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Lot 111
A small George II walnut bureau, the feather banded hinged fall revealing an interior fitted with six drawers above a mirrored cupboard door, enclosing a further drawer, above four long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, with brass side carrying handles, 94cm high, 62.8cm wide, 45.2cm deep.
Lot 120
A George II walnut and burr walnut secretaire kneehole desk, the quarter veneered top with cross and feather banding and with a caddy moulded edge, above a secretaire drawer with a hinged front and fitted with pigeonholes and three drawers, above a long slim drawer and six further drawers flanking a kneehole with a cupboard enclosing a shelf, on shaped bracket feet, 79.8cm high, 69cm wide, 43cm deep.
Lot 140
A George III mahogany bureau cabinet, with a dentil cornice above a pair of cupboard doors with outline mouldings, enclosing three adjustable shelves, with a hinged fall, the interior with twenty-one drawers, two pigeonholes and a central cupboard, above two short and three long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, 260.3cm high, 123.6cm wide, 57.7cm deep.
Lot 147
A George III mahogany bureau, the hinged fall revealing six satinwood fronted drawers, pigeonholes and a central cupboard, above four long graduated drawers and bracket feet inlaid with stringing, 108cm high, 115.8cm wide, 55.3cm deep. Provenance: The estate of the late Sir John Alexander Campbell-Orde, 6th Baronet (1943-2016).
Lot 169
A near pair of 18th century Anglo-Chinese huanghuali and padouk bureau cabinets, each with a moulded cornice above a pair of panelled doors with leaf carved mouldings, enclosing two adjustable shelves and two drawers, above a hinged fall revealing an arrangement of drawers and pigeonholes with a central cupboard door, above four long graduated drawers, on bracket feet, with paktong escutcheons, hinges and handles, 188.2cm high, 109cm wide, 55.7cm deep and 188.2cm high, 109cm wide, 57.2cm deep. (2) Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor's husband from Sotheby's, December 1980. Catalogued as: 'Property of a Gentleman, A rare pair of Padouk bureau bookcases, probably Macau, early 19th century.' These fine bureau cabinets were constructed in China, probably Canton or Macau for an English client possibly ordered for an East India Company official. They are made of huanghuali and padouk both timbers native to Asia. Huanghuali (Dalbergia odorifera) literally translates as 'yellow flowering pear' wood which is a member of the rosewood family. It was predominately found on the island of Hainan and was the wood of choice for the Emperor and the elite during the Ming and Qing dynasties. These cabinets are based on an English prototype but constructed in an entirely Chinese way, in-particularly with the use of solid timbers.
Lot 209
A George III mahogany bracket clock by James Muckarsie of Holborn, the eight day brass repeating movement with a verge escapement striking on a bell, the backplate engraved with a basket of flowers and scrolling leaves, the arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, with a matted centre with a date aperture and a signature plaque, inscribed 'JAMES MUCKARSIE HOLBORN', the arch with a strike / silent dial and with gilt Rococo spandrels, the bell top case with foliate urn finials and with flower and female mask mounts and fish-scale panel sides, with brass carrying handles, 59cm high. Provenance: Kilmory Castle, Argyle and Bute, Scotland. The estate of the late Sir John Alexander Campbell-Orde, 6th Baronet (1943-2016). James Muckarsie (Mackarsie) is listed as working in London (47 High Holborn), a member of the Clockmakers' Company in 1784. He died in 1801. His son, George James Muckarsie, was a clock and chronometer maker working in Great Queen Street, London.
Lot 210
A George III ebonised bracket clock by Stephen Rimbault of London, the eight day brass repeating movement with a verge escapement striking on a bell, with a bob pendulum, the backplate engraved with a basket of flowers and scrolling leaves, the arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring, with Roman and Arabic numerals, the matted centre with a date aperture and a false pendulum, with a signature plaque, inscribed 'Stepn Rimbault LONDON', with blued steel hands, the arch with a strike / silent dial, with gilt Rococo spandrels, the brass mounted case with a bell shape top with turned urn finials and with arched glazed panel sides, 47.9cm high.
Lot 216
A William IV ebonised chiming bracket clock by Thomas Hunt of London, the three train brass movement striking on nine bells, the backplate stamped 'THOS HUNT Tottenham Court Road LONDON', the painted arched dial with Roman numerals and a subsidiary date and strike / silent dials, signed 'TH. HUNT LONDON', the case inlaid with brass, with cone finials and Gothic lancet shape side panels, 64cm high.
Lot 233
λ A French Louis XV boulle marquetry mantel clock, the eight day brass movement with an outside countwheel and striking on a bell, the backplate signed 'Charles Voilin Paris', the circular enamel and gilt dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, signed 'CHLES BEAUVILLAIN A PARIS', the case veneered with tortoiseshell and inlaid with brass with scrolling leaves and flowers, with Old Father Time on the surmount, 77.3cm high, together with a similar bracket, 26.5cm high. (2)
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