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Absentee bids accepted until Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Auction date Tuesday, 29 March 2022 14:00 - 17:00 BST
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Total lots: 74

A rare Romanesque style carved granite mortar
Lot 1 Sold
A rare Romanesque style carved granite mortar
Italian, 18th century or earlier
62cm high
Garden ornament
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A carved Istrian stone basin
Lot 2 Unsold
A carved Istrian stone basin
Italian, 18th century or earlier
80cm wide
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A pair of important carved Rosso Verona marble baths from La Suvera, Siena, country villa of Pope Julius II and latterly the Ricci family
Lot 3 Sold
A pair of important carved Rosso Verona marble baths from La Suvera, Siena, country villa of Pope Julius II and latterly the Ricci family
Italian Renaissance, 16th century
of tapering form with drilled drainage hole
74cm high by 172cm long
Provenance; By family repute from Horton Hall, Northamptonshire, seat of the Earls of Halifax.…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A large carved limestone trough
Lot 4 Sold
A large carved limestone trough
60cm high by 200cm long by 97cm wide
Garden Ornament
Hammer price: £2,900
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
† A rectangular carved sandstone trough
Lot 5 Sold
† A rectangular carved sandstone trough
52cm high by 155cm wide by 67cm deep
Garden Ornament
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A pair of carved white marble busts of Bacchus and Diana
Lot 6 Sold
A pair of carved white marble busts of Bacchus and Diana
Italian, 18th century
on later stone bases
108cm high overall
Garden statuary
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
An important carved Istrian marble wellhead
Lot 7 Sold
An important carved Istrian marble wellhead
Venetian, 15th Century

91cm high, the top 105cms by 108cms with later wrought iron overthrow and on sandstone plinth 284cms high overall
Provenance; By family repute from Horton Hall, Northamptonshire, seat of the Earls of Halifax.…
Hammer price: £110,000
Estimate: £25,000 - £40,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Georgian lead cistern
Lot 8 Sold
A Georgian lead cistern
dated 1715
cast with armorials and initials
80cm high by 159cm wide by 65cm deep
Garden ornament
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Georgian lead cistern
Lot 9 Sold
A Georgian lead cistern
dated 1751
92cm high by 140cm wide by 52cm deep
Garden ornament
Hammer price: £6,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Attributed to John Cheere: A pair of lead figures of Scaramouche and Pantalone
Lot 10 Sold
Attributed to John Cheere: A pair of lead figures of Scaramouche and Pantalone
circa 1755
lead, on modern painted wood bases
figures 97cm and 99cm high; bases 60cm by 50cm by 50cm
Provenance: Private Collection, the Netherlands, 19th century   Private Collection, Italy   with…
Hammer price: £15,000
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A lead figure of a rustic harvester in 18th century dress
Lot 11 Unsold
A lead figure of a rustic harvester in 18th century dress
2nd half 19th century
on later carved stone pedestal
the figure 150cm high, overall 230cm high
Garden statuary
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
An extremely rare 18th century Georgian small lead wall cistern
Lot 12 Sold
An extremely rare 18th century Georgian small lead wall cistern
of D shaped form
cast with the initials TM and dated 1747
now on circular Cotswold stone circular column base
47cm high by 25cm wide by 26cm deep, 85cm high overall
This extremely small lead cistern for indoor use, with traces at the bottom centre where a bronze…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A rare tradesman’s sample lead figure of Apollo
Lot 13 Sold
A rare tradesman’s sample lead figure of Apollo
Mid 18th century possibly by John van Nost
on associated stone pedestal
the figure 47cm high, 90cm high overall
Leadmakers in the 18th century such as Van Nost and John Cheere made smaller versions of statues as…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
‡An impressive and extremely rare set of four carved marble figures representing the seasons
Lot 14 Sold
‡An impressive and extremely rare set of four carved marble figures representing the seasons
French, late 17th/early 18th century
On later sandstone pedestals
Spring and Summer 190cm high; Autumn 183cm high; Winter 178cm high;
the pedestals 106cm high, the tops 71cm by 55cm
Provenance; La Granja Vella de Mati Codolar, Barcelona, Spain In 1798 the original Granja Vella…
Hammer price: £230,000
Estimate: £120,000 - £180,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Queen Anne lead cistern
Lot 15 Sold
A Queen Anne lead cistern
with initials and dated 1706
128cm long by 80cm high by 63cm deep
Garden ornament
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
George Smith: A rare cast iron fountain
Lot 16 Sold
George Smith: A rare cast iron fountain
circa 1870
232cm high
with makers mark
Founded by George Smith at 64 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, they advertised themselves as ‘Art Metal …
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A pair of unusual carved green granite urns
Lot 17 Unsold
A pair of unusual carved green granite urns
early 20th century
56cm high by 83cm wide
Garden ornament
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Victorian cast iron urn
Lot 18 Sold
A Victorian cast iron urn
probably by Handyside
second half of the nineteenth century
70cm high by 104cm diameter
Garden ornament
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A pair of substantial & unusual cast iron boots scrapers
Lot 19 Sold
A pair of substantial & unusual cast iron boots scrapers
mid 19th century
25cm high by 58cm long
Hammer price: £1,050
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Coalbrookdale stick stand of Hercules wrestling a snake
Lot 20 Sold
A Coalbrookdale stick stand of Hercules wrestling a snake
circa 1890
85cm high by 48cm wide by 26cm deep
Sculpture 
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Coalbrookdale style Oak and Ivy pattern cast iron seat
Lot 21 Sold
A Coalbrookdale style Oak and Ivy pattern cast iron seat
20th century
148cms wide
(see engraving)
Garden FurnitureGarden Bench
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A wrought iron strapwork tree seat
Lot 22 Sold
A wrought iron strapwork tree seat
early 20th century
in two halves
170cm diameter
Garden FurnitureGarden Bench
Hammer price: £1,150
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A Cesari Lapini white marble bust of an odalisque
Lot 23 Sold
A Cesari Lapini white marble bust of an odalisque
Signed C Lapini Fiorenze 1892
68cm high on serpentine marble column pedestal
176cm high overall
Garden Statue
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
A white marble carved portrait roundel
Lot 24 Unsold
A white marble carved portrait roundel
mid 19th century
52cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022

Total lots: 74

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