A George III Mahogany Sideboard Table (FS28/940), which is believed to have been made for the dining room at Rockbeare Manor to a design or possibly from the workshop of Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779), carries a pre-sale estimate of £20,000-£30,000.
The October 2015 Quarterly Fine Art Auction at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will include selected items from Rockbeare Manor, near Exeter.
Rockbeare Manor is a Grade I grand country house begun in the mid 18th Century and remodelled in about 1820.
An Impressive George III Mahogany Breakfront Library Bookcase (FS28/942) from Rockbeare Manor, estimated at £20,000-£30,000.
One of the principal items of furniture to be included is a magnificent George III mahogany breakfront library bookcase (FS28/942). Measuring some 13ft 6in in length, the astragal glazed upper section is surmounted by urns. The pre-sale estimate is £20,000-£30,000.
Another important piece is the George III mahogany sideboard table of arc form (FS28/940). Of some ten feet in overall length, it is believed to have been made for the dining room at Rockbeare Manor to a design or possibly from the workshop of Thomas Chippendale. The pair of urns and pedestals also attributed to Chippendale, which formerly flanked this table, were sold by Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in July 2013.
The table bears striking similarities to the sideboard table at Paxton House, Berwickshire, Scotland and carries a pre-sale estimate of £20,000-£30,000.
A Regency Mahogany Three Pillar D End Dining Table (FS28/933), estimated between £15,000 and £20,000, from Rockbeare Manor is also included in the Autumn 2015 Fine Sale, which will have online bidding available over two Internet platforms.
A Set of Eight Mid 18th Century Mahogany Hall Chairs (FS28/934).
A good Regency mahogany triple pillar dining table (FS28/933) with two additional leaves also features in the sale with an estimate of £15,000-£20,000 and a set of eight George II mahogany hall chairs (FS28/934) with solid cartouche backs are estimated at £6,000-£8,000.
An Early 19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer and Gilt Heightened Cabinet on Stand (FS28/941).
A Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of the Faun and Bacchus (FS28/526) offered in our Two Day Fine Art Sale starting on 6th October 2015 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.
Two Wedgwood 'Sacred to Bacchus' black basalt wine ewers (FS29/527) in neo-classical style after a design by John Flaxman.
Of Chinese interest is a black lacquer cabinet on a stand (FS28/941), decorated in gilt with pavilions in landscapes and with an elaborate interior. The pre-sale estimate is £4,000-£6,000.
Other interesting items from Rockbeare Manor include a Wedgwood black basalt group of Faun and Bacchus (FS28/526), estimated at £1,000-£1,500, and two Wedgwood black basalt wine ewers (FS28/527) at £1,500-£2,000.
Gabriele Ricciardelli (fl 1745-1777) - An extensive Italianate river landscape (FS29/360), estimated at £15,000-£20,000.
Attributed To Gabriele Ricciardelli (fl 1745-1777) - An Italianate Landscape (FS28/361).
Amongst the paintings, two works are of particular note: one with full attribution to Gabriele Ricciardelli (1740–1790), which depicts an Italianate landscape with a hillside village (FS28/360) and is estimated at £15,000-£20,000; whilst the other attributed to Ricciardelli depicts an Italianate river landscape (FS28/361) and is estimated at £6,000-£8,000.
Also in the auction, although not from Rockbeare Manor, is an oil painting by John Constable.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Fine Art Auctions
- Fine Furniture Auctions
- Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779)
- John Constable (1776-1837)
- Gabriele Ricciardelli (1740–1790)
