I J A h U O^T^ZLOO-TTHB LotAfci OF TAPESTRIES FROM THE ROYAL FACTORY OF WINDSOR, Lately Exhibited at the Boyal School of Art Needlework; OLD FLEMISH TAPESTRY, FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE JULIA, COUNTESS OF JERSEY; AND florrclaht, Bcroratibc (Dlijicts & JTmuturc, bib&mmsim, mm, *? Messrs. CHRISTIE, HANSON & WOODS, AT THEIR &REAT ROOMS* 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square. S. W. CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. THE highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. II. Np person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s. ; and so on in proportion. III. In the case of T ots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold. V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer’s expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or delect in, any Lot; and making no warranty whatever. VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot cap on any account be removed during the time of Sale; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. VII. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un¬ cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the defaulter at this Sale. CATALOGUE. On WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1896, AT ONE O CLOCK PRECISELY. 1 All oval enamel, painted with The Rape of the Sabine Women; ana an oblong ditto, with Venus, Cupids and attendants , 2 A small oval miniature of a lady of the court of Louis XIV.—in chased gold frame c 3 A circular box, of tortoiseshell and horn, inlaid with mother-o’-pearl and gold, the lid painted with nymphs and Cupids ; and a tortoiseshell box, with miniature of Henri IV. [j 4 An old Nankin porcelain dish, painted with flowers and trellis orna¬ ment—15 in. diam. -*-*-’ 7 A Harlequin Dinner Service, consisting of seventy-five dinner and soup-plates, chiefly Crown Derby, twenty small plates, twelve dishes, and a soup-tureen and cover 8 Six Nankin blue and white dishes; eight plates ; four pieces of enamelled Chinese ; and twelve other pieces Q "7 /{ 9 A Chinese crackle dish, painted with figures, utensils and ornaments in blue 10 A Japanese ware dish, enamelled with figures and landscapes in colours ; and a book of Japanese water-colour drawings on silk 11 A pair of fan-shaped screens—on metal-gilt column stands (J 2-2 12 A pair of French bronze figures of dancing and piping boys—on circular red marble plinths 4 ‘-h'l. / O 13 An old English spirally Anted tea service, lake, white and gold ground painted with flowers, consisting of tea-pot, cover and stand, sugar- basin and cover, jug, two square dishes, basim twenty cups and twelve saucers 14 A pair of Chelsea candlesticks, the stems formed as figures of Mars and Venus with attributes—lOf in. high . 15 A pair of ditto figures of a lady and gentleman—8^ in. high 16 A pair of Delft jars, with blue and red decoration; and a pair of blue and white Salopian saucers A Cliels na^darett^ of Shakespeare, partly coloured and gilt—12 in. A d itto p ai-r^qf canrtfesticks. formed as figures of a lady and gentle¬ man, and flowering shrubs, on scroll feet—10^ in. high A fpaip of-djtta-^g^’es, of a shepherd with a dog, and shepherdess with a lamb—91 in. high A- p a n^nf'Dt T bv - Ch elsea figures, of a boy and girl with a dog and cat—6^ in. high 21 A Nantgarw tea and coffee service, painted with wreaths of roses and • ^ richly gilt, consisting of basin, pair of dishes, twelve tea-cups, twelve coffee-cups and twelve saucers A circular ib utad^aauff-box, of Lille faience, painted with figures and flowers— dated 1767 A pair of green, wh ite and gold Derby ewers, painted with a horse and flowers ancT encrusted with flowers 24 7 , /O 3 o 3 A Pair of Plymouth White and Gold Figures of Shakes¬ peare and Milton — from the Edkins Collection c^O 24a An Old Chelsea Oviform Yase and Cover, with open neck, the handles formed as female masks, encrusted with flowers and surmounted by a bird—12 in. high y Worcester porcelain vase and cover, richly encrusted withx coloured flowers and fruit, and painted with a view and bouquet of flowers— 14 in. high 6 An English porcelain dessert service, green, white and gold, with raised scrolls on the borders, consisting of four dishes on feet, _ sugar-tureen, cover and two stands, twelve dishes and thirty plates 25 ■^L .— <— Cl 2. ■ /o it S - / '■ s 27 A dinner service, of Ironstone china, enamelled with flowers in Oriental taste, consisting of soup-tureen and cover, three sauce- —-' tureens, two covers and six stands, salad-bowl, six vegetable- dishes and covers, eighteen dishes, emityleight dinner-plates and fifty-four soup-plates 28 A Set of Three Wedgwood Porcelain Vases and Covers, _ with gilt flowers and foliage on white ground in dark blue and gold borders, and medallions of turquoise and gold ornament — centre vase, 19 in., 'pair 9 in. high & ^ c 29 A pair of coloured Wedgwood ware figures of lions * 30 A Dresden Porcelain Pinner Service, painted with flowers in , colours and gold, consisting of: — Soup-tureen, cover and stand CW " Two entree-dishes and covers v Two sauce-tureens, covers and stands, surmounted by figures of children Salad-bowl and fisli-dish Six oval dishes, in sizes Sixty plates ; and Eighteen soup-plates 31 An oblong Ahruzzo ware plaque, painted with Ihe Adoration-^!’ the Magi—7 in. by 9^ in. —in painted and gilt wood frame — 32 An upright ditto, painted with Noah Blessing the Animals after the Flood—10^ in. by 7\ in. —in similar frame c~C 33 The companion, with The Parting of Abraham and Lot oCO 34 A Large Campana-Shaped Vase, of Berlin porcelain, with medal¬ lion portrait of Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia, wife of the Emperor Nicholas and sister of William I., Emperor of — " Germany, surrounded by a wreath of roses in white biscuit on dark blue and richly gilt ground, pencilled with ornament and a gilt __ eagle in high relief—17 in. high / ^ p ^ Presented to the Earl of Shrewsbury on liis visit to Russia by the Emperor Nicholas From the Alton Towers Collection 35 A Chinese circular table, lacquered with a river scene, buildings, boats, figures, birds, Ac. in black and gold, on pillar and tiipod 39 in. cliam. From the Alton Totvers Collection 6 9 ~ J. 3 r 2-5 36 A Pair of Glazed Earthenware Groups, of parrots and kylins / O 7 o , sitting on rocks, with prunus flowers^-^c. in blue, green and jellow 37 A viola, by E. Perrin, fils— a Paris ; and bow— in case 38 A breech-loading sporting rifle, by E. Paton & Son, with rebounding "O locks and rifled barrels— in leather Club ease Q/Vl. 39 A small hammerless rifle, by David Crockart, top lever action and rifled barrel, *290 bore— in case Q/X t-crvA--*!* 40 A Louis XY. Clock, by Raymond, in scroll-shaped case of Boulle and chased or-molu, with lions’ masks and foliage in relief, and M - 3'• surmounted by a seated figure of Cupid wj$h a thunderbolt \ and Bracket, en suite—42 in. high Purchased at the sale of the Russian Ambassador in Paris /6.^& p r of Old Chinese Porcelain Vases and Covers, of oval / ' ^ 5 shape, with flowers and foliage in colours—21 \ in. high OC_o 42 An Old German Cabinet, of ebony, with folding doors enclosing 2/ __ drawers, inlaid with panels of marqueterie, and with three steel plaques chased with figures of equestrian knights in arijmur in high relief, and partly gilt—20 in. high , 23 in. wide /. 43 A Bombay-Work Cabinet, with fall-down front enclosing cupboard' <-> and numerous drawers, carved with flowers and other ornament, - // - and inlaid with ivory, ebony and white metal —22 in. byj.3 in. —on inlaid stand, en suite Sold by Order of the Executors of James Easton, deceased 44 An oblong table, of inlaid Amboynaand rose-wood, with two drawers, mounted with frieze and borders of chased metal-gilt, and inlaid 2 Q —with turquoise porcelain plaques painted with portraits and flowers—58 in. by 31 in. 45 A pair of curious carved wood panels, incised with The Judgment of / ^ * V - Solomon, and Christ before Pilate—19 in. by 35 in. — framed 46 A mirror, with bevelled edge—in ebouiscd frame with brass mounts and borders of looking glass /7 7 47 An Oblong Florentine Table, of inlaid jasper, lapis, onyx, and variously coloure,! marbles, with landscapes, buildings and figures in borders of scrolls, and vases at the corners— 56 in. by 38 in. —on carved and gilt wood stand with stretcher, with flowers and laurel festoons 48 A Florentine Square-Shaped Ebony Casket, with five plaques __ of mosaic inlaid with a parrot, tulips, roses, bluebells and carna¬ tions in colours on a black ground, and mounted with, vines and fruit, Satyrs’ heads and scrolls in chased or-molu, fruit, &c. of agate and cornelian, the four feet formed as lions couchant— 23 in. square , 20 in. high (J -4- CX-4-*-- 2 -± 2 _ . 49 An Old English Walnut-Wood Secretary, with fall-down ^ front and three drawers beneath, and folding doorsjsvith looking- glass panels above, mounted with metal-gilt (/( 50 An Old Flemish Walnut-Wood Cabinet, with folding doors with octagonal panels in carved borders, the upper part carved with festoons of drapery and fruit (/ -C TV -A? An Oval Fol ding Shera ton . Sat in-Wood 'Table, on four square- shaped legs, inlaid with small bands of tulip-wood, and painted with convolvulus flowers and lilies in natural colours >An Qyt satin-wood, enclosing one drawer, inlaid with bands of tulip and other woods, and inlaid with an oval rosette in the centre An Oval Sherat on . Table, of satin-wood, on spreading foot inlaid with bands of tulip and other wood, and with a band of bulrushes inlaid in coloured woods 54 An oblong panel, of Deck’s ware, painted with Diana and Action, by Rouvier, 1861 — 11^ in. by 39 in. — framed —- *i -5 55 A fire screen, of wrought iron, with panels of stained " figures, &c. 56 A pair of bronze figures of peasants carrying a bale and basket— 81 in. high — on circular veined red marble pedestals 8 S - 6 " 6 — - // elephants, fleurs-de-lis, and courtiers in the costume of Lquis XLV. in engraved mother-o’-pearl f yx)& 66 A Louis XVI. Vase and Cover, of cut blue glass, mounted with scroll bandies feet and knob of chased or-molu, and with festoons of beads—on circular white marble plinth 13£ in. high 10 /2 . /'Z , 67 68 J3-/2. 69 A pair of Louis XY. small table candlesticks, of chased or-molu, with scrolls, &c., on a shaped base—5 in. high 9 1 An oval Louis XYI. vase, of veined grey marble, the handies, base and mounts of chased or-molu, with female Bacchante, masks, 101 in. high oS Js, H+ 70 71 /2 72 , 72 4^9 . grapes and leaf ornaments - Pair of Grey-Green Marble Yases, with double snake handles, Louis XVI. or-molu cover and plinth^ chased with leaves and bands of ornaments—10 in. high A Louis XYI. Clock, by Lechopie, in white statuary marble case, and with figures of Cupid and Psyche, acanthus scrolls and beading in chased or-molu—14 in. high (TTcv^,, A Pair of Louis XYI. Yases, of chased or-molu, fluted, and with leaf-pattern base, the covers reversing and forming, nozzles for candles, on square bases—9f in. high *2—-w A Louis XVI. Clock, by Lepine, in white statuary marble case surmounted with figures of a nymph holding a book, Cupid and doves, with chased or-molu plaque below, representing a procession of infant Bacchanals—214 in. high 73 7 C> * 74 ’7. /<£ . A Louis XIII. Coffer, of plaited string, varnished, mounted with handles, lock, escutcheon and corners of metal-gilt with strap design, masks and fleurs-de-lis—on carved and gilt_stand- 22 in. by 16 in. A Carved and Gilt Wood Console Table, supported by a Satyr with snake, scrolls, &c. /D 11 The following two lots are Sold by Order of the Administrator of the Estate of the late ELLEN ELIZABETH , LADY AITCHISON. 75 A Pair of Empire Candelabra, of bronze and or-molu, with ) winged female figures bearing corona, with branches for sis > 2 . //. lights each—on or-molu pedestal, with^hasings in relief— 35 in. high 76 A pair of fluted columns, of veined black^nd white marble, with moulded caps and bases \o-ri o ~ _ / The three following lots are from SIZERGH CASTLE , WE&TMDRLAND. 77 The Priyx" Purse of Queen Catherine of ^raganza, Consort of ClgARLES II., of crimson velvet, embroidered r °y a l arms, cro^n and monogram in gold and silver thread in highest relief, \yith cords and tassels / 78 A table .cover, embroidered with Oriental decoction of birds and flowe^S^-apd kylins with a ball in the centre in coloured silks on white satin—5 ft. 9 in. by 4 ft. / 79 An Old English Coverlet, of white satin, richly embroidered with Arabesque foliage and flowers in coloured' silks and gold thread— 9ft. by 8 ft. j/ Said to have been worked by Queen Ck4h^rine Parr, who visited Sizergh ( 12 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. TAPESTRY AND NEEDLEWORK. 80 A panel of Japanese black satin, embroidered with birds and flowers in gold—in gilt frame L'l ? 81 A Persian Embroidered Palanquin Cover, richly worked with birds, animals and flowers in coloured silks and gold thread— 8 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft. 3 in. , 82 A 5 " ¥- ¥■ 6 ' Panel of French Velvet Tapestry, representing a duck flushed by a dog, after Oudry 83 A panel of needlework, with The Adoration of the Magi worked in relief in colours on white silk—in glazed gilt frame - 83a Another, with Ecce Homo—in glazed oak frame ^ 84 A Couvre-Pied, or piano cover, of old Italian embroidery, 4, ,, shield-shaped panel in the centre with Flora in a chariot attended by Cupids, and border of scroll foliage and flowed in coloured silks on white groundwork—6 ft. 5 in. square Ft- 84a A Turkish Altar-Cloth, of crimson velvet richly embroidered with gold thread—65 in. by 39 in. —17^A century ' Presented to the Armenian Church of St. Mary, at Yumush-hane, ly the two sons af Nalband Oglon, Stepan and KirJcor—dated 1485, Armenian era 84b An Ancient Persian Carpet, crimson and dark blue ground, with border—11 ft. by 5 ft. 10 in. oU oCc The following were the Property of the late JULIA , COUNTESS OF JERSEY 85 Old Flemish Tapestry, with peasants, children and animals in a landscape ; a bridge and buildings in the background in border of scrolls and flowers— 9 ft. square cYo —" A Panel, en suite— 8 ft. 8 in. by 7 ft. Another, without border —7 ft. 8 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. Another—7 ft. 9 in. by 7 ft. / 86 A Set of Three Old Flemish Tapestry Panels, consist¬ ing of— - A panel, with a landscape and rushes in the foreground— 6 ft. 3 in. by 7 ft. 7 in. Another, with a river scene—6 ft. 4 in. by 2 ft. 8 in. Another, with a wood scene— 5 ft. 9 in. by 9 ft. 7 in. 87 A Panel of Old Flemish Tapestry, representing peasants merrymaking, and building, a wood in the background, in the style of D. Teniers—8 ft. by 13 ft. 10 in. ft, 88 Another, with peasants playing bowls in the foreground, an exten- / sive landscape and a grove in the background, in the style of N D. Teniers—7 ft. 3 in. by 8 ft. 10 in. 89 A Panel, with architecture, and music on a desk inscribed __ “ Musica”—6 ft. 10 in. by 5 ft. 10 in. (jf A 90 Another, with an extensive landscape and two shields-of-arms surmounted by crowns in the centre in rich border of flowers and fruit — 4 ft. 5 in. by Q ft. 10 in. 91 A panel of Beauvais tapestry, with a garden scene and sculptured / _ g fountain surmounted by a Cupid-7 ft. 10 in. by 6 ft. oC<> TAPESTEIES. From the ROYAL TAPESTRY MANUFACTORY 93 A Panel Representing the Stag Hunt, in border of laurel ~ foliage with trophies at the corners—9 ft. 6 in. by 11 ft. 7 m. / ^ y/ " —from a cartoon by the late E. M. Ward, It.A. 94 A Panel Representing the Falconer —i ft. 6 in. by o ft. 3 in. —from a cartoon by the late E. M. ]\ard, It.A. c>Lo 14 2 b - 6 2L . S. 4 ^ 7 - 5 * /j^/7 33- /o 95 FROM CARTOONS BY T. W. HA (T&S&L^ 96 97 98 99 A Panel Representing the Bird-Catcher—8 ft. 9 in 4 ft. 6 in .—with arabesque decoration at the bottom The Companion Panel cC? *>y J/-. — 2 if s' - tfQ. 100 101 102 4) Jo 103 , 104 /&— U- /o - <■ /o /o - * 105 106 ——* -y ,,107 A Panel Representing Sheep and Foliage— 8 ft. 10 in. by 4 ft. m Another, Representing Sheep and Duck — 8 ft. 10 in. by 4 ft. t {J A Pair of Panels Representing Views of Osborne House^ '7 in border of acanthus foliage and masks — 8 ft. 10 in. by 5 ft. Another, Representing Buckingham Palace— 8 ft. 10 in. by 5ft. aCo Another, Representing Windsor Castle—8 ft. 9 in. by 5 ft. 3 in. cf# A Panel Representing Orpheus— 6 ft. 6 in. by 9 ft. 7 in .— from a cartoon by Percy Anderson — in border with acanthus scrolls and masks A Panel Representing Dead Salmon and Trout —from a cartoon by J. E. Hodgson , B.A Another, Representing “ The Heron ”—from a cartoon by F. Dolman Another, Representing “The May Queen”— from a cartoon / by Ryland A Suite of Three Panels Illustrating “ Foliage ”—9 ft. 7 in. . J do 408 409 110 25 by 4 ft. 11 in. A Pair of Panels Representing Venus and Adonis—4 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 9 in.—from cartoons by Rijland Another Pair —similar —4 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 9 in. Another Pair —similar (So A Pair of Panels of Silk Tapestry Representing Savonarola—3 ft. 6 in. by 1 ft. 3 in.—from cartoons by H. Bone Two Ditto, Representing Richard Cceur-de-Lion A panel, with figure of Cimabue A ditto A ditto A ditto A ditto A ditto A ditto 15 ^ 119 A Three-Fold Tapestry Screen Representing St. Agnes ClMABUE AND JEANNE dArC 'fr 1 ~ - r — * — '120 A Four-Fold Ditto, Illustrating the Seasons cY ^ t 121 A panel representing the Prince of Wales’ feathers—1 ft. 8 in square c^C^o 122 Another, representing a shield with scrolls — 2 ft. 3 in. by * ~' - ° • C^O 4 ft. 8 in. 123 A suite of seven panels representing “May Blossoms ”—1 ft. 7 in. by 1 ft. 5 in. C^Lo 124 An arm-chair seat, illustrating the fable of the Lion and Mouse; the back illustrating Agriculture ; and two elbows with flowers 125 Tapestry coverings for eight arm-chairs, including backs, seats and elbows— from cartoons by Monblond /¥****-*—* ■ ^—>126 Ditto seats for eight small chairs; and ten backs C ,, 127 Ditto backs, seats, and elbows for two sofas— from cartoons by / ' T.W. Bay dhows _ r_* if— 'o — S s 128 Two backs for small chairs; and three odd el 129 An old tapestry chair seat with a landscape STATUARY, ETC. H. GARLAND. ^ ^£ 130 Spring : a statuette in white marble 3 -/ 0 - H. GARLAND. 131 “ Undine” : a bust in white marble H. GARLAND. J , ! ) 132 Bluebell ; a bas-relief u. 133 A Life-Size Bust of a Girl— on scagliola pedestal f- 7 f 134 A scagliola half column t?C