Worcester porcelain ‘Wigornia’ creamboat, estimate £700-1000 at Tennants.
The Summer Sale at Tennants on July 15 includes a rare Worcester porcelain ‘Wigornia’ creamboat (estimate £700-1000). Made c.1753, the hexagonal jug is moulded with Chinese figures and pagodas and decorated on the interior with blue foliage.
This distinctive class of early Worcester creamboats is named after the famous example in the Museum of Worcester Porcelain, which is marked Wigornia in relief on the base, the latinised word for the city of Worcester.
Viennese cold-painted bronze by Franz Bergman, estimate £450-550 at Curated Auctions.
This Orientalist-style Viennese cold-painted bronze by Franz Bergman (1861-1936) depicting a laden camel walking beside a man with a rifle measures 4in (10in high.
It has an estimate of £450-550 at the sale titled Wonders of the Natural World & Other Curiosities at Curated Auctions in London on July 7.
Limited edition Paula Rego print titled Come to me; Jane Eyre, estimate £1000-1500 at Catherine Southon.
The sale held by Catherine Southon at the Farleigh Golf Course on July 19 will include a collection of nine limited edition Paula Rego (1935-2022) prints from a private collection.
This image titled Come to me; Jane Eyre has an estimate of £1000-1500.
A series of Chinese export plates decorated with Les Oies De Frere Philippe after Nicolas Lancret, estimated at £3000-4000 each at Denhams.
The sale at Denhams in Horsham on July 12 boasts some fine porcelain lots.
Pictured here is a series of Chinese export plates decorated with Les Oies De Frere Philippe (‘Brother Philippe’s geese’) after Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743). Other plates with the same scene are in the collection of the Met in New York, which also holds Lancret’s original work.
The plates are estimated at £3000-4000 each.
Derbyshire brown stoneware flask c.1892 modelled as the Irish reformer Daniel O’Connell, estimate £100-200 at Plymouth Auction Rooms.
This two-tone Derbyshire brown stoneware flask c.1892 is coming up for sale at Plymouth Auction Rooms on July 26 with an estimate of £100-200. It is modelled as the Irish reformer Daniel O’Connell, holding a scroll impressed Irish Reform Cordial.
Late Victorian oak and brass charity box by Spencer and Co of Great Queen Street, London, estimate £300-500 at Brettells.
This 10in (24cm) late Victorian oak and brass charity box by Spencer and Co of Great Queen Street, London, is on a naval theme. The central coin cylinder with a slot cut to the top is set with a brass anchor.
It has a guide of £300-500 at Brettells in Newport, Shropshire, on July 11.
Large Scottish silver and gemstone clan brooch, estimate £1400-1600 at Huntly Auctions.
This large Scottish silver and gemstone clan brooch set with rock crystal, pearls and citrines has an inscription in Gaelic that translates as ‘My Father was George, Son of George of the Cunningham Clan’.
The unmarked brooch is expected to bring £1400-1600 at a timed online sale held by Aberdeenshire firm Huntly Auctions that ends on July 23.
Estimate £10,000-15,000.
Fabergé folding gem set silver and gold magnifying glass, estimate £2500-3000 at Lockdales.
The Fine Sale at Lockdales in Ipswich on July 12-13 includes this Fabergé object: a folding gem set silver and gold magnifying glass. Marked for the workmaster Anders Nevalainen, it comes in an original, fitted marked Fabergé box.
Estimate £2500-3000.
Royal presentation silver gilt cup and cover given by a young Queen Victoria to her goddaughter Victoria Alexandrina Digby, estimate £10,000-15,000 at Piers Motley.
This royal presentation silver gilt cup and cover surmounted with an angel and putti and decorated with young children playing with putti has been consigned by a descendant of the recipient to Piers Motley in Exmouth on July 10.
Made by Mortimer & Hunt (London 1839), it was given by a young Queen Victoria to her goddaughter Victoria Alexandrina Digby (1839-1917) when she was christened in 1840. It is inscribed and bears the royal cypher.
Royal presentation silver gilt cup and cover given by a young Queen Victoria to her goddaughter Victoria Alexandrina Digby, estimate £10,000-15,000 at Piers Motley.
A small number of these cups are known (two have appeared at Christie’s in the past 30 years). This example, in its original morocco leather and silk lined case, comes with a copy of a letter suggesting that Prince Albert may have been involved in their design.
Estimate £10,000-15,000.
An 11th century bronze die worked with interlace which would have been used to make the cheek guards of Viking helmets, estimate £16,000-24,000 at Noonans.
This 11th century bronze die worked with interlace would have been used to make the cheek guards of Viking helmets. The design is known as Urnes-style ornamentation and probably represents the world tree Yggdrasil with the monstrous serpent Nidhogg intertwining within its roots.
It was discovered in a field in Norfolk by a metal detectorist in January this year. After posting an image on Facebook, it was identified as Viking in date and then recorded via the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
An 11th century bronze die worked with interlace which would have been used to make the cheek guards of Viking helmets, estimate £16,000-24,000 at Noonans.
It will have an expectation of £16,000-24,000 when it comes for sale at Noonans in London on July 18.
Georgian chrysolite parure said to be a wedding gift from the chemist and inventor Sir Humphrey Davy, estimate £4000-6000 at Dawsons.
This Georgian chrysolite parure comprising a necklace, pendant earrings and buckle comes with an accompanying plaque stating it was a wedding gift from the chemist and inventor Sir Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) on the occasion of his wedding. Davy married a wealthy widow Jane Apreece in 1812, the same year he gave up his lecturing position at the Royal Institution.
The parure comes for sale at Dawsons in Maidenhead on July 20 with an estimate of £4000-6000.
Regency emerald and diamond brooch with a royal provenance, estimate £10,000-15,000 at Dreweatts.
The sale of Fine Jewellery, Silver, Watches and Objects of Vertu sale at Dreweatts in Newbury on July 12 includes this handsome Regency emerald and diamond brooch with a royal provenance.
It is offered for sale with a report from Gemmological Certification Services stating that the central squared cushion-cut Columbian stone weighs around 2.47cts and shows some evidence of minor to moderate clarity enhancement.
Dated to c.1815, it comes in a contemporary fitted ebony box with a gold top engraved with the inscription: This broach belonged to Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Augusta, Obt 6 Nov 1817 at 22, & on her lamented demise, was the kind and valued gift of Her Consort, Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg to Mary Anne John Thynne, one of HRHs ladies of the bedchamber.
Princess Charlotte Augusta (1796-1817) was the only child of the Prince of Wales and Caroline of Brunswick and at the time of her death in childbirth the heir presumptive to the British throne.
After the death of Charlotte, Mary Anne Master, the third daughter of Thomas Master, MP for Cirencester, became Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Sophia. In 1838 her husband inherited the title 3rd Baron Carteret of Hawnes and she became Baroness Carteret.
Estimate £10,000-15,000.
Silver plaquette with image of William Lenthall, Speaker of the Houses of Commons at the beginning of the Long Parliament in 1640, estimate £3000-5000 at Bonhams.
William Lenthall (1591-1662) was chosen as Speaker of the Houses of Commons at the beginning of the Long Parliament in 1640, continued in the role under Cromwell’s Protectorate and remained when the Long Parliament was restored in 1659.
On January 4, 1642, when Charles I entered the House of Commons to arrest five MPs for treason, he famously refused to reveal their whereabouts saying: “May it please your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak in this place but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here.”
This 3½in (9cm) silver plaquette, marked CF and made c.1653, has an extensive provenance that includes several famous Victorian numismatic collections. Last sold by Spink & Son in 1910, it was purchased by Vernon James Watney (1860-1928) of Watney Brewery fame and comes by descent. The estimate at Bonhams’ Fine Decorative Arts auction at New Bond Street on July 12 is £3000-5000.
Bonhams’ cataloguer Cecile Shannon says the plaque can be read in two different ways. It is either simply a celebration of Lenthall’s achievements or alternatively, an overt criticism of his character. On close examination the lion’s mask on his arm resembles the face of the devil – a reference perhaps to Lenthall’s tendency to switch political allegiance depending on who was in power.
