A rare Regency mahogany deception table, inlaid with ebonised stringing, one flap hinges, the other with a brass catch and on an easel revealing a vacant interior, on ring turned tapering legs, 73.4cm high, 33cm wide, 48.3cm deep. Thomas Sheraton in his Cabinet Dictionary of 1803 stated that the function of a deception Pembroke table was 'to answer the purpose of a pot cupboard, or any other secret use which we would hide from the eye of a stranger'. It is believed to have originated with the firm of Gillows, as a design for a deception table appears in the Gillow Estimate Sketch Books for June/July 1787 (Westminster City Archives 94/44-5).
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A collection of 19th century bone doll's house furniture, with pierced fret carved and turned decoration, comprising: a dressing table with a swing mirror, the drawers containing a comb and other items, a bureau, the interior with a quill, seal and other items, an etagere with plates, pots, goblets and Chinese style figures, a work table, a bookcase the interior with books and a small cabinet, 12.6cm high (max). (6)
A small George I walnut bureau cabinet, with cross and feather banding, the moulded cornice above a cusp cornered bevelled mirror plate door enclosing adjustable shelves with pigeon holes and drawers, above a candle-slide and a hinged fall revealing pigeon holes and drawers, the base with two short and two long drawers, 189.7cm high, 71.8cm wide, 53cm deep.
A matched pair of late Victorian Scottish mahogany desk chairs by Morison & Co. of Edinbugh, each upholstered with green leather, with carved and moulded frames on brass castors, the back legs stamped 'MORISON & CO. EDINBURGH', one numbered '10285' the other '10380'. (2) Morison & Co. of Edinburgh was established in 1808 and it expanded under the management of the Reid family to become one of the premier cabinet makers in Scotland with branches in Glasgow and Manchester. Many examples of their work can be found at Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh.
A George III 'Sheraton' mahogany two tier dumb waiter, the revolving tops with moulded edges, the lower tray with plate and bottle coasters on a baluster turned stem, reeded splay legs and brass caps and castors, 97cm high, 74.4cm diameter. See Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet Dictionary 1803 for a design for a dumbwaiter with similar plate coasters to the present lot. Provenance: From the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.
A 19thC / 20thC mahogany breakfront bureau cabinet, the central panel falling forward to form a writing slope, with inkwells etc either side of two glazed display cabinets and two drawers raised on slender shaped legs united by a shelf. (By repute purchased from the Gosper family who farmed part of the Berkeley Estate) (H143 x W100 x D42cm)
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