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30 avril 2010

Sampson and Horne's Legacy Makes Over 1 Million Pounds at Bonhams

LONDON.- Legendary English antique dealership Sampson and Horne’s collection of British pottery and furniture went under the hammer yesterday (28 April) at Bonhams, New Bond Street with huge success, achieving a total of £1,056,000 with a 91% sold by value.

The auction lasted all day with 740 lots on offer, but the saleroom remained packed throughout with many of their loyal customers attending in person - a poignant reminder of their many visits to Sampson and Horne’s shops. While estimates had been set cautiously, in many cases fierce competition among private collectors meant prices in the auction were at retail levels.

Of particular interest were two fine London delftware blue-dash Royal portrait chargers, which fetched £19,600 and £13,200 respectively against pre-sale estimates of £8,000 – 12,000.

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A fine London delftware blue-dash Royal portrait charger circa 1690-1705. Photo: Bonhams.

Boldly painted with an equestrian portrait of King William III wearing ermine-lined robes and with crown and sceptre, flanked by the initials WR, between two trees and standing on a grassy mound, within a yellow line and blue-dash border on the rim, lead glazed back, 34.6cm diam (minor cracks) - Sold for £19,200

The image is possibly based on the engraved portrait of King Charles I entering Edinburgh, by Cornelis van Dalen, after 1641, see Michael Archer, Delftware (1997), p.78, fig.23. The same portrait was subsequently used on chargers to depict later monarchs.

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A London delftware royal portrait blue-dash charger circa 1690. Photo: Bonhams.

Painted with the crowned standing figure of King William III dressed in coronation robes lined with ermine and holding a sceptre and orb, inscribed WR, flanked by stylised trees, above a striped green and yellow ground, within a yellow line and a border of blue dashes, 34cm diam (fine crack and chips restored) - Sold for £13,200

Also fetching a high price were a late 18th century pair of life sand paintings sold for £16,800, having been estimated at £4,000 – 6,000.

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A pair of still life sand paintings, late 18th century. Photo: Bonhams.

each depicting a vase of flowers and bird - 59 x 50cm (23 1/4 x 19 11/16in) (2) - Sold for £16,800

A Charles II commemorative cup, thought to have been made to celebrate the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, sold for £15,600.

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A rare and important London delftware Charles II commemorative caudle cup, circa 1670

Possibly Southwark or Pickleherring, of squat baluster form with loop handle, inscribed :A.HEALTH:TO:KING:CHARLES:2D.,within a rectangular label with serrated or crowfoot border, 7cm high (haircracks, the rim worn, slight restoration to the foot) - Sold for £15,600

A caudle cup in the Victoria and Albert museum, illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), fig. 738, is of closely related form with a central band inscribed 'NO:MONEY:NO:CONNY 1657. This is possibly by the same hand as the present lot and suggests the royal commemorative cup will be of roughly similar date. It will therefore have been made to celebrate the Restoration or coronation of Charles 2nd in 1660. A number of other caudle cups are recorded with portraits of King Charles from 1660 and 1661.

Jonathan Horne, and Alistair Sampson before him, were among the most respected dealers in London and for nearly 40 years had been regular buyers at Bonhams.

Our Director of Ceramics John Sandon, who was the auctioneer for much of the sale and missed their familiar faces bidding in the room, said: “This is the kind of sale Jonathan and Alistair would have loved themselves.”

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