Collections 2023-03-21 Auction - 400 Price Results - Bonhams in Knightsbridge - Page 6
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A. (Sudbury 1727-1788 London) Portrait of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shel...A large leaf tapestry fragment Circa 1550, Southern NetherlandsA mythological Soho tapestry Last quarter 17th century, England, after designs by Francis Cleyn ...
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London, Knightsbridge, United Kingdom
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Collections Including The Peta Smyth Collection of Antique Textiles & Tapestries, Selected Items From The Collection of Lord & Lady Flight, and The Contents of Chequers' Attics Peta Smyth. Lord and Lady Flight. The Chequers Estate. The first London Collections sale of the year brings together, across 400 lots, three distinct collections with individual character and history. After forty-five years of dealing from her Moreton Street shop, Peta Smyth's collection of antique textiles and tapestries will begin the sale. From 16th century tapestry fragments and 18th century Aubusson tapestries to panels of brocade and reams of colourful green and yellow damask silks, each lot had carefully been curated and collected by Peta for its quality and workmanship. The important historical portraits, decorative arts, and porcelain from the collection of Lord and Lady Flight takes up the mantel for the second part of the sale. Lord Flight is a direct descendant of Thomas Flight (1726-1800) who purchased the Worcester Porcelain Company in 1783 for his sons. Proud of this connection, he has been collecting Worcester porcelain ever since; a selection of which is included in the sale. In addition to the porcelain, Lord Flight's political interests and career as an MP are reflected in the Old Master portraits that serve as a timeline of British prime ministers of the 17th and 18th centuries: the Gainsborough portrait of William Petty hung in the Houses of Parliament prior to auction. Continuing the political theme, Bonhams is delighted to close the sale with the selected contents of the attics at Chequers, the official country residence of the prime ministers of Great Britain. Gifted by the Viscount Lee of Fareham to British prime ministers in perpetuity, the attics, as with many other country houses, have become filled with dinner services and pieces of silver which are no longer of use. The funds raised from the sale will be ploughed back into the repair and maintenance of the house and its collections. Specialist contacts Anna Burnside Head of Sale Tel: +44 20 7468 8246 Anna.Burnside@bonhams.com Ghislaine Howard Sale Coordinator Tel: +44 20 7393 3825 Ghislaine.Howard@bonhams.com Kafayat Zaria-Suleiman Sale Coordinator Tel: +44 20 3988 6400 Kafayat.Zaria-Suleiman@bonhams.com Charlie Thomas Group Head, Private Collections, Furniture & Works of Art, U.K Tel: +44 20 7468 8358 Charlie.Thomas@bonhams.com Helena Gumley Specialist Tel: +44 20 7393 3892 Helena.Gumley@bonhams.com Madeleine Cater Cataloguer Tel: +44 20 7468 5895 Madeleine.Cater@bonhams.com Client Services (UK) Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 info@bonhams.com Bids (UK) Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 bids@bonhams.com
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A damask panel Late 17th century, probably Italian: A damask panelLate 17th century, probably ItalianDesigned with winged cherubs, exotic flowers, leaves and Florentine lily, 116cm x 60cm; another adapted as a curtain, 224cm x 60cm; one other of
0121: A damask panel Late 17th century, probably ItalianEst. £500-£600
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An embroidered silk panel Early 18th century, English: An embroidered silk panelEarly 18th century, EnglishThe cream silk ground embroidered in chain stitch and designed with curling tendrils enclosing roses, carnations, thistles, strawberries and other
0123: An embroidered silk panel Early 18th century, EnglishEst. £800-£1,200
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A needlework panel Mid-18th century, English: A needlework panelMid-18th century, EnglishDesigned with a decorative vase of carnations, tulips, lilies and other flowers, worked in tent stitch with coloured wools, on a dark ground, backed, 94cm
0124: A needlework panel Mid-18th century, EnglishEst. £800-£1,200
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A Gobelins tapestry fragment Early 18th century: A Gobelins tapestry fragmentEarly 18th centuryDesigned with a scene from 'Les Chasses de l'Empereur Maximilien - Septembre, ou les Balances, ou le bat l'eau', mounted on linen over a stretcher,
0125: A Gobelins tapestry fragment Early 18th centuryEst. £600-£800
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An Aubusson tapestry fragment Late 18th century: An Aubusson tapestry fragmentLate 18th centuryDesigned with a pastoral scene, including a farm hand, woven in silk and wool, in the manner of Jacques Nicolas Juillard (1715-1790), mounted and framed,
0126: An Aubusson tapestry fragment Late 18th centuryEst. £1,000-£1,500
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A border of ciselé velvet 17th century, Italian: A border of ciselé velvet17th century, ItalianThe centre designed with a coronet, and spray of flowers, to either side a vase with leaf display amongst pomegranates and pineapples, woven in
0128: A border of ciselé velvet 17th century, ItalianEst. £400-£600
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A length of ciselé 17th century: A length of ciselé silk velvet17th centuryDesigned with an ogival pattern of curled leaves surrounding stylised tulips and carnations, the narrow border to either side with pomegranates, the
0129: A length of ciselé 17th centuryEst. £600-£800
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A needlework border Circa 1600, British: A needlework borderCirca 1600, BritishThe linen ground designed with an alternating pattern of roses and carnations, the outer edge with honeysuckle and leaves, worked in tent stitch with coloured
0137: A needlework border Circa 1600, BritishEst. £600-£800
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A crewelwork curtain Early 18th century, English: A crewelwork curtainEarly 18th century, EnglishThe linen ground designed with scrolling stems and branches, with birds, flowers, leaves and buds, the lower portion with hillocks, featuring a
0139: A crewelwork curtain Early 18th century, EnglishEst. £4,000-£6,000
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A heraldic banner 17th century, possibly Spanish: A heraldic banner17th century, possibly SpanishThe 17th century red velvet applied with a helmet crest surmounting a shield with a castle stars and other symbols, worked in coloured silks, the border
0142: A heraldic banner 17th century, possibly SpanishEst. £600-£800
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An Aubusson verdure tapestry Second quarter 18th century: An Aubusson verdure tapestrySecond quarter 18th centuryDesigned with a wading bird among trees and exotic flowers, and ducks on a river before a walled town, the border with profuse and colourful
0144: An Aubusson verdure tapestry Second quarter 18th centuryEst. £8,000-£12,000