Gibbs (James) Rules for Drawing the Several Parts of Architecture in a More Exact and Easy Manner than has been heretofore practised, by which all Fractions, in dividing the principal Members and their Parts, are avoided, Innys, Richardson et al, 1753, third edition, folio, first leaf is a blank, 63 (of 64) engraved plates, half calf (worn); Gotch (J. Alfred), Architecture of the Renaissance in England ..., Batsford, 1894, two volumes, folio, ex-library, 145 plates with stamps verso, top edges gilt, original half morocco; Shaw (Richard Norman), Architectural Sketches from the Continent, Day, n.d. [1858], folio, litho title, 100 litho plates, modern cloth (4)
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Halfpenny (Joseph) A Selection of the Gothic Ornaments in the Cathedral Church of York, York: John & George Todd, 1831, large quarto, engraved title, 105 plates (two coloured), modern half morocco gilt; Billings (Robert William), Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham …, Andrews, 1846, large quarto, 60 full page mounted plates, four other engraved plates, all edges gilt (worn); idem, Architectural Illustrations and Description of the Cathedral Church at Durham, Boone, 1843, quarto, title vignette, 75 engraved plates, half morocco (faded and rubbed); idem, The Geometric Tracery of Brancepeth Church in the County of Durham, Boone & Andrews, 1845, tall quarto, frontis, hand-coloured text illustration, twenty engraved plates, cloth-backed boards with original label; idem, Architectural Illustrations, History and Description of Carlisle Cathedral, Boone, 1840, quarto, forty-five engraved plates, modern cloth binding; with two others (7)
A large Elizabethan Samuel Pepys 1666 revival tall library bookcase cabinet. The very large bookcase constructed of teak being true to the original architectural design. Fitted with adjustable shelves and dismantles to 2 pieces. Glass panel doors with each panel being bevelled edged, raised on bun feet. Measures: 229cm high x 120cm wide x 42cm deep.
Two black and variegated marble mantel clocks circa 1890-1900, the first of architectural form with pediment supported by green marble columns, the dial with black Arabic numerals, striking on a coil gong, 27cm high, the second of rectangular outline with grey marble inserts, the dial with black Roman numerals, striking on a bell, 33cm high. (2)
A reproduction George III style mahogany bureau bookcase, the architectural pediment above two astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above a crossbanded fall front enclosing a fitted interior of pigeon holes and short drawers centred by a cupboard door above four long graduated cockbeaded drawers on ogee bracket feet, 91cm wide, 56cm deep, 230cm high
A black marble mantel clock circa 1900, of architectural form, the dial with black Arabic numerals (lacking gong), 30cm high, together with a Japanese gun metal mantel clock of architectural form, the pediment supported by four columns, the 8-day movement striking on a coil gong, 32cm high. (2)
A late 17th century style ebonised siphon-tube barometer after Daniel Quare, the silvered dial signed 'D. Quare, Lond. Fecit' and inscribed 'SUMMER WINTER', the recording pinters operated by rack and pinion brass buttons, with a circular silvered calendar dial centred by the initials 'WR' for William III and flanked by the Royal Coat of Arms, the architectural case, surmounted by a flaming finial, second half 20th century, 100cm high. This barometer is a faithful copy of the siphon-tube barometer made by Quare for the Royal Collection at Hampton Court Palace. The original barometer is discussed by Nicholas Goodison, English Barometers 1660-1860, pp.187-189, pl. 113-115.
A black japanned and gilt wall mirror in early 18th century style, the rectangular plate within a carved leaf slip and a cushion frame decorated with chinoiserie figures, with a conforming architectural surmount, decorated with leaves, scrolls and husks, first half 20th century, 159.4 x 84.6cm.
A 19th century Italian Florentine ebony and ebonised pietra dura cabinet in Baroque style, inset overall with various marble and hard stone panels, including: lapis lazuli, breche d'alep, Spanish brocatalle, red serpentine, Siena, vert maurin, onyx, alabasters, the swan neck pedimented top surmounted by a bronze bust of Cosimo de Medici, above architectural mouldings, with a recessed arch flanked by urn finials, above five drawers, with gilt bronze Moor's head handles, flanked by four alabastro fiorito Corinthian columns, the sides with cupboard doors above a single deep drawer with a faux front, the inside with a typed paper label inscribed 'Bought from Mr Cleverly, Swindon, about 1926.', the base with a frieze drawer above a panelled cupboard door, 275.5cm high, 99.5cm wide, 52cm deep.
λ A mid-17th century Flemish Antwerp ebonised and tortoiseshell cabinet on stand, painted with twelve panels in the manner of Hans Jordaens III, the exterior later gilt decorated with flowers on a lattice ground and with chinoiserie panels of figures, birds and trees, the hinged top revealing a painted panel with figures on a path with three caparisoned horses, above a later panel and a vacant interior, with a pair of panelled doors enclosing a tortoiseshell and ripple moulded interior with eight drawers painted with rural landscapes and village scenes, with figures in various country pursuits including: hunting, a shepherd tending his flock, figures in a carriage, a man on a river bank fishing, flanking an architectural centre with a brass balustrade deep drawer above an arched panel door, painted with figures walking along a tree lined avenue with their dogs, enclosing a bone and ebony parquetry mirrored niche with gilt arches, flanked by Corinthian columns and above a drawer decorated with a harvest scene, the insides of the doors painted with panels, the left with wealthy figures on horseback giving money to beggars in a landscape setting, the right with figures playing instruments before a moated country house, fitted with a long drawer with lion's mask ring handles, the stand with a shaped apron, on cabriole legs and pad feet, the back with a handwritten paper label 'Mrs Harold Louth Lincolnshire, To the … Mr J Smith … London', 149.5cm high, 106.5cm wide, 54cm deep.
Two late 19th century sketchbooks, drawn in and compiled by T.E. Jeffery, each enclosing full-page and inserted pencil drawings and sketches of Medieval and later architectural elevations, vignettes and antiquarian details, each bound in buckram or paper covers, the buckram album with Gothic Revival monogram and dated 1897, each slim oblong 4to, [2]
Marcus A. Boss (early 20th century), after, Harrow School, the margin centred by the school's coat of arms, lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Published by Appleby Bros, London 1934, chromolithograph, 37cm x 27cm; 19th century Near Eastern antiquarian prints and maps of Israel: Jerusalem: Ancient & Modern, The Ruins of Caesarea, chromolithographs, (2); ancient architectural elevations, various, lithograph; etc, [6]
PAIR OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FRENCH WALNUT PICTURE FRAMES, each of oblong form with ribbon tied cresting to the moulded slip, 21 ½" x 17 ¾" (54.6cm x 45.1cm), together with a LARGER PICTURE FRAME, 23 ½" x 17 ¼" (59.7cm x 43.8cm), each containing a reproduction architectural black and white print, (3)
Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, a trio of uncatalogued large rectangular Architectural glass slabs, each 21 x 15 cm and of similar abstract form, to consist of one in Twilight (FLC label to front, etched to verso 'Doorhandle - Sample Pattern' and one each in Flint and Flame (unmarked). Also contained in the lot, one pair of fixing studs (5)
Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars, a quartet of four uncatalogued Architectural glass slabs of hexagonal form, each 15 cm at widest diameter, comprising three in Sage and one in Aubergine (4)All four in excellent condition, with no visible scratches, chips or other marks, barring natural mould marks, a couple of which have relatively sharp edges.
Batsford UK Illustrated Topographical, Architectural & Craft Series : A collection of 39 titles from the 1930/40s, most retaining their original illustrated dustwrappers, authors include Massingham & Edlin. Together with other UK topography series and Baker : Ludlow Town & Neighbourhood; Howard : English Church Woodwork & Vols. II & III of Herefordshire Royal Commission on Historical Monuments.
Late Victorian inlaid rosewood salon cabinet, the architectural pediment with foliate scroll inlay over cornucopiae between bevelled rectangular mirrors and bowfront shelves, in turn above large bevelled mirror plate and subsidiary mirrors and further inlaid panels, the lower stage with glazed two door cabinet between bowfront cupboards with galleried shelves beneath, 137cm wide x 243cm high Condition:
Two pairs of good quality 19th century etched mirror panels, either architectural or showman's caravan, the large panels with reverse etched symmetrical floral detail, the smaller pair with further symmetrical decoration, all of curved outline, 95cm high x 65cm wide approx and 50 x 60cm approx
A sepia architectural drawing of the Old Horse Guards Parade, 12 x 37cm, a black and white etching of Arlington House, 7 x 18cm, a further collection of 18th and early 19th century engravings relating to London landmarks, including aquatints after Rowlandson and Pugin, etc, various sizes, all framed

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