Fine Art and Period Furniture from Rockbeare Manor
Chris Hampton, Managing Director, previews some of the exciting period furniture
and fine art from Rockbeare Manor near Exeter, which is being offered in our Autumn
2015 Fine Sale in Exeter. The selected items include a George III dining room table
to a design or possibly from the workshop of Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779)
as well as a painting with full attribution to Gabriele Ricciardelli (1740–1790)
amongst many other pieces.
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)
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