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Click here to subscribeA French Brass Rococo Style Chandelier. The baluster column adjoining a lobed centre piece with pendant finial and glass ball; issuing eight twin scroll branches with foliate urn-form candle sockets adorned with variously shaped & sized facet cut drops. 22 ins (26 cms) in height, 28 ins (71 cms) in depth.
A Highly Decorative 19th Century Venetian Glass Wall Mirror. The bevelled central oval mirror panel mounted in a rectangular mirrored frame etched with sprays of flowers & foliage divided by twisted glass canes and adornments, and having protuberant scrolling corner pieces and a shaped pediment surmounted by glass flowers and fanned leaves, 61 ins x 39½ ins (155 cms x 100 cms).
An Impressive Cut Glass & Crystal Chandelier. The ormolu frame clad in glass panels sweeping down from the crowning top section to the ten branches with etched cups draped in octagonal glass beaded swags. The bulbous sides adorned with cut glass rosettes and crystal pear drops. The centre light above a large ball pendant. 44 ins (112 cms) in height, 29 ins (74 cms) in width.
A Pair of Queen Anne Wall Mirrors. The rectangular centre panels surmounted by shaped & bevelled mirror pediments centred by engraved crowns & flanked by fleur-de-lys finials. 59 ins x 21 ins (150 cms x 54 cms). Reputed to have come from a house in Scotland; seat of the Stuart family.
A 19th Century Gilt Console Table. The associated marble top with canted protruding corners 47¼ ins x 25½ ins (120 cms x 65 cms). The giltwood frieze carved with twin s-scrolls flanking a fanned centre. The splayed back legs and tapered & fluted front legs headed by paterae. 36 ins (92 cms) in height.
A Delightful Sheraton Revival Inlaid and Painted Satinwood Desk of small & elegant proportions. The top having a raised cylinder section to the back rolling back by pulling out the frieze drawer to reveal partitioned letter racks flanking a pen & ink tray with a secret compartment underneath. The gently sloped top painted with Neo-classical embellishments and inlaid with kingwood cross-banding edged in chequer stringing, opening to form a baize writing surface. Standing on reeded tapering legs enriched with bands of gilded stiff leaves rising from scotia turned collars above the concave fronted base shelf and beaded tapering feet. 38¼ ins (97 cms) high, 27 ins (69 cms) wide, 17 ins (43.5 cms) deep.
A Fine Sheraton Revival Satinwood Pembroke Table. The top inlaid with a boxwood centre patera festooned in strings of beads tied in ribbons and having kingwood cross-banding edged in stringing with rounded corners to the drop down flaps on loper supports. One end fitted with a drawer, standing on slender square tapering legs united by a faux bamboo X-form stretcher terminating on brass caps & castors. 29½ ins (75 cms) high, 36 ins x 23 ins (91 cms x 59 cms).
A Charming Sheraton Revival Inlaid Satinwood Secrétaire Bookcase. The upper section having a moulded swan-neck pediment inlaid with elegant scrolls of flowers & foliage enriched with penwork above two astrigal glazed doors with cross-banded borders, and a bank of three small frieze drawers decorated with bellflower garlands. The base section inlaid with a classical urn issuing flowers & acanthus swagged in drapery framed by ripple grained cross-banded borders edged in stringing. The secrétaire drawer with hinged fall front opening to reveal a fitted interior with tooled leather writing surface above further long drawers; all having gilt brass swing handles on fanned oval mounts. Standing on swept bracket feet 86½ ins (220 cms) high, 35½ ins (90 cms) wide, 18½ ins (47 cms) deep.
A Pair of Delightful Hepplewhite Style Painted Satinwood Chairs. The pierced shield backs decorated with sprays of blue flowers tied in ribbon outlined with stringing and framing a fanned back splat of Prince of Wales feathers gathered at the base in a ribbon bow. The caned serpentine front seats on slender turned & tapering legs with pendant leaves adorning with inverted cup turning to the hips and scotia mouldings to the terminals. Each chair 35½ ins (90 cms) high, 18½ ins (47 cms) wide, 20 ins (50 cms) deep.
A Fine 19th Century Satinwood Demi-lune Side Cabinet. The top painted with an oval of doves & cherubs framed by a string of pearls; surmounted by a bow and draped with floral festoons. The bowed front incorporating open shelved corners lined with yellow/gold velvet. The two central doors painted with figural oval panels bordered by stylized scrolls of foliage, leafy fronds and topped with rams-head urns draped in floral swags. The four short fluted legs tapering down to spade feet. 42 ins (107 cms) in height, 60 ins (153 cms) in width, 20 ins (51 cms) in depth.
A Fine `Sèvres` Porcelain Bowl with gilt metal mounts. The bowl interior centred by a bouquet of roses, morning glory, poppies & ferns encircled by a floral garland running around the border. The exterior sides finely painted with a romantic scene on one side and floral bouquet on the other edged in leafy gilt borders on a turquoise blue ground. Standing on a well cast pedestal foot with a pierced & beaded rim band surmounted by seeding foliate handles 13 ins (33 cms) high, 12½ ins (32 cms) in diameter.
A Fine 19th Century Cloisonné Mantel Clock. The enamelled dial ornamented with swagged floral garlands within a band of blue Roman numerals counting the hours and an outer band of black Arabics counting the minutes with ornate fretted gilt pointers. The movement striking a gong and inscribed on back-plate MAPLE & Co. Ltd Paris, Marti et Cie. Medaille d`Argent 1889. The case`s flat silhouette cut facade surmounted by a shaped pediment with architectural turrets either side, ornately decorated with intricate Persian style flowers & foliage enhanced with coloured enamels, 14 ins (26 cms) in height.
A 19th Century French Vieux Paris Porcelain Cup & Saucer. The gilded cup painted with small landscapes in blue borders enriched with gilt foliate scrolls. The handle adjoining the rim with a male head 3¼ ins (8 cms) in height. The saucer similarly ornamented with a blue gilt band 5½ ins (14 cms).
A 19th Century French Vieux Paris Porcelain Gilded Cup & Saucer, enriched with etched flowers. The cup having a flared rim and scroll handle with eagle head terminal; the beaded rim above lion paw feet 4¾ ins (12 cms) in height. The saucer centred by a butterfly. 6½ ins (16.5 cms) in diameter.
A Pair of Fine 19th Century French Ornithological Cabinet Plates. The centre panels hand-painted with birds and entitled on the backs; `Paradis` and `Barbu`. The serpentine borders decorated with panels of blue & orange glaze enriched with gilding within an apricot band and moulded rim of entwined scrollwork with gilt embellishments, 9 ins (23 cms) in diameter.
A Pair of 19th Century Dresden Porcelain Vases & Covers. The ovoid bodies finely painted with harbour scenes in cartouches on a pale eau-de-nil ground, and having ladies` heads wearing plumed head-dresses protruding either side. The domed lids with subsidiary panels and gilded finial surmounts. AR monogram on base, 17 ins (43 cms) in height.
A Large 19th Century Paris Porcelain Garniture Urn & Cover. The urn hand-painted with broad bands of pink roses around the shoulders and in vertical stripes down the tapering body divided by gilt bands; with a fan of stiff leaves rising from the pedestal base above a square simulated green marble plinth. The bell shaped cover ornamented with similar roses and surmounted by a gilded fircone finial, 30 ins (77 cms) in height.
A Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Figural Mantel Clock. The `Sèvres` porcelain dial painted with a delightful scene depicting a seated lady with two cherubs encircled by a pink border of gilded numeral cartouches framed by a beaded edge. The dial suspended between gilt pillars swagged in drapes with celestial cherubs flying either side and a further cherub surmounting the top holding aloft a bugle and a cornucopia cascading toys. The base mounted with the reclining figure of a young girl above an inset plaque painted with toy soldier & hobby horse, 17½ ins (44 cms) in height.
A Fine Charles X Ormolu Mantel Clock. The clock set into a rocky surround and surmounted by the reclining figure of a lady dressed in fine flowing robes with a plumed turban and holding a hand mirror. The bulging rectangular plinth base embellished with ornate scrolls of flowers & seed heads defined against a matted ground with a swan to the centre and leafy fronts adorning the swept corners above outswept scroll feet, 19¾ ins (50 cms) high, 14 ins (36 cms) in width.
A Cantonese Baluster Vase decorated in polychrome enamels with narrative figural scenes on a back ground of flowers, foliage & birds. The neck having moulded dogs-of-fo above salamanders scrolling around the shoulders. The down-turned rim with scalloped edge, 14 ins (35.5 cms) in height.
A 19th Century Cantonese Charger decorated in polychrome enamels with figural scenes in segment panels alternated with flowering foliage, birds & butterflies. The six segment panels surrounding a small centre roundel edged in gilt band, 13 ins (34 cms) in diameter.
An Early 20th Century Chinese Vase Circa 1920-40. The bulbous body decorated in polychrome enamels with a bird perched on rock-work amidst flowering peonies & bamboo. The tall flared neck in fine scrolling flowers & foliage on a pale green ground. The base with Qianlong seal mark, 13¼ ins (34 cms) high.
A 19th Century Chinese Carved Ivory Cribbage Board & Pegs. The board intricately decorated with three small panels depicting figural scenes surrounded by lavishly scrolling flowers & foliage and raised on animal paw feet. The pegs accommodated in a small compartment with sliding lid to the underside, 1¼ ins (3 cms) high, 9½ ins x 3 ins (24 cms x 7.5 cms)
An Indian Tortoiseshell & Ivory Writing Casket. The dome topped rectangular box clad in tortoiseshell veneer and overlaid with intricately pierced ivory panels and bands with pen-worked embellishments incorporating small cartouches depicting Deities. The sandalwood interior with stationary partitions and a pull-out lidded compartment. Standing on lion paw feet 6¼ ins (16 cms) high, 9 ins (23 cms) wide, 4¾ ins (12 cms) deep.
Two Unusual 19th Century Cased Models of Figural Scenes with Maharajas composed of balsa wood, silk & paper-like materials, presented in glass fronted boxes with sponged paper clad sides and foliate scroll pediments. One measuring 14 x 9 x 6 ins (36 x 23 x 15 cms), the other; 13 x 8½ x 6 ins (33 x 22 x 15 cms).
A Pair of Late 19th/Early 20th Century Indian Brass Low Tables, one stamped underneath `CHHAGANAL & VRAIJLAL SONS TO MISTRY RAGHUHATH TRIBHOVAN, VISNAGAR N. GUJARAT, BARODA STATE, INDIA`. Each table having a square top clad in sheet brass embossed with a tessellated centre bordered by a copper band of flowering vine. The outer borders and sides enriched with undulating scrolls of foliage defined against a recessed pitted ground. The gadrooned and petalled edge above four pronounced paw feet. 9 ins (23 cms) in height, 20 ins x 20 ins (51 cms x 51 cms).
A Chinese Carved Hardwood Stand. The petalled top having a pink mottled marble inset within a border of prunus blossom and beaded edge. The serpentine frieze pierced & carved with peach blossom on four tall grotesque headed legs ornamented with leafy stems and united by curved stretchers above stylised ball & claw feet, 36 ins (92 cms) high, 18 ins (46 cms) wide.
An Ornamental Carved hardwood Six-tiered Pagoda. The graduated hexagonal tiers having fretted gallery rails & supports of carved prunus blossom and tiled canopy edges with an animal form surmount at each corner bearing a pendant bell hanging on a chain. The pediment surmounted by a turned finial. 88 ins (224 cms) high, 26 ins (66 cms) wide.
A 19th Century Carved & Painted Blackamoor Console Table. The edge-moulded serpentine top painted black with sponged gilding and borne on the head of a kneeling female Blackamoor holding out a torch in one hand carved in the form of an artichoke. Her loosely draped robes & striped turban intricately decorated with incised & painted designs enriched with gilding, her engraved golden necklace hung with pendant drops. 39 ins (99 cms) in height, the top 43 ins x 20 ins (110 cms x 50 cms).
An Edwardian Mahogany Collectors Cabinet on Stand. The plain mahogany top fronted by an edge of shells and opens out to reveal an interior fitted with a partitioned tray of thirty-two compartments of various types of shell, including one carved with a parrot. The front, side & back panels encrusted with shells creating swirling roundels. Raised on plain chamfered legs 30 ins (77 cms) in height, 39½ ins (100 cms) in width, 21 ins (54 cms) in depth.
A 19th Century Brass Bound Mahogany Miliatary Chest. The upper section accommodating a central secrétaire drawer with fitted interior and fall front writing surface inset with tooled leather, flanked by sides drawers above a long drawer below. The base section with two further long drawers on bracket feet; all having recessed brass swing handles, brass lined keyholes and incised edging lines. The secrétaire lock stamped Hobbs & Co. London. 40¾ ins (103.5 cms) high, 38¾ ins (98.5 cms) wide, 18½ ins (47 cms) deep.
An Anglo-Indian Writing Box inset with gilt metal corner straps and stylised foliate decoration. The lid opening to reveal a fitted interior of various partitions & lidded compartments, with a mirror to the centre of the inside lid. 9 ins x 17½ ins x 11¾ ins (20 cms x 44.5 cms x 30 cms).
A 19th Century Rosewood Drop Dial Wall Clock by A.P. Smith, Dundee Circa 1860. The painted enamel dial set within a rosewood circular border. The lower section having a glazed oval pendulum aperture and applied with carved floral & foliate side panels. 21 ins (54 cms) in height, 14½ ins (37 cms) in width, 6 ins (15 cms) in depth.
A Small Georgian Mahogany Collectors Cabinet. The top & front inlaid with fine checkered banding with concave corners. The interior fitted with two short and two long graduated drawers with drop handles; lined in baize. 10½ ins (27 cms) in height, 9 ins x 7½ ins (23 cms x 19 cms).
A 19th Century Mahogany Lancet Clock. The painted enamel dial encased by a convex glass & brass door. The mahogany case inlaid with ebony & brass, and having two gilded lion head handles & ball feet. 12½ ins (32 cms) in height, 7½ ins (19 cms) in depth, 4½ ins (11.9 cms) in width.
A Fine 19th Century Lund`s Patent Rack & Pinion Corkscrew, the brass barrel mounted with a small silver plaque stamped Lund`s Patent -57- Cornhill. The handle incorporating a brush, and the three tongs stamped `Cornhill. London. Lunds Patent` (1838). [A similar example is illustrated in The Corkscrew, A Thing of Beauty by Paulo de San Tis and Maurizio Fantoni page 92].
An Important Louis XIV Red Tortoiseshell & Ebonised Religieuse Clock by Baltazar Martinot, Paris, Circa 1680. The twin fusee movement having a silk suspension. The brass chapter ring with numbered minutes, defined upon a black velvet ground with pierced & engraved hands above a gilt appliqué embossed with trumpeting caryatids and an engraved oval cartouche. The red tortoiseshell case having a caddy top surmounted with flaming gilt torches above the glazed sides and front. Raised on bun feet 19½ ins (50 cms) in height, 12 ins (31 cms) in width, 5 ins (20.5 cms) in depth.
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