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130Nelson's Muse Gavin Hamilton, R.A.Portrait of Emma Hamilton as a SibylLot. Vendu369 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. Vendu297 000GBP -
117John Wilson CarmichaelThe Opening Engagement at Trafalgar; H.M.S. 'Royal Sovereign' raking the stern of the Spanish flagship 'Santa Ana'Lot. Vendu237 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. Vendu106 250GBP -
26A Naples (Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea) porcelain presentation service, circa 1790-1800Lot. Vendu70 000GBP -
137Lord Nelson's Grog Chest,
A travelling chest with decanter set, wine glasses and beaker for Lord Nelson, circa 1800Lot. Vendu68 750GBP -
17Twenty-four Berlin (K.P.M.) porcelain plates painted with scenes from Goethe's Faust, circa 1821Lot. Vendu68 750GBP -
65A Berlin (K.P.M) porcelain 'micro-mosaic' tea and coffee service, circa 1823-32Lot. Vendu47 500GBP -
48A Spanish Baroque style metal-mounted rosewood, bone and tortoiseshell inlaid ebonised cabinet on stand, mid-19th centuryLot. Vendu45 000GBP -
199A pair of Regency carved mahogany open armchairs, circa 1803, after a design by Thomas HopeLot. Vendu37 500GBP
Présentation
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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