Collected items from the Cantlie family : Sun Yat-sen 孫逸仙 and the East-West Bond

Rare objects and artefacts of Oriental, Oceania, maritime, military, cultural and political interest from the Cantlie Family Collection with close associations to the Chinese cultural revolutionary Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) responsible for the overthrow of the Imperial Qing dynasty, founder and first provisional president of the early Republic of China, friend and student of Sir James and Lady Mabel Cantlie who were instrumental in his escape from kidnap by the Chinese legation in London, and godfather to Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Cantlie who became a go-between between the British Foreign Office and the Central Chinese Government authorities and one of the first Westerners to speak to Chairman Mao Tse-Tung.

With reference to the ‘Icebreakers’ and other important cultural, trade and political figures and movements illuminating historical relations between the East and the West, this rich collection represents a kind of dynasty in itself; objects and artefacts collected over generations by Sir James (1851-1926) and Lady Mabel Cantlie (1861-1921) with further links to Sir Charles Gage-Brown being from Lady Mabel's side of the family, Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Cantlie (1899-1986), Lieutenant General Sir Neil Cantlie (1892-1975) and Major Hugh Cantlie (1932-2025) then by descent.

Sir James Cantlie Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cantlie

Neil Cantlie Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Cantlie

Dr. Sun Yat-sen Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen

Lot 1 - Philip Jackson (b.1944) bronze figural sculpture titled 'The Boat Master’

Chinese Bronze Censer excels at Park Royal

Lot 51 - Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002), oil on canvas, still life, signed and dated with gallery label to the reverse. H.28 W.45cm.

SOLD - £91,500 including Buyers Premium

Rocking Horse - Races Away!

A C.1900 F.H. Ayres plane carved rocking horse painted in white with dappled areas of grey, with a leather saddle and reigns and metal stirrups, mounted on a bow rocker base. H.117 L.220 D.48cm / H.46" L.7'3" D.19"

SOLD - £9,100 including Buyers Premium

A great first year of many in our West London location.

A French early 20th-century Art Nouveau platinum brooch featuring a 3.12-carat cushion-shaped diamond, 30 rose-cut diamonds, and intricate millegrain edging by Léon Cochinard sold for over £5,000

Discover the timeless elegance of Scandinavian design with this stunning Orrefors 'Ariel' vase, a masterpiece of mid-20th century artistry that highlights Orrefors' enduring legacy.

Star find! A 19th-century Chinese silk altar cover featuring eight phoenixes around a central phoenix on a yellow background, with intricate embroidery, possibly of imperial origin.

A 1987 $50 Liberty Eagle Gold Coin in mint condition, featuring one ounce of solid gold with iconic designs by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, sold for £1,500