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A View from Across the Atlantic: The Pamela Ford Collection (Delayed until 2.30pm GMT)
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Donnington Priory
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 2JE
United Kingdom
A View from Across the Atlantic: The Pamela Ford Collection (Delayed until 2.30pm GMT)

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It is a privilege to bring to auction the collection of Pamela Ford, a discerning connoisseur whose vision and taste embody one of the most fascinating narratives in collecting history: the transatlantic dialogue between America and England | Find out more

Viewing in London (highlights): 
27 Oct 2025 10:00 - 16:00 GMT
28 Oct 2025 10:00 - 16:00 GMT
29 Oct 2025 10:00 - 19:00 GMT

Viewing in Newbury (full sale): see below

Auction dates
Nov 18, 2025 02:00 PM GMT
Viewing dates
Nov 14, 2025 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM GMT
Nov 16, 2025 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM GMT
Nov 17, 2025 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM GMT
Nov 18, 2025 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM GMT
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There are 68 lots within this auction
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ATTRIBUTED TO SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
3,200 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN CLOSTERMAN (1660-1711), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
2,400 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL
19,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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‡ MANNER OF MAURICE-QUENTIN DE LA TOUR, MADAME DE POMPADOUR (1721-1764) IN HER STUDY
9,500 GBP
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF LOUIS XV GILTWOOD BERGÈRES EN GONDOLE, BY JEAN-JACQUES POTHIER
5,000 GBP
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
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‡ JACQUES-BARTHELEMY DELAMARRE (FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY), PORTRAIT OF A SMALL POODLE
9,500 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRRORS, CIRCA 1755
5,500 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD DEMI-LUNE SIDE TABLES, IN THE MANNER OF JAMES WYATT
6,500 GBP
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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‡ A VICTORIAN GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED BURR WALNUT, KINGWOOD AND MARQUETRY BUREAU PLAT
3,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1780
3,500 GBP
5,000 - 10,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1775
3,500 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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‡ PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD SIDE CHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO INCE & MAYHEW
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 4,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS A LA REINE, CIRCA 1780
3,500 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A VICTORIAN GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED FIGURED WALNUT AND TULIPWOOD-INLAID CLOTHES PRESS
2,200 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), PORTRAIT OF A LADY, HALF LENGTH IN A RED DRESS
550 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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‡ JOHN CLOSTERMAN (BRITISH 1665-1711), PORTRAIT OF A BOY
4,500 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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ATTRIBUTED TO JAN VAN HAENSBERGEN (DUTCH 1642-1705), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
1,300 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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‡ ATTRIBUTED TO ENOCH SEEMAN (BRITISH 1694-1744), PORTRAIT OF A LADY
1,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ CHARLES D' AGAR (FRENCH 1669-1723), PORTRAIT OF ROBERT DARCY, 3RD EARL OF HOLDERNESS (1681-1721)
0 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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‡ PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD BERGÈRES A LA REINE, BY PIERRE BRIZARD
13,000 GBP
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL VASES, CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY
1,700 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GILTWOOD AND EBONISED SIDE TABLES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
25,000 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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‡ A CARVED GILTWOOD SIDE TABLE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
15,000 GBP
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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‡ A GEORGE II CARVED GILTWOOD MIRROR, CIRCA 1740
12,000 GBP
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GILTWOOD MIRRORS, CIRCA 1900
9,500 GBP
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GILTWOOD SIDE TABLES, CIRCA 1900
16,000 GBP
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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‡ JOSEPH HIGHMORE (BRITISH 1692-1780), PORTRAIT OF MR EDWARD PRYCE OF GUNLEY AND MRS FRANCES PRYCE
10,000 GBP
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD SETTEES, CIRCA 1785
9,500 GBP
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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A CANTON ENAMELLED VASE, CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY
650 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL VASES, CHINESE, 19TH CENTURY
900 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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Y‡ AN EARLY VICTORIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND FLORAL MARQUETRY BUREAU, CIRCA 1840
6,500 GBP
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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‡ A LARGE AND RARE CHINESE GREY POTTERY HORSE, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)
10,000 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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‡ A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A PRANCING HORSE, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
2,200 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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‡ A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
4,000 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A MATCHED PAIR OF REGENCY BRONZED AND PARCEL-GILT X-FRAME STOOLS, CIRCA 1810
10,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, CIRCA 1790
0 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A GEORGE III GRAINED AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED FOUR-POST BED, LATE 18TH CENTURY
9,500 GBP
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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‡ A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790
3,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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WITHDRAWN
Lot 42
0 GBP
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‡ PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS CABRIOLET, ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE SENE
1,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, PADOUK AND MARQUETRY BOMBE COMMODE, CIRCA 1880
5,000 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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‡ ADRIANA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS MARIA) VERELST (BRITISH CIRCA 1683-1769), PORTRAIT OF SARAH CHURCHILL
18,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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‡ LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT (BRITISH 1760-1802), PORTRAIT OF AUBREY, EARL OF BURFORD (1765-1815)
24,000 GBP
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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‡ A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO INCE & MAYHEW
26,000 GBP
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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‡ ALLAN RAMSAY (SCOTTISH 1713-1784), PORTRAIT OF VALENTINE MORRIS (1727-1789)
22,000 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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‡ THOMAS HICKEY (BRITISH 1741-1824), PORTRAIT OF SOPHIA DASHWOOD
5,500 GBP
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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‡ JOHN VANDERBANK (BRITISH 1694-1739), PORTRAIT OF A LADY
9,500 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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‡ THOMAS BEACH, R.A. (BRITISH 1738-1806), PORTRAIT OF ELIZA FITZGERALD
8,500 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR, CIRCA 1760
30,000 GBP
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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A SET OF TWELVE GEORGE III WHITE PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT ARMCHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL
14,000 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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‡ AFTER JEAN BAPTISTE MARIE PIERRE, THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA
3,800 GBP
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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‡ FLEMISH SCHOOL (EARLY 17TH CENTURY), A FETE CHAMPETRE OF FOXES AND SWANS
28,000 GBP
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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‡ GASTON LA TOUCHE (FRENCH 1854-1913), UNE SOIREE ELEGANTE
7,000 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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‡ 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, GREEN AND BLUE
280 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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