CHATSWORTH FINE ART SALE April 29th, 30th & May 1st 2026

86 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 811. A 19th Century Irish oak brass bound Peat Bucket, with swing handle, approx. 33cms (13”) high. (1) €400 - €600 812. A fine quality pair of 19th Century Louis XVI style Sienna marble and ormolu Neo-Classical design urn shaped Table Lamps, decorated with rams heads floral swags on square bases, with pink shades, each approx. 46cms (18”) high. (2) €700 - €900 813. A fine quality 19th Century French ormolu Mantle Clock, with winged cherub and young girl surmounted sitting on an assimilated rock decorated with C scrolls and leaf decoration, above a circular enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, Signed Gilbert Paris, on a shaped giltwood base, approx. 46cms high x 61cms wide (18” x 24”). (1) €800 - €1200 814 – See page 87 815. 19th Century English School An oval head and should Portrait of a Gentleman in royal blue jacket with brass bound buttons, and his companion, a Young Female wearing floral bonnet, lace dress and decorative red shawl,”O.O.C., a pair, each approx. 43cms x 33cms (17” x 13”), in matching gilt frames. (2) €350 - €450 817. In the Manner of Michael Dahl (1659-1743) “Portrait of a Young Lady seated wearing yellow silk dress with curly hair and blue robes,”O.O.C., approx. 30cms x 25cms (12” x 10”) in contemporary gilt frame. (1) €600 - €800 811 812 816. Hugh Douglas Hamilton, (1739-1808) Pastel “Portrait de Madame La Touche,” oval, approx. 26cms x 20cms (10” x 8”), in contemporary gilt frame. (1)
* This is one of three known versions of this portrait by H.D. Hamilton, see Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London and Adams, Lot 28, Important Irish Art, 28th Sept. 2005. Literature: Recorded in Strickland’s “Dictionary..,” 1913. Madame La Touche is believed to be Cecilia La Touche (1769-1848) who married David La Touche, Marbay. She was the daughter of Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown, Russborough, Co. Wicklow. Provenance: Capt. C. Colthurst Vesey, Lucan House; later with Pawsey & Payne, Bury St., St. James, London.
In the Collection of James Thursby Pelham, This pastel previously belonged to James Thursby-Pelham (1869-1947), who formed his collection at the height of the ‘Duveen’ fashion for portraits of aristocratic subjects before and after the First WorldWar. Thursby-Pelham was an acknowledged collector, and his house at 55 Cadogan Gardens, London was filled with treasures. His collection included other important Hugh Douglas Hamilton portraits, including the small full length of Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquess of Downshire (1753-1801), Lot 87, Christies, Old Master Drawings andWatercolours, 5 July 2017. €1500 - €2000