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Lifetimes in Design: The Collections of Christopher Smallwood & Niall Hobhouse
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Dreweatts
Donnington Priory
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 2JE
United Kingdom
Lifetimes in Design: The Collections of Christopher Smallwood & Niall Hobhouse

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Viewing in London (highlights): 16-17 Pall Mall, SW1Y 5LU
27 Apr 2026 10:00-16:00 BST
28 Apr 2026 10:00-16:00 BST
29 Apr 2026 10:00-19:00 BST

Viewing in Newbury (full sale): see below

Auction dates
May 13, 2026 10:30 AM BST
Viewing dates
May 08, 2026 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM BST
May 09, 2026 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM BST
May 10, 2026 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM BST
May 11, 2026 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM BST
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There are 284 lots within this auction
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Item Type
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A PAIR OF WALNUT STOOLS, NORTH ITALIAN
1,800 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY STAND, LATE 18TH CENTURY
650 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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JEAN-JACQUES DE BOISSIEU (FRENCH 1736-1810), THE TERRACE AT MALMAISON
2,000 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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JACQUES CALLOT (FRENCH 1592-1635), LA VIE DE L'ENFANT PRODIQUE: THE SET OF ELEVEN ENGRAVINGS
240 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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ITALIAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), A SET OF THREE CLASSICAL LANDSCAPES
550 GBP
700 - 1,000 GBP
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MASON JACKSON (BRITISH 1819-1903), THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION: THE MIDDLE SOOROO DEFILE IN THE SENAFE
1,200 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), AFTER THOMAS PACKER, TWO VIEWS DEPICTING SITES OF THE CRIMEAN WAR
25,000 GBP
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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A BRASS MOUNTED MAHOGANY TELESCOPIC 'PALAIS DE ROYAL' DISPLAY TABLE, (PETITE TABLE A CREMAILLERE)
2,800 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD DAYBED, FRENCH
4,200 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A DANISH TERRACOTTA, LEKANIS PETER IPSEN POTTERY
1,100 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY TORCHERES, 18TH CENTURY
3,200 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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A MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIR, POSSIBLY SCOTTISH
550 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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AMERICAN (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), STILL LIFE OF GLASSES
2,800 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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λ HENRI-ALEXANDRE SOLLIER (FRENCH 1896-1966), STILL LIFE WITH DOLL AND FRUIT
750 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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λ GERD BAUKHAGE (GERMAN 1911-1998), ABSTRAKTE KOMPOSITION
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Y A VICTORIAN GLASS DOME CONTAINING CORAL SPECIMENS DOME, LATE 19TH CENTURY
480 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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AN ELM TABLE, CHINESE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
160 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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A PAIR OF 'GOLD HILL' FOLDING STOOLS BY POUL HUNDEVAD (DANISH, 1917-2011), DESIGNED 1960s
1,000 GBP
1,000 - 2,000 GBP
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A CARVED ALABASTER AND MARBLE MASK, PROBABLY FLORENCE
6,200 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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A GILT METAL AND LEATHER TABLE LAMP, ATTRIBUTED TO LISA JOHANSSON-PAPE (FINNISH, 1907-1989)
1,500 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A THREE TIERED CENTRE TABLE FROM THE STUDIO OF VITTORIO BALLIO MORPURGO
650 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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CHINESE SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), GUANYIN
700 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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A SUNSHINE RECORDER POSSIBLY, BY CASELLA
1,500 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A STAINED OAK AND PATINATED METAL 'BRUTALIST STYLE' TABLE LAMP, MID 20TH CENTURY
1,100 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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A FAMILLE ROSE TUREEN, COVER AND STAND, CHINESE EXPORT, 18TH CENTURY
1,200 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A SET OF SIX GOTHIC REVIVAL OAK CHAIRS, CIRCA 1860
650 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A PINE EXTENDING DRAW LEAF KITCHEN TABLE, FRENCH
2,800 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A GILTWOOD AND BLACK PAINTED MIRROR, PROBABLY ITALIAN
300 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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THREE ART DECO DISPLAY STANDS, MID 20TH CENTURY
160 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A GROUP OF KOHND METAL FIGURES INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
650 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A GEORGE III SILVER SHAPED CIRCULAR SALVER
2,400 GBP
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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A GEORGE III SILVER OVAL PEDESTAL TUREEN AND COVER SEBASTIAN & JAMES CRESPELL
13,000 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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λ JOHN HUBBARD (AMERICAN 1931-2017), UNTITLED #1
170 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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λ HENRI PEREZ (FRENCH B. 1931), STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT AND FLOWERS
2,400 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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λ ELIZABETH BUTTERWORTH (BRITISH B. 1949), TWO WINGS
4,000 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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A 'ROLLING' ARMCHAIR BY PAUL RUDOLPH (AMERICAN, 1918-1997), CIRCA 1968
0 GBP
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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λ YVES ALIX (FRENCH 1890-1969), PORTRAIT OF PAUL POIRET
1,600 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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FRENCH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), PORTRAIT OF CITIZEN CHUPIET
1,200 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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WILHELM KUHNERT (GERMAN 1865-1926), STUDY OF A WOMAN
1,900 GBP
700 - 1,000 GBP
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AN AMETHYST AND CLEAR GLASS SIX LIGHT CHANDELIER, 19TH/20TH CENTURY
3,500 GBP
3,000 - 6,000 GBP
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A RENÉ LALIQUE (FRENCH, 1860-1945) 'LAUSANNE' PLAFONNIER, DESIGNED 1929: PRE 1945
1,600 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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A 'MODEL 130' BENTWOOD SWIVEL CHAIR BY GEOFFREY HARCOURT (BRITISH, B.1935), 1960s
1,700 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A TWO-TIERED MIRROR TOPPED AND CHROMED METAL CIRCULAR TABLE, MID 20TH CENTURY
260 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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FRENCH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), STUDY OF A BED
1,000 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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CIRCLE OF FRANCOIS BOUCHER (FRENCH 1703-1770), TWO HEAD STUDIES OF A CHILD CRYING
280 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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ADOLF HIREMY-HIRSCHEL (HUNGARIAN 1860-1933), FOUR COMPOSITIONAL STUDIES AND A DRAPERY STUDY
650 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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AN ITALIAN SILK VELVET AND METAL THREAD JOINED 'GARDEN' PANEL, PROBABLY GENOA
1,900 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A DOUBLE SIDED WOOD PANEL MOUNTED WITH GESSO SAMPLES, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A 'B46' CHAIR BY MARCEL BREUER (HUNGARIAN/AMERICAN, 1902-1981)
650 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A MODERN 'BARCELONA' SETTEE INSPIRED BY A DESIGN BY MIES VAN DER ROHE, (GERMAN, 1886-1969)
550 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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CEDRIC PRICE'S WHITE ROOM TABLE, 1960s
320 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A GROUP OF SIX BOXED ANKER-STEINBAUKASTEN TOYS, NORTH GERMAN
140 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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CEDRIC PRICE (1934-2003)A PAIR OF STOOLS, EARLY 1960s
1,500 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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ELIZABETH GOLDFINGER (B.1936)AN ARCHITECT'S PLAN CHEST, DESIGNED FOR CEDRIC PRICE
1,300 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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AN EBONISED CENTRE TABLE, CIRCA 1930
800 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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A GROUP OF TEN MECHANICAL TIN PLATE TOYS, 20TH CENTURY
750 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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A PAIR OF 'NO. 71' DESK LAMPS BY EILEEN GREY (IRISH, 1878-1976), DESIGNED 1930s
1,600 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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A CIRCULAR TABLE, MID-20TH CENTURY
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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