antiques & fine art sale

An 18th century panelled oak court cupboard, the frieze carved with interlaced strapwork motifs centred by the initials TRM and dated 1717, all flanked by turned pendants with central panel below flanked by panelled cupboard of doors, the lower stage with double central panels flanked by double panelled cupboard doors opening on iron axe form hinges, the stile ends extending as feet. 176 cm x 167 cm x 55.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £440

A pair of 19th century oil on canvas portraits, Edward Long (1763-1835) and Charles Long (1771-1836), each in moulded oak frames. 76 cm x 62 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1700

No lot.

Not Sold

A pair of George III oak dining chairs, each with shaped top rail, pierced tapering splat, drop in seat, plain seat rail and moulded square section front supports. 95 cm, seat height 45 cm.

Sold for £90

A 19th century coloured engraving after T. Hearne, engraved by William Byrne, "This View of Greystoke Castle", in wash lined carved mount and Hogarth style frame, glazed. 23 cm x 28 cm.

Sold for £170

Richard Buckner (1812-1893), pair of oil on canvas portraits, Henry Lawes Long and his wife Lady Catherine Walpole, each signed mid left and with panel suspended to the stained and moulded oak frames. 74 cm x 61 cm.

Sold for £500

A 19th century Chinese bronze vase, of baluster form, with open base, converted to a table lamp, with shade. 37.5 cm.

Sold for £200

A 19th century mahogany Pembroke table, of traditional form, with reeded edge detail. 69 cm x 83 cm x 51 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £20

No lot.

Not Sold

A 19th century bronze twin handled vase of classical revival style converted to a table lamp, 53.5 cm.

Sold for £140

A George III mahogany circular tripod table, the figured mahogany top above the snap top action and nicely turned column issuing three downswept and boxwood strung legs finishing with short circular feet. 70 cm x 97 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £300

A Victorian tub shaped armchair with loose covers and turned walnut front supports with brass castors, 75 cm, seat height 36 cm.

Sold for £220

A pair of Aesthetic Movement brass and wrought iron fire dogs, with circular pierced terminals.

Sold for £140

An early Victorian figured mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top over an arrangement of two short and four long cockbeaded drawers each with turned wooden knob handles and shield form ivory escutcheons and raised on turned feet. 118 cm x 16.5 cm x 55.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £180

Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935), signed print, ducks landing signed in pencil to margin, blind stamp to margin within a card mount and white painted frame under glass, 35 cm x 50 cm.

Sold for £70

A 20th century Chinese print of a goose landing, with Chinese character marks, framed and glazed, 52 cm x 44 cm.

Sold for £30

A small 18th century tapestry of flowers, within geometric border and mahogany frame, 62 cm x 65 cm.

Sold for £90

A 19th century mahogany shaving standard, the circular mirror with adjustable brass action over a circular tier with ribbed edge detail and raised on a turned column issuing three down swept legs. 103 cm to fitting.

Sold for £40

A pair of embossed plated white metal wall sconces, of shaped rectangular form surrounded by a foliate urn and rope twist border and the other embossed central lion rampant and the other with mythical beast.

Sold for £220

A painted metal military trunk named for S.V. Howard-Stepney of the Coldstream Guards, 27 cm x 103 cm x 31 cm.

Sold for £40

No lot.

Not Sold

A 20th century camphorwood blanket box, of hinged rectangular form. 37 cm x 105 cm x 45 cm.

Sold for £40

A vintage Underwood typewriter of traditional form.

Sold for £25

A small selection of vintage children's model vehicles, mainly Dinky.

Sold for £110

A travel truck containing a large quantity of model railway scenery, control unit etc

Sold for £140

A small selection of model army vehicles and guns, Dinky toys and others.

Sold for £90

A large quantity of model railway scenery/buildings.

Sold for £25

An industrial Singer sewing machine, with table for same, with safety switch and pedal function.

Sold for £200

A pair of vintage metal framed camp beds or single beds, with mattresses by Staples.

Sold for £10

Hutchinson (William), "The History of the County of Cumberland", Volumes I & II, printed by F. Jollie, Carlisle 1794, the front flyleaf with Greystoke Castle bookplate, signed Stafford Howard and dated 1977, two red leather three quarter bound volumes.

Sold for £360

Ferguson (Richard S), "A History of Cumberland" published by Elliot Stock, London 1890, black leather half bound volume.

Sold for £40

Byrne (LSR) and Churchill (EL), "The Eton Book of The River", published by Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co, Eton 1935, one tan cloth bound volume.

Sold for £10

Fergusson (Bernard), "Eton Portrait" published by John Miles, London 1937, inscribed to front flyleaf "To and old Etonian by the grateful father of a young one Xmas 1937", one green cloth bound volume, together with three other books relating to Eton College.

Sold for £20

Groom (Percy), "Trees and Their Life Histories" published by Cassell & Co Ltd, London 1907, the title page with public service stamp, the front flyleaf with Greystoke Castle bookplate and inscribed in pencil Stafford Howard Stepney, one green cloth bound volume.

Sold for £190

Rose (Thoma), "Westmorland Cumberland Durham and Northumberland Illustrated from original drawings by Thomas Allom etc" published by Fisher Son & Co London 1832, inside front cover with Gwilym Evans "Westfar" Near Llanelly bookplate, three quarter red leather binding with marbled boards.

Sold for £60

Morris (Reverend F.O.), " A History of British Birds" fifth edition, volumes 1-6 published by John C. Nimmo, London 1903, front flyleaves with Stafford Howard Stepney bookplates, green cloth bindings.

Sold for £260

Four volumes of "The Clydesdale Stud Book" volume V, 29 (two copies) and 31, all published by Robert Maclehose & Co, Glasgow 1883-1909, in brown cloth bindings.

Sold for £60

"Livestock of the Farm", volumes 1-6 published by The Gresham Publishing Co Ltd, Covent Garden, London 1919, brown cloth bindings.

Sold for £130

Churchill (Winston S.), "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples" volumes 1-4 published by Cassell & Co, London 1956-1958, the front flyleaves with Sir Algar HS Howard bookplates, red cloth bindings.

Sold for £40

Churchill (Winston S.), "The Second World War" volumes 1-5, published by Cassell & Co, London 1948-1954, volumes 1 and 3 with Stafford Howard-Stepney bookplates, dark blue cloth bindings.

Sold for £50

"Rough Notes by an Old Soldier" volumes 1 & 2, published by Day & Son, London 1867, title pages inscribed in pen "Freeman Murray from his sister Euphemia Stepney", in red and blue cloth bindings, together with two other army related volumes.

Sold for £15

Hussey (Christopher), "Eton College" special Etonian edition No. 433/1000, published by Country Life, London 1922 in three quarter blue leather bound volume.

Sold for £10

Edward Earl of Clarendon, "The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England", new edition from the original manuscript, published by Oxford University Press 1843, gilt tooled brown leather binding.

Sold for £35

Byron (Lord George Gordon), "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", 10th edition, printed for John Murray, London 1815, the front flyleaf with pen inscription "Henry Lockwood from his affectionate sister Nina... September 7th 1850, gilt tooled brown leather binding.

Sold for £90

Milton (John), "Paradise Lost", 9th edition volumes 1 and 2, together with "Paradise Regain'd" volumes 1 and 2, all printed for JF & C Rivington et al 1790 and 1785 respectively, all inscribed to front flyleaves "Maria Sudell, Woodfold Park 1815 and in mottled brown leather bindings.

Sold for £170

Hooper (George), "Waterloo; The Downfall of the First Napoleon", published by Smith Elder & Co, London 1862, complete with fold out map and plans to rear of volume, the front flyleaf inscribed in pen S. Cowell Stepney from Robert Lawley, brown three quarter leather binding, with gilt tooled red leather half title.

Sold for £160

Shakespeare (William), "The Works", edited by Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, volumes 1-4, published by Bickers & Son et al, London 1874, green full leather bindings with gilt red leather half titles.

Sold for £240

Craik (George L.) and MacFarlane (Charles), "The Pictorial History of England" volumes 1-8, published by Charles Knight, London 1847 in brown full leather bindings with gilt red and black leather half titles.

Sold for £110

Gottfrieds (Johann Ludwig), "Historische Chronick", published by Philipp Heinrich Gutters, Frankfurt 1743, three full brown leather bound volumes.

Sold for £80

Churchill (Winston S.) "The Island Race", first edition 1964, published by Cassell, London, with Greystoke Castle bookplate signed by Stafford Howard, in green cloth binding.

Sold for £20

A matched pair of Victorian black painted cast iron sheep pattern door porters, mounted to wooden stands, 22 cm high

Sold for £100

A pair of Victorian black painted cast iron stag pattern door porters later mounted to wooden stands, 22 cm high.

Sold for £80

C.Hullmandel after W.H.Kearany, coloured lithograph, "Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey", 27 cm x 16 cm in bevelled rosewood frame and glazed.

Sold for £35

A 19th century coloured lithograph, portrait of Diana Howard and Jobes Howard kneeling in prayer, 28 cm x 38 cm, in bevelled yew wood frame and glazed.

Sold for £40

After W.H.Ashford, coloured lithograph, portrait of The Lord William Howard of Norfolk and The Lady Elizabeth Dacre, 33 cm x 46 cm, in bevelled yew wood frame and glazed.

Sold for £110

John Cary, engraving, "A new map of Cumberland", 53 cm x 47 cm, printed by J Cary, London, 1829 in later ebonised frame and glazed.

Sold for £80

A Victorian and later book trough formed from a pair of cast iron rampant lion door porters mounted on a plywood base, 40 cm high x 76 cm wide x 29 cm deep.

Sold for £45

A pair of carved alabaster urn form electric table lamps, with shades, 45 cm high.

Sold for £90

A copper bulbous jardiniere of Arts and Crafts design on three splayed legs, 32 cm high x 27 cm diameter.

Sold for £80

A pair of white metal models of Chinese fighting chickens, 22 cm high.

Sold for £45

An oriental Celadon porcelain figure, princess kneeling in prayer, 30 cm high.

Sold for £20

An oriental Celadon porcelain figure, fruit merchant with laden boat, 17 cm high.

Sold for £10

A pair of modern Italian white glazed porcelain candlesticks, of neo-classical shape, 15 cm high.

Sold for £15

A light oak four tier wall shelf, of Victorian design, with slender baluster turned supports, 106 cm high x 77 cm wide x 26 cm deep.

Sold for £25

A pair of brass candlesticks, with plain cylindrical sconces and stems on circular bases, later fitted with plug in electric fitments to form electric table lamps, with shades, 54 cm high, a 1920's mahogany electric table lamp, 38 cm high, and an alabaster lamp with shade, 54 cm high.

Sold for £100

An early 20th century American oak shield, carved in relief with face mask of a bearded man smoking a cigarette, 25 cm high x 16 cm wide x 11 cm deep, carved to back "Bridgeport Connecticut USA, 1909".

Sold for £50

A collection of items to include a miniature Skean Dhu, 20 cm long, one other small dagger, 23 cm long, a leather sporran, a white metal belt buckle of Celtic design, an eastern copper lid set with hardstones and an eastern pipe.

Sold for £25

A 19th century John Mortlock pottery part dinner service, of early 19th century design, decorated in red and gilt with flowers, comprising four square tureens (one with lid), eight soup bowls, forty one plates, oval meat plate, oval bowl, two scalloped shaped bowls and two oval sauce tureens (one with lid & stand) - 61 pieces.

Sold for £60

A Victorian turquoise enamelled and gilded part dinner service, in the manner of Minton, decorated with ESH monogram, comprising two oval lidded tureens, one tureen lid, two oval saucer tureen stands, six breakfast dishes and twenty one plates (34 pieces in total).

Sold for £260

A continental blue and white pottery part dinner service decorated with leaves, comprising seven saucers, forty four 18 cm diameter plates and fifty 25 cm diameter plates (101 pieces).

Sold for £380

A Wegdwood bone china "Liverpool Birds", part tea service comprising eleven cups, eleven saucers, and milk jug.

Sold for £30

A Wedgwood bone china grey glazed part tea and dinner service comprising, nine cups, ten saucers, one 21 cm plate and nine 23 cm diameter plates (29 pieces).

Sold for £10

A set of twenty two Victorian green glazed Majolica strawberry plates, 22 cm diameter.

Sold for £200

A Victorian brass two-handled trophy with liner, 25 cm high.

Sold for £5

An Indian carved sandalwood jewellery or glove box decorated with birds and flowers, 7.5 cm high x 27 cm wide x 11 cm deep.

Sold for £170

A George V silver rectangular two division ink stand of shaped outline by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, 32 cm wide, London 1911 with silver mounted square glass inkwells for same, gross weight 1741 grams, engraved "Presented by the Officers and Staff of The Department of Woods and Forests to Sir E. Stafford Howard and sold together with presentation certificate in oak frame and glazed (see illustration).

Sold for £500

A Victorian ivory desk seal the silver matrix engraved "Sir Arthur Stepney Bart MP" and hallmarked for London 1893, 15 cm long.

Sold for £50

A Victorian officers dress sword, with wire bound shagreen grip and basket hilt, with scabbard for same with waxed outer cover, 104 cm long overall.

Sold for £90

Three military metal helmets, and a fibreglass helmet.

Sold for £40

A George III mahogany breakfront sideboard, with reeded edge, crossbandings and boxwood stringings, fitted single central drawer flanked by two drawers and cupboard and raised on square tapered legs with spade toes, 93 cm high x 169 cm wide x 70 cm deep.

Sold for £260

D H Smith, watercolour, The Great Hall at Greystoke Castle, 25 cm x 27 cm, signed and dated September 1901 in gilt frame and glazed.

Sold for £160

19th century school, watercolour of an interior scene with figure to foreground inscribed verso Charlotte Howard at Thornbury, in oval mount 18 cm x 14 cm in gilt moulded frame with ribbon cresting.

Sold for £170

19th century school, miniature watercolour heightened in gilt, portrait of Henry Howard Earl of Surrey (1517-1547), 17 cm x 12 cm in deeply moulded gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Early 19th century school, miniature painting, portrait of Charles, Duke of Norfolk (1746-1815), 11.5 cm x 8.5 cm in gilt swept frame with crown finial, inscribed verso Isabella C Howard, 1829 (see illustration).

Sold for £400

19th century school, miniature painting, portrait of Charlotte Howard, 12.5 cm x 9 cm in figured oak and parcel gilt frame and inscribed verso in pencil, Mrs Howard.

Sold for £440

Richard Buckner (1812-1893), 19th century school, oil painting, portrait of Charlotte Howard (1823-1896), daughter of Henry Lawes Long, canvas, 77 cm x 64 cm with Winsor and Newton stamp verso in ebonised and parcel gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Richard Buckner (1812-1893), 19th century school, oil painting, portrait of Henry Howard (1802-1875), of Greystoke and Thornbury, MP for Steyning and later Shoreham, canvas 76 cm x 74 cm with W. Eatwell, 49 Dorset Street, London stamp verso in ebonised and parcel gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £650

George Romney (1734-1802), oil painting, Charles Howard of Greystoke (1746-1815), eleventh Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall of England, canvas, 77 cm x 65 cm, signed Romney Pinx, AD 1777, to bottom right corner and titled to top left corner Car:- Howard De Greystoke, AET.31 in deeply moulded and gadrooned ebonised frame with gilt inner slip, with Abbot Hall gallery label verso for "The Cumbrian Characters Exhibition 1968" (see illustration).

Sold for £16000

19th century school, oil painting, portrait of Elizabeth Howard, (1769-1835), daughter of Edward Long and wife of Lord Henry H M Howard, canvas, 76 cm x 53 cm, monogrammed "VYD" to bottom left margin and dated "80" and titled to top left corner, with Winsor and Newton stamp verso, in ebonised and parcel gilt frame.

Sold for £300

A 19th century English school, oil painting, portrait of Lord Henry Howard Molyneux Howard (1766-1824), deputy Earl Marshall of England and High Steward and MP for Gloucester, canvas 76 cm x 64 cm, monogrammed VYD and dated "80" to bottom right corner and entitled to top left hand corner and with Winsor and Newton stamp verso in ebonised and parcel gilt frame.

Sold for £380

Henry Howard Molyneux and Emma Eleonora Kendrick, nine miniature portraits of medieval and later persons of state including King Henry VIII, each approximately 8 cm x 6.5 cm, in gilt moulded frames and glazed, with nine gilt inner frames set on velvet mount, each titled with ink inscriptions verso and variously dated 1828-1848 (see illustration).

Sold for £1100

19th century school, oil painting, portrait of Charles Howard (1630-1713) fourth son of Henry Frederick Earl of Arundel, canvas 75 cm x 60 cm with W. Eatwell, 49 Dorset Street, London stamp verso in ebonised and parcel gilt frame, with gilt oval inner slip (see illustration).

Sold for £900

19th century school, oil painting, portrait of Bernard Howard (1642-1717), eighth son of Henry Frederick, Earl of Arundel, canvas, 72 cm x 60 cm with W. Eatwell, 49 Dorset Street, London stamp verso in ebonised and parcel gilt frame with gilt oval inner slip (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Jacob Thompson (1806-1879), of Penrith, oil painting, "Greystoke Castle Cumberland about 1800 after its enlargement by Charles Howard, eleventh Duke of Norfolk" canvas, 87 cm x 127 cm in ebonised and floral moulded frame with gilt inner slip (see illustration).

Sold for £4000

An early 20th century brown leather travelling vanity case by Drew & Sons, 35 cm x 29 cm with eleven fitments comprising three ivory backed brushes, one ivory shoehorn, ivory handled button hook, leather covered box, steel corkscrew, silver oval soap box, silver cylindrical shaving brush holder and four silver topped glass bottles, the silver hallmarked for London 1911 all bearing monogram F.A.L.

Not Sold

An early 20th century vellum covered travelling vanity case, the top initialled "F.A.M.L.", 18 cm high x 43 cm wide x 30 cm deep, containing possibly associated silver backed/mounted and simulated tortoiseshell toilet set, comprising pair of simulated tortoiseshell hairbrushes and pair of clothes brushes, the silver backed fitments comprising shoehorn, button hook, pair of hairbrushes, six bottles, hip flask, scent bottle, nail buffer, pin cushion, two lidded jars and a solid silver box, all hallmarked for London 1911 and monogrammed "M.H.", sold together with a pair of silver handled steel glove stretchers.

Not Sold

An important early 19th century Egyptian cavalry sabre, with horn grip and white metal hilt, the blade damascened with gilt metal, with white metal and brown leather covered scabbard engraved "This sword was presented by the Celebrated Mamaluke Chief Ibrahim Bey to Colonel H. Jolliffe, commanding the First Battalion Coldstream Guards in Egypt in 1801, who gave it to General Cowell commanding the Coldstream Regiment in 1802". It has served in the Coldstream with his son Stepney Cowell with Wellington in The Campaigns of .... 1810-1818 and presented by him to his son Lieutenant Murray Cowell Coldstream Guards September 20th 1843". 93 cm long (see illustration).

Sold for £5500

A 19th century Egyptian cavalry sabre, with horn grip and brass hilt, with plain steel blade and brass and black leather mounted scabbard, 102 cm long. Provenance: by repute this sword belonged to the maternal grandfather (an American citizen) of Howard Estate, US Ambassador to Egypt in early 1900's. On his retirement as Ambassador the Khediv of Egypt presented him with this sword. The reason for his retirement was that, like Howard Carter and the rest of the team which discovered Tutankhamun's tomb, on descending into the tomb breathed air contaminated by bacteria which destroyed his lungs ... so called the 'Curse of the Pharaohs' (see illustration).

Sold for £1600

A 19th century Turner carved black basalt two handled urn of Neo-Classical design, with twin bacchanalian masks, swags and gadrooned lower body on square plinth. 30 cm high.

Sold for £600

A pair of early 20th Chinese century embroidered silk shoes for bound feet, decorated with flowers on a brown ground with black piping. 18.5 cm long.

Sold for £25