English mortuary hilted sword, double edged blade with two long fuellers marked Andrea Farrara and the talismatic numbers 155 and 1689. Sheet steel hilt with masks and foliage, hilt of pairs of bars, globular pommel decorated en suite, bobbin turned wooden grip, c. 1650, approx. total length 105cm. Woodworm to grip and missing screw and bar. See British Basket-Hilted Swords by C. Mazanskey Ch. 11. Provenance Robert E. Brooker Jr Collection author of British Military Pistols 1603-1888. Collection No. S860. IMPORTANT: Online viewing and bidding only. Collection by appointment via our website or arrange with Mailboxes Etc couriers ONLY. Restrictions apply to ensure social distancing.
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Bound collection of 19th century pamphlets, to include 'The Art of Making Fireworks to which is added the History of Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot', London: Printed and Published by W. Mason; 'The Lancashire Dialect or the Adventures and Misfortunes of a Lancashire Clown...' by Tim Bobbin, Blackburn: printed and sold by T. Rogerson; 'Angling, Swimming, & Skating, Lee's Expert English Angler', London: Printed and Published by J. Lee, Half-Moon St. Bishopsgate; and 'A Description of the King's Bench Prison', third edition, London: Printed and Published by John McShee, No.11 Borough-Road, Southwark
A 'Charles II' oak mule chest, hinged rectangular top enclosing a till, the three panel front applied with geometric mouldings and bobbin turned pillasters, above a long block front drawer, stile feet, 85.5cm high, 132.5cm wide, 61cm deep, a later reconstruction incorporating some period timbers
Frank Pratt of Derby - a 17th century design oak dressing mirror, nulled frame, vasular end supports, 56cm high, 77cm wide; another, similar, triptych, bobbin-turned supports and stretcher, 55.5cm high, 77cm wide (2)Provenance: Estate of Thomas Jones, head carver and partner at Frank Pratt of Derby, made in the workshop for his own home
Frank Pratt of Derby - a 17th century style oak 'Derbyshire' chair, of Charles II design, shaped cresting rail carved with an owl and scrolls, spreading underfinials, the mid-rail conforming, boarded seat, bobbin-turned and blocked forelegs, bobbin-turned stretcher, stamped T. Jones neighboured by an incise carved leaf, 105.5cm high, 48cm wide, the seat 37cm deepProvenance: Estate of Thomas Jones, head carver and partner at Frank Pratt of Derby, made in the workshop for his own home
Frank Pratt of Derby - a Victorian style oak spinning chair, shaped back with pierced handle carved in the 17th century taste, bobbin-turned legs and H-stretcher, stamped T C Jones, Wirksworth, Derby's, neighboured by an incise carved leaf, 99cm high, the seat 32.5cm wide, 31cm deepProvenance: Estate of Thomas Jones, head carver and partner at Frank Pratt of Derby, made in the workshop for his own home
Frank Pratt of Derby - a Victorian style oak spinning chair, shaped back with pierced handle carved in the 17th century taste, bobbin-turned legs and H-stretcher, stamped T. Jones within an incise carved leaf, 99cm high, the seat 32cm wide, 31cm deepProvenance: Estate of Thomas Jones, head carver and partner at Frank Pratt of Derby, made in the workshop for his own home
A collection of small ivory wares to include a stand or darning mushroom in two sections, 10.5 cm high, an ivory-handled plated bread fork as a double-sided poleaxe, 7.7 cm, an ivory-handled cheese scoop, 21 cm long, an ivory paperknife with steel folding penknife to the handle, inscribed “Best Steel”, 13.7 cm long, a bone-handled double-sided cut throat razor inscribed “London Warranted Best Steel”, 14.3 cm long, a bone-handled ivory claw hammer, 10 cm long, an ivory handled needle with removable steel point and ivory cover, 11.8 cm long, a miniature bobbin with pen work decoration, 2.3 cm x 2.7 cm and two small ivory-handled tools, 8 cm each, together with a carved shell section depicting Christ with peace sign, bears indistinct inscription verso, 6.7 cm x 5.5 cm
A pair of Carolean style carved oak dining chairs on bobbin supports with upholstered back panel and seat, 42.5 cm wide x 102 cm high, together with a Victorian American style rocking chair, an early 20th Century mahogany framed oval needlework upholstered dressing stool on cabriole legs to pad feet, a tapestry upholstered circular footstool and a stained pine towel rail
An Ercol style elm pedestal occasional table on quadruped base, 46 cm diameter x 44 cm high, together with an Old Charm oak pedestal plant stand, 27 cm wide x 27 cm deep x 91.5 cm high, two mahogany bobbin turned standard lamps and an oak single door dwarf cupboard, 44 cm wide x 51 cm deep x 76.5 cm high
A late 20th Century mahogany double pedestal desk, the top with tooled and gilded leather insert over three frieze drawers, raised on two banks of three drawers with ornate swan neck handles, 121 cm wide x 60.5 cm deep x 78 cm high and a Victorian painted pedestal occasional table on bobbin turned support to quadruped base, 53.5 cm diameter x 65 cm high
A small Charles II oak gateleg tableThe oval hinged top above a moulded frieze on bobbin turned legs, 67cm wide x 60cm deep x 69cm high, (26in wide x 23 1/2in deep x 27in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, The Moller Collection from Thorncombe Park, Surrey, 18 November 1993, Lot 28LiteratureCHINNERY Victor 'Oak Furniture, The British Tradition' 1979, pp. 397-409SYMONDS R.W. 'Gate Leg Tables of the Seventeenth Century', The Antique Collector', April 1947, p.57, fig.10SYMONDS R.W. 'Furniture Making in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century England', 1955, p.66, pl.79The small scale of this table suggests that it might originally have been intended for the use of children and may have originally formed part of the furnishings of a late 17th century nursery.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Harlequin Set of Ten Ash and Elm Rush-Seated Dining Chairs, comprising seven 19th century Lancashire single examples with double spindle back supports and bobbin turned front stretchers, 47cm by 39cm by 95cm, and two single and one carver chair with spindle front rail, the carver 60cm by 45cm by 109cm
A French Louis XIV-style rosewood queen size bed, late 19th century, the panelled headboard with pierced and bobbin turned details, flanked by a pair tapering partially reeded columns, on bun feet, 160cm wide, 137cm highCondition report: Some cracks and lifting to veneer in places. Knocks, scratches and general wear. Some splits. Some fading and discolouration. Areas of restoration/ repair, including a split to the left-hand footboard post.132cm high No obvious woodworm The bed is disassembled in storage and so is difficult to gauge the mattress size
19th century carved oak bench, with bobbin turned back and solid seat, arcaded frieze on carved supports, approximately 122cm longCondition report: Structurally ok, top rail has an old braced repair, general wear particularly to extremities, otherwise it's ok, 42cm deep, approximately 90cm high
Antique oak open armchair upholstered with fragments of antique Turkish carpet, the rectangular back above an overstuffed seat on bobbin turned supports with stretchers (17th Century and later, with various alterations and repairs)Multiple old repairs and replacements (see photos), still solid and useable
18th century oak drop leaf oval dining table, gate leg bobbin turned supports (W171cm, H76cm, D146cm) and set six (4+2) oak framed dining chairs, leather studded back and seat, cup and cover supports (W55cm)Click here to view further images, condition reports, sale times & delivery costs for this lot.

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