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Lot 17
A gilt bronze and white marble single fusee drum timepieceearly 19th century and later, the backplate signed J. Lamb, 86 Newman Streetthe 3.5' gilt dial with Roman numerals and engine turned centre, on scrolling lobed supports, the stepped plinth base with ribbon tied fruiting foliate garland mount, on engine turned toupie feet, the backplate with external bracket suspension with pendulum, 21cm high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 20
A gilt bronze and white marble single fusee drum timepieceparts early 19th century and later, the backplate signed Topman, Gt. Rufsell Streetthe 3.5' silvered dial with Roman numerals and engine turned centre, on lobed scrolling supports, the stepped plinth base with ribbon tied fruiting foliate garland mount, on engine turned toupie feet, with brass single fusee movement, the backplate with external bracket suspension with pendulum, 21cm highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 211
An important Irish George I walnut and featherbanded, sycamore, cedar and marquetry 'architectural' secretaire cabinetCirca 1725, possibly by John KirkhofferThe upper section of breakfront form, with an ogee moulded cornice above a pair of ogee moulded panelled doors with re-entrant upper angles, each door inset with bevelled mirror glass, interspersed by four fluted Corinthian pilasters with acanthus and scroll-inlaid capitals, enclosing two shelves, over one deep oak-lined drawer with a facing of two half veneered surrounds flanking a pair of central vertical tablets, each tablet inlaid with a bucranium mask and scrolled foliate strapwork pendant within a stylised foliate border, with two inlaid pedestal bases below the drawer, flanked by two conforming tablets, each end with a curved shaped and scrolled bracket surmounted by a ring turned knop finial and inlaid with concentric scroll work, foliate strapwork, Green man mask and acanthus inlay, the spandrel mounted to each end with a brass scrolled candle arm, above a lower section with a hinged top and hinged front, enclosing a cedar-lined interior with three short apron drawers over a central projecting portico door flanked by eight pigeon holes and four drawers, interspersed with four Corinthian pilasters, above a brushing slide, with six short graduated oak-lined drawers below flanking the kneehole, the door to the recess enclosing one shelf, on later elongated bracket feet, with a brass handle mounted to each end, 127cm wide x 57cm deep x 219.5cm high, (50in wide x 22in deep x 86in high)Footnotes:Featured and IllustratedD. Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin and J. Peill, Irish Furniture, 2007, Yale University in New Haven and London, fig. 46, p. 51.OverviewThe present lot is one of an important group of four similar walnut and marquetry secretaire cabinets, dated circa 1720, which all appear in the above seminal work on Irish furniture produced by D. Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin and James Peill. It is a widely held view that this book remains the most interesting, academically practical and intellectually insightful that has yet been published upon the subject of Irish furniture, together with carving and woodwork from the same country. In chapter three the co-authors re-affirm a previous assertion that such walnut cabinets are indeed of Irish origin.R.W. SymondsThis theory had been originally expounded by the esteemed furniture historian, decorative arts academic and author, R.W. Symonds, in his 1956 article called 'Dean Swift's Writing Cabinet and Two Others' as part of The Antique Collector, Vol. 27, No. 7, April 1956, pp.'s 60-63. Within this text, Symonds details a number of shared design elements and similar characteristics between three of these aforementioned cabinets, which includes the offered lot. He argues logically, and it would seem with the benefit of hindsight correctly, that this selection of three cabinets are in fact all very closely related.Jonathan Swift and the alleged 'Swift cabinet'However, it was the belief that one of the three discussed therein had been a possession of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), the famous author of 'Gulliver's Travels', poet, conservative 'patriot' and Anglican cleric, who eventually became the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral (in Dublin), which led Symonds to posit that all three examples had undoubtedly been executed in either the same Dublin workshop, or at least made by similar Dublin makers. The first, which is the supposed Swift model, has been at the Victoria and Albert since being bought by the museum in 1912 from Alfred A. de Pass, Accession No. W.32: 1-1912. It appears in P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture, The Age of Walnut, published 1904-1908, 1989, London, pl. XXX & p. 195, and is also illustrated in J. Peill and D. Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin's Irish Furniture, fig. 44, p. 50. Interestingly Macquoid is in fact the first to describe it in writing as having been the 'property of Dean Swift'. Following Macquoid, Alfred de Pass certainly believed the illustrious provenance to be true and this can be seen in a letter, dated 2 May 1912, which was sent to the Victoria and Albert by de Pass, registered file 12/2496, 12/2622. But unfortunately there is no evidence proving that this marvellous piece was ever owned by Swift. Indeed it would seem apparent that this provenance was previously based upon what is now considered to be a misreading of an inscription discovered below one of the drawers. Until fairly recently it was thought that this inscription read: 'Mrs McAndrews.... Mr Swifts House', however in 2012 infra-red photography brought to light the true hand written message which is instead rather different: 'Mr McAndrews / in Proper Lane facing / the Sugar House'. Consequently this casts serious doubt upon the early proprietary history of this specific example, www.collections.vam.ac.uk.If it had been possible to prove the opposite - that the museum cabinet had categorically belonged to Jonathan Swift - then judging from certain text published by the revered satirist and essayist in 1720 there would be further proof (if needed) that it was definitely made in Ireland, and most likely Dublin. Within this pamphlet, entitled 'A Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufacture in Cloaths and Furniture of Houses... Utterly Rejecting and Renouncing Everything Wearable that Comes from England', the influential Dean laments the English mercantilist policy prevalent at that time in Ireland. In his opinion this approach had a thoroughly negative impact on Ireland, and in particular upon the wealth of the nation as a whole, D. Fitzgerald and J. Peill, Irish Furniture, p. 61.John Kirkhoffer and the Kirkhoffer modelThe second variant from the R.W. Symonds article has a pencil signature to the underside of one drawer which reads: 'John Kirckoffer / facit [sic.] / 1732' (made by John Kirckoffer in 1732). This features in Ibid, fig. 45, p.50, as well as being discussed by the same authors in an article published the following year called 'A Newly Discovered Signature on a Piece of Irish Furniture', The Magazine Antiques, October 2008, Vol. CLXXIV, No. 4, pp.'s 140-145. It is subsequently highlighted in the chapter, 'Irish Furniture' also by J. Peill, from Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, ed. by W. Laffan and C. Monkhouse, 2015, Chicago, pp.'s 166-7. This specific model resides with the Art Institute of Chicago and is close in terms of overall design and also in a number of details to both the Victoria and Albert comparable and of course the present lot, www.collections.vam.ac.uk.John Kirkhoffer (whose name appears in numerous guises) was probably the son of a German Palatine called Franz Ludwig, who arrived in Ireland as a refugee in 1709 after escaping the Rhineland-Palatinate area, which had been subjected to many years of conflict by that date. The Kirkhoffer family of Protestant immigrants made it to the counties of Kerry and Limerick before ultimately settling in Dublin. Although this particular John Kirkhoffer was evidently a cabinet maker working in Dublin during the 1730s and someone recorded as leasing premises for this purpose in 1736, others also referred to by the same name are likewise documented as cabinet makers active in Dublin in the 18th century.
Lot 306
An early 20th century gilt brass mounted oak table clockin the George III styleof arched rectangular form, the swept square top with floriate knopped final, the corners with similar finials, the sides with vase and scroll pierced frets, the canted corners to the front with floral pendent caryatid mounts, on bracket feet, the arched dial with applied floriate gilt brass mask, the 4.5' silvered Roman chapter ring with outer Arabic five minute track and matted gilt centre, the arch with silvered Slow/Fast subsidiary, the brass twin fusee movement with anchor escapement striking on bell with pendulum and two case keys, 35.5cm high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 308
A Regency mahogany and satinwood banded bracket clocksigned Desbois and Wheeler, Grays Inn Passagethe tall lancet case with ebonised reeded edge to sets of cluster columns on the front angles, the sides with lions mask ring handles over brass gothic-style frets, raised on plinth base and lions paw feet, the front further decorated with applied ebonised line and inlay, the 7.5' signed repainted Roman dial with strike-silent lever at XII and original matching blued steel hands, the twin chain fusee movement unusually with lancet shaped plates, signed in an upward curve on the backplate, the anchor escapement with long pendulum with central engraved rating assembly, rack striking on a bell, with pendulum, crank key and two case keys, 53cm highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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
Lot 311
An early 19th century and later mahogany quarter chiming bracket clock with associated wall bracketsigned Robert Chassereau, Londonthe arched case surmounted by a pagoda top on a plinth with engraved brass fretted sides, above four gadrooned ball finials, the well-moulded cornice supported by four term mounts on the canted corners, the side handles set above pierced cherubic sunburst sound frets, on a stepped moulded plinth and feathered scroll feet, the later arched dial probably dating from the late 19th century and with typical strike/silent subsidiary over a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, framed by scroll spandrels, the triple chain fusee movement, with six knopped pillars and anchor escapement, the back plate engraved Robt. Chassereau London within a repeating shield and line border, with two case keys, sales receipts and records of repair, The clock 60cms high, with bracket 100cm high overallFootnotes:The front plate of the clock is stamped Thwaites 3278. In 1963, Thwaites and Reed confirmed to the then owner that this clock was supplied by them in 1803 to Robert Chasserau (sic). The description of the clock supplied was a 'Spring quarter clock with 8' whole arch plate japanned, the quarter on 8 bells and with flat pendulum.' The current brass dial is a later modification.The back of the dial plate is scratch signed H Manwaring Feb 1895. This may have been Hezekiah Manwaring, who initially worked out of Sussex (where he was born in 1828) before relocating to Wandsworth around 1878. It is possible that he was the one who took the original japanned dial off and updated it with the current one.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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
Lot 313
A very early 19th century brass mounted mahogany single pad top bracket clock with wall bracketthe dial signed James Amos Scott, Tottenham Court Road, the movement stamped Thwaites and numbered 2829 the brass handle set on a brass-bound pad over a moulded edge and four ball finials, the sides with geometric pierced brass sound frets, the front and back doors both glazed, on a moulded plinth and ogee bracket feet, the one piece 7.75' arched silvered dial with engraved Roman chapter ring, strike/silent subsidiary and date dial above VI, signed across the centre Scott Tottenham Court Road, with pierced, blued steel arrow hands, the twin gut fusee movement with five knopped pillars and anchor escapement, the signed backplate with running swag and leaf border, with wall bracket and some paperwork, the clock 48cms high, 69cm high with bracket (2)Footnotes:The note accompanying this lot states that the clock, Thwaites 2829, was supplied to James Amos Scott in 1802, according to the Managing Director of Thwaites and Reed in 1963.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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
Lot 70
A George II walnut and featherbanded bureauCirca 1730The fall front enclosing eight drawers , six pigeon holes, three secret drawers, two bookends and a central door, above lopers and four long graduated oak lined drawers, on shaped bracket feet, mounted with brass handles to the sides, 96cm wide x 56cm deep x 104cm high, (37 1/2in wide x 22in deep x 40 1/2in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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
Lot 708
A French silver jardiniere / centrepieceHenri Soufflot, with Minerva head first standard mark, the plated liner stamped H Ruolz, circa 1900Shaped oblong form, with an open-work border, the bellied panelled sides embossed with scrolls and foliate festoons and drapes, on open-work bracket feet, with removable plated liner, length 43.5cm, weight of silver only 52oz.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 740
A large Victorian pierced silver two-handled bowl / centrepieceBarnards, London 1899Oval, the undulating rim applied with acanthus scrolls interspersed with flower heads, each of leaf embellished flying-scroll handles with floral garlands issuing from a central flower head, open-work bellied sides of scrolls and leaves, two vacant cartouches, with a cast shell scroll lower border and bracket feet, length handle to handle 61cm, weight 140oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 741
A monumental Edwardian pierced silver two-handled bowl / centrepieceCarrington & Co, London 1909Oval, undulating scroll rim with upswept handles, the open-work lattice-work sides with embossed floral garlands, with masks above two vacant rococo style cartouches, on scroll bracket feet, fitted with a blue glass liner, length handle to handle 59.5cm, weight 119oz.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 79
An early 18th century French brass mounted and inlaid ebony barometerthe dial signed C. Leret a Rouen, circa 1720the arched case with moulded borders surmounted by three turned urn finials, the line inlaid trunk with visible tube flanked by a two part signed foliate cut and-engraved dial, one side with eight weather predictions, the opposing side with sliding vernier and scale reading from 26-28, terminating in a canted stepped base inlaid with a foliate engraved oval coat-of-arms within a cut scrolling border on bun feet, and raised on a matching fixed tapering bracket with turned and knopped terminal, 122cm high This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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
Lot 417
Two Victorian piano stools, both with circular upholstered adjustable seats, carved tripod bases.Qty: 2Condition report:The camel coloured seat stool works by way of the adjustable seat screws up and down and remains a sturdy stool. The Green/ blue coloured seat stool does not adjust the height. The original screw thread post seems to be present but it doesn't rise or fall. The seat itself is also fairly unsteady with the platform it rests on being a little loose. The legs on this stool have old bracket repairs to the underside.
Lot 109
Elliott walnut cased mantel clock, square case, square brass dial with silvered chapter ring, engraved and with cast spandrels, signed Fattorini Bradford, bracket feet, 15cm.Condition report:The clock is working at the present time although no guarantee is given. There is some loss of veneer to the bottom of the side and right-hand-side. There is some rubbing to the left edge of the front. There is some loss of black to the metal casing on the back. Please see additional uploaded images.
Lot 339
George III oak chest of drawers, concealed frieze drawer above two short and three long graduating drawers, bracket feet, width 93cm, depht 54cm, height 93cm.Condition report:The top is scratched and stained. The joints between planks are coming apart. Some of the drawer bases have cracks and stains. The drawers all move smoothly. The sections are missing from the top drawer. There are minor losses and repairs around the top and bottom edges. Please see additional uploaded images.
Lot 342
George III mahogany bureau bookcase, moulded and dentil cornice, plain frieze, the upper section with astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves and drawers, the base with fall front, well fitted interior, above two short and three long graduating drawers, bracket feet, width 119cm, depth 57cm, height 234cm.Condition report:There is a vertical crack to the left-hand-side panel. There are some cracks to the fold-down front. There is some loss of wood and rubbing to the base. There is staining to the writing area. There are scratches to the leather insert. There are some cracks to drawer bases. There is some rubbing to the feet. The right-hand-side panel may have been sanded to cause the odd colouration. Please see additional uploaded images.
Lot 346
Mahogany longcase clock, the hood with swan neck pediment abd turned columns, trunk with short door, box base on splayed bracket feet, 14" arched painted dial with cottage to the lunette, floral spandrels, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and date dials, eight day movement striking on a bell, 239cm.
Lot 364
Victorian mahogany bowfront chest of drawers, two short and three long graduating drawers with turned handles, splayed bracket feet, width 104cm, depth 52cm, height 104cm.Condition report:The top has been refinished, but does still have a dark stain rear left corenr, and shadow of a rounded rectangular bottle (or something) rear right corner. Faint S-shaped scratch centrally. The reeded frieze has splits and replaced sections, but still there are notches and segments missing to the sides. Some missing moulding surrounding the drawer outlines and some veneer loss to the feet. The drawers are structurally sound, but they run dryly so would benefit being waxed. The sides have old marks, scratches (particularly to the right hand side) and wear, and the colour is also a little paler and the patina is quite dry to the touch.
Lot 406
George III oak chest of drawers, rectangular top with reeded edge, four long graduating drawers, bracket feet, width 93cm, depth 51cm, height 102cm.Condition report:The top has a split extending across the entire width, along one of the plank joins. An old natural split ahs been filled front left edge of the top. Various ring marks, old scratches, darker staining patches. Both side panels are also split the full height. Some paint marks to the right hand side, and other marks and scratches. The drawers are pine lined, some have replaced panels, but all are currently sound. Run a little dryly. The handles are replacements, and the lock mechanisms have been removed, with the key hole escutcheons replaced (one with a crude metal cap). Old repairs to the bracket feet.
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