new Chairman of the ship canal from 1887 - 1894. engineering and manufacture of machinery chairman, Lord Egerton of Tatton. Earlier that for textile production. As it was a landlocked year, Adamson had resigned as chairman, and Sir Edward Leader Williams (28 April 1828 – 1 city, all goods had to be transported by road or was to die shortly after. The project contractor January 1910) was an English civil engineer, rail to Liverpool docks in order to be exported was Thomas Walker, an experienced and chiefly remembered as the designer of the abroad, and incoming goods were delivered by celebrated civil engineer who had already been Manchester Ship Canal, he was knighted by the same route. involved in the building of the Severn Tunnel Queen Victoria on the 2nd July 1894.