14th Mar, 2023 10:00
Fine Interiors - Two Day Sale
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A Herend porcelain 'Rothschild Bird' dinner service
A Herend porcelain 'Rothschild Bird' dinner service,
20th century, Hungarian, comprising eighty-two pieces, each with painted and gilt-heightened decoration, including two serving bowls in 'Rothschild Bird Green', painted and impressed marks to bases,
dinner plates 26cm diameter,
a Herend 'Queen Victoria' charger,
39cm diameter, and
four unmarked salts (87)
Provenance: The Late John Scott-Oldfield, 65 Warwick Square, London, SW1.
For an itemised list of the service, please see the condition report.
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The Collection of the Late John Scott-Oldfield, 65 Warwick Square, London
John Scott-Oldfield was a lover of music, art and history, with an instinctive desire for adventure to faraway places. The interior of his flat at 65 Warwick Square encapsulates a thoughtful mixture of styles, from Renaissance Europe to Qing Dynasty China to Georgian England, representing the impact of his academic interests as well as his love of travel on his decorative aesthetic.
The collection is sure to generate huge interest among collectors, dealers and interior designers alike, and Sworders are privileged to have been asked to disperse his estate, which will be offered in three upcoming sales: Fine Interiors, Old Master, British & European Paintings and Asian Art.
Sold for £3,500
Condition Report
In 'Rothschild Bird' pattern:
Twelve soup cups with lids, 13cm diameter
Twelve soup cup saucers 16cm diameter
Twelve large dinner plates, 26cm diameter
Twelve soup bowls, 24.5cm diameter
Twelve dessert plates, 23cm diameter
Twelve bread and butter plates, 18cm diameter
One circular two-handled tureen, 29cm diameter
One oval tureen with lid, 28cm diameter
One ice bucket 28cm diameter
One ice pail with lid, 24cm diameter
One cachepot, 18cm high
Two pickle dishes, 15cm wide
One oval dish, 20cm wide
Two serving bowls (Green), 19cm diameter
Very minor rubbing and wear to some gilding. One soup cup saucer with a star glaze crack beneath. Crack to the body of one soup cup. The stem of the finial to one soup cup cover is missing. Some minor light scratches and wear to glaze. Some very fine scratches to the majority of the dinner plates. None of the pieces appear to have sustained significant damage or restoration. Overall appear in good structural and cosmetic condition and ready for use.
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Auction: Fine Interiors - Two Day Sale, 14th Mar, 2023
The first Fine Interiors catalogue of the year is always particularly special for us, with the prospect of another twelve months of working with beautiful pieces of furniture and works of art, as well as having the opportunity to share our enthusiasm with the people behind the objects.
Included in this sale are nearly five hundred stylish lots representing the breadth of the decorative arts from the last five hundred years, as well as the appetite for incorporating them into a contemporary interior in order to create a welcoming environment. This notion is clearly exemplified in three private collections from town and country that we are privileged to be able to offer - those of the Late John Scott-Oldfield, Mrs Althea Lloyd and Sir John Craven.
We are hugely excited to share this sale with you all and hope that you take just as much enjoyment from browsing the online catalogue as we did in bringing it together.
Viewing
AUCTION VIEWING
Viewing will be held at our Stansted Auction Rooms, Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet CM24 8GE, as follows:
Fri 10 March, 10am - 5pm
Sat 11 March, 10am - 2pm
Sun 12 March, 10am - 2pm
Mon 13 March, 10am - 5pm
All lots are, however, extensively illustrated and carry detailed condition reports - see 'Condition report' at the foot of each lot description.
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