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Lot 540
A carved oak portable smokers cabinet with lockable lift up top, the two doors carved with leaves and palmette spandrels, opening to reveal recesses containing gaudy welsh patterned ash trays and a covered tobacco jar, two drawers, pipe rack and cupboard space, together with a Brearley Denial briarcut pip and key (3)
Lot 917
A GEORGE III AMBOYNA, MAHOGANY AND SPECIMEN VENEERED 'COTTONIAN' BOOKCASE, ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT TUSON, C1780 of breakfront form with dentil cornice and round-arched glazing bars, fitted with shelves of deal faced with mahogany, the lower doors principally veneered in zebrawood between ebony bands and on the inside with exotic specimen veneers, the sides in zebrawood, 152cm h; 40 x 144cm Provenance: One of the group of similar amboyna bookcases commissioned by Charles Rogers, FRS, FSA (1711-1784) firstly from the London cabinet maker Thomas Wood, c1757 and subsequently from Robert Tuson for his house in Laurence Pountney Lane, London; inherited together with Roger's collection by his brother-in-law William Cotton I (1713-1791); his son, William Cotton II (1759-1816) and removed to Balham Hill House; his son William Cotton III, MA, FSA (1794-1863) and removed in 1823 to The Priory, Leatherhead, Surrey by whom given with the Rogers Collection to Plymouth Proprietary Library in 1853; transferred to Plymouth City Museum & Arts Gallery on permanent loan in 1915. A note on provenance: the present bookcase is understood to have been acquired by the vendors' father from the trade in about 1960. It is not known when it left the Cottonian Collection, the provenance of which is as above: The present bookcase is almost certainly one of those made for the 18th century antiquarian and collector Charles Rogers. A particularly learned connoisseur and collector on the grand scale, his scholarly interests ranged from books and fine art to the natural sciences. He is known to have collected rare and exotic woods, on account of both their aesthetic and scientific value. The cabinets to house his collection,with their restrained design, but extensive use of particularly rich veneers, especially amboyna but also zebrawood, amarillo and even manicheel were, most unusually for the period, central to the Collection itself, rather than, merely to housing the prints, old master drawings, folios, books and manuscripts. According to Rogers' accounts he first ordered an 'Amboina' bookcase from the London cabinetmaker Thomas Wood in 1741. In 1780 he ordered another, hitherto thought to be one of the two surviving examples, from another London cabinet maker, Robert Tuson. Highly prized in the Regency period, 18th century English amboyna furniture is extremely rare. Obtained from the island of Ambon (in Indonesia) it was rare and valuable. For a full account of Rogers' furniture by Dr Adam Bowett, see Historic Furniture in the Cottonian Collection: A Concise Catalogue was published by Plymouth City Museum Art Gallery in 2014. Mellors & Kirk acknowledges the kind assistance of Dr Adam Bowett in the cataloguing of this lot. ++In good original unrestored condition
Lot 877
A FRENCH ORMOLU MOUNTED KINGWOOD CABINET, LATE 19TH C decorated with three 'Vernis Martin' panels, the interior fitted with three plate glass shelves, 186cm h; 46 x 118cm, B bronzier's mark MB, to cresting ++A high quality cabinet in good original condition with accretion of old dust and polish. One or two very slight scratches to the painted decoration
Lot 209
A SÈVRES STYLE JEWELLED CABINET CUP AND SAUCER, LATE 19TH C painted with a panel of lovers or musical trophy reserved on a bleu celeste ground, saucer 15cm diam, painted pseudo Sèvres mark ++Two small chips on edge of foot of coffee can at back. Saucer lacking several of the small jewels around the gilt ring framing the musical trophy but no substantial damage, no restoration
Lot 742
A VICTORIAN PAPIER MÂCHÉ MINIATURE SEWING CABINET, C1860 the lid, doors and sides similarly painted with yellow flowers, 22cm h ++A little untidy and minor faults and wear but no substantial damage and no repair, the hinges complete and in working order, handling wear, much encrusted with old dirt and polish
Lot 671
TWO ALBUMS OF VICTORIAN AND EARLY 20TH C PHOTOGRAPHS mounted albumen and other prints, approx half and quarter plate and other formats, including British views, several albums of Victorian cartes de visite and cabinet portraits, early 20th c snapshot albums and a Japanese concertina album with lacquered boards containing contemporary early 20th c mounted photographs of Hong Kong, India and Japan (12)
Lot 75
A DERBY TWO HANDLED CABINET CUP AND STAND, C1820 the cup painted to either side with a wooded landscape with, possibly, the tower of St Mary's Church Derby in the distance and a classical coastal scene to the other, 9cm h, red painted mark ++Both with some professional restoration but of fine appearance
Lot 896
A BLUE PAINTED AND JAPANNED BEDROOM SUITE BY THE BATH CABINET MAKERS, C1930 comprising wardrobe, 186cm h; 47 x 106cm, dressing table with mirror, pot cupboard, bedside table and pair of chairs, stamped numbers, wardrobe and dressing table retaining paper BCM label ++Top of dressing table and pot cupboard with wear to decoration, no substantial damage, no restoration
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