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The Property of Lord Harlech

29 March 2017 | starting at 10:00 BST

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Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (Bruges 1561-1635 London) Portrait of Ellen Maurice, three-quarter-length, in a white lace ruff and white dress embellished with pearls. Sold for £269,000 inc. premium

Two remarkable Elizabeth I joined oak three-tier buffets, made ensuite, circa 1580-1600 (2). Sold for £143,000 inc. premium

Daniel Quigley (Irish, active 18th Century) The Godolphin Arabian. Sold for £100,000 inc. premium

An important set of seven George III giltwood framed open armchairs. Sold for £47,500 inc. premium

An Elizabeth I joined oak coffer, Gloucestershire, circa 1590. Sold for £37,500 inc. premium

A 1936 Rapier 10hp Tourer Chassis no. Chassis no. 11448 Engine no. Engine no. D228/1 (see text). Sold for £31,250 inc. premium

A very rare late 18th century mahogany quarter striking and musical bracket clock playing seven tunes on twelve hammers and bells William Robson Senior, North Shields. Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

A pair of early 19th century French Empire bronze and ormolu three-light candelabraIn the manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire, (2). Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

KENNEDY (JOHN FITZGERALD) SHELLEY (PERCY BYSSHE) The Poetical Works, E. Moxon, 1840. Sold for £8,125 inc. premium

HURTADO DE MENDOZA (ANTONIO) Querer Por Solo Querer: To Love only for Love Sake: a Dramatick Romance. Represented at Aranjuez... Together with the Festivals of Aranwhez, 2 parts in one vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, printed by William Godbid, 1670. Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

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Ф	Item contains or is made of ivory
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- Private & Iconic Collections and House Sales

The Contents of Glyn Cywarch

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1TP — An early 18th century joined oak corner gateleg table, English, circa 1700-20

2TP — An oak and cane open armchair, English

3TP — An unusual Charles II joined oak gateleg table, circa 1680

4TP — A James I joined oak credence-type table, attributed to salisbury, circa 1620

5TP — A late 16th -early 17th century oak refectory-type table, possibly Welsh or English, circa 1600

6TP — A mid-18th century joined oak settle, English or Welsh

7TP — An oak high dresser, EnglishIncorporating early 18th century timbers

8TP — An oak and inlaid cwpwrdd deuddarn, Conwy valley, circa 1700

9TP — A James I joined oak coffer, dated 1607 and later

10 — An Elizabeth II Page's SwordBy Wilkinson Sword Co., London

11Ф,Y — A George V Lord Lieutenant's Mameluke-Hilted SabreBy Meyer & Mortimer Conduit St., London, No. 10003, Circa 1910

12 — A George V Welsh Guards Officer's SwordBy J.R. Gaunt & Son Limited, Late Edward Thurkle, London & Birmingham, Circa 1915

13 — A Victorian Officer's Sword Of The Coldstream GuardsBy Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 19405 For 1874

14 — A Rare Edward VII Officer's Sword Of The Shropshire Yeomanry CavalryCirca 1902

15TP — A collection of Military uniforms

16TP — A collection of military helmets and hats

17TP — A collection of period costume, including hunt tails, velvet shoes and a pageboy's jacket(qty)

18TP — Two remarkable Elizabeth I joined oak three-tier buffets, made ensuite, circa 1580-1600

19 — A pair of late 19th century painted wooden duck decoys

20TP — A group of Italian 19th century giltwood acanthus carved fragments

21 — A leather cartridge bagmarked 'HARLECH'

22 — A 19th century oak cased wall clockMade by A. Lashmore, Oswestry

23TP — A small oak coffer or strong box

24 — An early 20th century steam model of a 4-4-0 tender locomotive

25 — A collection of 19th century kitchenalia

26TP — A Chinese export 18th century six panel black lacquered and gilt decorated screen

27TP — A George III black and gilt Japanned cabinet on stand

28 — A Collection of Antiquities comprising of a Roman marble torso, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D, a Greek terracotta head, circa 6th Century B.C, a Roman bronze figure of a nude young man, circa 2nd Century A.D, and various later terracotta beads

29 — AN 18TH CENTURY SÈVRES TEAPOT WITH 19TH CENTURY DECORATION

30 — A Set of five Marseilles Faience Petal-Shaped Dishes Veuve Perrin Factory, about 1760-70

31 — A Ludwigsburg Porcelain Tureen and Cover and Meissen Stand, Late 18th Century

32 — A collection of five individual Sevres plates 18th Century

33 — A Pair of Chamberlains Worcester Yellow-Ground Cachepots and Stands, Circa 1805

34 — An Egyptian banded alabaster jar, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C

35TP — A Charles I oak six-leg refectory-type table, circa 1630

36 — Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger(Bruges 1561-1635 London)Portrait of Ellen Maurice, three-quarter-length, in a white lace ruff and white dress embellished with pearls

37 — English Schoolearly 17th CenturyPortrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Margaret Laken, later Lady Maurice, three-quarter-length, in a red embroidered dress

38 — Welsh Schoolearly, 17th CenturyPortrait of a Welsh gentleman, probably John Griffith of Talybont, half-length, in black costume, holding a document

39 — Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte(Flemish, 1662-1749)An Italianate landscape with figures resting by a river

40TP — Two rare James I joined oak panel-back open armchairs, made ensuite, West Country, circa 1620

41TP — A James I joined oak panel-back open armchair, West Country, circa 1620

42TP — A James I joined oak panel-back open armchair, West Country, circa 1620

43TP — A George I walnut and crossbanded chest on stand

44TP — A George II walnut and crossbanded chest on stand

45TP — A George III mahogany and satinwood banded demi-lune card table

46TP — A pair of late George III mahogany hall chairs

47TP — A pair of Regency ebonised and gilt highlighted armchairs

48TP — A George III satinwood, harewood and marquetry demi-lune card tableIn the manner of William Moore of Dublin

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1^TP —
An early 18th century joined oak corner gateleg table, English, circa 1700-20

2^TP —
An oak and cane open armchair, English

3^TP —
An unusual Charles II joined oak gateleg table, circa 1680

4^TP —
A James I joined oak credence-type table, attributed to salisbury, circa 1620

5^TP —
A late 16th -early 17th century oak refectory-type table, possibly Welsh or English, circa 1600

6^TP —
A mid-18th century joined oak settle, English or Welsh

7^TP —
An oak high dresser, English
Incorporating early 18th century timbers

8^TP —
An oak and inlaid cwpwrdd deuddarn, Conwy valley, circa 1700

9^TP —
A James I joined oak coffer, dated 1607 and later

10 —
An Elizabeth II Page's Sword
By Wilkinson Sword Co., London

11^Ф,Y —
A George V Lord Lieutenant's Mameluke-Hilted Sabre
By Meyer & Mortimer Conduit St., London, No. 10003, Circa 1910

12 —
A George V Welsh Guards Officer's Sword
By J.R. Gaunt & Son Limited, Late Edward Thurkle, London & Birmingham, Circa 1915

13 —
A Victorian Officer's Sword Of The Coldstream Guards
By Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 19405 For 1874

14 —
A Rare Edward VII Officer's Sword Of The Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry
Circa 1902

15^TP —
A collection of Military uniforms

16^TP —
A collection of military helmets and hats

17^TP —
A collection of period costume, including hunt tails, velvet shoes and a pageboy's jacket(qty)

18^TP —
Two remarkable Elizabeth I joined oak three-tier buffets, made ensuite, circa 1580-1600

19 —
A pair of late 19th century painted wooden duck decoys

20^TP —
A group of Italian 19th century giltwood acanthus carved fragments

21 —
A leather cartridge bag
marked 'HARLECH'

22 —
A 19th century oak cased wall clock
Made by A. Lashmore, Oswestry

23^TP —
A small oak coffer or strong box

24 —
An early 20th century steam model of a 4-4-0 tender locomotive

25 —
A collection of 19th century kitchenalia

26^TP —
A Chinese export 18th century six panel black lacquered and gilt decorated screen

27^TP —
A George III black and gilt Japanned cabinet on stand

28 —
A Collection of Antiquities comprising of a Roman marble torso, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D, a Greek terracotta head, circa 6th Century B.C, a Roman bronze figure of a nude young man, circa 2nd Century A.D, and various later terracotta beads

29 —
AN 18TH CENTURY SÈVRES TEAPOT WITH 19TH CENTURY DECORATION

30 —
A Set of five Marseilles Faience Petal-Shaped Dishes
Veuve Perrin Factory, about 1760-70

31 —
A Ludwigsburg Porcelain Tureen and Cover and Meissen Stand, Late 18th Century

32 —
A collection of five individual Sevres plates
18th Century

33 —
A Pair of Chamberlains Worcester Yellow-Ground Cachepots and Stands, Circa 1805

34 —
An Egyptian banded alabaster jar, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C

35^TP —
A Charles I oak six-leg refectory-type table, circa 1630

36 —
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
(Bruges 1561-1635 London)
Portrait of Ellen Maurice, three-quarter-length, in a white lace ruff and white dress embellished with pearls

37 —
English School
early 17th Century
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Margaret Laken, later Lady Maurice, three-quarter-length, in a red embroidered dress

38 —
Welsh School
early, 17th Century
Portrait of a Welsh gentleman, probably John Griffith of Talybont, half-length, in black costume, holding a document

39 —
Jan Frans van Bloemen, called Orizzonte
(Flemish, 1662-1749)
An Italianate landscape with figures resting by a river

40^TP —
Two rare James I joined oak panel-back open armchairs, made ensuite, West Country, circa 1620

41^TP —
A James I joined oak panel-back open armchair, West Country, circa 1620

42^TP —
A James I joined oak panel-back open armchair, West Country, circa 1620

43^TP —
A George I walnut and crossbanded chest on stand

44^TP —
A George II walnut and crossbanded chest on stand

45^TP —
A George III mahogany and satinwood banded demi-lune card table

46^TP —
A pair of late George III mahogany hall chairs

47^TP —
A pair of Regency ebonised and gilt highlighted armchairs

48^TP —
A George III satinwood, harewood and marquetry demi-lune card table
In the manner of William Moore of Dublin