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Works of Art from Country Houses Boxted House Surrounded by meadows beyond a small village in North Essex stands Boxted House. Its colourful interior sprang from the combination of the two contrasting tastes of its owners Mr and Mrs. R.(Bobby)A. Bevan. Bobby Bevan's classical scholarship and his love of French and English design of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was well suited for the furnishing of the Neo-Classical house built in 1828. While his wife, Natalie Bevan, a successful artist and ceramicist, possessed an extraordinary flair for colour and form. Her love of glass, porcelain and pottery added to the decorative impact of the interior. Bobby Bevan was the son of the distinguished painter and member of the Camden Town Group, Robert Bevan (1865-1925). Much early 20th Century art coloured the walls of Boxted but Bobby and Natalie's tastes were catholic and the house provided a perfect setting for a wide range of pictures and sculpture. The house was purchased in the late 1930's and some of the furniture was acquired at that time, however a number of items were inherited from their respective families in Kent. During the war the Ministry of Defence requisitioned the house and it was not until 1947 that Bobby and Natalie accomplished the restoration and furnishing of Boxted; though evolution has continued ever since. Cheswick House Cheswick House is situated on the North Northumbrian coast with views across sandy beaches towards the imposing ruins of Holy Island. The early Victorian Gothic mansion, constructed in 1859, was designed by F.R.Wison, a notable architect of his day, who also worked at Alnwick Castle for the Duke of Northumberland. The house was built for Robert Crossman (1803-1883) owner of the Berwick brewery, Mann, Crossman and Paulin; and the Cheswick and Holy Island Estates. His eldest son William Crossman (1830-1901) undertook an illustrious career in the Army prior to moving to Cheswick. He served at the Cyrstal Palace Great Exhibition during 1851 and was subsequently gifted the Presentation Catalogues and Medals ( see lot 190 in the present sale ). On his retirement and succession to the Cheswick properties he took a major part in activities in Northumberland. He was a J.P., Alderman of the County Council, President of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club and Chairman of the Tweed Commission. A keen archaeologist he undertook major excavations of Holy Island Priory. The Estate passed to Sir William's second son, Lawrence Morley Crossman, in 1901 and then to Major General Francis Morley Lindisfarne Crossman and subsequently to Colonel Humphrey Crossman. Humphrey Crossman, born in 1924, served in the Royal Artillery until his retirement from the Army in 1970. A Freeman of Berwick, he served on the County Council and Berwick Borough Council becoming Mayor in 1980 and High Sheriff in 1990. Rabley Park The late General Sir Henry de Beauvoir de Lisle (1864-1955) was a distinguished soldier, a noted polo player and a hero of the Boer War. A Guernsey family, the de Lisles were originally French Huguenots, one of whom, Rouget de Lisle, wrote the words to the French National Anthem, the Marseillaise. In 1902 General de Lisle married Leila, daughter of Wilberforce Bryant, the last private owner of Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire. On retiring from the army, General de Lisle lived first at Old Park, near Devizes in Wiltshire, and then at 34 Hertford Street, London, W.1. which was demolished in the 1950's to make way for the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane. A number of items included in the present sale can be identified from both the Stoke Park and Hertford Street residences. An inventory and insurance valuation of the contents of 34 Hertford Street was undertaken in 1942 and noted by General de Lisle within a red leather-bound 'Plate Book'. The inventory was completed room by room and is followed by 'some notes on the best articles of the contents' and finally by purchases and sales since 1938. Where it has been possible to identify the items positively, Christie's has noted the details of when and where the item was obtained and its purchase price. General de Lisle's son, Colonel Christian de Lisle, moved to Rabley Park in Hertfordshire, in 1959, incorporating the majority of the contents from 34 Hertford Street into the furnishing of Rabley. Built in the mid eighteenth century, Rabley Park is situated in parkland with a stream, the Catherine Bourne, flowing through the grounds. SILVER AND PLATED WARES PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID CROSSMAN LOTS 1-32

FOUR VICTORIAN SILVER DISHES

MARK OF WILLIAM COMYNS, 1890

Details

FOUR VICTORIAN SILVER DISHES
Mark of William Comyns, 1890
each shaped circular dish with lattice and ribbon motif pierced sides
5in. (13cm.) wide (4)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges.

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