27 June 2023 | 9.30 AM BST
Summer Fine Auction Catalogue
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Captain Cook’s Voyages around the World
The very first lot in our Summer sale seems somewhat appropriate; an ‘authentic, entertaining and full account' of Captain Cook’s Voyages around the World, 1784-1786 (£800-1,200).
I hope that this catalogue takes you upon a similar tour of discovery.
The Clans of the Scottish Highlands
Let’s kick off in Scotland with lot 2 The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, 1845 (£4,000-6,000), travel past lots 6-10, a remarkable Archive relating to the Millennium Dome and pause in France for a glass of lot 15, Chateau Latour 1990 (£1,000-1,500).
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Lot 2
Logan, James (1794-1872) - The Clans of the Scottish Highlands
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
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Lot 15
Two bottles of 75cl Grand Vin de Chateau Latour Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac, 1990.
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Goyard Vanity Case and Suitcase
Travel in style with lot 25, a Goyard vanity case and suitcase (£2,000-3,000), and stand out from the LV crowd. Pause in Paris for lot 67, haute Art Deco, a Bouraine figural lamp (£1,000-1,500) then back to Blighty for a whopping great Burmantofts jardiniere, lot 85 (£1,000-1,500).
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Lot 25
A 1940's Goyard Vanity Case with Matching Suitcase
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Chipping Camden
Visit China in the Cotswolds with lots 137-164, a collection of porcelain that resided for many years in Chipping Camden, including lot 137 the ’18 luohan’ censer (£4,000-6,000) and whilst enroute check your time with lot 215, a rare Royal Mail Guard’s timepiece from circa 1810 (£600-800).
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Lot 137
A Rare Chinese Blue and White ‘Eighteen Luohan’ Censer
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Red Tortoiseshell Cabinet
Alternatively head off to the Orient via Portugal with lot 242, a red tortoiseshell table cabinet (£1,500-2,000) and perhaps act the well-read Nabob with lot 254, an unusual campaign bookcase (£700-1,000 – but it’s going to make more...).
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Lot 242
An Early 18th-Century Indo-Portuguese Ebony, Satinwood and Red Tortoiseshell Travelling Case
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Bit of the Atlantic
Otherwise consider heading west with lot 297, Sidney Richard Percy’s ‘Bit of the Atlantic’ (£2,000-3,000) via Ireland with no less than six watercolours by William Percy French, lots 330-335 (£1,000-£3,000) and stop for lunch with lot 457, a French silver travelling cutlery set (£450-550) and reward yourself with a cocktail, poured from lot 507, an Asprey lantern shaped shaker (£1,500-2,000).
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Lot 297
Sidney Richard Percy (British, 1821-1886), 'No 2. A Bit of The Atlantic'
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Fine Jewels
Finally don’t forget your loved ones. Lots 559, 576 and 594 all fine jewels, made for a sweetheart to ‘forget me not’…
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Lot 507
An Asprey & Co. Silver Plated and Green Glass Novelty Cocktail Shaker
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
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Lot 576
An Edwardian Gold, Silver and Diamond Brooch
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
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