31 |
Edward Williames Vaughan-Salusbury A pair of 18th Century complementary gold fob seals, of similar oval form with fluted decoration, each with carnelian intaglio, one displaying his initials EWVS and crest, indicating cadency for a second son, the seal 1.25 in x 1 in, overall height 1.5 in, the other, his coat of arms, quarterly of four, the seal 1.625 in x 1 in, overall height 1.5 in. | Nil |
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500 |
| 32 | Rhûg An 18th Century Estate table seal, with silver - pique ivory handle, the intaglio inscribed, R U G, in Gothic capitals, the seal 0.625 in diameter, overall height 3 in. The Rhûg estate, near Corwen, which had been in the possession of the Salusbury family since the end of the 15th Century, was left in 1780 by the will of Maria Charlotte Pugh, granddaughter of Owen Salusbury, to her cousin Edward Williames Vaughan, second son of Sir Robert Howell Vaughan of Nannau and Hengwrt. On Edward's death in 1807, it passed to his younger brother, Griffith Howell Vaughan. When Griffith died in 1848, the estate was inherited by his nephew Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd Baronet, who lived there until his demise in 1859. | Nil |
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900 |
| 33 | A pair of Queen Anne silver candlesticks of octagonal baluster form with integral drip pans, by Anthony Nelme, hallmarked London 1710, engraved with original scratchweight, and later crest, 6.25 in high, 21 oz. The crest is that of Edward Williames Vaughan ( 1769 - 1807 ), 2nd son of Sir Robert Howell Vaughan, 1st Baronet of Nannau. He later adopted the name Vaughan - Salusbury. Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, ( renamed the Grenadier Guards in 1815 in recognition of their defeat of the Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard at Waterloo ), he saw service in Flanders, and in the Peninsular War. He died unmarried, at Syracuse in 1807. Nannau; Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 63 C | Nil |
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5200 |
| 34 | A George 111 silver double-cup, modelled in the form of a barrel, by Hester Bateman, hallmarked London 1787, one half inscribed, Nanney 1787, the other, Hengwrt 1788, 4,25 in overall height, 5 oz. The inscriptions refer to the restoration of the Hengwrt Estate to Robert Howell Vaughan, originally left to him in 1783 by the will of his brother Hugh Vaughan, Squire of Hengwrt, by the decree of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Thurlow ( 1731 - 1806 ), issued on 16th July 1788, after arbitration by Richard Richards and John Mitford ( later Baron Redesdale ) at Dolgellau in July, August and September 1786, following certain financial claims made against the estate. Hugh. J.Owen. Chief Baron Richards of The Exchequer; reprinted from the Journal of the Merioneth Historical Record Society, Volume IV, Part I, 1961. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 32 B. | Nil |
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2100 |
| 35 | John Scott, Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain A Continental commemorative silver tankard, with beaded handle, scroll thumbpiece and gadrooned borders, with foliate decoration raised on spreading foot, town mark and maker's mark to underside of the base, not identified, cover detached, 5.375 in high, 14 oz. The cover inset with a portrait medallion of Lord Eldon, inscribed, John, Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain 1827. C Voight F. , the reverse, with a list of his various appointments. The underside of the base bears the following inscription '' Ld Eldon & Chf Baron Richards were counsel for the Vaughans in a Chancery Suit concluded 1788 '' '' Lord Eldon and the Chief Baron had acted from time to time as legal advisors to the Vaughans whose appreciation was commemorated in 1827 in an ornate German Silver Tankard commissioned by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan of Nannau, the 2nd Baronet.'' Hugh .J. Owen. Chief Baron Richards of The Exchequer; reprinted from the Journal of the Merioneth Historical Record Society, Volume IV, Part I, 1961. | Nil |
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700 |
| 36 | A Regency three piece silver teaset of shaped oval form, with leaf capped scroll handle and gadrooned borders, raised on ball feet, with original gilt interior,by Crispin Fuller, hallmarked London 1810, engraved with an armorial and crest, 40 oz. The arms are those of John Vaughan ( 1770 - 1852 ) of Chilton Grove, Co. Salop, who married Jane Littlehales ( 20th October 1790 ), granddaughter of Ralph Littlehales of Dawley, Shropshire, whose portrait miniature was painted by Bernard Lens. | Nil |
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1000 |
| 37 | BERNARD LENS 1682 - 1740 -A portrait miniature of Ralph Littlehales, of Dawley, Shropshire, watercolour, probably on ivory, signed with monogram, BL, in gold, 2 in x 1.75 in, contained within a gilt metal oval frame.( unexamined out of frame) Ralph Littlehales was the grandfather of Jane Littlehales, wife of John Vaughan ( 1770-1852 ) of Chilton Grove, Co. Salop, m. 20th October 1790. Bernard Lens ( III ) 1682-1740, was the leading miniaturist from 1710-1740, and although possibly self-taught had many aristocratic and royal pupils. He is considered to be the first British miniaturist to work on ivory. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958 ( Case of Miniatures - M13 ) | Nil |
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520 |
| 38 | Attributed to RICHARD WILSON ( 1714 - 1782 ) Cattle with drover, figures and ruin in a landscape, oil on canvas, the stretcher indistinctly inscribed in pencil, and with inventory number / 561129, 13.5 in x 16.5 in, unframed. Richard Wilson was a Welsh landscape painter, born in Penegoes, Montgomeryshire, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. From 1750 to 1757 he was in Italy and adopted landscape on the advice of Francesco Zuccarelli. Painting in Italy and afterwards in England, he was the first major British painter to primarily concentrate on landscape, but saw and rendered only the general effects of nature thereby creating a personal, ideal style influenced by Claude Lorrain and the Dutch landscape tradition. His landscapes were acknowledged as an influence by Constable and Turner. At the Sale of the contents of Rug, Merionethshire, by auction in 1859, Re The Late Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, Bart., deceased, by order of the executors, conducted by Mr William Dew of Bangor, five Wilson's were offered for sale, to which the footnote in the catalogue reads............ ...................were painted by him for the family while residing in the neighbourhood..........possessing all the brilliancy of colour - transparency of atmosphere and natural tone, for which this favourite Artist was so celebrated. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958 No. 126, where it is described as; Cows overlooking the Vale of Clwyd. ( Artist unknown ) | Nil |
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850 |
| 39 | The Nanney Twins A pair of portrait miniatures, Catherine and Janet Nanney, c. 1710, oil, probably on copper, 1.875 in x 1.375 in, contained within a black shagreen oval folding case with silver fittings. ( unexamined out of case ) The twin daughters of Colonel Hugh Nanney, 17th Lord of Nannau, the last male Nanney of Nannau. A remarkable character,when he died at the age of 31, he had been High Sheriff, Vice-Admiral of North Wales, three times Knight of the Shire, and Colonel of a Regiment of Militia, which he raised himself. Catherine ( 1692-1756 ), married William Vaughan of Corsygedol, M.P. For Merioneth 1734-1767. Janet ( 1692-1728 ), and eventual heiress of the House of Nannau, married Robert Vaughan, eldest son and heir of Howel Vaughan of Hengwrt, Co. Merioneth. Their son, Robert Howell Vaughan of Nannau and Hengwrt, was c. Baronet in 1791. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958 ( Case of Miniatures M2 and M3 ) | Nil |
|
1950 |
| 40 | JOHN LYNN ( fl. 1820's - 1838 ) Yachts in a stormy sea, oil on canvas, signed and dated I. Lynn 1826, 21.5 in x 29.5 in, contained in gilt gesso moulded swept frame. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 158 No. 128. | Nil |
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1100 |
| 41 | WILLIAM PARRY 1743 - 1791 - A pair of portrait miniatures, of Robert Williames Vaughan, aged 11, and his younger brother, Griffith Howell Vaughan, aged 9, silhouettes in coloured chalks, approximately 3 in x 1.5 in, contained within the original moulded oval hardwood frames, probably pearwood, 5 in x 4 in overall, each inscribed and identified to the reverse, dated 1779. The backboard inscriptions would appear to be in the artist's own hand. William Parry's known chalk portraits, a number of which are also executed in colour, include other similarly signed and/or inscribed examples. A very similar backboard inscription, dated 1782, is illustrated in Mr Miles Wynn Cato's authoritative new book.. Page 152, Plate 51. Robert Howell Vaughan ( 1724-1791 ) their father, later 1st Baronet, was a particular patron of William Parry. Cato, Miles Wynn. Parry. The Life and Works of William Parry ( 1743-1791 ). 2008 Robert Williames Vaughan ( 1768-1843 ) of Nannau, 2nd Baronet, M.P. For Merioneth ( 1792-1836 ) Griffith Howel Vaughan ( 1770- 1847 ) of Rhûg, Lieutenant- Colonel, Commandant of the Merionethshire Militia. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958 ( Case of Miniatures M 19 and M 20 ) Two pastel portraits of sons of Sir R.H.Vaughan. A - Robert Williames Vaughan ( the elder ) B - Griffith Howell Vaughan ( his youngest brother ) | Nil |
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600 |
| 42 | WILLIAM PARRY 1743 - 1791 - A portrait of Robert Williames Vaughan, aged c. 16, half length, head to the right, wearing a grey-striped satin ' Vandyke ' suit with elaborate lace collar, a blue cloak draped over his left shoulder, oil on canvas, unsigned, 26.5 in x 24.5 in, contained within the original gilt gesso moulded swept frame. The portrait was recorded by John Steegman, in the early 1950's, on his visit to Nannau the home of the Vaughans, but is listed as, Anonymous. It is attributed to William Parry, by Mr Miles Wynn Cato, in his authoritative new book, The Life and Works of William Parry ( 1743-1791 ). A photograph taken in the early 1960's showing a portrait matching this description hanging in the drawing room at Nannau. Portrait of a boy of the Vaughan family, c.1783. Page 194, C 108. Mr Cato also notes the whereabouts of the painting as being Unlocated. At least one of the Vaughan boys appears to have been painted by Parry in oils ( C108 ) and there may very well have been further commissions from theVaughan family which have yet to be recognised. William Parry A.R.A ( 1743-1791 ), the son of the greatest Welsh harpist of the 18th century, trained as a portrait painter under Sir Joshua Reynolds. Cato, Miles Wynn. Parry .The Life and Works of William Parry( 1743 - 1791 ) 2008 In an old photograph, taken of the drawing room at Nannau, retained by the family, it is interesting to note that the portrait is shown grouped together with those of his parents, Robert Williames Vaughan ( later 2nd Baronet ) in the centre, slightly above Sir Robert Howell Vaughan and Lady Vaughan, which are displayed either side. Steegman, John. A Survey Of Portraits In Welsh Houses, Volume I, Houses In North Wales. The National Museum Of Wales, Cardiff 1957, Page 232, No. 25. Nannau, Schedule of contents 1958, no.24 Robert Williams Vaughan, 1768 - 1843. Eldest son of Robert and Anne Vaughan | Nil |
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1300 |
| 43 | WILLIAM PARRY 1743 - 1791 - A pair of portraits, Robert Howell Vaughan and Anne Vaughan, his wife, oils on canvas, unsigned, 29.5 in x 24.5 in, contained within the original gilt gesso moulded swept frames. Robert, aged c. 60, head and shoulders, to the right, in painted oval, wearing a deep lace collar and pale-puce ' Vandyke ' suit, with oval portrait medallion suspended from a blue ribbon, top left, the arms of Vaughan of Hengwrt, quarterly of four. Inscribed top right, Robert Howell Vaughan. Of Hengwrt & Nannau in Com. Merioneth Esqr. Anne, aged c. 53, head and shoulders, to the left, in painted oval, with high powdered hair, wearing a blue dress and white lace veil embroidered with stars, top left the arms of Williames of Ystymcolyne, quarterly of four. Inscribed to right, Anne Williames, Wife of R.H.Vaughan Esqr heiress of Ystymcolyne & Com. Caernarvon. The portraits were recorded by John Steegman, in the early 1950's on his visit to Nannau, the home of the Vaughans, but are listed as, Anonymous. They are however, without doubt by the same hand as that of Robert Williames Vaughan, being even more typical of Parry's work, the portraits being enclosed within painted ovals, like the portraits of all three sons, executed in coloured chalks, for which Parry received a commission from Robert Howell Vaughan, in (probably ) 1784. C84a ) Plate 35, ( C84b) Plate 36, (C84c ) Plate 37. The foundation of Parry's relationship with the Vaughan family can be traced to 1770, if not before...........and Parry continued to receive work from the Vaughan's during the 1780's. Their commissioning of further portraits...........steadfastness to maintain an estate that for more than 1000 years has been in a family uninterrupted. Cato, Miles Wynn. Parry. The Life and Works of William Parry ( 1743-1791 ). Steegman, John. A Survey Of Portraits In Welsh Houses, Volume I, Houses In North Wales. The National Museum of Wales, Cardiff 1957, Page 232, Numbers 27 & 28. Nannau Schedule of Contents 1958 numbers 22 and 23 Robert Howell Vaughan 1724 - 1792 married Anne Williams, heiress of Meillionydd and Ystumcolyn. High Sheriff 1784. Created Baronet 1791. Anne Vaughan (nee Williams) 1731 - 1791 Wife of the above. | Nil |
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5400 |
| 44 | Gruffudd Nanney of Nannau 1611-1655 - A portrait of Gruffudd Nanney, half length, head to the right, wearing a brown cloak with embroidered cross belt, white collar and grey hat, clasping a sword with his left hand, an inkwell and open ledger together with another book displaying an unusual Masonic or Merchants mark, by his side, oil on oak panel, indistinctly inscribed / signed, dated 1644, 26.375 in x 21.75 in, contained in gilt gesso moulded frame. Gruffudd Nanney of Nannau, esquire, 15th Lord of Nannau,was High Sheriff for Co. Merioneth 1640 -1642. He married Anne, daughter and heiress of Lewis Gwyn of Dolaugwyn, Towyn, Co. Merioneth, esquire, by Jane the daughter of Hugh Nanney of Nannau. He was the grandfather of Colonel Hugh Nanney, and great grandfather of the Nanney Twins, Catherine and Janet. It was on Janet's marriage to Robert Vaughan of Hengwrt, that Nannau passed from the Nanneys to the Vaughans. The portrait of Gruffudd Nanney, although noted in the Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, only returned to Nannau during that year, on the death of Edith Nesta Mason O.B.E. ( 1880 - 1957 ), nee Vaughan, being part of her Trust, on her marriage to John Mason in 1914. The consequence of which, is that it was not seen by John Steegman on his visit to Nannau in the early 1950's, when compiling his survey of Portraits In Welsh Houses, published by The National Museum Of Wales in 1957, so has never been officially recorded. Steegman, in his footnote to the collection of Portraits at Nannau, Page 234, notes; The Report on Mostyn MSS ( MS. 165 ) states that a portrait of Gruffudd Nannau ap Hugh Nannau is at Nannau, painted 1632 when he was aged 44; the same report also makes the conflicting statement that a portrait of Gruffudd Nannau is at Nannau, painted 1632 when he was aged 22. At the date of this present Survey no portrait was seen at Nannau which can be related with either of these statements. As the painting is dated 1644, when in fact Gryffudd Nanney would have been about 32 years of age, the Report on Mostyn MSS (MS.165) would appear to be inaccurate on both accounts. Nannau, Schedule of contents no.2 Gruffdd Nannau or Nanney 1611 - 1655. High Sheriff 1642 Married Anne Gwyn of Dolaugwyn (died 1688) | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 45 | Attributed to WILLIAM ALFRED DELAMOTTE ( 1775 - 1863 ) A portrait of Nannau, circa 1820, oil on canvas, re-lined, 15.75 in x 20.5 in, framed. The house, the Nannau of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, ( known affectionately as Yr Hen Syr Robert ) was commenced by his father Sir Robert Howell Vaughan 1st Baronet in 1788, and completed by his son in 1796. A square central block, with two perfectly proportioned wings, built of beautifully faced granite slabs - an example of Georgian architecture at it's best period. It seems to have been built around ' Old Nannau ' ; the outside walls of Colonel Nanney's house can be traced in the cellars, and part of his tower is still clearly visible. Sir Robert added a huge kitchen with spacious larders for his son's coming of age celebrations in 1824. Mary Vaughan. Nannau. Reprinted from the Journal of the Merioneth Historical and Record Society 1962. William Alfred Delamotte, a pupil of Benjamin West, enjoyed the patronage of King George III. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1793, and produced fine landscapes of North Wales. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958 No. 41. Nannau. c. 1820, as built by Sir Robert Williames Vaughan 2nd Baronet, and where he lived until his death. Painted by Delamotte. | Nil |
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2300 |
| 46 | Attributed to WILLIAM ALFRED DELAMOTTE ( 1775- 1863 ) A portrait of Rhûg, circa 1820, oil on canvas, re-lined, 15.75 in x 20.5 in, framed. The house, built in Grecian fashion in buff sandstone, was inherited by Edward Williames Vaughan, ( the second son of Robert Howell Vaughan, later 1st Baronet ) in 1780, at the age of just 13 from his cousin Maria Charlotte Pugh, granddaughter of Owen Salusbury, the last male heir of that line. He changed his name to Vaughan - Salusbury on 21st May 1791. On his death at Syracuse on 15th September 1807, it passed to his younger brother Griffith Howell Vaughan, and in turn on Griffith's death in 1848, to his nephew Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, 3rd Baronet. Nannau, Schedule of contents 1958 No.43 Rhug c.1820 where Robert Williames Vaughan lived after his marriage with Frances Lloyd of Rhagett (1835) Painted by Delamotte. | Nil |
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2300 |
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Daniel Clowes of Chester 1774 - 1829
As a result of an important commission in the summer of 1824 from Sir Robert Williames Vaughan, to paint a picture ( The White Ox ) commemorating the coming of age of Sir Robert's son, also named Robert, the heir to Nannau, Hengwrt and Rhûg, Clowes travelled to what was then a remote and inaccessible part of Wales. While at Nannau he also painted the following four pictures, each inscribed with the subject's name, depicting the Family's favourite animals.
As an animal painter, few artists have done more justice to their subjects, and of these Mr Clowes has executed a good number for the nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood of Chester. The Annuals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette, London 1824.
The long journeys to North Wales were made worthwhile by the kindly hospitality of Mrs Mary Vaughan, and enabled me to look down from her hilltop house on to the same awe inspiring range of mountains that Clowes would have seen at the end of his exhausting journey from Chester to Nannau. |
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| 47 | DANIEL CLOWES OF CHESTER 1774-1829 - Lictor -Portrait of a Foxhound, hunting a fox on the wooded hillside near Hengwrt, Precipice Walk in the background, signed and dated, D. Clowes Pinxt 1824, entitled, Lictor, 17.375 in x 23.75 in, small patch to reverse, contained within the original ebonized moulded frame with gilt slip. Gordon Edington, The Clowes Family of Chester Sporting Artists - A Visit to Nannau, Pages 12 - 13, Grosvenor Museum, Chester,1985. Exhibited, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 1985, No. 25. Catalogue Raisonne D. 27. Nannau. Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 52. | Nil |
|
1800 |
| 48 | DANIEL CLOWES OF CHESTER 1774 - 1829 - Portrait of Sir Robert Williames Vaughan's spaniel Sancho, signed, D.Clowes Pinxt, entitled, Sancho, 17.375 in x 24.625 in, some crazing, re-lined, contained within the original ebonised moulded frame with gilt slip. Gordon Edington, The Clowes Family of Chester Sporting Artists - A Visit to Nannau, Pages 12-13, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 1985. Catalogue Raisonne D. 69. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 51. | Nil |
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2800 |
| 49 | DANIEL CLOWES OF CHESTER 1774 - 1829 - Butcher, Portrait of a Hunter, signed, D.Clowes, entitled, Butcher, 17.75 in x 24.75 in, re-lined, contained within the original ebonised moulded frame with gilt slip. Gordon Edington, The Clowes Family of Chester Sporting Artists - A Visit to Nannau, Pages 12-13, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 1985. Catalogue Raisonne D 78. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 49. | Nil |
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1300 |
| 50 | DANIEL CLOWES OF CHESTER 1774 - 1829 - Trimmer, Portrait of a Hunter, signed, D.Clowes Pinxt, entitled, Trimmer, 18.75 in x 24. 75 in, re-lined, contained within the original ebonised moulded frame with gilt slip. Gordon Edington, The Clowes Family of Chester Sporting Artists - A Visit to Nannau, Pages 12-13, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 1985. Catalogue Raisonne D 79. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 50. | Nil |
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1300 |
| 51 | Robert Williames Vaughan (1803 - 1859) later 3rd Baronet, Coming of Age Celebrations 25th June 1824 - A manuscript volume giving ' The Names of the Gentlemen who were present at the celebration of the Birthday of Robert Williames Vaughan who attained the age of Twenty one years.' A list of the guests on 20 leaves. The volume also containing a folding pen & wash ' plan of the Form of Tables as it stood in the Straw Thatched Temporary room in the court, 25th June 1824, measuring 84 feet by 24 feet. 4 Tables measured each 32 feet by 3 feet, 2 end Tables 15 by 3, 193 sat down to Dinner.' The plan also inscribed with a list of what was consumed, including a Baron of Beef from the great White Ox of Nannau, weight 165 lbs, 4 haunches of Venison, 5 Venison Pies, 4 Legs of Mutton, 10 Hot Plum Puddings and much else. Also inserted is a manuscript list of names of ' Gentlemen residing in the vicinity of Harlech in the County of Merioneth ' who ' promise to meet at the Blue Lion Inn at Harlech, 25th June 1824 for dinner ' and other similar pieces relating to the celebrations, subscriptions for bell ringing, letters regarding celebrations in other villages where ' Fat sheep were roasted and distributed amongst the poor with Bread ' etc. The volume also containing numerous contemporary newspaper cuttings descriptive of the celebrations. 4to, later cloth lettered ' Bill O ' Fare. ' Together with a printed account of the celebrations, in Welsh & English, 8vo, pp-80, printed in Bala in 1825. This event was one of the subjects set for the Denbigh Eisteddfod that year, so great was the importance attached to the 21st Birthday of the heir to Nannau, Hengwrt and Rhug. | Nil |
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850 |
| 52 | A pair of complementary gold seals, with stag's horn terminals, one inset with a carnelian intaglio inscribed, R.W.V, ( Robert Williames Vaughan ), the seal 0. 625 in x 0.75 in, overall length 2 in, the other, a chalcedony intaglio depicting the White Ox, inscribed, Nannau June 25th 1824, 197 Dined, the seal 0.625 in x 0.75 in, overall length 3.125 in. | Nil |
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680 |
| 53 | A pair of glass tumblers engraved R W V June 25th 1824, one, a slight chip to edge of base with small internal flaw, 3. 125 in high. Nannau ; Schedule of Contents 1958 ( Glass Cabinet ) | Nil |
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600 |
| 54 | A set of four silver mounted oak cups modelled in the form of acorns, each engraved with a toast, in Welsh, and inscribed R.W.V. 25th June 1824, bearing two circular silver shields, one engraved with an image of Ceubren yr Ellyll (The Hollow Tree) dated 1813, the other, the arms of Vaughan impaling Mostyn, hallmarked London 1823, maker's mark I.R within a shaped cartouche, 4.75 in high, 3. 625 in diameter. Gwell yw byr a gallu bod, Dan wybr ein Cydnabod; Na gwag gerdded o'm credir, O nwyf taith I newid tir. Cynneddfau Pencenedl, Parchu Goreuon. Cynnorthwyo'r gwam, A moesgar wrth bawb. Lle gwreiddio y Fesen, Llwydded y Dderwen. Llwyddiant I Feirion a'r rhai ai Caro. The toasts, all seem to be in a logical sequence, the first is a prayer for the man and the path before him; the second, a straightforward toast to Robert Williames Vaughan himself - the ' Pencenedl ', literally - ' head of the people '; the third translates "A place for the acorn to take root, where the oak succeeded" - This is clearly Nannau; and the last appears to invoke all others "Success to Merionethshire, it's houses etc.." Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, no.61 "The Ceubren Cups" Also made from Howel Sele's Oak. They were used at Robert Vaughan's Coming of Age celebrations. Each of the acorn shaped Stirrup Cups is inscribed with a different Welsh saying. | Nil |
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7500 |
| 55 | The White Ox Candelabra The horns and hoofs mounted in silver, raised on pollard-oak rectangular plinth, the horns detachable for use as drinking vessels, each bearing a circular silver shield, one inscribed R.W.V June 25th 1824, the other engraved with the arms of Vaughan impaling Mostyn, hallmarked London 1824, maker's mark C.R, the ornate cast three branch candelabra by Joseph Cradock & William Ker Reid, hallmarked London 1825, weight of candelabra 65 oz, the pollard-oak plinth with a silver plaque each side, one inscribed, in Welsh, the other in English, overall height of trophy 23.75 in, overall width 26.5 in. Cyrn ac Ewingarn yr Ych Gwyn Or hwny Rhostiwyd ( y Barwn ddryll ) yn Pwyso Cant a chwech ugain a phump Yn Nannau Mehefin 25in 1824. The Horns & Hoofs of the WHITE OX of which a BARRON of One Hundred & Sixty Five Pounds was roasted at NANNAU 25th June 1824. '' This candelabra also tells us something of the White Ox itself. The hooves are well worn with prints on top of one another confirming that it was a working animal and the size of the horns indicate that, at the time of the celebration, it was between four and five years old, the age when it would have been most tender.'' Gordon Edington. The Clowes Family of Chester Sporting Artists - A Visit to Nannau, Pages 12 - 13, Grosvenor Museum,Chester 1985. Exhibited, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 1985, No. 23. With regard to ' White Welsh ,' ( cattle ) certainly ' wild kine ' survived and were hunted in the Welsh hills during the reign of Elizabeth the First. A herd was maintained on the Nannau Estate, near Dolgellau, the last animal being slaughtered in June 1824 for the coming of age of Sir Robert Vaughan's only son. Ash, Timothy. Parc Fferm Gorllewin Cymru, ( West Wales Farm Park) Blaenbedw Isaf, Plwmp, Nr. Llandysul, Dyfed. Nannau; Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 59. | Nil |
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6100 |
| 56 | The White Ox of Nannau DANIEL CLOWES 1774 - 1829 - The Famous Nanney Ox, the last of the white herd of Nannau, slaughtered for the coming of age celebrations of the Vaughan heir, Robert Williames Vaughan, signed and dated, D.Clowes Pinxt 1824, inscribed, The Baron weighing 165 lb was roasted at Nannau June 25th 1824, and weight per quarter 246 lbs, 23.375 in x 33.625 in, re-lined, contained within the original ebonized moulded frame with gilt slip. The high point of the meal was the introduction of the ' baron of beef ' which was brought into the tented room by a small procession led by the old herdsman Sian Dafydd who had fed The White Ox over the proceeding months. Sian Dafydd, who's portrait is also preserved for posterity in the picture, then greeted the assembled company with the customary Welsh greeting ' Gwnewch yu llawen ' ( Make Merry ). The preparations for the feast had been going on for some weeks. A new kitchen wing had been added to the recently built mansion for the occasion, and to accommodate the large number of guests, of which 197 sat down for the dinner, a long marquee was erected in front of the main house, a feature which can be seen in the picture. Sir Robert,' Yr Hen Syr Robert ' ( Old Sir Robert ) arranged for prints of the painting to be produced, and copies of these were probably presented to the guests. The lithograph was made by Charles Hullmandel ( 1789 - 1850 ) of London, the author of a well known treatise The Art of Drawing on Stone, who produced a faithful reproduction of the original picture. The Clowes' picture is a remarkable tour de force, and a fitting monument to such a noble beast. Gordon Edington, The Clowes Family of Chester Sporting Artists - A Visit to Nannau, Pages 12-13, Grosvenor Museum, Chester, 1985. Exibited, Grosvenor Museum, Chester,1985,No. 21.Catalogue Raisonne D 25. The world of Sporting Art and The Grosvenor Museum have much for which to thank Mr Gordon Edington. It is only through his dedicated research that we have the first comprehensive study.......... ................and only by virtue of his perseverance that the exhibition was made possible. J.N.P.Watson; Animal Portraits By Father And Son - Daniel and Henry Clowes at Chester. Country Life, May 2nd, 1985. Nannau, Schedule of Contents 1958, No. 48. | Nil |
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28000 |
