• Auction 19648

    Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects

    4 September 2020 - 24 September 2020, London

    SALE TOTAL: 354,375 (GBP)
122 Lots for Sale 19648
Lot 1
LORD SNOWDON'S COCKTAIL SHAKERS: SIX SILVER-PLATED COCKTAIL ACCESSORIES
THE BOTTLE COASTER WITH STAMP OF MAPPIN AND WEBB, LONDON, 20TH CENTURY
the largest cocktail shaker 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£4,375
($5,551)
Lot 2
OLIVER MESSEL'S MASK FOR A COCHRAN PRODUCTION: A WHITE-PAINTED PLASTER...
BY OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978), CIRCA 1920s, FOR A C.B.COCHRAN PRODUCTION
14 in. (36 cm.) high
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£4,750
($6,027)
Lot 3
OLIVER MESSEL'S LUSTRES FROM PELHAM PLACE: A PAIR OF VICTORIAN GILT-BRASS AND...
19TH CENTURY
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) high; 8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£2,250
($2,855)
Lot 4
William Bruce Ellis Ranken R.I., V.P.R.O.I., R.P. (1881-1941)
Portrait of Oliver Messel (1904-1978) aged seventeen
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white on paper
19 x 14 in. (48.3 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£16,250
($20,621)
Lot 5
LORD SNOWDON'S PAGEBOY OUTFIT FOR THE WEDDING OF LINLEY MESSEL, 1932: A...
BY L.&H. NATHAN LTD., HAYMARKET, LONDON, 1932
The box: 9 in. (23 cm.) high; 13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) wide; 10 ¾ in. (51 cm.) deep
estimate
£300 - £500
($380 - $634)

price realized
£1,500
($1,903)
Lot 6
OLIVER MESSEL'S REVERSE-ETCHED MIRROR: AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND REVERSE-ETCHED...
LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
24 ½ x 13 (62 x 33 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£1,500
($1,903)
Lot 7
Edward Linley Sambourne (1845-1910)
Cavaliers and Roundheads
pen and ink on paper
6 x 9 ½ in. (5.2 x 24.1 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,000
($1,326)
Lot 8
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Michael Clark, 1987
image: 8 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.5 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£5,000
($6,345)
Lot 9
EDWARD LINLEY SAMBOURNE (BRITISH, 1844-1910)
Design for 'The King of all the Britains!', published in Punch, 1 January 1902...
pen and ink on paper
12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.8 cm.) (i)
19 ½ x 12 5/8 in. (49.5 x 32 cm.) (ii)
(2)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 11
THE MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR ON A HUNTING EXPEDITION
DELHI SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Painting 11 x 7 ¼ in. (28 x 18.5 cm.); folio 13 5/8 x 9 ½ in. (34.6 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 12
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Nymans House, Sussex; two proposed facades, following the 1947 fire
pencil and brown wash heightened with white, on paper
Each 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.) framed
(3)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,375
($1,744)
Lot 13
Dorothy Eugenie Brett (1883-1977)
Portrait of a young man
oil on canvas
19 x 16 ½ in. (48.3 x 41.9 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,345 - $10,152)

price realized
£7,500
($9,517)
Lot 14
Barbara Beaton (1912-1973) and Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)
'THE BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS' - A RARE 1933 SCRAPBOOK GIVEN TO OLGA LYNN BY BARBARA
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,345 - $10,152)

price realized
£22,500
($28,552)
Lot 15
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of a Torero, three-quarter length, seated wearing a 'traje de luces'
oil on canvas
30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£2,750
($3,489)
Lot 17
A POLYCHROME-DECORATED PINE CURTAIN PELMET
19TH CENTURY AND ADAPTED, THE DECORATION 20TH CENTURY, BY OLIVER MESSEL
8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) high; 60 in. (152.5 cm.) wide; 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 18
AN ITALIAN CARVED-POPLAR MUSICAL TROPHY
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
20 x 36 in. (51 x 91.5 cm.) overall
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 19
A PAIR OF GEORGE III STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1775
Each 9 ¾ in. (25 cm.) high
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 20
THE MESSEL ENGELBRECHT PEEP SHOW: A RARE NORTH EUROPEAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED...
THE SLIDES ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN ENGELBRECHT, CIRCA 1720-50
The box: 50 ½ in. (128 cm.) high; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£4,000
($5,076)
Lot 22
A FRENCH GREEN-AND-GILT-DECORATED TOLE AND GILT-BRASS CHINOISERIE SEDAN CLOCK
BY A. MARTENS ET CIE, CIRCA 1900, THE DECORATION POSSIBLY LATER
19 x 15 in. (48.5 x 38 cm.) overall
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£500
($634)
Lot 23
OLIVER MESSEL'S BLUE AND WHITE PLATTERS FROM MADDOX, BARBADOS: FIVE ENGLISH...
SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY
19 x 14 in. (48.5 x 40.5 cm.) the Zebra platters, 17 x 13 in (43 x 33 cm.), the possibly Swansea platters
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 24
A DUTCH WHITE-AND-POLYCHROME-DECORATED PINE TILT-TOP TABLE 'FLAP AAN DE WAND'
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
27 in. (68 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide; 35 ½ in. (90 cm.) deep
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£2,000
($2,538)
Lot 25
AN AUBUSSON ENTRE-FENETRE
FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
10ft. 8 in. x 4ft. 5 in. (328 x 137 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($634 - $1,015)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 26
A GIFT FROM BERNARD HOLLOWOOD, EDITOR OF PUNCH: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward \"Spy\"
Portrait of Linley Sambourne Sammy, Men of the Day. No. 528, 1892
pencil, ink, watercolour and bodycolour on light blue paper
17 x 14 ¼ in. (43.2 x 36.2 cm.) framed
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,875
($2,379)
Lot 27
A RED CISELE VELVET AND SILK FRAGMENT CUSHION
PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY
The fragment cushion: 23 x 15 in. (58.5 x 38 cm.)
The needlepoint cushion: 17 ½ x 17 ½ in. (44.5 x 44.5 cm.)
The two velvet cushions: 15 ½ x 15 ½ in. (39.5 x 39.5 cm.)
The embroidery by Oliver Messel: 13 x 18 in. (33 x 46 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 29
A BRASS-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS FOUR-LIGHT CHANDELIER
PROBABLY NORTH EUROPEAN, CIRCA 1830
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high, excluding chain; 28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£1,500
($1,903)
Lot 30
A VICTORIAN GILTWOOD AND GILT-COMPOSITION OVAL MIRROR
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
45 ½ x 24 ½ in. (115.5 x 62.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 31
A PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN EMPIRE WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SIDE CHAIRS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each 33 ½ in. (85 cm.) high; 17 in. (43.5 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 32
H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON'S EMPIRE LIT EN BATEAU FROM...
CIRCA 1815, IN THE MANNER OF JACOB DESMALTER
48 ¾ in. (124 cm.) high; 87 in. (221 cm.) wide; 47 in. (119.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,076 - $7,614)

price realized
£6,000
($7,614)
Lot 33
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
CIRCA 1825
The Restauration example: 13 in. (33 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide; 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
The Louis-Philippe example: 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide; 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,625
($2,062)
Lot 34
A GEORGE II SILVER BASKET
MARK OF PETER ARCHAMBO, LONDON, 1739
12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,076 - $7,614)

price realized
£7,500
($9,517)
Lot 35
A GEORGE III SILVER WAITER AND AN ELIZABETH II SILVER WAITER
MARK OF JOHN HUTSON, LONDON, 1785 AND MARK OF NAT LESLIE LIMITED, SHEFFIELD,
8 in. (20.2 cm.) and 10 in. (25.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£2,750
($3,489)
Lot 37
A WEDDING GIFT FROM THE THE FARMERS AND ESTATE STAFF OF WOMERSLEY HALL: TWO...
THE CIGARETTE CASES WITH MARK OF MAPPIN AND WEBB LIMITED AND STEPHEN J. ROSE
the cases 6 7/8 in. ( 17.5 cm.) and 7 in. (17.8 cm.) long; the ashtrays 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£3,500
($4,441)
Lot 38
A WILLIAM AND MARY SILVER MUG
MARK OF ISAAC DIGHTON, LONDON, 1698
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 39
GIFTS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: FOUR AMERICAN SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED...
VARIOUS MAKERS INCLUDING JOHN W. MOORE JEWELLERS, USA, 20TH CENTURY
the bottle coaster 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) diameter; the cigarette box 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,500
($1,903)
Lot 40
A VICTORIAN SILVER MONTEITH
MARK OF JOHN CHAPPLE AND JOHN MANTELL, LONDON, 1897
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£1,125
($1,427)
Lot 41
THE 1965 UGANDA TOUR GIFT: THREE SILVER-PLATED AND WARTHOG-TUSK MUGS
MID-20TH CENTURY
4 ¾ in. (12.2 cm.) high
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£1,750
($2,220)
Lot 42
A GEORGE V SILVER MONTEITH
MARK OF GOLDSMITHS AND SILVERSMITHS COMPANY, LONDON, 1911
11 in. (28 cm.) diameter
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£1,750
($2,220)
Lot 43
A WEDDING PRESENT FROM TOM PARR: Gaspare Galliari (1761-1823)
A stage design for a garden with terrace and staircase (i)
pencil, ink and grey wash on paper (i), watercolour and grey wash on paper (ii)
6 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (16.8 x 22 cm.) (i), 10 x 13 ¾ in. (52.5 x 35 cm.) (ii)
(2)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 44
A WEDDING PRESENT FROM DEREK HILL: Derek Hill C.B.E., H.R.G.A. (1916-2000)
Dundonnell Landscape
oil on board
8 ¼ x 13 ¾ in. (21 x 35 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,538 - $3,807)

price realized
£6,250
($8,287)
Lot 45
AN ENAMELLED PANEL DEPICTING H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET AND LORD SNOWDON
BY LORD SNOWDON'S ASSISTANT ROBIN BANKS, CIRCA 1960
19 ¾ x 14 ¾ in. (50 x 37.5 cm.) framed
estimate
£500 - £800
($634 - $1,015)

price realized
£1,250
($1,586)
Lot 46
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Beluga Whales, 1968
image: 5 ½ x 8 5/8 in. (14.1 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($761 - $1,015)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 47
\"We would like you to do Arab Horses...\" Diana Vreeland,1966: LORD
Arab Stallion, 1967
image: 5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.1 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($761 - $1,015)

price realized
£750
($994)
Lot 49
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Gilbert and George, 1981
image: 8 7/8 x 8 ¾ in. (22.7 x 22.1 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,375
($1,744)
Lot 50
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Hockney's Alphabet. 1991
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,375
($1,744)
Lot 51
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
David Hockney, 1963
image: 13 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (33.2 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£8,125
($10,310)
Lot 53
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930-2017)
Nine books from Lord Snowdon's collection relating to photography and fashion
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 56
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE
TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, MID-17TH CENTURY
The vase: 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 58
TWO CHINESE BISCUIT-GLAZED FAMILLE VERTE BUDDHIST LIONS AND A PAIR OF...
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) AND LATER
The joss stick holders: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm) and 7 ½ in. (19 cm) high
The stone lions: 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm) high
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 59
A CHINESE POTTERY FAHUA SEATED FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£2,500
($3,172)
Lot 60
TWO CHINESE POTTERY FAHUA FIGURES
19TH-20TH CENTURY
The larger, 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) high
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£500
($634)
Lot 61
A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASE
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) high
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£1,625
($2,062)
Lot 62
A CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL LACQUER LARGE BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm) diameter
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,250
($1,586)
Lot 63
A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN LARGE JARDINIERE
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high; 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 64
SEVEN MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ABALONE AND IVORY DECORATIVE BOXES
FIVE VICTORIAN, MID-19TH CENTURY, TWO DUTCH, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The largest box: 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) wide; 2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) deep
The smallest box: 1 in. (2.5 cm.) high; 2 ¼ in. (5.5 cm.) wide; 1./2 in. (4 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 65
A NORTH EUROPEAN BRONZE-MOUNTED BLUE AND WHITE VASE TABLE LAMP
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, IN THE CHINESE STYLE
17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, excluding fitments
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,538 - $3,807)

price realized
£1,250
($1,586)
Lot 67
A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN SAUCE-TUREEN MODELLED AS A SWAN
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£2,500
($3,172)
Lot 68
AN INLAID MAHOGANY DECANTER BOX
CIRCA 1800, PROBABLY DUTCH
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) wide; 8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£400 - £600
($507 - $761)

price realized
£1,125
($1,427)
Lot 69
A CONTINENTAL SIMULATED AGATE POTTERY VASE AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 70
LORD SNOWDON'S OVERMANTEL MIRROR FROM ALBANY, LONDON: A VICTORIAN...
CIRCA 1880, IN THE MANNER OF ROBERT ADDAM
64 x 54 in. (162.5 x 137 cm.) overall
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£2,500
($3,172)
Lot 71
A REGENCY WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT WOOD AND COMPOSITION CONSOLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY CENTURY, THE TOP BY JAMES MATTHEWS, BRIGHTON
34 ½ in. (88 cm.) high; 48 ½ in. (123 cm.) wide; 14 ¼ in. (36 cm.) deep
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,076 - $7,614)

price realized
£3,750
($4,758)
Lot 73
AN ILLUSTRATED POSTCARD FROM SIR SIDNEY NOLAN: Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M.,
Elephant
crayon and watercolour on paper
5 ½ x 3 3/8in. (14 x 8.4 cm.)
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£2,000
($2,538)
Lot 74
A GIFT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCESS MARGARET FROM PHILIP SUTTON R.A.: Philip Sutton
Saskia
watercolour on postcard
5¼ x 3½ in. (13.3 x 8.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,250
($1,586)
Lot 75
A GIFT FROM SIR SIDNEY NOLAN: Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Gorilla
mixed media on paper
9 ¾ x 11 ¾in. (24.8 x 29.9cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£3,500
($4,441)
Lot 76
The Holy Bible
Wedding present to Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret
estimate
£500 - £800
($634 - $1,015)

price realized
£2,250
($2,855)
Lot 77
A WEDDING PRESENT FROM MR AND MRS JOHN NORRIS: Robert Wakeham Pilot
The Terrace - Quebec
oil on panel
8 x 10 ½ in. (20 x 26.5 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,076 - $7,614)

price realized
£6,875
($8,724)
Lot 78
Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) and Clementine Churchill (1885-1977)
Presentation copies of Churchill biographies
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£1,125
($1,427)
Lot 79
AN INUIT SOAPSTONE FIGURAL GROUP
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) high; 7 ¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 80
AN INUIT SOAPSTONE AND WALRUS IVORY MODEL OF A MUSK OX
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
7 in. (18 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) long
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,125
($1,427)
Lot 82
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Naterjack toad, 1985
image: 11 1/8 x 8 5/8 in. (28.3 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 83
Antony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017)
Acrilan Advert, 1957
image: 18 1/8 x 18 ¼ in. (46 x 46.5 cm.)
sheet: 22 ½ x 20 in. (57 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£4,750
($6,027)
Lot 88
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Yves Saint Laurent, 1987
image: 9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (25 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 29.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£5,625
($7,138)
Lot 89
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Dominick Dunne, 2003
image: 8 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.7 x 21.7 cm.)
sheet: 16 5/8 x 11 ¾ in. (42.1 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 90
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Ian McKellen, 1984
image: 8 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.7 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£4,000
($5,076)
Lot 91
THE DESIGN FOR THE INVESTITURE OF H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, 1969: Carl Toms
Design for the dais and podium for the Investiture of H.R.H. the Prince of...
22 ¾ x 32 ¾ in. (57.8 x 83.2 cm.) framed
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£4,375
($5,551)
Lot 92
A PAIR OF RED-PAINTED ASH-LAMINATE PRINCE OF WALES INVESTITURE CHAIRS
DESIGNED IN 1969 BY LORD SNOWDON AND MADE BY REMPLOY
Each 30 ¾ in. (78 cm.) high; 21 ½ in. (54.5 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,538 - $5,076)

price realized
£43,750
($55,518)
Lot 93
TWELVE ENGLISH PORCELAIN DINNER-PLATES DESIGNED FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES
DESIGNED BY LORD SNOWDON AND CARL TOMS, SIX MARKED FOR ROYAL DOULTON, LATE 20TH
10 ¾ in. (27.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£4,000
($5,076)
Lot 94
The Investiture of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales

estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£2,375
($3,013)
Lot 95
Michael Reid (British, 20th century)
London Zoo Poster for Transport for London featuring the Snowdon Aviary
44 x 29 ¼ in. (111.8 x 48.9 cm.) framed
estimate
£500 - £800
($634 - $1,015)

price realized
£500
($634)
Lot 96
H.R.H. The Princess Margaret
Finely bound volumes for H.R.H. The Princess Margaret
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,375
($1,744)
Lot 97
LORD SNOWDON'S ALUMINIUM, CANVAS AND LEATHER \"ARCHITECT'S CHAIR\" AND BLACK...
THE CHAIR DESIGNED BY DAVID LINLEY, HENRY SLACK AND DAVID COCKS, MADE BY BANTAM
The chair: 21 in. (53 cm.) high; 23 ¼ in. (59 cm.) wide; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep, closed
The briefcase: 13 in. (33 cm.) high; 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide; 4 ½ in. (11 cm.) deep
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£2,000
($2,538)
Lot 98
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Investiture Chair, 2013
image: 8 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.5 x 21.9 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (41.8 x 29.9 cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($507 - $761)

price realized
£1,500
($1,903)
Lot 99
A PAIR OF SYCAMORE, PARQUETRY AND GLASS MANTEL CLOCKS
DESIGNED BY LORD SNOWDON, THE MOVEMENTS BY METAMEC, LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each 8 in. (20 cm.) high; 6 in. (15 cm.) wide; 2 in. (5 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,269 - $1,903)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 100
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of a young man in white shirt
pencil and oil on canvas board
16 ¾ x 12 ¼ in. (42.5 x 31.1 cm.)
estimate
($2,538 - $3,807)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 102
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of a young girl in a white dress, seated on a cushion (i); portrait of...
oil on canvas, laid down on board, unframed (i)
oil on board, unframed (ii)
oil on board, unframed (iii)
19 ¾ x 15 ¾ in. (50.2 x 40 cm.) (i); 18 x 14 in. (45.6 x 35.5 cm.); (ii) 18 x 14 in. (45.6 x 35.5 cm.) (iii)
(3)
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£9,375
($11,896)
Lot 103
A GROS-POINT NEEDLEWORK CARPET
WOVEN BY OLIVER MESSEL'S PARTNER VAGN RIIS-HANSEN
10 ft. 6 in. x 9 ft. 1 in. (324 x 276 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 104
A DUTCH GREY-PAINTED AND CARVED OAK BENCH
19TH CENTURY
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 54 ½ in. (138.5 cm.) wide; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) deep
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,538 - $3,807)

price realized
£3,250
($4,124)
Lot 105
AN ENGLISH GROS AND PETIT-POINT, BEADWORK AND FELTWORK FLORAL PICTURE
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, THE EMBROIDERY BY G. GRINDLING
14 ½ x 14 in. (37 x 35.5 cm.) framed
estimate
£500 - £800
($634 - $1,015)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 106
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN JARDINIERES AND A FOUNTAIN AND COVER
19TH CENTURY, THE JARDINIERES WITH SPURIOUS CROWNED N MARKS
The fountain: 24 ½ in. (62 cm.) high; the pair 13 in. (33 cm.) wide
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 107
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Invesiture Chair (i); Kitchen Chair (ii); Stationmaster Chair (iii); Wicker...
image: 8 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.5 x 21.9 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm.)
(4)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£3,750
($4,758)
Lot 108
A GEORGE III BLACK-AND-GILT-JAPANNED TILT-TOP CIRCULAR TABLE
LATE 18TH CENTURY AND LATER JAPANNED
28 in. (71 cm.) high; 27 ¼ in. (69 cm.) diameter
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,375
($1,744)
Lot 109
FOUR VICTORIAN GILT AND BLACK-JAPANNED PAPIER-MACHE TRAYS
MID-19TH CENTURY
The largest: 24 x 31 ½ in. (61 x 80 cm.) overall
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£250
($317)
Lot 110
A MOTHER OF GOD OF IVER OF THE VALDAY IVERSKY MONASTERY
RUSSIA, 19TH CENTURY
The panel: 12 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (31 x 26 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £4,000
($3,172 - $5,076)

price realized
£2,125
($2,696)
Lot 111
A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY PEAT BUCKET
CIRCA 1790
The bucket: 13 in. (33 cm.) high; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) diameter
The largest fire-tool: 30 ½ in. (77.cm.) long
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 112
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of Mrs William Babe Paley (1915-1978)
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,807 - $6,345)

price realized
£23,750
($30,138)
Lot 113
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of Sir Peter Moores C.B.E., D.L. (1923 - 2016)
oil on canvas, laid down on board
9 ¼ x 14 ½ in. (23.4 x 37.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,250
($1,586)
Lot 114
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait a young man
oil on canvas, in artist frame
16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,538 - $3,807)

price realized
£2,000
($2,538)
Lot 115
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Boy in a red shirt
oil on canvas
22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £4,000
($3,172 - $5,076)

price realized
£3,750
($4,758)
Lot 116
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of Lloyd
oil on canvas
18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,538 - $3,807)

price realized
£5,250
($6,662)
Lot 117
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of a young man playing a guitar
oil on canvas, unframed
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.9 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£625
($793)
Lot 118
A PAIR OF HEADDRESSES MOUNTED ON MANNEQUIN HEADS
BY OLIVER MESSEL OR ANTHONY POWELL, ADAPTED BY LORD SNOWDON
The largest: 30 in. (76 cm.) overall
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 120
A VICTORIAN BRASS 'MERRYWEATHER' BRASS FIRE HELMET
LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The Merryweather helmet: 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) high overall
The French helmet: 8 in. (20 cm.) high overall
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£500
($634)
Lot 121
A SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON
ALMOST CERTAINLY BY BONTEMS, CIRCA 1900
The cage: 19 in. (48 cm.) high; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) wide; 9 ½ in. (24 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,125
($1,427)
Lot 122
LORD SNOWDON'S GILTWOOD LARGE CAPITAL 'S'
MID-20TH CENTURY
30 in. (76 cm.) high
estimate
£300 - £500
($380 - $634)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 123
FOUR FANS FROM THE MESSEL-ROSSE FAN COLLECTION: FOUR GILTWOOD CASED FANS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The largest: 15 x 25 in. (38 x 63.5 cm.) overall, cased
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,538 - $5,076)

price realized
£1,875
($2,379)
Lot 124
OLIVER MESSEL'S DESIGN FOR SALOME Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
'Design for Salome' for C.B.Cochran's 1926 Revue
pencil and watercolour on card
26 ¾ x 20 in. (68 x 50.8 cm.) framed
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£4,375
($5,551)
Lot 125
OLIVER MESSEL'S COSTUME DESIGN FOR VIVIEN LEIGH'S CLEOPATRA: Oliver Hilary
Costume design for Vivien Leigh (1913-1967) as Cleopatra for the Gabriel Pascal...
pencil, gouache and watercolour on paper
26 ¼ x 15 ½ in. (66.7 x 39.4 cm.) framed
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,538 - $3,807)

price realized
£3,500
($4,441)
Lot 126
OLIVER MESSEL'S DESIGN FOR C.B.COCHRAN'S PLAY TOUGH AT THE TOP: Oliver Hilary
A costume design for 'The Princess for the Boxing Scene' for C.B.Cochran's...
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with white on grey paper
26 x 19 ¾ in. (66 x 50 cm.) framed
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£1,625
($2,062)
Lot 127
OLIVER MESSEL'S DESIGNS FOR SLEEPING BEAUTY, Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
Three stage designs, probably for the Royal Ballet production of Sleeping...
pencil, black and red ink on white-painted board, unframed
Each 18 ¾ x 24 in. (47.6 x 61 cm.)
(3)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£1,125
($1,491)
Lot 128
OLIVER MESSEL'S DESIGN FOR IDOMENEO: Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
The first sketch for Idomeneo for the 1951 Glyndebourne Festival
pencil and brown wash heightened with white, on grey paper
14 ½ x 18 in. (36.2 x 45.7 cm.) framed
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 129
OLIVER MESSEL'S DESIGN FOR SLEEPING BEAUTY: Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
A stage design for the Royal Ballet production of Sleeping Beauty
pencil, chalk and wax cayon on board, unframed
15 ¾ x 21 ¼ in. (40 x 54 cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($507 - $761)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 130
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Isabella Rossellini and Mikhail Baryshnikov, 1984
image: 9 x 8 ¾ in. (22.8 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£3,500
($4,441)
Lot 131
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Ravenna Tucker, 1980
image: 11 1/8 x 8 ¾ in. (28.4 x 22.1 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (41.8 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 132
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Iman and Karel Shook in Arthur Mitchell’s dance studio in...
image: 5 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. (14.7 x 22.1 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (42 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£875
($1,110)
Lot 133
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Costume design for Princess Aurora for the Royal Ballet production of 'Sleeping...
pencil, watercolour, oil heightened with white on paper
The sheet: 13 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. (34.5 x 50.3 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£3,250
($4,124)
Lot 134
Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978)
Portrait of Nadia Nerina as Princess Aurora in the Royal Ballet production of...
black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour on board
27 ¾ x 24 in. (70.5 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,903 - $3,172)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 135
OLIVER MESSEL'S DESIGN FOR SLEEPING BEAUTY: Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
A large set design for the garden scene for the birthday of Princess Aurora,...
pencil, black ink and wax craton on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2 cm.), unframed
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£1,875
($2,379)
Lot 137
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Dame Agatha Christie and Sir Max Mallowan, 1974
image: 8 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22.8 x 22 cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (41.9 x 30 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,269 - $2,538)

price realized
£2,125
($2,696)
Lot 139
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
San Giorgio, Venice, 1995
image: 7 x 14 ¾ in. (17.9 x 37.5 cm.)
sheet (approximately): 9 ½ x 17in. (24 x 43.1cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,015 - $1,522)

price realized
£3,000
($3,807)
Lot 140
LORD SNOWDON (1930-2017)
Beluga Whales, 1968 (i); Arab Stallion, 1966 (ii); River Bird, Uganda, 1967...
image: 11 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (28.3 x 22cm.)
sheet: 16 ½ x 11 ¾in. (42 x 29.8cm.)
(4)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,522 - $2,284)

price realized
£1,000
($1,269)
Lot 141
Sir Hugh Casson P.R.A. (1910-1999)
Terrace, Agra
pencil and watercolour on paper
11 ¼ x 10 ½ in. framed
estimate
£700 - £1,000
($888 - $1,269)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 142
David Shaw (British, 1952-1989)
Untitled (i); Untitled (ii)
pencil on paper (i), (ii)
23 ½ x 19 ¼ in. (59.6 x 48.9 cm.) framed (i), 23 x 21 ¼ in. (58.5 x 51.5 cm.) framed (ii)
(2)
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($761 - $1,269)

price realized
£750
($951)
Lot 144
A GIFT FROM JOHN BELLANY: John Bellany C.B.E. R.A. (1942-2013)
Woman in headdress
oil on canvas, unframed
30 x 24 in. (36.2 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,076 - $7,614)

price realized
£3,750
($4,758)
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