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A mid 19th century mahogany Wellington collector's chest with a collection Of intaglio and plaster reliefsbearing a plaque to the door frame readi...

A pair of late 19th century Italian Grand Tour carved alabaster busts of Ariosto and PetrarchEach modelled full face wearing laurel wreaths, their...

After Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822): A pair of late 19th century Italian carved alabaster models of recumbent lionson integral rectangular b...

After the antique: A late 19th century Italian patinated bronze figural lamp of the drunken Silenusprobably Naplesthe semi-clad god wearing a frui...

A large late 19th/early 20th century French patinated bronze figure of the Venus de Milocast by Ferdinand Barbedienne the figure cast after the mo...

After Giambologna (Italian, 1529-1608): A late 19th/early 20th century patinated bronze figure of Mercury together with a mahogany pedestalthe fig...

A mid 19th century patinated copper alloy group of The Laocoönafter the antique, French or Italiandepicting the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons...

A French 19th century giltwood fauteuil de bureauin the Louis XVI styleWith lotus leaf, ribbon-and-reel, entrelac and ribboned carved frames, with...

A George III mahogany open armchairCirca 1775With a cartouche shaped back, the scrolled channelled and scroll carved arm terminals above a serpent...

A Victorian walnut low armchair or bergereWith channelled and scrolled foliate carved frames, above a serpentine seat frame, on cabriole front leg...

A French 19th century giltwood fauteuil de bureauin the Louis XVI styleWith guilloche and entrelac, beaded and acanthus carved frames, the rotatin...

A Regency mahogany drum top tableCirca 1815Inlaid with stringing, the gilt tooled leather inset top above four alternating short frieze drawers an...

A George IV mahogany partners' library tableCirca 1825The rounded rectangular top inset with a gilt tooled leather writing surface, above four opp...

An early 19th century French gilt and painted bronze figural miniature mantel timepiecefitted with a later watch movementformed as the figure of A...

A late 19th century French gilt bronze and white marble four glass clock together with a pair of similar period matched three-light garniture cand...

An early 20th century French gilt bronze mounted pink marble lyre mantel timepiecein the Louis XVI style, the dial bearing the pseudo signature fo...

A gilt bronze and white marble single fusee drum timepieceearly 19th century and later, the backplate signed J. Lamb, 86 Newman Streetthe 3.5' gil...

A matched late 19th century French gilt brass and champlevé enamel clock garniturethe clock movement stamped for Japy Frereswith typical formalise...

A Charles X patinated and gilt bronze 'fountain' automata clockindistinctly signed to the dial Neff a Paris, the clock movement stamped B.P. & F....

A gilt bronze and white marble single fusee drum timepieceparts early 19th century and later, the backplate signed Topman, Gt. Rufsell Streetthe 3...

A late 19th century patinated bronze figural group of a triton and infant riding on a tortoisein the Renaissance style the semi-nude male raising ...

Manner of Giacomo Raffaeli (Italian, 1753-1836): An early 19th century small oval micromosaic plaque of a goldfinch together with a later small fl...

A Victorian electrotype parade shield by Elkington of Birmingham, circa 1880after a French late 16th century parade shield, circa 1580, formerly i...

A late 19th century Italian micromosaic paperweight or plaque depicting Pliny's dovesprobably Romanthe slate tablet of shaped outline, mounted wit...

An 18th century sheet and wrought iron chastity beltprobably Continentalthe sheet metal with pierced decoration, with hinged strap and double hasp...

Benedetto Boschetti (Italian, fl. 1820-70): A patinated bronze figure of 'The Dying Gaul'After the antique, second quarter 19th centurythe wounded...

After the antique: A large plaster figural frieze depicting a Roman youth, his horse and a dog, cast from an original fragment found at Hadrian's ...

A late 19th century Italian patinated bronze bust of a classical maidenprobably Naplesthe sitter with wavy hair arranged in a low chignon, her hea...

A George III harewood, burr yew, ebonised and fruitwood inlaid Pembroke tableCirca 1780, in the manner of Ince and MayhewWith stringing, the top i...

A Chinese export early 19th century lacquer and parcel gilt occasional table1810-1830Decorated with assorted figures, pagodas, trees and foliage w...

A pair of late George III rosewood and crossbanded card tablesCirca 1800Each with line-inlay and stringing, with canted front angles, the hinged t...

A pair of George IV mahogany concave-front card tablesCirca 1825Each with a shaped, flame veneered and crossbanded swivel hinged top enclosing a b...

A 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver, coloured enamel and cut and etched rock crystal miniature figural pedestal cupthe bowl with scrolling deco...

A late 18th/early 19th century Eastern European carved and gessoed wood and bone inset devotional figureprobably a representation of the Child of ...

A carved rock crystal, gilt metal and verre eglomise 'Ave Maria' reliquary pendantprobably 18th or early 19th century, perhaps Spanish or Italiano...

A late 19th century French Limoges style enamel plaque depicting courtly figures in Renaissance style dress within a rustic landscapeprobably by ...

Jose Cubero (Spanish, 1818-1877): A cold painted terracotta equestrian group depicting an Andalusian horsemancirca 1870the figure clad in traditio...

A late 19th century Venetian carved wood and polychrome decorated figure of a Moorish dancer raised on a trompe l'oeil fringed shawl covered pedes...

An impressive Queen Anne or George I burr walnut, figured walnut and featherbanded bureau cabinet1710-1720The double-domed top surmounted by urn f...

A pair of mahogany domed and cylindrical shop display cabinetsEach enclosing three glass shelves, on a plinth base, each approximately: 78cm in di...

A pair of late 19th Century patinated and polished brass and copper mounted cow horn garniture ornamentsprobably central Europeanthe horns with fo...

A commemorative Coco De Mer mounted for the Independence of the Seychellesthe unpolished nut mounted on a wooden base with applied white metal pla...

A late 19th century South American (Podocnemis expansa) or Arrau blonde turtle shellof large size with polished surface, 63.4cm long x 48cm wide ...

Denis Mathews (British, 1913-1997): A green verdigris patinated bronze life size model of a crocodilerealistically cast, the beast with clenched j...

Nick Bibby (British, b. 1960): An impressive bronze model of a Rodrigues Giant Tortoise (Cylindraspis vosmaeri)signed Bibby and inscribed with edi...

A pair of small silk Hereke carpetsWest Anatolia,125cm x 99cm and 127cm x 101cm (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auct...

A signed silk Hereke carpetWest Anatolia,127cm x 98cmThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots wi...

A signed silk Hereke carpetWest Anatolia,the ivory field centred by a brown and gold thread medallion within floral arabesques foliate borders,129...

A pair of Hereke carpetsWest Anatolia,192cm x 125cmThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will...

A Nain Carpetc.1960, Central Persia,with radiating stellar design418cm x 315cmFootnotes:Please note that this lot is subject to the US embargo on ...

A Mohtasham Kashan carpetCentral Persia,the indigo field with large pink ground cusped poled medallion, pink ground spandrels, indigo ground palme...

A Kirman carpetc.1930, Central Persia,Ex lot 187, Sotheby's 16 Sept 1994357cm x 266.5cmFootnotes:Please note that this lot is subject to the US em...

A James II or William and Mary ormolu mounted japanned coffre fort of large proportionsthe coffre fort 1685-1694, the stand probably early 20th ce...

A group of six 19th / 20th century Chinese blanc-de-Chine warescomprising two figures of Guanyin, the bodhisattva figures each seated in dhyanasan...

A late 19th/early 20th century gilt bronze mounted Chinese sang de boeuf glazed porcelain vasethe inverted bulbous baluster body with swept narro...

A late 19th century French gilt bronze mounted and champleve enamel jardinièrein the manner of Ferdinand Barbedienne or Eugène Cornuof ovoid form,...

A pair of unusual late 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain vases later adapted as lampbaseseach of baluster form with flared necks, the bo...

A pair of impressive late 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain vases later adapted as lamp baseseach of baluster form with flared necks, th...

A large Chinese carved and polychrome decorated wood Bodhisattva figureprobably late 19th century in the Song/Yuan stylethe deity at 'royal ease' ...

A pair of 19th century Burmese carved sandstone figures of monkseach in seated pose clad in draped robes, each retaining some traces of polychro...

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