FIRST PORTION O -A. T _A_I_i O Gr XT IE3 OF THE EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF M3. Ifll QJUI Lq(\a&* OBJECTS OF ART & VERTU FORMED BY JAMES RAWCLIFFE, ESQ. Deceased, late of "West End Villa, Burnley, Lancashire, Comprising Viennese Enamels on Silver, Carvings in Ivory, English and French Miniatures, Old English and French Gold Watches, Boxes, Etuis, Jewellery, Silver Plate & Plated Articles, Porcelain, Decorative Objects and Furniture: WHICH (by Order of the Executors) SEtll tie Solti tig Auction ti? Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, AT TOME GtEEAT 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, On THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, And FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1897, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues Lad of Mr. R. H. Matthews, 14 Manchester Road, Burnley, and at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, S. JV. 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Madame Vigee le Brun, with a muff, by herself—in metal-gilt Jfr -" frame A lady, in crimson and white robe and head-dress, seated at a table —in gilt frame An interior, with four figures at a repast, signed Carl, 1774*-—in metal-gilt frame An interior, with a lady and gentleman seated at a table 'x- gold ground—22 in. high—in leather case y- Pair of Ditto, nearly similar—23 in. high—in leather cast / / ^ 101 A Large Bowl and Cover, in the form of a bird with outspread '7 /> r * 9 wings bearing a figure of Cupid, painted with numerous medal¬ lions of classical subjects and arabesques on gold ground, on hexagonal-shaped foot—26 in. high / 102 A Nef, of unusual size, formed as a three-masted state vessel with n 0 * /O , & sails and rigging, and numerous figures of seamen and musicians on deck, the lower part forming a bowl, painted with Scriptural and other subjects, and arabesque foliage on gold ground, with enamelled figures of Cupids, &c. in relief—36 in. high dlr 3 *2, /O , o O100 A / / y* Another, formed as a Doges barge with tower and cupolas on 'y' • & deck with numerous figures, the lower part painted with classical subjects and arabesques on gold ground, on stem with Jjjr dragons and Cupids in relief, and hexagonal foot—36 in. high 11 ^ ^104 A Clock, in case formed as a tower, with five dials, painted with ^ ' classical subjects, numerous figures, Cupids and arabesques in, relief, and fitted with musical movement —26 in. high 105 A Vase and Cover, of unusual size, with arabesque handles and figures in relief, painted with numerous classical subjects, the cover surmounted by a group of flowers, set with coloured stones —41 in. high 106 The Companion // CARVINGS IN IVORY. 107 The Seasons: a set of four figures of children—3£ in. high —on circular ebonised pedestals # & 108 The Waits : a set of four—4f in. high —on similar pedestals \. _ 109 A lady and gentleman : a pair—5f in. high —on hexagonal ivory * pedestals; and a man, with a basket of fruit—on similar s pedestal 1„ /d 110 Amphitrite, with trident on a shell: a statuette—12 in. high r dir-y- : t a HI A Roman lady : a statuette—12^ in. high —on ebonised pedestal \ 0 112 Joan of Arc in armour, bearing the French standard—22 in. high —on square ebonised pedestal y. .113 An oquestrian statuette of a Roman general—17 in. high— or. / ' ^ oblong ivory and ebony plinth yt't r^Y^ * 114 A set of four female statuettes, illustrating the Seasons—19£ in. > high 115 A pair of plaques, with Moses and the Brazen Serpent, and Moses / & . zj2- A Vienna dish, painted with figures and ribbon border, and> mounted with handles, rim and foot of chased metal-gilt J DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND FURNITURE. O 138 A table ornament in the form of a pineapple, studded with polished carbuncles, the leaves carved in green jade, on chased or-molu^V^ 1 .1 _ n d nn Irtil W J a1 VxD 1 TV CJ stand formed as four dolphins , O 139 Another, studded with carbuncles and agate, and with two swans’^ Ap/j heads of carved crystal—on petrified oyster stand 140 A small ebonised cabinet, with folding doors and drawers, inlaid with 4/4 # enamel plaques painted with classical subjects, garden scenes and ^ figures, mounted with metal-gilt and surmounted by a figure of / Cupid—16 in. high 14 141 7. /# . ° 142 3 S'/#. ^ 144 /0. & 145 4 //, ^ 147 A small square-shaped cabinet, of the same, with door enclosing drawers, with panels painted with landscapes and figures, and mounted with metal-gilt columns and figures of An oblong casket, of tortoiseshell, inlaid with enamel plaques painted with classical subjects and mounted with metal-giit^^^^^ Voltaire and Rousseau, a pair of gilt bronze statuettes—6 in. highZ —on square giallo marble pedestals An oblong brass casket, of Gothic design, with Scriptual subjects in relief An oval dish, of silvered and gilt metal, engraved with Cupids and dolphins, and with twisted cord handles. A pair of large gilt bronze ewers, with children sporting, ivy wreaths and Cupids on the handles in high relief A jardiniere, with open white and gold porcelain gallery, with figures of children and vases, on stem and scroll legs of the same, painted in colours and gilt with figures of the Seasons in^ - relief . ZZ* ^148 ^ 149 ^ 150 *151 circular table, formed of a large plaque of French porcelain, painted with a portrait of Louis XVI. in blue, white and gold border, the border of engraved metal-gilt inlaid with smaller portraits of Marie Antoinette and ladies of the French court, on ebonised pillar and plinth mounted with chased metal-gilt— 30 in. diam. 152 An ebonised show table, with fall-down front and cabinet above, with glazed door enclosing shelf—62 in. high, 30 in. wide Another, nearly similar, with glazed folding doors—63 in. high , 30 in. wide An Oblong Show Table, of ebony, with glazed sides and rising top, inlaid with numerous enamel plaques painted with classicaL subjects and mounted with metal-gilt—25 in. by 17 in. Another, of pedestal shape, with glazed rising top ami door beneath, similarly inlaid and mounted—40 in. high 15 (p , 154 A O Corner Cabinet, en suite, with glazed door enclosing shelves— 66 in. high, 35 in. wide ^ Large Ebony Cabinet, of architectural design, with open shelves in the centre and doors enclosing drawers at the sides, inlaid with numerous enamel plaques and mounted with ornaments and borders of metal-gilt, on stand with legs and stretcher similarly inlaid—72 in. high, 52 in. wide End of First Days Sale. Second Day’s Sale. On FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1807, AT ONE O’CLOCK PRECISELY. <* JEWELLERY, Etc. 7 O 155 A gold watch key, of octagonal shape, containing a musical box; . and an enamel gold pendant seal, with ditto > & Si /£ , S 178 e// t/7 ^ 179 180 »/, e/~. 181 182 £*A$, ^ 183 A watch, by Chevalier, in gold case with dark blue enamelled hack, painted with a lady and set with borders of pearl tz ^ Another, by the same (No. 7721), in enamelled gold case^the, back painted with a lady in a landscape, and outer case /flrfarto A watch, by Bregnet, in gold case with enamelled back stripeL dark blue and white, the borders set with pearls A repeating watch, with the dial enamelled dark blue, and mounted with chasings of figures striking on bells, in engine-turned gold case A watch, with enamelled dial painted with figures, in plain gold case; and one, with dials showing days of the week and month^^ and centre seconds hand, in silver case and painted outer case A watch, by Baudet, in gilt case enamelled in colours ; and one, by Sellie, in enamelled case with border of pastes A watch, by Gregson, in gold case with enamelled back ; amd on^, in enamelled gilt case with border of sparks A lady’s watch, by Koppin, in gold case with enamelled back ;jmd a Geneva watch, in plain gold case . .. . An oblong engine-turned gold box, with chased borders, contaim^g a musical box An oblong tortoiseshell box, lined and mounted with gold, minia-y ture of a girl in a garden on the lid A smaller ditto, gold-mounted, an enamel with Teniers subjecifon the lid An oblong box, of red jasper, mounted with gold, a mosaic ojLthe coliseum on the lid A circular tortoiseshell box, the lid inlaid with Paris and Helen: a - carving in box-wood in high relief - Apot hpythft-l t d.frf- gol il inl ai d w ith-a- miniatu re- of a lady and tw o -moakOL 19 /Z, <7185 /y, 186 42,^187 /7 <7 188 y, a iso /cr. l f A circular box, of tortoiseshell and gold picque, the lid inlaid with an oval enamel portrait of a lady t /y y A pendant locket, of cut-crystal and enamelled silver-gilt, of octagonal shape A pendant jewel, of enamelled silver and rock-crystal, containing a group of Saint Hubert enamelled in colours ^ Ae?- A pendant cross, of enamelled silver-gilt and crystal, containing % small watch, by W. Zahradmik, Wien f ^ St. George and the Dragon: a pendent jewel, of enamelled silver^ ; yyy gilt set with stones; and a smaller ditto, with a centaur A small timepiece, in case of enamelled silver and lapis lazuli ,.y formed as a temple FRENCH MINIATURES. if, O 191 192 fa,/ L93 ^ , ^194 * O 195 ? . & 196 0 197 7 /198 z. / 199 2 ( / A lady, in white dress, in or-molu frame with ril;hon y loop ; apd a lady— signed 8. Mars — in gilt frame A lady, in lace veil and Empire costume f and two other portraits of ladies—in metal-gilt frames c^ 7 ”- 7 3 Madame Vigee le Brun, with muff- in chased gilt frame Napoleon I.— signed with monogram I. C. S.—in chased gilt frame t Louis Philippe, in ermine robe— signed J. B. R. jhh-~ - Louis XVIII. Dnc d’Orleans— circle ; and Montaigne—in oval gilt locket 2 An interior, with a lady and gentleman at a repast— signed J. VeryS /y and an interior, with lovers— circles —in gilt frames Garden scenes and figures, after Watteau —a pair, oval 2 Two figures with a wine-flask, in oblong ebony frame ; an interior, with lovers ; and l’Amour Triomphe de tout —circle in gold frame 20 3• ^201 Amphitrite borne by mermen—in large oval gilt locket <£■ t c7, 202 The Music Lesson — signed —in square metal frame ; and a harlequin and two other figures— oval —in carved and gilt (J?y 203 A Danse Champetre—in oblong metal-gilt frame mth chased border ; and Venus and Cupid in a car —oval - ^ » r'S-j* 2 ENGLISH MINIATURES. £,/&a 2 . ° 207 ^ 2/ . 0 208 iJf, 0 209 2 /. ,0 210 <* 211 212 2 e & - 1> 213 Portrait of a Lady, with long curling hair, in white dres^ by Plimer—-in gilt locket Mrs. Musters, as “ Hebe,” after Reynolds—in oval locket, the bonder set with pastes A lady, with powdered hair, wearing a rose in Tier dress—in oval engraved locket with border of diamonds, and purple enamel back^ with hair A lady, in a turban with feather : a circular miniature—^in gilt frame, the border set with white and coloured pastes Lady Beauclerc—in oval locket with border of paste^^^^T^^^^ A lady, with curling hair; and a lady, in a bonnet—in oval gilt, frames studded with pearls A gentleman, in black coat and white cravat—in oval gold locket with opal enamel back and hair; and a gentleman —in gold locket with purple enamel back, hair and monogram C.B., and seed pearls 2 A gentleman, in blue coat and white cravat—in oval gold lpnketevith purple and opal enamel back, and hair A gentleman, in blue coat and white cravat, with powdered hair— signed J. T.—in oval locket with opal enamel back, hair and monogram J. K. A gentleman, in brown coat and white cravat; and a gentleman, in black coat and white waistcoat—in oval lockets with enamel backs, and hair 2^7 /2 21 9 214 ^ <^215 ^ r -^216 ^ 217 ^218 r f d > 219 <^220 Cream ewer Two cups and saucers, and Two spoons In case A Nef, painted with classical figures, on silver-gilt stem formed as a dolphin, and enamel foot—17| in. high An oblong casket, painted with five classical subjects and arabesques, on gilt feet formed as terminal dragons A Pair of Oliphants, each elaborately painted with numerous 250 251 252 ~7's* Os classical subjects, on gilt stems formed as sea-horses, amhenajeel feet—18 in. high A Tazza, of unusual size, on hexagonal-shaped foot with numerous figures, dragons, &c. in high relief, painted with numerous classical subjects and arabesques, a pierced and chased with vase above—24 in. high A Clock, in square-shaped case of ebony and enamel of Architectural y y design, painted with classical figures and Cupids—19 in. high An Oliphant, of unusual size, painted with numerous classical v subjects and mounted with silver-gilt bands, partly enamelled, on stem formed as a kneeling male figure, and octagonal foot, the lid chased with many figures and partly enamelled—27 in^higli CARVINGS IN IVORY. f. 253 A pair of statuettes of Rousseau and Voltaire, on wood pedestals —-q 7 in. Ugh ^ ^• o $ o 254 A triptych, carved with the meeting of Isaac and Rebecca^liglitly coloured; and one, carved with four figures 17 — 7 C 255 Another, carved with courtiers in the entrance of a palace—in . glazed frame ' 24 f. 256 ^, /&f~. o 257 t r 261 //£ 0.0 262 //a & ' 0 263 264 265 y^y. /# , c ,266 A pair of oblong-shaped plaques, carved with Prince Henry before J udge Gascoyne, and entry of Henry YI. into London^^^^-^^ A hand mirror, in carved ivory frame, a miniature of a lady at the back; and one, nearly similar —signed Nodirt A pair of candlesticks, the stems formed as figures of youthful Satyrs—9 in. high A tankard, carved with marine deities and animals in high xda&idy- A pierced group of children, in two tiers, supporting a mermaid blowing a horn—9 in. high —on circular ebonised pedestal A Tall Cylindrical Cup and Cover, carved with nymphs and Cupid in relief and surmounted by a draped female figure- on carved stem and foot—17 in. high // A girl and a page, bearing salvers with cups—12 injiigji — on, ebony and carved ivory pedestals —a pair A draped female figure—15^ in. high —on ebonised plinth J7r— A Centaur, carrying a nymph with a lyre, Pan and four other figures : a large group—21 in. high —on square ebonised^-^ plinth A Tankard and Cover, of unusual size, carved with The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite, amorini and scrolls in high relief, the handle carved with a female figure—18^ in. high A Large Cylindrical-Shaped Cup and Cover, carved with children and Cupids sporting with a goat, on stem formed as a PORCELAIN. (267 A Herend coffee-pot and cover, jug and bowl, with a quadriga and figures in relief, coloured ( 268 A circular Neapolitan dish, with a nymph and Cupid, and flowers in high relief; a saucer, similar; a pair of cups and saucers, with classical figures ; and a jug, with Silenus 25 269 l & 270 A pair of plates, with swans and herons in relief; a cup, cover and stand, similar; a small tea-pot and cover, gilt ground; and a lining dog A Neapolitan tankard and cover, with Bacchanalian figures in relief, S' ^ coloured ; and one, with a lion hunt A large ditto, with a sacrifice in relief A boat-shaped bowl, with figures of nereids and Cupid in relief; and an oval box, with a harvest scene and other subjects in relief, coloured ,? A pair of oval caskets, with Judgment of Paris and other subjects in gilt borders A pair of octagonal-shaped plaques, with Adam and Eve, and the Holy Family with Angels—in ebonised frames mounted, wi metal-gilt and inlaid with marble ^ An ink-stand, with a figure of a lady, ink-pots formed as globes, pen- box and bell An ink-stand, with a seated Chinese figure; a two-handled cup, 277 kr* 278 o 279 cover and stand, painted with birds and encrusted with coloured/ flowers ; and a cup, painted with flowers A clock, in large scroll-shaped porcelain case encrusted with flowers 280 and figures in high relief, on plinth of the same—27 in. high A large group of Minerva and other figures at an altar— 18 in. high L A centre basket, on stem, encrusted with coloured flowers and figures of a lady and child in Chinese costume, on circular / pedestal—19 m. high An oval openwork basket, encrusted with flowers and figures oi Cupids; a set of five white and gold dishes, with fluted and escalloped borders, painted with flowers 26 PORCELAIN FIGURES. £,r. o 281 -p 282 Z,r. 0 283 J.7- 6 0 284 285 / * £. 0 286 8^ in, high girl and youth, on coloured plinths- with a pipe and dog— in, high group of two lovers, with a lam 10 in. high ; and the sheep shearer qh\ and Cupid, —- under a £ree —^ y &r-zr/L._, J on a dancing ; a piping youth ; and two small figure scent^^ttj^^^^ VIOLINS. ^ 287 A Violin, by Antonius and Hieronymus Amati, Cremona, 1650, v * cf , & with bow —in inlaid wood case, by Harrison & Son, Burnley From the Collections of the late Joseph Gillott, Esq., and the late John Thornley, Esq., of Preston 288 A Violin, by Nicholas Amati, Cremona, 1653 —in mahogany case/ //' /r. o by the same From the Collection of the late Henry Renshaw, Esq., of Bank Ball, Derbyshire OBJECTS OF ART. ^89 A Hungarian Processional Mace, of silver-gilt, enamelled in colours and set with numerous precious stones, and with figures in niches, the stem of lapis lazuli and silver-gilt, with enamelled bands and end—30 in. long—early 1 Sth century—in leather case 290 A benetier, of metal-gilt, partly enamelled white, and inlaid y^th coral and agate columns at the sides—12^ in. high V //, /o ; laid witn 27 291 A circular casket, of crystal, engraved with arabesques and silver- gilt, enamelled in colours with masks, scroll foliage, &c., and * 7 four figures of musicians in niches—6 in. diam., 4£ in. high 292 An Oval Dish, of enamelled silver-gilt, with fish and other orna- /o ' ^ ments on white ground, inlaid with engraved crystal plaques —^ 13i { n . i ong 293 A Large Circular Dish, formed of numerous crystal plaques / ~7 0 & engraved with arabesque ornaments and silver-gilt, [enamelled / in colours, and with reclining figures, masks, birds and scrolls in relief, set with coloured stones—19 in. diam., in case . DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND FURNITURE. />,o 294 o 295 296 A 299 'A, C 300 A Bohemian ruby, white and gold glass ewer ; and pair of goblets, painted with bouquets of flowers and views in medallions An oval-shaped porcelain bowl, painted with Cupids and flowers on blue ground, and mounted with open scroll handles, rims and feet of chased or-molu—12£ in. high Pair of Gros-Bleu and Gold Vases and Covers, each painted with landscapes in two large medallions, and mounted with metal-gilt—30 in. high ' An Oval Bowl, on stand, mounted en suite—22 in. wide A Pair of Dark Blue and Gold Vases and Covers, the centres painted with portraits of Louis XIV. and other portraits in twelve medallions, and jewelled—on metal-gilt plinths 28 high An Oblong Show Table, of mahogany, in the style of Chippen¬ dale, with carved borders and legs, with stretcher, glazed^ides and rising top—33 in. by 20 in. * A Small Kidney-Shaped Table, nearly similar, with shelt 301 beneath—23 in. wide An Oblong Show Table, of rose-wood, inlaid with arabesques, with stretcher and shelf beneath, glazed sides and rising top— 26 in. by 18 in. 28 . * 302 / & 7 End of Second Day's Sale. The SECOND PORTION, including the PICTURES, will be Sold on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, and following day. » Louvlon : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited. Stamford Street and Charin': Cross. GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE