The Olive Collection

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Date of the auction: 31.01.2019

Lot number 63TP
An extremely near pair of Charles II joined oak panel-back open armchairs...

Each having a back panel linear-carved with stylized flowerheads issuing from a single leafy stem...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
ca. US$9,192 - US$13,132
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 64TP
A pair of 17th century joined oak and fruitwood doors, Brittany, Northern...

Almost certainly from a cupboard bed and intended to slide open and closed, each with four...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$262 - US$393
Price realised:
£125
ca. US$164
Lot number 65TP
A George III oak and mahogany crossbanded bureau, circa 1780

The crossbanded sloping fall enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon-holes and stepped drawers around...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$656 - US$1,050
Price realised:
£437
ca. US$573
Lot number 66
A London delftware Adam and Eve charger, circa 1670

Boldly painted with 'The Temptation', outlined in blue and boldly coloured in manganese, yellow...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,253 - US$7,879
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 67
A London delftware 'Green Man' charger, circa 1695-1700

Of traditional charger shape with a slightly everted 'blue dash' rim, painted in blue and green...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
ca. US$19,699 - US$32,832
Price realised:
£17,500
ca. US$22,982
Lot number 68
A good English delftware tulip charger, circa 1680

Probably Brislington, painted in blue, green, yellow and orange, the three tulip flowers and slender...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,566 - US$9,192
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 69
A London delftware tulip charger, circa 1680

Painted with a formal spray of tulip and carnation flowers in blue, manganese, yellow and red-brown...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,626 - US$3,939
Price realised:
£4,000
ca. US$5,253
Lot number 70
A Brislington delftware tulip charger, circa 1720

Boldly painted in blue, red, yellow and green with a spray of three tulips, other formal flowers...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£1,400 - £2,000
ca. US$1,838 - US$2,626
Price realised:
£2,250
ca. US$2,954
Lot number 71
A Bristol or Brislington delftware Tulip charger, circa 1730-40

Painted in the centre with a large single tulip flanked by two stylised flowers and green grasses...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£2,000 - £2,500
ca. US$2,626 - US$3,283
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,283
Lot number 72
A mid- to late 17th century leaded bronze mortar, from the London...

With moulded rim, and with curving lug handles, cast four times with the 'bird and implement' motif...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$525 - US$787
Price realised:
£250
ca. US$328
Lot number 73
An unusual 17th century twin-handled leaded bronze mortar, with partial...

With angular lug handles and cast to one side with the initials T.I. and A.I. either side of a...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,050 - US$1,575
Price realised:
£1,000
ca. US$1,313
Lot number 74
A mid- to late 17th century leaded bronze mortar, from the London...

Cast four times with a crowned Tudor rose, and with curving lug handles, 14.5cm rim diameter x...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$656 - US$1,050
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 75
A James I/Charles I leaded bronze mortar, circa 1620 - 30, by William Land...

Thickly cast, the rim with the inscription WILLIAM LAND MADE ME, and with a band of scrolling...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,313 - US$1,969
Price realised:
£3,125
ca. US$4,104
Lot number 76
A William & Mary leaded bronze mortar, from the 'cut-card' foundry...

Cast with a 'cut-card' framing the date '1692' beneath the initial 'W', possibly 'WA', and with...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£300 - £500
ca. US$393 - US$656
Price realised:
£687
ca. US$902
Lot number 77
A small mid- to late 17th century leaded bronze mortar, from the London...

Cast three times with a dragon's head erased, gorged and on a torse, with everted rim and footrim...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$262 - US$393
Price realised:
£200
ca. US$262
Lot number 78
A fine and large Commonwealth leaded bronze mortar, dated 1655, attributed...

Cast with a band of alternating crosses formy and fleurs-de-lis beneath the rim, the waist cast with...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$1,969 - US$2,626
Price realised:
£5,625
ca. US$7,387
Lot number 79
A George II silver tea caddy, mark of Paul de Lamerie (1688-1751), London, 1745

Oblong, with re-entrant corners, the sides chased with foliated scrolls, flowers and rocaille, the...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,879 - US$10,506
Price realised:
£6,875
ca. US$9,028
Lot number 80
An exceptional early London delftware drinking cup in the shape of a boot...

The free-standing vessel in the shape of a gentleman's riding boot compete with a spur at the back...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£16,000 - £25,000
ca. US$21,012 - US$32,832
Price realised:
£21,250
ca. US$27,907
Lot number 81
A London delftware fuddling cup, circa 1635-40

With three conjoined baluster-shaped cups linked by twisted handles, each cup painted in blue with a...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£6,000 - £9,000
ca. US$7,879 - US$11,819
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 82
An English delftware fuddling cup, circa 1715-30

London or Bristol, with four conjoined globular-shaped cups linked by twisted handles, each cup...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,566 - US$9,192
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$8,208
Lot number 83
An English delftware model of a shoe, dated 1685

Attributed to Brislington, modelled with a high heel painted in dark blue, the raised tongue applied...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
ca. US$3,939 - US$5,253
Price realised:
£4,375
ca. US$5,745
Lot number 84
A pair of English delftware models of shoes, circa 1725

Probably London, with blue high heels and pointed toes, rectangular buckles applied below the...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,253 - US$7,879
Price realised:
£5,625
ca. US$7,387
Lot number 85
A splendid Bristol, Limekiln Lane, delftware polychrome large plate, circa...

In the Chinoiserie taste, painted in red, blue, green and yellow with a church-like building...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
ca. US$3,283 - US$4,596
Price realised:
£3,500
ca. US$4,596
Lot number 86
A Bristol delftware polychrome large plate, circa 1760

Painted rim to rim in a full palette of red, manganese, blue, yellow and green, with wispy bamboo...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
ca. US$1,575 - US$2,363
Price realised:
£1,625
ca. US$2,134
Lot number 87
A Bristol delftware polychrome dish, circa 1735-40

Probably Limekiln Lane, painted in red, green, yellow and blue with a bald-headed Chinese figure...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
ca. US$1,313 - US$2,626
Price realised:
£2,000
ca. US$2,626
Lot number 88
An English delftware large plate, circa 1750

Probably London, the border with a powder blue ground reserved with quatrelobed panels of plants and...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$656 - US$919
Price realised:
£1,187
ca. US$1,558
Lot number 89
Two English delftware polychrome large plates, probably Bristol, circa 1740-60

Both painted with floral designs in red, blue and green, one with a central 'banded hedge' motif...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,050 - US$1,575
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 90
Three London delftware large plates, circa 1740 and 1780

All in polychrome, one with a seated Chinese lady, 33.1cm diam, another with flowering plants and...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£500 - £800
ca. US$656 - US$1,050
Price realised:
£1,625
ca. US$2,134
Lot number 91
Four English delftware polychrome plates, circa 1730-70

One painted with a bold geometric pattern in red, blue, yellow and green, 22.3cm diam, another...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£550 - £750
ca. US$722 - US$984
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 92
An Irish delftware plate and another plate, possibly Irish, circa 1760-70...

Both with distinctive lobed rims, one painted in dark blue with the 'Two Deer and Fence' pattern...

Bonhams London, 31 Jan 2019
Estimate
£500 - £700
ca. US$656 - US$919
Price realised:
£562
ca. US$738
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