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Auction date Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:00 - 16:00 BST

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For further Garden and Natural History lots visit the 29th March Sealed bid auction lots 100-496

 

Included in this auction are sculptural pieces by Tom Merrifield.

In 1976 Tom was commissioned by the Society for West End Theatres to create the sculpture given to the winners of The Olivier Awards (then named the SWET Awards). For the next eight years he would spend months preparing the numerous pieces required for each ceremony which so many of theatre’s top talent now hold in pride of place on their mantelpieces

Possibly the most poignant of sculptures Tom has created is that depicting Diana, Princess of Wales. Having met and connected instantly with the Princess long before she died, Tom was considered by the British Red Cross to be best suited to create an exquisite bust of their former patron; now displayed at the Red Cross headquarters in London.

Tom Merrifield: Flight - £15,000-25,000

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Total lots: 74

Lot 25 Sold
A carved Portland stone curved bench
circa 1900
238cm long
Garden ornamentGarden seating
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 26 Unsold
A carved Portland stone bench
circa 1900
115cm long
Garden ornamentGarden seating
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 27 Unsold
An extremely rare and massive carved sandstone oval table
19th century
on four associated staddle stone supports
316cm long by 196cm wide
Garden ornamentGarden furniture
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 28 Sold
A pietra dura marble table top
19th century or earlier
on associated modern metal base
208cm by 104cm
Garden ornamentGarden furniture
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 29 Sold
A pair of rare Handyside cast iron urns on pedestals
2nd half 19th century
bearing brass makers plaque A Handyside limited London and Derby
114cm high by 104cm diameter
Andrew Handyside started the foundry in 1806 and by 1851 the firm had expanded and was operating …
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 30 Unsold
A pair of cast iron urns on pedestals attributed to the Handyside foundry
second half 19th century
122cm high by 96cm diameter
Andrew Handyside started the foundry in 1806 and by 1851 the firm had expanded and was operating …
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 31 Sold
An unusual cast iron sundial
2nd half 19th century
with later bronze dial
104cm high
Garden ornament
Hammer price: £680
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 32 Sold
A cast iron stick stand
late 19th century
with lift out drip tray stamped No 269
76cm high
Hall furniture
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 33 Sold
A Falkirk cast iron stick stand
late 19th century
with lift out drip tray and Stamped Falkirk No 20 and with diamond registration stamp and number
77cm high
see engraving
Hall furniture
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 34 Sold
A rare Coalbrookdale Fern pattern cast iron stick stand
circa 1870
with lift out drip trays
foundry marks possibly obscured by paint
62cm high by 63cm wide
See engraving
Hall furniture
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 35 Sold
A Coalbrookdale Lily of the Valley pattern cast iron seat
circa 1870
stamped CBDale & Co
153cm long
See engraving

This design, number 171578 was registered and patented at the Public Records Office on the 8th February 1864 by Coalbrookdale and was seat number 36 in their castings catalogue of 1875.
This design, number 171578 was registered and patented at the Public Records Office on the 8th…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 36 Sold
An extremely rare Coalbrookdale Osmunda fern pattern cast iron seat
circa 1870
fully stamped Coalbrookdale and with diamond registration stamps, registration number and pattern No 57
194cm long
See engraving
In 1708 Abraham Darby took over a blast furnace in Coalbrookdale and established perhaps the most…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 37 Sold
A Coalbrookdale Horse chestnut pattern cast iron seat
circa 1870
stamped Coalbrookdale and with diamond registration stamps
185cm long

See engraving
The design of this seat, number 217568, was registered and patented by the Coalbrookdale Iron Foundry at The Public Record Office on 23rd March 1868, and is number 46 in their 1875 Castings Catalogue, Section III, page 256.
The design of this seat, number 217568, was registered and patented by the Coalbrookdale Iron…
Hammer price: £3,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 38 Sold
A rare pair of Coalbrookdale Laurel pattern cast iron seats
last quarter 19th century
both fully stamped CB Dale Co and with diamond registration stamp and number and pattern No 31
120cm long
See engraving
This design number 129358 was registered  on 25th May 1860 and is number 31 in the 1875 …
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £7,500 - £10,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 39 Sold
A pair of Coalbrookdale Fern and Blackberry pattern chairs
last quarter 19th century
stamps possibly obscured by paint
See engraving
This design is illustrated in the 1875 Coalbrookdale catalogue section III no S29Garden…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 40 Sold
A rare Falkirk foundry zodiac pattern cast iron table
late 19th/early 20th century
81cm diameter
This design is registered in the falkirk foundry catalogue plate 315(see engraving)Garden…
Hammer price: £1,150
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 41 Unsold
A cast iron and wooden seat
circa 1870
152cm long
Garden ornamentGarden bench
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 42 Unsold
A Regency reeded wrought iron seat
early 19th century
168cm long
Garden ornamentGarden bench
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 43 Sold
A Val d‘Osne foundry Gothic pattern cast iron seat
circa 1870
190cm long
see engraving
Garden ornamentGarden bench
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 44 Sold
A Val d'Osne foundry gothic pattern cast iron seat
French
circa 1870
144cm long

See engraving
Garden ornamentGarden bench
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 45 Sold
An exceptionally rare rain recording gauge by Negretti & Zambra of London with serial No M/2004
early 20th century
with maker‘s plaque inscribed Negretti and Zambra, trademark London, together with a packet of original rain gauge papers
67cm high
Scientific instrument
Hammer price: £2,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 46 Unsold
A harlequin set of three substantial carved sandstone staddle stones
average height 94cm high
Garden ornament
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 47 Sold
Tom Merrifield
La Donna
Bronze
from an edition of 9
225cm high
Born in 1932 in Sydney, Australia, Tom Merrifield trained as a classical dancer and at the age of…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £6,000 - £10,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 48 Sold
Tom Merrifield
Sparticus
Bronze
signed T. Merrifield, numbered 3/9 and with meridian Foundry stamp
320cm high

See footnote to lot 47
This depicts a dancer in the role of Sparticus from the ballet of the same name by Aram…
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

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