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Matthew Barton LtdAuctioneers of Decorative Works of Art

PRESS RELEASE

ALL THAT GLISTENS..

- Matthew Barton Ltds largest sale so far and includessection devoted to ceramics -

A FASCINATING collection of Judaica Silver from The Manchester

Great, New & Central Synagogue will be among the highlights of

Matthew Barton Ltds auction of Silver, Works of Art, Jewellery,

Ceramics and Objects of Vertu. The sale, which is the largest that

Matthew Barton Ltd has had since forming two years ago, will take

place on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in West Kensington at 25 Blythe

Road, W14.

The collection of more than 40 pieces includes Russian and Polish

Torah shields and finials as well as London-made Victorian and 20 th

century Judaica. Many of these pieces have presentation inscriptions,

which reveal some the stories behind the objects. One particular is a pair of George V silver TorahFinials, otherwise known as Rimmonim, by Moses Salkind of London (1921). Estimated at 600-900,

the finials are chased with bands of flowerheads below eagle finials, the bells are missing and the stems

are inscribed in Hebrew and English. The inscriptions read: In Loving Memory of our Dear Son Joseph

Cushelson who was killed in action July 26, 1917 from his Loving Parents.

Joseph Cushelson, a working waterproofer in the Manchester fabric industry, was born about 1886 in

the Cheetham district of Manchester, Lancashire, one of the children of Cushel Cushelson (d. 1925), a

commercial traveller, and his wife, Fanny (d. 1936), both of whom were natives of Russia. Hevolunteered for service in April 1915 and two months later was drafted to the Western Front where he

took part in the Battles of the Somme and Arras. He was killed in action at Nieuport on 26 July 1917

while serving as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.

As the Synagogue explained: Due to the amalgamation of many different Synagogues over many

years, the Manchester Great New and Central Synagogue has been left with a large amount of silver

items which are surplus to requirements. These items have been held unused in storage for decades.

The Synagogue now feels that it is time to release these items, so that they can once again be either

used for their original purposes, or at least appreciated for their own intrinsic beauty.


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For the first time, Matthew Barton Ltds auction, which is

held twice a year, will include a section devoted to

Oriental and European Ceramics, which has been

catalogued by Philip Howell, who until recently was Head

of Ceramics at Sothebys. Notable pieces include 10 lots

from the Grant Dixon collection of 18th century Worcester

porcelain as well as a group of Italian Maiolica from the

17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among the Oriental pieces is

a Chinese Blue and White dish, painted with a bird

perched on a rock, dating from the Kangxi period (Est:

2,000-3,000).

Highlights of the silver section include a pair of George III sauce tureens

and covers by the most famous London Silversmith, Paul Storr (1800-

2) which are estimated at 7,000-10,000, while among the continental

silver is a Swedish silver teapot by Samuel Jnsson Klerck of Malm

(1734-1736), which is expected to fetch 6,000-8,000.The teapot is one

of 8 pieces from a private Belgian collection. [See Illustration at end of

Press Release]

Also included in the sale will be approximately 60 lots of Country House

silver and works of art from the Estate of the Late Lord Mowbray and Stourton, including a George III

drum teapot by the famous firm of Parker & Wakelin (successors to George Wickes and forerunners of

Garrards) which is estimated at 800-1,200. While

an interesting Jacobite gilt-metal snuff box, dating

from the mid 18th century painted with a

representation of Bonny Prince Charlie is estimated

at 600-900. Many Irish pieces will be offered as

part of two further private collections including a

George II silver two-handled cup by John Irish of

Cork (circa 1750), which is estimated at 2,000-

3,000.

A wide variety of modern silver including work by

Omar Ramsden and Stuart Devlin will also be

offered. Among the modern pieces is a limited

edition silver and silver-gilt Spassky-Fischer

traveling chess set. The edition of 650 chess sets

was produced as the sole accredited International


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Chess Federation commemorative set of the famous Spassky-Fischer World Championship Match held

in Iceland in the July and August of 1972. Dubbed as the Match of the Century, Fisher's win ended the

24-year Soviet domination of the championship. The film director and polymath, Cy Endfield (1914-95),

designed and produced the chess set: according to The Times (who marketed 200 of the sets) it was

while on location making Zulu (1964) and frustrated by the travelling chess set he was using, that

Endfield was inspired by the notion of pieces which would interlock to form a cylinder (Estimate: 400-

600).

A mid 18th century Belgian grisaille painted

box by Antoine le Loup of Spa is among

the Works of Art. Expected to fetch

1,500-2,000, the box is painted with a

scene of a mounted hunting party

watering their horses by a bridge in an

Italianate landscape.

The sale also includes a variety of modern

and Art Deco rings, bracelets and necklaces that would make wonderful Christmas presents. Prices

start from 150.

For further information on the auction, please call020 7806 5545 or visit www.matthewbartonltd.com

For Press Information onlyPlease contact Rachel AkedEmail: [email protected]: 07790 732448

November 2011
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