Property of Lady Walker, Isle of Man

An array of property with provenance from Sharrone, Lady Walker of the Isle of Man and the collection of the Walker Baronets of Sand Hutton will be on offer during Autumn Fine Week at Tennants.

One of the outstanding lots of the collection is a magnificent Diamond Ring, featuring a marquise cut stone, on offer with an estimate of £30,000-40,000 in the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Silver Sale (all figures exclude buyer’s premium). The ring was given to Lady Walker’s mother-in-law, Synolda Emily (née Thursby-Pelham) in the 1930s by a Dutch admirer, when she was between marriages, and it then passed by descent. Lady Walker remembers her mother-in-law as a ‘femme formidable’ with a great sense of humour. The ring has an estimated diamond weight of approximately 6.00 carat, with an H/I colour and VVS1/VVS2 clarity.

Amongst several lots of silver from the collection are a Pair of George III Silver-Gilt Two-Handled Cups and Covers, made in London in 1786 by George Smith (estimate: £6,000-9,000). The cups are inscribed with the names and achievements of two racehorses, Stargazer and Dexter, and are engraved with initials which are likely those of the Rev. Henry Goodricke, brother of Sir Henry Goodricke, 6^th Bt (1765-1802). From the collection, too, are a Set of Four George III Silver Entrée Dishes, Covers and Handles made in 1805 by Richard Cook of London (estimate: £7,000-10,000) and a Set of Four George V Silver Mustard-Pots by S.W. Smith and Co. of Birmingham, engraved with the Walker crest (estimate: £400-600).

The collection also offers number of interesting paintings, notably portraits, which will be sold in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale. Highlights amongst which are a Portrait of Sir James Robert Milo Walker by the renowned Scottish portraitist Sir Francis Grant (1803-1878) (estimate: £6,000-9,000). The sitter, who was the second baronet, is depicted in his Hussar uniform, standing with his troop in the distance. From an earlier generation is a Portrait of Alice by another well connected Scottish portraitist, Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), on offer with an estimate of £4,000-6,000. Alice (née Godwin), was the wife of James Walker FRS. Amongst eighteen further paintings on offer are “Venezia” by Emma Ciardi (1879-1933), who was from a family of artists in Venice, and known for her neo-18^th century subject matter (estimate: £3,000-5,000), and a pair of hunting scenes by the well-known sporting artist John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828) – The Standing Leap and The Flying Leap (estimate: £1,000-1,500).

The Autumn Fine Sale offers a Late 17^th Century Spanish Walnut Dining Table (estimate: £1,000-1,500), a Carved Oak Centre Table made circa 1700 (estimate: £700-1,000), and an 18^th Century Beech and Elm Windsor Armchair painted with the Pelham coat-of-arms (estimate: £400-600) and several other pieces of 17^th century oak furniture.

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