The death of Sir Lancelot Rolleston in March 1941 led to a lot of changes at Watnall Hall. It began the process that led to the hall and its contents being auctioned off and ultimately to its demolition in 1962. This article, for the first time ever, goes through each item in the auction catalogue, which room it was in (with photographs of the rooms) and, in most cases, how much it sold for. But first, some background history...
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| Watnall Hall's old steps. Look carefully and you'll see "Prinkey" the Rolleston's dog on the top step. |
Almost as soon as Sir Lancelot had been buried, the first of the changes took place, in that death duties put a severe financial strain on the estate, a strain which only exacerbated a problem that already existed. Due to the war, however, the poor finances were helped a great deal by the RAF, for only four months after Sir Lancelot's funeral most of the hall was requisitioned for use as an Officers' Mess by the 43 WAAF officers stationed at the base (Women's Auxiliary Air Force). Despite this, Sir Lancelot's executors still saw fit to sell off portions of the estate land and farms in 1944 to raise money².
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| March 1941 - Sir Lancelot lying in state in Watnall Hall's dining-room. The mourning villagers are, from left to right:- Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Hobbs, Mr. Morris (gardener), Mrs. Marriott, Mrs. Frank Farnsworth, Mr. F. Justice (chauffeur), Mrs. Twells nee Blore |
When the WAAF Officers' Mess closed in 1945, the hall did not return to the tranquillity it had enjoyed prior to the death of Sir Lancelot. His wife, Lady Maud, was very short of funds and the hall was more dilapidated than ever. Accordingly, hearing that Nottingham's Hollygirt Girls Boarding School needed premises for their boarders to sleep in, it was arranged that they should have the use of the old building as a dormitory. The alterations carried out, possibly by the RAF or maybe by themselves, must have created reasonable conditions for the children to live in, but one cannot help but wonder what Lady Maud thought of the noise when they returned each evening. It must have been very poignant for her too as they had no children of their own to inherit the hall. In fact from the generation of Sir Lancelot and his 3 siblings only one child had been born, a niece, Eleanor Maud "Elma", who lived in far-away Devon.
"Hollygirt School are giving up Watnall Hall, which they have used as a residence for boarders since 1945, so I am told, in order that the girls might be accommodated in a residence in Nottingham nearer the school, which is in Elm Avenue." (Nottingham Evening Post, 24th August, 1954)
When the Hollygirt School left the Hall at the end of August 1954, the building stood empty and apparently unwanted by the extended Rolleston family, scattered throughout the country. The main beneficiary was Miss E.M. Dayrell, Sir Lancelot's niece, who had actually served at Watnall in the WAAF during the war, but she did not want the hall, probably as it was in such a dilapidated state.
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| 1955 - Watnall Hall lies abandoned and dilapidated |
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| 1955 - Watnall Hall from the back looking at the Justice's Room |
The old hall was put up for auction on Wednesday 8th December 1954, along with some of the remaining estate properties not sold in the 1944 auction. The Dayrell family kept some paintings, family heirlooms and much of the estate farmland but over the following two days, the 9th and 10th December 1954, in a marquee specially set up in the grounds, the rest of the hall's contents were sold off in 562 separate lots...
"For Sale by Five Lots by Walker, Walton & Hanson on Wednesday 8th December, 1954 at 3p.m.
Particulars and Plan of Portions of the Watnall Hall Estate: Comprising :
- Watnall Hall and Grounds
- an Entrance Lodge
- a Farmhouse and Extensive Farm Buildings Known as Chaworth House Farm
- an Industrial Site Known as Watnall Wharf
- a Semi-detached Cottage Known as Woodpit Cottage "
Watnall Hall was bought by Mr. F. Sisson of a Langley Mill firm of builders and contractors, the objective being to convert it into flats. Subsequent investigation proved that the house was hardly suitable for conversion, and so, regretfully, Mr. Sisson, who had publicly stated "I don't want to destroy the place if any use can be found for it", decided on demolition. The problem was that as it was a listed building, so the old house was given six months grace to see if any use could yet be found for it. Meanwhile it stood empty and deserted, guarded by a caretaker, his wife and twin girls⁵, and it wasn't until 8 years later in August 1962 that it was finally condemned and pulled down.
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| Ground Floor plan of Watnall Hall showing all the principal rooms |
There follows a copy of the 34 page auction catalogue including in many cases the actual selling price e.g. "4-10-0" indicates "four pounds and 10 shillings and no pence". The catalogue had listings for 562 separate lots, some of which included multiple items. The catalogue goes room by room through the hall and I give a quick introduction to each room and the items it contained. The black and white pictures are the original pieces, the colour pictures show near-matching pieces to give an idea of the original. I haven't yet found any original items from the Watnall Hall auction in subsequent auctions online, but I keep looking!
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By order of Mrs. E. M. Dayrell, and the Trustees of Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston, K.C.B., D.S.O., T.D., D.L., J.P. deceased
WATNALL HALL
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
CATALOGUE
of
Objects of Art
IMPORTANT ENGLISH AND FRENCH FURNITURE
The Family Portraits and Paintings
OLD ENGLISH CHINA AND CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN
THE LIBRARY OF BOOKS
and Household Effects
The Property of
Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston, K.C.B., D.S.O., T.D., D.L., J.P. deceased, together with Furniture removed from Epperstone Manor, Rempstone Hall, and the property of Miss K. Stafford deceased late of the Hollygirt School and Watnall Hall
which will be
SOLD BY AUCTION
by
WALKER, WALTON & HANSON
A. A. WALTON, F.R.LC.S., F.AI, C. C. HANSON, F.R.L.C.S., F.A.L., P. R. F. MORLEY, F.R.LC.S., F.A.I.
on the Premises in a Marquee
on
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 9th and 10th DECEMBER, 1954, at 10-30 a.m. each day.
VIEWING: TUESDAY, 7th DECEMBER, 1954, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. by Catalogue only (2s. 6d. each) which admits two persons.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
WATNALL HALL is situate seven miles from Nottingham, and those attending the sale should turn right at Nuthall Church on the A.613 which passes the Hall.
THE SALE will be held in a Marquee.
REFRESHMENTS will be available on the Sale Days and there will be no Luncheon Interval.
SALE DAYS-THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 9th and 10th DECEMBER, 1954, commencing at 10.30 on each morning.
VIEW DAY TUESDAY, 7th DECEMBER, 1954, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
COMMISSIONS-The Auctioneers will be pleased to execute written commissions (free of charge) on behalf of clients who are unable to attend the sale.
COLLECTION OF LOTS-Arrangements will be made for purchasers to collect small lots during the Sale, and removal of goods will be by the back drive.
CAR PARK-Cars will NOT be allowed up to the Hall. A park will be provided in the vicinity.
RATE OF SALE-The Auctioneers estimate that the sale will be conducted at the rate of eighty lots per hour.
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CATALOGUE
FIRST DAY'S SALE
Thursday, 9th December, at 10-30 a.m. preciselyLots 1-50 Miscellaneous Items
51 A "Master" Gas Cooker in grey and white vitreous enamelled case
52 A white painted Kitchen Cupboard, 25" wide
53 A green painted Kitchen Cupboard fitted shelf and a green vitrolite top. 52" wide, defects
54 A "Prestcold" Electric Refrigerator, in a white vitreous enamel case. 57" x 27" x 27"
55 A "Coldair" Refrigerator in a white enamel case, 4' 6" x 2' x 1' 9"
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51 A "Master" Gas Cooker in grey and white vitreous enamelled case
52 A white painted Kitchen Cupboard, 25" wide
53 A green painted Kitchen Cupboard fitted shelf and a green vitrolite top. 52" wide, defects
54 A "Prestcold" Electric Refrigerator, in a white vitreous enamel case. 57" x 27" x 27"
55 A "Coldair" Refrigerator in a white enamel case, 4' 6" x 2' x 1' 9"
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ENTRANCE HALL AND STAIRCASE
Behind the grand, south-facing entrance porch shown on the cover of the auction catalogue was the entrance hall with its magnificent oak staircase. When architectural historian John Harris entered the abandoned hall several years after the auction he found the staircase still intact... "The Rolleston family sold up in 1954, and the Nottingham developers had moved in fast. Once the house had been abandoned, windows had been smashed, the door forced open. As I walked in, the full tragedy of the situation hit me. The interior was perfection: suites of distinguished panelled rooms, simple bolection chimney-pieces, reserved plasterwork, and quite the finest staircase of its date anywhere in the county. I climbed out onto the roof to stand amazed at the far-reaching views, once pastoral, now all in a smoky haze. corrupted by coal mining, and smoke-belching factories. As I left, in drove a bulldozer. Lamenting, I caught a bus to the city."
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| Behind the grand, south-facing entrance porch shown on the cover of the auction catalogue was the entrance hall and magnificent oak staircase |
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| Entrance hall facing the central corridor and dining room |
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| Entrance hall facing into the library |
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| A very close match to lot 71 |
59 An Early XVIIIth Century Oak panelled Dower Chest, 42" wide £6-10
60 An Aneroid Barometer and Thermometer in a carved Oak case £7
61 A bronze Dinner Gong and Beater, and an old metal bell £2-15
62 A Fine Oak Buffet, the friezes carved with hunting scenes, and amorini figures, and the cupboards enclosed by panelled doors, 5' 6" wide £14
63 An Oriental Bronze Two-handled Jardiniere, cast in low relief with river 18-5 scenes and buildings, on four mask and claw feet. £3-15
64 A Brass Two-handled Vase, on circular base 11" high, a small hammered 12-0 Bronze Vase and cover 9" high, and a metal Candlestick of Gothic design £2-0-0
65 A German Pottery Stein, decorated in low relief with a figure and buildings. 22-0. the domed cover in decorative Pewter, 13" high £2-0-0
65A A Collection of fourteen Old Delft blue and white Tiles £2-15-0
65B A large Brass Vase with elephant head and ring handles £2-10-0
66 A similar Stein, the Pewter cover decorated with a view of Munich, 9" high, another £2-10-0
67 A Moorish Circular Copper Charcoal Burner, chased and engraved with fish motifs, 10" in diameter, and an African Ivory Horn, carved with a mask £1-10-5
68 A Rug of Oriental design, in blue, red and green, approximately 7' x 5' £4-10
60 An Aneroid Barometer and Thermometer in a carved Oak case £7
61 A bronze Dinner Gong and Beater, and an old metal bell £2-15
62 A Fine Oak Buffet, the friezes carved with hunting scenes, and amorini figures, and the cupboards enclosed by panelled doors, 5' 6" wide £14
63 An Oriental Bronze Two-handled Jardiniere, cast in low relief with river 18-5 scenes and buildings, on four mask and claw feet. £3-15
64 A Brass Two-handled Vase, on circular base 11" high, a small hammered 12-0 Bronze Vase and cover 9" high, and a metal Candlestick of Gothic design £2-0-0
65 A German Pottery Stein, decorated in low relief with a figure and buildings. 22-0. the domed cover in decorative Pewter, 13" high £2-0-0
65A A Collection of fourteen Old Delft blue and white Tiles £2-15-0
65B A large Brass Vase with elephant head and ring handles £2-10-0
66 A similar Stein, the Pewter cover decorated with a view of Munich, 9" high, another £2-10-0
67 A Moorish Circular Copper Charcoal Burner, chased and engraved with fish motifs, 10" in diameter, and an African Ivory Horn, carved with a mask £1-10-5
68 A Rug of Oriental design, in blue, red and green, approximately 7' x 5' £4-10
69 A Fine Bronze Figure of "La Baineuse" after 'Falconet,' on an octagonal moulded wood pedestal, 65" high £6-10
70 A Massive Flemish Oak Hall Chair, with rail and spirally turned uprights, vine leaf carving, scrolling arms and caned seat £2-10
72 A scale model of a Sailing Boat £6-10
73 An Indo-Portuguese Window Seat, decorated in low relief with floral carvings the rising seat upholstered in green figured velvet £10-0-0
74 An old Camera and Accessories in a leather case, by W. W. Rouch & Co., and stand £2-15
75 An XVIIIth Century Carved Oak Mule Chest on bracket feet, with rising lid and two drawers, with drop brass handles, 48" wide £13-0-0
76 A Coloured Aquatint, "Tattenham Corner" by G. W. Somers, after Alken £1-15
77 A Coloured Engraving, "The Subscription Rooms at Newmarket," 1855 £1-0-0
78 An Oxydised Brass Two-handled Jardiniere, with liner, and another £1-0-0
79 Two pairs of Field Glasses in leather cases £4-0-0
80 A pair of Elephants' Tusks £3-0-0
81 The Oriental pattern Axminster Carpeting, as fitted to the staircase and first landing, approximately 23 yards, and the brass stair rods £8-10-0
82 An Indian Runner of conventional pattern, in red, blue and orange on a beige ground, 11' x 3'. £7-0-0
73 An Indo-Portuguese Window Seat, decorated in low relief with floral carvings the rising seat upholstered in green figured velvet £10-0-0
74 An old Camera and Accessories in a leather case, by W. W. Rouch & Co., and stand £2-15
75 An XVIIIth Century Carved Oak Mule Chest on bracket feet, with rising lid and two drawers, with drop brass handles, 48" wide £13-0-0
76 A Coloured Aquatint, "Tattenham Corner" by G. W. Somers, after Alken £1-15
77 A Coloured Engraving, "The Subscription Rooms at Newmarket," 1855 £1-0-0
78 An Oxydised Brass Two-handled Jardiniere, with liner, and another £1-0-0
79 Two pairs of Field Glasses in leather cases £4-0-0
80 A pair of Elephants' Tusks £3-0-0
81 The Oriental pattern Axminster Carpeting, as fitted to the staircase and first landing, approximately 23 yards, and the brass stair rods £8-10-0
82 An Indian Runner of conventional pattern, in red, blue and orange on a beige ground, 11' x 3'. £7-0-0
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| Lot 76 Tattenham Corner aquatint. Sir Lancelot was himself a keen steeplechaser in his younger days. |
83 Another similar £5-10-0
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| Lot 85 Sir Lancelot with his dress sword with gilt hilt |
84 An Eastern Dagger in leather sheath, another in metal sheath decorated in coral, and four others (6) £1-15-0
85 A Dress Sword with gilt hilt, two old Bayonets, a Japanese Sword and a scabbard (5) £1-5-0
86 A Spanish Stilleto with turquoise studded hilt, an Eastern Dagger in embossed silver sheath, and three others £2-0-0
87 Two Swords in steel scabbards £1-0-0
88 Four blue and white Delft Plaques, 13" diameter £4-15-0
89 A similar lot, 10" diameter £5-0-0
90 Three similar £4-0-0
90A A Small Collection of African Curiosities and Weapons £9-15-0
85 A Dress Sword with gilt hilt, two old Bayonets, a Japanese Sword and a scabbard (5) £1-5-0
86 A Spanish Stilleto with turquoise studded hilt, an Eastern Dagger in embossed silver sheath, and three others £2-0-0
87 Two Swords in steel scabbards £1-0-0
88 Four blue and white Delft Plaques, 13" diameter £4-15-0
89 A similar lot, 10" diameter £5-0-0
90 Three similar £4-0-0
90A A Small Collection of African Curiosities and Weapons £9-15-0
THE MORNING ROOM
The Morning Room, facing north-west, was next to the servant's wing, so was probably used for breakfast on less formal occasions. It had a Persian carpet and a black oak gate-leg table with chairs in the same material as was the 6 foot wide sideboard. With this furniture and the - room's orientation, it must have been very dark on winter mornings.
91 A bordered Persian Carpet of conventional pattern, 8' x 6' (worn) £6-0-0
92 A Wool Hearthrug, a Japanned Coal Box, a pair of figured Cotton Curtains, a two-tier Stand, and a Fireside Chair, upholstered in Moquette £4-0-0
93 A Mahogany framed Firescreen, with a floral needlework panel £3-0-0
94 A Copper Warming Pan £2-5-0
95 A Bronze Reading Lamp, on octagonal base, a pair of 9" Brass Candlesticks, two other pairs of smaller Candlesticks, and small brass Inkwell £2-0-0
96 An Oriental Pottery Plaque, enamelled in colours, 16" diameter, and two others smaller £0-15-0
97 Two Decanters, a Water Jug, two Glass Bowls and an oblong Dish £1-15-0
98 Five Cut Glass Ice Plates, three Champagnes, a Pickle Jar, an engraved Sugar Basin, and a lime green glass Fruit Set £3-0-0
99 A Flower Bowl, Japan Pattern,' a stone ware Jardiniere and stand, and a Canton Porcelain Vase
100 An Ebonised Music Cabinet, 18" wide £4-0-0
92 A Wool Hearthrug, a Japanned Coal Box, a pair of figured Cotton Curtains, a two-tier Stand, and a Fireside Chair, upholstered in Moquette £4-0-0
93 A Mahogany framed Firescreen, with a floral needlework panel £3-0-0
94 A Copper Warming Pan £2-5-0
95 A Bronze Reading Lamp, on octagonal base, a pair of 9" Brass Candlesticks, two other pairs of smaller Candlesticks, and small brass Inkwell £2-0-0
96 An Oriental Pottery Plaque, enamelled in colours, 16" diameter, and two others smaller £0-15-0
97 Two Decanters, a Water Jug, two Glass Bowls and an oblong Dish £1-15-0
98 Five Cut Glass Ice Plates, three Champagnes, a Pickle Jar, an engraved Sugar Basin, and a lime green glass Fruit Set £3-0-0
99 A Flower Bowl, Japan Pattern,' a stone ware Jardiniere and stand, and a Canton Porcelain Vase
100 An Ebonised Music Cabinet, 18" wide £4-0-0
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| Lot 101 - a similar Whitehurst of Derby oak grandfather clock |
102 A Carved Dark Oak Sideboard, with extended back, fitted drawers and a cupboard, enclosed by two panelled doors, 6' wide 26 £6-10-0
103 A Carved Dark Oak Buffet, on baluster supports, one drawer and undershelf, 42" wide £5-10-0
104 An Oak Revolving Bookstand £2-0-0
105 A Carved Black Oak Gate Leg Table, with oval top, spiral supports and stretcher rails, 36" wide £6-10-0
106 A set of five Flemish Black Oak Dining Chairs, with rail and spiral uprights. vine leaf carving and Rexine nailed seats, on turned supports £7-0-0
107 A Japanese Bronze Vase, cast and chased with dragons, birds and elephants/5 heads, 23" high £1-15-0
108 An Ebonised Book Box, with gilt metal handles, a Wicker Basket fitted with green glasses, a Decanter, and a Spirit Flask £1-15-0
109 A Carved Black Oak combined Bookcase and China Cabinet, with one drawer, 3' wide £5-0-0
110 A Pianoforte by Erard, London, in a Rosewood case £3-10-0
111 A Chesterfield Settee, with loose figured cotton cover, 6' wide £9-10-0
112 A "Marconi" Wireless Set in Walnutwood case £2-0-0
113 An Eight-day Clock in a Marble case £2-0-0
114 An Electric Coffee Percolator, another, and an Antique Copper Colander £1-10-0
115 A Cut Glass Flower Bowl on circular base, seven plain Finger Bowls, and a painted Wicker Tray £2-5-0
115A Four Amber Glass Swans £2-0-0
LOBBY
116 An XVIIIth Century Oak Dresser on bracket feet, the upper part with moulded canopy, and two shelves, the lower six drawers having brass drop plate handles, and two cupboards, enclosed by panelled doors, 5' 3" wide £38-0-0
117 A XVIlth Century Oak Chest of the Jacobean Period, fitted four drawers
with attractively moulded fronts, 3' 6" wide £12-0-0
with attractively moulded fronts, 3' 6" wide £12-0-0
118 A Regulator Clock in Carved Oak Case, by Payne, Tunbridge Wells £2-15-0
119 A Rosewood folding top Card Table, on turned column and plinth base £2-15-0
120 An Eastern Screen £3-10
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| Lot 121 - A contemporary 1750 T. Mawkes of Derby clock face |
120 An Eastern Screen £3-10
121 An XVIIIth Century Grandfather Clock in an Oak Case, crossbanded in Mahogany, with arched painted dial, and a 30-hour movement, by T. Mawke, Derby £3-30 Now selling for £725
122 A Stuart Bible Box with carved front £4
132 Four Polychrome Delft Pottery Plaques, 15" diameter £5-10
124 A similar lot £4-10
124A A similar lot £5-10
132 Four Polychrome Delft Pottery Plaques, 15" diameter £5-10
124 A similar lot £4-10
124A A similar lot £5-10
LIBRARY
The Library was on the left of the Hall. It had three long windows facing south and overlooking the garden. It was panelled and floored in pine, and decorated with carved pilasters with Corinthian capitals. The doors had moulded broken pediments, as was common in these grand houses, and the open bookcases were fitted into cavities in the walls. There can be little doubt that this was the most attractive room in the Hall. The windows were fitted with shutters, as was every other room on the ground floor. The floor was carpeted with a pink and blue Indian carpet, which had been a present from the people of Watnall to the Rollestons on their Golden Wedding in 1932. The curtains were green tapestry. In the centre of the room was a satinwood library table, and nearby a mahogany writing desk. Against the wall was a seven foot long chesterfield sofa. The picture on the next page was taken in 1955 when the Hall had been totally emptied of its furniture.
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| Library |
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| Library looking back towards entrance hall |
125 Three pairs of full length striped green tapestry curtains £1-15-0
126 The brown felt floor covering, three wool slip mats, a semi-circular wool mat, a quantity of fire irons and a Japanned coal hod £10
127 An Oak two-tier Tea Trolley, a three-tier Book Rack, a circular carved Oak Stool, and another with a caned seat £4-0-0
128 An Indian Bordered Carpet, of conventional pattern, in pink and blue on a beige ground, 10 6" x 12' £25-0-0
129 An Indian Rug of similar design, 7' x 4' £10-0-0
130 An XVIIIth Century Easy Chair of the Queen Anne period, with scrolling arms, on carved Walnut cabriole supports, upholstered in red repp £25-0-0
131 A Chesterfield Settee, upholstered in red repp, 7' long £4-5-0
132 An Easy Chair on turned supports, with loose cretonne cover £5-10
133 Two pairs Bellows (faulty), a folding Card Table, and a Chromium Plated Lamp 10
134 An Antique Mahogany Firescreen, with sliding panel, on trestle supports, containing an early XVIIIth Century panel of "petit point" floral needle- work £8-15
135 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany and Satinwood inlaid Sheraton Card Table, with shaped folding top, lined green baize, on square tapering supports and spade feet, 35" wide £46-0-0
136 A pair of early XIXth Century figured Mahogany Bookshelves of Regency design, the tops inlaid with veined white marble, fitted two shelves, on carved scrolling supports, 26" wide £10-0-0
137 A Sheraton faded Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table, with folding crossbanded top, enclosing an interior well fitted with adjustable mirror and numerous compartments, on tapering supports, moulded feet, shaped spandrels and undershelf, 31" wide £36-0-0
138 An XVIIIth Century Mahogany Tea Table, with folding top, the frieze fitted with a drawer on angle supports, 32" wide £8-0-0
139 A very fine Sheraton Mahogany Drum Top Library Table, crossbanded with Satinwood, fitted four drawers to the frieze, with gilt lion mask knobs, on turned column and quadruple splay supports, terminating in 8.0 lions' claw caps and castors, the top lined with blue felt, 40" diameter £68-0-0
126 The brown felt floor covering, three wool slip mats, a semi-circular wool mat, a quantity of fire irons and a Japanned coal hod £10
127 An Oak two-tier Tea Trolley, a three-tier Book Rack, a circular carved Oak Stool, and another with a caned seat £4-0-0
128 An Indian Bordered Carpet, of conventional pattern, in pink and blue on a beige ground, 10 6" x 12' £25-0-0
129 An Indian Rug of similar design, 7' x 4' £10-0-0
130 An XVIIIth Century Easy Chair of the Queen Anne period, with scrolling arms, on carved Walnut cabriole supports, upholstered in red repp £25-0-0
131 A Chesterfield Settee, upholstered in red repp, 7' long £4-5-0
132 An Easy Chair on turned supports, with loose cretonne cover £5-10
133 Two pairs Bellows (faulty), a folding Card Table, and a Chromium Plated Lamp 10
134 An Antique Mahogany Firescreen, with sliding panel, on trestle supports, containing an early XVIIIth Century panel of "petit point" floral needle- work £8-15
135 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany and Satinwood inlaid Sheraton Card Table, with shaped folding top, lined green baize, on square tapering supports and spade feet, 35" wide £46-0-0
136 A pair of early XIXth Century figured Mahogany Bookshelves of Regency design, the tops inlaid with veined white marble, fitted two shelves, on carved scrolling supports, 26" wide £10-0-0
137 A Sheraton faded Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table, with folding crossbanded top, enclosing an interior well fitted with adjustable mirror and numerous compartments, on tapering supports, moulded feet, shaped spandrels and undershelf, 31" wide £36-0-0
138 An XVIIIth Century Mahogany Tea Table, with folding top, the frieze fitted with a drawer on angle supports, 32" wide £8-0-0
139 A very fine Sheraton Mahogany Drum Top Library Table, crossbanded with Satinwood, fitted four drawers to the frieze, with gilt lion mask knobs, on turned column and quadruple splay supports, terminating in 8.0 lions' claw caps and castors, the top lined with blue felt, 40" diameter £68-0-0
140 An Antique Rosewood Inkstand, with two silver mounted glass bottles and a gum pot, a glass inkwell, a silver mounted calendar and a silver frame £3-10-0
141 An Ebonised and inlaid Metal red Tortoiseshell Inkstand in the manner of Buhl, on scrolling feet, and a pair of small brass Candlesticks £6-50-0
141A A XIXth Century inlaid Walnut Cabinet fitted shelf and enclosed by a glazed door £11-0-0
141B An "H.M.V." Radiogramophone in a Walnut case £4-10-0
141c A Mahogany Kneehole Writing Desk, with baize lined top and five drawers, on tapering supports, 4' 3" wide £13-0-0
141D A quantity of 9" and 12" Gramophone Records £3-5-0
142 A set of ten Early XIXth Century Mahogany Standard Chairs of Regency design, the seats upholstered in red Morocco leather, on turned and reeded supports (defects) £10-0-0
143 A late Georgian figured Mahogany Dining Table in two parts, on turned reeded supports and brass castors, 54" wide
144 A mid-XVIIIth Century Mahogany Dressing Chest, on bracket supports. fitted four drawers, with the contemporary pierced brass handles and a brushing slide, 31" wide £15
145 A Glass Picture, "The Surrender of Seringapatan" and a "cruel" needlework panel of an exotic bird £5-0-0
146 A 'Lowsley Pottery plant pot of Grecian design, two Ewers and a pair of vases 10
147 An Ormolu Desk set chased in low relief and set with coloured stones, comprising:- A pair of candlesticks and a pen tray £5-15-0
148 A model of a sailing dinghy and another of a Dutch fishing boat 10
149 A model steam motorboat and an electric handlamp £4-5-0
150 Nine Georgian Cut Glass Finger Bowls £5-10-0
151 A Presentation Cut Glass Loving Cup, engraved with the Nottingham Coat of Arms £5-15-0
152 An XVIIIth Century Mahogany Bureau, with fitted interior, and four drawers with the contemporary handles, on bracket supports, 3' wide £20-0-0
141 An Ebonised and inlaid Metal red Tortoiseshell Inkstand in the manner of Buhl, on scrolling feet, and a pair of small brass Candlesticks £6-50-0
141A A XIXth Century inlaid Walnut Cabinet fitted shelf and enclosed by a glazed door £11-0-0
141B An "H.M.V." Radiogramophone in a Walnut case £4-10-0
141c A Mahogany Kneehole Writing Desk, with baize lined top and five drawers, on tapering supports, 4' 3" wide £13-0-0
141D A quantity of 9" and 12" Gramophone Records £3-5-0
142 A set of ten Early XIXth Century Mahogany Standard Chairs of Regency design, the seats upholstered in red Morocco leather, on turned and reeded supports (defects) £10-0-0
143 A late Georgian figured Mahogany Dining Table in two parts, on turned reeded supports and brass castors, 54" wide
144 A mid-XVIIIth Century Mahogany Dressing Chest, on bracket supports. fitted four drawers, with the contemporary pierced brass handles and a brushing slide, 31" wide £15
145 A Glass Picture, "The Surrender of Seringapatan" and a "cruel" needlework panel of an exotic bird £5-0-0
146 A 'Lowsley Pottery plant pot of Grecian design, two Ewers and a pair of vases 10
147 An Ormolu Desk set chased in low relief and set with coloured stones, comprising:- A pair of candlesticks and a pen tray £5-15-0
148 A model of a sailing dinghy and another of a Dutch fishing boat 10
149 A model steam motorboat and an electric handlamp £4-5-0
150 Nine Georgian Cut Glass Finger Bowls £5-10-0
151 A Presentation Cut Glass Loving Cup, engraved with the Nottingham Coat of Arms £5-15-0
152 An XVIIIth Century Mahogany Bureau, with fitted interior, and four drawers with the contemporary handles, on bracket supports, 3' wide £20-0-0
LANDING LOBBY
At the top of the main staircase was the landing lobby which lead off to the main bedrooms on the first floor. The staircase continued up to the old attic bedrooms and storerooms and out onto the roof. The lobby had one of the hall's best plasterwork ceilings. As one ascended the stairs from the Hallway, you emerged on to a landing and ahead of you were two corridors straight ahead, one open, the other closed by a door. The enclosed corridor led to a private section that contained the bedrooms of Lady Maud and her maid. It was in this area that Lady Maud spent most of her old age after the death of her husband.
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| Staircase to the first floor |
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| Entrance to Lady Maud's rooms on the right |
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| Plaster work above the main staircase |
153 A Sheraton figured Mahogany and inlaid Chest, fitted five drawers, with the contemporary embossed and gilt plate handles, on shaped bracket supports, 3' 6" wide £25-15-0
154 A very fine Sheraton Gentleman's Wardrobe, on bracket supports, cross- banded and inlaid, the top part fitted sliding shelves, enclosed by two panelled doors, veneered in selected figured Mahogany, the lower part four drawers with the contemporary gilt oval handles £53-0-0
155 An Antique Mahogany Chest of five Drawers, with turned wood handles. 5' wide £8-0-0
156 Miscellaneous black and white engravings 10'
154 A very fine Sheraton Gentleman's Wardrobe, on bracket supports, cross- banded and inlaid, the top part fitted sliding shelves, enclosed by two panelled doors, veneered in selected figured Mahogany, the lower part four drawers with the contemporary gilt oval handles £53-0-0
155 An Antique Mahogany Chest of five Drawers, with turned wood handles. 5' wide £8-0-0
156 Miscellaneous black and white engravings 10'
DINING ROOM
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| Colonel Rolleston MP - this picture hung over the mantelpiece |
Mr Leonard Jacks in his 1881 book "Great Houses" says, "In the dining room, hanging over the mantelpiece, is a portrait of the late Colonel Rolleston (Sherwood Foresters), who, from 1837 to 1849, was one of the representatives of the southern division of the county in the House of Commons, This portrait was presented to Mr. Rolleston by a constituency and it is said to be a true and faithful likeness... There are in the same room some other family portraits, which, perhaps, only have an interest for those to whom they belong.... for their identity cannot be clearly established... On the mantelpiece... there is a small likeness of the late Canon Kingsley, whom it was Mr. Rolleston's privilege to know intimately." (they were at school together)
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| The Dining Room |
157 Three pairs of full length pink, cut Velvet Curtains, with fringed edges £6-15-0
158 A very fine Turkey Carpet, of conventional pattern, in red and blue. 15' x 13' £38-0-0
159 A fine quality Turkey Rug of similar design, 11' x 5' £14-0-0
160 An oblong Breakfront Mahogany Side Table, in the manner of Chippendale, fitted one drawer, the frieze fluted and carved with a trellis design, pierced spandrels, on carved and tapering supports, 51" wide £12-0-0
161 A Continental Carved and Giltwood Mirror, with pierced and scrolling corner ornaments, 5' 2" wide £3-10-0
162 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany Chest of the Chippendale period, the top crossbanded, and the interior fitted with sliding shelves, enclosed by two panelled doors, the base on bracket feet, fitted two drawers with pierced brass handles, 4' wide 25-0.0
163 A figured Mahogany inlaid and Crossbanded Sheraton Breakfront Sideboard, with brass rails, fitted five drawers and supported on square tapering legs, with spade feet, 8' 2" wide and supported on square £70-0-0
164 An XVIIIth Century half-Eliptical Mahogany Side Table of the Hepplewhite period, on moulded tapering supports, 47" wide £17-0-0
165 An Old Spanish Copper two-handled Brazier, on a brass mounted frame, and a folding carved hardwood stand £8-10-0
166 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany and Satinwood crossbanded Pembroke Table, with shaped drop leaves, fitted one drawer, on tapering inlaid supports and brass castors, 38" wide £22.0-0
167 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase of the Hepplewhite period, with moulded, scrolling and key pattern cornice, the top portion fitted adjustable sliding shelves enclosed by four glazed panelled doors, with astragal mouldings, the lower part by finely figured panelled doors, on plinth base, 9'6" wide £155-0-0
158 A very fine Turkey Carpet, of conventional pattern, in red and blue. 15' x 13' £38-0-0
159 A fine quality Turkey Rug of similar design, 11' x 5' £14-0-0
160 An oblong Breakfront Mahogany Side Table, in the manner of Chippendale, fitted one drawer, the frieze fluted and carved with a trellis design, pierced spandrels, on carved and tapering supports, 51" wide £12-0-0
161 A Continental Carved and Giltwood Mirror, with pierced and scrolling corner ornaments, 5' 2" wide £3-10-0
162 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany Chest of the Chippendale period, the top crossbanded, and the interior fitted with sliding shelves, enclosed by two panelled doors, the base on bracket feet, fitted two drawers with pierced brass handles, 4' wide 25-0.0
163 A figured Mahogany inlaid and Crossbanded Sheraton Breakfront Sideboard, with brass rails, fitted five drawers and supported on square tapering legs, with spade feet, 8' 2" wide and supported on square £70-0-0
164 An XVIIIth Century half-Eliptical Mahogany Side Table of the Hepplewhite period, on moulded tapering supports, 47" wide £17-0-0
165 An Old Spanish Copper two-handled Brazier, on a brass mounted frame, and a folding carved hardwood stand £8-10-0
166 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany and Satinwood crossbanded Pembroke Table, with shaped drop leaves, fitted one drawer, on tapering inlaid supports and brass castors, 38" wide £22.0-0
167 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase of the Hepplewhite period, with moulded, scrolling and key pattern cornice, the top portion fitted adjustable sliding shelves enclosed by four glazed panelled doors, with astragal mouldings, the lower part by finely figured panelled doors, on plinth base, 9'6" wide £155-0-0
168 An Early XIXth Century Mahogany three-pillar Dining Table, with shaped ends and moulded edges, the columns turned, and the quadruple splay supports mounted with moulded brass caps, and castors, 60" wide, extending to 11' x 9' £50-0-0.
169 A set of six Chippendale Style Mahogany Standard Chairs, with carved cresting rails and pierced splats, the loose seats upholstered in red Morocco leather, and on angle supports with stretcher rails £72-10
170 A set of six Chippendale Style Standard Chairs, with curving side rails, carved cresting rails and pierced splats, the loose seats upholstered in red Morocco leather, and the carved cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet £30-0-0
171 [blank in catalogue] £3-15-0
172 [blank in catalogue] £1-5
169 A set of six Chippendale Style Mahogany Standard Chairs, with carved cresting rails and pierced splats, the loose seats upholstered in red Morocco leather, and on angle supports with stretcher rails £72-10
170 A set of six Chippendale Style Standard Chairs, with curving side rails, carved cresting rails and pierced splats, the loose seats upholstered in red Morocco leather, and the carved cabriole legs terminating in claw and ball feet £30-0-0
171 [blank in catalogue] £3-15-0
172 [blank in catalogue] £1-5
BILLIARDS TABLE
173 A FULL SIZED MAHOGANY BILLIARDS TABLE, on massive turned supports complete with twelve Cues, three Rests, Marker Board, Cue Holders, Set of Snooker and Billiard Balls, and a hand embroidered Dust Cover. Makers: George Wright & Co., London. (To be viewed at Rempstone Hall, by kind permission of P. N. Derbyshire, Esq.) This lot will be offered for sale at one o'clock irrespective of its position in the catalogue.
DRAWING ROOM
The Drawing Room, facing south was a very elegant room and popular with the family for they spent many an afternoon there according to the villagers. It had three long windows fitted with shutters and hung with rose pink Ottoman silk curtains. The windows overlooked the sweep of the carriage drive. As with other ground floor rooms it had pine panelling, with elegant carved mouldings and fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals. The room had a marble fireplace, a tiled hearth and a pine floor. Hanging from the ceiling was a Meissen porcelain chandelier. Amongst other fitments was a grand piano in rosewood and a huge Chesterfield settee, 7 feet wide.
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| Lot 174 - the Meissen porcelain chandelier is gone but not its plasterwork mount |
174 A very fine Meissen Porcelain Chandelier, with numerous scrolling arms and pendant clusters, encrusted and painted with flowers and foliage £29-0-0
175 A plain green Axminster Carpet, with figured borders, approximately 17' x 15' (stained) £20-0-0
176 A fine quality Indian Carpet, with blue and beige centre patterns, on a rose pink ground, approximately 10' x 7' £26-0-0
177 Three pairs of rose pink Ottoman Silk full length Window Curtains and Pelmets, with floral pattern borders, lined and interlined £5-10-0
178 A Brass Curb and a Walnut Coal Compendium 35
179 An Ebonised Occasional Table, with four semi-circular drop leaves, marquetry inlays, and ormolu mounts, on turned supports and plain stretcher rails, with urn shaped centre ornament £9.00.0
180 An XVIIIth Century Continental Kingwood Serpentine Commode, with sienna marble top, two drawers having ormolu handles and escutcheons, shaped apron, on raised supports with canted angles, and pierced, chased ormolu feet, 47" wide £40.
181 An Old English Wall Mirror, in a carved and giltwood frame, of acanthus leaf design, 36" x 44" £20-0-0
182 An Ebonised and Metal inlaid Serpentine Cabinet, in the manner of Andrea Buhl, mounted in chased ormolu, with masks and scrolls, the centre cupboard enclosed by a panelled door, and the two end cupboards glazed, 6' 8" wide £16-0-0
183 A Collection of Exotic Tropical Birds, on an ebonised base, enclosed by a glass dome 5
184 A Nest of three XIXth Century Satinwood Coffee Tables, with shaped tops, painted and decorated with amorini, musical instruments and ribands, on turned end supports £36-0-0
185 A Carved and giltwood Jardiniere stand with metal liner £5-0-0
186 A Louis XIV Marquetry Commode, of three drawers with finely chased ormolu mounts, handles and escutcheons, 4' 4" wide This lot bears the Crown and Cypher of the King £62-0-0
187 A Boudoir Grand Pianoforte, in a Rosewood case, on turned supports, by Collard & Collard, London £27-10-0
175 A plain green Axminster Carpet, with figured borders, approximately 17' x 15' (stained) £20-0-0
176 A fine quality Indian Carpet, with blue and beige centre patterns, on a rose pink ground, approximately 10' x 7' £26-0-0
177 Three pairs of rose pink Ottoman Silk full length Window Curtains and Pelmets, with floral pattern borders, lined and interlined £5-10-0
178 A Brass Curb and a Walnut Coal Compendium 35
179 An Ebonised Occasional Table, with four semi-circular drop leaves, marquetry inlays, and ormolu mounts, on turned supports and plain stretcher rails, with urn shaped centre ornament £9.00.0
180 An XVIIIth Century Continental Kingwood Serpentine Commode, with sienna marble top, two drawers having ormolu handles and escutcheons, shaped apron, on raised supports with canted angles, and pierced, chased ormolu feet, 47" wide £40.
181 An Old English Wall Mirror, in a carved and giltwood frame, of acanthus leaf design, 36" x 44" £20-0-0
182 An Ebonised and Metal inlaid Serpentine Cabinet, in the manner of Andrea Buhl, mounted in chased ormolu, with masks and scrolls, the centre cupboard enclosed by a panelled door, and the two end cupboards glazed, 6' 8" wide £16-0-0
183 A Collection of Exotic Tropical Birds, on an ebonised base, enclosed by a glass dome 5
184 A Nest of three XIXth Century Satinwood Coffee Tables, with shaped tops, painted and decorated with amorini, musical instruments and ribands, on turned end supports £36-0-0
185 A Carved and giltwood Jardiniere stand with metal liner £5-0-0
186 A Louis XIV Marquetry Commode, of three drawers with finely chased ormolu mounts, handles and escutcheons, 4' 4" wide This lot bears the Crown and Cypher of the King £62-0-0
187 A Boudoir Grand Pianoforte, in a Rosewood case, on turned supports, by Collard & Collard, London £27-10-0
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| Lot 187 - a similar Collard & Collard boudoir grand piano in rosewood |
188 An Inlaid Satinwood and Mahogany Elbow Chair of Sheraton design, upholstered in green figured brocade, on tapering supports £11
189 A Mahogany Duet Seat, with shaped front, rail arms and blind fret carving. upholstered in figured brocade, on tapering supports £8-0-0
190 A pair of smaller Seats, similar upholstered £16-0-0
191 A Mahogany Elbow Chair, with pierced back, the seat upholstered in figured Moquette, on cabriole legs, and a pair of single chairs, the backs inlaid with Ivory and Satinwood, in scrolling designs £10-0-0
192 A pair of Louis XVI carved and giltwood Chairs, the seats and backs upholstered in striped pink silk, on square shaped tapering and fluted supports £15-0-0
190 A pair of smaller Seats, similar upholstered £16-0-0
191 A Mahogany Elbow Chair, with pierced back, the seat upholstered in figured Moquette, on cabriole legs, and a pair of single chairs, the backs inlaid with Ivory and Satinwood, in scrolling designs £10-0-0
192 A pair of Louis XVI carved and giltwood Chairs, the seats and backs upholstered in striped pink silk, on square shaped tapering and fluted supports £15-0-0
193 A Mahogany Side Table of Early XVIIIth Century design, massively carved with a Satyr's mask, leaves, shells and scrolling, in the Irish Chippendale manner, on carved cabriole supports, with claw and ball feet, 30" wide £18-0-0
194 A XIXth Century ebonised, red tortoiseshell and inlaid Metal Chest of Drawers, with canted corners, and finely chased ormolu mounts in the form of classical female figures, pierced handles and escutcheon plates, 29" wide £25-0-0
195 An Ormolu Standard Lamp, on scrolling base, urn shaped column and amorini heads, parchment shade £11-10-0
196 A Shaped Back Settee on turned supports, upholstered in figured cotton, with loose cover. £18-0-0
197 An XVIIIth Century Queen Anne figured Walnut Bureau, on bracket feet, with herringbone inlay, the shaped interior fitted with numerous drawers, and the five drawers under furnished with finely chased gilt handles and escutcheon plates, 3' 3" wide £57-10.0.
198 A XIXth Century Walnut and Marquetry Bureau Plat, ormolu mounted and crossbanded with Satinwood, fitted three drawers, the top inset with tooled purple leather, 60" wide
199 An Ebonised and Metal Inkstand, in the manner of Buhl, fitted two bottles and centre bowl, and a pair of gilt metal letter scales inset with porcelain plaques, painted with cupids 500
200 A large Needlework Panel, worked in 'gros-point,' with a spray of roses, pansies and cornflowers 35-10.0
194 A XIXth Century ebonised, red tortoiseshell and inlaid Metal Chest of Drawers, with canted corners, and finely chased ormolu mounts in the form of classical female figures, pierced handles and escutcheon plates, 29" wide £25-0-0
195 An Ormolu Standard Lamp, on scrolling base, urn shaped column and amorini heads, parchment shade £11-10-0
196 A Shaped Back Settee on turned supports, upholstered in figured cotton, with loose cover. £18-0-0
197 An XVIIIth Century Queen Anne figured Walnut Bureau, on bracket feet, with herringbone inlay, the shaped interior fitted with numerous drawers, and the five drawers under furnished with finely chased gilt handles and escutcheon plates, 3' 3" wide £57-10.0.
198 A XIXth Century Walnut and Marquetry Bureau Plat, ormolu mounted and crossbanded with Satinwood, fitted three drawers, the top inset with tooled purple leather, 60" wide
199 An Ebonised and Metal Inkstand, in the manner of Buhl, fitted two bottles and centre bowl, and a pair of gilt metal letter scales inset with porcelain plaques, painted with cupids 500
200 A large Needlework Panel, worked in 'gros-point,' with a spray of roses, pansies and cornflowers 35-10.0
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201 A Louis XVI Ormolu Clock, surmounted by three figures of cupids at play, with Sevres porcelain plaques, gilt and painted with figures, the dial with a spray of roses and signed Leroy á Paris
202 A Tiger Skin Rug
203 A Jacob Petit porcelain Vase, decorated in panels of flowers on a "gros bleu" ground, mounted as a lamp 510
204 A Gilt metal and Copper Repousse centre piece, with engraved glass vase. 35
205 An Ormolu desk set, set coloured stones, comprising:-A pair of Candlesticks, and a pen stand 28.16.0
206 A small Mirror in a gilt frame, and a circular giltwood foot stool
207 An XVIIIth Century Sheraton Breakfast Table, veneered and banded in pollard oak, satinwood and ivory, on moulded column and splay tripod base, terminating in brass caps and castors, 3' 3" wide 032-10-0
208 A XIXth Century Drawing Room Settee, upholstered in striped velvet, the Mahogany and Amboyna wood base ormolu mounted, 6' wide
209 A Chesterfield Settee, upholstered in brown canvas, with three loose cushions and a loose corded cotton cover, 7' wide 16-10-7
210 A Louis XVI Mahogany Side Cupboard, with veined grey marble top. inlaid, crossbanded, and mounted in chased ormolu, on turned supports, and undershelf 200-0
211 A Chased Ormolu Table, on scrolling tripod base, the top an Oriental 7
Porcelain Plaque, with decorative rim, defects
212 A Bohemian Ruby Glass Vase, with gilt decoration, and a green glass scent bottle with a white overlaid glass panel painted with a floral spray
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202 A Tiger Skin Rug
203 A Jacob Petit porcelain Vase, decorated in panels of flowers on a "gros bleu" ground, mounted as a lamp 510
204 A Gilt metal and Copper Repousse centre piece, with engraved glass vase. 35
205 An Ormolu desk set, set coloured stones, comprising:-A pair of Candlesticks, and a pen stand 28.16.0
206 A small Mirror in a gilt frame, and a circular giltwood foot stool
207 An XVIIIth Century Sheraton Breakfast Table, veneered and banded in pollard oak, satinwood and ivory, on moulded column and splay tripod base, terminating in brass caps and castors, 3' 3" wide 032-10-0
208 A XIXth Century Drawing Room Settee, upholstered in striped velvet, the Mahogany and Amboyna wood base ormolu mounted, 6' wide
209 A Chesterfield Settee, upholstered in brown canvas, with three loose cushions and a loose corded cotton cover, 7' wide 16-10-7
210 A Louis XVI Mahogany Side Cupboard, with veined grey marble top. inlaid, crossbanded, and mounted in chased ormolu, on turned supports, and undershelf 200-0
211 A Chased Ormolu Table, on scrolling tripod base, the top an Oriental 7
Porcelain Plaque, with decorative rim, defects
212 A Bohemian Ruby Glass Vase, with gilt decoration, and a green glass scent bottle with a white overlaid glass panel painted with a floral spray
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THE JUSTICE'S ROOM
The Justice's Room had four long windows, two facing north-west and two north-east.. Wainscoted in pine like many of the other rooms, it had plain mouldings and a dado. The mantelpiece was of the 18th century made in veined white marble, with a Georgian clock in a mahogany case on it. The furnishings included a Turkish carpet, a rosewood table and a mahogany open bookcase. The window curtains were green figured tapestry. Historically the room is of great interest having been used as the court room for the Quarter Sessions during the building of the Shire Hall in Nottingham about 1770.
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| Justice's Room looking north |
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| Justice's Room fireplace |
218 An old Persian Carpet, of conventional design in colours, 12' x 10' £17-0-0
219 An old Persian Rug of similar design, 8' x 3' 9" (worn) £4
220 Another, 8' 6" x 4" 3" (worn) £2-5
220A A Turkey Carpet, of conventional colour and pattern, 14' x 12' £57-10
221 A pair of Continental embossed Brass Beer Flagons £3-10
222 A Carved and giltwood Regency Convex Mirror, surmounted by a well carved figure of an Eagle displaying, 27" wide £7-0-0
223 An Early XVIIIth Century Walnut Side Table, with drawer in frieze, on turned supports and club feet, 27" wide
224 An Early XIXth Century figured Mahogany Open Bookcase, with moulded ends and cornice, the adjustable shelves with reeded fronts, 6' 6" wide
225 An Easy Chair, upholstered in pink figured cotton brocade, and a loose printed linen cover. £7
226 An XVIIIth Century Figured Mahogany Tallboy of the Chippendale period, with moulded key pattern and blind fret cornice, canted corners, the top part fitted five drawers and the lower a brushing slide and three drawers on bracket feet, 3'6" wide £45-0-0
227 A Benares chased and engraved Brass Vase, 12" high 25
228 A Brown Hide three-piece Suite, with loose down filled brown velvet cushions, the settee 6' 7" wide. This suite is of superlative quality. £120-0-0
229 An Early XVIIIth Century Mahogany Oval Drop Leaf Table, on turned tapering supports and club feet, 2' 11" wide
230 A late Georgian Rosewood Sofa Table of the Regency period, inlaid and strung with brass, two drop leaves, on turned and reeded pillar, circular plinth and quadruple splay supports, terminating in lions' claws and brass castors, 2' 4" wide
231 A figured Mahogany Bookcase of Georgian design, the upper part with broken pediment and key pattern cornice, fitted adjustable shelves and enclosed by moulded panelled doors, the lower part with a cupboard and a loose base, with shaped and carved shell apron and carved cabriole supports, 3' 10" wide
232 An XVIIIth Century Mahogany Coffee Table, with octagonal top, on turned column and tripod base
233 A similar table
234 An XVIIIth Century Elm Wood Drop Leaf Dining Table, on turned tapering supports and hoof feet, 3' 4" wide
235 A four-fold Screen, upholstered in blue cotton
236 An oxydised Copper Standard Lamp
237 A pair of wrought iron and copper Fire Dogs, a set of fire irons and a bright steel companion set
237A An English Pottery two-handled Pitcher of oriental design, and a similar Bowl
238 Three Pairs of Green Figured Tapestry Window Curtains and Pelmets, Full length, lined
239 A Hepplewhite Figured Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard, fitted a cupboard, cellarette and one drawer with panelled fronts and brass plate handles, on tapering moulded supports with spade feet, 4' 6" wide
240 A Georgian Bracket Clock, by Ropert Wood, London, with 8-day movement, in a Mahogany case
219 An old Persian Rug of similar design, 8' x 3' 9" (worn) £4
220 Another, 8' 6" x 4" 3" (worn) £2-5
220A A Turkey Carpet, of conventional colour and pattern, 14' x 12' £57-10
221 A pair of Continental embossed Brass Beer Flagons £3-10
222 A Carved and giltwood Regency Convex Mirror, surmounted by a well carved figure of an Eagle displaying, 27" wide £7-0-0
223 An Early XVIIIth Century Walnut Side Table, with drawer in frieze, on turned supports and club feet, 27" wide
224 An Early XIXth Century figured Mahogany Open Bookcase, with moulded ends and cornice, the adjustable shelves with reeded fronts, 6' 6" wide
225 An Easy Chair, upholstered in pink figured cotton brocade, and a loose printed linen cover. £7
226 An XVIIIth Century Figured Mahogany Tallboy of the Chippendale period, with moulded key pattern and blind fret cornice, canted corners, the top part fitted five drawers and the lower a brushing slide and three drawers on bracket feet, 3'6" wide £45-0-0
227 A Benares chased and engraved Brass Vase, 12" high 25
228 A Brown Hide three-piece Suite, with loose down filled brown velvet cushions, the settee 6' 7" wide. This suite is of superlative quality. £120-0-0
229 An Early XVIIIth Century Mahogany Oval Drop Leaf Table, on turned tapering supports and club feet, 2' 11" wide
230 A late Georgian Rosewood Sofa Table of the Regency period, inlaid and strung with brass, two drop leaves, on turned and reeded pillar, circular plinth and quadruple splay supports, terminating in lions' claws and brass castors, 2' 4" wide
231 A figured Mahogany Bookcase of Georgian design, the upper part with broken pediment and key pattern cornice, fitted adjustable shelves and enclosed by moulded panelled doors, the lower part with a cupboard and a loose base, with shaped and carved shell apron and carved cabriole supports, 3' 10" wide
232 An XVIIIth Century Mahogany Coffee Table, with octagonal top, on turned column and tripod base
233 A similar table
234 An XVIIIth Century Elm Wood Drop Leaf Dining Table, on turned tapering supports and hoof feet, 3' 4" wide
235 A four-fold Screen, upholstered in blue cotton
236 An oxydised Copper Standard Lamp
237 A pair of wrought iron and copper Fire Dogs, a set of fire irons and a bright steel companion set
237A An English Pottery two-handled Pitcher of oriental design, and a similar Bowl
238 Three Pairs of Green Figured Tapestry Window Curtains and Pelmets, Full length, lined
239 A Hepplewhite Figured Mahogany Breakfront Sideboard, fitted a cupboard, cellarette and one drawer with panelled fronts and brass plate handles, on tapering moulded supports with spade feet, 4' 6" wide
240 A Georgian Bracket Clock, by Ropert Wood, London, with 8-day movement, in a Mahogany case
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OIL PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS including THE ROLLESTON FAMILY PORTRAITS
The family owned many paintings as can be seen from the pictures and the listings below. None were of any great rarity or value but some told a story or were linked to past family members. There are two paintings by Joseph Wright of Derby¹, an exceptional portrait painter renowned for his ability to capture brightly lit scenes with almost photographic reality. He was amongst the social circle of a former Watnall squire Launcelot Rolleston. He painted him as part of a famous early series called the Markeaton Hunt but it was never on display at Watnall Hall.
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| Launcelot Rolleston of Watnall Hall (1737-1802) by Joseph Wright of Derby 1762-3 |
HIGHMORE
241 A Portrait of a Gentleman in a white wig with mulberry velvet coat, and gold tissue waistcoat, and the companion Portrait of a lady in a blue gown, seated at a table with landscape background 39" x 48"CHARLES A. H. LUTYENS
242 LANCELOT ROLLESTON, ESQ. AND THE SOUTH NOTTS. HOUNDS 9 x 4' 10"Exhibited in The Royal Academy, 1883, No. 1498. Sold with this lot is a small collection of preliminary sketches by the artist.
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| The Glory Days - Colonel Rolleston leads the hunt c 1885. This 12 foot by 6 foot unsigned oil painting was bought at the sale of the Hall by Mr. Birkin of Old Dalby. Many thanks to his son for kind permission to reproduce it.. Mr. & Mrs Peart (the last gardener and his wife) remember it hanging in the Dining Room of Watnall Hall. However it does not appear in the catalogue. |
ENGLISH SCHOOL
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| Lot 243 - Hannah Holden |
W. W. SHARP
244 A Portrait of Lancelot Rolleston, in a high cravat and blue coat with gilt buttons 25" x 30"ENGLISH SCHOOL
245 A Portrait of the wife of Christopher Rolleston, of Weston, died 1720 30" x 20"ENGLISH SCHOOL
246 A Portrait of Miss Greenwood, second wife of Lancelot Rolleston, died 1774, in a blue gown with pink brocade drapings and jewelled clips, in a carved wood frame 30" x 20"ENGLISH SCHOOL
247 A Pair of Portraits (ovals) of a man facing left in a wig, and dark coloured coat, and a lady in light blue and gold brocade gown with lace edgingsENGLISH SCHOOL
248 A Portrait of a lady in a rose pink gown, with dark blue drapings, painted in an oval 25" x 30"ENGLISH SCHOOL
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| Lot 249 - John Rolleston |
ENGLISH SCHOOL
250 A Portrait of a man in a wig and a maroon coloured coat, painted in an oval 25" x 30"JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY
251 A Portrait of a young girl seated in a landscape, holding a spaniel dog 33" x 40"ENGLISH SCHOOL
252 A Portrait of an elderly lady looking to the right in a silk cowl and light green ermine trimmed gown 25" x 30"FRENCH SCHOOL
253 Portraits of Divines (a pair) 16" x 20"ENGLISH SCHOOL
254 A Portrait of a man in a brown periwig and a coat with a white cravat 25" x 30" |
| Lot 255 - Christopher Rolleston, husband of Hannah Holden |
ENGLISH SCHOOL
255 A Portrait of Christopher Rolleston, in a grey powdered wig. light brown coat and white cravat 25" x 30"ITALIAN SCHOOL
256 A semi-draped figure of a woman reading, reclining in a grotto, on metal, in a papier mache frame 15" x 20"ITALIAN SCHOOL
257 The assumption of the Virgin, in a carved giltwood frame 14" x 18"TICHBEIN
258 A Pastel Painting of a lady, in a carved wood and gilt frame OvalENGLISH SCHOOL
259 A Portrait of a lady in a mob cap 6" x 9"
GERMAN SCHOOL
260 An Interior with figures (on metal) 7" x 9"BERCHEM
261 Cattle and figures in a landscape 17" x 12"WRIGHT BARKER
262 A Portrait of a fox hound 27" x 20"FUSELI
262 The Angel of Death and another 36" x 46"ITALIAN SCHOOL
263 The Holy Mother and Child, in a Magnificent carved Florentine gild frame 43" x 58"HENRY DAWSON, 1846
264 A View of Nottingham from the Trent Hills 40" x 30"ZUCCARELLI
265 A wooden rocky landscape, with a Castle in the middle distance and figures in the foreground 45" x 30"JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY
266 A Portrait of a gentleman in a dark coat 25" x 30"JOHN CROME
267 A Landscape with windmill, panel 14" x 10"FLEMISH SCHOOL
268 A Portrait of a man in a lace ruff, panel 14" x 18"EARLY ENGLISH SCHOOL
269 A Portrait of a gentleman, panel 22" x 18"FRENCH SCHOOL
270 A Pastel painting of a gentlemanSPANISH SCHOOL
271 The Holy Mother, in a mirror glass and gilt frame272
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| Painting by Wright Barker of Sir Lancelot that was kept by the Dayrell family |
WATER COLOUR DRAWINGS, PRINTS AND ENGRAVINGS
BIRKETT FOSTER
274 "The Fisher girls," and "Waiting at the Spring." a pairENGLISH SCHOOL
275 Continental street scenes with figures, a pairT. H. FISHER
276 View in Cornwall, another oval and a drawing of Newark Castle
277 A Gouache drawing, an Italian Lake Scene with Fishermen, The Companion Drawing, and another, "The Water Jump" by P. F. Trench, 1870
CLAUDE HAYES, R.I.
277A "The Hayfield," and two others
C. W. ADDERTON
277B "View in Cumberland," and one other attributed to David Cox
277c A collection of Water Colour Drawings by Local Artists (unframed)
278 A mezzotint, "Mrs. Siddons" by J. Webb after Sir Joshua Reynolds, and three others
279 A set of four mezzotints, Rural Scenes, cottages and figures, by W. Annis after F. Wheatley, R.A.
280 A coloured engraving, "The Woodman" by F. Bartolozzi after Barker, and seven others
278 A mezzotint, "Mrs. Siddons" by J. Webb after Sir Joshua Reynolds, and three others
279 A set of four mezzotints, Rural Scenes, cottages and figures, by W. Annis after F. Wheatley, R.A.
280 A coloured engraving, "The Woodman" by F. Bartolozzi after Barker, and seven others
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| Lot 280 - 'The Woodman'. A fine stipple engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi after the painting by Barker of Bath, illustrating Cowper's fifth task book. English circa 1800. |
281 A coloured engraving, "The Cottage Door" by G. Keating after F. Wheatley, R.A., and another, "Miss Fairbrother"
282 A coloured engraving, "A Storm in Harvest" by R. A. Meadows after Richard Westall, R.A., another, "The Grandmother's Blessing" by William Evans, and one of "Hebe"
283 A Lithograph, "St. Mary's Church, Nottingham" by W. Walton, and eight others
283 A Lithograph, "St. Mary's Church, Nottingham" by W. Walton, and eight others
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| Lot 283 - St Mary's Church, Nottingham by W.Walton |
284 A coloured Lithograph, "Un Banc d'omnibus" by V. Ratten after Fournier, 1827, and three Holbein prints after drawings in Windsor Castle, by F. Bartolozzi
285 Miscellaneous black and white engravings
286 A similar lot
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285 Miscellaneous black and white engravings
286 A similar lot
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END OF FIRST DAY'S SALE
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CATALOGUE
SECOND DAY'S SALE
Friday, 10th December, at 10-30 a.m. precisely
IMPORTANT NOTICE
DURING THE SALE OF THE LIBRARY OF BOOKS AT APPROX. 11-30 A.M., THE BUILDINGS ON THE HUTTING SITE WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE. See separate Catalogue
Lots 291-310 Miscellaneous Items
BEDROOM OVER LIBRARY
As one ascended the stairs from the Hallway, you emerged on to a landing and ahead of you were two corridors straight ahead, one open, the other closed by a door. The enclosed corridor led to a private section that contained the bedrooms of Lady Maud and her maid. It was in this area that Lady Maud spent most of her old age after the death of her husband. It had, according to Mrs Peart, (the wife of the last gardener at the Hall) a magnificent four-poster bed. Perhaps this is the one offered at the sale of the house which is described below (lot 329). The only other four-poster was late Georgian in date, and although 5'6" wide had a hair mattress over wire springs. One feels the other would have been far more comfortable for an elderly Lady.
This room had a large dressing room attached, as had the other main bedroom on the south east front of the Hall. It was probably Colonel Rolleston's, although this is surmise, which was of a similar size. In their later years they probably had separate rooms. Only these two bedrooms had changing rooms attached. The main guest bedroom above the Library, decorated white, had no such feature. The two oblongs on the plan are the odd-looking "ornamental" pillars but more likely some kind of structural aid.
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| Main staircase up to first floor from entrance hall |
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| The bedroom over the library with its unusual pillars. Perhaps to help support the roof? |
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| Bedroom over the library |
311 An Axminster bordered Carpet of conventional Persian design, 9' 6" x 13" £13
312 An Axminster Hearthrug of Persian design on a beige ground, 5' x 3'
313 A small Cretonne covered box, an Oak Foot Stool with cane seat, a Hassock and a circular Stool
314 A Mahogany frame two-fold draught Screen, with a silk needlework panel of Jacobean design
315 An Easy Chair, on tapering supports, and a Victorian Walnut framed Chair. carved with foliage, and two loose Cretonne covers £3-10 each
316 A White painted Elbow Chair, and five others with cane seats
317 An XVIIIth Century figured Mahogany Dressing Chest of the Chippendale period, on bracket feet, fitted two short and three long drawers, with the contemporary decorative brass handles and escutcheon plates, 43" wide £15
318 A small Oak Bookstand and a Mahogany Bidet
319 An Antique Mahogany folding Towel Airer, and another
320 A gilt framed Bedroom Chair, and a cushion in pink silk cover £1
321 An Antique figured Mahogany Dressing Mirror, the base with shaped front, and two drawers with ivory knobs £6-10
322 A late Georgian Mahogany framed Cheval Mirror, with turned uprights, stretcher rails and scrolling supports, 29" wide £8
323 A Victorian figured Mahogany Chest of five Drawers with turned pilasters. 48"wide £2-0-0
324 A late Georgian figured Mahogany Bedside Table, and a night Commode £4-10-0
325 A Mahogany Dressing Table, fitted two drawers on turned supports, with plate glass top £3-15-0
326 A "Gros-point" Needlework Panel of a boy with a dog, in a Rosewood frame, and two others, "Autumn and Spring"
327 A Victorian figured Mahogany Wardrobe, of architectural design, the centre part fitted seven drawers, the end compartments fitted for hanging, 7' wide £6-15
328 A Scroll ended Couch on turned supports, with a floral pattern glazed chintz loose cover, 6' long £3-10-0
329 A Victorian Mahogany Four-Poster Bedstead with Moulded Canopy, floral pattern hangings, complete with a box spring and interior sprung mattress, 5' wide £2-0-0
330 A Marcella Quilt, a hand made lace Bedspread, and a large Damask Tablecloth £6
331 An Antique Mahogany Stool on turned supports, upholstered green figured tapestry
332 A "Vi-spring" Mattress, 36" wide £2-10-0
333 An Antique Mahogany Breakfast Table, on turned column, and quadruple splay supports, with brass caps and castors
334 A Crocodile Skin Dressing Case £2-10
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336
THE OAK PANELLED ROOM
The rear bedrooms on this floor were for the use of servants in the 1940's, but may have had other uses earlier. After all, the servant's wing was provided with many such rooms on two floors. The bedroom which draws most attention is the oak panelled servant's bedroom. This panelling shows that it was once a most superior room and was, indeed, supposed to be part of the original Tudor building. Mr. Jacks also describes this and other bedrooms, presumably in the servant's wing, in 1881...
"There are a number of bed rooms in the older part of the house, the formation of which is both peculiar and picturesque. The windows are small, and set in deep recesses. The plaster ceiling of a pinkish colour and sloping at the sides, is extremely curious and old- fashioned. There are numbers of these rooms upstairs, and there is also a curious panelled apartment of Elizabethan date. (the Oak Bedroom) Here, there are one or two hunting pictures, to which some special family interest attaches, for Mr. Rolleston inherited his love of the chase from his ancestors. Here, too, are some heraldic devices, in stained glass, which has never been disturbed, and which has let into that old room a coloured filtration of light, for no one knows how long. All these are family shields, and the bearings are distinctly traceable and authentic."
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| Oak panelled room fireplace |
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| Oak panelled room in the original Elizabethan part of the hall |
337 A pink ground Axminster Carpet in two pieces, approximately 12 sq. yds. £11-10
338 Three pairs of green Chenille Velvet Curtains, lined beige £11
339 An Early Victorian Plum-pudding Mahogany Wardrobe, the centre portion fitted sliding shelves and drawers, with decorative brass handles, enclosed by a mirror panelled door and the side compartments for hanging, 7' wide £8-10
340 An Old English Easy Chair, on turned Mahogany supports, with loose cretonne cover £7-10
341 An Antique Mahogany Bedside Table, enclosed by a panelled door, on angle supports £4
342 A Late Georgian Four-Poster Bedstead, with moulded cornice and turned reeded uprights, light green damask hangings, with bobble fringe, complete with wire mesh mattress and a hair overlay, 5' 6" wide £3-0-0
343 An Antique Mahogany Table, on turned supports, with rising top and dummy drawer, 35" wide, and a small gilt hanging mirror £3-10
344 A Late Georgian Figured Mahogany Gentleman's Wardrobe of the Regency period, inlaid Brass and crossbanded with King wood, the upper part fitted sliding shelves, enclosed by two doors, the lower on splay supports, and shaped apron, fitted three drawers, 4' wide £11-0-0
345 A Regency Painted and Gilt Wall Mirror, with turned pilasters, 4' wide £1-0-0
346 A small XVIIIth Century swing toilet Mirror £5-0-0
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BOOKS
UNCOLLATED AND NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN
Sir Lancelot and his forebear's collection of rare hunting books was kept by the Dayrell family. It came up for sale in the late 2019 for the princely sum of £100,000 and was called "The Rolleston Collection - Books on Foxhunting 1576 - 1950"...
"The Rolleston Foxhunting Collection, a gem of a book collection about early foxhunting is available for purchase for the first time. Begun in the 19th century, it is probably the largest in private hands and was much enlarged by the originator’s family to its present 534 titles, of which the great majority are first editions.“It was started by my wife Georgina’s family – she is a niece of Sir Lancelot Rolleston,” said Moray Scott-Dalgleish, a well-known hunting man who has been a strong promoter of cross-country races such as the Melton Hunt Club Ride. “It is a fascinating collection which contains much important social history, and is worth a six-figure sum.” The Rolleston Collection features just about everything to do with hunting from 1650 to 1950, biographies, advice on hunting, cartoons, poetry, care of hunters, songs, great runs, fiction and more. Moray said: “Any serious hunting man or woman should seriously consider it as an investment. This is a field where prices rise very quickly and rarely decline.” The collection includes a number of extremely rare publications, such as the earliest imprint of The Meynellian Science by John Hawkes.“Many books are beautiful. Some are just very special, such as Nicholas Coxe’s The Gentleman’s Recreation of 1674 and Peter Beckford’s Thoughts on hunting of 1781. It is unlikely that the collection will ever be matched, except at great cost.” A feature of the collection is a complete set of RS Surtees’ hunting novels in first edition, featuring famous hunting characters such as John Jorrocks, Soapey Sponge and Lucy Glitters."
The remaining books, unwanted by the family were sold in the auction...
349 Fielding (Henry), Novels, 10 vols., full calf, John Bole, 1765
350 Fanshaw (Sir Richard), The Faithful Shepherd, full calf, A. Moseley, 1664 Gay's Fables, illustrated, London, 1736-Ulricue (Antoine) Letters of Charlotte Elizabeth de Baviere, 2 vols., full calf, Hamburg, 1778-and others (14)
351 Burns (Robert), Poetical Works, 2 vols, illustrated, London, 1810- Virgil, translated into English Verse by Mr. Dryden, 7th Edition, 3 vols., illustrated, London, 1748 and others (12)
352 Theobald, The Works of Shakespeare, 2nd Edition, 8 vols., illustrated, half calf, 1740
353 Wilks, Churchill and others, The North Briton, 4 vols., full calf, London, 1772 Linguet, Memoirs of the Bastille, translated from the French, London, 1783-Cowley (Abraham), Works, 12th edition, 2 vols., London, 1721-and others (12)
354 Author of The Female Quixote, Shakespeare Illustrated, 3 vols., full calf, Miller, Strand, London, 1753
355 Gay (John), Poems, 2 vols., illustrated, London, 1753-Tomlinson (James), Works, 4 vols., full calf, 1752-Addison (J.), Remarks on several parts of Italy, 2nd edition, London, 1718 and others
(13)
356 Johnson (Samuel), The Rambler, 4 vols., 4th edition, full calf, London, 1756
The MSS inserted in the beginning of the work believed to be in the author's handwriting refers to his haste in compiling it in the parlor of Sir Joshue Reynolds while ye boy waited to carry it to press.
357 Kenney (Basil), Antiquities of Rome, in 2 parts, 2nd edition, illustrated, London, for Timothy Child, 1699-Percy (Thomas). Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, 2nd edition, 3 vols., London, 1767- Hoole (John), The. Works of Metastasio, from the Italian, 2 vols., London, 1767-and others (11)
358 Walter (Richard), A Voyage round the World by George Anson, 9th edition, London, 1761-Pope (Alexander), Homer's Odessy, from the Greek, 4 vols., full calf, Glasgow, 1753-Addison, Cato, a Tragedy, London, 1750-and others (12)
359 Prior (Matthew), Poems on several occasions, 2 vols., full calf, London, 1725-Holcroft (Thomas), Tales of the Castle, 3rd edition, 4 vols., London, 1787-and others (12)
360 Defoe (Daniel), The Life of Robinson Crusoe, illustrated, 2 vols.. London, 1755 Fielding (H.), The Adventures of Joseph Andrews and Mr. Adams, 2 vols., full calf, Edinburgh, 1770 and others
(12)
361 Jackson (Laurence), A General Index to the Spectators, 2 vols., London, 1757-Jones (Thomas), A Diary of the Quorndon Hunt, 1791-1800, half calf, Derby, 1860-and others (14)
362 Woty (William), Poems, half calf, London, 1770-Ecton (John). Liba Valorum, 3rd edition, London, 1728-and others
363 Selden (I.), The History of Tithes, full calf, 1618 (8)
364 The Edinburgh Review, 46 vols., half calf
365 Bewick (Thomas), The History of British Birds, illustrated, half calf. Newcastle, 1809-Otway (Thomas), Works, London, 1812- Anonymous, The Jockey Club, London, 1792-and others
(12)
366 Harris (Joseph), The Use of the Globes and Orrery. illustrated, London, 1757-Johnson (Samuel), A Dictionary of the English Language, abstracted from the folio edition, 2 vols., London, 1756 (3)
367 Anonymous, The History of Divorces, 3 vols, full calf, 1780-and another (4)
368 Rowe (Nicholas), Works, full calf, London, 1747-Lyon, Private Journal, illustrated with maps and plates, London, 1824-and others (9)
369 Cox (Nicholas), The Gentlemen's Recreation, 5th edition, full calf, illustrated, London, 1706
370 Leguat (Francis), A Voyage to the East Indies, full calf, illustrated, London, 1708-Watts (Isaac), Logic or the right use of reasoning. London, 1726-and another (3)
371 Johnson (Samuel), Lives of The English Poets, 4 vols., full calf, London, 1781
372 Ellis (W.), A Narrative of the Voyage performed by Captain Cooke and Captain Clarke, 2 vols., illustrated, London, 1782
373 Blackstone, The Laws of England, full calf, Oxford, 1770-and others (8)
374 Naumann (Emil), The History of Music, 2 vols. Bingley (W.), North Wales, illustrated, 2 vols., London, 1804-and others (8)
375 Robertson (Wm.), The History of America, 2nd edition, 2 vols., with maps, London, 1788
376 Plinies, The Natural Historie of the World, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Flip, London, 1601- copies of this now sell for £3500
377 Voltaire, Works, translated by Tobias Smollett, T. Franklyn and others, 3rd edition, 37 vols., full calf, London, 1769
378 Swift (Jonathan), Works, 24 vols., full calf, London, 1768
379 Cervantes, The Adventures of Don Quixote, translated by Tobias Smollett, 4th edition, London, 1770-Milton (John), Paradise Lost, illustrated, London, 1792 and others (6)
380 Bellamy (Ann), An Apology for the Life of, 2nd edition, 5 vols., half calf, London, 1785
381 Radcliffe (Ann), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 2nd edition, 4 vols., London, 1794-and others (8)
382 Fitzadam (Adam), The World in four Volumes, full calf, Edinburgh, 1776 and others (13)
383 Vickerstaff (Isaac), The Tatler, 4 vols., full calf, London, 1764-and others (10)
384 Anonymous, An Historical description of the Tower of London, full calf, Newbery at the Bible and Sun, London, 1754-Rousseau Emilius, translated by Eloisa, 4 vols., illustrated, London, 1767 and another (6)
385 Dryden, Plays, 6 vols., full calf, London, 1762-Dryden, Miscellaneous Poems, 5th edition, 6 vols., illustrated, J. Jonson, The Strand, London (12)
386 Pope (Alexander), The Iliad of Homer, 6 vols., full calf, London, 1720-Dryden, The Satyrs of Juvenal, full calf, London, 1754- and others (13)
387 Jones (William), Works, 13 vols., half calf, London, 1807388 Spence (William), Britain independent of Commerce, 3rd edition, 2 vols., London, 1808-and others (6)
389 Shelvocke (George), A Voyage round the World by way of the great South Sea, full calf, maps, London, 1726 [First editions from 1726 now sell for c.£5000]
390 Goldsmith (Oliver), A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, 8 vols., illustrated, full calf, Nourse, London, 1774
391 Cox (Nicholas), The Gentleman's Recreation, 6th edition, illustrated,full calf, 1721 392 Rollin, The Ancient History of the Egyptians, translated from the French, 7 vols., illustrated, full calf, London, 1768
393 L'Strange, Morals by way of abstract, 4th edition, full calf, London, 1688-and others (12)
394 Lynch-Piozzi (Hesther), Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, half calf, London, 1786395 Michell (J.), The History of the Revolution in Sweden, 4th edition, London, 1716-and others.
396 Clarendon (Earl of), The History of the Civil Wars and Rebellion in England, 6 vols., full calf, Portrait, Oxford, 1707 (6)
397 James (G. P. R.), Miscellaneous three volume novels, half calf (9)
398 A similar lot and others (8)
399 Scott (Sir Walter), Miscellaneous Novels and others (13)
400 Scott (Sir Walter), Miscellaneous Plays, 34 vols., half calf
401 Butler (Schoolmaster Charles), The Feminine Monarchie or The History of the Bees, vellum, illustrated, John Haviland, London, 1623
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| Lot 401 - dated 1623 - a second edition of this book sold for £4800 in 2021 |
Like many educated Victorian men, Sir Lancelot had adopted a particular line of amateur scientific enquiry. His interest was in bee-keeping and he had a remarkable "bee house" built in the grounds of Watnall Hall inside which he could sit and watch the bees surrounded by the soothing sound of the bees' workaday buzzing. It is described in Jack's 1881 book Great Houses as... "its thatched bee-house, full of murmurous sound. Of that bee-house I made a closer inspection. It was designed by Mr. Rolleston, who takes considerable interest in bee culture, and is large enough inside for a study. As a matter of fact, Mr. Rolleston occasionally shares this house with the bees. The boxes in which the insects deposit their honey are so arranged that they cannot fly about in the interior of the apartment, whilst their operations can be watched and studied through glass. So the bee-house serves a double purpose, besides being an ornament to the garden. Whilst the bees are making their honey, and arranging their domestic matters in the glass cases, Mr. Rolleston is writing his letters at a table, and the apartment is filled with a soothing sound."
The Butler book itself is particularly important, being "...the greatest early British bee book and contains the best account of skep beekeeping which is available today" (British Bee Books). It is the first edition to contain both the woodcut frontispiece and the 4-part madrigal which was an attempt to capture the piping of the queen at swarming time.
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| The bee house in the grounds of Watnall Hall |
402 L.E.L., Francesco Perarra, 3 vols., half green calf, 1834-and others (9)
403 James (G. P. R.), One in a thousand, 3 vols., half calf-and others (9)
404 James (G. P. R.), Mary of Burgundy, 3 vols., half calf-and others (9)403 James (G. P. R.), One in a thousand, 3 vols., half calf-and others (9)
405 Scott (Sir Walter), Works, 27 vols., half green calf, 1828
406 Somerville (Wm.), The Chase, A Poem, 4th edition, half calf, London. 1747 and others (11)
407 Gisbourne (Thomas), An enquiry into the details of the Female Sex. 7th edition, full calf, London, 1886 Disney (John), The Works of John Gebb, 3 vols., illustrated, full calf, London, 1787-and others (11)
408 Volney, Travels through Syria and Egypt, translated from the French, 2 vols., half calf, London, 1787-Pratt, Gleanings through Wales. Holland and Westphalia, 4 vols., 1795 and others (14)
409 Justamon (J.), History of Trade, from the French, 4 vols., London, 1776
410 Boswell (James), A Tour in the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson,, half calf, London, 1785
411 Chetwynd (George), The Justice of the Peace, 5 vols., 1820-Eustace (Chetwood), A Classical Tour through Italy, 3rd edition, 4 vols.. London, 1815-and others (13)
412 Clarendon (Earl of), The History of the Civil Wars, 6 vols, full calf, Oxford, 1712-and others (11)
413 Scott (Sir Walter), Ivanhoe, 3 vols., 2nd edition, half calf, Edinburgh, 1820 and others (13)
414 Juan (George), A Voyage to South America, 2nd edition, 2 vols., full calf, London, 1760
i415 Edmundus (Clement), Observations on Caesar's Commentaries, illus- trated, full calf, printed by Roger Daniel, 1655
416 Deering (Charles), An Historical account of the City of Nottingham, illustrated, full calf, Nottingham, 1751
417 Heriot (George), Travels through the Canadas, maps, full calf, London, 1807
418 Darwin (Erasmus), Zoononia and Agriculture, 2 vols., half calf, London, 1794 and others
419 Burton (Robert), The Anatomy of Melancholy, engraved title page,full calf, London, 1660 (4)
420 Belsham (W.), Memoirs of the Reign of George III, 5th edition, 4 vols., London, 1801-and others (7)
421 Colet (William), Porcupines Works, 12 vols, half calf, London, 1801
422 Sandys (George), A Relation of a Journey begun 1610, 3rd edition, map, full calf, printed for Robert Allot, London, 1627
423 Hawke (N.), The Roman History, 4th edition, 4 vols., maps and plates. London, 1766-and others (6)
424 Mirabeau, The secret History of the Court of Berlin, 2 vols., half calf. London, 1789-and others (8)
425 Sherlock (Thomas), Discourses, 3rd edition, 4 vols., London, 1755- and others (13)
426 Lavalette (Count), Memoirs, 2nd edition, 2 vols., half calf, London, 1831-and others (13)
427 Hooden (W.), History of Birmingham, plates, half calf. Birmingham, 1781 Gibson (John), History of Glasgow, map, full calf, Glasgow, 1777
428 Gleig (G. R.), Life of General Munroe, 2 vols., maps, half blue calf. London, 1831-and others (11)
429 Hall (Basil), Journal written on the coast of Chile, Peru and Mexico, 2nd edition, 2 vols., half blue calf, Edinburgh, 1824 Dacre (Lady), Tales of the Peerage and Peasantry, 3 vols., London, 1835 and others (12)
430 Delacoste (F.). Boeraaves Aphorisms, concerning the knowledge and cure of Diseases, full calf, London, 1715
431 Quincy (John), A complete English Dispensary, 3rd edition, full calf. London, 1720
432 Gibson (William), A new treatise on the Diseases of Horses, 2nd edition, 2 vols., illustrated, full calf, London, 1754
433 Gibson (Thomas), The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 4th edition, illustrated, London, 1694
434 Cheyne (George), An Essay of Health and Long Life, 4th edition, full calf, George Strahen, London, 1725
435 Bolton (Richard), Treatises on the Gout and the King's Evil, full calf. W. Bland and F. Kent, London, 1714
436 Salmon (William), The Practice of Physic, 2nd edition, full calf. London, 1707
437 Kirkland (Thomas), A Commentary on Paralytic Affections, full calf, London, 1792
438 Kirkland (Thomas), Essay on different branches of Medicine, half calf
439 Kirkland (Thomas), Medical Surgery, 2 vols., London, 1783
440 Drake (James), Anatomy, 2 vols., illustrated, full calf, London, 1707
441 Reece (Richard), Medical Guide, 4th edition, London, 1807
442 Spencer (Edmund), The Faire Queen, 3 vols., full calf, London, 1751 -The Holy Bible, black morocco-The Book of Common Prayer, suede calf, Oxford, 1777-and others. (9)
443 Lilford (Lord), Coloured Figures of Birds of the British Isles, 5 vols., half calf
444 Newgent (Thomas), Spirit of Laws, 4th edition, 2 vols., London, 1766 -and others (11)
445 Warner (Ferdinand), The life of Sir Thomas More, London, 1758- and others
446 Hulme (David), The History of England, 8 vols., full calf, London, 1767 (11)
447 Campbell (Donald), A Journey overland to India, London, 1796-and others (5)
448 Throsby (John), Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire, 3 vols., illustrated, half calf, London, 1797
449 Michel (Julius), The Discovery of India, full calf, Oxford, 1776- Drinkwater (J.), The Siege of Gibralter, maps, half calf, London, 1786-and others (7)
450 Fairfax-Murray (J.), A Catalogue of the Pictures at Welbeck Abbey, Chiswick Press, London, 1894
451 Whitehurst (John), An enquiry into the formation of the Earth, illustrated, London, 1778 Cary's English Atlas-and others (5)
452 Lavater (Caspa), Essays on Physiognamy, translated into English, 5 vols., half calf, London, 1810
453 Grose (Francis), The Antiquities of England, 2 vols., illustrated, full calf-Wilkinson's Londina Illustrata, 2 vols., London, 1819
454 Milton (John), Paradise Lost, 6th edition, illustrated, London, 1695- Knight (Baker), Chronicles of the Kings of England, 2nd edition, full calf, London, 1653
455 Chamber's Dictionary, 2 vols. and others (6)
456 Raleigh (Sir Walter), The History of the World, maps, full calf, London, 1677
457 Salmon, The Universal Traveller, 2 vols., illustrated, full calf, London, 1745
458 Shaw (Thomas), Travels in Barbary and the Levant, illustrated, full calf, Oxford, 1738 The Holy Bible (Thos. Stockhouse), 2 vols., suede calf, 1742
459 The History of the World, full calf, R. Best, London, 1652
460 Stapleton (Robert), Juvenal's, The Manners of Men, full calf. London, London, 1660-The Book of Common Prayer, full calf, John Baskett, 1723
461 Camden (William), Chorographical Description of Great Britain, 4th edition, 2 vols., maps, full calf. 1722
462 Locke (John), Works, 3 vols., full calf, London, 1714 Moore (Thomas), The Life of Sheridan, half calf, London, 1825-and another (5)
463 Clavell (Robert), Catalogue of the Books of England since the Dreadful Fire of London-and a collection of Pamphlets-and others (3)
464 Fryer (John), A New Account of East India and Persia, illustrated, 1696-and others (4)
465 Chardin (Sir John), Travels into Persia and the East Indies, full calf. London, 1686
466 Cowper (William), Works and Poems, 4 vols. and others (13)
467 Galland (M.), The Arabian Nights Entertainments, 3 vols., full calf- and others (13)
468 Sterne, Works and The Sentimental Journey. 5 vols., 1775-Drake's Essays, 2 vols. and others
469 Smollett (Tobias), Tristam Shandy. 2 vols., 1760-Johnson (Samuel), Poetical Works, 1785
470 Whiston (William), Works of Josephus, 6 vols., full calf, 1828-and others (12)
471 Sutton (J. F.), The Nottingham Date Book, cloth, 1852-and others (12)
472 Moore (John), Manners in France, Switzerland and Germany, 3rd edition, full calf, 5 vols., London, 1780
473 Lamb (Charles), Works, 4 vols.and others (12)474 Plutarch's Lives, 10 vols., limp green calf
475 Bonnycastle (J.), Astronomy, 4th edition, London, 1803-Ferguson (James), The Art of Dialing, 2nd edition, London, 1770-and others (10)
476 Kipling (R.), Poems-and two others by the same author (3)
477 Monceau (M. B.). Husbandry, 2nd edition, London, 1761-Grose (Francis). Military Antiquities, Illustrated, London, 1812-and another
478 Petit (J. L.), Church Architecture, 2 vols., full morocco, London, 1841 -Roscoe (Thomas), Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, 2 vols., half calf, London, 1822 and others (6)
479 Works in tooled calf bindings (12)
480 Hulme (F. E.), Familiar Wild Flowers, 5 vols., coloured plates, N.D. green cloth
481 Chalmers (P. R.), A Fisherman's Angles, Country Life, 1931-Barrie
(J. M.), Quality Street, coloured plates, vellum, 1901-Henslow ((G. W.), The Sundial Book, London, 1914 and others (5)
482 Surtees, Handley Cross, Plain or Ringlets. Mr. Sponges Sporting Tour, Ask Mamma, coloured plates, by John Leech and others (7)
483 Coesveldt, Gallery of Pictures-West (Benjamin), Works-and others
484 Chaffers (W.), Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain, revised by F. Lichfield, cloth
485 Haslem (John), The Old Derby China Factory, coloured illustrations, London, 1876
486 Bemrose (William), Bow, Chelsea and Derby Porcelain, illustrated, London, 1898
487 Miscellaneous Works in Tooled Calf (12)
488 A Portfolio of Black and White Mezzotints and Engravings.
489 A similar lot
489A Miscellaneous Works
489B
489c
489D
SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE
490 Set of four Silver Candlesticks, with fluted columns, on square bases. 5¼" high, modern £8-10
491 An Antique Silver Tea Pot, lobed and shaped, with acorn finial £8-6-0
492 Two Silver Mustard Pots, with liners and spoons, a pair of Pepperettes in the shape of Windermere ewers, and a scent funnel £4-10
493 An Indian Silver three-piece Tea Set, finely embossed and chased with foliated scrolls, and snake handles, and a pair of sugar bowls £4-10
494 A pair of Persian Silver Bon-Bon Dishes, with shaped edges, engraved and chased with a forest scene and animals £2-5-0
495 An Oval Silver Tea Caddy of Georgian design, modern £4-0-0
496 An Old English pattern Silver Table Service, for 12 persons, contained in an Oak box with 19 pieces of cutlery, modern (75) £55
497 A set of three Fruit Baskets, embossed, chased and pierced, with masks, scrolls, and diamond shaped motifs, contained in a leather and plush satin lined case £18-10
498 An Old Russian Gilt enamelled spoon and a Russian filigree box enamelled with the cross of St. George £8
499 An Old Russian Ribbed silver Cigarette Case with a gold and jewelled clasp £4-10
500 A pair of E.P. Toast Racks, and a pair of Sauce Boats, on oval bases £4-10
501 A Plated on Copper Inkstand of Georgian design, a Tea Pot stand with decorative border, and a Sugar Sifter 35
502 A pair of Indian Plated Bowls, engraved and chased with foliated scrolls and birds 15
503 An E.P. Muffin Dish and cover, an Egg Cruet for two and an Egg Boiler £2-10
504 Six E.P. Fish Knives and Forks with Ivory Handles, contained in a Mahogany case
505 Twelve E.P. Dessert Knives and Forks, with Mother o' Pearl Handles. contained in a Mahogany Case £4-50
506 Twelve Dessert Knives and Forks, with engraved blades and Mother o' Pearl Handles, contained in a Walnut Case
507 Twelve E.P. Fish Knives and Forks with carved Ivory Handles, and twelve Dessert Knives and Forks with engraved blades, contained in cases
508 An E.P. Hot Plate, and a 'Cono' Coffee Percolator
509 A pair of French Candlesticks, of Louis XVI design, on circular bases, 10" high
510 An E.P. oblong embossed Cake Basket, and a circular Waiter
511 A Circular Hot Water Vegetable Dish and Cover, and an E.P. Biscuit Barrel
512 A plated, embossed and chased Inkstand £10
513 A Georgian Goblet, 8" high, chased and embossed with foliated scrolls, 11 ozs.
514 An E.P. Fruit Epergne, with three dishes, pierced, chased and engraved with floral swags, on a scrolling, pierced and chased base
515 An Old Sheffield Beer Jug, with gadroon edges, 12" high £9
516 An E.P. Tankard with a glass bottom, and another engraved £2.
517 An oblong Bread Dish and two oval dishes.
518
491 An Antique Silver Tea Pot, lobed and shaped, with acorn finial £8-6-0
492 Two Silver Mustard Pots, with liners and spoons, a pair of Pepperettes in the shape of Windermere ewers, and a scent funnel £4-10
493 An Indian Silver three-piece Tea Set, finely embossed and chased with foliated scrolls, and snake handles, and a pair of sugar bowls £4-10
494 A pair of Persian Silver Bon-Bon Dishes, with shaped edges, engraved and chased with a forest scene and animals £2-5-0
495 An Oval Silver Tea Caddy of Georgian design, modern £4-0-0
496 An Old English pattern Silver Table Service, for 12 persons, contained in an Oak box with 19 pieces of cutlery, modern (75) £55
497 A set of three Fruit Baskets, embossed, chased and pierced, with masks, scrolls, and diamond shaped motifs, contained in a leather and plush satin lined case £18-10
498 An Old Russian Gilt enamelled spoon and a Russian filigree box enamelled with the cross of St. George £8
499 An Old Russian Ribbed silver Cigarette Case with a gold and jewelled clasp £4-10
500 A pair of E.P. Toast Racks, and a pair of Sauce Boats, on oval bases £4-10
501 A Plated on Copper Inkstand of Georgian design, a Tea Pot stand with decorative border, and a Sugar Sifter 35
502 A pair of Indian Plated Bowls, engraved and chased with foliated scrolls and birds 15
503 An E.P. Muffin Dish and cover, an Egg Cruet for two and an Egg Boiler £2-10
504 Six E.P. Fish Knives and Forks with Ivory Handles, contained in a Mahogany case
505 Twelve E.P. Dessert Knives and Forks, with Mother o' Pearl Handles. contained in a Mahogany Case £4-50
506 Twelve Dessert Knives and Forks, with engraved blades and Mother o' Pearl Handles, contained in a Walnut Case
507 Twelve E.P. Fish Knives and Forks with carved Ivory Handles, and twelve Dessert Knives and Forks with engraved blades, contained in cases
508 An E.P. Hot Plate, and a 'Cono' Coffee Percolator
509 A pair of French Candlesticks, of Louis XVI design, on circular bases, 10" high
510 An E.P. oblong embossed Cake Basket, and a circular Waiter
511 A Circular Hot Water Vegetable Dish and Cover, and an E.P. Biscuit Barrel
512 A plated, embossed and chased Inkstand £10
513 A Georgian Goblet, 8" high, chased and embossed with foliated scrolls, 11 ozs.
514 An E.P. Fruit Epergne, with three dishes, pierced, chased and engraved with floral swags, on a scrolling, pierced and chased base
515 An Old Sheffield Beer Jug, with gadroon edges, 12" high £9
516 An E.P. Tankard with a glass bottom, and another engraved £2.
517 An oblong Bread Dish and two oval dishes.
518
OLD ENGLISH, CONTINENTAL AND ORIENTAL PORCELAIN AND POTTERY
519 A pair of Canton Porcelain Bottles, decorated in enamelled colours with figures, scrolls and flowers, mounted as ewers in chased ormolu, the scrolling handles surmounted by figures of dragons £11-10
520 A pair of French Porcelain Comportiers of basket design on square bases, with trellis and vine decoration in gold, 9" high
521 A Copeland Parian China figure of Egeria', 24" high, and a similar bust of 'The Hop Queen,' by J. Durnham, A.R.A., 14" high £5-10
522 A pair of Old Derby figures of Count Bruhl's Tailor and his wife, decorated in colours, encrusted flowers and gilt, 5" high (defects), and a Bloor Derby Inkwell, green and gilt foliage and acanthus leaf decoration £3
523 A French Porcelain Jardiniere, 7" high, decorated with sprays of ivy, flowers and gilt, a Dresden flower pot, and a small Copeland China Box and cover with a shipping scene
524 A pair of Royal Crown Derby Speciman Plates, with the Japan Pattern decoration, in red, blue and gilt, 9" diameter £9
525 An oblong fruit dish of similar design, and a jam dish 6-10
526 A set of six Royal Crown Derby Coffee Cans and Saucers, with the Japan Pattern decoration, in red, blue and gilt 410
527 Another set similar 4-10
528 An English Pottery Dessert Service, decorated in the Oriental taste, with sprays of flowers and colours, comprising: -Three fruit dishes and eight plates (11)
529 An Early Minton Dessert Service, bearing the Rolleston Crest, the borders decorated in the Oriental taste, with panels of floral design, on a blue ground, green reserves and gilt, comprising:- Two sauce boats, an oblong and shaped centre comportier, four square dishes, four oval, four side, and fourteen plates (one plate not matching) (29) £50
520 A pair of French Porcelain Comportiers of basket design on square bases, with trellis and vine decoration in gold, 9" high
521 A Copeland Parian China figure of Egeria', 24" high, and a similar bust of 'The Hop Queen,' by J. Durnham, A.R.A., 14" high £5-10
522 A pair of Old Derby figures of Count Bruhl's Tailor and his wife, decorated in colours, encrusted flowers and gilt, 5" high (defects), and a Bloor Derby Inkwell, green and gilt foliage and acanthus leaf decoration £3
523 A French Porcelain Jardiniere, 7" high, decorated with sprays of ivy, flowers and gilt, a Dresden flower pot, and a small Copeland China Box and cover with a shipping scene
524 A pair of Royal Crown Derby Speciman Plates, with the Japan Pattern decoration, in red, blue and gilt, 9" diameter £9
525 An oblong fruit dish of similar design, and a jam dish 6-10
526 A set of six Royal Crown Derby Coffee Cans and Saucers, with the Japan Pattern decoration, in red, blue and gilt 410
527 Another set similar 4-10
528 An English Pottery Dessert Service, decorated in the Oriental taste, with sprays of flowers and colours, comprising: -Three fruit dishes and eight plates (11)
529 An Early Minton Dessert Service, bearing the Rolleston Crest, the borders decorated in the Oriental taste, with panels of floral design, on a blue ground, green reserves and gilt, comprising:- Two sauce boats, an oblong and shaped centre comportier, four square dishes, four oval, four side, and fourteen plates (one plate not matching) (29) £50
530 A Bloor Derby Dinner Service, with apple green borders, gadroon edges, and gilt, comprising: -Two two-handled soup tureens, four sauce boats, a two-handled fruit dish, a salad bowl, four obling vegetable dishes, seven dessert, eight meat, fifty-three dinner plates, ten side, twelve dessert, and three small dishes 285 (115) £85
531 A Copeland China revolving Tray, with Coffee Urn, decorated in blue and white, with "the Willow pattern story," six cups and saucers, a cream ewer and six other pieces 10 (21) £8-10
532 A pair of miniature Pottery Toilet Jugs and basins, a pair of Davenport bowls and three other pieces (9) 35
533 A pair of Dresden Chocolate cups and covers, and a pair of Dresden pattern cups and saucers, decorated with sprays of flowers in colour (8) £5
534 A Rockingham China Fruit Basket with shaped and scrolling edges, twisted handle, decorated with a Chinese blue border, sprays of Old English garden flowers and gilt £4-00.
535 An XVIIIth Century Dewsbury Derby Tea and Coffee Service, puce mark, with a riband and foliated decoration in red and gilt (36) £9
536 A Royal Worcester China Tea and Coffee Service, marked Flight Barr and Barr, with apple green borders, gilt scrolling, and panels finely decorated in colours with exotic birds in landscapes (46) £105
537 An Old Crown Derby Tea and Coffee Service, decorated with the "Japan pattern," in red, blue and gilt (36). £30
538 A set of three Imari Porcelain Bowls, decorated with landscapes in enamelled colours £3-10
539 An oblong Derby Dish, decorated in sprays of flowers, and a Pottery Inkstand in the form of an Eagle's Head £7
540 ABisto Pottery Dinner Service, plain white with gadrooned edges, crested 35-10 (80) £5-10
541 A pair of Sevres Porcelain Flower Pots and Stands, the ground turquoise blue, jewelled and gilt, painted in panels of courtiers and gallants, 9" high £10
542 A Sevres Porcelain Inkstand, the ground turquoise blue and honey gilt, enamelled with floral panels and sprays £8-10
543 A Chamberlin Worcester specimen cup and saucer, the borders "gros bleu" with gilt scrolling, the cup enamelled with a fine painting of "Witley Court" and the saucer decorated with a floral spray £16-10
544 A Meissen porcelain group, of "Summer" surrounded by cupid gardeners £25
545 Two white and gold Bloor Derby Plateaux £5
546 An Ice Jug, a Decanter, and sundry glass 25
546A Eight cut Sherries, and seven glass Fruit Dishes
532 A pair of miniature Pottery Toilet Jugs and basins, a pair of Davenport bowls and three other pieces (9) 35
533 A pair of Dresden Chocolate cups and covers, and a pair of Dresden pattern cups and saucers, decorated with sprays of flowers in colour (8) £5
534 A Rockingham China Fruit Basket with shaped and scrolling edges, twisted handle, decorated with a Chinese blue border, sprays of Old English garden flowers and gilt £4-00.
535 An XVIIIth Century Dewsbury Derby Tea and Coffee Service, puce mark, with a riband and foliated decoration in red and gilt (36) £9
536 A Royal Worcester China Tea and Coffee Service, marked Flight Barr and Barr, with apple green borders, gilt scrolling, and panels finely decorated in colours with exotic birds in landscapes (46) £105
537 An Old Crown Derby Tea and Coffee Service, decorated with the "Japan pattern," in red, blue and gilt (36). £30
538 A set of three Imari Porcelain Bowls, decorated with landscapes in enamelled colours £3-10
539 An oblong Derby Dish, decorated in sprays of flowers, and a Pottery Inkstand in the form of an Eagle's Head £7
540 ABisto Pottery Dinner Service, plain white with gadrooned edges, crested 35-10 (80) £5-10
541 A pair of Sevres Porcelain Flower Pots and Stands, the ground turquoise blue, jewelled and gilt, painted in panels of courtiers and gallants, 9" high £10
542 A Sevres Porcelain Inkstand, the ground turquoise blue and honey gilt, enamelled with floral panels and sprays £8-10
543 A Chamberlin Worcester specimen cup and saucer, the borders "gros bleu" with gilt scrolling, the cup enamelled with a fine painting of "Witley Court" and the saucer decorated with a floral spray £16-10
544 A Meissen porcelain group, of "Summer" surrounded by cupid gardeners £25
545 Two white and gold Bloor Derby Plateaux £5
546 An Ice Jug, a Decanter, and sundry glass 25
546A Eight cut Sherries, and seven glass Fruit Dishes
PRINCIPAL AND SECONDARY BEDROOMS
The Second Floor - According to Mr. Jacks, this, the top floor was a junk and store room. In his 1881 book "Great Houses" he describes the upper floors of Watnall Hall as... "Higher up in the house there is what Mr. Rolleston calls, a lumber room, but what might fitly be described as a disused armoury. It is a grim-looking apartment. Reared up in one of the corners is a rusty collection of musketry, —a pile of ancient flint locks which were originally procured for the defence of the house when the neighbourhood was disturbed by the Luddite riots. Scattered about, are the ammunition cases, also much the worse for age, but still preserved to give an idea how warm was the reception that awaited any invasion of the Watnall domain.".
It was certainly a floor of bedrooms and bathrooms. The staircase at the top of the above plan led out on to the leaded roof area, part of which was flat. Mr. Peart, the gardener, and his wife lived on this floor from 1945 until the end of the estate. They said you could get glimpses of five counties from there on a clear day. Annesley woods were particularly attractive.
547 A Brown Haircord Carpet, a pair of Cotton Curtains, and a Marble Clock £6
548 A hand-made Wool Rug of floral design, an Axminster Rug, a pair of Blue Curtains, and a Hair Mattress £6
549 An Eiderdown in blue silk, two pairs of floral pattern Curtains and other fabrics £1-10
550 A Fine Quality Figured Mahogany Bedroom Suite, inlaid and cross- banded with Satinwood, comprising: A Wardrobe with oval mirror panelled door and two drawers, fitted for hanging, 6' wide, a Well Dressing Table, fitted two swing mirrors and drawers, a Bedside Table with plate glass top, a chair, and a pair of rail ended Bedsteads, two Box Springs, and Hair Mattresses, 3' 6" wide £42-10
551 An Easy Chair, with scrolling arms and loose cushions, upholstered in brown Tapestry 15
552 A Pitch Pine Bedroom Suite, comprising: -A Wardrobe with fitted interior and mirror door, 6' wide, a Dressing Table and Marble top Washstand, swing toilet mirror, writing table, bedside cupboard, towel airer and a bedroom chair £10
553 A Pitch Pine Chest of six Drawers, 4' wide £5
554 A Mahogany Panel Ended Combination Bedstead with wool mattress, 3' 6" wide £4
555 Four Axminster Rugs, sundry toilet ware, an overmantel, and an iron fender
556 A scroll ended Settee on turned supports, upholstered in blue cotton £1
557 An Early XIXth Century Figured Mahogany Gentleman's Wardrobe, with sliding trays, enclosed by two panelled doors, three drawers under, on turned supports, 4' wide. £6-10
558 An Antique Sheraton inlaid Mahogany Washstand, on tapering supports (AF) £21
559 A Walnut Commode Elbow Chair £25
560 A Walnut Bureau with drawer and bookshelves under, 2' 3" wide
561 An inlaid Mahogany Dressing Chest of Sheraton design on bracket feet, fitted five drawers, with oval brass handles 5-10
562
549 An Eiderdown in blue silk, two pairs of floral pattern Curtains and other fabrics £1-10
550 A Fine Quality Figured Mahogany Bedroom Suite, inlaid and cross- banded with Satinwood, comprising: A Wardrobe with oval mirror panelled door and two drawers, fitted for hanging, 6' wide, a Well Dressing Table, fitted two swing mirrors and drawers, a Bedside Table with plate glass top, a chair, and a pair of rail ended Bedsteads, two Box Springs, and Hair Mattresses, 3' 6" wide £42-10
551 An Easy Chair, with scrolling arms and loose cushions, upholstered in brown Tapestry 15
552 A Pitch Pine Bedroom Suite, comprising: -A Wardrobe with fitted interior and mirror door, 6' wide, a Dressing Table and Marble top Washstand, swing toilet mirror, writing table, bedside cupboard, towel airer and a bedroom chair £10
553 A Pitch Pine Chest of six Drawers, 4' wide £5
554 A Mahogany Panel Ended Combination Bedstead with wool mattress, 3' 6" wide £4
555 Four Axminster Rugs, sundry toilet ware, an overmantel, and an iron fender
556 A scroll ended Settee on turned supports, upholstered in blue cotton £1
557 An Early XIXth Century Figured Mahogany Gentleman's Wardrobe, with sliding trays, enclosed by two panelled doors, three drawers under, on turned supports, 4' wide. £6-10
558 An Antique Sheraton inlaid Mahogany Washstand, on tapering supports (AF) £21
559 A Walnut Commode Elbow Chair £25
560 A Walnut Bureau with drawer and bookshelves under, 2' 3" wide
561 An inlaid Mahogany Dressing Chest of Sheraton design on bracket feet, fitted five drawers, with oval brass handles 5-10
562
Demolition of the hall
The final demise of the hall came in August 1962. The full story behind the fight to preserve it and its eventual demolition (along with the medieval tithe barn) is explored in this separate article which you can read by clicking here
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| August 1962 - Sissons's contractors begin demolition of Watnall Hall Picture courtesy of Keith Fisher |
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Sources - Watnall Hall auction catalogue kindly loaned to me by a Facebook Watnall Woods/Bygones group user; "Watnall Hall and the Rollestons" book 2000 by Nuthall local history society and RA Horton.
Notes
1 - Joseph Wright of Derby and the Markeaton Hunt paintings (from "Joseph Wright and the Final Farewell" By Stephen Leach)
At about the same time as he painted 'A Girl Reading a Letter by Candlelight,' he was commissioned by Francis Mundy (1739-1815) to paint six members of the Markeaton Hunt¹⁰. Mundy had inherited Markeaton Hall, just outside Derby, at the age of twenty-three in 1762, but the Markeaton Hunt may have more often met at a house called the Holly Bush, in Needwood Forest in Staffordshire. According to Egerton: "The Markeaton Hunt may well have been Francis Mundy's own creation, a small private pack of hounds which he invited friends to follow, and for which he devised the hunt livery in which Wright portrays each of the six young men: royal blue velvet coat, scarlet waistcoat and yellow nankeen breeches" (Egerton 1990, 38). Craske points out that this was a hunt with a strong literary bent: Mundy and Edward Becher Leacroft both wrote poetry, and Harry Peckham published an account of his travels in France and the Low Countries." Hannah Wright notes that all six of these hunting portraits were exhibited in Derby Town Hall (Barker 2009, 160) in, or about, 1763.
In these portraits, Wright attempted to paint outdoor scenery for the first time, albeit only as background. Outdoor scenery was not something he had learned in his apprenticeship, but his lack of confidence is not that noticeable because it is only background scenery. Nicolson notes that the huntsmen seem genuinely relaxed Wright was at ease with them. (Nicolson 1968, I, 29). It was probably the Town Hall exhibition that convinced Mrs Wilmot of Chaddeston, near Derby, that she too would like to be painted outdoors and in the riding dress for her portrait. These things were generally decided in collaboration with the artist. Again, the outdoor background is not that convincing, nor is the fox, but the portrait of Mrs Wilmot is entirely persuasive. Egerton admires Wright's skill at depicting her clothes: "Her mulberry-coloured riding habit is trimmed with silver braid; one lapel curves forward, giving Wright the excuse to paint the silver braid as the light falls on it and as it curves into shadow. But it is Mrs Wilmot's hat that Wright most responds to; he observes how each strand of its blue curving plume catches the light, and leaves the spectator knowing exactly how that rounded crown would feel to the touch" (Egerton 1990, 43). It is difficult to tell whether her hair is tied back or cut short. At this period, it would have been thought very unusual and tomboyish for a lady to have short hair, but, as a dedicated horsewoman, Mrs Wilmot may have found short hair more convenient.
10 - Aside from Francis Mundy himself, the portraits were of Edward Becher Leacroft (1737-1805), Harry Peckham (1740-1787), Lancelot Rolleston 1737-1802), Nicholas Heath (Mundy's future brother-in-law) and Francis Burdett (1743-1794) (another of Mundy's future brothers-in-law). Edward Becher Leacroft was a live-in guest at Markeaton Hall. A 1934 Derby exhibition catalogue records: "He went to Markeaton Hall for a short visit and stayed for fourteen years." (Egerton 1990, 42) "In 1787, Harry Peckham would die from a fall sustained in hunting.
Underlining the long-time family links, Francis Mundy's grandson William (shown here in 1809 as a schoolboy) would act as guardian to the young Sir Lancelot Rolleston before he inherited Watnall estate on his 21st birthday.
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| Francis and grandson William Mundy - probably re-enacting William's recital of his grandfather's poem The Fall of Needwood. Francis was so proud of him that he wrote another poem just about William's learning of it! |
2 - Estate land and farms auction sale July 5th 1944
Newark Advertiser Wednesday July 5th 1944
WATNALL ESTATE
By orders of the executors of Colonel Sir Lancelot Rolleston (deceased), Walker, Walton and Hanson Nottingham, on Wednesday sold by auction portions of the Watnall Estate. The solicitors concerned were Messrs, E.V. Brown, White and Pears, Nottingham. A freehold dairy and corn growing farm with house and farm buildings, known as "Starthwood Farm" was sold for £3,350; a mixed farm "Brooksbreasting Farm" containing an area of 185a, 1r, 13p. or thereabouts realised £4,650: a compact small holding with house and buildings "Coppice Farm" was sold for £875 and £3,500 was paid for a freehold woodland together with keeper's cottage. Watnall Coppice and Ladies Walk Wood reached £2,300 and the last lot of the sale two grass fields. an area of 8a. 2r,. 23p were sold for £850.
3 - The same story of estate sales and auctions was very common at the time. Here is an article about some other Nottinghamshire estates troubles... https://houseandheritage.org/category/nottinghamshire/
4 - The case of Edgar Osborne and "The Humorous Magistrate" - From Wikipedia "The Humorous Magistrate (c. 1635-40) is a 17th-century country comedy in five acts discovered by the collector Edgar Osborne, who [allegedly] found the manuscript in a sale at Watnall Hall in Nottinghamshire, England in 1947. It was later sold to the University of Calgary in 1972. The play exists in two manuscripts and shows clear signs of authorial revision."
It begs several questions though. There is no record of a sale at Watnall Hall in 1947, the main auction which included all the library books was in 1954 as this article details. However, Osbourne was country librarian in Derbyshire just over the border and could have arranged a private sale in 1947. The Watnall estate had a land sale in 1944 and money was short for elderly Lady Maud Rolleston whose husband had died in 1941. There were no children either. In 1945 the hall became lodgings for a girl's school so the library's existence and contents would have likely become more widely known. Did Osbourne hear about Watnall's library and pay a visit in 1947? In the main 1954 auction catalogue there is no record of a sale of The Humourous Magistrate or similar plays even as a miscellaneous bundle. Conversely, did Osborne forget where his copy of The Humourous Magistrate came from? Did he get it from his time at Arbury Hall where the other copy originated?
Paper on the Humourous Magistrate https://www.jstor.org/stable/43499588?read-now=1&seq=28#page_scan_tab_contents
Osborne's papers at Derbyshire Record Office https://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=D5063&pos=1
Osbourne's bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Osborne
Amazon profile - The Humorous Magistrate is a seventeenth-century satiric comedy extant in two highly distinctive manuscripts. The earliest and clearly working draft of the play is bound with three other plays (including The Emperor’s Favourite, published by the Malone Society in 2010) in a volume in the library of the Newdigate family of Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. This, the second version, showing yet another stage of revision not found in the Arbury manuscript and orientated towards performance, was purchased by the University of Calgary from the English antiquarian Edgar Osborne in 1972. The relationship between the manuscripts was discovered in 2005. The anonymous play has been attributed to John Newdigate III (1600-1642). Like The Emperor’s Favourite, it takes aim at the court; its particular object of satire is governmental strategies under the Personal Rule of Charles I. The play appears in print for the first time in these separate editions. The volumes are illustrated with several plates, some provided for comparative purposes
The Humorous Magistrate (Osborne) (The Malone Society) Hardcover – 30 Nov. 2011
by Jacqueline Jenkins (Editor), Mary Polito (Editor)
Margaret Jane Kidnie, ‘Near Neighbours: Another Early Seventeenth-Century Manuscript Copy of The Humorous Magistrate’, English Manuscript Drama, 1100–1700 (London, 2007), 187–211.
Kidnie speculates about the ‘near neighbours’ represented by the Rollestons of Watnall, the Newdigates of Arbury Hall and their midland associates. Particularly intriguing is the figure Lady Jane Burdett, a woman whose published funeral tributes suggest she was a patron of dramatic arts and poetry among a social set that certainly included the Newdigates of Arbury. [The Rollestons married into the Burdetts via the Holdens of Aston Upon Trent but not until c.100 years later and were social/hunting friends]
5 - Christopher Jackson and others on Facebook - I used to deliver news papers there i think the west wing was used, if i remember there was a pair of twins lived with there mother they would be about my age then that would be around 1958 chris J
Raymond Brown - My Forman at frank sissons lived in the gatehouse in the 70s albert oats brick layer
Peter Hill - Raymond Brown - I went to Beauvale School with the bricklayers son,Patrick.I think his dad was Polish and his mum was Canadian.We used to play in the air raid shelters near to the gatehouse where they lived.
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