Over 200 lots, featuring art and art-related reference books, a wide range of Early, Georgian, Regency, Victorian and Continental furniture and objects and a group of small storage boxes, writing boxes and tea caddies. For the dining table, the auction also includes European and Oriental ceramics, glassware and silver. The fine art section comprises oils on canvas, watercolours and prints, covering many themes, and with several depicting landscapes and seascapes.
Items to watch include lot 191, a late 19th/early 20th century Chinese red lacquer hexagonal longevity box on stand, (est. £150-200 +fees), highly decorated with lotus blossom flowers, birds, fish, bats and cranes, and with Shou characters; lot 204, a vintage Robert Thompson chopping board, featuring the maker's iconic carved mouse, (est. £30-50 +fees) and lot 179, a small pietre dure table top (est. £50-80 +fees).
Over 200 lots, covering many categories and featuring two collections: Property from the Estate of the late Stewart Whittington and Property from a Worcestershire Manor House.
Stewart Whittington was a Director at the English furniture dealer, Norman Adams (in business, 1928-2009). Highlights include a George III mahogany pie-crust tripod table, lot 124, est. £1,500-2,000; a George III mahogany open armchair attributed to Gillows, lot 137, est. £500-800 and a George III mahogany etagere, lot 140, est. £400-600.
The second collection includes pieces acquired to dress a Georgian country house furnished according to decorative themes. The eclectic eye of the collector favoured a late 19thc. Gothic style painted & gilt carved reredos, lot 98, est. £2,000-3,000; an Elizabeth I and later carved marquetry tester bed, lot 36, est. £8,000-12,000 and a taxidermy peacock, lot 166, est. £150-250.
