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Ned Cowell will be joining us in early May as head of a new department covering Arms & Armour, Militaria, Coins & Medals. He will initially have two standalone

sales a year with the first scheduled for the autumn. Ned comes to us from George Kidner Auctioneers in Lymington where he has spent the last 14 years.

Hannah Galbraith has been appointed as an assistant in the jewellery department. Hannah studied Chinese at Pembroke College, Oxford and spent a year at Peking University in

Beijing. She is fluent in Mandarin and also speaks Cantonese, Japanese, French and Spanish. She is a noted choral singer, represented her college at Oxford in rowing, hockey and netball and has recently started studying calligraphy.

Zoe Smith has joined us as assistant to Michael Jeffery in the 20th Century Decorative Arts department. Prior to her employment with us Zoe worked for John & Judith Head, the

well-known antiquarian sporting book and print specialists in Salisbury.

opposite. Houbigant 7 la Belle Saisons, a Lalique glass scent bottle and stopper, designed by Rene Lalique, 10.4cm high.Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000To be sold 20th April

Back cover. Umbrella Men a bespoke gentleman’s wardrobe by Andrew Varah, 1989, 201cm wide, 207cm high. Estimate £1,500 – 2,000To be sold 20th April

BeloW. A small collection of objects of vertu. Various estimates. To be sold 27th April

Front cover. A massive and rare Chinese blue and white boys jar, guan, six character Jiajing mark and of the period 1522 - 66, 38.8cm.Estimate: £100,000 – 200,000To be sold 17th May

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We are delighted to announce the arrival of three new members of staff.

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We wish Ned, Hannah and Zoe well in their new roles. I have no doubt that they will all make a significant contribution to the continuing development of the salerooms.

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ENGLISH & EUROPEAN CERAMICS & GLASS

19th April 2016



SPECIALIST: CLARE DURHAM +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected]

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opposite. A selection of items from a private collection of salt-glazed stoneware included in the sale. Various estimates.

1. A London delftware Royal charger, c.1690, painted in polychrome enamels with a full length portrait of William and Mary beneath the initials WMR, 33.7cmEstimate: £2,000 – 3,000

2. A pair of Meissen figuresof goats, 18th century, 9.3cm.Estimate: £600 – 800

3. A rare Vauxhall teapot and cover, c.1757-59, 18cm across. From the Hanley Collection of Teapots, and previously in the collection of Margaret Cadman. Estimate: £5,000 – 8,000

4. A rare Derby monteith,c.1780, with unfinishedpanel decoration on a bluescale ground, 37cm across.Estimate: £150 – 250

Our sale on 19th April includes a small private collection of Staffordshire white salt-glazed stoneware. The tight-fitting almost matt glaze is created by throwing a handful of salt into the kiln during the firing, the bodies then being dipped and enamelled, usually in a very bright palette with a distinctive turquoise colour featuring strongly. The wares, predominantly for the tea table, were largely produced between 1745 and 1780 at a time when English porcelain production was just starting out, and decoration derives both from the wares being produced by the early factories such as Bow and Chelsea, but also from Chinese porcelains and earlier delftware. The earliest decorators of salt-glaze pottery are thought to be Dutch, skilled in the use of overglaze enamels that required a second firing.

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Among the items included in the collection are those relating to the Jacobite uprising. Following the failed rebellion, Jacobite supporters showed their loyalty with drinking vessels bearing secret emblems. More commonly seen on contemporary wine glasses, lot 128 in our sale is a teapot showing secret decoration of a European figure among foliage beside a six-petalled rose, a known Jacobite emblem.

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The reverse bears similar decoration of a Chinese figure among famille rose flowers, which would not raise an eyebrow. Thus the host could choose which side of the teapot to show guests, depending on their political leanings.


CLARICE CLIFF, ART DECO & 20TH CENTURY DESIGN

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SPECIALIST: MICHAEL JEFFERY +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected]

Opposite. Front: Still Life, a MadouraPottery Edition Picassoplatter, designed by PabloPicasso, 39cm wide.Estimate: £4,000 – 5,000

Rear: Corrida sur Fond Noir,a Madoura Pottery EditionPicasso plate, designed byPablo Picasso, 39cm wide.Estimate: £3,000 – 5,000

1. Sirene, a rare Laliqueopalescent glass carmascot/figure, 10.5cm high. Estimate: £1,000 – 2,000

2. Red Autumn, a Clarice Cliff Fantasque Bizarrewall plaque, 33.5cm diam.Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000

3. Inspiration Caprice, arare Clarice Cliff charger,46cm diam. Estimate: £1,200 – 1,800

4. Dodo Burgner, Couple In a Theatre Box, watercolouron paper, 29 x 20.5cm.Estimate: £500 – 800

5. A Marcel C. Coard walnut day bed, 219 x 128 x 70cm high. Estimate: £200 – 300

6. A selection of Peter Hayes work, 49cm high(tallest). Estimates from £150 – 500

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The first specialist 20th Century Design auction of 2016 is packed with glass, ceramics, works of art, furniture and metal work from 1900 to the present day. Opening the auction is a selection of works by Clarice Cliff including a rare Inspiration Caprice charger, circa 1932 (image 3). Highlighting the Art Deco section is a selection of glass designed by Rene Lalique including a rare opalescent glass Sirene car mascot (image 1).The opalescence in the glass gives it a blue hue, an effect popular with collectors as is the original card box with silk tassels included with a rare Lalique scent bottle made for Houbigant.

Following the Art Deco section is a group of design from 1950 to the present day – including the collection of the internationally acclaimed potter Peter Hayes (image 6). Peter started potting on his travels in India and Africa in the 1970s before returning to Britain and working out of his pottery in Bath. He has exhibited on his own and in group exhibitions and the sale includes rare examples of his work and also that of his contemporaries including John Maltby, Ewen Henderson and Robin Welch.

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FINE SILVER & OBJECTS OF VERTU

27th April 2016



SPECIALISTS: RUPERT SLINGSBY +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected] LUCY CHALMERS +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected]

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opposite. A 19th century German silver-gilt nef,length 50cm. Estimate: £10,000 – 15,000

1. A silver Asprey butt marker, height closed 6cm.Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000

2. A George III silver punch bowl, by Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp, London 1761, diameter 31.9cm. Estimate: £6,000 – 8,000

3. A rare early 18th century Scottish provincial silver cup, by Simon McKenzie, Inverness, circa 1710, height 6cm.Estimate: £6,000 – 8,000

4. A Royal William III silver-gilt Dog-nose spoon, by John Ladyman, London 1698,length 19.4cm.Estimate: £500 – 700

5. An Edwardian novelty silver cat mantel clock, by William Hornby, London 1907, height 15.5cm.Estimate: £1,800 – 2,200

6. A Victorian cast silver owl ink well, by Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield 1851,height 15.5cm.Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000

7. A George I West Country silver teapot, by Samuel Willmot of Plymouth, over-stamped with maker’s mark of Joseph Collier acting as retailer, Exeter 1726,length handle to spout 21.2cm. Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000 8. A rare 18th century Dutch silver inkstand, by Lambrecht Van Der Woord, Vlissingen, 1785, length 23.3cm.Estimate: £4,000 – 6,000

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The April 27th Fine Silver Sale will include private collections of early spoons, Exeter silver, butt markers, nefs, meat skewers, objects of vertu and collectibles.

Highlights include the silver-gilt nef pictured opposite. A nef is an elaborate table ornament, usually made of silver, silver-gilt or gold. They had various uses, with smaller ones holding salt or spices and larger for holding drink. Some nefs had wheels to allow them to be rolled from one end of the table to the other.

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FINE JEWELLERY28th April 2016


The Asscher cut was invented by Dr Joseph Asscher in 1902. He was also famous for cleaving the 3,106ct Cullinan diamond into the nine principle smaller diamonds in 1908.

These included the 530ct pear-shaped Cullinan I or Star of Africa in the Sovereign’s Sceptre and the cushion shaped 317ct Cullinan II in the Imperial State Crown. In total

ninety-six polished diamonds were cut from the original rough stone.


SPECIALISTS: JONATHAN EDWARDS FGAA +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected] MARIELLE WHITING FGA +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected]

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opposite. A 5.47 carat Asscher cut diamond ring, size M. GIA Certification, H colour and IF clarity.Estimate: £60,000 – 80,000

1. A Victorian suite of three Burmese ruby and diamond brooches. Cased by S.J Phillips when at 113 New Bond Street.The property of a Lady of title.Estimate: £20,000 – 30,000

2. A Lightning Ridge opal and diamond cluster ring, size M.Estimate: £15,000 – £20,000

3. An early Art Deco sapphire and diamond bow brooch. Formerly the property of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Margaret, 5.6cm wide. Estimate: £12,000 – 18,000

4. An Art Deco emerald and diamond brooch in the Oriental taste by Cartier, circa 1925, 5cm wide.Estimate: £5,000 – 7,000

5. A heart-shaped diamond set gold and enamel locket pendant by Fabergé, 2.3cm wide.Estimate: £4,000 – 6,000

6. An Art Deco Burmese ruby and diamond ring, size K 1/2.Estimate: £15,000 – £20,000

7. An impressive natural saltwater pearl ring. The pearl 14.5mm and weighs 72 grains. Estimate:£100,000 – 200,000

8. A pair of natural pearl and diamond drop earrings, the drop-shaped pearls weighing 13.41 and 13.79cts. SSEF certification, 4.15cm high.Estimate: £50,000 – 70,000.

9. A Charles II loyalty ring, the glazed portrait miniature attributed to Nicholas Dixon, 2.5 x 1.9cm. Estimate: £5,000 – 10,000

10. A French Art Deco gold cigarette case with fine mother of pearl inlay, 8cm high. Estimate: £5,000 – 7,000.

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Believed to have been owned by Jane Lane, who was instrumental in King Charles II’s escape from Cromwell’s army. The current owner is Lady Chataway, widow of Olympic athlete Sir Christopher Chataway and descendant of Miss Lane.

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ASIAN ART

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SPECIALIST: JOHN AXFORD +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected]

opposite. A rare Chinese midnight-blue silk formal robe, chaopao, mid-19th century, embroidered with thirteen dragon roundels, 208cm across. Provenance: from the collection of Dr Richard Wolfendale L.R.C.P. and S. (Edin.)(1866-1921), and thence by family descent. Estimate: £10,000 – 20,000

1. A Chinese marble torso of a bodhisattva, Tang dynasty 618-907 AD, adorned with ribbons and draped robes, 75cm.Estimate: £20,000 – 30,000

2. A good Japanese Satsuma oval tray, Meiji 1868-1912, the rim signed Kozan sei, 31.5cm.Estimate: £1,500 – 2,500

3. A massive Chinese famille rose punch bowl, 55.2cm diam.Provenance: Lieutenant-General John Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane, FRS (1762-1834), and thence by family descent.Estimate: £20,000 – 30,000

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Dr Wolfendale travelled to China in 1896 with the London Missionary Society, having qualified in Edinburgh as a Medical Missionary. He was appointed to the hospital in Chongqing (Chungking), where he was known as Dr Fan I Sen. He spoke fluent Chinese, and was a respected physician. In 1910 he transferred to the Canadian Missionary Society to continue his work, including rebuilding hospital buildings in Luzhou (Luchow) in 1915, and treating wounded soldiers from

both sides during fighting between Yunnan and Sichuan (Szechuan) forces. Dr and Mrs Wolfendale were presented with this robe (opposite) as a gift in 1914 when he left Chongqing, in gratitude for his service which would eventually span a twenty-five year period.

leFt to right seateD: Dr Wolfendale, J Hudson Taylor and William Wharton Cassels. 1905.

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20TH CENTURY & CONTEMPORARY ART

8th June 2016


SPECIALISTS: VICTOR FAUVELLE +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected] JO BUTLER +44 (0) 1722 424 [email protected]

opposite. Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Sleeping Minotaur Numbered 10/12Bronze, cast by Morris Singer Foundry7 x 5cm (base).Estimate: £1,000 – 1,500

1. Frederick Gore R.A. (1913-2009)Roses d’Inde et Pastis Signed, oil on canvas 76 x 101cm.Estimate: £8,000 – 12,000

2. Edward Ardizzone R.A. (1900-1979)The artist with his modelSigned, watercolour28.5 x 27.5cm.Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000

3. Robert Remsen Vickrey (American 1926-2011)Sister of CharitySigned, tempera on board30 x 40cm.Estimate: £1,000 – 1,500

4. Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)Archilochos, a portfolio of prints, numbered 13/75 All etchings, unframed, each 46 x 38cm (16).Estimate: £2,500 – 3,500

Was an English illustrator and author who is renowned for his illustrated stories, the first of which Little Tim and the Brave Sea-Captain came out in 1936. This was followed by numerous imaginative and popular children’s books which have become firm favourites of generations of readers. A student of Bernard Meninsky, he developed his own very distinctive style which was highly observant and comical, but usually sympathetic, not caricatured. He also gained a reputation as a distinguished Official War Artist, through his recordings of actions in Europe and North Africa. His career continued after the war with a steady production of illustrative and ephemeral work in an instantly recognisable

Was also an English artist and writer, renowned as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and designer. He is best known for his imaginative and mythological subjects focussing on themes of the skull, the maze, the minotaur and Daedalus. At one time he shared a studio with the artist John Minton and is traditionally said to be influenced

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style that consisted of pen and ink with delicate washes. Woolley and Wallis are lucky enough to be offering this private group of works (image 2) which have been carefully collected and include a rare Festival of Britain, On the Beach at Deal and Miners on a Beach among others.

by Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland and thus one of the English Neo Romantics. This small and tactile sculpture of a sleeping minotaur, resting, but separate from its concave base is c.1970 in date (opposite). Also in the sale are two portfolios of prints by Ayrton, one set of Archilochos etchings (image 4) and a set of the erotic Verlaine suite.


ARTS & CRAFTS22nd June 2016



SPECIALIST: MICHAEL JEFFERY +44 (0) 1722 424 505 [email protected]

opposite. A rosewood wall mirror by Sidney Barnsley, 75 x 49cm. Estimate: £4,000 – 6,000

1. An oak coffer by Sidney Barnsley, 120cm wide, 30cm deep, 54cm high. Estimate: £3,000 – 5,000

2. A toilet mirror by Sidney Barnsley, 54cm high. Estimate: £2,000 – 3,000

3. An early Martin Brothers stoneware bird, dated 1884, 26cm high. Estimate: £30,000 – 40,000

4. A Martin Brothers stoneware triple bird group, designed by Robert Wallace Martin, 17cm high, 16.5cm wide. Estimate: £8,000 – 12,000

5. Left: A Liberty Tudric Pewter and enamel clock, 16cm high. Estimate: £2,000 – 4,000 Right: A Liberty English Pewter and enamel clock, 12cm high. Estimate: £1,000 – 1,500

6. A W.A.S. Benson copper and brass fire screen, 74cm high. Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000

The Arts and Crafts auction is looking to be one of the strongest we have organised. It includes a good selection of furniture designed by Sidney Barnsley which has come to auction directly from the Barnsley family. The items include a lovely rosewood wall mirror (opposite), inlaid with mother of pearl decoration and abalone, with simple holly and ebony borders, circa 1903. Also included is an oak coffer (image 1)decorated with simple chip carved heart motif – whose construction epitomises William Morris’ edict ‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.’

The sale also includes a strong section of Martin ware following the successes of 2015. Included is an early stoneware bird by Robert Wallace Martin dated 1884 (image 3). The bird was purchased directly from the Martin Brothers by a member of the Chaplin family, who built considerable wealth on the back of their stagecoach company.

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Wallace Martin dated 1884 (image 3). The bird was purchased directly from the Martin Brothers by a member of the Chaplin Martin Brothers by a member of the Chaplin family, who built considerable wealth on the back of their stagecoach company.

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Opposite. Three rare treen lever-action nutcrackers, late 17th century/early 18th century, 16.3cm long. Estimates: £1,000 – 1,500 each

1. A pair of George III mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, 106.5cm wide.Estimate: £1,000 – 2,000

2. A Regency amboyna sofa table, 96.3cm wide. Estimate: £600 – 800

3. Jacques Louis Gautier (French b.1831) A late 19th century bronze model of Mephistopheles, 85.4cm high. Estimate: £1,500 – 2,000

4. A pair of Art Deco leather upholstered easy armchairs. Estimate: £500 – 800

SPECIALIST: MARK RICHARDS +44 (0) 1722 411 [email protected]

Illustrated opposite are three rare treen nutcrackers that have come from a small collection which will be sold in our 6th July sale. The earliest reference to the word ‘nutcracker’ dates to 1548, however it is not known whether nutcrackers were used before the 16th century. The early type of nutcrackers were only used to crack the smaller and harder varieties of nuts, for example filberts or cob nuts. The finest nutcrackers were made in France and Italy out of boxwood and were frequently carved with detailed portrait busts. The English equivalents are often rather square in appearance and feature a naively carved face with flat features which are less susceptible to damage. The nut crackers shown opposite are all lever action types and date from the late 17th/early 18th century.

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SPECIALIST: WILL HOBBS +44 (0) 1722 339 752 [email protected]

opposite. Duyu, ritual bowls, Northern Luzon, Philippines. Estimates ranging £100 to £500

1. A fine Aboriginal broad shield, 98.5cm high. Estimate: £3,000 – 5,000

2. A Tsonga/Zulu staff, 113cm high. Estimate: £1,500 – 2,500

3. Bulul, guardian figures. Estimates ranging from£200 to £1,000

4. An Ifugao punamhan, ritual container, Northern Luzon, Philippines, 64cm long.Estimate: £600 – 800Items 3 and 4 from the Luciano Federico Collection.

1. A fine Aboriginal broad shield, 98.5cm high. Estimate: £3,000 – 5,000

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One of the most iconic Aboriginal artefacts has to be the boomerang, however one of the more desirable objects for the collector is the shield.There are various types, including the narrow‘parrying’ examples used in near combat, the larger ‘broad’ shields used to deflect spears and even larger examples used by the Rainforest people of Queensland, which they painted with bright clan colours. The broad shield, as shown here (image 1), were gently curved by heat and incised with possum tooth tools with parallel undulating or herringbone lines, occasionally with shapes and as here with horizontal bands. Two holes were bored in the middle section, then a piece of fresh green branch bent into place and after drying forming an incredibly secure handle which

was often rubbed with red or white clay to enhance the designs. This fine example was made in the South East area of Australia.

There is a small group of staffs from the region of Pietermaritzburg and Durban in South Africa that are carved with either a male or female figure with the characteristic attributes of the Zulu people. Often attributed to the school of the Baboon Master, the female frequently carries a child on her back signifying the strong maternal beliefs of this area. The figure portrayed here (image 2) is of a married women with a slightly swollen abdomen with her hands delicately placed suggesting an early pregnancy. She is wearing a short skirt and

has the characteristic hairstyle of the Kwa-Zulu Natal province.

The sale will include the Luciano Federico collection of Philippines art. From everyday objects to ritual figures, there will be scalloped edged bowls (duyu and bitangnge) (opposite), containers with zoomorphic handles, spoons, ladles, shell and tusk ornaments, shields and woven baskets.

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EVENTS

New Zealand String Quartet St Martin’s ChurchFriday 10th June, 7:30pm

Since 1973 from mid-May to early June each year, over a million people have enjoyed events at the Salisbury Arts Festival. This year will see the Festival look south to New Zealand and our chosen sponsored event is the New Zealand String Quartet. For nearly three decades the Quartet has cultivated a rich repertoire including Beethoven, Mozart and a wide variety of New Zealand music.

Tickets and further information can be found at www.salisburyartsfestival.co.uk

George III’s History Painter: Benjamin West and the Struggle to be Modern

Thursday 30th June 5pm – 6pm

This year the Festival will run from the 27th June until the 3rd of July and continues to be the largest history festival in the UK. Woolley and Wallis have been sponsors of the festival since its inception and this year we are sponsoring a lecture given by Dr Loyd Grossman CBE. Although possibly better known to the general public for his culinary skills and his range of sauces, Loyd has a long involvement with museums and heritage in the UK. He is Chairman of

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the Heritage Alliance and the Churches Commission Trust, President of Nadfas and a former commissioner of the Museums and Galleries Commission.

His lecture is based on his recent biography of Benjamin West who at the time of his death in 1820 was considered the most famous artist in the English-speaking world. It will lead us through his life from humble

beginnings to becoming the second President of the Royal Academy of Arts and painter of historical scenes for King George III, as well as giving an insight into his most famous painting The Death of General Wolfe.

For more information please visit www.cvhf.org.uk


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Sophie Ryder is one of the foremost British contemporary sculptors. Born in 1963 Sophie came to early prominence in 1984, when she exhibited in the Christie’s Pick of New Graduate Art show. Created with wire, bronze, marble and even old toys, scrunched-up paper and machine parts, Sophie’s work has attracted an international following for her gigantic mythical figures, hybrids of humans and animals such as Minotaurs. Her signature Lady-Hares has

We are pleased to be one of the sponsors of the International Netsuke Society Convention at Montcalm Hotel, London, from Friday 6th to Monday 9th May 2016.

The convention will offer workshops and master classes by renowned netsuke specialists, including Dr Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere at the British Museum. Woolley and Wallis will display a selection of netsuke included in the forthcoming Asian Art sale in one of the two large exhibitors’ rooms.

Tickets and programme of events can be found at www.netsuke.org or by contacting [email protected]

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towered over public spaces around Britain and as far afield as Chicago, Vancouver and Palm Desert.

In 1987 Mark Eynon, the Director of the Salisbury Festival, invited Sophie to exhibit her work in the Cathedral cloisters. Twenty-seven years later this exhibition in the city is on a much larger scale and in more venues. The backdrop of the Cathedral provides the perfect balance for the larger pieces

and Salisbury is the biggest exhibition Sophie has ever had. Woolley and Wallis have sponsored part of her exhibition Relationships: An exhibition by Sophie Ryder, which opened on Friday 12th February and runs until 3rd July. Her work will be shown in the Cathedral, and select locations around Salisbury town centre, including Sarum college, the Young Gallery and the Salisbury Museum.

Opposite. : A wood netsuke of a cross-eyed monkey savouring a peach,signed Tomokazu, 2.9cm.Estimate: £5,000 – 8,000

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The first sale of 2016 saw a sold rate of 88% and a sale total of £450,000. Decorative lots had considerable interest with a collection of nine late 19th/early 20th century carved wood and polychrome models of mushrooms selling for £4,880.

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The private collection of spoons offered in the January sale demonstrated the appeal these items still have for collectors, with few unsolds and a total of £116,000 for the collection. Although made in large numbers, spoons were considered prized possessions and in Tudor England guests would bring

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their own spoon to dinner. The best performing spoon and the earliest was an Edward VI silver Seal-top spoon, London 1552, which sold for £10,000. Representing the medals section was a Great War Naval D.S.O group which sold for £3,360.

Despite some obvious condition issues a late 18th century Italian white marble model of the Warwick Vase, part of the collection of the late Peter James Rankin, sold for £17,100 to a buyer in the room.


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The department has enjoyed strengthening success with sale totals having doubled in the last year.

A New Britain/New Ireland mask provided the top lot of the day in the February sale, bought by a European buyer for £10,400. The Haida carved argillite ‘pipe’ panel featured in the last sale news was hotly contested to £9,750.


For the first time in a decade Jewellery sales surpassed Asian sales in 2015. Named pieces still command the highest prices with three of the top five lots in the January sale being by well-known jewellers. Two of these were by Castellani, the Italian jeweller who became known for perfectly applying the techniques of filigree and granulation used in antique jewellery. This gold bracelet, circa 1860, sold for over four times the high estimate at £26,850.Diamond rings will always be desired and this solitaire ring, weighing 3.14cts, set in platinum proved popular, selling for £13,450.



SALES REVIEW

“If you build it, they will come” – the sentiment of this often misappropriated quote summed up the response to the Fine Porcelain and Pottery sale. With the rapid growth of internet bidding, good saleroom

turnouts are often thought of as a thing of the past, but around 60 bidders turned up to the February sale to compete for almost 300 lots, citing the general dearth of good items as the draw that brought them to Salisbury.

The sale had an average lot value of £600 and a top price of £7,800 for this pair of Chelsea figures of sheep.

The first sale of the year for this department produced strong prices across the board. Highlights included a pencil and coloured conte by Henry Moore O.M (image 2) which sold for £22,000.

This Montague Dawson (image 1) oil on canvas, titled Rolling Home had considerable interest on the telephones and on the internet, finally selling for over double the top estimate at £37,800. The buoyant sale achieved an auction total of £425,000.

Fine porcelain anD pottery

paintings

An extensive Flight Barr and Barr armorial dinner service c.1810-20. Sold for £5,500.

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SALES REVIEW

silver

Lucy Chalmerst: +44 (0) 1722 424 594

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asian art

Freya Yuan t: +44 (0) 1722 424 589

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paintings

Jo Butler

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 592

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english & european ceramics & glass

Clare Durhamt: +44 (0) 1722 424 507

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Deputy Chairmanasian art

John Axford mrics asFav

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 506

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Managing Director

Clive Stewart-Lockhart Frics Frsa

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 598

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SPECIALIST DEPARTMENTS

Chairmaninsurance & proBate valuations

Paul Viney asFav

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 502

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jeWellery

Marielle Whiting Fga

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 595

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silver

Rupert Slingsby

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 501

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asian art

Sophie Lister t: +44 (0) 1722 424 591

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arms & armour

Will Hobbs

t: +44 (0) 1722 339 752

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marketing

Tamzin Corbettt: +44 (0) 1722 424 590

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asian art

Alexandra Aguilar Doméracki t: +44 (0) 1722 424 583

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Furniture & Works oF art

Mark Richards

t: +44 (0) 1722 411 854

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pa to the Directors

Christine Johnson t: +44 (0) 1722 424 509

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jeWellery

Jonathan Edwards Fgaa t: +44 (0) 1722 424 504

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20th century Design

Michael Jeffery

t: +44 (0) 1722 424 505

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paintings

Victor Fauvellet: +44 (0) 1722 424 503

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