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Lot 134
Spanish school of the first half of the 17th century."Portrait of a gentleman.Oil on copper.It presents original frame in iron and bronze.Measurements: 6,5 x 5 x 0,5 cm.This miniature of octagonal format represents a gentleman dressed in the fashion of the beginning of the 17th century. As in the rest of Europe, in the 19th century portraiture became the leading genre par excellence in Spanish painting, as a consequence of the new social structures, embodying the maximum expression of the transformation of the taste and mentality of the new bourgeois clientele. This genre embodies the permanent presence of the image of its protagonists, to be enjoyed in the intimacy of a studio, in the daily warmth of a family cabinet or presiding over the main rooms of the house.
Lot 183
A fine late Victorian satinwood, tulipwood, purplewood, stained sycamore and fruitwood marquetry bonheur du jour or low display cabinetCirca 1880Inlaid with griffins flanking an urn, a classical female bust within a roundel, ribbon swagged horticultural trophies, ribbon tied bellflower pendants, a large Neoclassical urn with rams mask terminals issuing husk festoons, flowers and scrolled foliage, the brass baluster galleried superstructure comprised of a central panelled door enclosing one shelf, flanked to each end by a glazed door enclosing a mirrored back and a glass shelf, above one mahogany lined frieze drawer, over a pair of panelled doors enclosing one shelf, on square tapering legs, 92cm wide x 47cm deep x 156cm high, (36in wide x 18 1/2in deep x 61in high)Footnotes:The present lot is a distinctive and high quality piece of 19th century English furniture which is redolent of much of the 'Adam revival' furniture produced by the London firm of Wright and Mansfield. This renowned cabinet making partnership is recorded as being active during the period 1861-1886, whilst the business had locations at both Great Portland Street and Oxford Street. https://bifmo.history.ac.ukThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 184
A fine late Victorian satinwood, tulipwood, purplewood, stained sycamore and fruitwood marquetry chiffonier or display buffetCirca 1880Inlaid with an oval fan medallion, a sunflower-head, Neoclassical urns, two female allegorical figures within ovals, ribboned swags, musical trophies, entwined palms, bellflower pendants, flowers and scrolled foliage, the waterfall superstructure comprised of two tiers with shaped ends, above one long mahogany lined frieze drawer, over a pair of panelled doors enclosing one shelf, on square tapering legs, 95cm wide x 45cm deep x 175cm high, (37in wide x 17 1/2in deep x 68 1/2in high)Footnotes:The present lot is a distinctive and high quality piece of 19th century English furniture which is redolent of much of the 'Adam revival' furniture produced by the London firm of Wright and Mansfield. This renowned cabinet making partnership is recorded as being active during the period 1861-1886 whilst the business had locations at both Great Portland Street and Oxford Street. https://bifmo.history.ac.ukThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 193
A French 19th century ebony, thuyawood and engraved ivory marquetry hauteur d'appui or pier cabinet1860-1880Inlaid with scrolled foliage, acanthus, griffin busts, ho ho birds, cartouches and rosettes, the cube parquetry inlaid top above a multiple panel moulded door with a central panel inlaid with an Arabesque of assorted scrolled foliage, flowers, a pair of exotic birds, a lambrequined and ribbon swagged classical urn surmounted by a harpie, below a vase of flowers, enclosing two adjustable shelves, flanked by ring turned fluted columns, 81cm wide x 46cm deep x 113.5cm high, (31 1/2in wide x 18in deep x 44 1/2in high)Footnotes:The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref R2ZHW5ZGThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y ФTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 196
A Napoleon III ormolu mounted walnut, figured walnut and ebonised meuble d'appuiCirca 1865, possibly by Charles Guillaume DiehlMounted with egg-and-leaf mouldings, the frieze with flowerhead mounts above a pair of re-entrant panel moulded doors, each door centred by a gilt bronze bust of a King Charles spaniel within a moulded roundel, enclosing a mirrored interior and two glass shelves, on ring turned toupie feet, 76cm wide x 36cm deep x 106cm high, (29 1/2in wide x 14in deep x 41 1/2in high)Footnotes:The idiosyncratic nature of the wonderful pair of King Charles spaniel bust mounts on the offered lot, combined with the supreme quality and distinctive appearance of the tablet inlaid reverse of the doors are characteristics redolent of the output of the major Paris-based 19th century cabinet maker, Charles-Guillaume Diehl. In fact, the latter aspect is closely comparable to the inlaid reverse of the doors on a slightly larger side cabinet or meuble d'appui, which was stamped for Diehl, that sold Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 30 March 2022, Home and Interiors, lot 400.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 211
An important Irish George I walnut and featherbanded, sycamore, cedar and marquetry 'architectural' secretaire cabinetCirca 1725, possibly by John KirkhofferThe upper section of breakfront form, with an ogee moulded cornice above a pair of ogee moulded panelled doors with re-entrant upper angles, each door inset with bevelled mirror glass, interspersed by four fluted Corinthian pilasters with acanthus and scroll-inlaid capitals, enclosing two shelves, over one deep oak-lined drawer with a facing of two half veneered surrounds flanking a pair of central vertical tablets, each tablet inlaid with a bucranium mask and scrolled foliate strapwork pendant within a stylised foliate border, with two inlaid pedestal bases below the drawer, flanked by two conforming tablets, each end with a curved shaped and scrolled bracket surmounted by a ring turned knop finial and inlaid with concentric scroll work, foliate strapwork, Green man mask and acanthus inlay, the spandrel mounted to each end with a brass scrolled candle arm, above a lower section with a hinged top and hinged front, enclosing a cedar-lined interior with three short apron drawers over a central projecting portico door flanked by eight pigeon holes and four drawers, interspersed with four Corinthian pilasters, above a brushing slide, with six short graduated oak-lined drawers below flanking the kneehole, the door to the recess enclosing one shelf, on later elongated bracket feet, with a brass handle mounted to each end, 127cm wide x 57cm deep x 219.5cm high, (50in wide x 22in deep x 86in high)Footnotes:Featured and IllustratedD. Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin and J. Peill, Irish Furniture, 2007, Yale University in New Haven and London, fig. 46, p. 51.OverviewThe present lot is one of an important group of four similar walnut and marquetry secretaire cabinets, dated circa 1720, which all appear in the above seminal work on Irish furniture produced by D. Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin and James Peill. It is a widely held view that this book remains the most interesting, academically practical and intellectually insightful that has yet been published upon the subject of Irish furniture, together with carving and woodwork from the same country. In chapter three the co-authors re-affirm a previous assertion that such walnut cabinets are indeed of Irish origin.R.W. SymondsThis theory had been originally expounded by the esteemed furniture historian, decorative arts academic and author, R.W. Symonds, in his 1956 article called 'Dean Swift's Writing Cabinet and Two Others' as part of The Antique Collector, Vol. 27, No. 7, April 1956, pp.'s 60-63. Within this text, Symonds details a number of shared design elements and similar characteristics between three of these aforementioned cabinets, which includes the offered lot. He argues logically, and it would seem with the benefit of hindsight correctly, that this selection of three cabinets are in fact all very closely related.Jonathan Swift and the alleged 'Swift cabinet'However, it was the belief that one of the three discussed therein had been a possession of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), the famous author of 'Gulliver's Travels', poet, conservative 'patriot' and Anglican cleric, who eventually became the Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral (in Dublin), which led Symonds to posit that all three examples had undoubtedly been executed in either the same Dublin workshop, or at least made by similar Dublin makers. The first, which is the supposed Swift model, has been at the Victoria and Albert since being bought by the museum in 1912 from Alfred A. de Pass, Accession No. W.32: 1-1912. It appears in P. Macquoid, A History of English Furniture, The Age of Walnut, published 1904-1908, 1989, London, pl. XXX & p. 195, and is also illustrated in J. Peill and D. Fitzgerald, Knight of Glin's Irish Furniture, fig. 44, p. 50. Interestingly Macquoid is in fact the first to describe it in writing as having been the 'property of Dean Swift'. Following Macquoid, Alfred de Pass certainly believed the illustrious provenance to be true and this can be seen in a letter, dated 2 May 1912, which was sent to the Victoria and Albert by de Pass, registered file 12/2496, 12/2622. But unfortunately there is no evidence proving that this marvellous piece was ever owned by Swift. Indeed it would seem apparent that this provenance was previously based upon what is now considered to be a misreading of an inscription discovered below one of the drawers. Until fairly recently it was thought that this inscription read: 'Mrs McAndrews.... Mr Swifts House', however in 2012 infra-red photography brought to light the true hand written message which is instead rather different: 'Mr McAndrews / in Proper Lane facing / the Sugar House'. Consequently this casts serious doubt upon the early proprietary history of this specific example, www.collections.vam.ac.uk.If it had been possible to prove the opposite - that the museum cabinet had categorically belonged to Jonathan Swift - then judging from certain text published by the revered satirist and essayist in 1720 there would be further proof (if needed) that it was definitely made in Ireland, and most likely Dublin. Within this pamphlet, entitled 'A Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish Manufacture in Cloaths and Furniture of Houses... Utterly Rejecting and Renouncing Everything Wearable that Comes from England', the influential Dean laments the English mercantilist policy prevalent at that time in Ireland. In his opinion this approach had a thoroughly negative impact on Ireland, and in particular upon the wealth of the nation as a whole, D. Fitzgerald and J. Peill, Irish Furniture, p. 61.John Kirkhoffer and the Kirkhoffer modelThe second variant from the R.W. Symonds article has a pencil signature to the underside of one drawer which reads: 'John Kirckoffer / facit [sic.] / 1732' (made by John Kirckoffer in 1732). This features in Ibid, fig. 45, p.50, as well as being discussed by the same authors in an article published the following year called 'A Newly Discovered Signature on a Piece of Irish Furniture', The Magazine Antiques, October 2008, Vol. CLXXIV, No. 4, pp.'s 140-145. It is subsequently highlighted in the chapter, 'Irish Furniture' also by J. Peill, from Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, ed. by W. Laffan and C. Monkhouse, 2015, Chicago, pp.'s 166-7. This specific model resides with the Art Institute of Chicago and is close in terms of overall design and also in a number of details to both the Victoria and Albert comparable and of course the present lot, www.collections.vam.ac.uk.John Kirkhoffer (whose name appears in numerous guises) was probably the son of a German Palatine called Franz Ludwig, who arrived in Ireland as a refugee in 1709 after escaping the Rhineland-Palatinate area, which had been subjected to many years of conflict by that date. The Kirkhoffer family of Protestant immigrants made it to the counties of Kerry and Limerick before ultimately settling in Dublin. Although this particular John Kirkhoffer was evidently a cabinet maker working in Dublin during the 1730s and someone recorded as leasing premises for this purpose in 1736, others also referred to by the same name are likewise documented as cabinet makers active in Dublin in the 18th century.
Lot 231
A Regency satinwood, rosewood banded, painted and parcel gilt side cabinetCirca 1805, in the manner of Marsh and Tatham/Henry HollandThe shaped rectangular top with projecting rounded above a horizontally fluted frieze centred by a japanned tablet depicting pagodas within an exotic rural landscape, above a pair of silk and brass grill-inset doors enclosing two shelves, flanked by ring turned fluted tapering columns, terminating in lobed feet, 112cm wide x 46cm deep x 92.5cm high, (44in wide x 18in deep x 36in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 285
An unusual William IV japanned, polychrome decorated and parcel gilt secretaire cabinet1825-1840Profusely painted and decorated with assorted exotic figures, animals, birds, insects, trees, flowers, pagodas and foliage, the pair of panelled doors enclosing sixteen drawers of various proportions, flanked by Tuscan columns, above a drawer enclosing a central hinged writing surface flanked by stationery compartments, over a pair of panelled doors enclosing one adjustable shelf, flanked by Tuscan columns, on turned feet, 124cm wide x 63cm deep x 202cm high, (48 1/2in wide x 24 1/2in deep x 79 1/2in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 29
A George III harewood, burr yew, ebonised and fruitwood inlaid Pembroke tableCirca 1780, in the manner of Ince and MayhewWith stringing, the top inlaid with a central rectangular tablet within a pearled surround, with quarter spandrel and stylised foliate inlaid angles, within a conforming pearled border, above one frieze drawer, on square tapering legs terminating in brass cappings and castors, 43cm wide x 67cm deep x 71cm high, (16 1/2in wide x 26in deep x 27 1/2in high)Footnotes:The overall form of the offered lot, along with its distinctive use of yew wood and pearled inlaid borders, are all characteristics redolent of the output of the renowned cabinet making partnership, Ince and Mayhew, who flourished during the 1770s and into the 1780s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 292
A Regency gilt bronze and brass mounted rosewood sofa tablein the manner of John McLeanWith bead mounts, the rounded rectangular top above two short oak lined frieze drawers, on two square section end supports terminating in four downswept legs with brass cappings and castors, with an old paper label inscribed: 'Maj. Sutherland...', 100cm wide x 72cm deep x 73cm high, (39in wide x 28in deep x 28 1/2in high)Footnotes:The ormolu star shaped drawer pulls and beaded panel mounts combined with the use of beautiful rosewood veneers and an elegant overall design are all characteristics that can be found on the output of the renowned Regency cabinet maker, John McLean.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 301
A Victorian gilt bronze, brass, giltwood, satinwood and ebony inlaid display cabinet on standCirca 1880The beaded astragal glazed panelled upper section interspersed with flowerhead roundles, with an opposing beaded panelled door to each end, above an acanthus and stiff leaf carved projecting waist, over two long mahogany lined drawers, each with a lozenge-trail inlaid surround, flanked by Neoclassical pearled urn, drapery swag and stylised foliate tablets, on four reeded square tapering legs headed by stiff leaf collars, with a shaped H-stretcher surmounted with a central Neoclassical urn finial, terminating in foliate wrapped and peg feet, 93cm wide x 38cm deep x 184cm high, (36 1/2in wide x 14 1/2in deep x 72in high)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 243
A 19th century yellow painted pine kitchen dresser. An open back, two sliding door cabinet above a two drawer, two door base, L152cm x D53cm x H213cm Condition Report: Structurally sound. Would benefit from a clean. Some signs of heavy wear including scratches, knocks and cracks consistent with age and usage. Drawers stiff. Paint requires re-touching/ No signs of worm however possible damp marks.
Lot 577
A Nathan glazed display cabinet and CD rack. Of octagonal section, with glazed door enclosing a shelf, flanked by two integral CD racks, above panelled cupboard door, L73.5m x D45cm x H112cm Condition Report: Interior shelf is removeable. Internal dimensions of cupboard L39cm x D40.5cm x H58.5cm (approx)
Lot 294
William Shakespeare "The Works of William Shakspeare", The "Bedford Edition", Frederick Warne, 1892, 12 pocket size volumes in gilt tooled red bindings, gilt titles to the backstrip, teg, in original oak table top box cabinet with pediment over a glazed door24.5 cms h. to the top of the pediment, 32cms length of base, 12.5 cms deep, the books 12.2 x 9 cms , all approxCondition Report24.5 cms h. to the top of the pediment, 32cms length of base, 12.5 cms deep, the books 12.2 x 9 cms , all approx .The cabinet could do with some polish, the books good
Lot 348
A George IV mahogany side cabinet by GillowsCirca 1825Of inverted breakfront outline, the rectangular top with a read moulded edge above a plain frieze with a beaded lower border, over a pair of brass lozenge grill and pleated material inset panelled doors, with a central vertical bead moulding, enclosing six short drawers, flanked by channelled pilaster angles headed by scrolled corbels, on a plinth base with a bead moulded edge, terminating in reeded bun feet, stamped: 'GILLOWS.LANCASTER', 105cm wide x 41cm deep x 92cm high, (41in wide x 16in deep x 36in high)Footnotes:A number of designs for closely related side cabinets to the offered lot appear in the Gillows Estimate Sketch Books throughout much of the period, 1810-circa 1840. All of these comparable examples have very similar characteristics in common with the present model such as bead or gadroon mouldings, channelled pilaster angles headed by scrolled corbels and reeded or lobed bun feet.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 39
An impressive Queen Anne or George I burr walnut, figured walnut and featherbanded bureau cabinet1710-1720The double-domed top surmounted by urn finials, with an ogee moulded cornice above a pair of shaped and arched panel moulded doors, each inset with bevelled glass, enclosing a removable fitted interior comprising a pair of central arched doors below eight pigeon holes, flanked by two engaged Tuscan column bookends surmounted by urn finials, the lockable bookends concealing four secret drawers, with five vertical divisions and two small drawers to the end bays, over a central concave recess incorporating two long drawers, flanked by two deep drawers and four short concave drawers, with candle slides below, the hinged fall enclosing a central pair of concave doors opening to reveal four short drawers and three pigeon holes, with two lockable engaged Tuscan column bookends flanked by eight short concave drawers, four pigeon holes and two small apron drawers, the well with a sliding top, above lopers, with two short and two long drawers below, each end half veneered, on later large bun feet, the doors probably originally inset with mirror glass or panels, but now with 20th century glazing, approximately: 108cm wide x 62cm deep x 231cm high, (42 1/2in wide x 24in deep x 90 1/2in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe offered lot was reputedly purchased from Mallett sometime during the 1950s.Some related Queen Anne and George I bureau cabinets, with beautifully fitted interiors to their upper sections which are comparable to the present example, are illustrated in G. Beard and J. Goodison, English Furniture, 1500-1840, 1987, Oxford, pp.'s 42 & 72, and also H. Cescinsky, English Furniture, From Gothic to Sheraton, 1937, New York, pp.'s 186 & 188.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 399
BINDINGSELIOT (GEORGE) The Works, 20 vol. (without Essays and The Life), Cabinet Edition, contemporary red half calf, gilt panelled spines with raised bands, minor wear, 8vo, Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, [c.1880]Footnotes:Provenance: Leonidas Pandely Argenti, bookplate.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 484
An Edison 'Opera' Phonograph And A Collection Of Phonograph Cylinders, American, circa 1910,Type SM, Model A, Serial No. 1625, complete with 21-inch diameter Music Master horn, in mahogany cabinet signed Edison to the front, with maker's plaque detailing manufacturing and patent details with serial number, type and model, with winding handle and cast brass carrying handles to the sides, with domed mahogany lid, together with an extensive collection of more than ninety Edison cylinders, the majority Blue Amberol, the case 18in (46cm) wide Footnotes:While Thomas Edison's first patent was in October 1896, the 'Opera' phonograph was first offered in the US market in 1911, and the United Kingdom a year later. By 1912 Edison's Blue Amberol cylinders were also introduced, as the superior cylinder record format. The 'Opera' model was marketed as a significant improvement on its 'Idelia' predecessor, providing a sound quality and durability not previously available.The present example comes with almost one hundred phonograph cylinders including Opera, Christmas songs, Folk, and Classical, many of which are Edison Blue Amberols. A comprehensive list of cylinders with ID Numbers, Titles and Performers, is available on request.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 53
A James II or William and Mary ormolu mounted japanned coffre fort of large proportionsthe coffre fort 1685-1694, the stand probably early 20th centuryDecorated with exotic flowers, birds, foliage and butterflies, the hinged lid enclosing a rosewood veneered interior, the underside of the lid with two hinged doors (one broken) enclosing two shallow compartments and four small secret drawers, with a lockable hinged fall front opening to reveal two short drawers and two small secret drawers, including the modern stand: 70cm wide x 44cm deep x 62cm high, (27 1/2in wide x 17in deep x 24in high)Footnotes:The lacquered objects and screens brought back to Europe by the East India Company during the late 17th century created a demand for larger, more practical objects which shared the same highly colourful and decorative surfaces as their Eastern counterparts. In order to try and recreate the rich and highly finished effect of oriental lacquer work, European cabinet makers turned to John Stalker and George Parker's 1688 publication, Treatise of Japanning and Varnishing which soon became a key reference work, since it contained not only recipes for producing the various different colours but also patterns of Chinese figures, plants and gardens which could be adapted as necessary. European 'japanning' was at its most popular until the end of the eighteenth century, and was often used in bedroom apartments in the decoration of cabinets and mirrors on stands, bureau cabinets, tables and, as exemplified by the offered lot, on smaller pieces such as caskets and coffers, or perhaps more specifically coffres forts.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 92
A late 19th/early 20th century French gilt metal and bevelled glass table top bijouterie cabinetin the Neo-Grec styleof rectangular form with hipped top and blue silk padded interior, 30.5cm high, 41cm long, 27cm deepThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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