A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH "EMPIRE" STYLE ARMCHAIRS, each with rectangular backs with shallow moulded frames and scrolling arm supports with all over carved and gilt decoration, the bow front seat rail with gilt metal mount, on carved and gilt legs with reeded outswept front feet and recessed castors, 38" high. (2) See illustration. Provenance: Sotheby's, London.
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A small early 20th century bisque headed doll with teeth showing, integral bow to head, composite limbs, with dress, cape, petticoats, etc, height 24cm, and a boxed tin plate bodied Hurricane MW3 monoplane, with instruction leaflet, length 32cm (2). CONDITION REPORT: Hairline crack below doll's right ear area, very small crack to forehead, chips to limbs. Plane broken down into component parts, in original posting box which is dirty.
A pair of Edward VII hallmarked silver circular open salts with liners with pierced bow and swag pattern, Edward Barnard, London 1906 & 1907, a George V hallmarked silver circular lidded mustard with liner, William Neale, probably Birmingham 1924, and a rectangular example, Walker & Hall, Birmingham 1921, combined silver weight approx 4.72ozt (4).
A George V hallmarked silver fronted photograph frame of plain rectangular design with wooden easel back, Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1917, 14.5 x 10cm, a modern silver fronted double frame with bow and flower design, velvet easel back, Keyford Frames, London 1991, width 11.5cm, and a pair of small circular silver fronted easel back frames, London 1918, diameter 6.5cm (4).
A George III bow-fronted mahogany sideboard, c.1800, fitted to the centre with a drawer with oval inlaid panel flanked by a cupboard door and a cellarette drawer each with oval inlay all fitted with original gilt brass octagonal pulls, fitted to the side with a commode cupboard and raised on tapering square section legs terminating in spade feet. 0.95m by 1.95m by 0.91m
A Caughley polychrome tea bowl, circa 1785-90, painted with flowers, below a red line and purple border, unmarked, 8cm diameter See Caughley In Colour, page 68 for a discussion of this pattern, which is noted as being 'a variant of a famille rose pattern. These were popular and are found on Bow, Worcester and New Hall amongst others. Item 158, is noted as being the most authentic version, with its darker crysanthemum flower, similar to this tea bowl and its pink lattice rim.'
A Goldscheider Pottery model of a girl seated on a bookcase reading a book cast from a model by Josef Lorenzl, model no.7226, wearing green bow and black gingham dress, painted in colours impressed and printed marks, original paper label, minor restoration to tips of shoes 24cm. high Literature Ora Pinhas Goldscheider Richard Dennis Publications, page 131 this design illustrated.
A George III mahogany serpentine kneehole desk, circa 1760 A George III mahogany serpentine kneehole desk, circa 1760, the shaped recta ngular top above the frieze drawer opening to a sliding baize inset surface opening to a divided interior, above six further drawers centred by the recessed and panelled bow front cupboard door, on shaped bracket feet, 84cm high, 110cm wide, 82cm deep Provenance; Formerly part of the collection of Lord Plender and was given to current owners grandfather on his death. This desk is pictured in R.W. Symonds book, Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks (B.T.Batsford, 1940) page 41 fig. 29 where it is also confirmed as being part of the collection of Lord Plender, G.B.E. For several related designs of Commode Dressing Tables or 'Buroe' dressing tables see Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, Third edition, 1762, (Reprinted by John Tiranti Ltd, 1939) Plate LXII Lord Plender of Sundridge was a distinguished collector of English furniture and a close friend of R. W. Symonds, the preeminent furniture historian who published widely on the subject in the early 20th century. Plender, along with J.S. Sykes, Eric Moller, Samuel Messer, Percival Griffiths, Geoffrey Blackwell, and Jim Joel formed the most notable and esteemed group of English furniture collectors under Symonds guidance. Symonds featured pieces of Plender s collection in his publication Old English Walnut and Lacquer Furniture (London, 1923) and his seminal text Masterpieces of English Furniture and Clocks (London, 1940) Symonds also wrote several articles about Plender s collection, including a feature article in Apollo in 1931 entitled Furniture in the Collection of Lord Plender (vol. XIV, no. 83).
A 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY BOW-FRONTED CORNER CUPBOARD having a moulded cornice, plain frieze with two bowed and ebony strung doors, the later associated stand with shaped apron, turned legs linked by a shaped stretcher. 189cm(h) x 68.5cm(w) x 45cm(d) CONDITION: Some age appropriate splits etc but generally good
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