Master cabinet-makers and metal craftsmen Romans, By Gian Lorenzo Bernini`s prototype for the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano crucifix gilded bronze and Rosewood H 135cm Autograph expertise of Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios This beautiful altar cross, bearing the coat of arms of Cardinals of Auditors Negroni on the sides, derives, as expressed by Alvar Gonzalez-Palacios, from one of the two types of crucifixes made by Bernini for the altars of St. Peter`s basilica. The crucifixes were moulded in wax by Ercole Ferrata in 1659 under the supervision of Bernini and still found today in their place. If the crucifix is a direct derivation of characteristics base Bernini fall in full 18th century Roman, both in cabinetry in bois de violette and bois de rose both in exquisite gilt bronze finish. The work is in a perfect state of preservation.
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An Edwardian oak hanging smokers cabinet, with shaped galleried top, and a pair of bevelled glass panelled doors, enclosing open storage shelves, for tobacco jars, etc, and four short drawers with brass handles, pipe racks, together with a bakelite tobacco jar, and bakelite semi circular swivel storage box, and two small oak wall brackets.
An Edwardian rosewood sideboard, in the Sheraton revival style, the superstructure, with stepped galleries, single display cabinet enclosed by pair of bevelled glass doors, with single frieze drawers, above an open storage compartment with balustrade front, flanked by a pair of panelled cupboard doors, and open pot board beneath, the whole with boxwood stringing and marquetry arabesque and classical urns and swags. 137cm wide.
An early 19th century oak Shropshire high dresser, the moulded cornice over a wavy cut frieze and three boarded shelves to the rack flanked by a single open shelf, above an arched cabinet door, on a three drawer inlaid base on front cabriole legs terminating in a pad foot, 173cm wide, 204cm high, 46cm deep
An early Victorian mahogany Gothic Revival hanging cabinet, the pointed arch top over a single glazed drawer revealing three fixed shelves, between spire columns, 59.5cm wide, 90cm high, 18.5cm deep Note: this cabinet lot 407 in Christies Auction An English Look - Robert Kime, Piers Von Westenholz, Wednesday 8th July 2009
A Victorian ebonised credenza with gilt metal mounts and amboyna veneered panels in the Aesthetic taste, the central glazed cabinet door revealing two fixed shelves flanked by a quarter bowed cabinet to each side revealing two fixed shelves raised on a skirting plinth and four compressed bun feet, 147cm wide, 104cm high, 34.5cm deep
A late Victorian pitch pine low linen press, stamped ' Howard and Sons Berners St', the two central cabinet doors opening to reveal four sliding shelves flanked by five short drawers to each side, fitted with pine knob handles, decorated with bamboo style half turned split mouldings raised on a skirting plinth, 189cm wide, 121cm high, 57.5cm deep
A Victorian figured walnut veneered and marquetry credenza with gilt metal mounts, the central single panel cabinet door opening to reveal two fixed shelves flanked by a single quarter bowfronted display cabinet to each end opening to reveal two fixed shelves standing on a skirting plinth, 153cm wide, 98.5cm high, 38.5cm deep
Churchill (Right Hon. Winston Spencer, 1874-1965). The World Crisis, 6 vols., 1st eds., 1923-31, b & w plts. and maps including some folding, scattered pencil annotations and marginalia to vol. 1 by Sir Frederick Whyte, a few notes shaved, author`s signed presentation inscription to front flyleaf of vol. 1, `Inscribed for Frederick Whyte by Winston S. Churchill 1948` with related note by the recipient in pen and pencil beneath, a further ink note by Whyte giving instructions to binder at end of contents to vol 1., a.e.g., modern blue crushed morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere, 8vo, together with a typed letter initialled from Whyte to Churchill and a typed letter signed from Churchill to Whyte in reply both folded and preserved in an old envelope tipped on to front pastedown of vol 1 with Whyte`s pen and pencil notes to rear flap. Sir Alexander Frederick Whyte KCSI (1883-1970) was a British civil servant, Liberal Party politician, writer and journalist. While MP for Perth, Whyte served as parliamentary private secretary (1910-15) to Winston Churchill, who was Home Secretary (1910-11) and then First Lord of the Admiralty (1911-15). Whyte`s letter is dated 24th September 1948 and refers to some notes he was belatedly sending him regarding the events of 29 July to 4 August 1914. Evidently, Whyte has used these notes and memories to annotate the relevant pages of volume 1 where he was personally involved and sent the notes on to Churchill. Whyte`s letter states that these notes `might be material for an authentic footnote throwing some light on the awkward predicament of Asquith`s cabinet in the last days of peace in 1914`. Whyte also adds a request that if he were to send the first volume of Churchill`s `World Crisis` to him would he `write on the fly-leaf a word or two about those days in which I was Òpars minimaÓ to your ÒmaximaÓ?`. Churchill`s reply, Chartwell, 8 October 1948, thanks Whyte for his note and for sending him copies of the records of `our conversations and of events just before the outbreak of the 1914-18 war. It seems to strike some notes in my memory`, and agreeing to inscribe the book for him. (8)
London Society of Cabinet Makers. The Cabinet-Makers` London Book of Prices, and Designs of Cabinet Work, 2nd edition with additions, 1793, 29 copper plates plus frontispiece, original quarter calf, rubbed with front board detached, 4to, together with Dubois (Urbain), Cosmopolitan Cookery, 2nd edition, 1872, 379 woodcuts, engraved frontispiece and 2 copper plates, original red cloth, 4to, plus Nicholson (Peter), Practical Carpentry, Joinery and Cabinet-Making, 1845, numerous b & w illustrations, original quarter morocco, worn, 4to, including other similar furniture reference and other antiquarian titles (3 cartons)
A Victorian aesthetic movement ebonised and parcel gilt side cabinet, the raised back with three bevelled plates, above three panels painted with flowers and branches on a gilt ground, the canted base with two central panel doors printed in pre-raphaelite style, flanked by glazed doors on turned feet, possibly Lamb of Manchester, 182cm wide
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