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5 April 2017 | starting at 14:00 BST

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Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton P.R.A., R.W.S., known as Sir Frederic Leighton (British, 1830-1896): An important bronze figure of 'An Athlete Wrestling A Python'. Sold for £106,250 inc. premium

A pair of George III carved mahogany open armchairs circa 1760 (2). Sold for £60,000 inc. premium

A Porcelain Bowl by Dame Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995) IMPRESSED 'LR' SEAL; CIRCA 1976. Sold for £106,250 inc. premium

An impressive 19th century silk Tabriz North West Persia, 436cm x 323cm. Sold for £87,500 inc. premium

Giuseppe Garibaldi: An Important Gold Freedom Box marked for James Hunt, London 1767, adapted by Hancocks 1864. Sold for £56,250 inc. premium

An impressive George III silver soup tureen on stand by Paul Storr, London 1807, rim stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCEPIS WALLIAE LONDINI FECERUNT'. Sold for £50,000 inc. premium

Aimé-Jules Dalou, (French, 1838-1902): A bronze figure of 'Baigneuse Avant Le Bain (Bather before the bath)'. Sold for £36,250 inc. premium

A pair of 19th century Dutch silver chestnut vases and covers by Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz & Son, Amsterdam 1821 (2). Sold for £31,250 inc. premium

A fine set of four George III silver candlesticks by Paul Storr, London 1815 (4). Sold for £29,375 inc. premium

A George III mahogany serpentine display cabinet circa 1760. Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

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Important Design

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1TP — Gerrit Rietveld A 'Hoge' armchair designed c.1919, executed by Gerard van de Groenekan between 1979 and 1984

2TP — Gerrit Rietveld Red armchair designed c.1925 executed by Gerard van de Groenekan between 1979 and 1983

3TP — Gerrit Rietveld A child's wheelbarrow, designed c.1923 and executed by Gerard van de Groenekan in 1984

4TP — Gerrit Rietveld Red/Blue chair designed 1917, executed by Gerard van de Groenekan between 1979 and 1984

5 — A Brass Sculpture of a Stylised Male Head by Franz Hagenauer (Austrian, 1906-1986) STAMPED MANUFACTURER'S MARKS; MID 20TH CENTURY

6AR — A Hand-built Burnished and Carbonised Terracotta Vessel by Magdalene Odundo, OBE (Kenyan/British, 1950-) INCISED SIGNATURE TO BASE 'ODUNDO'; 1986

7AR — A Porcelain Bowl by Dame Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995) IMPRESSED 'LR' SEAL; CIRCA 1976

8 — A pair of 19th century German parcel-gilt silver nine-light candelabra by Brahmfeld & Gutruf, Hamburg circa 1860

9 — A renaissance revival silver-gilt large model of a cockerel 19th century, probably German, with pseudo marks for Jacob Stoer or George Schryer

10 — A pair of 19th century Dutch silver chestnut vases and covers by Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz & Son, Amsterdam 1821 (2)

11 — POLITICAL INTEREST: A William IV silver two-handled tray by Benjamin Smith, London 1833

13 — A rare and very fine mid 19th century Roman micromosaic oval floral still life panel Vatican Workshop, probably attributed to Federico Campanili, circa 1860

14TP — A George II mahogany and parcel gilt bookcase probably with 19th century gilt enrichments and later glazed doors

15TP — A pair of George I carved walnut, ebonised and boxwood line-inlaid side chairs circa 1715

16TP — A George II carved giltwood, gilt gesso and brass mounted girandole circa 1735-40

17TP — An Irish George II mahogany secretaire cabinet circa 1745

18TP — A French 18th century Mythological Tapestry, possibly Beauvais 385cm x 254cm

19TP — Paolo Buffa Cocktail cabinet c.1950

20TP,Y — Osvaldo Borsani Side cabinet c.1950

21 — PABLO ATCHUGARRY (B. 1954)Untitled

22TP — Yves Klein 'Table bleue' designed 1961, this work is part of an edition started in 1963 under the supervision of Rotraut Klein-Moquay

23TP — An impressive Napoleon III patinated and gilt bronze and rouge griotte marble figural clock garniture in the Louis XVI style and in the manner of Henry Dasson, the figural mounts after Claude Michel 'Clodion' (French, 1738-1814), the dial signed Ferdinand Berthoud A Paris

24 — A pair of third quarter 19th century Italian micro mosaic panels of views of Venice

25TP — A pair of mid Victorian gilt bronze mounted satinwood, purpleheart and ebony parquetry occasional tables attributed to Donald Ross

26TP — A French 19th century ormolu mounted tulipwood, birds' eye maple, amaranth, fruitwood and stained sycamore marquetry bureau plat

27TP,Y — A French late 19th century ormolu mounted kingwood, palisander and Vernis Martin meuble a hauteur d'appui probably by Maison Krieger or possibly Joseph Emanuel Zwiener

28*,TP — A French late 19th century ormolu mounted kingwood, bois satine and marquetry cartonnier secretaire attributed to Joseph Emanuel Zwiener (1849-1895)

29 — NAVAL INTEREST: A George III silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover, by Paul Storr, London 1812, the rim stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS BRITANNIAE LONDINI', incuse stamped number on lid and base: 710

30 — A Pair of George III silver meat dishes by Paul Storr, London 1819, with Old Sheffield Plate covers

31 — An impressive George III silver soup tureen on stand by Paul Storr, London 1807, rim stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCEPIS WALLIAE LONDINI FECERUNT'

32 — Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton P.R.A., R.W.S., known as Sir Frederic Leighton (British, 1830-1896): An important bronze figure of 'An Athlete Wrestling A Python'

33 — 'The Riding Crop' an Erotic Patinated Bronze Study by Bruno Zach (German, 1891-1935) SIGNED IN CAST 'BRUNO ZACH'; CIRCA 1925

34Ф,Y — 'Etoile de Mer' (Starfish) a Fine Art Deco Parcel-Gilt/Silvered Bronze and Carved Ivory Figure by Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947) SIGNED TO MARBLE 'D.H.Chiparus'; CIRCA 1925

35TP — A George III mahogany serpentine display cabinet circa 1760

36TP,W — Circle of Grinling Gibbons (Anglo-Dutch, 1648-1721): A late 17th/early 18th century carved limewood and oak panel

37 — A unusual patinated bronze model of a rearing stallion cast after the model by Giovanni Bologna (Italian, 1529-1608) and Antonio Susini (Italian, active 1572-1624) late 17th or 18th century, possibly Spanish

38TP — An Important Flemish mid-17th century Biblical Tapestry, 305cm x 408cm

39TP — An Augsburg 16th century Hungarian ash, stained sycamore and fruitwood marquetry cabinet

40TP — A pair of French late 16th century carved walnut fauteuils

41TP — An impressive 19th century silk Tabriz North West Persia, 436cm x 323cm

42 — A pair of Victorian silver-gilt dessert stands by John Samuel Hunt, London 1845, also stamped 'Hunt & Roskell, late Storr, Mortimer & Hunt'

43 — A large silver salver by Edward, Edward Jnr, John and William Barnard, London 1828

44 — A pair of cast silver five-light candelabra, in the Paul de Lamerie style by C. J. Vander Ltd, London 1983

45* — Giuseppe Garibaldi: An Important Gold Freedom Box marked for James Hunt, London 1767, adapted by Hancocks 1864

46 — A 19th century Swiss gold and enamel "Turkish Market" presentation snuff box unmarked (2)

47 — The Three Graces: An important Baccarat Glass and Gilded Bronze centrepiece by Hippolyte Moreau, circa 1909-10

48 — A magnificent Baccarat crystal glass and gilded bronze confiture vase and cover, circa 1900-1910

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1^TP —
Gerrit Rietveld
A 'Hoge' armchair designed c.1919, executed by Gerard van de Groenekan between 1979 and 1984

2^TP —
Gerrit Rietveld
Red armchair designed c.1925 executed by Gerard van de Groenekan between 1979 and 1983

3^TP —
Gerrit Rietveld
A child's wheelbarrow, designed c.1923 and executed by Gerard van de Groenekan in 1984

4^TP —
Gerrit Rietveld
Red/Blue chair designed 1917, executed by Gerard van de Groenekan between 1979 and 1984

5 —
A Brass Sculpture of a Stylised Male Head by Franz Hagenauer (Austrian, 1906-1986)
STAMPED MANUFACTURER'S MARKS; MID 20TH CENTURY

6^AR —
A Hand-built Burnished and Carbonised Terracotta Vessel by Magdalene Odundo, OBE (Kenyan/British, 1950-)
INCISED SIGNATURE TO BASE 'ODUNDO'; 1986

7^AR —
A Porcelain Bowl by Dame Lucie Rie (Austrian/British, 1902-1995)
IMPRESSED 'LR' SEAL; CIRCA 1976

8 —
A pair of 19th century German parcel-gilt silver nine-light candelabra
by Brahmfeld & Gutruf, Hamburg circa 1860

9 —
A renaissance revival silver-gilt large model of a cockerel
19th century, probably German, with pseudo marks for Jacob Stoer or George Schryer

10 —
A pair of 19th century Dutch silver chestnut vases and covers
by Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz & Son, Amsterdam 1821 (2)

11 —
POLITICAL INTEREST: A William IV silver two-handled tray
by Benjamin Smith, London 1833

13 —
A rare and very fine mid 19th century Roman micromosaic oval floral still life panel
Vatican Workshop, probably attributed to Federico Campanili, circa 1860

14^TP —
A George II mahogany and parcel gilt bookcase
probably with 19th century gilt enrichments and later glazed doors

15^TP —
A pair of George I carved walnut, ebonised and boxwood line-inlaid side chairs
circa 1715

16^TP —
A George II carved giltwood, gilt gesso and brass mounted girandole
circa 1735-40

17^TP —
An Irish George II mahogany secretaire cabinet
circa 1745

18^TP —
A French 18th century Mythological Tapestry,
possibly Beauvais 385cm x 254cm

19^TP —
Paolo Buffa
Cocktail cabinet c.1950

20^TP,Y —
Osvaldo Borsani
Side cabinet c.1950

21 —
PABLO ATCHUGARRY (B. 1954)
Untitled

22^TP —
Yves Klein
'Table bleue' designed 1961, this work is part of an edition started in 1963 under the supervision of Rotraut Klein-Moquay

23^TP —
An impressive Napoleon III patinated and gilt bronze and rouge griotte marble figural clock garniture
in the Louis XVI style and in the manner of Henry Dasson, the figural mounts after Claude Michel 'Clodion' (French, 1738-1814), the dial signed Ferdinand Berthoud A Paris

24 —
A pair of third quarter 19th century Italian micro mosaic panels of views of Venice

25^TP —
A pair of mid Victorian gilt bronze mounted satinwood, purpleheart and ebony parquetry occasional tables attributed to Donald Ross

26^TP —
A French 19th century ormolu mounted tulipwood, birds' eye maple, amaranth, fruitwood and stained sycamore marquetry bureau plat

27^TP,Y —
A French late 19th century ormolu mounted kingwood, palisander and Vernis Martin meuble a hauteur d'appui
probably by Maison Krieger or possibly Joseph Emanuel Zwiener

28^*,TP —
A French late 19th century ormolu mounted kingwood, bois satine and marquetry cartonnier secretaire attributed to Joseph Emanuel Zwiener (1849-1895)

29 —
NAVAL INTEREST: A George III silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover,
by Paul Storr, London 1812, the rim stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS BRITANNIAE LONDINI', incuse stamped number on lid and base: 710

30 —
A Pair of George III silver meat dishes
by Paul Storr, London 1819, with Old Sheffield Plate covers

31 —
An impressive George III silver soup tureen on stand
by Paul Storr, London 1807, rim stamped 'RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCEPIS WALLIAE LONDINI FECERUNT'

32 —
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton P.R.A., R.W.S., known as Sir Frederic Leighton (British, 1830-1896): An important bronze figure of 'An Athlete Wrestling A Python'

33 —
'The Riding Crop' an Erotic Patinated Bronze Study by Bruno Zach (German, 1891-1935)
SIGNED IN CAST 'BRUNO ZACH'; CIRCA 1925

34^Ф,Y —
'Etoile de Mer' (Starfish) a Fine Art Deco Parcel-Gilt/Silvered Bronze and Carved Ivory Figure by Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947)
SIGNED TO MARBLE 'D.H.Chiparus'; CIRCA 1925

35^TP —
A George III mahogany serpentine display cabinet
circa 1760

36^TP,W —
Circle of Grinling Gibbons (Anglo-Dutch, 1648-1721): A late 17th/early 18th century carved limewood and oak panel

37 —
A unusual patinated bronze model of a rearing stallion cast after the model by Giovanni Bologna (Italian, 1529-1608) and Antonio Susini (Italian, active 1572-1624)
late 17th or 18th century, possibly Spanish

38^TP —
An Important Flemish mid-17th century Biblical Tapestry,
305cm x 408cm

39^TP —
An Augsburg 16th century Hungarian ash, stained sycamore and fruitwood marquetry cabinet

40^TP —
A pair of French late 16th century carved walnut fauteuils

41^TP —
An impressive 19th century silk Tabriz
North West Persia, 436cm x 323cm

42 —
A pair of Victorian silver-gilt dessert stands
by John Samuel Hunt, London 1845, also stamped 'Hunt & Roskell, late Storr, Mortimer & Hunt'

43 —
A large silver salver
by Edward, Edward Jnr, John and William Barnard, London 1828

44 —
A pair of cast silver five-light candelabra, in the Paul de Lamerie style
by C. J. Vander Ltd, London 1983

45^* —
Giuseppe Garibaldi: An Important Gold Freedom Box
marked for James Hunt, London 1767, adapted by Hancocks 1864

46 —
A 19th century Swiss gold and enamel "Turkish Market" presentation snuff box
unmarked (2)

47 —
The Three Graces: An important Baccarat Glass and Gilded Bronze centrepiece by Hippolyte Moreau, circa 1909-10

48 —
A magnificent Baccarat crystal glass and gilded bronze confiture vase and cover, circa 1900-1910