We found 306894 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 306894 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
306894 item(s)/page
Lot 34
Gordon Russell (1892-1980) Arts & Crafts oak three section wardrobe, 1928 each section fitting onto stand, assortment of drawers and cupboards with ebonised handles 'The Russell Workshops' paper label, designer Gordon Russell, cabinet maker C. Turner 183cm high, 175cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from Gordon Russell by Mrs Hart of Erdington as a wedding gift for her daughter and son in law Mr & Mrs Leonard Sadler, thence by descent.
Lot 211
London Mint, The Magnificent Seven Collection of gold coins, limited edition number 0363/2000, with receipt of purchase 2008, comprising UK sovereign, Australia 'Nugget, Mexico 'Libertad', Canada 'Maple Leaf', South Africa Krugerrand, China 'Panda' and US 'Gold Eagle', two in 22ct gold and five in 24ct gold, in fitted cabinet.
Lot 126
A late Victorian carved walnut mirror back Display Cabinet, the carved and pierced decorated cornice over a central shield shaped mirror above a shelf with frieze drawer and inlaid panel doors, flanked either side by glazed doors on carved cabriole legs, approx. 223cms h x 142cms w (88" x 56"). (1)
Lot 510
A rare and unusual red boulle brass inlaid and ebonised lift top Cabinet, by Paul Sormani (1817 - 1877), the top profusely decorated inlaid in brass and tortoiseshell with a central monogrammed brass panel, the front with rectangular brass inlaid border and a central decoration over a frieze drawer, the hinged lift top revealing an interior with two drawers, the lock stamped, P. Sormani, Rue du Temple 114, Paris, the sides with shaped ormolu mounts and brass inlay, on a base with four spindle supports united on a stretcher with outsplayed legs, approx. 79cms h x 61cms w ( 31" x 24 " ) ( 1 )
Lot 399
A mid 20thC Concerto free standing gramophone, the compressed caddy lid hinged to reveal a baize lined turn table with articulated chrome arm in a rectangular cabinet on squat barley twist supports, terminating in block feet, joined by plain stretchers, (when closed), 92cm high, 85cm wide, 54cm deep.
Lot 405
A late 19thC mahogany stained display cabinet, the overhanging moulded top raised above two frieze drawers with blind fret and heavy gilt metal handles, above two panelled doors with intricate scroll and floral mouldings, hinging to reveal a fitted interior, on carved cabriole supports terminating in ball feet joined by an undertier, 107cm high, 125cm wide, 41cm deep. (AF)
Lot 603
A modern Webber Furniture oak finish freestanding corner display cabinet, with fixed carved cornice raised above astragal door hinging to reveal fitted shelves, with a carved panelled cupboard beneath set with Tudor rose, hinging to reveal a shelved interior on a plain moulded base, 179cm high, 65cm wide, 48cm deep.
Lot 540
Sheraton (Thomas). The Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book, in three parts, parts 1 & 2 (of 3) bound in one, printed by T. Bensley, 1793, 26 black and white plates, plus 12 additional loose plates in rear pocket, pencil annotations from a previous owner 'Thomas Bryde, Cabinet Maker, London 1793', some toning and spotting, modern gilt decorated calf spine retaining contemporary full calf boards, some minor loss to head and foot, 4to, together with Stanley (Thomas), The History of Philosophy..., 3rd edition, 1701, black and white engraved plates including portrait frontispiece, some offsetting and spotting, bookplate to front pastedown, split gutters, contemporary gilt decorated embossed full calf, boards and spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, hinges cracked, folio, and Huddesford (William), The Lives of Those Eminent Antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne and Anthony Wood..., 2 volumes, Oxford, 1772, 10 black and white plates including frontispiece, some light spotting and offsetting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, spines repaired to head and foot, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century works, biographies and history reference, mostly leather bindings, some modern rebindings, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio, (approximately 70 volumes) (3 shelves)
Lot 60
Church (John). A Cabinet of Quadrupeds, consisting of highly-finished engravings by James Tookey from drawings by Julius Ibbetson, 2 volumes (bound in one), published Darton and Harvey, 1805, title pages and additional decorative titles for each volume, eighty-four (complete) uncoloured engraved plates, slight spotting throughout, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, later half morocco gilt, slight wear to extremities, folio (1)
Lot 595
A JAPANESE SILVER, LACQUER AND SHIBAYAMA MINIATURE CABINET, MEIJI PERIOD the back engraved with a landscape with wisteria, iris and two cranes perched on a tree above two carp in rippling waters, 23cm h, engraved signature Ryokosai ++Silver generally tarnished with polish residue on the top, losses to inlay, unrestored
Lot 640
A CHINESE EXPORT IVORY MODEL OF A PLEASURE BOAT, GUANGDONG (CANTON), QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH C the hull straked, the upper deck structures with finely carved and pierced sides, several pairs of opening grilles to the windows, divisions and canopies, the principal of the several cabins divided by a screen flanking two entrances up steps to a presence chamber with a seated mandarin and his consort, both it and the adjoining larger 'Saloon' with others of his retinue, the furnishings including an altar table, stands set with cups, a table screen, chandelier and ornamental plants in tubs, a similar smaller pavilion on the roof above, the exterior with the figures of six quanters and other servants, the figures and smaller items also of ivory and painted in polychrome, pairs of pierced lanterns fore and aft and poles with flags of the same faded red silk that in part hangs at the two open entrances, with pierced rudder, 34cm h, 74cm l overall, mounted on an early wooden base beneath glazed brass case, 40cm h; 34 x 80cmProvenance: Acquired c1770-c1800 by a member of the Thornton family of Clapham and by descent to Charles Conway Thornton (1851-1902); his widow Mary Diana Conway Thornton, nee Thornton-Wodehouse (1854-1948); acquired by the family of the present vendor in the early 20th c. This magnificent model pleasure boat exemplifies the supreme class of Chinese Export ivory carving from Guangdong (Canton) during the second half of the 18th c and first few years of the 19th c. Surprisingly large and extraordinarily detailed, they represent the type of elaborate pleasure boat of intricate openwork on which Chinese dignitaries such as the 'Tartar General' as well as European merchants diverted themselves along the estuaries and waterways between Canton and Whampoa. For the Europeans, who were confined to the waterfront such excursions, musical parties afloat and other entertainments proved especially welcome. It may be the case that Lord Macartney's Embassy to China travelled on one in his voyage to secure a treaty of friendship from Qianlong in 1792. Comparable ivory models of the period, variously described in contemporary inventories as Pleasure Boats, Junks and 'Sampands' are in major collections; see for example that delivered by Dr J J Garnett to the Prince Regent in 1804, "One ivory flower boat with a war junk cost £105" (illustrated J Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of H M The Queen, No 2058); the pair of "Royal Junks" at Osterley Park (National Trust) described in the 1782 inventory of Child Family Heirlooms as "L[ong] Galleries: Two Indian [sic] Sampands of ivory... in plate glass cases in brass frames"; and the examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum obtained by Richard Hall (1764-1834) of the HEIC, Chief Supercargo at Canton until his return to England in 1802. The present example has a particularly interesting and eventful provenance. In 1909 it was the subject of a court case, the unusual nature of which caused it to be extensively reported not only in the Westminster Gazette and London Standard Newspapers but also by the Australian and Canadian press. The then owner, Mrs Thornton claimed the model had been damaged whilst supposedly in a warehouse at Southampton. Her late husband, a diplomat had displayed it at the British Embassy in Lisbon until, on his being posted to Budapest, it was packed and sent to England. For reasons unknown it was not called for by the storage firm to which it was destined and was subsequently sold by the railway company in a lost property auction for six shillings, being bought by one Oddy a dealer. When discovered the storage firm swiftly persuaded Oddy to part with it, paying him £105. The court heard that "someone injured the junk by pushing his fingers through the filigree work" at the auction, which it seems was little better organised than a jumble sale. Mrs Thornton, who was reported to be 'tall and stately dressed in black' gave evidence, as did Lady McDonald the widow of the British Ambassador, who recalled the pleasure boat had stood in the Gallery at the top of the Staircase at the embassy in Lisbon, where "it was an object of much interest to the Portuguese". Several 'experts' were called who stated the value of the model in its undamaged condition would have been £300-400 but that it was now of negligible worth. A professional valuer, W H Fenton of Oxford Street assessed it at £60 undamaged and now £50. The court uphold Mrs Thornton's claim and awarded her 50 guineas in compensation. As to its earlier provenance, in her deposition Mrs Thornton stated the model had been an heirloom of the Thornton family "for about 150 years" and had been presented to a member of that family by "an ex cabinet minister". It is here suggested that it was owned by her husband's paternal great grandfather Samuel Thornton (1754-1838), who either acquired it himself or from one or other of his brothers, or their father. Samuel Thornton and his brothers, Henry and Robert were wealthy evangelical Christians, philanthropists, abolitionists and members of parliament who resided in close proximity to one another at Clapham where, with William Wilberforce, they formed the nucleus of the so-called Clapham Sect. Samuel Thronton was a director and later Governor of the Bank of England for a period of over 50 years. Henry was also a banker and economist and Robert, perhaps significantly, was a director of the HEIC. The brothers' father, John Thornton (1720-1790) also a devout Anglican who deployed his wealth to evangelical purposes, is best known as the sponsor of the ex- slave trader-turned clergyman, the Rev. John Newton (author of 'Amazing Grace'). The Thorntons were therefore unusually well placed to have acquired so costly an object in London, whether by purchase or as Mrs Thornton asserted, by gift.++Old localised damage (see catalogue footnote); silk flags and hangings worn and faded; old accretion of dust/dirt over time, no restoration during the present family ownership (ie since the early 20th c
Lot 1122
A GEORGE III SATINWOOD SIDE CABINET, C1800 the drawer with fitted interior beneath a leather inlet slide, the lower part having two ash drawers and an adjustable shelf enclosed by a pair of doors with pleated green silk panels, 96cm h; 37 x 122cm++Top slightly warped, recent green leather surface to flap. Minor cosmetic restorations, locks present, handles possibly original
Loading...-
306894 item(s)/page