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THE PROPERTY OF
H E I?, OR^^OE
CAROLINE, DUCHESS OF MONTROSE.
OF
A COLLECTION OF
IMPORTANT PICTURES,
A Pair of Very Fine and Rare Vases of
Old Chelsea,
Five Pairs of Louis XV. and XVI. Candelabra of
Or-molu, -with Fine Old Dresden Figures, &c.,
THE PROrBRTy OP
HEn ORAOE
CAROLINE, DUCHESS OF MONTEOSE :
WHICH
SSaill t)e 3olti ti) Auction lijj
Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & \^OODS,
Ar TSEia QtRKAT aOQMS,
8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE,
On SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1894,
AT ONE o'clock PRECISELY.
May be viewed Three Days preceding, and Catalogues bad,
at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8 Kin(/ 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. 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 5.s. 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
aiithentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at
the Buyer's exi)ense 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.
YI. 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 bo paid on the delivery.
VTI. 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
ehall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale.
CATALOGUE.
oj<«c
On SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1894,
AT ONE O CLOCK PRECISELY.
ai«io
BARKER (of Bath).
^v- 1 A Landscape, with figures and animals ^-^^^tHHTi
29 in. by 38^ in.
R P. BONINGTON.
2 Conway Castle
19^ in. by 23^ in.
'-'nXHhtu.
W. COLLINS, R.A., 1813.
00 3 THE DISPOSAL OF A FAVOURITE LAMB /%6^t^
^^'iianc- 30|^ in. by 38i in.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy^ 1813
W. COLLINS, R.A., 1843.
4 A GiBL OF SoRBENTO, Spinning ""^^^^^o-^^e^n^pCd-^r*^
86 in. by 27^ in.
Exhibited at the Boyal Academy^ 1843
B 2
E. W. COOKE, K.A., 1843.
^ V- 5 A Sea Piece, with hay barge Amj^ J()ayn.rxJiA6
23^ in. by 351 in.
T. S. COOPER, E.A., 1813.
^^ 6 SHEEP AND GOATS ^IbmsdjxJ^
.^ j-.u. Jla «'"• ^y 63 in.
EDWIN DOUGLAS.
X^ 7 The Fibst of August
27^ in. by 38 in.
CXUxUZ^
T. FAED, E.A
^^ 8 THE POOE, THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND ^^m^^AAT
" The poor, the poor man's friend,
The blind man 'b at the door."
37 in. by 63 in.
Exhibited at the Boyal Academy, 1867
Exhibited at the Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887
Engraved by W. H. Simmons
T. GAINSBOROUGH, E.A. /s^
S/C
u>y,£)Oi^
Circle, 8f in. diam.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1835
Exhibited at Burlington House, 1874
Engraved by A. Lucas
6
SIR E. LANDSEER, R.A.
^-^ 18 A Spantel (Tiixy^^M^
21 in. by 25 in.
SIR E. LANDSEER, K.A. .^yr.A),W.^
^>'<^ 19 NEWFOUNDLAND DO ; " VENUS," and rabbit
46 in. by 56 in.
Exhibited at the British Institution, 1819
Painted for the Dytnohe family
Engraved
SIR E. LANDSEER, R.A.
OS" 20 A Scotch Tereieb ^..Mu/c^
10 in. by 9^ in.
F. R. LEE, R.A.
A THE FERRY AT CLIVEDEN
90 in. by 105 in.
From the Collection of the late Sir J. Warrender, of
Cliveden
F. R. LEE, R.A. J)U^
•y 22 Wind, Rain and Sunshine, at the upper end of Loch Tay
29^ in. by 431 in.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1870
F. R. LEE, R.A. and T. S. COOPER, R.A., 1853.
""^^ 23 A WOODY RIVER SCENE, with cows watering
43^ in. by 58 in.
-i-^a^n/Tig^^'t — ■
SIR F. LEIGHTON, P.E.A.
'f-/0 24 HELEN ON THE WALLS OF TROY
" Tlius as she spoke, in Helen's breast arose
3poAcM!wt- YonA recollections of her fomier Lord
Her home and parents ; o'er her head she threw
A snowy veil ; and shidding tender tears
She issned forth, not unaccompanied,
For with her went fair ^thea, Pittheus' child,
And stag-ey'd Clj'mene, lier maidens twain.
They quickly at the ifcrean gate arrived."
Homer's '■Iliad' Book III. lines 166-1";^
{Lord Derby's Translation).
83 in. by 60 in.
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1865
Engraved
J. F. LEWIS, R.A.
i — 25 A Lion and Lioness ^^.o^tXt^
21 in. by 26 in.
G. MORLAND.
26 A FARM SCENE, with a peasant and pigs yki^>£ncLn/Lo^ Co
27 in. by 35 in.
G. MORLAND.
* 27 A Wood Scenb, with cottage, peasant woman and cows '^!^^:>ct/ny
24^ in. by 29 in.
W. MULLER.
')0 28 L'ARICCIA -4^' ^^ in. by 54 in.
SIR J. REYNOLDS. ^
/hUOO 29 Mas. MATHEW, wife of the Rev. H. Matliew, miuister of Percy
Chapel, Charlotte Street ; a friend to, and patroness of Art,
^^"^ and the first to notice and encourage Flaxmaii. Whole length,
standing, light coloured dress, cut low, her left hand resting
on her hip ; a dog runs beside and looks up at her ; imme-
diately behind her rises a tree ; water and wooded landscape
in background
Painted in 1777
92 in. by 56 in.
Exhibited at Burlington House, 1882 and 1871
Engraved hy W. Dickinson
From the Wynn Ellis Sale, 1876
SIR J. REYNOLDS.
«6-LADY SMYTH AND HER CHILDREN. Three-quarter
length, seated; hat and feathers, white dress, black lace
mantilla ; I'ight hnnd gloved, the left raised to her chin ; the
two little girls are holding their brother on their shoulders ;
landscape background
Painted in 1787
55 in. by 43 in.
Exhibited at Burlington Bouse, 1882
Exhibited at the British Institution, 1817
Engraved by Bartolozzi
Purchased at the sale of the Collection of Thomas Graham
White, Esq., grandson and heir of Sir G. H. Smyth, Bart., of
Berechurch Hall, Essex, in 1878
SIR J. REYNOLDS.
n THE STRAWBERRY GIRL
30 in. by 25 in.
SIR J. EEYNOLDS.
»LADY GERTRUDE FITZPATRICK AS "SYLVIA," in
white dress with blue skirt and sash
55^ in. by 39^ in.
SIR J. REYNOLDS. // Z? / •
^00 -33 MRS. POWNALL AS "HEBE," wife of Captain Philemon
Pownall, who was killed in action, 1780
Exhibited at the Exhibition of Fair Women, 1894
G IR J. REYNOLDO. . ^d^ ,
^-^^ 34 MRS. BURRELL, in white and gold dress, with blue ribbons in
her hair, seated holding a book
35 in. by 27^ in.
SIR J. REYNOLDS.
3W 35 NELLY O'BRIEN ^J^^Mjv^
/ooA^Mojur 29^ in. by 24 in.
SIR J. REYNOLDS, 1777.
-^/^ 36 A GIRL AND DOG cQ^ouAyHhi^
jioo io jiJraj\Ar 29 in. by 23^ in.
Exhibited at the Exhibition of Fair Women, 1894
From the Wynn Ellis Sale, 1876
G. EOMNEY. J^-^^, Su^vour^juo
'-Oc 37 MRS. MOODY, three-quarter ^length, with a dog in her lap;
white dress, pink sash and bows ; landscape background
xpc^^i^xvtAr^^ in. by 39 in.
Exhibited at Burlington House, 1882, and at the Exhibition
^ of Fair Women, 1894
10
G. ROMNEY. SMjUUKsu^rn.
A-OO 38 LADY HAMILTON AS THE " MAGDALEN '^^
^j^^ttMAr ^^ ^^' ^^ ^^ "*■
From the Collection of the Marquis of Hertford
G. ROMNEY, ^^^l^
^■iro 39 LADY HAMILTON AS " ARIADNE," in white dress, black
jf^o yfc M'o/iAr sash and straw hat, seated, turned to the left; rock back-
/6o
ground
49^ in, by 39^ in.
W. O H AVER .
// 40 A Landscape, with cattle at a pool ^^KXhyA^
29f in, by 35 in, ^
J. STARK. ^
/y 41 Solitude ^-'n>-(Hh!iAt^
On panel ^
Vl\ in. by 21i in.
J. C. THOM.
t^
23|^ in. by 42 in. .^
GEORGE VINCENT.
43 THE FORD : a scene at Thorpe, near Norwich, Whitlingham in
M4:aiOv^ the distance
39|^ in. by 49^ in,
P. WESTCOTT.
^ On thb Coast of Nobfolk
11
PORCELAIN, Etc.
45 A Pair of Louis XVI. Or-molu Candelabra, with branches ^^■ot>^\Si'\f
for three lights each, the centres formed of eld Dresden
figures of a gardener holding a basket, and a female peasant
with a pannier — tlie figures 10^ in. high
46 AN OLD DEESDEN PORCELAIN GROUP, of Apollo and '/ji^^d^
Minerva on clouds, supporting an oval medallion painted
with a garden scene and figures ; AND THE COMPANION,
with Mars, Venus and Cupid on scroll pedestals, painted
with figures and encrusted with flowers — 13 in. high
47 A LuDwiGSBERG Group of Three Classical Figures, sacrificing »^^t«^cc^*-^»»^
at an altar, on green, white and gold scroll plinth, with a dog
and foliage in relief
48 A Pair of Louis XV. Or-molu Candelabra, formed as a group ^"^"/^s^
of bulrushes, each with branches for two candles on scroll
plinths, and mounted with old Dresden figures representing
Autumn and Winter, and old Dresden porcelain flowers^
13 in. high
49 A PAIR OF LOUIS XV. OR-MOLU CANDELABRA, with-^>WivM;*t/i
scroll foliage branches for three lights each, on circular
shaped plinths of open scroll design, with foliage in relief,
the centres formed of old Dresden porcelain male and female
figures carrying baskets — the figures 10^ in. high
50 A Pair of Louis XV. Or-molu Candelabra, with scroll foliage f- M/^a^ixl^
branches for five lights each, on square scroll pedestals with
flowers and foliage in i-elicf, each fitted with old Dresden
figures of a lady and gentleman holding a basket — the figures
18 in. high
51 A Pair of Louis XVI. Or-molu Candelabra, each with three C^^vco±Q>h^
branches chased with acanthus foliage and other decorations,
on square-shaped or-molu plinths, the centres formed of old
Dresden seated male and female figures with baskets on their
knees — the figures 8i in. high
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"^^ 52 Another Pair, of nearly similar design, the centres formed of
old Dresden porcelain figures of a gardener witli a basket,
and female peasant with a pannier on her back — the figures
1\\ in. high '-Vluj.^
(^^0 53 A PAIR OF VASES A^'D COVERS, OF OLD CHELSEA
PORCELAIN, each painted with garden scenes and nymphs
in two large medallions on gold groimd, with flowers and
foliage in colours, the necks and covers of dark blue and gold •
open design, and with dark blue and gold scroll handles and
feet — 14 in. high
FINIS.
London : Printed b j Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street
aud Charing CrOsB.
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