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 O A- T A. I., O <3- XT E 
 
 OF 
 
 PORCELAIN, 
 
 AND 
 
 Decorative Furniture, 
 
 FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES; 
 
 AND 
 
 OLD BRUSSELS, SPANISH & AUBUSSON 
 
 TAPESTRY, 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY: 
 
 WHICH 
 
 3181 ill fce £oHi bjj Euctton tip 
 
 Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS, 
 
 AT TUKIR (&RKAT ROOMS, 
 
 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, 
 
 On WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1897 
 
 (After the Sale of the Collection of Captain F. BRINKLEY). 
 
 May be viewed Two Days preceding, and Catalogues had, at 
 Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods’ Offices, S King Street, 
 St. James’s Square, S. W. 
 
CONDITIONS OF SALE. 
 
 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. 
 
 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. Tho 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 tho 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. 
 
 -K*- 
 
 On WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1807, 
 
 After the Collection of Captain F. BRINKLEY. 
 
 PORCELAIN. 
 
 220 
 
 221 
 
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 / 0 , & 222 
 
 223 
 
 £ , O 221 
 Z , O 225 
 
 
 226 
 
 /, 6 227 
 
 An old Chelsea mug, painted with a branch of fruit and foliage and^ ^ 
 insects 
 
 A seated figure of a kylin, of old Chinese splashed blue and brown 
 crackle 
 
 A Japanese porcelain figure of a kneeling lady; two figures o 
 hawks ; two dogs ; and an egg-shell cup A. 
 
 A pair of circular faience plaques, with nymphs and Cupids in ■ 
 
 relief, in blue and white, framed; and three engraved Venetiajg^ ^ 
 
 wine-glasses _ _ /'A 
 
 An oblong box, of Dresden enamel, dark blue, white and gold / 
 
 chequer pattern, a print of Venus and Cupid inside the lid 
 A white glazed Neapolitan group, of a lady and gentleman ; and a 
 ditto tea-pot, cream-jug, and sugar-basin and cover, 
 
 flowers . , A 
 
 A Sevres pattern cabaret, painted with birds m pink and go 
 
 borders, consisting of circular plateau, tea-pot, cream-jug, an 
 two cups and saucers 
 
 A pair of old Nankin oviform jars, painted with rocky river scenes ^ 
 
 and figures, lotos plants, &c.—wood covers and stands - , i / ^ 
 
 B 2 
 
4 
 
 // // 22S A pair of Chinese porcelain vases anti covers, enamelled with 
 
 peonies and other flowers, and band of ornament on the 
 
 shoulder /- —- > 
 
 *2*7~" z, 229 A large ditto bowl, with branches of fruit, flowers and birds-^- / 
 
 15 J in. diam. 
 
 /,0 , 0 230 A pair of Crown Derby campana-shaped vases, with flowersand j 
 other decoration in red, blue and gold—13 in. high r-if 
 
 231 A Set oe Four Large Capo-di-Monti Plaques, with The ^ 
 o Judgment of Paris, The Fall of Phaeton and other subjects in 
 the highest relief, coloured and gilt—15 in. by 22 in.—in 
 ebonised frames 
 
 
 BRONZES AND OBJECTS OF ART. 
 
 t. r.p 232 The Warwick vase : a pair of copies, in bronze // 
 
 1 
 
 x x ' // 
 
 {7 f o ^33 A P a ^ r two-handled French bronze vases, with claMcal figures^ s 
 and ornament in low relief 
 
 *2/, 2, O 234 A pair of Japanese bronze vases, with prunus branches and flowers 
 in relief on engraved ground 
 
 y/ f ^35 An oblong black and gold lac bos, with gourd foliage and fruit, /7 
 containing five smaller boxes, with one hundred and two pierced 
 
 T-V- 
 
 and engraved mother-o’-pearl counters 
 A small Japanese iron cabinet, with door enclosing three drawers, 
 inlaid with diaper-pattern ground in silver, and numerous 
 shaped medallions with river scenes, building, flowers and// / / 
 vines in gold— by Komai 
 /{) A Circular Dish, of old Japanese cloisonne enamel, of unusual , 
 
 size, with a fir tree, figures and ornaments in colours—39 in. 
 diam. '/ 
 
 /O* O ^38 A Large Fine Cashmere Shawl, with ornaments on crimson A 
 
 ground /f'V&s? 
 
 2 » /cT» C 239 An Oblong Panel of Japanese Embroidery, with a three- ^C- 
 clawed dragon attacking a tiger worked in gold thread and 
 coloured silks, mounted on stretcher—5 ft. by 7 ft. 
 
 o 
 
 WWIUW1 njuuuibu on sireicner—o jt. by { jt. 
 
 A Japanese six-leaf screen, painted with monkeys, fir trees, &c. ^ 
 
5 
 
 DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND FURNITURE. 
 
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 {// 240 An old English candelabrum, of cut-glass and metal-gilt, for three 
 
 lights 
 
 /£, 0 241 An Old French Clock, in .pedestal-shaped bronze case with 
 
 mountings of or-molu, chased with foliage and surmounted by a — / / 
 
 bronze group of The Education of Apollo—33 in. high 
 242 A flat casket, covered with old Spanish leather embossed with 
 
 inscriptions, animals, foliage and other ornament, and mounted,f / 
 
 / with iron hinges and lock 'Z <f 
 
 ^43 Tour old Spanish leather covers for chairs, embossed with figures, . / 
 
 buildings, animals, birds and foliage, and partly coloured , 
 
 S'* & 244 A Louis XV. Carved and Gilt Fauteuil, with flowers in high 
 relief, the seat, back and arms stuffed, and covered with 0 I 9 
 French tapestry with groups of flowers 
 
 /& , ^245 A Pair of Louis XVI. Carved and Gilt Fauteuils, with 
 trophies, ribbons and foliage in relief, stuffed, and covered with 
 tapestry, with groups of flowers, ribbons, &c., on terra-cotta 
 coloured satin, in the style of Point de St. Cyr 
 A Louis XV. Carved and Gilt Three-Leaf Screen, with w j 
 scroll top, panels of flowered silk brocade and glazed panels /uZ^d^/L 
 above—67 in. high / 
 
 246 A Set of Four Louis XV. Fauteuils, carved and partly gilt, 
 
 T A , 19 the backs, seats and arms | stuffed, and covered with old 
 Aubusson tapestry with groups and wreaths of flowers on 
 yellow ground 
 
 / 247 A Clock, in case formed of a Japan porcelain vase and cover, , 
 
 * ° mounted with lion’s mask handles, chased plinth and figures of 
 
 children, of or-molu—30 in. high 
 
 £ r & 248 A Milanese Table, of ebony, inlaid with [a subject of Europa, 
 and arabesque ornament in engraved ivory, plaques of lapis, 
 agate, &c., with cabinet at the back above, on legs with stietcher 
 —58 in. high, 52 in. wide 
 
 248a A four-leaf folding screen, covered on both sides with Gillray 
 /*, 0 caricatures and other coloured engravings and scraps 
 
 ^ 45a 
 
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 241) A Pair of Tables, of inlaid mahogany, tulip and rose-wood, carved 
 A /A £ with medallion heads, laurel wreaths, foliage, &c., on carved legs 
 
 and stretcher, with a vase of flowers in the centre, mounted mth^ y 
 chasings and headings of metal-gilt— imperfect 
 1 //n /7250 A Console Table, en suite, surmounted by a red marble slab— 
 
 imperfect 
 
 251 A Large Pile Carpet, with flowers on pale buff ground^and » 
 crimson border—18 ft. by 15 ft. 
 
 Jr. a 
 
 GEORGE H. SAUL, 1882. 
 
 252 Triumph of the Infant Bacchus : a large bas-relief in statuary 
 
 0 
 
 marble—37 in. by 67 in .—in massive ebony frame 
 Sold by Order of the Executor of the late Dr. 
 Florence 
 
 TAPESTRY. 
 
 44 ^ 
 
 4 ' /& 
 
 253 A Panel of Old Aubusson Silk Tapestry, representing a boy 
 
 and two girls in a garden, and a girl looking out of a partlv^^ 
 opened door—8 ft. 7 in. by 4 ft. 4 
 
 254 A Large Oblong Panel of Tapestry, painted with Venus and 
 . O attendant nymphs, and Cupids with festoons of flowers, altars 
 
 and emblems, Neptune in a car with sea horses and other figures 
 beneath—12 ft. by 17 ft. 6 in. 
 
 , . 255 A Smaller Ditto, with a mythological subject in border of military 
 
 J i trophies, birds, flowers, &c.— inscribed “ QUANTA IGNIS 
 
 VATUS FLAMMA VOMIT AETNA PUELLAM DIS 
 EAPIT 1MMENSO TARTARUS IGNE MIC AT ”—8 ft. 
 
 2 in. by 12 ft. 10 in. 
 
 256 An Upright Panel, en suite, with Juno and iEolus in borders with 
 4. *r. o peacocks, figures, masks and trophies—11 ft. 6 in. by 6 ft. 2 in.^^ ^ 
 
 
7 
 
 THE PROPERTY OF A LADY. 
 
 tT7^ 60 
 
 TAPESTRY. 
 
 AN OBLONG PANEL OF OLD BRUSSELS TAPESTRY, 
 
 illustrating the triumph of Alexander, in border of Cherubs^ , , 
 
 flowers, foliage and ribbons—8 ft. 10 in. by 13 ft. 7 in. 
 
 An Upright Panel, en suite, with a Queen and two other figures, 
 and one border—8 ft. 4 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. 
 
 An Upright Panel of Old Brussels Tapestry, with the 
 gardens of an Italian palace, trees and poultry in the foreground, 
 a view of the palace in the background—8 ft. 2 in. by 4 ft. 8 in. 
 
 An Oblong Panel of Old Spanish Tapestry, with Diana and 
 Actaeon, in border of flowers and foliage—9 ft. 4 in. by , 
 
 13 ft. 6 in. \ ^ A 
 
 Another, with Yenus and Adonis in a woody landscape, in borders 
 with cornucopia;, flowers and foliage—10 ft. by 9 ft. 6 in. 
 
 An Aubusson Tapestry Portiere, with foliage and flowers in /? 
 colours and arabesque ornament in gold thread—11 ft. by 7 ft. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
 London : Printed by Wm. Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Cross.