The illustrated pair of Chinese double gourd blue and white vases 16” tall sold for £3,200. An extremely life-like oil painting of a Lion and Lioness signed Arthur Wardle realised £2,500, an unframed Thomas Faed oil of a gentleman reading to his family by candlelight made £1,900, a striking oil portrait of a young lady attributed to William Etty £1,150 and a French School framed oil of a lady and her son at the foot of a stately home staircase £520. Of the greatly varied selection of miscellanea, a carved wood tribal headrest sold for £1,050, a very cute silver caddy spoon in the form of a Rabbit, it’s ears forming the handle made £750 probably as a result of it’s maker being the renowned silversmith Henry George Murphy, a Persian Kashan carpet made £550, Turkish Silk rugs sold to £460, an early, distressed but much loved 18” tall Teddy Bear, very unusually of red Mohair also made £460. In the jewellery section, 9ct gold watch chains made £570 and £415 and a 9ct gold J.W. Benson half-hunter pocket watch £420. Quality, practical furniture was in demand with a late Georgian bookcase on chest of considerable elegance making £420, surprisingly being exceeded in the price stakes by a very high quality modern two-seater sofa at £485.

Some 470 buyers registered to bid and the sale of 2,383 lots was concluded at 7.04p.m.