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Auction date Tuesday 26 September 2023 13:00 - 16:00 BST

Summers Place Auctions is pleased to announce the sale of an exceptional private collection of Contemporary British sculpture on 26th September 2023.

The 72 lots include small sculptures for the home as well as monumental sculptures. All of the sculptures depict animals and are by such well-known sculptors as Geoffrey Dashwood (born 1947), Mark Coreth (born 1958), Nic Fiddian-Green (born 1963), Dylan Lewis (born 1964) and Hamish Mackie (born 1973).

Inspired by the landscape of their country home, the collectors took a keen interest in Contemporary wildlife sculpture. They patronised the leading British sculptors with their own inimitable style, but also started collecting some of the lesser known, up-and-coming artists like Adam Binder, Julieanne Worrall Hood, Sophie Dickens and Michael Simpson.

Other items included in this sale are period sculptures by Blanchard and Coade, not forgetting a rare cast lead figure of a cupid and swan by John van Nost the Elder.

Click here for a pdf of the hammer results

Click here for a pdf of the 26th and 27th September Home and Garden Auction

Details of lots in the Sept auction

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
1	A rare cast lead figure of a cupid and swan by John van Nost the Elder English, second half of 18th century 112cm high by 110cm wide by 60cm deep	£8,000 - £12,000	£10,000	View
2	A Georgian lead cistern dated 1744 86cm by 130cm by 50cm	£4,000 - £6,000	£5,000	View
3	A Georgian lead cistern dated 1753 78cm by 134cm by 68cm	£2,500 - £4,000	£3,600	View
4	A rare Coadestone figure of Father Time 18th century seated on a rock, holding an hour glass, stamped Coade, London 1792 with bronze sundial engraved I. Coggs, London fecit 149cm overall	£20,000 - £30,000	£50,000	View
5	A massive Blashfield stoneware tazza circa 1890 129cm high by 150cm diameter	£5,000 - £8,000	£5,000	View
6	A stoneware group late 19th century possibly by Doulton 142cm high	£2,500 - £4,000	-	View
7	A rare Blanchard stoneware sundial circa 1860 with makers stamp 126cm high overall See engraving	£2,500 - £4,000	£7,200	View
8	A rare Blanchard stoneware figure of Erin the female personification of Ireland circa 1860 reconstituted stone 170cm high See engraving	£6,000 - £10,000	£8,500	View
9	After Bernini: An impressive carved white marble group of Apollo and Daphne mid 19th century 124cm high on revolving black veined marble pedestal 93cm high	£12,000 - £18,000	£22,000	View
10	After the antique: An impressive pair of dogs of Alcibiades It is likely that these dogs date to the early 19th century but their provenance is unknown 104cm high	£40,000 - £60,000	£35,000	View
11	A terracotta figure of a bird lady French, circa 1900 Impressed SEAU PARIS 187cm high (restorations) on later base to be used as a fountain	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View
12	After the Antique: A cast iron figure of the Diana de Gabies late 19th/early 20th century 167cm high	£2,500 - £4,000	£2,500	View
13	D Gabrielli: Echo of the Source early 20th century bronze stamped Fusee Marinelli Ferdinando, Firenze 153cm high	£5,000 - £8,000	-	View
14	A carved limestone wellhead late 20th century scrolling foliate decoration 80cm high by 79cm diameter	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,600	View
15	An Istrian marble font circa 1900 carved with foliage 74cm high by 92cms diameter	£2,500 - £4,000	£2,500	View
16	A very large Portland stone sundial early 20th century square bronze 33cm dial 155cm high overall	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,000	View
17	A red sandstone sundial 19th century circular dial signed Briggs 136cm overall height	£800 - £1,200	£1,150	View
18	A pair of large carved York stone urns late 19th century 67cm high by 71cm diameter	£1,500 - £2,500	£2,800	View
19	An impressive suite of iron Arras furniture recent comprising of table and 12 chairs (2 of which are carvers) table is 298cm by 86cm	£2,000 - £3,000	£3,200	View
20	A copper and iron weathervane late 19th century with associated copper dragon 163cm by 49cm wide Now with bracket and restored. Purchase SPA May 2011	£1,500 - £2,500	£4,400	View
21	A Coalbrookdale Nasturtium pattern cast iron seat circa 1870 stamped C B Dale And Co with model number and diamond registration marks 90cm high by 180cm wide by 65cm deep See engraving	£1,500 - £2,500	£3,600	View
22	A rare Coalbrookdale Convolvulus pattern cast iron seat circa 1860 172cm wide This design no. 2286 was the earliest registered and patented at the Public Records office by the Coalbrookdale foundry, Telford, Shropshire on 12th November 1842	£1,000 - £1,500	£2,400	View
23	A pair of Coalbrookdale Nasturtium pattern cast iron seats circa 1870 stamped C B Dale And Co with model number and diamond registration marks 90cm high by 100cm wide by 65cm deep One larger seat available see lot 21	£1,500 - £2,500	£7,500	View
24	A Coalbrookdale Lily of the Valley seat late 19th century 160cm wide Although not visible, the construction supports the attribution and the numerous layers of old paint may well be concealing the stamp. See engraving	£2,000 - £3,000	£2,400	View

Total lots: 109

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