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130Nelson's Muse Gavin Hamilton, R.A.Portrait of Emma Hamilton as a SibylLOT SOLD.369,000GBP -
116Battle of Trafalgar--HMS Victory, 'The Victory Jack'An exceptionally large fragment of the Union Flag, believed to have flown from HMS Victory at the Battle of TrafalgarLOT SOLD.297,000GBP -
117John Wilson CarmichaelThe Opening Engagement at Trafalgar; H.M.S. 'Royal Sovereign' raking the stern of the Spanish flagship 'Santa Ana'LOT SOLD.237,000GBP -
155'Lord Nelson's Silver'
A pair of George III silver sauce tureens presented to Lord Nelson by Lloyd's Coffee House following the Battle of Copenhagen, Daniel Pontifex, London, 1799LOT SOLD.106,250GBP -
26A Naples (Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea) porcelain presentation service, circa 1790-1800LOT SOLD.70,000GBP -
137Lord Nelson's Grog Chest,
A travelling chest with decanter set, wine glasses and beaker for Lord Nelson, circa 1800LOT SOLD.68,750GBP -
17Twenty-four Berlin (K.P.M.) porcelain plates painted with scenes from Goethe's Faust, circa 1821LOT SOLD.68,750GBP -
65A Berlin (K.P.M) porcelain 'micro-mosaic' tea and coffee service, circa 1823-32LOT SOLD.47,500GBP -
48A Spanish Baroque style metal-mounted rosewood, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid ebonised cabinet on stand, mid-19th centuryLOT SOLD.45,000GBP -
199A pair of Regency carved mahogany open armchairs, circa 1803, after a design by Thomas HopeLOT SOLD.37,500GBP
Overview
This year’s edition of the Of Royal and Noble Descent will once again present fascinating heirlooms from aristocratic international families as well as objects related to noble and historical figures; from a replica set of the British Crown Jewels – ordered on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation - to an important set of twenty-four Berlin (K.P.M.) porcelain plates painted with scenes from Goethe's Faust, amongst several lots of exceptional Furniture, Paintings and Decorative Arts.
Within the sale, a Princely Collection inspired by “Nelson, Trafalgar and the British Maritime Tradition” presents an impressive array of historically important pieces related to the great Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson and Duke of Bronté, including an exceptionally large fragment of the flag flown from HMS Victory, a portrait of Emma Hamilton as Sybil by Gavin Hamilton, and John Wilson Carmichael’s “The Opening Engagement at Trafalgar”.
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