TENNANTS of Leyburn is holding a huge New Year sale over two days on January 14 and 15.

The first day of the sale will comprise over 350 lots from the ‘Townhouse: Property from the London Residence of a Lady of Title’, which will include silver, furniture, books, paintings, Asian art and works of art.

Highlights of the sale include a good collection of predominantly 18th century enamel boxes, such as a South Staffordshire Enamel Scent Bottle and Stopper, circa 1760, of flattened pear shape decorated with park landscapes and dolphin finial (estimate: £600 to 800 plus buyer’s premium).

Further notable lots in the sale include an Italian Gold Horse Racing Cup by Miracoli of Milan (estimate: £10,000 to 15,000), Thomas Malory’s ‘The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur’, London, 1893-4, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley (estimate: £2,000 to 3,000), a Chinese Ming Dynasty Celadon and Russet Jade Horse (estimate: £700 to 1,000), and a Pair of George III Silver Goblets made by John Carter of London, 1772 (estimate: £600 to 800).

Day two of the sale will offer an eclectic mix of Country House furniture, paintings, works of art and collector’s items, and will include the Selected Contents of North Carlton Old Hall, Lincolnshire, as instructed by the executors of the late Mr and Mrs Peter Heneage.

Highlights of the sale include a 17th Century Allegorical Tapestry depicting Sampson taking action against the Philistines by burning their cornfields, olive groves and vineyards (estimate: £2,000 to 3,000).

A Green Patinated Figure of a Recumbent Stag by Holme Cardwell is on offer with an estimate of £2,000 to 2,500.

Holme Cardwell (1813-1895) was a Manchester-born sculptor who attended the Royal Academy School and the Académie Royale in Paris before moving to Rome where he would continue to work and study amongst the British sculptors living in the city. The stag is signed to the base ‘HOLME CARDWELL FECIT ROMA’. A good selection of period oak furniture is led by a 17th Century Joined Oak Refectory Dining Table (estimate: £1,200 to 1,800).

Unusual lots in the sale include an Ivory Cased Portable Diptych Sundial, probably made by Charles Bloud circa 1680 (estimate: £1,500 to 2,000), a Victorian Green and Gold Painted Wrought-Iron and Lead Weathervane (estimate: £500 to 700), and a Louis XIV Brass-Bound Kingwood Coffre Forte (estimate: £500 to 700).

The sale will also include a small collection of antique gardening implements, including a selection of 7 Coalbrookdale Cast Iron Lantern Cloche and Covers, circa 1840-60 (estimate: £500 to 800), an early 18th Century French Copper Watering Can and 19th Century Glass Cucumber Straighteners.

The sale will go on public view from Tuesday, January 11, and an illustrated catalogue will be available at www.tennants.co.uk.

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