Astonishing artwork collected by an aristocratic Worcestershire family over hundreds of years will go under the hammer at Christie’s.
The collection of Lord and Lady Sandys, whose family seat was Ombersley Court, in the village of Ombersley, England, will be auctioned in London on Wednesday, 29th November.
The sale will feature a total of 220 lots, including old master paintings, furniture, silver, Asian art, militaria, and decorative arts, assembled over more than 450 years by the Sandys and Hill families.
It will be led by a monumental naval scene called ‘An English Two-Decker of the Red Quadron at Sea’ by Dutch painter Willem van de Velde the Younger and Studio, estimated at up to GBP 500,000.
Other van de Velde pieces will include ‘The Burning of the Soleil Royal in Cherbourg Bay, during the Battle of La Hogue, 1692’ for up to GBP 180,000, and ‘An English three-decker at anchor in a seaway with a Royal Yacht arriving in the fleet’ for GBP 250,000.
Moreover, a Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of Edwin, 2nd Baron Sandys which was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in 1967, is expected to fetch up to GBP 300,000.
The rich array of Furniture and Decorative Arts will be depicted by a pair of George I cut-gesso and giltwood side tables, from 1725, and a pair of Chinese blue and white ‘soldier’ vases and covers, from the Kangxi period, both estimated at up to GBP 80,000.
The overall collection is expected to realise in the region of GBP 2 million.
Christie’s Director Adrian Hume-Sayer, said in a statement obtained by Newsflash: “Sales of collections such as this are rare to come to the market today and Christie’s is honoured to have been entrusted with the auction.
“The collection from Ombersley Court tells the remarkable story of a single family over the course of more than four hundred years and the objects’ unbroken provenance weaves a captivating story.
“This remarkable Collection includes notable groups of works which were both inherited, such as the important group of Old Master paintings commissioned by Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford and works commissioned specifically for Ombersley Court both at its inception and subsequently for the Marchioness of Downshire in the early 19th century.
“Other fascinating objects acquired over the centuries include the gem-like casket bought by Elizabeth Trumbull in Turkey in August 1690.”
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