Culloden House Contents Sale in 1897
(From Purchasers' Catalogue : Published by Messrs A Fraser & Co., Inverness)

CATALOGUE.

FIRST DAY'S SALE

On Wednesday, the 21st July, 1897

AT TWELVE O'CLOCK PRECISELY

 The Drawing-Room Ornaments (part)
Antique Furniture in Bedrooms on Second and Third Floor,
Entrance Hall, and Morning Room Furniture,
and Old China, Delft, &c.

 
The following is an Abridgement of Items sold in Alphabetical order & not Lot order.

 Lots 1 to 25

Benares pot, Benares spoon, Box, Brass candlestick, Candlestick, China odd pieces, China plaque China vases, China wall pockets, Chrystal Candlesticks, Date calendar, Flowerpots, Flower vases, Goblet, Green bottle, Green jug (Grecian pattern), Inkstand, Kishu bottles, Letter rack, Moorish ink bottle, Moradabad vase, Ornaments, Pen holder, Terra Cotta Vase with stand & lid, Vases.

Antique and Other Furniture in Bedrooms on 2nd and 3rd Floors

 Lots 26 to 124

Arm chairs, Bamboo chairs, Bedit with pan, Bed pillars, Bedroom suite, Bedsteads, Brass fender, Bureaus, Bureau with china cupboard above, Cabinet, Card table, Chest of drawers, Chairs, Chairs with rush seats, Chests of drawers, Cheval glass, Chippendale chairs, Chippendale chamber cupboard, Chamber cupboards, Chippendale table, Commodes, Couches, Dressing glasses, Easy chair, Fireguard, Fireguard with fire-irons, Fire screen, Folding chair, French bedstead, Grandfather clocks, Half-Tester bedstead, Hall seat (from old pear tree before the 45), Jewel box, Lady's chair & chairs, Lady's dressing able, Lady's easy chair, Lady's work table, Ottoman, Scotch chairs, Seat, Sofas, Suite, Table (made out of old Culloden Pear tree), Tables, Tester bedsteads, Wall mirrors, Wardrobe, Washstands, Washstand with marble top & towel rail, Window seats, Writing table.

 Antique Furniture in Entrance Hall

 Lots 125 to 139

8 day wall clock (from old castle), Bagatelle board, Brass bound draught screen, Brass charcoal warmer, fan-shaped dishes, Gong stand (with brass gong & beater), Hat & umbrella stand, Hall chest, Hall table, Lobby chairs (with Forbes crest), Sofa, Tables, Umbrella stand.

Morning Room

 Lot 140 to 149

 China

 Lot 150 to 282

Arab coffee cups, Beakers & lids, Bohemian Claret glasses, Bowls, Brass cruisie lamps, Brass jug, Celery glass, Chelsea butter dish, Chelsea fruit dishes, China bowl (coat of arms & Masonic emblems), Chinese flower case, Chinese gilt teapot in case, Chinese teapot, Cloisonné candlestick, Cream jug, Crown Derby dishes, Crown Derby figures, Crown Derby flower vases & stands, Delft beakers, Delft beer jug, Delft bottles, Delft dishes, Delft flower vase, Delft jars, Delft jug (dated 1625), Delft plates, Delft stands, Delft sauce boat, Delft tea jars with brass lids & lock, Delft vases, Cups (assorted), Dishes (assorted), Dish (with Forbes coat of arms), Doulton Ware afternoon tea set, Dresden bowl, Dresden plates, Egg shell china, Fan shaped dishes, Figures (assorted), Flower glasses, Flower pots with stands, Flower stand, French flower vase (with birds), French vase, Gilt glass bottles, Ginger jars, Glass beakers with lids, Glasses (assorted), Glass vase (with Ormolu stand), Goblet, Imari bowl, Imari dish, Jacobite toast glass (18th century), Japanese vases on wood stands, King Coffee's (Kofi's) libation bowl, Leeds ware plate, Match-holder, Oriental beaker & lid, Oriental bowl (with Mikado's emblem), Oriental bowls, Oriental cups, Oriental fish shaped dishes, Oriental fruit stands, Oriental jardinières, Oriental plates, Oriental plates (with Chinese sign of longevity), Oriental rose-leaf holders & lids, Oriental saucers, Oriental vases, Lowestoft cups, Mug, Plates (assorted), Roman glass (found in Fenchurch Street, London), Rouen dish, Royal Dresden plate on wrought-iron stand, Saucers (assorted), Spanish ware dish, Spanish ware flower basket, Spanish ware flower dish, Spanish ware flower jug, Spanish ware flower vases, Spill holder, Spode ware cup, Spode ware dish, Staffordshire plates, Stuffed Birds of Paradise with glass shade, Sunderland sauce boat (1800), Tumbler (etched Culloden), Tumblers, Vases (assorted), Wedgwood dish, Wedgwood dishes, Wedgwood fruit dishes (with stands), Wedgwood inkstands, Wedgwood plate, Willow pattern dishes, Wine glasses, Wood figures (Jupiter & Neptune), Worcester cup & saucers (1785).

SECOND DAY'S SALE

On Thursday, the 22nd July, 1897

AT TWELVE O'CLOCK PRECISELY

The Modern and Decorative China, &c., in Drawing-Room,
the complete Furnishings of the Large Drawing-Room; ditto in Small Drawing Room;
also part of the Old Prints and Engravings.

 The following is an abridgement of Items sold in Alphabetical order & not Lot order.

 Lots 283 to 358

Album, Antimony inkstand & tray, Baskets (assorted), Benares bell, Benares flower boat, Benares vases, Blotter, Book slide, Brass spoon, Brass writing set, Candlesticks, Carved & painted shoes, Carved Rosary, Carved stand, Carved stool, Chess board (mahogany - with chess & draught men), China tray, China vase, Cover (embroidered for the "Graphic"), Double candlestick, Dunmore flower basket & vases, Dutch tile, Figures, Embroidered fans, Embroidered wastepaper basket, Figures (small dressed), Flower baskets, Flower boats, Flower bracket & plate, Flowerpots, Flower stand with 5 pots, Flower vases (assorted), French ware vase, Fretwork Barrow, Fretwork cabinet, Glass flower stand, Hanging flower vases, Inkstands, Letter rack, Letter weight (from Culloden pear tree), Moradabad bowl, Moradabad Tumbler, Obelisk (inlaid marble), Ornaments (assorted), Painted iron pot, Painted plaques, Painted plaque (view of Culloden House), Painted stool, Pen rack, Photos, Piece of wood (from wreck of Royal George), Pokerwork panel, Plates (assorted), Pot on wood stand, Salter's postal balance, Scent bottle, Shells (from Clava) Slippers (assorted), Stationery case, Texts (odd), Vases (assorted), Water colour of John Knox's house, White metal candlesticks.

 Small Drawing Room

 Lot 359 to 380

Arm chairs (Louis XV), Cabinet (with marble top), Card tables, Fire-screen (with needlework panel), Fire-screen (with painted glass panel), Gipsy Tables, High-back chairs (in needlework), Letter cabinet (9 drawers), Mirrors (with carved frames), Music Cabinet (with glass doors), Music Canterbury & whatnot combined, Sutherland Table, Table (with fretwork ledge), Wall mirrors, Whatnot, Writing table (double pedestal).

 Large Drawing Room

 Lot 380A to 435

Arm chair, Arm chair (carved from The Rebel Tree - with Forbes crest on back), Billiard table (with curious parquetry & Ormolu mounts), Brass curb fender (with fire-irons), Brass fire guard, Brass mirror back candelabra (pair), Brass mortar, Cabinet (with numerous carved figures), Candelabra (pair), Candle stand, card tables, Carved & pierced back arm chair, Carved & pierced side table with marble top, Carved chairs (in velvet), Carved corner chair, Carved flower-stand (with dragon with shell), Carved mantelpiece, Carved Venetian flower-stand, Carved wall mirror, Chess top table, China show stand, China stand with cupboard, Chippendale arm chairs, Coffer chest on stand, Coin cabinet (16 drawers), Corner chair, Dining table (used by Prince Charles Edward Stewart), East chair, Flower stand, Indian ivory & tortoise-shell cabinet, Key (used in old castle), Lady's chairs, Lead flowerpot, Leather arm chair, Mirrors (with carved eagle), Oblong writing table, Occasional chairs, Ottoman seat, Ottoman seat & work basket combined, Seat (in needlework), Settle (figures - Venetian carving), Shagreen knife boxes, Sheraton table, Side table (coloured marble top), Sofa, Tables (assorted), Table in two parts, Table with leaves, Writing table with 2 flaps.

Dining Room

 Lot 436 to 454B

Arm chair, Bottle holder, Brass bound cellarette, Brass bound plate carrier, Brass bound wine cooler on stand, Brass curb fender with fire-irons, Brass Dutch candelabra with Indian figures (pair), Brass plate warmer, Cabinets (silver mounted) (pair), Chippendale chairs (Utrecht velvet), Dining tables, Dumb waiter, Fire screen with sliding panels, Knife cases (silver mounted), Grandfather's clock, Sideboards, Side table with marble top with iron frame (unique), Table with leaves.

Old Prints and Engravings (Part)

 Lot 455 to 542

THIRD DAY'S SALE

On Friday, the 23rd July, 1897

AT TWELVE O'CLOCK PRECISELY

 The Complete Furnishings of the President's Room, including the Prince's Bedstead and Furniture,
and a number of specially fine old Engravings; all the Relics, Curios, &c;
Oil Paintings, and the remainder of the Valuable Prints and Engravings.

The following is an Abridgement of Items sold in Alphabetical order & not Lot order.

 Lots 542A to 733

Ancient cup of soft granite (from Culloden Moor), Armlet (belonged to Queen of the Kaffirs), Bayonet (from Culloden Moor), Ball fragment (found on Culloden Battlefield), Bayonet (picked up from Culloden Battlefield by Alexander Macdonald aged 14), Birch tree portion (at Culloden where Highlanders encamped in 1746), Blue & white tile (framed), Bohemian ruby glass box (belonged to Napoleon the Great), Brass candelabrum (10-light), Brass cannon mounted on carriage (with hose, ramhome, etc.), Brass fender & set of fire-irons, Brass mounted cabinet, Brass ring  sun dial (belonged to Lord President Forbes, 1747), Bronze Chinese priest (found in centre of stone circle at Clava), Buffalo robe (painted Indian figures on back), Bullets (from Culloden Battlefield), Buttons of Culloden Volunteers, Candlesticks (carved with brass tops) (pair), Cannon balls (from Culloden Battlefield), Carved centre table, Carved knob kerries, Carved knob kerries (killed 10 people between them), Cavalry sword & leather scabbard (found on Culloden Moor), Chair (arm & commode combined), Chair (in needlework), Chairs, Chest of drawers, Chippendale chair back, Chippendale chairs, Culloden Medal (Duke of Cumberland and battle scene, dated 1746), Curiass (taken from French soldier at Waterloo - from Tower of London), Curio case, Dirk in sheath (from Culloden Battlefield), Domino box, dominos & recorder (left by William, Duke of Cumberland in 1746), Dressing glass, Dressing glass (with 3 drawers), Dressing glass with jewel drawer, Dressing glass with drawers, Fencing foils, Fire-screen, Flemish cabinet (with drawers & ormolu mounts), Flint (chipped), Flintlock Guns, Flintlock Gun with bayonet attached, Foot-stool, Foot-stools (in needlework), Gentleman's wardrobe (with brass wire door panels), Gun barrel (belonging to a McGillivray who fought at Culloden), Gun barrels (from Culloden Battlefield), Gun barrels, ramrods &c (from Tower of London), Gun Barrel (taken from vessel conveying Prince Charles from Western Isles), Hand fire-engine (with hose & 18 buckets), Helmet, Highland Claymores with basket hilts (from Culloden Battlefield), Highland Target (with Celtic decorations found, Culloden Battlefield), Horse pistol (dug out of bog near where Col Macgillivray was slain), Horse -pistol with brass mounts & letter for finding same, Horse shoe dressing table (with drapery), Iron bar (from Culloden Battlefield), Iron cruisie lamp, Iron key with brass tablet marked crown over GR, Iron pot crook (with history relating to Highland officer), Iron weapon, Iron wine bin, Japanese battle axe, Kail pot with chain (iron - used by Highlanders before Battle of Culloden), Kettle stand, Large cannon ball (from Culloden Battlefield), Lead figures (Adam & Eve made from old castle of Culloden), Lead ball (from Culloden Battlefield), Leather case, Letter signed by Prince Charles (granting commission to Wm Mackintosh as Lieut), Lochaber battle axe (from Culloden Moor), Lock & key (large, old and rare), Long seat (in needlework & footstool), Lounge easy chair, Mangling stone & 4 keys (from Culloden Castle), Manuscript copy of Lord Byron's poem, Gillies McBean, Medal (Cardinal York, &c), Medal (of James, Prince of Wales dated 1697), Medals (Duke of Cumberland and battle scene dated 1746), Metal & gilt basins, Metal door porters, Musket balls (found on Culloden Battlefield by Duncan Forbes), Musket lock part (from Culloden Moor), Oak leaf from Flodden Field (where James IV and his nobility fell), Padlock (antique screw from Longman, Inverness), Painted washstand with metal basin, Piece of Prince Charles' tartan plaid, Pistols (from Culloden Battlefield), Plaster figures (Vanity & another), Pot chain, Scabbard belt (near old burying ground at Clava), Scotch carpet (as laid, with rug & piece of felt), Scotch (Scottish) brogue buckles (from Culloden Battlefield), Scotch (Scottish) coins (found on Culloden Estate), Sgian Dubh - or Black knife (from Culloden Moor), Shagreen knife cases, Silver button initialled W M (found on Culloden Battlefield), Small balls (from Culloden Battlefield), Spanish dagger, Sporran clasp (from Culloden Battlefield), Spur (found on Culloden Battlefield), Stage coach lamps, Stone (from Balvrid - showing fire action on April 16, 1746), Stone bullet (found on Culloden Battlefield), Stone fragment (on which Prince Charles stood during Culloden Battle), Sword (at wars of the Peninsula and Battle of Waterloo), Sword blade, Sword blade (from Culloden Moor), Sword cane, Sword with inlaid handle (from Culloden Battlefield), Tables with two leaves, Tambour frame, Tester bedsteads, The Farmer's Pot (with letter relating connection to the '45), The Prince's Bedstead (general description & history), Walking stick (belonging to Prince Charles Edward Stewart - left at Culloden House), Wall mirrors, Washstand (with Scotch – (Scottish) thistles & towel rail), Window tables, Wine bin with painted panels, Wood pieces (from the Rebel Tree), Wood piece (from tree where Prince Charles stood during Battle of Prestonpans), Work box & mirror inside.

Illustrations : Presented here in Table Format, but is in List Format in original.

 Engravings and Paintings

 Date last modified: Sat 01 Jun 13