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A very fine Scottish sporting pen work decorated sewing box, probably by Charles Stiven of

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A very fine Scottish sporting pen work decorated sewing box, probably by Charles Stiven of Laurencekirk, full length wooden hinge, circa 1825 / 1830, the cushion lid with a scene of race horses by a stable (possibly Newmarket), in an open landscape, the main horses minutely and discreetly named in the foreground and from left to right Miss Craven with jockey up, the rear of a horse being saddled by a groom, Brocard with jockey up and a top hatted groom beyond, Fair Helen held by a top hatted groom, Lamplighter with jockey up and Skiff held by a groom, a jockey holding its saddle, a further horse and gentleman rider in the distance, all set within a border of roses, thistles and shamrocks emblematic of the union. The upper border centred by a racing trophy flanked by fruiting vines, the lower border with a fox mask above a hunting horn within a wreath.                                                  † The sides gently curved and decorated as follows:                                                                           † To the front an extensive hunting scene with six scarlet coated huntsmen on horseback, a whipper in on horseback wearing a bowler hat and numerous hounds at full cry, set amid fences and trees.                                                                           †  The left side with three hunting dogs in an open landscape, again minutely and discreetly named – Ruin, Tiney and Balloon.                                                                           †  The right side with three fox hounds in a kennel or stable interior apparently unnamed.                                                                           †  The back with a central panel of a dog amid trees in an open landscape flanked by a vertical panel of a hare and a snipe or woodcock.                                                                           †  The lid interior lined in watered green silk with a ruched fall front panel over a lidded and compartmentalised tray in the style of Edwards with a selection of steel tools and two silver thimbles.                                                                           †  The edge of the box to the right of the lock inscribed in ink ‘Drawings by – Helenora Lady Maxwell’. The inscription is almost certainly erroneous, the pen work is of the highest professional standard and by no possibility the work of a talented lady amateur artist, however the inscription does provide a plausible connection between the likely owner of the box and at least one of the horses depicted.                                                                           † Lt. General Sir John Shaw Maxwell, 4th Baronet of Springkell (b. 29.06 1772 d. 29.01.1830) married Mary Heron and hence became Sir John Heron Maxwell, he had a sister Helenora, Lady Maxwell (b. 13.12.1765), who married on January 28th 1788, Claude Alexander of Ballochmyle (b. 1752 d. 1809). Ballochmyle was a large estate about a mile outside the village of Mauchline. The horse, Fair Helen, the central horse on the lid, was bought by Sir John Henry Maxwell in 1821 and in that year won eight races including the Earl of Derbys Plate at Preston and the Gold Cup at Carlisle, a trophy Fair Helen won again in 1824 and possibly the trophy illustrated on the lid border. Fair Helen was retired to stud in 1825. All the horses named on the lid, apart from Fair Helen, were retired to stud in 1830 but is no apparent connection between the named horses.                                                  †The box appears to be that published in Sylvia Groves The History of Needlework Tools and Accessories, 1966, as plate 94 which states the box was made for John Taylor of Tyrone in 1820 as an intended betrothal gift, stating that it is lined in blue silk. The box is further described on page 66 and is listed in the photographic credits as being the property of Mrs Z. Watkin, who is credited with photographs of six of the boxes illustrated in the book. There seems little doubt this is the same box, but why discrepancies in the box and its attribution should have occurred is unexplained                                                           †  Details of all the horses named on the lid, their owners, dates and wins, can be viewed here: www.bit.ly/Lot-362                                                                                                      †  The box was purchased by Ann Wick on the 6th February 2007 from Arca Antiques (R. and E. Innocenti).                                                                                                      From the Collection of Anne Wick
A very fine Scottish sporting pen work decorated sewing box, probably by Charles Stiven of Laurencekirk, full length wooden hinge, circa 1825 / 1830, the cushion lid with a scene of race horses by a stable (possibly Newmarket), in an open landscape, the main horses minutely and discreetly named in the foreground and from left to right Miss Craven with jockey up, the rear of a horse being saddled by a groom, Brocard with jockey up and a top hatted groom beyond, Fair Helen held by a top hatted groom, Lamplighter with jockey up and Skiff held by a groom, a jockey holding its saddle, a further horse and gentleman rider in the distance, all set within a border of roses, thistles and shamrocks emblematic of the union. The upper border centred by a racing trophy flanked by fruiting vines, the lower border with a fox mask above a hunting horn within a wreath.                                                  † The sides gently curved and decorated as follows:                                                                           † To the front an extensive hunting scene with six scarlet coated huntsmen on horseback, a whipper in on horseback wearing a bowler hat and numerous hounds at full cry, set amid fences and trees.                                                                           †  The left side with three hunting dogs in an open landscape, again minutely and discreetly named – Ruin, Tiney and Balloon.                                                                           †  The right side with three fox hounds in a kennel or stable interior apparently unnamed.                                                                           †  The back with a central panel of a dog amid trees in an open landscape flanked by a vertical panel of a hare and a snipe or woodcock.                                                                           †  The lid interior lined in watered green silk with a ruched fall front panel over a lidded and compartmentalised tray in the style of Edwards with a selection of steel tools and two silver thimbles.                                                                           †  The edge of the box to the right of the lock inscribed in ink ‘Drawings by – Helenora Lady Maxwell’. The inscription is almost certainly erroneous, the pen work is of the highest professional standard and by no possibility the work of a talented lady amateur artist, however the inscription does provide a plausible connection between the likely owner of the box and at least one of the horses depicted.                                                                           † Lt. General Sir John Shaw Maxwell, 4th Baronet of Springkell (b. 29.06 1772 d. 29.01.1830) married Mary Heron and hence became Sir John Heron Maxwell, he had a sister Helenora, Lady Maxwell (b. 13.12.1765), who married on January 28th 1788, Claude Alexander of Ballochmyle (b. 1752 d. 1809). Ballochmyle was a large estate about a mile outside the village of Mauchline. The horse, Fair Helen, the central horse on the lid, was bought by Sir John Henry Maxwell in 1821 and in that year won eight races including the Earl of Derbys Plate at Preston and the Gold Cup at Carlisle, a trophy Fair Helen won again in 1824 and possibly the trophy illustrated on the lid border. Fair Helen was retired to stud in 1825. All the horses named on the lid, apart from Fair Helen, were retired to stud in 1830 but is no apparent connection between the named horses.                                                  †The box appears to be that published in Sylvia Groves The History of Needlework Tools and Accessories, 1966, as plate 94 which states the box was made for John Taylor of Tyrone in 1820 as an intended betrothal gift, stating that it is lined in blue silk. The box is further described on page 66 and is listed in the photographic credits as being the property of Mrs Z. Watkin, who is credited with photographs of six of the boxes illustrated in the book. There seems little doubt this is the same box, but why discrepancies in the box and its attribution should have occurred is unexplained                                                           †  Details of all the horses named on the lid, their owners, dates and wins, can be viewed here: www.bit.ly/Lot-362                                                                                                      †  The box was purchased by Ann Wick on the 6th February 2007 from Arca Antiques (R. and E. Innocenti).                                                                                                      From the Collection of Anne Wick

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