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Lot 22
JACOB MEYER II. ???? - 1750: BAROQUE TABLE CLOCK WITH CARILLON Ca. 1740 Rosewood, gilt brass, glass 69 x 36 x 24 cm Signed: On a dial "Jac. Maeyer in Wienn" A rare baroque clock ("Stockuhr") from the master watchmaker of the Viennese court in a rosewood glass cabinet with brass, fire-gilded bars and a marqueterie. Dial with Roman numerals, quarter beat, date indicator of days, months and lunar phases, carillon for 9 bells with 18 hammers.
Lot 11
JAN KAŠPAR HIRSCHELY 1695 - 1743: PAIRED FLORAL STILL LIFES First half of 18th century Oil on wood 35,5 x 25 cm Signed: Unsigned The cabinet still life comes from the calmperiod of Hirschely's work, when the author does not use luxury objects and expensive mannerist vases to compose still lifes, but arranges live flowers in simple glass flasks to highlight their natural beauty. When painting floral still lifes, Hirschely emphasized the aesthetic tone of the work. The painter created a rich mannerist arrangement with strong color tones appearing in the foreground and tried to meet the requirements of the time for the archaization of form. Later, he devoted himself to other motifs in his work, such as fruits and birds. The botanical composition of the bouquets often went beyond one season. In one case, they control the color range of red chrysanthemums and yellow feather tulip. In the background are small-flowered daffodils and deep blue Aquilegias. In second case around the central motif of a variegated tulip with delicate petals, the author concentrates carefully selected variations of daffodils, Aquilegias, iris, roseand amaryllis.Works consulted with PhDr. Hana Seifertová.
Lot 40
BIEDERMEIER CABINET Kolem 1830 Central Europe walnut, maple, blackened pear wood, brass 177 x 109 x 59 cm Timeless design of a model from the Biedermeier period with an elegant high class with a semicircular structure with three drawers. Sophisticated geometric layout of the lower drawers and a box with fittings in the indicated arch, above it a secret drawer. The bright root interior consists of a set of drawers and a portal with pilasters and hooks. The quality of workmanship corresponds to the most prestigious Central European furniture manufacturers of the first half of the 19th century. Photographs of the condition before restoration are available. Restored.
Lot 95
JOSEF GOČÁR 1880 - 1945: CUBIST GLASS CABINET WITH CLOCK 1913-1914 Bohemia gabon, mahogany, rosewood 214 x 90 x 38 cm The unique and extensively published Cubist showcase with a superstructure of a clock by one of the most important representatives of Cubism, Josef Gočár, belongs to the iconic top models of this architect and designer. The showcase was made to order in the waiting room for Dr. Trapl. The extraordinary quality of workmanship or the unprecedented shape of the diamond fittings represent the top representation of that time.To date, this piece of furniture has been found in a family of descendants, JUDr. Trapl. Consulted with the great-granddaughter of the architect Josef Gočár, Maria Fiřtová. Published: LAHODA, Vojtěch. Czech cubism. Prague: Gate, 1996, p. 76. VEGESACK von, Alexander. Czech Cubism Architecture and Design 1910-1925, Museum of Applied Arts in Prague, 1991, p. 63, archival material of the works of Josef Gočár. Restored.
Lot 1475
Schrank (Cabinet). Jumu-Holz, englisch "northern elmwood". Hoher Korpus mit abgerundeten Frontecken und zwei Türen. Unterteil mit Buckelstreben mit doppeltem Münzdekor. Innen mit zwei Ablagen und zwei Schüben. Nicht sichtbare Flächen innen und außen rot gefasst. Messing-Schloss/-Verblendung und -Stift. Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren. Laut beigegebenem Kaufbeleg Nord China, Qing-Periode, 18. Jahrhundert. 187x 105x 52 cm. Beigegeben: Kopie Kaufbeleg Schoeni Fine Oriental Art, Hong Kong, vom 21. März 1992 über HKD 21.600,-. Tapered shaped cabinet. Round Corner, humpback Bar apron, Elmwood. Northern China, 18th Century, as stated on invoice of Schoeni Fine Art Oriental Art, Hong Kong, 21. March 1992, purchased for HKD 21.600,- (copy of invoice enclosed).
Lot 1248
Frühstücksbesteck für sechs Personen, 24-teilig. 925/000 Sterlingsilber, 738 g (ohne Messer gewogen). Schlichte Griffe mit Eselrsücken. Bestehend aus: Je sechs Frühstücks-Messern, -Gabeln und -Löffeln sowieKaffeelöffeln. Gebrauchsspuren. Unterschiedliche Punzen: Mz. JB/RMEH/GJDF/NL, Beschau Scheffield (teils mit Tudor-Rose, ab 1975)/London und verschiedene Jahresbuchstaben. L. 13 bis 21,5 cm. Beigegeben: Besteckkasten. Eiche mit Perlband, bez. "The Derby cabinet".
Lot 383
A late Victorian mahogany and satinwood display cabinet, circa 1880, in a empire manner, moulded acorn carved pediment, satinwood strung frieze, above two glazed panel doors opening to five tier damask interior shelves on moulded single panel satinwood strung, pillar fluted columns, raised on a inverted plinth base. 169cm H x 125cm W x 47cm DCondition Report:Good condition with one glass panel missing, general scuffs and scratches to the base.
Lot 445
A George III mahogany bureau, circa 1760, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, fall front enclosing interior with secret drawers, pigeon holes, cabinet, interior drawers and leather inlay writing surface, above two short and three long gradual drawers with swan neck brass handles, keyholes and locks, flanked by quarter fluted columns, raised on short cabriole feet. 102cm H x 88cm W x 52cm D (+34cm writing slope)Condition report:Good overall condition, handles are period but refitted with holdings. General use of scuffs and scratches.
Lot 224
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji period shibayama and gilt lacquer-decorated hardwood table cabinet, of 'shodana' form with residual gilt roof decoration of a butterfly hovering over flowers, above typical asymmetrical shelving, a pair of cabinet doors decorated in ivory shibayama style with figures on a terrace before Mount Fuji and three drawers, all with gilt relief lacquer work decoration, 63cm x 24cm x 80cm high Condition: General wear to roof (rubbing to gilt lacquer work, light scratches and rubbing to timber). Minor losses to shibayama detail of cabinet doors. General wear to gilding as per images. Wear to gilt flowering plant decoration to side panels. One roof moulding has been reattached with minor flake chip where it meets roof. Overall worn to gilding and a little 'tired' but structurally sound - **General condition consistent with age
Lot 537
Pair of late Victorian inlaid walnut side or pier cabinets, each of canted breakfront form, the figured top over foliate scroll-inlaid frieze and conforming glazed door enclosing a plush-lined interior of two shelves between canted corners with gilt metal mounts on conforming base with apron, 88cm x 37.5cm x 109cm high Condition: Superficial scratching to top of one cabinet but this should easily polish out. Same cabinet has a small loss to right front corner of same cabinet, plus a minor repair to opposing outer left corner. Very slight veneer cracking to both tops. The aforementioned first cabinet additional has a rebated lower edge of one side panel (presumably where cut to accommodate pipe work) Otherwise general minor scuffs and wear commensurate with age and use. **General condition consistent with age
Lot 543
Victorian Aesthetic Movement floor-standing corner cabinet, with frieze drawer over panelled cupboard enclosing shelf, flanked by incised flowering plants and medallions, partial internal label of Marris & Norton, Bull Street, Birmingham 71cm wide x 88cm high - The London Gazette of February 3rd 1885 gives notice of the dissolution of the partnership of George Marris and John Norton, who had advertised themselves as 'Manufacturers of Superior Cabinet Furniture'. The former premises were destroyed by fire in 1888 Condition: General crazing and cracking to lacquer of top. Has previously had a superstructure as evidenced by the plugged circular holes to both rear edges. General rubbing to front edge. Some repainting evident to central gilt panel of cupboard door - **General condition consistent with age
Lot 223
Japanese Meiji period shibayama-decorated table-top cabinet of 'shodana' form, having ivory and mother-of-pearl mounted blue lacquer sliding cabinet doors over pierced apron, typical asymmetrical shelves and two further cabinet doors flanking a central drawer on shaped apron, 42cm x 18cm x 61.5cm high Condition: General scuffing and minor flaking to roof, small losses to one panel of upper register sliding doors, general light wear to gilding and small nicks to edge of moulding beneath same doors. Further scuffs and gilt losses as per images. Right hand cabinet door to lower register is loose. One pierced quadrant over central drawer is detached but present. General scuffs to base. Overall would benefit from minor renovation but is structurally basically sound - **General condition consistent with age
Lot 562
Modern Design - Staples Ladderax modular shelving, comprising: two banks of square section metal racking with rosewood fittings comprising: two-door cabinet with sliding doors enclosing glass shelf, shelf with long drawer beneath, fall-front writing cabinet, and three plain shelves, 185cm wide x 201cm high, sold with CITES Article 10 certificate Condition: **General condition consistent with age
Lot 308
Slavery Interest - rare late Victorian or Edwardian sepia photographic cabinet card of Thomas Lewis Johnson, (1836-1921) with his distinctive bob-length straightened hair, wearing European formal dress of the day (tie and three-quarter jacket), but holding a bull-whip and manacles with long chain (as a historic reference to slavery), 14cm x 9.5cm, mounted onto card backing with gilt stamp of Debenham & Gould, Bournemouth. Thomas Lewis Johnson was born on 7 August 1836 in Rock-Rayman, Virginia to a slave mother and free father. His mother’s slave master refused to sell Thomas and his mother to Thomas’ father, and when Thomas was just 3 years old, he was forced to leave his mother and move to Alexandria, Virginia. He did not see her for another six years. After Emancipation, Thomas moved to New York, then Chicago and eventually Denver, where he was ordained as a Church minister, though his ultimate goal was to be a missionary in Africa. To advance that cause, he and his wife moved to England; “I heard that the Queen of England had given large sums of money to set the coloured people free... It may be of interest if I mention that we had the idea on the plantation that the Queen was black, because she was so kind.” Having realised his dream of working in Africa, upon the death of his wife, Thomas returned to England. He eventually settled in Bournemouth in the 1890s. During this time, his autobiography went into its eighth edition. The newspaper publishers W. Mate of Bournemouth printed the 1908 version of ‘Twenty Eight Years A Slave’. The book was sold at meetings and by mail from Thomas’ house in Boscombe. Edwin Alfred Debenham (1844-1925) and Isaac Chalkley Gould (1853-1906) are recorded at Glen View Studios, 30 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth from the late 1880s. The firm on several occasions also photographed the prominent dual-heritage composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the illegitimate son of a white Englishwoman and an African doctor from the Krio people of Sierra Leone. Condition: Very light discolouration, small amount of dulling to gilt border from handling, otherwise very good - **General condition consistent with age
Lot 296
Advertising Interest - Early 20th Century cabinet, for 'Cash's Woven Double Letters', the hinged glazed fall front concealing eighty-five (5x17) vacant compartments, the sides with gilt detailing, 47cm x 16cm x 45cm high Condition: General scuffing and minor losses to front edge commensurate with age and use. **General condition consistent with age
Lot 625
Collection of approximately 100 loose carte-de-visite/cabinet cards, family portraits, including two school groups (not named), two of an animal curiosity, and seven military-related examples. Together with an Edwardian postcard album, half-filled, including photographic family portraits and WW1, plus a small collection of loose postcards and part-sets of cigarette cards. In one small carton
Lot 630
A George II mahogany serpentine dressing chest of drawers, circa 1755, the shaped top with moulded edge, above four long graduated drawers interspersed by leaf and ball moulding, the top drawer fitted with a baize inset slide above an arrangement of compartments and lidded compartments around a hinged rectangular mirror, flanked by foliate bellflower carved canted angles, on blind fretwork shaped bracket feet, 79cm high, 100cm wide, 59cm deep Many parallels between works by the highly skilled mid-18th century cabinet maker William Gomm and this chest can be drawn. Based in Clerkenwell Close, London, Gomm's designs were heavily inspired by Thomas Chippendale's Director with combinations of gothic, rococo, and chinoiserie elements included in single items of furniture. This can be seen in the contrast between the trailing floral carved angles and the blind fretwork feet. For a desk possibly by Gomm also featuring this variety of stylistic elements see, Christie's, New York, American Collecting in the English Tradition: Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 27th October 2015, Lot 92 (£341,000). This format of chest demonstrates one of Gomm's most prolific designs with at least six 'Exceeding fine Serpentine Commode Dressing Tables' supplied to Lord Leigh by William Gomm & Son for Stoneleigh Park in 1763. For a record of this commission see C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, 1986, p. 350. Definite similarities can also be seen in the quality of the floral foliage carving featured on this chest and an altar table by Gomm owned by the V&A museum in London but on display at Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire (W.7-1990). For a related example of chest see, Sotheby's, New York, Gallison Hall: The James F. Scott Collection, 15th October 2018, Lot 273 ($10,625).Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips, splits and small losses. The top with fading and some additional dark marks and scratches. Some filler used to the top in places. Small section of replacement veneer to back edge of top. Locks and escutcheons are replaced. Small plugged holes visible to drawer fronts from previous escutcheons. Sections of replacement moulding to area adjacent to two of the lock plates. No key present, all locks are open. To three of the drawer fronts it is visible where the screws securing the lock plates have poked through slightly. Baize to slide is a later replacement. Mirror plate appears original and has the expected depletion and grey spots. The small handle to the mirror is lacking leaving a small plugged hole. One of the dividers to the fitted interior has split in two.Some additional abrasion to feet. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 703
A George III mahogany breakfront library bookcase, circa 1780, the dentil and pendant moulded cornice above four astragal glazed cabinet doors opening to adjustable shelves, the base section with four panelled doors opening to fitted drawers, on a plinth base, 245cm high, 366cm wide, 63cm deep, together with a quantity of books and leather bindingsProvenance: Previously in the collection of the late John Marsh, Lawnswood House, South Staffordshire.Purchased with the property from Jack Bean in 1966.Sold in these rooms in 23rd March 2018 (£12,000)For a design of bookcase adopting a very similar design of astragal glazing and fitted drawers with circular handles, see Elizabeth White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Antique Collectors Club, 1990, page 243 where Plate 45 illustrates a bookcase design from Hepplewhite's 'The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide'. See also Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, (Third Edition 1762), Republished John Tiranti Ltd, 1939, Plate LXXXVII, 'Two Bookcases' for a bookcase demonstrating the same design of door panel, the moulding shaped at the corners to accomadate distinctive finely carved patera terminals.Please Note: The books in the bookcase that are physically on view in the saleroom are included with the lot. There are not enough to fill the bookcase. The books in the bookcase illustrated in the catalogue are not included with the lot Condition Report: One hinge to the left central cupboard door is detached (screws present), repair to the interior of the door required for hinge to be fixed securely The left side of the lower section has a split/loose section of timber to one side (approx. 45 x 4cm) Some small losses to moulding of the cornice Slightly larger loss of moulding to one central lower door Moulding lacking from far right side of upper section Small sections of replacement to veneers throughout Brass strips to the upper door edges overlap onto the escutcheons, these could possibly be later and the escutcheons have been cut down on one side Small areas of damage/distress to sides of doors where the open lock bolts of neighbouring doors have struck Fading, particularly to one side of bookcase Very old deep gouge to right side of upper section (approx. 13cm)The shelves to the upper section are all cedar and the drawer linings of the lower section are all solid mahogany All glazing appears original with only the expected small losses to puttyPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Bookcase breaks down into five sections; the cornice, three glazed sections and the lower cupboard section. the largest part is the lower section, it measures 91cm high, 366cm wide, 62cm deep. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 582
A George III mahogany breakfront library bookcase, circa 1780, the moulded cornice above four astragal glazed doors opening to shelves, the lower central section with a pair of field panelled cupboard doors opening to shelves, flanked by three drawers on each side, on a plinth base, 246cm high, 245cm wide, 54cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, BerkshireProvenance: Sold in these rooms, 15th May 1996, Lot 164 (£5,400). Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. There is a circular neat repair (and secondary small filled hole to the central door frames only) above each lock escutcheon to each upper door. This is likely where a previous small handle fitting was located Old splits and chips. Some minor old losses. some old repairs (see images illustrating)`At the top of the lower section, where the seperate elements of the lower section meet, a neat cut has been put in to the top. This has likely been done at a later date. It is neatly done but visible on inspection. Some natural fading overall.Later light fittings secured to the interior of the upper cabinet sections should be straightforward to remove. The (easily removable fabric covered lining panels were fitted to account for the electrical fittings so would likely need to be removed also. There are small dark marks throughout the exterior of the doors and some parts of the drawers of the lower section. Sympathetic cleaning, polishing by an experienced and qualified should remove many marks as they appear to sit on the surface but not necessarily all. There are small indented dark marks throughout the top surface of the lower section that may be possible to make less obvious but will remain.Much of the glass to the doors is original. Some of the elements are secured together with later/ modern screws. When the current light fittings and linings are removed, the apertures to the cupboards enable the shelves to be adjustable. The central cupboard doors and the right hand cabinet door are locked. There are currently no keys present, however it is likely that if requested prior to collection the department can locate keys to operate the locks and open the parts currently locked. The handles and locks all appear original . To the reverse side of the drawer fronts there are small alternate twin holes in each position , however these do not appear to come through and be visible to the drawer fronts, therefore may be where locating marks were made but then alternate handles used. Please refer to the additional images available for visual reference to condition.One small pane of glass is broken and will require replacement. Bookcase breaks down into six pieces (three glazed upper sections and three lower sections). The largest part is the central glazed section, it measures 152cm high, 119cm wide, 37cm deep. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 642
A black lacquer and gilt chinoiserie decorated cabinet on stand, English, circa 1815 - 1825, the moulded cornice above a pair of panel doors each decorated with perching Ho-Ho birds, opening to an arrangement of small drawers and pigeon holes around a removable slide fronted drawer concealing further hidden drawers, the stand with two frieze drawers, on turned tapering legs, 134cm high, 109cm wide, 42cm deep. Please note, this cabinet is English and should be dated as circa 1815-1825. This cabinet is not as described originally in the catalogue.
Lot 400
A black lacquer and gilt japanned cabinet on stand, circa 1660 and later, the interior of the cabinet later adapted, the cabinet with a pair of doors decorated with figures and ducks in a traditional landscape, the stand with a pierced and foliate carved apron, on similarly carved cabriole legs joined by a H-shaped stretcher, 156cm high, 123cm wide, 59cm deep A closely related cabinet is currently held in the V&A museum in London (W.29:1 to 14-1912). The form, decoration and metalware of the cabinet is near identical to the example shown here with the florid baroque stands varying from one another. Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. old splits and chips. various old losses. some old repairs. The interior fittings of the lacquered cabinet have been removed. The interior of the cabinet has also been re-fitted in the not too distant past. The rear panels of the cabinet that are in position have been later replaced but this is not complete and a large central panel there is lacking. Various losses and areas of later re-painting/ re-gilding to the raised areas of lacquer in particular. Some sections of the raised decoration/ lacquer appears to have been later replaced/ repaired. Areas of the raised lacquer throughout is also extremely fragile and liable to falling away easily. To the raised lacquer of the interior side of the doors the same applied and there are large areas lifting and lost. The gilt stand with various losses including but not limited to the carved grape section on the right side of the frieze. Evidence of some old worm damageOverall the stand appears to be relatively solid of structure for age but will likely require some attention to secure. Please refer to all additional images for visual reference to condition. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 678
Attributed to Sir William Hamilton (British, 1730-1803), four hand tinted prints of Etruscan red-figure vase decorations, probably plates from 'The Collection Of Etruscan, Greek, And Roman Antiquities From The Cabinet Of The Honble. Wm. Hamilton His Britannick Maiesty's Envoy Extraordinary At The Court Of Naples', published circa 1767-76, each with a central figure within a geometrically printed roundel, later mounted and presented in ebonised frames, 47cm square overall
Lot 500
Y A Continental scarlet tortoiseshell, rosewood, ebonised and gilt metal mounted cabinet, 18th century, the cavetto moulded top incorporating a long drawer, above an arrangement of ten drawers around a pair of doors, the doors opening to a mirrored interior incorporating columns and carved figures, the base with two frieze drawers on egg and dart moulded tapering feet, 115cm high, 131cm wide, 48cm deep Provenance: Sir William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke, 10th Baronet (21 June 1872 - 11 June 1964) of Wheatley Hall, Doncaster. By direct descent to the current owner From family accounts it is said that Sir William Henry Charles Wemyss Cooke moved from Wheatley Hall to Upper Hall in Ledbury, Herefordshire in 1907, then to Ranby Hall in Lincolnshire in 1910. Cooke finally settled at Wyld Court in Berkshire where his interests in animals and horticulture were pursued.
Lot 597
A George IV mahogany side cabinet, circa 1825, in the manner of Gillows, the fabric inset top above a pair of gilt brass grille panelled doors, opening to two banks of adjustable shelves, on a plinth base, 102cm wide, 182.5cm wide, 43cm deepProvenance:Property from a Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Interior, London
Lot 623
A George III mahogany bedside cabinet, circa 1780, the rectangular top with shaped three quarter gallery incorporating pierced carrying handles, above the hinged fall door and shaped apron, on moulded square section legs, 115cm high, 51.5cm wide, 54.5cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old splits to the sides. Handle is a period replacement. Various old minor chips. Screws to hinges vary from one another. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 599
A Regency mahogany and brass mounted cabinet bookcase, circa 1815, the moulded cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors opening to two banks of adjustable shelves, the lower section with a pair of drawers and a pair of brass grille panelled doors opening to adjustable doors, on sabre shaped feet at the front, 221cm high, 150cm wide, 55cm deepProvenance:Property from a Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Interior, London
Lot 471
A Spanish Colonial walnut, ebony and iron mounted table cabinet, early 18th century, with concentric inlay throughout, the hinged rectangular top and hinged fall front opening to a velvet lined compartment above two short and one long foliate marquetry decorated drawers, the inside of the fall with an applied engraving after the painter Peter Monamy's (1681-1749), Evening or Sun Setting (Le Soir; ou Soleil), printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil & Carington Bowles in St Paul's Church Yard, London, 22cm high, 39cm wide, 28cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips, splits and small losses. Later velvet applied to underside of top, upper compartment and insides of drawers. It bear the expected wear, fading and pulls. Paper applied to the inside of the fall front with some discolourations and small losses. The fall front and interior drawers are possible a historic adaption, this might of originally been a box. If adapted, these adaption do have significant age. Hinges to the fall front are replacements but are of the period. All other metalware appears original. One handle to the interior drawers is lacking a drop. No key present. Later metal fixtures/loops to underside of top and interior of upper compartment from where a catch once was. When the fall opens the lower edge catches on the surface belowPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 711
A George III mahogany and bronze mounted tambour top writing desk, attributed to John Cobb, circa 1790, the domed tambour top released with a concealed catch, to reveal a tooled leather inset writing surface and four pigeon holes, above an arrangement of five frieze drawers around a central kneehole, with an opposing arrangement of false drawer fronts, on rectangular tapering legs, terminating in brass caps and castors, 91cm high, 118cm wide, 69cm deep Provenance: A deceased estate, OxfordshireBy family repute purchased from a London retailer during the 1960'sFor a very closely related example see Christie's, London, The English Collector, 19th May 2016, Lot 55 (£30,000). The Christie's example was part of a collection formed by R.W. Symonds for Mr & Mrs Jack Steinberg. A design for a closely related 'cylinder fall desk, with legs' is featured in Thomas Shearer's Cabinet-makers' London Book of Prices, plate 13, 1788. A related design for a 'Tambour Writing Table', 'a very convenient piece of furniture', was included in the third edition of Hepplewhite's The Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer's guide, 1794, pl. 61; an example of the latter was in the collection of Norman Adams (C. Claxton Stevens, S. Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture: the Norman Adams Collection, Woodbridge, 1983, p. 115).Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some minor old splits and chips consistent with age. Handles, escutcheons and locks appear original. The key is present to to operate the central drawer lock only. very minor fragment of metal from one lock lacking adjacent to lever/locking element. The drawer linings are solid mahogany throughout. The drawers all run very well. The tambour sections runs well, locks well into position when closed and when closed is released by the original catch located above the lock of the central drawer. Attractive original surface, colour and patina. Some additional old marks and discoloration as expected to leather surface. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 825
Y A Victorian satinwood, tulipwood and polychrome painted side cabinet, circa 1890, in Sheraton Revival taste, the shaped top with decorated with floral swags and classical maidens, above a central pair of doors each decorated with a flowering basket, flanked on each side by a door decorated with a classical maiden, on tapering spare legs and spade feet, 94cm high, 153cm wide, 64cm deep
Lot 527
A George I figured walnut and feather banded secretaire cabinet, circa 1720, the cavetto moulded cornice above a pair of moulded and mirror inset doors, enclosing an arrangement of twelve drawers, the lower section with a fall front drawer opening to a tooled leather inset writing surface and an arrangement of pigeon holes and small drawers, above two short and two long graduated drawers, on turned bun feet, 187.5cm high, 113cm wide, 52.5cm deep For a closely related example of cabinet see, Christie's, New York, Important English Furniture, 13th April 2000, Lot 176 ($11,162). Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips, splits and small losses. Handles and escutcheons are replacements but have age and are in keeping with period taste. Locks are 19th century replacements. A key is present but only operates the lock to the doors. Some fillets of later timber surrounding the lock plate to the fall. Section of moulding to bottom of one door is detached but present. Some small amounts of filler used in places. Some sections of moulding re-stuck. Leather inset surface is later. Some ink/dark marks to interior of fall. Securing catches to fall are later. Some small section of replacement veneer to drawer front where previous handels/escutcheons sat. Feet are later associated. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
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