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 THE PROPERTY OF THE 
 
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 ©bjttts of Art and Derorattbr Jfxmttturc 
 
 OF THE LATE 
 
 F. B. PULTENEY, ESQ. 
 
 {by Order of Executors ) ; 
 
 OBJECTS OF ART AND DECORATION 
 
 OF THE LATE 
 
 FREDERICK CLARK, ESQ., 
 
 Of Great Cumberland Place (by Order of the Executors); 
 
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 GENERAL SIR THOMAS MACMAHON, 
 
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 On FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1896, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
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CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
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 I. THE highest Bidder to he 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. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; 
 
 and so on in proportion. 
 
 III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer 
 shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. 
 
 IY. 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. 
 
 Y. 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, Manbon and Woods not being responsible 
 for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, 
 or any fault or defect in, any Lot, and making no warranty 
 whatever. 
 
 VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the 
 settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be 
 removed duriug 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 bo 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 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1896, 
 
 AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. 
 
 The following are 
 
 the Property of the Right Hon. LORD RODNEY. 
 
 OLD JAPAN PORCELAIN. 
 
 1 Three circular dishes—9^ in. diam. if) 
 
 2 A pair of small octagonal vases and covers; and a beaker , ' y 
 
 3 A pair of circular bowls and covers—*». diam. ' 
 
 4 A fluted bowl, with alternate bands of dark blue and trellis, deco- " 
 
 11 diam 
 
 rated with flowers and emblems—10^ in. 
 
 5 A bowl, with a river scene, figures and buildings ; three old Japan , -7>U 
 
 cups and seven saucers; and four small bowls 
 
 6 A pair of vases and covers, the handles formed as jdieasants, the ^ 
 
 sides decorated with three oblong panels of raised prunus, &c. ^ 
 
 —18 in. high 
 
 7 A Set of Three Large Octagonal Vases, and One Beaker, A 
 
 decorated with leaf-shaped panels containing peonies and A* 
 kylins, wild game and figures below—33 in. high A 
 
 8 A Pair of Oviform Vases and a Pair of Beakers, en suite, 
 
 painted with shaped panels of chrysanthemums and prunus on 
 a flowered ground—24 in. high 
 
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 A tea-pot, canister, milk-jug and covers, basin, ten cups and . 
 seven saucers, enamelled with figures 
 
 A small fluted bowl and stand, enamelled with kylins, &c. in 
 brilliant colours 
 
 A bowl, enamelled with flowers and with foliage in golcTL; and one/ 
 smaller 
 
 Another, with Ho-Ho birds, foliage and flowers 
 
 Three tea-pots and covers, of different patterns ; two small basins ; 
 a blue and white bottle; and three pieces of modern Chinese 
 porcelain 
 
 Two coffee-cups and a tray, with European subjects ; a fluted cup 
 and saucer; three cups and saucers, with figures and buildings ; 
 and four saucers 
 
 Eleven various cups ; and a saucer 
 
 A tea and coffee service, with pink and gold borders, enamelled 
 with coats-of-arms and flowers, consisting of tea-pot, cover and^i 
 stand, jug and cover, two basins, dish, ten cups and eight 
 saucers 
 
 A pair of octagonal dishes, enamelled with scrolls, foliage and 
 flowers in colours 
 
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 A Set of Five Flat-Shaped Vases and Two Covers, painted 
 with figures in landscapes in borders of squirrels and vines in /- 
 relief -—about 15 in. high 
 
 A set of three vases, each with figures in two medallions on gold ^ 
 
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 and blue ground with flowers—10 in. high 
 Another, nearly similar 
 
 A pear-shaped bottle, enamelled with ladies and children; and 
 two mugs, with figures in blue and gold borders 
 A pair of oviform vases, with figures and animals in a landscape 
 in blue and brown on white ground—19 in. high 
 A pair of bottles, painted with dragons, &c. in colours—10i in. / * 
 high 
 
 
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 O 24 A ewer and cover, with figures in medallions, and flowers and 
 
 6 27 
 
 A Pair of Beakers, enamelled with flowers and foliage in 
 brilliant colours in leaf-shaped medallions—24 in. high 
 . o 28 A Large Bowl, painted in Indian ink with a British fleet engag 
 ing an enemy, and inscribed— 
 
 
 
 The gift of a commander of an Indiaman, a small but 
 
 grateful testimony of respect to Lord Rodney's merit and 
 services 
 
 £7 29 The Companion 
 
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 30 A Viennese enamel shell-shaped tazza, painted with Venus and 
 Cupids and views, on gilt foot formed as a griffin 
 
 31 AN OLD WORCESTER PORCELAIN DESSERT SERVICE 
 
 of the best period, painted with exotic birds in landscapes, and 
 with dark blue and richly gilt borders, consisting of— , 
 
 A pair of ice-pails, covers and liners 
 
 A pair of sugar-tureens, covers and stands * j 
 
 Centre dish, on foot 
 Two large square dishes 
 Two ditto oval dishes 
 Four shell-shaped ditto 
 Nineteen plates 
 
 set of four old Worcester porcelain circular two-handled 
 baskets, with dark blue and gold open borders, and painted 
 with birds in landscapes and encrusted with flowers 
 ^ 33 An old Derby biscuit group of two nymphs and sleeping Cupid fr/py'c 
 * 34 A pair of small groups of Cupids, with animals; and two figures 
 of children representing Seasons 
 O 35 A pair of table candlesticks, formed as draped female figures 
 
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 37 A Derby-Chelsea Fluted Basin, with alternato bands of maroon 
 and white ; and a basin, similar 
 
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 38 A Pair op Coffee-Cups and Saucers, similar 
 
 39 A Pair of Tea-Cups and Saucers, similar 
 
 40 Another Pair, similar 
 
 41 A Berlin Cabaret, painted with medallion heads in grisaille 
 
 on brown ground, consisting of oval plateau, tea-pot, coffee¬ 
 pot, sucrier, milk-jug and covers, and two cups and saucers— 
 in old box covered with leather 
 
 41a A Clock, in Empire case of or-molu, with a group of Cupid 
 and Psyche at an altar 
 
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 The following are Sold by Order of 
 the Executors of R. B. PULTENEY, Esq., deceased , 
 formerly of Cadogan Gardens. 
 
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 42 An oval enamel, painted with a saint in ecstacy, in silver filigree 
 
 frame ; a pendant, of silver filigree and enamel; and two ^ 
 others, in Italian glazed frame of ebony and metal-gilt 
 
 43 Another frame, similar, containing eight specimens of antique 
 
 Boman and old Spanish jewellery 
 
 44 A gilt frame, containing five old enamels, &c., painted with saared 
 
 subjects in silver filigree and metal frames 
 
 45 Another, with male and female miniature portraits in oil and 
 
 water-colour in metal-gilt frames 
 
 46 A large globular Capo di Monte toa-pot and cover, with classical 
 
 figures in relief in colours 
 
 
47 A pair of coffee-cups and saucers, en suite 
 y 48 An oblong rose-wood table, with oblong top and carved borders ; 
 
 and metal-gilt gallery, on lyre-shaped supports with shelf and 
 carved feet 
 
 ? 49 The companion - — 
 
 50 A Circular Dark Wood Table, with beaded edge, supported 
 by three figures of four birds, the top formed of jasper, agat 
 and other precious materials of geometrical designs 
 0 51 The Companion Jh —' 
 
 ^52 A chess table, on supports formed as terminal monsters, the top 
 of inlaid giallo, verde antique and other marbles 
 o 53 A pair of tulip-wood etageres, with three kidney-shaped shelves, , 
 
 mounted with metal-gilt ^ 
 
 J>4 A Tulip-Wood Cabinet, with three glazed panels beneath 
 
 enclosing shelves, four smaller glazed panels above, and shelf ^ A/ . 
 supported by four or-molu figures, and looking-glass back, 
 mounted with chased or-molu—56 in. wide 
 55 A Clock, by Ledure, in Empire pedestal-sliaped case of metal- 
 
 ° gilt, chased with a lion, cornucopiae and other ornaments, with 
 a large bronze group of a nymph crowning Cupid with roses, 
 on pedestal of verde antique mounted with chased or-molu— 
 34^ in. high —on black stand with marble slab and looking- 
 glass 
 
 
 
 A DIFFERENT PROPERTY. 
 
 56 A Small Louis XV. Secretaire, of inlaid tulip-wood, drawer 
 
 beneath and folding front, elaborately mounted with scrolls, 
 flowers, &c. in chased or-molu 
 
 57 A Louis XVI. Clock, by Jolin a Orleans, in upright architectural 
 
 case of chased or-molu with scrolls and leaf ornaments, sur¬ 
 mounted by a recumbent male figure 
 
 58 A Pair of Louis XVI. Candelabra, for two lights, formed as 
 
 infant Satyrs, on veined marble plinths mounted with chased 
 or-molu 
 
 
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 The following are the Property of FREDERICK 
 CLARK , Esq., deceased, Deputy Lieutenant for 
 Herefordshire, late of Great Cumberland Place and 
 of the Stock Exchange. 
 
 Sold by Order of the Executors. 
 
 PORCELAIN. 
 
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 Dresden Dinner Service, painted with birds, insects and 
 foliage, in raised trellis and spirally fluted borders, consisting 
 of— 
 
 Soup-tureen, cover and stand 
 Two entree-dishes and covers 
 Pour vegetable-dishes and covers 
 Four sauce-boats 
 Four oval-shaped dishes 
 Five circular dishes 
 Forty-five dinner-plates, and 
 
 Ten soup-plates ’ j- 
 
 60 A pair of square-shaped Dresden bottles, painted with flowersy^^/’ 
 
 61 A pair of white and gold Vienna vases and covers, on pedestalsy 
 
 painted with flowers and iusects—19 in. high 
 
 GROUPS AND FIGURES. 
 
 ) 62 The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, with Juno seated on clouds 
 above : a group—12 in. high //VZs^KPl 
 
 7 63 The Swing ; and The Apple Gatherers : a pair of groups— 15rfn. 
 
 high 
 
 ? 64 A lady writing; and a lady, with a spinning-wheel: a nahf * 
 
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 65 The toilet ; and chess players : two groups 
 
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 , 9 66 A lady, with Cupid, in costume : a pair of groups 
 6? 67 Boy and girl gardeners, mounted with metal-gilt as candlesticks : cJhr~~ 
 
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 68 The Youthful Bacchus, seated : a large figure in old French/ / 
 
 biscuit porcelain—36 in. high 
 
 OBJECTS OF ART. 
 
 69 A Pair of Small Shaped Bowls and Covers, of matrix of - 
 
 amethyst, mounted with open rims, handles and feet of chased, rA, 
 
 or-molu 
 
 • 70 A Pair of Venetian Altar Candlesticks, of rock crystal, on 
 0 baluster stems mounted with silver nozzles and triangular- » 
 
 shaped feet, inlaid with polished plaques of rock crystal— 
 
 12g in. high 
 
 From the Murrieta Collection 
 
 71 Homan Senators : a pair of antique busts of statuary marble, with ^ 
 
 coloured marble draperies, on socles— 16 in. high ; and a pair 
 of square-shaped pedestals, of giallo marble 
 
 72 Bust of a Eoman youth, on socle—14g in. high * 
 
 73 An Old Spanish Carved Wood Life-Size Bust of a Knight ly 
 £ of the Golden Fleece, in ruff, studded with coloured stones, 
 
 on square-shaped mahogany pedestal with carved borders and/? • 
 
 ornaments 
 
 FRENCH and ITALIAN BRONZES. 
 
 O 74 Cupid playing a viola—10 in. high —on circular black marbl 
 pedestal 
 
 O 75 The Dauphin: a bust— 16 in. high —on square griotte marble 
 pedestal mounted with metal-gilt fleur-de-lis 
 ,h 76 The Education of Apollo: a group— Id in. high — on ebonised 
 
 plinth . ,, ... 
 77 The Cesars : a set of twelve old Italian draped busts partly gilt, 
 
 f t o on socles—12 in. high 
 
 Purchased in Rome , from the Collection of a late cardinal 
 
 
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 j/t ,78 A pair of candlesticks, formed as Roman lamps, of partly gilt 
 
 bronze, with seated figures representing the Arts—designed, 
 by Flaxman 
 
 79 A vase-shaped candelabrum, of pierced and chased metal-gilt, of 
 Louis XV. design, with branches for three candles, and 
 glass centre fitted for the electric light 
 
 80 A centre piece, of or-molu, formed as a palm tree, with bronze 
 figures of monkeys throwing nuts to boys below, bearing a 
 large cut-glass dish—29 in. high 
 
 & 81 An oblong or-molu jardiniere, of Louis XV, design, with figures 
 of Cupids playing musical instruments—20 in. by 12 in. 
 
 > 82 A Pair of Andirons, of or-molu, with figures of drago 
 
 chased scroll plinths —15 in. high 
 
 $ 83 A Pair of Ditto, with figures of prancing horses partly 
 caparisoned, on oblong plinths with masks and scrol 
 feet — 16 in. high 
 
 84 A Timepiece, in case of painted and gilt metal formed as a 
 bosquet, fitted with coloured porcelain flowers and figures ; 
 and a pair of candelabra, with branches for two lights epch* 
 
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 ^ ' r ' 85 A Pair of Or-molu Candelabra, of Louis XV. design, with 
 
 flower branches for three lights each, and biscuit porcelain 
 , groups of children with dolphins and shells—16 in. high 
 
 <LJ * /O . * 86 An oval-shaped Dresden porcelain plateau, painted with figures 
 
 in green and gold borders, mounted on stand of chased metal-V 
 
 / gilt 
 
 O 87 A Clock, in drum-shaped case of Dresden porcelain, on figure of 
 an elephant, mounted with flower branches of metal-gilt, with 
 coloured porcelain flowers and metal-gilt plinth—23 in. high 
 ^ 88 A Circular Table, formed of a slab of a petrified oyster bed, 
 on Louis XVI. tripod stand of or-molu chased 
 heads and laurel foliage—24 in. diam. 
 
 /£ y^ 89 A Circular Table, formed of a fino slab of Russian malachite, on 
 
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 in the centre—36 in. diam 
 

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 DO A Semi-Grand Piano, by Wanckel and Temmler, Leipzig, 69| 
 
 Q octave, in case of rose-wood painted with birds, butterflies, 
 flowers and Japanese ornaments in colours 
 Made for the Paris Exhibition 
 
 91 A Chippendale mahogany music ottoman, with cluster columns at^ 
 
 the angles, covered with flowered silk brocade—35 in. long 
 
 92 A rose-wood music canterbury, lyre-shaped, inlaid with ornaments 
 
 in brass and with pierced panel 
 
 93 A pair of small ebonised chairs, with open shield-shaped backs, j 
 
 carved with vases and drapery, the seats covered with tapestry s 
 Pair op Mahogany Dwarf Book-Cases, with open shelves, 
 with fluted columns at the angles, mounted with borders and 
 chasings of metal-gilt—36 in. high, 54 in. icide 
 95 Circular Table, of ancient Chinese cloisonne enamel, inlaid 
 with flowering trees and insects in colours on turquoise ground 
 —28 in. diam. —on stem of the same with polygonal ball and* 
 stand of Chinese rose-wood, carved with a reclining figure of a p 
 
 kylin 
 
 From the Summer Palace, Pekin 
 
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 96 An Oval Sheraton Tray-Top Table, of satin-wood, inlaid 
 
 & with shell ornament and laurel border, and with shelf beneath f •_£.. 
 
 —31 in. wide 
 
 97 A Pair of Chippendale Mahogany Side Tables, with shaped 
 -/ , O fronts and drawer, on cluster column legs with carved /? 
 
 capitals and scroll stretchers, mounted with brass gallery • 
 
 34 in. wide s 
 
 98 An Old English Chime Clock, by Frederick Jury, London, in 
 
 / & upright Chippendale mahogany case with fluted columns at . / 
 
 the angles, mounted with metal-gilt x 
 
 99 A Set of Twelve Old English Mahogany Arm-Chairs, with 
 
 A y open shield-shaped backs, carved with ribbons and lushes ^ 
 and painted with flowers and foliage in colours and gold, with 
 cane seats 
 
 Copied; from the chairs at the Palace of Laakcn 
 
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 100 An Upright Secretary, of inlaid woods, with fall-down front, 
 drawer above and folding doors beneath, inlaid with Chinese 
 jade and soapstone, carved with birds and flowers in three 
 sunk panels, and mounted with metal-gilt—56 in. high' 34 in. 
 ivide 
 
 Chippendale Mirror, in box-wood, elaborately carved with 
 children gathering grapes, festoons and wreaths of flowers, 
 foliage and scroll ornaments, the Fox and the Grape^ below- 
 9 ft. high by 6 ft. 3 in. icide 
 
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 102 A Yernis-Martin Kidney-Shaped Table, with drawer and 
 
 shelf beneath, painted with a musical trophy, doves, flowers 
 and arabesques on green ground, mounted with or-molu'apd / 
 brass gallery—27 in. wide 
 
 103 A Rare Astronomical and Musical Clock, in case of mahogany 
 
 and chased or-molu formed as a circular temple supported by 
 O four columns, with chasings of the signs of the Zodiac above. 
 
 The astronomical part requires winding once a year. It , 
 shows the earth, which revolves upon its axis once in twenty-// 
 four hours, and indicates astronomical time at every part of 
 the globe; the moon revolves upon her axis and round the 
 earth, showing her age, quarters and relative position towards 
 our planet; and the earth and moon revolve round the sun 
 once in every year, showing the days and months of the 
 year, and the sun’s position on the Ecliptic. It also times 
 the three communal years and leap year. The clock part 
 requires winding once in three weeks. It marks the days of 
 the week, hours and minutes, striking the hours and half 
 hours. The musical part requires winding daily, and plays 
 every hour. Glass shade and mahogany stand 
 Formerly in the possession of Louis Philippe 
 Similar to the cloclc in the possession of H. M. the Queen 
 at Windsor Castle 
 
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 Shaped Mahogany Side Table, on eight fluted legs with 
 stretcher and shelf beneath, mounted with or-molu, veined 
 pink and yellow marble top—34 in. wide 
 105 A small oval table, of red, black and gold lacquer, with three 
 
 drawers and shelf beneath, with aquatic and other birds and*/ / J ' 
 
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 flowers, brass gallery—19 in. wide ~ 
 
 small circular table, of king wood, on tripod stand with shelf ' 
 beneath, richly mounted with terminal figures of Cupids and 
 other ornaments of or-molu, and brass gallery—12 in. diam. Z' 
 
 107 A pair of ditto, of mahogany, on tripods with stretcher, mounted 
 with or-molu, white marble tops and brass galleries—14 in.' 
 diam. 
 
 108 An oblong-shaped jardiniere, of mahogany, on fluted legs with 
 1 ^ ribbon stretcher, mounted with borders and ornaments of 
 or-molu—30 in. wide 
 
 ^109 A Louis XY. Three-Leaf Folding Screen, of Vernis-Martin, 
 the lower panels painted with garden scenes and figures o 
 
 bronzed ground, and with glazed panels above—5 ft. high 
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 covered with crimson morocco leather, mounted with borders 
 and ornaments of or-molu, on rose-wood folding table— 
 28 in. wide 
 
 Louis XV. Parqueterie Secretaire, with fall-down front, 
 and four drawers beneath and cartonniere above, mounted 
 with busts, masks and wreaths of foliage of chased or-molu, 
 and surmounted by a clock, by Martinot, in scroll-shaped 
 or-molu case—6 ft. 9 in. high, 3 ft. 9 in. wide 
 
 112 An Upright Secretaire, of Old French Marqueterie and 
 Parqueterie, with fall-down front, drawer above and folding 
 doors beneath, inlaid with the gardens of a chateau, figures, 
 flowers, a musical trophy, and a small landscape with 
 buildings above in variously coloured woods, in key-pattern 
 border’s mounted with corner ornaments, scutcheons and 
 borders of chased or-molu, and surmounted by a Breccia 
 marble slab—56 in. high, 37 in. wide 
 
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 *1/ * 113 A Louis XIV. Folding Table, of Black Boulle, on six legs 
 
 with stretcher, inlaid with figures, animals and arabesques, 
 the top covered with green morocco leather—33 in. by 26 in. 
 
 A Louis XV. Tiiree-Leaf Folding Fire-Screen, of carved 
 and gilt wood, with panels of old Italian silk broci 
 flowers in colours and gold thread—52 in. high 
 The Companion, with panels of white silk embroi)l€red with 
 flowers in colours 
 
 A Set of Six Louis XV. Carved and Gilt Fauteuils, the 
 seats and backs covered with old Beauvais tapestry with 
 subjects from iEsop’s Fables, figures and flowers in borders 
 of crimson drapery 
 
 117 A Pair of Small Locis XV. Carved and Gilt Sofas, the 
 backs and seats stuffed, and covered with striped and flowore^ • 
 silk brocade—3 ft. 9 in. long 
 
 118 A Pair of Large Louis XVI. Arm-Chairs, with round backs 
 
 and seats, stuffed, and covered with silk damask witk, flowers j 
 in colours on white ground / 
 
 A. Carved and Gilt Easy Chair, stuffed, and covered with 
 flowered silk brocade, pale salmon ground d 
 
 A Louis XV. Carved and Gilt Sofa, the back and seat stuffed, 
 and covered with pale grey silk brocade with flowers in 
 colours—6 ft. 6 in. long ; and two down cushions, c^yered 
 en suite 
 
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 OLD EMBROIDERIES AND TAPESTRY. 
 
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 A pair of panels of old embroidery, illustrating the Parable of 
 the Prodigal Son, in coloured silks, mounted for banner 
 screens C 
 
 122 A Curious Oblong Panel of Old Spanish Silk Embroidery, 
 ^ with a composition of numerous figures, the Adoration of the 
 
 Magi in the centre, with a procession of figures and animals 
 in a landscape, with buildings, &c. on either band ; above is 
 the Deity enthroned in clouds, surrounded by aDgels and 
 cherubim ; below are two shields-of-arms, with mottoes 
 “ Suor diamante viola ” and “ Suor fulvia Zuffatti,” and an 
 inscription and date—33 in. by 80 in. y? 
 
 Purchased from a Sjianish convent 
 
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 A Panel op Old Spanish Tapestry, with the wooded gardens 
 of a palace, with ladies, cavaliers and equestrian figures of 
 knights in armour, partly bordered—8 ft. by 6 ft. / 
 
 Another Panel, en suite, with a maze and numerous equestrian 
 and other figures—6 //. 4 in. by 6 ft. 8 in. 
 
 A PANEL OF OLD GOBELINS TAPESTRY, with The 
 Transfiguration on the Mount, in rich border of arabesques 
 with figures in medallions, and surmounted by a cardinal’s 
 coat-of-arms—9 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft. 6 in. 
 
 A Panel of Old Brussels Tapestry, with a farm scene, a 
 woman milking a cow in the foreground, and another churning 
 butter, a farmhouse and buildings, and figures driving sheep 
 and cattle in the background—8 ft. by 6 ft. 8 in. 
 
 AN OBLONG PANEL OF OLD BRUSSELS TAPESTRY, > 
 with The Battle of Granicus in border of laurel and acanthus 
 foliage, with military trophies—10 ft. 6 in. high by 17 ft. 6 in. 
 wide 
 
 An Upright Bordered Panel, en suite, with a Roman standard 
 bearer and one other equestrian figure in a woody landscaj 
 —7 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 
 
 
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 129 
 
 An Upright Panel, en suite, with equestrian and other figures 
 
 of soldiers with a bound prisoner in a landscape—9 ft. 6 in. 
 by 6 ft. 3 in. 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. 
 
 130 An Old English Cartel Clock, in shaped case of marqueterie 
 
 
 with thermometer above, mounted with borders of pierced and 
 
 chased metal-gilt — 30 in. high 
 
 
 s 131 An Oblong Sheraton Casket, of satin-wood, with inlaid rose- 
 ® * ° wood borders, rounded rising top and drawer beneath, painted > , a 
 
 with vases and festoons of flowers and arabesques, on stand 
 the same—38 in. high, 21 in. wide 
 
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 132 An Old French Oval Maequeteiue Table, with drawer form¬ 
 ing writing slide, and parqueterie shelf below, mount 
 
 chasings of or-molu and brass gallery—22 in. ivide (*/¥*'** 
 133 A Small Square-Shaped Toilet Table, of Vernis-Martin, 
 with rising top, a mirror inside and two drawers beneath, 
 painted with pastoral subjects on avanturine 
 mounted with or-molu—12 in. square 
 
 
 In the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division , 
 
 Wheeler v. Tootell. 
 
 Hie following Tapestries were formerly the property of 
 
 HENRY BELWARD RAY, Esq., of Hill 
 
 Street, and The Pymmes, Edmonton, and have 
 been removed from The Pymmes. 
 
 134 A Panel of Old Flemish Tapestrt, representing the garden 
 
 of a palace, with Cupids in the foreground, with bord 
 
 boys, birds and fruits—.9 ft. 3 in. by 16 ft. t/6c* 
 
 135 An Oblong Panel of Old Flemish Tapestry, with a garden 
 ^ scene and birds and buildings in the background, in border 
 
 of flowers and foliage—9 ft. 5 in. by 15 ft. 
 
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 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. 
 
 y 136 A Panel of Old Flemish Tapestry, representing a manege 
 
 in rich borders of trophies of armour, vases, bits, spurs, p -//- - 
 
 festoons of flowers and emblems—11 ft. by 14 ft. 6 in. 
 
 137 Another Panel, en suite, with an equestrian figure in 
 
 £ romanesquo costume, similar border of trophies, &c.— —— 
 
 ' 12 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft. > 
 
 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 
 
 Z^.138 An old Persian prayer carpet, with border—6 ft. 6 in. by ^ - 
 
 4 ft. 6 in. 
 
 o 139 A piece of Venetian rose point lace—“ Punto tagliato a 
 foliami”—17 th century 
 
 O 140 A Flemish tapestry border, with a female figure caryatides, fruits ? ^ ^ 
 
 and flowers—17 th century 
 
 Three Pairs of Old Crimson Genoa Velvet Curtains— 
 
 12 ft. 6 in. long by 3 ft. 3 in. wide; two valances; and one 
 other piece 
 
 142 A Six-Fold Screen, of old Flemish gilt leather, painted with a 
 
 O, C> garden scene, ladies and gentlemen dancing, peacocks and 
 other birds—8 ft. high 
 
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 The following are from the Collection 
 of GENERAL SIR THOMAS MA CMAHON, 
 
 deceased. 
 
 (Removed from 40 Queens Gate). 
 
 DRESDEN PORCELAIN. 
 
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 A pair of groups, of Mars and Venus, with Cupids 
 A pair of groups, of a gentleman with a dog, and aMady with a 
 lamb, holding flowers T 
 
 An ecuelle, cover and stand, white and gold, painted with exten¬ 
 sive landscapes with numerous figures, in gilt borders 
 
 A pair of barrel-shaped mugs, covers and stands, painted with 
 bouquets of flowers, and gilt borders PhsQA/0 
 
 A pair of circular dessert-baskets, with branch handles, encrusted 
 with flowers ; and a pair of small jardinieres, with scroll 
 borders, painted with flowers 
 
 /£, /Z . O 148 A tea service, painted with flowers and with Chinese figures in 
 
 medallions, consisting of tea-pot, milk-jug and covers, bowl,^' 
 and two cups and saucers 
 
 Two cups and saucers, with similar decoration, with silver-gilt 
 covers; and a tall cup and cover, similar 
 o 150 A set of three ecuelles, covers and stands, similar 7 
 
 A tall cup, of old Dresden porcelain, the lower part painted with 
 Chinese figures in panels in gilt borders 
 
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 152 A pair of small Berlin pastile-burners, white and gold, painte 
 with figures, on open stems with similar decoration 
 Ay , o 153 An old Sevres ecuelle, cover and stand, with dark blue and gold 
 
 trellis decoration, and painted with wreaths of flowers 
 
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 A ditto oval-sliaped dish, painted with bouquets of flowers and 
 blue line border 
 
 A pair of Sevres eventail jardinieres, turquoise and pink, painted / * 
 
 with children in panels and jewelled ^ 
 
 A ditto rose-water ewer and cover, and a basin, turquoise and , 
 gold, painted with garden scenes and figures in medallions 
 
 A ditto vase, turquoise, white and gold, painted with a garden 
 scene and figures, and a trophy, in two large medallions, and 
 
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 female masks in relief—15 in. high 
 
 A pair of large Vienna vases, covers and stands, with metal-gilt 
 handles, painted with the Triumph of Bacchus and other ^ 
 mythological subjects in medallions on chocolate-coloured <( j;^^^^ t ^ 
 ground, richly gilt—28 in. high y 
 
 O 159 An old Sevres oval dish, dark blue and gold ceil-de-perdrix, 
 painted with birds and mounted with chased or-molu border 
 and stand 
 
 A ditto circular dish, turquoise and white, [tainted with fruit 
 and flowers, and mounted with or-molu borders, handles and 
 stand r 
 
 A bronze group of three children, with musical instruments, on 
 veined green marble pedestal—8 in. high 
 
 A pair of oviform Vernis-Martin vases, painted with domestic 
 subjects after Greuze on chocolate-coloured ground, and 
 mounted with silver borders, handles and stems, chased with 
 caryatid figures, cherubs’ heads and scrolls—22 in. high 
 
 A Large Dish, formed of plaques of carved rock crystal, - 
 
 in elaborately chased silver holders partly enamelled in 
 colours—19 in. diam. 
 
 A Ewer, of turquoise enamel, with dragon handle, with raised 
 
 bosses of variously coloured enamels, and mounted with «$~TT' 
 metal-gilt figures and arabesques 
 
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 FRENCH DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND 
 FURNITURE. 
 
 165 A Louis XYI. Clock, by Cronier, of Paris, in drum-shaped 
 
 case of or-molu, with a bronze figure of Cupid bolding 
 a medallion portrait at the side, on or-molu pedestaW;hased . 
 with scrolls and military attributes—16 in. high ' 
 
 166 A Pair of Louis XYI. Candelabra, formed as bronze figures 
 
 of children bearing or-molu cornucopiie branches for two 
 lights each, on cylindrical porphyry. pedestals and square 
 porphyry bases—18 in. high 
 
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 167 A Pair of Louis XVI. Candelabra, formed as bronze figures p 
 of boys blowing conches and bearing or-molu branches for 
 
 
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 three lights each—on square chased or-molu plinths— 
 
 18 in. high 
 
 Louis XVI. Clock, by Lepaute, in drum-shaped or-molu case 
 supported on one side by a bronze figure of Cupid kneeling, 
 on the other by an or-molu group of a cock, books and scroll, 
 on oblong grey marble pedestal inlaid with plaques painted 
 with classical figures, on or-molu plinth chased with friezep 
 of foliage and classical figures —21 in. high 
 
 169 A Pair of Ditto Gilt Bronze Candelabra, formed as figures 
 
 of infant Satyrs bearing branches for four lights each, on 
 fluted or-molu pedestals chased with festoons of foliage, and/ 
 square bases —22 in. high {Sfe* 
 
 170 A Louis XVI. Clock, by Le Boy, in drum-shaped case of or¬ 
 
 molu surmounted by a reclining figure of “ Flora,” and 
 figures of Cupids at the sides, supported by a fluted statuary 
 marble column mounted with festoons and trophies of 
 or-molu, on statuary marble plinth inlaid with chased or-moln 
 plaques—23 in. high (y^7^ 
 
 171 A Pair of Louis XVI. Candelabra, formed as statuary 
 
 marble figures of children bearing marble cornucopias which 
 support or-molu branches for three lights each—on statuary 
 marble pedestals and plinths— 27 in. high 
 

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 Louis XVI. Clock, in pedestal-shaped case of statuary 
 marble mounted with friezes and cornucopias of or-molu, and 
 surmounted by a flaming vase, on oblong mahogany pedestal 
 with pierced panels, containing a musical movement- 
 24 in. high 
 
 Fair of Louis XVI. Or-molu Candelabra, with branches 
 for three lights, on tripod stems chased with acanthus foliage 
 festoons and goats’ feet, and circular chased bases-^^? 
 
 12 Jr in. high 
 
 Pair of Or-molu Wall Lights, with branches for three 
 candles, surmounted by amatory trophies, and each with a 
 figure of Cupid with attributes 
 ,0 175 Another Pair, similar 
 
 176 A Pair of Or-molu Candelabra, with branches for three g / 
 lights, chased with rams’ heads and scrolls, on tripod^/z^^zT'^* 3 ' 
 pedestals chased with figures of sphinxes—23 in. high 
 0 177 A Clock, by Dent, in upright or-molu case with glass panels 
 at the sides, with additional dials showing the days of the 
 week and month, phases of the moon, &c.—20 in. high 
 > 178 A Clock, in case of architectural design of statuary marble and 
 or-molu, and mounted with a group of doves, friezes and 
 columns of or-molu, and surmounted by a flaming vase— 
 
 16 in. high 
 
 ~Q 179 An Old English Chime Clock, by Jennings, of London, with 
 chased dial, in upright ebony case with fluted metal-gilt 
 pilasters, and pierced panels at the sides 
 180 A Clock, by Yulliamy, of London, 1832, with silvered dial, in 
 tall regulator case of mahogany, with glass panel in front, 
 mounted with reclining figures of children, mask of Appollo 
 and other masks in carved and gilt wood, and surmounted 
 by a ditto group of ‘ Time ’ 
 
 Louis XVI. Mahogany Kidney-Shaped Table, with drawer, 
 and shelf below, mounted with borders of or-molu, and 
 
 
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 mounted by a jasper marble slab and open brass gallery-> 
 26 in. wide 
 
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 A Circular Mahogany Table, with drawer, the side panels 
 painted with festoons of flowers on gold ground, with jasper 
 marble slab and open gallery—20 in. diam. 
 
 A Louis XVI. Cabinet, of mahogany, with door in front and 
 open shelves at the sides, on mahogany stand with five 
 drawers, surmounted by a marble slab and open gallery— 
 
 34 in. wide 
 
 Louis XVI. Semicircular Cabinet, of mahogany with 
 glazed doors in front and at the sides enclosing shelves, 
 mounted with a frieze of or-molu, and surmounted by a 
 veined pink marble slab—31 in. wide 
 A Louis XVI. Mahogany Cabinet, with glazed door iu front 
 and glazed sides, mounted with friezes and ornaments of 
 chased or-molu, and surmounted by a veined marble slab--/** „ 
 
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 45 in. wide 
 
 A Louis XV. Marqueterie Library Table, with three drawers, 
 mounted with borders, escutcheons and corner ornaments 
 of chased or-molu, the top inlaid with green morocco leathci 
 —44 in. wide 
 
 187 A Louis XVI. Mahogany Library Table, with three dravfers, ( . A 
 mounted with borders and escutcheons of chased or-molu, 
 the top inlaid with brown morocco leather—63 in. wide\ 
 
 Another, similar 
 
 185 
 
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 FINIS. 
 
 Loudon: Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, Stamford Street 
 
 and dialing Cro.-s. 
 

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