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Lot 1648
A EUROPEAN CANTEEN OF TABLE FLATWAREComprising; twelve tablespoons, twelve table forks, twelve fish knives, twelve fish forks, twelve coffee spoons, twelve dessert forks, twelve teaspoons, twelve table knives, the steel blades detailed Malta Spain, the loaded handles detailed 925, twelve cheese knives, the steel blades detailed Malta Spain, a soup ladle, a crumb scoop, a pair of fish servers, a serving knife and fork, a flan slice and a sauce ladle, all detailed 925, combined weight of weighable silver, excluding the knives 5565 gmsContained in a floor standing wooden cabinet with folding sides and drawer
Lot 135
1st-2nd century A.D.. Depicted nude in contrapposto pose, his weight on his right leg, the left leg flexed and advancing; the hair and beard formed as a dense mass of curls; a full beard complementing his luxuriant curls; slender, muscular body with defined anatomical details; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See no.195a in Leventi, 'Zeus' in LIMC and nos.243-244 in Leventi and Machaira, 'Zeus' in LIMC; Christie's, Antiquities, New York, 4 June 2008, lot 255; the type is also visible in various statues of Zeus, for example an example in the Cabinet Des Medailles, published in Rolley, C.I., Monumenta Graeca et Romana; volume V : Les arts mineurs grecs; fascicule 1: Les Bronzes, Paris, 1967, pl.30; Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, XVIII supplément à ‘Gallia’, Paris, 1965, no.15; Jongkees, J.H., Jongkees-Vos, M.F., in Varia Archaeologica, Ter Burg, 1971, pp.25ff. 384 grams total, 15.5 cm high including stand (6 1/8 in.). with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, 02.1976, lot 51.Acquired in Europe in 2017.Accompanied by copies of relevant pages of Münzen und Medaillen AG. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11792-206488. The prototype of Zeus Brontaios, or Zeus the Thunderer, has been attributed to a Greek original by sculptor Leochares, c. 370-360 B.C. The statue was realised by Leochares to celebrate the founding of Megalopolis, in 371 B.C. The god would have held a sceptre in his left hand and cradled his thunderbolt in his right. [For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
Lot 281
5th-4th century B.C. With slightly tapering socket and openwork bulb above, discoid platform supporting a mounted warrior modelled in the round; horse with long vertical tail and horizontal reins, bowed legs and scrolls at the hooves; warrior astride the horse with legs bent and feet to the rear, helmet with lateral horns and large swept crest with notched edge; arms bent to show the warrior in the act of drawing his falcata sword from the scabbard worn across his midriff; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. 'Warrior of Moixent' Iberian bronze figurine in the Museo de Prehistoria de Valencia, inventory no.2899. 152 grams total, 18.2 cm high including stand (7 1/8 in.). Ex Axel Guttmann collection.Accompanied by a copy of an old photograph showing this item on display in a display cabinet within the Guttmann Museum. The horseman's pose with his legs bent and feet held towards the rear would have been necessary before the introduction of stirrups in the early medieval period. The horse appears to sport a disc between its ears, possibly part of the bridle. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
Lot 1
A FINE CHARLES II OLIVEWOOD OYSTER-VENEERED, WALNUT AND FRUITWOOD CROSSBANDED CABINET ON STAND CIRCA 1680The doors opening to an arrangement of drawers centred by a cupboard door, itself opening to a bank of four drawers 151cm high, 93cm wide, 48cm deep overall Provenance: Private collection, Norfolk A closely related cabinet on stand was sold Christies London, Important English Furniture, 25th September 1995, Lot 2868 (£69,000). Another similar example was sold Sotheby's, The Tom Devenish Collection, 24th April 2008, Lot 1, ($73,000). A further related cabinet on stand was sold in these rooms 29th March 2023, lot 1 £21,420 including premium) Condition Report: The cabinet appears to bear its original copal gum and spirit of wine 'varnish' Marks, scratches and abrasions, old splits and chips, Some old losses, repairs and replacements commensurate with age and use. Good rich colour and patina overall The stand with restorations and replacements - some elements showing sign or age and wear, a higher concentration of chips of loss and old worm. The stand overall appears reconstructed, possibly using some 18th or 19th elements. Evidence of a previous central leg can be seen to the underside of the front frieze of the stand - a plugged hole is present where a leg may have been located (see images). Good colour and patina to the legs that matches well with the rest of the cabinet. Metalware:The lock to the long drawer of the stand appears to be late 17th or early 18th century - there is no clear evidence to suggest it is a replacement, but may possibly be. Regarding the handles to the same drawer, the wires securing the handles are partially visible but the paper lining to the drawer makes it impossible to comment any further. The handles to this drawer and all the interior drawers appear to be of the period, with the expected dark marks corresponding to the movement of the current metalware, and with some remnants of gilding - there are no alternate holes visible. The handles may possibly be very old replacements, but there is no clear evidence of this. Lock fittings and door catches to upper doors appear original The lock to the central cupboard door may be possibly be an 18th century replacement - however the present key operates both this lock, and the lock to the main cupboard doors. The brass key escutcheons appear to be late 17th or early 18th century and match each-other in form, They may be original. The escutcheon to the drawer of the stand has a higher concentration of 'pitting' and minor casting faults. Later glued down paper lining to the interior of the drawer of the stand (green) and alternate glued down paper lining to the interior of the drawers of the cabinet (pink/ puce and green variously) which has age and is variously faded/ discoloured and stained. (see additional images) Evidence of old worm as expected for age. To the rear edge of the top of the cabinet and stand , some areas of the original rear panels of the cabinet, there is some fragmentary losses as a result (see additional images). There are some minor losses due to old worm in other positions also. Please refer to all additional images available via email for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 116
A DUTCH BLACK LACQUER AND GILT JAPANNED CABINET ON STAND SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY The doors opening to a red lacquer and japanned interior incorporating a variety of shelves 192.5cm high, 156.5cm wide, 64.5cm deep Condition Report: Marks, wear, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and useMinor old chips, minor old losses, wear and splits comensurate with age and use.The shrinkage/ movement of the lacquered surface has resulted in 'craqueleure' to the surface throughout. There are some areas of 'blooming' to the surface in areas (please see additional images) The stand section of the cabinet is constructed together all in one piece. The upper section is in parts and needs currently to be taken apart for moving/ removal. The seperate parts are as follows: the top (including the frieze), the two doors are on pins and remove seperately, the two side panels remove seperately, the rear panels are put together of atleast two seperate elements. The elements are slot together well. They could be secured more permanently secured as required by a restorer/ cabinet maker. Please refer to additional images available via email for visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 160
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY GENTLEMAN'S DRESSING CHEST IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1760 The rectangular moulded top above four graduated drawers, the fitted drawer with a baize-lined slide above a well fitted drawer having lidded wells and compartments around a hinged mirror, the side with a fitted pen drawer, bearing a Grosvenor House Antiques Fair label 79cm high, 91cm wide, 56cm deep overall Provenance: Private Collection Cheshire and acquired at the 1937 Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, London, from J H Gillingham, South Kensington This 'bureau-dressing-table' of restrained architectural form relates to a " bureau-dressing-table " pattern featured in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754, pl. XLI, which was supplied to Paxton in Scotland (C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. II, fig. 417). In place of the latter's knee-recess, the present table is equipped with bureau-lopers to support the mirrored and well-equipped dressing-compartment and accompanying writing-slide concealed in its top drawer. An almost identical example was sold, Christies Important English Furniture, London, 4th July 2002 lot 163, £17,925.
Lot 187
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SERPENTINE FRONTED SIDE CABINET IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, LATE 18TH CENTURY The doors enclosing shelves 103cm high, 161cm wide, 40cm deep Condition Report: Cabinet with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Old splits, chips and some losses. Some old veneer and moulding repairs.One anthemion moulding to the doors is lacking. Key present but only operates the locks to the doors. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 22
A FINE WILLIAM AND MARY BURR WALNUT, WALNUT AND FEATHER-BANDED CABINET CIRCA 1690 The fitted upper section enclosed by a pair of ogee arched and moulded doors having Vauxhall bevelled plates with engraved sun bursts above graduated drawers and supported on bun feet 204cm high, 106cm wide, 52cm deep overall Provenance: Private Collection formed at Barrow Court, Barrow Gurney Originally acquired from Saville House, Saville Row, Bath This rare cabinet on chest exemplifies the finest London made walnut furniture of the period. The cabinet making is of a very high standard using choice burr and figured veneers onto an oak frame and having fine oak drawer linings. It has both cross-banding and feather-banded decoration and retains its original Vauxhall mercury silvered bevelled and decorated mirror plates. The handles and metalwork are all original. Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, abrasions and repairs consistent with age and use. There is a small scorch mark to the side edge of the left door.Some old repairs, replacement to veneer and moulding in sections as expected, with some overpainting to some veneers including to construction cracks on the mirrored doors and around the brass handles. Drawer runners have variously been tended to over time to operate well as expected for age. An additional lock/ catch fitting to the door remains in position, the catch is not operating. Where there was a previous keyhole/ escutcheon for it this has been neatly veneered over to match. It appears to be of the same or very similar date to the operating door lock. Overall the cabinet has a warm colour with some natural fadingThe turned feet are later.There is some expected speckling to the silvering of the mirrors The angled brass hinges allow the doors to open to greater than 180 degrees.The high quality of this piece reflected in the oak drawer linings; there are some cracks to the drawer linings. Each of the interior drawers has two small central holes to the underside, perhaps from their construction. There are two keys that operate the door and the drawers.There is some small evidence of old worm as expected for a piece of this age.There are no visible additional holes to the drawers to suggest the current handles are replacements. There are some shadows of previous fittings to the doors. Some darker areas around handle plates and escutcheons where the surface worn or marked by metalware and use over timeThere are some later blocks and some tape to the backboards as often seen to a piece of this age.Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 227
A PAIR OF REGENCY HOLLY AND OAK HONEYSUCKLE MARQUETRY DECORATED SIDE CHAIRS ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE BULLOCK, CIRCA 1817Decorated onto ebonised frames each 80cm high, 51cm wide, 50cm deep overall Provenance: Private Collection, Knightsbridge This pair of chairs is attributed to the cabinet-maker, sculptor and designer, George Bullock (d 1818). The bands of marquetry to the back rails of the present chairs share the same stylised honeysuckle, acorn and flowerhead sequence pattern of marquetry as a group of furniture sold from Great Tew Park, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, Christie's, 27th-29th May 1987, see lots 16, 17, 163 and 164, commissioned by Matthew Robinson Boulton (d 1842) of Tew Park and documented and invoiced from Bullock and Morant in 1817. Marquetry borders form part of the Tracings by Thomas Wilkinson from the designs of the late Mr. George Bullock 1820. Evidence from Bullock's stock-in-trade sale, Christie's, 3rd-5th May 1819, and on documented furniture, including from Tew Park, 'suggests that the most frequently used borders and friezes used by Bullock were kept in stock and applied to appropriate pieces as required' (M. Levy, 'George Bullock's partnership with Charles Fraser, 1813-1818, and the stock-in-trade sale, 1819', Furniture History, 1989, p152). Other related features characteristic of George Bullock's workshop are the use of holly and oak marquetry, and the use of stylised roundels to the heads of the legs of the present chairs also seen on Great Tew Park furniture, see Christie's, 27th-29th May 1987, lots 53 and 57. See also Christie's, London, Important English Furniture, 27th November 2003, lot 183 (£11,950). Condition Report: Both chairs with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. One of the roundels to one of the top rails is a well matched replacement.Old chips, splits and some minor losses. Old repairs - see images for details. Very few isolated old worm holes. Both chair's structurally solid overall. Old but later supporting corner blocks to undersides of feet. Upholstery to seats with some minor wear and marks. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 228
A REGENCY BURR ELM, BRASS AND HOLLY INLAID SOFA TABLE ATTRIBUTED GEORGE BULLOCK, CIRCA 1815 78cm high, 160.5cm wide (with leaves up), 61cm deep A closely related sofa table sold Christie's London 21st April 1994, Lot 311 (£32,200) and another at the same venue 6th April 2000, lot 123 (£44,650). This table is attributed to the cabinet maker, sculptor and designer, George Bullock (d 1818). Bullock had set up in business in London by 1813. He pioneered the use of native British wood, in particular light coloured timbers such as oak, elm, holly and the burr cuts of some of these timbers and combined them with brass 'buhl work' borders and friezes. In May 1816, Ackermann's Repository of Arts noted with reference to his work: 'There are no woods more beautiful, or better suited to the purpose of cabinet embellishment than those indigenous to our own country', and in a posthumous review of his career, Richard Brown in his 1820 Rudiments of Drawing Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture wrote: 'Most of his ornaments were selected from British plants... He has shown that we need not roam to foreign climes for beautiful ornaments, but that we have abundance of plants and flowers equal to the Grecian, which if adopted, would be found as pleasing as the antique (E T Joy, 'A Modernist of the Regency: George Bullock, Cabinet-maker, Country Life, 22nd August 1968, p456). Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, knocks, cracks, abrasions and minor repairs consistent with age and use.There is exceptional figuring to the timber of this table.Some patching to the veneers, probably contemporary to the piece, there is some fading, probably most evident from the colour differentiation to the centre of the table top.The stretcher is oak.Some restorations include ebonisation to the frame around the drawers, metal braces to the underside of the leg/lyre area, the feet have been re-tipped with a later black wash to the underside of the feet and possibly later casters.The drop leaves have some bowing, and the underside of the leaves have inset sections of timber to counter this.Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 234
Y A REGENCY ROSEWOOD, BRASS INLAID AND ORMOLU MOUNTED PIER CABINET OR BOOKCASEBY GEORGE OAKLEY, CIRCA 1815 87.5cm high, 94.5cm wide, 32cm deep This fine cabinet with sunflower bas-relief mounts can be firmly attributed to George Oakley. A nearly identical bookcase with identical mounts and decoration was supplied to James Henry Leigh (d. 1823) for Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire by George Oakley between 1813 and 1819 and was sold Christies London, Important English Furniture, 8th June '06 lot 25, (£18,000). Condition Report: Cabinet with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old splits, chips and losses - see images for details. Marble top is later associated but suits the piece well. Some small amounts of filler have been applied to the marble in places. Marks and wear to the pleated silk doors. Later screws securing the rear panels of the doors. Lock plate to the doors is lacking. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 239
A WILLIAM IV OAK CABINET BOOKCASE IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE BULLOCK, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY 163cm high, 118cm wide, 36.5cm deep Provenance: Property of a Lady of Title Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips and splits, some minor old repairs. The locks are original and operate with the key present. High quality well figured timber throughout. Good original surface with pleasing pale 'honey' colour. The glass may be replaced. no cracks or breaks can be detectedNo obvious signs of old worm damage detected. Some minimal holes may be presentSome staining visible to the rear panel and to the shelves as expected. Please refer to additional images available via email for further visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 24
A NORTH ITALIAN CEDAR, POKERWORK AND PENWORK TABLE CABINET ADIGE, 17TH CENTURY The doors opening to reveal a decorated interior with an arrangement of drawers around a central pull-out compartment fitted with secret drawers, the hinged pediment section with secret slides and opening to reveal further decoration and storage 94cm high, 69cm wide, 33cm deep overall Intaglio carving is a decorative feature of Northern Italian furniture, traditionally associated with cedar and cypress wood furniture around the Adige River. Popular in the 16th and early 17th centuries, the incised decoration often depicted Biblical, literary, and historical scenes accompanied by animals and mythical beasts. Provenance: From the Strachey Collection, Sutton Court, Somerset, by descent to the present owner Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, knocks, cracks, abrasions and minor repairs consistent with age and use.The back of the pyramid top is decorated.The base mouldings are of a later date than the cabinet, though now of some age.Some loose veneers, some missing, some later fittings including the brass hinges to the top.One key operates the door lock. There are some missing screws to the door hinges giving some movement.An unusual and pleasing detail are the punched borders to the interior of the drawers. There is the scent of cedar to the interior when the drawers and compartments are opened.Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition and for the various concealed drawers. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 241
Y A REGENCY ROSEWOOD BOOKCASE OR SIDE CABINET ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 84.5cm high, 105.5cm wide, 37.5cm deep A related cabinet was sold, Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, The Connoiseur's Library Sale, 7 February 2023, lot 348 (£4,845 including premium). Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips and splits Some fading overall, attention from a restorer could improve this without significant expense. Key is present, lock is open - the lock is original Of solid, stable structure overall Some old repairs Section of veneer lacking from the front corner of the edge of the top The glass panels have age, but are likely old replacements There is dark coloured putty to the reverse edges of the glass, and areas of filler at the edges of the exterior side of the glass The inset brass key escutcheon is detached but present. Please see additional images for a visual reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 256
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY WINE CISTERN BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1825 61cm high, 70cm diameterProvenance: Purchased from John Bell of Aberdeen, 1961. Featured in The Field magazine, 19th October 1961. For a near identical wine cistern by Gillows, purchased by Stephen Tempest for his dining room at Broughton Hall, North Yorkshire, in 1813, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors' Club, 2008, Volume II, page 94, plate 640. For a closely related wine cistern, but slightly smaller and in 'tired' condition, see Christie's, New York, The Connoisseur's Eye, 7th June 2013, Lot 205 ($8,750). Please note, this lot has been confirmed to be BY GILLOWS, this urn is bearing the script of known Gillows craftsman Joseph Wilcock. Condition Report: SALEROOM NOTICE: This wine cistern is BY GILLOWS, SIGNED TO THE BASE 'J. WILCOCK'There are scratches, marks, knocks, chips, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.Observations include: this cistern is of sectional construction with some cracks along these lines; there is a band of screws to the interior fixing the generous gadrooned sections; there are recessed casters to the plinth base; the carved fluting lines are carved in pleasing deep relief; the underside is signed in pencil 'J. Wilcock' and indistinctly 'Pon'(?)Joseph Wilcock (fl. 1825-39) was the son of James Wilcock, cabinet maker of Lancaster, apprenticed to L Redmayne from 27 August 1825. He was probably the man listed in the Gillow's Petty Ledger for 1834-39. On 14 May 1835 he was named with James and Richard Wilcock in Gillow & Co.'s payroll when he earned £5.11s.1d. In June 1839 he made a piece of furniture for Battersby Esq., a customer of Ferguson & Co. Many examples made by him are listed in the Gillow's Estimate Sketch Books. (Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London (2008), II, p. 298.Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 258
Y A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1825 Stamped 'Gillow' to central drawer, and with indistinct inscription to underside of two drawers 110cm high, 118cm wide, 56.5cm deep Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions, some old chips and splits comensurate with age and use. Some additional dark coloured scratching and some old ring marks to the top. Careful polishing by a skilled restorer would improve the appearance of thisRetains original surface and fair colour and patina with some natural fading. The handles are original throughout and are solid rosewood. Solid mahogany drawer linings throughout. The locks are original. Lacking keys. The drawers are all unlocked/ open. The pencil signature to the underside of one drawer is likely the craftsmans/ cabinet makers signature but has not been positively identified to date. All other elements including the rear panels and feet are original. The 'buff' paper lining to the base of the drawers is likely original. It bears some stains and discoloration. Please refer to the additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 260
A REGENCY MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 One drawer with pencil inscription to underside 'T Wainhouse' 80.5cm high, 107cm wide, 53cm deep Provenance: Burrow Hall, Burrow-with-Burrow, Lancashire Thomas Wainhouse (fl. 1805-1840) was the son of cabinet maker and joiner John Wainhouse (fl. 1783-1799). Thomas was apprenticed to Gillow's on 12th August 1805, becoming a freeman in 1811-12. He is recorded as working in both Lancaster and Manchester (Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London (2008), II, p. 292. Gillows supplied two related dressing-tables to William Powlett, 2nd Baron Bolton (d. 1850) for Hackwood Park, Hampshire in 1813. They were sold from the Estate of the 2nd Viscount Camrose, Hackwood Park, Christie's house sale, 20-22 April 1998, lots 359 and 360. An identical dressing table was sold Christies Important English Furniture, London, 23 Nov 2006 lot 138 (£9600). Condition Report: Table with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some minor old veneer and moulding repairs as expected. Some later blocks of timber to the interior of the carcass. Table in good/presentable order overall. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 268
A REGENCY FIGURED OAK AND OAK FOLDING GAMES OR WRITING TABLE IN THE MANNER OF GEORGE BULLOCK, CIRCA 1815 The book-matched top opening to a leather inset interior 75cm high, 66.5cm wide, 40.5cm deepThis table is in the manner of the cabinet-maker, sculptor and designer, George Bullock (d 1818). The use of well figured oak and stylised quarter roundels to this present table is shared by documented and invoiced Bullock work including a pollard oak commode-stool from Great Tew Park, Great Tew, Oxfordshire, Christie's, 27th-29th May 1987, lot 281, commissioned by Matthew Robinson Boulton (d 1842) of Tew Park and documented and invoiced from Bullock in 1817.
Lot 277
Y A REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS INLAID SIDE CABINET CIRCA 1815 With bronze lion paw feet 91cm high, 103cm wide, 37cm deep Condition Report: Cabinet with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old chips, splits and losses - see images.One escutcheon is lacking. No key present but lock is open. Some old veneer, inlay and moulding repairs. Some later screws and nails to backboards. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 33
A WILLIAM AND MARY FIGURED WALNUT SECRETAIRE CABINET ON CHEST CIRCA 1690 The well fitted upper section enclosed by cross-banded and herringbone inlaid doors, above a pair of candle slides. The fall front secretaire drawer opening to an arrangement of small drawers flanked by shelves 195cm high, 107cm wide, 59cm deepProvenance: Conderton Manor, TewkesburyA closely related cabinet was sold Christie's London, 23rd November 2006, Lot 111, (£24,000). Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, knocks, cracks, abrasions and minor repairs consistent with age and use.Of warm colour with some fading generally to the upper right front and side and to some of the interior.Some cracks and minor repairs to the veneers and mouldings.There is some old worm.The candle slides not sitting quite flush when recessed, the door slightly bowed so that when closed the base touches home but the top doesn't quite.The brass handles and escutcheons are later with some marks to the centre of some handle backplates, suggesting that they might originally have had keyholes (?)The locks are old but probably later, there is one key that operates all the locks.There are some variations in the feather and crossbanding.The turned feet are probably later.Quality oak drawer linings.Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 39
A WALNUT CABINET ON STAND IN RENAISSANCE STYLE, INCORPORATING 16TH CENTURY AND LATER ELEMENTS 182cm high, 160cm wide, 56.5cm deep overall Condition Report: Cabinet with the marks, knocks , scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use.Various old splits, chips and losses - see image. Evidence of old work to elements throughout.Various old repairs with filler used in places. Key present and operates both locks. Fabric lining to the interior of the cabinet is in tired and marked condition. There is evidence of where a shelf once sat that is now lacking. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 41
AN ITALIAN CARVED WALNUT SECRETAIRE CABINET MID 17TH CENTURY Carved with figural pilasters and parquetry frieze, the hinged fall opening to an arrangement of small drawers and a central cupboard door with concealed key escutcheon 129cm high, 68cm wide, 32cm deep Provenance: Property of Harry Taft Hayward (1868 - 1930) and Edith Wires (1872 - 1962) Skyring House, Worthing, and thence by descentHarry Taft Hayward (1868 - 1930) - cousin to William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States - and Edith Wires (1872 - 1962) were members of the Boston elite. Their two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Hayward (1906-1976) and Harriet Taft Hayward (1907-1968), lived at Oakwald, Franklin, Massachusetts and were both painted by the artist Sir John Lavery (1856 - 1941); see Christie's, The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 6975, 28th October 2004, Lot 152.
Lot 42
A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT CABINET ON CHEST CIRCA 1710 The doors opening to an arrangement of drawers around a central cupboard door 168cm high, 120cm wide, 52cm deep Provenance: Property of Harry Taft Hayward (1868 - 1930) and Edith Wires (1872 - 1962) Skyring House, Worthing, and thence by descent Photographs of the interior of the house show this cabinet in situ in the Drawing RoomHarry Taft Hayward (1868 - 1930) - cousin to William Howard Taft, 27th president of the United States - and Edith Wires (1872 - 1962) were members of the Boston elite. Their two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Hayward (1906-1976) and Harriet Taft Hayward (1907-1968), lived at Oakwald, Franklin, Massachusetts and were both painted by the artist Sir John Lavery (1856 - 1941); see Christie's, The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, 6975, 28th October 2004, Lot 152.
Lot 58
A CARVED WOOD AND PAINTED GESSO CONSOLE TABLE IN GEORGE II STYLE, IN THE MANNER OF WILLIAM KENT, OF RECENT MANUFACTURE 91cm high, 160cm wide, 64cm deep This table is a copy after original tables supplied to Bridgewater House, London. The original tables are attributed to Marsh and Tatham and the design attributed to Charles Heathcote Tatham. Originally a set of atleast twelve the original tables were supplied in circa 1803-6 to George Granville Leveson-Gower, Marquess of Stafford, later 1st Duke of Sutherland (d. 1833), for the 'New Gallery' at Cleveland House, St. James's (later Bridgwater House) by Marsh & Tatham, cabinet-makers to George, Prince of Wales. A pair of tables that this table is copied after are part of the collection at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. See the following link: A table of closely related form is also at The Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge, London
Lot 80
Y A CONTINENTAL TORTOISESHELL, EBONISED AND PAINTED CABINET PROBABLY DUTCH OR FLEMISH, MID 18TH CENTURY 107.5cm high, 74cm wide, 39.5cm deep Condition Report: Cabinet with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Old splits, chips and losses. Old veneer and moulding repairs.Painting with the expected surface wear and deposits.All glass is old but there are a variety of different nails and small blocks securing the panes which suggests some might be replacements. There is some fragmentary losses to the floor of the interior which appears to be from old worm damage. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 96
A GEORGE II WALNUT, BURR WALNUT, AND FEATHER BANDED BUREAU BOOKCASE CIRCA 1740 Incorporating a removable chest of drawers to the lower section, the moulded panel doors opening to an arrangement of shelves, pigeon holes and small drawers, the fall front opening to an arrangement of pigeon holes and small drawers centred by a cupboard door, above an inset velvet writing surface, the lower section of the base can be removed and stands as a three drawer bachelor's chest with brass side carrying handles 236cm high, 111cm wide, 63cm deep overall Provenance: Private Collection, London Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, knocks, cracks, abrasions and minor repairs consistent with age and use.The top dark stained with some small sections lacking to the cornice.Overall the colour is warm with some fading, with excellent figuring of the burr walnut.There are some wood replacements including some veneers, mouldings and probably the section with the candle slides between the cabinet and the bureau.The sides have some splits, some with fillets.There is some old worm.The foot blocks and casters to the chest are later, with signs of the original casters beneath.This design combining bureau cabinet with chest is rare.Please see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1041
A perspex transparent Display Cabinet which is wood and perspex constructed and measures approximately 150cm long x 20cm wide x 20cm deep. This is an ideal display cabinet for someone who is wanting to display a rather long model or a diorama or similar. Condition generally appears Good. (1)
Lot 6074
Thomas Chippendale: 'The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director: being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture in the Gothic, Chinese and modern taste...and other ornaments', London, J. Haberkorn for the author and others, 1754, 1st edition, lacking leaves before pp. vii (i.e. half title, title page printed, and engraved dedication), but else complete, with [4]pp list of subscribers (pp. vii-x), 27pp letterpress (being a list of the plates with corresponding descriptions), plus 161 engraved plates as called for (two plates are numbered xxv), some plates with moderate foxing, slightly heavier and with some waterstaining to leaves at end, plate xxiv "Chinese Chairs" with area of surface wear (not affecting illustration itself), else leaves/plates complete and generally VGC commensurate with age, the plates dated 1753, and engraved by engraved by Tobias Müller (fl. 1754-90), Matthew Darly (fl. 1754-1778), Butler Clowes (d. 1782), Isaac I. Taylor (1730-1807), Edward Rooker (1711-1774), Johann Sebastian Müller (1715-1785), William Foster? (d. 1812), James Hulett (d. 1771) and Hemerick, Folio (45.5 x 28 cm), rebacked contemporary reverse calf very worn, part of original leather title label to spine, replenished end papers. Chippendale's breakthrough furniture design book. The Director was the most extensive pattern book to be created by a craftsperson and the first to have a wider audience outside tradesmen. The immense popularity of the 1754 first edition and subsequent reissues increased commissions for Chippendale's firm and cemented his position as one of the most premier 18th-century cabinetmakers. It was The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director, first published in 1754, that made his name and reputation. A talented draughtsman, Chippendale completed the drawings himself (many of them now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art) that were engraved for printing by Matthias Darly.While a handful of furniture designs had been printed before, The Director was the first publication on such a large scale. The 160 plates were either bound at £1.14 shillings or loose at £1.10 shillingsThe first edition of The Director attracted 308 subscribers, 49 of them members of the gentry, but the majority were fellow craftsmen (including the Affleck family in Philadelphia) who used it to inform their own work.The book was reprinted in two further editions with the third in 1762 including updates to the styles of furniture as neoclassicism became the fashion of the day. All of Chippendale’s known commissions (with the exception of one) date from after the appearance of The Director: clearly the catalogue had its intended effect on stimulating his career.
Lot 6352
(Mathematics), William Allen Whitworth: 'Choice and Chance', Cambridge, Deighton, Bell & Co, 1870, 2nd edition, enlarged, [2],viii,254pp + later 24pp, ex Repton School library, original cloth gilt, scarce, further booklet by Whitworth stitched in at end: 'The Expectation of Parts Into which a Magnitude is Divided at Random Investigated Mainly by Algebraical Methods', Cambridge, Deighton Bell & Co, 1898, half title, printed author compliments slip; [J.M. Williams]: 'The Elements of Euclid containing The First, Sixth and The Eleventh and Twelfth Books, chiefly from the text of Dr. Simson, adapted to Elementary Instructions by the Introduction of Symbols', London & Cambridge, Charles Tilt et al, 1827, 1st edition, x,[2],382pp + [2]pp ads at end, ex Repton School library, some waterstaining to leaves, title page reinforced at inner margin, part excised at top corner (not affecting text), engraved diagrams in text throughout, old paper covered boards worn, crudely rebacked; Robert Blakey: 'An Essay on Logic', L, Trelawney WM. Saunders, 1848, 2nd edition enlarged, 4,xii,216pp, ex library, original blindstamped cloth, lacks backstrip; Augustus de Morgan: 'An Essay on Probabilities, and on their application to Life Contingencies and Insurance Offices', London, Longman et al, [1838], Cabinet Cyclopaedia v.107, engraved vignette title page, xviii,306,xl p.p., ex Repton School library, original blindstamped cloth gilt; plus 1 other (5)
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