/2 3 im CA.TA.XjOOXJE 0F A SMALL COLLECTION OP (D Itr I5ngli£1j THE PROPERTY OF Sold by Order of the Executors of the BARONESS CRAIGNISH, DECEASED; ALSO BEAUTIFUL JEWELS, FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF LADY ANNE ASHBURTON, Of Sandridge Park, South Devon; and other JEWELS and LACE from various sources, including a MAGNIFICENT PEARL NECKLACE, Brilliant Collet Necklaces, Brilliant Tiara, &c. &c .: WHICH Mi ll be Solti bo auction bp Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT THESE GREAT ROOMS, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Saturday and Monday preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 lung Street, St. James's Square, 5. IF. * t l UA CONDITIONS OF SALE. - 0 - 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. IT. 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. 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,*/ 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 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 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 TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. The following are the Property of C. F. MASSINGBERTJ-MUND Y, Esq., of Bedford. SILVER —At per Oz. oz. dwt. 1 Five plain table-spoons ; two table-forks ; six dessert-forks; five dessert-spoons; a gravy-spoon; a salad-fork; a pair of sauce-ladles ; two large skewers; three smajl ditto ; a sugar-sifter; and two salt-spoons • 48 8 2 A pair of Queen Anne rat-tailed table-spoons ; arat-tailed . table-spoon—1723 ; and a pair of plain gravy-spoons%. 3 Eight plain table-spoons; and three table-forks (two broken), the handles threaded . . . *y// 22 18 4 Thirty threaded fiddle-pattern table-forks; nine dessert- forks ; a soup-ladle ; a gravy-spoon, with strainer ; two salt-spoons; a mustard-spoon; and a pair of sugar- sifters ....... . 5 Six old French table-forks, similar —Paris . . Jfa 6 A See vice, with feathered edge handles, consisting of eighteen table-spoons, eighteen dessert-spoons, four gravy-spoons, a marrow-spoon, a soup-ladle, with shell bowl, four ditto sauce-ladles, two sugar-ladles, and a pair of sugar-tongs . . . . . * yf- 83 / B 2 10 117 18 15 14 8t 4 oz. 7 Twelve wine-labels; a wine-strainer; two tea-strainers : a puncli-ladle bowl ; and a cruet-top . . 8 8 Three broken spoons, and other pieces of silver • /f. 6 9 An octagonal-shaped tea-pot, partly fluted ■ /A™ 10 An open wire sugar-basket, with applique scroll foliage, waved corded border and twisted handle, blue glass liner—1772 ..... • 11 A smaller ditto, en suite—1772 . 12 A small French hot-milk jug and cover; and a pair oi ituseian spoons, the bowls nielloed . . . y*J 6 13 A pair of plain octagonal-shaped trencher salts—1735 3 14 A pair of oval pierced salt-cellars, with gadroon borders,'on ball and claw feet, glass liners—1772 /fi 3 15 A set of four larger ditto, pierced with scroll foliage and birds, and engraved, glass liners—1770 . . z/y a Ifi A small plain saucepan—1778 .... /yd" 5 17 A small circular tray, with escalloped border and beaded edge—5f in. diam .—1774 .... 6 18 A circular waiter, with shaped fluted border, the centre engraved with a sliield-of-arms—6 ; j. in. diam. — by W. Peaston, 1746 . . . . . S 19 A pair of circular waiters, with shaped beaded borders, chased with festoons of husk ornament—8 in. diam.— 1772-3 . ///6 25 20 A plain circular waiter, with beaded border—8 in. diam.^/y 12 21 A shaped plain half-pint tankard, with scroll handle— 1759 .5 22 A taller ditto—1760 ..... yy 7 23 A plain mug, with reeded bands. • '6*4 24 A plain chamber candlestick, with beaded border; and one, with extinguisher ; and pair of snuffers, with gadrooned borders (imperfect) .... • 14 17 dwt. 18^ 14 a / 0 -> 4 (y 5 ' 17 18 ^ 10 y 5 + ✓ 18 ^ 7 ^ 7 19 - M 11 * A 5 - . 17 j 0 / A 5 24a A Small Plain Coffee-Pot, with dome cover and straight spout—% B. Bayley, 1715 ’ . . 24b A Pair of Plain Circular Salvers, on three feet, engraved with eoats-of-arms in the centres— in. diam.—by W. Gamble, 1716 . . . 25 A QUEEN ANNE MONTEITH, with chased grote^cpe mask and swing handles, fluted, and repousse with a shield, the rim escalloped, and chased with masks, scrolls and ornament in relief, and on gadrooned foot—11 in. diam.—by John Bead, 1704 ; and a lemon-strainer, with 24 18 straight round handle GO 15 SILVER —All at ■) 26 A fish-slice, with reeded handle; a butter-spade, with ivory handle and one, with green ivory handle o 27 A pair of decanter-stands, chased with scroll foliage and flowers ^8 A silver-gilt rat-tailed table-spoon, and steel knife and fork, with octagonal silver-gilt handles, temp Queen Anne —in blach shagreens case PLATED. o 29 A set of four pierced decanter-stands ; one ditto, engraved with gadroon border ; and a small beaded waiter // 30 Two chamber candlesticks ; a snuffer-tray ; three joint-holders ; a pair of grape-scissors ; a cheese-scoop ; twelve knife-rests ; a wine-funnel; toast-rack ; aud two skewers O 31 A large globular-shaped tea-urn, partly fluted, on gadrooned plinth with lamp y £ 32 A souffle-dish, with gadrooned border and liner ; and a gadrooned toasted-cheese dish and cover yj <733 A pair of oblong entree-dishes, covers and heaters, with beaded borders; and four plain oval heaters y a 34 Twelve plain two-handled hot-water plate3 yy J>5 An oval venison-dish, with shaped gadroon border and heaterq and three oval meat-dishes, en suite 36 An oak plate chest B leater; ana * 6 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. SILVER —At per Oz. . y? 37 A cliased wine-funnel ; and a sugar-sifter 38 An oval engraved tea-pot and stand, sugar-basin and cream- jug, with reeded borders . Formerly the property of LLR.H. the Duchess of Gloucester, and engraved with the Royal Arms 39 An oil and vinegar cruet-frame, with two silver-mounted -1754. r /' oz. dwt. 7 29 cut-glass ewers- 13 29 40 A pair of fluted sauce-boats, with serpent handles, on thre< feet formed as dolphins—1739 . . -/yi 41 A dish-cross, with lamp, on pierced shell feet—1768 16 42 A pair of circular waiters, with chased centres and borders —8 in. diam. ...... 43 A goblet, chased with flowers and scrolls ■ps* 44 A tankard and cover, chased with scroll foliage and flowers ....... zP-2,. 34 11 / 6 £ / 10-X^ 15^? 7X 4 ^ 10 i 22 18 30 45 An Indian silver bowl and cover, with serpent handles, embossed with foliage and vines 46 A Dutch spoon, with chased figure handle; an Apostle , . . spoon ; and a punch-ladle, with bone handle —all at sA A Z./e 7 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. SILVER —At per Oz. 4Ga oz diet. A vase-shaped tea-pot, with birds’-head spout, chased with flowers, shells and scrolls in low relief, a mask on the handle, and with cone top— Glasgow hall mark, circa 1750 '/■ 47 The Ladies Plate, Ashdown Park Coursing Meeting, February, 1862. A parcel-gilt tazza, on tall chased stem and circular plinth, with an equestrian figure of a lady and two greyhounds, bearing cut-glass dish-^ 19 in. high ...... On circular ebonised plinth mounted with parcel- gilt silver Won by Mr. Stephen Smith’s “ Swallow ” In oak case 48 A Small Commonwealth Porringer, with corded handles, the lower part chased with conventional foliage, the bottom repousse with a Tudor rose—1657 / Sm/ 49 AN EPERGNE, with pierced boat-shaped centre-basket with chased border and shell handles, on open stand, the legs chased with masks of Flora and Ceres, and shell feet, with scroll branches chased with terminal busts, bearing four spirally-fluted dishes— by Edward Aldridge and John Stamper, 1753 50 A Salver, of octagonal shape, with pierced trellis border and waved gadroon edge, the centre engraved with a shield-of-arms—22 in. diam.—temp George II.— all at hall 23 15 -o FOREIGN SILVER. 97 0 o 2 51 A pair of Louis XVI. salt-cellars, pierced and repousse with amorini, vines, &c. and a mustard-pot, euyuily —blue glass liners . . • • • 52 A pair of ditto salt-cellars, with medallion ornaments and 124 0 5 laurel festoons—bluo glass liners 7 J 53 A pair of Louis XV. table candlesticks, on fluted rasp- shaped stems and round feet. . . 54 A large oblong two-handled salver, with pierced and chased border of arabesque foliage, the centre engraved with flowers—32 in. long—all at 55 A Parcel-Gilt Keliquaire — Spanish Gothic, 15 th cen¬ tury —of hexagonal form, with buttresses at the angles ? and pierced panels between under canopies, with pyramidal cover surmounted by a cross, on short stem with knop of similar design to the body, and sexafoil foot repousse with figures of Salvator Mundi, the Virgin and Child, arabesque foliage and a mask— 15 in. high—gross weight 48 oz. 10 dwt. 56 A Eenaissanoe Silver-Gilt Altar Candlestick, the stem of hexagonal shape forming a reliquaire, with glazed panels, on diamond-shaped foot chased with cherubs, fruit and strap ornament, the sides inlaid with small jasper plaques—7^- in. high — 16th century, stamped under foot, Ivan Rodrigz 57 A Large Old English Clock Watch, by Timothy „ Williamson, with four dials and centre seconds hand, ' 0 . . . . playing tunes, in pierced and engraved metal-gilt case and outer case set with border of white and coloured pastes, the back inlaid with an enamel after Greuze, painted with a girl with a basket of doves 57a A miniature portrait of the first Lady Sykes, by Gains- borough, 1768—in oval gold locket The following are the Property of A LADY. MINIATURES. 58 Portrait of Sarah Hollis, wife of Thomas Hollis, in vjhite djjjs; enamel by Zincke—in oval gold locket 59 Thou as Hollis : enamel by Zincke—in similar locket' GO An interior, with four figures : oval enamel—in gold locket -> 7 61 Portrait of a gentleman, in black coat and white cravat: a miniature —in oval gold clasp f 62 Miniature of a lady, with curling hair, in white dress — — 9 63 Portrait of a lady, in blue and white robe and crimson scarf: a large oval miniature—in black shagreen case ? 64 Portrait of a divine—in similar case — SILVER —At per Oz. oz. dwt. 65 A Globular Tea-Kettle, with border of ornament in flat chasing—1734—on tripod stand with lamp ^ 55 10 / 66 Two plain silver drinking tubes . . . . . 1 13 / 67 A plain chamber candlestick, with extinguisher—1740 p.b 13 4 PLATED. 0 68 An oval biscuit-box, with straps in relief; a spoon tray, with threaded border ; a pair of piano candlesticks ; and a chamber candlestick, with extinguisher T' 69 A large souffle-dish, cover and liner, with lion crest handle ; and a ^ pair of small oval dish-covers 10 p 71 o~r*> 72 r ^ , ^73 A' /o . o 74 //, ^ 75 / 83 A gold cable-pattern bracelet; and a flexible gold necklet, pendant— weight , 4 oz. 3 dwt. (? , & 84 A gold snake-pattern bangle bracelet; a gold band bracelet, chased with Indian deities; and a circular gold brooch, \jjtk bp ib and cross centre— weight, 3 oz. 17 dwt. / 0 . a 85 An Etruscan-pattern gold bangle, chased with rams’ heads; a flexible gold bar bracelet ; and a ball and chain bracelet, with locket— weight, 4 oz. 14 dwt. -2^7 0 86 A long gold watch-chain, with two lockets, a cross and six other pendants— gross weight, 3 oz. 8 dwt. o 87 A gold snake-pattern neck-chain, with locket enamelled witn mono¬ gram in colours; a pair of solitaires, en suite ; a gold and platinum anchor brooch ; a gold safety-pin broocli; two brooches and fifteen pins, with pink coral branches ; and four other raps ( 7 )/■ & 88 A Venetian gold brooch and pair of solitaires, enamelled with the ' Lion of St. Mark; a small gold pendant, with pink coral and pearls and fine Trichinopoly necklet; a bracelet, with seven lava camei heads, gold mounted; and a brooch and solitaire, wh«h Scotch pebbles o 89 Nine Maltese silver brooches; six ditto, with pendants; three / bracelets; six rings ; a chatelaine; and two other pieces 7 ’ 90 A silver-mounted leather belt; two silver brooches; two bracelets; a bag mount; three small embossed Dutch boxes ; and two other ,. . ^ - r pieces O 91 A Russian silvered-metal chatelaine, with pendant book-case, dagger and cross; a ditto pendant reliquaire ; five silver bangles; two others; and one other piece 12 The following were formerly the Property of LADY ANNE ASHBURTON , of Sandriclge Park, South Devon. JEWELS. fj, y 92 An engraved gold snake bracelet, the head set with turquoises and w / ruby eyes /.S', o 93 A turquoise suite, gold mounted, consisting of serpent buckle ribbon brooch, pair of cluster earrings, and pair of long serpent pendants*^^ 94 A Pearl Scroll Brooch, with opal centre, and three pendants set with emeralds and rubies /tf~, O 95 A pendant cross, with three rows of pearls and emerald centre ^ -o 96 Three seed pearl brooches, formed as vine leaves and bunches of grapes A e> * /Y . 0 97 One ditto, formed as a basket ; and two pairs of pearl earrings 0 . _^98 A Gold Necklet, with emerald and brilliant centre, formed as / three serpents, with cluster pendant set with a ruby, emeralds, 7 opals and brilliants /-Sr** ifif * 0 * o 99 A ° 100 A if 0 , 0 , ^ 101 A J7,*. >102 A ftf &• & • ,7 103 A f // * * * ® 104 A ^ 105 A 106 A * , 0 brilliant drops and loops Brilliant and Emerali in the centre NIW-l XJclU snap Earrings 13 The following are the Property of the REV. HENRY SHEPHERD, of Hove, Brighton. JEWELS. . * 107 A Pair op Cluster Brilliant Earrings OL / , o IQs _a_n Oval Brilliant Pendant, suspended from ribbon loops o,o 109 A Pair of Top and Drop Brilliant Earrings, en suite, with large pear-shaped drops \ o HO A HALF-HOOP BRILLIANT BRACELET, with nine large^^^ graduated stones o, * ill A PAIR OF LARGE SINGLE-STONE BRILLIANT^EAR- KINGS - Formerly the property of the Empress Eugenie THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN. o H2 A Circular Brilliant Brooch, with crystal centre f 0 H3 A Pendant Latin Cross, composed of twelve brilliants and^ S/’f' brilliant loop o 114 A Half-Hoop Brilliant Bracelet ^ 115 A Half-Hoop Bracelet, with pearl and brilliant cluster centre, and fourteen smaller pearls in border's of small brilliants at the A sides 116 A BRILLIANT COLLET NECKLACE, composed of forty-five * graduated collets and single-stone brilliant snap, forming a pair. ■ '• ' - of bracelets !y 14 a /&* 0,o 118 A DIFFEBENT PROPERTIES. Ring, with a Large Sapphire and Two Brilliants Brilliant Scroll Pendant, with cluster centre and drop, with (119 A / 120 A • ° ' ^121 A / 122 A b^O* O . O gold necklet; and flexible gold band bracelet Brilliant Brooch, of classical design, with five drops, and with ; ^ 0 loop to form pendant Pair of Loop-Pattern Brilliant Earrings, with pendant in the centre and five drops Brilliant Ornament, Formed as Prince of Wales£? w Feathers, and set with numerous small Brazilian brilliants^ TRIPLE-ROW PEARL NECKLACE, composed of two hundred and nineteen fine graduated pearls, and with pearl^^^, snap y „ 123 A // 0 O. O/O 0 , l 24 A 125 A 70. 0 , * 126 A - 127 - A i/ >/J , z?128 A /^•/O • 0 129 A Js/tT. O 130 A ./iT.0 131 A J.S-.o 132 A BRILLIANT COLLET NECKLA.CE, composed of forty-three graduated collets and brilliant snap BRILLIANT TIARA, of conventional foliage design, sur mounted by twenty-five graduated collets MAGNIFICENT PEARL NECKLACE, composed of a Rope of One Hundred and Seventy-Five Pearls, finely graduated and of matchless quality and orient, with diamond (J?/ . hooks Brilliant Hair Ornament, of scroll design, mounted on tortoiseshell comb 0$^ MliNeiT^vitb-^tr-large-siTr gle - bi'illiant , . small brilliant sapphire and pearl scroll-pattern brooch pair of long brilliant earrings, of reversed aigrette form, with cluster brilliant tops * set of three opal studs, gold-mounted, and connected by a fine / -p gold chain Louis XY. fan, of carved and pierced ivory and mother-o’-pearl, coloured and gilt, the mount painted with figures and flowers necklace, of large imitation pearls, with paste diamond snap 15 , * 133 , * 134 -fO 135 136 7 —y 137 3 , 0 138 —* 139 . * 140 0 141 0 142 , <*143 -*? 144 145 » 146 r* 147 148 . *149 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. / A Ring, with an emerald and two brilliants A Half-Hoop Ring, with five emeralds ^ A Half-Hoop Ring, with five rubies -- An Opal and Brilliant Cluster Ring 4L> A Ring, with a fluted and polished emerald and three brilliants A Ring, with a heart-shaped turquoise surmounted by a kno£ of,, - . ribbon set with small diamonds & A Pendant, formed of an onyx cameo classical head —signed Girometti—mounted with gold, and with ribbon loop set with^ / ^ brilliants A Pendant, formed of a male bust carved in sardonyx, with gold * mount and laurel-wreath loop set with brilliants A DIFFERENT PROPERTY. 4L. A brilliant cluster ring A half-hoop ring, with five pearls A Ruby and Brilliant Cluster Ring An Emerald and Brilliant Ring An onyx and pearl pendant, with pearl cross A Gold Bracelet, with onyx cameo centre, surrounded by numerous rubies /' ' ' A Gold Bracelet, enamelled white and set with rubies, and with ruby and diamond double heart and coronet centre, forming a — brooch A Pair of Top-and-Drop Brilliant Earrings, with large pear- shaped drops A Brilliant Pendant Cross, with a fine square-shaped ruby in the centre F 16 0 150 A Collet Necklace, composed of alternate graduated pearls an' brilliants, with thirteen ditto drops and diamond snap ^ 151 A Four-Bow Pearl Necklace, composed of four hundred and /fS-' t-T* twenty-sis pearls, with pearl and brilliant cluster snap LACE. a . ° 152 A Narrow Point Duchesse Lace Flounce, with butterflies and flowers—in two pieces—3 yds. long, 5 in. deep ; a hanfiA, kerchief; and a fan, on mother-o’-pearl sticks, en suite 153 A Deep Flounce of Old Flat Spanish Lace— 51 yds. long 22 in. deep * JR > «-/ , 0 154 An Old Italian Flounce —3£ yds. long, 11 in. deep 155 Another, with figures, &c.—3| yards, 10^ in. deep /,/£ . 0 156 Another— 2} yards, 11 in. deep __ jp / gp t # 157 An old Italian Guipure flounce—3J yards, 7^ m. deep 158 Another—3^ yards, 7 in. deep *9~zr _- / s The following are Sold by Order of the Executors of R. R. ELLICOMBE, Esq., deceased. 2/f t/' tf t /s 2 / / 2,,/S ° 159 An oval box, of striated agate and metal-gilt; two shell camei, carved with Hebe and a pastoral subject; and a classical heaF2 a relief in giallo marble EEL*** o 160 A bos, formed of a small turtle shell, silver mounted, with tortoise- j? shell lid £/* o 161 A Large Oval Box, of silver and tortoiseshell, the lid inlaid with a medallion bust of Queen Anne —signed 0. B., and dated 1705 ^ ° 162 A mother-o’-pearl fan, pierced and inlaid with doves and foliage in gold, the mount painted with nymphs and Cupids sporting, &c. 163 Another, pierced and inlaid with gold, with pink silk brocade / mount; and a pierced and carved ivory fan, with white satin mount f & 164 An open-wire plated bread-basket, with twisted handle; and a pair /) of spiral column candlesticks, on square feet with laurel festoons 2?* London: Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.