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For Immediate Release: 4 March 2011

Contact: Iona Sale, IONA PR, 01451 832 268,

07721 030 825 or [email protected]

GEORGE III LINEN PRESS SELLS FOR13,000 AT SALE ON 3 MARCH 2011

With over 60 lots selling for in excess of 1,000 at their latest sale on

Thursday, 3 March 2011, Chorleys confirmed their position as the

leading fine art auctioneer in the Cotswolds. With collections from

two important Gloucestershire houses, Foscombe House and

Farmington Lodge, as well as items formerly in the Rous Lench

collection on offer, there was plenty of provenance to bid for.

The sale included a good group of four watercolours by popular

sporting artist Lionel Edwards. The most popular of these proved tobe Lot 54 The Aftermath, a dramatic depiction of the landing side

of Bechers Brook at the 1924 Grand National. With the Cheltenham

Festival coming up there was a real sense of excitement in the room as

bidding raced past the estimate sell for 13,500 on the nose.

Among the ceramics it was the items formerly in the Rous Lench

collection that drew the most attention. Some viewers remarked that

they had never seen such a complete service of early Worcester

miniature tea wares as Lot 175; this may go some way to explaining

the 8,500 hammer price. A rare pair ofLowestoft pug dogs, Lot

182, saw a lot of interest from East Anglian collectors and they

eventually went to a new home at 7,500. A Chelsea teapot andcover (Lot 185) decorated in the Kakiemon style was in overall good

condition (just some restoration to the cover) and this saw bidding

reach 3,800. Another rare and early piece, a Longton Hall wine

taster circa 1755 (Lot 245), had been spotted by one of Chorleys

valuers on a routine home visit. It was valued at 500-800 to the

astonishment of the vendor and they were astounded when the

hammer went down at 2,500.

One of the best quality lots was a late 19th

Century games

compendium (Lot 343) in an inlaid walnut case. This was fitted with

boards and pieces for a number of games including chess,

backgammon, chequers and nine mens morris. A full bank of

telephone bidders got involved and it eventually scored 6,000.

Among the miscellaneous items was one of the days main successes,

a marriage of a Limoges enamel cover for a tazza and a late 18th

Century neo-classical swagged urn (Lot 351). An old yellowing

note with the piece stated that the Limoges enamel top was circa

1500, the auctioneers remained cautious although they were aware

that the decoration (the battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs known

as the Centauromachy) was a popular subject during the Renaissance.

Buyers obviously felt it had some age when it was contested between

phones and the room to a sale topping 18,000.

Lot 54 sold for 13,500




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Lot 374, illustrated on the front cover of the catalogue was a

hugely decorative Lyre clockfrom the collection of Jack Bailey. Of

late 18th

Century design and surmounted by a winged horse this had

last been offered for sale by Sothebys back in 1982. This time round

it saw 7,000. Jacks collection was led by a quarter chiming

longcase clock by the maker John Ellicott (Lot 377). In great

condition it was no surprise to see it exceed its 8,000-12,000 estimate

to make 13,000. Among the other clocks, a marine chronometerby Thomas Mercer (Lot 384) that was seen on a valuation day sailed

to a magnificent 5,500 hammer. The surprise of the section was a

17th

Century wall clock by Arthur Davis with a rare vertical verge

escapement (Lot 392) which generated a huge amount of pre-sale

interest and eventually clocked up a quadruple estimate 7,800.

Much has been written about the problems in the furniture market but

it was clear that for the right pieces there are still buyers. Among the

collection from Foscombe House was an impressive Chinese carved

hardwood console table (Lot 478), perhaps the buoyant Chinese

market helped this along to 7,800. Another striking piece from the

collection was a Louis XV style kingwood vitrine (Lot 475) in themanner of Linke which exceeded expectations at 11,000.

From Farmington Lodge came a good group of English furniture

including a 19th

Century serpentine front serving table (Lot 501) at

6,000, a nicely proportioned mahogany partners desk (Lot 510) at

2,800 and a fine Regency sofa table (Lot 507) at 2,500. These

were eclipsed by a George III linen press (Lot 511) with shaped

panelled doors and finely carved detail to the cornice and feet. The

piece had similarities with a design from Chippendales Director and

drew gasps when it sold at 13,000: a house record for a linen press.

The other properties produced some remarkable prices notably Lot

494, a set of nine oak dining chairs with Gothic tracery backs.

These were in country house condition but the frames were basically

sound and the design an attractive one, the hammer fell at 9,500.

The auctioneers were very happy with the sale which totalled over

300,000 with 75% of the lots sold. It proves that by sourcing good

private collections and marketing them to private and trade buyers

both at home and abroad, good prices can still be achieved. It was

particularly notable that an increasing number of items were selling to

online bidders proving that investment in this area has been well

worthwhile. Furthermore, the lots were artfully displayed as roomsettings in the refurbished Upper Room at Prinknash.

For further information please contact Catrin Hampton on 01452

344499 or [email protected]

For press information or jpeg images please contact Iona Sale,IONA PR, on 01451 832 268 or 07721 030 825.

Chorleys next sale is on Thursday, 14th April 2011.





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