Featuring The Michael Baragwanath Collection - fine antique furniture, paintings & objects from The Knowle, Higham, Kent. The Knowle was commissioned by Joseph Hindle, neighbour & friend of Charles Dickens of Gads Hill Place. Highlights: a small James I carved oak & marquetry coffer (est. £2,000-3,000), a rare William and Mary oak-framed two-seat sofa, upholstered in 17thc. Bargello tapestry, (est. £1,500-2,000) and a pair of 18th century Kangxi Qing dynasty Chinese export green glazed parrots (est. £800-1,200). Objects & paintings inspired by the Grand Tour are also offered, of the objects, lot 80, 19thc. patinated bronze burners, (est. £120-180) and lot 90, a 19thc. patinated bronze model of the Arc de Triomphe, (est. £120-180). And, from the paintings, lot 102, a watercolour of the Temple of Bacchus (est. £150-200) and lot 111, a watercolour of Temple ruins, (est. £200-300).
Featuring painted objects & furniture, such as lot 67, an 18thc. later green & white painted coffer (est. £120-180 +fees) & lot 4, two matched early 20thc. Queen Anne style later white & grey fleur-de-lys painted card tables, (est. £200-300 +fees). A large collection of vintage flying & motorcycle jackets (lots 124-149) - US & British items from the '20s-'70s. Lot 326 (est. £80-120 +fees), an oil on canvas of Leicester Square, by Don Hughes, is realised in lively brushstrokes. Equally colourful, lot 246, a large Davenport Imari style soup tureen & stand, c. 1830, (est. £80-120 +fees) is decorated with exotic birds and chrysanthemums. Two unusual lots, of a few: a vintage French enamel Bouille Michel Perret advertising bucket (lot 71, est. £200-300 +fees) and a vintage Hawes & Sons military snare drum converted to a tripod table (lot 161, est. £120-180 +fees).
Over 190 lots from the late 17th century to the present day.
Highlights include, lot 55, a good George IV oak and ash carved games table, (est. £3,000-5,000 +fees), which with its use of pollard oak and a running foliate border shows the influence of maker George Bullock (1777-1818). From a group of timepieces, lot 69, a George III mahogany centre seconds longcase clock by Jonas Barber II of Winster (est. £600-900 +fees), lot 70, a walnut crossbanded and feather banded longcase clock, John Wright, London (est. £1,000-1,500 +fees) and lot 71 a late 19th century gilt and engraved brass mantel clock, C. Lupton, Cornhill, London, 1896, (est. £600-900 + fees). And, a late 18th century Jacobite drinking glass engraved with floral sprays, (lot 46, est. £200-300) and lot 175, a pair of 1960s teak lounge chairs and matching ottoman, designed by Grete Jalk for France and Son (est. £2,000-3,000 +fees).
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.
