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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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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
25	A carved Portland stone curved bench circa 1900 238cm long	£2,000 - £3,000	£2,000	View
26	A carved Portland stone bench circa 1900 115cm long	£600 - £1,000	-	View
27	An extremely rare and massive carved sandstone oval table 19th century on four associated staddle stone supports 316cm long by 196cm wide	£12,000 - £18,000	-	View
28	A pietra dura marble table top 19th century or earlier on associated modern metal base 208cm by 104cm	£4,000 - £6,000	£4,000	View
29	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	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,900	View
30	A pair of cast iron urns on pedestals attributed to the Handyside foundry second half 19th century 122cm high by 96cm diameter	£4,000 - £6,000	-	View
31	An unusual cast iron sundial 2nd half 19th century with later bronze dial 104cm high	£500 - £800	£680	View
32	A cast iron stick stand late 19th century with lift out drip tray stamped No 269 76cm high	£400 - £600	£300	View
33	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	£400 - £600	£300	View
34	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	£500 - £800	£400	View
35	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…	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,000	View
36	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	£7,000 - £10,000	£7,000	View
37	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…	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,600	View
38	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	£7,500 - £10,000	£7,500	View
39	A pair of Coalbrookdale Fern and Blackberry pattern chairs last quarter 19th century stamps possibly obscured by paint See engraving	£1,000 - £1,500	£1,100	View
40	A rare Falkirk foundry zodiac pattern cast iron table late 19th/early 20th century 81cm diameter	£600 - £1,000	£1,150	View
41	A cast iron and wooden seat circa 1870 152cm long	£500 - £800	-	View
42	A Regency reeded wrought iron seat early 19th century 168cm long	£800 - £1,200	-	View
43	A Val d‘Osne foundry Gothic pattern cast iron seat circa 1870 190cm long see engraving	£600 - £1,000	£950	View
44	A Val d'Osne foundry gothic pattern cast iron seat French circa 1870 144cm long See engraving	£600 - £1,000	£700	View
45	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	£1,500 - £2,500	£2,300	View
46	A harlequin set of three substantial carved sandstone staddle stones average height 94cm high	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View
47	Tom Merrifield La Donna Bronze from an edition of 9 225cm high	£6,000 - £10,000	£6,000	View
48	Tom Merrifield Sparticus Bronze signed T. Merrifield, numbered 3/9 and with meridian Foundry stamp 320cm high See footnote to lot 47	£15,000 - £25,000	£10,000	View

Total lots: 74

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