An important 19th Century hardwood Chinese Cabinet, the plain top over four hand painted glass panels depicting Chinese life, with carved fretwork borders, the central section with four shaped drawers decorated with Chinese script, each flanked by arched mirror panels in a recessed arched platform, the base with two panelled and carved doors, the sides with floral carved decoration, on square feet, approx. 154cms h x 84cms w (60 1/2" x 33"). (1)Provenance: The Yeats Family Collection (Purchased from Louis Wine, with the original receipt).
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A Royal Worcester porcelain figure 'Butterfly' modelled by Anne Acheson, 12cm high and a Vienna style porcelain cabinet cup, late 19th century, centred by an oval panel painted with a young lady reclining beneath a tree, a cherub to her side, the base and panelled sides in differing colours with two ovals of animals and landscapes, gilt foliate decorated and bordered, 10.5cm high (2).
Three Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogues; The Postage stamps of Great Britain part three; Whitfield King catalogue; a Coats three drawer cabinet of assorted used stamps; Victorian 1d stamp overstamped Zululand; twenty envelopes containing British pre decimal used and unused stamps; a powerful magnifying glass, stamp tweezers and hinges; two tins of used foreign stamps; and envelope of blotting paper and another of stamp mounts
A mahogany and walnut veneered reproduction display cabinet, the upper section with two arch top glazed doors and central glazed panel enclosing two glass shelves, the base with a serpentine front and two cupboard doors enclosing single shelf within, standing on ball and claw feet (one present but detached), height 196cm, width 144cm, depth 49cm (four keys in office)
A 19th century regency style secretaire cabinet with ebony and boxwood stringing, the upper section with single drawer over fall front containing central letter divisions, four open compartments, five drawers and faux drawer (the central letter compartment between classical pilasters), the lower section with two cupboard doors enclosing single shelf (four ceramic finger plate disc remain, two of which are attached, standing on short tapering square legs, height 139cm, width 82cm, depth 46cm (key in office)
Wall mounted mahogany entry mirror with shelf and three drawers, (height 93cm, width 39.5cm depth 14cm) The vendor advises that "this piece of hall furniture was made by my father, Thomas James Thompson, who was born in Belfast in 1880 and died in 1970. He was by trade a cabinet maker and worked for Harland and Wolf on the Titanic state rooms"
An early and important chamber barrel organ, by Cauderés of Bordeaux, France,Circa 1820-30, stamped to keyframe 324, with satinwood keyframe, 14-notes, three ranks of metal pipes, three stops, the three barrels playing ten airs each including polkas, quadrilles and waltzes as inscribed on tunesheet inside main lid, maker’s label with address, dual sprung bellows, barrel change door to left, air-change lever to right, in cleated and polished walnut cabinet with bow-fronted sliding panel to front, barrels within original pine carriage case – 19” wide, 28.1/2” high, the barrels 15” long, 4.3/4”dia.
A very fine and rare barrel organ, by C. Chiappa & Sons, of Clerkenwell, London,25-key format, with oak keyframe, playing 10 airs, two ranks of wood pipes, in superb multi-fruitwood and stained coloured fruitwood inlaid veneered cabinet, with front panel having a hunt chase study to centre, triple red silk sound fret panels, full maker’s name and address below, an abundance of intricate floral inlay, on bracket feet with campaign metal clasp corner mounts, with one barrel and the period crank, of very loud volume and good tuning – 22.1/4” wide, 21.1/2” high.
A good Britannia timepiece Smoker’s Cabinet 9-inch upright disc musical box,The Alexandra Expert Model, manual operation, speed regulator, twin combs, glazed motor, in transferred veneered cabinet with fret top above twin doors, ebonised detail, period pediment with inset 8-day clock with gilt centre, with 7 discs – 26.1/2” high.
A very rare Komet 20.1/2-inch coin-operated upright disc musical box, by Weissbach & Co., Leipsig,German market, circa 1890, Ser. No. 1947, on 5 Pfennig play, Duplex combs of two sections each, shaped cast gilt bedplate, part gilt motor plates and coin chute, in imposing black stained oak cabinet in the gothic revival taste, with lancet arch glazed door with carved fret corners, Corinthian columns with bulbous centres, below bobbin frieze and broken-peaked pediment, on bun feet, retailer’s plaque to front for W. Naessens & Co., with 16 discs – 53” high, 33” wide, 19” deep.Footnote: Komet musical boxes of all disc diameters are rare due to very limited numbers produced, especially this example which is one of the non-standard Komet formats other than 13, 17, 21.5/8 or 33.1/2-inch size.
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