A Charles II mother-of-pearl and bone-inlaid walnut table cabinet, circa 1670Of two doors enclosing an arrangement of eight drawers with applied edge mouldings, two of the drawers concealing sliding secret compartments, inlaid throughout with bone and mother-of-pearl flowerheads and buds, the top with a central rose, the ends and each door with a pedestal vase, the edges of the top and doors inlaid with a wavy line of bone, 42.5cm wide x 28cm deep x 36cm high, (16 1/2in wide x 11in deep x 14in high)Footnotes:This type of decoration is in the Anglo-Dutch style, but may also have been influenced by Portuguese cabinets inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Similar decoration has been found on other English pieces of furniture, but usually full-size chests of drawers, some of which are dated. See, for instance, V. Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (2016), p. 156, Fig. 2:222 and p. 331, Fig. 3:421.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.
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A good Elizabeth I joined walnut, elm and parquetry-inlaid panel-back open armchair, circa 1590Having a double-scroll and leafy-carved cresting, a parquetry-inlaid top rail positioned over the stop-fluted carved uprights and ears matching the cresting, the back panel with parquetry-inlaid bands around a central lozenge, the downswept and line-incised open arms tenoned into the upper block of the columnar-turned front supports, which are topped with a flattened-ball finial, single-board elm seat, on columnar-turned front legs joined by plain stretchers all round, 65.5cm wide x 48cm deep x 124.5cm high, (25 1/2in wide x 18 1/2in deep x 49in high)Footnotes:Provenance:Reputedly Sir George Donaldson Collection.D. S. Wills, Littlecote House, Berkshire.See Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition (2016), p. 210, fig. 3:56, for an extremely similar joined walnut and inlaid armchair. The crest and 'ear' designs are identical and the back-panel parquetry design is remarkably similar. The chair is also illustrated by Percy Macquoid, The Age of Oak (1925) p. 139, fig. 113 and listed as the property of Sir George Donaldson.Sir George Hunter Donaldson's collection was extremely distinguished and included (Lot 482) Sir Horace Walpole's celebrated 'Cabinet of Miniatures & Enamels', now in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum. He was born in Edinburgh on 25 May 1845 and lived in Paris until 1871 when he moved to London and opened a gallery in New Bond Street which traded until his retirement in the 1890s. He was knighted in 1904 and died in Hove on 19 March 1924. His private museum was at 1 Grand Avenue, Hove, Sussex. This chair does not appear to be listed in the Catalogue of the Important Collection of Pictures by Old Masters, Furniture, Tapestry and Needlework, Objects of Art, Early Sculptures in Marble, &c. Formed by the late Sir George Donaldson at his Private Museum / which will be sold by order of the Executor by Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, A.W. Wilson, W. G. Horsman and N. H. Archer / in the Museum as above / On Monday, July 6th, 1925, and four following days, but there is evidence that other items left his collection before that date. See, for instance, a reference to paintings being bought out of his collection at other times ('Burlington Magazine' Vol. 55, No. 316, Jul 1929, p.lxv).Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture: The British Tradition pp. 209-211, illustrates a small group of armchairs with the same rare arm-support construction as found here. The author concludes the chairs likely originate from one locality, 'probably an urban centre in the West Country, such as Bristol' ibid. p. 206. However, London (Southwark) as a place of manufacture is also possible.A handwritten valuation report compiled by Victor Chinnery, dated 21 November 1982, describes the chair as 'of very high quality'. The unusual use of elm for the seat and side rails is also noted.
Ï’ A French kingwood, parquetry inlaid, and gilt metal mounted cabinet, 19th century, of bowfront outline, the swan neck pediment surmounted by a timepiece, above a pair of paneled doors with applied false book bindings, above and arrangement of cupboard doors and drawers, on block feet, 254cm high, 123cm wide, 31cm deep Provenance: Property from a Private Collection Ï’ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.
Ï’A Regency mahogany and rosewood crossbanded side cabinet, circa 1820, of inverted breakfront outline, the shaped top with gadrooned edge above a pair of glazed doors flanked by spiral twist pilasters above lion paw feet, 90cm high, 172cm wide, 45cm deep Provenance: Property from a Private Collection Ï’ Indicates that this lot may be subject to CITES regulations when exported. Please see our Terms & Conditions for more information.
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