Sotheby's
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
London
2021-03-12 - 2021-03-24
Total estimated price
GBP1,758,565
Average estimated price
GBP4,580
Lots sold
376/384
Total sale price
Average sale price
Performance
There are 384 lots in this auction
Portrait of David Haliburton of Bushey Grove (1774 - c. 1833), cousin of Walter Scott, bust-length, in a brown coat
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A George I style carved giltwood chandelier, eary 20th century, possibly by Lenygon & Co.
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
A pair of George I style carved giltwood and gilt-gesso side tables, early 20th century, in the manner of James Moore and John Gumley
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
Pair of Hungarian peasants: Csikós (Horse-herdsman) and Öreg juhász (Old Shepherd)
GBP800 - GBP1,200
An olivewood marquetry longcase clock, John Savile, London, circa 1690 and later
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A gilt and lacquered wood figure of a dignitary, Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 漆金木神仙坐像
GBP800 - GBP1,200
Two gilt and lacquered wood figures of ladies, Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 漆金木仕女立像 一組兩件
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
Portrait of Dorothy Coventry, later Lady Packington (1623-1679), when a child
GBP10,000 - GBP15,000
A Louis XVI marquetry, kingwood and rosewood bonheur-du-jour, in the manner of Charles Topino
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
Vulliamy No.1895: A gilt-mounted turtleshell boulle mantel timepiece, London, circa 1850
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany encoignures, late 19th century
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
Portrait of a young man, said to be James Frances Edward Stuart, The Old Pretender (1688-1766)
GBP800 - GBP1,200
Portrait of Jane Monins (c.1640-99), three-quarter length, in a blue and gold dress
GBP60,000 - GBP80,000
A pair of Sèvres Royal portrait busts of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, circa 1786-88
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
A Regency style painted and parcel-gilt bookcase, late 19th/early 20th century
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
A Fabergé silver-gilt inkwell, workmaster Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A Fabergé Imperial gold and silver-gilt mounted guilloché enamel timepiece, workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
GBP15,000 - GBP25,000
A Meissen porcelain gilt-metal mounted casket and cover, circa 1870, outside-decorated
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
A Louis XV style gilt-bronze mounted porcelain cistern, perhaps Samson, circa 1890
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
A set of seven Regency style parcel-gilt decorated ebonised armchairs, 19th century
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A collection of Regency engraved mother-of-pearl gaming tokens, early 19th century
GBP400 - GBP600
A small pale celadon jade carving of a recumbent deer, Qing Dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 青白玉靈鹿銜芝擺件
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
A pale celadon jade marriage bowl, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 青白玉雙魚紋洗
GBP15,000 - GBP25,000
A pale celadon jade figure of a boy, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 青白玉持蓮童子
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
A pair of miniature lapis lazuli vases and covers, Qing Dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 青金石鼻烟壺 一組兩件
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
A rare small Pronk 'plume' tea caddy, Qing Dynasty, circa 1740 | 清 約1740年 外銷彩繪小罐
GBP800 - GBP1,200
A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and marble mounted mahogany display cabinet, third quarter 19th century
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
A Louis XVI style gilt-brass mounted satinwood and mahogany bookcase, 19th century
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
Two matching South German 'Rubinglas' gilt-metal mounted flasks, early 18th century
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
A George IV mahogany kneehole desk by William Williamson & Son of Guildford, second quarter 19th century
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A Swedish silver plain tapering beaker with punch ornament, Anders Hafrin, Gothenburg, 1753
GBP150 - GBP200
A Victorian neo-classical style gilt-brass mounted mahogany library bookcase, circa 1872, the design possibly James Piers St Aubyn
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A set of late George III metamorphic boxwood and ebony strung mahogany library steps, first quarter 19th century
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
Portrait of Cecil Marcus Knatchbull-Hugessen, 4th Baron Brabourne and 13th Baronet (1863-1933)
GBP600 - GBP800
Portrait of Michael Herbert Rudolph Knatchbull-Hugessen, 5th Baron Brabourne (1895-1939), half-length wearing the uniform of the Royal Naval Air Service
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
Portrait of Norton Cecil Michael Knatchbull, 6th Baron Brabourne (1922-1943), half-length wearing the uniform of an Ensign in the Grenadier Guards
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
Portrait of Lady Doreen Browne, Wife of 5th Baron Brabourne (1894-1939), three-quarter length seated on a green window seat
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
An aventurine glass model of a cannon, probably German or Italian, late 18th/early 19th century
GBP1,000 - GBP2,000
A Victorian mahogany convalescence armchair by John Ward, London, late 19th century
GBP800 - GBP1,200
Portrait of a gentleman, possibly Thomas Knatchbull (1571-1623), three-quarter length, wearing a scarlet and white tunic and a white lace collar
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
Portrait of Richard Knatchbull (1569-1605), three-quarter length, in a black embroidered doublet, with a sword, resting his right hand on a table
GBP20,000 - GBP30,000
Portrait of Susan Greene, Mrs. Richard Knatchbull (d.1610), standing three-quarter length, wearing a black dress and cap and white ruff
GBP12,000 - GBP18,000
Portrait of Bridget Astley, Lady Knatchbull (1570-1625), three-quarter length, in a black dress with a white ruff, her right arm resting on a chair with a parrot on its armrest
GBP30,000 - GBP50,000
Portrait of Sir Norton Knatchbull, 1st Bt. (1601-1684), full-length, wearing a black tunic and white collar
GBP30,000 - GBP50,000
Portrait of Catherine Knatchbull, Lady Rooke (c.1680-1755), three-quarter length, wearing a blue dress
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
Portrait of Mary Harvey, Lady Dering (1629-1704), three-quarter length, wearing a brown dress beneath a gold fringed cloak
GBP10,000 - GBP15,000
Portrait of Catherine Knatchbull, Mrs Thomas Harris (1709-1796), daughter of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 4th Bt. (1674-1730)
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
Italian or American, late 19th/ early 20th century, Statue of Christopher Columbus
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
A novelty silver table cigar lighter in the form of a grenade, Deakin & Francis Ltd., Birmingham, 1917
GBP200 - GBP300
A George III style boxwood and ebony strung, rosewood crossbanded mahogany cylinder bureau by Druce & Co., late 19th century
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
Portrait of Ulick de Burgh Browne, 7th Marquess of Sligo (1898-1941), half-length wearing the service dress of the Royal Scots Greys
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A George III openwork engraved oval gold badge with fouled anchor and engraved legend commemorating Earl Howe and the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794, circa 1794
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A Wedgwood creamware transfer-printed commemorative punch bowl, late 18th century
GBP600 - GBP1,000
An Anglo-Indian carved sandalwood and ivory inlaid presentation casket by S. C. Feticarai, Surat, dated 1935
GBP500 - GBP700
An Indian silver presentation document case in the form of an aeroplane, Surajmal Lullubhai & co, Madras, circa 1934
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
An Indian silver presentation casket, with stereoscope and 24 stereo photographic views of India, V.R. Ashonkar, Poona, circa 1934
GBP600 - GBP900
A pair of silver equestrian figures of the Viceroy of India's bodyguard, Garrard & Co. Ltd., London, 1968
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
A large blue and white ‘bamboo and chrysanthemum’ dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period | 清康熙 青花竹菊紋大盤
GBP800 - GBP1,200
A pair of George III silver mounted boxwood strung and rosewood crossbanded mahogany serpentine knife boxes, London, 1792
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
A Louis XVI ormolu quarter repeating cartel timepiece, Imbert L'âiné, Paris, circa 1780
GBP3,000 - GBP4,000
A George III faux marble and carved giltwood pedestal, circa 1770, in the manner of John Linnell
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A pair of engraved glass Masonic mallet-shaped decanters and lozenge stoppers, circa 1800
GBP400 - GBP600
A Regency-style cut-glass ships decanter and four wine glasses, 18th century and later
GBP700 - GBP900
Portrait of the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Knatchbull, later 9th Bt. (1781-1849), with his brother Norton Joseph Knatchbull (d. 1801), both standing by a table, a globe to the right
GBP50,000 - GBP70,000
Portrait study of Norton Joseph Knatchbull (1783-1801), bust-length, wearing a blue coat
GBP20,000 - GBP30,000
A George V silver plain baluster hot-water jug, The Goldsmiths' & Silversmiths' Co. Ltd., London, 1913
GBP150 - GBP200
A George III silver teapot, Paul Storr of Storr & Co. for Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, London, 1811
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
A Victorian silver tea kettle, burner and stand, Robert Garrard for R. & S. Garrard & Co., London, 1845
GBP1,200 - GBP1,800
A pair of Victorian silver novelty pepperettes in the form of owls, Richards & Brown, London, 1861
GBP400 - GBP600
A Continental silver Historismus cup and cover on stand, unidentified B and Anchor maker, probably German, mid 19th century
GBP800 - GBP1,200
An Austro-Hungarian canteen of Fiddle-Thread pattern table silver, J.C Klinkosch, Vienna, circa 1893
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
A Swiss silver double compartment spice box, probably Johann Daniel Kramer, Schaffhausen, circa 1749
GBP600 - GBP900
An Elizabeth II silver six-piece tea and coffee set, Gerald Benney, London, 1968/70/71
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
A silver presentation copy of the Blacksmiths cup of 1655 presented to Lady Brabourne by the Blacksmith's Company, maker's mark JM over MG, London, 1976
GBP300 - GBP500
A rock crystal cup and cover with jewelled parcel-gilt silver and enamel mounts, Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1880
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
A small Elizabeth I silver communion cup and cover, maker’s mark a terrestrial globe (Jackson’s P. 97), London, 1568
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
An Elizabeth I silver chalice and paten, maker's mark A, possibly for John Ashmore, London, 1577
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A Charles I parcel-gilt silver communion cup and paten, maker’s mark ET, a crescent below, London, 1638
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
A Charles I silver wine cup, maker's mark WS linked with a mullet below in a plain shield, probably William Sankey, London, 1635
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A Commonwealth silver wine cup, maker's mark CP a rose or mullet below attributed to Clement Punge (Jackson p. 118), London, 1651
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A Charles II silver porringer and cover, maker's mark RC within pellets and circle, London, 1683, the cover with maker's mark only struck twice
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A Charles II silver-gilt two-handled porringer and cover, maker's mark attributed to Richard Marchant, London, 1684
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
A James II silver tankard and cover, II over fleur-de-lis, probably for John Jackson, London, 1687
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A German parcel-gilt silver tankard, Christian Pichgiel I, Danzig, circa 1690
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A continental parcel-gilt silver tankard, maker's mark only AP in monogram, probably German or Swiss, circa 1690
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
A Swedish parcel-gilt tankard, maker's mark HN or NH in an ovaled oblong, Norrköping, circa 1720
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A large spinach jade vase and cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 碧玉番蓮八吉祥紋活環耳蓋瓶
GBP15,000 - GBP25,000
A spinach jade 'carp' vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 碧玉雙魚花插
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A spinach jade Ming-style ewer and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 碧玉道教神仙圖執壺
GBP5,000 - GBP7,000
A spinach jade Moghul-style vase, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 碧玉痕都斯坦式纏枝番蓮紋瓶
GBP10,000 - GBP15,000
A rare white jade figure of a buddhist lion, Qing Dynasty, 18th century | 清乾隆 白玉瑞獅戲球擺件
GBP15,000 - GBP25,000
A pale celadon jade lotus group, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 青白玉蓮紋擺件
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
A rare pale celadon jade teapot and cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 青白玉仿古獸面紋茶壺
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
A pair of amber vases and covers ,Qing Dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 琥珀活環蓋瓶一對
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
A pair of turquoise and aubergine-glazed biscuit figures of parrots, Qing Dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 松石绿釉鸚鵡
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
Portrait of Elizabeth Somers (1655-1745), three-quarter length, in a white dress
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
Portrait of Sir Richard Browne, 1st Bt. (c. 1610-1669) and his sister, Margaret, when children
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
An Anglo-Indian rosewood and ivory inlaid table bureau on a mahogany and fruitwood stand by Thomas Chippendale, the bureau, Vizagapatam, circa 1740-50, the stand, London, 1767
GBP40,000 - GBP60,000
A George III brass bound mahogany wine cooler, circa 1760, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A George II featherbanded and crossbanded walnut coffer on stand, second quarter 18th century
GBP700 - GBP800
A pair of unusual George III style ivory and blue painted gesso and gilt mirrors, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A George III crossbanded mahogany serpentine 'commode' table by William Crawford, 1770
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
A George III mahogany press cupboard, circa 1770, attributed to William Crawford
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
Six Victorian silver hurricane chamber candlesticks, three Ephraim Tysall, 1875, three Thomas White, 1877, all London
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
An unusual suite of Victorian ivory painted seat furniture, circa 1860, possibly by Wright and Mansfield
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
Two Italian engraved and cut-glass marginal wall mirrors, Venice, 19th century
GBP1,200 - GBP1,800
A rare TM (Masudaya) battery-operated tin-plate Radicon Robot, Japan, circa 1958
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A Fabergé Imperial two-colour gold-mounted guilloché enamel cigarette case, workmaster Michael Perchin, St Petersburg, 1899-1903
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
Frank Salisbury (1874–1962), The Coronation Procession of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 12th MAY, 1937 signed in pencil by the artist
GBP150 - GBP200
A Diamond-set and enamelled gold bracelet containing a miniature portrait of Albert, Prince Consort, as a child, By Henry Pierce Bone (177901855), India and England, 19th century
GBP4,000 - GBP6,000
A glass bonbonniere with two-colour gold mounts, Pierre-Denis Chaumont, Paris, 1789-92
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
A rock-crystal bonbonnière with two-colour gold mounts, Louis Roucel, Paris, 1771/2
GBP500 - GBP800
A GOLD AND ENAMEL TRIPLE CASED WATCH MADE FOR THE TURKISH MARKET LONDON, 1813
GBP3,000 - GBP4,000
A GOLD AND ENAMEL PAIR CASED VERGE WATCH WITH ASSOCIATED MAHOGANY STAND GENEVA, CIRCA 1790 AND LATER
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
A Victorian walnut and upholstered 'camel-back' sofa, circa 1880, manner of Howard & Sons
GBP1,200 - GBP1,800
A George III style white painted gesso and carved wood mirror, late 19th century
GBP800 - GBP1,200
Stormy landscape with lines of trees behind a large oak, figures and livestock and a stream
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A large lapis-lazuli bowl, China or India, late 19th century | 中國或印度 十九世纪末 青金石海棠式盌
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
Portrait of Michael Herbert Rudolph Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne (1895-1939), half-length wearing the uniform of an Ensign in the Grenadier Guards
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
Portrait of Sir Norton Knatchbull Bt. (1569-1636), and his wife Mary Westrow, née Aldersey (d. 1674)
GBP50,000 - GBP80,000
Portrait of George Ulick Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo (1856-1935), half-length wearing the uniform of the Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
A pair of George III style ebony strung and mahogany demi-lune vitrine cabinets, circa 1900
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
An Indian polished steel presentation padlock and key for the Bel-Air Sanatorium, 20 April 1935
GBP200 - GBP300
A Queen Anne Britannia standard silver tankard, maker's mark rubbed, possibly Ralph Leake, London, 1703
GBP1,500 - GBP2,500
An Elizabeth II silver notepad and propelling pencil, Gerald Benney, London, 1966
GBP300 - GBP500
An Elizabeth II silver and enamel bowl and cover, Gerald Benney, London, 1971
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
A William III silver and parcel-gilt cup and cover, John Bodington, London, 1697
GBP8,000 - GBP12,000
A pair of George III silver meat dishes in sizes, probably William Cripps, London, 1765
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
Four silver candlesticks, two fully marked, most probably Nicolas Wodon, Namur, 1756, all four with 1807 Dutch control mark
GBP1,000 - GBP1,500
A Dutch silver cylindrical beaker, probably Harke Baardt, Bolsward, apparently 1685
GBP2,500 - GBP3,500
A rare spinach jade archaistic vessel and cover, fang ding, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 碧玉仿古饕餮紋鼎式爐
GBP7,000 - GBP9,000
A large rose-quartz buddhist lion and cub group, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century | 清十九世紀末 粉晶太獅少獅擺件
GBP1,500 - GBP2,000
A rare carved lapis-lazuli boulder, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 青金石松山高士圖山子
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
A carnelian agate 'double carp' vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century | 清十八/十九世紀 南紅瑪瑙雙魚花插
GBP6,000 - GBP8,000
Portrait of James Hugessen (d. 1646); and Portrait of his wife, Jane Adrian
GBP10,000 - GBP15,000
A George III style serpentine mahogany stool, after a design by Thomas Chippendale
GBP3,000 - GBP5,000
A George III mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1770, attributed to William Crawford
GBP800 - GBP1,200
Jane Austen's great nieces and nephews; the children of Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Bt (1781-1849) and his second wife Fanny, née Knight, formerly Austen (1793-1882)
GBP1,200 - GBP1,500
A Victorian gilt-bronze mounted thuya, kingwood, rosewood and marquetry drop-leaf centre table, in the manner of Holland & Sons, circa 1870
GBP1,200 - GBP1,800
Pair of mabé pearl, ruby and diamond cufflinks and one dress button, 1920s and later
GBP1,200 - GBP1,800
A pair of jewelled and enamelled gold elephants, India, Jaipur, mid-20th century
GBP2,000 - GBP3,000
A seed-pearl and enamelled pendant, probably Jaipur, India, mounted with a fastener, Europe, 19th century and later
GBP300 - GBP500
Enamel and diamond brooch, and an enamel and seed pearl sweetheart brooch, early 20th century
GBP600 - GBP800
An Edward VII parcel-gilt silver Baron's coronet, maker's mark of Frederic Hewson for Hewson & Williams, London, 1901
GBP400 - GBP600