Bonhams will be auctioning the contents of the Cotswold antiques firm H.W Keil.

Over 800 lots of fine furniture, clocks, paintings, books and textiles will be offered as part of A Cotswold Legacy 1932-2008: The Property of H.W Keil on Saturday 25 October 2008. The sale will take place in the grounds of the premises, which are located in the heart of the picturesque village of Broadway in the Cotswolds. The sale is expected to fetch in the region of £1 million and estimates range from £100 to £70,000.

Highlights from the sale include:

Ø A set of eight George III Irish mahogany dining chairs, circa 1750, estimated at £50,000-70,000
Ø A fine George II mahogany and needlework upholstered “Gainsborough” armchair, circa 1740, estimated at £25,000-35,000
Ø An oil on canvas painting by George Derville Rowlandson entitled, Over the fence, estimated at £15,000-20,000
Ø A Charles I oak refectory table, circa 1640, estimated at £5,000-8,000
Ø A late 17th Century walnut longcase clock, Charles Gretton, London, estimated at £7,000-10,000
Ø A rare Charles II oak, yew and ebonised mural lively cupboard, circa 1660, estimated at £6,000-8,000
Ø An oil on canvas portrait of Catherine, First Duchess of Rutland, seated with a lamb before a landscape, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, estimated at £4,000-6,000

Public Viewing:
Tuesday 21 October: 10am-4pm
Wednesday 22 October: 10am-4pm
Thursday 23 October: 10am-8pm
Friday 24 October: 10am-4pm

A Cotswold Legacy 1932-2008: Property of H.W Keil will go on sale on Saturday 25 October 2008 at 10am in the grounds of Tudor House, Broadway, Gloucestershire, WR12 7DP.

For more information on the sale please visit the website at www.bonhams.com/keilsale.

Posted: 09|30|08 at 10:11 am. Filed under: UK News.